Giant of the times

It was 2004 in a blink of an eye.

On the morning of January 1st, Shanda Group held a press conference to release the "Shanda IM" software.

Media reporters and industry insiders were very surprised!

Countless Internet companies doing IM have died tragically at the hands of Tencent QQ. Shanda Group is actually "not afraid of death"!

"Shanda Group is awesome. It wants to challenge Tencent!"

"Haha, Shanda Group is overestimating its capabilities. It thinks that it will be awesome after receiving investment from SoftBank. Little does it know that it is courting death!!"

"But I have to say that Shanda Group has developed very smoothly in recent years. "Legend of Legend", "Legend World" and "Bubble Hall" are all very popular. Shanda Group has made a lot of money. Naturally, its ambitions have also become bigger. stand up."

"The IM released by Shanda Group is mainly for players to use for game communication. This kind of differentiated competition may really allow Shanda IM to develop!" said a senior person in the industry.

After the press conference, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and in the distant Hawaii, at this time, the scenery was picturesque, the climate was pleasant, and many people came here to travel and vacation. During this Christmas holiday, Li Zetian accompanied his family on vacation here. When he heard that Shanda Group had developed IM, he said nothing and just laughed.

Haha, how could Shanda Group be Tencent's rival?

Li Zetian naturally felt very at ease here on vacation, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, basking in the sun, and blowing the sea breeze, life was so pleasant.

When the weather is nice, you can also go fishing.

Have a barbecue on the beach in the evening and eat the fish you caught.

William and Youran have become very busy people now. They left Hawaii after only a few days and both had to go to work. Fortunately, there are still two wives and cute little Yueyue with Li Zetian, so he is not lonely.

On February 4, Mark Zuckerberg created a social networking website called FacetoFace at Harvard University. He originally wanted to register the Facebook domain name, but unfortunately it had already been registered, which made him very depressed.

At the same time, he also knew that there was a person at Stanford University who was building a similar social networking site to him and became a competitor.

"Who created Facebook at Stanford University?" Mark Zuckerberg didn't say he was sympathetic, but he was curious.

When William created Facebook, his identity was not disclosed.

If people knew that the founder of Facebook was the son of Chronos Li, the world's richest man, Facebook would have received a lot of media attention and easily won. However, this is not what he wants. He wants to prove his ability to the world instead of relying on his father's relationship.

Okay, this is a bit false. The starting capital of US$5 million is still different from other entrepreneurs who start from scratch.

The new semester of American universities has begun, and Facebook has become popular at Stanford University. More and more Stanford students know about Facebook. One week after the semester started, the number of registered Facebook users has reached more than 3,500. The total number of students enrolled at Stanford University is just over 18,900.

"Mars, do you know Facebook? Many people in school are using Facebook. I heard that the goddess Liz Cronin in our class is also using Facebook, and she also posts a lot of sexy photos, attracting a lot of perverts to drool. !" In the male dormitory of Stanford University, a man with glasses ran in from outside and immediately said to a boy who was writing code.

"Oh, my God, my goddess Liz Cronin has sent a lot of sexy photos!!!" Mars looked up at the other person with a surprised expression, as if he had been given a shot of blood, and there was excitement in his eyes, "Dee Card, what is Facebook?! I want to see photos of Liz Cronin!”

"Haha, you can find out just by searching on Google!"

"Oh." Mars responded suddenly, quickly opened the web page and searched Facebook.

"Damn it, you can't view Facebook content without registering as a user!" Mars cursed, crackled, and quickly registered an account. While registering, he learned about this website and knew that this website implemented a real-name system. If he wanted to find Liz Cronin, he only had to search for her name on Facebook.

"This website is great!" Mars couldn't help but like Facebook in his heart.

Soon, Mars found Liz Cronin's page and looked at the photos she posted.

"Wow! The front is curved and the back is curved, and the buttocks are plump and fat. This figure can make the devil go crazy!!!" Mars only felt that his breathing was rapid, and his little brother had a tendency to raise his head.

"Damn, there are so many people leaving messages, and I even saw several boys in my class!" Mars was unhappy, and he quickly left a message to express his love for Liz Cronin.

After a while, Mars Gracie turned to look at Dika and asked: "Dika, do you know who created Facebook? I want to join this team!"

Dika shook his head, "I don't know, but you can contact the other party through the phone number left on the website."

"Oh, that's right!!" Mars shouted, immediately took out his cell phone and dialed the contact information on the official website.

After a while, Mars said excitedly: "Oh, great! They have heard of me. I just called and said I wanted to work at Facebook. The other party immediately agreed and gave me an address for me to go there tonight. .Dika, do you want to join Facebook with me?”

Dika shook his head and said: "Sorry, Mars, my goal is to join a big company like Apple, Google, or IBM after graduation!"

"Oh, Facebook is such a cool website, it would be a shame if you didn't come!" Mars sighed. In Mars' view, it is better to work in a big company than to do something that interests you.

That night, Mars dressed up specially, put on a suit, and came to a small building in the school.

Boom, boom, boom!

Mars knocked on the door, and after a while, a young man walked in. Mars looked at the other person and couldn't help but be surprised. The person in front of him was the famous figure at Stanford University, the computer genius Wayne Terry!

"Wayne Terry!!!" Mars shouted his name directly.

Wayne Terry smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and said: "Welcome to Facebook, Mars Gracie!"

"It's my honor!" Mars shook hands with him and then asked: "Did you create Facebook?"

Wayne Terry smiled and shook his head, "You'll know who it is later!"

"Oh~" Mars became even more curious at this time. Wayne Terry was a computer genius at Stanford University. Many big companies couldn't hire him. Last time, IBM offered an annual salary of US$600,000, but Wei Terry was rejected. Wayne Terry refused. Who is it that makes Wayne Terry willing to work for him?

Entering this small building, Mars became more and more excited and curious.

At this time, he came to a hall, which was decorated very similar to the office halls of many companies.

"This is where the Facebook website works!" Mars confirmed in his heart.

"Mars, please come with me, the BOSS is waiting for you on the second floor."

"Oh well."

After a while, Mars followed Wayne Terry to the second floor, and then stopped in front of a glass door.

"go in."

"Um."

Mars pushed the door open and walked in. Inside was a luxuriously decorated independent office. A man was sitting on a chair with his back to him. When he turned around, Mars finally saw what he looked like.