Chapter 142: Release
Sean Parker received Zack's call at a glamorous party in western California. He was there with some of California's brightest young talents, discussing the direction of their respective companies and deals worth hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. Top models from the famous lingerie brand Victoria's Secret were also there, their tight clothes hugging their sultry bodies as they flirted and joked with several young men from California's elite.
One woman wound the tie of a sapphire-eyed young man around her fingers, their gazes full of seduction. Many other decadent scenes like this were frozen in little tableaux around them.
Sean Parker felt that as Facebook grew, fame, status, and even beauties like those before him would all come pouring in. If Zack took his advice, he and Zack might become the men every girl in the United States talked about.
Seeing that the call was from Zack, Sean walked to a corner of the club party and answered in this relatively quiet spot. "Zack, you should come to this party. The models here have all mentioned you to me. Have you heard of Victoria's Secret? Their models are exquisite creatures in the eyes of homebodies like you all across America. If you came tonight, you might have a wonderful night."
But what Sean heard next was a slightly subdued voice on the other end. "Sean... I'm sorry."
That tone made Sean's heart sink. His keen instincts had already picked up something unusual. "Did something happen?"
"Sean, after we reached an agreement, I never talked to you about this. Later, The Washington Post Company made me a higher offer. Today, they came to the company in Palo Alto in person. They offered us sixteen million dollars for a plan to buy a five-percent stake from Su