) _2 A; l4 C& }8 C1 N. B. O 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。 3 V2 \7 [) M* q' R( h1 f8 p8 P @+ n$ j; @& u+ g& @) A" G 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。” & F3 k9 ^% H7 r ) s7 J+ E% T5 }" i9 s: C : r0 x0 T3 E/ \0 T# y. _7 `! o! L. H; {7 Y4 v: C
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9 Y. X) x# I9 ]A Cheltenham teenager has reportedly turned down £8.5million to sell his website.! f4 z8 A. w9 m/ _, U
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Nick Coates, 17, runs Sharpenews, a global news site aimed at young people, reports the Sun." F+ X5 ~( f8 w: p' s7 M2 y
( T5 _2 {& }$ C3 J8 fIt has had 89million hits in 18 months and rakes in £2,500 a month from advertisers. 9 `8 t. y# E3 j$ U" a ; K9 l1 ~* H3 E0 oSeveral firms have made big offers but Nick insists he doesn’t need the money. * O( _2 ]# P% s5 U# a0 J0 u9 ~" C" A, v5 Z3 q7 p# h
He said: "I could walk away with about £4million - but I'm not interested in that at the moment." 0 j" h# v" W& {6 y4 e! L' E+ M5 R9 N. T
Nick started the site when he was just 12. It now has 70 contributors worldwide and has won awards including website of the year.1 v/ k5 C& l0 h2 H# u
( {" Q0 g. i3 Z5 pHe is also studying for four A-levels and even works ten hours a week at a local electrical goods store.
