Chapter 2467 What to Do

Laurence Fink, who was far away on Wall Street in the East, didn't know at this time what an excellent opponent Feng Yiping was, so he didn't know that his worries had come true. Feng Yiping was preparing another means and support to disintegrate them.

But in Washington, Grandma Pelosi had already felt the pressure.

She called her chief of staff in, "Recently," she paused, but considering that this was her confidant in front of her, she asked directly, "Has Cummins of NEXTDOOR contacted us or asked for a meeting?"

When she mentioned Cummins, she felt a little unhappy. Why did she have to be named Cummins when there was no other surname?

Because the word Cummins always made her immediately think of another word with a similar pronunciation, communism.

"I'm also paying attention to this issue, but sorry Nancy, I haven't," said the chief of staff.

"Do you need me to call him?" he asked tentatively.

The old grandmother waved her hand and turned her seat toward the window.

This attitude was very clear. She didn't want to take the initiative to contact Cummins, who represented NEXTDOOR.

Yes, this is the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

As a big shot among the big shots on Capitol Hill, as a senior congressman and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Grandma Pelosi's office has an extremely good view.

But most other congressmen don't have such treatment.

Like all public institutions in the world, or in other words, like the situation of many companies, good offices are always limited.

So, since 1908, the first thing for those new congressmen to do when they arrive on Capitol Hill is to choose an office.

In order to show fairness, they adopted a not-so-serious method: drawing lots.

There are as many numbers as there are new congressmen at the same time, and the one who draws number 1 will be the first to choose an office.

As you can imagine, those who draw larger numbers will naturally have no chance of choosing their favorite office.

In the past, the view from the window of her office always made Grandma very happy, but today, the view outside the window obviously does not have such an effect.

When she looked outside, she was still very annoyed, or rather, she didn't care about the view outside at all at this time.

A few days ago, she, like Masayoshi Son, was still asking, how could this happen?

Why did Feinstein and Boxer both express their intention to attend the Android conference? Why did so many congressmen follow up and express their support for Android?

Let’s not talk about the explicit and implicit emphasis she made during the party meeting, because obviously, on such an issue that has nothing to do with the overall situation of the party but is directly related to her voters, even if she is the speaker of the House and the head of the California Democratic Party, she cannot impose her will on everyone.

But she believes in the drive of interests, and she also believes in the professionalism of the lobbyists hired by Wall Street.

So, including Feinstein and Boxer, as well as other California congressmen, they should have received conditions from Wall Street, so why did they all change their positions so quickly?

The grandmother therefore further suspected that Cummins, who was still in Washington at the time, gave them a better offer?

Otherwise, this matter is completely unreasonable.

Because the purpose of Wall Street spending a lot of money this time is to hope that they will follow up after the media's public opinion rises, questioning such an important product as Android, the national issues of all the people behind it, and the possible harm it will bring to the United States and the American people.

So the grandmother was a little angry at this time. You actually quoted prices to two senators including Feinstein and Boxer, as well as other Democratic congressmen in California, but left me, the boss, aside?

How\dare\you? !

You dare to treat me as nothing?

At this time, she really wanted to ask Cummins or Feng Yiping, who gave you the courage.

Could it be that if I, the tiger, don't show my power, you will treat me as Hello Kitty?

She has struggled here for decades, from the office without windows at the beginning to the current office. She pursued many things, but it was never one of them, being ignored like this.

At this time, the first thing she thought of was to see how I would deal with you.

But this idea came up quickly and left quickly.

Because, people at her level usually make a critical attack after the relevant conditions are ripe, and it is impossible for them to fight in person at the beginning.

That is, if everyone agrees with something, she is not easy to express opposition.

Now it seems that the congressmen in California have unprecedentedly consistent views on the issue of Android. Even if the media will take relevant actions later, she is not easy to stand up and express her appreciation for those remarks in the media.

Because such behavior is obviously not conducive to the unity of the party and can easily cause differences within the party.

After more than ten years, the Democratic Party once again controlled the Senate and the House of Representatives of Congress. As the Speaker of the House of Representatives, this must be her most valuable political asset, and she will naturally not do anything that will damage this asset.

So, what should I do?

Obviously, not expressing a position on this issue is not a good solution.

She probably knows that Feng Yiping and the others must regard whether you support Android as the prerequisite for whether you really support Tesla.

Only if you support Android can you get their approval. If you really support Tesla, then you can get the support of your voters.

As a member of the House of Representatives, my voters in California’s 8th District have expressed their concerns about this issue in various ways more than once. Countless people have called her and asked her whether they support Tesla. As many as ten people.

But these guys don’t even think about it, even if Tesla really lands in California, you will definitely get benefits?

But their concerns must have a satisfactory response. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous to win the Republican Party on Capitol Hill but lose the support of voters in their own districts.

But reaching out to the guy with the annoying last name?

Grandma couldn't do it.

And it seems that there are only a few days away from the date of his damn press conference, which is the deadline.

So, what to do?

For the old grandmother, this was a new and thought-provoking question.

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Lawrence Fink didn't know what Feng Yiping was doing at this time.

He also didn't know that Xia Jinheng's evaluation of Feng Yiping was that if he was your partner, then he would definitely be an excellent partner.

But if he is your opponent, it will definitely be the opponent that gives you the most headache.

Lawrence Fink had something to do at the moment.

He is not someone who just waits. Taking the initiative is his style. Otherwise, his Black Rock would not have received the support of so many big customers, and they would not have become the asset management company with the most assets under management. of a company.

Two days have passed since the news about Android. As one of Apple's top ten institutional shareholders, he asked someone to express his concerns to Apple's board of directors: It is believed that Android will have a great adverse impact on Apple. product, so in this case, can we just stay out of it quietly?

Yes, he was going to cause trouble for Steve Jobs.

He just wanted to let Jobs know that I, the founder and head of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company, am not someone who can be easily ignored, even if you are Steve Jobs.

What about Steve Jobs?

Jobs' reaction after learning about the relevant situation did not exceed everyone's expectations. "How to run Apple well is the responsibility of our management team. We believe that all investors, even with the series of successes we have achieved so far, They all turn a blind eye, at least they can know our achievements from our current stock price,"

"Such results undoubtedly illustrate the capabilities of the management team, the most important of which is the ability to deal with challenges calmly and calmly,"

"We have mastered all relevant situations and have the best response plan..."

Although these words also mean not to bother yourself, it doesn't seem to be very Steve Jobs, does it?

Because this is an informal but written reply to Black Rock from Apple’s board of directors.

But Jobs was unhappy with such an indirect response, so he called Lawrence Fink's office directly.

When Lawrence received the call from Jobs, he was somewhat secretly happy. Is he here to subdue his weakness?

But it seems unlikely.

Of course it's impossible.

"Lawrence, you know, I recently went to the hospital again," Jobs said.

How do you say this? Do you want to use your physical problems as an excuse to play the bitter card?

"Oh Steve, your body..."

Jobs didn't care about his reaction and said to himself, "The purpose of going to the hospital is to get a rabies vaccine."

Lawrence Fink immediately felt that what he said next would not sound good.

really! ——Anyway, all the bad predictions he made recently were right.

"So, if you still can't get over your habit of biting people in the back, you know, I don't care at all!"

With a "bang" sound, the phone was hung up.

Lawrence also wanted to bang the phone on the ground.

But his whole body was shaking at this moment - he was angry.

You, Steve Jobs, have been famous for a long time, how could you be so dishonorable? ——He didn’t even think about whether his actions and calculations were decent.

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At the same time, not far from Lawrence Fink, there was another person who was also thinking about that question, what should I do?

As a world-class media company, and with the previous happy cooperation between the two companies, News Corporation was naturally one of the companies Feng Yiping first contacted when he was planning to let Facebook get involved in news distribution.

But unlike the previous times when he readily agreed, this time, faced with Feng Yiping's invitation, Old Murdoch was a little undecided.

Should I support it or oppose it?