Top of the Great Era

Chapter 1601 Basketball City
The same is for entertainment, if it is in places like New York and Los Angeles, you usually choose high-end places such as business clubs, five-star hotels, and leisure clubs.

This side of Silicon Valley is different, very low-key, often a very simple small restaurant on the side of the road, just sitting with a few billionaires talking about business.

The social gatherings in New York and Los Angeles are basically suits and leather shoes, very formal, and they look like very powerful business people.This side of Silicon Valley is different, everyone is very low-key, at least not from the clothes.

Zhou Buqi and Shen Xiangyang met Yuan Zheng at a KFC restaurant near Stanford University.

As Shen Xiangyang said, Yuan Zheng did intend to leave Cisco, but his idea was to start a business.In Cisco, he has reached the level of vice president. He joined Ziwei Star International, so he can't become the president, right?
Not being able to be the president means that there are still several leaders at the top. The situation is similar to that of Cisco, and many things still cannot be done according to my own ideas.

At his current stage of life, he lacks nothing, just wants to do something he wants to do.

Shen Xiangyang said very cautiously: "Starting a business now is not the same as it was a few years ago. Investment institutions will be very cautious when choosing projects and have more requirements. It is not easy to start a business."

Zhou Buqi played the emotional card, "Your hometown is Shandong Province? It's a coincidence, and I am too. When my grandfather was young, he followed his grandfather from Guanli to the Northeast."

This made Yuan Zheng a little embarrassed.

The one sitting opposite is the famous Zhou Buqi!
Not to mention that he is a legendary figure in the Chinese circle, but looking at the entire Silicon Valley, his legendary resume is no worse than anyone else.Such a big guy is lowering his figure to get close to him, this feeling... Yuan Zheng is not the kind of arrogant person, he feels a bit unbearable.

It is no longer what it used to be.

The first time Zhou Buqi came to Silicon Valley to recruit executives was Xu Liangjie, vice president of eBay.At that time, Zhou Buqi was still a small person, and Xu Liangjie was quite well-known. They had to deal with each other for several days when they met for the first time, and had to investigate each other.

At that time, Ziweixing was not strong enough, and if he recruited the wrong person, there might be big troubles, so Zhou Buqi had to be more careful and kept chatting with Xu Liangjie to understand the situation of this person.Similarly, Xu Liangjie didn't trust Ziweixing enough, and wanted to keep communicating with each other to get to know each other.

Now it's different.

Although Ziweixing has been split, the reputation of Ziweixing International, an overseas business, is already big enough. The user scale of Helo has exceeded 3000 million, and it is the most popular app on smartphones.

For Yuan Zheng, he didn't need to investigate at all. Ziwei Star International was there. The two cutting-edge directions of artificial intelligence and cloud computing also made many Silicon Valley giants secretly marvel.

Zhou Buqi doesn't need to be as worried as before.

Yuan Zheng has already got the endorsement of Kurian, Lu Qi, Shen Xiangyang and many others, and WebEx is such a successful industry hegemony project. He is still Chinese, so he is almost the best candidate.

Taking a step back, even if you choose the wrong person, so what?

Ziwei Star is now strong enough, and the fault tolerance rate is high enough.Even if Yuan Zheng is not up to the task, at worst, he will be fired and replaced by someone else, which will have little impact!
So, this meeting is actually very simple.

It is enough for the two parties to express their feelings openly and honestly, and express their thoughts to each other. There is no need for mutual tentative investigations.Next, just let Yuan Zheng go back and make a decision by himself.

This is not an easy decision and may take some time to consider.

Zhou Buqi handed over the follow-up matters to Lu Qi.

He felt that this matter had a high probability of success.

……

On this day, the Warriors' resale process is finally over.

The Golden State Warriors ushered in a new boss. Zhou Buqi and Joe Lacob each hold 50% of the team's shares. Lacob is fully responsible for the team's specific operations, and Zhou Buqi has a veto right.

Then, the two appeared together at the Oracle Arena.

Zhou Buqi was holding a No. 10 Warriors jersey with "Zhou" in his hand, and Lacob was holding a No. 11 jersey. The two sides stood side by side, smiling, accepting photos from the media.

Next, is the press conference.

The two new bosses accepted inquiries from media reporters. The main questions were the team's future team building ideas and planning directions, etc.

Lacob was wary and mumbled.

Zhou Buqi was impolite, took the microphone, and said calmly: "Just now a friend from the reporter asked whether the goal of the Warriors is the championship. My answer is no!"

"Buzz!"

The scene of the press conference became restless.

What does this person mean?
Last Wednesday, March 3th, "Forbes" magazine announced this year's list of the world's billionaires in New York.There are many points of interest, and there are two points of interest that can most arouse widespread public attention.

The first point is that Bill Gates gave up the throne of the world's richest man, and Carlos Slim Helu, the king of telecommunications in Mexico, became the world's number one.

The second point is the legendary boss Zhou!
With a net worth of US$312 billion, he ranks fourth in the world after Carlos, Bill Gates and Buffett!

This is a controversial ranking.

Nobody knows exactly how Forbes magazine came up with it.Many media even openly questioned, saying that "Forbes" is messing up and killing young people.

Zhou Buqi is excellent, and Ziweixing's business is also very good.However, Ziwei Star has not yet been listed, so it can only be estimated theoretically.

Comparing the valuation of this frothy Internet company with other people's real stock assets... "Forbes" magazine is deliberately speculating on hot spots and eyeballs, with no face, no skin, and no lower limit.

However, the effect is very significant.

Zhou Buqi's name is really popular all over the world. The hottest young tech guy this year is Zuckerberg. Hollywood even made a movie "Social Network" for him.

But in a capitalist society, everything else is secondary. Wealth can best measure a person's value and energy.

Now, the big boss Zhou is so rich that he bought the Golden State Warriors... The fans in the Bay Area thought that the home team had met a savior and could turn around in one fell swoop!

Unexpectedly, this person was discouraged at the first press conference and gave up his pursuit of the championship.

Even Lacob was astonished, and looked at Boss Zhou next to him in puzzlement.

Zhou Buqi’s style of work has always been very low-key, but now there is no other way, and he can’t be low-key if he wants to be low-key. "Forbes" simply put him on the stove, so he can only do it, and said calmly: "Some Friends may know that I own a football team called Manchester United. It is a championship team and the greatest team in British history. What I ask of Manchester United is not a championship, but a beautiful win champion."

As soon as the words came out, the reporters on the scene reacted.

Lacob also showed a bright smile on his face and applauded along with the reporters.

Zhou Buqi said seriously: "I am a sports lover. I love football and basketball. At the same time, I also like running, yoga, golf and bowling. However, the NBA games in the past few years have made me very dissatisfied. The game is always not so exciting, especially the finals, many times a game can only score more than 70 points. I know, there is a saying in the NBA, 'defense wins the championship'. I don't think it's true!"

At the press conference, the camera flashes flashed, and the reporters were full of energy and their hearts were uplifted.

I feel that this young Mr. Zhou is really different!

That Lacob is a middle-aged greasy man, talking nonsense, this boss Zhou is different, this is providing hot news for the media!

Really pay attention to people!
Zhou Buqi said: "My requirement for the Golden State Warriors is the same as that of Manchester United. It is to win the championship beautifully. What the fans like is an offensive game. The meaning of the game is to bring joy to the fans. The fans are the existence of the team Meaning. So, the championship alone is not enough, the Warriors have to play offensive basketball that makes the fans intoxicated! I know, the philosophy of the NBA has always been that the team with better defense wins the championship. This is a wrong philosophy. Other ball I don’t care about the team, but the Warriors must change! From now on, the Warriors will play offensive basketball. The Warriors will rely on offense to win the championship!”

This is not over, Zhou Buqi continued: "This is the Oracle Arena. I think it is a bit small, at least not worthy of a big city like San Francisco. This is the Bay Area, the most developed area in the United States. There should be A brand new and more magnificent arena to bring fans a better viewing experience. I bought the Golden State Warriors. This is not a game. This is a dream. It is the dream of all Silicon Valley people! Silicon Valley has changed The world, Silicon Valley can also change basketball! Offensive basketball, starting with the Warriors!"

The media reporters were very excited.

Lacob is numb.

Depend on!
This is a big game.

Boss Zhou is too loud, right?Does he know basketball?Not only to win the championship, but also to win the championship with beautiful offensive basketball, and to build a new arena. How much does it cost? I am not as rich and powerful as you, and I can spend a lot of money to build a new arena...

Ok?
Soon, Lacob reacted.

Build an arena?
It seems to work.

Just like Boss Zhou said just now, fans like offensive games. If the Warriors can determine the offensive style and win the NBA championship at the same time... It is conceivable that the Golden State Warriors' market It's bound to explode, backed by the Bay Area, where the revenue-generating ability is comparable to that of the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.

At that time, the Golden State Warriors will have money and can build the stadium.

It's a strategy.

The first step is to play beautiful basketball, attracting fans who have given up basketball in the past few years, and let them spend again for the Warriors.

The second step is to win the championship and expand global influence.

The third step is to build a new arena and create a fantasy basketball city.

After three steps, the Golden State Warriors can be transformed from a marginal small team into a super club!

Well, this vision works.

(End of this chapter)