Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 314 Genius
“From a purely business perspective, the benefits of being reported far outweigh the drawbacks.”

“It’s really interesting stuff, really fun.”

“Even a critical article in the New York Times that might be personally damaging to you could be very valuable to your business.”

"The point is, if you're a little different, or a little outrageous, or if you do something bold or controversial, the media will rush to cover you without being invited."

"This is exactly what you need."

"Don't pay attention to them during this process, just keep a normal mind. Don't listen to the fake news scolding you, just do your own thing."

"Because they are helping you take the third step to success."

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The next day, at the same time, Sheryl Sandberg, wearing a work dress, walked into Zuckerberg's office again.

This time the woman's expression was one of helplessness.

On the first day, after discussion, the two decided that Chen Nuo's answer in Time might just be a weird idea that he made on a whim and could be left aside for the time being.

However, on this day, the September 2009, 9 issue of People magazine proved that the man was not just acting rashly.

He was always hot-headed.

And it's overheating.

Compared to Time, People magazine does not focus on his current social media accounts. It pays more attention to his job and gives this Asian actor more space.

A full seven pages of interviews,
Starting from Berlin in 2005 to the recent Cannes, it almost covers Chen Nuo's entire acting career from the beginning to the present.

The reporter of People not only talked about his past achievements, but also about his upcoming science fiction movie.

Perhaps it is just as I said at the beginning, this is an interview we haven't had in three years, and I have many questions I want to ask him.

However, when the interviewee talked about science fiction movies and then the future world, the tone of the entire interview suddenly changed.

He started talking about his video platform and the fictitious and unheard-of algorithm again, giving people the feeling that he was about to switch from an actor to an entrepreneur.

"Facebook has been very tolerant of me in this regard. I have registered a technology company in China specifically to do this. The whole cycle may take two to three years."

Seeing this, Zuckerberg looked up, shook his head and said, "Shirley, what do you think?"

Shirley Soderbergh said: "Mark, is it possible that he is dissatisfied with our new contract and is putting pressure on us? Mark, I have not met him and I don't know him. Your opinion is the key."

Zuckerberg twirled his pen for a while, then shook his head and said, "I can't tell. Maybe you're right. But..."

He suddenly laughed. "He really doesn't understand anything about this. He has chosen the wrong direction. I believe that without us saying anything, someone will tell him what a joke it is that he said."

Zuckerberg is right.

The remarks published in Time magazine and People magazine on two consecutive days, after several days of brewing and fermentation, gradually began to enter the field of vision of more media and caused widespread dissemination.

However, the reporting tone was mostly filled with ridicule and sarcasm.

Many professionals in the science and technology field have expressed their opinions, believing that this is typical of the shallow knowledge displayed by the low-educated group in Hollywood.

That kind of magic algorithm is simply an idea that only amateurs can come up with. In terms of current hardware foundation and data processing capabilities, it is simply a fairy tale.

For a time, the media was flooded with ridicule of him.

At the Facebook headquarters, Zuckerberg and Shirley couldn't help but feel relieved when they saw this.

Now, this Chinese person who had a sudden idea should realize how wrong he was and shut up, right?
However, unexpectedly, Chen Nuo appeared again in the New York Times on September 9 and once again mentioned his video communication platform that was ridiculed by everyone.

"Donald Trump's charity dinner raised tens of millions of dollars. NUO CHEN won the naming rights for the 2009 Mar-a-Lago Christmas Party, saying it would be used to promote his video platform."

"In his speech, he said that he had come up with a name for the video platform, called Instagram, which means instant telegram. It will allow users to share videos quickly like telegram."

When Zuckerberg saw this report, like Sheryl Sandberg, he really couldn't understand what Chen Nuo was thinking.

Why are you so persistent in something that is meaningless and seems to have no chance of success?

Eliminating the option that the other party has gone crazy...

This matter suddenly became weird.

The main thing is that this person is not just any random person.

The man who has nearly 20 million fans on Facebook and is called the new king by Time magazine, even if he just makes a seemingly outrageous speech at a charity dinner, it is enough to trigger a wave of media coverage the next day.

But it is still ridiculed and no one is optimistic about it.

When experts invited by ABC, CBS, NBC and other media talked about this matter in their programs, they all shook their heads and sighed, and their words were full of doubts and criticisms about his remarks.

The whole of America believed that this man had lost his mind. This young Chinese star became carried away by his huge success and made a huge fool of himself.

However, the public opinion storm became more and more intense amid such ridicule.

This incident became known to the mainstream groups in Europe and the United States in a very short period of time.

Five days later, November 9th.

Sheryl Sandberg brought over another newspaper, and this time her expression became much more serious.

It was the Wall Street Journal that day, which included an interview with Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal and now a famous angel investor on Wall Street.

Peter Thiel mentioned the video website mentioned by Chen Nuo.

He did not follow the opinions of others and was very interested in the video website that Chen Nuo mentioned.

Especially the algorithm in it, he believes that although it is very difficult, once it is successfully developed, it will have a revolutionary impact on the existing Internet landscape.

It seemed like a flare.

In the next three days, many bloggers on the Internet began to seriously discuss what kind of application prospects this algorithm might have if it really existed, including what the so-called video sharing website mentioned by Chen Nuo would look like.

It’s April 9th.

Sheryl Sandberg brought another report, and this time her expression was not only serious, but even gloomy.

"Mark, I think you should talk to him again now. You can't let him continue talking like this."

"Shirley, we have discussed this internally and his idea is unlikely to be realized in at least five years. What are you worried about?"

"Mark, please take a look at this sentence and see what these people are saying when they mention his video website."

Zuckerberg saw the key words in the report, frowned and repeated: "The next generation of network interaction paradigm?"

"That's right. The next generation of Internet transaction model. This term has now spread like wildfire in the Internet world. Mark, think about what impact this will have on our future IPO. Especially when this term comes from the mouth of our most influential user!"

"Before we went public, Facebook had already become 'old generation'. How do you want Wall Street investors to think? The shadow cast by this title alone will greatly reduce the capital market's imagination of our company."

Zuckerberg frowned.

Sheryl Sandberg added: "Tell him to shut up, Mark. At least ask him what he means."

The Jewish woman who holds board seats in many Fortune 500 companies is no yes-man.

The 190 million Class B shares of FB that she obtained after switching jobs are also enough for her to speak out for her future interests.

But in the end, Zuckerberg shook his head and said, "No, this is just a trick. This is his big lie."

"He must be dissatisfied with a clause in the contract. He wants to put pressure on us. I don't know if it's the money or the binding clauses. Or maybe our competitor has contacted him without our knowledge and made some boastful promises to him."

"I feel like he just wants me to speak up now."

"And I won't let him succeed."

"Absolutely not."

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“When the other party starts to consider how to solve your problem, it has entered the stage of formal negotiation.”

"At this time, the repeated changes in attitude will not only make it difficult for the opponent to determine your true needs and intentions, but also create psychological pressure on the opponent in a simple and effective way."

“So, the Art of the Deal, step three.”

"Keep changing your mind in front of the other party, disrupt the opponent's negotiation rhythm and plan, create anxiety, and create pressure. In the end, the opponent will only have one thought in his mind, that is, no matter what, quickly complete this damn deal.

2009 9 Month 30 Day.

Mark Zuckerberg took the phone and said with a smile: "Halo, Chen, where are you now? Do you have time to meet and talk? I think we should sit down and have a good chat."

The computer screen in front of him displayed Chen Nuo’s Facebook account.

The latest update posted above is a lifelike photo of a lively stage.

There were quite a few people standing on the stage, including a woman in her 30s, a middle-aged man, and a white and fat young man in the middle.

The three of them held together a large cardboard check with 500 million yuan written on it.

Both adults were facing the camera with smiles on their faces, but the young man had slightly bulging eyes and looked silly.

Mark Zuckerberg is indeed learning Chinese, so even if Chen Nuo didn't say anything and just posted a photo, he could understand what the words on the photo meant.

Except for the 500 million yuan on the check.

The huge background board also reads: BJ Yike and Peking University Information Science and Technology "Internet Frontier Exploration" student aid donation signing ceremony.

There is no doubt that there are many striking features in this photo.

But Zuckerberg's eyes involuntarily fell on the fat man in the middle.

For some reason, as soon as he saw the fat man's eyes and expression, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

At the same time, his followers left messages in the comment section below this post.

"Chen, hurry up and make it. I can't wait."

“You’re a genius.”

"You are so good, you are such a doer." "Wow, it has already started, now let's see what those idiots in the technology industry say."

"Chen, if that video site is really what you said it was, I swear I'm going to love it!"

When Zuckerberg saw these crazy messages, he knew it was time to make a call.

500?
Beijing University!?
Is he really serious about motherfucker?!
Zuckerberg felt that if it were him, he would have to spend so much money and time to put pressure on the other party, and it would be worth it if there was at least a visible profit of over hundreds of millions of dollars.

And he didn't think that the contract between Chen Nuo and his company would go this far.

Just in May, when his company introduced a strategic investor, Russia's Digital Sky Technologies invested US$2 million and acquired 2% of FB's shares.

In this transaction, the overall valuation of Facebook was only US$100 billion, which was US$2007 billion less than Microsoft's US$160 billion before the financial crisis in 60.

This was a huge blow to him, but he had no choice but to accept the fact.

and so……

He didn't think that his own 100 billion-dollar company was worth the movie star's time and effort in bluffing and exerting pressure.

After all, the upper limit and ceiling of a promotion contract are there.

As a result, Zuckerberg overturned his previous judgment, and after discussing with Sheryl Soderbergh, he picked up the phone and dialed.

However, the answer from the receiver stunned Mark Zuckerberg and even disrupted all his thoughts.

"What? You've returned to China?"

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"Yes, I'm back in China...Contract? I haven't read it yet, mainly because I'm too busy. OK, I'll contact you after I read it in a couple of days. Bye."

He then looked at his watch. It was 9:30 p.m. on September 6 in California.

The flying bullet finally hit the galloping horse.

It seems that the update posted by Li Jing in China today really worked.

It was pitch black outside the window and I could no longer see the sea.

For this moment, they prepared thirteen plans.

If the call had come tomorrow morning, his answer would have been Florida.

Tomorrow afternoon, that is, in New York.

In short, the more anxious Zuckerberg is, the further away he is from him. The less anxious he is, the closer he is to him.

He had been busy on this matter for almost a month, and even missed the premiere of "The Founding of a Republic" on September 9, which made President Han very disappointed over the phone.

However, he really had to stay in the United States to cope with the situation, and he really couldn't take care of supporting President Han.

Of course, the result was good in the end.

The tribute film "Founding of a Republic", which gathered nearly 200 superstars, has been soaring at the domestic box office, making China Film and President Han earn a lot of money.

During this period, he asked Qi Yuntian to return to China secretly, and together with Li Jing, he finalized the donation matters that had been previously contacted with Peking University.

The technology company was recently established and registered by him.

The name Yi Ke was also chosen by him on a whim.

There is no reason for choosing this name, it just feels a bit auspicious, like a company that produces the richest man.

The donation amount of 500 million was not a lot in 2009, but it was definitely not a small amount.

The key point is that although the name of this technology company is unfamiliar, the legal person is definitely well-known. In addition, the incident that Chen Nuo caused in the United States during this period of time has also caused a lot of controversy in China.

Therefore, although Chen Nuo did not show up in person in the end, the dean of the School of Information Science and Technology of Peking University came out and politely accepted the check for 500 million yuan.

These 500 million have nothing to do with any algorithm.

Peking University read the news and dug out Liu Qi. They felt that this top scholar from Xichuan Province who was not even a top scorer at that time was the genius that Chen Nuo mentioned, and they thought that Chen Nuo really wanted to rely on him to develop instant telegraph.

But Chen Nuo didn't mean that.

What a genius.

There are more than 30 top scorers in each province every year, so there are more than 30 geniuses every year? Geniuses are not cabbages grown in the fields.

Although Xiao Liu is good, Chen Nuo doesn't think he has the ability.

Chen Nuo actually had only two purposes for this 500 million RMB.

Firstly, they are using Peking University's reputation for advertising, and then adding more weight to the Jewish goblins.

500 million RMB will definitely be nothing in the eyes of the future Zuckerberg, but Zuckerberg at that time would be moved when he saw his villa in Palm Beach. This shows that the petty-mindedness of the Jews is completely different from the billionaires who would later become billionaires.

Secondly, he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at a charity dinner in the United States and bought a shitty naming right.

As a result, I felt a little uncomfortable when I returned to China and pretended to be stingy. It happened to be the 100th anniversary celebration, so I simply didn't ask extras to act, and just made a real donation.

He was serious this time, and seemed to take every aspect of it seriously.

Both the news media and Peking University take this matter very seriously.

On the day of the donation, he received a message from Liu Qi on QQ. He seemed very moved and said that he would definitely develop the algorithm.

It's just a trivial matter.

This algorithm may be one of the most valuable things in the world in the future, just you?

Ha ha.

Chen Nuo immediately responded tactfully on QQ, asking Xiao Liu to study hard and not to think too much.

As a result, the message was sent and a reply came the next day.

"It's okay. My teaching workload isn't heavy recently. I still have time besides studying."

Chen Nuo studied the news for a long time, but he still didn't quite understand what the person was talking about. Can first-year graduate students teach at Peking University?

But he had experience, so he carefully sent a message: "Brother Qi, aren't you just a freshman in graduate school?"

Then the next day, there was a message back.

"Haha, Chen Nuo, your information is too outdated. I will graduate with a doctorate in three years! We Peking University direct doctoral students have to study for five years, which is too slow. How about your film school?"

The second time.

The first half of the sentence is all good, but the second half is always a sudden turn, giving people a feeling of being unbearable.

Chen Nuo didn't care whether this person was bragging or telling the truth.
Anyway, I just let it go after that.

At this time, after hanging up the phone with Zuckerberg, Chen Nuo couldn't help but smile.

"Wow, what are you laughing at? Why does it feel so treacherous?" Liu Yifei asked curiously while eating pistachios.

"It's okay. By the way, you should get ready. I guess you will be able to return home in two days." Chen Nuo said lightly.

"Ah? What about you? You're not going back?"

"I still have to film a movie. It will start next month. Have you forgotten?"

"Oh."

Chen Nuo glanced at Liu Yifei. The girl was sitting on the sofa, her cheeks puffed out, her hands pressed under her buttocks, staring at the floor in front of her, looking unhappy.

With her personality of showing everything on her face,
If Chen Nuo still hasn't noticed anything after spending almost a month together, he would be like the stupid male protagonist in the Japanese light novels.

Including the ten days back in Palm Beach, Linghu did not show his face, and every day the two of them were just like when they were in Hubei, a single man and a single woman were together almost all the time.
Liu Yifei's unusual attachment to him was as clearly visible as lice on a monk's head.

It's just that this woman's way of thinking has always been different from others.

He was still unsure whether it was the other party who was pestering him every day. Even if he took a long time to go to the toilet and didn't see anyone, he would still shout "Chen Nuo" everywhere.
Is it lack of fatherly love? Lack of friends? Or lack of something else?

But he felt there was something strange.

Liu Xiaoli clearly came to the United States with us, but she said she wanted to go back to LA to visit some old friends and keep in touch with them, so she stayed there and didn't come here.

what does this mean?
These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Chen Nuo didn't have the mood to think too much at the moment.

The big thing that has been planned for so long is finally about to see the light of day.

These trivial matters must be put aside for now.

It was just a trivial matter in Chen Nuo's eyes, but Liu Yifei hardly slept well that night.

When she thought about how long it would take for them to meet again once they were separated, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night.

Although he knew that this was work, there was nothing he could do about it, and he still had nothing to do with her.

He didn't even need to say hello to her about where he was going or what he was going to do.

But she just felt uncomfortable.

That feeling was just like when she was a child in Wuhan and learned from her grandmother that her mom and dad were divorced.

It feels like I have been abandoned by the world, with my heart floating in the air, not knowing where to go.

In fact, Liu Yifei knew that they would meet again in four or five months at most, after he finished filming.

But she still couldn't help but feel annoyed. Because in such a long time, too many things could have happened, right?

Liu Yifei thought a lot all night, and didn't fall into a light sleep until dawn.

But not long after, a small noise outside the door woke her up from her light sleep.

After waiting for a while, she got out of bed, stood by the window, lifted the curtain a little, and looked down through the gap.

(End of this chapter)