Investment expert Warren Buffett will try to woo Lunar New Year audiences on the mainland, not with advice on stocks but with his musical talent, state media reported yesterday.
The multibillionaire has sent China Central Television a 'specially produced video' in which he sings and plays guitar in a message to mainlanders that may be included in the online version of the broadcaster's Spring Festival Gala, Xinhua reported.
It cited Wang Pingjiu, one of the CCTV executives behind the annual extravaganza, as listing the Berkshire Hathaway chief executive as a surprise addition to the list of celebrity performances for the show.
The Beijing Times quoted Wang as saying the station had invited Buffett to make his contribution.
'Everyone knows Buffett is an investment god,' Wang said. 'Actually, he is not bad at singing as well. He specially recorded a video singing and playing guitar, and it will be broadcast in the gala.'
The Beijing Evening News said one of Buffett's two sons also appears in the video, but the paper said CCTV executives had yet to make a final decision on whether it would be included in the performance.
