Chapter 2051: Unusual Moves

What kind of person is Mark Zuckerberg?

This question probably has many answers.

A genius, a liar, or a tyrant?

He founded Facebook at a young age, and now its market value exceeds ten billion US dollars, with his personal wealth reaching an astonishing figure.

It's no exaggeration to say that in America, Zuckerberg is a legend, a legend in the eyes of young people.

But in Zhao Fusheng's view, he is just a businessman.

Perhaps in the early days of his startup, he had a passion and interest in internet social networking, but today, Zuckerberg is no longer that naive youth.

Zuckerberg's public image has always been known for simplicity and approachability.

But Zhao Fusheng would never believe that a dull, nerdy programmer who loves plain shirts, is sunny and philanthropic, could become the youngest billionaire in America and make Facebook the absolute hegemon among world social networking sites through his kindness and love.

Today's Zuckerberg is no longer the young man who once communicated with him via email, full of dreams and eager to connect the world.

Looking at the documents in his hand, Zhao Fusheng let out a silent sigh.

As a public figure, one cannot act freely in every word and deed. Posturing and playing image公关 are inevitable. Among the world's many wealthy individuals, Zuckerberg is definitely the most enthusiastic about posturing.

How to put it?

For example, Zuckerberg often posts photos on his Facebook account. These photos may have different scenes and people, but they all tell one thing: that Zuck is a good man, a perfect man who is healthy, sunny, and positive.

But according to information Zhao Fusheng received, every photo of Zuckerberg is taken by someone he specifically hired, and the photographer is a well-known journalist.

Last year, Zuckerberg posted a photo of himself making dumplings, but Zhao Fusheng saw at a glance that the guy was definitely posturing, because there was hardly any flour on his hands, and even his shirt was spotless.

What's more.

It's not easy for ordinary journalists to take a photo of Zuckerberg from their own perspective.

A journalist reported that once, when Zuckerberg appeared in Texas for an intellectual property dispute, journalists waiting there couldn't capture his face because "as soon as you try to take a picture, a bodyguard shoves you away."

Zhao Fusheng had heard many such things over the years.

It must be said that, in essence, Zuckerberg is no different from the old capitalists of the past. What they pursue is to gain more profits, control larger markets, and even bind or acquire greater political power.

The only special or genius thing about Zuckerberg is his skill at crafting an image, packaging himself as an ordinary, simple, sunny big boy, making everyone feel he is so kind, smart, and reliable.

But all this is useless in front of Zhao Fusheng.

For Zhao Fusheng, no matter how Zuckerberg deliberately builds his image, to Zhao Fusheng, he is still the ruthless capitalist.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Fusheng looked at the documents in his hand and sneered.

He was curious about which Wall Street tycoon Zuckerberg had hooked up with this time.

Not going public?

Zhao Fusheng sneered and muttered to himself, "If you're not going public, what the hell are you playing at!"

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Soon, Zhao Fusheng finished reading the documents, and Liu Yiming returned.

"You were right, that new Apple phone sells really well here," Liu Yiming said to Zhao Fusheng. "And I heard sales are also good in Europe."

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Call Miss Dong."

"Okay."

Liu Yiming was a bit puzzled but nodded anyway.

When the call connected, Zhao Fusheng smiled and said to Dong Chenxi, "Keep an eye on Apple's stock. If possible, quietly buy some."

"Apple?"

Dong Chenxi was surprised and said in confusion, "What do you mean? Why buy Apple shares?"

"Just to make a little money," Zhao Fusheng said with a smile.

He didn't know how high Apple's stock price would rise in the future, but in Zhao Fusheng's memory, the company's stock price would definitely go up.

Making some pocket money wouldn't be a problem.

"Little money?"

Dong Chenxi was taken aback. She didn't think that the "little money" Zhao Fusheng mentioned was a figure like thirty or fifty million US dollars.

"Yeah," Zhao Fusheng laughed. "Think about it, don't alert them. We'll quietly buy in, not too much, so they don't think we're planning to acquire their company."

"Okay." Dong Chenxi nodded and didn't say anything more.

Since Zhao Fusheng had given the prerequisites, she knew what to do.

Hanging up the phone, Zhao Fusheng smiled. Dong Chenxi probably wouldn't expect that in the future, Apple would be nicknamed the "kidney phone" in China.

This matter was just something he thought of on a whim. What really concerned Zhao Fusheng was the动向 of Facebook.

Originally, Zhao Fusheng thought Zuckerberg would consider taking Facebook public within a year, after all, Microsoft's acquisition had proven to the outside world how great the prospects of this social networking site were.

But he didn't expect that Mr. Mark, just like in history, had no intention of going public at all.

Even knowing that his shares would be worth a fortune after going public, Mark Zuckerberg had no desire to do so.

This was not a good thing!

Intuition told Zhao Fusheng that something was wrong, very wrong.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fusheng dialed Tan Kaixuan's number.

"Oh, isn't this our Mr. Tycoon? What's up, bought an island and want to invite me up for a few days?" Tan Kaixuan's teasing voice came from the other end of the line.

"Screw off," Zhao Fusheng said bluntly. "Serious business."

"What is it?"

Since it was serious, Tan Kaixuan couldn't fool around. He dropped the joking tone and asked seriously.

"Help me check if Zuckerberg has been in contact with any other Wall Street financial groups recently," Zhao Fusheng said.

"What do you mean?"

Tan Kaixuan was surprised. "You suspect he's up to something?"

He was smart, so as soon as Zhao Fusheng asked him to check on Zuckerberg's movements, Tan Kaixuan realized that in Zhao Fusheng's eyes, this Zuckerberg guy was no longer trustworthy.

Zhao Fusheng chuckled and didn't hide anything from Tan Kaixuan. He said directly, "It's not that he's up to something; I suspect someone on Wall Street is contacting Zuckerberg. Otherwise, he wouldn't say he's not going public."

Others thought Zuckerberg was a homebody, usually unkempt, and focused solely on the website.

But Zhao Fusheng didn't think so.

In his previous life, those who underestimated Zuckerberg were all screwed by him.

That guy is the type who can change his stance at any time for profit.

So-called professional ethics simply don't exist in him.

Only fools would think Zuckerberg genuinely likes Chinese culture.

He's just trying to open up the Chinese market.

"I understand," Tan Kaixuan nodded. "I'll arrange for an investigation right away."

He naturally understood what Zhao Fusheng meant.

Facebook's current development is too good. Even before going public, its valuation is nearly 30 billion US dollars. Once it goes public, its market value could break through 100 billion or even 500 billion US dollars in a very short time.

And that is precisely the problem.

Imagine if, before going public, Facebook's equity structure changes and the shares held by Zhao Fusheng and others are diluted—what would happen? How much money would be lost?

Just thinking about it made Tan Kaixuan break out in a cold sweat.

So, even just as a precaution, he had to investigate this matter seriously.

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Zhao Fusheng, who had hung up the phone, was very calm.

He turned on the TV, randomly selected a pay-per-view program, and started watching.

After watching for a while, Liu Yiming knocked and entered, saying to Zhao Fusheng, "Chairman, Marvel has a cocktail party recently, reportedly a promotional event for 'The Incredible Hulk.' Should we go to Hollywood to check it out?"

"Heh, let's go," Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and nodded. "Pack up; we're going to Hollywood tomorrow."

"Okay."

Liu Yiming nodded and turned to make arrangements.

Zhao Fusheng looked calm. He was curious about what surprises Marvel would bring him on this trip to Hollywood.

He also wondered if Disney would contact him.

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Zhao Fusheng, who had hung up the phone, was very calm.

He turned on the TV, randomly selected a pay-per-view program, and started watching.

After watching for a while, Liu Yiming knocked and entered, saying to Zhao Fusheng, "Chairman, Marvel has a cocktail party recently, reportedly a promotional event for 'The Incredible Hulk.' Should we go to Hollywood to check it out?"