Today's charity dinner is organized by the Hong Kong Island government, otherwise it would not have been possible to call so many big bulls.

Because there are too many big people involved, today's banquet is not open to the public, and reporters are not qualified to enter the venue.

At about 8:39 p.m., the top officials of the Hong Kong Island government came, of course, this is normal, if he doesn't come, even if the government hosts such a charity dinner, these people will not be too face-just kidding, everyone is so busy, how can they come as soon as they are invited.

The content of the charity dinner is mainly to collect donations, in the form of auctions, the auction items are illegal items collected by the Hong Kong Island government from various channels, such as smuggled goods, which cannot flow into the market normally, and are often sold in the form of auctions, and can also raise some funds for the government.

Zhou Fangyuan sold twice at the auction and bought two pieces of jewelry for 300,000 and 500,000 Hong Kong dollars respectively, a bracelet and a necklace, but to be honest, these are all gadgets, and compared with those real valuables, they are still much worse.

But it's better than not pulling out a dime, it will be a little ugly, and Brother Li, who invited him, will have a dull face. It's Mike, he really didn't buy anything, he wasn't a rich man, his net worth was not low, but his assets were mainly Blizzard's shares, and then the company's annual dividends, if you remove these shares, just look at the dividends, in fact, he doesn't have much money, at least not comparable with most of the people who appear here today.

Oh, and Mike is still rich compared to Xingru.

Bought two pieces of jewelry, soon a staff member packed up and sent it to Zhou Fangyuan, although it was a government auction, but because it had been discussed with a well-known jeweler in advance, so the packaging and certification were all procedures from the jeweler, this thing has changed from the original unlicensed thing to a regular commodity, and if Zhou Fangyuan wants to take it out for sale in the future, it is already completely okay.

After getting the two pieces of jewelry, Zhou Fangyuan did not immediately let the staff leave, but grabbed him, handed the bracelet to the staff, and whispered two words in the other party's ear.

The staff was stunned when they heard this, but they nodded quickly and left with a gesture.

Everyone present was paying attention to the auction items, and few people would notice the direction of the staff, but if you looked closely, it was not difficult to find that after the other party left Zhou Fangyuan, he turned around and came to Xingru's side.

Soon, Xingru looked at Zhou Fangyuan with a surprised face, and Zhou Fangyuan smiled and waved his hand to her.

Xingru also smiled and quietly put away the bracelet.

......

The banquet ended quickly.

The business tycoons still give the Hong Kong government more face, and the auction items they take out have a turnover of more than ninety percent, which can be said to be a great joy.

After the banquet, Zhou Fangyuan was dragged by Brother Li and talked to others for a while, but it was still the same as before, the richest man in Li, and most people didn't take Zhou Fangyuan seriously. After all, compared with these net worth of tens of billions at every turn, Zhou Fangyuan is still at the level of small shrimps, although the development speed is very fast, but the natural environment is so sinister, it is not surprising when the small fish and shrimp of his level will be eaten by the big fish, prawns and crabs, so when he grows to the level of big fish, prawns and crabs, it is difficult to attract the attention of these people. What's more, these people don't care much about the Internet in the first place, maybe the rich man who cares about the Internet the most in the entire Hong Kong Island is Brother Xiao Li. Other bigwigs still pay more attention to industry, and the Internet, a new thing, has even produced a bubble itself, which is really difficult for them to pay attention to.

Zhou Fangyuan himself doesn't matter, he doesn't pay attention to it, he doesn't rely on these people to live, but Brother Xiao Li is a little unhappy, after all, Zhou Fangyuan is the person he brought, and now Zhou Fangyuan is not valued, it is the same as if he is not valued, of course he will be a little unhappy.

Finally ended the banquet, Zhou Fangyuan and Xiao Li left the club together.

On the way, the two discussed a lot of things, and the main content was still on the Internet.

"Xiaoyuan, I'm really optimistic about the Internet, although I'm out of this circle for the time being, but I'll be back soon, do you have any good projects?

Brother Xiao Li said with a smile.

Zhou Fangyuan looked at him sideways, looking at him smiling, but Zhou Fangyuan didn't laugh along.

On the contrary, he looked at Brother Li with some seriousness, "Brother Li, do you want to hear the truth or lie?"

"True, of course. ”

Brother Xiao Li realized something, and his expression became serious, "Xiaoyuan, during the time I have been working with you, I have actually been observing you. I think you're a very clear mind, you know what you want to do, and every step of the way is steady, and more importantly, you also have a very good imagination and can see things that other people don't see, or see but don't pay much attention to, so to be honest, I really want to make money with you. ”

"And you're going to sell your stock?"

Zhou Fangyuan asked.

"There's no way," Brother Xiao Li shook his head helplessly, "You probably know my situation, so my choice is very limited, after all, the industry is more stable than the Internet company, you yourself understand, otherwise you can't spend a lot of money to seek breakthroughs in the catering industry and agriculture, and that glass factory, isn't it also within the scope of industry? Since you can see the benefits of industry, then you should be able to understand my thoughts." ”

"I can understand," Zhou Fangyuan nodded, "And what choice do you make, it really doesn't have much to do with me, you are willing to cooperate with me, I am very happy, you don't want to, and I can't blame you for anything." But Brother Li, we can not mention the previous things, but the next things ...... We can't be so sloppy anymore. I do have projects here, if you really want to cooperate, I hope we are no longer so casual to come and go, I need you to really show confidence to precipitate with me, instead of waiting for the value of the shares to sell casually. ”

"Of course, Xiaoyuan, I'm also in trouble, otherwise you think I'll sell my shares?"

Brother Xiao Li glared at Zhou Fangyuan, and seemed to be very dissatisfied with his endless mention of this matter.

Zhou Fangyuan didn't care, he withdrew his gaze and looked out the window.

"Actually, I think you can talk about it from your old man, borrow some money from the old man, I don't think the old man will refuse. ”

"But I refuse!"

Brother Xiao Li shook his head, "Since I have come out, I can't rely on everything at home, if I really can't get over this hurdle, I will ask for help, but not now." And don't forget, the situation in my family is not the same as yours. You are the only child in your family, everything in your family will be yours in the future, and you are now the real speaker of the distant group, even your parents will listen to you. But my family is different, the situation in my family is complicated, and my brother ...... I can guarantee that nine out of ten of those people want me to fail, and as long as I open my mouth to my father for help, they will immediately have something to say, so I can't ask for help, it's not really a matter of life and death, I must persevere on my own. ”

Could it be the legendary rich family grudge?

The water of the wealthy family is deep, and Zhou Fangyuan knows this without asking.

The Li family can definitely be regarded as a wealthy family, the internal members have complex thoughts, far beyond ordinary families, and Brother Li, as the youngest son of the richest man Li, was born with a golden soup spoon since he was a child. You can figure it out with your big toe that there must be countless people who are looking forward to his bad luck, if he really can't hold on, then what awaits him definitely can't be regarded as a good ending. Or in any case, it is stronger than ordinary people, but since he was born in such a family, he was born with such favorable conditions, and if he can't succeed, he is equal to failure, which is absolutely unacceptable to Brother Li.

So hearing him say this, Zhou Fangyuan can still understand more or less.

"Okay," he nodded, "Let's not talk about this time, Brother Li, if you really want to continue to cooperate with me, I think video websites and music websites may be a good choice." ”

Zhou Fangyuan took the initiative to change the topic, although he had a good relationship with Brother Xiao Li, some issues could still be discussed without discussion, and it was best not to discuss them. For example, about the internal affairs of the Li family just now, in fact, Zhou Fangyuan was not qualified to ask, but he was really curious, so he asked two more questions, and Brother Xiao Li did answer his doubts, but if he didn't know how to continue to dwell on this issue and provoke the other party, it would not be good.

So he changed the subject directly.

And after Brother Li heard his words again, there was a slightly surprised expression on his face.

"Video sites and music sites?"

"Yes, let me explain it to you," Zhou Fangyuan nodded, "What about the video website, it is a kind of website based on browser conditions, which provides online video viewing services, and the music website is almost the same, but the playback agreement between the two parties is not quite the same, but it doesn't matter, now the question we should focus on is, what is the value of this thing." Take video websites as an example, in the past, we wanted to close a video, an episode of a TV series, or a movie, or watch it from TV, or watch it from the cinema, but they all have a disadvantage, that is, they are not free enough, if we watch TV, we can only watch what the TV station broadcasts, and the ......same goes for movie theaters."

"Aren't there CDs and videotapes?"

"Wouldn't you have to buy it? If there was a way to media, you could go directly to the Internet and choose what you wanted to watch, all the TV series, movies, as long as you want to watch, with a mouse click, wouldn't it be much more convenient than those CDs and videotapes? As long as you have a computer, you can see everything. ”

"But...... The tape can be collected......"

"Hehe, Brother Li, I've watched a movie twenty times, I don't believe you still want to watch it. ”

"Well, that's the truth......"

"So, Brother Li, Internet video is the trend, in fact, Internet video playback is not a difficult thing now, although limited by network bandwidth, watching video will inevitably be a little stuck, but this saves us time, but also saves our money. The same is true for music, sitting in front of the computer, casually clicking on it and listening to it, it is much more convenient than going out to buy tapes and CDs, so this is the trend of the times, even if CD-ROMs, videotapes or tapes will not completely disappear in the next ten years, but what does it matter? The market is so big, as long as we can make the general customer pay attention to online video and online music, the benefits we get are huge.

And with the development of science and technology, portable playback equipment will inevitably evolve further, have you ever thought about it, when you walk on the street, you can hear digital music and see digital video anytime and anywhere, what kind of situation is it? This is incomparable to any traditional way of broadcasting, this is a new continent, we are new immigrants. Although Columbus has succeeded, to be honest, the people who come ashore now are basically not very strong, and they do not have a very clear direction of development. This is our chance, while the first people who come ashore are still at a loss, we can easily conquer the city and establish our own kingdom.

And don't forget, the path I've been on since the beginning, the ecological closed loop, video and music are undoubtedly a very important part. , comics, games, these can be converted into film and television dramas, and film and television dramas can naturally be reversed, look at the current Internet, do you still have to worry about the future development? So many Internet users, as long as they take the lead, it is a big cake that cannot be eaten. That's pretty much what music means, but music is mainly used to play auxiliary, and its status is slightly not as strong as that of video, but it's definitely not weak. ”

Zhou Fangyuan said with a smile.

He has been very optimistic about online video and online music from the beginning, needless to say, just look at the countless music websites and video sites that will spring up in the next few years.

"But I still have one more question, Xiaoyuan, how to make profits for these two kinds of websites?"

"Quite simply, pay to watch and listen, or directly join the website, these are all viable revenue channels. Of course, in the beginning we could be free, and the Internet is a money-burning industry, and you should understand this without me saying more. ”

"I understand, I can understand for a fee, but how do you make sure that other people are willing to spend money......?

Actually, Brother Li, you are wrong about this, the Internet is more convenient for the investigation of piracy than the physical one, after all, people can run, can websites run, can pirates run information? As long as they are willing to catch it, it is absolutely a catch. As long as we ensure our own genuine copyright, we can let those pirates be arrogant for a period of time, and finally cut the ...... Now that the society is stable, the country is safe, and the people have money in their hands, entertainment has become an indispensable part of life. Knock out a batch of pirated copies and keep yourself genuine, Brother Li, it's not a matter of minutes to make money?"

Not to mention that there are also website advertising and other ways to make money, it may be difficult for a single video website to make money, but in the closed loop of the distant group, it is only a matter of time before the video website makes money.