Huayu: I Have a Doraemon

Chapter 102 Bullying the Cubs Makes Me Happy (Please Read On)

A corner of the film set.

Lin An nestled in a folding chair, the cold white light from his laptop shining on his face.

It's true that you get what you pay for.

After the US dollars arrived, the reply from the New York law firm was more than twice as thick as the letter from the first consultation.

In addition to a brief greeting, a sketch of the plan was also attached.

In summary: technology is incubated domestically, operated independently overseas, and then cashed out at a high price after the hype has reached its peak.

Nowadays, all portal websites are doing this.

The only difference is that NetEase and Sina's main users are in the Chinese mainland market, and they use overseas servers more to circumvent policies and raise funds for listing.

But Lin An really wants to attract overseas users; there's not much demand from the domestic market.

Attorney Aaron Kress had already sent his assessment of the project.

Although the wording is polite and restrained, after translating the convoluted English into plain language, the core meaning of the entire report can be summed up in just four words:

—Daydreaming.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the project itself, but rather that it's too difficult and quite troublesome to execute.

Overseas users have different habits, languages, and cultures than those in China. Trying to promote a video website made by a Chinese team to American users is a huge challenge, especially in terms of content localization.

Not to mention bandwidth costs, server nodes, payment channels... each of which is a bottomless pit of money.

Aaron subtly suggested at the end of the email:

If Lin An insists on doing it, it would be best to conduct an experiment locally first.

In the eyes of this American elite, someone's actions were completely putting the cart before the horse, choosing to go to the United States instead of operating more conveniently on their home soil.

If the website doesn't take off, it's like a lot of money has been wasted.

Even if successful, profitability will be greatly increased due to factors such as server prices, operating costs, and the financing environment.

Unless this website can become a behemoth like Amazon, forcing major overseas companies to take action, it will be a waste of effort.

You know the shit!

Lin An instinctively wanted to type it like that, but he knew it wasn't realistic, so he could only politely indicate that he was aware of the risks and that the other party only needed to provide a solution.

As he finished typing the last sentence, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

"Time to eat tangyuan (sweet rice balls)."

Gao Yuanyuan's voice came down from above.

Lin An turned his head and saw a white porcelain bowl being offered to him.

He reached out and took it, saying thank you.

Gao Yuanyuan sat down on the folding chair next to him and asked curiously, "What are you busy with again?"

Lin An instinctively reached to close the laptop, but seeing that Gao Yuanyuan had no intention of looking at it, he vaguely said, "Let's discuss a project."

Sensing the perfunctory tone in his words, Gao Yuanyuan didn't ask any further questions.

Seeing her like this, Lin An felt a little guilty.

Just as he was about to say something to change the subject, the penguin icon in the lower right corner of his computer started jumping wildly.

[Hyacinth: Where are my things?]

[Hyacinth: It's been days! Have you forgotten?!]

[Hyacinth: You really are a liar! You only prey on underage girls like me!]

A barrage of messages popped up.

Gao Yuanyuan caught a glimpse of the message out of the corner of her eye and said with a strange expression, "An underage girl?"

Lin An's lips twitched slightly, and he coughed, saying, "It's just an American online friend I added randomly. I just need her to do something for me."

"You're asking an underage girl to do things for you?" Gao Yuanyuan's expression became even stranger.

Lin An choked, realizing he might have gone too far after being told that, but still explained, "It's an equal exchange, and they agreed to it."

Gao Yuanyuan chuckled and shook her head, saying nothing more.

Lin An turned to face the screen and tapped the keyboard twice with his fingers.

[The fish import process is complete: Customs procedures are in place, it won't be quick.]

[Inner Fish is done: Didn't you say last time that you were "reluctantly doing it"? What's the rush?]

The other party replied almost instantly, faster than ever before.

[Hyacinth: I was just being polite! You know what politeness is!]

[Hyacinth: Besides, you promised, and you have to keep your promise. It's a matter of credibility!]

Lin An's lips curled slightly as he typed:

[The fish has been shipped out: It's all been sent via express courier. As long as it's not detained, it should arrive in the next few days.]

After the message was sent, there was a few seconds of silence on the other end.

Then, a series of "grinning" images appeared.

Hyacinth: That's more like it!

Lin An looked at the string of emoticons on the screen and clicked his tongue in disdain.

Gao Yuanyuan smiled and said, "It seems you really enjoy chatting with this young girl."

Lin An said, "There's a strange sense of satisfaction in bullying human cubs."

Gao Yuanyuan shook her head slightly, knowing that this was not the truth.

She asked, "What were you using just now? Can I use it?"

Lin An nodded and said, "Of course, it's just a chat application. You just need to register an account."

"Then you can apply for it for me."

After saying that, Gao Yuanyuan left without looking back.

Lin An was taken aback, not understanding what was going to happen.

New York, USA.

In the greyish-white house, the young girl excitedly took out her phone and dialed EMS customer service to check the tracking information.

Just as I was about to press the button, a commotion suddenly broke out downstairs.

"Sisi, come down here for a moment."

The beautiful woman's voice came from the living room downstairs.

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Honestly, why did you have to call me now...? The girl wrinkled her nose in annoyance, dragging her slippers to the stairwell.

"What's up? I'm busy!"

She complained as she went downstairs.

Halfway there, she suddenly slowed down because she saw that besides her mother, there was also a middle-aged man in a suit sitting in the living room.

The girl exclaimed in surprise, "The Godfather?"

She walked downstairs, sat down next to her mother, and asked curiously, "Why did you come to America?"

The middle-aged man said, "I happened to be in America on some business, so I thought I'd drop by to see you."

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He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Didn't you say your dream was to be an actor? What's your decision now?"

The girl was both excited and scared. "I...I probably can't do it."

"How could I not be able to?"

The middle-aged man said, "The domestic film and television industry is developing very well now, and I know quite a few people working on film sets. If you're willing, I can definitely send you there to give it a try."

He looked at the beautiful woman and said softly, "In the acting profession, the earlier you enter, the better. Child stars have a body of work to their name, giving them a natural advantage over others."

The beautiful woman remained silent.

To be honest, she didn't really want her daughter to follow this path.

But if her daughter really wants to go, she...

"Let's wait and see, Godfather."

The girl scratched her cheek and smiled, "I have other things I want to do right now. I'll think about acting later."

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She was determined to get her hands on at least $5000; that was her first pot of gold! She absolutely couldn't lose it!

The middle-aged man stood there, stunned.

He thought to himself, "This story isn't quite what I expected."