Chapter 69: Blowing Bubbles
As soon as he entered the hotel, Song Yang heard the hotel waiter tell him that someone was visiting him today. Song Yang picked up the business card left by the visitor and saw an unfamiliar name.
Song Yang, who was originally going to throw away the business card, looked at it a few more times and couldn't help but reveal a strange look on his face. He didn't expect that this person would come to him.
"Who?" Jenny, who had just been shopping on Fifth Avenue, saw the strange look on Song Yang's face and couldn't help but ask Song Yang.
Song Yang held the business card and said, "My spiritual mentor whom I have not met yet..."
The person who came to see Song Yang was Professor Tristan, the academic leader in the Internet industry who had previously praised Song Yang from afar.
Song Yang established DoubleClick Company after seeing the debate between Tristan and Barnard on TV. Song Yang did not expect that Professor Tristan would come to him.
In the evening, in a restaurant in New York, Jenny was naturally very dissatisfied with the old man Tristan who suddenly disrupted her candlelight dinner with Song Yang.
Tristan is not an old scholar. He has become a trumpeter and theory maker in the American Internet industry and is supported by many financial backers. Naturally, Tristan has the ability to read people's expressions.
"You know, Jenny, the entire Silicon Valley and my students have been discussing you these past two days, saying that you were the most dazzling pearl of Nasdaq yesterday, and they are all wondering who you are!" Tristan said to Jenny.
Hearing this, Jenny was delighted, and suddenly felt that the old man in front of her didn't seem so annoying anymore.
"How is that possible? Those media are just reporting nonsense!" Jenny said happily.
Hearing this, Tristan showed an expression that he couldn't possibly fool anyone at his age, "You can ask Song. I think Hollywood agents are probably looking for your contact information all over the world at this time!"
Song Yang had some understanding of Tristan's ability to lie with open eyes. There were indeed media outlets reporting on Jenny, but most of them just mentioned her in passing, or were some canary-shaped reports, and were definitely not as good as what the old man said.
"Of course, I can't think of any Hollywood agency that doesn't want to sign you!" Seeing Jenny's gaze, Song Yang could only talk nonsense.
Even if those Hollywood companies wanted to sign Jenny at this time, they just wanted to use her relationship with Song Yang to hype up her popularity. As for what will happen to Jenny in the future, I'm afraid those people don't care at all.
"Song, everything you have done is beyond my imagination. Double Click Company is about to enter New York, right?!" Tristan said to Song Yang.
Song Yang nodded and said, "Ryan, who is in charge of DoubleClick's advertising business, will come to serve as the manager of DoubleClick's New York department in the next two days. DoubleClick's success today is inseparable from the support of Professor Tristan!"
Song Yang and Tristan looked at each other and smiled. Everything was said without words. The sedan chair was carried by people, and Tristan flattered Song Yang. Song Yang also reciprocated by praising Tristan's status in the world.
After eating a few bites of food, Tristan finally began to ask tentatively, "Song, you should be admitted to a university, right?!"
Influenced by Bill Gates, and with the promotion of certain media, along with the popularity of technology and the Internet, the younger generation around the world has been fooled. I don’t know how many people have finally entered university, but have dropped out halfway, and then realized their own "value"...
Not to mention in America, Gallo was one of the people who were infected, so Tristan didn't know whether Song Yang would go to college and follow the example of Bill Gates and other predecessors.
Seeing Song Yang nod, Tristan seemed very happy, "Song, if you are willing to come to a university in New York State, I can write recommendation letters for all the professors at New York University!"
Song Yang understood what the old man meant. He obviously wanted to establish the master-disciple relationship between Song Yang and him, from a spiritual mentor to a real mentor. He just wanted to tell Song Yang directly that he was his disciple.
After a slight hesitation, Song Yang knew that if he really followed Tristan, his life would definitely not be bad.
But after thinking for a moment, Song Yang shook his head. With his current reputation, he could pick any famous school, let alone any famous American university, and no one would refuse Song Yang, who was very likely to become a billionaire in the future, to become an alumnus.
“I’m going to attend San Jose University, and I’ll need to take care of some things in Silicon Valley for a while!”
Song Yang finally chose the city of San Jose, the "heart of Silicon Valley". For a long time in the future, at least until the new century, Silicon Valley will be the world's technology center, a gathering place for top talents, and will have the best scientific research resources in the world.
Song Yang needed to place ICQ and other projects in Silicon Valley. It took a long time to find technical staff in Houston, and Song Yang didn't want it to happen again.
"But Professor Tristan, you will always be my spiritual mentor. I think all the media know this," Song Yang gave Tristan a hint and would not undermine Tristan. "Also, I will not choose the computer department of San Jose University!"
Tristan was inevitably disappointed after hearing what Song Yang said, but after hearing that Song Yang would not choose the computer department but would study in the business school, Tristan had no choice but to give up. Even if he recruited Song Yang, it would be a bargain for other professors.
"Song, do you have any new plans recently?" Tristan asked casually without expecting too much, but he didn't expect Song Yang to agree directly.
“There is a small project!”
Tristan perked up, "Would you mind telling me something?"
Song Yang smiled and said, "It's just a 'small' project. If everything goes well, Professor Tristan will be able to experience the new project at the end of the month. I hope Professor Tristan will support it then!"
It is expected that by the end of the month, Hotmail will be ready for testing, which will require Tristan, Kevin Kelly and other influential people in the Internet industry to start promoting Hotmail.
"Then I just need to wait!" Tristan said with great interest. He didn't mind acting as Song Yang's trumpeter. Anyway, as Song Yang's nominal spiritual mentor, as long as Song Yang did not deny it, he could take part of the credit for himself.
Just like the emergence of DoubleClick, Tristan's digital laboratory received a large investment from a sponsor. If Song Yang's new project can be like DoubleClick, then Tristan's laboratory will probably be able to get another sponsorship fee.
After staying in New York for several days, Song Yang and Jenny finally waited for Kevin Ryan's arrival.
Double-click the company's New York branch office, select the New York business center where every inch of land is valuable, the building opposite the Empire State Building, and rent a floor of an office building.
When entering the office building of DoubleClick Company in New York, Song Yang couldn't help but think of what he had said to Bledsoe Jaden and Gallo more than half a year ago.
At that time, the two complained that the garage environment was too bad. Song Yang once said that in the future, the office building of Double Click Company should be placed opposite the Empire State Building, so that every time he looked up, he would be able to see the Empire State Building!
Who could have thought that in less than a year, Song Yang's words had come true. Although this place was extremely expensive, Song Yang still chose it as the new office location of Double Click Company in New York.
As for Bledsoe Jaden, Song Yang couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of this guy. This guy has been spreading rumors unfavorable to Song Yang in various occasions in Silicon Valley, and has been getting involved with a bunch of vulture lawyers. He wants to sue DoubleClick and take a large sum of money from Song Yang. Thinking of this guy, Song Yang felt a little bad.
When Song Yang entered, part of the newly built office floor was still being arranged, but it was already very busy.
"President Ryan, please sign this document!"
Standing at the door of Ryan's office, Song Yang watched people coming in and out of his office, and President Ryan's voice was heard constantly, asking Ryan to hold various documents.
Ryan has now been promoted to vice president of DoubleClick, in charge of the advertising and sales departments. Now that he has come to New York, he is in power and is regarded by the outside world as the number two figure in DoubleClick.
"Oh, President Ryan, a big shot in the Internet and advertising industry! "
Hearing this smiling voice, Ryan looked up and saw Song Yang standing at the door. Ryan stood up quickly, "Boss!"
Looking at the busy scene outside, it can be seen that Ryan has put a lot of thought into setting up a department in such a short time. Song Yang turned around and looked at Ryan, "Well done!"
The current Delain, unlike when Song Yang first met him, had a somewhat dejected look. Now Delain has taken on the style of an elite executive.
Ryan felt that he had made the right bet. He jumped from being the head of a small department in News Corporation in Houston to becoming the vice president of the largest advertising company in America. Moreover, as long as Double-click the company to go public, he would also receive equity rewards!
After sitting down, Ryan placed several documents in front of Song Yang. Now he was full of energy. "The advertising market in New York is much larger than that in Houston. Our revenue in the next quarter may double!"
Song Yang looked at the documents Ryan brought over. After Netscape went public, it had a huge impact on the Internet. Various websites sprang up like weeds. Where there is demand, there is a market. The demand for digital advertising was also soaring.
"That is to say, by the end of the year, DoubleClick's monthly revenue will exceed 10 million US dollars?!"
Song Yang was a little surprised when he looked at the report in his hand. Song Yang remembered that when Double Click was first established, its monthly revenue was only 1.68 million US dollars. Even this amount was praised to the sky by Silicon Valley and Wall Street. One can imagine what other peers are like.
Ryan said affirmatively, "The Internet digital advertising market is even bigger than we thought. Of course, a large part of the reason for such rapid growth comes from the entry of venture capital companies!"
Song Yang understood a little. To put it bluntly, the reason why advertising fees grew so fast was that there were venture capital companies behind them. They were advertising for the websites they invested in. It was a true internal circulation. In the end, the advertising fees benefited the double-click companies. This was the first step in blowing up the bubble.
However, after just a few glances, Song Yang put the report aside. Can this thing be called a bubble? According to the famous saying of Wall Street analysts, "No bubble, no prosperity." Anyway, DoubleClick Company is standing on a bubble. The bigger it is, the higher the market value of DoubleClick Company will be...
