Ordinary employees didn't feel that Hastings still retained his usual style in front of them, and still had a great look everywhere.

But in the past two days, Netflix's executives have become increasingly sad. Not only Hastings, they have long faces in front of them every day, and it is common for them to work overtime to discuss countermeasures.

There is no way. Although he was disdainful of PepsiCo in front of his employees during interviews, Netflix's senior management knew that compared to himself, PepsiCo is still a giant and an absolute giant in the DVD rental industry.

The reason why Netflix has achieved his current achievements is like having made some progress while the giant was napping. However, the giant has woken up and his eyes are wide open. Not only does he hide his own actions in front of it, it also put down his figure and is ready to imitate his own actions.

Even if they firmly believe that their company started early in this field and had many advantages, if you put yourself in the shoes of PepsiCo, how long can these advantages last?

It is unknown whether they will soon become better than others, or that is, it is a very possible thing.

The most important point is that PepsiCo is already clearly in the market and has to fight a price war. For the same service, their fees are 20% lower. This one alone can achieve many advantages.

Since this is the case, how can you not be afraid? Even blindly optimistic cannot be done. Hastings is a bit darker, which is also very normal.

What makes executives even more uncomfortable is that Mark Randolph, the co-founder of the company who has always been gentle and effectively coordinated their relationship with Hastings, has also been very upset these days since the day he was absent from the meeting.

Not to mention mediating between them and Hastings and smoothing the game, he sometimes has a bigger temper than Hastings in the past two days, and Hastings even rarely smooths out the game in front of Randolph for them.

Of course, when they have a big temper together, it makes executives who are already under great pressure feel that sometimes the air in the company will condense into ice.

Serve a boss with a bad temper, which is already a headache. Now that you have another one, it will not be a headache, but a head that is about to explode.

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"We also cut prices, do you think it will be useful?" Randolph looked at the plan in front of him carefully. "When will there be a real winner in the price war? Are you sure that in the end we can win this price war?"

Randolph threw the folder back with a "snap", "It has no reference value at all."

It’s not that Randolph didn’t know that he had a bad temper these two days, but he was really too lazy to control it.

The company's development is already facing major challenges, and it can be confirmed that it will face more severe tests and challenges in the future.

But at this moment, I found that my partner Hastings was actually hiding something important from me... We honest people also have a temper!

Just after scolding someone, he also saw the reprinted article of the Toronto Star on the main website of nextdoor, and his mood was a little worse.

In the past few days, he has been paying attention to Feng Yiping's whereabouts. Seeing that he was being followed by various media throughout Canada and promoting his company all the way, Randolph was even more happy.

It is not for other reasons, but when his company is currently struggling, Feng Yiping's company can still develop rapidly, which is really unpleasant.

Seeing the vibrating phone, his eyes lit up, "Hello Cummins,"

"Hello Mr. Randolph, at noon tomorrow, Feng Xiang invites you to have lunch at Yuanshi Beach. Do you have time?"

"No problem, is the Raw Rock Beach Hotel? I will definitely arrive on time."

It is necessary to figure out what Hastings has talked to that person before he can calm his heart down.

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Speaking of the Monterey Peninsula, many Chinese people will probably be confused, but if they mention Pebble Beach, there will probably be more people who know it.

On November 5, 1950, several wealthy people held a party with the theme of classic cars here for themselves to entertain themselves. To this day, they have become the world-renowned elegant competition for classic cars on Pebble Beach. Although it is still like a social carnival for the rich, it has successfully attracted the attention of car enthusiasts all over the world.

In addition, there is also the top golf course in the United States, and it is also the place where Tiger Woods became famous.

There is another thing that is more closely related to us. The master of Chinese painting Zhang Daqian also has two old residences in Carmel Town on the Monterey Peninsula, where you can live and Huanbi. Those Chinese who appreciate the scenery of Highway 1 in the United States will most likely stop here and admire the master's style.

Americans, especially those in Northern California, are naturally familiar with this, because it is known as the most beautiful part of the West Coast of the United States. Many rich people have their own mansions in the redwood forest by the bay. Ordinary people also regard this place as a destination for vacation.

Of course, Randolph came here today and had no leisure to see the scenery. The weather was not very good. It was a cloudy day. What I saw along the way was not the blue sea and blue sky.

However, just as he parked his car at the Raw Beach Golf Course by the bay and got off the car, the sun jumped hard and struggled out of the clouds. In an instant, the sun shone brightly in the blue sea and the green grassy golf course made Randolph feel cheerful.

"Hi, Randolph," along with the Raw Rock Beach Golf Course, also on the second floor platform of the Raw Rock Beach Hotel, which opened in 1919, Cummins, who was casually dressed, smiled and waved to him.

"Hello," Randolph walked up quickly, not seeing Feng Yiping or the beauty that day.

"Get a cup of coffee first, Von is back soon," Cummins led Randolph toward the restaurant on the left.

"Come back?" Could it be that he is not here yet?

"Over there," Cummins signaled to the front of the stadium. On the coast, there was a group of people, a young man in a striking yellow sweater, chasing a little girl in front of him and running towards the hotel. The laughter of the two was clearly heard with the sea breeze.

Randolph didn't care what Feng Yiping had to do with that little girl. He only cared about one thing. He was here, was he really on vacation?

Cummins seemed to see what he was thinking and explained, "It is also the first time Feng has come here. His grandfather and his parents come to vacation from China."

Oh, Cummins' explanation made Randolph understand two things about Feng Yiping: he spent a lot of time at work and he was a family-oriented person.

These two points have added some favorable feelings to Feng Yiping, whom Randolph has never met. It is not difficult to see from these two points that he is a very responsible person.

At the entrance of the restaurant, Feng Yiping wiped his daughter's red face, "Be good, my dad still has work today, can you have dinner with your mom?"

Amanda was quite sensible. She glanced at the two people in the restaurant who were smiling and looking at here, hugged Feng Yiping's neck, and kissed him in the face, "Dad, remember to have dinner with us tonight,"

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"Hello Randolph," Feng Yiping stretched out his hand from afar.

"I'm glad to see you, Feng," Randolph also hurriedly stood up, "Will you disturb me too much at noon today?"

"No, I don't know at all. It's because I'm embarrassed to let you arrive here in a hurry. Please sit down."

Their parents are about to return, and Feng Yiping wants to take them around Silicon Valley so that they can see the scenery without rushing as they did a few days ago.

"Sorry, this is my first time here in the restaurant. There is nothing to recommend to you," said Feng Yiping.

"The trout is good, the crab is good, and the coastal area of ​​California is full of Fisherman's Wharf, and the seafood is very good," Randolph recommended it on his own initiative.

Feng Yiping ordered salmon in a good manner. After a few greetings, Randolph asked bluntly, "Feng, I talked to Cummins once. It sounds like, are you very interested in us Netflix?"

Feng Yiping was not surprised when he asked this, "Yes, I am very interested in Netflix, and more importantly, I appreciate your team very much."

"Are you going to acquire?" Randolph asked immediately. In the past two days, he felt that he had probably figured out what Feng Yiping meant.

"Yes, that's what we plan," Feng Yiping said without hesitation. "To be clear, we have done a lot of preparations to acquire Netflix, and now everything is ready,"

"Did Hastings agree?" Randolph asked anxiously.

"Maybe it was because of the previous experience of letting PepsiCo take over," Feng Yiping said very politely. At that time, Netflix was actually unable to survive. Hastings had no confidence in the future development, so he took the initiative to ask for acquisition by PepsiCo.

"Hastings seems to be very repulsive to the cooperation at the capital level," Feng Yiping spread his hands.

Hearing his words, Randolph relaxed suddenly.

It turns out that Hastings didn't agree. It turned out that he had such a bad temper recently because behind the threat from Walmart and PepsiCo, there was a company like Nextdoor that was eyeing him.

Cummins didn't understand what Randolph meant. Was he so anxious to see Feng Yiping just to ask this question?

"You buy the Coin Star, which is very beautiful and will definitely become a classic in the history of mergers and acquisitions," Randolph's current state is very different from before, very comfortable.

"I just want to ask, why are we? I think you all should know that Netflix's performance is really not good now,"

"We are very clear about these. I analyzed your financial data. It is estimated that in 2003, Netflix's profit will be at most more than 7 million US dollars, not more than 8 million US dollars," said Feng Yiping. "From a financial perspective, it is indeed not worth investing."

Randolph inevitably was stunned for a moment. He naturally knew this. Although there was more than a month before the end of the year, the financial department's forecast was exactly the same as Feng Yiping's estimate. The company's annual profit this year will be at most US$7 million.

"But, since you know the case of my acquisition of Coin Star, you should know the style of my acquisition," said Feng Yiping. "Those companies that have developed well and have high returns have never been within my consideration. It is boring to just make money," he said.

Feng Yiping took a sip of wine and said this sentence lightly, but the domineeringness inside made people look sideways.

Sometimes, you still have to pretend to be 13, and, by the way, Feng Yiping now has the qualifications.

Randolph couldn't help but look at the Chinese boy with a quiet look and a friendly smile in front of him, just like a boy next door.

At a young age, in just a few years, he has become one of the 100 most wealthiest people, and his reputation in the academic world is also quite high. He can be said to be the only one among the 100 richest people.

Whether Bill Gates or Buffett, their business abilities in their respective fields are naturally excellent, but why have they also achieved academic achievements that have attracted the attention of the world?

Therefore, although what Feng Yiping said was real and arrogant, it was convincing for no reason.

“I like challenges, and when I’m ready, I can successfully meet any challenges.”

"Randolph, I told you last time that Feng knew best where Netflix should go. We were also sure that as long as Netflix took the right path, the future development would be beyond many people's expectations," Cummins said.

Randolph's eyes lit up when he heard this for the second time, "Oh, I think I understand. Since summer, Hastings has been taking everyone in the company, looking for the blue ocean in our industry again and again, saying that there will be a future in one direction. It turns out that this is what Feng said? That's right. When it comes to discovering the blue ocean, who knows better than you?"

"Yes, it was me," Feng Yiping nodded, "and just like when I purchased the Coin Star, I had already made plans. It can be said that this time, our relevant preparations are more complete, and all aspects of the supporting industry are ready. As long as the merger is over, Netflix you created will once again be at the forefront of the times and set sail again under your leadership."

"Why are we?" Randolph asked, "I believe that as long as your plan is attractive, Pepsika and Hollywood TV will be very welcome to join you."

"It's very simple, you're the most suitable," Feng Yiping also said bluntly that Netflix will do what Netflix will do in the future, of course, is the most suitable Netflix. (To be continued.)

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