"The stock price rose by 43% on the first day, with a market value of US$5.9 billion. I personally felt it, and I realized that sometimes it was really easy to make money."

"It's just because we happened to catch up with the new round of wealth distribution. However, Mike, I've read a report on LinkedIn's operating conditions in recent months. To be honest, I feel more and more that you are more suitable to transfer to this company. After all, LinkedIn and CAA are actually the same in some aspects. The core business in the future is to sell talents to customers. As for Eisner, there is no problem when LinkedIn is very small. As the user scale becomes larger in the future, his thinking of running a content-based enterprise will only limit the development of this company."

"Simon, you know this is a problem. Mike and I have been good friends for so many years. He did more of LinkedIn. I am just a partner and occasionally come up with some ideas."

"The number of registered users in LinkedIn now is 27 million, which is just the beginning. It may be 270 million, or even more in the future. Mike, compared to the CAA with less than 2,000 customers in total, and is acting as a 1 billion-level customer. Think about which one can give you more room to display?"

"Simon, I think we shouldn't discuss this issue."

"Okay, anyway, the future is still a long time."

Park City, Utah.

Simon's villa is located on the top of the mountain in the south of the city. It is on Saturday afternoon, January 18th.

The villa eunuch team is busy preparing for the annual party in the evening. Simon and Michael Orwitz, who came to visit, hid in the west side of the villa, and chatted while drinking coffee in a reception room overlooking Park City. The topic was LinkedIn, a workplace social networking website that was successfully listed yesterday.

Two years ago, Michael Eisner resigned after the Disney acquisition case and looked for the idea of ​​a workplace social networking website with his friend Michael Orwitz. He accidentally chatted with Simon, and Simon remembered a LinkedIn name.

The project was launched in February 1995 and was launched in June of that year. Until now, about a year and a half, through close cooperation with the Westeros system, the number of registered users has accumulated to 27 million under the marketing traffic of Igret. Unlike Facebook, a popular social tool like Facebook, as a professional workplace social networking website, LinkedIn's user scale is beyond the reach of similar websites.

In an IPO that has just been successfully completed, LinkedIn issued a 15% ratio of new shares, raised US$600 million, and its corporate valuation reached US$3.5 billion. The final share price rose by 43% on the first day. The total market capitalization after the issuance of new shares was US$5.9 billion.

Although it cannot be compared with the previous Instagram listing, a website with a cumulative investment of only US$120 million is expected to have an annual revenue of less than US$10 million. In one and a half years, the market value of the listing is as high as US$5.9 billion, which makes people feel once again the miracle of the Internet industry.

After two rounds of financing and this IPO, the two "Michael" who came from Hollywood's shareholding ratio were compressed to about 18%. They were listed yesterday. According to the closing price of the day, their personal net worth directly reached the level of $1 billion, becoming the new "Billionaire". This is also the key reason why Orwitz just sighed so much.

Even if you understand that it is just book wealth, it is still too easy to make money.

Simon is not as emotional as Orwitz. His direct investment and subsequent shares that Egret obtained for LinkedIn Investment are not important to Simon's current wealth. What he sees is the hidden worries under the glory of LinkedIn. After listing, Michael Eisner served as Chairman and CEO of LinkedIn, and Orwitz, as a major shareholder with a comparable shareholding ratio, only has one board seat.

In Simon's view, if LinkedIn wants to develop better, the two should actually be in a row.

If Orwitz is willing, Simon can come forward to discuss the issue in person. Of course, if the agreement cannot be reached, it will be easy to forcefully replace the management with nearly 30% of the Westeros system. Think about the last mess between two Michaels in history, this time it will probably be the same.

Now, since Orwitz still takes a fancy to his friendship with Eisner, Simon doesn't force him.

No hurry.

There is ample time.

If Eisner can voluntarily withdraw in the future, it is actually better.

Interior of the reception room.

Michael Orwitz picked up the coffee and took a sip, looked at the beautiful town surrounded by the mountains and snowstorms with appreciation, and asked, "By the way, Simon, are there any newcomers you are optimistic about this time?"

"Yes, I have."

"Um?"

Simon held the warm coffee cup in his hand and shook his head with a smile: "I won't tell you, so that you won't be snatched away by CAA to start the price."

"Uh, okay."

Knowing that Simon was joking, Michael Orwitz could not help but smile bitterly.

In Hollywood now, the rise of bombshells continues to weaken the status of big directors and big stars. In addition, Daenerys Entertainment has increasingly strong control over the entire entertainment industry. Where can there be any agency that can raise prices in front of Simon, they are all rushing to get opportunities.

Thinking of this, Orwitz couldn't help but think of Simon's proposal just now.

Even though Orwitz has worked hard to expand the business scope of sports brokers in recent years, this company will basically not have much development. If it can jump out to gain a more open development platform, Orwitz is actually very happy to try it.

The problem is that there can only be one leader on LinkedIn.

If he forced himself to come over, Orwitz would not have emotional intelligence and was very clear. The result was that he and Eisner would be friends from now on.

Simon arrived in Park City in the morning and didn't watch a movie. He just flipped through the information about the shortlisted film on the plane. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to discover any outstanding newcomers.

Of course the opposite is true.

In this shortlisted film, Daenerys Entertainment's Gaomen Film Company, the owner of Daenerys Entertainment, promoted two projects, Christopher Nolan's first feature film "Following", and Guy Ritchie, who is also from the UK and the first feature film, directed by "Two Smoke Guns".

There is no need to say much about these two movies and related creators.

In addition, Simon also saw some other familiar names.

For example, there was a bald man named Vin Diesel who wrote, directed and acted in a movie "Lost", which was shortlisted for the main competition unit.

For example, there is also a young Asian director named Lin Yibin who brought a work written and directed by himself and his classmates, called "Snap Fangs", which was filmed for $100,000. Unfortunately, he failed to get to the judges' eyes and just entered the non-contest screening unit established by Sundance in recent years.

Just this couple, Simon is worth the trip. After all, the "Fast and Furious" series is a direct and live-action.

However, Simon's arrangements for Vin Diesel and Lin Yibin are different.

Because he does not plan to launch the "Fast and Furious" series in the short term, Vin Diesel plans to leave it a few years first, and Simon will slightly control the career line of the big male star to avoid the other party going too high before the "Fast and Furious" series, including "Saving Private Ryan" which Spielberg is preparing for. This time, although Simon promised that a soldier would not interfere at all, it was still easy for him to not want to get the opportunity alone.

Lin Yibin started to polish further.

This 23-year-old director from the University of California's film department has already filmed two feature films, including "Snap Fangs". Although they are both small films that are very low-cost and can only work with relatives and friends, compared with many newcomers in the circle who are highly keen and low-key, this is already a very good result. They can be sent directly to New World Pictures to serve as director of some low-cost small projects.

Simon and Orwitz chatted casually, and time soon came to evening.

The winter is short, and when twilight begins to fall, bright lights lit up on the villa on the top of the mountain, becoming the place that everyone in the small town yearns for the most at night.

"Simon, I'm so pitiful. Paramount is such a good movie like "Madame Perron".

Inside the villa lobby.

Madonna, who had just arrived, saw Simon, who was chatting with Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon, pounced over and complained while taking advantage.

Seeing this, Robbins and Sarandon raised their glasses with a smile and walked away.

Simon just hugged the woman and pushed it away decisively, but said: "There are at least 50 million in North America, which is not bad. Moreover, Paramount will definitely not make the same mistake overseas. It is no problem to sell it. In short, this project will definitely be very profitable, and you can continue to toss and struggle in Hollywood."

Of course Madonna understood this and hugged Simon's arm again and said, "Since that's the case, Simon, do you have a role that suits me?"

Simon was very decisive: "Nothing really is."

The Queen opened her mouth in dissatisfaction and bit Simon's shoulder, then threw her eyes over: "Or what if I stay tonight, let's talk about it alone, are you sure there are some right?"

"Then there will be nothing more."

Simon refused again without any mercy. Seeing Robert Redford coming over and taking the initiative to greet him, Redford obviously misunderstood the relationship between Simon and Queen Mc. He looked at the two with a teasing look. He just chatted casually for a few words and signaled Tommy Lee Jones, who was one of the judges of this film festival, said: "I have some things to talk to Tommy, see you later."

Robert Redford said, nodding at Madonna and turning to Tommy Lee Jones.

When Redford left, Simon noticed that Madonna came over again and raised his hand to shoot a woman somewhere: "Okay, sweetheart, even if you love me so much that you are heartbroken, we will never have any results. Since you don't bring a male companion, then go and find out if there are any other interested little men."

Queen Mai pretended to be painful and said softly, but her eyes were signaling to the two tall and beautiful figures in the crowd: "I'm looking for a little woman, do you mind?"

The Queen is a man and a woman.

Simon glanced at the two women Robert Chilco and Anelice Thurbert whom Madonna signaled, and deliberately lowered his head and glanced at Queen Mc, who was actually only in her early 1.6 meters tall: "Go and try it, as long as you can seduce me, I won't stop you."

Queen Mai looked around the crowd in the hall and said viciously: "There are so many models tonight, Simon, can you bear it?"

Sundance is not only a movie, but also gradually becomes a gathering place for music and fashion events, so it will attract a large number of musicians and fashion models.

As for tonight, there is indeed a little more.

Mainly, Cindy Crawford, Cara Bruni, Ques Goff, Fernanda Lima, etc. VS Roberta Chilco and Anelice Thurbert from Ford also brought a batch of Ford pillars.

The total number is close to 30 people.

If...Simon would really not be able to stand it.

However, Simon never thought about 1V30 or something. It was too cruel, but the villa was filled with these big fairies, which was more pleasing to the eye.

Madonna continued to say a few words, finally restrained her mind and talked about the serious matter: "Simon, tomorrow night's Golden Globe Award, do you think there is hope for "Madame Perron" and my heroine nomination?"

"You should ask Paramount about this," Simon shrugged, and saw that the Queen was staring at her, so she had to say: "My focus this year is "The Patient in the UK". No one else can compete, so as long as you are not too incompetent, the chance is very high."

"Oh, this is really good news."

"Mrs. Veron" declared the Golden Globes music comedy award, and for music comedy, Daenerys Entertainment's nomination film is "From the Bloody". The Coen Brothers' crime thriller film was declared the music comedy, which was completely to give up the position for "The Mind Catcher" and "The Patient in the UK", but Paramount may not necessarily think so, and he thought it was Daenerys Entertainment's disguised public relations strategy.

Although the Coen brothers have always been unpopular in the awards season, if Daenerys Entertainment makes efforts in "Furious and Furious", "Madame Perron" will be difficult to stop it, and it will not win the Golden Globe Award, and the subsequent Oscars will be out of the question. The overseas release of this movie will inevitably lead to a layer of haze.

Therefore, Simon put it lightly, it was a blessing from heaven for Queen McGrath.

Queen Mai sighed with excitement, and when someone was not paying attention, she suddenly hugged Simon and kissed him on the face, and finally let the little man who was always unable to eat walk towards him with satisfaction.

Madonna had just left, and before Simon could move, Cindy Crawford, wearing a black low-cut dress, walked over with Cara Bruni and greeted: "Good evening, Simon, although it was not the first time, I feel great every time I come."

"Thank you," Simon said, nodding to Cara Bruni, then turned to Cindy, and asked with a smile, "I heard you're about to get married?"

"Yes, you've seen Rand Jaber," Cindy said, with a little resentment in her eyes: "I'm an older model, but I can't transform into it. You shut down the Victoria's Secret show and have to get married and retire."

Simon pretended to cover his chest: "Don't do this, I feel guilty."

Cindy took advantage of the situation to pursue: "Then why are you not responsible for me?"

"It seems that I can only admit that I am a bad man and have never been responsible."

“…”

Cara Bruni held a glass of red wine in his hand and watched the two interact with each other. Seeing Cindy speechless, he snatched the words just right: "Simon, I heard that you can stay here?"

"Of course, I can't guarantee it just about safety."

Cara Bruni smiled and raised her eyebrows and said, "Why?"

Cindy snatched the conversation again: "Because there is a bad man here."
To be continued...