Chapter 161: A Legendary Chinese Woman
At noon on January 26, at a hilltop restaurant in Davos, Zhu Ming, vice president of Huaguo Bank, and Tian Shuning, president of Huaguo Netcom, invited some Chinese attending the annual meeting in Davos to dinner, including Cheng Siwei, Ma Ali, Yang Yuanqing, Zhou Shi and more than a dozen others, representing the basic pattern and lineup of China's participation in the conference.
The appearance of other people was not surprising to domestic reporters and media, but the appearance of Zhou Shi gave them a lot of surprise. This 23-year-old young man can now be on an equal footing with these bigwigs, and the news has caused another sensation in China.
"Why, why, why?" Many people wanted to know the exact answer to why Zhou Shi was able to attend the conference, and the role of YouTube was repeatedly emphasized. Many people have asked why YouTube hasn't made it to the country yet. The reporter here also asked this question.
"There are two main reasons, one is the cost, the cost of video websites is very high, and the requirements for infrastructure such as the network are also very high, and the domestic network conditions have not yet reached our standards. The other issue is copyright, and we have been working hard to protect the legitimate interests of copyright owners. In order to uphold our values, it is difficult for us to compete with other companies in a domestic environment. Zhou Shi doesn't say that YouTube is now suffering from internal and external troubles, and the persistence of the high-level propaganda YouTube. Maybe Google's non-evil is also blown out like this.
After the reporter of Zhalang reported on Zhou Shi's interview, there was a lot of praise for him in the society. Of course, some people say that he is ignorant of current affairs and does not know how to be flexible. When the news came, Zhou Shi replied lightly: "Maybe it's because there are too many people in our society who know how to be flexible, so there are no great companies and brands like Microsoft and Coca-Cola! If I can, I am willing to be such a fool, stick to my own principles and bottom line, and show everyone a better world and life." ”
The effect of pretending to be forced is still very good, even if it is still in Davos, there are many venture capital inquiries about whether there is an opportunity to invest in the YouTube mainland. Shirley is in charge of these things, and Zhou Shi doesn't care about it. If you want to establish a Chinese company, Time Holdings is a good partner.
Most of Zhou Shi's exchanges in Davos have no purpose, just sharing various views with different people, broadening their horizons and understanding a more wonderful world. In this way, he met a special Chinese woman. Deng Wenxuan, a native of Xuzhou, Jiangsu, but now a citizen of the United States, is the third wife of News Corp. boss Murdoch.
To say that this person is also very powerful, when he flew to Hong Kong to find an internship, spent all the money to fly in first class, and then met a director of News Corporation, got an internship in News Corp when he got off the plane, and then was introduced to Murdoch, and then, became Murdoch's wife. Many people discriminate against her, believing that her success is a history of struggle, and she values the knowledge of Murdoch's money and resources. But all this changed in 2011, Murdoch went to the British House of Commons to testify about the wiretapping scandal of the "News of the World", and suddenly a protester threw a cake at Murdoch, and the angry Deng Wendi jumped up and slapped the protester, reacting faster than the bodyguard, and it was also this hit that made Deng Wenzhen an instant hit, so that those foreigners suddenly had the sigh of marrying a wife and marrying Deng Wenjian. Before Zhou Shi was reborn, she seemed to see her start to soak in small fresh meat, and she had an affair with Lisboa, I had to admire, I don't need to explain her life, such a legendary Chinese woman, I don't think any words can describe her awesomeness.
Well, to get back to business, Deng Wenxuan, who found Zhou Shi, obviously not for small talk. Since she gave birth to a child with IVF, she rarely appears in the public media, and this time she took the initiative to come to Zhou Shi, how could she not be idle and bored, right?
"News Corp.'s $3 billion acquisition of YouTube, the company's management team remains the same, the status quo will remain unchanged for three years, and you are invited to join News Corp.'s headquarters as vice president of the Internet. After a period of small talk, Zhou Shigang had a little affection for Deng Wenjian, and she confidently threw out such a remark. Zhou Shi really felt sorry for her, if he had changed to an entrepreneur, even if it was Zuckerberg, I am afraid he would not refuse such a condition, but unfortunately it was Zhou Shi who met her.
"Your conditions are already very good, I will discuss with the company when I go back. Zhou Shi looked at Deng Wenxuan, pretending to hesitate and did not continue.
"What do you have to say, my sister is fine. Deng Wenxuan
MMP, so big, and said that she was a sister, and Zhou Shi was also speechless.
"Do you know me? I'm not just the chairman of YouTube, I'm also the chairman of Friends of Time, and we're rivals with MySpace. In addition, we are an Internet company, not a media company, and I don't think News Corp. will be particularly attractive except for price. "Zhou Shi
"It doesn't matter, even if this cooperation doesn't work out, we are still friends. But you're still a mainland citizen, so why don't you change to an American citizen?"
"I think the development potential of the mainland is very large, and in the next ten years, the development speed of the mainland in all aspects will still exceed that of the United States, and it is more convenient to have a continental nationality than an American nationality. Zhou Shi replied cautiously.
"Have you considered the conservative forces in the United States? If you don't become a citizen of the United States, your development will be subject to some invisible restrictions. Deng Wenxuan
"So what, money is not the most important thing to me, dreams are far more important than money. That's what our team thinks right now. Zhou Shi looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, the sky of his dreams is always blue, but the air in the United States and Switzerland really has no sweetness, only cold.
"If there is anything you need help with, just say and I will do my best to help you. Deng Wenxuan
"Thank you, but what I hope most is that the Hollywood Big Six don't come to me for a lawsuit"
"I can't do this, all I can do is help you find a good lawyer. Deng Wenxuan talked about his hands and said helplessly.
Looking back, the two looked at each other and laughed. The conversation ended with laughter.
Fast forward to the 28th, and Zhou Shi and Shirley were surprised to hear that Mr. Bill Gaizi actually praised YouTube at yesterday's meeting, saying that she would have a profound impact on the future of the TV industry. And said;" In the next five years, the status of television will decline significantly. More and more people will turn to online video and gradually abandon traditional TV because the former has more flexibility, while the latter's fixed program model and advertising tend to affect people's viewing experience. In these respects, the Internet has unrivaled advantages. ”
In the face of this sudden kindness, Zhou Shi and they were not prepared at all. I don't know what Bill Cap is for, the ideas of the big guys are often unexpected. Hao Li, who was at the venue at the time, was very embarrassed, and casually said a few perfunctory words in the face of the reporter's question, and quickly left.
On the 28th, the last day of the conference, YouTube suddenly received a temporary invitation to speak as a guest speaker at a discussion on technology and society: characteristics, commonalities, and networks.
(End of chapter)