Chapter 20: Prepare for each other

Roy and Mark ended their first temptation, the atmosphere was quite friendly, and in the blink of an eye, the tense enemies seemed to have become closely relied on comrades-in-arms, and it has to be said that where there are interests, there are countless such unprincipled changes.

Roy thought back to the conversation just now, Mark's suggestion to cooperate was very tempting, but if he messed with him, it would undoubtedly be a betrayal of Reed Hastings.

And the person I should be most grateful for joining this company is Reed.

How can you treat your benefactor like this?!

However, shopping malls are like battlefields, and there are no fathers and sons on the battlefield. Those moral reputations that people sing about are just new clothes to fool the innocent, and if you are soft-hearted and miss the opportunity, you will not be the winner in this cruel battle.

History, on the other hand, is always written by the winners.

Roy is a little entangled, he is not a cold butcher, he can move forward without scruples, maybe it is the weakness of this character that made him plotted in his last life and ruined.

He took out a blank piece of paper, drew a vertical line with his pen, and divided the paper in two, the left listing the benefits of mixing with Reed and the risks of working with Mark, and the right listing the benefits of working with Mark.

Lines of text are constantly filling the paper, with gratitude, conspiracy, benefits, and risks......

Every fork in the road leads to an unknown fate, and the only constant is that there is never a turning back.

Roy looked at the paper that had been filled with pros and cons analysis, and his heart seemed to have undergone a baptism of purification. He no longer hesitated, drew a big cross on one side of the paper, threw the straw paper into the shredder with a firm look, and walked away with a sonorous step.

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Over the next few days, Roy and Mark met several more times, either explicitly or covertly.

The two of them shook hands happily and reached a preliminary reunification, each quietly preparing for the next stormy split and change.

At his desk, Roy glanced at Reed Hastings' office, his mood was indescribable, Reed was undoubtedly an excellent leader, and it was also a promising company, but where there were interests, there was a game, and no one could take it lightly. Even if you go all out, you may become a victim of politics, and if you hesitate, there is only a dead end.

He walked to the network technology office in the computer room, talked with the thin-eyed man Lance, talked about the future development of computer high-tech, talked about the actual operation data of the company's website, and asked about the current architecture and work of the enterprise......

As a programming technician, Lance admires Roy very much, and the perfect cooperation between the two last time left a good impression on each other, so he naturally knows everything and says everything.

The short and fat technical man next to him also actively came over and made a few comments from time to time.

Roy held a notebook in his hand, recorded key information, and had a deeper understanding of Netflix's overall operations.

In general, after a few months of operation and millions of investments, Netflix has built delivery warehouses in various states, and the website functions are relatively complete, which is more than enough to carry the current traffic, and now it has also signed the agency rental and sales rights of many films, but most of them are old films, and there are few new films.

On top of that, the company has gained a small number of subscribers (in the thousands) using the service through a certain amount of marketing campaigns, and has an operations department responsible for optimizing the customer experience.

Although the company is temporarily unable to make ends meet, if Internet leasing is really the future trend, if it continues to develop like this, it is likely to become a unicorn company and reap the glorious prospects.

"The outlook is bright, the road is tortuous. Roy was so moved that he came to such a universal conclusion that could be applied to any occasion.

"Boss, it's time to get off work. Ulysses found it, leaned against the door, and waved excitedly.

Roy nodded and invited Lance and the others, "Let's go, please have a drink." Today I saw a Cantonese restaurant on the road, similar to Hong Kong regional food, and we had a good time together. ”

"It's not good to let you have a treat just after you arrive at the company. Lance wasn't too embarrassed.

The short and fat man directly and generously said that he wanted to be treated.

"Ulysses, go down and hail a taxi first. Roy said.

"We ...... There are cars. Lance reminded proudly and politely.

Roy was a little surprised, seeing that Lance was not very old, it was estimated that they were less than 30, and they all had a car, no wonder the United States was a country in cars, and basically every family had a car.

"Let's go. Ulysses cheered.

Located in a small two-story building on the food court, this Cantonese restaurant is decorated in a Chinese style.

The so-called touching the scene is a lot of sighs. Roy felt as if he was back home.

"It's the first time I've been to a place like this." Looks great. ”

Lance nodded in agreement and asked, "Roy, do you come to this place often?" ”

Roy: "Haha. Listening to a friend's introduction, it should be good. ”

After they sat down, Roy ordered homemade steamed meatloaf, honey fat fork, honey-braised eel, and belly, and Lance they ordered Mexican nachos, roasted herb boneless chicken wings, tomato vanilla cheesecake, the ace mango Napoleon (cake), and finally asked for 8 bottles of beer.

Judging from the menu, there are not only Chinese dishes, but also a lot of Western food, and the Chinese taste in the store has been almost assimilated.

Several people complained about work, ridiculed beauties, and bragged...... In the atmosphere of Roy's deliberate activity, boasting and praise, everyone expressed their opinions, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

In the end, Humpty Dumpty insisted on paying the bill, and then went back to his own home.

When he got home, Roy warned Ulysses not to make noise, and he sat down at his desk, took out the materials in his bag, which included information about Netflix, and notes he had made, and his thoughts diverged into the distance, and he began to prepare for new opportunities.

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On the other side, Mark Randolph was trying to explain something to the person on the other end of the phone.

"Trust me, I've found the right person, and in three months at most, I'll be able to get a lot of money. Mark kept punching the bag.

"Randolph, three months is too long, I can wait, but my boss doesn't think so, if he is unhappy, the consequences will be ...... You know......" came the threat from the microphone.

"I know, believe me again, I must be thinking of ways to speed up the progress, I have already started to prepare, and now everything is ready. Instead of getting angry at the threat, Mark revealed more details in exchange for the other party's trust.

"One month, one month at most! You can do it yourself, and I won't get the money when the time comes, so you don't have to be embarrassed......"

"One month...... Isn't it too short......"

"Hmph, wait until you're qualified to bargain for me. Remember, you only have a month. ”

"Can you give me a little more time...... Hey, hey?...... Fack!"

As soon as he hung up, he dialed another phone and said in a flattering voice, "Hello, I'm Mark Randolph...... Yes, yes, I called you the other day, I don't know if Mr. Albert will be available in the near future...... Yes yes yes, just give me half an hour, this is really a rewarding investment opportunity, I hope you can convey it...... Oh, that's it...... I see, thank you, sorry for the trouble again......"

Then he made more than a dozen phone calls, all of which were similar, nothing more than making appointments with venture capital managers, some asking about Mark's entrepreneurial projects in detail on the phone, and more of them were perfunctory and shirking in every possible way.

However, he also had a successful business operation, although he was not well-known, but this stepping stone was there, so it was not all without gains, he was patient, and recorded all the phone information just now, and some also marked the time of calling again, and the paper was densely recorded for several pages, which can be said to be careless.

When he was done, Mark came out of the study, his family had already gone to sleep, and he tiptoed back to the bedroom, looking at his sleeping wife on the bed, his expression full of loneliness and loneliness.

The night sky is bright and the moon is in the middle of the sky, and the streets are silent and cold.

Tomorrow's world will still be a war without gunpowder and will never stop.