Chapter 15 The Theory of Six-Degree Splitting

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"Brilliant business model, genius idea!"

After reading it, Tim George couldn't help but admire.

"Talent Acquisition Solutions, Marketing Solutions and Business Users. Among them, talent recruitment solutions and marketing solutions are for enterprises, and commercial users are for individuals. For enterprise users, our talent recruitment solution will charge intermediary fees ranging from 100~9999 US dollars according to the position they need talents, and we recommend 20 people for each position. If they are not satisfied, they will need to pay another fee. Marketing solutions, which are mainly ads placed by businesses on their respective homepages, are charged based on click-through rates, at $10 for 10 clicks. ”

"Finally, there are the business users, which are the individual users. For individual users, we mainly rely on annual and monthly fees. The monthly fee is $19 and the annual fee is $199. If you choose a continuous monthly subscription, you can enjoy a discount of $9 per month. For those users who don't pay money, they can only follow their teachers, classmates, friends, colleagues, etc., but they can't add people beyond the 'three degrees'!"

The so-called 'three degrees' is a concept derived from the 'theory of the division of six degrees'. According to the theory of the division of six degrees, there will be no more than six people between you and any stranger. In other words, with a maximum of six people, you will be able to get to know any stranger, even if he is the president of the United States.

“… Those who do not pay dues can only add a maximum of fifteen friends. Also, it is not possible to view the VIP content in the comment section. … Okay, that's all I can think of. You can take this information back and take a look, and if you have any comments, you can send me an email in time. Three days later, it was launched for a trial period. ”

"Yes, boss!"

"By the way, now the Nasdaq is still sliding into the abyss. The whole of Silicon Valley, and indeed the whole of the United States, is home to a large number of unemployed people. We need to seize this opportunity to seize the market at a lower cost than those headhunters. As for the funding, you don't have to worry, in two months I will get at least $20 million in venture capital for the company!"

Feeling the ambition revealed in Guo Shouyun's words, Tim George nodded vigorously.

"Tim, when LinkedIn has more than 100 million registered users and is profitable, we can consider going public. As the patriarch of the company, I will not treat you badly!"

"Thank you, boss!"

Tim George said with gratitude.

There is nothing more touching than tangible benefits.

"Go get busy!"

Guo Shouyun, who was very satisfied with the results of his words and deeds of 'painting a big cake', waved his hand.

After Tim George left, Guo Shouyun looked at the calendar card next to him, it was now May 5, and there were only 19 days left before the start of the UEFA Champions League final held at the Stade de France in Paris, France on the 24th.

The reason why he went to great lengths to get the $80 million in cash reserves for himself was to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune from the football lottery.

This is the only opportunity that Guo Shouyun can think of to make huge profits in 2000 other than writing a book.

"I used to be complained about by my family, playing games, watching football games, and reading online novels to delay my studies. I didn't expect it to be useful one day?"

Guo Shouyun, who recalled the past, shook his head with a sigh.

Like most Chinese football fans, it was only after Chinese football reached the World Cup in 2002 that he slowly learned about and thoroughly fell in love with the world's number one sport.

At the time, his favourites were Real Madrid and Manchester United. Both are star-studded and have been successful in their commercial promotion in China. In contrast, Barcelona are inferior.

However, because of the long period of time, apart from the Champions Cup and the World Cup, he can't remember the winners of the European Championship 10 years ago, as well as the league champions of the five major leagues except the Premier League.

Of course, Guo Shouyun doesn't need to remember too much. He was simply using his knowledge of football to build up the necessary capital. In a few years, he may not be able to see this money.

"Wendy, come in!"

Guo Shouyun pressed the phone.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

After a short time, the beautiful and intellectual Wendy Solo pushed the door and walked in.

"Hmm, how's the survey of the U.S. game industry going?"

"Just getting started!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "You go and apply to Tim, and add two more employees to you to form the secretariat directly under the chairman, and you serve as the team leader." ”

"Yes!"

"In addition, you registered a new company called 'Matrix Pictures' for me, whose main business is culture and entertainment!"

I listened to so many songs in my previous life, and I don't remember most of them except for a few with X. But he remembers most of the movies and TV series he watched. Moreover, pictures are inherently easier to remember than words. Therefore, with this foundation, Guo Shouyun will certainly not be indifferent to the entertainment industry that can be called profiteering.

"Matrix Pictures?"

Wendy Solow was a little surprised, this is not related to the Internet social industry of 'LinkedIn'.

"Questions?"

"Nope!"

Wendy Solo quickly shook her head. As an assistant, the boss's decision is not for her to ask.

"Then go get busy!"

After Wendy Solo went out, Guo Shouyun looked at the hundreds of folders in 'My Documents', and his eyes focused on the finished "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Fifty Shades of Grey" and "Island Bookstore".

However, the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy made Guo Shouyun very entangled. Because after the publication of this book before the time travel, almost all the reviews in the critics were negative. But it will sell one set every 2 seconds after it is listed, and the sales of the full set of books will exceed 100 million, surpassing the total number of "Harry Potter" episodes, which really makes Guo Shouyun unable to give up.

Moreover, what he lacks most now is funds. "Fifty Shades of Grey" is the most suitable object. Moreover, Mary Suwen, who is in love with the female sling, is written in Guo Shouyun's writing, which is most likely to be a big hit.

"Forget it, don't change it. Anyway, I've just made my debut. The level of writing is generally normal. But in this case, "Island Bookstore" cannot be published at this time!" Guo Shouyun said in his heart.

In terms of pure literature, the level of "Island Bookstore" exceeds that of "Fifty Shades of Grey" by 100 streets. The two are not on the same level at all, and it is easy to make the impression that the author is not the same person.

However, without "Island Bookstore", minus "Fifty Shades of Grey", relying solely on "Pirates of the Caribbean", which has not been verified by the publishing market, Guo Shouyun is not confident that he can impress those shrewd 'publishing agents'.

After thinking about it for a while, he set his sights on another novel that he had just written halfway through.

"The Da Vinci Code?"

In later generations, it was extremely successful, both in movies and novels. Among them, the rigorous and unexpected reasoning plot and brain-burning plot have allowed it to break the sales record of American novels with a circulation of 7.5 million copies, and the cumulative sales volume has exceeded 65 million copies worldwide, and the New York Times bestseller list has reached No. 1 for 76 weeks, translated into 42 languages, and even rivaled the popular British bestseller "Harry Potter" book series.

But after thinking about it, Guo Shouyun quickly denied it again. Although he has read this novel many times and watched the movie several times, it involves too much knowledge of religion, mathematics, history, philosophy, and cryptography, and he can't finish it in the second half of the month. And, like "Island Bookstore", it is too much beyond the level of "Fifty Shades of Grey".

"It seems that it is the most appropriate to go around!" After thinking about it for a long time, "that's it!"

Guo Shouyun clicked the mouse, and soon the automatic printer next to him quickly worked. After a short time, an A4 piece of paper slowly slid out of it, and on its surface, there was a line of black English: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"!