On the morning of June 19, Google held a press conference about its acquisition of YouTube. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past month and a half, the news of Google's acquisition of YouTube has been in full swing, and companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo and News Corp. have also been eyeing YouTube.

Google's press conference at this time is likely to be the acquisition has been finalized, and the media is naturally moved. There is still half an hour before the official start of the press conference, and the press conference hall is already full.

In addition to the American media, there were also some mainland media, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan media. Just like Jeremy Lin later, his success actually has nothing to do with China, but the Chinese people pay great attention to it. And the founder of YouTube, Bai Yunfei, is indeed Chinese, and the other founder, Robin Zhang, is at least Chinese, and the Chinese media naturally gives a high degree of attention.

When the time for the press conference arrived, and the three founders of YouTube, Zhang Ran, Bai Yunfei, Mike Solomon, and Google CEO Schmidt, appeared at the press conference, the Chinese reporters present were stunned.

"Zhang Ran, why is he here?"

"Bai Yunfei and Mike Solomon are here, could it be that Zhang Ran is Robin Zhang?"

"Oh my God, how is that possible?"

Even though many people ridiculed him for not understanding the Internet, he did open a video website. Since he can open a video website in China, it is not surprising that he can open it in the United States.

But if YouTube was really founded by him, then why did he want to create a video website in China that is completely different from YouTube's model, and enter China directly?

The Chinese reporters present couldn't figure it out, but they didn't think much about it, anyway, they could ask questions later, and they could just ask Zhang Ran when the time came. The most important thing now is to take pictures, and Chinese reporters began to take pictures frantically in front of Zhang Ran and Bai Yunfei.

The host of the press conference announced with a smile: "Friends from the media, thank you for coming, and I would like to invite Mr. Schmidt, CEO of Google, to announce an important initiative to you."

Schmidt said with a smile: "Friends, thank you very much for your support to Google, first of all, I would like to introduce to you, this is Mr. Zhang Ran, the founder and CEO of YouTube, this is Mr. Bai Yunfei, the founder and CEO, and this is Mr. Mike Solomon, the founder and technical director!"

Zhang Ran and the others stood in front of the stage and waved to the audience with a smile.

Schmidt smiled: "For a week, our Google and YouTube spokespersons have not done a good job of serving our friends due to relevant regulations, and I would like to apologize to everyone." Now I can finally speak, Google has reached an agreement with YouTube's board of directors that Google will acquire YouTube for $2.5 billion worth of shares! We have submitted the acquisition to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, and after passing the antitrust review, the transaction will be officially completed!"

Wow -

The reporters in the audience are surging like a tide, 2.5 billion US dollars, which is higher than the previous estimate!

Reporters present know that there will be no obstacles to the acquisition through antitrust approval, Google acquires a Chinese-dominated company, and this company also has an absolute advantage in the US video market, and the US government department will definitely give the green light. It can take three or four months for a Chinese company to get approval for an American company, but it takes less than a month for Google to buy YouTube.

After a brief introduction, it was time for questions, and the reporters immediately raised their hands in unison to ask questions.

The emcee who was presiding over the meeting next to him clicked on a reporter, and he immediately got up and said, "I'm a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, may I ask Mr. Schmidt, why did Google buy YouTube at such a high price, which is higher than all predictions? What do you think about this merger?"

Hearing this, Schmidt smiled slightly: "We are very optimistic about the future of YouTube, we are a natural pair to provide powerful media entertainment services to users, content owners and advertisers!"

After a round of bombardment of questions by American reporters, a Chinese reporter got up and asked, "Zhang Ran, I'm a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, I want to ask, why didn't you start the same company in China and start a video website that is completely different from YouTube?"

Of course, this must not be said, if he says that YouTube will not be profitable in the next ten years, Google will definitely tear him up. Besides, he has more than a billion Google shares in his hands, and he is still waiting for Google to appreciate, let alone say. He smiled and said, "Why do you want to be the same company in China? YouTube can directly enter China! If you want to do something different, otherwise you will fight with yourself! The video industry is still in its infancy, and I think it is necessary to create different models to explore!"

"Excuse me......"

Half an hour later, AOL first announced the news online: "At nine o'clock in the morning, Google announced that it will acquire YouTube, a famous video entertainment website, for $2.5 billion worth of shares. The deal means YouTube will become the first social network to surpass $2 billion. ”

As soon as the news was announced, it was quickly reprinted by various media outlets, triggering heated discussions throughout the United States.

Americans have always liked to talk about the American dream, and generations of Americans have believed that a better life can be achieved through hard work. For more than 200 years, the American Dream has inspired countless young people around the world who have dreamed of immigrating, studying or smuggling, giving up their homeland and going through a lot of hardships to come to this land to create their own value, and the United States has become the cradle of many successful people around the world.

In less than two years, starting with a small company and then selling 2.5 billion, this is the best embodiment of the American dream. Zhang Ran and the three of them are regarded as idols by countless young people and become heroes in the hearts of countless entrepreneurs.

Two weeks ago, after the news broke that Yahoo was interested in buying YouTube, Maverick's owner, Internet celebrity Mark Cuban, once made a big deal about saying that only idiots would buy YouTube, and slammed YouTube Yitong, which naturally caused dissatisfaction among many YouTube supporters.

Now that Google has bought YouTube for a whopping $2.5 billion, indignant supporters have run to Mark Cuban's blog with the same message: "Google bought YouTube for $2.5 billion, who's the idiot?"

Watching hundreds of replies with the same content appear in front of him, Mark Cuban almost vomited blood, scolded more than ten FUCKs in a row, scolded the damned Chinese seven or eight times, and scolded the idiot Google four or five times, and finally closed the blog directly, squatting at home and sulking.

The two founders of YouTube are Chinese, and the domestic media has paid great attention to this matter, especially when the media knows what Robin Zhang is Zhang Ran, it is a complete sensation.

"YouTube, the birthplace of Uncle Bus, was acquired by Google for $2.5 billion, and the mysterious founder turned out to be Zhang Ran, the boss of Golden Harvest!" - Xiangjiang Oriental Daily

"Google's $2.5 billion purchase of YouTube, a huge deal amount, has stimulated China's emerging video website boom to a certain extent!" -- Peking Daily

"Google's acquisition of YouTube, Zhang Ran is rumored to have made a profit of $1.5 billion from the deal. If this amount is true, Zhang Ran is likely to surpass Rong Zhijian and become the richest man in China. -- China Business News

Relevant people in the domestic video industry were overjoyed after learning the news. YouTube's high returns will definitely attract a lot of investors, who will throw a lot of money into the video industry, which is a big plus for these video sites.

Gu Yongqiang, the founder of Youku, said excitedly: "In China, video sharing is in a stage of rapid rise, and there is a lot of room for growth, and at the same time, the competition is also very fierce. Google's acquisition of YouTube has stimulated China's video industry, and in the next year or two, China's video industry will enter a period of explosive growth, and in 08, China's video industry will definitely begin to integrate. So before that, we must do our own thing, do a good job of the content, and do a good job of the model. ”

Wang Wei, founder of Tudou, also said: "Google's acquisition of YouTube is generally a good thing, which will greatly accelerate the maturity of the video advertising industry. ”

As for the people who ridiculed Zhang Ran before for not understanding the Internet, they were all dumbfounded. Almost all domestic video websites started with copycat YouTube, and now people are changing hands for 2.5 billion, if Zhang Ran doesn't understand the Internet, who understands?

Google's acquisition of YouTube originally belonged to technology news, and entertainment media did not pay attention to it, but after knowing that the founder of YouTube was Zhang, where can entertainment media still sit still, and it has become a hot topic in all media entertainment in a very short period of time.

"This is "Entertainment Without Limits", I am the host Li Hao, this morning Google acquired YouTube founded by director Zhang Ran for $2.5 billion, which has attracted unprecedented attention......"

"Welcome to "Entertainment", Google's recent $2.5 billion acquisition of YouTube in California, USA, made YouTube's two Chinese founders, including director Zhang Ran, billionaires overnight. ”

Entertainment and information programs and some news programs across the country are paying attention to this big event and reporting the latest developments in Google's acquisition of YouTube!

On the other side of the strait, at the filming site of "Critical Moment", the host Liu Baojie was chatting with Ma Xiping and well-known media person Huang Chuangxia about this matter.

"Procter & Gamble, you know what? The video site YouTube in the United States was sold to Google today for 2.5 billion yuan, note that it is not Taiwan dollars, but US dollars! We all know that Bai Yunfei, the founder of YouTube, is from the mainland, Chen Shijun is from Taiwan, and the most mysterious founder, Robin Zhang, has never known who he is. He also showed up today, do you know who he is? He turned out to be director Zhang Ran......

Google's acquisition of YouTube has become a hot topic around the world, and even "News Network" broadcast a one-minute news to introduce YouTube and the current situation of the domestic video industry to domestic audiences.

The overwhelming news has set off a wave of discussion on the Internet, and the most topics are around Zhang Ran's net worth and how much money Zhang Ran made by selling YouTube, as for the rest, they have become secondary topics. (To be continued.) )