Reborn Millennial Gamer

Chapter 165 Mysterious Power from the East

On January 1, Hailong Building.

Lu Fei can put other things aside first, and raise Friedman's interview and communication to the highest priority.

The two stayed in the office, Wang Dawei acted as an interpreter, Tao Yao took notes, and sat and talked for two or three hours at every turn.

The recorded audio will be unreservedly sent to Xu Lei, Liu Yidong, Wang Huiwen and other high-level executives of Feigou.com, and the Penguin Ma Bandit Tongzi Gang also participates.

It is equivalent to opening a small stove, serving as a high-level strategy study meeting.

For a while it was "globalization", for a while it was "the world is flat", and for a while it was "the next 10 years"...

Friedman is from the perspective of the United States, and Lu Fei must stand in China.

From "selling to China" in the world to "Made in China", to "Created in China", and even "China Dream".

"China Dream?" Friedman raised his eyebrows.

"You Americans have the American Dream, and of course we also have our own Chinese Dream."

Lu Fei couldn't help himself, and changed the slogan of the Yanjing Olympic Games, "One World, One Dream."

"I like that statement." Friedman grinned.

"Then you will like a lot."

"LOL, really?"

"Grandpa~"

The two of them laughed together, and after laughing, Lu Fei turned on his horsepower, shaking out new words, which were unheard of.

Friedman's face gradually became serious, and he didn't dare to take the slightest slack to write it down, and then asked what is blockchain, Internet of Things, virtual currency...

Lu Fei crossed his legs, I only said it once, I heard it clearly, explained it in a simple way, occasionally humorous, and enlivened the atmosphere.

Before I knew it, an hour and a half passed.

"Lu, I think we should come here first today."

Friedman took the initiative to interrupt the conversation, like a person who is full and stops eating. The simple few words contain a huge amount of information, and it is not easy to digest and absorb.

"Ok."

Lu Fei hurriedly stood up and invited to co-write again.

"Lu, you can write a book yourself, you have the ability."

Facing the full dry goods, Friedman was convinced.

"Thomas, what I want is 'East meets West'."

Lu Fei squinted his eyes. Friedman's reputation and contacts in the American media and publishing circles are very useful. At least he can make a strong presence in the American circle, just like he published a book with Lu Xun. He can brag about it. a wave——

Zhou Shuren: I said all these words!

Lu Fei: Nonsense, obviously Lu Xun and I said it.

…………

The hospitality is hard to turn down, and Friedman grinned from ear to ear when he agreed. After all, he had a premonition that "The World Is Flat" would be a global bestseller.

If it is not complete, this book can be used as a "master of globalization".

So full of passion and enthusiasm, I kicked the gas pedal, soared to 180 yards, and drove on a smooth road.

As long as he tells what he has seen and heard about outsourcing, supply chain, open source code, etc., Lu Fei can immediately derive from these experiences.

Sometimes fighting suddenly, sometimes fighting fear, two-sided one, strategic strike.

The two are like one giving arguments and the other looking for evidence. Lu Feiqiang is strong in perspective, while information collection is Friedman's strong point. It is a perfect combination of two swords.

The writing was like a spring, and he wrote quickly and eloquently. Based on Lu Fei's 8-word draft, he spent 7 days and wrote 23 words, all the way to "Chapter 13 How the Company Responds to Flattening".

Compared with the original version, there are many more Chinese factors.

Especially when it comes to online shopping, you must talk about flying shopping, and when it comes to the Internet, you must have Penguin.

"Lu, I will write the remaining [-] words as soon as I return to the United States, and try to contact the publisher within two or three months."

Friedman is 100% sure that it will be published, "I would like to ask you to write a power of attorney, authorizing me to help you negotiate publication matters."

"no problem."

Lu Fei readily agreed that Friedman would write and publish the English version, and he would be the one to write the Chinese version.

In short, the manuscript fee is divided into [-]-[-] accounts.

According to Friedman, in the United States, writers generally get royalties, which are 11% to 15% of the ex-factory price, and he can get the highest tier, 15%.

In the previous life, "The World Is Flat" sold tens of millions of copies, and each book cost thirty to forty dollars. Lu Fei could earn more than 2000 million dollars in overseas royalties alone, which is really a dollar.

But money is secondary. He didn't intend to make money from the beginning, just like Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History", he didn't expect to fool the United States.

.........

America, The New York Times Building.

After finishing his jet lag at home, Friedman couldn't wait to go to the head of the family, Arthur Sulzberger, to give an overview of what he had seen and heard in China. Two and a half of the three sentences were inseparable from Lu Fei.

When he heard that the two bet on Amazon, Sulzberger was both surprised and helpless:
"Thomas, you lost."

"I lost, why?" Friedman was puzzled.

"Amazon announced its financial report for the first quarter of 2002 yesterday, announcing a profit of $500 million."

"What?!"

Friedman was taken aback. Lu Fei said that within a month, Amazon made a profit for the first time. Isn't this amazing?
"In addition to predicting that Amazon will get rid of the crisis and turn to the right track, he also said that the Internet winter will end in 03, and the US stock market will rebound."

"is it?"

Sulzberger felt a little interesting. He took the first 13 chapters of "The World Is Flat" and read the first 5 chapters. He immediately judged that there was a big market.

"This book, can you be the master?"

"Of course, I have obtained authorization from Lu, but the scope of copyright is limited to Europe and the United States." Friedman took out the authorization letter.

"that's enough!"

Sulzberger smiled and said, "Are you co-authors, who is the first editor-in-chief, him or you?"

"Of course it's him. Without him, I couldn't write this book. Without me, he can still write it."

With this status, Friedman doesn't bother to steal the results, not to mention that after rounds of sparring, it's hard not to be convinced by Lu Fei.

"Books written by Chinese people have a small market in Europe and the United States. Although you are the second editor-in-chief and have guaranteed sales, they can sell better. Why don't you sell them?"

Sulzberger showed the face of a businessman, and wanted Friedman to be the first editor-in-chief, and he had a good plan!
"We've signed the contract, and that's what the licensing agreement says."

Friedman shook his head, "Believe me, Arthur, Lu's achievements in the future are unimaginable. We must be friends, not enemies."

"Ok."

Sulzberger rubbed his chin, and made another move, "Then before you finish writing, before publishing, we will find a way to stir up Lu's reputation, but we can't make big moves, he is still a nobody."

Friedman smiled and said, "Lu came up with a good idea."

.........

Seattle, Amazon headquarters.

"Mackenzie, look at this!"

Jeff Bezos handed the "New York Times" to his wife, with an exaggerated smile on his chubby face, satisfied.

"Whoa, great news."

MacKenzie took a look and saw a big headline in the newspaper, "Amazon Surprised Everyone: It's Profitable for the First Time".

"However, there is one thing that I am very upset about. It says that Amazon can make a profit because of the reason of 'China's accession to the WTO'. In fact, what does it have to do with it?"

Jeff Bezos touched his chin, "It's my effort uh."

"The New York Times always likes to make things happen."

Mackenzie flipped through the newspaper and turned to the much-watched column, that is, the international affairs section written by Friedman.

What caught my eye was "The First Year of Hypothetical China's Entry into the WTO".

"...America, Germany, and Neon all played similar roles as manufacturing centers. Now, in the era of globalization, a new division of labor and outsourcing has formed, and the world's factories will appear in China.

This will benefit America!

Maybe it won't be long before even Chinese people come to the United States to travel and shop, and almost all the souvenirs they buy back are 'Made in China'. "

Mackenzie read almost the entire paragraph with a smile.

Jeff Bezos followed with a laugh, slowly restrained, and was silent for a while.

"What's the matter, honey?" Mackenzie wondered.

"This flying shopping website developed a few years later than us, and in such a backward environment, it can have a valuation of US$10 billion, one-fifth of Amazon's."

Jeff Bezos pointed to a small paragraph in the article, "Although Amazon's current profits do not depend on China, the future profits must have the China market."

Similar words spread in the eBay CEO's office.

Meg Whitman had a straight face, and the "New York Times" on the table was slightly wrinkled, as if it had been crumpled by someone.

When she saw in the column that "Feigo.com helps China's online retail market prosper", she became angry and couldn't help but think of the bad day of the negotiation——

I fell!
With this fall, eBay's stock price fell by 0.4%.

In the battle between Feibu and eBay, although the stock price was not affected, it suffered a setback when it first entered China. The share of eBay in c2c e-commerce has dropped by 4%.

If you fall again, you will fall in Huaxia.

Meg Whitman immediately ordered Matt remotely, urging Shao Yibo to make a turnaround in the early spring and fight back against Feigou.

The Huaxia market must be contested!
The New York Times reported the impact of China's accession to the WTO on the world trade pattern. Two days after the report, more and more brands and companies in the United States are considering whether to build factories in China or enter the market.

Microsoft is the latter.

Boom, boom, Xiong Minghua knocked on the door and entered.

"Steve, are you looking for me?"

"Bear, your options are about to expire, and you haven't considered how to exercise them yet?

Ballmer smiled and said: "The company has a repurchase plan, and it can be purchased at a price slightly higher than the market price."

"I'm still thinking, if I sell it, I will consider resigning and retiring, or returning to China to start a business."

"Go back to Huaxia?"

"That's right, Huaxia has great market potential. You should also read the article "The First Year of Hypothetical Huaxia's Entry into the WTO."

"Of course!"

Ballmer smiled shrewdly, "I just watched it, so I want you to think about it, would you like to go to China to develop Microsoft's market?"

"What to do?" Xiong Minghua couldn't help being moved.

(End of this chapter)