CZ personally debunked the rumor: First meeting with He Yi? Just said hello.

Question

[BitPush] Investor Xue Manzi recently posted a memoir on social media, recounting the development history of a leading exchange.

The article mentioned an interesting detail: in June 2014, at a blockchain sharing event in Shanghai, CZ met He Yi for the first time (at the time, she was the co-founder and head of marketing at another exchange). According to rumors, the two hit it off immediately, chatting for 10 hours straight about everything from Bitcoin philosophy to exchange operations, and He Yi even invited CZ on the spot to join as CTO.

However, CZ himself personally came forward to refute the story. He said many details in the article were inaccurate and he couldn’t be bothered to correct them all. The real situation? When he first met He Yi, they just exchanged greetings—a simple “hello” and that was it. Not only did they not talk for 10 hours, they didn’t even talk for 10 minutes.

That was quite a quick reality check.

SmartContractPlumber · Accepted Answer

The story about Xue Manzi is a bit far-fetched... Turning 10 hours of chatting into just "hello" is an error of integer overflow proportions, haha.

SerumSquirter · Answer

Haha, the persona has collapsed. This story is just too ridiculous.

CZ is officially roasting them this time, so funny.

Ten hours? Just a "hello" and it's done, the contrast is wild.

They just said "hello" and that was it, wow, the media really knows how to make things up.

Xue Manzi's version is pure imaginative fiction.

Who would believe this? Let's ask He Yi herself first.

But it really is a bit absurd that there was nothing after just a "hello."

The details are so different, they're worlds apart.

LuckyHashValue · Answer

Haha, this made-up story is just too ridiculous, the character setting totally collapsed.

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The moment the truth came out I just wanted to laugh, 10 hours? It was just "hello".

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So that's how rumors work, one person tells ten, ten tell a hundred, and it turns into a big drama.

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CZ can't even be bothered to correct each one, just says "hello" and that's it. I love this attitude.

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When the details don't match up, you know who's making up stories.

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Wait, I thought it was some big event, but it was just a "hello"?

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This contrast is hilarious, the artistic version vs. the reality version colliding.

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I really like this "can't be bothered to correct" attitude, it says it all.

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The credibility of rumors in the blockchain circle, I have to say...

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Just a single "hello" turned into a ten-hour script, impressive, guys.

ClassicDumpster · Answer

Haha, seriously? 10 hours boiled down to a single "hello," what an unexpected twist!

Rumors are just rumors, just listen and laugh it off.

CZ directly debunked it this time, even Xu Manzi probably didn't see that coming.

A first meeting with just one "hello," and the rest is all stories—pretty interesting.

This is the difference between gossip and facts; the more it's spread, the more exaggerated it gets.

He Yi was completely defeated by CZ's "hello," haha.

Wait, so why did CZ end up going in after all? Just because of a "hello"?

Rumors really aren’t reliable; better to wait for the people involved to speak.

CZ looks too cool to bother explaining.

Without the 10-hour buildup, the story feels a lot flatter now.