Chapter 279: Halfway to the end of the journey to bite the gold
The propaganda of the last emperor was carried out steadily, not only on television, radio, and newspapers.
Over a period of time, a considerable number of Americans have found that whether they are watching television, listening to the radio, or reading newspapers, they can always see the introduction of this film about the last emperor of ancient and mysterious China in important or unimportant places.
The publicity is in place, and the feedback is also very good.
Not to mention this time, even a few decades later, foreigners' impression of China is still ancient and mysterious.
People are like this, the more mysterious things are, the more curious they are.
Especially for people like the United States, who have only a history of more than 200 years and only have a president and have never had a king or emperor, it is extremely curious to China with a history of thousands of years that has been hidden in the fog.
Having the opportunity to learn about the life story of the mysterious Chinese emperor is something that many people yearn for.
As a result, in subsequent random interviews with professional research companies in many cities in the United States, many interviewees said that they had seen and heard those programs about the last emperor on television, radio and newspapers.
And more than half of these people who have understood said that if the movie is released, they will be ready to watch it, because watching the movie can give a more comprehensive understanding of what the life of the last emperor of China was like.
For this result, Qiao Feng and the publishing company Twentieth Century Fox are very satisfied.
Because it's really good, it's really rare for a non-commercial film to have more than half of the people who say they might watch it.
The propaganda of the last emperor continues, and the acquisition of Lucasfilm's computer animation division presided over by Schnansheng is also progressing very well.
In terms of price, after being cold on Qiao Feng's side for a while, George Lucas has taken the initiative to make a reduction, and then further reduced it after many negotiations.
Now the price expectation gap between the two sides has dropped to less than 3.5 million, Shi Nansheng bites to 7.5 million and does not let go, while George Lucas is unwilling to drop it after it drops to 11 million.
Eleven million is completely within the price that Qiao Feng can accept, in fact, if George Lucas bites 20 million, Qiao Feng will accept it in the end.
It's just that George Lucas himself didn't have confidence in the computer animation department and wanted to get rid of this burden, so after Qiao Feng made a gesture of little interest, George Lucas himself softened first.
Of course, if it can be won for less money, Qiao Feng will not be stupid to pay more, so it is up to Shi Nansheng and them to play with George Lucas, and the price can be negotiated.
During this period, all the creators who returned to the future also arrived, and Guan Zhilin went to see her mother and brother first as soon as she came to the United States.
Anyway, she doesn't have many scenes in the last two episodes, so she will stay with her mother for a few more days, and shoot the other scenes in the second part first.
Qiao Feng took the time to go to Universal Studios to take a look, which was regarded as a class visit, and then after sending Lin Qingxia away, he was called by Guan Zhilin to her mother.
"Mr. Qiao, something has gone wrong with the acquisition, and there are other people who are also interested in the computer animation department." On this day, Guan Zhilin and her mother went out shopping, and when Qiao Feng and Guan Zhilin's younger brother were left at home, Shi Nansheng called and said in a hurried tone.
"Did Lucas reveal it to you? Do you know who?" Qiao Feng hurriedly asked.
"It's not Lucas, it's John Lasseter, who, according to him, is the former president of Apple Computer." Shi Nansheng said.
"Jobs?" Qiao Feng's voice raised.
"Well, yes, that's the name." Shi Nansheng over there felt very strange, she didn't expect Qiao Feng to know something about people in the United States who do not belong to the entertainment industry but to the IT industry.
Of course, she can't know that in the future, in addition to the president, the most famous in the United States may be the giants of the IT industry, and in addition to Bill Gates, the most famous is Jobs.
Because this big guy is the person who made the kidney machine, I don't know how many people love and hate him.
Qiao Feng's resume can be said to be a treasure, because this one is too legendary.
After birth, Jobs was abandoned by his biological parents and then adopted by a pair of good Samaritans.
He was born in the same year, and then founded the company in the same year, and later the world's richest man in the world, Bill Gates, who didn't go to college because he didn't want to, Bill Gates established the company and developed so quickly because he had a strong family behind him.
Jobs is different, Jobs's family is very ordinary, he only studied for one semester in college and then took a break due to financial reasons, and then started working.
But he has been obsessed with electronics since he was a child, and his interest has not diminished since he took a break from school to work, and while Jobs went to work, he often worked with his like-minded good friend Wozniak to figure out the computer in his car. They dreamed of having their own computer, but the ones sold on the market were commercial, bulky, and extremely expensive, so they were ready to develop them themselves. In 1976, they bought the 6502 chip at the Wisconsin Computer Products Fair in San Francisco, and with the 6502 chip, two young people installed their first computer in the garage of Jobs' house.
Jobs sold his Volkswagen car to raise money for mass production, and Wolz sold his HP Model 65 calculator. And just like that, they had $1,300.
On April 1, 1976, Jobs, Woz, and Jobs' friend Long Wayne signed a contract to set up a computer company. Subsequently, 21-year-old Jobs and 26-year-old Steve Wozniak founded Apple in their garage.
At first, Apple's business was light, and then a chance opportunity brought a turnaround to "Apple". Retailer Paul Terrell came to Jobs' garage and decided to order 50 complete machines after watching Jobs demonstrate the computer, which was the first business done.
After that, it slowly grew from small batches to 1980, when Apple went public, and in less than an hour, all 4.6 million shares were sold out, closing at $29 per share.
Apple's top brass has produced 4 billionaires and more than 40 millionaires. Steve Jobs ranked first as the founder of the company.
Then, because Jobs's business philosophy was different from most managers at the time, and because IBM launched personal computers to seize a large part of the market, the general manager and directors blamed Chairman Jobs for this failure, and the board of directors resolved to revoke his management powers.
After several unsuccessful seizures of power, Jobs left Apple, which he founded, in '85.
Everyone knows what happened after that, Jobs was finally invited back to Apple, which could not be supported, and then Apple was reborn, and when the kidney machine was born, Apple embarked on the fast track, and then became the company with the highest market value in the IT industry.
And Qiao Feng has now met Steve Jobs, who has just left Apple.