Who are you calling powerful?.

Chapter 643 How come I became the richest man?

Does Boss Wei have a net worth of hundreds of billions?
This topic topped Zhihu's hot list, with nearly a thousand answers in a short period of time, and supporters and opponents were arguing fiercely.

Opponents believe that many people simply do not understand what a hundred billion is. Reality is not like an online novel. There are not many people with this level of wealth listed on Forbes.

It is true that PPTV's market value has skyrocketed, and Wei Yang's wealth has definitely increased, but it does not mean that it has increased by hundreds of billions all at once.

Because the net worth calculated by Boss Wei previously included the valuation of PPTV.

The supporters far outweigh the opponents.

The trillion level is indeed exaggerated, but Boss Wei is no ordinary man, and reality is often more illogical than fiction.

If you don't agree, then do the math. PPTV alone is worth about 360 billion yuan. It's a real listed company.

Although Blue Whale and Red Shark are not listed companies, their valuations are not low.

There have been rumors that PPTV intends to acquire a stake in Blue Whale, and it is said that the market value of Blue Whale will be about 500 billion.

Whether this value is high or low depends on one’s own opinion!
The reason why it is considered low is that Blue Whale has strong profitability, especially this year, when its movies, television and variety shows have flourished, and its net profit would put countless companies to shame.

The reason why it is considered high is that Blue Whale is, after all, an asset-light cultural company and its profits are not stable.

But no matter what, based on this standard, Blue Whale's valuation is at least over 400 billion.

The situation of the red shark is very similar to that of the blue whale, with extremely strong profitability.

Not only does it have "Honor of Kings" and "Candy Crush Saga", it has also developed the trump card "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", and has two other mobile games that are performing well.

Of course, the gaming market is not without its share of disgusting things.

Penguin launched a mobile game of the same type as "Honor of Kings", called "All People's Brawl".

NetEase has set its sights on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and launched Knives Out.

While Red Shark was suing them, it also followed suit in plagiarizing, such as "Car King" from "QQ Speed", "Counter-Terrorist Agent" from "Cross Fire", and "Summoner of the Gods" from NetEase's new money-making king "Onmyoji".

Regardless of how much market share is grabbed and how much money is made, the main point is that if you are unkind, I will be unjust, and I will not pay for disgusting others.

Although it cannot compare with Penguin's wealth and huge traffic pool, it has the first-mover advantage, strong profits, the Blue Whale media publicity matrix, and the traffic support from the rapidly rising cooperative platforms such as PPTV, Bilibili, and Douyin that Wei Yang has introduced.

Facing the two major gaming giants, Penguin and NetEase, Red Shark encountered some setbacks but finally managed to stabilize its position.

In terms of making money, PPTV and Blue Whale are nothing compared to Red Shark.

Even though Red Shark has not disclosed many of its data to the public like listed companies NetEase and Penguin, its market share and cash flow cannot deceive people.

Penguin, NetEase and Red Shark almost monopolize more than 80% of the domestic mobile game market revenue.

Penguin is strong in the large number of games and platform advantages, NetEase is strong in the large number of core projects, many of which have excellent performance, Red Shark has a weak foundation, but its flagship products are strong enough.

According to the announcement of SuperData, a foreign data analysis company, the annual revenue of "Honor of Kings" is expected to exceed 15 billion US dollars, which is about 100 billion yuan.

Although the data of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" is not as good as that of "Honor of Kings", it is not too different.

Judging from various data, Red Shark's total profit in 2017 should be between 260 billion and 320 billion.

Compared with Giant Interactive (512 billion) and Sanqi Interactive Entertainment (310 billion), which ranked fourth and fifth, the combined revenue of the two companies is less than that of Red Shark.

Therefore, I am afraid that Red Shark is the first company with a market value of hundreds of billions under Boss Wei.

It’s just that Red Shark is too low-key and hides itself behind the game. The outside world can only verify it indirectly through some words and related data, which are not only not necessarily accurate, but also lack substantial evidence to verify it.

As a result, Red Shark's presence is far less than that of other companies under Wei Yang, and many people underestimate its scale and profitability.

What is most enviable is that Blue Whale and Red Shark are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Boss Wei, and at most some executives and team members received dry stock dividends.

Just adding these two together, Boss Wei's wealth is already terrifying.

Taking into account PPTV and various real estate and company investments, Boss Wei's wealth may exceed 2000 billion. He ranks among the top three in this year's Forbes list, second only to the two Ma's.

It’s really not that I don’t know, I’m shocked when I calculate it!
Everyone knows that Boss Wei is rich and has a net worth of 10 billion. However, this statement has long been outdated. Not to mention 10 billion, even saying he is worth 100 billion is an underestimate of Boss Wei. He is already working hard to become the richest man.

Some people on Zhihu even suspect that Wei Yang might already be the richest man.

After all, those who know Boss Wei know that this guy is quite stable.

In terms of its current industrial structure, PPTV is just an obvious target, while the famous Blue Whale is the second layer.

The third layer is the low-key red sharks, and some of those who participated in the investment but did not hide are the fourth layer, such as Bilibili, ByteDance, and Pinduoduo.

According to Wei Yang's personality, there should be a fifth layer, which is some investments and assets unknown to the outside world.

The hidden richest man?
The richest man who just turned 30!

Starting from the in-depth digging on Zhihu, similar remarks quickly spread throughout the entire Internet. Even Boss Wei couldn't suppress the popularity, because not only was it widely circulated in China, but even the media in Asia, Europe and the United States began to follow suit.

In the impetuous modern society, people's pursuit of money has reached a pathological level.

And legendary wealth myths like Wei Yang's are talked about and sought after by everyone.

There is no way, wealth + youth equals invincibility!
Domestic financial media including CCTV and foreign authoritative media such as the BBC all wanted to interview him, not to mention other media. The calls for mercy were even made to Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying.

Boss Wei ignored them all and stayed at home to enjoy the peace and quiet, but he still couldn't avoid some "harassment".

...

Magic City, Tomson Yipin

Fan Chengcheng, who had dyed white hair, looked eagerly at Boss Wei who was drinking porridge calmly: "Brother-in-law, are you really the richest man?"

Fat Fan, who was scooping bird's nests with a small spoon nearby, couldn't help but laugh. Sure enough, Boss Wei, who was in a good mood, turned pale when he heard what his brother-in-law said.

"Don't listen to the media nonsense."

"Oh, you're not?"

Fan Chengcheng looked at Boss Wei with a gloomy face with some disappointment and confusion, and asked his sister in a low voice.

"Why is my brother-in-law unhappy?"

Fatty Fan smiled and said, "Because your brother-in-law doesn't want to be the richest man."

"what?"

Fan Chengcheng was even more confused. Being the richest man sounded so impressive, but others couldn't even want to be the richest man. So why didn't his brother-in-law want to be the richest man?

"You know that the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Never mind. You're still young. You'll understand when you grow up." Fat Fan looked at his brother, whose eyes revealed his clear yet stupidity. He was too lazy to waste words and just said a few perfunctory words.

Wei Yang couldn't help cursing after Fan Chengcheng finished eating and went to his room to practice dancing in preparation for the upcoming "Idol Producer".

"I'm not done with these old bastards!"

This time, Wei Yang's background was dug out so thoroughly, and public opinion exploded so quickly that Boss Wei couldn't suppress it. It was likely that someone was fanning the flames behind the scenes.

Although it's not clear who they are exactly, the area is so small that there's no way to escape from those bastards.

I don't know what trouble happened at the end of the year, but they used him to attract attention. Others also helped to promote him for various purposes. There was no authoritative list, so all kinds of rumors were flying around.

The most infuriating thing is that he was portrayed as [Super Sixth Man] who likes to hide his wealth... although he is indeed that kind of person.

But if this character is deeply rooted in people's hearts, even if the list is released later and Boss Wei is not at the top, a group of people will think that he has hidden his wealth... although this is also true.

Now not only Boss Wei has been put on the spot, but even the list has been put on the spot. Going against public opinion will affect credibility.

"What should I do?"

Fatty Fan asked. Wei Yang thought about it and finally shook his head: "There is no other way. If it's just these old bastards, it's not impossible to deal with them. If they mess with me, I will mess with them too. If I can't win, I can mess up the situation."

"But now the key is that public opinion recognizes me, and what's even more difficult is that the authorities have also stepped in."

"You mean... typical?"

After all, Fat Fan is a strong female entrepreneur and her mind works quickly. Boss Wei nodded with a wry smile.

"The United States had Zuckerberg in the past and Musk in the future. Both became world-renowned billionaires at a young age and are representatives of the American dream."

"You said that there needs to be someone to represent the Chinese Dream, to reflect China's economic boom in recent years and the Chinese youth of the new era. Who better to be the 'wealth legend' than me, especially since I started my career in the last decade?"

That’s right, the biggest reason why Boss Wei didn’t stay in hiding this time was that he was noticed by the authorities and was intended to be set up as a role model.

Boss Wei can't avoid this kind of thing, there's no way to avoid it, so he can only think positively.

Although you are the first to stand out, you will also have more halos to protect you, and you will get many visible and invisible benefits in the future.

Of course, even though he didn’t survive this time, it doesn’t mean that Boss Wei can’t survive in the future.

There are many people who want to be the richest man, such as Evergrande’s boss Xu, who particularly likes to be in the limelight.

After this cooperation, Wei Yang will step down and help Boss Xu build momentum.

As for what happened later, with the film and television industry in a cold winter and the decline of agents, Wanda’s eldest son had no money to buy milk powder, so it was reasonable for Boss Wei to suffer heavy losses…

...

Boss Wei stayed at home for several days because of the richest man incident. He finally showed up in late November.

There is no choice, he has to participate in this year's Golden Horse Awards!

As for why Boss Wei ignored the Golden Horse Awards last year but decided to attend the Awards this year despite external turmoil, only he himself knows.

...

Taiwan Province, Airport

A bald man came out with a few people, and then the hall was full of reporters and media with cameras.

Several people were shocked, and then sighed: "Everyone says that Taiwanese entertainment is failing, but I don't think that's entirely true. This kind of momentum is rare in mainland China."

The bald men straightened their clothes and walked towards the reporters with their heads held high, but no one paid any attention to them. Only two or three reporters lazily took a few photos.

Although several people knew that these reporters could not have come for them, they did not expect such a grand display.

After all, we are also performing guests of the Golden Horse Awards!
Before I could say a few words, I suddenly found that the reporters began to surge in one direction. In addition to the reporters, a group of cheering fans and passers-by also gathered over.

The bald man knew who was coming without even looking, and curled his lips: "It's not a big deal to be rich."

His companion next to him said: "It's great to be rich."

Another companion added even more harshly: "Besides, he is not only rich and famous, but also handsome."

Boss Wei, who just appeared at the airport, had no idea that someone was jealous of him not far away. He was now surrounded by countless reporters.

Wei Yang had no time to complain about the airport's confidentiality and the so-called VIP channel. These Taiwanese media were so wild that they dared to ask any sensitive questions. He could only smile silently under the protection of his bodyguards and wait for rescue.

Fortunately, the airport security was reliable, and the police who heard the news sent people to rescue Boss Wei quickly.

Although no useful information was obtained during the interview, Boss Wei's visit to Taiwan quickly became a sensation throughout the province due to the continuous publicity from Taiwanese media.

Boss Wei seldom comes to Taiwan. He only came twice when he first became famous. This visit to Taiwan is his first in many years.

Over the years, Boss Wei's influence in Taiwan has grown day by day.

If you ask who is the most influential star in Taiwan, it’s hard to say.

But if we talk about the most influential mainland star in Taiwan, there is definitely no other candidate other than Wei Yang.

Starting with My Love from the Star, many works by Boss Wei, such as The East Palace, Come on, My Love for You, Joy of Life series, Nirvana in Fire, the movies Time Travelers: Raiders and Detective Chinatown, have been broadcast and released in Taiwan, with good results, and some of them have even become big hits.

At the same time, people in Taiwan love to read entertainment gossip, and Boss Wei is the king of scandals, so his exposure in Taiwan is particularly high.

Even if you haven't watched Wei Yang's TV series or movies, you have heard about his romantic affairs through the diligent coverage of Taiwanese media.

The aura of wealth surrounding Boss Wei also earns him high praise from the money-loving Taiwanese people.

Especially among the younger generation of Taiwanese men and women, many regard Wei Yang as their idol and dream lover.

It is said that there is a young man who looks quite similar to Boss Wei. Relying on his face, he has become a variety show star that is sought after by major Taiwanese and provincial programs, with an annual income of several million Taiwan dollars.

Right now, Boss Wei, with the title of "the richest man", came to Taiwan to attend the Golden Horse Awards, and has become the most popular spot in Taiwan.

Can you imagine that the TV host introduced to the audience what Boss Wei's lunch would be like after he arrived at the hotel? Even what he liked to eat was verified by someone looking through the leftovers.

Originally, Boss Wei wanted to go to the Taiwan Night Market in the evening. He heard that Fan Xiaopang and Liu Shishi, who had been there before, had recommended it to him.

But as soon as he left the hotel, he saw a series of suspicious vehicles and people around him, as well as the faint flashes of cameras, so he turned back.

These Taiwanese paparazzi are too rampant!

Fortunately, he had anticipated this and brought a lot of bodyguards with him, otherwise these people would have been able to sneak into his room disguised as waiters and install cameras...

(End of this chapter)