Reborn Millennium Player

Haiyiwei hotpot restaurant.

Sergey Brin's eyes wandered, constantly looking at the celebrity photo wall. The hanging photo frames were embedded with personal photos of Lu Fei, Lu Huateng, Liu Edong and others, as well as three people like Lei Jun, Jeff Bezos and Lu Fei.

People taking photos...

"Xu, do our photos also need to be hung here?" Larry Page turned to look at Xu Lei.

"Of course, as long as you are willing, this store is what you want, but it's best to wait until Lu comes and we can take a group photo!"

Xu Lei looked at his watch and said: "He has finished class and rushed here from school. He will be here soon. Let's wait in the box."

"Still in school? Lu Zhen is a diligent student."

Sergey Brin was surprised and raised his eyebrows.

The three of them went straight to the secluded and exquisite private room, which was antique in style. On the red-painted square table under the red lantern, there were hot hot pot and mandarin duck soup base, red and white.

Through the open door, you can see that in the kitchen surrounded by glass showcases, several master chefs are holding long blades of meat and placing the meat on white porcelain plates one by one.

When the waiter had put all the ingredients on the table, Lu Fei arrived just in time, stretched out his hand proactively and said, "Hello, Peppa Pig, Sergey, I'm glad to finally meet you."

"So are we, Lu."

Larry Page spoke politely.

"Hot pot is a traditional Chinese delicacy. I often choose to entertain friends here. It tastes pretty good." Lu Fei opened a can of Coke and rinsed the mutton: "Rinse it for a few times like this. Don't rinse it for too long.

Then eat it with dipping."

Larry Page had never used chopsticks before. After trying for a long time, he finally succeeded in picking up a piece of mutton. While chewing, he said: "emm, emm, wow, it's very tender and smooth, and the dipping sauce is also great."

Sergey Brin is relatively skilled and has no taboos. His eyes shine when he eats mutton, and he is praised repeatedly when he eats beef, but it is not as good as hairy tripe. One piece after another, he can't stop at all:

"Lu, what on earth is this? It's so chewy!"

Lu Fei grinned, "Cow's stomach."

Larry Page's expression suddenly changed, his stomach was churning, and then he breathed out, thankful that he didn't eat.

"Oh my God! We are actually eating animal offal!"

Sergey Brin paused, staring blankly at the hairy belly held between the chopsticks, while the dipping sauce dripped down.

"Hey, don't you also eat caviar and foie gras? As long as it's delicious, right?" Xu Lei put down half a plate of duck blood.

“Really delicious.”

Sergey Brin swallowed his saliva, but couldn't help but eat it in one bite, and drank a Coke, feeling very happy.

Lu Fei smiled and said: "Page, do you want to try it?"

"No, no, Lu, thank you, I'll do it myself."

Larry Page shook his head awkwardly and politely, muttering to himself that even if I starved to death, even if I jumped from here, I wouldn't eat these internal organs.

"Larry, you should try it, it's delicious!"

Sergey Brin seems to have opened a new door.

Larry Page rolled his eyes and calmly kicked his partner under the table, "Ahem, Lu, let's talk about something else. I heard that Penguin is acquiring a video website called 'Youtube'?

"

"That's right."

Lu Fei chewed the sour pork, "The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the merger and acquisition of our two companies, and it still needs approval from the Ministry of Commerce of China."

"Lu, do you think video will be the next big thing on the Internet?" Larry Page's eyes flashed.

Seeing Lu Fei nod, Sergey Brin smiled: "Hey, you have the same idea as us. Larry and I also think that Internet videos are very profitable."

"The better the prospects, the greater the risks."

Lu Fei narrowed his eyes, "UCG models like YouTube contain complex copyright issues, which will definitely bring endless trouble to Penguin. In the future, we can only take one step and see what happens. Why, are you also interested in YouTube?"

"

Larry Page waved his hand: "No, don't get me wrong, Google has its own video search service. Two years ago, Sergey and I jointly published an article internally, considering how to combine web news with radio and television news.

Make connections between them."

"Google Video is our answer."

Sergey Brin licked the mutton: "In the future, thousands of TV programs will be available every day, and we have also developed a new technology of 'metadata'. Users only need to enter keywords in the search bar.

, you can find the associated video database, doesn’t it sound cool?”

Ha, the co-author is a video client!

Lu Fei realized that he and You Tuan were not on the same track at all, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Maybe it will be a great beginning again. I should be glad that You Tuan is not your enemy. You and I can make peace with each other.

It’s expensive.”

"Yes, that's right!"

Larry Page touched a Coke with him, drank it and said: "So if YouTube needs to cooperate with search engines, just contact Google, we are willing to help."

Lu Fei said politely: "You know I can, thank you."

Sergey Brin laughed and said, "No, let's help each other. Just like this time we plan to enter China. We also hope that Lu, you can help Google just like you help Amazon."

"Of course there is no problem. China has always insisted on an open policy, but one thing is very important. The United States has American laws, China has Chinese rules, and Google must abide by them honestly."

Lu Fei smacked his lips. The successive listing miracles of Baidu and Penguin have completely detonated the China Concept. Chinese concept stocks are now becoming hot again on Wall Street. Many European and American companies want to take advantage of the China Concept and drive up their stock prices.

"We will."

Larry Page promised steadfastly, but the conversation suddenly changed, and his tone was ambiguous: "But before that, I want to ask you to do Google a small favor."

"You say it and I listen."

Lu Fei picked up a piece of shrimp paste and put it into his mouth.

Sergey Brin put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a hot towel, and said that Microsoft Vice President Li Kaifu had jumped ship to Google as president of China. Unexpectedly, Microsoft reacted so violently, and in anger, Li Kaifu and Google were brought to court.

, the war officially begins.

Lu Fei said: "I heard Ballmer mention this matter. He was very angry. It seems that this 'Li' violated the competition agreement, right?"

"No, that's not the case at all."

Sergey Brin flatly denied it, saying that Microsoft's accusation that Li Kaifu disclosed business secrets to Google was pure nonsense and was entirely Microsoft's attempt to restrict the normal free flow of talent.

"Hey, the water here looks very deep."

Xu Lei touched Lu Fei with his elbow and said softly: "Can you grasp it? If not, don't agree. I'm not in a hurry to help."

"I am measured."

The corners of his mouth raised, "How do you want me to help you?"

Larry Page said: "Ballmer does not allow Lee to work at Google. This is unacceptable to us. He is the key figure for Google to enter China. We cannot lose him, so I hope you can stand up and be a middleman to help us."

Mediation.”

Damn it?

Xu Lei looked left and right in disbelief, and finally landed on Lu Fei's face, blinking continuously.

You can even act as a peacemaker for Microsoft and Google!

My Ah Fei is awesome! My Ah Fei is awesome!

Lu Fei, however, did not covet fame and picked up the food without saying a word.

Every move fell into Larry Page's eyes, as if it was expected, he secretly said:

"Lu, I wonder if you have heard in the United States that Yahoo is going to hand over all its assets in China to Ali Daba?"

Lu Fei laughed and said: "Yahoo actually approached me at first, but I refused."

Larry Page was surprised, "It seems that Ali Baba is second only to your Feigou.com in China's e-commerce field, right? By doing this, aren't you directly pushing Yahoo to your opponent?"

Sergey Brin was surprised and suspicious, "Yes, you and I both know that e-commerce is inseparable from search engines, but it doesn't matter. Although Aribaba has Yahoo, we are willing to stand on your side and deal with them together."

Lu Fei immediately understood that this was a reward for asking him to be a peacemaker, but he didn't care at all. He shrugged and said:

"Sergey, you are half right. Search engines and e-commerce actually complement each other. Search engines cannot do without the huge traffic of e-commerce. So if we join Baidu, Baidu will beat Yahoo. If we join Sogou, Sogou will also win.

If we win, any search company that joins us will win against Yahoo, and the same goes for Google."

The implication is, it’s not that I need you, it’s that you really need me so much!

"All right."

When Larry Page saw that his price was not what he wanted, he was silent for a moment and asked him intelligently what he wanted.

Lu Fei said bluntly: "It's very simple, I want a few talents in charge of Google AdWords."

"What?!"

Larry Page and Sergey Brin looked at each other, and their expressions became solemn. Just like Microsoft would be furious if Li Kaifu was poached, so would Google. Those who poach the keyword advertising alliance are tantamount to poaching their lifeblood.

"Don't worry, I haven't done anything yet, otherwise I won't tell you openly. I won't be greedy to poach Larry King. I just want people in this field. YouTube's advertising sharing system needs them, because Google is the most expert here.

of!"

Lu Fei blinked, "And this is a wonderful deal, isn't it? Ballmer is angry with you for poaching people who are very important to Microsoft's layout in China without saying a word. What I do is equivalent to venting his anger on his behalf.

.”

If you want to poach my people, why should I thank you?

The corner of Larry Page's mouth twitched slightly. I originally thought Bill Gates and Ballmer were shameless enough, but I didn't expect Lu Fei to be even more shameless. I have never seen such a shameless person!

"But if you poach people, what will Microsoft get?"

Sergey Brin doesn't care about Lu Fei's "shameless" remarks. Capitalists all have flexible bottom lines. If you want skin and face, why are you a capitalist?

"We are likely to establish a 100%-owned oil pipeline subsidiary in the United States. We may invite Microsoft to join us, or we may invite you Google."

Lu Fei took a sip of Coke, "Of course this is not your bargaining chip. You still have to make some concessions during the mediation. I will not let Microsoft suffer, and I will not let you suffer either."

Larry Page was in a dilemma, "Lu, I'm glad you can be so honest, but as an executive at AdWords, you know a lot of Google's business secrets..."

Lu Fei said: "We can continue to discuss this. We are good friends, aren't we?"

"Yes, we are friends, but..."

Sergey Brin's eyes were full of fear.

Lu Fei threw out the bait: "Since we are friends, this time Google is entering China. As the host, I will give you an idea that will definitely make the first shot."

Larry Page is full of curiosity: "What an idea!"

Lu Feidao: "I have many identities, but maybe you don't know that I am also a domain name businessman. My first entrepreneurial capital was earned from domain names."

I know, I know so well.

Larry Page smiled coldly, "Lu, our 'google.cn' is still in your hands. If Microsoft hadn't sued Li, he would have come to you to buy this domain name. Since you have already spoken, why not do it now?"

Make a price and we buy it!”

"No, I'll send it." Lu Fei waved his hand.

"deliver?!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was shocked, especially Xu Lei, whose face was dull. Is this the same Mr. Lu who I thought should hang a street lamp?

"Yes, just give it away."

Lu Fei said it categorically, but the topic changed and he gave him a gift, but this "gift" was a "buy one, get one free" "gift", and Google had to pay to buy a domain name from him.

"Why do we have 2 domain names?"

Sergey Brin was scratching his head.

"This domain name is unusual, it is 'g.cn'."

Lu Fei raised a mysterious smile and patiently explained that 'google.cn' was just a localization of Google's domain name. It was sparse and ordinary and had no promotional value. But after Google had been working in China for a year or two, it suddenly changed to 'g.

cn', is a complete gimmick.

After all, the fewer the words, the bigger the story.

"Lu, how much do you want to sell?"

Sergey Brin was not only a Maoist immigrant, but also a Jew. He had an innate talent for business operations. He quickly understood his promotion strategy and agreed with it.

"$11.11 million."

Lu Fei stretched out 4 fingers.

"Huh, I thought it was 40 million."

Larry Page took a bite of meat and his expression softened slightly.

Lu Fei spread his hands: "I don't know how to open my mouth like a lion, but 11.11 million is really not expensive. It's all because we are friends."

70 to 80 million yuan for a bad domain name, how cheap is it?

Xu Lei smacked his lips and was speechless for a moment.

"Okay, it's not expensive. After all, we bought the domain name from you." Larry Page understood. In the parlance of later generations, Mr. Lu is a top-notch person in China. If you get involved with him, you can have huge benefits.

of exposure.

Just like Amazon's acquisition of Excellence through his hands, it was also a sensation and severely damaged Amazon's brand.

Google's entry into China is just news, but it is big news that Google bought the domain name from Lu Fei. It is also big news that the domain name was bought at a high price.

11.11 million U.S. dollars, including Mr. Lu’s advertising money!

"So, happy working together?"

Lu Fei raised his Coke.

Larry Page and Sergey Brin made eye contact for a while, then both picked up Cokes and clinked glasses: "Happy cooperation!"

But then, Larry Page added distressedly: "Lu, I hope you don't dig too hard."

"We are friends. There is a saying in China that says, 'Leave a thin line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future.' Don't worry."

Lu Fei laughed loudly, and Xu Lei, who had been watching, opened his mouth wide and couldn't help blurting out: "A Fei, you are awesome!"

Sergey Brin followed up with: "Awesome?"

Lu Fei gave a thumbs up and said, "Yes, awesome! Awesome means very good."

"Oh, very good!"

Sergey Brin pointed to the tripe and gave a thumbs up, "Beef stomach, awesome."

"That's not the most awesome thing. There are also duck intestines, goose intestines, pig blood, and pig brains. You will definitely like these more."

Lu Fei smiled, saying this in English is very intuitive, duck's intestines, goose's intestines, pig's blood, pig's brain...

"Hmm~"

Larry Page's outlook was shattered, his stomach was churning and he wanted to vomit.

Sergey Brin was speechless: "Are these things really edible?"

"You can try it." Lu Fei took a piece of pig blood.

Sergey Brin took a bite and gave a thumbs up again: "Awesome! Larry, try it quickly, it's so delicious."

Larry Page's eyes were full of murderous intent, and just as he was about to shout "fuxk", he found an opportunity and stuffed a piece of tripe into his mouth like a prank, instantly causing a feeling of vomiting in his throat.

But after chewing it for a few times, his eyes lit up: "It's so awesome!"

"Yeah, Larry, awesome."

Sergey Brin smiled and said: "Try this again."

Larry Page was curious: "Why do you say 'very good' as awesome?"

Xu Lei said with a smile: "Niubeng means awesome. Don't you think it's super big?"

"What! You still eat cows..."

Larry Page's face suddenly turned pale. What kind of monsters are the Chinese people? Do they dare to eat anything?