My Age of Investment

Chapter 181 Chapter 181

the next day. The media in Silicon Valley started a big bombing. "Drop out of school to start a business", "nineteen years old", "Chinese students", "social networking", "over 50 million US dollars in huge financing"... Every keyword is topical, not to mention, all concentrated in one A person or a company. Blow it up! Must blow up! In this way, news reports came out, with exaggerated titles and shocking bodies: "A Rare A-round Financing in the World, Facebook Defends the Status of the Social King", "Only 17 Months After Establishment, Valuation Nearly 600 Million U.S. dollars, reveal the secret of Facebook's growth code", "Drop out of Stanford to start a business, is he the next Bill Gates or the next Jerry Yang?" "... The intensity of media coverage this time is far greater than any previous one. As a result, not only Facebook, but also Xia Jingxing was observed under a magnifying glass by the public. Some well-known practitioners in the Internet do not know whether it is pure jealousy or just bad money, and they voiced through the media: "Facebook's $500 million valuation is too high, and it is not worth this price. Axel will definitely be today for the future. Stupid to pay the bill." Being scolded, Breyer naturally couldn't bear it, and through the media, he started a mutual spray mode with the other party: "Your vision is too narrow and your abilities are limited, so naturally you can't get such a huge amount of financing. Take care of your company!" Not only the media and newspapers, but also various online forums are discussing the valuation of Facebook. For the three students, it took 17 months to achieve the company's valuation of nearly 600 million US dollars, and some people expressed their envy and admiration. Some people also questioned, how long has it been since the Internet bubble passed? Forgot the pain again? There are also some people who lead this valuation controversy to Xia Jingxing's identity. "A Chinese who has achieved such great success on American soil is too tolerant? Or is it too tolerant, too tolerant..." Maybe it is because he has been very unhappy in real life and sees another foreign country. The American netizen was very upset that people lived so comfortably and successfully in the United States, and vented all his emotions on the Internet. He complained that the U.S. government was too kind to foreigners, allowing foreigners to rob them of opportunities that should have belonged to them. There are actually many Americans who have expressed support for this obviously degenerate view. Around this post, American netizens launched a heated discussion. Some people started to abuse, attacking Xia Jingxing with the most vicious language, all kinds of "squinting eyes" and "Chinese bugs" came. Even Stanford and Axel suffered unwarranted disasters and were considered accomplices. Foreigners should not be allowed to study or invest in foreigners. Some people analyze rationally, from the superiority of the US system, to the discussion of economic prosperity and technological development. They believe that only in a great country like the United States can it be possible for "students to start a business and reach a valuation of hundreds of millions of dollars". The abuse and discussion of this intensity had no effect on Xia Jingxing. But suddenly someone raised a conspiracy theory: what if Xia Jingxing was a spy? Didn't the US citizen information on Facebook fall into the hands of other countries? Facebook is real-name authentication, including the personal data of tens of millions of American college students. As soon as this argument was put forward, some people jumped out to support it, and felt that Facebook should be blocked, or Facebook should be investigated by relevant departments. …………………… With such a huge public reaction on the Internet, Xia Jingxing naturally received the news quickly, he did not appear particularly panic, but calmly discussed countermeasures with Yang Niu and Xiao Dog. "I'm sure it's definitely a competitor doing something!" The little dog looked furious, and this was the first thing he detected. He had observed all the comments on that post, and it was obvious that netizens were discussing other issues at first. But suddenly one person threw out such a conspiracy view, and someone quickly came out to comment, one-sidedly demanding that Facebook be blocked or investigated. The whole process is very fast and smooth, obviously organized and premeditated. "If you can't beat us, just use these filthy methods to hit us?" Although Christina was disdainful, she was still very worried.

She asked: "Who do you think should have done it? Could it be a dating network? They have the biggest competition with us, and we are now prosecuting them. It's reasonable to say that they are the biggest suspects and have enough to commit crimes. Motivation." Xia Jingxing raised his hand and stopped the two of them discussing. He looked at the two with bright eyes, and said very rationally: "Whether it's netizens who naturally put forward their opinions, or competitors who deliberately frame us and frame us. The first thing we have to do is to reduce the popularity of this matter. Tracking The mastermind behind the scenes, this is not our primary consideration." Yang Niu nodded in support, "Yes, it has already happened, we should consider a solution first." The dog shook his head and said, "I have already contacted the operating company behind the forum. , made a request to delete the post, they were unwilling, expressing freedom of speech." "What about the extra money?" Xia Jingxing looked at the dog. "It's useless!" The dog shook his head again, "They are very firm, they don't want money, they made it clear that they want to follow us to the end." Xia Jingxing leaned on the chair and looked up at the ceiling. Can't blame him and Facebook for being too high-profile. Identity issues are always unavoidable. As long as competitors want to do something, if they don't do it today, they will do it tomorrow. Once unsuccessful, there will be another time. In the shopping mall, there is no righteousness and morality to speak of, and they will use all means to attack their opponents. The dog reminded in a low voice, "Boss, I have already asked all the employees of the company to go to that forum to comment on the posts, and I am leading the topic to "racial discrimination", I don't know if I can muddy the water." Xia Jingxing shook his head, "It's useless. , the other party is obviously prepared, we have to prepare for the worst." "What is the worst? Under investigation?" Christina asked. "Almost!" Xia Jingxing didn't know how the situation would develop, so he could only plan for the worst. Facebook now has tens of millions of users, and has completed tens of millions of dollars in financing. It is normal to attract jealousy and fear from opponents. In this matter, the key depends on the attitude of the federal government. ……………… Six shareholders including John, Andrew, and Breyer rushed to Facebook and held an emergency meeting in the conference room. "Daren, how is the situation now?" Old John looked at Xia Jingxing, who was sitting at the head of the long table. "Currently, it is only fermenting on the Internet, and there is no follow-up report by the media or newspapers..." Xia Jingxing knew that the situation was urgent and informed all shareholders of the matter in the shortest language. Blayer asked with a dark face, "So, it is very likely that a competitor did it?" Xia Jingxing nodded, "This possibility is not ruled out." Blayer took a long breath, and they Aksai I think that the chance to turn over is all on Facebook. As soon as the investment funds were delivered, there was such a big turmoil. If Facebook were to go wrong, the potential loss would be immeasurable, even if they could recover most of the money. The more he thought about it, the more upset he became. Andrew saw that all the shareholders looked bad, smiled and said, "Don't take this too seriously! There are so many foreign companies investing in the United States, and a random bastard on the Internet pointed to a company and said, this is the Foreign spies. Then, the federal government went to investigate this company. If this were the case, what would be the damage to the business environment in the United States? With the withdrawal of foreign capital in large numbers, the American economy would inevitably retreat, and a large number of people would lose their jobs. Does this government want to be re-elected? And, most importantly, Facebook is not a foreign company!" Andrew frowned and said loudly: "This is a company established in the United States, and Americans hold nearly 40% of the Shares. Mr. Xia Jingxing is also a legal permanent resident of the United States. Facebook has never been implicated in any government in other countries, and has never even entered the market of that country. How can online rumors be taken seriously? What we need to do now is to put the culprits behind the scenes. Find out and sue them for bankruptcy. If any department of the federal government listens to the rumors and wants to investigate Facebook, then we will sue which department.”