My Age of Investment

In a high-end hotel in Silicon Valley, under the witness of dozens of media reporters, Facebook held a grand press conference for its Series A financing.

Too many startups die in obscurity, and the reason Facebook spends so much money on press conferences is to boost its reputation and build a brand for its next expansion.

Before Facebook, Dating.com held the record of financing in the SNS field, raising $13 million in Series A financing, which attracted a lot of heated discussion.

Now Facebook has pushed the funding record to $55.55 million in one fell swoop, more than quadrupling.

Xia Jingxing, Little Dog, and Kristina all put on a suit jacket with a Facebook Logo T-shirt inside.

The three of them sat on chairs on the stage with four investors including Bryer, Hoffman, Peter Thiel, and Mark Pincus, facing hundreds of spectators below the stage, with a curtain wall behind them. Key words such as "$55.55 million Series A financing" are projected.

In addition to invited guests and reporters, there were also college students from Stanford, Berkeley and other schools, all of whom were Facebook users, who came to watch the ceremony.

After the host briefly informed about Facebook's A round of financing, including valuation, investors and other information, he handed over the time to the media reporters in the audience and asked them to ask questions in an orderly manner.

Xia Jingxing, as the CEO of Facebook, especially a yellow man, is undoubtedly the most watched and asked the most questions.

Followed by Blayer, Axel smashed $50 million, which shocked everyone's attention.

A middle-aged white male reporter asked: "Daren, with such a huge amount of financing, can I ask where Facebook intends to use the financing?"

Xia Jingxing held the microphone and replied with a smile, "Except for the new recruitment plan and the replenishment of manpower.

We also plan to lease more servers and improve the structure of the website, so that users can access Facebook faster and more smoothly, after all, the website crash is not a joke..."

The audience immediately burst into laughter.

The reporters felt that the young CEO of Facebook was really holding a grudge, and he did not forget to sprinkle salt on the wounds of Dating.com at the financing conference.

However, they like it.

How topical this is, it would be better if he could tease Jonathan's big mouth and respond with a few more words.

The students who came to attend the meeting thought that Daeron was very good. He was free and easy, and he did it if he refused to accept it, which was very suitable for their appetite.

Xia Jingxing lived in the United States for eight years in his previous life, so he naturally knew the customs and preferences of the old beauty.

It is absolutely unacceptable to be ignorant, it will only make people feel that you are easy to bully.

It's not good to be serious about complaining about your opponent, you need to bring some American humor.

Dating.com CEO Jonathan has repeatedly mocked and slandered Facebook and himself, and naturally he will not let this idiot.

In addition to teasing each other at the press conference, Facebook's legal affairs have officially sued Jonathan.

A young white female reporter was given the opportunity to ask questions,

She asked with a smile, "Daren, have you ever used Facebook for a date?"

Journalists and students alike found the question interesting and looked at the stage with interest to hear how the young CEO answered.

Xia Jingxing shook his head vigorously and sighed: "No!"

The people in the audience were about to be disappointed when Xia Jingxing spread out his hands and said helplessly: "There are too many girls who send me private messages every day, I don't know who to choose and whom to reject, so I simply rejected them all."

This forced fit was perfect, and there were bursts of boos from the audience.

If Facebook wants to break through the campus market, it cannot be labeled as "only as a dating tool". Xia Jingxing hurriedly advertised:

"Facebook is not just for dating, we'll be launching a new feature next month, which is very interesting.

I won't reveal it for now, everyone will like it very much. "

Not only the students, but also the reporters were very dissatisfied. They felt like a cat scratching their hearts, and they felt itchy.

The female reporter was about to continue to ask questions when Xia Jingxing assigned the next reporter to ask questions.

This is a black female reporter with a big waist and a big waist. She stood up and asked, "Daren, what do you think about racism?"

Xia Jingxing immediately gave a standard answer: "In my eyes, everyone is equal, and Facebook also advocates a corporate culture of "freedom, equality, and transparency".

Facebook has yellow people, white people, and black people, and everyone gets along very well! "

The black female reporter nodded in satisfaction and sat down.

Then Xia Jingxing answered a few more questions, and then handed the microphone to Blayer.

Reporter: "I heard that Axel has encountered a divestment crisis in recent years, and its operation is very difficult. How did Mr. Breyer make up his mind to invest 50 million US dollars in a group of young people who are only 20 years old?"

Blayer: "First of all, I want to make it clear that Axel did have a divestment, but it was not difficult to operate, and we are operating normally.

The reason for investing in Facebook is simple, because it is the next Yahoo! "

The reporters and students in the audience were amazed. How dare you say, what size is Yahoo?

The topic came, and the reporters behind him pestered Breyer.

Reporter: "Mr. Breyer thinks that Facebook may become a giant technology company with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars?"

Breyer: "Yes, social networks can link Internet users around the world, change people's lives, and will surely become a new generation of Internet giants."

Reporter: "Facebook's valuation of more than 500 million US dollars is nearly 600 million US dollars, will it be a bit inflated?"

Blayer: "Facebook is worth the price!"

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The second row of guest seats under the stage.

George sat between Nicky and Holmes, his face ashen.

"George, what's the matter with you?" Nicky asked with concern when she saw her boyfriend's face was wrong.

George waved his hand, "It's okay!"

Nicky didn't speak again, guessing that it was not related to investing in Facebook.

The same is true.

George has been waiting for Xia Jingxing to negotiate with various venture capitalists, so that he can jump out and invest in Facebook at a low price.

He waited and waited, watching Facebook's price increase from US$300 million to US$400 million, and then to US$500 million for the financing press conference today.

He knew that he had no chance.

On the one hand, he felt that the valuation was too high, and at the same time, he didn't have that much money to invest in shares, and he was not satisfied with a share of one or two points.

He remembered one thing, a few students at Harvard University have also made a campus social networking site, maybe he can check it out himself.

Since he studied Facebook, he felt that social networking sites are a potential industry, so in addition to Facebook, he is also paying attention to other social networking sites on the market.

"George, when are you going to visit our company?"

Sherlock Holmes looked at the man beside him with a smile. She also went to the hotel, but this investment has never been in place!

"It's been a while!"

George's attitude was casual, and he was not optimistic about the Sherlock Holmes project at all.

Blood test, you fool!

Now that the good was in his hands, and he was getting tired of Holmes, it was time to say goodbye.

Sherlock Holmes is not a person who can accept "free prostitution", he smiled and looked at Nicky, "When are you and George getting engaged?"

Nicky wondered: "It's planned to end this year, what's wrong?"

"Hehe, it's alright, I'll give you a big gift when the time comes!"

Sherlock Holmes said this with a smile, and gave George a meaningful look.

George is not stupid, guessing that there is something in the hands of this woman.

There was a slight sweat on his forehead. He and Nicky belonged to a political marriage. If something went wrong, his father would not spare him.

Moreover, he has more than one brother!

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After Breyer answered a few questions, Xiaodog, Yang Niu, and several other investors also took questions from reporters one by one.

The press conference gradually came to an end.

Then, Facebook held a celebration reception in the hotel.

Fewer people attended the reception. In addition to the shareholders of Facebook, there were invited guests such as Rao Lei and Liu Jian. There were no extra idle people.

Eberhard and Tarpenning were also present, they came over with red wine glasses and congratulated Xia Jingxing.

Now Tesla's fate is almost tied to Facebook.

They were also very happy to see that Facebook's financing of more than 50 million US dollars had finally settled, and at the same time put their hearts into their stomachs.

After chatting a few words with the two, Xia Jingxing walked towards Li Guanfu and Liu Jinhang who were talking.

Seeing Xia Jing walking over, Li Guanfu raised his glass and said with a smile, "Daren, thank you very much for inviting me to your press conference and reception.

And congratulations to you, it's amazing to have done a financing of this magnitude. "

After Xia Jingxuan approached, Li Guanfu noticed that the color of the wine in the other party's goblet was wrong, and after observing for a long time, he realized that it was not wine at all.

"Hey, how do you drink juice?"

Liu Jinhang said with a smile: "Because he is not yet 21 years old, how about it, envy you?"

"Oh!"

Li Guanfu understood in an instant and sighed.

After complimenting Xia Jingxing for being young and promising, he remembered one thing, so he said, "Jeretto, I'm sorry, he can't come to this press conference because of something.

But he said that he will come to you in a while and have a long talk with you. "

Jerry was naturally Yang Zhiyuan, and Xia Jingxing also invited him to the press conference.

Fortunately, I didn't come, or I heard Bryer say nonsense there: the next Yahoo, the next Jerry Young...

Big rollover scene!

But the other party said that if you want to come to see you, you have to have a long talk?

What does this mean?

Yahoo takes aim at Facebook?