Chapter 41: I Do

"Congratulations to Mr. Li for making Huaxia Internet enterprises famous in the world. ”

"You're the first person to say that these days. Robin Li smiled modestly, this middle-aged man with a net worth of 800 million US dollars is still as elegant as ever, but no one can underestimate him anymore, and the myth of wealth makes him have a halo in everything he says and does.

Lin Fan took the teacup handed by Robin Li, not everyone can taste Mr. Li's tea in person, right? Lin Fan felt a little amused at his own thoughts, he could be regarded as a reborn life, how could he still have such a dog-legged idea.

"Many people naturally pay more attention to what others do if they can't do it, and they can't make so much money in their lifetime, so they naturally pay attention. Lin Fan put down the teacup, "Besides, Mr. Li doesn't have to be harsh, feelings and pursuits have always been things that can only be talked about after the material life is satisfied." ”

"You. Li Yanhong pointed at Lin Fan angrily, and finally popped out two words, "Vulgar." ”

Lin Fan shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "It's not like anyone who can give up a luxurious life and fight for it for the sake of the idea of changing life through technology." ”

"Should I still accept your praise?" Although Robin Li's mouth was full of ridicule, the smugness at the corner of his mouth was revealed, at this moment he was like a person, he loved to listen to good words, and also had his own joys, sorrows, and sorrows, but the reason why a great man is a great man is to be able to remain calm when he is proud, "If you want to say that the pride of Huaxia Internet should be NetEase and Shanda, NetEase was one of the best-performing stocks on the Nasdaq the year before last." ”

"The sunset will eventually be replaced by the rising sun. Lin Fan made a gesture of embracing the void, "Besides, isn't Mr. Li ready for the next move?"

The two smiled tacitly, and Robin Li looked at Lin Fan's eyes full of expectation, "I'm looking forward to your results." ”

Lin Fan touched his nose helplessly, "Is it considered that I came to congratulate him today to send sheep into the tiger's mouth." ”

"What do you think?"

The two tacitly said that Baidu's next step will be to enter the field of knowledge, and Baidu Encyclopedia was a small attempt before. In fact, Baidu's search engine status has also been challenged in the future, such as Bing search, such as Sogou, fortunately Baidu knows the support of Baidu Encyclopedia and other products, of course, there is also one of the most important Baidu libraries, which is the intention that Lin Fan put forward to Robin Li when he signed the contract.

However, although Baidu Library is very important to Baidu, Lin Fan has no plans to start doing it immediately, after all, his company still has a public relations crisis. Naturally, he will deal with his company's affairs first, in fact, as long as Lin Fan opens his mouth to Robin Li, with Baidu's strong user base now, especially the huge fame during this time, once the propaganda machine is deployed, it can almost easily change the dilemma of mortal safety.

But Lin Fan is unwilling, now mortals and Baidu are like the difference between dwarves and giants, the two are not in the same weight class at all, it is not so much to help as to brush his face, this is like a charity-like help that Lin Fan can't accept.

Besides, Lin Fan is not without the way to change the current situation of mortal safety, these days he has figured out a plan, but it requires a lot of manpower to carry it out, and it will take a while to prepare.

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"Starbucks has been positioned as a high-end coffee since the beginning, as can be seen from the origin of its name. The name Starbucks comes from the American writer Melville's novel "Moby Dick", an extremely calm and charismatic first mate. His hobby is coffee.

Melville has a high place in the history of American and world literature, but Melville does not have many readers. Unless they are well-educated and have a high level of cultural taste. It is impossible for a person without a certain cultural upbringing to read the book "Moby Dick" and know about Starbucks. Therefore, Starbucks was quickly accepted by the white-collar class in China and was widely distributed in the urban CBD. ”

Lin Fan stirred the coffee cup in his hand, "The success of Starbucks lies in the fact that it does not sell coffee, but people's experience of coffee. ”

Meng Ling looked at the other party, a young man who was talking eloquently, although she knew that he was changing the topic, but the anger accumulated in the past few days was like ice and snow meeting the sun, and it disappeared in an instant. However, she felt that she couldn't easily give Lin Fan a good face, "I'm here to listen to you talk about Starbucks' success?"

"Didn't I see that the atmosphere was a little cold, and I wanted to adjust it?"

Lin Fan's hippie smile made Meng Ling more and more nervous, but she was still dying, "Lin Fan, aren't you going to give me an explanation?"

"Sister Meng, what can I say? Did I promise you to join the board of directors and stay in Baidu?" Lin Fan winked playfully.

"But that's what you meant at the time. ”

Lin Fan touched his chin and pondered, "Sister Meng, you want me to stay in Baidu so much, it won't be because you have any thoughts about me, right?"

Lin Fan's unintentional words reached Lin Fan's heart, Meng Ling was confused for a while, but she pretended to be calm and said, "How is it possible?" waved his hand indifferently, "It's just that the two of us have felt close to you since the first time we met, I really treat you as a little brother, and I want to stay together if I have a good relationship." ”

It may be that Lin Fan is too quiet, Meng Ling looked up, and saw Lin Fan's eyes full of smiles, and immediately raised her eyebrows, "Okay, you Lin Fan, you dare to tease me......." But there was a faint sense of loss in her heart.

Lin Fan didn't fight back and let Meng Ling pinch him, "Sister Meng, you finally don't droop your face, aren't you angry with me?" Meng Ling wanted to say a few more words, but when she saw Lin Fan's concerned look, she faintly thought in her heart that he still cared about me. When the words of the thorn came to the mouth, they turned into care, "You're really not going to stay in Baidu?"

"Please, Sister Meng, don't call me an office worker, I'm still a student. ”

"Yes, you still have to go to school, so we won't have a chance to meet in the future. Meng Ling's expression was a little gloomy.

Lin Fan couldn't understand Meng Ling's mood change, so he could only comfort, "Sister Meng, how developed the traffic is now, it will only take ten minutes for the two of us to meet." ”

Meng Ling nodded sullenly, but Lin Fan frowned, wouldn't the plan he was preparing be able to let Meng Ling help, and Meng Ling herself was from Huaxia University of Media and Communication, and she had worked in Baidu for two years, so her public relations ability was okay, the more Lin Fan thought about it, the more she felt that Meng Ling was suitable, but this also required Meng Ling to nod.

"Sister Meng, in fact, I founded a company during this time, would you like to come over and help me?"

"Huh?"

"I said I started a company, would you like to come and help me?"

Meng Ling was a little nervous in her heart, "Do you want me to go?" There was still some caution between the words.

Lin Fan waved his hand. "Of course, otherwise, how could I invite Sister Meng?"

"Then I do. Meng Ling's smile was as bright as a flower.