In December 2019, Xiang Nan helped Universal Pictures finalize the new year's filming plan.
"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 new chairman Byron Howard, the projects were immediately finalized.
Xiang Nan then joined the Fast and Furious crew for filming.
In January, news of the epidemic had appeared, but except for the mainland, most people did not care about it, thinking that it was just like SARS in 2003, only prevalent in Asian countries, and that it would be fine after a while.
So when they saw the mainland's strict defense, they all felt that it was making a fuss out of a molehill and had nothing to do with them, and no one took it seriously at all.
Xiang Nan was very aware of the dangers of this matter, so he specifically reminded Cong Shan, Shanshan, Ning Jing, Ning Jian and others to be careful, disinfect when entering and leaving, wear masks, and avoid going to crowded areas unless necessary.
Otherwise, you will be in trouble if you get infected.
Although treatment is not a problem for them due to their financial resources, suffering is certain. Moreover, if there are any sequelae, they will last a lifetime.
Xiang Nan has always been on-target and true to his word, and is deeply trusted by his family. Therefore, although they think he is making a fuss out of a molehill, everyone still follows his advice.
However, not everyone on the Fast and Furious crew is obedient, and it is unrealistic to ask everyone to wear a mask. After all, you still have to take it off when filming or eating.
Xiang Nan can only strengthen his own defense, wear a mask when not filming, eat alone when eating, and try to avoid close contact.
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As of April, Xiang Nan's role has been completed and he has withdrawn from the Fast and Furious 8 crew ahead of schedule.
At this time, the epidemic in the mainland has come to an end for the time being, but internationally, the epidemic has begun to spread rapidly.
Xiang Nan took the time to return to Xiangjiang, and then stayed at home with Cong Shan, Shanshan, Ning Jian and others.
In the following months, more and more people were infected by the epidemic, and the situation became increasingly serious.
At this time, Cong Shan, Shanshan and the others understood why Xiang Nan felt like facing a formidable enemy from the beginning.
As the epidemic spreads, movie theaters around the world have been closed one after another, and the film industry has been severely impacted. Universal Pictures' revenue fell by 30% in the second quarter, and the box office of many movies was not as good as expected.
Reflected on the stock market, the stock price fell by 20%. Investors all believe that Universal Pictures' future is in doubt due to the loss of Xiang Nan, and they lack confidence in its future.
In comparison, due to the epidemic, more people are staying at home. Online streaming 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 had increased to more than 200 million, and within a year, the number of users had increased by 30%.
The number of visits to YouTube has also increased significantly, up by nearly 40% compared to the previous time. As a result, the share prices of both listed companies have soared, reaching more than 200 billion US dollars.
Seeing this, many investors admire Xiang Nan's luck.
He sold Universal before the epidemic, and sold it at a very good price. Now that streaming media is booming, his previous investment has seen a higher return.
What a blessing!
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In the following months, Xiang Nan spread the word that he wanted to sell YouTube and sell his shares in flix.
His approach surprised the outside world. Because as the epidemic spreads, more and more people are forced to stay at home, which causes the stock prices of YouTube and Flix to rise sharply.
And the epidemic is far from over, so the stock prices of the two companies will definitely rise. In this case, Xiang Nan actually took action and really sold a chicken that laid golden eggs.
"Honey, do you really want to sell it?" Cong Shan asked puzzledly, "I read the report, the stock price will still rise."
Xiang Nan nodded, "The stock price will indeed rise again. But the epidemic will eventually end. According to my estimation, most countries in the world will relax in half a year at most. After all, the economy will not be able to bear it if the lockdown continues.
By then, the growth rate of these streaming media will definitely slow down or even regress, and the stock prices will naturally not remain at high levels. So now is the right time to sell. "
Hearing what he said, Cong Shan suddenly realized.
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Subsequently, many consortiums hoped to acquire YouTube and Flix. In the end, Google bought 60% of YouTube shares for a sky-high price of US$150 billion.
The reason why Google acquired YouTube was mainly for the purpose of attracting traffic. With 4 billion visits every day, YouTube is the second largest website in the world after Google.
If Google acquires it, it will not only be able to ride on the streaming media express train, but also all YouTube traffic will be attributed to Google.
As a result, the daily visits to Google's websites have nearly doubled, and its advertising revenue can even increase exponentially.
In fact, in real society, YouTube was acquired by Google. At that time, YouTube had just been founded for more than a year, and Google had already taken a fancy to its potential and fully bought it for US$1.65 billion.
However, Xiang Nan took action earlier than they did. Xiang Nan had already bought YouTube just six months after its establishment. It only cost 200 million U.S. dollars at that time, but now it has been sold for 150 billion U.S. dollars, not counting the money made by Xiang Nan before.
In fifteen years, the investment increased seven hundred and fifty times. Such an astonishing rate of return is beyond the reach of Wall Street and is full of admiration.
Microsoft also bought 30% of fiix's shares for US$60 billion.
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 listening to music. It is a great hardware device.
And with hardware, you need software support.
Therefore, Microsoft has been making acquisitions over the years, such as Full Effect Studio of "Age of Empires", Lionhead Studio of "Fable", Zenimax of "The Elder Scrolls", Activision Blizzard of "Call of Duty" and "World of Warcraft" etc.
The reason why Microsoft now acquires 30% of flix shares is to strengthen Xbox's online video resources. Microsoft and flix have joined forces to allow users to watch online videos on computers and Xbox without leaving home, which is also a big business opportunity for it.
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After selling YouTube and Netflix, Xiang Nan has more than 300 billion US dollars in cash. Even after excluding taxes, the remaining amount is more than 200 billion US dollars, which is a huge amount.
With so much money, Xiang Nan did not invest it anymore, but deposited it in the bank to earn interest, and donated it one after another.
Ning Jing and Ning Jian both have a trust fund of 5 billion US dollars, which is enough for a lifetime. Xiang Nan is not prepared to leave too much money to them.
If they are capable on their own, they don’t need to rely on their parents to support them. If they don’t have the ability, give them money and they won’t be able to save it.
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