Chapter 1368: A Great Man Does Not Bother with Trifles

In any endeavor, if you want to succeed, it is impossible without paying a price.

Even a tycoon like Sir Ho, when Hong Kong returned to the mainland, the central government asked him to nominate the Chief Executive—truly a moment of great prominence.

But before that, starting from the 1950s and 1960s when he smuggled goods to the mainland, Sir Ho was suppressed by the British Hong Kong government for over twenty years, and it was not until the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which confirmed Hong Kong's return in 1997, that his circumstances began to improve.

What does this mean?

It means that for nearly two decades before that, the pressure Sir Ho endured and the price he paid were beyond ordinary comparison.

To bear how much glory, one must endure how much pain—this holds true throughout history, in China and abroad alike.

Wu Sijie rose smoothly from an ordinary overseas student to the chairman's assistant of Future Group. Outsiders only see his brilliance, but they have no idea that behind this, during Zhao Fusheng's honeymoon trip, he slept only two or three hours a day, spending all his time familiarizing himself with Future Group's materials except when accompanying Zhao Fusheng and his wife on errands.

To be honest, even Zhao Fusheng did not expect that this young man would have such perseverance.

Zhao Fusheng also asked Wu Sijie privately why he worked so hard.

Wu Sijie smiled and said, "When I was studying in France before, I met an old man. He started out in financial investment, later went bankrupt in a global stock market crash, and owed ten million US dollars in foreign debt. Then he used three years to pay off that money along with the interest. During those three years, he slept no more than five hours a day..."

"Since then, I have believed that no matter what kind of difficulty, as long as I give it my all, there will always be a reward."

Zhao Fusheng remained silent.

He had known before that if a seasoned old man tells you his way of life, you must listen attentively. No matter whether your own ideas are a hundred times better than his, you need to calm down and savor it slowly, because it is his life experience. For you, even if it is not useful, it can still serve as a reference.

But regardless, at this moment, Wu Sijie appearing before Dong Chenxi truly gave her a great surprise.

"Manager Dong, this is a recent overview of Facebook." Wu Sijie handed a thick folder to Dong Chenxi and introduced, "These are some materials I collected about Facebook and Sequoia Capital. Due to the short time, this is all I could find."

He paused, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Also, the chairman said you have full authority over the matter, and I am only to bring my eyes and ears."

He had to lay this groundwork for Dong Chenxi, as it was Zhao Fusheng's intention.

Dong Chenxi's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She took the materials Wu Sijie handed her, nodded faintly, but said nothing.

You see, she was actually very tired now. After all, flying from China to the United States is no short distance, and moreover, Dong Chenxi had not rested at all during the journey, working on the plane the whole time.

To be honest, Zhao Fusheng missed his previous life, and Dong Chenxi also missed the days when she worked as Zhao Fusheng's assistant at Future Advertising and as Zheng Yao's secretary.

Though it was a bit busy, at least she did not have so many worries, unlike now, fretting over business deals worth hundreds of millions.

Yes, Dong Chenxi was indeed fretting now.

Zhao Fusheng had simply tossed the matter to her for full handling, which meant she needed to maximize the company's interests. But the problem was that Dong Chenxi really did not know much about Facebook.

That was quite awkward.

"You came here before me. Tell me, how much development potential does Facebook have?" Dong Chenxi sat in the car, flipping through the materials Wu Sijie had given her, and asked him.

Wu Sijie gave a wry smile, hesitated for a moment, and then explained, "In my estimation, the development potential of this company is enormous. I even think that once this website goes public, its market value could exceed ten billion US dollars."

Ten billion!

Hearing this number, Dong Chenxi gasped.

For an instant, she even felt that this chairman's assistant must be crazy—was he talking nonsense? In broad daylight, how could he suddenly be dreaming?

What ten billion US dollars meant, Dong Chenxi could not be bothered to explain, but she could not imagine that a social networking site established less than two years ago, with fewer than a hundred employees, could have a market value of ten billion US dollars after going public.

That was nearly a hundred billion RMB!

Thinking of this, Dong Chenxi glanced at Wu Sijie: "You're not joking, are you? I don't think this joke is funny at all."

Wu Sijie smiled bitterly. He knew that saying this would make Dong Chenxi disbelieve him. After all, to anyone, his statement seemed too exaggerated.

"President Dong, this is just my own opinion. Previously, there might have been little news about Facebook in China. I stayed in France, so I know a bit more." Wu Sijie organized his words, cautiously glanced at Dong Chenxi's expression, and seeing that she was not displeased by his words, continued, "Facebook's development is very rapid. To use a Chinese saying, it spreads like a virus among young people. Now, in most of Europe and America, the vast majority of students all have Facebook!"

These words immediately made Dong Chenxi's expression change.

"I want to see the chairman!"

After a long while, Dong Chenxi said to Wu Sijie.

Wu Sijie was startled, looking at Dong Chenxi with surprise in his eyes. Clearly, he did not understand why Dong Chenxi wanted to see the chairman after hearing his words.

Zhao Fusheng did not understand either. So when he received Dong Chenxi's call, he originally wanted to refuse, but after thinking it over, he nodded and agreed.

But when he saw Dong Chenxi that night, he was somewhat surprised to see that she was walking and talking with Wu Sijie about something. It seemed the two had a fairly good relationship.

This time, Zhao Fusheng truly admired Wu Sijie, admired him from the bottom of his heart. At the very least, if it were himself, without the life experience of being reborn, he would not have been able to gain a stranger's trust in such a short time.

But it must be said that people like Wu Sijie often thrive and do well in any profession. We often have such people around us—in the blink of an eye, they end up doing the best.

Life is just so ironic.