My Age of Investment

   Chapter 1294 "Social Networks"

   "What kind of book is this?"

   Yang Jieyuan said this, and others turned their attention to the gift-giver puppy.

  Xia Jingxing was silent, he wanted to hear how the dog read this book.

   "This is a novel adapted by the famous writer and screenwriter Ben Mozrich based on the story of Facebook's entrepreneurship, which has just been published."

  The dog said triumphantly: "Ben Mozrich is a great writer, and has published a series of best-selling novels such as "The Oil Trading War" and "The Fall of Las Vegas".

   Among them, "The Fall of Las Vegas" was also put on the big screen by Sony Columbia Pictures last year, and was adapted into a Hollywood movie called "Blackjack".

The prototype protagonist of the story, Ma Kaiwen, is a Chinese, also known as the God of Gamblers. In the 1990s, he took a group of MIT classmates to various American casinos including Las Vegas and Atlantic City. , relying on the accurate card counting ability comparable to Intel chips, when playing "blackjack", you can win nine out of ten bets, and sometimes you can win nearly $1 million in one night.

After   , nearly 100 casinos in the United States were afraid of these talented students, blacklisted them, and banned them from entering casinos again. "

  Xia Jingxing smiled, this was the number one high school gambler he had heard of.

  Although gambling often ruins people's lives, there is a group of realistic people who can make a fortune through this.

   Yang Jieyuan said with a smile: "I know Kevin Ma, he lives in San Francisco, and he and his companions have been forced to wash their hands after winning $10 million.

   Note that it is forced. If you continue to play, the bosses on the Las Vegas side will find them in trouble, and they will also go to court to sue them for infringing on private property.

  It is speechless that the court actually upheld the casino's claim, arguing that it was unfair to others that this group of talented students participated in gambling. "

  Christina pouted, "And such lame excuses? Did they cheat?"

   "Cheating!"

Yang Zhiyuan pointed to his head, "Cheat here! As early as 1979, MIT opened a mini-course called "How to Gamble if You Have to Gamble", allowing students who are proficient in mathematics to learn from each other and play with each other" Blackjack" and card counting skills.

   Originally, this course was intended to improve students’ mathematical thinking, but it was used by students to make a fortune.

  Ma Kaiwen also participated in the filming of the movie "Blackjack" last year, but instead of playing himself, he served as a film director and cameo as a casino dealer.

   He is played by a white British boy named Jim Sturgess. "

   The little dog didn't hear the sound of Yang Zhiyuan's words, so he nodded hastily and said, "Yes, I've seen that movie. It was very interesting, and it reflects the intelligence of a student from a prestigious school like MIT."

   Then, the dog pointed to the yellow book in Xia Jingxing's hand and said, "This book tells the story of three Stanford University computer students who rely on their professional skills to start a business.

   I have a hunch that this book is likely to be adapted into a Hollywood movie.

  Ben Mozrich is a screenwriter and writer who excels at adaptations. "

   Hearing Little Dog say this, the people around suddenly exclaimed, and then cast envious glances at Xia Jingxing, Kristina, and Little Dog.

  The entrepreneurial experience is published as a novel, and even put on the big screen. This is not a treatment that ordinary people can enjoy.

   Only celebrities can get such an honor.

   Enjoying the envious gazes of others, the dog said with a smile: "Of course, it's just a novel now, as for whether it will be adapted into a movie in the future, no one knows.

   If the director invites me to make a cameo, I'd be happy. "

   Yang Zhiyuan smiled lightly, then looked at Xia Jingxing beside him, wanted to say something, but found that there were too many people around and it was not suitable.

  Xia Jingxing has already remembered what this book is. If nothing else, its adaptation of the movie "The Social Network" will soon be set up in Hollywood.

   In this novel and movie in the past life, the protagonist Xiao Mazi was portrayed as a despicable villain who was dumped by his girlfriend, founded Facebook in revenge for all the girls in the school, plagiarized alumni's entrepreneurial ideas, and drove away his partners.

   Therefore, it is called "a story about sex, money, genius and betrayal".

   However, Xia Jingxing was quite surprised that the novel in this life did not change its name.

   You must know that the relationship between their entrepreneurial trio is very harmonious, but they did not have a fierce conflict with their partners like Xiao Mazi.

  Thinking of this, Xia Jingxing silently opened the novel in his hand.

   Seeing this, the others also quieted down, and for a while they only heard the sound of page turning.

  Xia Jingxing focused on reading the book. After reading a few pages, he realized that he was not the protagonist.

   The real protagonist is Kristina!

   In Ben Mozrich's pen, Kristina became a Western Wu Zetian-Ekaterina-esque character, and she got the opportunity to join Facebook by interacting with the male protagonist.

   Then, she climbed to the pinnacle of power step by step in the company, and then used methods to drive away the male protagonist and partners, and independently took charge of the Facebook empire.

  In the book, the male protagonist is a genius programmer, and he also has the common shortcomings of men - lust.

  Under the loss of "sex", he gradually lost his power and suffered a major betrayal in his life.

At the end of the story, the male protagonist and the female protagonist reached a secret agreement, agreeing not to interfere in anything on Facebook, but only to remain as a shareholder, and then he embarked on a flight to New York alone to restart the second venture. trip.

   Seeing this, Xia Jingxing smiled. Could it be that Ben Mozrich discussed writing a book with Michael Lewis, the author of The Big Short, and the stories of the two books could be seamlessly connected.

   In fact, in the eyes of most people in the outside world, Xia Jingxing has given up his Facebook career and devoted himself entirely to Wall Street. The fame of a financial tycoon has gradually overtaken the name of an Internet star entrepreneur.

  No one disturbed Xia Jingxing's reading. It was not until he saw him closing the book that Yang Zhiyuan asked, "How is the writing? Are you full of entrepreneurial passion?"

  “Entrepreneurial passion?”

  Xia Jingxing sneered, then shook his head, "If Mozrich really wants to write like that, the sales will definitely be bleak.

  The story is well written. The modern urban version of "Ekaterina the Great" in the United States is a must-read for feminists. "

  Xia Jingxing finally understood why Mozrich didn't change the title of the book.

  Sex, money, genius and betrayal, these are the business insider that everyone is most interested in, much more exciting than any **** love story and entrepreneurial story.

   This is the same as the editor of the domestic UC browser, how to attract people's attention.

The little dog smiled and said: "The novel, how can it be completely non-fiction, the book writes me like a fool, first used by you, Daeron, and then by Kristina, and after using it, I was kicked. went out."

  Christina frowned and said, "What do you mean? Isn't this a random fabrication? Who used you?"

   After finishing speaking, Christina grabbed the book in Xia Jingxing's hand and opened it to read.

   After reading a few chapters quickly, Kristina said with a frosty face: "This is just slander? How could I be because of..."

The content behind    is a bit unsightly, in front of so many people, Kristina is too embarrassed to say it.

  The surrounding people looked at each other, what happened? Make such a big fire?

   Can Christina not be angry?

   This novel does not portray her as the earliest founder of Facebook, but as a bad woman who gets a chance at the top by climbing into a man's bed, and finally kills all opponents and partners with a ruthless nature.

   Seeing that Kristina seemed angry, the dog hurriedly advised: "Christina, don't be too angry, these writers and editors who write articles have always liked to be grandstanding and eye-catching, and never pay attention to the authenticity of the content.

   Just treat them like clowns, don't know them in general. "

   Kristina smiled coldly, "I'm going to sue this author and the publisher of the novel. They must not be allowed to slander and smear us like this."

   Little Dog sighed, "If you sue, it will just get their wish, they can take this opportunity to hype a wave, and the media will say that you are guilty.

  The best way is to ignore them, and everyone will forget about it after a while. "

   Christina said firmly: "This is a serious challenge to us, and we must fight back! Otherwise, what will others think of us?"

  Xia Jingxing remained silent the whole time and did not participate in the debate between the two. He was thinking about some plot descriptions in the novel.

   He found that Ben Mozrich didn't seem to be writing all of it, as if he had some information.

   (end of this chapter)