The world is in trouble

Chapter 176: Crushing! Heartbreaking

Li Zhongtian is in love.

The relationship was settled around May this year. Regarding this relationship, Li Zhongtian had asked Lin Xiao many times whether he could succeed.

Because Senior Sister Zhang Yin’s conditions are much better than his.

Lin Xiao always told him that if you really want to establish a relationship, you should be able to succeed.

Li Zhongtian asked why, and Lin Xiao said that she was hurt deeply enough in her last relationship, so her thinking would fall into another extreme. Because in the last relationship, she chose the man she liked the most, and not only was it very hard to chase him, but it was also very hard to maintain him, and she even seemed very humble in this relationship.

But the final result is still not good, so at this time you will fall into another kind of thinking. Instead of choosing a man you like very much, it is better to choose a man who loves you very much, so as long as Li Zhongtian invests enough emotions, this senior sister will agree to your pursuit because she is moved.

If Zhang Yin was a scumbag, Li Zhongtian would definitely not succeed. But she was not a scumbag, and she was the kind of girl with a very strong personality.

Li Zhongtian’s ability to act is indeed strong enough. After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, he took action immediately.

Zhang Yin is from eastern Guangdong and is a Hakka.

This statement may be controversial, but many Hakka families are patriarchal.

At least that's how it is in Zhang Yin's family, so she is very independent and knew how to plan for herself very early on.

When school started, the epidemic in eastern Guangdong was severe, but Li Zhongtian took the train to Zhang Yin's city without hesitation, and then returned to school with her.

Some girls are very disgusted by this kind of behavior. There is no surprise, only fear.

But for Zhang Yin, who had suffered emotional trauma and grew up in an environment where boys were favored over girls, she felt blamed but was moved at the same time.

Then, as Li Zhongtian pursued her tirelessly, one day, the other party directly agreed to Li Zhongtian's pursuit and they officially became boyfriend and girlfriend.

At that moment, Li Zhongtian was extremely happy.

Moreover, he thought that Zhang Yin was very nice. After they fell in love, she never asked for anything from him. Even when Li Zhongtian bought her a slightly expensive gift, she would blame him and say that he didn't know how to live. When the two of them went out on a date, if Li Zhongtian chose a slightly better restaurant, Zhang Yin would take him to a cheaper restaurant. She would rather take the bus than take a taxi.

Not only that, she will take the initiative to help Li Zhongtian plan for the future, and the two will study and progress together.

Now, Senior Sister Zhang Yin has graduated and has no plans to take the postgraduate entrance examination, so finding a job has already been put on the agenda.

Li Zhongtian has already made plans to let Zhang Yin work at Facebook, or Jiayuan.com.

Zhang Yin studied accounting and is a 985 graduate, so it was not considered as favoritism whether she joined Facebook or Century Opportunity.

Li Zhongtian had once greeted Lin Xiao, and Lin Xiao had readily agreed.

"I don't plan to go to Facebook or Jiayuan.com." One day, Zhang Yin suddenly said to Li Zhongtian.

Li Zhongtian was stunned: "I, I have already made an agreement with Lin Xiao."

Zhang Yin: "Although we are boyfriend and girlfriend, we are also completely independent individuals. You have no right to decide my path."

"I have received an offer from HP Technology."

Li Zhongtian: "Lin Xiao and I are best friends. If I go to his company, I will definitely get better development."

Zhang Yin: "First, people can only rely on themselves and be self-reliant. Once you rely on others, you will lose yourself."

"Second, the platform determines the vision. HP Technology is a top global technology company. Facebook and Jiayuan.com are both small companies, so their starting points and heights are different, and the progress and experience they can get are also different."

And most importantly, Zhang Yin felt that she had to prove to her family and relatives that, as a girl, she had entered one of the world's top companies, the most famous foreign companies.

At least in 2003, it was still an honor to be able to work for a foreign company.

Then, Zhang Yin looked at Li Zhongtian and said seriously: "And I hope my boyfriend is Li Zhongtian, with a complete self, not someone's friend."

Of course, after graduation, Zhang Yin immediately reported to HP Technology and became a glorious employee of a foreign company.

That night Li Zhongtian called Lin Xiao and talked a lot.

Lin Xiao did not comment, but asked: "Who do you think is cuter now, Bai Xiaoping or Zhang Yin?"

Li Zhongtian was at a loss for words.

Bai Xiaoping is a vain, frivolous woman who likes to seduce people. She is uneducated and very strong-willed. She tries to curry favor with Lin Xiao's sister every day, and later tries to curry favor with teacher Xiao Momo.

Senior sister Zhang Yin has self-respect, self-reliance, self-love, is cultured and frugal.

It really seems like there is a world of difference.

Lin Xiao said: "Both of them are very cute, at least so far. The key to these two girls is whether you can control your feelings with them."

"Now that you've chosen it, enjoy it."

After Li Zhongtian hung up the phone, he fell into deep thought, but still couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Turn on your computer and continue to devote yourself fully to your work.

His current job is to maintain the community around Tongji University and conduct certain commercial explorations.

This job is busy, very tedious, and even stressful.

Li Zhongtian couldn't help but think, although Lin Xiao and I are best friends, I have not shown favoritism. I am still doing my part-time job conscientiously.

He could even fully sense that Lin Xiao valued him, using the commercialization of the community around Tongji University as his testing ground, allowing him to explore to his heart's content.

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There is a reason why Liao Feng has been so high-profile recently. It is to increase the valuation of Lingxi Island and introduce venture capital.

So now you can see information about Lingxi Island and Liao Feng everywhere on many portal websites.

It can even be called a constant climax.

On August 8, a certain leader visited Lingxi Island and called it a role model for college students, representing my country's integration with the international community, etc.

This program was featured on CCTV's 30 Minutes News.

On August 8, Liao Feng appeared on "Lu Yu You Yue", one of Phoenix TV's flagship programs, which was considered a high-end interview in China at the time.

During the show, Liao Feng had a lively conversation with the host Chen Luyu.

Host: "I heard that many venture capitalists have approached you, including some giants on Wall Street. What do you think is the most important thing they see?"

Liao Feng: "I think, rather than saying that they are interested in me, it is better to say that they are interested in our vast domestic market."

"The Internet was born in the United States and even rose in the United States, but I think the final glory may belong to us in China."

Host: "What do you think is the main reason why Lingxi Island has achieved today's results so far?"

Liao Feng: "I think it's focus. The two of us have always been completely focused on the Internet field."

The host Chen Luyu smiled and said, "Can I understand that you are implicitly mocking another person? You two were once rivals."

"Is it because he was distracted by other things that his Facebook was left far behind by you?"

Liao Feng: "I didn't say that. It is far more important to concentrate on doing big things and focus on doing one thing to the extreme than to do ten things well at once."

Host: "I heard some rumors that some investors are interested in both your Lingxi Island and Facebook, but this market is very narrow and will soon enter a winner-takes-all moment, so they will only choose one."

“Also, although Facebook’s number of registered users is one-fourth of Lingxi Island’s, its valuation is only one-tenth.”

"Can you tell us what is the current valuation of Lingxi Island?"

Liao Feng: "This is a commercial secret. I can only say that the figure of one tenth is correct. And our valuation actually changes every day."

Host: "Perhaps in the near future, we will see a young bell ringer on Nasdaq."

After the show, Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi invited several people from Phoenix TV to dinner.

This occasion is very relaxing, and this is the capital, which is his base camp.

"Do you know Li Shuang?" asked a male director.

"Yes, we were briefly colleagues at Phoenix TV. She was a war correspondent at the time. A bomb exploded behind her, and she escaped with a little girl between her legs. This scene instantly became a hit."

"She's changed jobs again."

"Aren't you working at Magic City TV? Where did you go?"

"He went to join Lin Xiao's Lightning Entertainment. I heard that he established a Shuanglin Production Company. It seems that he is going to cooperate with Jiangnan Satellite TV on a dating show called "If You Are the One"."

"This woman is really restless. In just two years, she moved from a small local TV station to Phoenix TV, then to Magic City TV, and now she has gone to join Lin Xiao. She only stayed in each place for about half a year."

"Birds of a feather flock together. She is just as restless and erratic as Lin Xiao."

"I heard that Wang Shiqing, the director of Magic City Satellite TV, thinks highly of her and will soon train her, but she ended up going to mess with Lin Xiao again."

"For this blind date show, Lin Xiao initially went to Mango TV's Director Ouyang, but he didn't like her very much, so he went to Jiangnan TV. The director there, Zhang Yan, had just taken office and was not firmly established, so the two hit it off and huddled together for warmth."

"Dating shows like 'Rose Date' have already reached their peak, and now the ratings are declining and they can't stop it. This new show is going to be a disaster!"

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8 month 28 day.

Liao Feng held a grand celebration banquet.

Officially celebrating that Lingxi Island’s registered users have exceeded 400 million.

This is not just a celebration banquet, it is also an alternative press conference.

On Facebook Night, Lin Xiao released three works.

At Lingxi Island's celebration banquet, only two goals were announced.

The first goal is to open 50 Lingxidao digital stores in 100 large and medium-sized cities across the country within one and a half years.

By then, teachers and students of universities in these 50 large and medium-sized cities will be able to shop online.

Some of these Lingxi Island digital stores will adopt a franchise system, with the head office providing product channels and technical support.

The second goal is that within one year, Lingxi Island will have more than 10 million registered users.

"This year, the total number of college students in my country is about 1400 million. If we add in masters, doctors, and related teachers, the number will reach more than million."

"And currently colleges and universities across the country are expanding their enrollments, and this number will soon double." "In the next year, we will defeat all our competitors, so that all teachers and students in colleges and universities across the country only need to go to one website, and that is Lingxi Island!"

After Liao Feng finished speaking, the audience burst into warm applause.

The biggest purpose of Liao Feng's celebration banquet is to attract investment.

Because they want to expand to the maximum extent next, although his family and Wu Lingxi's family are rich, they can't use all of their own money at this time, and they have to start burning investors' money.

Although it hasn't been fully negotiated yet.

But it has a rough outline and should be able to successfully raise around 25 million US dollars this time.

Although the number of registered users is not as large as that of the alumni directory, in the eyes of investors, the alumni directory is too simple and has little commercial potential.

Lingxi Island has much greater room for imagination.

Currently, it is the dominant player in the national university market, with a share far exceeding that of Facebook.

The lead investor is still the Hong Kong venture capital fund headed by the Miyazaki family.

Liao Feng and Wu Lingxi were standing on the balcony of the hotel in high spirits. This was the highest floor, so they could overlook the night view of the entire city.

"Linxiaoyang.com and Yangyang Live Studio sold for a total of 10 million US dollars, and our Lingxi Island raised 25 million US dollars in the first round of financing alone."

"I really have to thank his monkey for trying to crack corn. After Facebook Night, I thought it would expand wildly, but it didn't. Instead, it went into the entertainment industry. It helped grassroots release albums and make movies, and now it wants to set up a production company for a woman and get involved in TV programs."

"It gave us more than half a year to expand as much as we wanted, allowing us to easily capture the largest university market and leave Facebook far behind."

Wu Lingxi didn't say anything, just smiled gently.

But she felt in her heart that Lingxi Island was a little strange now.

Because the two giants of social media and e-commerce are squeezed together, there seems to be a sense of division.

Of course, within the university market system, things are still relatively harmonious at the moment.

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Miyazaki found Lin Xiao secretly.

"Eight million US dollars, 35% of the shares." He went straight to the point and stated the conditions directly.

Lin Xiao: "In your valuation system, is Facebook really only a fraction of Lingxi Island?"

Miyazaki: “You are all targeting the college market, which is a narrow track and the winner takes all. Lingxi Island has almost four or five times as many registered users as you, and once it receives a large amount of financing, the gap will be further widened.”

"My investment is your last chance to fight."

"Take this money from me, expand quickly, and there is still a possibility of turning things around."

Lin Xiao: "Mr. Gong, if you don't think highly of us, why do you want to invest in us?"

Miyazaki: "You can't put all your eggs in one basket, and... your social life is purer."

"But I find it hard to understand why you gave up these six months and allowed Lingxi Island to expand. If you don't occupy the market, your enemies will."

"I can't understand why you would distract yourself to do something else. Even if the albums of those grassroots singers sell well, or even if they receive a lot of praise, if you lose your main job, you will completely lose your future."

"So my investment is almost your last chance to turn things around."

Lin Xiao: "Thank you, Mr. Gong. If I need investment in the future, I will definitely think of you first."

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On September 9st, a small countdown appeared on Facebook.

Six days left.

This countdown is not even that noticeable.

Compared with previous big moves, it is much more low-key.

Then, many people went deep into major universities across the country and recruited thousands of part-time college students.

Everyone knows that Facebook is finally going to expand on a large scale.

But Master Ergou, are you a little slow to realize it?

You should have expanded aggressively more than half a year ago. At that time, the gap between you and Lingxi Island was not that big. But now the gap between the two sides has become so huge. Isn't it too late for you to make further efforts?

5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

January 9th, officially arrived.

In fact, there was no fanfare.

Although thousands of part-time college students may seem like a large number, when you look into universities across the country, you will find that the number is actually not that large.

It still looks very low-key.

It's totally unlike Lingxi Island which has been so bustling and buzzing recently.

They are actively recruiting franchisees again.

And appear on various TV programs.

It was also publicly announced that a grand signing ceremony would be held on September 9.

At that time, several major venture capitalists will jointly invest in Lingxi Island with an amount of up to 2500 million US dollars.

And on Facebook, only one message appeared.

The full version of "Plants vs. Zombies" is officially launched!
If "Plants vs. Zombies 1" was finished and "Plants vs. Zombies 2" was launched, it would definitely not cause much sensation.

But ten months ago, "Plants vs. Zombies" only had the first 30 levels, and it came to an abrupt end at the most exciting moment.

How many people are thinking about it?
How many people are eagerly waiting?
Just waiting for the full version to appear.

It just so happens that the most exciting, thrilling and fun part of this game is in the last twenty levels.

New plants, new zombies, new maps.

Dancing zombies, giant zombies, rooftop mode, ice watermelon, corn cannon and so on.

Originally, Facebook was on the eve of an explosion due to its social effect.

With the start of the new school year in colleges and universities, the number of students has been booming.

The full version of "Plants vs. Zombies" became the biggest catalyst.

Before, even Lin Xiao himself was not quite sure how many players "Plants vs. Zombies" had accumulated in the past ten months.

Now, he understands!
From the outside, Lingxi Island is still thriving.

Facebook remains very low-key and doesn't seem to be making any major moves.

But Lin Xiao and Xia Xi were watching in horror backstage.

The number of registered Facebook users began to soar wildly.

An unprecedented surge!
Lin Xiao and Xia Xi had both estimated this number.

There is also an estimate of the energy accumulation of "Plants vs. Zombies" in the past ten months.

But I never expected that the momentum would be so fierce.

Crazy!
120 million, 150 million, 200 million!
230……

The evening of April 9.

Lin Xiao and Xia Xi were both in front of the computer.

8:35 pm.

Officially exceeded 400 million!
Both of them were stunned!

Depend on?
Just like that?

Just a breakthrough like that, silently?

The 400 million registered users that Liao Feng was proud of were broken so easily.

Although some of them are definitely not university teachers or students, but members of the public, this number is already very shocking.

But from the outside, it seems that Facebook has not made any big moves at all.

It is nothing like the previous Facebook Night and the School Beauty PK Competition, which were well-known and had a huge impact.

It took Lingxi Island more than half a year and spent an unknown amount of money to reach the number of registered users.

Facebook broke through easily and without spending any money at all.

The key point is that Lingxi Island over there is still making a lot of noise, building up momentum, and trying hard to promote its more than four million registered users.

In order to elevate himself, he even took advantage of Facebook's value increase. Now, the criticism that Lin Xiao is not doing his job properly is still heard everywhere, and it is even on the pages of many websites.

Many people also use Lingxi Island as an example to highlight the failure of Facebook.

Liao Feng also plans to hold a signing ceremony tomorrow to introduce US$2500 million in venture capital.

Xia Xi: "When will we announce the news?"

Lin Xiao: "When the number of registered users exceeds five million, we can officially announce it, and the impact will be greater!"

"Ding-ling-ling..." Lin Xiao's cell phone rang. It was Jiang Wen calling.

"My dear Lin Xiao, are you free in three days? How about taking the time to attend the premiere of my movie 'Heroes of Heaven and Earth'?"

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