Society owes me a brother

Chapter 174

Mr. Mark's full name is Mark Duwin.When he introduced himself, Lu Chi and the others didn't hear clearly, and thought that Mr. Mark's name was Mark Twain.All the friends were stunned——

I thought I met a great writer.

However, although Mr. Mark is not a great writer, the code he invented has something to do with art——

"...Like the campus network, the micro-album is also a social network platform. However, the difference between the micro-album and the campus network is that users can directly upload their own photos on the website, and then use various functions of the website to give themselves Beautify your photos, and then upload them to your own space. You can also download the beautified photos to your mobile phone and send them to your relatives and friends in the form of MMS..."

Since Lu Chi created the campus network, many young programmers would add this sentence when explaining the projects they created to investors——

"My website is the same as the campus network" "My philosophy is the same as the campus network" "What we want to do is a campus network in a certain field"...

Although it is the first time for Lu Chi to hear similar words (thanks to Lu Chi’s reclusive residence, he has never been in contact with young entrepreneurs like Mark before, and naturally he has no chance to listen to the founder’s project as an investor. Planning), but for Connelly and others who have experienced many battles, such an opening statement is so uninspired that it makes your ears callous.

Fortunately, Mark Duwin is very aware of the preciousness of time and the rareness of opportunities-he seems to have rehearsed related speeches behind his back. In 5 minutes, Mark Duwin spent 30 seconds introducing himself, 1 minute describing the performance of the website and facing the crowd, 2 minutes introducing the background code and website functions he used, and the remaining 10 and a half minutes simply thinking about the website The profit model, and the most important point - I hope that Lu Chi can invest [-] yuan in gold for the website.

Lu Chi looked at Mark with a little surprise—he didn't expect that Mark made so many efforts behind the scenes to attract his attention, but the ultimate goal was just to hope that Lu Chi could invest 10 yuan in his website—— In other words, Mark Duwain only wanted Lu Chi to be his angel investor.

Are you very confident in your project and don't want capital to take a share of the pie too early?Or do you not have confidence in your own project, and dare not "open your mouth like a lion" in front of Lu Chi and other big shots?

Lu Chi glanced lightly at Mr. Programmer, who was in high spirits during the process of introducing the website, and intuitively felt that the other party's mental state should be the former.

But no matter what Mark Duwin thinks, 5 minutes is up, and Lu Chi really doesn't have more energy to devote to Mark—even though he has been keenly aware of the micro-album in these few words. It is desirable - of course, Yu does not hide his flaws, and with just a few words, Lu Chi also keenly judged that the profit concept and market positioning of the micro-album are very vague.Moreover, the various functions of the website are too professional and cumbersome. Unless they are very fond of taking pictures and are relatively proficient in the computer industry or SLR enthusiasts, ordinary people will not understand the functions of Mark's website at all.Therefore, if the micro-album is operated according to Mark Duwin's current thinking-I am afraid that after the website is launched, there will not be too rapid user expansion in a short period of time.

Unless some very critical concepts are rigorously modified.

Lu Chi stood up, stretched out his hand to Mark Duwin, and said with a smile: "If you have time, come to the campus network headquarters tomorrow morning—do you know the office address of the campus network?"

"Of course I know." Although Lu Chi couldn't immediately get an affirmative answer, Mark Duwin nodded ecstatically, and said very firmly: "Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, I will be there on time."

"Nine twenty-five." Lu Zhi subconsciously corrected Mark Duwin, who had a very good sense of time and was used to keeping his schedule accurate to every minute and every second: "I will reserve half an hour for you. You have plenty of time Show me your website."

After a pause, Lu Chi said again: "But I must remind you in advance, in what capacity do you want me to invest in your website? If it is a strategic investment, I will completely intervene in the operation direction of the website, even the background code Without my consent, the website may not be launched casually, and it is even more impossible to launch new functions casually. If it is purely from the perspective of capital, then I will have a valuation of your website in advance, and then strictly follow this But you can rest assured that no matter which investment method you choose, I will not use any form to seize the rights and shares that you, the founder, should have after the capital injection. You can rest assured on this point. Plus, I'm not an angel investor."

Lu Chi, who has always been striving for perfection in his field of work, cut to the chase and said very frankly.

Mark Duwin was taken aback when he heard the words, as if he didn't expect Lu Chi to say that.

Having nothing to do, the Silicon Valley tycoons who were sitting on the sidelines laughed lightly when they heard the words. Mr. Connelly, the host of the party, looked at Mark Duwin who looked confused and astonished, and explained to Lu Chi: "This is Lu’s career is sick. As a programmer, he can’t tolerate your rough and impractical website and poor user experience. As an investor, with Lu’s ability and talent, the position of an angel investor is a bit of a waste.”

Mark Duwin was taken aback when he heard this.However, he still looked a little hesitant.Obviously, Lu Chi's words greatly exceeded his expectations.

However, Lu Chi has no intention of continuing to pay attention to Mark Duwin - at least tonight, he has no plan to redistribute his energy to this abrupt but not annoying Mr. Programmer.

After all, this is just an immature idea.In fact, if Lu Chi hadn't respected Mark Duwin's wisdom, Lu Chi would have been able to figure out the operating code of the website within a day just based on Mark Duwin's 5-minute description of Weiboike, and focus on user experience and website functions. An upgraded version is made together.

So compared to Mr. Mark's final choice, Lu Chi cared more about another thing: "You said you were brought in by a Mr. Smith? Which Smith?"

"—Of course it's Roll Smith Jr.." Before Mark Duwin could speak, a voice suddenly came from behind him.Little Roll Smith in a black suit walked forward, nodded to Lu Chi and the others, and smiled politely: "Long time no see, thanks for taking care of me."

Mark Duwin nodded to Roll Smith Jr. very cautiously: "Good evening, sir."

"It seems that you had a good talk just now." Little Roll Smith smiled at Mark, glanced at his watch at night, and said with a smile to Lu Chi: "It's a full 5 minutes. In terms of Mr. Lu's record in the international crude oil market, At least tens of millions of M gold."

Lu Chi hooked the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Smith really knows how to joke."

"It's definitely from the bottom of my heart." Little Roll Smith gave a gentlemanly salute to Lu Shi: "The Smith family is very grateful for your generosity and wisdom. If there is anything you need, please feel free to speak up."

Lu Chiu was a little uncomfortable with Roll Smith Jr.'s way of speaking.Of course, he didn't understand why Roll Smith Jr. would bring Mark Duwin to him.

"——It's just doing a good deed every day, with little effort." Little Roll Smith explained with a smile: "I also gave Mark this opportunity because of his devout admiration for Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu must not Misunderstand."

Hearing this, Matthew and the others laughed.There has always been an old saying in Huaxia called being courteous for nothing, not to mention that the relationship between the Smith family and the campus network is still very delicate.

Seemingly seeing what Matthew and the others were thinking, Rolle Smith Jr. smiled and said, "I don't intend to offend you. It's just that I have recently heard rumors in the industry that Xueyuan.com intends to list on NASDAQ. I want to know What's more... I wonder if there is any chance for further cooperation between the Smith family and the campus network?"

Lu Chi raised his eyebrows calmly.

Roll Smith Jr. continued to smile calmly: "Although the bankruptcy of ST Communications is very regrettable. However, the Smith family still has some influence in the communications industry of country M. If Campus Network, Feixun Communications and Fruit Company and SP Technology want to If you want to have a deeper cooperation in the communication field and lack a strategic partner, you might as well consider the Smith family."

There is no impenetrable wall in the world.Lu Chi found that not only the walls of Wall Street are made of paper, but Silicon Valley is probably the same.Thinking of this, Lu Chi smiled slightly, and said very straightforwardly: "The opportunity for cooperation will be discussed later. But we still have some things to deal with now, excuse me."

Until this moment, Rufus Connery, the party host, seemed to wake up. He smiled and extended his hand to Roll Smith Jr.: "My party is really good. I wish you a good time tonight."

Rejected by Lu Zhi, Roll Smith Jr. still had a smile without a trace of fireworks on his face, holding Rufus Connery's hand with a smile: "Of course, I believe that tonight will be very enjoyable. Good luck with your conversation too."

Chris Renner, the CEO of Feixun Communications, smiled and glanced at Roll Smith Jr. in front of him.If it is said that the bankruptcy of ST Communications not only allowed Lu Chi and other traders to make a lot of money, but in the professional field, Feixun Communications probably benefited the most - from an internationally influential communication group to a global leaderboard The number one giant, in many cases, the words "kill the panda and I will be a national treasure" are definitely not just words.

So under such circumstances, facing the eager Roll Smith Jr., Chris Renner, who is over half a century old, can only put on the face of an elder, and said with a smile: "Say hello to your father for me. Long time no see, We old guys miss him a lot. We all look forward to seeing the Smith family back in communications."

As soon as the words came out, everyone including the upright Lu Chi secretly rolled their eyes in their hearts.

Thanks to Chris Renner for being able to speak frankly in front of everyone.Sure enough, they are in administration, which is different from the honest technicians like them.

For a while, Lu Chi, Bell Brosnan, and Connelly looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling a sense of embarrassment in their hearts.

Only Roll Smith Jr. held Chris Renner's hand without changing his expression, and said with a smile: "Father misses you very much too."