Chapter 2330 The Way the Boss Gives Gifts

Three people sat outside a cafe in Palo Alto, just like those people who were enjoying the weekend leisurely.

The roadside trees cast a little shade on the tables outside. The young people sitting on the tables next to them, on the benches on the roadside nearby, or on the steps, all exchanged glances and looked at their table with shining eyes.

But no one came over.

It's not that these people knew Jobs' bad temper, but as soon as the three of them sat down, the person in charge of the cafe came out and cleared the tables around them.

Now it seems that the business of this cafe is really bad. There are so many tables outside, and only one table has three people sitting alone.

Those who wanted to go over to ask for an autograph or take a photo with them gave up the idea after seeing this scene.

Not long after, reporters from two media outlets hurried over, but they just took photos of the surroundings with cameras from a distance.

The most daring one was a child who was still sitting in a stroller. He pointed over there and babbled something to his mother. He seemed to want to go over there.

However, she didn't know who those three guys were. She probably just thought that the cake on one of the plates looked very tempting.

"Steve, do we think we should give Feng a gift?" Page pointed out the purpose of the visit.

"We should," Jobs heard without any hesitation.

Although it is not time to reap the rewards yet, judging from the current situation, their investment will at least double the returns, that is, $1 billion will become $3 billion, which will definitely not be a problem.

And this should be the net profit after deducting all expenses.

The net worth increased by at least $2 billion in an instant. Not to mention Jobs, who was relatively not well-off, even Page and Brin, who were rich, could not remain indifferent.

Considering that this opportunity was provided by Feng Yiping, and the specific operation was also in charge of his team, and he personally shared the profits with everyone, it was reasonable to give him a gift to express his gratitude.

It is appropriate to prepare gifts now. It is most economical to decide what gifts to give after everything is settled. But that would be too petty.

Feng Yiping did not put forward any conditions when he provided them with such a rare opportunity.

The three of them are not only big names that everyone is paying attention to, but they are also much older than Feng Yiping. It is not good to be less generous than him.

Feng Yiping treats them as his own people and confidants, so they should always have a corresponding attitude.

"But, what should I give?"

Although there is also a saying in American proverbs that a small gift is more important than a big sentiment, it is obviously not justifiable to give a small gift in the face of such a huge profit.

Luxury car?

This is a good choice for others, but it is not suitable for Feng Yiping. They all know that Feng Yiping just doesn't like those supercars.

In view of the fact that the road test of Tesla's first car is imminent, if nothing unexpected happens, Feng Yiping will choose Tesla in the future, so giving a car is not appropriate.

House? It was expensive, but Feng Yiping didn't lack houses. Besides, houses were different from other gifts because they were not easy to resell. So, if they wanted to give him a house, they had to give him something he liked. But even though they knew what kind of house Feng Yiping liked, it was not easy to find a suitable one in a short time.

In terms of the income this time, it was reasonable to give him a plane, but Feng Yiping didn't care about it.

So, what should he give? Jobs was a little undecided for a while.

Brin put down the cake, "Steve, Page and I think it's a good idea to give Feng a yacht. What do you think?"

"Yacht?" Jobs' eyes lit up, "I think it's good."

In the circle of wealthy people in the United States, including Silicon Valley, although there are not many people who show off their wealth as high-profile as Jobs' neighbor, Oracle's Ellison, everyone is actually comparing with each other in various ways.

Generally, they are the same, manors, private planes, yachts... and young and beautiful girlfriends.

The first three things are common to the three of them, and Feng Yiping happened to not have a yacht.

Obviously, Feng Yiping also needs this thing, as you can see from the fact that he has rented yachts for many times in the past two years.

"Steve, we have another idea for discussing this with you," Page said.

"What?" Jobs asked.

"We all know that Feng Yiping has always liked the Apple products you designed, so we think that if Feng's yacht is designed by you, he will be very satisfied," Page said.

"No problem at all," Jobs said immediately.

As a talented designer, he naturally has the idea of ​​crossing boundaries. A large item like a yacht is a challenge for him, and he likes challenges.

At this time, many plans have emerged in his mind. It must be the silver color that Apple usually uses, it must have the glass in Apple stores, and it must have many iMacs... "I suddenly think that I can also design one for myself,"

Let's not talk about the house, let's talk about the plane. It turns out that he has one. After Apple invited him back as a savior in 1997, it soon rewarded him with a Gulfstream worth more than 40 million US dollars - the plane with the tail number N2N that he is using now.

But he doesn't have a yacht, that is, a big yacht that a group of big guys can talk about without losing face.

Considering that this time, he could easily earn at least 2 billion yuan, he felt that he could use a tenth of it to build a boat for himself.

"Haha, I have this idea too," Brin said immediately.

“I’d love to get one, but I’d rather buy an old boat and renovate it,” Page said.

Planes are used to renovate old ones, and yachts are also used to renovate old ones. It has to be said that Page is really more stingy than Feng Yiping in some aspects.

"It's just right. We can decorate it together then," Brin said. "I think we can also bring Schmidt in."

He said this not because he could not forget Schmidt, but if he added Schmidt, there would be a total of four new yachts, plus an old yacht renovated, they would be more confident when bargaining with the yacht company.

"That's okay," Page stamped her seal immediately after hearing this, "But you two, do you know what I'm thinking right now?"

Looking at the smile on his face, Jobs always felt that what he was thinking about now should be related to Feng Yiping. Over there, Brin had already asked, "What are you thinking about now? We will form a fleet and travel around the world." ?”

He can be said to be the most romantic of the three people present.

"I think if Feng were here now," Page said, "he would be rolling up his sleeves and saying, 'Well, why don't we just buy a yacht company?'"

"Haha," Jobs and Brin immediately laughed.

This is indeed Feng Yiping's style.

After laughing, Brin thought for a while, "Can we really do this? Now is a rare and good time,"

"You see, considering the current trend of the overall environment, the funds of many companies will become increasingly tight in the future. At the same time, it is also certain that there will be many users who have booked private jets and yachts. Order canceled due to difficulty in payment..."

"In any case, in the future economic downturn and stock market downturn, many people's wealth will shrink, and those yacht companies will definitely have a hard time. With our five yachts combined, we can completely make a company The yacht company will last at least a year,"

"We pick a suitable one to acquire, and after a year or two, our yacht will be delivered, and the general environment should be better by then. Even if we don't want to continue operating, we can still sell it at a good price,"

Page was also a little excited, "With the bonus of the yacht designed by Steve Jobs, if you want to sell it, you can naturally get a good price."

"Steve, what do you think?"

Of course, Steve Jobs could clearly calculate this kind of account. If his yacht company produces yachts for him, the price will naturally be more affordable. Then he can make another profit. If he does the math, he will make at least half a boat to a dollar. yacht.

That's not a small sum of money, at least over 100 million US dollars.

The bigger benefit is that because it is his own yacht company, some of his ideas can be better implemented.

After all, the team of the yacht company is not the team under Apple. If you scold you too much, they don't have to wait for you.

"I think we can consider finding someone to pay attention to this news now," he said.

"That's it?" Page said, "But when it comes to acquisitions, we still have to bring Feng in."

"Of course," "That's natural," all three laughed.