Chapter 1118 King vs King

Hastings knew Feng Yiping had returned to Silicon Valley at the first time, but he did not urge him. At this time, he had regretted his impulse a few days ago.

He also wanted to see when Buchanan would call him.

The result was not very satisfactory to him. He did not receive a call from Buchanan until Feng Yiping came back before leaving get off work on the day. It seemed that his urgent matter ranked very low in their ranks.

"Hastings, Feng wants to ask you, do you have time the day after tomorrow morning?"

This was still polite, but Mr. Hastings was a little angry now, so his answer was, "I'm sorry, my schedule is very full the day after tomorrow,"

"Oh, that's just right! Feng doesn't have to cancel his original schedule, we will go directly to Seattle,"

Buchanan did not hear any dissatisfaction or regret, but his happiness and relief, you can hear it clearly.

And Seattle, Hastings can't stand it now.

Amazon, the owner of IMDB, is in Seattle. Both parties are a little secretive about NEXTDOOR's acquisition of IMDB. Are they going there at this time to discuss this matter?

Hastings immediately changed his tone, "Buchanan, you don't want me to meet Feng, right? I haven't finished speaking yet. You know best that I have wanted to meet Feng for a long time, so no matter how busy my schedule is, I must make time for it."

His turn seemed seamless. Buchanan just answered the question quickly.

"Is that so," Buchanan's voice sounded like he was really a little disappointed. "Feng is free after 9 o'clock the day after tomorrow. Will you be in the company then?"

This was said very politely.

"I'd better go to NEXTDOOR. I have wanted to visit you for a long time," Hastings was also very polite.

But he was not being polite. He naturally wanted Feng Yiping to visit him, rather than him taking the initiative to visit Feng Yiping.

But now asking Feng Yiping to come to Netflix, do you think I'm stupid?

Feng Yiping is now a celebrity, and his methods are really superb. Even the dullest person can see from his cooperation with McDonald's to run Redbox that he is quite interested in DVD rental and has done a good job. He doesn't want people to misunderstand that they want to cooperate with him.

But Feng Yiping probably hopes that everyone thinks so. Who knows, he will use this opportunity to go to Netflix to spread some news that is beneficial to him.

To be honest, the tough Hastings has not had an easy time this year.

Netflix's sales this year are not optimistic, and the number of new subscribers has increased limitedly. But to make matters worse, a powerful retail giant like Walmart has also set its sights on this piece of cake and launched its own DVD rental business based on so many stores.

But this is not the saddest thing. What makes people sad is that misfortunes never come alone.

The threat of retail giant Walmart has not been eliminated. On the other side, the old rival Blockbuster is also copying their own model that they used to look down on. The hateful guy Antioch has gathered a group of people and is preparing for online rental business.

If Blockbuster only operates physical stores, then compared with Netflix, the huge expenses it spends on physical stores are its biggest disadvantage.

However, if it also operates online business, relying on so many offline physical stores, optimizing resource allocation, and facilitating customer consumption, Hastings knows that it will definitely produce an effect of one plus one greater than two, and will definitely create huge pressure and challenges for himself.

It's really that before the lion is driven away, there is another tiger lurking behind.

Such reality and such trend have made many shareholders very dissatisfied, and even put forward an opinion that in order to increase sales and prevent the impact of Blockbuster, Netflix can also consider cooperating with some potential companies?

Feng Yiping's Coin Star and Redbox are excellent partners no matter how you look at it.

Wouldn't it be exactly what he wanted if Feng Yiping came to visit?

"Very well, Feng will be waiting for you at the company at 9 am the day after tomorrow,"

"Hi Buchanan," Hastings added, "I plan to have a private meeting this time,"

He decided to speak out the ugly words in advance, so as not to let NEXTDOOR take advantage of the opportunity.

"No problem, we promise to keep it confidential," Buchanan also agreed readily.

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"This is a cautious person," Feng Yiping said to Cummins after listening to Buchanan's retelling.

They really wanted to disclose this matter to the media on their own initiative. Anyway, the preparations for the acquisition of Netflix were ready. If he obeyed, the two companies would work together in harmony, love each other, and become one.

If he disagreed, he would resist at most. Anyway, in the end, he could be unwilling, but he still had to merge obediently, oh no, merge into one.

In short, Feng Yiping has been planning for so long, from funds to the ecological chain, everything is ready, and even delayed the launch of YouTube. Whether Netflix is ​​active or passive, there can only be one result.

"From another perspective, it seems that Hastings is a person who puts everything on the table. It should be easier to talk to him," said Cummings.

"No, not Cummins," Feng Yiping shook his head, "That's the most ideal situation, so we can't think like that,"

"Actually, it can also be said that he hopes to make it clear in the face of things that are beneficial to him," he said. "Yes, it is very possible, but he does not want to make things clear in terms of things that are beneficial to us." Make it clear, right?"

"What you say makes sense," Cummins thought for a moment and nodded. "Before this merger is completed, we really cannot be blindly optimistic and assume that everything will be in our favor."

Or you can be optimistic, but I can't.

In fact, most of the time, as the ultimate person responsible for the group, he cannot be blindly optimistic. If he is optimistic, then Huasheng may not be so optimistic.

"Then get ready." Feng Yiping installed his computer. "I have to go home."

Parents, it's almost time to get home now.

As soon as he arrived at the door of the company, Zheng Jiayi happened to bring Mei Jianzhong over there.

Grandpa has never been able to stay at home. Now he is more curious than young people and wants to see more of the world.

Feng Yiping has never been old, so he doesn't know if this is a common characteristic of the elderly. The older they get, the more they miss everything?

But no matter what, he decided that as long as his grandfather was willing, he would let him walk more places and see more places.

"Thank you, Jiayi,"

"Thank you, little Miss Zheng, for coming to our house for dinner when you have time," Grandpa also said.

"No, I have to thank grandpa, otherwise I wouldn't have to work honestly in the company? It's so nice to be outside! Goodbye, grandpa!"

She waved her hand and hurried towards the company.

Those words just now were naturally meant for the old man. The current adaptive training is very important to them.

"It's rare for an official like her mother to have such a good temper," Mei Jianzhong said. "I remember that the sons and daughters of the leaders in the village had much bigger tempers than she did."

Yes, it turns out that many local cadres at the grassroots level now have a paternalistic work style. They regard themselves as local emperors and are very laissez-faire towards their children.

However, relatively speaking, the higher the level of the parents, the more restrained or cautious the officials are. They have their own relatively fixed circle and will never reach out. On average, the sons of high-ranking officials are really not like the villagers. The eldest son is so public.

As for the top Yanei, haha, if ordinary people want to meet them, it may be more difficult than meeting his high-ranking official parents in Yanei.

Besides, how could Zheng Jiayi have a good temper in high school? It seems like something has changed since I got to college.

"It's quite rare. Grandpa, after you go back this time, how about you spend the winter in our hotel in Hainan with your aunt and her father? I will arrange for someone to drive you around the island."

"Let Lao Cai go, where can I go?"

This old man just has no concept of retirement.

It's okay, Feng Yiping has a way to make him submit.

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The grandfather and grandson didn't wait for a while at the foot of the mountain before the RV arrived. Huang Jingping came down first with Amanda, who was still drowsy, saying, "Look at Grandpa Zeng, look at Dad."

The little guy yawned loudly.

"I played so much these past two days that I didn't even take a nap," Huang Jingping explained.

Feng Yiping touched his daughter's head, "Uncles, aunts, parents," he looked at the three suitcases that Carol and the others had sorted out in a daze, "There were three when we went, and there were still three when we came back. You have nothing." Buy?"

"We have everything, so what else should we buy?" Huang Chengzhong said.

"That's right," the three of them agreed in unison.

Feng Yiping looked at Huang Jingping, and she smiled and shrugged.

"Let's go home quickly, I took a lot of photos," Feng Zhenchang said happily.

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When Hastings set off from Los Gatos, it started to rain. The town immediately became wet. Except for those who were walking their dogs, there were no people outside. The jungle was always crowded. The small train has only a few scattered people on it.

Under a tree next to the green space, two pigeons, probably too fat to fly, were helplessly and embarrassedly hiding from the rain.

He felt a little uncomfortable for no reason.

Just before 9 o'clock, he finally arrived at NEXTDOOR. The front desk was very enthusiastic, "Mr. Feng is waiting for you, please follow me."

"Thank you," Hastings observed the situation in this small building carefully. The decoration was very fashionable, at least more high-tech than his company's current decoration.

The atmosphere was great, the employees were very relaxed, and many of the group discussions we saw had smiles on their faces.

It seems that NEXTDOOR has been doing well recently.

Looking back at my own company, there are lions, queens and tigers, which is really depressing for a while.

The front desk knocked twice on the door of an office on the south side of the second floor and gently opened the door, "Please come in,"

"Haha, you must be Mr. Hastings, please come in,"

By the window, in front of a set of Chinese-style hardwood furniture, a young man wearing a goose-yellow thin sweater stood there with a smile. He looked younger in person than he looked on TV.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Feng," Hastings smiled and walked over.

"You're just in time, please take a seat," Feng Yiping asked him to sit on the chair on the right.

Came just in time? What's the meaning? Do you mean I'm too punctual?

"Please wait a moment," Feng Yiping turned and walked towards the high table in the corner. On the exquisite charcoal stove, the sand pot was making a brisk sound. The water was ready.

Hastings then noticed that there was a teapot and several teacups on the coffee table, as well as a few things he couldn't name. Was he going to drink tea? He was so free?

"Haha, our Chinese Kung Fu tea," Feng Yiping tried his best to pour water on the pot and cups.

Unfortunately, his skills were not good enough, and he accidentally splashed water on himself.

Of course, Hastings, who saw Kung Fu tea for the first time, certainly couldn't see these tricks.

He patiently watched Feng Yiping add tea leaves to the teapot as if with a rhythm, then add the water that was boiled twice, pour it on the teapot again, and then wash the cups with boiling water. Was he not afraid of being scalded?

Of course it was hot. Feng Yiping wanted to touch his ears with his hands, so his movements were definitely not graceful. Oh, let alone graceful, he almost made all the mistakes he should have made, and the water overflowed when he flushed...

If Chaoshan people saw this, they would definitely shake their heads.

However, Hastings, who was originally patient, now found it interesting.

When Feng Yiping finally finished a set of procedures and poured tea for him to taste, he became serious and took the small cup of steaming and fragrant tea with both hands. He took a small sip. It was not too hot, but why was it so bitter?

Feng Yiping drank it all in one gulp, "You will know later that after the bitterness, there is a long-term sweetness."

Am I easy? In order to impress you and make this sentence sound stylish, this richest man has taken the trouble to play such a trick.

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