Chapter 149: He made money, and I didn't lose anything
In the speeding car, Jobs looked at the people sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror from time to time, his eyes full of doubts.
"Mr. Jobs, you don't have to look at it, I'm really not looking for the wrong person, it's me."
"Zhang, I'm either suspicious of you, or I'm a little surprised." Jobs swallowed and said, "At your age, you are generally still at school age, why do you know so many things." โ
"We have a saying in Huaguo that is very good, ambition is not in old age."
"As long as you are willing to learn, as long as you are willing to do, age is not a problem."
Jobs nodded after hearing this, and he felt that this sentence was very philosophical.
Next, the two talked about many things, such as the current situation of other people in the chat room, which is not as good as the recent Internet development in the United States and what may appear in the future.
The more Jobs listened, the more shocked he became, because many of the things that Zhang Tianfeng had speculated had been secretly realized by those engineers in Silicon Valley.
He also obtained the information through his powerful connections, and it took no more than three days, how did this kid who had just come from the East know?
Curiosity, in addition to curiosity, Jobs was only curious.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the vehicle parked outside a restaurant called 'Champlysee'.
This restaurant has a membership system, and it requires people with tens of millions of assets to apply for membership.
As soon as they entered it, the clothes of Zhang Tianfeng and the three of them inevitably attracted the attention of the group who were dining.
There are so many strange eyes that Gao Ran, who has been rich since childhood, also has a trace of fear.
"Let's go, it's not the same as before, don't be afraid."
Taking the initiative to take Gao Ran and Yun Qian's hands, Zhang Tianfeng led them behind Jobs and walked in.
Entering a separate box, Jobs took out a contract from his briefcase and pushed it to Zhang Tianfeng.
"Mr. Zhang, it is precisely because of your method that my animation studio can come back to life and get a huge investment."
"That's what we promised, you take half of the animation studio."
Pixar Animation Studios was out of control after launching its first 3D animation, and received a huge amount of investment, until it was acquired by Disney for $7.4 billion in '06.
Half of the shares, that's $3.7 billion.
"Mr. Jobs, you are so generous."
"In Huaguo's words, a gentleman is hard to chase."
"Hey, you know this?" Zhang Tianfeng raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Of course, I know that recently in the retail industry of the United States, there has suddenly been a rumor that Huaguo's items are of high quality and low price, and one of the products has a super high ability to decompress."
"Just by launching a partial trial model, Walmart's pre-sales exceeded $300 million. It makes me all moved, and I've been making up for my knowledge about China recently. โ
"Watts? 300 million? Gao Ran, who had been listening and was silent, finally couldn't help it.
The negotiation process with the lady at Walmart, she had been watching from the sidelines.
It was only by uniting six foreign guest groups that a foreign trade order of 50 million US dollars was created for the Blue Square Toy Factory.
The largest is Wal-Mart, with a total order volume of $23 million.
They only paid a small amount of money in advance, and got tens of thousands of trial products in exchange for $300 million in working capital.
"Ranran, Wal-Mart is the largest supermarket chain in the United States, and there are stores in every state and city."
"The huge industrial chain gives them strong monetization capabilities and the ability to make product trials and errors." Zhang Tianfeng said.
Yun Qian next to her touched her chin with her hand and asked, "Big brother, didn't you say that the bigger the plate, the more it drags?" โ
"The more product chains, the more workers there are, the more opportunities for error, and the bigger the spend. But that doesn't preclude the advantages I just mentioned. โ
"There are two sides to everything, it's just how it's used and how it's controlled."
Zhang Tianfeng scratched Yun Qian's nose and said, "There are still a lot of things to learn, you are still young, don't worry." โ
"I'm not in a hurry, I want to learn from my brother and surpass you at your age."
"Okay, then I'll wait."
Rubbing Yun Qian's little brain, Zhang Tianfeng raised his head and said: "Mr. Jobs, I can't accept this equity agreement at the moment, at least wait until I have inspected your studio before talking about shares." โ
"Before that, I felt we could talk about a deal."
"What deal?"
"Your upcoming 3D animation is skewed towards teenagers, right?"
"That's right."
"Do you think that the decompression toy that is popular in the United States now, will appear in your animation?"
"I've thought about it, but it's a bit unlikely."
When he first heard about the toy, Jobs tried it himself.
It not only has a first-class ability to decompress, but also has a certain intellectual development function.
Such a product fits the theme of the animation he is currently developing.
If you can add this product to his animation, it will be a strong alliance to increase the success rate of his animation.
Unfortunately, so far, Wal-Mart has not been willing to reveal which businessman in China is selling the toy.
"It's impossible, I'm the developer of this toy."
"Watts?" This time it was Joe's turn to be shocked.
Zhang Tianfeng took out a copy of the patent application that had been prepared a long time ago: "This time I came to the United States, I came to solve this matter." โ
"Great, Mr. Zhang, we can really talk about cooperation."
"It's okay to talk about cooperation, or that, let me see the current situation in your studio first."
"Okay, we'll go over after dinner, and I'll let the staff work overtime."
"Go now, eat here, I'm not used to it."
Looking back, even if there is a curtain in the way, it can't stop those strange eyes.
Jobs nodded and led the crowd out.
Cooperating with Qiao Gang Leader was purely Zhang Tianfeng's whim, which originated from Qiao Gang Leader's preparation to transfer the shares of the animation studio to him.
Now that the Qiao gang leader is really here, Zhang Tianfeng naturally can't be stingy, think about it, only this product in his hand can be applied.
After this idea appeared, Zhang Tianfeng continued to speculate, thinking about the way the two would cooperate, and suddenly a flash of inspiration popped into his mindโcultural output.
The theme of this educational toy of Blue Square Toy Factory is also a cultural export, allowing Chinese civilization to shine again in the country where the fault line has been broken for a long time.
If you can join this first 3D animation in history, it will play a pivotal role and leave a basis for cultural research.
For example, those little sticks who like to steal culture and have no national self-confidence in later generations, when they want to steal the inheritance of the suzerain, they will directly throw out the evidence and slap their faces!
Go the way they want to go ahead of time and leave them with no way out!
Leaving the restaurant, take the car and head straight to the animation studio, not far from their company and even closer to the University of California.
Foreign countries are very particular about working hours, because Zhang Tianfeng was going to come to inspect, so Jobs asked employees to add an extra hour to work.
One and a half bottles of water, two laymen, under the leadership of professionals, watched part of the design draft of the first 3D animation, inspected the working environment, the company's operation, debt ratio and so on.
After being busy for more than an hour, Zhang Tianfeng decided to join after confirming that the current situation of Pixar Studio was very healthy.
In the office, Zhang Tianfeng said: "Mr. Jobs, I will take the shares, but not because of the proposal I gave you, but the cooperative relationship." โ
"I will hand over the film and television licensing of all the products of the [Blue Square Educational Toys] series to Pixar Animation Studios for free for a period of ten years, and in addition, I will inject another $1 million in exchange for the 50% shares you will give me."
"Mr. Zhang, do you really believe in me so much?" Jobs asked with a wry smile.
After working for so many years, Zhang Tianfeng is the first investor he has met who is so easy to speak.
Not to mention the injection of one million US dollars, even if it is the authorization of Blue Square Educational Toys in film and television, converted into cash, it will not be less than 5 million US dollars. Because it's the whole series, and it's ten years.
Are Chinese people so generous? I've seen it today!
"I believe in you as much as I believe in myself."
With the line of Qiao's helper, the current investment may seem to be losing to grandma's family.
The real payoff will be felt in '95, when Pixar Studios' animation was released and the awards began to be reaped.
The subsequent returns were even greater, and the success of the animation brought Jobs back to $1 billion. At that time, Apple, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, finally couldn't hold on anymore and asked him to go back and save the company with the largest market value in history.
The follow-up series of major reforms will require money everywhere, and the $1 billion of Qiao's gang leader will definitely not be enough, and he will definitely look for investment everywhere.
This is the opportunity that Zhang Tianfeng has been looking forward to.
Even if he gets 1% of the shares, in the 21st century, he will get millions of times the return.
One cooperation, three profits.
Qiao helped the master make money, and Zhang Tianfeng did not lose money.