Chapter 119: Sixteen million dollars
February 2002 arrived. In a somewhat unsettled Rongcheng, where most trees had been wrapped with coils of straw rope to keep them from dying, Su Can received a call from Zhan Hua. Zhan Hua had evidently conducted a thorough investigation of Facebook, expressed an interest in investing, and hoped to meet Su Can as soon as possible after the New Year.
At last, a big fish is about to bite, Su Can thought. Getting Zhan Hua on the hook was no easy task.
Taking all his businesses together, Su Can's holdings now appeared to have a market value of close to a hundred million yuan. From his first million, to tens of millions, and now to the ranks of those worth hundreds of millions, the journey had been far from easy. Although he had the advantage of knowing the future, unfortunately, he had no memories of the stock market's various movements from his previous life. That had cost him quite a few opportunities to unlock enormous wealth through stocks. Still, he remained undaunted and forged his own path.
Su Can applied his foreknowledge broadly, and his greatest achievement was becoming Facebook's godfather. He had been reborn, but he had never harbored ambitions of changing the nation's destiny. In fact, accomplishing that with only these ten years at his disposal was nothing short of a fantasy.
His values were fairly straightforward. He was no savior, nor did he carry the hopes of national industry. Still less did he want to shoulder responsibilities that would weigh down every step he took. Was he supposed to become a national leader someday, too?
Su Can simply kept following the path he had chosen, one he would not regret and hoped would leave him with as few regrets as possible.