Chapter 809 Financing Success
Ringing the bell and listing, it means that the shares of Netflix Network have officially entered the circulation market, and in the market of the New York Stock Exchange, countless buy orders are immediately suspended.
Since the official opening of the market, the Netflix network has been all green, and the stock price has risen step by step.
As an Internet company, Ronan, Robert Iger, and Mark Randolph accepted Goldman Sachs' suggestion and finally adopted the usual IPO fundraising ratio for Internet companies.
In this public listing, Netflix Network will bring 15% of the shares to the market, and the final price of a single share is $130, and it plans to raise $6 billion.
Compared to last year's Google, Netflix, which has a number of industry-leading businesses, has an initial share price of half more.
Even so, there is a lot of enthusiasm among investors.
Crazy, to be exact.
The bell rings, and the Netflix network is listed on the NASDAQ, with a market capitalization of $41 billion.
Netflix is directly oriented to users, never takes the cold route, roadshows and various interactive promotions are quite in place, and the outside world is unanimously optimistic about the future of Netflix.
Amid numerous buy orders, Netflix's stock price quickly rose to $132.
Netflix, which has four trump cards in the online rental and sale of DVDs, personal video interaction, social networking and online streaming, has a high starting point in the capital market.
This is the Internet, an industry that creates the myth of wealth.
After the listing of Netflix, excluding the small part of the equity held by the original management of Netflix, the equity awards of the group company and some of the employee stock ownership as incentives brought about by the listing, etc., the equity of Netflix directly controlled by Relativity Entertainment is still as high as 77%.
Ronan still holds absolute control and decision-making power over the Netflix network.
In fact, this is also in line with the needs of investors.
One of the conditions for major investors to invest in Netflix is that Ronan must serve as the chairman of the board of directors of the Netflix network.
If you want to go public, you must comply with various relevant regulations, and equity dispersion is inevitable.
Going public also means that Netflix must form a board of directors.
Ronan is certainly the obvious choice for chairman of the board, Mark Randolph will remain as CEO, and Robert Iger has exited Netflix altogether despite being a minority shareholder in Netflix because of the option award.
After Netflix goes public, Robert Iger's energy will be turned to the expansion of Relativity Entertainment.
Amid a round of applause, Ronan, Robert Egger and Mark Randolph came to the crowd of media reporters, who, as if they had a tacit understanding, quickly divided into three parts and surrounded the three of them.
Among them, the number of reporters surrounding Ronan was the largest.
Many people have seen Netflix's stock price, seen Netflix's market capitalization, and understand one thing - the young man standing in front of them is now a real billionaire.
The questions began quickly, and under the maintenance of the on-site security personnel, and the people who were able to enter the New York Stock Exchange were all senior current affairs or financial reporters, the order was always good.
A reporter from the Los Angeles Times was the first to ask, "Mr. Anderson, you know what? The moment you ring the bell of the New York Stock Exchange, you become a billionaire, one of the top 10 richest people in the United States." ”
Ronan deliberately said: "I already knew this, you have been hyping it for too long, so that I have enough psychological preparation, so that I can't feel any surprises." ”
After saying that, everyone nearby laughed, and the atmosphere seemed particularly harmonious.
One of the older reporters said, "Can you talk about what it's like to be a billionaire?"
Ronan also replied with a relaxed attitude: "The next time I go to see Steve Jobs, I don't think Steve Jobs will hide in India again." ”
These words caused a good-natured laughter to resound around them.
A middle-aged reporter from the Wall Street Journal asked: "Mr. Anderson, it is very easy for Netflix to be successfully listed, and we all know that Netflix has encountered many difficulties along the way, and now under your leadership, Netflix has overcome many difficulties and achieved success, can you tell us how you feel?"
Ronan put away his smile and replaced it with a serious face, and the words of some giants suddenly flashed in his mind, and said: "Netflix has been working hard in the past, it is not easy to have today's stage success, and tomorrow will face more difficulties, but I believe that just like the current success, Netflix's future is infinitely brighter!"
At this moment, Ronan is standing here, representing not himself, but the spokesperson for the interests of the entire Netflix and even the entire Relativity Entertainment.
There are things he needs to say and must say.
Ronan continued, "Today is a milestone moment for Netflix. I'm sure that this day, including what happened on this day, will be remembered by everyone at Netflix. Netflix is a company with good luck, which comes from customers, from the Internet, and from the efforts of everyone at Netflix. ”
Everyone remained silent, listening to Ronan's every word.
The same words, coming out of the mouths of ordinary people, they disdain, but from the mouths of a billionaire, that is the wise saying.
"Today, Netflix is raising funds from investors around the world, and the initial success has been achieved, and Netflix wants to maintain its success. Ronan said in a very elegant manner: "What Netflix has gained is not funds, but countless trusts, which is everyone's trust in Netflix! The trust of customers! The trust of the market! The trust of investors! Netflix will be worthy of every trust, so that everyone who trusts Netflix will be rewarded!"
The words fell, and the scene was full of applause.
In this era, chicken soup is still very popular, and at such a momentous moment, Ronan decisively used the chicken soup of a certain big man to water the Netflix market.
Judging from the response from the scene, the effect is quite good.
Of course, this kind of remark depends on who says it, and getting a response is completely different.
When ordinary people say it, it's called rhetoric.
When a billionaire comes out of his mouth, it's called inspirational, it's called success!
When the applause subsided, another reporter asked: "Mr. Anderson, you already have a net worth of 10 billion, do you have goals and plans for the future?"
Ronan thought for a moment and said, "Of course there is. It is roughly divided into two parts, one is to continue my career, and the other is to help some people who are in urgent need. ”
Netflix has been listed, and Ronan wants to think about the next plan, saying: "For example, like Tom Cruise, to help people with ALS and participate in more charities." ”
This is also one of the biggest labels and personalities of the rich.
The biggest advantage is not that you can earn a good reputation, but that you can avoid taxes reasonably and legally, and you don't have to worry about the IRS looking for trouble.
The topic came to charity and ALS, and collaborators, who had long been ambushed among reporters, took the opportunity to say: "Mr. Anderson, I heard that you have donated millions of dollars to ALS people?"
Ronan said solemnly: "There will be more charitable donations and activities in the future, I hope everyone can pay attention, be able to participate, and try to help those in urgent need as much as possible." ”
"Can you tell us more about that?" said the reporter.
"Please follow Tom Cruise and the Netflix sharing of the ALS Charity Foundation, I heard that Tom Cruise is preparing to launch a new charity program to help the ALS community," Ronan said. ”
These words were all recorded by reporters.
Netflix Sharing is already the world's largest social media media, and after the Los Angeles Times, most of the medium-sized and large-scale media with a certain reputation in the United States have also opened official verified accounts on Netflix Share.
The Internet era has come, and those who do not take the initiative to adapt are destined to gradually fall behind this era.
After a brief media interview, Ronan joined Robert Iger and Mark Randolph and left the New York Stock Exchange for Goldman Sachs headquarters for a brief meeting with the Goldman Sachs team, led by Lloyd Blankfein.
Netflix Networks successfully went public and raised billions of dollars, which is undoubtedly the biggest winner of this IPO.
Goldman Sachs, as a de facto middleman, has also received hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation.
"It was a successful collaboration. ”
At the end of the discussion, Lloyd Blankfein shook hands with Ronan: "Goldman Sachs is witnessing the rise of a great company. ”
Ronan also said politely: "Goldman Sachs helped Netflix take a very critical step. ”
Lloyd Blankfein said with a smile: "Hopefully we will always be partners in the future. ”
Ronan also laughed, "Yes." ”
Lloyd Blankfein added: "I inquired that Ryan Kavalaugh, a well-known investor and billionaire, has mobilized a number of Wall Street investment institutions to raise a total of nearly $1 billion in funds to fully enter Hollywood and expand its territory in the film and television production industry." ”
Ronan said: "It's preparing to grab the cake with traditional Hollywood companies. ”
Lloyd Blankfein nodded slowly: "Any ambitious ambition must be backed by huge funds, and Ryan Cavalauger has access to financing and may be fully involved in Hollywood as soon as this year." ”
Ronan laughed: "As far as relativistic entertainment goes, welcome new peers to Hollywood." ”
At present, the solidification of Hollywood distribution channels is becoming more and more serious, and new companies want to open up new distribution channels, and it takes far more time and energy than imagined, even if Ryan Kavalaug originally worked as a producer in Hollywood, there is no way to get his own distribution channel in the short term.
Without its own distribution channels, the new company will inevitably be firmly suppressed by the inherent forces.
On the way back to the hotel after leaving Goldman Sachs' headquarters, Ronan also exchanged views with Robert Iger on the news, and even if he enters Hollywood with $1 billion, it will be difficult for the new forces to threaten the existing Hollywood landscape within a few years.
In the afternoon, the Nasdaq closed, and Netflix's stock price went all the way up, and the single share price stayed at $141 that day.
The success of Netflix's network financing provides critical funding to continue to expand and expand, as well as a broader platform for investors.
But if Netflix's share price wants to rise steadily, the market also needs stimulus.