Chapter 951 Mid-Autumn Festival (Part 1)

This act of Hastings is not without effect.

Merbak, who led the negotiation team, was quite nervous after seeing the news that came out halfway.

Cantatupo thinks that cooperating with Netflix is ​​better than cooperating with coins, but he doesn't know.

In his mind, Netflix, as a well-known company steeped in DVD rental business for many years, is really a strong opponent.

To be honest, Feng Yiping was a little surprised when he saw the news, but he was not surprised.

He is very clear that this cooperation is different from the previous acquisition of Coinstar.

There is no business overlap between the company and Coin Star, but DVD rental is different. Those DVD rental companies may jump out to disrupt the situation.

What surprised him was that it was Netflix who came out to disrupt the situation?

You must know that he is not interested in Netflix because of its achievements in DVD rental. Netflix's achievements in this area are really limited. What he values ​​is the very good vision of the Netflix team.

However, after thinking about it for a while, he also understood the obstacle. Buchanan approached Hastings to discuss cooperation, but was rejected, but Hastings must have been very concerned about his own actions since then.

If he didn't understand it when he acquired Coin Star, he will definitely understand what Feng Yiping's layout is for when he proposes to cooperate with McDonald's Redbox this time.

Never imagine your opponents are idiots!

Feng Yiping then compared the advantages and disadvantages of Coin Star and Netflix. The advantage of Netflix is ​​that it is also engaged in the DVD rental business, but it does online rental. It also has no experience and experience in operating rental machines. ,channel.

Especially the channel. For a business like Redbox, the most important thing is the channel.

So from this point of view, Coin Star is the best partner of Redbox, not one of them, even if the arrogant Blockbuster jumps out, it is useless.

Hearing what he said, Merbak, who was thinking of going to Cantalupo immediately, also calmed down. At this time, he took the initiative to go to McDonald's. Isn't that going to ask him to raise prices in other areas?

Therefore, although the negotiation team of McDonald's will take advantage of this new situation to increase the price on other terms, Coin Star has remained unmoved and will not give an inch, and is so confident that McDonald's No one can figure it out.

Cantalupo, who has been paying attention to the negotiations, heard about it, and put off his thoughts of delaying for a few days before giving Netflix an answer.

Just one day later, on behalf of McDonald's, he officially rejected Netflix's proposal.

Therefore, this strenuous move by Hastings really did not bring any substantial trouble to Feng Yiping.

Of course, this is another arrangement that he didn't know about Hastings. It's big trouble.

But why does Hastings have a mediocre reputation in the eyes of his peers? For example, after Blockbuster received his call, the first reaction was to think that he was playing tricks!

So, sometimes, a good character is really good.

Hastings' move also brought another result. After the news was announced, Netflix's stock price also rose slightly. Therefore, from a certain point of view, the McDonald's brand was still successfully consumed by him. a handful.

In short, the trouble Hastings wanted to create didn't actually affect Feng Yiping's interest in shopping and shopping.

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September 11th is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and since the 9th, San Francisco Chinatown has held the seventh Mid-Autumn Festival Street Fair.

There are traditional lion dance, traditional Chinese music, dance, drama, etc. On both sides of the short Chinatown, there are all kinds of stalls, all kinds of authentic food from China, as well as traditional overseas festivals, essential Chinese elements ,Red Lantern.

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is not a legal holiday in the United States, the atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival here is more lively than that in China.

Because speaking of it, many Chinese who work overseas are all alone. Even if they are together, most of their parents are in China, even if their parents are by their side, but because they are overseas, on this reunion day, there will always be There is a sense of incompleteness.

In order to make up for this shortcoming, everyone generally invested more enthusiasm in this festival to relieve the deep homesickness.

Go to a place with a lot of Chinese people, or have dinner with classmates and friends who seldom contact each other...

In the past two days of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the short Chinatown has the lively vigor of the domestic downtown for a short time.

The people on the street are no longer in a hurry, they all slow down, even those men who seem to be single will stop in front of those small stalls next to each other, just like those women who love to shop. Walk around very carefully.

Facts have proved that the American people also love to be lively. On the crowded streets, American couples pushing baby carriages can be seen from time to time, blending harmoniously into the surrounding Chinese with various accents, buying all kinds of gadgets and listening to them. Applause for those who don't understand Cantonese opera.

Amanda likes such a lively scene the most. There is a small lantern hanging on her arm. Like a little mouse, she holds the moon cake in both hands and gnaws it in small bites. Her little head turns to the left and then to the right. What do you see? If you are interested, say loudly to your parents, "Look,"

That appearance, like a country kid who went to the city for the first time.

In other words, she usually lives in the countryside, and it's rare to see so many people.

Huang Jingping looked at the crowded Chinese restaurants on both sides of the street, and thought of planning her own restaurant, she wiped the mooncake crumbs from the corner of Amanda's mouth, "You are right, our restaurant must be large in scale, at least when it is completed in the future , there must be a place for performances, hey, tell me, can we build a theater in the restaurant?"

"I think your idea is good. Since you want to build a Chinese-style building, why not build it with the theater building?"

"Separated from the restaurant, it is best to build in a yard,"

Watching the show while eating is very low, but in a restaurant, there is a theater attached, and the grade is suddenly raised.

At that time, some "corners" from China will be invited from time to time, and there will be a party or something, so that Lao Mei will open his eyes and let them know that the opera is amazing and weak.

Moreover, isn’t such a place very suitable for holding some gatherings? In the Beijing opera special, just put on some facial makeup, and in the Kunqu opera, just put some silk and embroidery on it. Wouldn’t it make those housewives who are worried about the theme of the party so envious? ?

"Hey, why is it so lively there?" There were actually two stores, which were more lively than the restaurant next to it.

"The remittance bank, you didn't see it," Feng Yiping said, pointing to the signboard.

"Oh, no wonder." During the festive season, people miss their relatives a lot. Before the festive season, it is also the peak time for people to send money to their families. No matter how difficult their life is, at this time, they will try their best not to let their family members down.

"But why don't they go to the bank? Here, is it safe?"

"You silly girl," Feng Yiping patted her on the head, "Do you think everyone has an American identity?"

How can I open a bank account without a legal identity?

"You mean?" Huang Jingping looked in surprise at so many people coming in and out there.

"Yes, it is estimated that some of them came here with tourist visas, and some came from other channels,"

"Don't think too much about it. In a few years, the domestic situation will get better and better. There will be fewer and fewer people coming here, but the overseas students here will go back better and better. I accept a phone call,"

"Hello, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm sorry, I have a lot of schedules these days, I'm not in Silicon Valley now, I'm sorry I can't attend your party,"

It was from the Tsinghua Alumni Association on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. After what happened on New Year's Eve that year, Feng Yiping was completely out of touch with such activities. If he could not participate, he would not participate.

Although the activities organized by this alumni association are more mature than those organized by foreign students, to put it bluntly, although they are not full of all kinds of showing off and comparing like domestic alumni associations, there are also few people who connect with each other. In order to be in this group, look for resources that can be used by yourself.

To a certain extent, the higher the degree, the longer the time spent in the United States, and the smoother the development of people, the behavior is no different from that of authentic Americans, and they are even purer, that is, more utilitarian, sophisticated and so on. Just throw it out of the sky, so they can get along like ducks in water in the United States.

People who really stick to some old traditions in China are probably only these old men in Chinatown, so the scope of Chinatown will become smaller and deserted.

Of course, the decline of Chinatown is also a good thing in a certain sense, which shows that more and more Chinese have successfully integrated into American society.

"This month, you have already rejected three or four such invitations, and you don't even go to the consulate, is that okay? You also told me to plan to hold more parties at home,"

"That's different. It's to integrate into the community, to convey some of our ideas in charity. To put it bluntly, we have to do that,"

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In the provincial capital, Luo Jia, who was so miserable that she didn’t even have a vacation, walked out of the company’s door with her co-rental colleague—a colleague who was also new this year, “I was supposed to be on vacation, but I had to go to work. Such a day always feels special.” Tired, don't worry about me at noon, I don't want to eat, I just want to sleep well..."

He glanced around casually, and immediately said, "I just remembered, I forgot something in the office, you guys go first,"

But it was already too late. Mother Luo, who was neatly dressed and carrying a bag, was standing at the door of the company and had already seen her.

Seeing her running in, Mother Luo chased after her, "Xiao Jia,"

Luo Jia stopped helplessly, "Mom, didn't you agree? I'll be home at noon tomorrow, so don't bother you to pick me up,"

"I knew you wouldn't eat well," Luo's mother smoothed her daughter's hair that fell in front of her ears, "Mom treats you to dinner,"

"Being so kind to me," Luo Jia instinctively raised the bag to his chest, "you can eat, this is a rare benefit, I will just pretend that the sun came out from the west today, or you mistook me for Luo Wei, But there are some things I want to say up front,"

ps: Hehe, I was so confused, I already wrote wishing everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Fortunately, I realized this when I clicked the release button. A group has been established, 454, 231, 228, everyone is welcome to come and give more valuable opinions. I look forward to having the opportunity to communicate with you!