The Fifth Point Guard

Chapter 511 Charity auction, erroneous investment (4000 words)

Dancing up close and personal, Nina Dobrev's breakable skin made Shentong unable to take his eyes away.

After all, he is young. Although he has the figure of an adult, he is only 15 years old after all.

Thinking of this, Shentong immediately retreated slightly.

After all, the other party is a minor.

"You dance well."

Shentong is somewhat proud to be recognized by art students.

Just kidding, it’s all work!

Since making a name for himself in the NBA, STO has participated in various social occasions such as endorsements, parties, charity galas, etc.

Speaking of dancing, it was a quick result that Shentong had to crush several pairs of shoes from his dance teacher.

However, it is said that he knows everything, has a smart mind and well-developed motor cells, and Shentong's attainments in dance have improved rapidly.

Ordinary dances can't trouble him at all.

The image and dance steps of the two people gradually attracted the attention of people at the scene. When the music gradually advanced to the climax, it seemed that they were the only two dancing in the center of the stage.

This is simply the dream prince and princess waltz performance.

After the dance, the audience burst into warm applause.

"Nina, you dance so well."

"Shen, you are amazing!"

The news that Shentong came to the party as Dobrev's best friend spread throughout the venue in an instant.

Dubov's face was slightly red, while Shentong waved generously.

When Dubov and Shentong returned to their seats, many people came to chat with them and clink glasses.

It can be heard from the chats and conversations of these people that they are classmates of Dubov, but they seem to rarely communicate with each other.

After waiting very politely for everyone to disperse, Shentong asked Dubov: "Nina, your classmates don't seem to be familiar with you. Did you just come to this college recently?"

"I've been here for more than half a year. Maybe I'm a Bulgarian who transferred from Canada, and I'm a bit introverted, so I don't have many friends."

"No wonder."

Shentong felt a little surprised. This little girl asked him to accompany her in order to increase her exposure. Fortunately, the school had more capital to interact with her classmates.

Then it all makes sense.

After a while, high-pitched music sounded, the lights dimmed instantly, and then a spotlight hit the center of the stage.

A well-dressed woman stood in the center of the stage, holding a microphone, and said with a loud voice like a host: "Lettice and Slow Haircut, I am very happy that you can come to the Cleveland Institute's Christmas Eve party today. Tonight's The highlight is about to begin, our charity auction!”

There was warm applause.

“All the charity funds raised from tonight’s auction will be used to support disabled children who love art and help them realize their artistic dreams, so please give generously to all the men and women present to promote our charity auction to be a complete success. ! Below is the first auction item."

Shentong sat quietly, watching the men and women at the scene excitedly raising their hands to bid.

The purpose of this charity event is good, but most of the items auctioned actually have little collection value.

Shentong looked at them for a long time, but there was nothing he liked.

But as a local basketball star in Cleveland, when it comes to this kind of activity, you have to show some kind of performance.

Shentong decided that if he didn't see anything he was even remotely interested in, he would buy the last item at a high price.

After a while, the host said: "The next auction item is somewhat special, and it is also the last item in our auction."

Shentong straightened his body, it was time for him to take action.

But there was nothing on the auction shelves.

"The reason why this last auction item is special is because it is a virtual item, that is, the equity of an entrepreneurial project called thefacebook recommended by the dean of our college. Now we will ask the dean to come on stage to explain it to everyone. This is a special auction item.”

The old man at Cleveland College was named Mike Roof. Although this guy had white hair, he was still very energetic.

He walked up to the podium, took the microphone, hugged the beautiful host, winked, and waved to everyone.

Shentong couldn't help but feel that the relationship between the two seemed unusual.

Mycroft said: "The thing is like this, in fact our charity auction does not include this item, but there is no way, these two young guys have been pestering me, so that I have to satisfy their demands ask."

The light illuminated a seat, where a dull-looking man with curly hair and an energetic man with short hair sat side by side.

"They are Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Shafrin from Harvard University. They founded thefacebook. This project was in the development stage, but it was abandoned by angel investors. The specific reason is unknown, but because I once commented on their project in an entrepreneurship competition and left a business card. Well, I will not carry my business card with me anymore. Of course, this is a joke. (Scattered laughter rang out from the scene) Okay, I know I The cold joke is not funny, let’s invite the two of them to come on stage to introduce this product to everyone present, although I think it may not be useful to promote this kind of thing in art schools.”

Mycroft invited Zuckerberg and Shafrin to the stage.

Shafrin was very generous. He walked in front and took the microphone on stage, while Zuckerberg followed behind blankly.

"Um" Shafrin glanced at everyone, there were quite a lot of people.

"Our product is a social product. It is currently mainly used through the Internet. This product is mainly used for you to make friends from different schools."

Shentong listened to Shaflin's introduction, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that Shentong was listening intently, Dubov couldn't help but ask: "Hey, Shen, do you really understand what they are saying?"

STO nodded and replied: "I think this product has great potential."

"So you're going to buy their equity?"

"I hope so." After Shentong finished speaking, he turned to Dubov and said, "As your male best friend, it would be a bit unreasonable not to do something at the charity auction."

Shentong smiled, and Dubov quickly lowered his head, then raised his head again, wrinkled his nose, and then burst into a flower-like smile.

STO was almost dumbfounded

On the stage, Shafrin had already finished introducing the Facebook's products and then answered several people's questions.

Judging from the questions raised by those students, they have no idea what the Facebook is used for.

Nor did they realize the potential.

"Okay, you two, please go back and wait for a while. We are about to start the equity auction."

The host came back to the stage, took out the card, and said: "The next auction item is 5% of the Facebook shares, and the starting price is US$250,000."

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience was amazed.

$250,000!

This is a huge amount of money for ordinary people.

What's more, most of the people attending the party this time are students.

Although most of the children who can come to Cleveland College to study music are rich or wealthy, if they were asked to spend $250,000 to shoot such an illusory technology project, no one at the scene showed any desire to shoot it. .

Many even shook their heads with sarcasm and whispered: "Do these guys think others are fools? No wonder no angel investors are willing to invest in them."

Zuckerberg seemed to hear something. He suddenly stood up and looked around, but after a while he turned around helplessly.

The current highest bid for a charity auction is only US$20,000, and US$250,000 seems incompatible with this charity auction.

US$250,000, 5% equity, means that Zuckerberg and Shafrin’s valuation of Facebook is US$5 million.

STO remembers that in the last time and space, the first angel investment Facebook received was US$500,000 from PayPal founder Peter Thiel, but it seems that something abnormal happened in this time and space, and Peter did not invest in them.

"$250,000."

A loud voice broke the silence.

The host, who had been worried about the cold show, immediately grasped a life-saving straw and said loudly: "Oh, someone made a bid! US$250,000! Has anyone raised the bid?"

In fact the result is positive, no.

People originally wanted to see which fool would do this kind of "charity", which is almost throwing money into the water.

But when the light shone on Shentong and Dubov, no one dared to question it.

Even if it is just a toy, STO still has enough capital.

Besides, there should be no one richer than him here.

However, as a basketball player, why would STO be willing to pay US$250,000 for a stake in a product with an uncertain future?

"250,000 for the third time!"

The host couldn't wait to knock the hammer.

"We have Shentong from the Cleveland Cavaliers on stage!"

Shentong stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked onto the stage with his head held high.

When shaking hands with the dean, the dean whispered: "Seriously, Shin, thank you for everything you have done for our college."

Apparently, the dean believed that STO spent US$250,000 on charity just for his sake.

In fact, everyone thinks that STO is really doing charity with this shot.

However, STO would not think so.

You must know that in the last time and space, after receiving angel investment in September 2004, by May 2005, Facebook's valuation had exceeded US$10 million!

After Shentong took the microphone, he politely thanked the host here, the dean and his beautiful female host.

"Miss Nina Dobrev is a kind-hearted lady. She knew that there was a charity auction here tonight, so she strongly invited me to attend this party as his best friend. Although she came with a mission, she came here. After that, I really enjoyed it, the party tonight and all the people there tonight were great. (Whistles and applause.) So, I kept looking for items that I wanted to photograph, and finally, I got to this one. I found it. What I want to explain is that I am not doing it to complete a certain task. (The good-natured laughter sounds again) I am deeply attracted by this product. To be honest, I like this product very much. But I’m more interested in the experience of these two founders.”

Hearing Shentong mention their names, Zuckerberg and Shafrin immediately sat up straight.

"I know it's not easy to start a business now. You have to face all kinds of pressure, accusations, and demands. When you want to work hard, put on your tie, polish your shoes, and walk into the company, you find that no one cares about you because no one will. Listen to what I said, I am 22 years old this year. I know that as a very young-looking corporate executive, it is difficult to be appreciated and reused by investors. All they want is your creativity and ideas. When the company grows, they will Say, hey, we don't need you anymore, and then you're out."

Zuckerberg, who had been bowing his head in silence just now, nodded repeatedly.

Shentong's words simply spoke to his heart.

Their first angel investment was ruined in this way. There was a misunderstanding of the project between the investors and the founders, and the investors' requirements must be followed theirs.

They treat Zuckerberg and Shafrin like adults treat children.

This was unbearable for Zuckerberg.

"I took this photo because I don't allow this kind of thing to happen. We want to prove to those so-called adults whose era it is in the future!"

STO’s impassioned words not only inspired Zuckerberg and Shafrin, but even ignited the enthusiasm of all the young people present.

"Mark, Eduardo, I am very happy to be able to buy your equity and become comrades with you. By the way, as your shareholder, I have a suggestion, remove the the, and call it Facebook."

After Shentong finished speaking, the audience burst into applause.

Zuckerberg looked at Shentong's back as he walked back to his seat and couldn't help but said, "God, he's so cool!"

In the evening, Shentong sent Dubov back home.

This little girl's attitude is completely different from before.

I don’t know whether it was what STO did tonight that made Dubov very satisfied, or whether he was impressed by STO’s impassioned words after the auction.

In short, when leaving the car, Dubov made a rare emotional speech to Shentong.

"Thank you, Shin, tonight is an unforgettable night."

"My pleasure."

Seeing Dubov's eyes that looked like autumn water, Shentong took the initiative to close his eyes, then lowered his head, waiting for a kiss on the cheek.

However.

The cold wind howled.

Dubov’s silvery laughter was heard in the distance.

"goodbye!"

"Bang."

Dubov closed the door.

Shen Tong smacked his lips and returned to the car.

I should have performed well tonight.

The most important thing is that he accidentally bought shares in Facebook.

$250,000 for a 5% stake.

This investment that seems crazy and almost stupid to others is simply a plunder of wealth from the perspective of STO!

The next morning, Shentong was awakened by Sister Hua's call.