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The same is for socializing. If you are in places like New York and Los Angeles, you usually choose high-end places such as business clubs, five-star hotels, leisure clubs, etc., as much style as possible.

It's different here in Silicon Valley. It's very low-key. It's often a simple little restaurant on the roadside, where a few billionaires are sitting and talking about business.

When socializing in New York and Los Angeles, people basically wear suits and leather shoes, which are very formal. At first glance, they look like very powerful business people. It's different here in Silicon Valley. Everyone is very low-key, at least it can't be seen from their clothes.

Zhou Buqi and Shen Xiangyang met Yuan Zheng at a KFC store near Stanford University.

As Shen Xiangyang said, Yuan Zheng did intend to leave Cisco, but his idea was to start a business. At Cisco, he has already reached the level of vice president. Now that he has joined Ziweixing International, he cannot become the president, right?

Not being able to be the president means that there are still several leaders above, and the situation is similar to that at Cisco. Many things still cannot be done according to one's own ideas.

At his current stage of life, he lacks nothing but wants to do something he wants to do.

Shen Xiangyang said very cautiously: "Starting a business now is no different than in previous years. Investment institutions will be very cautious when selecting projects and will have more requirements. It is not easy to start a business."

Zhou Buqi played the emotional card, "Your hometown is Ludong Province? What a coincidence, so am I. When my grandfather was young, he followed his grandfather from Guanli to Guandong to Northeast China."

This made Yuan Zheng a little embarrassed.

The person sitting opposite is the famous Zhou Buqi!

Not to mention he is a legendary figure in the Chinese circle. Looking at the entire Silicon Valley, his legendary resume is no worse than anyone else. It felt like such a big boss was lowering his stature to get close to him... Yuan Zheng was not the kind of arrogant person, and he felt that he couldn't bear it.

It's no longer what it was back then.

When Zhou Buqi first came to Silicon Valley to recruit executives, he went to recruit Xu Liangjie, eBay's vice president. At that time, Zhou Buqi was still a small figure, while Xu Liangjie was quite well-known. When they first met, they discussed each other for several days to check each other out.

At that time, Ziweixing was not strong enough, and if it hired the wrong person, big trouble might happen, so Zhou Buqi had to be careful and kept chatting with Xu Liangjie to understand this person's situation. Similarly, Xu Liangjie does not trust Ziweixing enough and wants to communicate continuously to understand each other.

That's different now.

Although Ziweixing has been split up, Ziweixing International, which operates overseas, is already famous enough. Helo has more than 30 million users and is the most popular app on smartphones.

For Yuan Zheng, he didn't need to investigate at all. Ziweixing International was right there. The two cutting-edge directions of artificial intelligence and cloud computing also made many Silicon Valley giants secretly marvel.

Zhou Buqi no longer needs to worry as much as in the past.

Yuan Zheng has already been endorsed by Kurian, Lu Qi, Shen Xiangyang, etc., as well as WebEx, a successful industry-leading project, and he is Chinese, so he is almost the best candidate.

To take a step back, even if you choose the wrong person, so what?

Ziweixing is now powerful enough, and its fault tolerance rate is high enough. Even if Yuan Zheng is not qualified for this task, the worst case scenario is that he will be fired and replaced with someone else, which will have little impact!

So, this meeting was actually very simple.

It is enough for both parties to openly express their feelings and tell each other's thoughts. There is no need for tentative investigations into each other. Next, just let Yuan Zheng go back and make the decision.

This is not an easy decision and may take some time to consider.

Zhou Buqi handed over the follow-up matters to Lu Qi.

He felt that there was a high probability that this would be possible.

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On this day, the resale process of the Warriors was finally completed.

The Golden State Warriors have a new owner. Zhou Buqi and Joe Lacob each hold 50% of the team's shares. Lacob is fully responsible for the specific operations of the team, while Zhou Buqi has a veto. right.

Then, the two appeared together at Oracle Arena.

Zhou Buqi was holding a Warriors No. 10 jersey with "Zhou" printed on it, while Lacob was holding a No. 11 jersey. The two sides stood side by side with smiles on their faces, accepting photos from the media.

Next, is the press conference.

The two new bosses accepted inquiries from media reporters together. The main questions were the team's future team building ideas and planning direction.

Lacob was cautious and slurred.

Zhou Buqi was not polite, took the microphone, and said calmly: "A reporter friend just asked whether the Warriors' goal is to win the championship. My answer is, no!"

"Buzz!"

The press conference immediately became agitated.

What does this person mean?

Last Wednesday, March 10, Forbes magazine announced this year's list of the world's billionaires in New York. There are many highlights, but two major ones have attracted widespread public attention.

The first point is that Bill Gates gave up his position as the world's richest man, and Mexican telecom king Carlos Slim Helu became the world's number one.

The second point is the legendary Boss Zhou!

With a net worth of US$31.2 billion, he ranks fourth in the world after Carlos, Bill Gates and Buffett!

This is a controversial ranking.

No one knows how Forbes ranked them. Many media even publicly questioned it, saying that "Forbes" was messing with the rankings and praising young people.

Zhou Buqi is very good, and Ziweixing's business is also very good. However, Ziweixing has not yet been listed on the market, so it can only be theoretically valued.

Comparing the valuation of this kind of frothy Internet company with other people's real stock assets... "Forbes" magazine is deliberately speculating on hot topics and gaining attention, with no shame, no skin, and no lower limit.

However, the effect is very significant.

Zhou Buqi's name is really popular all over the world. Originally, the most popular young man in technology this year was Zuckerberg. Hollywood even made a movie "The Social Network" specifically for him.

But in a capital society, everything else is secondary. Wealth can best measure a person's value and energy.

Now, the Zhou boss is so rich that he purchased the Golden State Warriors... Fans in the Bay Area thought that the home team had found a savior and could turn around in one fell swoop!

Unexpectedly, this man became discouraged at the first press conference and gave up his pursuit of the championship.

Even Lacob was surprised and looked at Boss Zhou next to him in confusion.

Zhou Buqi's style has always been very low-key, but now he has no choice but to be low-key even if he wants to. "Forbes" has simply pushed him onto the stove to roast him, so he has no choice but to go up. He said calmly: "Some Friends may know that I own an English football team called Manchester United. It is a championship team and the greatest team in British history. What I ask of Manchester United is not to win the championship, but to win beautifully. champion."

As soon as these words came out, the reporters at the scene reacted.

Lacob also had a bright smile on his face and applauded along with the reporters.

Zhou Buqi said seriously: "I am a sports enthusiast. I love football and basketball. At the same time, I also like running, yoga, golf and bowling. However, the NBA games in the past few years have made me very dissatisfied. The games are always not that exciting, especially in the finals. Many times we only score more than 70 points in a game. I know there is a saying in the NBA, 'Defense wins championships'. I don't think this is right!"

At the press conference, cameras flashed, and reporters were in high spirits and excited.

I feel that this young Mr. Zhou is really different!

That Lacob is just a middle-aged greasy man who talks nonsense, but this boss Zhou is different. He is providing hot news to the media!

Really particular about people!

Zhou Buqi said: "My requirements for the Golden State Warriors are the same as Manchester United's, which is to win the championship beautifully. What fans like is an offensive game. The meaning of the game is to bring joy to the fans. The fans are the existence of the team. meaning. Therefore, it is not enough to win the championship alone. The Warriors also need to play offensive basketball that makes the fans intoxicated! I know that the NBA's philosophy has always been that the team with better defense wins the championship. This is a wrong concept. Other games I don’t care about the team, but the Warriors must change! From now on, the Warriors must play offensive basketball. The Warriors must rely on offense to win the championship!"

This is not over yet. Zhou Buqi continued: "This is the Oracle Arena. I think it is a bit small, at least not worthy of a big city like San Francisco. This is the Bay Area, the most developed area in the United States. There should be A new and grander arena to give fans a better viewing experience. I bought the Golden State Warriors. This is not a game, this is a dream, the dream of all Silicon Valley people! Silicon Valley has changed If the world has changed, Silicon Valley can also change basketball! Offensive basketball starts with the Warriors!"

The media reporters were excited.

Lacob was numb.

Depend on!

It's a big deal now.

Isn’t this Boss Zhou too loud? Does he understand basketball? Not only do I have to win the championship, but I also have to win the championship with beautiful offensive basketball, and I also have to build a new arena. How much does it cost? I am not as wealthy as you, and I can still spend a lot of money to build a new arena...

Um?

Soon, Lacob reacted.

Build an arena?

It seems to work.

As Boss Zhou said just now, what fans like is an offensive game. If the Warriors can determine their offensive style and win the NBA championship at the same time... it is conceivable that the Golden State Warriors' market will be It will definitely explode. With the Bay Area as its backdrop, the revenue-generating capacity here is comparable to that of the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers.

By then, the Golden State Warriors will have money and can build a stadium.

This is a strategy.

The first step is to play beautiful basketball to attract fans who have given up on basketball in the past few years and let them spend money on the Warriors again.

The second step is to win the championship and expand global influence.

The third step is to build a new arena and create a dream basketball city.

In three steps, the Golden State Warriors can be transformed from a small marginal team into a super club!

Well, this vision can.