Hollywood Starts with Animation

Listing on the US stock market, generally speaking, whether it is on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, is the dream of countless companies.

Ring the bell, what a beautiful sound

Zucker is naturally familiar with the Nasdaq exchange. The number of visits in person is no less than 20 times.

Once upon a time, Zhu Ke's first pot of gold was the listing of Netscape;

Subsequently, Zucker went through the listing of Yahoo, icq, and Amazon, and witnessed the rise of Internet myths with his own eyes.

Ringing the bell in person is the first of its kind.

A group of executives such as Stephen Sollenberg and David Messer of Waterworld Animation visited the Nasdaq exchange to witness this event in person.

"Finally looking forward to this day"

Stephen Solenberger was full of sighs at the moment, "I still remember that in 1996, Mr. Zuckerwald took someone and ran to my house in person. At that time, I had just resigned from the Academy of Ocean Sciences. The cartoon illustrations and scripts of marine life brought by Mr. De attracted me deeply."

"At that time, I had an impulse, I must come up with this animation."

"So SpongeBob was born"

"However, I never thought from the beginning to the end that our company would still be listed one day."

Between the words, Stephen seemed to be babbling in a dream.

When he slapped his head and joined Zucker's banner, it was really because of his dream, but his current achievements have greatly exceeded his expectations.

David Messer smiled and said, "Hehe, I know. I heard that when Mr. Wald recruited you, there was no shadow in Water World Animation. Well, the animation department of Wald Pictures was not established at all."

Stephen, as the "Father of SpongeBob SquarePants", was the first animation talent that Zucker recruited;

Of course, David Messer is not much worse.

He was the first batch of employees after Stephen Sollenberg joined the company, and he was a talent that Zucker poached from Pixar Animation at the expense of his old face.

"David, when you just joined the company, did you ever think that our company would go public one day?" Stephen asked suddenly.

"Um"

David Messer nodded heavily and said, "I have been looking forward to the listing, but the time has improved by 10 years."

Hearing this, Stephen was still trying to speak, and a sloppy, bearded executive beside him couldn't help but pick up.

his name is jerez

He is the first employee of Water World Animation and currently serves as the director of 3 groups, the third in command after David and Stephen, and is also in charge of operations.

"I know what David said. David and I used to be members of Pixar Animation. We went through the listing of Pixar Animation in 1995, but at that time we were not qualified to participate in the rights issue. David threatened to say , Pixar did not give him the allotment, and he will regret it in the future," Jerez quipped.

"tsk tsk"

Stephen smacked his lips immediately and said, "David, I don't see that you are a prudent guy, and you are also full of vigor."

"It's just maddening youth,

Not worth mentioning. ' David snorted.

This is also a little black history.

There are less than 2 hours before the bell ringing ceremony.

However, thousands of people have gathered inside and outside the gate of the exchange, and many of them came specifically for the upcoming Water World animation.

"To buy or not to buy the stock of Waterworld Animation"

"Of course to buy"

"Not only that, but you can buy as many as you can. According to Finding Nemo's global box office record of 900 million US dollars, do you think there will be a shortage of people who want to buy water world animation?"

"I dare to say that the grand occasion of today's Water World animation will never be inferior to the grand occasion of Pixar's listing in 1995."

"That's right, I didn't sell Pixar when it went public, and I regret it later."

A number of investors and investment institutions are gearing up for it, and they are just around the corner.

To be honest, the market expectation before the listing of Water World Animation is much higher than the previous Pixar animation.

On the one hand, it is the influence of the current environment;

Stock market investment is popular among all people, and the Internet wave is sweeping the United States. Most of the people who buy stocks have made money.

On the other hand, the background of water world animation is very strong.

A Finding Nemo has a global box office of over 900 million US dollars, which has proved that Water Century Animation can produce animated films that are popular around the world; in addition, SpongeBob SquarePants and Peppa Pig are the ace animation series in the United States. Bottom, stable profit.

Therefore, investors and market investment institutions are all full of great expectations and confidence for the future of Water World Animation.

In the past few days, Zhu Ke's b TV network has broadcast the information of the water world animation on a rolling basis to create momentum for the listing;

And Goldman Sachs, one of the five major investment banks on Wall Street, is one of the five major investment banks on Wall Street, and it is not a vegetarian. The power it has launched is enough to start a protracted war.

As soon as Goldman Sachs came out, it was good news for the listing of Water World Animation in the United States and the world, which further consolidated the market's confidence in Zucker.

The bell ringing ceremony is about to begin

Zucker and Lima came to the scene hand in hand.

Zhu Ke's friends did not hesitate to take the time to personally cheer for Zu Ke on the platform.

The pursuit of media reporters is even more endless.

There is no doubt that Zucker is today's Nas

Duck's most beautiful cub

"After the listing, it will be easier for our Water World Animation to make money," Zu Ke couldn't help but sigh.

In the market operation of Hollywood film companies, in addition to box office revenue and offline revenue, there is also a thing called movie derivatives and financial products.

A movie is a big hit, and the production company makes a box office profit, which may reach 100 million US dollars, and its income from financial markets and derivatives may exceed 300 million US dollars because of the listed company.

This is the huge benefit of going public

Why don't you see Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Wanda and other groups in the Great Celestial Dynasty, why do they frequently invest heavily in the entertainment industry?

What is the box office profit for these giant companies?

What these giants like is precisely the financial benefits brought by the movie, which is the huge profit

"Some pure filmmakers believe that commercialized finance has sullied the art of film. But I am a businessman. As long as you can make money, who cares if you are artistic or not," Zucker said with disdain.

time up

Witnessed by countless people, Zucker himself rang the bell.

Zucker passed through several years, and his first listed company finally came

water world animation, rise

The second is sent.