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# ^% \, \ h9 G9 I3 | 17岁的尼克显然希望自己能成为像鲁珀特·默多克一样的媒体大亨，所以当英国广播公司表示想以850万英镑的高价收购下尼克的这家网站时，竟然遭到了他的一口拒绝。尼克称，他现在并不需要金钱，该网站每月的广告收入，也全都是用于网站的建设。 5 {6 z. Q" O$ o1 B5 O- E) Z. A% ^2 `
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尽管为网站忙得不可开交，但尼克每天仍然必须抽时间完成他的家庭作业，并且每周还要到一家电器连锁店中打工10小时。尼克说：“我想要读大学，并在将来为年轻人的事业而工作，也许我还会出国。”% W4 H5 t9 H4 J
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/ T# F$ P) D5 t0 m8 wTeen turns down £8.5m 7 f! x q N+ d! C7 `! S3 `2 ?: z. U1 n
A Cheltenham teenager has reportedly turned down £8.5million to sell his website. 2 a( ~3 E5 h! Q# F% \$ A, g1 v$ t) v4 n) [1 z' j; \5 G' r
Nick Coates, 17, runs Sharpenews, a global news site aimed at young people, reports the Sun.4 a% K9 I! [ F, D# w8 F/ J
7 h# U5 ?/ d v6 r- YIt has had 89million hits in 18 months and rakes in £2,500 a month from advertisers.- T: \! d! R2 L; q1 X6 v
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Several firms have made big offers but Nick insists he doesn’t need the money.* ?7 ]5 ?# m* T1 y9 {9 R' C; j
% {+ B3 i: P0 m( cHe said: "I could walk away with about £4million - but I'm not interested in that at the moment."3 b- M1 q* w/ c' o" U/ E! U: |8 ~
0 D: z- d& C1 ~& _! e% gNick started the site when he was just 12. It now has 70 contributors worldwide and has won awards including website of the year. " r- B. ?: ~; K4 e2 y6 n 4 c- L' H: Q' m+ N% O2 ~He is also studying for four A-levels and even works ten hours a week at a local electrical goods store.
