Wall Street Legend

  Chapter 180 Mutual boast

   The term "benefit exchange" is not often used by people, but it is one of the core essences that constitute modern human society.

Ye Dongqing is quite proficient in this area. He doesn't care what Mr. Bill Campbell says, he just wants to get what he wants, so he is willing to make concessions on the interests of Mr. Campbell, giving long-term positions, equity rewards and Facebook company He is just a bad-tempered guy, so there is no need to tear his skin apart because of this little conflict between the two parties.

Before deciding to meet the gentleman next to him, he had already learned about his personality and preferences from Mr. Steve Jobs in advance, and spent money to find a well-known consulting company in the Silicon Valley area to learn about Apple and Apple. Information about the board, such as each person's personality, background, etc.

He has been working alone before, but as the company continues to expand, he has encountered more and more problems recently. Perhaps it is time to form a dedicated team to help deal with these messy things, just like talking to the consulting company. In fact, there is no need to participate in the whole process, such as contact with people, what Ye Dongqing needs is the result.

As a listed company, Apple needs to disclose information to the outside world. In addition, its market value has exceeded five billion U.S. dollars, so the consulting company's information is fairly comprehensive. The information in it let Ye Dongqing know that Mr. Bill Campbell is a well-known For a person who loves his wings, money is no longer attractive to him, and when he is over sixty, he almost looks away from everything that should be looked at.

Therefore, Ye Dongqing continued in a calm tone: "I admire you very much. To be honest, I never thought that Google would grow so fast. When I first learned about it last year, it was still a company with a market value of three to four billion dollars. It has more than doubled, and what is even more frightening is that it has not yet been listed. I heard that Eric Schmidt is your student, Jobs is also half of your student, and there are a lot of other successful businessmen, almost Forget Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, I want you to point my finger at my company too, Google is so successful it's a myth, don't you want Apple to take the leap by changing direction too?

You should know that there is a problem with the current development direction. It is not that the products are not good enough, but that the software ecology cannot keep up. The entire PC industry has fallen into a bottleneck period. Mobile terminal products are the future. They are more portable and practical. Take it anywhere in your pocket, and access the Internet anytime, anywhere! "

  No one doesn’t like to listen to good words. The old man’s expression suddenly softened. He looked at Ye Dongqing as if he was looking at a good student who is willing to learn with humility. Although he was happy in his heart, he still said modestly:

"I just gave them a little bit of advice, the right advice, Eric and Jeff can achieve what they are today, a large part is due to their own efforts, in addition to luck, maybe you don't know that I have Just coaching a college football team, I love helping young people succeed.

Of course, I have also seen the shadow of success in you, and it is likely to be more powerful than them. After all, Jeff was still supported by his parents when he was your age, but you have become a famous billionaire. Most Americans are prejudiced against Chinese Americans. I know you are a very hard-working nation, and in fact you may be the hardest-working and serious nation. I know Wang An, and I also know Jerry Yang, the founder of Yahoo. They don’t have the potential of you. If you insist on asking me to give you some advice, I will arrange a time to talk to you. After I understand After that Facebook company, a lot of people in Silicon Valley have been talking about it lately, off to a great start, and it's going to be even more important, and you should keep that in mind. "

  Suddenly turned into a mutual boasting mode. Ye Dongqing was happy to see this scene. It seemed that he had successfully won the old man's favor through small social tricks.

Don't think that the hired board members have no money. As far as Ye Dongqing knows, the old man has earned tens of millions of dollars in the past few years just for rewards. Power, how much benefit should be given to the other party, at least seven figures.

Until now, Apple is still operating under the management of the board of directors. Out of certain concerns, it is necessary to insert a spokesman for its own interests, especially when it is likely to face a crisis in the future. The project was about to be axed, and someone had to speak for Jobs.

You have to know that this guy held more than 11% of the shares back then, but he was kicked out by the board of directors in the end. He was so angry that he could only throw away all the shares. They attack, according to approximate calculations, the project that will be cut off involves about 200 million US dollars, so much money wasted, it is strange that shareholders are not angry.

After taking a sip of coffee, Ye Dongqing replied with a smile: "Wow, thank you for such a high praise, I am looking forward to the next cooperation, Facebook is developing so fast that I am not sure if I can continue to manage it well It, I believe that with the help of an outstanding consultant like you, it will help me solve many problems.

  In addition, Mr. Campbell, I would like to ask you a question. If I don’t replace him, can I trust Mr. Bogle and let him be my spokesperson in Apple? "

  After thinking for a while, Old Campbell immediately guessed what Ye Dongqing meant.

Mr. Bogle also served on the board of directors of Apple. He used to speak out on behalf of shareholders headed by the American Vanguard Group. More than a month ago, this world-class fund management company sold Apple’s shares to Danshui. Investment group, since Pioneer Group is no longer a shareholder, Bogle's future has become a problem. Ye Dongqing is hesitating whether to let him continue to manage Apple on behalf of Freshwater Investment Group.

   Without Ye Dongqing, Pioneer Group would have become the largest shareholder of Apple. Because of his appearance, history is destined to be changed.

"Bogle is a very capable person, and he has a very good relationship with me in private. If you are worried that he will hinder this plan, then there is no need at all. His mind is more open than mine. Since I can accept this A secret research and development plan, that guy will definitely agree.

So... you guys should make an appointment for dinner, I will call and talk to him, I have missed the time to take blood pressure medicine, I will go back first, remember to send me some information about your company, executive resume, funds, Development plans, financing plans, etc., I want them all, which will help me analyze your company more comprehensively. "

   "Thanks again, I'll ask the driver to take you back..."

  (end of this chapter)