Chapter 1147 Two Old Foxes

Since Netflix is ​​not doing well now and will not look good in the future, why does your boss, who is known for his accurate vision, have a special liking for it?

Dudley asked this question directly.

Because it is direct, it is particularly powerful.

But Cummins has been in so many industries and has been in Wall Street for so long, and finally became a senior vice president. He didn't eat for nothing.

When a master plays chess, he can at least see the next three steps. People like them can naturally guess the direction of the next few sentences when communicating with others.

When he answered Dudley's words, he could guess that he would ask this question next.

"Dante said something, and Feng agrees very much. There is no garbage in the world, only treasures placed in the wrong place," Cummins said leisurely.

"You know, we have NEXTDOOR, Coinstar, and Redbox, serving too many families. Excluding those overlapped, we still have at least more than 20 million family users, and this number is still growing every day,"

"So Feng thinks that it's no big deal for us to have another company like Netflix, which can just be well integrated into our system,"

Dudley did not refute immediately this time, "Garbage is actually treasure in the wrong place? So, in general, Netflix is ​​a treasure for you, am I right?"

"It can only be in our system. In other places, haha, don't you know it very well?"

"I think that for Feng, as long as he is interested in the industry, he will definitely do it well," Emilia interjected.

Bringing a beautiful female employee has this advantage. Some words that seem a little stingy, a little sour, or a little arrogant, when spoken through her mouth, are actually a little cute.

And when Emilia said these words, for some reasons, she was actually acting in her true colors, and really mixed her own feelings, so the effect was better.

"Of course, we have no doubt about this," Dudley did not object to Emilia's words, and even hoped that there would be such a beautiful female employee in the foundation who admired him so much.

"So, how much are you willing to pay for this resource that can become a treasure in your hands?" This guy, who had a lot of opinions but equally high expectations when he just talked to Hastings, asked Cummings about the price directly.

This is capitalism.

"Dudley, I think you should also know that in essence, it is just an ordinary resource, right? To turn this resource into a treasure, we need to invest more resources. Of course, some of these resources are what we have now, and some of them are what we need to configure from scratch,"

"We are businessmen, not magicians. It is impossible to turn resources directly into treasures. In other words, Netflix is ​​just a resource we need, and it is not an irreplaceable resource,"

Dudley did not speak, looked at Cummings and shook his head with a smile, picked up the small spoon on the plate, and gently stirred the coffee, looking like I don't believe it.

"At first, this small red fruit grew in the wilderness of Ethiopia and no one picked it. Only goats grazing there would eat it," he started a new topic with a "tongue tip" similar to the famous CCTV documentary later created.

"Now, hundreds of millions of people rely on it to grind drinks every day to start their day's work energetically,"

Dudley said, which is one of the legends of the origin of coffee, and it is also the view agreed by historians.

"So, it is indeed a treasure that is only placed in the wrong place. Many people have come up with many ways to replace coffee beans, but without exception, they all ended in failure. So, some resources are irreplaceable. What do you think?"

"Can you give me a cup of tea?" Cummins suddenly said with a smile.

Dudley's face changed when he heard this.

"In the East, there is also another plant with magical effects, tea," Cummins said with a smile, "Dudley, I believe you also provide this kind of drink here,"

"So, there is no irreplaceable resource at all, right?" He asked back.

Dudley could not help but secretly hate, and tied again, forgetting Feng's background. His motherland is the origin of tea.

"It is also because of tea that we have the United States today, right?" Emilia interjected at the right time.

This is true.

The independence of the United States began in 1773 when the Boston people dumped 342 boxes of tea from three ships of the British East India Company into Boston Bay in order to resist the high tax policy of the British colonial authorities.

Cummings looked at the female assistant and nodded, "Dudley, believe me, with our current resources, it is very simple to start a company like Netflix. If you want to do it today, you can start implementing it tomorrow. I think you don't deny this, right?"

Dudley nodded, "Yes, but I'm not sure it will be better than Netflix in the future,"

"We can be sure," Cummings said without doubt, "but Feng is unwilling to do that. How to say it, you know, Feng is a young man. Their generation of young people is different from us. They are used to taking things. Since there are similar companies, he is too lazy to start another one from scratch,"

"Of course, if he finds that the cost of acquiring this company is too high, he will definitely start one without hesitation,"

"So, Dudley Feng is very generous and is willing to pay some price for convenience. I believe he is also happy to provide some help to the New Jersey people's pension fund, but he hates the idea of ​​raising prices."

"So, Dudley, what's your opinion? Are you holding on to Netflix's stock in the hope that it will one day soar to the sky again?"

"I have to say that at the moment, this is really not very optimistic. You have also seen the current situation. With just one Wal-Mart, Netflix is ​​overwhelmed. Haha, there is also Blockbuster, a bitter rival and old enemy, who is also ready to go. ,"

"Maybe by this time next year, Mr. Hastings will take the initiative to find someone to acquire his company again, just like he did in 2000,"

This stab was naturally made by Amelia.

It's really a very skillful and wonderful way to make up, and it hits the nail on the head.

"Dudley, are you going to stay on this ship that is sailing on a sea covered with icebergs and looks like the Titanic, or are you going to take advantage of this good opportunity to get out of trouble and invest in other projects with higher returns?" Cummins ask.

"At the same time, I can solemnly promise to you on behalf of the company to give you priority investment opportunities. After we reintegrate Netflix, we wholeheartedly welcome the New Jersey Public Pension Fund to invest again,"

"We also believe that you will be able to get excellent returns on your investment by then,"

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It was not until noon that Dudley sent Cummins and Amelia downstairs. He held Cummins' hand, "You have to understand Cummins, shaking hands does not mean that I accept your offer, but we will definitely consider you carefully." Your proposal is welcome and you are welcome to visit again,"

"Thank you. I look forward to visiting you again and welcome you to Silicon Valley as a guest." Cummins held his hand and shook it. "I believe you will make a wise choice."

At this time, in Montreal, Canada, 600 kilometers away from them, Luke, another institutional shareholder of Netflix, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Asset Management, who had just spoken to Hastings on the phone, pressed the call button on the table. , "Anna," he asked his secretary, "On what day will the people from NEXTDOOR come to the company?"

"The morning after tomorrow," Anna immediately announced.

"You mark this as a priority,"

"Okay boss,"

"In addition, I want all the information about NEXTDOOR, including the one from Yi Ping Feng,"

"No problem, I'll prepare it now. Do you have any other requirements, Mr. Luke?"

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In Shanghai, Fang Yingzhi nodded to Jin Ling's group of secretly competing assistants and walked quickly into Jin Ling's office, "Mr. Jin, I have received the anti-corruption regulations written by each department and all subordinate companies of the group. After summarizing them, tomorrow morning Just so you can take a look,"

"I checked with the Ministry of Supervision and they also received the same email at the same time,"

Jin Ling raised his head, "Sure enough, sometimes we have to be stricter."

The phone rang, "Mr. Jin," an assistant said, "the number of the International Trade Promotion Committee,"

"CCPIT? Turn in," Jin Ling said, "Hello,"

I don't know what was said on the phone. Fang Yingzhi saw that Jin Ling was very surprised, "Prime Minister..., traveling with a delegation? Okay, I understand, thank you!"

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