Wen Ming didn't know that he had gained the faith of two people again, and no one else blindly trusted him before except Benjamin in the Jurassic Island Research Institute.

Even though, Sith and Cage have shared honor and disgrace with him.

If he knew, he would have doubted whether Sith and Cage, including Benjamin before him, believed in him whether they were true or false.

Because now he has met someone who doesn't give him a good look.

"I was disappointed with this meeting."

The representative of Red Dot Ventures smiled and said something that did not mean good.

"I hope that these decisions about Facebook's future will be voted on on Facebook's board of directors, rather than in private as we are now."

"I think it's disrespectful to other shareholders, it's disrespectful to Facebook, and it's disrespectful to the shareholders around the world who are optimistic about Facebook and want Facebook to be listed."

"Even if you're the founder of Facebook, you can't be a dictatorship on Facebook."

With that, the Red Dot Ventures representative apologized and left a well-known restaurant in Silicon Valley. What remained was Wen Ming, whose face was calm, and Mark Zuckerberg, who looked angry.

"I never thought that the people with red dots would be like this."

Anger was only for a moment, and Mark Zuckerberg, who had grown a lot, quickly stabilized his emotions, and then said to Wen Ming apologetically: "When they first invested in Facebook, they promised me not to interfere in the specific management of Facebook. But now, they're doing it, not only trying to pull Goldman Sachs into the car, but also trying to remove my decision-making power. ”

Wen Ming patted Mark Zuckerberg's shoulder to show comfort, and then said: "This is also the reason why Red Dot Ventures claims to have a history of more than 100 years, but it has never been able to get on the stage." ”

Red Dot Ventures was founded in 1999, and until now, the amount of money they have at their disposal is only a few billion dollars. And the most valuable investment project executed by these billions of dollars is definitely the 10% stake in Facebook.

If you wait until Facebook goes public, this 10% stake will definitely allow Red Dot Ventures to enjoy incredible returns.

Mark Zuckerberg smiled wryly and said, "The reason why I chose Red Dot Ventures in the first place is because although they are more self-touted, they are actually just a small venture capital company. I thought that in the face of such a company, I could grasp enough initiative, but I didn't expect ......"

In the mouths of Wen Ming and Mark Zuckerberg, a multi-billion dollar venture capital company is just a small venture capital company, which is insignificant. But it's only for people of their level, and for many people or companies, the amount of billions of dollars is definitely very huge.

Wen Ming picked up the coffee in front of him, took a sip and said, "What you didn't expect is that they could join forces with Goldman Sachs." Or rather, Goldman Sachs took a fancy to Facebook's stake and found them. ”

There is no relationship between Red Dot Ventures and Goldman Sachs, but in the capital market, the relationship is easy to establish. For the sake of interests, whether it is Goldman Sachs or Red Dot, they are willing to cooperate.

Mark Zuckerberg was not in the mood to continue drinking coffee, but said with some regret: "I know what their idea is." If we don't go public now, but accept your $5 billion financing, Facebook won't need to go public for a long time and will be able to create benefits for them. They can't use IPOs to cash out, they don't have a market value if they don't go public, they can't maximize the profits of their stocks, and Facebook has no way to achieve high profits in its development plans in recent years. ”

"Morgan Stanley wants to lead a $5 billion investment in Facebook, but it also wants to use this financing to hype up Facebook, and then arrange for Facebook to go public in the shortest possible time. Goldman Sachs' purpose is more direct, they don't even want us to complete this financing, but directly use the IPO to cash out $5 billion. ”

"In other words, their interests are aligned, and it is really difficult for us to have a chance of winning against them."

Mark Zuckerberg sighed and continued: "They are all optimistic about Facebook's future, but they don't see Facebook's further future. ”

Wen Ming looked at Mark Zuckerberg, who was very uncomfortable, and said with a smile: "This is also human nature, they have invested in Facebook for a long time, and they have not made any gains during this period, so it is understandable that they want to cash out as soon as possible." ”

Mark Zuckerberg said sadly: "However, if you take your $5 billion to develop Facebook, and wait until a few years later when Facebook goes public, the market value will definitely create a miracle." Won't they earn more when that time comes? ”

"Why, do you have to make money now?"

Wen Ming was amused by Mark Zuckerberg's complaints, according to Wen Ming's understanding of Mark Zuckerberg in another world, this person is a person who does not know how to enjoy life, nor is he a person who likes money.

After he became a billionaire, he also drove a Honda Acura sedan that cost only tens of thousands of dollars. And in 2013, after he sold Facebook stock and cashed out $2.3 billion, he did change the car as everyone expected, but it was still a Volkswagen GTI worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Mark Zuckerberg, of course, is not a picker, because he donated $990 million in 2013, which is just a donation project, which has already made him the No. 1 philanthropist in the United States that year. Later, when his daughter was born, he announced that he would set up the "Chan Zuckerberg Project", which was roughly to donate 99% of his Facebook shares, which was $45 billion based on the market value of Facebook at the time.

Unlike many wealthy people who donate their money to charitable foundations to avoid taxes, Mark and his Chinese-American wife, Prigre-Chan, donate money not to a charitable fund they control, but to set up a new company.

In this way, there is no talk of tax avoidance, because they still have to pay taxes. And while paying taxes, their company also has to carry out charity.

Mark Zuckerberg of the other world didn't say why he did it, but now Wen Ming understands a little.

He feels that it is because of the persecution of Mark Zuckerberg by other shareholders that Mark Zuckerberg's control has become very strong. Therefore, I don't want my money to be donated to a charity fund, and I still need to be supervised when I do charity.

Moreover, it can also let many people know that he is not donating money to avoid taxes.

"You don't like money, but you can't make other people like you do."

Wen Ming comforted: "There is a saying in Huaxia that ten birds are in the forest, and the birds are in hand, do you understand what it means?" ”

Mark Zuckerberg sighed again and said, "Of course I know that my girlfriend is Chinese, and although she grew up in the United States, she also knows a lot about Chinese culture." ”

Mark Zuckerberg got married in 2012, when he had been talking to his girlfriend for nine years, and this time it was 2010, so naturally he was still just a girlfriend.

Wen Ming smiled: "Since you know, then I won't explain." Now it's clear that they're going to join the rest of the shareholders to block your decision, which means prevent me from funding your Facebook for growth. So, are you ready to fight? ”

Mark Zuckerberg was stunned for a moment, his emotions were mobilized by Wen Ming, he was actually not afraid of fighting. Over the years of Facebook's development, he has fought more than once, fought with competitors, fought with capital, and until now, he is still the winner.

"Of course I'm ready, so can I congratulate you on becoming Facebook's biggest shareholder besides me?"

Now that the decision has been made, Mark Zuckerberg is ready to tear his face with the other shareholders. And at this time, Wen Ming, who is willing to hand over his shares to him to hold, is definitely his most staunch ally.

Wen Ming smiled: "Not only am I ready, but I also helped you contact two other Facebook shareholders who are willing to help us." ”

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ps: The end of the fourth watch, to continue tomorrow, seriously, the subscription is really bleak. How miserable am I, you ask? A boss didn't give a reward or vote for a monthly ticket, but just ordered all the books and ranked 84th on the fan list, that is to say...... It's heart-wrenching.