Chapter 2476 Sincerity

November 28, sunny.

On the exterior wall of the Yerba Buena Art Center in San Francisco is a giant green Android pattern, which is a green robot pattern.

Under the giant green robot, there are many smaller versions of robots in different colors. It seems that some fashionable and cute factors have been incorporated into this professional press conference.

Just after 9 o'clock, Page, who was wearing a dark shirt, and Brin, who was wearing a gray sweater, got out of the same car. Suddenly, the media and audiences waiting on both sides started cheering.

Even Page smiled to show off and waved to both sides. As he walked in under the dense flash lights, he whispered to Brin, "Do you think that if you add the red carpet, this will become Hollywood?" It's like a premiere,"

Brin was still interacting with both parties at this time, looking a little annoyed, "I think this is more people-friendly than the iPhone launch conference,"

"As a launch event for an operating system, it really needs more effort to attract more people's attention," Page said, glancing at the bustling crowds on both sides.

At least from the outside scene, the Android conference has attracted enough attention.

As soon as they entered the backstage, the two were shocked again, "Oh!"

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, the place was filled with people wearing T-shirts of various colors. Without exception, there was an Android logo on the chest.

But looking at Feng Yiping walking over with a smile on his face, they both shook their heads in unison, while mouthing various kinds of disgust.

Because Feng Yiping actually chose a pink one!

Among the people in the crowd, only he and a few other girls chose this color.

"I'm envious." Feng Yiping turned around in front of them with some satisfaction, looking very flexible and light. "However, such a pink color is only suitable for young freshmen like us, not two uncles. ,"

"So there is a pink girl living in your heart?" Brin had already taken out his mobile phone to take pictures of Feng Yiping.

"It's pink, dear, not pink," Feng Yiping emphasized.

At this time, two girls wearing white and yellow T-shirts came over and asked Page and Brin with a little admiration what color they liked and what size they needed.

Perhaps the warm and energetic scene in front of them brought back some memories of when Page and others first started their business. Perhaps due to the influence of Feng Yiping, they ended up not being like most of the not-so-young men in the scene. Instead of choosing calm black and gray, one person chose a white piece and the other chose a bright red piece, both of which are very eye-catching colors.

Rubin, who had just finished putting on his clothes, came over with an excited look on his face, holding a pile of T-shirts in his hand, smiling playfully, "Hey, could you please sign a few of these,"

sign? The two of them looked at the markers thrust into their hands, "What kind of trick is this?"

"These are the prizes for the lottery." Feng Yiping got in between them and put his arms around their shoulders. "Since you are the earliest, why don't you work hard and sign 20 pieces, okay?"

"lottery?"

"Yes, we will draw a lottery. We will select ten lucky viewers from those who attend the press conference, and the prize will be an Android T-shirt signed by the guests," Rubin explained.

Page and Brin suddenly remembered the scene at the premiere of "Iron Man".

It seems that similar activities organized by Feng Yiping's company should include a lottery draw.

"We can learn from this," Page said as he signed his T-shirt.

The lottery is indeed a fun activity.

On the other side, at Feng Yiping's signal, a staff member had already brought ten more items.

Feng Yiping believes that for technology fans, even if the other ten T-shirts are not signed by so many guests, these ten T-shirts signed by Page, Brin, and the heads of several of his companies will still be enthusiastically sought after. .

Maybe it will fetch a high price on eBay soon.

After signing 20 names, Page and Brin looked at the chaotic and orderly backstage, looking at the Android employees next to them with confident smiles on their faces, and asked with a smile, "It seems that everyone is very relaxed. What does it look like?”

"That is, the software we released today will be a very perfect version, and with the support of so many companies, it will definitely be very popular once it is launched," Feng Yiping said.

"Also, this is mainly related to our style. We are such a young and lively company," he said with a smile on his face.

Then he muttered, "We are not Apple,"

Suddenly Page and Brin also laughed.

Although they did not attend the iPhone launch event at the beginning of the year, they all heard some interesting stories.

I heard that backstage at that meeting, under the high pressure of Jobs, I was so nervous that I was almost suffocating, or as if I could explode if there was even a spark.

At this time, there were heavy footsteps outside the door. It was obvious that other guests attending the meeting had arrived. "Find a place to sit by yourself," Feng Yiping explained, and smiled towards the door. The second wave of people who arrived were from A group of people from China, including representatives from China Mobile and Lenovo Huawei.

"Dr. Sun, Mr. Yang, and Mr. Liu, welcome!"

In addition to the vice president of China Mobile, companies such as Lenovo and Huawei that have business in the United States or hope to achieve better results in the United States obviously attach great importance to this conference. All the people in charge came, including Feng Yiping It can be considered that I have dealt with him many times.

"Mr. Feng, congratulations. One look at the scene outside, and I know that this will be a very successful press conference," Huawei's Chairman Sun said with a smile.

"Thank you, I hope I can lend you some kind words! Guys, let's find a place to sit first," Feng Yiping invited them inside.

Then, the guests attending the meeting arrived in an endless stream, and Feng Yiping no longer had a moment to spare.

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At around 10 o'clock, Abigail and Robert picked up Edward Johnson and Lawrence Fink at the airport respectively.

These two are as straightforward as ever. Since they have decided to give in, they should be thorough. Therefore, it is better to drop by to attend the Android launch conference.

This is their sincerity, and I believe this is also the best way to dispel Feng Yiping's doubts.

After the two teams met at the airport, they took four cars and rushed to the Yerba Buena Art Center.

From the time they came out of the airport until they got in the car, both Lawrence Fink and Edward Johnson were silent and had no good looks.

Abigail looked out the car window at the strait and whispered to Edward Johnson, "I'm sorry, Dad,"

Johnson waved his hand, "It's not your fault,"

Although they are here, such an itinerary is not happy anyway.

But who makes the current situation stronger than others?

"We originally hoped to get a good investment opportunity for the company," he looked at San Francisco getting closer and closer, shaking his head with some self-deprecation, "but we all thought wrong,"

"Dad, we are right, we are just our companions this time..."

"No, we were wrong," Edward Johnson interrupted his daughter. "We were wrong from the beginning."

Abigail suddenly felt that the man in the car really didn't look like her father.

Yes, this time, there is an arrangement to apologize to Feng Yiping, but does it need to be so sincere?

"Actually, if you think about it, we failed to invest in Google, and you will come to the conclusion that it will definitely be difficult for us to invest in Feng Yiping's companies," Johnson said, "at least before his companies go public. , we shouldn’t have much chance,”

Everyone knows that if you invest in a promising company before it goes public, you will definitely get a higher return.

But since they won’t get large-scale investment opportunities after Google goes public, how can they expect to invest in Feng Yiping’s Facebook, NEXTDOOR, or YouTube before they go public?

That Feng Yiping is one of the few Silicon Valley startups who is not short of money.

Otherwise, his NEXTDOOR, which encompasses many businesses, could have been listed long ago. Whether it is listed as a whole or by splitting off some of the sectors with relatively high returns, it is a good choice, but it is not yet seen. There are signs of this.

Therefore, they should have understood that it would be difficult for Feng Yiping to change his mind in a company that he did not want people to invest in.

In other words, they should have resisted such temptation in the first place.

Abigail couldn't help but ask, "So Dad, who made this suggestion in the first place?"

Johnson only shook his head and did not answer his daughter's question.

In another car, Robert looked at Lawrence Fink, who looked gloomy, and briefly reported the situation here, but he never received a response.

Later, Fink simply closed his eyes, and he also consciously shut up.

At this time, Fangcaodi Art Center is already in sight...