At this time, Hu Yifei's mind was not on the movie, he was sitting in a French restaurant opposite Harvard University, accompanied by the new CEO of Facebook, Marissa Mayer.

The two were chatting, looking leisurely as if they were waiting for someone. Not far from the door, two young people were arguing fiercely, they were Mark Zuckerberg and his classmate Eduardo Savirin. Mark was wearing a simple T-shirt, baggy jeans, Adidas sneakers, and even a little shy when he spoke, but at this time he was furious like a lion and roared at Eduardo Saverin: "How can you freeze the company's account at this juncture, do you know that Facemash is at a critical moment in its development." ”

"I said, I have my considerations, don't yell at me." Eduardo was also annoyed, "The website has grown to this point because of my investment, I once believed in you, but you let me down. The site is completely copying the model of another Facebook, where people have already gone to the front and you are just a plagiarist. What saddens me the most is that you want to bring in foreign capital to kick me out of the door, and I think I have a reason to do so. ”

Mark clenched his fists angrily, "I said, I didn't plagiarize." I swear to God that our source code is not the same at all. God knows what that Chinese company is all about. The introduction of investment is inevitable, otherwise what to do to develop Facemash in today's social networking sites that are so popular. ”

"You still have to quibble, now that other people's lawyer's letters have been sent to me, what are you going to say?" Eduardo said, "Don't forget that you're still on probation!" ”

Because of the popularity of the Facemash program, because of Mark's hacking behavior, he stole 20,000 pictures at one time, causing a lot of onlookers. The school was very dissatisfied with his behavior and gave him a "probation" sanction.

Although Zuckerberg was almost forced to drop out of school because of the incident, the Facemash program also sent a clear signal that Zuckerberg can create products that users will love for coming down with them. Just when he was about to create another professional website, Facebook, he suddenly found that this domain name and the domain name related to Facebook have been registered, and even the Facebook website has been created, and it has hundreds of millions of users, which is really terrible.

He had no choice but to continue working under the domain name of Facemash.

Because it is a new station, the future is blank, and with Facebook's success ahead, he naturally wants to investigate. But after reading it, the impression is deeply imprinted in his mind, even if he pays great attention to his own innovation, it is still inevitable to imagine with Facebook in some places. Sometimes he wonders why the architecture and ideas of this website coincide with him, is it really plagiarism? No, he swears, he never looked through a single piece of source code on the other site.

Mark took a deep breath, "I don't want to argue with you about these useless things now, even if it's a lawsuit, I have enough reasons to prove that I'm not plagiarizing." I think the misunderstanding between us is already deep, if you insist on freezing the company's account, I'm going to kick you out and continue to look for VCs to keep Facemash alive. ”

"You don't have the right to kick me out, I'm the investor in the company."

"Investors? Just your $15,000? No, I have! Mark replied and strode towards the restaurant.

Eduardo Saverin roared, "Are you still going to see them, do you want to settle out of court, I won't go." Mark waved his hand straight, "Whatever you want." ”

"Fack!" Eduardo angrily kicked the lawn, "you!" ”

Regarding the grievances between them, in fact, there was a source from the beginning, and there was a record of Mark's previous friend chat that has not been deleted:

Zuckerberg: Eduardo agreed to fund me to rent a server.

Friend: He's not a good guy.

Zuckerberg: Not necessarily, right? He thinks my website will make money.

Friend: What do you think?

Zuckerberg: I don't really know much about business.

Zuckerberg: As long as you can make a little bit of a name for yourself.

It can be seen that before Mark introduced this fund, he may not have thought about how to defend the other party.

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It's an upscale restaurant with a location on the top floor, and guests come and go with a well-dressed environment. There is elegant music inside, and beautiful scenery. The three stars at the door represent Michelin's evaluation of it. God knows, he's been studying at Harvard for several years, and he didn't know there was a three-Michelin-starred high-end restaurant nearby.

Mark came in with a slight embarrassment in the waiter's soured eyes, but fortunately no one stopped him outside. Hu Yifei and Marisa Mayer, who were laughing inside, saw Mark come in and got up together to greet him.

Mark was furious, and was about to confront the two guys who handed the lawyer's letter to his dormitory, but the two got up with a smile on their faces and politely waited, so that he could not speak again.

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling tiger, this sentence also applies in the United States.

Hu Yifei took off his sunglasses, took the initiative to stretch out his hand and smiled: "Hello, Mr. Zuckerberg, it's a pleasure to meet you." I'm Hu Yifei, the owner of Facebook, and the owner of today's coffee. This is Miss Marisa Mayer, CEO of my company. ”

Marissa Mayer shook hands and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Zuckerberg, you're a lot like my boss." ”

"I know you, a genius in Silicon Valley, a senior executive at Google, didn't expect you to jump ship to China. I think there will be a lot of people who will be disappointed. Macpi smiled and said, "You say I'm like him?" Where is it like? ”

Marissa smiled undiminishedly, "You are both young and have very unique ideas. Although your Facemash app still has a lot of flaws, some of the settings are still excellent. That's the main reason we're here today. ”

Mark was slightly stunned, "Didn't you already send a lawyer's letter?" Could there be something else. ”

Marissa said: "It was my idea to send a lawyer's letter, and as the CEO of a company, I have to be responsible for the company. It would be incompetent to turn a blind eye to a website that looks so much like your own company. But today's coffee was invited by our boss. ”

Mark insisted, "I swear, I didn't copy any of your company's code? I'm not afraid of a lawsuit. ”

Hu Yifei and Marisa glanced at each other and said, "I heard that your company's account has been frozen?" ”

"So what?"

Marissa said, "Calm down, Mark." Our boss wants to make friends with you sincerely, otherwise we will meet directly in court. ”

Mark looked at Hu Yifei, who was still polite opposite, with a slightly embarrassed face, "I'm sorry, I'm a little impulsive." ”

Hu Yifei smiled: "It's okay, let's order first, it's the first time I've come to a three-Michelin restaurant." With a wave of his hand, the waiter walked over with a tray. With sumptuous food, the atmosphere gradually eases down.

Mark said, "You look familiar, have we seen each other before?" Or are you also a student at Harvard and only returned to China to start a business after graduation? He obviously hasn't given up yet, and wants to seek the other party's flaws and prove that he is not plagiarism.

Hu Yifei smiled and said: "Actually, I am a director and actor, and this is the first time I have come to the United States. Because recently there is a movie that is being released in the United States. The name of the movie is "Source Code", maybe you haven't seen the movie, but you have seen my poster. ”

Mark was stunned, he had heard of that movie, and it seemed that the box office and word of mouth were not bad. That little bit of caution was naturally seen through by the other party, and he was not embarrassed, and said: "You are still a movie star?" I'm sorry, but I rarely watch movies. ”

Hu Yifei said: "It doesn't matter, I'm just a little star, and I'm not well-known in the United States." Let's talk about the topic of the website, if you don't mind talking about business while eating. ”

Mark shrugged, "I know that Chinese like to talk about business at the dinner table, and it's good to get down to business directly." I don't want to waste everyone's time. ”

"That's good! I'd like to buy your Facemash, make it Facebook in the U.S., and invest a lot of dollars to help the company grow. What do you think? ”

Mark didn't think about it, and blurted out, "No way, I'm not going to sell it." ”

Marissa said, "Don't you want to hear our prices?" IMHO, what is the current number of users of Facemash, 100,000 or 200,000. And we at Facebook have hundreds of millions of users in less than a year. Mark opened his mouth, but was sharply interrupted by Marisa, "Maybe you want to say that there are many Chinese, but there are not as many Chinese netizens as in the United States." Do you think that if we are a Chinese website, we will not want to enter the United States? No, here's the reason I quit my job and chose this Chinese site. When Facebook enters the United States, do you think there will be two websites in the market that are so similar? ”

She handed over a document, "This is our acquisition agreement, not to kick you out, you can take a look at it." ”

This contract is full of sincerity, and even Marisa is a little disgusted that Hu Yifei is too generous after reading it, it is just a small website, and she has N ways to buy it. Why do you have to give this stake after investing a large amount of dollars? How would she know that Hu Yifei is not interested in Facemash, but Mark Zuckerberg.

The two sides talked for more than an hour, from the initial confrontation to the harmonious atmosphere and even sympathy at the parting. Mark was hostile to Hu Yifei at first, but in the end he had to admire his unbridled imagination and his predictions about the future were very convincing. The description of the future of the site, the idea of making Facebook the world's largest online social platform, and wanting to create a channel that connects people more closely are all things that Mark never considered.

But Hu Yifei thought about it and proposed a solution:

First: Facebook needs to build a global infrastructure system to connect the whole world, covering those regions that do not have the Internet.

Second, Facebook needs to develop a natural way to interact with the growing clutter of information and ensure that people are not overwhelmed by the sea of information.

Third, Facebook needs to create virtual reality to allow people and their willing people to have the experiences they want, where they want.

Of course, Hu Yifei also put forward some concepts of drones and VR glasses, which even sound like sci-fi, which makes people feel unrealistic, but he is full of confidence.

It's all about global connections, natural interactions, and immersive experiences.

There is no doubt that this is a successful business. Only a few small problems need to be solved, and in the future, there will be no Facemash in the world, only a multinational Facebook. (To be continued.) )