Chapter VI Appointment (II)
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"Britney, what's going on inside?"
"It's strange to say, I never knew that the other major shareholder of Ludao Company is actually an Asian, hey, do you say he is Japanese or Korean? Or Chinese?"
"Probably Chinese or Korean, the surname is An, there is no such surname in Japan." ”
"Ha, do you know Japan well? Britney, do you think there will be a fight inside?"
Since moving to this office building, although the space is still cramped due to the expansion of the company, the use of many sites seems to be quite tight, such as the engineer's office area on the second floor, but what a mature Internet company should have, Facebook will not be less.
The third floor is an important department such as planning, as well as the office of several directors, all of whom are engaged in copywriting work, and the characteristics of copywriters who like gossip are naturally indispensable here, and when a young girl named Britney tiptoes back from the conference room, several colleagues can't wait to surround her.
"Maybe!" Britney shrugged, "anyway, I see Breyer's face is frighteningly dark, okay girls, I'm going to bring coffee in, I'll talk about it later." ”
The colleagues who had gathered around dispersed, and Britney went to the break room to pick up a pot of coffee that had been brewed, and a few cups were put into the tray, and walked towards the conference room.
To be honest, she was a little scared.
Breyer has always been known for being strict at Facebook, and he is in charge of personnel and finance, and he has always wanted to build Facebook into an orderly corporate group. Instead of the studio-like atmosphere now, it's not uncommon for him to lose his temper, and it's no wonder if he looks like he can't eat people just now.
On the other side, the Asian named Ahn, who had just been brought into the conference room by her and was said to be the company's second largest shareholder, seemed to be not far behind, at least Britney had never seen anyone control the atmosphere in a conference room as soon as they walked in.
Remembering a moment ago. Ahn calmly blocked Breyer's roar. Britney, who had already come to the door of the conference room, smiled lowly, immediately sorted out her expression and knocked on the door. Pushed.
The next moment. A loud thud startled her.
“…… Who are you not allowed to sell!"
"My equity is qualification. ”
It's Breyer. This director, who has always been well-dressed and loves art, has long forgotten all about the ceremonial image. He slapped the table angrily, his eyes almost furious in his distorted expression, staring at him with eyes fixed on him, his legs folded slightly, and Ahn who was half-lying in his chair with his hands crossed.
Next to the two, Tyre's face was not very good-looking, but it was Zuckerberg, smiling and looking around, without hiding his good mood.
Seeing all this, Britney secretly complained, it seemed that it was not the right time for her to come in, and sure enough, the next moment the angry Breyer bombarded the cannon fire: "Damn, do I want coffee?
With a roar, a stack of papers of unknown origin smashed over, countless papers flew into the air, and Britney subconsciously took a step back, timid and scared, muttering not knowing how to speak.
Bringing coffee to the meeting room is Breyer's rule when outsiders visit, and he wants to make a good impression on small details like this.
However, it is obviously impossible to mention such a thing at this time.
Just when she didn't know what to do, An Junhyuk, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, beckoned to her, "Come here, just refresh." As he spoke, he smiled helplessly at Zuckerberg, "I read the documents all night and haven't slept all night, you, you really got me a good job." ”
Zuckerberg laughed: "Anyway, you haven't adjusted to the jet lag yet, do you want to stop putting more burdens on you, and I, the CEO, will sit for you?"
The room was quiet for a moment.
Seeing Ahn Jun Hyuk and Zuckerberg talking and laughing, Breyer, who felt that he was being ignored, suddenly stiffened as soon as anger surfaced on his face, and on the other side, Thiel also turned his head with wide eyes, and since he came in, Dustin, who had shrunk in the corner and couldn't speak, also looked at Zuckerberg in surprise. And beside him, Ahn Junhyuk picked up the cup handed by Britney, paused in his hand, and then laughed: "Forget it, or sell me the whole Facebook." ”
"Dream less!"
"Haha ”
Because of this little episode, I don't know if he was a little sober when he was angry to the extreme, or if he had other considerations, Breyer, who had a stiff expression, was stunned for a moment, then took a few deep breaths, tidied up his clothes and hair a little, and said: "Zach, think about it yourself, I hope I can hear good news tomorrow." Then he and Tyre hurried away.
Along the way, he kept his temper under control, but when he returned to his office, the door was closed behind him, and he couldn't hold back his anger anymore.
Bang.
He kicked a chair out of the way and slammed into the wall and fell apart.
"Fuck!Fuck! He actually told me that equity is qualification! $1 billion, is he crazy, why don't you want to sell? Also, in the past, he would send a representative at most for such a big thing as financing, why would he appear this time? Damn, what the hell does this Asian kid want to do?"
He can't help but be angry, everyone on the board of directors knows that Zuckerberg actually controls two places for 6 people, one is himself, and the other is the agent quota entrusted to Zack by the angel investor "Park Sunling Ventures" in the early days of Facebook, but the problem is that no one has ever regarded Park Sunling Ventures and Zack as one- Originally, when Sean was there, he wanted to set up another short spot to completely establish Zack's control of Facebook, but it was rejected at the shareholder meeting, and Park Sun-ling, a venture capital observer who was present at the meeting, also voted against.
Because of this, board members such as Gray Lock, Axel, and Meritek all regard Park Sun-ling Venture Capital as a simple investor, and they may trust Zack more, but when it comes to a $1 billion deal, I believe that no venture capital will not be tempted. Therefore, after the Yahoo acquisition turmoil broke out, they insisted on selling Facebook, and did not regard Park Sunling's venture capital as an obstacle.
Tyre was already familiar with his temper, and after a moment of silence for the chair, he looked away and frowned slightly: "Now it seems that we miscalculated his trust in Zach, Jim, the situation is not very optimistic." He had just made his attitude clear in the conference room. Opposition to Yahoo's takeover ......"
Breyer gasped and was silent.
"You see, we can force Zach because the old employees in the company are also inclined to sell. But now if a shareholder meeting is actually held. With his support. The decision to sell is unlikely to pass - I hate to admit it, but he does have more equity in his hands than you and I combined. He does qualify. ”
"What are you going to do with me? Admit defeat obediently? Just now when you were still in the palace, you turned your head and smiled flatteringly at Zack, saying that she supported his decision to refuse to buy?" Breyer asked very quickly, "And then we watched Zach stubbornly turn Facebook into a pile of stinking shit, and the stake in his hand rotted into a few pieces of waste paper that were not enough to wipe his ass?"
"I didn't mean that. ”
"Damn, what are you talking about?"
Tyre didn't seem to pay any attention to his verbal gaffe, and smiled when he heard it, "I mean, why don't you contact Yahoo for anything?"
"Huh?" Breyer looked at him confusedly.
"Jim, $1 billion is a lot, but you seem to be losing your bearings in front of that number. Have you forgotten that it is Yahoo that wants to buy, and it is Yahoo that needs Facebook, not that Facebook will not survive without Yahoo's acquisition, and now that we are in control, why should we be so urgent?"
Breyer was stunned.
yes, why is it so urgent?
Without Yahoo's acquisition, Facebook would still be Facebook, but without Facebook, Yahoo would be in danger of losing its position on the Internet.
In fact, this acquisition offer is already the second time, in early June, Yahoo proposed an intention, but then a series of things, so that the acquisition was not negotiated - Yahoo in July, following the complete collapse of the search service to Google, the second quarter earnings report caused it to cause extreme dissatisfaction among investors, the stock price fell sharply, the vitality was hit hard, so the acquisition died.
And this incident also makes people see that Yahoo, which seems to be in its prime, has gradually weakened.
WEB1.0 It can no longer snatch back the throne from Google, so if you want to return to the top, Yahoo can only choose WEB2.0, and Facebook is one of the pioneers of WEB2.0, and it is also the only independent company that is not controlled by a large group, which is the most suitable choice for Yahoo to try to turn over.
The most urgent thing for this acquisition should be Yahoo!
The chaotic thoughts in his mind cleared these things, and as a capable and bold investor, Breyer finally regained some sanity.
Yes, with the support of the South Korean named Ahn Junhyuk, Zuckerberg can indeed win enough confidence to oppose the sale of the company, and it is useless for him to be in a hurry, but there is no need for him to be in a hurry, on the contrary, it should be Yahoo who is in a hurry!
Since it's willing to pay $1 billion for a future, it probably doesn't mind paying more, given the importance of $1 billion.
Why should he be in a hurry?
Wouldn't it be better to leave the problem to Yahoo and let the Big Mac worry about it and solve it?
There has never been absolute loyalty in this world, and there has been no betrayal, just because there are not enough chips.
This sentence has always been his inner motto, why did he forget it?
Thinking of this, Breyer only felt that all the repression and resentment had faded, and his eyes suddenly brightened, and he looked at Tyle, the gentle companion, and shook his head after a moment: "Pete, Pete, my friend......!"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Then throw the problem at Yahoo!
……
Of course, this idea is very good, if An Junhyuk knows the road, or anyone who has a deep study of the Internet, and knows the inside story of the development problems faced by Yahoo, most of them will know that Yahoo's situation is worse than people expect, and the loss of the WEB1.0 throne will bring about the impact of the industrial pattern, in order to form a breakthrough and early advantage in the new WEB2.0 field. Paying a few more costs is not impossible for Yahoo.
But a lot of times, change is faster than a plan!
Just when the two decided to inform Yahoo of the internal news of Facebook, Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskowitz took Ahn Junhyuk to a rather quiet restaurant, and several people held a small meeting in the private room of the restaurant, limited to the founders, and not long after, Sean Parker, who received Zack's notice, also arrived.
Americans don't like to talk about work at the dinner table. But no matter Zuckerberg. Moskowitz and Sean Parker are iconoclastic eccentrics, and they're idealists. This type of person does not like formalism. Naturally, it doesn't matter if you talk about business at the dinner table.
"Sean. You didn't see Breyer's face, and I think if Ahn wasn't too tall, he might have come up and fight Ahn with his fists. That bitch raised guy's eyes were going to pop out before he left, but there was nothing he could do, ha
As soon as Sean walked into the dining room, Moskowitz greeted him and began to tell him about what had happened in the conference room.
If the whole company is the most unhappy with Breyer, except for Sean Parker, who has left, I'm afraid it's him, he is not as valued by Breyer as Zuckerberg, and he deliberately accommodated, the two usually have a lot of friction on the management of the company, and Sean used to be there, since Sean left, Breyer has focused on him, I don't know how many times he has been in office meetings, he was dumbfounded by Breyer, An Junhyuk just appeared this time and made Breyer deflated, obviously making him happy.
He had a very good relationship with Sean Parker, and Sean spent the most difficult time in his rented house.
Seeing Dustin's excited appearance, Sean smiled, he is now 26 years old, and he is heading for the peak of his life, both physically and mentally. His experience is more legendary, he was once wanted as a hacker, he also served in the government intelligence agencies, he started his own business while others were still in high school, and he also suffered betrayal, these experiences seem to have sharpened his spirit early, so that he looks like a middle-aged man, and it seems that there are few emotional ups and downs.
Of course, it may also be that the personality is more introverted.
The information about Sean Parker flowed through his heart, and Ahn Junhyuk took the initiative to extend his hand to him: "Meet for the first time, let's get to know, my name is Ahn Junhyuk." ”
"Hello, I'm Sean Parker. Sean shook his hand, his expression was very gentle, "I have often heard Mark talk about you before, you have given him a lot of support, whether it is the initial angel investment, or the trust of several financings and entrusted agents, I thank you on behalf of Mark, Ahn!"
Hearing this, Zuckerberg rolled his eyes: "Hey, Sean, I'm not dead yet, I don't need someone to thank me on my behalf." ”
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm just used to taking care of you, and I've always wanted to say thank you like a father to the people who have helped you. ”
Sean innocently spread his hands in exchange for a raised middle finger from Zuckerberg: "Fuck.you!"
Young people always get along with each other, even young people like Zuckerberg, Parker, and Moskowitz, who can be regarded as successful people, they are in their prime, they are also uninhibited, and their words and deeds are full of youthful and frivolous unrestrained and wanton.
Although he is also a young man, since the dream memory suddenly came in 2004, he has had such a huge experience, Ahn Jun-hyuk can no longer experience or integrate into that atmosphere, and most of the time after that, he eats quietly, watching the topic of the three of them suddenly jump to which beauty when they talk about things, or comment on which name is occasionally mentioned in the main matter, think of a certain star, and say some messy gossip.
For Zach and others, the significance of the meeting is probably limited to this, but Ahn Junhyuk can't completely waste time, he is more observing the three people, hoping to understand their personalities more accurately through their private words and deeds.
Until the three of them didn't know what to talk about, Moskowitz said: "Mark, don't joke about giving up the CEO next time, my heart can't stand the toss...... Uh, Ahn, I'm not targeting you, I'm just ......"
He gestured and wanted to explain what he meant, but unfortunately the otaku's lack of language organization skills couldn't come up with suitable words, and he was very embarrassed for a while.
Looking at him, Ahn Jun-hyuk smiled: "It's okay, I understand what you mean." ”
Of course, he could understand that he might have enough weight in Zack's heart. But for Moskowitz and Sean Parker, he was just a stranger to meet today, and without a similar reaction, he might have doubted their intelligence.
Over there, Moskowitz breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could continue to say anything, Zuckerberg, who had swallowed the food in his mouth, took a sip of the wine and said lightly: "I'm not kidding." ”
“…………”
Moskowitz and Parker were stunned, and Ahn Junhyuk was also a little stunned.
"I've thought about it. I really want to ask Ann to be the CEO of Facebook. He picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth. Seeing that Moskovitz and Parker seemed to want to say something, he waved his hand and interrupted the two: "Don't persuade me, I'm not impulsive." It's been thought through. Sean. You should know best. From the beginning, I didn't know anything about management, you helped me with everything, and then you left. But still stay with me, you teach me what to do, tell me what to be wary of, what to pay attention to, what things should be solved as soon as possible, and what needs to be delayed will be better...... But honestly, Sean, I'm tired. ”
Parker's anxious expression immediately paused.
"I know how to program, I know a lot about computers, I have also studied psychology, but I don't know how to run a company, I don't know what position anyone should put in, I don't know how to negotiate with people, I don't know how to make money, although I am trying to learn, but Sean, many times I think of the days when I was a hacker, a computer, a bottle of drink, a burger or a piece of pizza, I can have a happy day, but now, sitting behind that desk, even if one of my decisions can affect thousands of people, but……”
Zuckerberg sighed and spread his hands, "It's been a long time since I've known what it tastes like, and even now when I touch the keyboard, I feel my fingers become stiff, and I have a lot of ideas in my head, but I can't compile them in the language I was most familiar with, especially this acquisition, every day that passes, the pressure is a little bigger." The more I sat in this position, the more I found that Zuckerberg had become a different person, and looking in the mirror, I could no longer see the face that looked pale because of staying up late, but another mask that could make all kinds of expressions!"
As he spoke, Parker and Moskowitz began to fall silent.
They have accompanied Zuckerberg all the way, what is Zuckerberg's pursuit, of course, they understand that they used to be so detached and free, for interest or momentary inspiration, they can use their own skills to cause all kinds of damage on the Internet, and then enjoy the excitement and fun of being tracked.
But those days seem to be getting farther and farther away.
Seeing that they began to fall silent, Zuckerberg continued: "Unlike me, Ahn is a professional, he has a lot of experience in running a business, and in recent months, he has just defeated a giant group in his own country. And he also shares the same ideals with us, you don't know, but I still remember that when Facebook was first founded in 04, he found my contact information and talked to me about the idea of building a social empire, and I believe that Facebook will become better under his auspices, just like I believed that with your support, even if I drop out of school, I will not regret it, Sean, Dustin ......"
He looked at the two of them with a sincere gaze: "I hope you will support me one more time, okay?"
The space became quiet, the faint sound of cold air blowing from the pipes shook the air, and finally turned into a thin noise in the ears, Parker and Moskovitz had mixed expressions, but after a while, Moskowitz, who had always been obedient to Zuckerberg, nodded first:
"Okay...... If you really think it through, I have no opinion. ”
Zuckerberg looked at Parker.
This person who has always supported him the most, once said to him, "Mark, I want to always assist you, because no one helped me so much when I started my business, I can be your guardian and give you power!"
The only person he feels sorry for when he makes this decision is Parker, who gives him power, but he wants to give it away.
However, he believed that Parker would say yes, because he believed in their friendship.
Sure enough, after thinking about it for a long time, Sean Parker finally sighed: "Mark, do whatever you want, I supported you at the beginning, just to see that you can use your power to your heart's content......"
…… And, just the CEO.
He didn't say the second half of the sentence, although he was not very satisfied with Mark's decision, but he was just a CEO, as long as Mark didn't want to sell Facebook, everything else was easy to say!
Zuckerberg looked happy to receive their reply, and he looked at Ahn Joon-hyuk with great interest: "Ann, what do you mean? I was thinking about how to get you to say yes all night last night, but I couldn't think of any good way, but since the matter has been said and done, I will take the liberty of making a request to you...... I know that you have your own business in Korea, but I hope you will grant my request for our ideals!"
Things are moving too fast, and at this moment, looking at the earnest and honest Zuckerberg, Ahn Jun-hyuk didn't know what to do...... Just yesterday, he was wondering how to convince Mark that he could take over Facebook's operations......
Idealist...... (To be continued......)