Chapter 443 American Weibo

Chapter 443 American Weibo

Chapter 443 American Weibo

Busy filming during the day and busy with entertainment at night.

the next day.

Stayed one night at Britney Spears's house.

Fan Wumian thinks that her looks and figure are just okay, but in the minds of many young Americans, her status is similar to that of Liu Yifei in the mainland. She is regarded as the "dream lover", "queen of pop" and "American sweetheart" by countless people.

I used to treat Britney as a friend. Although I felt a little awkward during our trysts, it was still a pretty good experience and she taught me a lot of new knowledge.

Since Britney is about to go on a tour to hold a concert, she is worried that he will be bored recently and wants to introduce his "good sister" Paris Hilton to Fan Wumian.

If a friend can do what she does, there is absolutely nothing to say.

Fan Wumian had met Paris Hilton, the world-famous "rich lady", but he didn't have any feelings for her. It wasn't to the point of being so hungry that he would do anything to get what he wanted, so he finally declined Britney's kindness.

This girl is surrounded by a bunch of fun-loving socialites, singers, and actors. If Fan Wumian weren't so "picky", her nightlife would have become quite rich if she had entered her circle through Britney.

Then three or four days.

Megan Fox came to the hotel to see him every night.

Worried that this girl would talk nonsense, Fan Wumian decided to give her some sweet benefits and make a low-budget movie tailor-made for her.

The idea for the new project comes from the Russian movie "Rich Second Generation".

It tells the story of a wealthy man who built an ancient village so that his good-for-nothing son would mistakenly believe that he had traveled through time to ancient times. Megan Fox plays a simple and kind-hearted village girl who falls in love with the male protagonist.

Since the scenes are relatively simple and the plot is not complicated, if you save a little, you can shoot it for a few million dollars.

Fan Wumian had all the fun, and at the same time he asked Megan Fox to help him make money by filming a movie. After the girl got the opportunity to act and received a salary of $40, she worked even harder when thanking him in the room.

The feeling of being an investor in the entertainment industry is truly indescribable.

One of the main reasons why Fan Wumian gave up being a boss and continued to venture into the entertainment industry was that he wanted to live a more carefree life.
On the day that "The Invisible Guest" was wrapped, the crew booked a restaurant and treated everyone to a buffet with unlimited supply of king crabs, grilled lamb chops, caviar, etc.

Actress Jennifer Connelly tasted the roasted pigeon and asked slowly:

"Fan, have you had a good rest recently? You seem to have lost some weight. Now that the film has been completed, I finally don't have to be so tense. I am very grateful to you for giving me this opportunity. The plot of this work is so exciting. I can't wait to see it released. The box office performance should be very good."

This time when he came to the United States, Fan Wumian lost a few pounds, but it had nothing to do with the pressure of filming:
"I also think this movie has great potential, but it's not clear whether the audience will like it. It seems to be too focused on the plot itself and lacks some entertainment, which may affect the box office revenue."

The voice just fell.

The director of the crew raised his glass to thank everyone for their hard work during this period.

While drinking, a waiter came up to Fan Wumian, handed him a small note, and said in a low voice:
"Mr. Fan, there's a customer outside looking for you. It seems he drove here from Silicon Valley specifically to talk to you about some business matters."

After taking the small note, Fan Wumian read it and found that it said “American version of Penguin Weibo”.

After seeing these words, he had almost guessed what was going on. He thought that someone might have taken a fancy to Penguin Weibo and wanted to start a similar Internet company in Silicon Valley, USA, so they came to him for help.

"Sorry, I'm going out for a while."

After talking to Jennifer Connelly, Fan Wumian stood up and followed the waiter out. There were three young men at the door of the restaurant, all of them looked to be in their 20s.

At first glance, I had no impression of them at all. A white guy with curly hair looked at Fan Wumian with admiration and spoke first:
"Mr. Fan! I'm your fan. YouTube, which you invested in, is so successful that Google is said to be preparing to acquire it and has offered a high price of $16 billion!"

".Google? Has the acquisition been confirmed?"

Fan Wumian felt suffocated from the bottom of his heart.

Because he had already sold all of his YouTube shares at a discount of about $3 million a few months ago.

According to the acquisition offer price of US$16 billion, the shares he held at the time were worth US$4 million, which means that if he waited a little longer, he could earn about US$1 million more.

But that's not how the account is calculated.

If it is an acquisition rather than a replacement, after receiving the cash, you will need to pay an additional large amount of tax to the US Internal Revenue Service.

Moreover, if the delay continues, it becomes uncertain whether the 28.5% of Penguin shares can be successfully acquired. In many cases, the importance of cash is far less than holding a high-quality asset with greater appreciation potential.

So he was just heartbroken that Google didn't make an acquisition offer earlier, and he didn't regret using YouTube's 25% stake as a bargaining chip.

On the other hand, South Africa's Naspers Group previously valued YouTube's potential for value-added. If it can only make tens of millions of dollars from the acquisition, it may regret selling its Penguin shares. After all, Naspers Group is not short of cash and would rather own stocks with long-term appreciation potential.

The white guy who just spoke introduced himself:
“I’m Jim Elliott, and these two are my partners Curtis and Wyatt. Now that the news of the acquisition of YouTube has come out, many people in Silicon Valley know about it. I think the final result should come out soon.”

Fan Wumian nodded and said:

"I have nothing to do with YouTube now. Congratulations on the good price. You are also starting a business in Silicon Valley, right? Why did you come to me and plan to develop a product similar to Penguin Weibo?"

Jim Elliott is about 1 meters tall and weighs only about 85 kilograms. He looks very thin and has a nerdy temperament.

Such people may not be popular among girls in school, but Fan Wumian thinks that the three of them look quite good. For example, Curtis, who is bald at a young age, gives people a feeling of being "skilled and very professional".

Jim Elliott, who seemed to be the leader of this small team, then replied:
"We have spent more than three months developing a Weibo app that is more in line with the needs of American users. It can interact with Facebook to share information, restrict other users from viewing it, and send some private pictures or videos. It is called 'American Weibo' and has been used by hundreds of people at Stanford University, with very good reviews."

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Fan Wumian asked jokingly:

“Should I charge you some copyright fees? Penguin Weibo is a project that I conceived and has gained more than 3000 million active users in Asia.”

".We just borrowed some inspiration and did not violate any laws. The population of Asia is indeed large. After all, China and India are both in Asia, and the total population of Southeast Asia seems to be quite large as well."

The person who was speaking was Curtis. As he was bald at a young age, he simply shaved the rest of his hair short. Judging from the thickness of his glasses lenses, he was at least a thousand degrees nearsighted.

Jim Elliott also said:

"We did not copy any code from Penguin Weibo, but I know there is a startup doing online video projects whose page is almost identical to your Tudou.com. Its founder is also Chinese and its office is next door to us."

"It's hard to get the copyright of movies and TV series from Hollywood when running a video website in the United States. It sounds like there's no future."

Fan Wumian smiled and added:

"I'm just kidding you guys. The crew wrapped up today and we're having dinner with Jennifer Connelly and the others. Just tell me, how can I help you?"

Jim Elliot had been prepared for this. He glanced at his two entrepreneurial partners and said nervously:
"We are looking for angel round financing, which only requires $50. We can give you 25% of the original shares, just like when you invested in YouTube. At that time, we will each only have 25% of the original shares, and we can also set you up with priority financing rights."

(End of this chapter)