Chapter 114: The Three Best Friends

[…The average daily visitor volume for seven days exceeds 6 million, and the average daily click volume for seven days is 42.5 million. This Internet company, which was established two years ago, already has as many users as the sum of similar websites such as WebCrawler, Lycos, Worm, Infoseek, AOL, and MSN.]

[…Even as early as the first half of last year, their website was already the most visited website in the world. The name of the website is Yahoo.]

[…To this day, Milo Blackburn still relishes the scene of visiting the “Yahoo office” last year: “It was really a mess. Pizza boxes were scattered all over the floor, golf clubs were placed haphazardly in the corner, telephones were thrown on the floor, there was not even a chair in the whole room, and the whole room was dark. I think they probably couldn’t even tell the difference between day and night.]

[However, Milo Blackburn was not scared away - he invested $5 million in Yahoo. And now, Yahoo completed its third round of financing yesterday, with a valuation of $1 billion, led by Morgan Stanley, followed by Wells Fargo and Boston First National Bank, raising a total of $350 million. ]

[Today, Milo Blackburn's equity in Yahoo has appreciated to $500 million.]

【Five million US dollars, in less than a year, turned into five hundred million.】

[Just like not long ago, he made $1.8 billion on Wall Street in just over a month.]

[Milo Blackburn, this name was just a super writer and novice director last year. But now, this name also symbolizes a super genius, super director, super producer, super financial genius, super investor...]

[It can be said that the name Milo Blackburn now represents talent and earning ability! ]

【……】

——BY The Wall Street Journal

Mid-March.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.

Harvard Yard, Harvard University.

Ariana and two female classmates were reading in the school library.

Suddenly, one of the girls with long blond hair and obvious baby fat on her face pulled a copy of The Wall Street Journal in front of Ariana.

"Ariana, this is too shocking. In just one month, Milo has made more than 1.8 billion. Last year's investment of 5 million has turned into 500 million this year... My God, Ariana, you are really enviable. How did Milo do it?"

Ariana pursed her lips, and the smile on her face was like a blooming flower, sweet, happy and proud. She raised her chin slightly, turned her head left and right, looked at the two friends who were studying at Harvard University Preparatory School with her, and said with a smile:

"Ivana, I don't know either. I never asked about his work. I only found out after reading the report. I was also very surprised."

Yes, the two companions around her now.

The person who just spoke is Ivana Gimp.

She is the daughter of Gimp, a television and real estate businessman with whom Milo does business in New York.

With the help of Kim Pu, she and Ariana came to Harvard University to study preparatory courses.

Most universities in the United States have their own preparatory programs.

These preparatory programs usually cover academic courses and some college preparatory courses.

To help students improve their academic abilities and prepare for university entrance exams.

For example, Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, etc. all have preparatory programs.

However, both of them were able to come in without taking an exam because they had very high-level letters of recommendation.

It is a recommendation letter written directly by a member of Harvard University's Board of Overseers.

The reason why I came here is to study preparatory courses.

The main issue is their age.

Ivana was not yet sixteen, Ariana not yet fifteen.

Even in the United States, this age is still a bit young to go to college.

What's more, they are not super geniuses, and their IQ and research level are not enough to make the school give them special admission.

So I studied preparatory courses first, which was actually just to stay here and get a diploma.

At this time, another person was about the same age as them.

Another girl in the trio, Eric Coburn-Mellon, spoke up.

"Don't give me that! He's your fiancé! We all know it. Come on, tell me if you have any inside information. Your fiancé's investment company is very popular on Wall Street right now. Even my dad, when he called me, was very impressed with your fiancé."

From Eric Coburn Mellon's last name, you can tell which family she belongs to.

The Mellon family has a long history and has played a vital role in the political and economic fields of the United States, controlling hundreds of large companies including finance, aluminum, oil, coal mining, shipbuilding, steelmaking and other industries.

During the Great Depression, a nursery rhyme was popular in New York: "Mellon blows the whistle and Hoover rings the bell. Wall Street sends out a signal and America rushes to hell!" This shows the influence of the Mellon family on the United States at that time.

Although the Mellon family is no longer as glorious as it used to be, its voice in the Mellon Group is not as strong as before.

It can even be said that the Mellon Group is just a company with the Mellon name.

But the Mellon Group is still one of the most powerful financial groups in the United States.

The Mellon family is particularly fragmented and divided, but it is still one of the most prominent families in the United States.

At least it is several levels higher than Ivana's Kimpu family.

If it weren't for Ariana, Eric wouldn't even be friends with Ivana at all.

Because the grade is not high enough.

This is not a joke; it is the reality of the United States.

Just like the Wei and Jin Dynasties when the Nine-Rank System was implemented.

The Mellons belong to the declining upper echelons of the American aristocracy, while the Gimp family is at best a powerful family in the fortress.

It is much better than the common people, but still cannot be called the ruling class of the country.

To use the words of the Chinese Internet, Ivana's family did not belong to the old Union Jack at that time.

"Come on, it's not like you don't have money to spend. And I never talk about work with him!" Ariana rolled her eyes at Eric speechlessly, shaking her chin slightly, raising her eyebrows slightly, and said with rich expression.

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Don't be fooled by the fact that she acts very well in front of Milo.

She pouts when he tells her to, sticks out her tongue when he tells her to, and puffs out her chest when he tells her to.

But in front of others, even in front of a companion from a prominent family like Eric, Ariana is the leader.

If the United States also had the Nine-Rank System, it would use the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty as analogies.

The Rockefeller in her family is either Sima or the King of Langya who shared the world with Sima after the migration to the south.

She has the highest status in their group of three.

Eric is in the middle, and Ivana, who got in thanks to her father's good relationship with Milo, is naturally the youngest sister.

"Who said we don't lack money! Besides, who would complain about having too much money? You must know the answer. Tell me, dear, tell me quickly..." Eric pulled her hand and acted coquettishly.

Ivana listened with a smile on her face, but also pricked up her ears.

Ariana helplessly watched her best friend act like a rogue, so she pursed her lips and thought for a moment, then whispered, "I know he's optimistic about General Electric's stock recently."

"I knew you were the best. Come on, give me a kiss...hahaha..." Eric's hands and feet were frozen, and her personality was obviously cheerful.

Ivana took note silently, planning to call her father when she had time.

She also had tens of thousands of dollars and planned to buy General Electric stock.

Or maybe ask Paris for a loan? She has a lot more money than I do.

Ivana was thinking this when she suddenly saw Ariana take out her cell phone, which was ringing.

Ariana's expression suddenly brightened up, and she said in a brisk voice, "Honey, why did you think of calling me?"

"ah?!"

Eric and Ivana saw Ariana's happy little face and suddenly showed surprised expressions.

"What? You're back? And you came to the school? Where are you now?!!"

Ivana and Eric watched helplessly as their best friend suddenly stood up and ran out of the library without even picking up her things.

Eric came to his senses and said to Ivana, "It looks like Ariana's fiancé is here. Ivana, you pack up first, I'll go and see!"

Without waiting for Ivana's consent, Eric got up and chased after her.

Ivana was left speechless, and the stall they left behind.

Ivana felt like cursing. She found that in the eyes of Eric and Ariana, she was no different from a little sister.

She felt a little aggrieved, but she had already experienced the dark days when her father went bankrupt.

And to be honest, it's because her father is a nouveau riche.

Her status in the small circle of rich girls and socialites in New York is actually just that.

Now it was Rockefeller and Mellon who were treating her like this, so her grievances quickly disappeared.

Compared to being close friends with Rockefeller and Mellon, Ivana felt that this little grievance was nothing.

Taking a deep breath, Ivana composed herself.

She quickly packed up the things on the table and ran out quickly.

(End of this chapter)