spoiler.com

I watch many movies and don't always understand every one of them. I want to set up a website that simply gives away all the spoilers, suspenses, obsecure references, wierd jokes and explains the plot in plain English. This is totally against the ideal way of viewing and enjoying films but I just feel sometimes people would need it.

Bring Netflix to China

if one day I relocate back to China, one of the biggest worries would be where I can have access to the best and latest movies - the privilege that I enjoy abundantly in the states. I'm not too concerned about art-house/indie movies - it's probably easier to get them in China anyway, but I do watch loads of American flicks between the level of monter-blockbusters (which means they will be released in China also most likely) and B-class ones. I don't want to count on China's DVD pirated market - it's too commercial-driven so no doubt many good/old movies will not be available and quality is another problem.

What I need is basically bringing Netflix to China. I can set up a company to partner with Netflix. People set up accounts with Netflix from overseas =>Netflix sends DVDs to my company=> my company puts them into a UPS/Fedex envelope and send to China right away => customers send DVDs back to my company's office in China => my china office sends them back to the US office => US office sends them back to Netflix in the original envelope. There are a few obstacles: 1) I need to talk Netflix into allowing accounts being set up outside of US using non-US address otherwise my business will have to take over the inventory risk and be a little more of a passer; 2) all Netflix DVDs are of region 1. I'm not sure how common is all-region DVD player in China. If it's not then this idea is over. 3) I don't know how many chinese working and living in Beijing or Shanghai have the habit or watching netflix on regular basis and are willing to pay a large premium to maintain that access in China. 4) government regulartion. DVDs may be subject to custom's inspection.

garage ticket getter

when I go to Kendall Cinema in Cambridge, it's always a challenge at the entrace of the parking garage. the drive-way to the garage has such a huge turn that no matter how close I keep the car to the left side of the road, the distance to the ticket machine button usually still has a formidable distance from me, not to mention if it's Huiling who's driving. Well in general ladies due to their height disadvantage, has bigger trouble getting to that ticket button. So....

... maybe we can design a clamp - pretty much like the barbeque clamp so that they can easily reach out to touch the button and get the ticket with the clamp. It should not be difficult to come up with a design to serve that functionality. What would prevent it from becoming a big hit is probably the way it looks. The look has to be elegant so a lady would not feel awkward to do that with the burning gaze from drivers lining up behind.