mousepad-d2 Chapter 123 Witty, confident and determined Mark
Chapter 123 Witty, confident and determined Mark
No matter how unreliable Mark is, his attitude is still very commendable.
Even though Dustin said many times 'You will definitely be beaten to death, you will definitely be beaten to death, you will be beaten to death', Mark still decided to fly to Singapore and visit Eduardo's parents in person. Fail three times.
Eduardo was unaware of his efforts until his marriage.
Every time Mark disappears (going to Singapore), he just thinks there is something wrong with Facebook and he needs to fix it.
Eduardo's mother was a gentle, good-natured lady.
It can be said that most of Eduardo's character and appearance come from her inheritance.
But the old Mr. Saverin is very stubborn and rigid. He doesn't understand the Internet and doesn't like to touch new things. He is the kind of traditional antique character that Mark hates very much.
But old Mr. Saverin hated Mark, too.
Although he used Mark to motivate (stimulate) his son from time to time, and openly said to Eduardo that 'Mark is much better than you'.
But obviously, if Mark was his own son, he would probably die with pride; but Mark is not, his biological son is Eduardo.
Therefore, even though Edward was defeated by Mark, he was the most arrogant loser, but he still instinctively defended his weaknesses and was full of disgust for Mark.
But Mark didn't care much about old Mr. Saverin's distaste.
He liked Eduardo, so he was willing to put up with it.
But frankly speaking, a little dislike for people he has no feelings for will not hurt him at all.
So, he came to visit again and again, as if he never knew what it meant to give up.
Even though he was locked out of the gate, he still maintained that expressionless look, maintaining an astonishing calmness.
This kind of calmness is what many people appreciate about him, because he is unruffled when he is in danger; but it is also what annoys him because he seems to be indifferent to anything and seems a little cold-blooded.
But in fact, Mark just didn't know how to react.
In short, whenever he was sure that he couldn't take a step through the door of Saverin's house, he turned around blankly, at most rubbed his sleepy eyes, and continued to rush to the airport.
After a long time, in pursuit of efficiency, he simply calculated the time before coming, and bought all the air tickets back in advance.
During this period, he and Saverin's family maintained a strange tacit understanding and jointly kept Eduardo a secret.
Mark didn't want to tell Eduardo before it was done;
And these relatives of Eduardo may have already seen his feelings for Mark from some of his behaviors and words. They felt that there was no way to stop them, but they disagreed very much, so they had to start a long see-saw like this. war.
When Mark No.30 visited seven times, Eduardo's mother finally invited him to dinner.
While calmly agreeing, Mark called the airline in front of the lady and refunded the ticket back to the United States in the afternoon.
Later, this matter was told to Eduardo intact.
"That kid is indeed as frank as you said, and he really didn't shy away from me at all."
The lady commented in a complicated tone: "...so frank that it makes people angry."
Eduardo, as always, was amused and laughed.
It's like years ago when he went to that Caribbean themed party and Mark called him out because he couldn't stand the Niagara Falls in the party video.
At that time, Mark pointed it out very frankly: 'I really don't understand what the relationship between Niagara Falls and the Caribbean Sea is. '
This is just an unconscious language.
If Mark becomes really mean, paired with his eyes of "you are all hot chickens", it will scare people to tears every minute.
In addition, Mark also engaged in a secret operation.
Have you seen Kingsman 2?How did the hero meet his father-in-law?
Well, in this era, the movie has not yet been released.
But Mark was so forward-thinking about it.
Sean was almost recruited by the CIA when he was a hacker.
Although he declined the invitation because he preferred a free life, but because of this experience, he did meet some amazing people.And these people, under the premise of a good salary, don't mind helping the boss of Facebook to deal with the parents of the future partner.
Some bugs and in-ear communication headsets that the agents eliminated in the early years, plus the think tank that Chris helped to form within two hours, Mark sat at the dining table with confidence.
Just let the horse come!
At this moment, he knows astronomy from above and geography from below, and he knows everything and knows everything.
Therefore, no matter what difficult questions the Saverin family has, he, who has a behind-the-scenes think tank, can answer them in detail.
If there are no questions, then create questions to answer them. In short, you must show your extremely knowledgeable and excellent side.
However, the fact is that every time someone asks a question, Mark will force him to popularize it.
For example, Hua Duo's mother casually asked, 'Do you like beautiful porcelain? ', Mark immediately seized the opportunity to talk about the development history of porcelain, and reminded the other party that gold-rimmed porcelain looks beautiful, but some may contain excessive heavy metals.
Looking at the gold-rimmed porcelain plate in front of my eyes...
Old Mr. Saverin looked indescribably ugly.
The dinner party ended badly.
But Mark believes that he is definitely the best MVP in the game, not one of them.
But if anyone in Saverin's family were to comment, it would be: 'That curly-haired dwarf who keeps babbling so annoyingly that he doesn't allow anyone to interject a word, I really want to shoot him like a sieve ! '
However, Mark felt that he had made a breakthrough.
Proudly facing his good friend, he recited his favorite line with high spirits, from the line in the movie "Troy": "Now you know who you are fighting against?"【Note】
Sean especially applauded the venue and flattered him: "Mark, you can do anything."
"I think so too." Mark replied calmly.
So, he continued to work hard, striving to go to Saverin's house once a week to refresh his sense of presence.
Eduardo's family was annoyed by him at the time, giving him blank stares, sneers, and shutting doors, but Mark didn't care.
[If you want to obtain treasures, you must first defeat the dragon. ]
He blogs earnestly at his laptop.
Then, an account elf with triangular ears appeared out of nowhere and provided him with a dragon slaying strategy.
It is said that it is a very feasible solution after practice.
I have known for a long time that the intelligence of my two accounts is not only to join hands and fall in love with each other, but also to call the wind and rain in the game together, and the experience of winning repeated battles against bosses...
Mark sincerely thanked him, and deleted this inexplicable, useless, (thought to be) probably a game guide.
(He'll probably never know in his life how much real stuff he's deleted.)
Sean still doesn't like Eduardo.
But he couldn't stop Mark. For the sake of friendship, he had to help out against his will.
Sometimes, he feels that he and Eduardo are like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. He has worked hard to help Mark establish a framework for future great achievements, but his silly son Mark has fallen into a tender place, and has since married his wife and forgotten his mother.
However, he only thought about it in his heart.
If you dare to say these words, Mark will definitely be the first to stab him to death with a sword.
When Eduardo broke up with his father, stubbornly stayed in the United States, insisted on continuing to invest in the Internet, and got up from where he fell...
The frequency of Mark going to his house has far exceeded the frequency of his son Eduardo coming home.
Until later, they finally got married.
The old Mr. Saverin always believed that he was not moved by some so-called sincerity, but agreed because he was so annoyed by Mark.
The principle of "perseverance" is always indispensable for successful people.
Obviously, Mark is very prominent in this regard.
However, these are things for the future, let's go back to the current situation first.
After Mark and Dustin play their technical nerds and everything depends on the data...
When they analyzed the success rate of the marriage proposal, they not only discovered the problem of Eduardo's parents that needed to be solved, but also some other problems, which were more complicated and harder to talk about.
For example, do I need to sign a prenuptial property agreement?
An example of California law is the common property doctrine.
That is to say, if you do not sign a pre-marital property agreement, all property after marriage belongs to the joint property, and the husband and wife each account for 50.00%.
As we all know, the lawsuit between Mark and Eduardo is about Facebook's equity dispute.
If there is a lot of quarrels and everything becomes common property after marriage, I am afraid that countless people will think: You two are sick! ! !
Before tying up with Dustin and working on the data together, Mark felt like he would be married next month, no, next week.
After the analysis, both of them were dumbfounded: "How troublesome is it to get married?"
Dustin was about to cry, and Mark finally asked him for help.
But in the end, he really felt that it was a good thing. Not only did he not help, but he did a disservice... After analysis and analysis, the marriage date of Mark and Eduardo has become far away.
Mark maintained a calm demeanor commandingly.
He took out a small book and gave himself a one-year plan, three-year plan, and five-year plan...
"Let's take our time, Dustin."
Mark said firmly: "Facebook was established from scratch. As long as we don't lose confidence and grind the iron rod into a needle, everything will not be difficult."
Dustin was very moved.
He decided to put in all his heart and soul so that the two could successfully tie the knot.
"Wait, what does other people's dating and marriage have to do with you?"
After knowing the cause and effect of this incident, Chris questioned Dustin very sharply.
Poor Dustin only found out at this time that he seemed to have been tricked by Mark.
"Yeah, what does this have to do with me?"
He murmured blankly, "It seems... no, it really has nothing to do with me."
Chris rolled his eyes.
But there is no way, probably a good friend is used to blame, frame, use and... routine.
The author has something to say: [Note] Mark likes Troy, and the stalk of quoting movie lines comes from "The Facebook Effect".
As for the whole line in Troy is this:
Hector said: "I have a suggestion, the winner allows the loser the right to a good burial."
Achilles said: "Tigers don't negotiate terms with bad dogs."
(Then he sticks his spear in the ground, takes off his helmet, and throws it aside)
Achilles said, "Now do you know who you are fighting against?"
PS. I really didn’t find this movie any good, eh... Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom are handsome, but Mr. Ma seems to like it, but it may not be that he likes movies, he seems to like Greek mythology.