Chapter 1757 Difference

Looking at Feng Yiping approaching Jobs, Lao Pan and the others, including Lao Lin, were quite convinced.

In the United States, it is not difficult to meet the president, because the president has to canvass for votes, but it is really difficult to meet people like Jobs.

The same is true for Ellison of Oracle. He will pay full attention to the people he pays attention to, and will not even let go of your trash can - such as Microsoft, but for those who are not related, sorry, he will not see you when you stand in front of him.

Because there is no connection with the industry of Jobs and Ellison, although they have been in the Bay Area for decades, this is the first time that Lao Pan has seen these two people so closely.

They have also heard a little about these two, especially Jobs's difficulty in getting along, but you see, Feng Yiping even joked with him.

Feng Yiping was really joking with Jobs. He smiled at Jobs and said, "Why, you suddenly have time now?"

Even Ellison found it funny. As for him, because he lived not far away, although he often took walks with Jobs, complained about the old Bill who lived by the lake, and boasted about driving his own jet fighter to drop a missile there one day, he rarely talked to Jobs like this.

He knew Jobs' temper very well. It was very unique and very moody.

But what surprised him a little was that in the face of Feng Yiping's obviously teasing words, Jobs actually smiled, "Yes, I have time now,"

Then he put his hands on his hips and looked at the garden.

This is not right, Ellison thought, how can you, old Joe, be so easy-going?

This can only mean that Ellison, who is already 61 years old, does not understand some issues as thoroughly as Feng Yiping.

That is, no matter how successful, talented, or colorful Jobs is, he needs someone who can truly get along with him on an equal footing, who will not consider or worry about his status, who can say whatever he wants to say, who can do whatever he wants to do, and who does not need to always be pretentious in front of him.

So, other people dare not joke with Jobs, but Feng Yiping dares. Obviously, Jobs just lacks such a friend.

Jobs looked at the garden behind the high wall in front of him, and then looked at the parking lot in front of the door, and nodded, "It's quite big."

It's really hard to distinguish the praise from the criticism. Feng Yiping's answer is also very distinctive, "Of course, I spent a lot of money to buy the land."

Ellison was speechless. Are we still talking about money? How much money can the money for buying land be?

"Let's go, don't keep them waiting for a long time," Feng Yiping said, "I have put a lot of effort into arranging it inside."

In front of these two people, Feng Yiping will not be polite, because everyone is at the same level. If you are too humble, it will make people feel fake.

As soon as they entered the door, the two were stunned.

Speaking of which, these two have a special liking for Japanese culture, especially the Zen culture there, and they also appreciate Japanese architecture very much. Not to mention Ellison, he later bought more than 20 acres of land, which is said to be rebuilt in California in the same way as the palace of the island country as his residence.

This shows his love for Japanese architecture and gardens.

So when they stepped into the gate and saw a corner of Feng Yiping's garden, they felt a little familiar, but also a little different.

Familiar because it seems that this garden also looks like the style they like.

The difference is that it looks more sparse and natural, fresh and remote, and it looks much more majestic than the style they like.

There is no way, this is the essential difference between a central power and an island country.

They and Lao Pan and others commented on the layout of the living room. Lao Pan and others naturally felt familiar when they arrived here. Although they have been abroad for so many years, including their lifestyle, they have been westernized, but these things are obviously the most in line with their inheritance.

Jobs and his friends felt that these things looked familiar, but upon closer inspection, they were very different from the ones they were familiar with and liked.

Including the tea ceremony performance that made Lao Pan and his friends reluctant to leave. Compared with the Japanese style, perhaps the performers were more beautiful, or perhaps the venue was more suitable. They both felt that compared with the rigid and orderly Japanese style, the overall effect here was more pleasing to the eye.

The same is true for the round fan. They are also familiar with it. Until now, it is still an important prop for geishas in RB performances. In other words, their faces are covered with thick powder, which even their mothers can't recognize. It seems that there is really no need to cover them with round fans.

"This is naturally Chinese, and it was also during the Tang Dynasty that it gradually spread to other Asian countries," Feng Yiping explained to Ellison seriously.

"This seems to be somewhat similar to that, that, that famous garden in Jiangnan," Jobs thought for a while, but couldn't remember how to say the Humble Administrator's Garden.

"Humble\Administrator\ Garden," Feng Yiping said, "Yes, we did use it as a reference when designing it, but we also absorbed the characteristics of some of our other famous gardens."

"Ellison, how many gardens have you visited in China?" Feng Yiping asked him.

Unlike Jobs, Ellison, the boss of Oracle, has visited China many times and has held many large-scale events. They once booked three five-star hotels in the capital and held an e-commerce and high-tech forum.

"I've been to the Summer Palace,"

"You should actually go to a place a little further away, to Jiangnan,"

Let's not talk about the Forbidden City. It's hard to copy a country, let alone a person.

Other famous gardens in the north, whether it's the Summer Palace or the Mountain Resort, are hundreds of hectares. Ellison likes them, but they can't be copied. He can try those private gardens in Jiangnan.

Sometimes, on some issues, Feng Yiping is quite narrow-minded. He has successfully brought Jobs to China for a visit, and hopes to influence Ellison. What's so good about copying the thing called the palace in the island country?

"Look at these details," he said, pointing to the carvings on the window lattice, "The ancient construction team that built my garden also participated in many repairs of the Forbidden City in my country. The level is this," he gave a thumbs up.

Ellison was really tempted. "It seems like a good idea to build a garden like this as a residence? At least it's better than the one by the lake in Seattle, what do you think, Steve?"

Jobs didn't say anything, but nodded slightly.

Personally, he is not as good at spending money as Ellison, nor is he as targeted at Microsoft as Ellison - at least not as blatant.

Ellison has a 472-foot cruise ship, the Sunrise, and a big reason is that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has a 414-foot-long Octopus.

He later spent $300 million to buy Lanai Island in the Hawaiian Islands. It doesn't seem to be the most outrageous of all his extravagant behaviors, but in 1994, Bill Gates married his wife Melinda on this island...

He also spread the word everywhere that why he and his company surpassed Bill Gates and Microsoft was because he dropped out of school three times, while Bill only dropped out once...

These old guys are sometimes like naughty children.

Seeing their interaction at this time, Feng Yiping suddenly had an idea. The reason why these two have a good personal relationship is not only because their houses are close to each other, but it seems that their dissatisfaction with Bill Gates should also be an important reason.

"Feng, what do you think of Japanese restaurants?" Ellison suddenly asked.

Although this guy is sometimes a jerk, he still has a good vision. He can see at a glance that Feng Yiping's move is good for Chinese food and bad for Japanese cuisine.

"Our Chinese tradition is that the host will try his best to take care of the guests' feelings, will start from his perspective, and will try his best to make him feel comfortable,"

Ellison glanced at Feng Yiping. This doesn't seem to be a tradition unique to China!

"So we will never set so many inhumane rules, such as taking off shoes and kneeling. Please, I am here to consume, not to spend money to suffer,"

"Now everything is about humanization. I think this point, especially in the service industry, should be considered first, right? But it seems that some businesses have not considered this at all,"

Feng Yiping's statement made Ellison and Jobs unable to say anything against it.

Although they are fans of RB culture, they are also unhappy about at least these two points.

Even when going to a friend's house, no one is willing to take off their shoes, let alone going to spend money to eat?

As for kneeling, please, it's your business if you like kneeling, why don't you prepare a sofa for me?

It seems that they are indeed not humane in many aspects?

At this time, they finally caught up with Laurene and her group, "What is that?" Jobs asked.

"That is another traditional arts and crafts of ours, iron painting,"