Chapter 1922: Wine in a Bottle on a Boat in the Waves

The West Lake just after nightfall looks completely different from the daytime.

The tall buildings along the lake in the city, the rooftops of the Leifeng Pagoda, which were just built a few years ago, the various buildings on the islands in the center of the lake, the magnificent boats in the lake... are all brightly lit, lighting up the night sky next to them. , all dyed a layer of golden yellow.

The night sky without a trace of clouds turned out to be a magnificent blue-purple color as a whole.

These brilliant lights left various shapes, continuous, and large golden reflections on the lake...

This is probably the moment when the West Lake is in full bloom, looking noble and dazzling.

Feng Yiping and the others were currently in a similarly brightly lit boat on the lake, a time-honored brand in Hangzhou, the Zhiweiguan Weiguan.

This is the most low-key of the three famous boat boats on the lake.

The most high-profile and luxurious one is naturally the golden dragon boat that imitates the royal boat of the Southern Song Dynasty. It has a dragon head in front and a dragon tail in the back. It is even more noble than the painted boat outside the building covered with yellow glazed tiles, which looks like the palace has been moved to the water. few.

The Wei Fang of Zhiweiguan can be said to be the most low-key among the three boats. It does not have the eye-catching gold color and is black and white. It is no different from the old buildings on the island in the middle of the lake.

Therefore, this is also a painting boat that is more suitable for the West Lake.

However, its low profile cannot conceal its elegance. The angled cornices on the boat, the ocher-column windows, the carved boat rails... are like moving the villas of celebrities from the Song and Ming Dynasties to the water.

The Golden Dragon Boat is too luxurious, and the building outside the building has only one floor, so the two-story Wei Fang Boat is also the most suitable for their group, mainly because they bring Ma Ling and Vincent, so Feng Yiping, who is not easy to be photographed, is needed The painting boat.

It can be seen that Lao Ma is a meticulous person.

And regardless of how expensive such a boat is, in this era when consumption of public funds is still popular, if you can buy it in such a short period of time, it is not as famous as it was later in the country. It is natural for the old horse to become famous. It took a lot of thought.

The steamboat sets sail from the pier of Zhongshan Park and leisurely passes through the Bai Causeway, the Su Causeway, and the three islands in the lake... The boat sails slowly, enjoying the lake scenery and the mountains and rivers of the West Lake. This scene is so beautiful.

"It's so beautiful!" Ma Ling said to Feng Yiping, who was holding Vincent. "Ping, this place is so beautiful. We are just like in a painting."

This is indeed a rare experience that cannot be experienced in the United States.

"Then you must be the most beautiful person in that painting," Feng Yiping praised with a smile.

Marlington was so happy that he said, "Thank you!"

Seeing this scene, Lao Ma, who originally wanted to come over, stopped where he was and said, "Yiping, the food is ready, come in,"

The large round table in the main hall was now filled with delicacies, which looked dazzling. Feng Yiping was familiar with only three dishes: Dongpo Pork, West Lake Vinegar Fish, and Longjing Shrimp.

"Do you remember the year of the college entrance examination?" Wang Changning asked.

"Why don't you remember? I remember that year, we looked up at these boats from a distance by the lake," Xiao Zhijie said.

"So, you have been here together before?" Lao Ma asked, pointing at them.

"Yes, it was the summer vacation of 1999," Feng Yiping naturally remembered.

"The summer vacation of 1999? I couldn't afford to visit here at that time," Lao Ma recalled. "At that time, I was probably preparing for Alibaba. A large group of people gathered the start-up capital of 500,000,"

With the price of a boat trip costing several thousand yuan an hour and a meal easily worth tens of thousands yuan, it was indeed something that the old horse at that time could only watch from a distance.

"Yes, it's true," Feng Yiping said.

I still remember that when I came here, I also thought about creating an opportunity to meet Lao Ma. However, I thought that even if I could meet him, I would only be turned away and might attract all kinds of suspicions. In the end, I could only Give up.

"But 1999? Now I have to blame you. Not to mention your other businesses at that time, you already invested hundreds of millions in hotel projects in your provincial capital, right?"

"With the financial resources you had at that time, it was not a big deal to take over all the boats on the lake. It's really unreasonable that your best friends could only watch by the lake."

"I remember that I studied a text at that time, Mr. Lu Xun's "Hometown", in which the 'Compass' Yang Ersao said, the richer they are, the more they refuse to relax, the more they will not relax. The more you are willing to relax, the richer you will be... It is most appropriate to apply it to our richest man, Feng," Wang Changning said.

"Mr. Ma should have already experienced this," Xiao Zhijie also said.

"I understand deeply. For this, we have to drink a toast," Lao Ma raised his glass.

Feng Yiping ignored the teasing of the three of them and said to the dongpo meat on the table, "Son, do you like this? Come on, let's get started, shall we?"

"Yes, let's get started," Lao Ma, the owner here, answered, but after finishing speaking, he frowned and pondered for a long time, "Hey, no, why do I feel that Ipping took advantage of me for no reason?"

"It's really not my fault. If I'm to blame it on you, your words are too coherent," Feng Yiping laughed.

The start of this luxurious dinner can be said to be very relaxed.

Indeed, sitting on the high-end painting boat in West Lake, looking at the beautiful scenery around you, overlooking the boats passing by, accompanied by friends and relatives, this scene, even eating only clear porridge and side dishes, is enough to express your feelings.

Success always brings such extra enjoyment to people.

"I just received the call. Jerry will bring people over tomorrow to attend our listing ceremony,"

This is another characteristic that comes with success. Even when eating at famous restaurants in scenic spots, work will inevitably come up.

"Of course you have to welcome them," Feng Yiping said.

Chief Yang and Yahoo kept sending emails, phone calls, and lengthy faxes to Lao Ma in the past two days. Lao Ma told Feng Yiping without missing a beat.

"I was wondering what he would talk about here?" Lao Ma asked.

"I think, in addition to congratulations, I should also congratulate you,"

"Haha, yes," Lao Ma clinked glasses with Feng Yiping, "The afternoon is too short, and there are a lot of things we can't talk about thoroughly. There is a question I've been wanting to ask you that I haven't asked yet. With Yiping's knowledge of Silicon Valley, "What do you think is the biggest difference between Silicon Valley companies and our domestic companies?"

Hearing Lao Ma ask this, Xiao Zhijie and Wang Changning also stopped chatting with Ma Ling and looked at him together.

"I personally think that the biggest difference should be in the purpose," Feng Yiping thought for a while and said slowly.

"Many people in the United States start businesses mainly to do things, while many people in our country start businesses mainly to make money,"

"Of course, this is normal. After all, at this stage, most people in our country are not wealthy yet,"

"Yes, I hope that in a few generations, our descendants will start a business for the sake of doing things instead of making money," Lao Ma said. "Aside from purpose?"

"Another difference, speaking of it, has a lot to do with purpose. American companies, especially those with pursuits, are willing to invest huge sums of money in research and development in all aspects, not just in their main business. technology,"

"For example, Netflix, which is now a member of us, its main business is online DVD rental. Not only has it developed many core technologies in its main business, such as its own unique search engine, but it has also developed many core technologies in other aspects. , for example, in the logistics system, we also insist on being driven by high technology,”

"Honestly, I was even more surprised by the various functions developed around Netflix's users than its own patented, highly automated logistics warehouse,"

"There is also Amazon, which I am very optimistic about. In essence, there is no difference between it and our mall and our Taobao, right? However, Bezos not only created an aerospace company of his own, but he also Many fields that are not related to the main business of e-commerce, not just the logistics field, have invested heavily in the research and development of new technologies."

"From this point of view, I think it will definitely leave eBay far behind in the future,"

Feng Yiping's words were approved by Lao Ma, "I don't like eBay either,"

After a pause, he added, "Listening to what you said, I finally understand why Jiasheng Mall seems to have so many departments that are not closely related to its main business. You originally expected our e-commerce group to also Become a truly high-tech company in every aspect?”

"Yes, I am very disgusted with some current views in China. No matter what company, as long as it puts on the cloak of the Internet, it will brazenly say that it is a high-tech company,"

"Such packaging is commonplace now," Lao Ma also shook his head, "Then, in your opinion, which area should we focus our efforts on?"

"I think it should be cloud computing and the big data closely related to it...,"

There was a wind blowing across the lake, but the people in the boat were unaware of it. The wind started at the end of Qingping, and it came slowly...