my return 2002

Chapter 289 Charity Auction

Entering the interior of the manor, it is obviously not so noisy. Men and women in gorgeous dresses are elegant, talking with smiles on their faces, and toasting for a drink from time to time.

Liu Shishi has also gradually recovered from the shock of seeing many Hollywood superstars at the beginning, but judging from the fact that she is holding Shen Lang's hand and sweating slightly, she is still a little nervous, just pretending to be calm.

"Haha, I said why didn't Boss Shen come with me, it turned out that he had an appointment with a beautiful woman." Shen Nanpeng appeared out of nowhere.

Shen Lang smiled, and then introduced to Liu Shishi: "This is the person in charge of Sequoia Huaxia."

Then he said to Shen Nanpeng: "This is Liu Shishi, now under the name of Tangren Film and Television."

Shen Nanpeng is not surprised by this, Shen Lang is young and rich, let alone an unknown artist, even those first-line actresses are flocking to her.

"Hello, Ms. Liu, this is my personal business card. If you need any help in the future, you can call me anytime." Shen Nanpeng is also very face-saving.

Liu Shishi subconsciously looked at Shen Lang, saw him nodding slightly, and then took the business card.

"Then I will trouble Mr. Shen from now on."

"Haha, no trouble, it's rare to be able to serve a beautiful woman." Shen Nanpeng looked very gentlemanly.

"Miss Liu, sorry, let me borrow this from your family."

After chatting for a while, Shen Nanpeng dragged Shen Lang to the busiest place among the crowd.

"Mr. Shen, this is the founder of Sequoia Capital and my boss, Mr. Don Valentine."

Shen Nanpeng introduced an old man with gray hair to Shen Lang.

"Oh, I've heard about you, young man. You are a very, very good entrepreneur." Don Valentine shook hands with Shen Lang enthusiastically.

"Thank you, Mr. Valentine, I'm very honored." Shen Lang had a faint smile on his face, and his tone was neither humble nor overbearing.

The people around Don Valentine are also financial bigwigs on Wall Street. After hearing Shen Nanpeng's introduction, they also began to warmly greet Shen Lang. Take it to the sky.

Seeing this scene, the famous ** Yingying couldn't help but stare sideways at it, and began to look at Shen Lang curiously, guessing the origin of this young Asian, who was able to chat and laugh happily with such bigwigs as Don Valentine.

Don Valentine suddenly said to Shen Lang: "Oh, Shen, I heard that you once rejected Yahoo's investment, can you tell me why?"

After a little thought, Shen Lang understood why Don Valentine would ask such a question. The reason is also very simple. Sequoia Capital invested in Yahoo when Yang Zhiyuan was still in the early stage of his business.

According to Mike, a partner of Sequoia Capital, when he visited Yahoo for the first time, Yang Zhiyuan and his companions sat in a small room. The server kept emitting heat, and the answering machine rang every minute. There were pizza boxes strewn about, and dirty laundry strewn about.

The rapid rise of Yahoo is inseparable from the support of Sequoia Capital, and Yahoo is also the most successful Internet investment case of Sequoia Capital so far, which has been mentioned in many media.

"Mr. Valentine, I respect Mr. Yang Zhiyuan very much. He is a monument of the Chinese in the Internet field, but I don't think Yahoo will succeed in the mainland. Facts have proved that my judgment is correct."

Shen Lang's words sounded a little arrogant, but it didn't disgust Don Valentine and the others. Instead, they felt that he had a lot of personality.

This is the difference between Eastern and Western cultures. Asians are always habitually humble, but in the eyes of foreigners, if you can do it, you can do it, and if you can’t do it, you can’t do it.

Don Valentine laughed loudly: "Well, Shen said you are a very interesting person before, but now it seems that he is very accurate at seeing people."

"Oh, there will be an auction after the dinner. If you're interested, you can bring that beautiful lady along." Don Valentine clinked glasses with Shen Lang as he spoke.

Shen Lang raised his glass and took a sip: "Of course, I'm honored to contribute a little bit to charity."

Looking at the back of Shen Lang leaving, Tang Valentine said to Shen Nanpeng: "You are right, he is a very ambitious person, and he will try his best to get the lead investor for the second round of financing. I believe he will give We bring great returns."

"Yes, I understand what to do."

Shen Lang scanned around and found Liu Shishi standing alone in front of a balcony.

"Are you feeling bored?" Shen Lang came to Liu Shishi's side and asked softly.

Liu Shishi showed a slight smile: "Actually, it's okay, but my English is not very good, and I'm afraid of being timid."

Well, it was because of this that Shen Lang thought she wasn't used to the environment here.

While talking, an unexpected visitor suddenly came.

"Mr. Shen, I'm sorry to bother you, it's a pleasure to meet you."

As soon as Shen Lang turned his head, he saw a "horse face".

"Hi Mark, nice to meet you."

Then Shen Lang introduced the two to each other.

"This is the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg."

"Hello, Mr. Mark." Liu Shishi doesn't know much about the Internet circle, but she knows that the people who can come here are either wealthy businessmen or celebrities, and the identity of the other party is certainly not simple.

Zuckerberg spoke politely to Liu Shishi, and then the three found a seat and sat down.

"Mr. Shen, I heard that your YY is the second-ranked social software in China, can you share with me the secret of your success?" Zuckerberg couldn't help asking for advice after he sat down.

At this time, Facebook is actually facing a big crisis. At the beginning, Facebook was only a campus website based on Harvard University. With more and more users, Facebook began to gradually open to other American universities. Due to the strong number of university users Stickiness, Facebook has also ushered in a period of rapid development, covering almost all colleges and universities in the United States in just three years.

But everything has two sides. The stickiness of college users also brings a negative effect, that is, xenophobia. Many college users want Facebook to keep its purity, so they serve college users exclusively. This makes Facebook’s user growth suffer. Bottleneck, if this problem is not solved, Facebook will always be a niche.

Shen Lang said seriously: "YY is actually very similar to the current Facebook. In the beginning, we also served a small number of users. This is very right, because this is our basic disk. There is no need to worry about being defeated by industry giants, but we cannot be content with the status quo, and we must boldly go out.”

"However, many Facebook users don't understand this now." Zuckerberg complained distressedly.

Shen Lang smiled: "The Internet is a new industry, and it has only been born for more than 20 years. Many times, users actually don't know what they want. The key is, what kind of mobile phone we want to make? A good product, whether it can solve the pain points of users, that’s all.”

Liu Shishi looked at Shen Lang who communicated with Zuckerberg fluently in English, and was inexplicably attracted to him. The man seemed to be the most attractive at this time.

Zuckerberg seemed to be enlightened, and said in a grateful tone: "Thank you, my friend."

Shen Lang met Zuckerberg this time not just to make friends with him, so he took the opportunity to say.

"Our company has made a social game. If you are interested, you can take some time to come to Star International. I think you should need this game."

"Of course I'm interested." Zuckerberg has actually been looking for a business model suitable for Facebook. There is no doubt that games are the fastest way to realize the Internet at present, and there is no one.

The meeting time was agreed upon, and the dinner was almost over, and the next step was the auction.

A slightly overweight middle-aged man walked onto the temporary stage and gave a sympathetic speech, which made many women present almost cry.

Liu Shishi secretly tugged at Shen Lang's arm: "Why are they all crying?"

See Liu Shishi: who am I and where am I?Do I want to cry along with him? Shen Lang almost didn't laugh out loud, but on such a serious occasion, he could only hold back, almost causing internal injuries.

Liu Shishi gave Shen Lang a sideways look, turned his head away, and looked like: I'm angry, I can't be coaxed anymore.

Shen Lang had no choice but to lean into her ear and translate the middle-aged man's words, but Liu Shishi's eyes were also red after hearing it.

"Then, should I donate a little too?" Liu Shishi asked in a low voice.

Shen Lang smiled: "No need, let's take a picture of what you like in a while."

"This is not good?"

"At that moment you take pictures by yourself."

"Ah."

Liu Shishi immediately stood ready and prepared to dedicate her love. However, her little face soon collapsed. Although her English is not very good, she can still understand the quotation. These auction items are often tens of thousands of dollars. The transaction price Not to mention that it was less than one hundred thousand dollars. How could she, a young actor who had just entered the industry, have so much money?

While talking, the auctioneer invited the next lot, which was a set of emerald jewelry, a total of four pieces, consisting of earrings, rings, necklaces, and bracelets.

In the display session, against the backdrop of the lights, this set of jadeite accessories exudes emerald green light, and the water species, color, and design are all top choices.

The auctioneer's passion stirred up the emotions of the rich people present.

"This set of jewelry is a rare and precious emerald, carefully designed by a famous Italian jewelry designer."

"The starting price is only [-] U.S. dollars! Each increase must not be less than [-] U.S. dollars."

"Okay, the gentleman offered $11."

"The lady on the right offered $11.5."

In recent years, as the production of rough jadeite has gradually dried up, the price of jadeite has also soared all the way. The starting price of this set of jadeite jewelry is far lower than the market price. Naturally, it has been sought after by many people, and it was quickly called up to 20 US dollars. .

Liu Shishi was eating melons, but Shen Lang suddenly leaned into her ear and asked, "Do you like it?"

Liu Shishi nodded subconsciously, but before she could react, Shen Lang had already raised his number plate.

The auctioneer shouted excitedly.

"This young gentleman bid $21, $21. Is there anyone else who bid higher?"

"This is too expensive, I can't" Liu Shishi was dumbfounded when he heard it.

But Shen Lang leaned close to her ear and whispered: "At this time, you can't back down, hold your head up, yes, smile."

Liu Shishi subconsciously followed what Shen Lang said, but the smile was unavoidably a little unnatural.

After going through several more rounds of competition, it seemed that Shen Lang had sensed that Shen Lang was bound to win. Moreover, the theme of the charity auction was charity, and there was no need to fight to the death. In the end, Shen Lang bought this set of jade jewelry for 23 US dollars.

The auctioneer also specially invited Shen Lang and Liu Shishi to the stage. Liu Shishi was so nervous that his palms were sweating, but Shen Lang was more calm. Since he has entered this circle, money will always be spent, so it is better to spend it where it is worthwhile.

The auctioneer asked: "This young man, may I ask, is this set of jewelry for the beautiful lady beside you?"

"Of course." Shen Lang smiled.

Immediately, there were booing and blessing voices at the scene, which made Liu Shishi turn his face away shyly.

After the scene calmed down, the auctioneer said seriously, "Then how do you view charity?"

In fact, this topic is more or less ridiculous to Shen Lang. The cost of a meal of these rich and famous people present can be equal to the cost of a poor family for a year. The cost of such a charity gala can help a poor family. A hope primary school was built in the village.

Of course, this must not be said in the same way. They are all people of status, and it would be ugly to tear their faces.

Shen Lang said against his will: "In my opinion, charity is a kind of responsibility. There are still too many poor people on earth who can't afford to eat or go to school. We have the responsibility to help them get rid of the plight of life."

There was thunderous applause for a while, and Shen Lang secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Finally, he had finished speaking, and he almost couldn't make it up anymore.

"Thanks to this gentleman for his speech, and thank you for your kindness"

Shen Lang pulled Liu Shishi back to his seat, and along the way, many strangers exchanged business cards with him. Presumably this is why rich people in Western society generally like to do charity. Compared with the benefits that these connections can bring, That little donation is hardly worth mentioning.

Liu Shishi was still in a trance, and waited until the end of the charity party, but he still hadn't recovered.

It wasn't until Shen Lang swiped the card to pay and handed the set of jade jewelry to her that she woke up completely, and whispered in Shen Lang's ear.

"I'll keep it for you first, and return it to you when I go back."

Shen Lang secretly laughed in his heart, but didn't say anything.

After saying goodbye to some people I met at the charity party, Shen Lang and Liu Shishi went back to the hotel. Liu Shishi was about to return the jewelry box to Shen Lang, but he had already hugged her whole body, which made her scream in shock, her hands clenched Hugging the jewelry box, for fear of falling to the ground and breaking it.

Shen Lang put Liu Shishi on the bed, and was about to make the next move, when Liu Shishi pressed the jewelry box on the chest of the low collar, staring at him coquettishly.

"What if it breaks? I bought it for more than 20 dollars."

Shen Lang took off the jewelry box and put it on the bedside table, stared into Liu Shishi's eyes, and whispered hotly.

"Don't you think it's a shame to say this now?"

"Woo~~~"

(End of this chapter)