Chapter 949： Heroine candidate

Unlike other minority shareholders who are dissatisfied with Eric's profit from investigating the profits of the Firefly Group, Buffett is most worried that Eric is doing this with a speculative attitude.

However, during the conversation with Eric, Buffett gradually understood that Eric had a clear idea and clear purpose for the operation of the clover fund.

Although it is not clear where Eric’s strong confidence in the profitability of this investment comes from, he can be sure that since Eric is not blindly irrational, he will definitely choose to close at the right time, not Like the stock speculators who hold the gambler's mentality, they hold to the last moment until the stock collapses and regret it.

Moreover, Eric’s seemingly laughable discourse is also very clear about this matter: If anyone is dissatisfied with the Firefly Group’s business strategy, the Firefly Group can buy back the shares in the hands of the other party at any time.

Even though the value of stocks held by all the external shareholders of the Firefly Group has reached more than $26 billion, Buffett has no doubt that Eric has the strength to get enough money to buy back shares of the Firefly Group.

According to the Firefly Group's best 3A credit rating and the current ultra-low debt ratio of less than 10% of the company's market capitalization, Firefly Group can issue up to 10 billion US dollars of corporate bonds for stock repurchase at any time, in the United States and the world. Banks are also very happy to provide huge loans to the Firefly Group.

What's more, Wall Street, as long as it is a slightly more savvy investment manager, will only want to get more shares of the Firefly Group, and only fools will make a sell.

In short, only those companies with very bad operating or financial conditions, major shareholders or management will make compromises under the pressure of small and medium shareholders selling stocks. The Firefly Group does not have any weakness in this area. Eric has 100% control over the Firefly Group and can operate the company as you wish.

Buffett is very clear about this. After talking with Eric, he completely gave up the idea of ​​persuading Eric, but just transmitted some of his past experience to Eric as an elder.

After dinner with Buffett, Eric went to the parking lot to send the old man to leave. Carolyn, who had just returned from vacation to Los Angeles, handed over a document and said: "Eric, this is the sales of Firefly Electronics last year. Data, as well as the second generation of Fireflyer, they plan to work with Nokia to release Fireflyer2 and Nokia Music M-100. The pricing of Fireflyer2 and M-100 has also been confirmed. The date of the conference is scheduled for April 6. The Easter weekend officially began selling. Also, Miss Foster came over at two o'clock."

Eric took the folder from Caroline and did not immediately open it. She left the parking lot with her and smiled and asked, "How is Christmas?"

"Well, my mother asked me to say hello when I came back," Caroline said with a small face and stepped up to follow Eric. She can feel that when she is around, Eric will always slow down and he will walk very quickly.

"Oh, let me call your parents on my next call," Eric said, deliberately closing his face and saying, "Just, have you forgotten to bring me a New Year gift?"

Caroline tilted her mouth and retorted: "You haven't given me a New Year's gift yet, and Christmas is not."

"You are in the UK, how can I give it to you," Eric said, reaching out and rubbing his arm in his jacket pocket, and he took out a long strip of box like a trick: "Hey, I heard that the recent popular letter necklace, I specifically What people do, the pendant is your name, it is very expensive with a diamond."

Carolyn took the gift from Eric, but somehow, the excited face suddenly became rosy, hesitated, or took a small box from his pocket and handed it to Eric: "We are new year. I went to Italy to play, and a watch I saw there was also very expensive."

Eric's folder in his hand was placed under his arm, and while he was walking, he unpacked the box in his hand, inside which was a silver Gucci watch. Taking off the Patek Philippe on the wrist, Eric put the Gucci watch on it and shook it. He was very satisfied with the caring of Caroline. "Yes, I am thinking about you, I still think about the festival." My own boss."

Carolyn heard Eric’s words, wrinkled his little nose and expressed dissatisfaction, but the scorpion was sparkling. Just, I noticed that Eric looked at the necklace box she was holding in her hand, and turned her eyes shyly, but she didn't dare to put the necklace on in this public place.

The little girl used her hands to hide the box behind her. Caroline continued to follow Eric and asked: "That, Eric, May?"

Eric took the shelf and made it serious: "Ms. Melanie Gleason can't satisfy the boss because of her work, and she even has a bad behavior to tease the boss, so there is no New Year gift."

"Oh, definitely there is something wrong, Mei works very hard," Caroline naturally felt that Eric was joking, and asked without hesitation.

Eric reached out and quickly squeezed on the face of this Nizi, speeding up his steps and heading towards the studio.

Caroline screamed, his face red and red for a moment, feeling a few passers-by looking at this side, and quickly chased it up: "Eric, you are so rude."

Eric looked at his petite girl without any lethality in his tone, and smiled a little badly: "Is it still unfinished, I want to come again."

Caroline subconsciously avoided some, saying: "You don't want it, you should apologize to me."

Eric nodded: "Well, I apologize."

Carolyn immediately forgave Eric, but still did not forget what happened: "What about the new year gift of Mei?"

Eric wants to pinch it on this silly face, but she still seriously explained: "Mei is different from you. She lives in Los Angeles and has sent it to her at the festival."

As a group of people working directly for themselves, as a boss, Eric will certainly not forget these small details during the holiday season, and everyone in the entire assistant office has gifts. Of course, because of that special relationship, the gift of this Nizi next to it must be special.

Caroline has been working in the Eric Assistant's office for a few years, and naturally knows that the company will send gifts to them during the holiday season. She did not return to the UK for Christmas in the past few years, and she also received it. Listening to Eric, Carolyn realized that the gift Eric had specially prepared for her, and he was happy and no longer tangled with the topic.

Looking at Caroline's small head and stepping on his side, Eric suddenly felt that he was somewhat selfish, but his heart was hard to convince himself to let the Nizi leave. Perhaps, everyone around Caroline will involuntarily create the idea that this Nizi is protected like a princess in the castle. Melanie is like this, Rachel is like this, and Caroline’s family is sure, too. Rick is also difficult to make an exception.

A studio in the studio has been transformed into a special "gravity" project studio. The digital field has also set up a group to start the rough space background that needs to be played in the prop light box. For the next six months, Ereli While participating in the filming of "Iron Man", Ke will continue to study the best shooting plan of "Gravity" and solve the special technical problems required for film shooting.

However, while these things are going on, the heroine of Gravity still needs to be determined in advance. The filming is very difficult. Eric hopes that the heroine can prepare for a few months in advance.

After careful consideration, the heroine's age is between 35 and 40 years old, and the casting director also provides Eric with a long list of suitable candidates.

Holly Hunter, Judy Foster, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gina Davis, Helen Hunt, Meg Ryan, Juliette Binoche, etc. These are the most recent A Hollywood actress who has a high popularity in a few years and also meets the requirements.

Among the candidate actresses, Eric is most inclined to get the Oscar for best actress Judy Foster twice. As for others, Eric will only be able to play when Judy Foster can't play. consider.

After the script was handed out, Eric quickly got a response from Judy Foster, so he agreed to meet and talk this afternoon.

There were still some time from two o'clock. Eric took Caroline into the studio of Gravity and read the fireflies electronic data that Caroline had just brought by sitting at the workbench in the studio.

Since the official launch in April last year, with the increase in the capacity of the Fireflyer player in eight months, the annual shipment of this Mp3 player in 1997 eventually reached 3.95 million units, with an initial estimated sales of 12 Billion $60 million.

With a capacity of 30 million portable players in North America, the Fireflyer took up only 13% of the entire portable player market in just one year. This has to be said to be a miracle, in addition to cassette players. The CD players, MD Walkmans and other devices that major manufacturers have been promoting have only had a market share of about 20% before 1997.

The detailed financial report of Firefly Electronics is still in the statistics. Eric watched the sales data brief of the Fireflyer player and turned it over to the Fireflyer II release.

After discussion, the final sale price of Fireflyer2 was still raised.

The price of the 1G capacity version is set at $329, which is actually the market's tightness in the early days of Fireflyer's launch, and Firefly Electronics has set the highest price for retailers.

In the last few months of last year, with the increase in production capacity, the sales price of the Fireflyer player has begun to fall back to the standard price of $299, but at this time, it is determined that the new Fireflyer II is priced at $329, and everyone believes. This can easily be recognized by the market.

The 2G version of the Fireflyer2 is priced at $50 based on the 1G version and is priced at $379.

In the face of the hot promotion of the Fireflyer player, Firefly Electronics has not stopped the expansion of production capacity. It is expected that the monthly production capacity of the second generation of Fireflyer will increase to 2 million units in April this year. Therefore, Fireflyer2 will also be released simultaneously in North America and Europe.

At the end of the document, Eric saw the information released by the Nokia Music Phone and the Fireflyer2 named Nokia.M-100. Looking at the last two pages, Eric smiled helplessly, though With the popularity of the Fireflyer player, but Nokia management is still stubbornly not optimistic about the sales prospects of music phones.

The same two mobile phones with 1G capacity and 2G capacity, Nokia's final price is 659 US dollars and 759 US dollars, this price is still somewhat high in Eric.

Eric also knows why Nokia is doing this.

A brand-new electronic product will definitely need to develop a new production line and supply chain, and only when this product reaches a certain monthly sales, the production company can achieve break-even. The report that Nokia once gave is that this music phone wants to achieve profitability. According to the base price of 600 US dollars, the monthly sales must be more than 100,000 units.

Now, to increase the unit price of sales, Nokia can also reach the break-even point as soon as possible. Mobile phones over $600, whether in North America or Europe, are definitely high-end phones. Nokia's management estimates that the idea of ​​'willing to spend $600 to buy a mobile phone doesn't even cost $60 more,' will make such a decision.

Because Eric did not inform the relevant work in the afternoon, other members of the "gravity" did not come. The footsteps suddenly sounded in the quiet studio, and Eric raised his head and saw Caroline coming with Judy Foster and another white middle-aged man.

Judy Foster has just stepped into this studio and has been attracted by the huge light box and the two high-precision robots.

Eric stood up and noticed Judy Foster’s gaze, explaining: “If you take the job, at least three months, you may have to perform in this light box, and you have to wear it. Heavy spacesuits. So, Judy, you have to think about it, it’s very tired."

Eric said, go to the console and turn on the power of several instruments. In a few months, he has been able to operate these instruments proficiently.

The light box quickly lit up and the two robots made a slight noise, which seemed to be automatic debugging.

Judy Foster watched Eric pick up a remote PDA, skillfully manipulating a robotic arm for a few movements, and smiling, saying: "Eric, you want to scare me. Run?"

"Oh, of course not," Eric shook his head, reacted, smiled and put down his PDA, ‘starting from the head’ and shouted to Judy Foster: “Good afternoon, Miss Foster.”

"Hello, Mr. Williams," Judy Foster's smile on his face became stronger, and Eric shook his head and said, "You can call me Judy."

Eric smiled and nodded: "You can also call me Eric."

The middle-aged man standing next to Judy Foster stood up and smiled at Eric and said, "Hello, Mr. Williams, I am Judy's agent, Joey Finichello."

Eric and the middle-aged man shook hands and pointed to Caroline next to him, saying: "This is my assistant, Caroline Wilson."

Caroline squinted, feeling that the situation was just strange, and Judy Foster simply shook hands and excused several people to escape from the coffee.