Chapter 348 New Year’s Dinner
On December 31, 2004, the last day of the year, Barron, Bonnie, John Smith and his wife and other friends came to Times Square together to experience the New Year's Eve activities they participated in.
What I have to admit is that at this point in time, the United States is still the most powerful country in the world, and their citizens have not experienced the following things. You can see it from everyone's expressions and temperament. The confident and optimistic look of the citizens of the most powerful country on earth.
As the crowd in the entire square counted down in unison, 2004 passed and 2005 arrived, and the square was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Barron also posted a photo of them together on his personal homepage on the Woaw website, and there were countless comments in an instant.
It can also be seen from these comments that most of them are women. Not to mention Barron's identity and wealth at this time, just because of his outstanding appearance, he has countless "face fans"...
Speaking of Woaw, the total number of users of this website currently exceeds 100 million, which is 10 times that of MySpace, which ranks second among social networks!
Of course, if we only look at the North American market, the gap between the two is not that big. Even so, Woaw's unique visits are nearly five times that of MySpace, firmly ranking at the top of the social network.
According to evaluations by relevant agencies, Woaw's valuation is close to US$3 billion. However, compared with Google, Woaw's advertising revenue is still much inferior.
But with such achievements, troubles also appeared.
Earlier, relevant institutions in the United States had focused on Woaw. I am afraid that if there were not investors such as Sequoia Capital and Blackstone Fund, Woaw would have encountered more troubles.
Even so, the United States also proposed that Woaw Technology hand over the data of its global users for the sake of "national security"...
Barron would certainly not agree to this, because Woaw's users at this time, in addition to North American users, also include users in Europe, Asia and other places. If he really provides all user data to the United States, Apart from anything else, the European Union will definitely give him a sky-high fine...
In the end, thanks to the efforts of the local American investors and the lobbying groups they hired, a compromise was finally reached with the United States in which each side took a step back.
Woaw Technology will establish a dedicated data center in North America. The data of users throughout the Americas will be placed in this data center and will not be transmitted to the headquarters in London...
In addition, Woaw Technology will conduct a new round of financing to continue to reduce its holdings in DS Capital.
This second item, in addition to the opinions of the United States, is also a requirement of many other capitals that covet Woaw technology.
After all, now, it is obvious that the prospects of Woaw Technology have been extremely optimistic, and it is likely to become another Internet "upstart" after Google. Many investment institutions, especially those with great power in the United States, hope to be able to cooperate with them. Get on this “wealth train”.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, both Microsoft and Google have made an olive branch to Woaw. Both technology giants are interested in acquiring Woaw Technology. Their bids have reached US$3 billion, but they have been rejected by Woaw Technology. In other words, it was rejected by Barron.
In Woaw Technology’s upcoming new round of financing, active participants include American capital such as Microsoft, Google, and Goldman Sachs Group, as well as Eurasian capital such as European Founders Fund and Li Chaoren. There are indeed many people chasing it. Even though its valuation this time will definitely exceed US$3 billion, it has not stopped the enthusiasm of these capitals at all.
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On January 1, 2005, New Year's Day, Barron was wearing a crisp Gucci suit, while Bonnie was wearing an evening dress that had been prepared long ago - Gucci's design director Frieda Gianniani personally measured it for her. Custom-made, after Barron acquired the Gucci Group, the appearance of the "boss lady" naturally attracted the attention of the Gucci Group - the two arrived at WDC by car in advance, preparing to attend the New Year's dinner held at the White House tonight.
Often events like this kind of White House dinner also involve a red carpet. The difference from those red carpets in the entertainment industry is that the people surrounding here are not entertainment reporters, but mostly political reporters—— Of course, there are also entertainment reporters. After all, the White House’s New Year’s dinner often invites some entertainment stars as embellishments.
However, in this year's U.S. election, the current leader was very unhappy with Hollywood, because as the stronghold of the "white left", many celebrities in Hollywood originally opposed the Iraq war, and most of them claimed to support him during the election. Kerry, his opponent, did not forget to denounce George W. Bush when he participated in his opponent's fundraising activities...
Therefore, at this year’s White House New Year’s Dinner, almost no Hollywood stars were seen...
When the couple Barron and Bonnie got off the Rolls-Royce Phantom and walked onto the red carpet, they immediately caused a sensation on the scene.
That is to say, Barron has strong control, and Bonnie is used to this kind of scene, so she was not blinded by the flashes...
After all, apart from the two of them, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, they are extremely friendly to people's eyes and very eye-catching...
In terms of status, Barron is the most famous, youngest, handsomest and most wealthy Duke in Britain. Now he is attending today's White House New Year's Dinner. The meaning behind this can be imagined in many "stories"...
After walking through the red carpet and entering the White House banquet hall, under the guidance of the waiter, Barron and Bonnie found their seats, which were also relatively forward.
At the same time, Barron also noticed that not far away, an "old acquaintance" met his eyes and waved to him.
The reason why they are said to be old acquaintances is because whether it is Barron's previous life or this time and space, he has seen each other's appearance countless times in newspapers and TV...
Well, he is the current President of the United States, George W. Bush.
"Nice to meet you, your Excellency the President, your wife, and these two beautiful girls. Happy New Year."
Barron and Bonnie walked to the table and said to George W. Bush.
Of course, the so-called "beautiful girl" is just a polite way of saying it...
"Welcome, Your Highness the Duke, and I have a small request..."
Seeing Baron's slightly puzzled expression, the commander said very kindly:
"My daughters, Barbara and Jenna, are both your fans. They just said they wanted to take a photo with you..."
Well, his two daughters are twins, and they both look a little shy. One of them mustered up the courage to say:
"Hello, Your Highness the Duke, my name is Jenna, I have been following you on Woaw, and I have also left you a message...is that okay?"
"Of course, it's an honor."
