However, after going to work on time, the staff of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange suddenly felt a slightly different atmosphere than usual.

There seem to be too many media reporters today.

As one of the important stock exchanges in the world, the Nasdaq Stock Exchange has new companies listed almost every day, so it is natural for media reporters to participate in reporting.

But there are not many in number, and most of them are media reporters from economic newspapers, magazines, and television stations.

Therefore, some staff who have worked at Nasdaq for a long time can clearly tell the name of any media reporter who often appears, their age, which newspapers, magazines and TV stations they belong to, and even their home address and the names of their family members.

They all know their age, what school they go to, and what they do for a living.

There is no way, these media reporters often come to them to learn some so-called inside information. After communicating with each other for a long time, they naturally know everything.

But today, the reporters who came here were not only familiar faces, but the number was even scary. Counting from the gate of the exchange, there was already a queue of 200 to 300 meters long.

If there was another red carpet, if I didn't know this, I would have thought it was the Oscars ceremony.

They have never seen such a large scale of media reporters here.

"Today is Netscape's listing, and it is said that the world's richest man will also come."

The sudden words instantly solved everyone's doubts.

How could they not know that Netscape, an upstart in the business world and the leader of Internet companies, was listed on the market less than two years ago and has a market value of six billion US dollars?

Some of the procedures for Netscape's listing were even reviewed and handled by some of them.

However, what is even more legendary is that Netscape was discovered from obscurity by Fang Chen, the world's richest man who was already surrounded by countless auras.

This adds a lot of mystery to Netscape and Fang Chen himself.

It also made more people, to be precise, Americans, Europeans and people from other developed countries aware of Fang Chen, and truly felt that Fang Chen could start something from scratch, especially in a country like China.

In this place, to become the richest man in the world at such a young age is something real and real.

Some people even claim that the reason why Fang Chen is able to do this is because Fang Chen has a mysterious power from the East. As long as the company Fang Chen likes, it will develop very well.

Such rumors also attract more people to take the initiative to understand and admire Fang Chen.

In addition, what Fang Chen said when he got off the plane last time also aroused heated discussions and brought a lot of circulation and ratings to these newspapers, magazines and TV stations.

Therefore, no matter how reluctant these media reporters were, they still came to interview and record Netscape's listing on the orders of the editor-in-chief.

Sitting in the car, looking at the media reporters outside, Bill Gates couldn't help but take a look at Fang Chen, who was sitting in the car with his eyes closed and calm.

He also read those media reports about Fang Chen. To be honest, after reading them, besides being a little envious, jealous and hateful, he was really confused.

It's just nonsense. For those of them who know Fang Chen, Fang Chen has some kind of Eastern mysterious power that turns stone into gold. At most, his business ability is better than his, and his luck is better than him...

Well, he admitted that he was really jealous of Fang Chen now.

It should be said that he is also a young generation, a leader in global business, the youngest billionaire in the world before Fang Chen, and a strong competitor for the world's richest man.

Some people even predicted in 1992 that he would become the richest man in the world around 1995.

Honestly speaking, this prediction is quite accurate, but only if there is no Fang Chen.

Because, according to the latest Forbes Global Super Rich List, he is ranked second only to Fang Chen and is the second richest man in the world.

As the second richest man in the world, he is not bad, but looking at the performance of reporters from outside media, it is obvious that he is not in their eyes.

Suddenly, he felt that being in the same era as Fang Chen was simply his own tragedy.

After all, if there were no Fang Chen, the focus of these media reporters would be him.

There is no way, the gap between the first and the second is really too big. Although it seems that there is a difference between the two, the world only knows one but not the other.

The first place receives a hundred times, a thousand times, or even more attention than the second place.

Does anyone know who the second richest person in the world is?

Not many people.

In fact, he was not so desperate in his heart. He even felt that it was just a false name and that he could get it back if he worked hard.

After all, there are too many companies that have been surpassed by Microsoft in recent years.

And he himself is not only the first billionaire in the personal computer industry, but also the first tens of billions in the computer industry, so he has this confidence.

But as he got to know Fang Chen more and more, Fang Chen's wealth increased rapidly. He suddenly realized that the possibility of catching up with Fang Chen in terms of wealth in this life was almost gone.

At the beginning of last year, Fang Chen was worth 30 billion U.S. dollars, and he was worth 11 billion U.S. dollars. But at the beginning of this year, even with the unexpected situation that China's exchange rate depreciated significantly, Fang Chen's net worth had actually increased by nearly 60 billion U.S. dollars.

%, which is nearly 50 billion US dollars.

And thanks to the good sales of Microsoft's operating system and office software, his net worth has risen to 15 billion US dollars, which is almost a 40% increase. This is also very amazing among the 10 billion super rich.

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But compared with Fang Chen, not only is the growth rate much lower, but the absolute difference is even wider, a gap that is close to a natural chasm.

In addition, now that Netscape has gone public again, he really feels that in terms of personal wealth, there is no possibility for him to catch up with Fang Chen in this life.

The car drove directly under the Nasdaq building. As the rear door slowly opened, almost all media reporters held their breath and held their breath, preparing to record the first scene of Fang Chen getting out of the car.

As one leg stepped out of the car, many media reporters pressed the shutter in their hands.

For a moment, the flashlight was dazzling, illuminating the surroundings into daylight.

However, after daylight, there was a deathly silence. All the media reporters seemed to have been put on pause, motionless, staring at the car door in stunned silence.

It was not Fang Chen who got off the car, but a standard Caucasian with brown hair, a tall nose, and hairy arms.

And this Caucasian man is not a bodyguard, because they seem to have seen this man somewhere and he looks familiar.

"Isn't this the chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates!"

An exclamation immediately cleared everyone's doubts. No wonder everyone looked familiar, it was Bill Gates.

But then, deeper doubts and even surprise came over me.

They naturally recognize Bill Gates, the most famous young billionaire in the world before Fang Chen. He has even been a frequent guest in their magazines, newspapers, and television reports in the past two years. This year, he was even rated as one of the world's top billionaires.

The second richest man.

But the question is, how come he and Fang Chen are together and appear here at the same time?

Could it be?

For a moment, this speculation caused all the media reporters to secrete adrenaline. The cameras in their hands seemed to be free of charge. They quickly pressed the shutter and the sky turned white again.

Fang Chen, who walked out of the car right after, didn't care. He had long been used to it anyway. He smiled and waved his hand in response, and then stepped forward to prepare for the exchange to inquire.

"Mr. Fang, can you say a few words and explain why Mr. Bill Gates came with you to attend Netscape's listing ceremony."

Fang Chen turned around and saw that the reporter who was speaking suddenly smiled. This reporter was the one who asked him to say a few words at the airport.

It seems that I really got the benefit.

"Originally, I planned to say something after ringing the bell, but with so many friends from the media and reporters here, it seems that it would be unreasonable for me not to say something now, so I will say what I said after ringing the bell in advance.

I said it." Fang Chen said with a calm smile.

They should have been overjoyed, but when they heard Fang Chen calling them friends from the media, many media reporters couldn't help but shudder, recalling once again the terrifying experience of being dominated by Fang Chen at the airport last time.

They have no right to let Fang Chen call them friends. As long as Fang Chen can show kindness and stop torturing them in the future, they will thank God.

Besides, have you ever seen a friend who tormented his friends like this?

This kind of friend who deceives his friend should be hanged.

"There is no doubt that today should be a day worthy of historical commemoration, and even a day that mankind will remember tens of millions of years from now. Today's listing of Netscape represents that the Internet has truly entered the world stage and opened a great era for the Internet!"

Fang Chen raised his arms high and said loudly and decisively.

"In the Internet age, we are always open to infinite possibilities. The Internet has eliminated information barriers. In the near future, basically everything we want to learn, do, and know can be solved online. The Internet allows us to

The learning cost becomes very low! Let the poor people become excellent and the excellent people become even better!"

"The Internet has expanded the circle of friends. The Internet allows friends to make friends without geographical restrictions. You can come into contact with more outstanding people. There are more friends, more choices, and the chance of finding a suitable partner has also increased..."

When Fang Chen said this, there was a burst of cheerful laughter from the audience. This is a very good function.

"The Internet will also enrich our spare time life, movies, sports events, concerts, games, etc., these entertainment activities can all be watched on the Internet!"

"The Internet will also reduce the cost of improving our work capabilities, improve work efficiency, and establish good personal relationships..."

"So, let us cheer as much as we can, cheering for the arrival of this great era.

After saying this, an inexplicable and strange smile suddenly flashed across Fang Chen's lips.

The first few benefits brought by the Internet are actually easy to say, but the best one, I don’t know whether it can make them happy.

Those who have been dominated by WeChat work groups, DingTalk, and experienced endless video conferences will definitely hate this.

It is precisely because of the development of the Internet that it has become a reality to get up to work at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, which is even worse than Zhou Papi's chicken crow in the middle of the night.

After all, even Zhou Papi has never done this kind of thing where people get up to work at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.

This is probably the double-edged sword of technological development.

At this time, the scene was completely silent, and even Bill Gates and others were immersed in their daydreams about the future Internet era.

Imagination, or imagining the future, is an important part of the development of human society. Looking back now, many of the beautiful expectations people had for the future a hundred or even two hundred years ago have now become a reality.
To be continued...