578 [Silicon Valley]
After the broadcast of this episode of "Lary King Live Show", it immediately caused a sensation in the United States.
Summer suddenly won the love of the whole American people. People from all walks of life liked him very much.
The middle class in the United States appreciates the spirit of summer coming out of adversity, being indomitable, struggling hard, and finally embarking on the road to success. This is very consistent with the American spirit of hard work and pioneering.
The American elites appreciate Xia Tian’s attitude towards money very much. He is good at making money, but he has not become a slave to money. He is generous and gives money to those who need it most and uses it in the places where it needs it most. This attitude towards money is what they most admire.
The poor Americans admire the magical business talent of Xia Tian very much. It took him a year and a half to grow from a penniless poor boy to a tycoon with a net worth of $700 million and a control of more than one billion assets. It is so inspiring!! They really hope to be as capable as he can and get rid of their poverty fate as soon as possible.
And the children who like him the most are the children.
They saw with their own eyes how Xia Tian subdued two burly men in a very short time, and they were as powerful as "Superman". Compared with Xia Tian, those American action stars became clumsy gorillas.
For a time, there were many fans in summer, especially American teenagers, who admired him the most.
"I really want to worship him as my teacher and learn Chinese Kung Fu from him! Oh!!"
"He is so handsome! I really want him to be my boyfriend!!"
"He is so charming, I think I've fallen in love with him."
Affected by this, the box office of "Saw" soared rapidly. It was released in three theaters in the first week, and the box office was only tens of thousands of dollars.
But in the second week, the movie expanded to more than 100 theaters. The box office also increased sharply from tens of thousands to more than three million US dollars, and it rose to tenth place in the weekly box office rankings.
In the third week, the movie expanded to more than 1,000 theaters, and the box office soared from more than three million US dollars to more than 20 million US dollars, and rose to third place in the weekly box office rankings.
In the fourth week, "Saw" was released across the United States. The number of theaters reached 3500, which is also the first pure Hong Kong film to be released across the United States. The box office also rose from more than 20 million to more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars, becoming the first box office in the week.
In the end, "Saw" was released in the United States for two months, with a cumulative box office of US$400 million, setting a box office record for pure Hong Kong films in the United States.
Di Long, Huang Zihua, Hu Huizhong, Liu Dehua, Zeng Feng and others who starred in this movie also gained a certain popularity in the United States.
Xia Tian also earned $40 million in box office revenue with this movie, which is about HK$310 million.
The news came back to Hong Kong, and the whole city caused a sensation.
There has never been a company in Hong Kong that can make so much money at once.
The total box office of Hong Kong movies last year was only HK$600 million. A movie in summer could match the total box office in the first half of the year, which is really amazing.
What made the Hong Kong people even more excited was that Xia Tian successfully entered Hollywood this time and achieved such brilliant results, which proved the strength of Hong Kong filmmakers and also added luster to Hong Kong people. It is really the pride of all Hong Kong people.
For a time, the stock prices of its subsidiaries soared again. The stock prices of Wenhe Group, Bainaohui Computer, Tianfu Garment, and the three listed companies all rose by 40% to 50%. This shows the support of Hong Kong citizens for Xia Tian.
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Time goes back three weeks ago.
After participating in "The Larry King Live Show" in the summer, he took several TV shows and accepted interviews from several magazines. He also traveled almost all over the United States to promote the movie "Saw". Two weeks later, he finally had the opportunity.
With this overwhelming publicity, the popularity of summer in the United States has also increased steadily, becoming one of the most well-known stars in the United States.
Since ancient times, fame and fortune have not been divided. After becoming famous, various advertisements, film appointments, commercial performances, etc. have flew over like snowflakes. The price offered is also quite attractive, with a pay of two to three million US dollars, which is considered the level of Hollywood second-tier stars.
Xia Tian ignored those film contracts and commercial performances, but just took the time to shoot a few advertisements, and then donated all the more than 2 million yuan of advertising fees he earned to charity organizations that came to beg for alms.
As a result, Xia Tian’s reputation of being kind and kind has become more and more supportive of the American people.
Silicon Valley.
A common cafe in the town.
James looked at Xia Tian with a playful look on his face.
Last year, he was still an unknown person in the United States.
And this year, he has become a household name in the United States.
Destiny is really strange, and it feels incredible to think about it.
"Mr. Xia, I really didn't expect that you would be so successful today." James said with a smile.
Xia Tian smiled, "You should have thought of it long ago. Will the person who can produce sixty songs in one go be an ordinary person?"
James was stunned and nodded.
It was indeed my negligence! When I thought about how those songs were valuable, I didn’t realize that the most valuable one was the composer.
"I'm such a fool. If I had signed you at that time, now our Columbia Records company will have an amazing talent." James said regretfully.
"Don't blame yourself, even if you see it, it's useless. I wouldn't sign a contract with you at that time." Xia Tian smiled, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, I'll sign you this song "we-are-young"."
"Thank you, this is the copyright fee of 500,000 US dollars." James said happily immediately.
"Oh, the price has increased ten times!" Xia Tian was stunned and said with a smile.
Last year, he signed James for those sixty songs, and each song had only $50,000 in advance.
This year it has risen to 500,000 US dollars. It’s really a fish jumping at the dragon gate, and its value is a hundred times higher!
"You are now a well-known American musician, and even pop king Michael Jackson sings your songs, so naturally the treatment is different." James explained.
Xia Tian nodded and took the check.
"Mr. Xia, do you have other songs? Our boss said, "James asked again.
Xia Tian waved his hand, "Not now. But don't worry, it will be sooner or later."
"Yes, I hope you will still sell it to us after you have a new work." James smiled.
Xia Tian also smiled.
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"Boss, this is the information of more than 300 companies in Silicon Valley. Which companies do you want to invest in?" Michelle handed over a thick stack of information to Xia Tiandao. This is all the information of more than 300 companies in Silicon Valley.
"I want to invest in some computer software and hardware companies with broad development prospects in the future, as well as companies related to network communications," Xia Tian said.
Computers are the industry that makes money in the next ten years, the Internet is the most profitable industry in the next twenty years, and the mobile Internet is the most profitable industry in the next three decades.
"This Microsoft company needs as much stock as it does." Xia Tian pulled out Microsoft's information.
Microsoft's current stock price is only 23 US dollars, and its market value is only about 200 million US dollars, which is the time to buy at the bottom.
Xia Tian knew that the market value of this company would exceed 600 billion US dollars in the future.
"This ADOBE company needs as much stock as it does." Xia Tian took out ADOBE information and said.
ADOBE is the world's most well-known supplier of digital media and online marketing solutions. It seems a bit strange just to hear its name, but when it comes to PHOTOSHOP, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, etc., it is estimated that many people suddenly realize it.
Xia Tian often deals with ADOBE's software in his previous life, but he knows how ruthless the company makes. Therefore, when he sees the name of this company, he immediately decides to invest.
"This Oracle company needs as much stock as possible." Xia Tian extracted the Oracle information and said.
Oracle, the world's largest enterprise-level software company, had a market value of nearly 200 billion US dollars at its highest. Now the market value of this company is only about 300 million US dollars.
"I want to invest in this Symantec company. I can take as much shares as I can." Xia Tian took out Symantec again and said.
Symantec is the world's top security software company. The famous Norton antivirus software and GHOST, which installs the system, is its products.
Xia Tian used GHOST a lot in installing the system in his previous life, so he also left an impression of this company. When he learned that it was not listed yet and was in need of financing, he immediately decided to invest in this company.
I chose several computer hardware companies, such as Intel, Seagate, HP, etc. In the summer, I estimated that the investment amount was about 300 million to 400 million US dollars, so I stopped screening.
"Boss, this Apple Computer Company is also good. Not only is it my own computer, but it also launched its own system. After it went public, the response was also very good." Seeing that he stopped choosing, Michelle suggested with a smile.
Xia Tian shook his head. Apple Computer Company is indeed a well-known big company in later generations. It once had a market value of more than 600 billion US dollars. It is the world's richest listed company. Apple phones, Apple computers, IPOD, IPAD, etc. are also popular products around the world, making countless Apple fans fascinated and even want to buy an Apple phone even if they sell their kidneys.
However, it was under the leadership of the leader of Joe that it produced such excellent products and had such a high market value. When he read the information just now, he found that Steve Jobs had been deprived of his operating rights by Apple Computer and expelled from the board of directors.
If he remembers correctly, Apple Computer will go downhill in the future. It was not until the return of the leader Qiao Gang that he regained his reputation. Since that is the case, investing in it now is simply seeking death. Not only will he not make money, but he will also lose a lot.
"This company expelled the founder, but invited a drink seller to be the CEO. Do you think this company has a future?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!