John Doerr became angry, and his speech became very fast, like a cannon.

"Aren't you angry? This is ruining Silicon Valley! Ruining America! Ruining the great changes that are coming! This group of arrogant pigs, the terrible thing is that this kind of pigs are getting more and more in the United States!"

Zhang Chen said calmly: "Who made the proposal?"

John Doerr dismissively: "Norin Evans, who was just elected to the state legislature last year, is ridiculous enough to have the support of many members of the state legislature. For the sake of votes, there is really no lower limit!"

Zhang Chen understands that people are profit-oriented, and the number of shareholders must be more than that of board members, and anyone who buys shares is considered a shareholder.

If this proposal is passed, it will undoubtedly greatly promote the rights of shareholders, and it is only natural that the public will support the introduction of the bill, driven by immediate interests.

However, due to the constraints on the initiative of the company's directors and the fact that it will plunge the company into endless litigation, the company will inevitably decline in the competition, and in the long run, it will greatly damage the interests of shareholders.

Zhang Chen found that John Doerr was very enthusiastic about politics, and although he was forty-five years old, he still looked like an angry young man.

In Norin Evans's proposal, the fundamental appeal is equal rights, arguing that the individual rights of shareholders cannot be properly upheld under the strong pressure of the board of directors and the general meeting of shareholders, so the relaxation of restrictions on shareholder litigation is conducive to the equality of rights.

Zhang Chen felt a little funny, California is the stronghold of the Democratic Party, the state Senate and the House of Representatives are controlled by the Democratic Party, and the Democratic Party is the most supportive of the Internet economy, and almost all the bigwigs in Silicon Valley are Democrats.

The Democratic Party, on the other hand, is the most pro-equal and ideologically fond of playing either/or, and even the left-most Democratic Party policy is basically the same as GCISM.

As a result, it was the Democratic Party members who proposed the bill, and those who opposed the bill were all bigwigs in the high-tech industry and supporters of the Democratic Party.

John Durgu was indignant: "I came back this time to contact all the companies in Silicon Valley to unite against this proposal, would you like to participate?"

Zhang Chen nodded and said, "Of course I do, but I'm not a U.S. citizen and I don't have a green card, so I shouldn't have any effect on the parliament, right?"

John Doerr was dumbfounded: "You don't have a green card until now?

Zhang Chen laughed and said, "I didn't apply for a green card. ”

John Doerr couldn't understand: "Why? It's inconvenient to not have a green card, and you are doing business in the United States now, if you don't apply for a green card, there will be a lot of restrictions in the future." ”

Zhang Chen nodded and said, "Of course I know, but my investment is not only in the United States, but also in other places, such as Huaxia." If I apply for a green card, my investment income in China will also have to pay income tax to the U.S. government. ”

John Doll laughed: "Just set up a foundation, offshore the company, local financial processing, whatever you do, will minimize your losses." ”

John Doerr shook his head incredulously: "If you don't apply for a green card or immigration, you will encounter a lot of trouble after the business expands." Since you are a Chinese national, the FBI will definitely have a move. ”

What John Doerr said was exactly what Zhang Chen was faintly worried about.

Zhang Chen was puzzled: "When immigrants are immigrants, there is always a feeling of betrayal of the motherland. ”

John Doerr: "Then applying for a green card can also reduce a lot of trouble, except that you don't have the right to vote, and you are no different from a citizen." ”

Zhang Chen was a little helpless, "I'll think about it again." ”

John Doerr shrugged: "It doesn't matter if you're not a U.S. citizen, after all, you are the actual controller of Tinder Source, this proposal is closely related to you, if you are willing to participate, there is a party tomorrow at Fairmont San Francisco, you can come and attend." ”

Zhang Chen was curious: "Who are they?"

John Doerr counted: "There are Intel's Andy Grove, Cisco's Chambers, Yahoo's Yang Zhiyuan, Hewlett-Packard's Looplett, Oracle's Larry Elison, Apple's Amerio, and many other Silicon Valley companies, a total of nearly 100 people. ”

Zhang Chen asked, "What about Jobs? Won't he come?"

John Doerr: "Bill said he went to Japan to meditate, but he didn't get in touch. By the way, Bill Campbell will also be in attendance, as well as several partners including Moretz at Sequoia. ”

Zhang Chen was very interested, John Doerr Niu, almost wiped out the powerful people in Silicon Valley, this kind of network is indeed incomparable to himself in a short period of time.

"Aren't there any parliamentarians and no one in the government?" Zhang Chen asked.

John Doerr shook his head and said: "Only the chairman of the Equity Committee, Yodi Remico, was invited, and this time it was mainly our internal communication, and we must unite and unanimously confront Proposal 211." If they go their own way, they might really let Evans succeed. ”

Zhang Chen thought for a while, "Okay, I'll go." ”

Even if it doesn't play a role, it's good to see the excitement and meet the Silicon Valley bigwigs of this era.

Zhang Chen likes to watch the excitement, and he can watch the two aunts fighting on the side of the road in his previous life. There is such a large gathering of Silicon Valley elites, if there is a chance, how can Zhang Chen not participate.

After making an appointment, the two of them called their own teams and asked the people below to connect with the specific operations by themselves.

Just after Zhang Chen replied to the text message, he muted the phone, whether the other party was a big bull like John Doerr or not, even if it was an ordinary person, it was rude to frequently reply to text messages and make and receive calls when talking about things.

took out his mobile phone, Zhang Chen saw that there were several text messages in a row, all of which were Natalie's. Zhang Chen replied, "I was a little busy just now, but congratulations on the upcoming release of your new movie." ”

Natalie's new film "Everybody Says I Love You" will premiere in Los Angeles tomorrow, and although she only played a small supporting role in which her sister snatched her sweetheart, she also needs to attend the premiere of the movie.

"Are you coming? I can get you a ticket. ”

Zhang Chen thought for a while: "It's a pity that I'm going to attend a party in San Francisco tomorrow to wish the premiere a success." ”

Put away his mobile phone, Zhang Chen rode his bicycle and returned to Tang Miaomiao's villa.

When he received the invitation, he was still a little happy, after all, the other party is a beautiful girl who is popular all over the world, and she will also be a big star who won the Oscar in the future.

But what he can't figure out is whether he really has a crush on Natalie, or whether he is only interested in her because of the aura of the other party's identity.

And what also makes him unclear is the affection shown by the other party, whether he really likes himself, or other factors.

Race, culture, social background, the difference between the two people is so great, and they have not experienced anything together, it is difficult for Zhang Chen to imagine that the other party's performance is real, not acted.

Zhang Chen never believed in love at first sight, nor did he believe that the other party would fall in love with him at first sight, maybe Natalie would feel that she was a more suitable person for dating, so she did this?

I don't know.

Didi, another text message.

"Alright then, I'll be in San Francisco on Saturday to do publicity, and if I have time, let's take a look." ”

Saturday? is the day after tomorrow.

Zhang Chen hesitated for a long time, then pressed his fingers, "OK." ”

(End of chapter)