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On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, we arrived in Magic City.

You can't go to Shi Jinglin's house empty-handed to pay New Year greetings.

This is very troublesome.

With the assets of the Shi family, they actually don’t need anything, they have whatever they want. But this is tradition. Whether you need it or not is one thing, and whether you want to give it away or not is another matter.

The value of a gift often represents the degree of respect.

Fortunately, Zhou Buqi didn't need to personally participate in this kind of thing. Shi Jinglin wrote the gift list herself, and she asked someone to collect the gifts in the market. She spent more than 8 million on her own pocket, including one worth 7 million. The ancient jade paperweight is said to be from the Ming Dynasty.

The general logic is that Shi Jinglin paid for herself as a betrothal gift and married her away from the Shi family.

Zhou Buqi sits back and enjoys the success.

When the meal was served, there were more than twenty people in the family. The father-in-law of the Shi family was at the head of the table, but the focus of the dinner was on Zhou Buqi. Everyone present understood that the Shi family's diversified investments failed in the past few years and they were almost insolvent and bankrupt. It was because of the embrace of this prospective son-in-law that they completely turned around.

There is no way to praise this son-in-law too much.

This is no longer the mother-in-law who looks more and more satisfied with her son-in-law. It is the father-in-law who looks more and more satisfied with her son-in-law. It is the eldest sister who looks more and more happy when she looks at her brother-in-law. It is the second sister who looks more and more happy when she looks at her brother-in-law... The other seven aunts and eight aunts are good to hear. The words came out like wheels.

Then asked when Zhou Buqi and Shi Jinglin will get married?

Zhou Buqi told the truth, saying that he and Wen Zhixia had not yet gone through the divorce procedures, and that they would go through the procedures when the civil affairs office returned to work after the year. Then you can officially register with Shi Jinglin.

The second sister Shi Jingmei suggested that instead of registering in China, register directly in the United States or the United Kingdom.

There are benefits to this.

When you register a marriage abroad, the domestic marriage system will recognize such a marriage relationship, but it will not enter the relationship into the marriage system because it was not registered domestically.

Unless you are filing a divorce lawsuit for property division, there is no legal support for this because there is no marriage certificate in the country. However, at the social level, various organizations recognize marriage certificates issued by foreign institutions.

This is very comfortable.

Zhou Buqi had promised a long time ago that he would marry senior Wu Yu and sister Baoshan. Sun Wanran might also have the opportunity to be ranked first.

If this were all done in China, with constant marriage, divorce, marriage, divorce... Of course there would be no problem from a legal perspective, but I am afraid that some bad people will deliberately target them, find connections and obtain relevant information, and attack from a moral perspective.

This suggestion from the second sister can effectively avoid this risk.

In China, there is only one recorded marriage with Wen Zhixia. Even if there are bad guys who want to cause trouble in this regard, no relevant evidence can be found.

From the perspective of marriage, it actually doesn’t matter whether you register in China or in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, or South Korea. Marriage relationships registered in any mainstream country are recognized throughout the world.

The difference is that if the marriage is registered in China, when you get divorced, you have to return to the country and get the divorce according to the domestic marriage law. If a marriage is registered in the UK, you need to go to the UK to get a divorce in accordance with the British Marriage Law.

Otherwise, there is almost no difference.

This is not an obstacle for Zhou Buqi.

He had already agreed with Wen Zhixia, Shi Jinglin, Wu Yu, and Xue Baoshan that in order to prevent anyone from having the wrong idea, he would sign a prenuptial agreement when getting married to ensure all family property, including the custody of the children. It's all on the man.

Zhou Buqi is the core of this big family. Only by binding everything to him can everyone in the family feel at ease and accept the status quo.

This idea was originally proposed by Shi Jinglin.

She has 100% trust in Zhou Buqi.

However, her trust in Wen Zhixia is not that high. What if Wen Zhixia has an inappropriate idea in this marriage and wants to cut off half of the family property during the divorce...

Depend on!

It's not just Zhou Buqi who will be lost. The rights and interests of Shi Jinglin, Wu Yu, Baoshan, Aunt Xue, Ning Yaxian, Ning Yameng, as well as their grandfather, parents, and sister will all be damaged.

Zhou Buqi's wealth is the Zhou family's wealth and belongs to everyone in the Zhou family. If someone takes away half of it because of a marriage, even if Zhou Buqi can accept it, no one else can.

It is better to sign a prenuptial agreement honestly, be wary of unknown risks, and protect everyone's interests.

Of course, Wen Zhixia was intellectual enough and didn't care too much about this kind of thing. Zhou Buqi said he wanted to divorce her and marry Shi Jinglin, but she just wiped her tears secretly twice and didn't say much.

In fact, it is just a legal relationship in name only. For the Zhou family, there will be no changes in who they marry or who they do not marry. Mainly, it is a kind of spiritual care for the woman’s family.

It can be seen from the happiness of these relatives of the Shi family at the dinner table that they are absolutely satisfied that Zhou Buqi can marry Linlin.

In short, this meal was a happy wedding banquet. Zhou Buqi and Shi Jinglin were already a perfect match, and they agreed to go to the UK to register their marriage in April.

The Shi family was very happy.

Zhou Buqi was also very happy, because after the meal, he received a call from the United States, from Hulu Chairman and CEO Jason Kilar.

The Lunar New Year is becoming more and more popular in the West. Jason Kilar first came up to greet the New Year, and then talked about work matters.

"Mr. Zhou, I want to ask you something."

"Please say."

"What is the future positioning of Ziweixing Global?"

Jason Kilar's tone was serious, this was a very critical question. He is a senior Internet practitioner from Silicon Valley. He is good at the Internet, not making movies.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "I told you, 'Internet + entertainment'."

Jason Kilar said solemnly: "Two months ago, Time Warner spun off AOL. This is a catastrophic tragedy of the century."

Ten years ago, it was at the peak of the Internet bubble.

AOL America Online is a well-known Internet company, and Time Warner is the world's largest entertainment media company.

Soon, the two sides formed a conceptual unity.

AOL has an Internet platform, and its most important business is its "online business", which is streaming media for video playback. It just so happens that Time Warner has the most good content.

The two sides hit it off immediately!

The largest merger and acquisition case of the 21st century was born.

Then, it was tragic.

In just a few years, the market value has dropped by 60%. In December last year, Time Warner finally had enough patience and divested AOL of its business for US$3.5 billion, completely separating the companies.

Zhou Buqi said speechlessly: "In my opinion, these people in Hollywood are idiots who are out of touch with the times. The cooperation between AOL and Time Warner is indeed a tragedy. The network infrastructure back then was not good at all, and AOL Video playback on the Internet is fine for adult content. This kind of video does not require high definition and resolution. It mainly pursues short-term sensory stimulation. However, Time Warner’s content is all high-quality, and the Internet speed at that time was basically It cannot satisfy quality content.”

Jason Kilar asked: "So you think now's your chance?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Of course, the opportunity has come! That's why I say these people in Hollywood are fools. When they should not have combined with the Internet, they did so and suffered a loss. Now, the opportunity for the industrial Internet has finally come, and they But left. It was completely against the times. If Time Warner were my company, I would definitely lead Time Warner's transformation and use its AOL platform and film and television content resources to develop the streaming media business. If this is the case If we do, there will be no opportunity for Netflix and Hulu in the market."

Warner Bros. is a huge tragedy.

Ten years ago, they entered the Internet market and suffered miserably; now, when it is time for them to launch a massive attack on the Internet, they have withdrawn from the market.

It will be another ten years before they realize the role of the Internet.

And the new chairman and CEO they invited to lead Warner's transformation ten years later was Jason Kilar, who had been boycotted, suppressed, and kicked out by Hollywood.

Jason Kilar is obviously more aware of the development trend of the Internet than the Warner group. He said with deep understanding: "Yes, the era of industrial Internet has arrived. Recently, the concept of sharing economy has emerged in Silicon Valley. Many startups have combined the Internet with cars, restaurants, hotels, and office buildings.”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "So, the times are changing, and Hollywood can't keep up. This is precisely our competitiveness. This is the development route that I had already determined when I established the entertainment group Ziweixing Global. ."

Jason Kilar pondered for a moment, then asked: "'Internet + entertainment', is it mainly about the Internet or about entertainment?"

"The Internet is a platform and entertainment is content. There is no contradiction." Zhou Buqi felt that he was a little anxious and said with relief, "The times do not change overnight. Users' viewing habits are still DVDs and TV stations. This is the main competitive environment for streaming media. . As for movie theaters, you have also seen the effect of "Avatar", which is an effect that streaming media can never achieve."

Jason Kilar pondered for a long time and sighed, "Mr. Zhou, to be honest with you, I can't bear it anymore. In the past two months, more than half of the senior executives have submitted their resignation applications."

Zhou Buqi said: "I think we should look inwards. Great undertakings are not achieved by compromise, but by joining forces with like-minded people."

"yes!"

Jason Kilar sighed. He wanted to leave Hulu, but it was not easy to make the decision. This website was founded by him under his leadership. How could he just let it go?

At this time, Zhou Buqi came up with a killer move and said calmly: "The current senior management of Ziweixing Global is mainly composed of Hollywood teams. They lack enough understanding of the Internet. I am now the manager of Ziweixing Global Chairman and CEO, I may not hold the position of CEO for too long. I need an executive who can truly follow my strategic thinking to work with me to lead Ziweixing Global towards the Internet era!"

"hiss!"

Jason Kilar understood immediately.

The name "Ziweixing Global" means "Ziweixing" is in the first place and "Universal" is in the back. It means the Internet is in the first place and entertainment is in the back. Boss Zhou was not very satisfied with the Hollywood executives and promised a future CEO position.

Who will this position belong to?

At this moment, Jason Kilar felt that his body had turned into a balloon, filled with confidence rising from the soles of his feet.

When he was at Amazon, he was Bezos' most effective assistant, the senior vice president. If you have the opportunity to take charge of a large company as large as Ziweixing Global, it will definitely be an exciting challenge!