my return 2002

Chapter 336
At eight o'clock in the evening on August 2008, 8, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was held at the Beijing Bird's Nest Stadium.

For this Olympic Games, China has paid enough attention, spending a total of more than 3000 billion yuan, which is the most expensive Summer Olympics in history. Among them, the airport terminal building alone cost 240 billion yuan, and the venue construction cost 19 billion yuan.

The stadium with more than 9 people was full of seats, and outside the stadium, 11 billion domestic audiences and 44 billion global audiences also watched this grand event through TV and live webcasts.

Originally, CCTV gave Shen Lang a few tickets to the opening ceremony, but Shen Lang didn't go to the scene, but gave the tickets to his parents and uncle's family, while he stayed in the company.

Previously, more than [-] million yuan was spent on the promotion of the Olympic Games. Although the publicity effect was good in the early stage, it was just an appetizer, and the real feast had just begun.

The 360 ​​video obtained the exclusive online broadcast of the Olympic Games. From 360 o'clock in the afternoon, a large number of netizens emerged in the Olympic zone of the [-] ​​video. Watching the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games online has a great advantage, that is, interactivity, which cannot be achieved on TV. In contrast, netizens can express their opinions and comments in the special area, and chat with netizens from all over the world.

Of course, this also put great pressure on the 360 ​​video server. Just for the opening ceremony tonight, Shen Lang specially approved [-] sets of servers for Zhou Shengjun to ensure the smooth broadcasting.

This means that now that the speed of optical fiber popularization has been greatly improved, so many netizens can watch the live broadcast together, otherwise, no matter how many servers there are, it will still be stuck.

Even so, some users who do not have optical fiber still get stuck when watching the live broadcast, and some netizens really can't bear it, and finally give up the live webcast and watch TV instead.

That's it. At the moment when the opening ceremony officially started at 360 o'clock, according to background statistics, the number of online users in the 5000 ​​video Olympic zone exceeded 11 million. Although compared with the 360 billion viewers across the country, this number seems to be nothing. However, this has increased the peak concurrent users of [-] video by five times.

When Zhou Shengjun excitedly announced the data, cheers erupted from the 16th floor of the Inspur Building.

Not only the 360 ​​video, but all the product data of the group have increased significantly in the next half month, and the most rapid growth is YY.

On the one hand, YY invested the most in advertising, on the other hand, the influence of Yao Ming's endorsement advertising exploded completely.

The performance of the men's basketball team in the Olympic Games this year is remarkable, especially when they played against Germany and Angola, the men's basketball team showed their blood. Tied the best Olympic result, although the defeat is glorious.

Yao Ming's performance in the Olympic Games was also affirmed by the audience, but Liu Xiang, who had high hopes before the game, was questioned because of his withdrawal, and some advertisers who invested heavily in Liu Xiang lost their money. no return.

Similarly, Xiaomi’s investment in the Olympic Games has also reaped rewards. The Olympic Collector’s Edition launched by Xiaomi 1 also sold more than 30 units in just half a month.

According to Lei Jun, the total sales volume of Mi 1 has exceeded 280 million units. This is because the chips were in short supply before. Since Loongson 3 handed over orders for high-end chips from Xiaomi and Meizu to TSMC, there have been no more chips. Over time, the combined sales of Meizu M7 and Mi 1 have exceeded 500 million units.

It is not easy to achieve such a result in 08. After all, Nokia also released the classic model N95 at the same time, and the competition in the mainland high-end phone market has also become fierce.

It is worth mentioning that mobile phone manufacturers such as Bird and Gionee also plan to release their star system mobile phones in September, but they all focus on the low-end market. For this reason, Godson International has specially designed a The processor of Loongson 9A is a castrated version of Loongson 3. The base frequency is reduced and the power consumption is also reduced, but it is enough for us. After all, there are no games that require special hardware configuration in 3.

Chen Yongming of OPPO is determined to enter the high-end mobile phone market. At the same time, he also rejected Shen Lang's investment. Speaking of which, there is also a part of the reason why Shen Lang kicked Sassafras out of Meizu, but the biggest obstacle still comes from Duan Yongping , Lao Duan is obviously not willing to have a strong shareholder enter OPPO.

Shen Lang didn't take it too seriously, as long as he mastered the system and chip, it didn't matter whether he invested in OPPO or not.

August is a harvest season for Shen Lang. In addition to the steady increase in the company's performance, the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has also completely erupted.

At the end of August, there was news from the financial market in the United States that Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the United States, was in a serious financial crisis and might file for bankruptcy protection.

This news immediately caused panic in the entire market. As an investment bank with a history of more than 100 years, Lehman Brothers has great influence all over the world. It was generally believed in the capital market that the US government would definitely rescue Lehman Brothers. This is to avoid further deterioration of the situation.

However, this news shows that the U.S. government interrupted and abandoned Lehman Brothers, and the capital market actually relies on confidence. When confidence is shattered, market panic is inevitable.

In September, even more terrible news came. The largest savings and loan bank in the United States, Washington Mutual, headquartered in Seattle, was seized and taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), becoming the largest bank in the history of the United States. .

Since then, the global financial turmoil has swept across the world. Stocks, bonds, funds, futures, and all financial-related products have fallen sharply. U.S. stocks have fallen sharply. The daily drop was as high as 777%, which was also the largest drop since the global stock market crash in 7.

And Shen Lang also set foot on the land of the country of rice again at this time, and the time to close the net has come.

As soon as he got off the plane, Shen Lang met Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Fund, at the airport. This white-haired old man looked very energetic, and when he saw Shen Lang, he gave him a warm hug.

"Oh my friend, you are the most daring investor I have ever met."

Shen Lang smiled: "As far as I know, Bridgewater Fund is also making a lot of money, right?"

"Of course, but we dare not be like you. The profit is only about 15%. You know, we have to be responsible for investors." Dalio said helplessly.

Shen Lang couldn't help rolling his eyes. This old man is very bad. According to the funds held by Bridgewater Fund, the 15% return is at least several billion US dollars. He has already made a lot of money, right?

All the way to Wall Street, at this time, Wall Street is in a depression, and there is no more prosperity before, and the people passing by are all with their heads down and their faces heavy, and they no longer have the confidence and arrogance of the past. , or a rich man worth tens of millions of dollars, but at this time he can only helplessly accept that he is already a pauper and will soon face the fate of unemployment.

In Dalio's CEO's office, Shen Lang drank coffee leisurely, and then said.

"It's time to close all the short contracts I have on hand."

Dalio seemed a little surprised: "However, the market is still falling now, and I think there will be room for a sharp decline in the next month or two."

Shen Lang waved his hand: "Forget it, we Huaxia people have an old saying: Enough is enough, you can't be too greedy, right?"

Dalio rolled his eyes: "Shen, you have to know that if you close the position now, you will have 50 billion US dollars in your account. Do you know how huge a sum of money that is?"

Shen Lang shrugged: "Of course, that's a lot of money, but before that, I need to pay you a commission of 1.15 million US dollars, right?"

Dalio smiled: "Well, you're a great partner."

While chatting and laughing, Dalio suddenly said to Shen Lang: "Shen, I think you need an American identity now. You know, with your current wealth, it is very easy to apply for an American passport."

"Are you kidding me? This means that I have to give up my business in the mainland. You should know that this is impossible." Shen Lang refused without thinking.

Patriotic fervor aside.

The rich who join the American nationality seem to be able to obtain a good life, but don’t forget that the taxes in the United States are very heavy. The rich in the United States can avoid taxes through various legal means, but if you are an Asian tax avoidance, the tax bureau Invite you to a private prison for coffee every minute, and if you don’t avoid taxes, let alone be rich for three generations, an inheritance tax alone can make you lose more than half of your wealth.

Hearing this, Dalio sat up straight with a stern expression, and leaned in front of Shen Lang.

"Well, forgive me for forgetting that you still have such a large industry in the mainland, but I need to remind you that short selling while taking advantage of the stock market crash is not welcome anywhere. If you want to transfer the money to The mainland will definitely be hindered by layers, and you will also be listed as someone who is not welcome in the country of the United States in the future, Shen, you should know that this is the country of the United States."

Shen Lang nodded: "Well, you are right, I will not transfer all the money to the country, I will take out a sum of money for investment"

Before he finished speaking, Dalio shook his head.

"No, it's not enough, Shen, my friend, we're in the same boat now, our interests are the same, you have to believe that."

Shen Lang thought for a while, then spread his hands: "Okay, do you have any suggestions?"

"My suggestion is that you should leave at least half of your funds in the United States. Not only for investment, but also to release the news that you want to settle in the United States. You know, the United States welcomes talents from all over the world, which will make the United States People think that the United States is still the most attractive country in the world, especially at this time, can you understand what I mean?" Dalio even said with gestures, for fear that Shen Lang would not listen.

Shen Lang pondered for a moment and thought it made sense: "Okay, I plan to buy a luxury house in the United States, maybe I should tell Mr. Murdoch the news and ask him to help me promote it?"

Of course Dalio knew who Murdoch was, with a look of surprise on his face: "Oh, since you know Mr. Murdoch, that would be great."

The liquidation of short contracts cannot be completed in a day or two. After coming out of Bridgewater Fund, Shen Lang found a hotel and had a good night's sleep. When he woke up, it was only three o'clock in the morning, and he watched the news again. , and fell asleep again.

At noon, Shen Lang received a call from Ms. Deng.

"Good morning, Ms. Deng, your news is really well-informed. I was just about to call you, but you called me unexpectedly."

Ms. Deng seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, a reporter happened to be staying at the airport and saw you getting into Mr. Dalio's car. I think you will need to beat the jet lag after talking about things, so I just called now." This call."

I have to admit that Ms. Deng's emotional intelligence is still very high.

Half an hour later, Shen Lang met Ms. Deng in a coffee shop.

"Mr. Shen, don't worry, I will arrange the best editor to write related articles." After hearing Shen Lang's needs, Ms. Deng agreed without saying a word, instead of saying that she would go back and discuss with Murdoch before giving an answer. Obviously It is the status of News Corporation that has recently improved.

Shen Lang raised his coffee cup and made a gesture of toasting: "Then thank you very much."

"You're welcome. If it wasn't for your wake-up call, I would still be Mrs. Murdoch, so it's not a big deal." Ms. Deng took a sip of her coffee and asked again.

"Oh, by the way, did you buy the mansion in the report?"

Shen Lang shook his head: "Not yet, do you have a good introduction?"

Ms. Deng shrugged: "You know, the current real estate bubble, even the top rich are not immune, I do know that there are a few luxury houses that are for sale, if you are interested, I can help you get in touch."

"Of course I'm interested."

"Do you have any requests?"

"The only requirement is to be extravagant enough!"

Ms. Deng barely got burned by the coffee. This was the first time she heard such a request. Who would have thought that it was not a rich man like Bill Gates who made such a request, but a young man under 30 years old? ?

"By the way, haven't you been in touch with Miss Liu recently? She just happens to be in Hollywood."

It was only then that Shen Lang remembered that he had been very busy recently and hadn't contacted Liu Tianxian. He only found out the specific situation after asking.

[The King of Kung Fu] Although it is an out-and-out bad movie, the box office hit the street, but Lionsgate Pictures did not lose money, and it was basically even through the DVD, and Liu Tianxian also gained a certain reputation in Hollywood with this movie After seeing the prosperity of Hollywood, Liu's mother also wanted to let Liu Tianxian enter Hollywood to develop, so Liu Tianxian has been auditioning during this time.

However, Shen Lang learned from Ms. Deng that the results of the audition were not satisfactory.

When receiving Shen Lang's call, Liu Tianxian was a little depressed. Obviously, she had never suffered such a blow in the inland.

But when he learned that Shen Lang had come to the United States, Liu Tianxian immediately asked for the address, hung up the phone and hurried over.

When Shen Lang opened the door, Liu Tianxian jumped up and hung on him.

Shen Lang almost couldn't stand still and sat down on the ground, took a few steps back, and then stretched his legs to close the door.

(End of this chapter)