Back To 1995

  Chapter 310 Cooking Pot

   "LB's stock price rose 12% today, hitting a record high. Leslie Wexner's family has also ranked among the top 20 most valuable families in Ohio for the first time..."

   Another girl in the apartment turned on the TV and switched to the TV station in New York, and immediately there was a report about the LB Group.

   Then turned to a New York entertainment channel, and there were news about Wei Mi, RICK and Song Yang.

   "It's hard to imagine that Bruno Song, who was born in the Internet, is a major shareholder of RICK holding 35% of the shares. He decided to let RICK acquire Victoria's Secret and set up a Victoria's Secret Angel Supermodel!"

In the entertainment channel, the host smiled and joked that an Internet upstart who is not staying well in Silicon Valley, suddenly acquired Victoria's Secret, can't help but make people imagine, especially for the lace tabloids and entertainment media, it is simply not too much. Multi-material.

   "This station has received news that the model contract provided by Wei Mi this time is much higher than that in the past. As long as you sign an exclusive model contract with Wei Mi, you can get an annual contract fee of three million dollars!"

The host shouted in a surprised tone, the model is beautiful now, but it is on the stage. The prize money of a model competition is up to several hundred thousand, but now Victoria's Secret, which has been acquired by RICK, has pulled the ceiling abruptly. A lot taller.

This is equivalent to signing a contract to become a spokesperson for Victoria's Secret. This is undoubtedly an opportunity for countless models. In addition to being able to get the industry's sky-high contract fees from Victoria's Secret, there are also advertising endorsements, product promotions and even taking the opportunity. Entering the film and television industry, etc., it is impossible to get more than ten million dollars every year. This is unimaginable in the modeling industry in the past. With its own strength, Victoria's Secret has turned the modeling industry upside down.

   "It is reported that Victoria's Secret is in contact with the 23-year-old Heidi Klum, the winner of the 1992 Model Challenge, and may become the first model signed by Victoria's Secret..."

  The host of the entertainment channel released "Desperate Housewives", no, it was a photo of Heidi Klum, and then released several models such as Laetitia Costa who were rumored to have signed contracts with Victoria's Secret.

This entertainment channel is quite invigorating. In addition to releasing photos of several models, it also posted photos of Jenny, and then compared with several models of Laetisa Costa to summarize Song Yang's aesthetics. Vision and hobbies, the effect of the program is directly full...

Elsa Benitez watched the show on TV and heard that RICK spent nearly 300 million US dollars to win the Victoria's Secret. When she wanted to create a new Victoria's Secret, she couldn't help but look at the photo of Song Yang on the TV. It was Double-click the photo of Song Yang on Nasdaq when it went public.

   "Elsa, do you want to audition for Victoria's Secret? Laetitia and Heidi Klum are models from France and Germany. Why should they sign a contract with America's Victoria's Secret?"

   The girl who turned on the TV just now watched the news on the TV with dissatisfaction, and then asked Elsa.

Elsa was a little excited and hesitant for a while, thinking about those things during her short stay in Houston, and Elsa Benitez, I wonder if Song Yang still remembers her, especially now, Lei Top models like Tisha will be put under the brand name Song Yang.

At this time, the girl who was smoking a lady's cigarette said to Elsa, "Didn't you say that you know Bruno Song? This is your "great" opportunity, as long as Bruno Song speaks, you can get three million The signing fee of the US knife, what kind of Victoria's Secret show can I go to and become a Victoria's Secret Angel..."

Girls with heavy makeup, with a bit of sarcasm in their words, in their industry, the competition is extremely cruel. Hollywood actresses have to face the "red sofa", but the situation in the modeling industry is even worse. Brands and even videographers, etc., who appear on advertisements and magazine covers are very popular, but behind them are in the downstream of the industry chain.

And Wei Mi can come up with three million dollars as the annual signing fee, then I am afraid that even the top models will have to come and compete. For small models, this time may really just be a hope That's it.

   Hearing these words, Elsa Benitez did not speak, just returned to the room, and then took out a handwritten phone number from the deepest part of his wallet.

Sleepless in the small apartment, Elsa Benitez was lying on the bed, hesitating for a long time. If she can't make a name for herself in America, then Elsa will go back to Mexico. Look Elsa finally pressed the phone number on the piece of paper by the bed.

Song Yang, who came back from Ohio, is on his way to San Jose. Today, countless Internet companies have gathered in San Jose. Tomorrow will be the day when the decision to establish the American Internet Society will be decided. All are sure, this matter is already a certainty.

  The establishment of the Internet Society will be of great benefit to companies such as Microsoft, Netscape, Yahoo, DoubleClick, and AOL. It can increase their voice in the Internet industry, and even cut a crop of leeks. Naturally, they will support it.

Song Yang came to a hotel in San Jose, where he wanted to meet with Microsoft, Netscape, Yahoo, AOL and others. Before the establishment of the American Internet Association, several major Internet companies naturally had to negotiate how to divide the cake, otherwise tomorrow When voting, it would be a joke to have fun.

As soon as    entered the hotel, Song Yang received a phone call. Hearing a somewhat unfamiliar but somewhat familiar voice on the phone, a figure could not help but pop up in Song Yang's mind.

   After a while, Song Yang hung up the phone, thought for a moment, called Eric again, and walked towards the hotel.

  In a room of the hotel, the two founders of Netscape were already present, and Mark Anderson put down the newspaper in his hand, "Playboy announced the start of cooperation with Victoria's Secret, and Song's Victoria's Secret has recruited a lot of models!"

Speaking of this, both Anderson and Jim Clark couldn't help laughing. Anderson looked at the newspaper in his hand and sighed. Although the tech media in Silicon Valley were criticizing Song Yang for not doing his job properly, Song Yang played movies, built mobile phones, and recruited models. , and what Silicon Valley person doesn't want to do?

  Song Yang's ability to enter these industries is enough to show that although the lawsuits are entangled, Song Yang's main business has not been affected. The Internet industry can support Song Yang's splurge in these industries.

On the contrary, Netscape's side has weakened a lot in just over half a year, and now its market value is about to be caught up by Yahoo. Mark Anderson also wanted to play Song Yang's game, but Netscape was defeated by Microsoft IE. Browsers are exhausted from dragging.

   "Jim, what are you talking about Song?" Anderson couldn't help asking Jim Clark.

Since the beginning of this year, in addition to launching ICQ, Song Yang has led a wave of Internet trends, and then in the Internet industry, he has invested in several companies such as eBay and Amazon. After the double-click listing, Song Yang has become increasingly popular in the Internet industry. "Quiet", but outside the Internet industry, he is quite active, and there are even voices, Song Yang is trying to "stay away" from the Internet industry.

Listening to Anderson's words, Jim Clark shook his head with a smile and glanced at Anderson. Anderson is undoubtedly a technical genius and has a very high vision, but from the perspective of the Internet industry, in this regard, Song Yang, the People from Ye Luzi's background are unique.

   "Song, definitely will not leave the Internet. If the Internet has a winner in the end, Bruno Song will definitely be one of them."

Jim Clark looks back on Song Yang since his debut. Although he feels very "reckless" to the outside world, he has just fought with WorldCom, AOL, various giant companies, and even the Trade Commission, but he never fights that kind of game that has no chance of winning. battle.

After the emergence of Netscape, it attracted most of the firepower, and as a result, the double-click and Hotmail mailboxes were fattened later. Now Yahoo has a tendency to replace Netscape, but ICQ hid behind Yahoo, and Microsoft, AOL and other companies began to pay attention. Put it on Yahoo, without realizing it, ICQ has already occupied half of the world in instant messaging.

This time, Song Yang is going to form the America Internet Association. As a result, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, and Netscape all support it, which is enough to show how influential Song Yang is in the Internet industry. At least this matter is Microsoft and Netscape. If you come to do it, I'm afraid it hasn't been done yet, and the dog's brain will be out.

When Song Yang came to a small lobby of the hotel, Netscape's Mark Anderson, Jim Clark, Yahoo's President Kuger, Yang Zhiyuan, Microsoft's representative Todd, AOL sent Case's confidant Lyonsis and others to come. , This group basically represents half of America's Internet industry today, and it is also the company with the most right to speak.

   "I'm sorry, there was something on the way that delayed a little time and made everyone wait for a long time!" Song Yang raised a glass of wine and said to the crowd.

   "We understand," Mark Anderson teased to Song Yang, "Song, will you be on the cover of the next issue of Playboy?"

This made everyone burst into laughter, Song Yang also shook his head, the cover of Playboy is not only about girls, but sometimes some special characters are also selected to be on the list, but without exception, they are all related to lace news. A New York real estate agent who was a regular at Playboy...

At the beginning, it was natural that they would not immediately rattle their swords. A group of people gathered together in twos and threes, and they all had cold meals and drinks. Although many Internet companies present today on weekdays, in order to grab users and grab the market, the dog's brain came out, but the Some courtesy is still necessary.

   The Netscape and Microsoft had already fought hard. At this time, Anderson and Jim Clark were discussing something with Todd, while Song Yang and Yang Zhiyuan were standing together.

   "How is Asia now?" Although he didn't start his trip to Asia together, Yang Zhiyuan is still quite concerned about Asia.

  Song Yang pointed to Yang Zhiyuan and mentioned the situation of the domestic Internet, "The Internet industry over there is like a pot of oil and water, as long as the firewood is burned, the oil and water will boil!"

After Yang Zhiyuan heard it, he nodded thoughtfully, Song Yang didn't say much, but if Song Yang and Yang Zhiyuan could invest generously in the domestic Internet industry, they would definitely allow Wall Street institutions and Silicon Valley venture capitalists. Money, in large sums, is pouring into the Asian market.

   (end of this chapter)