Chapter 179: Mutual Praise

The term "exchange of interests" is not often used, but it is one of the core essences that make up modern human society.

Ye Dongqing is quite proficient in this aspect, he doesn't care what Mr. Bill Campbell says, he just wants to get what he wants, so he is willing to make concessions in the interests of Mr. Campbell, giving long-term positions, equity awards, and Facebook consultant positions and other benefits, but he is just a stinky guy, there is no need to tear his face because of this little contradiction between the two sides.

Before deciding to meet with the gentleman next to him, I had already learned about Mr. Steve Jobs's personality and preferences in advance, and spent money to find a well-known consulting firm in Silicon Valley to learn from them about Apple's board of directors, such as everyone's personality and background.

He has been working alone before, but as the company continues to expand, he has encountered more and more problems recently, maybe it's time to set up a special team to help deal with these messy things, just like contacting people from consulting companies, etc., in fact, there is no need to participate in the whole process, all Ye Dongqing needs is the result.

As a listed company, Apple's information needs to be disclosed to the outside world, and the market value is more than 5 billion US dollars, so the information of the consulting company is quite comprehensive, and the news let Ye Dongqing know that Mr. Bill Campbell is a well-known person who cherishes his wings, and money is no longer very attractive to him.

Therefore, Ye Dongqing continued in a calm tone: "I admire you very much, to be honest, I never thought that Google would grow so fast, when I first learned about it last year, it was still a company with a market value of three or four billion dollars, and so far its market value has more than doubled, and what is even more terrifying is that it has not yet been listed." I heard that Eric Schmidt is your student, Steve Jobs is also half your student, and a whole bunch of other successful businessmen, almost forgetting Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, I hope you can also point out my company, Google is too successful, it's like a myth, don't you want Apple to make a leap forward by changing the direction of development?

You should know that there is a problem with the current development direction, not that the product is not good enough, but that the software ecology cannot keep up, the entire PC industry has fallen into a bottleneck period, mobile terminal products are the future, more light and practical, different from laptops, can be put in the pocket to take anywhere, anytime and anywhere access to the Internet!"

No one doesn't like to listen to good words, the old man's expression softened down all of a sudden, looking at Ye Dongqing's eyes like looking at a good student who is willing to study modestly, although his heart is happy, he still says modestly:

"I just gave them a little bit of advice, the right advice, and a lot of what Eric and Jeff are where they are today is because of their own efforts, but there is also luck, maybe you don't know that I used to be the coach of a college football team, and I love helping young people succeed.

Of course, I also see the shadow of success in you, probably more powerful than them, after all, Jeff was still supported by his parents at your age, but you have become a famous billionaire, and the vast majority of Americans are prejudiced against Chinese Americans, and I know that you are a very hard-working people, in fact, probably the most hardworking and serious people. I know Ann Wang, and I know Jerry Young, the founder of Yahoo, and they don't have the potential of yours, and if you insist that I give you some advice, I'll arrange a time to talk to you, and after I got to know that Facebook company, a lot of people in Silicon Valley have been talking about it lately, and it's a great start, and then it's even more important, and you should keep that in mind. ”

Suddenly evolved into a mode of mutual praise, Ye Dongqing was happy to see this scene, and it seemed that he had successfully won the favor of the old man through small social tricks.

Don't think that the board members who are hired have no money, as far as Ye Dongqing knows, this old man has earned tens of millions of dollars in the past few years just by taking rewards, and he is thinking about how much benefit he should give to the other party if he is willing to help him win the decision-making power of Apple, at least seven figures.

Until now, Apple has been operating under the management of the board of directors, and for some concerns, it must put in a spokesperson to defend its interests, especially when most of the next crisis is about to be faced, many projects are about to be axed, and someone must stand up to help Jobs.

You must know that this guy held more than 11.1 percent of the shares back then, and in the end he was kicked out by the board of directors, so angry that he could only throw away all his shares, Ye Dongqing didn't want to let him be attacked by other shareholders again because of the short-term flesh pain, according to rough calculations, the project that was about to be cut involved involved about 200 million US dollars, so much money was wasted, it is strange that shareholders are not angry.

After taking a sip of coffee, Ye Dongqing replied with a smile: "Wow, thank you for such high praise, I am looking forward to the next cooperation, Facebook is developing so rapidly that I am not sure if I can continue to manage it well, I believe that with the help of an outstanding consulting expert like you, it will help me solve many problems."

Also, Mr. Campbell, I would like to ask you a question, if I don't remove, can I trust Mr. Bogar to be my face for Apple?"

After thinking about it for a while, old Campbell immediately guessed what Ye Dongqing meant.

The gentleman named Bagle also served on the board of directors of Apple, and used to speak on behalf of the shareholders led by the American Pioneer Group, and more than a month ago, this world-class fund management company packaged and sold Apple's shares to Tamsui Investment Group.

Without Ye Dongqing, Vanguard Group would have become Apple's largest shareholder, because because of his appearance, history is destined to be changed.

"Bougel is a very capable man, and I have a very good relationship in private, if you are worried that he will thwart this plan, then there is no need at all, he is more open-minded than I am, since I can accept this secret research and development plan, that guy will definitely approve of it.

So...... You should make an appointment for dinner, I will call him to talk, I have missed the time to take blood pressure medication, I will go back first, remember to send me some information about your company, executive resume, funds, development plans, financing plans, etc., I want them all, it will help me analyze your company more comprehensively. ”

"Thanks again, I'll let the driver take you back......"