Rebirth 2006, creating a super consortium

After a long pause, Zhao Rui finally came back to his senses and exclaimed, "Boss, Twitter has set off a social craze on the global Internet in the past few months. After several version updates, it has obviously overwhelmed its biggest competitor Facebook. It can be said that it has dominated the global Internet social field and is unrivaled at the moment!"

"Even an authoritative media like Time Magazine highly recognized Twitter's model and directly praised Twitter on its front page headline, saying that it is about to become a super giant in the Internet industry!"

"To be honest, I never thought that this big project that amazed the world was actually yours. It's really unexpected!"

An Xin was delighted and asked back with a smile: "Don't you find that many of the features launched by Twitter are actually very similar to Weibo?"

"Oh, no, I shouldn't say that many of the functions are very similar, they are actually exactly the same!"

In order to compete with Facebook for the global Internet social market, Anxin, under the persuasion of Lucy Elizabeth Morgan, finally made a certain degree of compromise on user usage functions, allowing the Twitter team not to copy Weibo completely, but to launch some more localized functions based on user needs!

Not to mention, although the effect of this is not outstanding, there are indeed some features that are loved by a large number of users!

But in any case, the core framework of Twitter has not changed and is still the same as Weibo.

After being reminded, Zhao Rui quickly began to carefully compare the differences between the two in his mind, then nodded slowly and confirmed: "Boss, you're right, it's really like this. Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered something. When Twitter first became popular, I was a little confused. I once thought that Twitter was shameless and blatantly plagiarized the usage functions of our Weibo, but now it seems that this idea has caused a big mistake!"

"Haha, this isn't a big mistake!" An Xin shook her head slightly and explained calmly, "If Twitter really had nothing to do with me, then when it copied the core framework of Weibo, I would have definitely gone all out. There's no way it would have been able to survive until now and still be so popular!"

It does!

Zhao Rui nodded in agreement.

As a trusted subordinate, Zhao Rui's understanding of An Xin has actually reached an extremely profound level. Naturally, he knows very well that An Xin is not the kind of person who would swallow her anger in silence.

A heart of a bodhisattva and the means of a vajra, this is the most true portrayal of An Xin!

"Boss, if that's the case, then our Internet media matrix plan will undoubtedly be easier to implement. In the early stages, we only need to acquire some media companies around the world. After spending some time integrating them, we can conduct media matrix network testing!"

"No, we can't do that!" An Xin immediately rejected the proposal and explained, "Zhao Rui, the media industry is very sensitive around the world, so when it comes to building an Internet media matrix, we shouldn't make too big moves in the early stages. We must try our best to avoid attracting the attention of those media giants!"

Zhao Rui frowned slightly and said helplessly: "Boss, no matter how we build the Internet media matrix, the movement can't be too small!"

"Who said it's impossible?" An Xin raised her lips slightly, and said with a smile: "There is no need for us to show our true identity in the early stage. We can directly use the NGO model to operate related projects!"

"As the parent company, Fanxing Media has established the Matrix Foundation. Using the Matrix Foundation as its core foundation, it has established special NGOs around the world through offshore funding channels. It then uses the NGOs as a transit platform to directly intervene in the acquisition of media around the world. Wouldn't this help to get rid of Fanxing Media's shadow as much as possible?"

Zhao Rui murmured in shock, "Ah, this... is this okay?"

Seeing Zhao Rui's shocked expression, An Xin smiled knowingly.

I have to say that when it comes to project operations, people these days are really full of limitations, and there are too few ways to play!

Looking to the future, the NGO model has become commonplace. No matter whether it is a human or a ghost, they will choose to act under the guise of an NGO!

There is no other reason, the main thing is safety!

"Okay, then I will handle the Internet Media Matrix according to your instructions, but..." Zhao Rui hesitated a little, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Boss, in addition to Phoenix TV and a bunch of Hong Kong drama copyrights, Fanxing Media currently only has more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars in its account. This money is more than enough for daily operations, but if it is used to operate new projects, it is obviously a drop in the bucket, so I need you to come forward to solve the funding problem!"

An Xin frowned slightly and asked softly: "Didn't you talk to Lu Xi about the funding gap?"

The ownership of Fanxing Media is under Star Capital. Although Star Capital, as the family office of Anxin, does not have the right to participate in the daily management of Fanxing Media, it still has the right to supervise the finances of Fanxing Media!

"We have discussed it!" Zhao Rui smiled bitterly and shook his head, explaining, "But Mr. Lu said that the issue of funds is sensitive, so he must get your permission first before he has the right to notify the finance department to transfer the money to us!"

After hearing Zhao Rui's explanation, An Xin couldn't help laughing for a moment. She had to say that Lu Xi was really responsible and moral, and he strictly abided by the rules as An Xin's gatekeeper.

"Do you have a specific estimate of the funding needs for the future development of Fanxing Media?"

Zhao Rui shook his head slightly and replied: "No, our management team is still processing the development report of Fanxing Media. Before the report comes out, it is difficult to have a more specific estimated amount!"

An Xin could understand this situation and continued to ask: "Let's ignore other issues and talk about the Internet Media Matrix Plan. How much money do you think it will take to operate it?"

Zhao Rui did not give an answer right away. Instead, he lowered his head and thought for a while before giving a slightly conservative figure: "Boss, if it is only targeted at a single region, such as Asia, the initial expenditure may be around 1 million US dollars, but if the plan is implemented simultaneously around the world, this figure may soar to around 5 million US dollars!"

"Of course, this figure is only an estimated expenditure for the initial operation, which may be a bit conservative. It does not include unexpected expenses in the middle and subsequent expansion of operating expenses!"

"$5 billion?"

An Xin had no objection to this amount. After all, the funds needed to build a global media matrix would definitely be an astronomical figure. She said readily, "No problem. How about this? You should prepare a specific Internet media matrix plan report and submit it to Star Capital as soon as possible. I will say hello to Lu Xi and ask him to help you solve the funding gap problem!"

After getting An Xin's permission, Zhao Rui's face was instantly filled with joy. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Boss, I will handle the relevant issues within a week. Thank you very much for your support!"

An Xin smiled slightly and encouraged: "Now that the funding gap problem has been solved, I hope you will work hard and look forward to your good news in the future!"

"No problem, we will do our best!"

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