and lightly touched a piece of peeling wall plaster on the ground with her toes; sunlight lazily fell upon her back and Su Can's face, casting a beam of light.Su Can, who didn’t know what to say at t...Chapter 120: Sean Parker

The old guy was definitely frustrated by Su Can's aggressive actions. The six million dollars he had to pay for the shares made him dizzy, but instead of backing down, this young man pressed on and squeezed out every last bit of available shares, reducing them to five percent.

This was unimaginable and incredibly unbelievable. One can only imagine how frustrated Chien was inwardly. However, one was an old fox and the other a young one; neither showed any signs of frustration. They spoke smoothly on the phone but did not budge an inch.

However, Su Can's strict demands forced Chien to take out Red Leaf Fund’s analysis report again. He had never been someone who acted rashly due to emotions. Even though he felt his head spinning and anger building up because of Su Can's actions, he kept calm and thought to himself: If you are so confident about your FaceBook, let me see where your confidence comes from. Thus, Chien laid out all the materials on the table again, analyzing each indicator and scrutinizing the professional analysis reports for Facebook's EV/EBITDA ratio.

The EV/EBITDA ratio is a pre-tax profit measure that gained widespread use in the 1980s during the wave of leveraged buyouts. It was particularly suitable for evaluating companies with massive initial capital expenditures and long-term amortization periods.

Facebook's EV/EBITDA ratio painted an alluring picture for Chien, but he did not believe that this would justify a six-million-dollar valuation for the shares. Furthermore, Chien doubted whether Su Can could actually understand these professional reports; where was his confidence coming from What made him so certain about Facebook’s strong market value

If Chien accepted Su Can's proposal, it implied that he and Mark Zuckerberg co-founded a company with a valuation of 320 million US dollars.

And this was in U.S. dollars.

A website worth 320 million USD would make Su Can possibly the youngest billionaire in China, even younger than Chien himself.

Chien being called a silver fox of Shanghai and a master-level figure in the domestic capital market meant that anyone who dealt with him knew he excelled in unpredictable tactics. You never knew what card he was going to play next, but once he played it, everyone at the table would follow his lead.

Chien's intuition was keen; when he saw Su Can and realized how significant a player he was just by paying for Chien’s dinner, he sensed that there was more than met the eye here. The energy behind this venture was tremendous.

Su Can was not an easy person to deal with, but it did not mean Chien could not tame him. According to what Chien knew, Mark Zuckerberg, Su Can's other partner in Facebook, had a larger share of the pie.

Su Can generously gave him 55% control rights, while this Mark Zuckerberg was also a core technical figure who provided technological support for FaceBook. If Su Can was hard to deal with, what about going after Zuckerberg then

Su Cen and Mark Zuckerberg are like Yin and Yang, one is the inside guy, and the other is the outside guy. Obviously, Su Cen, who handles commercial operations, is tough to deal with. However, in Jian Hua's view, all tech guys generally have one thing in common: they tend to be rather naive.

If Su Cen can convince Mark Zuckerberg to work for him in the U.S., then I can also attack Mark from America. There’s still time now; when Mark realizes he needs this huge sum of money, and that I, as a different kind of Chinese angel investor, can provide them with the highest value investment plan among all the northern funds, making him an instant billionaire, Mark will surely be very tempted.

As long as I succeed in persuading Mark Zuckerberg, what can Su Cen do against me in China After all, he is still young compared to me. At that time, no matter how hard Su Cen struggles, it would be too late, and he will have to accept my investment plan.

Jian Hua needs to refine this idea.

If I appear in front of Mark Zuckerberg now, there's clearly no difference from ordinary venture capitalists or angel investors. Mark Zuckerberg is currently surrounded by numerous internet companies in the U.S., and it’s impossible for me to sway him.

However, Mark is a techie, and all techies blindly admire those who created internet legends in Silicon Valley. If I can find someone from Silicon Valley to represent my will and shake up Mark Zuckerberg, leading him to approve of my investment plan, then no matter how much Su Cen jumps around in China, it’s all settled now.

Jian Hua thought about this with a self-satisfied smile. In the VCD skyscraper in Shanghai, Jian Hua finished his strong black coffee at the floor-to-ceiling window and picked up the phone, saying to Ye Shuquan, "Come to my office."

Ye Shuquan, a close confidant of Jian Hua, arrived quickly. Despite wearing a suit, he still exuded an imposing strength that indicated his boss was about to make another move.

"What's the name of the person from Silicon Valley we contacted last time for Red Leaf Fund"

"Sean Parker. He founded Napster in 1999, a famous music website. Red Leaf Fund overseas invested in it then. Should I contact him now" Ye Shuquan used to work in SWAT and speaks fluent English and Spanish. To Jian Hua, he is not only an assistant but also a bodyguard and secretary.

Jian Hua nodded. Sean Parker was one of the elite internet professionals in Silicon Valley and a world-class entrepreneur who had launched a music-sharing website that became idolized by thousands of American youths. In China, such sites might seem commonplace as many offer downloading and uploading services. However, it's a terrifying thing in America where users can listen to songs for free almost without paying.

Because of this, the site has recently angered record companies who are launching full-scale legal attacks against it. This forced his partners to fire Sean Parker from the website. Currently at a career low point, many American youths sympathize with him, and Jian Hua believes he can bring another rise to Sean’s career while using him as an agent to insert himself between Mark Zuckerberg and Su Cen.

"You go and arrange it, after the New Year, we will fly to San Francisco."

Ye Shiquan nodded. "Then, regarding Pei Fengshan..." You think Pei Fengshan’s group is quite arrogant They were even incited by Su Can to collude in bid-rigging. Even Zhan Hua's tender was not spared. Pei Fengshan, you just wait and be slowly dealt with.

Zhan Hua glanced at Ye Shiquan. "Do what needs to be done."

Ye Shiquan nodded. With Zhan Hua’s statement, the situation had been set in stone, announcing Pei Fengshan's fate. If he can still do business in Shanghai a week later, then Ye Shiquan will change his mind.

Zhan Hua felt somewhat balanced inside. Five percent, Su Can only prepared five percent for him, which was completely an act of contempt. It made one’s face twitch in anger to think about it. Dealing with Pei Fengshan would also allow him to vent some inner frustration and serve as a warning.

Even if you are the esteemed Mr. Xu's favorite grandchild and Su Licheng's son, there is still something called respect that you must understand.

The weather in Rongcheng was cold; even the glass had frost on it when waking up in the morning. Su Can could feel the approaching Spring Festival, a sense of renewal seeping into his heart with each passing day amid this chilly climate.

The lunar new year was coming, marking the end of the old year.

This method of recording years using the sexagenary cycle gave Su Can a sense of mystery. Especially now that he had an increasing respect for nature, space and time were quite unsettling to him. He worried that one day when waking up everything would be just a dream, but it was clearly life imprinted deeply in his memory like a computer flash drive "overwrite" state.

With the New Year approaching, things this year were different from previous years. Ceng He needed to start planning welfare benefits for the employees of their chain stores, while Su Licheng had to coordinate various matters before the Lunar New Year for the Grand Construction Group. There was a lot going on in terms of safety issues across companies and departments, as well as inspections at major projects scattered around different provinces or nearby city districts.

Before the Spring Festival, four million migrant workers needed to return home within the Grand Construction Group. Some key engineering projects would work overtime during the holiday period while others faced difficulties returning home, necessitating留守. All these situations required summarization and proper handling by various levels of departments within the group.

Su Licheng was busy every day but could still rest in the evenings if there were no special circumstances to sort out gifts such as ham and sausages with his mother Ceng He, who felt relieved about not having to make these herself for the New Year.

A few days ago, there had been a Spring Festival Gala jointly organized by the Construction Group's headquarters and its affiliated economic entities at the Rongcheng Grand Hall. Several local TV stations had covered it live. Su Can saw Mr. Xu Zheng looking somewhat dejected during the gala, likely greatly affected by last year's events. This elderly man who had never been defeated on the battlefield seemed a little frail in his personal life.

Mr. Xu patted Su Cen's head, "I know about your affairs; work hard." Despite the simplicity of his words, they were still full of vigor and vitality. Su Cen nodded, grateful that his father's progress was inseparable from Mr. Xu’s support.

Subsequently, Su Licheng brought up some workplace matters to Xu Zheng. Although Xu Zheng no longer held the position of chairman at Datjie Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., he still offered constructive advice for the company's future development.

The conversation subtly touched upon "Nanning Group Tao Qian" and "Tao Chu", and Su Cen realized that clashing with Nanning Group wasn't just about his uncle Zeng Quanming starting a fire in Rongcheng this winter, but also about the future competitors of Datjie Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.

Su Cen was naturally busy as well. During the holiday from school until returning home, he dealt with most of the company documents related to matters concerning their three major industries and New Year's arrangements. When he had free time, he would watch TV news.

On February 3rd, Liu Qi, chairman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, made a statement on the progress of the preparatory work for the Beijing Olympics at the IOC Executive Board meeting in Salt Lake City, USA.

On February 4th, the State Council released the "Regulations for the Protection of Olympic Symbols."

Su Cen knew about the upcoming Olympic symbols and Yao Ming, who would become a top draft pick in the NBA later this year. As an export from China to the outside world, he was considered the largest single commodity in 2002.

Later on, someone calculated that if Yao Ming continued playing basketball until age thirty-two, he could earn between $100 million and $140 million, equivalent to exporting 500,000 tons of rice or 2.8 million tons of steel, or 3 million televisions, or 6 million bicycles, or 10 million tons of oil, or 100 million meters of silk from China.

But nobody knew that in New Hampshire, USA, a giant tree planted by Su Cen was slowly growing. He couldn't calculate the economic impact of his business, but it seemed like he had exported millions of tons of rice and steel, as well as tens of thousands of televisions to America.

The calculations were dizzying and headache-inducing, much like Su Cen's lazy life this winter.

On February 5th, the agreed-upon gathering time with Wang Weiwei and Lin Zhouwu arrived. Thinking about meeting Lin Luoran at this event, Su Cen felt a bit nervous on the night before the gathering but then relaxed, knowing that if Lin Muran still held a grudge against him, she deserved to be spanked.

Of course, Su Cen was merely speculating. (To be continued)pared to others, so he smiled and said, "Hey, Su Cen! Buying something"A girl who had a relatively good impression of Su Cen spoke up: "Just right, Wei Chao is going to buy now. You can tell him what...