Chapter 782: A $570 Billion Business
However, facing Wang Zhicai's sincere and humble attitude, Lu Yiming did not give him any face and refused directly, saying: "No need to have dinner, I have to go abroad in a few days."
Wang Zhicai didn't know that Lu Yiming was just telling the truth. He thought that Lu Yiming refused to reconcile. He was immediately panicked and begged, "Mr. Lu..."
Lu Yiming was helpless and said, "I really have something to do."
Wang Zhicai had no choice but to say, "Mr. Lu is very busy, so I won't bother you anymore. I'll have the honor to invite you and Mr. Shi to dinner next time."
Wang Zhicai was still thinking that if he could invite Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue to dinner this time, he would be able to get in touch with Lu Yiming and get some help from him. However, Lu Yiming didn't even give him this opportunity.
This also shows how high Shi Qingxue's status is in Lu Yiming's mind.
The only thing Wang Zhicai was thankful for was that Wang Shuo did not get carried away by lust and resort to some despicable means, otherwise Lu Yiming would definitely not be so easy to talk to.
In the Lu Family Garden, Lu Yiming was having dinner with Shi Qingxue.
Because of her persistence in cooking, Shi Qingxue's cooking skills have improved. She is no longer the girl who could make mistakes even when boiling water.
It was not delicious, but at least it was home-cooked. Lu Yiming ate it with gusto.
"You're going abroad?"
Shi Qingxue asked casually while cleaning up the dishes.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Maybe after a while."
Shi Qingxue asked, "Then why are you rejecting them? They're treating me to a meal again?"
Shi Qingxue knew that Lu Yiming didn't like those social events.
Lu Yiming said, "It was Wang Zhicai who called. He's the father of the guy who harassed you. He wanted to treat us to a meal to make amends."
After hearing what Lu Yiming said, Shi Qingxue's face suddenly turned cold.
Lu Yiming quickly said: "Wang Zhicai has already promised me that Wang Shuo will never appear in front of you."
Shi Qingxue's expression finally relaxed.
Lu Yiming continued, "It seems like summer vacation is almost here. Do you want to go to the United States with me?"
Shi Qingxue wanted to say yes, but when she thought about the fact that she was no longer a freelancer but the boss of a company, she frowned and said, "What about Yuedu.com?"
Today, Yuedu.com is developing rapidly, and its paid subscription model has been supported by many authors. With a large number of authors joining, the number of readers of the website has also increased, and everything is moving towards a virtuous cycle model.
As the helmsman of the company, Shi Qingxue will certainly be very busy.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Are all these people in the company just here to eat and work? If you have to do everything yourself, what's the point of having them? You can leave the website matters to Wu Mengmeng. She's a smart person and I'm sure she can handle it properly."
Shi Qingxue thought about it and felt that it would be nice to go out for a walk with Lu Yiming to relax.
"Oh well."
After dinner, Shi Qingxue went to wash the dishes, while Lu Yiming sat in front of the computer, ready to read the news and handle company matters.
They didn't hire a nanny because Shi Qingxue said she didn't like having other people hanging around in the house.
Cleaning is only done once every two weeks, when we hire a cleaning company to do a thorough cleaning.
Lu Yiming turned on his computer, finished his official business, and started browsing the web, but an advertisement caught his attention.
"Happy Farm?"
Out of curiosity, Lu Yiming clicked on it, only to find that it was a web game on MSN. Not only was the gameplay exactly the same as QQ Farm, but even the graphics style was almost the same.
Lu Yiming even thought that the source code of QQ Village had been leaked.
He opened the corporate QQ group in displeasure and @Chen Yongzheng, who had just joined the group: "Are you Microsoft still a well-known multinational company? Can you have some shame? You actually copied our Yixun's QQ Farm?"
Then he sent the link of Happy Farm directly to the group.
Seeing Lu Yiming appear, many people came out.
A person with the nickname "I only accept black money as gifts" said: "Boss Lu, you are finally here. Please give me a few bags of fertilizer so that I can speed up the harvest of all the crops that are about to mature. It's so annoying that people always steal my vegetables."
Lu Yiming was stunned for a few seconds before he realized who this guy was: "Shi Yuzhu?"
The only gift I accept is black gold: "It's me."
This guy is also a heavy addict of online games. He is willing to abandon his company just to play games with his girlfriend. Because the games on the market are not fun, he developed "Zhengtu", which became the pioneer of free games, and directly led the domestic game industry to a road of no return of deceiving people to pay for krypton gold, which can be called the most evil of the evil ways.
Lu Yiming decisively refused: "Don't look for me, my vegetables are being stolen every day."
Soon, everyone's attention shifted to the link sent by Lu Yiming.
"Fuck, Happy Farm, Mr. Lu, this is a blatant plagiarism of you."
"Log in with MSN account. Wow, I have learned all the tricks. Aren't foreign countries known for being law-abiding? How can they plagiarize?"
“Come out and see God.”
Many people have come forward to condemn Microsoft.
After a while, Chen Yongzheng couldn't sit still anymore. Seeing that the chat was getting more and more out of control, he quickly said, "Don't talk nonsense. It's just reference. Can reference be considered plagiarism?"
Lu Yiming: "Damn it, you are plagiarizing."
Chen Yongzheng: "...I can't explain it to you!"
Lu Yiming: "Just copy it, Yixun has always been imitated but never surpassed."
Chen Yongzheng was so angry that his brain was tense: " Didn't your QQ start out by copying QICQ?"
Lu Yiming: "Nonsense, that's reference, not plagiarism. And it was Xiao Ma who did it, it has nothing to do with me, if you want to scold me, just scold Xiao Ma."
Xiao Ma Ge, who was eating melons nearby, looked depressed: "You guys can quarrel all you want, but what's the point of burning the fire on me?"
Lu Yiming: "Brother Xiao Ma, it was Lao Chen who scolded you, go find him."
Brother Xiao Ma: "Boss Lu, I'm not blind. It's obviously you who is scolding me!"
Chen Yongzheng was so angry that he didn't even bother to speak. Humph, our eldest brother shouldn't laugh at the second brother. They are both bad guys. Why are they pretending to be pure?
The only gift he accepted was black gold: "So, Mr. Lu, are you going to sell me the fertilizer or not?"
Lu Yiming: “Not for sale.”
Lu Family Garden.
Shi Qingxue was gently helping Lu Yiming fold his shirts. There were two suitcases next to her, one was hers and the other was Lu Yiming's.
"What do you want to do in the United States this time? Could it be that the leeks in the United States are ripe again as you said before?"
Lu Yiming was sorting out the documents in his laptop and said casually, "That's not the case. Even if the land in the United States is fertile, the leeks won't grow very big in such a short time. Let them enjoy themselves for a few more days. I'm going there to do a big business this time."
Shi Qingxue asked curiously: "Big deal? How big is it?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "If everything goes well, it will be about 500 billion or 600 billion US dollars. I don't know how much I can get from this big pie."
"Five or six hundred billion? U.S. dollars?"
Shi Qingxue was shocked; this number was beyond her imagination.
“Are you planning on robbing the Federal Reserve?”
Lu Yiming laughed and said, "How can the Federal Reserve have so much money? And it's impossible for me to earn all this money by myself. Do you really think that the capitalists in the United States are vegetarians?"
Shi Qingxue, who was originally very excited, seemed a little hesitant at this moment: "Is it inappropriate for you to take me with you when you are doing such a big thing?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "What's inappropriate about that? It's just business, so just do it casually. The main thing is to take you out to play. Take a look around Harvard. Although the United States doesn't have history, many modern things are still worth learning from."
When she heard that she was going to Harvard, Shi Qingxue was a little excited. After all, it is one of the top universities in the world and a place that countless young people yearn for when they were students.
Although she didn't quite understand why Lu Yiming went to Harvard to discuss business, Shi Qingxue didn't ask any further questions. Anyway, as long as she could be with him, she was already very happy and satisfied.
the next day.
Massachusetts.
Standing in front of the Harvard gate, Shi Qingxue felt a little surprised.
Because it looks too old and shabby.
After more than 200 years of wind and rain, the rocks have become mottled in color, and the houses that can be seen everywhere are mostly a combination of red brick walls and stone piers, which looks very "old-fashioned". The wrought iron doors and colored glass that can be seen everywhere make people feel as if they have traveled back to the 18th century, as if time has frozen here.
In comparison, domestic universities are more prominent in terms of both floor space and "sense of technology".
After walking around for a while, Shi Qingxue couldn't help muttering, "Harvard is famous all over the world, but it doesn't look that big. I finished the tour in such a short time."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "A mountain is not famous for its height, but for the immortals living there. A river is not famous for its depth, but for the dragons living there. A university is not better if it is bigger. It is the people in it that are the key."
"Unlike the popularization of education in China, universities in the United States are truly elite universities, especially prestigious schools like Harvard. To be able to enter here, you must either be a member of the upper class or have already stepped half a foot into the upper class. The diploma in your hand is like a ticket."
Shi Qingxue looked around curiously and said, "Is it really that exaggerated?"
Lu Yiming explained: "Exaggeration? That's just the beginning. The essence of education is diversion and selection. Being able to enter Harvard itself represents outstanding strength, either power, wealth or special ability. Harvard University has produced eight presidents and hundreds of Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winners. Bill Gates is a famous dropout of this school."
"In China, many people who can't even get into college, or who can't graduate after getting into college, all say that Bill Gates doesn't have a college degree either. But they don't even care about the fact that Bill Gates was able to study at Harvard University. It doesn't matter whether he dropped out or not because he was able to study at Harvard. It's a height that ordinary people can never reach."
Shi Qingxue finally understood that many things in this world have already been priced. If you can't afford something when you are born, you will probably never get it in your lifetime.
Then, Shi Qingxue remembered that Lu Yiming was here to discuss business, so she asked, "By the way, you haven't told me why you're here. Are you going to invest in Harvard University?"
Lu Yiming touched Shi Qingxue's head and said, "Didn't I just say that? I came here to meet someone. I'm not an idiot, how could I possibly invest in Harvard? There are so many universities in the country that are starving for money."
"Who do you want to see?"
"A very interesting ugly one."
“…”
"How can you talk about people like that?"
"But he really doesn't meet my aesthetic standards."
In the dormitory, Mark Zuckerberg had just woken up. He drank too much at the party last night and his head was still a little dizzy.
Roommate Eglin complained: "Why did you send Priscilla back to the dormitory last night? She is not good-looking. There are so many beautiful white girls at the party. I don't understand why you chose an Asian girl with such dark skin."
Zuckerberg was a little unhappy and said, "Don't say that about her. I think Priscilla is very nice and it's a pleasure to get along with her. I've even made an appointment with her for dinner later."
Iglin stopped trying to persuade him: "It's up to you. As long as you like it."
After getting up, washing up, Zuckerberg went out wearing his latest T-shirt.
Although he had been admitted to Harvard, Zuckerberg at that time still had the personality of a big boy, a somewhat shy technology geek .
He seems a bit "boring" to the unrestrained young girls in the United States, but in Priscilla's eyes, boys like Zuckerberg are the real blue chip stocks.
Priscilla's last name is Chen. Her parents are overseas Chinese living in South Vietnam. In order to escape the war, they came to the other side of the ocean as refugees to make a living. At the beginning, they even lived in a refugee camp and were truly at the bottom of society.
But her parents worked very hard and earned money by running a restaurant so that their children could have the opportunity to receive an education.
Priscilla was the best among her siblings and was admitted to Harvard.
Since she was a child, she knew that if she wanted to change her destiny, she had to take it into her own hands.
So she worked very hard and diligently when she was studying, and in terms of emotional intelligence, she was more mature than many young girls of the same age.
While many of the gifted girls who were admitted to Harvard were still dreaming of a wonderful life in college, Priscilla had already begun looking for a good husband for herself.
And she had a good vision and took a liking to Zuckerberg.
Although she was not pretty, had dark skin and was a little fat, she was smart. She managed to get to know Zuckerberg by taking the initiative to talk to him while waiting in line to use the bathroom at the party, and even asked him to take her home.
Although Zuckerberg is a technology geek, he is not an unknown person in school.
Since middle school, Zuckerberg, who loves programming, has developed a software program called ZuckNet for his father, allowing his father to exchange messages between home and the dentist's office. This system can even be regarded as the original version of the United States Online real-time communication software.
In high school, Zuckerberg created a music program called Synapse Media Player, which used artificial intelligence to learn users' music listening habits. It was posted on Slashdot and received a 3-star rating from PC Magazine out of a five-star rating.
Microsoft and USA Today wanted to recruit and train Zuckerberg at that time, but Zuckerberg refused and chose to go to Harvard for further studies.
It has to be said that he is a technical genius, and even in the eyes of many Harvard girls, he is a blue chip stock.
The fact that Priscilla was able to stand out from many competitors who were both beautiful and intelligent shows that her IQ and EQ are absolutely top-notch.
This level is much higher than those mistresses who only think about using their beauty to win over rich men all day long.
Zuckerberg and Priscilla had a date in a cafe near the school. He talked incessantly about topics related to the Internet and computers, while Priscilla listened to him with great interest, showing expressions of approval or admiration from time to time. This gave Zuckerberg great encouragement and made him feel the joy of having found a confidant.
Suddenly, Zuckerberg had an idea and asked Priscilla, "I want to build a website as a platform for Harvard students to communicate. What do you think?"
Priscilla said without hesitation: "This is a very cool idea."
After Priscilla's affirmation, Zuckerberg seemed even more excited and said, "You think it's cool too, right?"
But then Zuckerberg became distressed and said, "If I build a website, the maintenance cost is not small, and I don't have that much money at the moment."
Although Priscilla's family was not poor, they certainly could not afford to invest money. However, Priscilla was very smart and did not offer to spend money. Instead, she came up with an idea: "You can borrow the school's computer resources and try to promote it in the school first. If it is popular, I think someone will be willing to invest."
This is not uncommon at Harvard. When a good idea is favored by capital, there will be a steady stream of investment. In fact, a large part of the investment of those capitalists in Harvard is also for this purpose.
Priscilla's words enlightened Zuckerberg. He excitedly grabbed Priscilla's hand, kissed it uncontrollably, and said, "Your idea is really great!"
The two of them didn't notice at all that someone sitting not far from them was watching all of this.
Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue were both very young, so they did not look out of place sitting here. People around them simply regarded them as a young Asian couple.
Shi Qingxue looked at Zuckerberg curiously and whispered, "Is that the person you're talking about? Then what business are you talking about?"
She just couldn't understand why the boy in front of her was just a sophomore at Harvard University majoring in computer science and psychology. Although being admitted to Harvard was enough to prove his excellence, it was not enough for the youngest richest man in Asia to come to him in person to discuss business, right?
Or is it a big business worth 570 billion US dollars?
If we sell Harvard University as a package, would we have that much money?
