Chapter 1073: I Want to Go to Harvard

Zhao Fusheng came to the United States, of course, not just to meet Zuckerberg.

Although he knew that the future of Facebook was very bright, Zhao Fusheng was well aware that his honeymoon period with Zuckerberg was limited to the entrepreneurial stage.

The once naive young Zuckerberg would eventually become that CEO.

Anyone who has watched "The Social Network" knows that Zuckerberg's desire for control over Facebook absolutely exceeds everyone's imagination. Zhao Fusheng could even be one hundred percent certain that one day, Zuckerberg would not allow him to hold so many shares of Facebook. When Facebook officially started financing, that would be the time for him and Zuckerberg to part ways.

The story of knights fighting side by side exists only in novels; reality is often more absurd than fiction.

"Rest for two days, then start working according to the previous plan," Zhao Fusheng said slowly to Dong Chenxi, his tone quite calm.

Dong Chenxi nodded. She hadn't come to the United States with Zhao Fusheng for a vacation.

Now Dong Chenxi was ambitious, wanting only to be a strong woman in her career; other matters were not within her consideration.

Sometimes, if a person says they have forgotten someone but often secretly looks at that person's photos and social media posts, it's not actually forgetting—it's being unable to let go.

But Dong Chenxi was not like that. She could now even calmly discuss the name Wang Zhen with Zhao Fusheng and Tan Kaixuan, and she knew that he was about to be released from prison.

Zhao Fusheng had no solution for this. He was human, not a god. When it came to matters of the heart, even if both parties were his friends, he couldn't overstep and decide for Dong Chenxi or Wang Zhen. He could only let nature take its course and let them resolve it themselves.

Zhao Fusheng was very clear on this point: business was business, personal was personal. The matter between Dong Chenxi and Wang Zhen would not affect his trust in Dong Chenxi.

"By the way, don't rush the investment in Facebook. Let's first go check out Harvard University," Zhao Fusheng said to Dong Chenxi.

Hearing his words, Dong Chenxi was startled, then nodded: "Got it. Should we use the loan from Pangu Bank for this money?"

"Of course," Zhao Fusheng smiled. "From now on, every dollar we spend in the United States must use the loan from Pangu Bank, understand?"

Frowning slightly, Dong Chenxi didn't quite understand Zhao Fusheng's intention.

Zhao Fusheng smiled but didn't explain to her.

The matter was actually very simple. Although Chen Youhan had expressed support for Zhao Fusheng, at present, he couldn't fully trust Zhao Fusheng.

Although he greatly admired Zhao Fusheng's talent, he didn't believe that if Pangu Bank went all out to support Zhao Fusheng, Zhao Fusheng could achieve remarkable results.

This was normal logic.

No matter how much a tycoon appreciates a young person or how highly he evaluates him, he is not necessarily willing to pour all the resources he can mobilize into that young person, even if the young person has already shown astonishing talent.

Not everyone is as dedicated as Shen Bi was to Li Chaoren.

Heh, the waters here are too deep.

Zhao Fusheng didn't have a good wife to serve as a bridge between him and the Chen father and son, so he could only continuously demonstrate his abilities to Pangu Bank.

He believed that once Facebook took off, coupled with the returns from his many investments, Chen Youhan and Chen Zhishen would naturally make the right decision.

Although Dong Chenxi didn't understand Zhao Fusheng's intentions, she knew it must be related to his plans, so she didn't bring it up again.

In the evening, Qian Dongliu came to the farm. Although he needed to keep an eye on Wall Street, he had to show up since Zhao Fusheng was here.

After all, without Zhao Fusheng's initial promotion, he wouldn't have the glory he had today.

Many times, the phrase "the host and guests are all delighted" is not well understood by many, just like how ex-couples rarely remain friends after breaking up.

Actually, the principle is simple. Whether it's former superiors and subordinates or lovers, if after separation both parties are doing well, then parting ways has led each to find their own happiness, and naturally there is less resentment.

But if after separation one party is not doing well, then someone will inevitably feel dissatisfied.

In the end, people are selfish. "Inequality rather than scarcity" is the mentality of the vast majority. People would rather see others as miserable as themselves than see others better off.

Although this psychology is very dark, it indeed exists around us.

Fortunately, neither Qian Dongliu nor Zhao Fusheng were petty people. Moreover, both were doing well, so naturally there was no such ugliness. When they met, they chatted quite happily.

Two days later, Zhao Fusheng, Dong Chenxi, and their group declined Tan Kaixuan's invitation to stay and boarded a plane to Massachusetts.

That was where Harvard University was located, and also where Facebook, which Zhao Fusheng had always been thinking about, had its current headquarters.

Although he didn't know if the legendary figure Sean Parker had appeared before Zuckerberg yet, Zhao Fusheng felt that witnessing this legend would be a very good thing.

After all, anyone familiar with the early development history of Facebook knows that in a sense, Sean Parker's role was even greater than Zuckerberg's.

Sean Parker was quite legendary. He had been the founder of three world-renowned internet companies, yet was kicked out of each one three times. He had changed the world three times, but always fell short of the pinnacle of life.

Forbes magazine in the United States once evaluated him: "Sean Parker is the accelerant for human passion, a catalyst for creativity. Once he works with the right people, he can accomplish great things. He has driven the growth of some of the most breakthrough companies in the past twenty years."

And Sean Parker summarized his more than ten years of entrepreneurial experience: "Entrepreneurship is like chewing glass. Slowly, you start to like the taste of your own blood."

As early as 1999, Sean Parker and his good friend Shawn Fanning co-founded Napster, the first widely used peer-to-peer music sharing service. Its appearance made it easy for music lovers to share MP3 music. Once launched, Napster's user base exceeded ten million, and at its peak, Napster had 80 million registered users. But soon, Napster, which allowed free listening and downloading of music, was besieged by record companies and eventually sued into bankruptcy. However, the P2P sharing model they pioneered completely changed the music industry and sent CDs to their graves.

Sharing a similarly tragic fate with Napster was the contact management software Plaxo, also created by Parker.

In 2001, Parker and some partners obtained startup funds from Redpoint Ventures. In November of the same year, Plaxo launched. Plaxo was modestly famous but quite influential, mainly providing users with a network service to update their contact lists in real time. It was a precursor to LinkedIn, the world's largest professional social networking site.

But when the company's business got on track, Parker not only often skipped work but also frequently arrived hours late for meetings. Finally, investors joined forces to kick Parker out of the company. Parker's genius ideas overturned traditional music sharing methods and refreshed the concept of contact services, but he never escaped the fate of being ousted.

Then, Parker met Mark Zuckerberg.

This meeting seemed "destined." Sean Parker discovered Facebook on a friend's girlfriend's computer. He quickly concluded that a social networking site must start through a relatively closed community, and the university was the perfect platform.

Parker's optimism about Facebook's prospects was even stronger than Zuckerberg's. Peter Thiel, Facebook's first investor and one of the founders of PayPal, said: "At that time, Sean kept nagging that Facebook would be a huge success. If Mark ever had any doubts, Sean was the one who dispelled them."

Twenty-four-year-old Sean Parker helped these college student founders of Facebook make a name for themselves in Silicon Valley, bringing Zuckerberg to meet with investors Thiel, Hoffman, and Pincus.

As Parker led the founders step by step toward success, in August 2005, North Carolina police discovered drugs in a beachfront villa rented in his name. Although he was not involved, the sudden drug scandal forced him to exit reluctantly. In the end, Parker made the "choice most beneficial to the company," resigned, and immediately moved to New York.

Parker helped transform Facebook from an idea into a global business giant worth tens of billions of dollars, changing the way the world socializes to some extent.

"I helped humanity change the world at least three times," Parker's mood must have been helpless and regretful: "But I will always be an outsider."

And Zhao Fusheng intended to change his fate.

Or rather, after meeting Zuckerberg at the farm, Zhao Fusheng felt that he should do something for this genius.

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The plane slowly landed at the airport in Massachusetts. Zhao Fusheng, Dong Chenxi, and the others walked out of the airport and saw Zuckerberg standing there with a few young men who looked green.

Obviously, this was his current team.

"My friend, welcome to Harvard," Zuckerberg said without any awkwardness, quickly walked up to Zhao Fusheng, hugged him, and then chattered incessantly: "You know? After I came back, I thought about what you said. To hell with those damn capitalists. The master of Facebook is me. Only I can keep this website developing. We won't rely on ad sections, and we won't sell ads to anyone..."

Sighing helplessly, Zhao Fusheng knew that this kind of nerd, because he rarely communicated with people, once he started talking, it was like a machine gun.

Reaching out and putting his arm around Zuckerberg's shoulder, Zhao Fusheng smiled: "Dear Zack, I'm going to stay at Harvard for a week. You'll have plenty of time to tell me your ideas. Now, let's get out of here. I hope you can take me to a hotel and let me and my assistants have a place to rest..."