Holding the national flag was Li Mu's sudden idea. Before that, he didn't think too much about his trip to Harvard. But thinking about the car god Senna, Li Mu was also deeply inspired by him. He can get a lot of achievements in developed countries. This level of attention is not easy. In this kind of public occasion, it should be like Senna to add some positive exposure to his motherland.
Lawrence was particularly kind and enthusiastic towards Li Mu. In the future, the young Mark Zuckerberg’s deeds of single-handedly creating the Facebook empire will make the whole world regard him as a role model for young people. Now under Mark Zuckerberg When he was just a freshman in college, Li Mu was able to achieve such an achievement at the age of 20, which is unparalleled in the world, so Lawrence himself had high recognition of Li Mu.
After entering the academic building, the two chatted all the way, but Mark Zuckerberg, who was following behind, felt a little confused. He felt that he should not follow like this anymore, because Li Mu would have to face many media with the principal next. At the same time, he must be accompanied by the president and other school leaders to visit the Harvard campus. It would be awkward and inappropriate to follow him.
However, Mark Zuckerberg was really unwilling to give up this opportunity to get to know Li Mu.
On the road just now, although the two chatted for a while, they did not talk very deeply. Mark Zuckerberg really wanted to establish a certain personal contact with Li Mu. It would be best to leave a contact information with him, but this kind of He didn't say anything at the time. After all, there were many school leaders in the car.
Thinking about it now, Mark Zuckerberg feels quite regretful. If he has Li Mu's contact information, he can ask him for advice in the future if he has new product ideas. Perhaps he can also give himself a certain amount of help from a professional perspective. Suggestions, maybe even become your own angel investor directly.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Jewish ancestry and genes gave him a very keen sense of business itself and an extremely focused pursuit. Although his facemash was aborted, his entrepreneurial dream and passion were not affected at all, and he I also realized that if I want to continue to start a business in the Internet field, Li Mu can be my biggest help and shortcut. Everything depends on whether I can grasp it.
After thinking about it, Mark Zuckerberg decided to continue to follow Li Mu. Even if he followed him from a distance without talking, he would not just leave in despair. He hoped to wait for a suitable opportunity to chat with Li Mu alone. .
At this time, when Li Mu was about to enter the press conference hall, Li Mu turned around to look for Mark Zuckerberg. When he found this shy and nervous boy, he was following him from a distance. And when his expression was obviously worried about whether he could enter the venue smoothly, he took the initiative to stop and shouted to Mark Zuckerberg: "Hey, Mark."
Mark Zuckerberg is indeed worried about whether he can enter the venue. It stands to reason that even if Li Mu does not expose his previous lies, his "mission" has been successfully completed now. Li Mu's social status and degree of attention are too high. Therefore, all his subsequent activities at Harvard were naturally accompanied by school leaders. As a freshman, he really couldn't stand up to the stage. If the staff did not let him in, there was nothing he could do.
However, he didn't expect that at this moment, Li Mu suddenly stopped and turned around to call him. This made Mark Zuckerberg feel excited. However, there were too many school leaders present, so he did not dare to speak loudly, so he could only speak with a somewhat nervous tone. Li Mu waved his hand, the smile on his face was bright and silly.
Li Mu deliberately said to him in a loud voice: "Hey, don't leave. We can have dinner together in the evening."
When Mark Zuckerberg heard this, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say, and he froze in place.
Seeing that Mark Zuckerberg was speechless with excitement, Li Mu said to David Allen, who was not far behind him and was picking him up at the airport: "David, please arrange for a staff member to help me take care of this little brother. .”
David Allen nodded hurriedly and said: "Don't worry, I will make arrangements."
At this time, a Chinese female Harvard official who was accompanying him whispered to Li Mu in Chinese: "Mr. Li, President Lawrence and important members of the school board of trustees have arranged a dinner tonight. You see..."
Li Mu smiled at her and said, "I have a good rapport with this young man. Adding him to the dinner tonight won't cause any trouble to you, right?"
The female official breathed a sigh of relief. What she was afraid of was not that Li Mu would invite Mark Zuckerberg for dinner, but that Li Mu would only care about his own preferences and directly neglect the school leaders.
And she also knew very well that with Li Mu's social status and financial resources, even if he didn't give Harvard leaders face and went his own way, no one could do anything to him.
Fortunately, Li Mu was not prepared to neglect the leaders of Harvard. He just wanted to bring the young man Mark Zuckerberg with him. This made the female official completely relieved. This matter was nothing at all. With Chinese people, In other words, isn't it just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks? So relaxing.
Li Mu has always been very clear in his heart. Although he does have some respect for Harvard, a world-famous school with a history of more than 300 years, at this critical moment, he did not come all the way to Harvard to express respect. 90% of his purpose It’s all because of Mark Zuckerberg, a shy boy with freckles on his face, who may bring himself a huge net worth of more than 100 billion U.S. dollars in the future. When Bill Gates was at his peak, his net worth had never exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars. One hundred million U.S. dollars.
It is impossible for any investor to invest in Facebook projects to achieve a net worth of hundreds of billions of dollars, because for a giant company like Facebook, starting from the angel round and financing all the way to listing, there are too many times of share dilution. Whether they are subjective or passive, most investors cannot guarantee their shareholding. Even Mark Zuckerberg himself has reduced his Facebook shares on a large scale.
However, Li Mu thought very clearly that once he invests in Mark Zuckerberg to build Facebook, he will definitely ask for 49% of the shares, and write it clearly in the investment agreement that he has the right not to raise any financing in the future. Reduce your holdings. In this case, you can follow up and continue to invest in every financing raised by Facebook. Anyway, you don’t lack this little money. As long as you make sure that your shares are still greater than 40% before going public. That's it.
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Ignoring Mark Zuckerberg, whose eyes were wet with excitement, Li Mu and Principal Lawrence entered the press conference hall together. At this time, a large number of media reporters had been waiting inside for a long time, and countless fixed cameras were already aimed at the press conference hall. The entrance is waiting for Li Mu to appear.
The door was pushed open by the staff. When Li Mu and Lawrence stepped in, he deliberately raised the five-star red flag in his hand. This behavior really attracted the attention of all the media. Almost all the media criticized the five-star red flag in Li Mu's hand. Taking a close-up shot, the CCTV photographer's lens was almost glued to the red flag in Li Mu's hand.
CCTV reporters did not expect that Li Mu would actually enter the venue holding a five-star red flag. Li Mu's move made them feel particularly excited and heartwarming. Media reporters have a particularly keen sense of media, especially CCTV reporters. They are very aware of Li Mu's current influence in the country, and they are even more aware that people across the country are paying attention to Li Mu's every move in the United States. What's more, Li Mu's trip to Harvard is Li Mu's first public social event after arriving in the United States. It is also Li Mu's first public appearance after two of his products became popular in the United States. It has attracted much attention in itself. At this time, Li Mu was able to take the initiative to hold a five-star red flag into the camera. This subtle gesture could bring much encouragement and pride to the people in the country, which Li Mu himself could not have imagined.
Under the attention of the media, Li Mu and Lawrence came to the seats at the press conference. This press conference was not very formal in form, but in terms of scale, it was almost comparable to the president's visit.
Li Mu and Lawrence sat side by side, just like on an American talk show. Lawrence picked up the microphone and humorously said to the media in the audience and Li Mu: "It is a great honor to invite the most outstanding young talents in the world today. Jun is a guest on the Harvard campus."
With that said, Lawrence looked around the media in the audience and said with a smile: "You all must know Li Mu better than me, so you must know that my words are not exaggerated at all. Li Mu is definitely the most outstanding young man in the world in the 21st century. none of them."
There was a burst of applause and laughter from the audience. Li Mu was praised by him. He picked up the microphone and said humbly: "Principal Lawrence's praise makes me frightened. I feel that the times are developing and society is progressing. The Internet has now given me A fast path to success, there will definitely be other new things in the future that will give other young people a faster and better path to success, and there will be more and more such young people."
The media reporters in the audience continued to applaud. Lawrence pointed his palms at Li Mu with admiration and said to the reporters in the audience: "You have seen that a person who is so young and can be so successful at the same time is still so humble, my God. Ah, I have a question for you, why is such an outstanding young man not a student of Harvard University..."
Lawrence said, already clasping his hands on the microphone and looking at the ceiling with a pious expression. This behavior immediately amused the media reporters in the audience, and the atmosphere at the scene was also made particularly relaxed by his joke. Pleasure.
At this time, Li Mu said with a smile: "Harvard University is the best university in the world, and it is also a dream that I have never dared to pursue. If I had not chosen to start a business, I might have tried hard to get a graduate degree from Harvard. Of course, 99 There is a % chance that you won’t be able to pass the exam at all.”
Lawrence hurriedly said: "Oh my god, if you want, you can become a student at Harvard University at any time. Not only will we admit you, but we will also give you a full scholarship."
As he spoke, Lawrence said seriously: "If you join Harvard, I can even introduce my twin daughters to you!"
(End of chapter)