Chapter 2424 Wait

But the person who was most unhappy when he heard the news was Lawrence Fink, who had heard Schwarzman's quarrels with him over the years, but had never interacted with him until death.

After hearing the news, he felt really bad.

WTF!

Doesn't that mean that he was scolded by Jobs in vain?

With his current status, how could he accept such a fact?

“We have to turn some words into action,” he immediately told Fidelity’s Edward Johnson.

"I feel the same way as you do," Johnson said, "but Lawrence, you have to know that in many things, many times, timing is the most important thing,"

Frankly speaking, he also found it hard to believe.

In their view, behind Jobs's bad temper was a lack of emotion and a sense of ruthlessness. So, why would such a person refuse such a proposal?

Normally, Lawrence could bear it, but at this time, he really couldn't stand Johnson talking like this.

Fidelity is still the same Fidelity, but Black Rock is not the original Black Rock.

Black Rock, which was originally humble, is now the leader in this industry, managing funds of more than one trillion US dollars. This is a huge number that is larger than the total GDP of many countries, and is larger than that of the United States, including Microsoft and Google. The total market value of well-known high-tech companies such as Apple, Yahoo, etc. is much larger.

How about Apple? What about Steve Jobs?

In other words, what about you Johnson?

"I'm sure that at this time, Feng Yiping should have learned about our plan from Steve Jobs,"

In this regard, he really wronged Jobs. Feng Yiping knew it, but it was really not Jobs who told him.

"If we don't take corresponding actions, even Steve Jobs will think that what we say has no weight. How can Feng Yiping care about it in the future?"

Johnson, a seasoned man, immediately caught the flaw in his words, "If Feng Yiping doesn't care about us, wouldn't it be better, Lawrence?"

"We just hope that he can despise us and ignore us,"

"If this really happens, it's really an unexpected surprise, isn't it?"

Lawrence couldn't help but slapped his hand on the chair. He was so angry that he was a little confused.

Indeed, for their plan, nothing would be more fortunate than that Feng Yiping would not take them seriously in the future.

"Lawrence, I understand how you feel," Johnson said.

But he was actually very happy at this moment.

From Lawrence's reaction, he was sure that he must have been completely at a disadvantage in the quarrel because of the so-called miscommunication with Jobs that Lawrence had told him before, so that was why he was so rude at this time.

Haha, make you proud!

This time, although several of their companies have joined forces as never before, this does not mean that their "comrades" will share the same hatred.

In fact, these temporary comrades have been each other's opponents for most of the time.

It is normal for Fidelity employees to meet people from Black Rock at the door as soon as they come out of the office of a client they want to win over.

The overt and covert battles surrounding those powerful customers will definitely be more exciting than most movies and TV dramas.

Often when opponents are unhappy, that is when they are happiest.

"It's just that we have to realize that Steve Jobs' current reputation is something we can't match,"

Lawrence still admitted this.

Although in the industry or some government agencies, his reputation as Lawrence can be said to be unparalleled at this time, but to the American people, very few people know him.

Even fewer people know Johnson, because he has been reclusive over the years.

But in the minds of the American people, Jobs is really famous.

Prestige is sometimes better than money.

"So at this time, before the plan is launched, establishing a strong enemy like Steve Jobs first, I think, will do us a lot of harm but no good,"

"Get all the preparations done now, and then, wait, wait until Android is officially released," Johnson said.

However, after noticing Lawrence's depression and unhappiness, Johnson, who felt secretly happy, actually felt a little uncomfortable at this time.

Over the years, he rarely asked for help. To be precise, over the years, Jobs was the only person he explicitly asked for help.

Although he did this mainly because of the huge profits that could be brought by investing in Feng Yiping's Facebook and other projects in the future, he had already asked Jobs for help in such a low-profile manner, but Jobs flatly refused. The old man felt that His frustration is actually on par with Lawrence's.

He felt like he had no appetite for dinner.

Lawrence actually thought of this at this time. After putting down the phone, he sneered a few times and said, "Just keep pretending, as if you don't feel frustrated!"

Similarly, the business banquet in the evening was boring to him at this time.

…………

San Francisco.

Mayer took out some clothes from the closet, which were exactly the same as the underwear and shirts Feng Yiping was wearing.

While buttoning his buttons, she suddenly thought of some questions.

"Tell me, how deep is it here?" She pointed at Feng Yiping's chest with her finger.

"In Cannes, is this the reason why you asked the advertising festival organizing committee to award awards to your company's executives instead of to you personally?"

"Looking forward, at Apple's iPhone launch event at the beginning of the year, you also asked Zuckerberg to take the stage. Did you also have such considerations?"

"For all interviews related to your U.S. business, Buchanan used to be interviewed, and now Cummins is the one doing the interviews. That was also your intentional arrangement, right?"

"Also, with the introduction of Facebook's business plan, you let the media praise Sandberg to the sky..."

"...Actually, from the beginning, you have been deliberately downplaying your connection with your American company, right?"

"In other words, you were mentally prepared for this from the beginning, right?"

Feng Yiping sat down with a wry smile, "I have indeed been prepared for this from the beginning, but what can I do?"

"The United States is different from our country,"

"Our country welcomes foreign investment. People in our country not only hope to work in foreign-funded companies, but also highly recognize the products and services of foreign-funded companies,"

"Our country, from the state to the people, has an open and inclusive attitude towards foreign investment,"

"But look here, even those Americans who receive relief funds think that the United States is the richest country in the world. Foreign investment in the United States has taken away the wealth of Americans,"

"They will also think that no matter what, foreign-funded companies are just not as good as American companies,"

"Many Americans are so arrogant. They feel that everything is good in the United States. The only thing they are somewhat envious of may be the British aristocracy."

"I'm not envious," Mayer said immediately.

"Yes, you are different," Feng Yiping said immediately, "but you should also know how unbelievable the conservativeness and narrow-mindedness of some people in the United States are, right?"

"Generally speaking, if a Chinese company makes a major breakthrough in a certain aspect, their first reaction must be whether the Chinese company has plagiarized the research and development results of its American counterparts."

"I'm not," Mayer said again.

But this time, her momentum was slightly weaker.

Because she knows that this is the reality.

Even some of her family members hold this view.

"Others are even more ridiculous. For example, they believe that China's rich people must be descendants of red people. There are only a few billionaires in China..."

"You tell me, in this Internet age, in a country where many media still view China with the same old eyes as they did decades ago, and in a country where many people are so arrogant that they are unwilling to understand the real China and update their minds. Do I have to take similar measures for a country that has a poor image of China?”

"If I publicize in a high-profile manner that Facebook was founded by me and YouTube is mine, do you think some American people will target me and my company because they are unhappy?"

As a true American, as a leader among Americans, Mayer had never considered these issues before, because for them, there was no such concern at all.

“It turns out that a lot of your humility was forced,” she said.

Many Americans, if they had an achievement like Feng Yiping's, would naturally spare no effort to publicize it.

Her angle made Feng Yiping speechless.

But think about it, this is indeed what happened.

To elaborate, not to mention in the United States, but also in China, some of his humility can also be said to be forced.

At such a young age, but with such high achievements, if you still don’t know how to restrain yourself and advocate for yourself on every occasion, then it’s really not enough.

"It shouldn't be said that I was forced. This can also be said to be my philosophy of life."

But Mayer's next point is even more bizarre, "So, it turns out that I have never seen through you. You are such a deep-minded man."

"It seems that I have to be more careful with you,"

Feng Yiping was angry, "Please, is that just work?"

…………

As soon as he arrived downstairs, he received a call from Jin Ling, "You still said there was nothing wrong?"

"Isn't this a big deal?"

"You're hiding such a thing from me?"

"How could I hide it from you? Look, don't you know it now?" Feng Yiping laughed on the phone.

"Don't let this happen again in the future," Jin Ling said angrily.

"With so many things going on in the country, you've already had a hard enough time," Feng Yiping said warmly.

Jin Ling was silent for a while, "Then what are you going to do now?"

"Just wait and see," Feng Yiping said, looking at the high-rise buildings outside the window.