Chapter 1555: Asian Silicon Valley

"Hi," Feng Yiping, who was sleeping soundly, was patted on the shoulder, "We're here, look," Brin was fastening his seat belt, while Page was looking down intently.

Feng Yiping looked down, and to be honest, his first impression of the high altitude was somewhat different from what he imagined.

Although before, both were ancient civilizations in the world, and now, both are the world's largest developing countries, and are also the fastest-growing countries in the world, but as a Chinese, India still has a psychological advantage over India.

Such a mentality is really not shallow. To put it bluntly, the reason why many Chinese people think this way is that India itself has provoked it.

In some things, India and South Korea are somewhat similar. I don't know if it's because of inferiority or some other reason, but they always compete with us in various ways.

The things he competed for are as childish and ridiculous as South Korea's competition for celebrities, such as how much more advanced Mumbai and New Delhi are than China's first-tier cities, how happy life is, how much they are ahead of us in military, and how much they are ahead of us in the field of aerospace...

It would be fine if they didn't fight or compete, but once they did, their childishness, paranoia, one-sidedness, arrogance, and many other flaws were exposed. As we laughed and shook our heads, the psychological advantage was unconsciously established.

This was Feng Yiping's first visit to India. His most profound impression of India, apart from the movie that suddenly jumped up and sang, was the train that was like a cheat, the crowded road, the Shenniu swung its tail as if no one was around, and passed between a large number of three-wheeled vehicles...

And the streets where men generally turned into wolves at night.

But at least from the current situation, Bangalore, known as the Silicon Valley of Asia, does not look like what he imagined.

Looking down from the porthole of the Gulfstream, under the dazzling sunlight, the delicate white buildings were hidden among the lush green trees, and the slightly undulating hills were like solidified waves, soothing and orderly... It really felt like a garden city.

"Not bad," he and Page said almost at the same time, looking at this "software capital" on the plateau.

However, when the Gulfstream landed at the airport, some clues were still obvious.

The airport is not big. Except for the runway and the route of the aircraft, the rest of the ground is not even paved with asphalt or cement, but covered with green grass, which is still very thriving.

The bird prevention task of this airport must be very heavy, Feng Yiping couldn't help thinking.

Under the guidance of the tower, the plane taxied for a long time and finally stopped in front of the airport building - let's call it a building.

A lot of people have gathered here, and a red carpet has been laid.

Just after the landing, Ram, the head of Google in India, and Mike, who came from the United States in advance and stayed here for a few days, walked into the cabin with a few government officials, "Welcome to India,"

Since successfully getting the admission letter from Stanford, Ram has been studying and working in the United States for nearly 20 years in total. He only switched from Xerox to Google more than three years ago.

Knowing that Google is going to set up a research and development center in India, he applied for a callback as soon as possible.

"Hello Ram, hello Mike, thank you for your hard work," Feng Yiping hugged them and put on his suit jacket. The Indian officials with dark complexions and especially dark hands were waiting to shake hands with smiles.

We are an ancient civilized country, so we still have to talk about etiquette.

The two people over there had to do the same thing, "I'll accommodate you once," Page said.

They looked at Feng Yiping and didn't like such socializing, but they knew as well as Feng Yiping that since they invested in this place, they still had to give face to the goodwill of the local government.

At present, they are not as powerful as Microsoft, and they can't focus on research and development like Jobs, and never pay attention to sales.

"Hello, hello," under the introduction of Rumu, the three people took turns shaking hands with the officials. After the greetings, an official went out for a while, and then came back immediately, indicating that they could leave.

It turned out that the red carpet had been adjusted in place.

Among the three people, Feng Yiping stubbornly walked in the last place, so it was better to keep a low profile.

He was a little worried that some people here might still remember the scene in the 1960s.

It was like a guy who thought he was great, jumped up and down with all his strength, and then was slapped to the ground by an impatient adult, and then was pressed to the ground, his pants were taken off and spanked.

For us, that war was just like a little exercise, but for them, I am afraid they would feel a little ashamed.

The moment he stepped out of the cabin, the band happened to play a welcome song. There was a long line of people waiting at the bottom of the gangway. "This is Mr. Singh, the Chief Minister of Karnataka," Ram said, pointing to the middle-aged man in the first row wearing an Indian robe and a protruding belly.

"Hello, nice to meet you," India seems to have a lot of Singhs, I wonder if it means the same as the founding of our country and the National Day.

"Hello, Mr. Feng, welcome to your arrival," the highest administrative official of Karnataka shook Feng Yiping's hand enthusiastically.

"This is the Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Sibal," Ram introduced the second official.

This man is a bit bald, has a beard, and wears brown glasses. He has a strong handshake and says, "Welcome, Mr. Feng,"

"Nice to meet you, Your Excellency Minister," This round of handshakes took a long time because they had to cooperate with the photo taking.

After the greetings were over, the Minister delivered a warm speech at the scene, mainly expressing a warm welcome to the three of them for their visit. However, when his voice became louder or more urgent, the meaning of some of his words, Feng Yiping could only rely on guesswork.

He glanced at Page and the others, and it seemed like the same thing.

This is actually quite normal. Just like the official language of our country is Mandarin, isn’t it true that some high-ranking officials speak it in a substandard way?

He also saw the vigilant figures wearing sunglasses and suits scattered around. They were the security personnel hired by Ram locally.

The security in India is not comparable to that in our country. Let’s not talk about the terrorists, let’s talk about the men who turn into wolves at every turn. They attack not only women.

Feng Yiping sat there, looking at the sky, which was as blue as the plateau in China. This building with a strong exotic style felt somewhat novel.

Putting aside everything else, Feng Yiping felt that this city seemed to be a little too enthusiastic about their arrival.

In this airport, which is not big or advanced, but is still considered modern, the welcome ceremony lasted for nearly 20 minutes.

From Minister Sibal's speech, Feng Yiping roughly knew that the Indian local and central governments paid so much attention to them because in 2003, the IT output value of the entire India had just exceeded 13 billion US dollars, which was the same as that of Page and Bush. Lin's net worth is close, but not as high as Feng Yiping's.

They were sweating all over and got into the car a little eagerly. Next, after taking a short rest in the hotel, they had to attend the welcome dinner arranged for them by the Karnataka government.

"I have learned about the investment policies here in detail in the past two days, and I have to say that they are indeed more favorable than those in China," Mike quickly introduced it to Feng Yiping as soon as he got in the car.

"Oh?" Feng Yiping was a little surprised. Putting aside access, their policies are better than ours?

"First of all, the high-tech software park here allows the establishment of 100% foreign-owned companies,"

This is indeed good news.

We have relatively strict restrictions on wholly foreign-owned enterprises in China. Generally, they must be advanced technology enterprises that are conducive to the development of China's national economy, or product export-oriented enterprises.

“The tax here is also very favorable and more comprehensive than in China,” Mike continued.

Feng Yiping had no intention of listening to him anymore. The car had already driven out of the airport. Suddenly, the noise came. At the entrance of the airport, there were groups of homeless children and beggars. Taxis, three-wheelers, and private cars mingled in a chaotic mess. group…….

It really doesn't look like an airport, but rather like the entrance to a long-distance bus station in a small domestic city.

Airport Avenue, let’s just call this road that way, is indeed what Feng Yiping remembered. The road is blocked by water. Many drivers, including those with three tricks, are honking their horns anxiously, and among them, Feng Yiping has seen more than one cow roaming freely...

How come there is such a kind and friendly attitude?