Chapter 104: Social network!
Su Can had a dream, filled with many things: the unhurried days in the small city of Xiahai, the Route 8 Bus swaying down around the bend in the slope each day, and the power lines spreading across the sky overhead.
Then he was at No. 27 Middle School in Rongcheng, walking with Tang Wu in front of the classroom building, with dense crowds watching from every floor behind them. Then there was Exeter High School, where people opened their mouths and shouted. The rhythmic chants of "King" coming from people of different skin colors made his heart pound.
In the blink of an eye, he saw the exterior of Dunhuang Mall. It had something of the appearance he had long dreamed of seeing from the top floor of the Shanghai Hilton: towering exterior walls illuminated by fog lights, with the red beacon marking the landmark overhead blinking on and off.
Then came Facebook's former apartment headquarters with its swimming pool in Palo Alto. Mark Zuckerberg was smiling, but deep in his eyes lay a schemer's air. He told Su Can ominously that he would change the world.
Next came the tremendous turnout for Facebook Chinese's recruitment, and the hearty clinking of dark beers raised by the team after they overcame one internal challenge after another.
When Su Can woke, it was around five in the morning. Outside, the sky was still caught between darkness and light, and the air was a little chilly. He found himself drenched in sweat, unsure whether he was the butterfly or Zhuang Zhou. For a moment, he thought he was still in that obscure university dormitory, still muddling through life.
He got out of bed, pushed open the window, and stood on the balcony. Lights were gradually coming on in