A yellowish martini collided back and forth between several people. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Sid is clearly the youngest one, among the three Stanford graduates opposite, two PhDs and one master's degree, but the whole chat and conversation, almost all of Sid is leading the rhythm.

"I don't want to be taken away by a bunch of uncreative Hollywood men who have no idea after making a movie. I don't want to be a poor Spielberg. So I said 'it,' and then I mortgaged the rights to The Da Vinci Code and used that money to open Fire Lion Pictures. Sid said, spreading his hands.

"But you became famous. Marissa (Mayer), who was still skeptical, listened to Sid's story with great interest. Sid is a master storyteller, and his prescient experience is truly amazing, and you can't help but listen to it.

"And you...... The wine is gone. Sid smiled and pointed to Marissa (Mayer)'s glass.

"No, I've had enough. Marissa (Mayer) smiled and waved her hand.

After the refill, Sid went on to say, "When our first film, Ghost Story, came out, Hollywood started to panic. Warner Bros. was holding a check to buy us, and they threw in $500 million. ”

"Wow. Marissa Mayer couldn't help but exclaim.

"And how did you do that?" Larry Page asked curiously, knowing that the Fire Lion was still in Sid's possession.

"I said 'Go Fu – Yourself!' to the Warner Bros. guys and tore his check in half. Sid made a tear gesture and smiled slightly.

"Haha......" Sergey Brin couldn't help but laugh.

"Of course, I am not alone in getting to where I am today. Countless people have helped me. Sid spread his hands and smiled slightly, his words causing Larry Page and Sergey Brin to nod slightly.

"Here is the thing. Sid looked at Larry Page and Sergey Brin with intense eyes, "If there's one thing I've learned in Hollywood, it's that for any company to be successful, it has to meet two conditions. ”

Sid's serious tone and focused expression made Larry Page and the three of them bow down, and they all looked at Sid. Sid held up two fingers: "Really help your co-workers, and never lose control of the company." ”

Sid's words caused Larry Page and Sergey Brin to subconsciously glance at each other, and they couldn't help but think about what had happened to them recently.

But Sid didn't seem to see their expressions, and didn't seem to be interested in what was going on with them. Instead, he continued to talk to a few people about filmmaking, Hollywood anecdotes, and his thoughts on Silicon Valley and information technology.

"Yahoo and Microsoft, and even AOL, these behemoths simply don't really understand the nature of the internet. They are now lining up and fighting to seize the market for portals. For them, portals are nothing more than an extension of their traditional business model. With a look of contempt, Sid commented on some of the hottest big companies in Silicon Valley right now.

"They see the portal as a virtual mall, and they just want everyone to shop and spend in their own mall. The Internet is a new dimension and world, and Bill Gates and Yang Zhiyuan just want to turn them into small supermarkets at the door of the community, which is extremely boring. Sid's words made Larry Page's eyes light up.

What really matters is the connection and use of information. Larry Page took over and said, "Only information is the key to the next era." ”

Sid looked at Larry Page with a smile, "So tell me about your progress, how is Google doing?"

"We are now debugging and patching the beta version of Google, which will be available to the public within this year. Sergey Brin, who is in charge of technical staff, said first.

"Tell me about your strategy. Sid turned to look at Larry Page.

"OK, at this stage, our main goal is to design a complete official version of Google, focusing on the creation and service of the search engine itself to ensure user satisfaction. Don't add anything else so as not to interfere with the user experience. "Larry Page is still young, but he has a clear idea of what to do.

Less is more, any start-up Internet company can not withstand too much toss, try to ensure a concise development model, and then step by step growth is the king.

“Right。 Sid nodded, "It's not time to bring in too much else, especially the commercial stuff." ”

"That's right!" Larry Page affirmed.

"If you want a new thing to be accepted by the public, at the beginning, you must focus on the most basic and core needs of users. And you must not put your own needs above the user, otherwise it is suicide. Although Sid doesn't know how to code, he knows a lot about the Internet in Silicon Valley.

The basic rule of grabbing the market first and making profits later is the same for most Internet companies in Silicon Valley.

"That's it!" Larry Page nodded.

"But it's not money that's important, and neither $100 million nor $500 million is as important as change and disruption. Sid's words made Larry Page and Sergey Brin think.

"Subverting the existing rules is what makes us go from chess pieces to real chess players, and when it's our turn to make the rules, then everything will be in our hands. "Google isn't just a search engine, it's a new way of connecting and using information, the foundations of the old world will be turned upside down, and this time, it's not the old guys who are in charge of the future." ”

"Yes, is it such an exaggeration?" asked Marisa Mayer hesitantly, and although Larry Page and Sergey Brin did not speak, their expressions were equally confused.

Although their mentors at Stanford University were very optimistic about them, and they raised $1 million to start Google, this does not mean that they have a clear judgment on Google's future. Especially with such an exaggerated, fanciful future as Sid described.

"Well, if you've taken any bad advice, or misjudged, you're still on par with the famous cake chains. Sid smiled slightly, "When you go fishing, you can catch a lot of small fish, or catch a big one." Have you ever seen someone hang a picture of him and 15 trout in their home?"

"No, he's just going to take a picture with a big 3,000-pound marlin. Marissa Mayer was quick to respond.

"Not bad. Sid laughed.

Larry Page was almost glancing at Sid by this time, and Sid looked down at his electronic watch, "Oh, it's so late. Looks like that's all there is to dinner for today. ”

"Huh. Marissa Mayer was the first to make a disgruntled voice, saying that she was still not enough to hear. And Larry Page and the two also showed a rather reluctant expression.

Sid secretly smiled in his heart, it took so much effort for half a day for the fish to finally take the bait. But he had a surprised look on his face, "However, the restaurant is almost closing." ”

A few people looked up and looked around, and were surprised to find that there were only a few tables of customers still chatting in the originally crowded restaurant. And the waiters have cleaned up most of the tables.

"Then ......," Marisa Mayer looked at the two men beside her with some hesitation, and then said boldly and unrestrainedly, "Why don't we go find a bar or club to sit for a while?"

"Larry, Sergey, what do you think?" Sid didn't answer, but looked at the two Google founders.

"Okay. ”“OK。 Larry Page immediately nodded in agreement.

After Sid signed the deal, the group took Marissa Mayer's Ford car to Ruby Sky, a famous nightclub in San Francisco.

But what was unexpected and interesting was that when a few people arrived at the door of the nightclub, they were immediately startled by the long queue in front of the door.

"Damn, I forgot about Ruby Sky, a popular nightclub where you have to queue up every night. "Marissa Mayer has obviously not been out for a long time, and she has made such a low-level mistake.

"So, what should we do?" "Are we going to get in line?" Larry Page and the two are geeks after all, although they are still comfortable in the face of investment predators like Sequoia Capital. But when they are confronted with sexy and charming nightclub men and women dressed outside the club, they can't help but feel a little at a loss.

"No, even if we go to the queue, it's useless. Sid stopped with a laugh.

For this kind of popular nightclub, whether you can enter the door depends on the mood of the gatekeeper, otherwise you will be in line all night, and you will not be able to enter. And the standard of the gatekeeper is first to see if the other party is a hot girl, because there are hot girls, there are customers.

Marissa Mayer looked at Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who were dressed in casual clothes next to her, and immediately dismissed the idea. Even she can't bring such two "burdens" with her.

Sid took out his mobile phone and dialed the private banking line of Wells Fargo directly, and the call was quickly connected, "Good evening, Mr. Leon." Is there anything I can do for you?"

The other side respectfully said that the private banking department of Wells Fargo is unique to top customers like Sid, so when they connect, the other side already knows who is calling.