On the sofa, Li Yang turned to look at Markberg and asked with a smile,""Ma Ke, you don't seem to be interested in such a party?”
"Aren't you the same?" Markberg asked.
" It seems that we are the same kind of people…" Li Yang's smile did not diminish. He had long been used to maintaining this smile.
"Perhaps!" Markberg didn't quite agree with this statement.
" A month ago, we had a face-to-face meeting in Silicon Valley. Although it was a little unpleasant and we didn't reach a cooperation, it didn't matter..." Li Yang said meaningfully.
" I originally thought that you would step into the social media field to compete with Facebook. I didn't expect you to take a fancy to the undeveloped original section of live streaming..." Markberg's eyes flickered. He wanted to get some information from Li Yang.
Markberg had zero knowledge of live streaming. If it weren't for the media reports, he wouldn't have thought that such a field existed on the Internet.
"Why? Are you interested in live streaming and want to join in?”Li Yang said calmly.
" No, NO, NO…" Markberg shook his head and said bluntly,""Facebook is still very weak. Facebook's main task is to develop the current market and develop more users, not to get involved in other fields…"
In Markberg's opinion, the future of the live streaming industry was uncertain. Who knew what would happen after the launch of the live streaming platform. It might be popular or it might collapse in an instant, so he was not interested. Perhaps in the future, when Facebook was strong enough, he would consider entering other Internet fields.
As time passed, Li Yang and Markberg chatted idly. Both of them were fringe figures at the party. The capital they represented was too small and could not be compared to the others for the time being.
Soon, it was eight o'clock sharp.
At the entrance of the party hall, at the end of the red carpet, Bromberg, Bill Gates, McDale, Larry Ellison, and the other six people arrived.
These six people were all super-rich in the United States. Gates had the highest net worth, while Blodgberg had the highest net worth.
As for Michael Dell and Larry Ellison, one of them controlled Dell computers, while the other controlled Oracle Corporation. Both of them were also very valuable, calculated in billions of dollars.
Compared to the current list of the world's richest people, there were only two people who were absent. They were Markberg and the founder of Amazon. Facebook's valuation was less than a billion dollars, and Amazon's market value had been hovering between 20 billion and 30 billion dollars. Now, it had fallen to 18.5 billion dollars.
It was only after 2008 that Amazon's market value would take off, directly rising from more than 20 billion dollars to trillions of dollars.
A short while later, Blokenberg, Bill Gates, McDale, Larry Ellison, and the other six arrived at the center of the party.
All of a sudden, everyone's eyes were focused on this position.
" Welcome to the hotel. You are all elites in the global technology industry. You represent the world's most cutting-edge emerging technology. I have no other purpose for holding this party. I just want to provide a place for everyone to stand together and chat…" Blomberg raised his wine glass with a smile on his face. He glanced at everyone present as a greeting.
"I won't say any more nonsense. Everyone, just chat if you need to. Thank you again for coming!”After a simple opening speech, Blomberg took a sip of red wine, raised his glass, and gestured to everyone present.
Then, the entire banquet venue became lively. The elites who attended the banquet gathered in groups of three to five, chatting and laughing.
" Li, Yang…" On the sofa, Markberg called Li Yang's name awkwardly. He stood up and said apologetically,""Excuse me, I have to get to know my idol, Mr. Bill Gates!”
"Please!" Li Yang smiled.
"Dear, don't you want to get to know Mr. Richest?”Irina's beautiful eyes flickered with a hint of playfulness.
Irina had heard a lot about Bill Gates, who had been the richest man in the world for many years, and she naturally wanted to go and greet him.
Li Yang stretched out his arm and chuckled.""Let's go. Let's get to know each other…"
As there were too many people greeting Bill Gates, Li Yang couldn't cut in line, so he could only wait.
About ten minutes later, Li Yang and Irina walked over.
" Look who's here. This is the young genius of New York City, the new tycoon of Wall Street, and the rising star of the Internet industry--Li Yang…" Bromberg was the first to see Li Yang, and he joked with a smile.
" Mr. Blokenberg, Mr. Bill Gates, nice to meet you. I'm Li Yang. It's a pleasure to meet the two legendary figures with my own eyes…" Li Yang greeted them politely.
" Li Yang, I know who you are. I often read about you in the news. You're really too young. I'm envious of you…" Bill Gates smiled kindly. He naturally knew who Li Yang was. He had heard of him before, or it was hard not to know.
" Mr. Bill Gates, you've always been my idol. I didn't expect you to know me. I'm really flattered…" Li Yang sighed, his face filled with joy and excitement.
"This fellow, how can you be so good at pretending?”Irina glanced at Li Yang, and she couldn't help but snicker inwardly.
" Oh…" Gates was much more experienced than him, and he smiled."You studied finance. I think your idol should be Baffet. After all, he's the god of stocks and investment…"
"Whether it's Mr. Bill Gates, Mr. Blochberg, or Mr. Barffet, you're both my idols and role models worth learning from!”Li Yang said slowly, throwing the blame out one after another.
What an interesting young man. He's not lacking in ability, speech, or capital…Blokenberg thought to himself before turning his gaze toward Irina."Miss Irina, you look even more beautiful than usual today. As expected of the most beautiful socialite in New City…"
"Mr. Blokenberg, thank you for your praise!”A beautiful smile appeared on Irina's face. She was a little nervous, and she greeted Bill Gates." Mr. Bill Gates, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Irina from the Pratt family…"
" The Pratt family…" Bill Gates thought for a moment and quickly had an impression. He said with uncertainty,""You are Bunder's daughter?"
" Yes…" Irina nodded lightly.
After Irina greeted him, Li Yang took out his business card and handed it to her.
Bromberg and Biergez didn't reject Li Yang's business card. They also took out their own business cards and handed them to Li Yang.
As for Irina, she was the same.
Perhaps because of Li Yang, Irina also received their business cards.
After exchanging business cards, Li Yang wouldn't stay here and chat. These two big shots were busy. Didn't they see that there were still many people queuing up?
After returning to the sofa, Irina examined the two business cards in her hands with a smile.""God, I actually got the name cards of Bill Gates and Bromberg…"
The current Irina couldn't compare to the future, and even in the future, these two important figures would still be able to ignore her because they weren't on the same level.
"It's just two business cards. I guarantee that the number you call is not theirs. The person who answers the phone is either a work secretary or a personal secretary!”Li Yang said nonchalantly.
"So what? I can't call them. Who cares what business card it is!”Irina snorted.
Looking at all the high-spirited big shots present, Li Yang grabbed Irina's hand and looked at her with a burning gaze.""Honey, do you believe it? Within three years, I will be able to sit with them as equals. Within five years, I will be able to look down on them!”
" Three years of equality, five years of overlooking…" Irina was stunned. She couldn't imagine how much confidence one had to have to make such a claim.
"No way, even my beautiful Irina doesn't believe me? This is so sad!" Li Yang said helplessly.
"I don't believe you." Irina stuck her tongue out playfully before adding,""Unless you prove it to me!"
"Since you don't believe me, why should I prove it?”Li Yang asked with a smile.
"Alright, alright, I believe you, so you have to prove it to me!”Irina stared into Li Yang's eyes with deep affection.
Facing Irina's gaze, Li Yang smiled warmly and stopped joking.
Since he had made this promise, he had to do his best to achieve this goal.
……………
Two hours later, the party came to an end. Li Yang wasn't interested in staying here for long, so he and Irina returned the way they came.
After more than an hour's drive, the two of them arrived outside Li Yang's villa.
After getting out of the car, Irina stretched and yawned.""It's a boring party. Everyone is wearing masks, and the smiles on their faces can't stop. I wonder if they're tired of laughing!”
"How can I live without a mask? If everything was written on his face, wouldn't he be waiting to be played to death?”Li Yang shook his head and smiled.
In this world, no matter where you were, no matter what your identity was, who could not wear a mask?
Even in front of your family, you have to wear a mask. You can't write all your emotions on your face.
Suddenly, Irina turned around, grabbed Li Yang's tie, and asked,""Dear Mr. Li, can you tell me how many masks you wore when you faced me? One card? Two? Or three?"
" You might not believe it, but I don't even know myself…" Li Yang didn't want to delve into this topic and directly skipped it.
" Heh…You're still not telling me…" Irina snorted, too lazy to ask any more questions.
She knew that she couldn't delve deeper into this matter. If she got to the bottom of it, both parties would be unhappy and eventually develop a grudge.
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