"Oh, and," Feng Yiping remembered one thing and added, "Knowing who your neighbor is is actually a kind of security, right, otherwise, you don't know whether the person living next door is a law-abiding citizen or a terrorist,"

"Well, at least in Silicon Valley, we don't have to worry about that," Mike felt he had to defend himself, "Silicon Valley has always been very safe,"

"That's nice, but wouldn't it be better to have more security?"

And, brother, I know, more than a month later, when the twin towers in Manhattan collapsed, you wouldn't think like that anymore.

"That's what I'm thinking about at the moment, the name of this website, I've thought of one, Neighborhood, NEXTDOOR," Feng Yiping ended his statement, "What are your opinions, opinions?"

Because he has been in China since then, he has only heard of Facebook, but he has not used it, and he does not know the development history of Facebook, so Feng Yiping did not know at this time that Facebook almost adopted the same approach when it first started at Harvard.

However, because it is mainly for college students, the registration of Facebook does not correspond to the home address, but to the student's ID.

"Sounds good," Jin Ling said, "but how to make a profit, advertising?"

"Yes, according to your assumption, communities are separated from each other, will the advertising effect be good?"

"Mike, what's your opinion?"

"Listening to you say this, this is indeed a blue ocean, my problem is the same as theirs, it is also a problem of profitability, in the growth period, there are not many registered users. Large companies don't spend money on advertising, and in this way, it is estimated that the company's financial situation will not be very optimistic until the registered users are not large."

He was euphemistic. I just want to know if there is so much money to burn in the early stage.

"ADVERTISING IS CERTAINLY AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF MAKING PROFITS, BUT THE MAIN TASK OF THE WEBSITE IN THE EARLY STAGE, IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING REGISTERED USERS, IS TO DEVELOP REGISTERED USERS, SO THAT THESE USERS FEEL THAT NEXTDOOR CAN SOLVE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS, HELP EACH OTHER, AND PROMOTE NEIGHBORHOOD HARMONY. As long as we have a large number of such sticky users, we will be considered successful. ”

"But, this investment?"

"Rest assured, the upfront investment is no problem," there are still hundreds of millions of dollars in the account!

"And, although the communities are separated, the businesses where the communities are located. It's not that you don't know how to advertise, right? ”

As for how to make a profit after having a large number of users, please, is it difficult to get Feng Yiping from the mobile Internet era?

Even if you don't advertise, there are too many ways to make money, such as. If tens of thousands of communities are covered and tens of millions of registered family users are registered, then just do group buying, won't it also make money?

For example, you can derive a review network. It is also possible to sell virtual products, hold various paid surveys, and third-party apps to share .......

Also, with so many real family users, it is estimated that those who run for various public offices in the future will also use this website as a treasure place to chase votes, isn't it also a way to make money?

"If everyone understands, then I think this project should be carried out like this, at the same time as the overall plan is formulated, the website is produced, and a community is found for trial operation, and after no problem, it can be quickly expanded to the whole country, is it okay?"

The three nodded.

Mr. Na Jin was in charge of formulating a plan, and Mr. Hong and Mike assisted in determining a plan of action, such as how much money to invest, how many personnel to be equipped, and the corresponding timetable for achieving each step.

Mike understands the national conditions of the United States better, and the website design is mainly based on you, with the assistance of Mr. Hong.

Let's probably arrange it like this, how about it, no problem!"

"I just have one question, what about you, what are you going to do?" Jin Ling asked.

"I've been exhausted all these days, and now I'm feeling very tired, very tired, and I need to take a vacation.

Besides, in terms of planning, I am not as good as you, and in terms of technology, I am even worse than Mike and Mr. Hong, so these things, you elites discuss and do, before the start of school, I want to go to relax, and observe the customs and good rivers and mountains of the United States by the way,"

Jin Ling knew that he was like this! However, there was no way, who told him to insist on being a student all the time?

It's just that his vision is really amazing! She sometimes wants to open his head to see what is going on inside.

"Yiping and I, we're going to take a road trip along Route 66, and when we get to Chicago, we will fly from there to New York and Washington," Ms. Huang whispered to Ms. Jin.

This is also what they planned, after the fall semester starts, there will be no such a long vacation, and in a few months, there will be a holiday, maybe at that time they are already pregnant with a baby, it is not good to travel by car so long.

Of course, there is a reason that Feng Yiping did not say, before 911 and after 911, the situation in the United States is completely different.

"Just the two of you, absolutely not," the others have no opinion, as soon as they heard this statement, Jin Ling immediately resolutely objected, "It's not in China, I'm not familiar with the place, besides, Highway 66 is very deserted now, you are ready to drive two people by yourself, across 3 time zones, 8 states, stretching for thousands of kilometers, what if something happens?"

Route 66, originally built along the terrain, undulating and winding, the road condition is not good, not to mention that after being replaced by the interstate highway for many years, it was abandoned for a time, and it was not even marked on the map.

If it weren't for the calls of some people who have feelings for this "mother road" and take all kinds of measures to protect it, this road would have become a thing of the past and would not have returned to the American highway system.

Even so, because of the scarcity of passing vehicles, the various facilities along the highway are not as good as those newly built highways, whether it is food, accommodation or car repair, it is not convenient.

There are not many cars passing by, what if they break down in the wilderness? The countryside of the United States also does not have the same thoughtful service as the big cities, and the deserted countryside of the United States will naturally not be as safe as the noble residential areas of the big cities.

"That's more than ten days of work," Feng Yiping said with a smile.

"No, I firmly disagree," Jin Ling interrupted him, "If you take a plane or train to the east, I agree, go by car, I will never agree, or, we will call your parents now and ask their opinions?"

In order to show respect, they also said these words in English, Mike listened to them all, and he only now found out that Jin Ling and Feng Yiping did not seem to be a simple relationship between employees and bosses, and said with a smile at this time, "If Yiping insists on going, this problem is also very easy to solve, I will send two security guards, a man and a woman, from the company, and then drive a car to follow them,"

Huang Jingping retreated, "Yiping, let's go to Los Angeles first, and then take a plane directly to the east, okay?"

Can you disagree? Feng Yiping regretted what he just said, if he hadn't said it, where would he have come from so much trouble, after Jin Ling went back, what did he want to do, who could stop him?

Can you not agree now, you have to go to your parents to complain, okay, "Okay, in fact, it's easier this way,"

"This reminds me, Mike, you remember, it's better to assign two people to be responsible for their safety, they are fine in the city, as long as they go out of San Francisco, they must be accompanied," Jin Ling set a rule domineeringly.

In China, she is not worried, Feng Yiping is now dealing with Zhongnanhai, but in the United States, they have nothing to do with each other, and there is a shortage of manpower, and the hidden dangers in terms of safety should be eliminated as much as possible.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away,"

Feng Yiping has no objection to this, in addition to being safer when he goes out with people, the key is that there are people to do many things for him, just like Jacob last time, why not do it?

"I'll send you, Mike," Feng Yiping sent him to the parking lot, and when he saw that no one inside was following him, he quietly asked, "Is there any news from Georgetown?"

"I've asked someone to find out," Mike also whispered, "I went through the suspension procedures in May, but the reason for the suspension is not clear, I have found someone to go to her house to understand the situation, as soon as there is news, I will give you feedback in time,"

"Thank you!" Feng Yiping patted him on the shoulder, and stopped talking.

"Don't worry," said Mike, "Lisa doesn't know about it. (To be continued.) )