Chapter 2602 Unexpected Scene
The spectacular Pazhou Complex did not shock the three Americans much, but the bustling crowds around the complex still opened their eyes.
Even though they set up their company in San Francisco instead of Silicon Valley, and even though San Francisco is actually a popular tourist city, for example, near Fisherman's Wharf, there are crowds of people all day long.
But only after arriving here did they realize that it was really too childish.
Have you ever seen the same number of people on the overpass as in the aisles of major shopping malls across the United States on Black Friday?
Especially this is not the kind of situation where the black brothers in Africa have nothing to do and just get together to have fun, twist their butts and swing their hips. These people are all in a hurry, and most of them look really busier than the three of them.
Evan Williams stood in the middle of the entrance with his badge for a while, and he received at least three rolls of the eyes. Although he didn't say anything, and even if he said something, he wouldn't understand, but he received the meaning of those eyes very clearly: Where did this fool who has never seen the world come from?
I am a citizen of the United States, the founder of a well-known high-tech company... Bizstone pulled him, "Follow Evan,"
If the three of them were led here by someone and one of them got lost, it would be really embarrassing.
Dorsey leaned over and asked his companion, "Do you think this is a developing country?"
The three of them looked back at this city, these residents... They shook their heads together, perhaps, our inherent understanding of developing countries needs to be updated urgently?
The dazzling and unique exhibition stands in the exhibition hall did not surprise them, and they had also seen exhibition halls with more unique layouts.
It was lunchtime, and looking at the exhibitors, some of them were tidying up the booths while no one was visiting, and more of them were standing or sitting in the booths, eating fast food in disposable lunch boxes, or simply making a bowl of instant noodles. They were a little surprised. Feng Yiping wouldn't...eat like this at this time!
Bizstone glanced at Evan Williams, let's go to the hotel first, isn't it good?
They followed the young man who met them at the airport, passing through booth after booth, and finally arrived at their destination, which was a large booth with an area of more than 500 square meters, a unified decorative style, and a very impressive style.
In the middle of the booth, the hall that should be used for negotiations looked like a restaurant, but what they ate looked no different from the boxed fast food that people in other booths looked like.
Jack Dorsey put down his rolled-up shirt sleeves and buttoned his shirt while looking for Feng Yiping at the dining table in the middle hall.
Bizstone was also tidying up his clothes at this time, and so was Evan Williams, who was combing his hair at this time.
However, they couldn't find Feng Yiping.
The tables in the negotiation hall were mainly occupied by ladies, who looked very beautiful and a little tired. Despite this, they were still able to communicate at high speed during the meal, which sounded very lively.
The three Twitter users tidied their clothes again, but to their regret, none of the ladies at the table, whether they were Chinese or those who looked obviously from the West, looked at them for more than three seconds.
This is undoubtedly a somewhat frustrating thing. Are we so inconspicuous?
Well, let's see where Feng Yiping is.
Where is Feng Yiping?
Not only did they not find him, but the young man who brought them here also failed to find Feng Yiping in the first place. He asked several people and finally motioned Dorsey and others to follow.
In a booth that should be the Magic Workshop, a group of people were standing or sitting, holding lunch boxes and laughing from time to time.
Dorsey and others heard the voice coming from the crowd. It sounded like Feng Yiping.
Bizstone glanced at Evan Williams again, and his eyes couldn't hide his complaints. Why are you in such a hurry to come here? What if Feng Yiping treats us to fast food later?
At this time, the crowd opened up and they immediately saw Feng Yiping.
He was only wearing a white shirt and rolled up his sleeves. Like the others, he was holding a fast food box and sitting on what looked like a package of promotional materials, and he seemed to be giving a speech.
There was also a middle-aged man who was somewhat unforgettable, sitting side by side on another package of materials.
Bizstone had an impression of this person. He was the head of the e-commerce company he mentioned, Jack Ma.
However, this was really a way of meeting that he had never expected.
How could Feng Yiping and this Chinese e-commerce giant be so down-to-earth?
If someone who was not familiar with them saw them like this, they would probably never have thought that these two were well-known in the business world, and one of them was even one of the ten richest people in the world.
In particular, this did not look like a show, because the people around them looked very natural.
Frankly speaking, whether it was Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, or Bizstone, they did not think that Feng Yiping had to put on a show in front of them.
Because, there was no need at all. Any company under Feng Yiping was much stronger than their Twitter.
Last July, Twitter raised funds for the first time, and its valuation at the time was only 25 million US dollars.
At the beginning of this year, Dorsey proposed that the second round of financing should be prepared. In this regard, they also have a new valuation for the company, but even Williams, who has the highest valuation, is only 100 million.
Not to mention Facebook, whose valuation is at least 30 billion US dollars, even his YouTube, the current valuation given by the industry is more than 3 billion US dollars.
This gap... gave them a lot of motivation.
But in different positions, no matter what the reason, none of them would do such a show in front of such a weak peer.
But is this the real Feng Yiping? They don't believe it.
Or rather, they don't want to believe it.
The Feng Yiping they saw in the talk show or some interviews seemed to have a noble and elegant aura.
But look at Feng Yiping now. Not long ago, he might have been tidying up the booth with his employees, rolling up his sleeves to move those exhibits and materials that looked heavy...
Will he still do these things now?
But Jack Dorsey believed it a little. He felt that this might be the reason why Feng Yiping was so successful.
He looked at Feng Yiping sitting there eating a box lunch and only saw his strength.
I believe that only those with strong hearts can achieve such achievements at such an age.
"Mr. Feng," he walked over with a smile.
Feng Yiping also saw the three of them at this time. He patted Lao Ma on the shoulder, handed the lunch box to his nephew Feng Wenhua, and greeted them with a smile, "Welcome Jack, welcome, welcome, my friends,"
He hugged the three of them warmly and introduced Lao Ma to them, "This is my partner Jack,"
"Ma, come and meet this Jack," he pointed at Jack Dorsey and said.
Lao Ma always felt that Feng Yiping's "Ma" seemed to have some other meaning.
Can you not be so childish? You never forget to take advantage of others.
"Hello Jack," Ma shook Jack Dorsey's hand, "I've used your product, it's great!"
"We've also heard about your case..."
They had just started to praise each other in business, and Feng Yiping had already asked the question that Stone was a little worried about, "How about eating one together?"
Stone was still thinking about how to refuse, Feng Yiping had already taken them to the hall, and the girls who had just not even looked at them immediately smiled and made way for a table, and wiped it neatly. Stone had just sat down when a box of fast food was placed in front of him, "Chicken, eat it all?" Feng Yiping asked.
At this time, the lunch box he had just eaten halfway was back in his hand.
"I'm very sorry, they detained me here and wouldn't let me leave," Feng Yiping said.
Williams really wanted to roll his eyes, your employees detained you here? Even the worst screenwriter in Hollywood wouldn't dare to make up such a story, okay?
Feng Yiping took a bite of rice and turned to ask the people on the other side, "Can we discuss whether I can stay until three o'clock in the afternoon?"
"Look, these three people flew from the United States to see me, so we can't delay them."
The people on the other side seemed to have discussed it, and finally nodded reluctantly.
Williams looked at the watch. It was just past 12 o'clock, so you still want to leave us alone for another three hours?
Then why are you still staying here?
He raised his head and was about to speak when he saw Feng Yiping just looking at him with a smile. For some reason, he quickly tore open the pair of disposable chopsticks that looked really bad in quality, and picked up a chopstick of white rice, "It smells so good!"
"Haha, then eat more,"
Until Feng Yiping looked away, the pressure that came from nowhere faded from him like a tide...