Rebirth of the Internet Overlord

When the flight attendant reminded her again, Sima Lin came to her senses and realized that she was about to arrive at her destination—San Francisco Airport.

When Sima Lin smiled at the flight attendant, she saw from the corner of her eye that the man in front of her was still looking back at her.

So, she simply turned her head towards the window to avoid his aggressive gaze.

The scene outside the window confirmed that the plane was slowly descending, and after passing through the clouds, the landscape of California was gradually revealed.

Looking at the landscape that gradually grew larger in sight, Sima Lin couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This can be regarded as her first trip abroad at the invitation of Ning Zimo, and the United States is her first time in her life journey.

But this time, it was not the first time she and Ning Zimo traveled abroad.

Because around the same time in 2003, she and Ning Zimo had already traveled around Australia.

It was during that close encounter that he took the initiative to invite her to stay in Shenzhen, which made her plan to leave him with encouragement and then leave disappeared.

And it was at that time that the relationship between her and him finally changed.

But it was at that time that the relationship between her and him seemed to be solidified by something. So a few years later, when she entered the age of 30, she was still getting along with him, and gradually changed.

They are different but still maintain a distance.

Sima Lin has never been sure whether this indescribable distance is a yarn or a mountain. What she only knows is that there is always an outstanding girl hidden in his heart, so that the distance between them is also because of this girl.

The girl never showed up and it became confusing.

Emotions are, after all, something that is constantly being cut and messed up.

The ground getting closer and closer means that the distance to him is getting closer,

But Sima Lin felt that the feelings in her heart were getting confusing as the distance gradually approached.

At this moment, Sima Lin heard the two people in front of them mention Ning Zimo's name while talking quietly.

Unconsciously, she pricked up her ears.

…

"This Chinese genius named Ning Zimo is quite amazing. Not only did he develop Facebook, which he acquired, so much, but even Twitter, which was developed quietly, was his idea."

The person who spoke worked on Wall Street, and when he mentioned the name Ning Zimo, he was very surprised in his words.

A few days ago, an article called "The Social Dominant You Don't Know" exploded on Twitter.

He also read it out of curiosity. At first, he thought the author was admiring Richard Rothschild, who had successively acquired MySpace and Skype.

But when he patiently finished reading the article, he saw a series of shocking news near the end of the article!

The unknown Twitter actually announced its financial report for this year, which was US$2.5 billion in the first three quarters!

For a new Internet company that has been online for less than 3 years, this is an excellent report card.

What’s important is that Twitter’s revenue of US$2.5 billion in the three quarters of this year actually came from the Internet giant who acquired and invested in Facebook—Ning Zimo!

Because Twitter, which announced the company’s shareholders, clearly stated that Twitter’s largest shareholder is him!

In other words, and judging from the historical changes in Twitter’s shareholders, Ning Zimo actually invested in Twitter from the beginning!

67% of the shares, this data is gradually diluted from 80% in the year when Twitter was founded!

Thinking of this, he marveled, "According to our Wall Street logic, generally, whenever a Silicon Valley company starts to announce financial reports and shareholders, it is likely to be preparing for a listing.

And did you know that Twitter has more than 100 million users worldwide, accounting for more than 60% of its users in the United States. Its revenue in the first three quarters of this year has reached 2.5 billion U.S. dollars. If we follow Wall Street’s practice of valuing listed companies, it is recommended that

Te’s market value will be at least no less than 40 billion US dollars!”

He spoke faster and faster, "Twitter has now become an important part of the American social network, but it has grown to such a scale that a young founder worked quietly in the early years. You said

, how strong does this person have to be?”

"Of course, that guy is a genius born in Silicon Valley. He can serve as the COO of PayPal at the age of 18. Speaking of which, he is also the youngest COO in the history of PayPal. It was also the founding team of their generation.

It was his extraordinary excellence that made PayPal the US$1.8 billion Silicon Valley miracle that year."

The person who replied was his friend. He worked at PayPal and naturally had some "inside information", which he unconsciously revealed in his words.

"I've heard of this, but it's not as magical as the outside world said, right?" The Wall Street employee was curious, "By the way, you are an employee of PayPal. Although when you went to PayPal, the person had already left.

But I guess I have some information that the outside world doesn’t know.”

"Of course he is a magical person!" The PayPal employee immediately raised his voice when his friend identified him. "The rumors about the creative genius in Silicon Valley are actually just the tip of the iceberg. The creative genius in Silicon Valley is actually much more than just rumors.

?”

"Tell me about it!" The Wall Street employee suddenly became interested.

"That Ning Zimo was not touted as some people in the outside world have questioned. On the contrary, when he was 17 years old at PayPal, he actually competed with others to get the position of COO."

When the PayPal employees said this, their tone was a bit serious, "When I came to PayPal, the company had already gone public, and many old employees had left. But I learned from the old employees who stayed that Ning Zimo was in

He won the competition with Paul Martin and was even recommended by the then operations director David Sachs.

Everyone, including CTO Max Levchin and Senior Vice President Reed Hoffman, expressed support for Ning’s appointment, and even competitor Paul Martin highly praised Ning.”

"Wow... This guy was only 18 at that time. Is it possible that he was not only precocious, but also really capable?"

"He is a very capable and respected person by PayPal people!" a PayPal employee emphasized, "There was a gap between the first two CEOs of PayPal because of the direction of decision-making. But as long as he is there, then

The two of you can get along well."

"Is it the Silicon Valley Iron Man - Elon Musk, who sent a rocket into the sky in the name of his own company, and Peter Thiel, who made a lot of tricks after jumping into the investment world?"

"Yes."

"Even these two founders admire him?"

"Of course," a PayPal employee said proudly, "the group of people who led the company to successfully go public in the early days are privately called the 'PayPal gang' by those of us who are still at PayPal. Now, although they are each engaged in their own

career, but their relationship has always been close."

After a pause, the man lowered his voice again, "I heard from several old employees that projects such as LinkedIn, ACS, and YouTube are all the ideas of Ning Zimo. Moreover, that person still occupies a large share in them.

of shares.”

"What?" The person who first spoke was surprised, "These are all big projects that are developing well, and they are all that person's idea?"

“So what do you think,” the PayPal employee chuckled, “So, in my opinion, the reason why the outside world doubts that Ning can take the position of PayPal COO at the age of 18 is because they have no idea about his abilities.

Although that person is young, he is indeed a creative genius recognized by our new and old employees at PayPal. For example, Twitter was actually created by him. Many people may be angry, but I have long been used to it. "

The man paused and laughed again, "I have a bold guess recently..."

"What guess?"

"emmm"

"Tell me, are you anxious to death?"

"Well, it's only a few days anyway." The PayPal employee hesitated for a while and finally said, "At the beginning, our COO Ning went to Europe to establish Skype, and Bing started in Europe at almost the same time.

I once wondered if Bing’s silent development style was also the handiwork of that person?”

"Ah..." The Wall Street employee's voice trembled after a long while, "Bing's valuation before IPO was over 100 billion. If it was really his, and including big projects like Twitter and Facebook, wouldn't he have to become

Internet overlord?"

After acquiring unlisted Google this year, Bing has become today's search giant.

In addition to Yahoo, which ranks second, the other two top three search engines in the world are the famous Microsoft.

Bing not only ranks first in the search list, but also has an absolute advantage over the two giants in second and third place.

Today, Bing is about to complete all their pre-IPO processes.

The financial report released by Bing has made people even more surprised that this company that has been making money silently is so powerful, and curious that it still has not announced its shareholder structure.

Wall Street employees were naturally surprised and speechless when they heard their friend's conjecture.

This possibility flashed through his mind. Thinking that Bing, Twitter, and Facebook were all created by one person, he suddenly felt that the territory linked by these Internet companies almost occupied a large part of the Internet.

"Are you looking at the Emperor Penguin?" the PayPal employee reminded him, but in the end he groaned, "The Internet, mobile phones, social networks, this creative genius who is less than 30 years old, I am afraid that our PayPal history

The best veteran employee ever..."

"yes……"

Both of them sighed in the end, but just by hearing their tone, Sima Lin could hear the emotions of half admiration and half unwillingness between them.

Sima Lin couldn't help but smile when she thought that the person they were talking about was the person she had always loved.

In her heart, he should be such a person, because he has always focused all his energy on work, and no achievements are too great.

But precisely because of this, he didn't have time to think during his emotional time.

So even now, after knowing each other for 7 years and getting along for 4 years, they still have no matching identities.

When Sima Lin was melancholy, the aircraft tires came into contact with the ground.

A shock jolted her awake, but after sitting in her seat and thinking for a long time, she stood up in a daze.

When I was about to take the suitcase from the suitcase, the person diagonally in front of me came over.

"Miss, let me get it for you."

While they were talking, the man didn't even give Sima Lin time to refuse. He came straight over and helped the flight attendant take down the suitcase for her.

Immediately, he turned towards the boarding gate like a gentleman, with a gentle smile on his face, as if he was bossing Sima Lin to take the decision to send her out.

Seeing that there was someone beside him who was also looking at her, Sima Lin, who was forced to block the aisle, frowned, but had no choice but to walk out first.

The man behind him winked proudly at his friend beside him, then followed him dragging Sima Lin's box.

"She must be Chinese, right? My company has business all over the world, and I travel all year round. In the past few years, I have been to China many times due to business needs, and I have learned some Chinese. Therefore, I got the call from the lady before the flight.

I heard it..."

Because she was occupying the aisle and her temper was relaxed, Sima Lin was not able to make an extreme reaction. She could only speed up and walked out of the boarding bridge silently amid the man's continuous words.

When Sima Lin came out of this vast place where people gathered, she quickly stopped.

When the man saw her turning around, he signaled to her again with a "charming" smile, "Miss, I can take you all the way to the exit."

Sima Lin was disgusted by the man's aggressiveness, but she couldn't get angry directly. She could only say coldly, "My boyfriend is waiting for me at the airport."

Although she could not confirm her relationship with Ning Zimo, Sima Lin still attached her boyfriend's identity to him at this moment.

However, the words that were obviously used to distance oneself did not seem to have any effect on the shameless person.

"Miss, it's okay, I'm just making friends..."

Suddenly, the man's words stopped abruptly.

Because he saw a young oriental man walking next to the woman he was eyeing opposite.

The short hair on his head was very eye-catching, and the frowning triangle between his eyebrows made his eyes "burned" by the sight he projected.

What's important is that the man's arm is on the waist of the woman he's staring at.

However, the woman also looked at the man next to her in surprise.

Couple?

How could it be,

This reaction?

Sima Lin looked at Ning Zimo who suddenly appeared next to her in surprise, but she was even more surprised by his bold behavior and strange appearance today.

The ponytail he had always dragged behind his head disappeared, and the caution he used to have when they got along was also thrown aside.

He put his hands on her waist and hugged her tightly, but when he looked at her up close, he smiled calmly.

Before she could react, Ning Zimo raised the air ticket in his hand and said, "The air ticket back from Maryland was specially booked before you arrived, so we were going to intercept you at the boarding bridge."

Seeing him look like he had never seen before, Sima Lin felt misty.

After a long while, she smiled sweetly and said, "Are you satisfied?"

"Of course I'm satisfied," Ning Zimo moved restlessly with his big hands, hugged Sima Lin who glared at him and took a step forward, "Thanks, man, let's go."

Without saying much, Ning Zimo grabbed the box from the annoying ghost, hugged Sima Lin and walked towards the exit.

It wasn't until both of them had walked far away that the man who had the box "robbed" became angry and said, "Isn't it just a handsome face? What qualifications does he have to steal a woman from me?"

"that……"

The friend next to him tugged on his sleeve, and he turned his head curiously, only to see his friend staring at the two retreating figures.

"Man... that person just now seems to be Ning Zimo."

"Who? Ning what?"

"Ning Zimo."

"What for? Is it famous?" the man said impatiently.

"It wasn't famous before, but it has become famous recently." His friend glanced at him, with a rather amused expression on his face: "Six years ago, he was the youngest COO in the history of PayPal. Today, Twitter, Facebook

The largest shareholder—Ning Zimo.”

Looking at his old friend who had just reacted, his friend added with a smile on his face, "It's the Internet overlord that we just discussed with the two in the row."

stare,

shatter.

The person who spoke felt that his romantic old friend had kicked an iron plate wrapped in cotton.