Chapter 312: Good Friend Tang Tang Nade

Morning light was tipsy, waves were surging.

Under the golden morning sun, the man was seriously doing his set of broadcast gymnastics.

Liu Yifei knew this was him warming up; soon he would go for a half-hour morning run, and after returning, he would spend another half hour in the gym.

This was his habit over the years, whether in BJ, New York, Tokyo, or Palm Beach, it was always like this.

So if there was something to say, it had to be now.

Otherwise, it would have to wait for an hour later.

And an hour was too long; she had waited all night like a year, and couldn't wait at all.

She put on slippers, simply combed her hair in front of the mirror, applied a bit of lipstick, and took a few deep breaths.

No need to cheer up, no need to encourage herself, the Serengeti grasslands had long taught her courage.

When Liu Yifei went downstairs and walked to the backyard lawn, she saw the man had taken out his phone at some point, pacing back and forth, sometimes low, sometimes high, talking to someone on the other end of the phone.

"Oh, Mark, I don't know that this little thing would make you so annoyed, I thought... Please, that 'next generation' thing, it wasn't me who said it, it was those reporters... Yes, I'm very serious, I think it will succeed."

". I don't want anything, when we were on vacation together last time, what you said gave me a lot of inspiration... Please, Mark, it's really not about money, and no company has contacted me."

"Alright alright, there are one or two. But I just want a sense of participation, you know? That's right, a sense of participation. You let me know that now is the era of the internet. It was you who gave me ambition I shouldn't have, come to think of it, this is even your responsibility."

"Haha, yes, the more I know, the more I want to join in, but I always have a feeling of isolation at FB. I don't feel like a part of it, just like a piece of clothing that can be taken off at any time, and I don't like it. This is my heartfelt words."

Afterward, Liu Yifei watched him look over, but his eyes were like flowing water, sliding over her face, and then turning away again.

In his eyes, there wasn't even a ripple.

Her originally burning heart felt a bit cold.

It felt like there was an extra hole in her left chest, with wind blowing through it.

His long phone call continued, as if he hadn't noticed her standing here at all.

". No no no, I didn't mean that. I don't want your shares, actually compared to shares, I prefer money, haha, because that allows me to do other things I like to do."

". 200 million USD, how about that? Haha uh, actually it's not a joke. If we really have to sign a long-term contract, I think this number is also quite appropriate. This time coming to the United States, I read a bit of those Huaerjie analysts' reports. It seems your Facebook has made you a lot of money, and I have contributed a little bit to it."

". How could there be no money? I just saw a Russian company last month that spent 200 million USD to buy 2% of your shares, right? Isn't this just right?"

One moment giving people the feeling of wanting to invest, the next moment turning his face and denying it, wanting cash.

Chen Nuo guessed Zuckerberg must be uncomfortable, because he was almost dizzy from his own spinning.

Under the rapid operation of his brain, he was so wholehearted, trying, undistracted, following the director's requirements, saying improvised lines.

He couldn't care if anyone was watching on the side.

". What Class A shares, Class B shares? I don't understand these. I signed a similar contract in China not long ago, the CEO of that company is surnamed Cao, he is my big brother, he gave me cash, saying now is the era of cash is king."

"Mark, I can tell you frankly, I'm not interested in shares. I just want money. The reason is very simple, my new movie with Warner."

"Yes, you can go check the news, or ask Hollywood acquaintances, I invested tens of millions in the early stage, and I have to invest tens of millions of USD in the later stage."

". You know? Good if you know. Sorry, I really don't have the patience to wait for your IPO, besides, where would I get the money to buy your shares? Are you sure? Who is this Sheryl Sandberg, can she help me contact the bank?"

"Alright, if, if it's really possible to pledge, then, then I can consider... Mark, you really don't need to be so anxious. I'm still prepared to stay in China for a few days, my tech company just started, there are still many things..."

". Fine, fine, I'll ask someone to check the flight tickets now. Bye, Mark."

Hanging up the phone, Chen Nuo clenched his fist in the morning light and sea breeze, waving it in the air.

The time cost and money cost invested were countless.

Today, finally, only the last kick was left.

It seems FB's cash flow is really tight.

That's also nonsense.

Which company that isn't listed has abundant cash flow?

Think carefully, if the negotiation with FB is really successful, not only should he thank Tang Tang Nade, thank Peking University, including Michelle Williams, Ryan McGinley, and even Tong Liya, he should give them all a big red envelope.

If it weren't for that trip to Xinjiang, the photos taken, inexplicably catering to the King of Pop's fan base, giving him these 8 million followers, he wouldn't be able to talk about art or not today, if you want to roll, roll, who cares about him?

The conditions proposed by Facebook, they really thought of them.

Right now, didn't he say he wanted money?

They planned to transfer 1% of the company's share options to him first, so that he could take this option to the bank to pledge and successfully borrow the tens of millions of USD he urgently needed.

Immediately after, Facebook set a two-year time limit for him, requiring him to raise 200 million USD in cash within these two years to subscribe for up to 2% of Facebook's Class B shares.

There are many tricks in this; on the surface, it seems to be helping him solve his urgent need, but in reality, it is a trap with hidden risks.

Imagine, if in these two years, everything goes wrong for him, for example, the movie "Inception" he invested in fails at the box office, or he encounters natural and man-made disasters in other investments and startup projects, leading to a break in the capital chain, and finally he can't raise this 200 million USD.

At that time, this share transaction would be void.

Even if he couldn't take out 100 million USD, the 1% share option transferred to him before would have to be returned intact, and he could only keep the 2 million promotion remuneration in his hands every year.

In this way, the five-year cooperation agreement he signed with Facebook would truly become a bamboo basket for drawing water, and the energy, effort, and high hopes invested before would all turn into bubbles.

Chen Nuo knew that Facebook, as a tech giant attracting global attention, must have a rigorous and complex internal decision-making process.

This time Zuckerberg came forward to communicate with him by phone, behind it must be the entire senior management team's repeated investigations and fierce negotiations, carefully selecting several negotiation plans, just waiting for Zuckerberg to make a decision on the spot based on the situation at the moment of the conversation.

Perhaps it was only when it came to that 2% share of equity that it was an impulsive, spur-of-the-moment decision made by Zuckerberg.

After all, no matter how young and promising, Zuckerberg is essentially a young man in his 20s,

think about himself, as the initiator, he was almost dizzy from being spun around in this negotiation, how could Zuckerberg be completely clear-headed?

But once these words were spoken, it wouldn't be easy to take them back.

Moreover, judging from Zuckerberg's attitude, he perhaps didn't intend to take them back at all.

Why is Nolan dragging it out until now and not starting filming?

The pressure is high.

The early preparation took more than a year, and until today, he still felt he wasn't ready, this wasn't good, that wasn't right.

Now Hollywood is collectively bearish on this film.

Chen Nuo has full confidence, Facebook must have also received relevant rumors, and after an assessment by the internal professional team, it is highly likely that they determined that the tens of millions of USD he threw in would be lost.

Under this prediction, Facebook perhaps felt that if he could retreat completely without going bankrupt, it would be considered good luck. That so-called 2% share was simply a distant luxury.

Whether it is like this or not, Chen Nuo doesn't know.

Just like this kind of oral gambling agreement reached on the phone, whether there will be variables before the final signature, Chen Nuo also has no bottom.

His heart is mixed with five flavors at this time, both with the excited longing for the huge returns that future cooperation might bring, and the uneasy anxiety about many uncertain factors,

subconsciously turning his head, wanting to find someone to share this complex mood at the moment, but seeing that the woman who was standing there before was gone.

In front of him, only the empty, lonely outdoor lawn swaying in the breeze remained.

"At the final stage, facing the sub-optimal conditions you have given, if the opponent is impatient to reach an agreement."

"Then, you can enter the fourth step of the art of the deal."

"Before they have sobered up, immediately pick up a pen and write your name on that damn contract."

October 8, 2009, a piece of news drifted across the ocean from America to the Sina headquarters in Jingcheng.

Cao Guowei also received the news at the first moment.

"Today, Nuo Chen and Zuckerberg and other FB senior executives signed an agreement at the FB headquarters in Silicon Valley, California. Both sides did not disclose the specific content of the agreement. However, according to informed sources, FB has deepened the connection between each other with NuoChen, this Asian superstar and super user on FB. Chen Nuo declared at the meeting that his video platform plan might be postponed and will cooperate with FB."

Reading this text news twice, Mr. Cao couldn't help but click his tongue, "Shaobing, it seems you weren't wrong, it really was bluffing."

Peng Shaobing said: "Mr. Cao, those Americans don't understand, don't we know his style? Every time he goes to accept an interview, makes some scandal, isn't it usually because a movie is about to be released? This time there is no movie, then it must be that the contract with FB had a problem. What video platform, this doesn't look like something Chen Nuo would do."

"But, didn't he say that his relationship with Zuckerberg is very good? At the beginning, didn't he say it clearly, saying he even called the other person Little Zha." Wang Gaofei on the side interjected.

Cao Guowei frowned slightly.

Peng Shaobing immediately laughed, "Mr. Wang, you believe this? If you ask me, I guess he might have called the other person Mr. Cao or Brother Cao in front of Zuckerberg."

Wang Gaofei froze for a moment, then his face turned black, "Dealing with these actors, they are all fucking masters of changing faces."

Peng Shaobing said: "Yes, especially Chen Nuo, I have always been saying, we cannot underestimate him. Although I don't know what agreement they reached, I guess Zuckerberg definitely didn't get any benefits this time."

Cao Guowei patted the table and said: "Alright, let's not worry about other people's business, let's talk about our own. It has been a month since the public beta, Tencent Weibo is said to have signed dozens of big and small artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the mainland, especially, I heard they even signed Jet Li in the last two days. It will be online in a few days, what do we do at this time?" Wang Gaofei took over the conversation and said: "Shaobing, we only have Chen Nuo so far. He has been hidden by you. Although Mr. Cao handed the specific operation of Sina Weibo to you, I don't want to ask usually, but in such major matters, shouldn't you also communicate with us, what exactly are you thinking?"

Peng Shaobing coughed lightly and said: "Mr. Cao, it's not that I'm hiding it. My idea is very simple, it's aimed at Tencent."

"The advantage they have accumulated on the social platform is too great, and they are also much richer than us. If we go head-to-head with them, we will definitely not return. They can spend tens of millions to sign dozens of stars, we only have this one, and it was exchanged for shares. How can we compare?"

"So, in the use of this only weapon, I can't be careless."

Wang Gaofei interrupted: "Alright, just say your idea."

Peng Shaobing said: "My idea is actually one sentence, avoid the sharp edge, and arrive late but first."

Next, in the president's office, Peng Shaobing discussed their own strategy in detail with Peng Guowei and Wang Gaofei, making the two nod frequently.

Indeed, if their own heavy weapon appears first, what if the freshness is gone and the limelight is stolen when Tencent appears?

In this way, it is better to take a step back.

Anyway, this is destined to be a long competition, and countless cases on the internet have shown that being the first to strike has no meaning, and there are countless former waves that died on the beach.

Cao Guowei finally said: "Then let's do it this way. You should also communicate well with Chen Nuo's side. After all, this is different from what we discussed before."

Peng Shaobing smiled: "I know, actually I wanted to contact that side before, but seeing his news in the United States one after another, I felt there was no need to be so anxious, anyway..."

Before he finished speaking, suddenly a Sina Weibo department manager knocked on the door, rushed in, and shouted: "Mr. Cao, Mr. Chen, Chen Nuo posted on Weibo!"

"What!" Peng Shaobing turned back in surprise, "When?"

"Just now!"

October 7, 2009, Chen Nuo returned from California to the Trump Tower in New York, USA.

A small secret celebration party was held here.

"Tang Tang Nade..." Chen Nuo was already a bit tipsy, hugging the golden-haired man's shoulder, "From today on, you are my best friend in the United States. My brother. You are truly great, the best negotiation expert in the world!"

Although the conditions finally reached were a kind of gambling agreement in a sense, and were not the most ideal.

But Tang Tang Nade's few million consultant fees were not spent in vain.

In the middle, the old golden-haired man not only talked about it, but also used a lot of connections.

For example, he found out about FB's IPO rumors on Huaerjie, and also let his iron-clad good brother, Peter Thiel, help blow the trumpet in the media, thereby reversing the trend of the entire media.

After this whole set of things, Chen Nuo really felt, no wonder the United States is about to finish in later generations, but was pulled back by this guy.

Tang Tang Nade heard Chen Nuo's praise, laughed and was also extremely proud, "I told you, Chen, absolutely. No one in the world knows deals better than me."

"Yes yes, Tang Tang Nade, come, I'll toast you. In the future, if I want to do any big things, I will definitely call you. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will transfer the money to your account."

"No rush." Tang Tang Nade smiled, "Chen, 2 years later, you need to use 200 million USD to buy 2% of Facebook's shares, this is not a small amount. Do you have the confidence to raise so much capital? Your movie's prospects, currently, don't seem very bright."

Chen Nuo smiled: "What's wrong? Do you want to lend me some money?"

Tang Tang Nade smiled: "No no no, I mean..."

This last party ended happily.

For Chen Nuo, it had been more than a month, how hard the process was, and how worth celebrating the final result was, didn't need to be said anymore.

Perhaps the only thing that was a bit unsatisfactory was that individual insiders didn't understand why he spent so much effort.

For example, Ivanka.

Not just to him, similarly, the longer Chen Nuo contacted this woman, the more he found that deep in her heart, she seemed to have a complex feeling for her father.

To sum up, it was that the woman's cautious nature and Tang Tang Nade's unrestrained personality were contradictory, therefore, she was naturally disgusted by some of her father's unexpected behaviors.

"So, you... don't agree with Tang Tang Nade's... decision?"

Ivanka was wearing a sexy and alluring silver tight ultra-short skirt, the skirt hem rolled up, revealing her round and perky buttocks wrapped in black pantyhose.

Didn't have time to take off her clothes, because after entering the door, the two rolled together.

It had been a long time since he had ridden this 180-tall foreign horse, Chen Nuo was still a bit unused to it at first.

His abdomen was pressed against her buttocks, and the pantyhose were torn open.

Ivanka turned slightly, her blonde hair cascading down like a waterfall, her breathing rapid and burning, her chest heaving violently, overflowing from Chen Nuo's fingers.

She was breathing heavily, saying dissatisfiedly: "His decision? He is always so willful, never considering the consequences. Just like this time... isn't money good, he had to... OMG..."

Chen Nuo interrupted Ivanka's words with a rude movement, he didn't want to listen anymore, because he was almost certain that this woman was truly big-chested and...

The request Tang Tang Nade just made, in his view, could be called "rebirth level."

He actually requested that Chen Nuo count his few million USD into the future investment in Facebook.

Whether this was like Chen Bicheng, a natural admiration of a real estate businessman for a high-tech enterprise, or he saw the prospects of this enterprise during his research on Facebook during this time, it undoubtedly explained this old man's vision.

At least from a money perspective, this was truly an excellent investment.

But if we talk about other perspectives, then............

Not very easy to talk about.

But conversely, it could also prove that at least until now, the old golden-haired man didn't have the idea of running for office.

Otherwise, this approach... hehe.

The next day, the private lawyers of both Chen Nuo and Tang Tang Nade jointly drafted a strictly worded nominee investment agreement.

On the evening of October 7, after both sides had dinner together, Tang Tang Nade also firmly grasped the fourth step of the art of the deal, took out his fountain pen without hesitation, and drew his characteristic signature with countless points in the signature position.

Chen Nuo also wrote his big name in the Party A position of the agreement.

Then, when he and Qi Yuntian walked out of that famous New York building with the agreement,

he couldn't help but think in his heart, when the time comes, how will Uncle Trump seal his mouth?

If he doesn't make it clear, maybe he won't come to the US.

At the same time, also because his mood was too happy, in the VIP lounge at the airport.

When Qi Yuntian opened his laptop and started chatting about work with Li Jing who had just started work in China, he accidentally saw the Sina Weibo bookmark on Hearing Qi Yuntian IE page.

Only then did he remember, not only FB, he was also a shareholder of WB!

This mood couldn't help but be even better, so he asked: "What did Weibo say, I remember they went online on August 30. Why don't they call us to post something?"

Qi Yuntian shrugged and said: "Who knows. Just told us to wait for notice. However, we had already registered your account before. I'll log in and show you."

The airport WiFi was slow enough, it took a while to open Weibo.

Chen Nuo leaned over to look, and couldn't help but be a bit speechless.

Only to see his account name was "I am really Chen Nuo," and then there was nothing, no gold V, no blue V, just a line of introduction in the character introduction section, Chinese actor Chen Nuo.

Chen Nuo said: "What does this name mean?"

Qi Yuntian coughed and said: "The name Chen Nuo was registered. So I took it. If you don't think it's very good, you can take it yourself. However, it's not necessary, because Weibo said that the celebrity verification function will go online in a few days, and you can change it back then."

Chen Nuo said casually: "Alright, but still say hello. It's registered anyway. Leaving it empty like this doesn't look like anything."

Qi Yuntian said: "Okay... alright, just like this?"

Chen Nuo looked, nodded and said: "Um, post it."

Just like this, Chen Nuo's "I am really Chen Nuo" Weibo account sent out the first Weibo at 8:30 PM on October 7, 2009, New York time.

The content was: "Hello everyone, I am Chen Nuo."

After about 6 minutes, there was the first reply.

I am absolutely real Chen Nuo: "Hello, I am also Chen Nuo."

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I am the absolutely real Chen Nuo: "Hello, I am also Chen Nuo."

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