Chapter 500 Thunder Rises
Hainum is lucky. Although his school is not very good, his Hispanic music teacher is very conscientious towards his students.
The teacher also knew that people like Hainum who were born in slum communities would not be able to enter boxing, basketball and other sports or the singing industry if they could not get a college recommendation letter signed by a big shot. The probability of joining a gang in the future, not to mention 100%, is close to 10%. Even if you want to find a normal job, it will probably be difficult!
Hainam’s music teacher has a computer at home. After hearing the news that Himalaya Radio wanted to recruit a group of original singers to join the platform and become original singers, he contacted Himalaya Radio. Bian recommended Hainum, and that's how today's scene happened.
It’s hard to say how much talent Hainum has in rapping, but Himalayan Radio needs to set a model, an inspiring story of a young man from a slum who became a singer by publishing songs on Himalayan Radio!
Let Ximalaya Radio have a relationship with singers. Even without being signed by any major record giant, you still have the opportunity to become a singer. Are you afraid that no one will go to Ximalaya Radio to release songs?
Of course, the chance of picking something up is actually very small. Those professional singers and scouts are really not just for free. As long as they show talent, they will basically be picked up by giant companies.
However, for Himalayan Radio, there is no need to promote a singing superstar, like Hynum, to make him popular, have some fame in Chicago, sign a contract with a record company, and make money from releasing records. A sum of money, a little worth, that's enough!
When I heard that the record company wanted to see Hainum, the house suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Hainum blankly, including the men wearing turbans.
They seem to be prosperous, but in fact, only they know what kind of life they really live. They cannot see the light at all. They dare not appear in front of the police station and the media. They can only hide in the sewers like rats. , how can you have the glory of becoming a singer and attracting everyone's attention? !
"Hainum, I'll go with you. I have a Toyota. I'm going to drive it now!"
"Please, Hainum is going to become a singer soon. Let him sit in your car. I don't know where." Stolen junk car, do you want him to go into the police station?
Hainum rides in my Ford pickup truck, new..."
"Hi, Hainum, right? , will you release a record? Do you think I can be an actor in your record MV?”
When Hainum’s younger brother came in and said in public that the record company was interested in Hainam, Everyone changed their attitude towards him.
A young man about the same age as Hainum wanted to be his follower, but girls were much more bold. The two girls came directly to him, glared at each other, and held on to his arm without letting go, wanting to become him. His woman's thoughts were almost written on her face.
Even the woman in the arms of the turbaned man who was talking to Hainum just now was obviously ready to make a move.
After all, being the girlfriend of a singer means enjoying the limelight and media attention, appearing on TV stations and newspapers, traveling in luxury cars, enjoying popular drinks, or being the girlfriend of a gang member, dealing with drug addicts every day. We hang out together and give birth to a child without even knowing who I am. In this kind of day, everyone knows which one to choose!
For Haynum, this is an opportunity to change his destiny, and for these young men and women in the house, how about it? !
After struggling a few times, but unable to get rid of the two girls who were holding on to his arms, Hainum had no choice but to give up and nodded towards the man in the Ford pickup truck. Hainum was going to get in the car first and follow him. The music teacher joins.
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Carlos, a 28-year-old civil design engineer, uploaded a modern poem he recited on the Himalayan Radio on his computer.
Poetry has long been in decline, and it is the same all over the world. The 1970s and 1980s were the most popular eras of modern poetry, but now, it has long ceased to be popular.
But not being popular does not mean that no one plays it anymore, it just becomes synonymous with a niche. Kaslo is an amateur poet. On Himalayan Radio, he basically entertains himself. As for making money or He never thought about getting advertising sponsorship.
However, Castro still has a dream. He wants to become a new generation of outstanding poets in America and recite his poems at the inauguration ceremony of the commander-in-chief!
Although Kaslo also knew that he was dreaming, as an engineer, he did not need to worry about his life, so he still took up poetry as a hobby and uploaded it on Himalayan Radio purely as a personal hobby in case a publishing house took a fancy to him. As for poetry, what if one day he becomes a new outstanding American poet? , a commander-in-chief invited him to recite his poem at the inauguration ceremony, who can say for sure...
Silicon Valley, after Himalayan Radio went online, there was a lot of commotion, especially Jory. Kings' flat-earth theory has become a social event in America, and there is so much bickering that Silicon Valley locals don't notice.
However, after the website was launched, although Ximalaya was very busy and continued to recruit new staff, Ximalaya did not have much news related to the website. Silicon Valley could only watch from afar.
“Ximalaya Internet Radio announced that its registered users exceeded one million, its daily clicks exceeded 480,000, and its revenue exceeded US$2.79 million within 37 days of being online!”
The largest circulation in Silicon Valley The sudden report by the newspaper and the San Jose Courier News was like a thunder exploding in Silicon Valley, and it also caused an uproar in the American Internet industry.
There are many companies popping up in Silicon Valley right now, but only a few have exceeded one million users. Netscape is one company, Yahoo is another company, and the others include eBay, Amazon, etc. Who dares to say that they have more than one million users? Got it!
What is more important is revenue. Which Internet company is not losing money now? Even Netscape and Yahoo are doing the same. However, Ximalaya earned US$2.79 million in one month after it was launched. For companies outside the Internet industry For people, this is nothing, but for companies in the industry, this is simply the first of its kind in the industry!
The sudden thunder from the Himalayas immediately caused people from all walks of life to flip over. Internet companies and Silicon Valley venture capital all turned their attention to the Himalayas. ……
“Jim, you should read this news!”
In Netscape's new office building, after its listing, Netscape's staff expanded rapidly and moved to a new office building. Now Netscape is at its most prosperous, and even Microsoft is not paying attention to it.
In Jim Clark's office, the general manager of Netscape quickly walked in and placed a newspaper in front of Jim Clark with a serious face.
Jim Clark took the newspaper and looked at it with confusion. When he saw the title of Himalayas, he felt familiar. Then he remembered, "The Internet company established by Li who invested in Yahoo?"
"How come this company..."
Before he finished speaking, Jim saw the report coming later. One month after it went online, the Himalayan website had more than one million registered users and revenue exceeded US$2.78 million. , making him couldn't help but widen his eyes.
When he saw this result, Jim wondered if he was dazzled. Even when Netscape first came online, there was no such result. Until now, it has only barely reached breakeven.
Jim Clark was silent for a moment, looking at the things in the newspaper in his hand, and then thinking about Li Dongling's investment in Yahoo, he suddenly felt that it all became reasonable. Someone who can play Himalaya to this extent. , is it too much to invest in a Yahoo!
"Jim, what are we going to do?" Netscape's general manager looked at Jim Clark with an eager look in his eyes.
Of course Jim knew what he wanted to do, and what else could it be, so he just copied the homework. Seeing that Internet radio seemed to be profitable, the general manager of Netscape also wanted to do it. If he did it, would it be possible? I know, but it can stimulate the stock price!
Don’t think that Silicon Valley is full of unscrupulous gentlemen. The whole world is the same. As long as one person makes money in a certain industry, everyone will follow suit.
Speaking of browsers alone, there are many companies working on them in Silicon Valley and America. The most famous one is called Internet Explorer.
“No rush!”
Jim pondered for a moment, “Netscape’s most important opponent is Microsoft’s IE browser. We need to win over more camps and enter Netscape’s side. , Let’s talk to Himalaya first, I’m going to meet that Li Zai!”
It’s okay if it’s not listed on the market. Now that Netscape is on the market, it’s like bandits taking over the country, the same gangsters as before! Methods cannot be used easily, otherwise how can one convince the public.
If Netscape wants to be the gateway to the Internet for users, it cannot make too many enemies. For Himalayan Radio, Jim is still planning to focus on wooing him.
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"The data is most likely true. There is no need for Himalaya to falsify these data, and the data calculated by third parties are basically consistent!"
In Yahoo, I was also watching the news about the Himalayas. Starting from the San Jose Courier-News, many newspapers and TV news began to report on it.
“This publicity strategy is so classic!”
Timothy Kugel, the first president of Yahoo, was also sent by venture capitalists such as Sequoia Capital , couldn't help but use foul language.
"There are definitely master-level publicity experts at Himalaya Radio who are manipulating this matter.
Just the incident of Jory Kings Talking to the Flat Earth made Himalayan Radio the focus of the entire America. Not only in America, but also in old Europe, North America, Mexico, South America, Brazil, Asia and other places, it has caused a lot of public opinion.
The Jory Kings talk about the flat earth incident, at least for the Himalayan website! It has attracted more than 300,000 new users, and even more!”
Kugel looked at the Yahoo founders Yang Zhiyuan and Ferro, as well as investor Moritz, Yahoo executives and others. He said, his words filled with exclamation, admiration and a bit of envy.
If Yahoo can be as popular as Himalaya Radio, Kugel is confident that it will not be a problem for Yahoo’s stock price to double after it is listed.
(End of this chapter)