Mountain View, within the convention center of the Igrit campus, which can accommodate up to 2,500 people.

At the end of Tinkobar's 1996 annual product launch, the guests were still boiling, with $799 iRec-10, iCut free video editing software, Broadcast video editing library, a new version of YouTube's upper limit, and no threshold sharing system...... In the second half of this conference, any product will be enough to make a big mention in the future.

And more importantly, this series of products directly constitutes a complete set of industrial chain.

Even if many people don't understand the concept of product ecology, the iRec-10, which provides a wider application platform on this basis, has undoubtedly greatly increased its attractiveness compared to the simple entertainment and recording functions of traditional home film cameras.

At least a little.

In 1995, the global sales of about 6 million film or tape home cameras of various types will be directly crushed by the iRec-10.

Because the 360P video clarity standard alone is not a traditional home camera that is generally kept within 240P, the iRec-10 is priced at $799 at the same level as a traditional home camera. The only thing that will survive the traditional home camera is the old-school nostalgic users.

As for the number of PCs in the iRec-10's main target market at this stage, this is not a problem at all.

The official launch of all new products for the new year will be on the shelves of Tinkobar in a week on April 5.

However, because of the release of iRec-10, after a boiling weekend, the stock market opened on a new Monday, and traditional home camera-related manufacturers around the world were bloodbathed, on April 1, April Fool's Day, Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Kodak and other manufacturers The stock prices fell by more than 10% throughout the day, like a somewhat miserable April Fool's Day joke.

Although the lower-than-expected pricing of iRec-10 has aroused the objections of many investors on Wall Street, and some analysts have pointed out that this is a kind of irresponsibility to shareholders at the expense of their own interests to accommodate the overall interests of the Westeros system in the field of new technology, but because of this new product, the stock price has maintained a strong upward posture since its listing, and the stock price rose by 11.7% again on the same day.

As of the close of the U.S. stock market on the afternoon of April 1, Tinkobar's market value had reached $156.3 billion, an increase of $18.2 billion in a single day.

However, it's not over yet.

In the new week, Westeros continues to roll out a series of collaborative projects around the launch of iRec-10.

On April 1, Igreit's YouTube platform held a press conference, announcing that a total of 297 celebrities in the fields of film, television, music, fashion and other fields will enter various sections of the YouTube platform, and release the first video to interact with users through the iRec-10, which was tried in advance.

On April 2, the YouTube platform once again reached an agreement with Daenerys Entertainment, under which Daenerys Entertainment authorized YouTube users to create game videos for all kinds of video game products, and as long as they meet the restrictions published by YouTube, it seems that a new era is coming.

can be classified into the original section that can receive advertising share income.

On April 3, Tinkobar and Igrete jointly announced the launch of the 'Original Video Competition', covering all sectors of the new YouTube website's music, fashion, film and television, dance, travel, food, funny, technology, education, etc., the competition began on April 5 iRec-10 was officially released, and lasted for 3 months, requiring the use of iRec-10 for shooting, and the selection was completely voted by the audience, providing a total of $10 million in cash prizes.

On April 4th, Daenerys Entertainment hosted the 'iRec Short Film Competition' sponsored by Tinkobay, which is open to professional film and television practitioners around the world who want to become directors, and the period is also 3 months. Daenerys Entertainment will select 50 winners from all entrants, and on top of a $100,000 each, Daenerys Entertainment will also professionally train the top 10 and invest in the production of their own feature-length films derived from short films. In addition, all entries will be logged on to the YouTube platform and will be highlighted.

April 5th, the first day of the release of Tinkobar's new 1996 product.

The iRec-10 debuted successfully.

The pomp and circumstance is unprecedented.

Worldwide, the iRec-10 sold out 2 million units in the early stage of its release, and it was sold out on the same day, setting a record for the first launch of electronic products. Because he couldn't grab this electronic product in the first place, there were even riots at the sale sites in New York, San Francisco and other places. A large number of scalpers sprung up immediately, and the iRec-10 on the second-hand market was quickly sold to more than $1,000.

Amazon's Tinkobar product store not only quickly sold out of 200,000 online sales on the same day, but also directly accumulated as many as 670,000 pre-order orders.

Not only that, in addition to the much-anticipated iRec-10, the sales of Internet-related personal computers, iCam, iPlayer and other hardware products have increased significantly this week. ISP providers such as AOL have also seen a significant uptick in the number of broadband installation appointments.

It's just a product, and it directly leads a trend of full names.

As of 4:30 p.m. on April 5, the U.S. stock market closed, and Tinkobair's stock price has risen by 27% in five trading days this year, and its market value has soared from $138.1 billion before Monday's opening to $175.3 billion.

With Westeros' 57.7% stake in Tinkobar, just one week, just this company, added $21.5 billion to Simon's personal wealth.

Spending Easter with his family, Simon travels to the East Coast the next day.

On April 8, after Timkobair, Melisandre officially launched its pre-IPO roadshow on this day.

Melisandre has unconsciously left LVMH to become the world's largest luxury group, and currently owns more than 10 brands such as Gucci, Bulgari, Van Cleef & Arpels, CK, Vacheron Constantin, Burberry, CK, Latour, and Christie's.

According to Melisandre's prospectus filed with the SEC, in 1995, the luxury goods group had accumulated revenues of $8.36 billion and achieved net profits of $1.51 billion. Among them, Gucci, as the flagship, reached $3.47 billion in revenue in 1995, accounting for 41% of the luxury giant's total revenue, and its net profit was $630 million, accounting for 42%, making it its largest brand.

Prior to the IPO, after negotiations with various subsidiaries, Melisandre also completed the share exchange with other shareholders of its core sub-brands such as Gucci, Bulgari, CK, and Versace, completely realizing the parent company's wholly-owned control of these subsidiaries.

After the replacement was completed, Melisandre's shareholding composition became the largest shareholder, Westeros, holding 61.3% of the shares, still maintaining absolute control, the second largest shareholder, Sophia Faisi, holding 15.2% of the shares, and the other Bulgari family, Versace family, etc., holding 23.5% of the total shares of Melisandre.

Melisandre's total share capital also reached 1.965 billion shares after the swap was completed and the stock split was carried out to accommodate the IPO.

Among them, Westeros holds 1.204 billion shares, Sophia Faisi holds 298 million shares, and other shareholders hold the remaining 463 million shares.

In this IPO, Melisandre is expected to issue 300 million new shares, the issue price submitted before the roadshow is $15, and it is expected to raise $4.5 billion, with a total IPO valuation of $34 billion, about 20 times the price-earnings ratio, after all, unlike the hottest new technology companies at the moment, the 20 times price-earnings ratio is already quite a considerable level among similar luxury companies.

According to this valuation, Simon's original housekeeper has a personal net worth of nearly $4.5 billion, becoming another female super-rich around the Westeros family.

East Hampton, the easternmost point of Long Island.

In a manor house near the sea in the east of the city, it was already April 9.

Having participated in Melisandre's roadshow kick-off yesterday, Simon was still busy with his upcoming trip to China until dusk, and instead of staying overnight in the city, he took a helicopter to the estate in East Hampton.

The main thing is that three vases were sent from the Ukrainian side.

Simon proposed to the head of Rivni Media last year to form a similar memory girl singing group in Ukraine, and directly named it "Holy Maiden Troupe", after screening and follow-up training, finally selected three girls, Alexander Lyudaev, the head of Rivni Media, took the initiative to send the three girls to the United States, and the public reason was to let the three girls receive a period of professional study in the United States before preparing for the first album.

In fact, it is to let your own boss pass by.

The helicopter landed in Linhai Manor, and the two daughters Chen Qing and Lin Su, who happened to be here today, arrived ahead of schedule, and stood on the lawn with several other maids to greet them, and three fresh figures could be distinguished at a glance among the girls.

It was Simon who was screened out by remote control, which was completely in line with his aesthetics.

Compared with the 'Holy Maiden Heavenly Group' in my memory, the three girls in front of me do not belong to the stunner type of convex and backward curvy, of course, there is no lack of curves, but they are just right, and their faces also belong to the kind of innocent type that I see pitiful, and one of them named Aniya is still a baby face.

Simon didn't bother to memorize the surnames of the three girls, and only distinguished the names of the three girls based on their looks and the photos they had seen.

Aniya is 19 years old this year, 172CM tall, flaxen hair, the most obvious feature is a fair and delicate baby face, and some blush naturally brought out from the cheeks makes the girl more innocent.

Mira, 21 years old, 169CM tall, with black hair, dark green eyes in the twilight, very distinctive, the lowest of the three girls, but with a pair of long legs with amazing proportions, all legs below the waist.

Konita, 22 years old, 173CM tall, standard light blonde hair and light blue eyes, a sharp and fair face, a small mouth, and an elf face in the standard Simon aesthetic.

The three daughters, who had obviously received English training, did not show any timidity in front of Simon, and when their boss took a look at it, they took the initiative to greet him.

No matter how pure the appearance is, the character is actually not shy.

Otherwise, you won't get the job.

Chen Qing next to him waited for Simon and the third girl to greet him, then took the initiative to come over, affectionately held the man's arm and walked to the villa. Which ones need to be befriended, which ones can be talked about more, and which ones can be ignored at all, and can be judged after a little getting along.

The three of them this time are obviously the kind that don't need to be ignored.

Chen Qing and her two daughters are here today mainly for the dancers' dormitory of the National Wind Art Troupe.

The 100 girls finalized by Simon himself have already begun to go through immigration procedures, and they are still in China during the tide of going abroad.

The dancers are expected to arrive in North America next month.

After saying a few words about the day, and taking the initiative to say that he had arranged dinner and entered the manor villa, Chen Qingcai said again: "Boss, I still think that there is no need to apply for a green card for them directly at all, at most a work visa is enough, you know, this is better controlled." ”

Simon walked through the lobby of the villa to the stairs to a living room with a terrace on the second floor, where he sat down.

It's already the time of year, and the area around East Hypton is full of greenery, and the sea can be seen from the lounge sofa on the terrace, and the sunset that has fallen to the sea level is pouring orange at the end of the world.

Leaning on the sofa and feeling the scenery on all sides, Simon smiled and said to Chen Qing who was next to her: "It seems that I made a mistake at the beginning, and I should give you a work visa, which is easier to control." ”

Chen Qing's face rubbed Simon's shoulder and said, "Boss, I'm different." ”

Simon noticed a strip of silver around Chen Qing's neck during his movements, reached over, hooked out the item he had already seen, held it in his hand and played with it, noticed the lifelike fox carving and the 'nine-tailed' seal character on the jade pendant, smiled, and turned to Lin Su, who was sitting on the single sofa on the other side: "Where is your jade?"

Lin Su's attention just now was on the three Ukrainian girls who sat down with him on the other side, and when he heard Simon speak, he reacted and shook his head: "I didn't." ”

Chen Qing quipped: "Boss, I can help Lin build one, just call it 'Daiyu', and carve a Zhuzhu fairy grass, which is very appropriate." ”

SIMON EASILY GOT THE MEME AND NODDED, "GOOD IDEA." ”

Lin Su shook his head: "I don't want it." ”

Simon was very talkative this time, and said with a smile: "Then forget it, whether it's 'Nine-Tails' or 'Daiyu', the men around them don't seem to have any good ends, and one by my side is enough." ”

Chen Qing laughed and said, "Boss, why don't you do this, how about I help you collect a 'Jinling Twelve Hairpins'?"

Simon nodded, "Okay." ”

Lin Su next to her frowned slightly, of course she understood what Chen Qing meant by collecting the 'Twelve Hairpins of Jinling', just like the pair of sisters recently.

Look at the two again.

Nine-Tails.

Daji.

And......

Simon took a few sips of the coffee that Zoe had delivered, and Chen Qing immediately took it, leaned over and put it on the coffee table in front of him, and quickly leaned over. Feeling the obedient explanation of the woman beside him, he glanced at the side, and said to Chen Qing, "Guess what Lin is thinking?"

Chen Qing glanced at Lin Su, with a smile on her face, and replied without thinking, "Aiding the abuse." ”