novelraw Chapter 173 Lin Tian and the National Team! Penguin Lord Little Ma
Chapter 173 Lin Tian and the National Team! Penguin Lord Little Ma
Chapter 173 Lin Tian and the National Team! Penguin Lord Little Ma!
Moreover, Lin Tian thought that although Pelinka was saying nice things now, when they went to Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen for events, he said that he could stay in a hotel for one night in each city, but how that would actually work was still uncertain!
Nine times out of ten, a lot of time will be spent on airplanes and in cars!
"I said, do you really need to work this hard? Do you really need to keep me on the go like this, pushing me to my death?" Lin Tian looked at Pelinka, but at this point he didn't even have the energy to be angry. This bastard deserves to die! It's not worth getting angry over him!
"Get everything sorted out before free agency begins, finish your work this summer, so that when we get back to Chicago you can really enjoy yourself! Enjoy being the center of attention, being fawned over and praised by all the big names in the league."
"If you can hold your temper, you can enjoy the whole summer! Wouldn't it be better for you to enjoy this kind of weather as much as possible?"
"So, I'm doing this all for your own good! And this is a compressed work method, a very scientific work method that can complete all the work quickly and efficiently, and then the whole summer will be your vacation!" Pelinka continued to maintain his sincere face and revealed his plan.
"Then tell me honestly, what was our itinerary like in Europe?"
"In Europe, it's practically a vacation!" Pelinka chuckled, about to speak, but after being glared at by Lin Tian, he quickly surrendered: "Seven days in total, but only four events! Isn't that generous? This really is like a vacation!"
"Madrid, Paris, Milan, and London! You don't have that many fans in Europe. It's just that AND1 wants to expand their business in Europe, so they need you to participate in some events. But I don't think there will be many fans or participants. We'll end up having three days in London, which will be much easier than your trip to Asia! I swear!"
"Next summer, even if I die, I won't follow you to so many places again!" Lin Tian said through gritted teeth, looking at Pelinka.
After Lin Tian finished speaking, he resignedly opened the car door, got out of the car, and prepared to welcome the crazy fans from the entire capital!
"MVP! MVP! MVP! MVP!"
As soon as Lin Tian got out of the car, the fans erupted in cheers and shouts. Perhaps because this was the first time domestic fans had seen Lin Tian alive, the cheers instantly turned into screams and roars.
The fans have gone absolutely crazy!
Lin Tian followed the passage cleared by the bodyguards and quickly arrived at the basketball court in the middle. He greeted the audience from all directions of the mall and then glanced at the female host next to him.
Yes, Pelinka has good taste. She's got a great figure, tall and slender, and is indeed beautiful.
However, Lin Tian was really not in the mood to flirt with the girls at the moment. He didn't even take a good look at the girls' delicate faces. All he wanted to do was finish the activity and go home to sleep.
"We can begin," Lin Tian whispered to the female host, then stood still.
The female host nodded and smiled, saying, "We've finally got our MVP! I believe all the fans, like me, have been waiting impatiently! Now, let Lin Tian experience your passion!"
"So, let us once again welcome Lin Tian with the utmost passion and shouts!"
As the female host introduced the event, the fans erupted in cheers and shouts once again. Even though Lin Tian was exhausted, he still showed his professionalism by taking off his T-shirt, aiming at the direction from which the loudest shout came, and throwing it there!
Then he took off his sneakers and pretended to aim. Every time he changed the direction he aimed, a huge cheer would immediately come from that direction. Everyone hoped that Lin Tian would throw his sneakers over to them.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Lin Tian didn't play for too long. After a few mischievous moments, he threw the two shoes in opposite directions.
After eliciting a burst of cheers, Lin Tian pretended to take off his athletic shorts, which immediately caused another wave of crazy shouts and cheers from the crowd!
Fans discovered that their idol really knows how to have fun and truly spoils his fans!
Fortunately, the female host quickly stepped in to control the situation, preventing Lin Tian from stripping himself down to his underwear.
The female host then continued to liven up the atmosphere, creating one climax after another!
It must be said that although these kinds of brand-sponsored events featuring star athletes exist all over the world, the procedures and methods are actually quite similar regardless of the country or city.
Greetings, gifts, games, friendly interactions, star players showing off their skills, a few signature moves to liven up the atmosphere, then lucky fans get to play and interact with the stars, finally a few prizes are drawn, and they give a speech saying "I love you all, I'll come again next time".
Finish!
The event process in Beijing was exactly the same.
Amidst the fans' frenzied shouts, the event quickly reached its final stage.
lottery!
The female host took out a raffle box, shook it vigorously a few times, and then said with a smile, "Next comes the moment all the fans have been waiting for! Before you all came here, everyone wrote down a question they most wanted to ask Lin Tian on the back of their ticket!"
"Now, all the vice-chairmen are here. I will randomly select 5 lucky fans and read out the questions above. The selected people can not only ask Lin Tian the question they most want to ask, but also take a photo with Lin Tian and receive a pair of his autographed sneakers!"
After speaking, the host, amidst shouts and cheers, reached out to begin drawing prizes.
The host glanced at the first one drawn, frowned, and said, "This audience member is so naughty! He didn't even ask a question! What a pity he missed such a great opportunity! I wonder if he'll regret it? Come on, let's draw another one!!"
Lin Tian frowned as he looked at the note in the girl's hand. There were clearly words on it. Although he didn't look closely at what was written because of the angle and because he didn't want to directly contradict her, there were definitely words on it!
Nine times out of ten, someone used the organizer's back door to secure the lucky audience member. Lin Tian was too lazy to care. They had their own methods, and he wasn't some moral exemplar or a champion of justice who couldn't tolerate any wrongdoing.
He doesn't care which fan he signs an autograph for, whether they have connections or not.
Then, the host produced a second ticket.
"Um, this audience member actually scribbled all over the ticket. I'm sorry, I really can't understand what this graffiti-like writing is. Everyone, please practice your handwriting when you get home! This opportunity has been wasted again!"
This time, Lin Tian was even more puzzled.
What's going on? How can someone make a mistake twice in a row like this? If this is your level, you'd better not try to use connections... Or you could just memorize the ticket number of the person who was assigned to you and read it out randomly, since no one can see it anyway.
However, after two consecutive accidents, even if Lin Tian didn't care, the fans couldn't accept it.
What's going on? This keeps happening.
Then... no one knows who started it, but the fans in the stadium began to chant in unison!
"A cover-up! A cover-up! A cover-up!"
"A cover-up! A cover-up! A cover-up!"
Seeing the host's predicament, Lin Tian felt a pang of sympathy. The organizers were inhuman! Making things so difficult for the young lady... At this point, Lin Tian couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he simply picked up the two invalid tickets that had just been thrown on the table.
With just one glance, Lin Tian knew why the host was unwilling to ask the questions above—the two questions were actually the same! And both were extremely pointed!
Clearly, the host wanted to maintain order at the scene and protect Lin Tian.
What an understanding girl!
What was her name again?
Let's have a good chat later!
"Ladies and gentlemen, I assure you this is not a shady deal. It's just that these two questions are a bit pointed. Now I'd like to ask for your opinions: do you want to hear the answers to these two questions now, or would you like me to draw another one?"
Lin Tian's proactive rescue made the host look at him with extra gratitude!
What is a male god? This is it!
"That's it! That's the answer!"
"There's absolutely no foul play involved in these two cases!"
"It's real! It's definitely real!"
"We want this one!"
Amidst the cheers of the fans, Lin Tian ignored the increasingly admiring look in the host's eyes and directly read out the questions on the two tickets.
"Lin Tian, are you planning to play for the Chinese men's national team? When will you join the national team, and when will we be able to see you wearing the national team uniform?"
After the question was read aloud, the entire venue fell completely silent. All the fans visibly held their breath, eager to hear Lin Tian's answer!
After all, a major reason why they like and support Lin Tian so much is that he is Chinese! And if a Chinese person is unwilling to fight for his country, his popularity will definitely be severely affected!
At the very least, in China during the 90s, the people were yearning for recognition, for heroes, for being known to the world, and for having a calling card for China. Therefore, whether Lin Tian was willing to fight for the country was extremely important in this era, or in any era in China!
"I really want to know the answer to this question too, it's my question! I really want to know when I can be selected for the national team and fight alongside the best basketball players in China! I really crave this opportunity and I'm eager to join the Chinese basketball team."
"But my problem is, I don't know where to register, and no one from China Fortune has ever contacted me to ask me to join the team! I've been waiting for two whole years! I'm really waiting for an opportunity to represent my country and win glory for my country!"
"So, my answer is: if someone contacts me, I'll join the national team anytime, anywhere!"
After those words, the entire scene erupted in chaos!
All the fans shouted and cheered wildly. They had finally heard the answer they had been waiting for, and it was the best answer in their hearts!
After Lin Tian's answer, they all felt confident! When those "Lin Tian haters" around them started saying things like Lin Tian was a fake foreigner, an ungrateful ingrate, a selfish person who had never been selected for the national team and was not patriotic or willing to contribute, they had the most powerful evidence to refute them!
Lin Tian said it!
He is always willing to serve his country, but no one contacts him!
I have no way to serve my country!
Thinking of this, Lin Tian's fans quickly thought of something else!
Then why not contact Lin Tian?
Why not give Lin Tian a chance to serve the country?
What on earth are those guys at the Basketball Association doing?
Was Lin Tian sidelined? Was he denied the chance to be selected for the national team because he lacked connections and backdoors?
The rest is left for the fans to fill in the blanks. Lin Da Guanren said: Since you want me to issue an apology letter and pay a fine, then don't blame me for being unethical and just selling you out. Nobody can blame anyone!
This event has now basically come to an end. The remaining questions were quite routine, and after taking photos and distributing the prizes, the event was officially over.
More than ten minutes later, in the lounge prepared by the organizers for Lin Tian and his group, only Lin Tian and the female host remained. The female host had changed out of her dress and put on a new one... well, how should I put it?
Clothes that are very much in the style of the times.
When Lin Tian saw this outfit, a sentence immediately came to mind.
Who can recall the bitter past, the beauty that once graced you, now gone?
Yes, that's the taste!
Quite unconventional!
Before Lin Tian could even get a good look at the girl's outfit, the female host walked over and said with a smile, "Teacher Lin, could I have your autograph?"
"Of course, what should I write?" Lin Tian picked up a pen and looked at the female host, asking, "Where should I sign?"
Lin Tianyi said that the host realized that he did not have any postcards or posters with him, and it would be a waste to just sign a poster in a very ordinary way when it was a rare opportunity for a face-to-face autograph session!
Then Lin Tian saw the female host take out a rolled-up T-shirt from her bag, which she must have just taken off.
Then she took the clothes and came to Lin Tian, saying, "Could you sign this: 'For Xiao Li, wishing Xiao Li success in his studies?'"
"So formal?" Lin Tian said. He had signed so many names, but he had never written anything so formal. Then Lin Tian casually took the clothes and opened them. A dark thing, well, a stack of dark things fell out. Lin Tian recognized what it was at a glance, but he still picked it up without hesitation.
And before the girl could stop him, he had already spread out his little things, revealing black stockings and a set of pure black underwear.
The style wasn't particularly sexy, but the faint milky scent emanating from it proved that it was freshly taken off and was still in its original state!
Yes, I, Lord Lin, am not a pervert!
I didn't smell it on purpose; it just drifted into my nose with the wind!
No doubt, the host had casually tucked this into her dress while changing, and in her haste, she forgot about it.
"Oh dear!" the host exclaimed, snatching the clothes from Lin Tian's hands and wrapping them around her arms.
Lin Tian looked at the female host and suddenly realized that since her underwear was all here, she was wearing... nothing underneath.
"Teacher Lin!" The host clearly realized what Lin Tian was thinking, and his face turned red.
Lin Tian didn't say much, quickly took the clothes, and started signing.
"Thank you, Teacher Lin!" After signing, the host happily took the T-shirt, opened it, glanced at it, and then was dumbfounded.
"Teacher Lin, what are you writing?"
"Huh? You can't understand it?" Lin Tian glanced at what he had written, and it was exactly the same as what he remembered. How could he not recognize it?
"浵湜朂羙哋兲 envoy,婹赽泺哉苉苄厾."
Can't understand it? Even I, Lin Da Guanren, can understand it.
Lin Tian's words seemed to ignite the host's competitive spirit. She squinted, scrutinizing him carefully, and then tentatively asked, "You're the most beautiful turtle, so go ahead and happily roll off the stage?"
puff!
What's wrong with that girl's eyes?
You can't even understand such basic Martian language?
"Yes: You are the most beautiful angel, be brave and keep going."
As Lin Tian was speaking, he suddenly remembered something.
I wrote a poem, but forgot the limits of time.
Pooh!
He's been poisoned!
It's Laozi Lin Daguanren who remembered how to write Martian language, but forgot the soil that nurtured Martian language, which doesn't exist yet!
In other words, Martian language hasn't appeared yet!
The exact origins and development of Martian language are unknown, but it is believed that in the early 21st century, a certain online game's reporting mechanism led players to use seemingly ancient or obscure characters, rare characters, or radicals of certain characters to replace the original text in order to enjoy swearing without getting their accounts banned.
When you curse like that, the other person can barely understand it, and the GM can't ban or mute the account.
Imagine this: when someone you dislike squints and carefully deciphers your writing, only to find it's a bunch of filth, that feeling is just as satisfying as having your rival smell and lick a pile of shit, only to discover it's dog poop!
Then, as Martian language was used more and more, it quickly deviated from its original course. As the little penguin grew and its functions became more complete, more and more people began to use Martian language as their penguin name or self-introduction. Then, when Penguin Space was launched in 2005, Martian language reached its peak!
It's fair to say that in that era, teenagers who couldn't write a few lines of Martian language or simultaneously decipher it would be ridiculed!
Absolutely innate talent and skill.
However, Lin Tian forgot that it was only 1997. Not to mention Tencent Space, even the fertile ground for Martian language, those few online games that swept the country, hadn't appeared yet! If this stuff were brought out now, it would be no different from Morse code, and very few people could understand it.
"How did you get here? Do you need me to take you home?" Lin Tian was too lazy to explain what this new little language was and directly changed the subject.
"Okay," the host smiled. "You won't charge me for transportation, will you?"
"Do you have anywhere else on you to put money?"
"Teacher Lin! You're so mean!"
The host blushed, stamped his foot, and continued, "Whether he has money or not, you can find out by searching it yourself, can't you?"
search?
Here?
That's not a good idea... I should refuse!
Several tens of minutes later, Lin Tian walked out of the backstage first and saw Pelinka and several AND1 staff members standing not far from the door, chatting about something. The group was spread out very far away from the door, as if they were a group keeping watch.
"What are you chatting about? Get ready to leave." As soon as Lin Tian went out, he kicked Pelinka without thinking.
That old bastard, the more I look at him, the more I want to punch him.
I'll recommend you become the general manager of the Lakers in the future, and let those fans curse you to death!
"It's over so quickly?" Pelinka, who had just been kicked, looked at Lin Tian, then suddenly laughed. "Didn't work, huh? Hey, I cleared the area for you, and you still failed? Looks like you're not invincible after all..."
Pelinka was halfway through his sentence when Lin Tian kicked him again, saying, "Do you want to check your watch? Or should I set a timer for you another day?"
"Don't worry, don't worry! I understand!" Pelinka patted Lin Tian on the shoulder and chuckled mischievously.
Seeing Pelinka's smug look, Lin Tian waved his hand and said to the staff who came with them, "Alright, you guys can leave now. If you want to have fun, go ahead and do it. If you want to wander around, go ahead and do it. Rob and I still have something to talk about."
Upon hearing the boss speak, the group of people didn't hesitate and immediately dispersed. After exchanging greetings, they all went their separate ways to have some fun.
Almost in the blink of an eye, only Lin Tian and Pelinka remained on the scene, along with a driver and a completely black van waiting there.
Not long after the group left, the host, having tidied himself up, came out from backstage: "Teacher Lin, let's go."
"Let's go, get in the car." Lin Tian nodded to the driver, opened the car door, and got in with the girl. Then he slammed the car door shut.
"Isn't he getting on the bus?" The driver asked curiously, looking at Pelinka, who had been left behind by someone.
"He's going back to the hotel alone; it's not on his way." Lin Tian said as he took out two phones and skillfully turned them off.
"Teacher Lin, why is the phone off?" the little girl continued curiously.
"Because he can't speak Chinese, he'll definitely call me," Lin Tian said matter-of-factly. "That bastard treated me like a donkey, taking me to four countries and six cities in five days! How can I be his boss if I don't make him understand this kind of pain?"
Hmm... I have to get revenge on that bastard Pelinka!
Why else would Lin Tian have let everyone leave first? Wasn't it so that Pelinka would be left isolated and helpless?
Hehe, I not only turned off my own phone, but I also took Pelinka's phone and turned it off too!
You old codger, you never study Chinese, so just wander around the mall by yourself!
As for when he will meet someone here who speaks English, lends him a phone, and takes him back to his hotel, that depends entirely on Pelinka's luck!
Anyway, Lin Tian believed he wouldn't lose it.
If it can't be lost, then there's no problem!
When Lin Tian returned home, it was almost 3 p.m. As soon as he entered, his father, Lin Sen, said with a displeased look, "You finally decided to come back? We agreed you'd land at 9 p.m. If I had waited for you to have lunch, I'd be starving by now!"
"Where's Grandpa?" Lin Tiancai ignored his father's accusatory manner and plopped down on the sofa, saying, "I'm exhausted these past few days. Do you know how I've spent the last five days?"
"Isn't it just a trip from Manila to Seoul, then Busan, followed by a two-day tour of Tokyo and Osaka, finally arriving in Beijing in the morning? What's so tiring about that? When your grandfather was young, he marched with the army in a forced march, and he covered more ground in a day than you have in five days!"
"No, Dad, are you monitoring my entire route? Are you that worried about your son? Are you afraid he'll be kidnapped or get lost?"
"In front of 20,000 live audience members and tens of millions of television viewers, someone who can take on five people and send them all to the hospital can be kidnapped and get lost?" Lin Sen rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to Lin Tian.
"Did you see that, Dad? Did I play well? Did Grandpa like it?"
"Awesome! Especially the combination punches he threw at that white guy at the beginning, the old man said it reminded him of his old days!"
"Then tonight, I'll play a tune for the old man and make him happy!"
"What makes the old man happiest, don't you know?"
"You don't want a grandson, do you? I really can't do that. How about you try harder and give me a little brother?"
"You little brat, you're getting more and more of a jerk! Let me tell you, you won't get a single penny of my family fortune from now on!" Lin Sen cursed. "Your old man has never been one to study that stuff. Don't you know what he likes? To bring glory to the family, to win honor for the country, to show off, to trample the Japanese underfoot, and to punch the US, Britain, and Germany."
"I also want to play for my country, but they won't give me the chance." Lin Tian spread his hands and said, "The national team isn't something we own. It's not like I can just get in whenever I want. If they had just given me a registration address or a registration form, I would have gotten it ready and registered right away."
"But no, what can I do?"
"Nobody contacted you? Nobody asked you to join the team?" Lin Sen looked at Lin Tian with disbelief.
"Would I joke about something like this? I wouldn't dare lie about this." Lin Tian said, "By the way, someone once asked Editor-in-Chief Su, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper our family submits to, to pass on a message to me."
"The gist of it is that if someone wants to join the national team, they have to pay money."
"What the hell? Pay money? Get into the national team? Is that true?" Lin Sen's eyes widened, even more incredulous.
"Really, I never joke about things like this!"
"Fine, if that's true, I'll make them pay."
"Dad, do you have connections? Can you take them down?" Lin Tian looked at his father with some anticipation.
"Tonight, let's go talk to the old man. The more we cry, the better, and he'll stand up for you!"
Lin Sen patted his chest and gave a perfect answer.
If you sue my parents, I'll sue my parents too!
Parents of parents have plenty of ways to deal with things!
"Xiao Tian, are you telling the truth? Is it really true?" That evening, after hearing Lin Tian's 'accusations,' Lin Jun's eyes widened, and he slammed his hand on the table, cursing, "They're lawless! Where do they put the honor of the nation?"
"Damn it! Fine! You just wait, I'll show you how many eyes the Horse King has, or I'm not a Lin!" Lin Jun roared angrily, then looked at Lin Tian and said, "Little Tian, you've been wronged!"
"Don't worry, your grandpa will stand up for you. You don't need to worry about this. Do whatever you want this year, and next year, next year I'll have them coming to your door begging you to join the national team! Holy crap! You think you're so high and mighty?!"
For the next two days, Lin Tian stayed in Beijing, spending most of his time with Lin Jun. As for Lin Sen, he didn't need Lin Tian's company; he had plenty of things to do.
For the remaining half of the time, Lin Tian spent time with the female host.
The little girl is so radiant!
The only slightly sinful thing was that when Lin Tian boarded the plane to Shanghai, he suddenly remembered something.
I forgot to ask her name. I've been calling her "baby" and "darling" all the time these past two days, but I've forgotten to ask her name.
My apologies!
These days, young girls don't even bother to say their own names.
Another thing is that Lin Jun said he would stand up for Lin Tian.
Lin Tian didn't ask his grandfather how he planned to stand up for him, but he trusted his grandfather completely. His grandfather was much more reliable than his unreliable, honest businessman father who liked to put sacks over people's heads and beat them up!
As the days went by, it became clear that Pelinka hadn't lied to Lin Tian. The events at the following stops were indeed less rushed in terms of time, and they had much more time to spare.
As for the event itself, it was, of course, the same old routine, with nothing new.
After so many experiences, Lin Tian was quite adept at everything and handled it very smoothly. There were no unexpected incidents along the way until Lin Tian and his group arrived at the last stop of their trip to China: Shenzhen!
As time went by and the activities came to an end, Lin Tian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It's finally almost over!
We've finally made it through!
"Finally, the most exciting moment has arrived! We're about to draw the luckiest audience member of the night to take a photo with Lin Tian and receive a pair of autographed sneakers! Now, let's draw tonight's lucky winner!"
With a loud shout from the host, Lin Tian reached into a raffle box, pulled his hand out, and announced tonight's lucky audience member: "Number 207! Who is audience member number 207?!"
Amidst the excited and envious cheers of the fans, a short young man quickly broke through the crowd and ran onto the stage.
"I really like you! I've always been your fan!" The young man excitedly hugged Lin Tian, then let go, still beaming with excitement, while adjusting his glasses.
Lin Tian looked at the young man, paused for a moment, and then immediately recognized who he was!
He has regular features, is refined and polite, has a respectable image, and wears small glasses.
The famous Penguin Lord, Little Pony!
This guy actually likes basketball? And he actually likes me?
Lin Tian suddenly felt a sense of unreality.
He had a brief encounter with Little Ma in his past life, but he really didn't know that Little Ma actually liked basketball? Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be quite passionate about it.
This is completely inconsistent with his calm and wise image!
This persona has completely collapsed!
But despite the collapse of his persona, this Little Ma is more to Lin Tian's liking than the other Big Ma!
However, in our past lives, we could be considered to be in the same profession, and we had some overlap in our lives.
But in this life, we're on completely different tracks, and we've never crossed paths at all.
Well, that's not impossible. If these two need startup funding or angel investment in the future, Lin Tian will definitely lend a hand without hesitation!
For no other reason than that helping others is the source of happiness!
"Hey fan, tell me your wish." Lin Tian didn't rush to reveal Little Ma's identity or indicate that he knew him.
After all, if you were to directly say something like, "Young man, I see you have extraordinary talent. You're a martial arts prodigy, no, an entrepreneurial genius. I have a few million dollars that I'd like to invest in you to help you start your own business. What do you think?"
Nine times out of ten, Lin Tian will be seen as a lunatic or a pushover.
Right now, Little Ma (Ma Huateng) probably hasn't even started making the little penguin yet; he's still working for someone else!
I wonder if the idea of starting a business has even crossed his mind yet.
However, meeting is fate. Since we've met today, let's build a good relationship so we can make some money off him in the future, oops!
In order to be prepared to help him when he is in trouble in the future!
"My name is Xiao Ma! I've liked you for two years! I've watched every single Bulls game!" Xiao Ma excitedly announced his name, confirming Lin Tian's identity with absolute certainty.
So, after a series of interactions, photos, and autographs, just as Little Ma was about to leave the stage, Lin Tian suddenly put his arm around him and whispered, "I feel like we click. How about we have dinner together later?"
More than an hour later, in a very private restaurant in Shenzhen, Lin Tian and Xiao Ma sat together. Xiao Ma was very nervous and a little restless.
"Don't be so nervous, I only like women." Lin Tian looked at the young and inexperienced Xiao Ma, who was not yet 30, and said with a smile, "If you're nervous, why don't you tell me about your dream?"
After saying that, Lin Tian regretted it. He didn't expect that Brother Ma, who was as nervous as a primary school student who had been called in by his parents just a moment ago, could become a chatterbox in the blink of an eye!
For the next half hour, Lin Tian barely said a word, just listening to Little Ma explain his plagiarism—no, imitation, well, not quite…
Ideas that draw inspiration from and pay homage to!
Just as Little Ma finished speaking and was about to take a sip of water before continuing, Lin Tian quickly reached out to stop him!
That's enough!
"Sorry, Mr. Lin, I'm just too excited." The awkward version of Little Ma scratched his head sheepishly, looking at Lin Tian and saying, "But no one has ever been willing to listen to me before! Everyone thought I couldn't possibly succeed!"
"You'll succeed! I believe in you!" Lin Tian patted Xiao Ma on the shoulder and said, "When I was in college, everyone thought I wouldn't make it to the NBA! The most important thing is to keep going bravely! Let's eat."
"Mr. Lin, you've asked me so many technical questions, so are you...?" After a hearty meal and drinks, Little Ma finally couldn't hold back any longer and looked at Lin Tian, voicing his ultimate question: "Are you going to invest in me?"
"No." Lin Tian shook his head and denied it without even thinking!
Investing? Of course we'll invest!
But not now!
The current Little Ma is an incredibly idealistic and passionate guy.
Nine times out of ten, people like this will lose money when they start a business!
He needs to encounter setbacks and fail a few times before he succeeds.
If history hadn't taken a different turn, then Pony Ma would have started his own company with his partners in 98 and launched his first penguin in 99.
Then they will experience a series of ups and downs, from the rapid growth of Penguin users to being sued for infringement, and then the company falling into difficulties because they only know technology but not marketing.
His most difficult moment was undoubtedly the bursting of the dot-com bubble in 2000, when China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) experienced a massive wave of bankruptcies and collapses, and Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) was in dire straits at that time.
He almost sold Penguin to Shenzhen Telecom Data Bureau for 100 million Chinese yuan.
In the end, Shenzhen Telecom Data Bureau thought 100 million was too expensive, so Pony Ma was unable to sell the penguin.
This deal fell through, almost costing Little Ma his life and all his capital!
For Lin Tian, this is the best opportunity to invest in Tencent and Pony Ma!
Buy at the bottom! A sure-fire way to make a fortune!
(End of this chapter)