After coming to the United States, I felt like time slowed down.

Efficiency plummets.

I made an appointment to meet with Steve Jobs, but the other party replied that Steve Jobs was very busy recently, so the meeting was scheduled for 9:47 am three days later.

Zhou Buqi had not experienced this feeling of being left out for a long time.

It seems that the trip to the United States will be delayed for a while.

Then go to Google first.

If the ios system needs to add the push notification function, the Android system must also add it.

Zhou Buqi and Zhen Yu still hold a lot of Google stocks, and with the addition of Ziweixing, Asda and Google also have business cooperation in many aspects, so communication will be much smoother.

I directly met Mr. Schmidt, the spokesperson of Google.

After talking about this idea, the other party not only agreed immediately, but also seemed very excited!

hello wants to replace text messages. If it can be done, that would be great.

SMS charges are too expensive, which has seriously caused communication barriers among mobile phone users. Using the Internet to change the high charging model of traditional communication operators and create more value for users is in line with Google's values.

As for whether helo will compete with Google's chat software Talk, it doesn't matter at all.

In the Internet industry, competition is inevitable.

Without helo, there would be a variety of other products. In particular, the Internet industry in the United States advocates platform fairness, which means that platform advantages are not allowed to bully competitors.

Even super traffic giants like Google cannot use their traffic advantages to squeeze out competitors and focus on promoting their own products. If they exceed the rules even slightly, they will face monopoly accusations.

In the final analysis, if you want to succeed, you still have to rely on product quality.

The communication with Google was very smooth.

It is expected that by April, helo on Android will be able to receive message notifications just like receiving text messages.

Zhou Buqi was very happy and felt that Google was much better than Apple. Then he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Jobs is a bastard."

"It doesn't stop him from being a genius."

Zhen Yu pursed her lips and smiled softly.

Silicon Valley is very open, the environment is excellent, and passers-by are very friendly. Lu Qi took the bus back to the company first. After Zhou Buqi, Zhen Yu, and Ning Lu left Google, they walked on the street to feel the bigness of Silicon Valley.

Atmosphere.

Ning Lu was surprised and said: "The pace here is too slow. It doesn't feel suitable for struggle. Cities like the capital, Shanghai, Seoul, and London are more tense."

"The struggle you are talking about is hard work," Zhou Buqi shook his head, "Didn't I tell you, there are many factors that are more important than hard work. Silicon Valley relies most on creativity. This is a creative city, similar to the capital, Seoul.

, New York, London, etc. are different. Let’s go to Los Angeles and Hollywood some other day, and you will find that the atmospheres in Silicon Valley and Hollywood are very similar.”

Ning Lu blinked her eyes, "Really?"

Zhen Yu pursed her lips and said, "Silicon Valley is more pure and healthier. In terms of creative culture, it is quite similar."

"Healthy?" Zhou Buqi curled his lips and snorted, "Senior Sister Zhen Yu, that means you are ignorant. I heard... cough cough."

Ning Lu was very curious, "Tell me! Tell me!"

"Then I said it?"

"Say it, open your eyes."

Zhen Yu looked very calm, the dimples at the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she seemed to be enjoying this wonderful time walking on the streets under the blue sky and white clouds, bathed in sunshine.

Zhou Buqi whispered: "Who was that last time...Musk! He told me that swimsuit parties are popular here in Silicon Valley. Well...our large manor used to be owned by a venture capitalist. The tens of meters

The long swimming pool is mainly used for swimsuit parties.”

Zhen Yu chuckled and said: "This is normal. Who doesn't like beautiful girls? It's just not popular in China."

Zhou Buqi said mysteriously: "Swimsuit parties are nothing, of course, but often in the middle of the party, someone will push a dining cart over and put those little white pills on the tray. Then they start to take off their clothes in front of everyone.

What’s that?”

"ah?"

Ning Lu covered her mouth and exclaimed, her face slightly changed.

Zhen Yu looked calm and rolled her eyes at him, "Those you mentioned are all special cases. Even if they happen occasionally, they are girls hired from outside modeling companies and agencies."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Yes, that's what I mean. What a mess! It's not much better than Hollywood!"

"Don't scare Ning Lu. Silicon Valley is much better than Hollywood. Don't take an example as a general phenomenon."

Zhen Yu groaned.

Coincidentally, the conversation among several people turned from Silicon Valley to Hollywood, and Zhen Yu received a call from Hollywood, who was the secretary of the board of directors of Marvel.

A very important news was announced.

We talked on the phone for ten minutes, and Zhen Yu looked serious.

After the phone call ended, Zhou Buqi hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"

Zhen Yu said: "Disney is privately contacting Marvel's board of directors and seems to be planning to initiate an acquisition."

"Well……"

Zhou Buqi blinked, and what was supposed to come would eventually come.

Ning Lu asked in confusion: "Why do you need to contact us privately? Isn't Disney a listed company? Shouldn't the information be made public?"

Zhen Yu said softly: "Because there are differences in Disney's board of directors, it hasn't been finalized yet. Disney has just finished its board meeting. It's just an idea for the time being, and there are still many details that need to be dealt with."

Ning Lu nodded lightly, "I don't think it's appropriate either. Disney is a paradise for children, but Marvel's comics are for adults, which is totally inconsistent. Things like Black Widow, Deadpool, Moon Knight,

Daredevil and Wolverine are both pornographic and violent, and are obviously not in line with Disney's values."

Zhou Buqi said amusedly: "You understand again?"

Ning Lu's face turned red, "Am I right?"

Zhou Buqi said: "The comic business should remain an independent operation. Disney is mainly interested in movie adaptations. As long as the movies are made suitable for all ages, it will be fine."

Ning Lu knew that he was a shareholder of Marvel and spent US$420 million to buy 20% of the shares last year. She curiously asked: "Will you support selling Marvel to Disney?"

"Not supported!"

Zhou Buqi refused without thinking.

When he invested in Marvel last year, he had financial investment for a while. After Disney acquired Marvel, he sold the idea to make a quick buck.

Times have changed now.

There are factors of Jieyu Media, and Marvel's shares are very helpful to the development of Jieyu Media; there are factors of Chaowan Commune, and Marvel's superheroes are the most suitable for blind box collection. There are a total of 7,000 various superheroes.

How much can it be sold for? There is the factor of Netflix. If Marvel is completely sold to Disney, when Disney launches a streaming media platform in the future, Marvel’s movies will be completely insulated from Netflix; there is also the factor of SoftBank.

Zhou Buqi felt that his level of deception had surpassed Boss Ma.

Masayoshi Son was completely grasped.

This guy has already developed a strong interest in the entertainment industry and is about to officially enter this field.

Masayoshi Son has ambitions that far exceed those of ordinary capitalists, businessmen, and entrepreneurs. If he wants to do one thing, he must do it vigorously, which is to realize a "vision" through the Vision Fund.

EMI records couldn't satisfy his appetite.

Marvel's shares may help him strengthen his layout in the entertainment industry.

Zhen Yu sighed softly, "I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"What's wrong?"

"There are many voices of opposition in Disney's board of directors. As Ning Lu just said, Marvel's comics are too adult and too large, which is not in line with Disney's values. Put Black Widow and Mickey Mouse together.

, will make people feel ridiculous.”

"Then what?"

"But major shareholder Steve Jobs supports the acquisition of Marvel, and Disney's chairman of the board Robert Iger also supports the acquisition. They are the two people with the most say on the Disney board of directors."

"Jobs...fuck! It's Steve Jobs again!"

I feel a little irritable without Zhou Qi.

Ning Lu carefully held his hand, held it in her arms, and said tenderly: "Boss, don't get excited. Calm down. This is a big business worth billions of dollars. You have to stay normal."

mentality.”

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi laughed, hugged her shoulders lovingly, lowered his head and kissed her hair, "Who taught you this?"

Ning Lu's face turned red and she bit her lip tightly.

Zhou Buqi said: "What's the point of being embarrassed? You're right. You can't be anxious about such a big matter."

Ning Lu said softly: "It was Yaxian who said that as secretaries, the most important job for us is to soothe your emotions at all times and not let you make decisions when your emotions are ups and downs. Even if you make a decision, you must also think about it.

Find a way to suppress it."

Zhou Buqi didn't expect this humble Ning Lu to be so gentle, so he was very satisfied, "Well, you're right, I listen to you."
To be continued...