Chapter 2597: Political Tactics Are Necessary

Feng Yiping could hear the frustration in Zuckerberg's words at the first time. After all, this was a big thing that Feng Yiping gave him to deal with, and it was undoubtedly a big thing related to the expansion of Facebook's territory.

But he messed it up.

Feng Yiping believed that Zuckerberg also knew that this task was also a test for him.

Feng Yiping's actions at the Cannes Advertising Festival clearly sent a message to the executives. For long-term considerations, he will avoid appearing in front of the stage more and more, so as to give more opportunities to the executives of various companies.

And the ultimate goal of this opportunity is naturally for the executives he values ​​to take the helm of their companies.

For Facebook, Feng Yiping's favorite is undoubtedly Zuckerberg.

From his arrangement for Zuckerberg, it can be seen that he has been responsible for technical work, but he has successfully launched the Indian market, successfully organized the development of the company's other businesses in India, and coordinated the relationship with partners.

In terms of improving the corporate image, he also performed well...

Although he is not as popular as Feng Yiping, his Harvard background and his experience of working before graduation and achieving good results are still very much in line with the preferences of the American people.

There are already too many precedents in the high-tech industry in the United States.

This time, Feng Yiping asked him to be responsible for contacting Twitter, and it was obvious that he wanted Zuckerberg to try out the business related to mergers and acquisitions.

But he messed it up.

Someone at Facebook should be happy about this result, but Zuckerberg is definitely not.

He is a technical genius, but at the same time, he is also a very ambitious technical genius. Like all young people, he craves fame and fortune.

For him, the person in charge of Facebook is a good position, so he is very worried that Feng Yiping will change his opinion of him and adjust his arrangements for him.

Therefore, Zuckerberg at this time is as nervous as all people in the workplace who have made mistakes.

Considering the possible cost of his mistake, his mood at this time...is very gloomy.

"Haha, Zuckerberg," he did not wait for the expected cold response or serious criticism. Feng Yiping's tone sounded no different from usual.

"You are contacting them for the first time today, right?"

"Yes, they came to the company for the first time today," Zuckerberg said.

"You must understand one thing. For any merger and acquisition, there is no such thing as a messed up first time," Feng Yiping directly denied his point of view.

But this was a denial that made Zuckerberg very happy.

This means that in Feng Yiping's view, even if the process and results of today's meeting are indeed very bad, then the responsibility is not his.

Feng Yiping gestured to Zhang Yan and others, sat back in the car, and closed the door.

There was no way. He had attracted a lot of attention at this time, and such a call was not suitable for speaking in public.

It is not impossible to clear a place where they will not be disturbed, but that is definitely not Feng Yiping's style.

"You think the messed up situation is likely the result of their deliberate act," he further said.

Seeing that Feng Wenhua, who was standing outside the car, did not stop him, Zhang Yan had already returned to the car first, followed by Xiao Zhijie and Wang Changning.

They could see that this was another important call.

Because of the previous call, they strongly wanted to watch it again.

Maybe, they could get in touch with another transaction involving tens of billions of funds?

"Generally speaking, this is a meticulous and long-term job. In the initial stage, there will always be various temptations,"

"So, no matter what the result is today, you can be more optimistic, because, after all, they took the initiative to go to Facebook, didn't they?"

"Yes, Feng," Zuckerberg was already excited.

After receiving his call, the two founders of Twitter took the initiative to meet him at Facebook. This move is enough to explain many problems.

In any case, they couldn't have come here to visit for nothing, or with the intention of teasing.

Although Feng Yiping has tried his best to move behind the scenes, in Silicon Valley, especially for entrepreneurs, no one does not know who is behind Facebook, and no one is unaware of his power.

Teasing Facebook? Who dares!

Google dared to tease Yahoo, but that was when their development was obviously unstoppable and they had become the unshakable king in the field of online advertising.

And they did have a series of disputes with Yahoo before.

And Twitter's current situation, from all angles, can be said to be quite bleak.

"Okay, now tell me about their situation today, why do you think they messed up," Feng Yiping said.

"They... they didn't stay in the park for long after they came. When I took them on a tour, they left with excuses and didn't mention any issues related to mergers and acquisitions. I was looking forward to hearing their offer,"

"Haha," Feng Yiping laughed again, "Xiao Zuckerberg, it's just the first contact, they probably won't be so eager,"

Here, he saved face for Zuckerberg.

If the two people from Twitter contacted him this time, they might have made a direct offer.

He thought for a moment and said, "If you do this, you should contact Twitter now. I think you can directly send an invitation to the three founders and say, I invite them to come to China, the most populous country in the world, and hope to have a good relationship with them." They discuss some issues in the development of social networking sites,"

"Okay," Zuckerberg said immediately.

"Also, there will be a special plane responsible for their itinerary,"

"Sure Von, I was just trying to talk to you about this," Zuckerberg said.

A trip to China, even if it only lasts a few hours, would take at least two days and two nights. The three people on Twitter may not necessarily agree to such a time-consuming invitation.

But with a special plane, it's different.

Not only was the time greatly reduced, it also naturally showed Feng Yiping's attitude.

Besides, everyone knows what a rare opportunity it is to discuss issues with Feng Yiping.

There is even a view in the American entrepreneurial community that if Feng Yiping follows Buffett's example and auctions his own lunch, he may even break Buffett's lunch auction price record.

Because, in terms of entrepreneurial success, who can compare to Feng Yiping?

Bill Gates' main achievement lies in operating software, Google mainly in search, Amazon mainly in e-commerce...

But Feng Yiping has successful layouts in social networks, e-commerce, online videos... in many different industries.

At the same time, because of his successful investment in Google and PayPal, he also has advantages in the fields of search and online payments.

What's even more rare is that he creatively opened up many new fields, such as cloud computing, big data, group buying, reviews, Q&A websites...

Not to mention, in the social field, his company is the well-deserved king. This is believed to be the most attractive to the three founders of Twitter.

"Is it over?" Xiao Zhijie asked as he watched him hang up the phone.

"Yeah, it's over," Feng Yiping said.

"So, Boss Feng still has to take action personally," Wang Changning said.

Feng Yiping immediately said, "Don't expect me to do this. You can only be responsible for the future acquisition of Tongcheng."

Speaking of which, he arranged for Zuckerberg to be responsible for contacting Twitter, and he also had some other considerations.

According to his analysis, it is actually difficult for Zuckerberg to facilitate this transaction easily, and in the end he has to do it himself.

This will naturally further establish his authority in Zuckerberg's mind.

From the perspective of management and control, and judging from various past cases, for a young, energetic and ambitious subordinate like Zuckerberg, power and tactics must be used when they should be used.

But for Xiao Zhijie and Wang Changning, there is no need to use this method.

"Zhang Yan, you can see it. Boss Feng has such a temper. The closer he is to someone, the more he squeezes him," Xiao Zhijie complained to Zhang Yan.

"I think that's because he has great trust in you and believes that you can handle those problems," Zhang Yan said without thinking.

Xiao Zhijie was stunned for a long time, and then said in Wang Changning's ear, "We are really not a family, and we don't enter the same house."

Zhang Yan obviously heard it and his face turned red. Feng Yiping coughed and Xiao Zhijie immediately said, "Boss, what are your orders?"

"I don't have any instructions, I still need to make a phone call,"

Xiao Zhijie immediately made a zipper motion on his mouth, but then asked, "Who are you calling this time?"

"Give it to Google and ask them to borrow a plane,"

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