The middle-aged white man known as Bill took a sip of beer and laughed, "That's a genius idea." ”

"Genius?" the old Italian man snorted disdainfully, "It's just that the media is deliberately looking for topics to attract attention, and I don't believe he can sell them all." ”

Bill patted the Italian on the shoulder: "Hey, Thiago, young people are always imaginative, we can't come up with ideas like this." ”

"Recently, the Los Angeles Chronicle reported that a Chinese boy under the age of 16 had made a website with only lattices, and had sold more than 30 lattices and made $3,000. There are many people who wonder how he did it, and we interviewed the creator of this website, Zhang Chen。。。。。 While they were discussing, the sound came from a TV on the wall that was playing CNN news.

Thiago shook his head in surprise: "Actually CNN has interviewed this website?"

The video of the visit that CNN did not play was edited, and it was not the entire content of Zhang Chen's interview. But since the interview was not long, several major questions were also played, but a lot of polite words and tone words and time for thinking were choked out.

When Zhang Chen on the screen talked about the topics of "business essence" and "focusing on profit model", a hint of discoloration flashed in Bill's eyes.

When Zhang Chen talked about the topic of "the world's highest peak", Bill chuckled, and his eyes couldn't help but have a little more praise.

When Bill heard Zhang Chen say "the world is flat", he slapped his thigh hard, yes, this is how he has felt in the past few years, but Zhang Chen summed it up with the words "world-is-flat". Bill couldn't help but take a little interest in the teenager.

Zhang Chen also saw Roger's interview with him at the bar, and was quite surprised by CNN's speed. What he didn't know was that the playback speed was already slow on CNN, and it was the result of Brockman deliberately giving Roger small shoes. As you know, CNN is known for the real-time nature of live interviews and live broadcasts.

Zhang Chen also heard the old men talking about him just now, but he didn't want to distinguish it, he just concentrated on eating the pizza in front of him.

At the end of the interview, Zhang Chen jumped down from the bar stool, pressed the San Francisco Gold Diggers hat on his head, and pushed the door to leave the bar.

Bill was thinking about what Zhang Chen had just said about "the world is flat", and Thiago next to him stabbed him a few times with an embarrassed face, and said in a low voice: "Brother, is that Asian kid the same one on TV just now?"

Bill looked in the direction Thiago pointed and just saw Zhang Chen walking out of the bar. couldn't help but flash his eyes and chased him out.

As soon as Zhang Chen walked out of the bar, he heard someone behind him call him: "Hey, guy." I'm sorry my friend was talking badly behind my back, but if you don't mind, I'm here to treat you to a drink. There's nothing you can't do with one Coke, and if there is, two. ”

As soon as Zhang Chen turned around, he found that it was Bill in the bar just now, so he smiled: "I like to drink orange juice more than Coke." ”

Bill smiled innocently, "Ok, deal." ”

Bill pulled Zhang Chen back into the bar, pointed at Thiago and said, "This is Thiago, this old guy has always been stubborn, and he used to be a physiotherapist for the Rams. You know, when he was in the team, the players didn't dare to get hurt easily, for fear of his bad mouth. ”

Thiago smiled awkwardly, "Hey, young man, I'm sorry. Bill, are you embarrassed to say me? When you were a coach, the boys were scared of you. ”

Zhang Chen found that this Thiago was still quite cute, so he smiled: "It's okay, Tiago, you're right." My computer technology and website production level are really like shit. ”

Bill patted Zhang Chen on the shoulder, let him sit between him and Thiago, and asked curiously: "Zhang, what you said in the interview that 'the world is flat' is a novel idea, can you talk about it in depth?"

Zhang Chen smiled secretly in his heart, can it not be novel? The idea that the world is flat is the view expounded by Friedman, a famous economist, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize winner, in his book of the same name released in '05. As soon as the book was launched, it caused a huge sensation and even became a must-read for some business schools, which has a huge impact. And Friedman also relied on this book to completely establish himself as a master.

However, Zhang Chen still admires Bill's acumen, and can realize the significance of this argument from his own words, which proves that Bill is also a figure that should not be underestimated.

Zhang Chen nodded: "This point of view was gradually formed after I came to the United States. I think globalization is divided into three phases, the first of which is the Great Geographical Discovery, the period between the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492 and the Opium War in China in 1840. At this time, the power of the whole world came from the state, and the strength of the state led to globalization. ”

"The second stage is that from 1840 to the present, companies have led globalization, such as the East India Company and the Coca-Cola that you just invited me to drink. ”

"The third stage, from now until the foreseeable future, will enter the phase of 'globalization 3.0'. And at this stage, it will be everyone who will lead globalization. ”

Bill asked curiously, "Everyone can understand the first two stages, but how did you come to the conclusion of the third stage?"

Zhang Chen knocked lightly on the table, "It's very simple, there are so many driving forces that make globalization 3.0 inevitably a reality. The first is that the balance of power in the world has changed, with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, the free world has never been stronger, and China has opened up. The whole world is making great strides in the direction of the free market, and the free market, in front of more than a hundred, the British Empire needs to use warships and artillery to make a country open its doors. ”

"The second is the establishment of the Internet, which has created many miracles. Netscape's listing on the NASDAQ last year added a layer of gold to this miracle. With browsers and email, we can connect people in one corner of the world, allowing them to talk to each other like never before, laying the groundwork for smoothing the world. ”

"The third is the development of open source code. Intellectual property rights objectively protect the interests of creators and inventors. But in some ways, it has widened the gap between technologically developed and underdeveloped countries. And the popularity of open-source software has changed all that. Since its establishment, the Internet has been open source, and now more and more open source software has allowed the Internet to develop at an unprecedented speed. I predict that in less than 10 years, the Internet will be able to reach thousands of households, including developing countries, and truly realize the world on the Internet. ”