wavenovel Chapter 339: It seems some changes have occurred.
Chapter 339: It seems some changes have occurred.
"Old Zhang, are there many students from Taiwan here?"
"I don't know about that, but the people I know generally get along well as long as politics isn't involved."
"Old Zhang, you're awesome! If you manage to win her over, you'll have made a huge contribution to the unity between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait!"
Hearing Huang Xiaochuan's words, Zhang Gaolei felt a sense of pride: "Hehe! Now that you mention it, it does seem to make that point?"
It seems Zhang Gaolei is quite popular. He invited fifty or sixty people over that evening. Seeing that there were quite a few people, Huang Xiaochuan had the hotel arrange an outdoor area for them, setting up a buffet, some barbecue, beer, and music to create a lively atmosphere.
Generally speaking, Palo Alto is cloudy and rainy in late March, but this year, the spring rains have been less than in previous years, and the weather is much warmer than usual, with the outdoor temperature still around 19 degrees Celsius at night, making it a relatively comfortable time of year.
Darwin and Trevor also attended the party that evening. As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, and guests are always welcome. Huang Xiaochuan chatted with them for a while and made some grand promises, describing the company's bright future.
Just as the three were chatting happily, two men walked up to them and extended their hands.
Hi everyone!
Huang Xiaochuan extended his hand and shook hands with each of them: "Hello! Huang Xiaochuan! From China."
Huang Xiaochuan responded, "If we follow Chinese custom, I should actually call you David Yang."
"That's absolutely right, I think so too." David clinked his beer glass with Huang Xiaochuan.
"I've heard you're an investor? We have an idea, could we talk to you about it?"
He smiled and said, "Of course!"
After greeting Darwin and Trevor, Huang Xiaochuan led David Young and Josen Bayer to a secluded spot.
"We created a novel catalog search website, envisioning it as a way for users to more easily find the novels they like to read. We've made some progress so far, but if we want to continue improving the website, we need external investment. We heard that there's a cocktail party hosted by Gaze investors tonight, so we thought we'd come and try our luck."
Huang Xiaochuan found what the two men were saying very interesting. Besides, the Internet was still in its infancy, so he figured he might as well try his luck and make a little money. Even if most of his investments failed, it wouldn't be a big deal. Compared to the returns from success, failed investments were insignificant.
"What you're talking about is quite interesting, but I want to see for myself how far you've come. If possible, please leave your contact information with my assistant, and I'll have him contact you tomorrow to arrange a time to visit you."
The two men were surprised that Huang Xiaochuan agreed to visit them so readily, which indicated that they had a high chance of securing an investment that would allow them to expand their website.
Huang Xiaochuan waved, and Mai Guangde walked over from a distance and took the note from David Young's hand.
Huang Xiaochuan eventually persuaded him to stop.
"If there's nothing particularly important, I think it would be nice to stay, relax, enjoy some good food, and meet some new friends."
Huang Xiaochuan raised his beer bottle: "Hope you have a good time tonight!"
Not long after the two left, Zhang Gaolei came looking for Huang Xiaochuan with a girl.
"Xiao Chuan, let me introduce you to Xiao Qianlan, my good friend!"
Huang Xiaochuan took a look. This Xiao Qianlan had short hair that reached her neck, wore black-rimmed glasses, had delicate features, and spoke with a Taiwanese accent, making her very recognizable.
"Wow! Gao Lei, your friend is so handsome!"
Even with Huang Xiaochuan's thick skin, he couldn't help but touch his nose to ease the awkwardness after hearing such blunt words.
"Hello, I'm Lao Zhang's good brother. It's nice to meet you!"
"Hello! My name is Xiao Qianlan, and I'm very happy to meet you."
"I've heard a lot about you from Gao Lei. He's really praised you to the skies. At first, I didn't believe him, but after meeting you in person, I'm starting to believe him a little bit."
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan couldn't help but feel worried for Zhang Gaolei. He wondered if Zhang Gaolei could handle this girl.
And you're bragging about other men in front of girls? Are you out of your mind? If you're going to brag, brag about yourself! You're so stupid, no wonder you're still single.
Huang Xiaochuan gave Zhang Gaolei a look of disappointment.
"Old Zhang is a real hidden talent, you know? His family has been practicing traditional Chinese medicine for generations, and it's incredibly effective. Back when we sprained our ankles playing ball or got stiff necks from sleeping, it was Old Zhang who massaged us and helped us recover. You're lucky to know him; if you feel unwell, just ask him for a massage. It might not cure you, but it can at least relieve the discomfort, right?"
Huang Xiaochuan thought to himself, "Old Zhang, I've already said all this, now it's up to you whether you can understand or not."
Xiao Qianlan looked at Zhang Gaolei with a puzzled expression: "Really? I've never heard you mention that before?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaochuan turned his head and covered his face. He was speechless. Old Zhang, I'm done for.
Fortunately, Zhang Gaolei realized what was happening.
"This isn't my fault. This kid told me not to give random medical treatments in America, or I'd get arrested."
Huang Xiaochuan thought to himself, "Damn it, I do seem to have said that to Lao Zhang. Look at the mess I've made."
Fortunately, Xiao Qianlan didn't mind. She happily said, "Gao Lei, so if my neck or anything else is uncomfortable in the future, I can ask you to massage it for me, right?"
"If you feel unwell in the future, just tell me." Zhang Gaolei seemed to have found his footing.
After getting to know each other better, Xiao Qianlan summarized: "After getting to know you all, I feel that some things are better seen with one's own eyes. Everyone says that the mainland is poor and backward, but what you have shown me is completely different."
Huang Xiaochuan feigned surprise: "Old Zhang, you really have a good eye for choosing friends. How did you find such an outstanding girl?"
Xiao Qianlan covered her mouth and laughed nonstop.
Zhang Gaolei quietly made a gesture of thanks to Huang Xiaochuan.
That evening, through Zhang Gaolei's introduction, Huang Xiaochuan met the people who came to the party. These people were very interested in Huang Xiaochuan. The men were mostly interested in Huang Xiaochuan's identity as an investor, while some of the women were interested in Huang Xiaochuan as a person. Huang Xiaochuan received a lot of flirtatious glances and hints that night, and someone even tickled his palm when he shook hands.
The next day, as agreed, Huang Xiaochuan visited an office rented by David Young and Joseph Bayer.
Huang Xiaochuan's arrival greatly encouraged the two of them.
"I will try my best to make my words as simple and easy to understand as possible. Some technical terms may confuse you. If you do, please let me know and I will explain them to you."
"We wrote a program, which we call a web crawler, that downloads the content of these web pages according to our pre-defined strategies, such as the links between web pages."
"Currently, we are primarily targeting book websites, providing potential users with simple and effective search results."
Huang Xiaochuan became increasingly alarmed as he listened, but these two people did not match the two he knew from his previous life, which puzzled him. Could it be that things had changed in this life?
However, he still replied, "I don't have a Chinese name."
"Oh!" Huang Xiaochuan fell into deep thought.
Huang Xiaochuan pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out where the problem was. However, he did understand one thing: some things were beyond his control, so he could only accept them as they came.
"How much money do you need?"
Unexpectedly, Huang Xiaochuan gave the two a huge surprise: "I'll give you a million dollars, and I'll also have Gaze add a link to your browser."
Before they could speak, Huang Xiaochuan added, "However, I have a condition: your website must receive more than one million hits before the end of this year. If you can achieve that, I will continue to invest more."
The two looked at each other again and immediately nodded in agreement.
Huang Xiaochuan was taking one million as an experiment to see what kind of thing he could produce after investing one million.
It seems that the world is not the same as before. Huang Xiaochuan kept analyzing. Based on his meager knowledge of physics and space, Huang Xiaochuan finally guessed that the general direction of the world's development had not changed much, but people had changed a lot. As for why, he didn't know.