Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 470 Jiangdaqiao

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 small self-heating electric kettle on the table began to steam, but Jiang Zhili ignored it.

Instead, first pour out the leftover tea leaves in the purple clay pot, then take out a delicate little tea can from the drawer of the coffee table, carefully remove the packaging, use a wooden spoon to scoop two spoonfuls of tea leaves and put them into the teapot.

The tea leaves are shaped like pearls, with plump and round particles, and a dark green color with a hint of oil. You can tell at a glance that this is the best Tieguanyin, otherwise it would not be treasured like this.

After washing and rinsing, he poured the tea cup that had been scalded with hot water to remove the odor, and then brought the tea cup to Li Weidong on a wooden saucer with a smooth movement.

"Chairman, give it a try!" Jiang Zhili was very proud of his moves and worked hard at them.

Li Weidong picked up the cup, looked at it, and then put it to his nose and smelled it. A refreshing fragrance hit his nose, and the fragrance went straight into his lungs, and he immediately felt refreshed.

"Yes, Anxi Tieguanyin is considered a special grade!" Li Weidong praised, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and then said, "Good tea!"

"This tea is worthy of praise from the chairman. 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 to quench your thirst on the way!" Jiang Zhili said with a smile.

"Forget it, you can keep it to yourself. You encounter good tea more often at home than abroad, and there is nowhere to drink tea along the way!" Li Weidong waved his hand and said.

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

Jiang Zhili gave Li Weidong another cup of tea, then put his hands on his knees as if listening.

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

"It's too hot right now, too much is too much. I'm afraid winter is coming soon. Except for a few fat people, more than 90% of them will probably freeze to death."

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

What is the concept of "frozen to death" for more than 90% of people? This is going bankrupt. This is not the cold winter, it is simply the Cambrian period, people are going to freeze to death.

"So, apart from selling equity shares, the recent work of Peking Capital in the United States has been slowing down a little bit for a period of time. Of course, it's not not not to invest, but to be careful!"

"That is to say, the time when we closed our eyes to make money is gone. Of course, this cold winter will not be too long. I estimate it will take about one to two years!"

Li Weidong learned the truth and became a magic stick again. Anyway, he should be used to it, so it doesn't matter if he does it one more time!

"The situation in China is exactly the opposite. It is an era behind the United States. It is the pioneering period of the Internet industry and it is also a key area for our future investment!"

"Originally, I planned to let you return to China to do this and let Xiaomin stay in the United States. But after coming here, I found that the situation was more complicated, which was a bit beyond my expectation!"

"It's not that she's incompetent, on the contrary, her abilities are very strong. It's just that lesbians have inherent gender defects and may find it difficult to deal with certain problems. I think you should understand this!"

"So I want you to stay in the United States to handle the affairs of Peking Capital. At the same time, I am also considering splitting off the branch and establishing an independent legal person!"

After hearing this, Jiang Zhili's face was full of excitement, and he didn't know where to put his excited hands. He immediately promised: "Thank you for your trust, I will work hard to do a good job!"

If your boss promotes you like this, you must express your gratitude clearly and unambiguously, and your future work attitude cannot be vague or embarrassing.

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

And for Jiang Zhili, staying here can almost make him sleep peacefully. As for the pros and cons of returning to the mainland, to be honest, Jiang Zhili is still a little worried about the domestic environment.

"Don't feel any burden. Your work in the United States is very important. The cold winter is only temporary. Sooner or later, the land under our feet will welcome sunshine!"

Li Weidong picked up the tea cup and took a sip, sighed and said, no matter how round the moon is in China, it cannot change the fact that the leading technology company is in the United States.

If you are not good at it, it is not that easy to overtake in corners. The core technology belongs to others. If they are acting like a gangster and don't let you use it, or even restrict you on a global scale, you really have no temper at all!

Jiang Zhili believed what Li Weidong said, then calmed down and asked, "What about Yahoo?"

According to Jiang Zhili's thinking, if he was offended today, he must take revenge, otherwise there would be no way to retaliate!

Li Weidong put down the tea cup, waved his hand and said: "No 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 pioneering the free model, it has no other specialties.

This model has been learned by all players and they have found a new way. If Yahoo had not had the determination to change itself, it would most likely be the same as in the previous life. Liangliang would be his epitaph.

Moreover, Yahoo seems to have some magic power and can avoid all companies with great potential. The only successful investment is Alibaba, but Alibaba is now in the hands of Li Weidong.

Li Weidong will definitely not sell his shares to Yahoo midway, so the future of the tens of billions of dollars that Yahoo has made from Alibaba should be gone.

"Yes, I understand!" Although Jiang Zhili had doubts in his heart, but the boss said there was no need to do it, then of course there was no need to do it, and he would not go looking for trouble.

After all, in Jiang Zhili's view, Yahoo is a powerful company. If you want to do something, it will probably be difficult!

Even at some point, Jiang Zhili had doubts, was it because the industry was in bad shape and the board of directors decided to cash out without listening to Li Weidong's advice?

If the industry is in bad shape, 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 will be at San Francisco Airport after three o'clock tomorrow afternoon and before twelve o'clock in the evening. It can take off at any time!"

This is the advantage of chartering a plane. The plane is a business jet with low noise and comfortable seating. You can also have relatively free time. It’s entirely up to the customer when they want to take off!

"OK, let's go to San Francisco now and see the Golden Gate Bridge. What's the charm of it that makes so many people jump?" Li Weidong put out his cigarette butt and said with a smile.

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

In fact, the Golden Gate Bridge is quite charming. According to statistics, someone jumps from it almost every two weeks. More than a thousand people have jumped from it since it was built.

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

Li Weidong knew about the Golden Gate Bridge from movies. This is one of the seven wonders of human engineering and has many scenes in movies.

And all of them are the main filming locations in the movie. What's even more wonderful is that almost as soon as they appear, most of them are destroyed and finally broken.

It’s incredible to think that such a big bridge is broken. The visual impact is absolutely amazing!

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

However, the Golden Gate Bridge in the night view is more attractive, but it has been seen before, and Li Weidong lost interest after taking a few photos.

"It's nothing more than that, nothing to see, let's go!" Li Weidong said with waning interest. This kind of bridge is too common in China, which is obsessed with infrastructure.

We may not be able to do small things, such as chips, but we have never convinced anyone to do this kind of large infrastructure. If you don’t believe me, go and take a look. There are many bridges in the mountains, in the sea, and on the river. The Jiangdong Bridge is the largest in China.

Awesome mayor!

A few people were a little speechless. It's a cold day. You guys have come here with you, and that's what you said?

That is to say, the boss, if it were someone else, he might be forced to jump off the bridge, giving the ghosts of the Golden Gate Bridge suicides an Asian partner.

After returning to downtown San Francisco and checking into a luxury hotel in Union Square, it was already late, but for this place, it was the busiest time.

There were many people of all colors bustling around, and it was very lively. However, Li Weidong and his party were still a bit eye-catching, and they would get special attention from time to time.

Li Weidong didn't like this look very much, so he glanced at it casually, bought a few gifts for his wife and children in this world-class shopping mall, and left quickly.

There is no shortage of luxurious restaurants in a place like this, and the contract signing was completed today. It is a happy day for them. Due to both emotions and reasons, they have to have a good meal in the evening.

At the dinner table, as the boss, Li Weidong naturally had to say a few words of encouragement, encouragement, and promises. But whether he was in a good mood or not, Li Weidong drank two more drinks.

Red wine is the most intoxicating, and this is the first time in many years that Li Weidong got drunk.

When I woke up the next day, it 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 a distance.

The Transamerica Pyramid not far away is shining in the morning sun and is so beautiful. The whole of San Francisco looks so vivid and beautiful in the field of vision!

Looking at the scenery requires a beautiful mood, with love in your heart, and flowers blooming everywhere you look.

Although Li Weidong didn't want to admit it, several people at Yahoo did have a certain influence on him, otherwise the scenery in his eyes would not have changed color.

Li Weidong tidied up, put on a clean Tang suit and mille-feuille, and pushed out the door.

Ding Yuan, Zhou Ping and Zhang Dongshuo, who were sitting in the reception room relatively silently, all 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 ask several times.

"Chairman, breakfast will be delivered soon, please wait!" 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 any buns, fried dough sticks, soy milk and millet porridge?"

The three of them looked at each other. This was also a strange place for them. They knew where Chinatown was, but they didn't know if there were steamed buns and 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.

"No need to ask, just go and see what you can eat!" Li Weidong waved his hand. Eating is the second priority. The main reason is to see how these Chinese people live here.

And when I come to San Francisco, I always feel like something is missing if I don’t go to Chinatown and see those friendly faces!

Several people went downstairs. As soon as they arrived downstairs, they saw Zou Yi and Jiang Zhili walking out of another elevator. There were already several bodyguards in the lobby.

When Jiang Zhili saw Li Weidong, he smiled and said, "Chairman, I do know that there is a place in Chinatown that sells fried dough sticks, but there is no soy juice!"

"As long as you have fried dough sticks!" Li Weidong also said with a smile. Although he went to college in Beijing for a few years, he really didn't drink soy juice much, and he couldn't taste the taste.

Li Weidong saw the main gate archway at the entrance of Chinatown, with its green tile roof, two dragons playing with pearls, and several Chinese characters on the archway that read "The world is for the common good", which was full of Chinese flavor.

After entering, all that caught my eye were Chinese characters, and all the voices I heard were Chinese. Although some accents made it difficult for Li Weidong to listen, the tone was still friendly.

Li Weidong finally doesn't need an interpreter here. He can just speak standard Mandarin if he wants to ask anything. What he gets back in exchange will 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 take 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 for free by Lao Huang's sister. Only then did Li Weidong know how Lao Huang's sister came to San Francisco with Lao Huang's brother-in-law.

Brother-in-law Lao Huang's ancestral home is in eastern Guangdong. Due to well-known reasons, his grandfather's generation first went to Baodao and then to San Francisco to make a living by running a Cantonese restaurant.

In the 1980s and 1990s, as the old man got older and missed his home, conditions for visiting relatives became available. Accompanied by Brother-in-law Lao Huang, he went home to visit relatives and worship ancestors, which was a grand ceremony.

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

I lied and said that my family ran a catering company, and finally coaxed me to come. Only when I arrived did I realize that it was not a catering company at all, but a small restaurant in Chinatown.

However, even a small restaurant can make money easier than in China. The business is owned by one's own company and the operation is sound and impressive. Otherwise, it would not be possible to recruit Lao Huang, and the belly would be exposed.

After having a full meal, Li Weidong walked along Chinatown, watching the pedestrians leisurely on the street and listening to the shouts of the merchants, and his mood became more and more comfortable.

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

Li Weidong followed his fingers and saw that it was indeed an ancient temple that was crowded with people, but except for the word "ancient temple" on the plaque, which looked like a temple, there was almost nothing else that looked like it.

In China, temples have to be in the shape of ancient palace buildings. Why are you building a reinforced concrete building with several stories high?

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

It looks like a modern building from the outside, but after entering, I feel that there is some style of Tang Dynasty architecture. There is a Buddha statue in the hall that Li Weidong has never seen before, and there are a few sticks of incense and a few wisps of smoke. There is a refreshing feeling in the whole hall.

Human sandalwood scent.

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

(End of chapter)