Chapter 319: Alibaba goes public
After smoking EA's stuffy stick, Zhang Fan threw out another sweet date. He promised to give EA the rights to adapt the Resident Evil game, and then EA's network and channels promoted the game.
Like Warcraft, this method allows EA to make a small profit in the early stage. But the big head is still Zhang Fan's. And the only choice that EA can choose is whether it is willing to make such a profit.
As for the reaction of other companies in the game industry, Zhang Fan didn't care at all. Because he didn't even want to develop in the gaming world. And as long as he spreads the news of the game adaptation rights, some companies are willing to cooperate with him. The world itself is such a reality.
The final result is the same as Zhang Fan thought. No matter how unwilling EA is, how unwilling it is. In the end, they could only return the operation rights of Warcraft to Zhang Fan in accordance with the contract.
And in order to get the game adaptation rights of Resident Evil from Zhang Fan's hands, he could only endure the anger in his heart to please Zhang Fan. Because they know that the change rights of the Resident Evil game are very valuable. Even if they are still making wedding clothes for Zhang Fan, they can make a fortune.
In the end, Zhang Fan won the game, and he set up a game company under his media group to run Warcraft. It can be expected that in the next many years, this popular game will bring Zhang Fan tens of billions of dollars in revenue!
No one would choose to give up such a large amount of income in exchange.
The day after the handover ceremony, Zhang Fan took Li Ruhui to Gulfstream.
After making so much money, Zhang Fan of course wants to reward himself. And now Zhang Fan has stopped buying sports cars, and has begun to buy yachts and private jets.
In the past, there was money to buy it, but the money had to be spent in more important places. And now, Zhang Fan has enough pocket money to buy what he wants.
Zhang Fan had ordered a Boeing 777 from Boeing when he bought the yacht before, which was converted into a private jet. It just takes a long time to get your hands on it. After all, there are many rich people in this world, and there are many rich people who want to buy private jets. And the only people in the world who can afford big private jets for the wealthy are Boeing and Airbus. Under the many orders, Zhang Fan had to wait in line even if the money was in place.
In other words, it is indeed very scary to make money in the aircraft industry. It's just that the capital investment and complex background relationships required are too big and deep. Zhang Fan's money and connections are a joke if he wants to enter this industry. The only thing that happens after entering is that there is not a single hair left that has been swallowed.
Boeing's products are not available for the time being, but Zhang Fan now wants to have his own private jet. Coupled with the fact that he is not short of money right now, it becomes the only option to buy those small private jets.
The world's most famous small private jet dealer is naturally Gulfstream. And Zhang Fan's target this time is the company's classic work, the Gulfstream G550.
The Gulfstream G550 is a classic from Gulfstream, an aircraft that is pre-produced with components such as a casing that can be assembled and constructed directly after the customer has ordered the interior decoration style. Coupled with being a small private jet, short delivery times are the biggest advantage.
This technologically proven private jet has been in development for many years and has strong performance. With a range of more than 11,500 kilometers, it is possible to fly directly from New York to Tokyo. The ceiling is over 15,000 kilometers and can accommodate 18 passengers. Of course, the specific amount depends on the interior decoration.
This private jet is known as the longest-range, best-performing, and most comfortable luxury product among small private jets. Tony Stark's plane in Iron Man is this one.
As a private jet, it is a matter of necessity to accept the interior renovation. Gulfstream Aerospace allows customers to design their own interiors, as easily as renovating their own home. Whether it's the kitchen or the bathroom, you can put it anywhere.
Gulfstream Aerospace's slogan for this aircraft is to get passengers safely and quickly to wherever they want to go, at all times. In every aspect, we must provide passengers with the most complete software and hardware services.
While there's no way to compare with the oversized airliners of Boeing or Airbus, it's one of the favorite models of many of the richest and richest of the world. After all, most of the people who buy large planes like Boeing or Airbus to convert them into their own private jets are the oil princes or something, and they won't appear in Forbes magazine. Most of the Gulfstream private jets are sold to successful entrepreneurs.
Zhang Fan is a successful entrepreneur, but he likes good things when he is young. After ordering a modified aircraft from Boeing, he still wants to buy this kind of private jet again. Anyway, the money is his own, he can buy whatever he wants, and no one will say anything about him.
A private jet like this is extremely expensive. The standard selling price is already more than $55 million, and that's not counting the interior renovations.
Decorating a private jet is certainly not the same as renovating your own house. The first people who do the work are real professionals, people who have excellent ability to use tools on precision instruments such as airplanes. Renovating an airplane is not something that can be done by just a few people who build houses. The material of the aircraft, even the layout of the internal wiring, all the way down to the center of gravity, the standard configuration is important. The slightest mistake can cause irreparable damage. This kind of work can only be done by professionals, and of course the wages are very high.
In addition, the materials used in the interior decoration are different from those used on the floor, so they can only be ordered from specialized manufacturers. Because of the special materials, the price is expensive, plus the antique paintings placed inside. The cost of renovating a private jet can cost more than one million dollars, to say the least. This is still the cheapest.
Zhang Fan is not short of money, so he decorated the plane very luxuriously, and even got a lot of good things through intermediaries. Well-known oil paintings, as well as various antiques and so on. The cost of this alone is more than 10 million dollars.
By the time the production of the aircraft that Zhang Fan ordered from Boeing is completed, the price of the interior decoration may even be ten times that amount.
On top of these expenses, the crew costs of a private jet plus maintenance and so on can cost millions of dollars each year. After all, these planes are all rich people, and they must do whatever it takes for their own safety. All kinds of maintenance are the best, and so are the crew members.
It only takes three months for the plane to be delivered to Zhang Fan, which is much faster than Boeing's. After arranging the private jet, Zhang Fan came to New York.
Zhang Fan didn't come to New York this time for movie promotion, nor for New York Fashion Week. It's about Alibaba's listing on the NASDAQ.
I have done so many things before, investing in futures and negotiating with Son Masayoshi or something. For this historic moment.
There have been too many skyrocketing mega-corporations in the history of the NASDAQ. It's just that none of the previous super companies Zhang Fan has caught up. The current Alibaba company is Zhang Fan's greatest hope and best hope for shifting from quantitative change to qualitative change.
After acquiring 17 percent of Alibaba's shares from SoftBank, Mr. Zhang has become a major shareholder of the company. Although Zhang Fan tied these shares to a Bermuda fund, it was just a means of avoiding taxes and not being willing to disclose his information.
Zhang Fan came to New York this time to participate in Alibaba's listing on the NASDAQ. He also met with Mr. Ma, the founder and manager of the company.
After all, Zhang Fan held a large number of shares of Alibaba at this time, and in a joint-stock company, shares represent everything. His status at this time is very high.
"Mr. Ma, I have admired my name for a long time." In the high-end VIP room of the New York Stock Exchange, Zhang Fan met Mr. Ma, who is known to many people as 'Dad', for the first time. In another world, this is a person who can really make Zhang Fan look up to him for a long time.
"Hello, Mr. Zhang." Mr. Ma was also very polite when he saw Zhang Fan, and shook hands with Zhang Fan warmly after getting up.
In order for the company to develop rapidly, Mr. Ma has received a lot of investment, which has caused his shares in Alibaba to be constantly diluted. If you want to grow the company, the support of these shareholders is indispensable. If shareholders who own a large number of shares get into conflict over management rights, it is definitely not a good thing for a fast-growing company.
Son's sale of his shares was so quick that no one else could react. Mr. Ma also recently learned that these important shares fell into the hands of Zhang Fan, a person who was born as an actor, which made him feel very surprised.
Surprise is surprise, what should be done still has to be done. Mr. Ma invited Zhang Fan to participate in Alibaba's listing on the NASDAQ this time because he wanted to have an interview with Zhang Fan and determine Zhang Fan's attitude. After all, a dozen percent of the shares are already a very important force.
"Mr. Zhang, I'll speak directly, so I'll open the skylight and say something." After Mr. Ma sat down, he directly expressed his meaning: "I want to know what Mr. Zhang thinks about the company's operation?" ”
Zhang Fan's heart moved, and he instantly understood what Mr. Ma meant, which was asking if he was interested in Alibaba's management rights.
Zhang Fan is indeed interested in the right to operate, after all, this is a company that will ride on a rocket and rise rapidly. It's just that Zhang Fan himself is self-aware, and he doesn't have the ability to control the rapid development of such a super-large enterprise. And although he holds 17 percent of the shares, these shares are not enough for him to get the right to run the company. As the founder of the company, Mr. Ma has a very high prestige in the company, and obtaining the right to operate can only be thought about for Zhang Fan at this time.