Even though piracy is rampant and quite blatant now, at least legitimate video sites still don't dare to openly broadcast pirated content, especially popular shows.

Particularly when the copyright holders are actively defending their rights, they dare not, after all, their companies are within the country, unlike those companies overseas, with servers also overseas.

In the environment of active rights protection and crackdowns, although it's impossible to completely eliminate pirated sites, that is no longer important, as no one can achieve a completely piracy-free state.

Yi Anguo is the biggest boss; he said to premiere on the video sites, so Yu Zheng of course had no objections. He's just the director, as long as he gets paid properly.

By June, housing prices in Shenzhen had already matched the levels of June 2007. Although there's still a slight gap compared to the peak of 2007, they should catch up in at most two months.

Transaction volumes surged, and every development raised prices accordingly. Many developments increased by 1,000 yuan per square meter compared to the previous month.

The real estate market is strange like that—the more prices rise, the higher the transaction volume, and the more prices rise, the more buyers rush to buy, fearing that if they buy late, the price will increase again.

Coupled with policy relaxation, no loan or purchase limits, ample bank funds, and the implementation of the four trillion economic stimulus plan, homebuyers have been revitalized.

Within the districts, housing prices are generally above 20,000 yuan per square meter, mostly around 23,000 to 24,000 yuan, with better locations and grades already over 30,000 yuan per square meter.

In the two major district centers outside the city, housing prices in Baocheng Center have increased to 14,000 yuan per square meter, while Longcheng Center's prices have also risen to 12,500 yuan per square meter.

There are cheaper options, but most are tail-end units with poor location, bad floors, or undesirable layouts, priced around seven to nine thousand yuan per square meter.

Those buying houses now are considered profitable. In a few more months, especially in 2010 after the New Year, housing prices will rise to the era of 20,000 yuan per square meter and won't fall back, they will only move forward.

Zhuo Weidong and Ou Xiaolong feel immense sourness—it's simply envy, jealousy, and hate!

This time, Yi Anguo has really made a huge profit! They know better than anyone else because from the second half of last year until now, their two companies have helped Yi Anguo's company purchase numerous developments.

Additionally, Anguo Property Company itself acquired many developments, with some entire communities being bought out.

Not only in Shenzhen but also in Dongguan, Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing.

Now, the housing prices in these places have all skyrocketed, and Yi Anguo has made so much money that it's naturally envy-inducing.

But there's nothing they can do about it, because they don't have that financial power.

Even if they had the financial power, they wouldn't have the courage to gamble on it.

In this regard, they are not as bold as Xu Pidai, who truly dares to gamble, acquiring many development projects in Guangzhou, starting multiple projects simultaneously.

But he won the gamble, successfully entering the circle of tycoons in Harbor Island and securing large investments. Otherwise, his company would have collapsed.

Now Yi Anguo has established a commercial real estate development company, directly becoming a competitor to Zhuo Weidong's and Ou Xiaolong's two real estate companies.

Nevertheless, being able to successfully weather the financial crisis, allowing their companies to catch a breath and still make some profit, they still have to thank Yi Anguo for lending them a hand when their companies were at life and death.

But the two still seem unable to feel truly happy, especially Zhuo Weidong, who cared most about the Blue Coast Times Square and Blue Coast Century Center projects, both of which were snatched by Yi Anguo and renamed Quiet Times Square and Quiet Century Center.

Lately, Zhuo Weidong has been frequenting Harbor Island, seeking to list his company there.

Or rather, since 2007, he's been seeking opportunities to list in Harbor Island, but unfortunately, the 2007 Zhao Harbor listing attempt ended in failure.

The 2008 global financial crisis further eliminated any chance of listing, but now, as the global economy seems to be recovering, stock markets have stabilized, and housing prices have risen, Zhuo Weidong is tempted again.

Only by going public can a company better finance itself and better grow and strengthen itself.

Not everyone is a Yi Anguo; not every company is the An Country Group. The An Country Group has never lacked funds for its development, so Yi Anguo not only never considered the issue of going public, he hasn't even thought about financing.

Although his companies are not solely owned by him, and there are some shareholders, they are all small shareholders, with the largest being the Penguin Company, holding 20% of the shares in the Quiet Online Supermarket, and the state-owned capital controlling 20% of Hua Xing Integrated Circuit Board Company.

Yi Anguo doesn't plan to seek financing for now; that's something for the future, once the enterprise has reached a certain scale of development.

Currently, with enough funds and money to spare, why would he seek financing?

Moreover, no matter how much money you have, an enterprise still needs to develop step by step, slowly growing bigger and stronger—not something that can be achieved overnight just because you have money.

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