Chapter 2617 Instinctive Concern

San Francisco.

On the outdoor balcony of the legendary Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill, Masayoshi Son was bathing in the warm California sunshine and listening to the introduction of their entrepreneurial projects by two entrepreneurs opposite him.

As one of the most luxurious and legendary hotels in San Francisco, the Fairmont Hotel is loved by celebrities from all walks of life, not only because of its legendary experience - it is one of the few buildings that survived the 1906 earthquake, and the United Nations Charter was also signed here.

It is not only because of its strong European palace-like luxury and the unbeatable scenery that can be enjoyed here - on the large balcony where Masayoshi Son is now, on the left, is the calm San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge, and Alcatraz Island are in front of you; on the right, the famous cable car passes by under your feet, the clang clang clang sound is crisp and pleasant, and the hustle and bustle of San Francisco and the unique style of California are all in sight.

Or because of the convenience of the hotel's location.

Nob Hill, the highest point in downtown San Francisco, is not only a traditional wealthy area, but also located right in the middle of the financial district, Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf. It is the only place in San Francisco that has all the tram lines, and is the first choice for business and high-end tourists.

But now, while listening carefully to the statements of the two people opposite who were obviously wearing newly bought suits, Son was thinking in his heart that perhaps it was time to buy a house in San Francisco or Silicon Valley.

Although Silicon Valley's high-tech companies were inevitably affected by subprime loans, this impact was not worth mentioning at all compared to the impact of the Internet bubble that almost ruined all his wealth a few years ago.

Silicon Valley is still the region with the most investment opportunities in the world - just look at Feng Yiping's brilliant success in Silicon Valley.

Buying a house here will help him get closer to entrepreneurs and compete more effectively with local investors in Silicon Valley, including Feng Yiping.

He gestured to the opposite side, and the two entrepreneurs paused with surprise. Is this over? Can I get the check right away?

They had heard about the style of this investor. He would not spend much time listening to your statement because he had enough knowledge about you and the company before contacting you.

The main reason for his meeting with you was that he hoped you would listen to his statement: how the company should invest a lot of money in marketing and sales to quickly expand its influence.

But this time, the two were disappointed. Masayoshi Son just called his assistant and whispered to him, and then smiled and motioned them to continue.

What the two entrepreneurs didn't know was that just now, Masayoshi Son also decided on an investment expected to exceed 100 million US dollars.

His instructions to his assistant were to let him look for luxury houses in San Francisco, including Silicon Valley.

The conditions were simple, just expensive enough, and those with a price of over 100 million US dollars were the best.

In some ways, he was like Lao Ma, very good at dealing with things, or in other words, very good at advertising.

He believed that the news that he had purchased a luxury house worth over 100 million US dollars in San Francisco would definitely leave a very deep and positive impression in the minds of many entrepreneurs.

Although successful people in the American business community are generally packaged very well, for example, the purpose of starting a business is either to promote communication among all mankind or to change the world; they are keen on charity - even claiming that they will donate all their wealth; they focus on some high-end fields that concern all mankind - aerospace and health...

But everyone in the circle knows that successful people in the American business community are the most extravagant group, and they are the ones that make the old money with inheritance in old Europe sourly say that they are "luxurious without taste".

For the vast majority of entrepreneurs in the United States, their motivation and vision for starting a business are not to change the world and make the world's tomorrow better.

They just want to make their tomorrow better.

Once they succeed in starting a business, they will have a lot of money to experience all kinds of beauty in this world, including luxury houses in high-end residential areas, luxury yachts on the docks, private jets on the helipads, dozens of luxury cars in the garage, and piles of beauties in the swimming pool...

A luxury house worth hundreds of millions of dollars will undoubtedly make entrepreneurs who walk in there yearn for and envy, and naturally make those entrepreneurs directly experience his strength, and at the same time unconsciously feel pressure.

This entrepreneurial team of two people at this time may be a very miserable team among the investors that Masayoshi Son has received.

Because soon after they started to make their presentation again, the assistant came over and whispered something to Masayoshi Son.

Then they saw that Masayoshi Son's face changed immediately.

The assistant reported the news from Twitter, "Due to work reasons, Dorsey needs to meet with you in two days."

Ah Xi!

You know, the main reason for his visit to San Francisco this time was to meet with the three people from Twitter.

And from the situation of the call at that time, the three people from Twitter should be very welcome to the call that they took the initiative to make, because they said that they would fly back to Silicon Valley immediately. It sounds like they are fleeing from China and Feng Yiping. How come there is such a change after returning to Silicon Valley?

Could it be that they realized that their previous behavior was inappropriate and now want to make up for it by delaying like this?

Playing this trick with me? Childish!

And frankly speaking, it's too late.

"Tell them that we will leave tomorrow night,"

Son Zhengyi certainly would not be driven by the other party's pace, but he still gave Dorsey and others more than 30 hours to react.

After all, Twitter was a company he was optimistic about, because he felt that Twitter had great development potential in the social field where Feng Yiping had achieved great success.

When he learned that Feng Yiping had also clearly expressed his interest in Twitter, he called without hesitation - that guy never made a mistake.

Some people at Twitter may not realize that Son Zhengyi was worried about gains and losses when he made that call. He knew that Dorsey and others had accepted Feng Yiping's invitation and were in China, so he was very worried that Twitter had reached an agreement with Feng Yiping.

But he only heard the joy that Dorsey showed when he received his call, and the even greater surprise when he said that he would invest at least 100 million US dollars...

Now, why did such a change happen?

The optimistic side is that Dorsey and others have returned to Silicon Valley and did not agree to Feng Yiping's retention, which is enough to show that the situation is still very favorable to him.

However, Dorsey and others' change will undoubtedly make him very unhappy.

While he was unhappy, he also felt a little uneasy.

Such worries made him less interested in the project he was originally interested in.

At the same time, he was not interested in introducing his investment in Yahoo to entrepreneurs like other meetings, telling them how he supported Yahoo from an inconspicuous small startup to today's Internet hegemony, and how he made those two young people who had nothing at the time become today's rich people.

"Sorry, I still need to think about your project. Please wait for my office call," Masayoshi Son stood up, but did not shake hands with the two.

Because according to his usual practice, a handshake in such a meeting means that he will invest in them.

He did not pay attention to the disappointment hidden behind the smiles of the two entrepreneurs, nor did he pay attention to their lonely backs when they turned around. He looked at the calm San Francisco Bay at this time, and his mood could not calm down.

He instinctively worried that something new might happen next, just like on Devil's Island, there might really be a demon popping up.

At present, he attaches great importance to Twitter. Based on Feng Yiping's success in the social field and the industry's valuation of Feng Yiping's Facebook, he believes that he can make Twitter a super unicorn.

In Silicon Valley, as Yahoo has fallen from its peak and is increasingly unable to cope with new companies, the myth of the investment industry he created is gradually fading.

He urgently needs to create another new myth that will impress everyone.

And Twitter is exactly the most suitable project he thinks.

In particular, when he thought that this project would be snatched from Feng Yiping, his sense of accomplishment immediately increased.

He therefore understood the reason for his worries: his worries did not come from the three people at Twitter, but all from Feng Yiping.

He immediately notified his assistant, "Immediately understand Feng Yiping's dynamics and see if he also plans to fly back to Silicon Valley."

Feng Yiping, what will you do in the current situation?

ps: A new day, a new month, please guarantee the minimum monthly ticket.