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Chapter 88 The Largest Anime Website in the United States
Chapter 88 The Largest Anime Website in the United States
Hong Kong, Peak District Police Station.
"Three and Four, I heard you went to Chen Guanxi's house yesterday after receiving a report, is that true? What happened?"
A female police officer from the logistics department came to the uniform department to inquire about entertainment gossip.
San Tiao Si vividly described, "We received orders from headquarters that a suspected burglary has occurred at 1 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, and we are to go and take a look."
"After knocking on the door, I realized it was Chen Guanxi's house."
"Is he home?" the female police officer in charge of logistics asked.
"The real drama is just beginning. Chen Guanxi was wearing sunglasses, but you could still see bruises on his face and he was walking with a limp. He had obviously been beaten up, but he refused to report it to the police."
"For his safety and to prevent him from being coerced, we insisted on going to his house to check. He was indeed alone at home, but it was ransacked and in a mess. He insisted that he was packing his things in preparation for moving."
"Later we checked the surveillance footage and found that two foreigners came looking for him. By the time we arrived, they were already gone. Based on my many years of experience in handling cases, it was either revenge or loan sharking."
"And then?" the female police officer in charge of logistics asked again.
San Tiao Si: "Then we came back."
"This is boring. I thought there was some big news."
A colleague from the uniform department interjected, "You're just going to tell everyone you're talking about the 'Three Points and Four,' but be careful people don't complain about you."
The head of the uniform department walked into the conference room, and the female logistics officer, sensing something was wrong, quickly slipped away.
After the outsiders left, the supervisor instructed, "San Tiao Si and Lian Peng, you two don't need to patrol today."
"Boss, it's my fault for not being able to control my mouth, it has nothing to do with Lianpeng." San Tiao Si was quite loyal.
"What nonsense are you spouting now?"
"He didn't say anything," Lianpeng interjected.
The supervisor shook his head helplessly and continued, "Yesterday evening, two employees of the Central Computer Repair Shop were taken away by two foreign customers and have not returned since. The case has been transferred to the Central District Major Crime Unit, and you two are to go there to assist with the investigation."
"What does this case have to do with us?" Lianpeng asked.
San Tiao Si gently nudged Lian Peng and analyzed, "Weren't those two foreigners who went to Huiya Pavilion yesterday? The Central District asked us to assist in the investigation, so it must be a match."
The supervisor confirmed, "That's right, it's those two people. The immigration department couldn't find their entry information, so they must have entered illegally."
"San Tiao Si, Lian Peng, I won't say anything about you two lounging around at home, but don't embarrass our military uniforms when you go out."
"Yes, sir!"
"You can go over there after the morning meeting."
During the morning meeting, the uniformed supervisor received a phone call. After the meeting, he called San Tiao Si and Lian Peng aside and said, "You two are lucky. You'll get a day of paid leave. You don't need to go to the Major Crimes Unit."
"What's wrong?" Lianpeng, being a newcomer, was more honest.
San Tiao Si looked delighted. "The case must have been closed."
"That's right, we got in touch with him. He said we went to Macau together last night," the manager couldn't help but gossip. "He got beaten up by loan sharks who mistook him for someone else."
"One of them broke three ribs, and the other broke a leg. They'll be in the hospital for at least three months. But I heard they were lucky with their gambling and won a lot of money at the casino, so the beating wasn't for nothing."
"Where are those two foreigners?" Lianpeng asked.
"How would I know? The case is handled by the Central District Major Crimes Unit, and the crime scene is in Haojiang." The supervisor said to San Tiao Si before leaving, "If you find out, remember to let me know, and I'll treat you to afternoon tea."
Acquiring Moneybooker S. alone is not enough; the international development of e-wallets and Shopee's cash-burning war both require substantial financial support.
After much deliberation, Li Xiang decided to go to the United States to meet with Young Master Huo.
Mr. Huo had two wives.
His first wife, Yelena, gave birth to their son, Pavel, in 85. The two divorced shortly afterward, and their son stayed with his father.
Two years later, Huo remarried.
His second wife, Inna, gave birth to their daughter Nastya in 91, and then twins, Gleb and Ilya, in 99. These two are sons.
Young Master Huo is now an adult and lives alone in New York.
Inner and her three children immigrated to Switzerland, but Inner would often fly back to Russia to visit Hodgson in prison.
Should the harm not extend to the wife and children?
Even when the seven oligarchs of the old world are imprisoned, they still harbor countless secrets. A fight to the death would benefit no one.
This is also why Gusinski was able to be granted bail and flee overseas.
The bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish. Taking Huo's money is indeed a hot potato, but it can bring in risk premium. As long as Huo is not released, their family will not dare to publicly audit the accounts.
According to Li Xiang's memories from his previous life, Huo was granted amnesty and released a year before the Crimean crisis, which was in 2013.
year.
This meeting was arranged by Elena.
Li Xiang's itinerary in the United States included a business trip to San Francisco followed by a visit to Miami to see Natasha.
Young Master Huo went on vacation to Miami, and the two of them happened to meet unexpectedly.
In 2006, four graduates from the University of California, Berkeley, created a pirated anime torrent website called Crunchyrol I.
It has now developed into the largest anime and manga community in the United States.
Crunchyrol I does not require users to register; users can download it directly as "guests," and it receives over four million visits per month.
Similar to the development bottleneck of WeTV, simply running a seed website does indeed have very low operating costs, and it can be sustained by Google revenue and fan donations.
However, if one wants to adapt to the times and transform into a streaming media platform, the overall operating costs will skyrocket.
It's definitely not enough for four poor students to raise funds on their own; they have to start financing and bring in external capital.
And you have to be quick, because the window of opportunity is always fleeting.
There are many pirate websites like Crunchyrol in the United States, with more than a dozen well-known ones. Whoever can get the money first and become a legitimate player will be able to deliver a crushing blow to the other competitors.
Crunchyrol I has received offers for funding due to its high website traffic, with Venrock leading the investment.
Venrock is a venture capital firm founded by the Rockefeller family in 1969. It has participated in investments in companies such as Apple and Intel.
Many projects, such as IIlumina and Nest, enjoy a high reputation in Silicon Valley.
The two sides have only recently made contact and have not yet reached an agreement.
There are indeed profits to be made in piracy; who would be willing to pay for something free? But if an investment is to generate returns, it must be laundered and converted into legitimate content.
This creates a very serious problem, one that is almost impossible to solve.
Most of the anime works that bring traffic to Crunchyrol I come from Japan, and Japan's anime industry is self-contained and very exclusive, with related resources monopolized by Sony.
Sony has its own anime streaming website, Funimation.
We will not allow any pirate websites to obtain copyrights from Japan Island, launder them, and eventually become Funimation's competitors.
No matter how much money is raised, it won't help if this problem isn't solved.
This is why the negotiations between Venrock and Crunchyrol I have been very slow and have been unable to reach a consensus.
Venrock means that copyright is not the most pressing issue to address right now; it can be dealt with later, and if it really can't be resolved, there's always a last resort.
Negotiate a suitable price and sell it to Sony.
Crunchyrol I, however, hopes to see a definitive whitewashing plan, or at least one that is feasible.
Instead of relying on Sony's pity.
The two sides also have a significant disagreement regarding the website's valuation.
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