Chapter 2115 Apology

"Page and Brin, let me express my congratulations and gratitude to all my colleagues on their behalf. Thank you all,"

Amid warm applause, Google China's all-employee meeting and victory celebration concluded successfully.

The last speaker's speech was undoubtedly very Chinese, but the speaker was an authentic American.

After finishing his speech, he was surrounded by everyone. Domestic employees did not have many opportunities to contact him like this.

Schmidt smiled and held the hand of an engineer. He had just said a few words to him when he saw Feng Yiping walking out without looking back. He apologized to those around him and quickly caught up with Feng Yiping. , patted him on the shoulder, "Feng,"

Seeing this scene, Zhao Yong smiled, and the people next to him started discussing in a low voice, "It looks like Schmidt is Mr. Feng's subordinate?" someone whispered.

"I just see that he seems to be trying to please Mr. Feng," another murmured.

"Okay, let's all disperse," Zhao Yong said loudly.

These guys are a little too undisciplined, and they are just chatting about such gossip while he is still there.

However, the reason why Google China employees are in such a state has a lot to do with their gossipy Schmidt at this time.

During several trips to China after the establishment of the Chinese company, Schmidt emphasized time and again that Google’s offices in China must be as free and unrestrained as those in Silicon Valley, just like the university campuses that most employees have just left.

For example, especially now, there is an endless stream of guys running around the office area wearing slippers.

This should be a situation that is difficult to see in the office areas of all domestic companies at this time, including other domestic Internet companies.

This time, Schmidt was very satisfied with the office atmosphere of Google China. Therefore, Zhao Yong did not tell the comment made by other domestic colleagues after visiting that Google China’s employees were “a group of organized and undisciplined lunatics.” he.

But what these organized and undisciplined lunatics are gossiping about is really true. Schmidt is still trying to please Feng Yiping.

After Schmidt patted Feng Yiping on the shoulder, he put his hand on his shoulder and prepared to walk forward side by side. However, Feng Yiping took a few steps quickly and Schmidt's hand naturally slipped down again.

Now he is also regarded as a guest at various international conferences. He often leans back on the chair casually, crosses his feet, faces the camera, and talks about some hot Internet topics and other hot topics. Internationally renowned Internet stars, Google's CEO Schmidt looked at his hand that had slipped down, smiled, and immediately caught up with him and looked at his watch, "It's so late. This day is really exciting, but it's not easy, right? ,"

"Yes," Feng Yiping nodded gently.

"I mean, it's already this time, should you treat me to a midnight snack?" Schmidt continued to laugh.

"For distinguished guests in the presidential suite, the restaurant has 24-hour ordering," Feng Yiping said.

Because Google China is located in the Jiasheng Business District of the capital, Schmidt naturally stays at the Jiasheng Holiday Hotel nearby every time he comes to China.

They had already walked downstairs. There were some employees waiting here, ready to shake hands with Mr. CEO and introduce themselves, but as soon as they heard the conversation between the two of them, everyone immediately stayed away. From a distance, it seems that there is some conflict between these two big guys?

Why don't you avoid it?

Schmidt smiled and nodded to those who were watching, and followed Feng Yiping towards the hotel, "You still have any objections to me?"

"What did you say?" Feng Yiping pretended not to understand.

"You," Schmidt shook his head, "are not suitable for lying."

"Yes, my parents have taught me to be honest since I was a child," Feng Yiping immediately followed his instructions.

Schmidt was helpless, "Okay, I apologize again. I really shouldn't have done those things without you,"

"Once again, I reiterate that you have every reason to do this," Feng Yiping said.

At the beginning, Schmidt only made a slight move of his wrist, causing Wolf Factory to fall below the issue price on the first day of listing.

More importantly, those reports successfully made many investors in the United States disagree with the founder and philosophy of Wolf Factory. Therefore, it has been a month since the listing, and Wolf Factory has already given a It was a perfect second-quarter financial report, but the stock price still hovered around the original issue price.

One of the main reasons is that many investors in the United States are very disgusted with the renegade behavior of the founder of Wolf Factory, and are not optimistic about Wolf Factory.

Although the United States is an out-and-out rogue country in diplomacy, the American people have extremely high requirements for the integrity of public figures.

Robin quoted a price himself, but after Google accepted it, he denied it, which undoubtedly affected the credibility of Wolf Factory.

And we know that search may impose the designer's intentions on users through differences in search results - this is indeed what Wolf Factory does. Compared with other Internet businesses, it is another one that has particularly high requirements for credibility and integrity. industry.

In addition, because Wolf Factory was on the market, it was slow to respond and failed to fix the pornographic and inferior bug in time. Later, it was actually ordered to make rectifications by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Bureau of Industry and Commerce and other departments, which will inevitably affect their image in the eyes of the American public...

Regarding this matter, as before, Feng Yiping does have a somewhat complicated view.

In any case, Wolf Factory is always a well-known Internet company in China. Although he does not agree with some of Wolf Factory's actions, but speaking of it, this is still his own business.

For a somewhat angry and traditional person like him, he was indeed a little uncomfortable from a personal emotional point of view when Schmidt manipulated the Wolf Factory in this way.

But from a business perspective, Schmidt’s response is really not excessive.

The two companies were originally enemies, and Wolf Factory never showed mercy when it stepped on and took advantage of Google.

Just recently, due to a series of successful online and offline operations, Google China's share of the Chinese search market has rapidly increased to 21%, and it seems that the 30% barrier will be easily passed. Wolf Factory does not hesitate. They have raised the banner of "nationalism" and preached resistance to American information hegemony everywhere.

It's just that Google has always been more generous before.

The reason why Schmidt was so angry this time, and that Page and Brin did not object to his behavior, Feng Yiping thought, was mainly because Robin went back on his word after quoting 2 billion.

Page and the others had dealt with Semel like that, but that didn't mean they could let the Wolf Factory deal with them all at once.

To put it into detail, Page and Brin have never been good-tempered people.

Of course, objectively speaking, for Wolf Factory, if the stock price cannot rise for a while, it is not a big problem.

One thing must be certain. Because of Robin's character, Wolf Factory has always been financially sound and has not taken out equity financing. Therefore, the stock price is not ideal, and it will not have any adverse impact on the company's operations.

"It's just Schmidt, you must understand that doing so will undoubtedly block possible cooperation opportunities with them,"

In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Schmidt still said, "We are willing to work with all companies, including competitors."

The direction of this statement is obviously obvious.

Schmidt glanced at Feng Yiping, who immediately blurted out, "Smoke bomb?"

"Yes, in my capacity, it's hard for me to say something too contradictory during an interview," Schmidt said.

This old fox!

"Besides, we all know that with Robin's character, he will cooperate with us?"

This possibility is indeed unlikely.

In other words, if they came to discuss cooperation now, Feng Yiping would become suspicious.

Even cooperation is impossible, let alone acquisition.

They all know Robin, and they also know very well that Wolf Factory’s cattle card plan is mainly aimed at Google.

"So you're going to completely cut off this possibility in this way?"

"You know, Page and Brin do still have some illusions, so I think cutting off this possibility will save a lot of things,"

"But it's not enough. What I want is to wait until a suitable window to sell all the 2.6% we hold,"

Doing so is a clear sign of treating Wolf Factory as its biggest competitor.

Feng Yiping glanced at the old man who was always smiling in front of him again. This guy's career as a professional executive in the past few years was really not in vain.

In terms of dealing with things, he is much more sophisticated than himself.

"One more thing," Schmidt pressed the button to open the elevator first and went in with Feng Yiping. "In view of their disappointment with the current stock price, they have several shareholders who have been in contact with us recently,"

No wonder he waited until he got into the elevator to speak.

"Talk about share transfer?" Feng Yiping was a little surprised.

"Yes, the specific reason should be that before the IPO, after he reneged on his offer, at the last meeting with shareholders, Robin made a promise that if the stock price was not ideal after the listing, he would agree to everyone's proposal to sell,"

"It's just a delaying tactic," Feng Yiping said.

"Yes, but now, he has firmly expressed his opposition again, which makes those institutional shareholders quite dissatisfied,"

Feng Yiping can understand their dissatisfaction. Google said that you did not agree with the 2 billion acquisition and insisted on going public. As a result, the current market value is still less than 900 million US dollars.

Everyone has lost more than half of their income, how can those venture capital investors be willing?

We all know that these venture capital investors are least likely to accompany you from a young man to a man with long hair reaching his waist.

"The one with the strongest willingness is Integrity Partners. They said that from the beginning to now, he disagrees with almost everything they think Robin should do, so they are really impatient now,"

"All for sale?"

“Yes, they don’t want to keep any of the 9.7% they hold,” Schmidt said. “But you know, it’s obviously impossible for Google to acquire their shares now, but you have a special status, so are you interested? "