My Age of Investment

  Chapter 182 Crisis of Public Opinion

  The next day.

  Silicon Valley’s media started a big bombardment.

  "Dropping out of school to start a business", "19 years old", "Chinese students", "social networks", "a huge financing of more than 50 million US dollars"...

  Every keyword is topical, not to mention, it is all concentrated on one person or one company.

  Blow!

   must be blown up!

  In this way, a piece of news report came out, the headline is very exaggerated, very shocked:

  "The rare A round of financing in the world, Facebook defends the status of social king",

   "Only 17 months since its establishment, with a valuation of nearly 600 million US dollars, revealing the secret of Facebook's growth password for you",

  "Dropping out of Stanford to start a business, is he the next Bill Gates or the next Jerry Young? 》

  ……

  The intensity of media coverage this time far exceeds any previous one.

The consequence of    is that not only Facebook, but Xia Jingxing was also observed under a magnifying glass by the public.

  There are well-known Internet practitioners who don’t know whether it is pure jealousy or just bad money. They speak through the media:

  " Facebook’s $500 million valuation is too high to be worth the price. Axel will definitely pay for today’s stupidity in the future."

When    was scolded, Breyer naturally couldn't bear it, and through the media, he opened the mutual spray mode with the other party:

  "Your vision is too narrow and your ability is limited. Naturally, you can't get such a huge amount of financing. Take care of your company first!"

  Not only the media and newspapers, there are also people discussing the valuation of the Facebook company in major online forums.

  For three students, it took 17 months to value the company to nearly 600 million U.S. dollars. Some people expressed their envy and admiration.

  Some people also questioned, how long has the Internet bubble passed? Forgot to hurt again?

  Some people have led this valuation dispute to Xia Jingxing's identity.

  "A Chinese who has achieved such a great success in American land is too tolerant? Or too tolerant, too tolerant..."

  Perhaps it was a very unsatisfactory life in real life, and seeing a foreigner living so comfortably and successfully in the United States, this American netizen was very upset and vented all this sentiment on the Internet.

  He complained that the U.S. government treats foreigners too well, allowing foreigners to take away opportunities that should belong to them.

  Many Americans actually expressed support for this apparently degrading viewpoint.

   Around this post, American netizens launched a heated discussion.

  Some people began to swear, attacking Xia Jingxing with the most vicious language, "squinting eyes" and "Chinese bugs" are coming.

  Even Stanford and Axel have suffered unwarranted disasters and are considered accomplices. Foreigners should not be allowed to study or invest in foreigners.

  Some people analyze rationally, from the superiority of the US system to discussions to economic prosperity and technological advancement.

  They believe that only in a great country like the United States, is it possible for "students to start a business and reach a valuation of hundreds of millions of dollars".

   The original verbal abuse and discussion of this intensity had little effect on Xia Jingxing.

  But someone suddenly put forward a conspiracy theory: What if Xia Jingxing is a spy? Didn’t the information on American citizens on Facebook just fall into the hands of other countries?

  Facebook is authenticated by real-name, including the personal data of tens of millions of American college students.

  As soon as this argument was put forward, someone immediately jumped out to support it, thinking that Facebook should be blocked, or Facebook should be subject to investigation by relevant departments.

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  With such a big public opinion response on the Internet, Xia Jingxing naturally received the news quickly. He did not appear to be particularly flustered, but calmly discussed countermeasures with the foreign girl and the little dog.

   "I'm sure, the competitor is definitely doing things!"

  The little dog looked angry, and this was the first thing he detected.

  He observed all the comments on that post, and it was obvious that netizens were discussing other issues at the beginning.

   Suddenly, a person threw out such a conspiracy point of view, and someone quickly commented and asked to block or investigate Facebook.

  The whole process is very fast and smooth, obviously organized and premeditated.

   "If we can't beat us, just use these nasty means to attack us?"

Although Christina was disdainful, she was still very worried.

  She asked: "Who do you think should do it? Will it be Dingyou.com?

  They compete with us the most, and we have sued them now.

  They are the biggest suspects and have sufficient motives for committing crimes. "

  Xia Jingxing raised his hand, causing the two to stop discussing.

  He looked at the two with piercing eyes, and said very sensibly: “Whether it is the netizens who naturally put forward their opinions, or the competitor deliberately planted and framed us.

  The first thing we need to do is to let the heat of this matter go down.

  Tracking the black hand behind the scenes, this is not our first consideration. "

  The foreign girl nodded in support, "Yes, it has already happened, so the solution should be considered first."

  The little dog shook his head and said, "I have contacted the operating company behind the forum and requested to delete posts. They are unwilling and express freedom of speech."

   "How about adding money?"

  Xia Jingxing looked at the little dog.

   "It's useless!"

  The little dog shook his head again, "They are very determined, don't need money, and make it clear that they will just follow us to the end."

  Xia Jingxing leaned on the chair and looked up at the ceiling.

  This matter can’t be blamed on him and Facebook for being too high-profile.

  The issue of identity is always unavoidable.

  As long as the competitor wants to do something, if you don’t do it today, you will do it tomorrow.

  Unsuccessful once, there will be the next time.

  In the shopping mall, there is no benevolence, justice and morality to speak of, and they will use all means to attack their opponents.

  Little dog reminded in a low voice, “Boss, I have asked all the employees of the company to go to the forum to comment on the post, and to lead the topic on “racism”. I wonder if I can muddy the water.”

  Xia Jingxing shook his head, "It's useless, the other party is obviously here prepared, we must prepare for the worst."

   "What's the worst plan? Under investigation?" Kristina asked.

"Roughly the same!"

  Xia Jingxing doesn’t know what the situation will turn into, and can only plan for the worst.

   Facebook now has tens of millions of users and has completed tens of millions of dollars in financing. It is normal to attract opponents' hatred and fear.

  The key to this matter depends on the attitude of the federal government.

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Six shareholders including Old John, Andrew and Breyer rushed to Facebook and held an emergency meeting in the conference room.

   "Darren, how is the situation now?"

  Old man John made a calm face and looked at Xia Jingxing, who was sitting at the first seat of the conference table.

  "Currently, it is only fermented on the Internet, and there is no follow-up report from the media or newspapers..."

  Xia Jingxing knew that the situation was urgent and used the shortest language to inform all shareholders of the matter.

  Brayer asked with a black face, "So, it is very likely that a competitor did it?"

  Xia Jingxing nodded, "Do not rule out this possibility."

   Breyer took a long sigh, and Axel was betting all their chances of turning over on Facebook.

  As soon as the investment funds were delivered, there was such a big storm.

  If Facebook goes wrong, even if they can recover most of the funds, the potential loss is immeasurable.

  The more he thinks, the more upset and irritable he becomes.

  Andrew saw that all the shareholders looked ugly, and smiled and said, “Don’t think about this too terribly!

  There are so many foreign companies investing in the United States. A random **** on the Internet points to a company and says that this is a foreign spy.

  Then, the federal government ran to investigate the company.

  If this is true, what will be the destruction of the business environment in the United States?

  With a large amount of foreign capital withdrawing, the U.S. economy will inevitably retreat, and a large number of people will be unemployed. Do you want to be re-elected in this administration?

  Moreover, the most important thing is that Facebook is not a foreign company! "

   Andrew frowned and said loudly: "This is a company established in the United States, and Americans hold nearly 40% of the shares.

  Mr. Xia Jingxing is also a legal permanent resident of the United States. Facebook has never been involved in any other country's government, and has not even entered the market of that country.

  How can online rumors be taken seriously?

  What we have to do now is to pull out the black hands behind the scenes and sue them for bankruptcy.

  If any department of the federal government has heard the rumors and wants to investigate Facebook, then we will sue which department. "

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  (End of this chapter)