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Chapter 74: Being Respected

For Facebook, Jonas had a clear plan from the beginning. This is not like Google or Apple. When their stocks rise, they can sell them. When they fall, they can buy at the bottom. It doesn’t matter if they have more or less, because it doesn’t matter the overall situation. Of course, you can’t buy billions of Apple stocks at once. In this way, it’s not to buy stocks, but to be a shareholder. Google’s stocks cannot be bought for you, because the total volume of the initial is only 1.9 billion US dollars. According to the issue price of 85 yuan, the initial iPo stocks are only 20 million shares, and it is impossible for you to eat them alone, so it is feasible to eat some shares from venture capitalists or within Google.

Facebook has actually experienced many twists and turns in its future market development. In addition to Zuckerberg, the managers have changed several times and have been repeatedly sued. From the use of source code to equity disputes, lawsuits have been taken one by one. Although Jonas will not participate in the company's specific management, he does not understand it at all, but it does not prevent him from guiding Facebook to avoid detours.

Transferring from the restaurant to the luxurious suite in Jonas, Hughes and the others carefully looked at the room layout. Boggs acted as a waiter, made them a pot of hot coffee before leaving and returning to his room.

Moscowwitz couldn't help but say: "The bar, famous paintings, luxurious big beds, and the Central Park outside the window are my dream life."

"You can enjoy it all for $6,000."

Moscowwitz said in frustration: "I can't even get 600 now."

Jonas smiled and said, "As long as the company's development can continue as you plan, I think these will not be a problem soon. Dustin, don't you have confidence?"

"I..." Moscowwitz asked hesitantly, "Jonas, do you really think our website has a promising future?"

Of course, Yonas would not give him a positive answer, and only college students like him who have not yet been in the mall would ask such naive questions. Yonas said yes, which would strengthen their confidence and hinder their negotiations. Of course, he would not say no, because after all, he came to invest.

Jonas smiled and said, "Who knows this? It can develop, or be quickly drowned in the Internet tide. Before I came to the United States, I always thought that the Internet era is an era of turmoil and heroes. Jobs, Chambers, and Gates are all heroes. And you may be the next one." He looked at Zuckerberg and said, "Mark, I know another Mark, he is a hero, and I hope you can become a person like him."

Zuckerberg asked, "Who? Which Mark?"

"Markridge."

The name was spoken by Jonas, which immediately caused everyone to breathe in. As the elite generation of the United States, they could not know this name. The largest "smuggler" in the United States, a wanted criminal who is as famous as the lights. Because the uproar caused by President Clinton's pardon has not yet dissipated, Bush is still asking the legal officer to hold Clinton accountable, which has always been a hot topic in the United States.

The most excited one was Savilin. He came forward and grabbed Jonas' arm and asked, "Do you know Mr. Ritch?"

Jonas nodded. "In fact, he is my godfather."

Savelin said: "Jonas, Rich is my idol whom I admire the most, and he is the pride of us Jews."

Zuckerberg said: "I am also a Jew, so I am also my idol. I am very honored to have the same name as him."

Jonas laughed and said, "I think he will not refuse the request for meeting you, the outstanding tribe members."

The older boys seemed to have forgotten the purpose of their arrival and kept asking about everything about Ricci. Jonas answered them with some of the things they could say. He did not expect that speaking Ricci's name would have the effect. Now, their relationship seemed more harmonious.

Finally, Jonas had to say, "Okay, gentlemen, we will talk about my Godfather later. Let me listen to your development plan now."

They all laughed a little embarrassedly. Zuckerberg took out a piece of information from his backpack and said, "Jonas, before you reminded us, we had the idea of ​​developing a social network, but we did not have a detailed plan. Because of your reminder, we also planned it in detail. This is the plan we made."

Jonas threw the plan on the small round table in a deliberate manner and said, "No, I don't need this. You must be more professional than me for detailed planning. I just want to hear your distribution of company shares and general development ideas. For me, you are what I value."

Zuckerberg and the others looked at Jonas in shock, not understanding what he meant. Jonas said: "Before coming to the United States, I decided to invest in you, and it was a continuous investment, because I appreciate the idea you told me in the email. So I don't have to consider the issue of funds, I only focus on shares."

Zuckerberg said: "In the new company, we will give you 40% of the shares as you wish. I have 30% of the remaining shares, and they are 10% each."

Yonas nodded and said, "It's very reasonable. In this company, you are the core figure. In order not to affect your development ideas about the company, I will indicate in the contract that I do not have management rights, and only half of the voting rights are included in your name. However, I have two requirements."

Zuckerberg said: "Of course, that's what it should be."

Jonas said: "Since I have given up my common interests, this part of the renunciation of power can be freely transferred as preferred shares. The remaining 20% ​​cannot be diluted in future financing. Of course, I will continue to raise funds in proportion."

"A very reasonable requirement." Zuckerberg and the others nodded to accept this condition.

In his previous life, because it was a partnership between four young people, except for Zuckerberg, who occupied the majority of Facebook shares, even Savilin owned 30% of the shares because he took out $1,500. Now they don’t have to pay for it themselves. Except for Zuckerberg, who owned half of their shares because he was a core figure, the other three people’s way of splitting the shares equally is very reasonable.

However, it is also because of this rationality that Zuckerberg will not dilute Savilin's shares in the future. Because of Jonas' appearance, Savilin is not so confident in the company and has no idea of ​​leaving the company. Fortunately, this butterfly effect has no essential impact on the company's development.

Yonas said: "Since everyone has no objections, it means we have reached a cooperation intention. Then I can say a few of my suggestions." Yonas took the briefcase that had been prepared and said: "I checked online that the domain name of Facebook has been registered by aboutface, so I spent $80,000 to buy it from them. I will use this domain name for free for the new company. When the company develops, I can buy the ownership from me. What I can promise is that it will definitely be a reasonable price."

They all nodded. Now the company is poor and there is no need to spend 80,000 US dollars. It can be used for free anyway. They are not very familiar with the world and do not understand that this is the real thing. It depends on whether Jonas uses this trick.

Yonas said again: "Mark, have the program you developed used other people's source code? If you have used it, can you redesign the source code that can be replaced? This is not a problem for spending money, but it must not cause legal disputes in the future, and there may even be hidden dangers of causing the company to go bankrupt."

Zuckerberg said: "In the process of program development, a lot of source code is interchangeable, but it is very difficult to completely bypass existing programs."

Jonas said: "If you can bypass it, develop it yourself. If you really can't bypass it, we have to reach a use agreement from the beginning, and we cannot leave hidden dangers. If this million angel fund is not enough, I can continue to invest, and I will not ask for more shares."

"Then there will be no problem, I promise."

Jonas smiled and said, "So now I have no problem, do you have any problems?"

Savilin asked: "Does these funds have anything to do with Mr. Ritchie?"

"It doesn't matter. In fact, he is now in a semi-retired state and has rarely interfered in energy affairs, let alone his unfamiliar Internet industry."

Hughes said: "Jonas, I think you are the best candidate for the company's executive. I'm not saying Mark is not good, but he is more focused on technology and we need someone with practical management experience to lead it."

Jonas shook his head and said, "I am optimistic about Mark's potential. He will become an excellent executive. I still have my own job."

Zuckerberg asked: "Are you going into the energy industry, too?"

Yonas nodded and said, "I am a person with a wide range of hobbies, but whether it is an Internet company or another industry, this is just a hobby. The energy industry is my real career."

Savirin asked, “Is it because of Mr. Ritchie’s influence?”

"There is half the reason, and the other half is that the energy industry is the real real economy, and it affects every bit of everyone's daily life. More power can be derived in this industry."

Only Zuckerberg understood Jonas's words, nodded and said, "Your ideal is bigger than all of us."

Of course, Yonas would not miss the opportunity to seduce him, saying: "Mark, we are all the same people, but my position is more favorable than you, I can choose a different path, and the advantage you have is genius computer technology, so you can only develop more in this industry. Do it well, maybe you will be more successful than me in the future."

(Thanks to Ling Yuqingshen, man, red crescent moon, and Ming Shengshi for his enthusiastic rewards. Thank you for your double update today.)
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