Technology Bigshot

Chapter 17: Truly Exploding in Popularity

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, establishes partnership with a Tsinghua University dropout’s startup!!!——<>

Twitter and Facebook have come to China out of the blue, grabbing Tsinghua University students to discuss a partnership!——<>

The news first spread on the internet. Netizens were skeptical when they saw such news headlines. However, the drive of curiosity made them click into the headlines.

The headlines were capitalized and close-up. The editors exaggerated the situation as much as they could just to attract more readers.

Netizens who clicked to browse with skepticism at first because such clickbait was too common as headlines. But the image attached to the content and the front page headline told them that the news didn’t seem to be fake.

[Is it for real?]

[Not sure. The content is too long, so I’m lazy to read. But that picture is absolutely real!]

[Zuckerberg has that smile on his face when speaking to the young man beside him. How old is that young man? He’s definitely younger than me… Oh my!]

[What company is XlouS? I seek the truth! Who is that man? I’ll be waiting for answers! HURRY UP!]

[Hey, the commenter above me, please read the contents carefully. You’re welcome!]

The internet broke into an uproar after the news announcement. Shortly after the major local media reported the news, the name of Ren Hong, his company XlouS, and Real-time Online Translator spread rapidly on the internet.

Real-time Online Translator was constantly reported in the news within the technology circle.

Overnight, Ren Hong, his company XlouS, and its product, Real-time Online Translator, exploded in popularity!

Likewise, Tsinghua University also unexpectedly garnered people’s attention and became a hot topic recently. Now, the entire school also bustled with activity. The news of Ren Hong and his company spread to all corners of the school, and Building 003 was livelier than ever.

Everyone at the school knew that XlouS’s office was located there. For one to be able to attract internet bigwigs like Dorsey and Zuckerberg was a good enough reason to pique the students’ curiosity.

Ren Hong became popular all over the school. In an instant, he became an internet celebrity. A photo of him and Zuckerberg laughing spread wildly on the internet. Similarly, Ren Hong also rose to fame in China’s technology circle on the internet.

The news raised the eyebrows of China’s internet bigwigs, especially Tencent, which was in the field of social networking, and Alibaba, which had always dreamed of entering the social networking field. These domestic internet giants sent personnel to Tsinghua University immediately after hearing the news. None of these people weren’t clear about the huge value of Real-time Online Translator and the company’s potential.

And currently, it was only the second day from the official launch of Real-time Online Translator.

“Boss! We can’t work properly anymore!” The next day, Ren Hong arrived at his office within the university. Zhang Han witnessed his arrival and complained.

Ren Hong nodded. “This is indeed a problem. You guys hang in there for a few days. When I find a CEO, the company will get ready to move. For now, you guys have to keep the status quo. Remember, refuse any interview no matter what!”

The group nodded. They just had to persevere for a few more days and there wouldn’t be a problem.

“Boss! The official website has seen a dramatic increase in traffic and is about to crumble!” Zhou Hui shouted.

“Got it. Rent a new server as soon as possible,” Ren Hong advised. As soon as he said those words, the phone rang. He looked at his phone and saw that it was a message from the headhunter. He glanced at everyone and said, “I’m heading out for a while. If everything goes well, the CEO of our company will show up soon.”

Ren Hong left the school after giving an explanation and went to an agreed upon meeting place. There were three candidates who applied for the CEO position of XlouS—two men and a woman. The woman was the youngest at 24 years old, while the two men were 39 and 42 years old respectively.

Ren Hong was no stranger to the meeting place: Starbucks. In order for the meeting to be efficient, he didn’t meet with them one by one, but three of them together instead.

Ren Hong arrived at the European-style Starbucks and a waiter soon came, smiling. “Hello! Sir, may I ask if you have an appointment?”

“0054! Thanks!” Ren Hong politely replied.

“No problem, please come with me!” The waiter warmly smiled at the young man. She had a deep impression on this young man who appeared to be a student of this university because previously, she saw him meeting with Zuckerberg here and was even stopped by a large group of reporters at the door.

Although she was very curious about this young man, her professionalism kept her from acting out of character.

When Ren Hong walked into the compartment, the three candidates were already there. They seemed to have gotten along well, but also knew very well that they were in a competition with one another.

The three of them who were chatting stood up when they saw Ren Hong walk in.

“Mr. Ren!”

“Mr. Ren!”

“Mr. Ren!”

Ren Hong was no stranger to the three of them, unless they didn’t pay attention to the news over the past two days. On the internet, Real-time Online Translator could be said to have risen in popularity, as well as Ren Hong and the company.

It was apparent that all three of them recognized Ren Hong from the news and photos on the internet. Although they were surprised at his young age when they first saw him and knew that he was still a university student, supposedly a sophomore according to the media reports, they were baffled by how he smiled so naturally while speaking with Zuckerberg.

One had to know that not even people like them dared to guarantee that they would smile like that when facing a bigwig like Zuckerberg, let alone chatting and laughing.

Ren Hong looked at the trio and smiled, “Please, feel free to sit down. I prefer a relaxed and casual atmosphere. I’m the youngest here, by the way.”

The crowd kindly smiled at his response and sat back down. However, they couldn’t help but take a closer look at the young man who might be their future boss.

To be able to design such an outstanding product as Real-time Online Translator, it definitely required a high IQ. Not only that, but he was also so young that his every move wasn’t aligned with his age. The pair of eyes on that young, peaceful face was full of confidence, enough to fully prove his high EQ too.

While the two men sized up Ren Hong, the latter looked at the three of them and said with a flat smile. “I read your resumes. There isn’t much of a problem. You are all excellent and professional managers. Miss Gao Yue is the only candidate who doesn’t have a formal resume, but has been studying locally and abroad, and interned at a number of world-renowned companies, such as Google, YouTube, and Oracle. Also, you just recently finished an internship with our local social networking giant, Tencent. It is also said that Zhang Yang, CEO of the e-commerce giant, Alibaba, personally invited you to serve in a senior position, but you refused. Your resume…”

“… Is astonishing.” Ren Hong focused his gaze at Gao Yue at the side and said with a smile.