Chapter 1042 Paying for Barrage
No matter how they argued, their biggest fear was the same: they were all afraid that Xiao Peng would change his nationality.
For ordinary people, changing nationality is a difficult thing, but for billionaires, it's a matter of minutes! If Xiao Peng really changed his nationality, the consequences would be really troublesome - it would definitely cause an uproar.
At the time, people were undoubtedly discussing why Xiao Peng changed his nationality. Some might have assumed he was being treated unfairly in China, considering everyone had witnessed him bringing back numerous cultural relics. A man like that suddenly changing his nationality? It would be surprising if there weren't some issues.
If that really happens, I'm afraid the only way to gradually reduce the impact of his change of nationality is to block him from the entire Internet.
They had also been keeping an eye on Xiao Peng and knew all the information about him.
"Why did the Dutch give the Eikenhorst Villa to Xiao Peng and also give their daughter to Xiao Peng?" asked Mr. Zheng.
Old Zhao curled his lips and said, "Why else? The Netherlands, the 'Coachman of the Sea'. There's a lot of wealth under the sea. I suspect there must be a lot of shipwreck records in the study of Huis Ten Bosch Palace. With Xiao Peng here, that means money!"
Huis Ten Bosch Palace was built as a summer palace by the Dutch royal family in 1645. It is now a symbol of Dutch royal power, with a status similar to that of Buckingham Palace, the home of the Queen of England.
After hearing this, Mr. Zheng said angrily, "Xiao Peng is really something. Even if you're not married, you should have some taste, okay? Why are you always looking for some foreign girl? There are so many beautiful girls in China, but he doesn't like them? Old Li's granddaughter is pretty good! Old Yan's granddaughter-in-law is also okay!"
After hearing this, Old Zhang felt even more helpless: "Mr. Zheng, aren't you making things difficult for him? Even if there are many beautiful girls in China, he's not here. Can you get him to come back?"
Mr. Zheng was speechless.
Contrary to everyone's guess, although they admired and supported Xiao Peng, both Mr. Zheng and Mr. Zhao opposed the opening of China's deep-sea salvage industry - they believed it would do more harm than good.
After all, there are so many people in China, and there are all kinds of people. Even with the continuous improvement of laws, there are still countless people who try to exploit legal loopholes. If the oceans were truly opened up, it would undoubtedly cause long-term management chaos. Their opinion is to fully understand the pros and cons of this industry before making any decisions.
But they also support Xiao Peng's live broadcast the most. His actions are in line with the current strategic direction of China's marine development. They wish Xiao Peng could live broadcast and catch fish every day of the year!
Just look at how much has happened since Xiao Peng's rise to prominence. A Greek offshore engineering company has established itself; an Algerian marine exploration company has been established; technical cooperation has been established with the Netherlands and Germany; and orders for shipbuilding and offshore equipment have continued to pour in. Not to mention the repatriation of numerous cultural relics and the influx of cultural relics from other countries. This has greatly boosted national confidence.
This industry has such a limited bread and butter. The sooner you bite, the more you'll get, and the more you eat, the greater your influence! The deep-sea salvage industry was previously dominated by the West. Even Xiao Peng kept saying that the "leader" in this industry was the American Odyssey Company—of course, this was definitely intended to divert public attention. His sudden rise finally allowed the country to take a bite of this huge pie, and now the bite is getting bigger and bigger. This means he has found a new path for development.
But the biggest problem is this: Xiao Peng doesn't expect to make money from live streaming. Instead, he loses astronomical amounts of money out of his own pocket every time he does it. Why does he do this? Isn't it just for fun? And now, he's upset and decided to quit...
He wasn't trained by the government, so why should he continue to lose money and make himself unhappy? No one would accept that! But is he really going to stop livestreaming? How can we not maintain this situation that has just improved?
These past two days, there have been various meetings and arguments because of Xiao Peng's upset.
Although they have different views on how to deal with the deep-sea salvage industry, they share the same opinion on Xiao Peng; first, he cannot change his nationality; second, he cannot stop live streaming.
So in the past few days, all the gods came out, just as Xiao Peng said, some tried to persuade him with kind words, some threatened him; the most hateful thing was that some people even threatened him with his grandfather!
When Mr. Zheng learned about this, he almost cursed his teammates. Although Xiao Peng's grandfather lives in China, he is old and in poor health. What if he passes away?
Why is there someone specifically taking care of his grandfather? Isn't it so Xiao Peng has someone to care for back home? You're using his grandfather to threaten Xiao Peng? Who gave you the courage?
Mr. Zheng had lost several strands of hair over the past two days due to the weather. After numerous phone calls to Xiao Peng, he finally convinced him to continue livestreaming. Of course, he also agreed to some of Xiao Peng's conditions.
Xiao Peng on the big screen smiled wickedly and said, "Do you feel uncomfortable not being able to post comments? Let me tell you, you can post comments! It's 1,000 yuan to post one! You want to be a troll? Pay to be one! Of course, this money is not given to me, and the live broadcast website doesn't want a cent of it. All the money will be divided into two parts, one will still be donated to the deep-sea diving base, and the other will be donated to the western desertification control project. But let me be frank, this money is donated in my name and has nothing to do with you. So you pay me to talk to you, but in the end I still have to be the good guy. Post comments or not is up to you. As for those trolls and keyboard warriors who want to curse me? Sure, you'd better curse me a lot. On behalf of the western desertification control project and the National Deep-sea Submersible Base, I thank you!"
Xiao Peng lit a cigarette and said, "I don't know how many people are scolding me right now, saying things like, 'I watch your livestream because I think I respect you, but I have to pay to talk to you. Who do you think you are?' Well, let me tell you, I'm the Warren Buffett of the deep-sea salvage industry! You have to pay to talk to me! I'm sure some people will call me pretentious, saying that my livestreams look like I've spent a lot of money, but it's actually just buying fame. Look how famous I am now! I'm here to say, anyone who says that has no money! Remember, it's because you're poor that you want to be famous. No one with real money wants to be famous! I really should show you my account. Every time I do a livestream, I get at least tens of thousands of private messages. They're all asking about things like, 'Mom has cancer, Dad has cancer, Grandma has cancer, Grandpa has cancer, I have cancer, my whole family has cancer!' There are also requests for investments, sponsorships, and sex dates with me! Anyway, everyone has one goal: money! I'm rich, but there are even more people after my money! Do you really think fame is a good thing for the rich? Forget it, why am I telling you all this? From now on, manage your wallet carefully. Think before you speak. If you say nothing, that's best!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a comment flashed by: "Wow, you really can post comments by paying money!"
Xiao Peng's face was filled with black lines: "..."
Dude, are you slapping me in the face for fun?
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