The Age of Rebirth

Chapter 470

After Li Weidong finished speaking, he walked to the tea table in the middle and sat down. Jiang Zhili knew that Li Weidong had something to say to him, so he walked over and sat diagonally opposite Li Weidong.

The self-heating small electric kettle on the table was already bubbling with steam, but Jiang Zhili ignored it.

Instead, first pour out the leftover tea in the purple sand pot, then take out a delicate small tea pot from the drawer of the coffee table, carefully remove the packaging, scoop up two spoonfuls of tea with a wooden spoon, and pour it into the tea pot.

The tea leaves are shaped like pearls, the grains are full and round, and there is a hint of oil in the dark green. You can tell at a glance that this is a high-quality Tieguanyin, otherwise it would not be so treasured.

After washing and rinsing, pour into the tea cup that has been scalded with hot water to remove the peculiar smell, and then put the tea cup in front of Li Weidong with a wooden saucer. The set of movements is like flowing water.

"Chairman, give it a try!" Jiang Zhili was very proud of his movements, and he usually put in a lot of effort.

Li Weidong picked up the cup, looked at it, and then put it on the tip of his nose to smell it. A fresh fragrance came to his nostrils, and the fragrance went straight into his lungs, and he immediately felt refreshed.

"That's right, Anxi Tieguanyin, it's a super class!" Li Weidong praised, then took a sip from the teacup, and then said, "Good tea!"

"To be praised by the chairman, this tea is worth it. I was afraid that you would not like it, so I didn't dare to take it out. I will bring it to you later, so that you can quench your thirst on the way!" Jiang Zhili said with a smile.

"Forget it, keep it to yourself. There are more good teas in China than abroad, and there is no place to drink tea along the way!" Li Weidong said with a wave of his hand.

Then I started to talk about the topic: "I thought about it just now. Of course, I have been thinking about this issue for a while, so I will give you a heads-up today!"

Jiang Zhili refilled another cup of tea for Li Weidong, then put his hands on his knees, pretending to be listening.

Li Weidong lit another cigarette while talking, took a puff and continued: "Although I didn't say it, I think you should have guessed my own attitude towards the US Internet industry!"

"It's too hot to stir-fry now. It's too late. I'm afraid winter is coming soon. Except for a few fat and thick ones, more than 90% of them will freeze to death."

Jiang Zhili was startled when he heard it. Although he already had a premonition, when these words came out of Li Weidong's mouth, it was another situation.

What is the concept of "freeze to death" with more than [-]%? This is bankruptcy. This is not a cold winter. It is simply the Cambrian period, and people are going to freeze to death.

"So, apart from selling equity, the recent work of Anma Capital in the United States has slowed down a little bit in investment. Of course, it's not not to invest, but to screen!"

"It means that when we make money with our eyes closed, it's gone. Of course, this cold winter won't be too long. I guess it will take about one to two years!"

Li Weidong got to the bottom of it, and became a magic stick again, anyway, he was used to it, so one more time is fine!
"The situation in China is just the opposite. It is an era behind the United States. It is the pioneering period of the Internet industry, and it is also the key area for our future investment!"

"Originally, I planned to let you go back to China to do this and let Xiaomin stay in the US, but after coming here, I found that the situation is more complicated, which is beyond my expectation!"

"It's not that she is not capable, on the contrary, she is still very capable. It's just that lesbians have inherent gender defects, and it may be difficult to deal with certain issues. I think you should understand this!"

"So I want you to stay in the United States to deal with the matter of Wumai Capital. At the same time, I also consider splitting the branch and establishing an independent legal person!"

After Jiang Zhili heard it, his face was full of excitement, and he didn't know where to put his excited little hands. He immediately promised: "Thank you for your trust, I will work hard to do well!"

If the boss promotes you in this way, you must express your thanks clearly, and your work attitude in the future should not be vague, so don't be embarrassed.

The independent branch is a promotion in disguise; Fu Xiaomin's transfer shows to a certain extent that Li Weidong's trust in him has reached a new level, which is a good thing for Jiang Zhili.

Moreover, for Jiang Zhili, staying here can almost lie flat. As for returning to the mainland, there are advantages and disadvantages. To be honest, Jiang Zhili is still a little worried about the domestic environment.

"Don't worry about it. Your work in the United States is very important. The cold winter is only temporary. Sooner or later, the land under our feet will be sunny!"

Li Weidong took a sip from the teacup, sighed and said, no matter how round the moon in China is, there is no way to change the fact that the leading technology company is in the United States.

If you want to overtake on a curve, it's not that easy. The core technology is someone else's. If someone is playing a hooligan, you won't be allowed to use it, and even restrict you on a global scale. You really have no temper at all!

Jiang Zhili believed Li Weidong's words, then calmed down, and asked again: "Then Yahoo?"

According to Jiang Zhili's thinking, if he got angry today, he should take revenge anyway, otherwise why would he report it straight!

Li Weidong put down the teacup, waved his hands and said, "You don't need to do anything, Yahoo has nothing to do with us!"

Yahoo is a very big company, but it seems that apart from being big, it has no other advantages. Apart from creating a free model, it has no other specialties.

And this model has been learned by all players, and they have found a new way. If Yahoo doesn't have the determination of a strong man to break his wrist and change himself, there is a high probability that it will be the same as in his previous life. Liangliang is his epitaph.

Moreover, the Yahoo company seems to have some magical powers, which can avoid all companies with great potential. The only successful investment is Ali, but Ali is now in the hands of Li Weidong.

Li Weidong will definitely not sell the stock to Yahoo halfway, so the future of the tens of billions of dollars Yahoo earned from Ali should be gone.

"Yes, I got it!" Although Jiang Zhili had doubts in his heart, but the boss said that there was no need to do it, so naturally he didn't need to do it, and he would not bother with that.

After all, in Jiang Zhili's view, Yahoo is a powerful company, and if he wants to do something, it will probably be very difficult!

Even, at some point, Jiang Zhili also suspected, is it because the industry is not good, the board of directors did not listen to Li Weidong's advice, and decided to cash out?
If the industry is not doing well, they also have Amazon and Apple stocks. Jiang Zhili doesn't understand why Li Weidong chose to stay.

The two talked for a while, then there was a knock on the office door, and Fu Xiaomin walked in.

"Chairman, the plane has been booked. It is a Gulfstream business jet. It can take off at San Francisco Airport at any time after [-]:[-] pm tomorrow and before [-]:[-] pm tomorrow!"

This is the advantage of charter flights. The plane is a business jet with low noise and comfortable seating; even the time is relatively free, and it is entirely up to the customer when they want to take off!

"OK, then let's go to San Francisco now and see the Golden Gate Bridge. What is it about its charm that makes so many people jump!" Li Weidong said with a smile as he put out his cigarette.

"..." Fu Xiaomin and Jiang Zhili didn't know what to say. Suicide can be said so refreshingly, but as long as the boss doesn't have this hobby, it's fine.

In fact, the Golden Gate Bridge is really attractive. According to statistics, people will jump from it almost every two weeks. More than 1000 people have jumped from it since it was built.

Of course, the reason why the Golden Gate Bridge is well-known by Chinese people is not the case. After all, how many foreigners die has little to do with us, whether you die or not.

Li Weidong knew about the Golden Gate Bridge from the movie, one of the seven wonders of human engineering, there are quite a few scenes in the movie.

And all of them are the main shooting locations in the movie. What's more wonderful is that almost as long as he appears, most of them are destroyed and finally broken.

Such a big bridge, broken, it is unbelievable to think about it, the visual impact is absolutely awesome!

It was about an hour's drive from Silicon Valley to San Francisco. By the time they reached the San Francisco Bridge, it was already dark.

However, the Golden Gate Bridge in the night scene is even more attractive, just seeing it is already seen, Li Weidong lost interest after taking a few photos.

"It's nothing more than that, it's nothing to see, let's go!" Li Weidong said in a moody manner, this kind of bridge is too common in China, which is crazy about infrastructure construction.

We may not be able to do small things, such as chips, but we haven’t convinced anyone to do this kind of big infrastructure. If you don’t believe me, go and have a look. Bridges in the mountains, in the sea, and on the river abound. Bull mayor!

A few people are a little speechless, it's cold, the big guy accompanied you here, what do you say?
That is to say, the boss, if he changed someone, he might be forced to jump off the bridge directly, adding an Asian friend to the ghosts who committed suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge.

Back in downtown San Francisco, it was late after staying in a luxury hotel in Union Square, but for this place, it was the busiest time.

There are many people of various skin colors bustling around, and it is very lively, but Li Weidong and his party are still a bit eye-catching, and they will be paid special attention from time to time.

Li Weidong didn't like this kind of stare very much, so he took a few casual glances. In this world-class shopping mall, he simply bought a few gifts for his wife and children, and left quickly.

Naturally, there is no shortage of luxurious restaurants in this kind of place, and the signing of the contract today is a very happy day for them, and they have to have a good meal in the evening.

At the dinner table, as the boss, Li Weidong naturally had to give a few words of encouragement, a few words of encouragement, and a few words of promise, but he didn't know whether he was in a good mood or not, so Li Weidong drank two more glasses.

Red wine is the most intoxicating, and this is the first time Li Weidong has been drunk for many years.

When I woke up the next day, the sky was already bright. Standing in front of the hotel's floor-to-ceiling windows, I could see the Golden Gate Bridge looming in the mist from afar.

Not far away, the Transamerica Pyramid is shining brightly and beautifully under the sunshine, and the whole San Francisco looks so vivid and beautiful in the field of vision!

Looking at the scenery really requires a beautiful mood, with love in your heart, and flowers bloom everywhere you see.

Although Li Weidong didn't want to admit it, several people from Yahoo really had a certain influence on him, otherwise it wouldn't change the color of the scenery in his eyes.

Li Weidong tidied up, put on a clean Tang suit and layered bottoms, and pushed the door out.

Ding Yuan, Zhou Ping, and Zhang Dongshuo, who had been sitting in the reception room relatively silently, stood up and looked at Li Weidong, feeling relieved.

The boss drank too much yesterday. Although he knew he was fine, no one could guarantee it until he saw the person. Otherwise, Jiang Zhili and Zou Yi wouldn't have come to inquire several times.

"Chairman, breakfast will be delivered right away, just wait a moment!" Zhang Dongshuo said immediately.

"Forget it, foreigners don't have much appetite for breakfast. Chinatown is not far from here. Let's go over and see if there are steamed buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk and millet porridge?"

The three of them glanced at each other. This place was also unfamiliar to them. They knew where Chinatown was, but where would they know if there were steamed buns or fried dough sticks?

"Let me ask Lao Huang, his sister owns a restaurant in Chinatown, she must know where it is?" Ding Yuan suddenly remembered this and asked quickly.

"Don't ask, just go and have a look, what to eat!" Li Weidong waved his hand, eating is second, mainly to see how these Chinese people live here.

And when you come to San Francisco, if you don't go to Chinatown to see those friendly faces, you always feel that something is missing!
They went downstairs, and when they got downstairs, they saw Zou Yi and Jiang Zhili coming out of another elevator, and there were already several bodyguards in the lobby.

Jiang Zhili smiled and said after seeing Li Weidong: "Chairman, I really know that there is a place in Chinatown that sells fried dough sticks, but there is no soy milk!"

"It's fine to have deep-fried dough sticks!" Li Weidong also said with a smile. Although he went to college in the capital for several years, he really didn't drink much soy milk, and he couldn't taste the taste.

Li Weidong saw the gate archway at the entrance of Chinatown, with a green tile roof, double dragons playing with pearls, and a few Chinese characters on the archway that read "The world is the public", full of Chinese taste.

After entering, all the eyes are Chinese characters, and the voices are all Chinese. Although some accents make it difficult for Li Weidong to listen, the tone is still friendly.

Here, Li Weidong finally doesn’t need to translate. If he wants to ask anything, he can just speak standard Mandarin, and what he gets back must be Chinese that you can understand.

Li Weidong ate freshly fried fried dough sticks, hot steamed buns, and even braised side dishes.

If you don't go out and have a look, you really think this is a snack street in China. There are more Chinese than foreigners. Do you call this place a foreign country?
The braised side dishes were given away by Lao Huang's sister for free. Only then did Li Weidong know how Lao Huang's sister came to San Francisco with Lao Huang's brother-in-law.

Huang’s brother-in-law’s ancestral home is in eastern Guangdong. For well-known reasons, his grandfather’s generation first went to Baodao, and then came to San Francisco to run a Cantonese restaurant for a living.

In the eighties and 90s, the old man was getting old and homesick in his dreams, and the conditions for visiting relatives were also available. Accompanied by brother-in-law Huang, he went home to visit relatives and worship ancestors, which was very grand.

But it was a coincidence that Lao Huang's brother-in-law met Lao Huang's sister in the hotel where they were staying, and fell in love at first sight.

Lian Mengdai lied that his family ran a catering company, and finally coaxed him to come. Only when he arrived did he realize that it was not a catering company at all, but a small restaurant in Chinatown.

However, even a small restaurant is easier to make money than in China. The business is owned by the family, and the operation is impressive. Otherwise, it would not be possible to recruit Lao Huang, and all the stomachs he raised would come out.

Li Weidong, who was full, strolled along Chinatown, watching the leisurely pedestrians on the street, and listening to the yelling of businesses, his mood became more and more comfortable.

"Why is there an ancient temple? It doesn't look like this?" Zou Yi asked suspiciously, pointing to a plaque in front of him.

Li Weidong followed his fingers to see that it was indeed an ancient temple full of people, but except for the word "ancient temple" on the plaque, which looked like a temple, there was almost nothing like it.

In China, temples have to be in the shape of ancient palace buildings. How can you build a reinforced concrete building with several floors!

"Whatever, go in and have a look, it seems quite lively!" Li Weidong walked in.

It looks like a modern building on the outside, but after entering, it feels a bit like the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty. In the hall, there is a Buddha statue that Li Weidong has never seen before, and there are a few incense sticks emitting a few wisps of green smoke. Human sandalwood fragrance.

In the corner of the second floor, an old man raised his eyes to look at the door from time to time. When he saw Li Weidong coming in, his eyes were happy, and then he stood up calmly and walked downstairs.

(End of this chapter)