Chapter 1459 Who Cares About Whom

Facing Gates, who looked at him with a smile, and Ballmer, who had glaring eyes, Feng Yiping appropriately expressed a hint of surprise, "I'm very honored that this project of mine has been recognized by both of them,"

Again, rejection is an art, especially when you are facing the head of the most powerful company in the United States or even the world, then you must pay special attention to art.

Especially when those two were so polite.

When Ballmer talks about "cooperation," it's actually a euphemism for "acquisition."

In recent decades, on what projects has Microsoft collaborated with other companies?

"Just Bill, Ballmer, have you noticed my other product that's been around longer, NEXTDOOR?"

He was actually asking questions knowingly. Since those two people wanted to buy his Facebook, they naturally knew about his entire industry.

Indeed, they are also very interested in NEXTDOOR, but Microsoft, which has easy money, also has a very high vision.

NEXTDOOR is good, but compared with Facebook, it has a fatal flaw: in terms of promotion, it has great limitations, mainly because it is not easy to promote globally, as can be seen from the unsatisfactory development in Canada.

Facebook does not have this problem. Within just a few months after its launch, it has become popular all over the world. After Skype, it is the fastest growing user and the easiest product.

But its potential is much greater than Skype, which currently only has communication functions.

“NEXEDOOR and Facebook are actually two products that complement each other,” said Feng Yiping.

Feng Yiping did not explicitly refuse, but it was enough to say that, and the two people would naturally understand what he meant.

Under such circumstances, saying "no" firmly is something that only a stick can do.

It was indeed true. Listening to his voice, the two of them knew that this young man was exactly as rumored. He was the only one who bought other people's products, and no one else bought his.

"So, what about YouTube?" Ballmer asked the next best thing.

Although he has given up hope, he still wants to try it. If it doesn't work, there is nothing to lose, right? It can also make Feng Yiping feel their appreciation for him.

“One of the things we are currently stepping up to do is integrating Netflix into YouTube,” Feng Yiping said.

In other words, these two companies are also an organic whole.

Ballmer is inevitably a little disappointed, but even though they have great means, they are really helpless against these two projects that have not been listed on the market and are already very popular.

Because they also know that Feng Yiping is more aggressive than the two at Google when it comes to controlling his company. Those two are still looking for third-party investment, but Feng Yiping currently has no intention or action in this regard—— Who told him that he was not short of money?

“The first step was to acquire Coin Star, then use Coin Star as a platform to establish cooperative relationships with many companies, and then use Coin Star, which has a thriving business, as the main bargaining chip to cooperate with McDonald’s on Redbox and get involved in DVD rentals, and finally Targeting Netflix," Gates analyzed.

"These steps are one after another. By the time Netflix is ​​alert, you have already built a circle around it. The combination of your NEXTDOOR, Coin Star, and Redbox is both a huge threat and a huge attraction to him. , in a situation where you already have many enemies, most shareholders of Netflix will definitely choose to cooperate with you out of consideration of their own interests,”

Gates smiled and said, "Well done for successfully cornering a rebellious and powerful company!"

"It's completely textbook," Ballmer said.

"Thank you," Feng Yiping said.

Many people have analyzed his tactics, but these two analyzed it particularly thoroughly.

However, if someone wants to learn from Feng Yiping's tactics to deal with Feng Yiping, it is completely impossible. All his companies, including listed companies, are completely or absolutely controlled by him, and there is no pressure from other shareholders.

Sometimes he even hopes that someone will launch a hostile takeover of his company, because such behavior will often lead to an increase in the stock price of the acquired company...

"Haha, with Feng's level, he can definitely teach in a business school," Ballmer said, leaning on the sofa with his legs crossed.

Gates' words successfully relieved the slightly tense atmosphere just now and made Ballmer's face look much better.

It should be said that Gates, at least at this time, is much gentler and softer than Jobs.

"This won't work. Apart from the blue ocean strategy that everyone knows, I don't have any other systematic theories now," Feng Yiping said modestly, and then said, "Bill, Ballmer, I don't know if you have paid attention to another one of mine." Key projects?"

"Oh?" Gates glanced at Ballmer. Ballmer, who is in charge of business, knows best about this matter.

"Another key project?" Ballmer pondered. He just mentioned Feng Yiping's four companies. What other key projects does he have?

"What I'm talking about is, Tesla," everyone's time is precious, and Feng Yiping didn't let it slide.

"Tesla, oh, that pure electric car project of yours,"

"Yes,"

Well, not only are you thinking about me, I am also thinking about you! Otherwise, I am here today just to come to your door to reject you, right?

It is not polite to not reciprocate, and Feng Yiping is a well-known person who follows these etiquettes.

"In fact, this project also includes two parts, one is the pure electric vehicle project Tesla that has been launched, and the other is the photovoltaic power generation project SolarCity that has been approved and is currently undergoing preliminary research,"

"My idea is that the electric vehicles we produce are all charged in the power station of SolarCity. Of course, the excess electricity of SolarCity will also be used to meet everyone's daily life and work needs,"

"As you know, the situation of global warming has become more and more serious. I hope to do my part for such a big thing, reduce automobile exhaust emissions, and let more people use clean energy,"

Feng Yiping now talks about this with everyone he meets.

"Cars and photovoltaic power generation?" Ballmer shook his head slightly. This can't even be considered hardware. It has nothing to do with us Microsoft.

Feng Yiping anticipated their reactions. "We chose Silicon Valley as the location for our car company, so that we could use the Internet thinking to build cars from the very beginning. By integrating the top industry talents and Internet technology companies, and adopting an intelligent R&D model with platformization as the core, we can fully apply intelligent applications and the Internet to car manufacturing..."

After hearing what he said, the two of them became interested. It was not that they could not get along with Microsoft.

"The electric car we are designing is a combination of hardware and software. It is a highly intelligent product that will eventually realize automated driving and liberate us from the tense and time-wasting behavior of driving."

How about this? This is more specific, and you are more interested!

Looking at the two people whose eyes were obviously bright, Feng Yiping thought.

The reason why he wanted to pull Microsoft to join Tesla and Sun City was that in the face of the blockade of the traditional automotive industry, Feng Yiping wanted to form a more influential alliance.

What he cared about was not Microsoft's funds. Even though the investment in these two projects was not small, he could still afford it at present. What he cared about was Microsoft's reputation.

The strength of the traditional automotive industry can only be known after the collision. What a powerful collective it is.

Let's make an analogy like this. Everyone knows that those big real estate companies are really awesome, but compared with car companies, they are really not good enough.

Let's not compare the market value, which may fluctuate more, or the sales, which is a sad data. Let's just talk about assets. The assets of the world's top 10 real estate companies are only comparable to those of Volkswagen.

In order to make Tesla go faster and more steadily, Feng Yiping needs to rely on Microsoft's influence.

"There are already many high-tech companies that want to invest," Feng Yiping said, "but in addition to Google, I hope Microsoft can join."

"This," Ballmer looked at Gates, he was a little tempted.

Hearing Feng Yiping say this, investing in Tesla is a thing that can both make a profit and reflect their emphasis on environmental protection, which seems to be really good.

He could see that Gates was also a little tempted.

However, the original intention was to explore the possibility of acquiring Feng Yiping's two good projects, but now it has become an investment in his electric car project?