Chapter two hundred and ninety-eight(1/2)
Although contradictions and differences cannot be covered up and the cracks are clearly visible, life still needs to continue.
The air in Silicon Valley after the night rain is fresh, but Randolph is still a little confused on his way to work.
He still listened to his wife's words a lot, so last night was another toss and turns.
Now, the facts are very clear. My partner who has been with many years can be said to be very clear about standing opposite the company. However, if he wants to do what his wife said, first have a good taste of the people on the board of directors and do his job, help Feng Yiping clear some obstacles and allow him to acquire it in an agreement, he really can't make up his mind.
He really can't do that to Hastings like shooting behind his back.
Although some of his wife's words made him feel moved, he repeatedly warned himself to be professional and treat each other with sincerity. It is not easy to work together for so many years, so don't be influenced by some bad emotions.
What the guy who smoked together yesterday said was really good to have such a similar-minded buddy. He also deeply believed that it was really rare to have a buddy like Hastings.
Until the company, he finally made up his mind and looked at the development of the situation first. He adopted such a negative strategy. To put it bluntly, he would still cherish his relationship with Hastings.
In the morning, it was still as lively as ever. Whenever Randolph watched his employees enter the office building in groups of three or three, he would always get better.
Randolph, who was in a slightly lighter mood, drove into the parking lot and headed towards his own exclusive parking space. Oh, if you have a car, it’s still Porsche Carrera.
True, I always think about things when driving these days, and I have gone through the wrong parking space. This is not good, Randolph shook his head and laughed at himself.
He straightened the car and looked at the number of the parking space in front, c4, then this is c5, what's going on? Who is parking randomly?
Randolph was really annoyed at this time.
In Silicon Valley, other conditions for executives, such as offices, may be similar to those of ordinary employees, but they have the same treatment, which is something that ordinary employees do not have, and that is exclusive parking spaces.
In Silicon Valley, driving a luxury car is not a symbol of identity, but an exclusive parking space is indeed a symbol of identity to a certain extent.
Here, almost everyone drives to work, and underground garages are not built. The parking lots of every company are naturally full of cars and in short supply. Many employees' cars, including some senior executive cars that later joined, have to park in the surrounding parking lots.
Not every company has arranged employees to park on their behalf, so after parking in those parking lots, you have to walk along a long way to get to the company.
That feeling is definitely not good.
Therefore, there are many senior executives who specifically add a special one when signing an agreement with employers, "It is necessary to ensure that exclusive parking spaces are provided."
Some turtle hair even have requirements for numbers, which must be their lucky number.
Randolph, who was easy-going in other aspects, did not give up his privileges in this regard. His parking space was naturally one of the closest to the company's door.
He got out of the car and walked around the car with his waist. He really didn't remember the car. Is it a mess of visitors?
It was peak time, and his car was parked in the middle, and there was a long queue behind him, but this was Netflix after all, and no one gave him a middle finger this time.
More than ten minutes later, Randolph, who parked his car in the parking lot west of the company, finally came to the office. He was already worried and had just occupied the parking space, but he didn't pay attention to his secretary's expression. "Susan, come and have a cup of coffee, and I'll ask me immediately who occupied my parking space."
Susan looked at her boss and before she could say a word, Randolph had already hurriedly walked into the office. She thought about it and immediately made him a cup of coffee with milk and no sugar as Randolph's old rules.
Randolph opened the computer as soon as possible, but found that his company's mailbox was empty. What day is it today and nothing happened?
"Susan, how much did you receive to me to deal with?"
Susan handed him the coffee and lowered her head and said, "Randolph, what's going on? Have you not received the email? Hastings sent an email last night saying that all the affairs you are responsible for will be transferred to him from today to handle,"
"Ahem, what?" Randolph's face flushed, maybe because of the coffee. "What, you say it again,"
"All the affairs you are responsible for will be left to Mr. Hastings from today," said Susan. "My job has also changed. I will serve a new vice president soon. I'm here to say goodbye to you."
Randolph's face became colder and colder, and he didn't think about wiping the coffee stains on the front. He looked ahead with some silence, "Okay, I understand,"
The sound was light and there was no power at all.
"Boss, are you okay?" Susan looked at his expression, feeling something was wrong.
However, she really couldn't get involved in the conflict between the two co-founders. "Do you need me to send you home to rest?"
"I'm fine," Randolph shook his head and smiled. Susan could tell it clearly, it was a tragic smile.
"I'm fine, thank you Susan for your hard work," Randolph stood up and shook hands with Susan.
He stood up twice before he stood up, and after he stood up, he still held the table with his left hand.
Susan felt that the boss was soft and had no strength at all. "Do you need me to call Julia?"
"Thank you, no,"
"I'd better stay and take care of you,"
"No, I'm fine," Randolph turned the chair out the window, and now speaking was a burden to him.
The office area outside is still as lively and energetic as ever. It is his office that seems to have become a forgotten corner, as quiet as it is. The office doors have been closed for a long time, and he still remains motionless in that position, like a sculpture.
It's really like a sculpture. If someone comes to him at this time, you will find that his eyes are still motionless.
When it hurts so much, you actually don’t feel the pain, and you will be numb.
After a long time, Randolph moved. He blinked his eyes and then started to laugh irresistibly, and laughed endlessly, cold and desolate. While laughing, he beat the armrests of the seat.
This is the partner who has decided to put the interests of the company aside for many years. This is the brother who can't shoot behind him no matter what!
After a long time, the laughter gradually stopped. It turned out that all the mixed thoughts disappeared. Hastings helped him do the determination that he could not make up anyway.
He looked at the empty office, stood up very calmly, pushed open the door, and walked towards Hastings' office without squinting.
"Mr. Randolph, Mr. Randolph," Hastings's secretary wanted to come up and stop him, but he could not stop him. She was easily pushed aside by Randolph, and he pushed open the door in front of him, "Hastings, Oh, there is a guest,"
In Hastings' office, there was still a tall and thin middle-aged man in a suit and tie sitting.
"Randolph," Hastings glanced at him, "This is Wilson, who officially joined Netflix today,"
"Hello, Mr. Randolph, I'm glad to see you," Wilson smiled and reached out.
Randolph ignored Wilson first. He looked at Hastings. He was very familiar with Hastings's eyes just now. He just watched them when he met with guests. When he looked at outsiders, he was a little polite, but he kept a long enough distance.
Unexpectedly, in just one night, there was such a long distance between them, and in just one night, Hastings arranged so comprehensively that early in the morning, even the people who replaced him came.
However, as the chairman of the company's board of directors and the company's CEO, he does have this right.
"Hello Wilson," Randolph looked at the opposite side with his hands spread open, sitting on the sofa with his legs raised, smiling, but he just didn't look at his own Hastings, Randolph felt that he would say nothing.
Things have reached this point and I still ask the reason, only an abandoned woman can do it.
Action is always more powerful than words.
"I'm glad to know you Wilson," he said, holding Wilson's hand, "You are welcome, but I don't congratulate you,"
The smile on Hastings' face stopped, his breathing became heavier, and Wilson was a little stunned.
"You will understand in no time," Randolph shook his hand away, "By the way, is the Carrera in the parking lot yours? It's so well maintained!"
"Thank you, that's my dramcar," Wilson said, "I'm...,"
"Okay, you guys talk, have a good chat," Randolph, who forced himself into, said a few words, and simply turned around and left.
"Wilson, sit," Hastings greeted, and said to the secretary at the door, "get Mr. Wilson's office as soon as possible,"
As for which office it is, which office it can be?
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Randolph walked on the way to the parking lot with his briefcase, and greeted everyone warmly. This was not pretending, it was from the heart.
After the numbness, he also felt pain, but after the pain, he has now entered the last stage. At this stage, you will really feel relaxed.
Because you find that by this time, you will not have to worry about the things you were hesitant and undecided before.
When you reach this point, do you still need to think about what to do? It can be said that you have really completely abandoned your worries - you have to abandon them even if you can't.
That's not easy?
However, the employees don’t understand what’s going on? At this time, they already knew that the co-founder of the company was suspended overnight, so why did he be so happy?
Is this another arrangement for the company?
Randolph drove his Prius from an ordinary parking space and even had the urge to whistle around the parking lot. However, he did not go directly to the main road and then circled back to the parking lot in front of the company.
When he saw the car in Hastings' parking space, he couldn't help but say "Oh".
I was so lucky today!
This car, which can be said to be Hastings' treasure, witnessed another glorious moment for Hastings.
It was in 1995, after the first company he founded, atriasoftare, successfully went public and became the best-performing listed company of that year. He leaned on the hood of this red 911 and made the headlines of USA Today.
Therefore, Hastings didn't drive this car often, and he felt heartbroken when he was scratched. Unexpectedly, he happened to meet it today, but why did he drive Julia's Cherokee today?
With the puzzled eyes of several passing employees, he struggled to point his front of the car at the sexy rear of the 911 in the not-wide aisle, and tried to stay away as far as possible. He adjusted the seat belt. He kicked the accelerator to the bottom. When the small Prius also made a "whimper" sound, he loosened the clutch and hit it straight.
Soon, a harsh roar and a sharp alarm sound of cars immediately enveloped the entire parking lot.
Those who were watching or who were already in the parking lot and were driving in and out, their mouths were opened into a big "o". What happened to Randolph?
Randolph pulled his head out of the airbag and was really dizzy, but he was just a little dizzy.
He was about to get out of the car staggeringly, bent down and checked the result of the collision, and couldn't help but whistle.
The sexy tail of 911 is now beyond recognition, covered in scars, and it is really the chrysanthemum that is full of wounds.
Not only that, the whole car was displaced by him, and the front of the car hit the pillar in front. Not only did the bumper fall off the ground, the middle was crooked and concave.
Randolph gave himself a thumbs up, this collision was absolutely tremendous!
But it's not time to be proud yet.
To be continued...