Chapter 1822: First Meeting with Masayoshi Son

"This is my friend, Feng Yiping, Yiping, this is Mr. Sun," Lao Ma introduced the two parties with a smile in the suite of Jiasheng Holiday Hotel.

Feng Yiping, who had just arrived, just washed his face, changed his clothes, and hurried downstairs.

To be honest, he was very curious about this richest man in the country, who was once the richest man in the world for a day - it was very short and so very tragic. His success in investing in China even made Buffett, known as the god of stocks, look inferior, but he eventually fell into the hands of the US government and turned from the richest man to the "first loser".

However, at first sight, he was really a little disappointed.

"Mr. Sun, I have heard of you for a long time. Welcome to your presence," Feng Yiping bent down slightly when shaking hands.

Because this Mr. Sun is only about 1.5 meters tall, very small and so very RB, making Lao Ma look tall. Feng Yiping, who is over 1.8 meters tall, will appear a little proud for no reason if he does not bend down.

"Nice to meet you, Feng," Masayoshi Son, who already had white hair on his temples, shook Feng Yiping's hand vigorously.

Today, he not only wore a suit, but also a tie, which was rare, which showed how much he valued this meeting.

However, although he was dressed very smartly, he had obvious dark circles under his eyes, and he looked like he didn't rest well.

Of course, this may also mean that what Lao Ma once said was true, that this short Mr. Sun only rested for 3 to 5 hours a day.

For a man who is almost 50 years old and whose physical strength is undoubtedly declining, such a short rest is really not enough anyway.

"Please sit down," Masayoshi Son led Feng Yiping and the others to the living room.

Moving with them, there were also full-time photography staff, needless to say, these people were naturally arranged by Lao Ma.

Lao Ma should be the one who likes to leave images the most among domestic entrepreneurs. Not to mention the speech at Lakeside Garden, the videos he took during the establishment of China Yellow Pages can be found on the Internet later, which can clearly illustrate this point.

Of course, this can also indirectly illustrate Lao Ma's confidence, and compared with Feng Yiping, he is a high-profile person who likes publicity.

It is conceivable that he has been paying attention to shooting videos since the beginning of his business. Obviously, it is not for collection and appreciation in the future, but for publicity.

However, if he has not made a name for himself, who would be willing to watch his videos? Right, we all know that when he was young, he was not a fresh meat.

But he insisted on this habit at the beginning of his business. It is conceivable that at least he is sure that there will be many people who are very interested in him at different times in the future. To be honest, such confidence, or arrogance, is unique.

"Your hotel is great, with good hardware and better service. I think I will stay here when I come to Shanghai in the future," said Masayoshi Son.

Feng Yiping always felt a little strange. This person graduated from the famous University of California, Berkeley. It is reasonable that he has the best English among the three people present, but his English level sounds the worst. How to say it, his English sounds a little weird.

Old Ma glanced at Feng Yiping, and he obviously understood and agreed with Feng Yiping's opinion.

"It's our honor," Feng Yiping expressed his happiness just right.

To put it bluntly, these bigwigs' greetings are actually no different from ordinary people. Son Zhengyi praised Feng Yiping's hotel, just like when we visit a friend's house, we always praise his house for being well decorated.

"You are also welcome to give us more suggestions,"

Feng Yiping's words were also polite, but Son Zhengyi listened and immediately asked, "Feng, do you intend to open Holiday Inn all over the world? Will I be able to see your hotel in RB in the future?"

There are plans to open all over the world, of course. Feng Yiping really wants to open his own hotel in all the scenic spots in the world, as Xiao Zhijie said before.

In Feng Yiping's concept, this should also include the North and South Poles, as well as near space.

As for RB, he does have this idea.

Apart from other things, no matter when, there are always a lot of people in China who go to Japan for tourism, and they often stay in those extremely anti-human hotels. It is a good thing to provide a choice for compatriots and make more money from Japanese people.

"Why, Mr. Sun is also interested in the hotel industry?" Feng Yiping laughed.

This small but particularly crazy guy has always claimed that he only invests in companies related to the Internet.

"It's mainly because I believe in your vision, Feng," said Masayoshi Son.

I have to say that these words made Feng Yiping feel really comfortable.

"Haha," he laughed sincerely a few times, "When that day comes, I will definitely ask Mr. Sun for more support,"

The country that is close to us is open in theory, but in fact, it is really xenophobic in many aspects. From this point of view, they really have the same origin as South Korea.

In such a non-core industry, it would be much more convenient if we could work with Masayoshi Son, the local snake.

But his next words changed the topic, "I have a question that I have always been curious about, but I don't know if it will offend you,"

"Oh?" Masayoshi Son straightened up and looked at Feng Yiping seriously, "It's okay, please go ahead,"

Old Ma knew what Feng Yiping was going to ask, so he smiled and said nothing.

"To be honest, when I heard your name, Mr. Sun, on the first day, I thought you were Chinese, not only because of your name, but from my understanding, the surname Sun is rare in both Korea and Japan,"

"So that's it," Masayoshi Son said seriously, "To be precise, I am of Chinese descent. My ancestral home is in Putian. My surname Sun is different from the Korean surname Sun. My surname Sun comes from Sun Tzu, and I am the same Sun as Mr. Sun Yat-sen,"

"So that's it," Feng Yiping lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

He had heard such a statement later.

At that time, Taobao had already become very popular, and Masayoshi Son's previous investment had achieved great success. At that time, his nationality issue was indeed a thorn in the hearts of many Taobao users.

There were many people saying that shopping on Taobao was like giving money to Japanese people.

It was at that time, at an Internet summit, that Masayoshi Son made such an explanation.

Anyone with a discerning eye knew what the original intention of making such a statement at that time was.

But it must be said that his abandonment of the RB surname "Aberdeen" and his continued use of Sun may explain his foresight to a certain extent: he is aware of China's future potential.

And when investing in China, a name like the Chinese will naturally be more acceptable.

But Feng Yiping did not expect that he would say such words in front of him now. Obviously, he was prepared for such a question. So, did he do a lot of analysis on himself and find out that he disliked his country in his bones?

That's really a problem.

Feng Yiping believes that with Masayoshi Son's experience in the business world for so many years, it is not impossible for him to see some clues.

So, why did he agree to withdraw from Alibaba so readily? You know, Mr. Sun, who looks like a good gentleman, is not tall, and doesn't seem to be threatening, is actually quite aggressive.

At present, Feng Yiping's largest acquisition is only the more than 2 billion US dollars of Netflix, but he knows that Masayoshi Son is now preparing for an acquisition of at least more than 10 billion US dollars. He is raising funds intensively to acquire Vodafone RB, the third largest mobile communications operator in RB.

He borrowed most of the billions of dollars, and borrowing billions of dollars is a big deal, not to mention now, but also in the future.

His acquisition of Vodafone RB is mainly to compete with NTT.

Who is NTT? We can make a simple analogy, it is equivalent to the telecommunications of our great China.

Borrowing billions of dollars to acquire a company that cannot compete with NTT to operate, to be honest, Feng Yiping thinks this idea is crazy.

Let alone other things, even if there is a company in our country that dares to go against the telecommunications, regardless of the result, this courage is also worthy of everyone's "admiration!", right?

Moreover, according to the general concept, Alibaba's development is at least much clearer than Vodafone RB's competition with NTT.

So Feng Yiping asked, "Mr. Sun, although I am very grateful for your support, I still want to ask, what is the reason that prompted you to make the decision to withdraw from Alibaba?"

PS: This is to make up for the chapter in the morning, and there will be another chapter in the evening.