Chapter 643 How Come I Became the Richest Man?

Does Boss Wei have a net worth of 100 billion?

This topic topped the Zhihu hot list, with nearly a thousand answers in a short period of time, and supporters and opponents were madly on the line.

Opponents believe that many people do not understand what 100 billion is. Reality is not an online novel. There are not many people with this net worth, even in Forbes.

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

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

And the supporters are far greater than the opponents.

The 100 billion level is indeed exaggerated, but Boss Wei is not an ordinary person, and reality is often more illogical than fiction.

If you don't agree, then calculate it. PPTV is almost 36 billion, which is a real listed company.

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

There have been rumors that PPTV wants to invest in Blue Whale. It is said that the market value of Blue Whale is about 50 billion.

Whether this value is high or low, it depends on one's own opinion!

The reason why it is considered low is that Blue Whale has strong profitability, especially this year, with its three businesses in movies, TV and variety shows, and its net profit can make countless companies ashamed.

The reason why it is considered high is that Blue Whale is, after all, a cultural company with light assets, and its profitability is not stable.

But in any case, based on this standard, Blue Whale's valuation is at least over 40 billion.

The situation of Red Shark is very similar to that of Blue Whale, with extremely strong profitability.

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

Of course, there are some disgusting things in the game market.

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 created "Wild Action".

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

Let’s not talk about how much market share and how much money they make. The main point is that if you are unkind, I will be unjust, and I will not pay for my life if I disgust others.

Although it cannot compare with Penguin’s wealth and huge traffic pool, it has the advantage of first-mover advantage, strong profits, Blue Whale’s media publicity matrix, and the traffic blessing of the rapidly rising PPTV, Bilibili, Douyin and other cooperative platforms that Wei Yang has connected.

Facing the two major game giants Penguin and NetEase, Red Shark finally stabilized its position despite some twists and turns.

In terms of making money, PPTV and Blue Whale are all younger brothers compared to Red Shark.

Even though many data of Red Shark are not announced to the public like NetEase and Penguin, which are listed, the market share and turnover cannot deceive people.

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

Penguin is strong in the large number of games and platform advantages, NetEase is strong in the number of core projects, and there are many outstanding performers. Red Shark has poor foundation, but its fist 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 1.5 billion US dollars, which is about 10 billion RMB.

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

According to various data, Red Shark's total profit in 2017 should be between 26 billion and 32 billion.

Comparing with Giant Network (51.2 billion) and Sanqi Interactive Entertainment (31 billion), which ranked fourth and fifth, the combined revenue of the two companies is not as good as Red Shark.

Therefore, I am afraid that Red Shark is the first company with a market value of 100 billion 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 is not necessarily accurate and lacks substantial evidence.

As a result, Red Shark's presence is far inferior to other companies under Wei Yang, and many people also 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 they have distributed some executives and team dry stock dividends.

Just adding these two together, Boss Wei's net worth is already very terrifying.

Counting PPTV and various real estate and other company investments, Boss Wei may not be able to reach 200 billion. He ranks among the top three in this year's Forbes list, second only to the two Ma.

You really don't know until you count it, and you'll be shocked when you count it!

Everyone knows that Boss Wei is rich and has a net worth of 10 billion, but this statement has long been outdated. Not to mention 10 billion, even a net worth of 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 may already be the richest man.

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

In terms of its current industrial structure, PPTV is just a target in the open, and the famous Blue Whale is the second layer.

The third layer is the low-key Red Shark, and some who participate in investment but do not hide are the fourth layer, such as Bilibili, ByteDance, and Pinduoduo.

According to Wei Yang's personality, there should be a fifth layer, that is, some investments and assets that the outside world does not know.

Hidden richest man?

The richest man who just turned 30!

Starting from Zhihu, similar remarks quickly spread across the entire Internet. Even Boss Wei couldn't suppress the popularity, because not only was the rumor spread in China, but also Asian, European and American media began to hear the news and follow the uproar.

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

And legendary wealth myths like Wei Yang's are talked about by everyone and flock to them.

There is no way, wealth + youth equals invincibility!

Domestic financial media, including CCTV, and foreign authoritative media such as the BBC, not to mention other media, all wanted to interview him, and calls for mercy were made to Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying.

Boss Wei ignored them all and stayed at home to hide in peace, but some "harassment" was inevitable.

…

Magic City, Tomson First Grade

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

Fan Xiaopang, who was spreading the bird's nest with a small spoon next to him, couldn't help laughing. Sure enough, Boss Wei, who was in a good mood, turned dark when he heard what his brother-in-law said.

"Don't look at the media and be blind."

"Ah, aren't you?"

Fan Chengcheng looked at the dark-faced Boss Wei with some disappointment and confusion, and asked his sister in a low voice.

"Why is brother-in-law unhappy?"

Fan Xiaopang smiled: "Because your brother-in-law doesn't want to be the richest man."

"ah?"

Fan Chengcheng was even more confused. The richest man sounded so majestic. Others couldn't become one, so why didn't his brother-in-law not want to be one?

"Does a bird know when you start shooting? Forget it, you are still young. You will understand when you grow up."

Fan Xiaopang looked at his younger brother who had a clear and stupid look in his eyes. He didn't bother to waste his words and just said a few perfunctory words.

After Fan Chengcheng finished eating first and went to his room to practice dancing and prepare for the upcoming "Idol Producer", Wei Yang couldn't help but curse.

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

This time, Wei Yang's background was dug out so thoroughly, and public opinion exploded rapidly. Boss Wei couldn't suppress it, and there was probably someone behind it who was fueling the fire.

Although I don’t know exactly who it is, the area is so large in total, and there are a few bastards left and right who can’t escape.

At the end of the year, I don’t know what kind of trap was created. He was used to attract firepower. Others, for various purposes, also helped to lift him up. As for there is no authoritative list, all kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky.

The most irritating thing is that he is portrayed as a [Super Six] who likes to hide in his home... although he is indeed such a person.

But if this persona is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if Boss Wei does not reach the top of the list, a group of people will think that he is hiding his wealth... although this is also true.

Now not only is Boss Wei being put on the list, but also the list is put on the list. Going against public opinion will affect credibility.

"What should we do?"

Fan Xiaopang asked, Wei Yang thought for a while, and finally shook his head: "There is no way, if just these old guys are here, it's not impossible to cope with it. If they fight me, I will fight them too, even if we can't win, Can mess up the situation."

"But the key now is that public opinion recognizes me. What's more difficult is that the official side has also come to an end."

"You mean...typical?"

After all, Fan Xiaopang is also a strong entrepreneurial woman, and her brain works very quickly. Boss Wei nodded with a wry smile.

"In the United States, there was Zuckerberg before him, and Musk after him. They both became world-famous rich men at a young age, and they are also representatives of the American dream."

"Do you think there is a need for someone to represent the Chinese dream? It is a side confirmation of China's economic development in recent years and the Chinese youth in the new era. Who else is more consistent with this 'wealth myth' than me, especially since I was born in the past ten years?" Started in 2000.”

That's right, Boss Wei didn't hold back this time. The biggest reason was that he was favored by the authorities and deliberately set himself up as a role model.

Boss Wei can't avoid this kind of thing, and there is no way to avoid it, so he can only think about it for the better.

Although I have become an outstanding person, I have gained some aura of protection and will receive many visible and invisible benefits in the future.

Of course, although he didn't hold back this time, it doesn't mean that Boss Wei won't hold back in the future.

There are many people who want to be the richest man. For example, Evergrande’s boss Xu especially likes to be in the limelight.

After this cooperation was completed, Wei Yang stepped down and gave way to others, and helped Boss Xu to build momentum.

As for the future, the film and television industry is in a cold winter and the agency is declining. Wanda Young Master has no money to buy milk powder. It is reasonable for Boss Wei to suffer heavy losses...

…

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

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

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

…

Taiwan Province, Airport

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

Several people were startled, and then sighed: "They all say that Taiwan Entertainment is in trouble, but I don't think that's the case. This kind of posture is not common in the mainland."

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

Although several people knew that this group of reporters could not be here for them, they did not expect that they would be so busy.

After all, we are also guest performers at the Golden Horse Awards!

Before he could complain, he suddenly found that reporters began to surge in one direction. In addition to reporters, there were also a group of fans and passers-by who surrounded him.

The bald man knew who was coming without looking, and curled his lips: "It's great to be rich."

The companion next to him retorted: "It's great to be rich."

Another companion added a more ruthless knife: "And he is not only rich, but also famous and handsome."

Boss Wei, who just appeared at the airport, didn't know that someone was not far away and was surrounded by countless reporters.

Wei Yang didn't have 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 bodyguards and wait for rescue.

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

Although no useful information was obtained, Boss Wei's visit to Taiwan quickly caused a sensation throughout the province under the continuous publicity of Taiwanese media.

Boss Wei rarely comes to Taiwan, and he came twice when he first became famous. This visit to Taiwan is a long time ago.

During these years, Boss Wei's influence in Taiwan has been increasing day by day.

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

But if you want to talk about the most influential mainland star in Taiwan, there is absolutely no other candidate except Wei Yang.

Starting from "My Love from the Star", "Eastern Palace", "Shan Shan Comes", "Joy of Life" series, "Nirvana in Fire", movies "Time Travel" and "Detective Chinatown" and many other works of Boss Wei have been broadcast and released in Taiwan, with good results, and there are even some big hits.

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

Even those who have not watched Wei Yang's TV series and movies have heard of his romantic affairs under the diligent dissemination of Taiwanese media.

And the aura of wealth on Boss Wei also makes Taiwanese people who advocate money have a very high evaluation of him.

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

It is said that there is also a young man who looks very similar to Boss Wei. With his face, he has become a variety show star that major Taiwanese programs are vying to hire, with an annual income of several million Taiwan dollars.

At present, Boss Wei came to Taiwan to participate in the Golden Horse Awards with the title of "the richest man", and has become the most popular in Taiwan.

Can you imagine that the TV host introduced to the audience what kind of lunch Boss Wei had after arriving at the hotel, and even what he liked to eat more was verified by someone looking through the leftovers.

Originally, Boss Wei wanted to go to the night market in Taiwan at night. He heard that Fan Xiaopang and Liu Shishi, who had been there, had recommended it to him.

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

These paparazzi in Taiwan are too rampant!

Fortunately, he had anticipated this time and brought a lot of bodyguards, otherwise these people could disguise themselves as waiters and sneak into his room to install cameras...