My Age of Investment

  Chapter 67 Happy New Year

  The release of new features on Facebook has undoubtedly been loved and sought after by users.

On the first day of   , the back-end data reported thousands of groups and hundreds of thousands of messages.

  Take Stanford as an example, what "I hate the guy written in my paper", "Italian restaurant", "Three-room dormitory", "The most handsome football player"...

  A variety of groups have appeared!

  Some groups feel very meaningless when they hear the name, and some groups are built out of hobbies and recruiting fellows.

The "Laoganma" group established by Xia Jingxing also became popular inexplicably.

  As the first group on Facebook, it was recommended to almost all registered users.

  The members of the group quickly swelled to five thousand people.

  Someone left a message: Where can I buy Lao Gan Ma? What does Lao Gan Ma taste like in your mouth? It looks like it's made of chili?

  Many people gather in this group, and they will start discussions around Laoganma without discussing anything else.

  The release of new features also played a certain role in promoting new users.

  In some universities that have opened registration, although most of the students have become Facebook users, a small number of them have slipped through the net.

  These students, who originally thought Facebook was not interesting, changed their minds and registered a Facebook account.

  The previous functions such as roster, finding someone, poke, and see beautiful women, failed to impress them.

  But now the group and message wall touched them.

  Some of these people are academic masters, so they established a learning group and recruited academic masters to join the group, and everyone will discuss and study together.

  There are also several California universities that Facebook is conquering.

  After the new function was released, the number of registered users increased significantly compared with the previous days.

  Compared with these, the most direct effect of the new features online is user activity and usage time.

  These two indicators are related to user retention.

  Actually, Facebook is a campus social networking site on the market. Basically, you don’t need to consider retention because there is no substitute.

  Even so, there are still users who play Facebook for a while, feel tired and crooked, or can't make an appointment with sister paper, and do not log in for a few days.

   is different now, these inactive users are starting to be active again.

  They can build a "sister group", and everyone can share driving experience together.

  In addition, you can also go to the message wall of sister paper to leave a message.

  Whether it is to say some romantic words or show love directly, it can be seen by everyone who has viewed the page.

  So, the launch of new features brought the second prosperity of Facebook.

  In the past, everyone would discuss Facebook on campus, but after a while, it slowly died down.

  On the one hand, it’s because of getting used to it. On the other hand, those functions are too monotonous. If you talk a few times, you lose the meaning of talking.

  Now, Xia Jingxing goes to the cafeteria with foreign girls and little dogs to eat. When they go to the classroom for class, they can always hear people around him chatting, "Who has he left a message again, or established a group..."

  The release of new Facebook features was a big success. Xia Jingxing kept the previous agreement and gave the Evans team a small celebration party and invited them to a big meal.

  Evans and his four little friends swept away the decadence before, and everyone became energetic.

  At the dinner table, Xia Jingxing praised a few people and encouraged them to continue their efforts.

   "Daren, don't need to say anything, I am very grateful to you for giving our team the opportunity to give us a new life."

  Evans held a glass of wine, clinked with Xia Jingxing, who was holding the juice, and drank the wine in one breath.

  Xia Jingxing smiled, he could clearly feel that this group of people was more confident than before.

  People have failed once, and there will be more or less psychological shadows.

  The success of the new features of Facebook has helped these programmers regain a lot of confidence.

  "What new features do we continue to develop next?"

  Evans has changed a lot. He is more and more passionate about this job. Before finishing the meal, he starts to ask for it again.

  Xia Jingxing waved his hand gently, "Don’t worry, your first task now is to maintain the normal operation of the website.

  Secondly, cooperate with the operation department to do a good job in user growth.

  The new features will be slowed down first, and we will consider launching them after the number of users has reached a new level. "

  Evans nodded, really because he was too impatient and too anxious for success.

  ……

  ……

   January 31st is Chinese New Year’s Eve.

  Stanford University gave Chinese students a day off to give everyone time to celebrate the traditional festival-the Spring Festival.

  Xia Jingxing was invited by Rao Lei and also came to the school’s auditorium, sat in the first row, and watched the student rehearsal program next to Rao Lei.

  "Why don't you call me a big fudge, when you are in front of everyone, can you not call me my stage name?"

   "Baby his dad."

"Hey."

   "If you want me to say this, don't sell it!"

  ...

  The students under the stage watched the sketch "Selling Crutches", and the uncle Benshan, who was imitated by several students, made the hall burst into laughter.

  The role played by Gao Xiumin is played by Gao Lili.

  The girl's appearance is a bit bad, but she is quite good at acting. Xia Jingxing watched it with relish in the audience.

   "How is it? This is the first time to watch the Spring Festival Gala of a foreign student rehearsal?" Rao Lei asked with a smile.

  Xia Jingxing actually watched it, but it was indeed the first time in this life. He nodded and said: "The show is very good? How long did you rehearse?"

  Rao Lei said with a smile: “If people wander overseas for a long time, they will feel lonely and homesick after a long time.

  The way to deal with this emotion is the annual Spring Festival Gala.

  The Chinese students from the school got together, performed some songs, dances, and sketches, and then made dumplings together.

  Lively, you don’t feel so lonely and homesick.

  Go to my house to eat dumplings and have fun together. "

   "Haha, I won't cause trouble to you and my sister-in-law." Xia Jingxing joked.

"how come."

  Rao Lei smiled and shook his head, "I have discussed with her, and I will return to China in a few months. You will not be able to eat dumplings next time you want to eat them."

  "Really decided? Going back to China?"

Rao Lei nodded, took off his glasses and wiped them, "Although America is good, it's my hometown!"

   "It's okay to go back, close to home."

  Xia Jingxing smiled faintly and continued to watch the show.

  At this time, the sketch has finished, and the host continues to report: Please enjoy the Guzheng work "Sword Like a Dream" below.

  Shen Xinyi's hair was turned into a tall hair bun, and he walked onto the stage from behind the scenes in a white cheongsam embroidered with cranes, holding a guzheng in front of his chest.

  The clothes that show the oriental classic charm are worn on this Jiangnan water village woman, showing the concave and convex figure vividly.

  Before the performance began, the boys in the audience began to booze, applauding and applauding.

   "I was fighting for this girl last time?"

   Rao Lei smiled and joked, “If it’s ten years in the morning, I’m afraid I will have a fight with you.”

   "It was really a misunderstanding last time."

Rao Lei raised his palm and stopped.

  The atmosphere in this place in the United States is very open, so go after it if you like it. Young people, don't be afraid of this or that.

  Don’t be my age...

  Hey, don’t say anything, don’t leave regrets for yourself.

  If you have a career to do, don’t let your youth be disappointed. "

  Xia Jingxing chuckled, how do you feel that Brother Rao is also a person with a story?

  On stage, the performance has already begun.

  Cross lightly and slowly twist and pick again, the green jade fingers flying on the guzheng.

  The big string is noisy like rain, and the small string is like a whisper.

  The theme song of the 94-year TTV version of "Evening the Heaven and Slaying Dragon" was perfectly performed by Shen Xinyi with the skill of martial arts.

  Many foreigners who came to watch the excitement were deeply attracted, and they hurriedly asked the people around what instrument and song it was.

  The end of the song, there was thunderous applause from the audience.

After watching the Spring Festival Gala, Xia Jingxing went to Rao Lei's home to make dumplings.

  He is a southerner. He rarely makes dumplings at home. He rarely knows this skill. The dumplings he makes are strangely shaped, and he always loves cracking.

  Meng Si brought her two little friends to have a meal too, and seeing Xia Jingxing clumsy, he directly drove Xia Jingxing aside.

   "Sister Si, let's give the boss a New Year gift."

Gao Lili took out a mustard, glanced at Xia Jingxing, who was sitting in the living room and chatting with Rao Lei, and chuckled.

   "Um...this is not so good!"

   Pensively shook his head, fearing that he would offend the boss, and would later be put on shoes.

   "Don't be afraid, we just squeeze less."

  Goryeo did as he pleased, adding mustard to a dumpling filling.

   "You have to make a mark so that you don't recognize it." Gao Lili deliberately wrapped this dumpling very big, which looked very conspicuous.

  Shen Xinyi smiled, "Don't be prank, be careful he finds it, and kick you."

   "Yes, he is a violent man."

  Korean immediately thought, just don’t have to pack a few more. Whoever eats it will be unlucky.

  This seems not to be aimed at the boss alone, he should have nothing to say.

   Immediately, she secretly launched an action.

  ……

  ……

   "Ahem..."

  Rao Lei took a bite of dumplings, coughed fiercely, pointed to the dumplings and said, "What's in this? Why is it so spicy."

   "Wow, Brother Rao, you are so lucky..."

  Goryeo said a lot of auspicious things. Rao Lei guessed that she was a prank, so she shook her head and laughed, not like these young people.

  Xia Jingxing was alert when he saw this. He pointed to the giant dumpling in his bowl, "Why is this dumpling so big?"

  Meditating, Shen Xinyi did not speak, Gao Lili smiled: "Are you the boss? Naturally, I eat big ones and have a lot of stuffing."

   "I want to change one."

  Xia Jingxing picked up the dumplings and threw them into the Korean bowl, "This is for you. It's too short. Eat more to grow your body."

  Goryeo was dumbfounded, and immediately realized that her careful thoughts had been exposed.

  Rao Lei also looked at Gao Lili with interest, wanting to see what is called cocoon and self-binding.

  With tears in her tears, Gao Lili finished the giant dumpling.

  Subsequently, Shen Si and Shen Xinyi were also recruited one after another.

  Goryeo smiled very happily, and finally she was unlucky for someone to accompany her.

  Everyone knew that there were more than one mustard dumplings or two.

  But there is no such thing as Korea, and those who celebrate the New Year, don’t just try to be happy and lively! There is nothing wrong with a little prank.

  Xia Jingxing was lucky, except for the giant dumplings, he didn't eat a dumpling with mustard.

   stayed at Rao Lei’s house for a while, and everyone returned to the dormitory together.

  The United States has always been unsafe at night, and Xia Jingxing returned to the dormitory alone after sending the three people safely to the door of the dormitory.

  It was late at night when he returned to the dormitory. Xia Jingxing took out his mobile phone and called his father.

  San Francisco is fifteen hours ahead of Beijing time. At this time, it is morning in Chengdu.

  After a few words of concern, Xia Jingxing talked about money.

  "Dad, didn’t I tell you last time? Facebook has already received half a million dollars in angel investment and will soon be profitable. After a while, I will put fifty thousand dollars back on your card."

   "Why don't you need it? Okay, don't fight with me, I will call back the money after a while."

   "You also told my mom not to go to any tutoring classes anymore. If you work hard, you can't make a lot of money."

   "Okay, let's not talk about it, it's midnight in America, and I'm going to bed! There will be a board of directors tomorrow!"

  "It's really the board of directors. I didn't lie to you. We are a joint-stock company. Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs!"

   "Well, take care of your body too!"

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  In addition, ask for some recommendation tickets! quick, get in the bowl!

  (End of this chapter)