Save the Bachelor of Heaven

  Chapter 2089 2091【Luck】

   In December 1919, Xiang Nan helped Universal Pictures finalize the filming plan for the new year.

Deadpool 2, Venom, Fantastic Beasts 4, Black Widow 2, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Doctor Strange 2, Fantastic Four, La La Land and "Fast and Furious 8".

  In January, after being reviewed by the new chairman, Byron Howard, the projects were immediately finalized.

  Xiang Nan then joined the Fast and Furious crew for filming.

  In January, the news of the epidemic has appeared, but most people except the mainland don’t care about it, thinking that it’s just like SARS in 2003, it’s only endemic in Asian countries, and it’ll be fine after a while.

  So when they see the strict defense in the mainland, they all feel that making a fuss out of a molehill has nothing to do with them, and no one takes it seriously.

  Xiang Nan is very aware of the dangers of this incident, so he specially reminded Cong Shan, Shanshan, Tranquility, Ning Jian and others to be careful, to disinfect when entering and leaving, to wear a mask, and not to go to crowded areas unless necessary.

   Otherwise, it will be troublesome in case of infection.

  Although with their financial resources, treatment is not a problem, but suffering is certain. Moreover, in case of sequelae, it is a matter of a lifetime.

  Xiang Nan has always been well-targeted, speaks his word, and is deeply trusted by his family. Therefore, although he feels that he is making a big deal out of a molehill, everyone still listens to his advice.

  But in the Fast and Furious crew, not everyone is obedient, and it is not realistic for everyone to wear a mask. After all, when filming or eating, you still have to take it off.

  Xiang Nan can only strengthen his own defenses, wear a mask when not filming, eat alone when eating, and try to avoid close contact.

  …

   Busy until April, Xiang Nan's role has already been wrapped, and he quit the Fast and Furious 8 crew ahead of schedule.

  At this time, the epidemic situation in the mainland has also come to an end temporarily, but internationally, the epidemic situation has begun to spread rapidly.

  Xiang Nan hurried back to Xiangjiang, and then stayed at home with Cong Shan, Shanshan, Ning Jian and others.

   In the following months, the number of people infected by the epidemic increased, and the situation became more and more severe.

  At this time, Cong Shan, Shanshan and the others understood why Xiang Nan was facing an enemy from the very beginning.

  With the spread of the epidemic, movie theaters around the world have been closed one after another, and the film industry has been severely impacted. Universal Pictures' revenue in the second quarter fell by 30%, and the box office of many films fell short of expectations.

  Reflected to the stock market, the stock price fell by 20%. Investors all believe that Universal Pictures loses Xiangnan's seat, the future is worrying, and they lack confidence in its future.

  In comparison, because of the epidemic, more people are staying at home. Online streaming media platforms are becoming more and more popular, and the number of subscribers has increased significantly.

  In 2019, Netflix had 160 million subscribers. By 2020, the number of subscribers will have risen to more than 200 million, and within a year, the number of users has increased by 30%.

  The number of visits to YouTube has also increased greatly, which has increased by nearly 40% compared with the previous one. As a result, the share prices of the two listed companies soared, reaching more than 200 billion U.S. dollars.

   Seeing this, many investors admire Xiang Nan's luck.

  He sold Universal before the epidemic, and at a very good price. Now that the streaming media is on fire, his previous investment has a higher return.

   Really lucky!

  …

   In the next few months, Xiang Nan made rumors that he wanted to transfer YouTube, and in addition, let go of Netflix stock.

  His approach surprised the outside world. Because with the spread of the epidemic, more and more people are forced to stay at home, which makes the stock prices of YOUTUBE and NETFLIX soar.

  And the epidemic is far from over, so the stock prices of the two companies will definitely rise. Under such circumstances, Xiang Nan actually wanted to make a move. He really sold a chicken that lays golden eggs.

   "Husband, do you really want to sell?" Cong Shan asked puzzled, "I read the report, the stock price will go up."

  Xiang Nan nodded, "The stock price will indeed rise again. But the epidemic will always end. According to my estimation, most countries in the world will open it up in half a year at most. After all, if it continues to be closed, the economy will not be able to bear it.

   At that time, the growth rate of these streaming media will definitely slow down, and may even go backwards, and the stock price will naturally not remain at a high level. So now is the right time to sell. "

  Hearing what he said, Cong Shan suddenly realized.

  …

  Subsequently, a number of consortiums hoped to acquire YouTube and Netflix, and finally Google bought 60% of YouTube's shares at a sky-high price of US$150 billion.

   The reason why Google acquired YouTube is mainly for the consideration of drainage. With four billion visits per day, YouTube is the second largest website in the world after Google.

  If Google acquires it, not only can it take the express train of streaming media, but it can also attribute YouTube's traffic to Google.

   In this way, the daily visits to Google’s website have nearly doubled, and its advertising revenue can even increase exponentially.

  In fact, in the real world, YouTube was acquired by Google. At that time, YouTube had just been established for more than a year, and Google had already taken a fancy to its potential and bought it wholly for US$1.65 billion.

  However, Xiang Nan made a move earlier than them, and Xiang Nan had already bought YouTube only half a year after its establishment. It only cost 200 million U.S. dollars at the time, but now it has sold for 150 billion U.S. dollars, not counting the money earned by Xiangnan from the previous listing.

  In fifteen years, the investment has increased seven hundred and fifty times. Such an astonishing rate of return is beyond the reach of Wall Street and admires it.

  And Microsoft also bought 30% of the shares of NETFIIX at a price of 60 billion US dollars.

  It turns out that Microsoft, like Sony and Apple, has the idea of ​​building a home entertainment empire. For this reason, it launched XBOX as early as 2001. XBOX is not only for playing games, but also for exercising, watching videos, and enjoying music. It is a very good hardware device.

  With hardware, you need software support.

Therefore, Microsoft has been acquiring over the years, such as the full-effect studio of "Age of Empires", the Lionhead studio of "Fable", ZENIMAX of "The Elder Scrolls", Activision Blizzard of "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" etc.

  The reason why Microsoft acquired 30% of Netflix’s shares is to strengthen XBOX’s online video resources. Microsoft and Netflix have teamed up, and users can watch online videos on computers and Xbox without leaving home, which is also a big business opportunity for Microsoft.

  …

  After selling YouTube and Netflix, Xiang Nan has more than 300 billion U.S. dollars in cash. Even after taxes, the remaining amount is more than 200 billion U.S. dollars, which is a huge amount.

   With so much money, Xiang Nan didn't invest it anymore, but kept it in the bank to earn interest, and donated it out one after another.

   Tranquility and Ningjian both have a trust fund of 5 billion US dollars, which is enough for a lifetime, and Xiang Nan is not going to leave them too much money.

  If they can do it themselves, they don't need to rely on their parents. If they don't have the means, give them money, and they won't be able to save it.

  (end of this chapter)