Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell



Chapter 652

Alistair wasn't lying to his friends. He always planned things in advance, and when he realized that Family Frame had no potential to develop, he began planning his next startup.

He had been observing Facebook recently.

Facebook was created by a Yalle University student in his second year, and it launched in February of that year. It had only been launched for three months when it became

explosively popular at Yalle University.

While he was abroad, Alistair had met a few Casmanians who were Yalle University students.

He had heard from them that almost every student at their university had a Facebook account. The founder, Mark Zuckerberg, had decided to open Facebook to all universities. He was even planning to get into the international market so that he could bring his product to the entire world.

Alistair was still observing. He wanted to see how Facebook would be received at other universities. After all, Mark was from Yalle University, and it was natural for those from the same university to support him. It did not show Facebook's true business worth.

However, after observing Facebook for a while, he discovered Alumni Network, which was practically identical.

Alumni Network seemed to know Facebook's developmental plan. As soon as it was launched, it was opened to all the tertiary institutions in the country. Within just two months, there were over eight million registered users.

Alumni Network's functions and interface were much more advanced than Facebook's. In fact, it was even becoming more and more like a business. Even international luxury brands like Hermes were collaborating with them.

"The success of Alumni Network is directly related to capital utilization. Companies like that won't go far." A thin youth picked up half a cigarette from an ashtray and stuffed it into his mouth. He lit it up and took a deep puff.

The cigarette finished, so he poked it into the ashtray and continued speaking, "Think about it. If Alumni Network didn't have that reward system for those who brought in new users, would they have been able to spread across the country so quickly?

"They currently have eight million registered users. According to their reward system for bringing in new users, they had to pay 40 million for those users. Alumni Network has a strong financial supporter behind the scenes. If it weren't for that power, it would be very difficult for them to succeed!"

Alistair smiled and said, "Without capital support, Alumni Network's progress would just be a question of time. The Internet is becoming widespread, and the developmental trend of socializing on the Internet is already a given. Capital utilization has only shortened the development of Alumni Network."

Alistair pulled out his wallet and took out two ten-dollar bills. "Go and buy two packs of cigarettes, Wayne."

Wayne took the money but was in no hurry to leave. He said thoughtfully, "Alistair, what do you think is the next step in Alumni Network's plan? If they're only aiming for educational

institutions, why don't we make a social media platform that has nothing to do with schools or universities?"

The eyes of both Alistair and the thin youth lit up at once.

Alumni Network's target market was tertiary educational institutions, and there were over a hundred million Internet users in the country. The market for educational institutions was only 30 million at most. Alumni Network only made up about a third of the enormous pie of social networking services.

The thin youth stood up from his chair and said with a passionate look in his eyes, "I'll start coding right away!"

They had been influenced by Alistair and were now filled with energy. They planned to put their ideas into practice and act according to Alistair's motto, which was not to hesitate or regret anything.

However, Alistair said, "Don't be in such a rush to code."

The thin young man and Wayne stared at Alistair in confusion.

Alistair took off his glasses and took out a cloth from his case to clean the lenses.

He said impassively, "Don't underestimate Alumni Network. If we can think of it, so can they. I'm worried that Alumni Network is currently developing a second product. The positioning of this product should be for everyone in the country to carry out social networking, and if we don't find out more about it, we'll be working for nothing."

The thin youth clutched at his messy hair and said irritatedly, "What should we do, then? We don't know anyone at Alumni Network!"

Wayne suggested, "Shall I sneak in and try to find out?"

The thin youth rolled his eyes. "You're going to be a spy. That's not ethical."

Alistair laughed and said, "Well, all's fair in love and war. It's always about strategies in the business world. You have to know your enemy to win all your battles, right?"

Seeing that they were in agreement, the thin youth had no choice but to give in. "Alright. We'll be waiting for news."

Alistair hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice, "I'd better be the one to go. Anyway, I'd like to see what kind of person Alumni Network's CEO is."noveldrama