On December 31, 2004, the last day of the year, Barron and Bonnie, as well as John Smith and his wife and other friends, came to Times Square to experience the New Year's Eve activities here.
It has to be admitted 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 subsequent troubles. From everyone's expression and temperament, one can see the confident and optimistic look of the citizens of the most powerful country on earth.
As the crowd in the square counted down in unison, 2004 passed and 2005 arrived, and the square was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Barron also posted their photo on his personal homepage on the Woaw website, which instantly received countless comments.
It can be seen from these comments that most of them are women. Not to mention Barron's current status and wealth, just relying on his outstanding appearance, he has countless "face fans"...
Speaking of Woaw, the total number of users of this website has exceeded 100 million, which is 10 times that of MySpace, which ranks second in the social network!
Of course, if we only look at the North American market, the gap between the two is not that big. Even so, Woaw's independent visits are nearly 5 times that of MySpace, firmly occupying the top spot in the social network.
According to the evaluation of relevant institutions, Woaw's valuation has approached 3 billion US dollars, but compared with Google, Woaw's advertising revenue is still much inferior.
But with such achievements, troubles also emerged.
Earlier, relevant American institutions had already set their sights on Woaw. If it weren't for investors like Sequoia Capital and Blackstone Fund, Woaw would probably have encountered more troubles.
Even so, the United States has proposed that Woaw Technology hand over the data of its global users for the sake of "national security"...
Barron would definitely not agree with this, because Woaw's users at this time include users in North America, Europe, Asia and other places. If he really provides all user data to the United States, the EU will definitely give him a sky-high fine...
Ultimately, thanks to the efforts of the American investors behind the scenes and the lobbying groups they hired, a compromise was finally reached with the American side.
Woaw Technology will build a dedicated data center in North America. The data of users across the Americas will be stored 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 DS Capital's shareholding.
This second point, in addition to the opinion of the United States, is also the requirement of many other capitals that covet Woaw Technology.
After all, it is obvious that the prospects of Woaw Technology have been extremely promising, and it is likely to become another Internet "upstart" after Google. Many investment institutions, especially those with considerable power in the United States, hope to catch this "wealth train."
It is worth mentioning that during this period, both Microsoft and Google extended olive branches to Woaw. The two technology giants were interested in acquiring Woaw Technology. Their bids had reached US$3 billion, but they were all rejected by Woaw Technology, or Barron.
In the new round of financing that Woaw Technology is about to carry out, actively participating include American capitals such as Microsoft, Google, and Goldman Sachs Group, as well as Eurasian capitals such as European Founders Fund and Li Chaoren. There are indeed quite a few chasing Woaw Technology. Even though its valuation this time is sure to exceed 3 billion US dollars, it has not stopped the enthusiasm of these capitals at all.
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On January 1, 2005, New Year's Day, Barron wore a neat Gucci suit, while Bonnie wore an evening gown that had been prepared long ago - tailored for her by Gucci's design director Frida Giannini. After Barron acquired the Gucci Group, the "boss lady"'s appearance naturally attracted the attention of the Gucci Group - the two arrived at WDC in advance by car, ready to attend the New Year's dinner to be held at the White House tonight.
Such White House dinner events often have a red carpet segment. What is different from the red carpets in the entertainment industry is that those who gather here are not entertainment reporters, but mostly reporters covering the political pages - of course, there are entertainment reporters as well, after all, the White House New Year's Eve dinner often invites some entertainment stars as embellishments.
However, in this year's US election, the current president had a very unhappy relationship with Hollywood. As the base camp of the "white left", many Hollywood stars opposed the Iraq War. During the election, most of the stars claimed to support his opponent Kerry, and when they participated in the opponent's fundraising activities, they did not forget to denounce Bush Jr....
Therefore, there were almost no Hollywood stars at this year's White House New Year's Eve dinner...
When Barron and Bonnie got out of the Rolls-Royce Phantom and walked onto the red carpet, they immediately caused a sensation at the scene.
It was because Barron had strong self-control and Bonnie was used to this kind of scene that she was not blinded by the flashing lights...
After all, besides the two of them, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, they are extremely visually friendly and very eye-catching...
In terms of identity, Barron is the most famous, youngest, most handsome and richest duke in England. Now he is attending the White House New Year's Eve dinner today. The meaning behind this can make up many "stories" in our minds...
After walking along the red carpet and entering the White House banquet hall, Barron and Bonnie found their seats, which were relatively close to the front, under the guidance of the waiter.
At the same time, Barron also noticed that an "old acquaintance" not far away made eye contact with him and waved to him.
The reason why he was called an old acquaintance was that, whether in Barron's previous life or in this time and space, he had seen the other person's appearance countless times in newspapers and on TV...
Well, he is none other than the current President of the United States, George W. Bush.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. President, and your wife, and the two beautiful girls. Happy New Year."
Barron and Bonnie walked over to the table and said to Bush Jr.
Of course, the so-called "beautiful girl" is just Barron's polite way of speaking...
"Welcome, Your Highness. I have a small request..."
Seeing Barron's slightly puzzled expression, the commander-in-chief said in a friendly manner:
"My daughters, Barbara and Jenna, are both your fans. They just said they wanted to take a photo with you..."
Well, his two daughters, who were twins, looked a little shy. One of them mustered up the courage to say,
"Hello, Your Highness, I'm Jenna. I've been following you on Woaw and left you a message... Is that okay?"
"Of course, it's my pleasure."