The temperature in New York in mid-to-late October is already relatively cold. Especially in the first two days, the night temperature fell below freezing.

Ji Cheng got up early in the morning, listening to the howling of the cold wind outside, he knew that it must be very cold today, so he specially put on winter clothes.

"Sir, what kind of car are you driving?"

"Ferrari key...... Forget it, buy the keys to the grocery cart and give it to me. Since experiencing the last assassination incident, Ji Cheng has kept a lot of low profile, and if he doesn't let Tom and Derek and other bodyguards follow, he basically won't drive too good a car, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.

He drove out in a Lingzhi car, well, this car is usually driven by the chef at home when he goes to buy groceries, all of which are jokingly called grocery carts.

A few minutes later. Ji Cheng found the apartment building according to the address given by Perry, parked the car, communicated with the apartment administrator, and then he went directly upstairs.

When I came to the third floor, I looked at the house number. He knocked softly on the door. …… In the apartment. Perry didn't sleep all night, and sat in front of the computer as much as he could, wondering how to perfect the development to the general software.

Suddenly, the door

"Dong Dong Dong" sounded. Perry, who was originally exhausted, perked up and hurriedly shouted

"It's coming," and ran over to open the door. As soon as the door opened, the voices of several people could be heard outside.

"Supolis!"

"Happy birthday, buddy!"

"Brother, we're here to celebrate your birthday!" The people who came were none other than Jack and his sister Elizabeth Yoon, and his friends Lily and Alice.

Matt, the roommate who was still sleeping in the house, was also woken up and muttered,

"What are you arguing about early in the morning?" Jack shouted inward, "Brother, have you forgotten that today is Perry's birthday?" Matt also woke up suddenly, jumped up from the bed, and said loudly, "Happy birthday, Perry!" Perry: "......" The living treasures made him laugh.

Although he saw that the person who came was not the gold lord Ji Cheng, Parui was still warm in his heart, and then hurriedly welcomed everyone into the house.

In an instant, the 500-square-foot apartment, which had a kitchen and bathroom, was packed with people.

But everyone didn't care, and sat on the ground. Jack and Perry had the best relationship, sat next to him and put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Dude, today is your birthday, we have thought of a good celebration for you, and we will go out later." Perry smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid I'm going to spoil your interest, I didn't go out to play today." ”

"Why?" Yin Lizabeth was puzzled.

"I know, I know." Lily's personality is more eccentric, and she stretches out her finger and points as she says, "Perry must have just had a colonoscopy." Perry almost choked to death, but he was used to Lily's quirky personality, rolled his eyes and said, "No, didn't I develop a piece of software recently, you met that Mr. Ji in the tavern last time, he said that he wanted to come over and have a look, if he was lucky, maybe he would invest." ”

"Mr. Ji you saw in the tavern last time?"

"Not impressed." Everyone is reminiscing carefully, after all, they often go to the tavern, and they don't know how many people they meet at the end of the day, how can they remember everyone clearly?

On the contrary, Lily has a better memory,

"The millionaire?"

"Oh, it's him." Alice remembered too. Matt pouted and poured cold water on the side: "We don't know if he is really a millionaire, and even if he is a millionaire, will he definitely invest in you?" You also quit your job and used all your savings to buy a server and develop software. ”

"I have faith in myself!" Perry's tone rose a lot. Jack thought things were calmer and asked, "Perry, are you sure that millionaire will definitely invest in you?" Speaking of which, Perry was also a little worried at this time,

"Not sure." Jack added: "Then have you thought about how you will live without a job if he doesn't invest in you?" ”

"Ugh." Perry smiled wryly, "I should be looking around for investment with the software I just developed, and maybe even Silicon Valley." ”

"Do you have any money for a plane ticket to San Francisco?" Matt was speechless. Perry said, "I can borrow it." ”

"And how are you coming back?"

"I continue to borrow from people."

"Who are you borrowing from?"

"I ...... I...... I won't borrow it from you anyway! Seeing that the two were about to quarrel over this issue, Jack hurriedly stepped in to stop it, and he said to Perry: "I can lend you money for air tickets, food and lodging, but you have to promise me a request." ”

"What?" Perry looked over.

"If this Mr. Ji doesn't invest, and you can't find investment in Silicon Valley, then go back to college and work." Jack thinks about his brother very much.

Perry bowed his head and was silent, he really wanted to do the job he liked, not the boring job of being an assistant to a professor in college, but he also knew that what Matt, Jack and others said was reasonable, dreams can't be eaten, if this attempt failed, he seemed to have no other way but to obediently go back to college to work.

"Okay." Perry reluctantly agreed, but then raised his head and emphasized, "I will definitely succeed!" I also believe that Mr. Ji will invest in me! Matt pouted and said, "People are millionaires, not billionaires, do you know how much money it costs to invest in computer technology software?" Even if you're looking for investment, you should look for a big company, not a personal billionaire. Perry didn't like to hear it anymore and said, "Hey, man, can the six of us together get a hundred thousand dollars?" Do you still hate that other millionaires are not rich enough? As he spoke, the door was again

"Dongdong Dong" rang out. Perry's eyes lit up and said, "It must be Mr. Ji who is here, don't talk nonsense later." ”

"Yes."

"Don't worry." Everyone agreed. Perry ran over to open the door with patience in his excitement, and it was Ji Cheng in his eyes, and he hurriedly said hello,

"Mr. Ji, good morning, please come in."

"Hello Perry." Ji Cheng walked into the house with a smile.

"These are my friends, the last time you met, Jack, Elizabeth, Lily, Alice, and Matt." Perry closed the door and said to his friends, "Guys, he's the Mr. Ji I said, you've seen him." Originally, Perry thought that good friends would come forward to say hello to Ji Cheng.

But what he didn't expect was that Jack, Yin Lizabeth, Lily and Alice seemed to have seen something shocking, and they actually stayed where they were, and the four of them looked incredulous!

Only Matt, who poured cold water before, seemed very polite, stood up and took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said, "Mr. Ji, it's a pleasure to meet again." When he said this, Matt was still looking Ji Cheng up and down.

Ji Cheng didn't have a fight at all, he also shook hands with the other party, and said with a smile: "Hello." As he spoke, he looked to the side,

"Perry, I heard you chatting quite loudly outside the house just now, what are you talking about?" Matt was afraid that a few other people would leak his mouth, why doubt that Ji Cheng had the ability to invest, this kind of talk is okay behind the scenes, but he must not say it in person, otherwise he will offend people a lot?

He hurriedly rushed ahead and said, "Oh, it's Perry's birthday, and we're talking to him about how to celebrate." He and Perry hardly read the newspaper, they were poor, there were no two TVs in the apartment, and it was normal not to know Ji Cheng.

"Oh, that's right." Ji Cheng bowed slightly,

"Since it's Perry's birthday, okay, let's hurry up and finish reading your software, if it goes well, then I'll find a place to celebrate it for you, and then discuss cooperation."

"Okay, you come with me." Perry guided Ji Cheng towards the computer, glaring fiercely at his friends who were still stunned.

I don't know if his glare played a role, but Jack and the other three girls immediately came to their senses.

Yin Lizabeth ran forward in disbelief, her eyes were surprised and happy, and she asked cautiously, "You...... Are you the famous Mr. Ji Chengji? Ji Cheng looked at her, shrugged his shoulders and said, "If there is no more famous Mr. Ji than me in the beautiful country, then I should be the Mr. Ji you said." ”

"Oh God! It's really Mr. Ji! Jack was also startled.

"Mr. Ji, can I take a photo with you?"

"Mr. Ji, I didn't expect to see you so closely, wow, I feel so honored." Lily and Alice ran up to Ji Cheng together like crazy.

Matt and Perry were both blinded, and said in their hearts, what is the situation, is this Mr. Ji very famous? They wanted to ask, but they were too embarrassed to ask in front of others.

Ji Cheng and a few

The "fans" came to the computer after chatting a few words, and then smiled and said to the four people: "I'll take a look at the software developed by Perry first, and then I'll talk to you later." ”

"Okay, you get busy first." Jack said quickly. Ji Cheng turned his head and said, "Perry, open your software and show it to me." ”

"Yes sir." Perry stepped forward to operate the computer. Take advantage of the two people gathered in front of the computer. Mark secretly pulled the corner of Rajak's clothes,

"Hey, man, why are you so surprised by him?" Jack was stunned and said, "You don't know Mr. Ji?" ”

"Of course I do, didn't I see it once in the tavern last time?" Mark blinked and said, "Aren't you millionaires, there are more of them in New York." Ji Chengcheng stood in front, and Jack didn't say much, so he could only remind: "Anyway, if you respect Mr. Ji a little politely, there will be no bad thing, maybe as soon as he is happy to invest, Perry will really be developed!" Do you understand? Matt said, "What do I understand, do I understand?" When Yin Lizabeth heard them talking, she also leaned over and whispered, "Matt, do you know how great Mr. Ji is?" Do you know who his girlfriend is? Do you know how much money he makes in a year? Matt is not interested in who Ji Cheng's girlfriend is, but is very interested in making money.

"How much does he earn in a year?" Alice also spoke,

"As far as I know, tens of billions a year!" Matt snorted out laughing,

"Blow, tens of billions a year? Bill Gates can't do it! Although Bill Gates has not yet become the richest man in the world, his legendary experience has been passed down in the beautiful country for a long time, and he is the idol of many young people, especially Matt and Perry who are engaged in the computer industry.

In the eyes of Matt and Perry, Bill Gates is a god-like figure, but even this kind of god-like character can't make tens of billions of dollars a year, and this young Oriental man in front of him, who wears clothes and pants better, may make tens of billions a year?

It's impossible! Matt thought that Alice and others were teasing him, if Ji Cheng made millions or even tens of millions a year, he might still believe it, tens of billions?

Is it really a knife that is toilet paper? Because the group of people chatting is too quiet. Ji Cheng, who didn't turn on the perception enhancement, would definitely not be able to hear it, he was staring intently at the computer screen.

Perry opened a software with a love logo and introduced: "I tentatively named this software 'Meet You', which is different from the pseudo-instant messaging software Plato System that appeared in 1970, and I wrote a new Internet program for this software." ”

"Hmm." Ji Cheng listened quietly. The interface jumped out and looked very rough. There is only one chat screen, and next to the chat screen there is also a contact list with only one account friend added to it.

Ji Cheng was surprised and said, "You actually developed the function of adding friends?" Perry was stunned and smiled, "Didn't you say before that you would use instant messaging software to let people meet and communicate on the Internet?" If you don't add friends, how do you get to know each other? At first, Ji Cheng thought that Perry had designed an instant messaging software that could send text in the nature of a local area network, but he really didn't expect it to be an instant messaging software that could add friends through the network.

"Since there is this function, then the software you made should be considered relatively perfect, why do you still say that it is a semi-finished product?"

"Oh, I'll log in to another account and show you a demo and you'll know." As he spoke, Perry clicked on the software and logged into another account.

During this period, Ji Cheng did not speak. When the two chat boxes appeared on the computer screen, Perry deliberately put the two chat interfaces side by side with the mouse, and then typed on them, and asked, "Mr. Ji, do you see clearly why I said half-finished now?" Ji Cheng watched Perry enter text in one of the chat interfaces on the screen, and the other chat interface was also displayed instantly, and even the deletion and modification of each character would be presented in the two chat interfaces, and he probably understood why.

"You mean, it's a bit like a phone call, but with words?" Ji Cheng asked.

"Yes!" Perry frowned and said, "My assumption is that I should carefully type a text and make sure that there is no problem before I can send it, rather than this kind of text that can be seen by the other party as soon as my brain is hot." Ji Cheng laughed, and finally knew how powerful Perry's talent was in the development of instant messaging software, you must know that in the early instant messaging program, the communication between the two sides was this mode, so the instant messaging software at the beginning was also called a network pager.

"It's a small problem, easy to solve, I'll talk to you later." Ji Cheng was moved by the software developed by Perry, and at the same time, he was also interested in Perry, a genius in instant messaging software development, and wondered how to discuss investment later.

"Now let's find a place to celebrate your birthday, well, I'll talk to you about how much money to invest while we have a meal later."

"Huh? Mr. Ji, have you promised to invest in me? Perry was surprised. Ji Cheng nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, I am ready to give you a large investment, this money is definitely beyond your imagination!" "Nonsense, you've developed a real instant messaging software on your own, how could you let you run?

Ji Cheng made a decision in his heart.