: X& p; X- a/ a. O' u 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。 8 M* }/ S+ d6 W* ]. z( e/ k
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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。”! S" ^' `3 ?( i: e3 P
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A Cheltenham teenager has reportedly turned down £8.5million to sell his website./ {. Z' b1 ?0 q$ p
+ F& U) ^7 m0 i. ^0 vNick Coates, 17, runs Sharpenews, a global news site aimed at young people, reports the Sun.8 N) G1 q" n& ~9 p
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It has had 89million hits in 18 months and rakes in £2,500 a month from advertisers." l3 _9 v8 S: p, Y& w3 H- e( R# z% [
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Several firms have made big offers but Nick insists he doesn’t need the money. E6 V( |4 L3 e0 Z+ @+ ~ & h6 |* \. B# t a% o* ]$ V& ?He said: "I could walk away with about £4million - but I'm not interested in that at the moment."6 c3 u; c$ @$ J% X' L" R
6 {( o9 H; e6 I j3 w# sNick started the site when he was just 12. It now has 70 contributors worldwide and has won awards including website of the year. $ I+ u$ Q. W* E1 l" k9 y* i. B: ], g' T4 L: _2 H( P
He is also studying for four A-levels and even works ten hours a week at a local electrical goods store.
