Chapter 257: Miracles
Mark came back on the phone, and Sandberg was not surprised by Daniel's arrival.
Unexpectedly, less than half an hour after Daniel sat down at the F2F office space, he received a call from Javier - he didn't know that Daniel had returned to California.
Let Mark talk to Sandberg first, and he got up and went to talk on the phone.
"I just got back to California, yes, here in Mountain View."
Javier paused, knowing that Daniel was here at F2F.
"Daniel, why don't I come over and we'll talk in detail, and Paige wants to talk to you about it."
In terms of F2F, Javier and Page are on the same page, but the two are completely different, Javier, as a professional manager with an annual salary, ultimately obeys the decision of the board of directors - that is, Daniel's decision, and his current insistence is only to fight for the maximum rights and interests of the company as a qualified CEO, which is of course a dutiful act, otherwise he may be sorry for the salary Daniel gave him.
But Page is completely different, he is a minority shareholder, and Daniel's behavior of trying to weaken MB's competitiveness directly hurts his interests.
So for these two people, Daniel's response must be different.
He was willing to explain things clearly with Javier, so he agreed to let him come over, MB is not far from here, the road is smooth, and you don't need to drive for half an hour. Speaking of which, in densely populated cities, no matter what kind of luxury car it is, it is very aggrieved to drive.
"Javier is coming over and talking to me, I'll give you my opinion first, and then you can discuss it later." Daniel paused and organized the language, "The three-dimensional social model of F2F, if you start from some existing population networks, will definitely save a lot of things, such as universities, middle schools, corporate institutions, and so on. I think it's better to start at university. First of all, the rate of computer use, college students must be much higher, and their view of making friends is also a little more broad, although at the beginning. We can use a closed strategy, for example, Harvard students can only pay attention to Harvard, Berkeley can only focus on Berkeley, universities cannot be with secondary schools, secondary schools cannot be social institutions, and so on. This will make new users feel a little more secure and help them take care of their Page a little better.
Or take Harvard University as an example......"
Daniel brings his memories and reflections to the results, all with Shirley. Sandberg and Mark were all revealed.
Shirley's eyes grew brighter and brighter until Daniel's cell phone continued to ring.
Waving his hand at the two of them, Daniel walked out, "...... In that little café around the corner, okay, I'll come over now. ”
"Did Javier tell Daniel about their attitude before?"
Shirley asked suddenly.
Mark was stunned for a moment, hesitating for a moment, "It shouldn't be." Otherwise, Daniel wouldn't have been so surprised when I talked to him. He probably didn't think that MB was not his own company, and that he also had a stake in Google. And we have an exclusion with MB, and he may not have taken into account that although he is very talented and thoughtful on social media, he has no experience in specific things after all. ”
"So, you mean, in just a day or two, he came up with such a detailed plan? First the Ivy. Then there are the top 100 universities, then secondary schools and other universities, and then they are open to the public, so a logical and clear step. It is impossible to come up with a specific operation method in a short period of time. ”
Mark didn't think about it, but he didn't care, "Hasn't he been working miracles since he came to Hollywood?" The media have called him 'Miracle Boy' more than once, perhaps. He's a miracle.
However, when we went to school together, Daniel was very handsome, but because he was always fat, he was not so good-looking. Nothing else can be seen other than that. ”
After saying a few words of gossip about Daniel, the two of them began to discuss specific things, Daniel just said that the plan is very operable, although Daniel's request to start at Harvard University is a bit surprising, but once they start to promote, they must include several Ivy League universities together, and it is impossible to just do Harvard, so it doesn't matter at all.
……
Javier looked a little dusty.
Daniel motioned for him to speak first.
"I was going to go to Massa Island as well." Javier frowned and said, "Page attaches great importance to F2F, and I can see that its potential, once it is promoted, its user adhesion and coverage density will be stronger than that of MB." But Daniel, you know, anyone has a finite amount of time on the web, and likewise, their energy is limited, and we can't expect to say that MB users will come back to MB after spending a few hours on F2F. This hurts MB a lot. Therefore, it is impossible for MB to help F2F do promotion. ”
Daniel nodded, indicating that he understood, when Javier mentioned this issue, he knew that the previous consideration was very inappropriate, the company was mostly his, but the company's management and staff were also part of the company, and he could not ask these people to contribute to the rise of competitors.
Javier saw him nodding and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as the majority shareholder of MB, if Daniel was provoked, the problem would be very serious.
He changed the subject.
"Actually, if you put F2F under MB, I think it will work better. I know that what you are most worried about is control, but as long as you hold the shares of MB, you can control the F2F, and you don't need to worry about the loss of control, after all, you have an absolute controlling stake. It's also in your best interest to coordinate MB and F2F......"
After listening to Javier's words in silence, if he didn't know that after the two companies went public in the future, MB's market value would not even be one-tenth of that of F2F, and Daniel would not have insisted so much.
In fact, with Facebook's conquest, Twitter's development has reached a bottleneck, and Daniel can be sure that this is a congenital gap in the model, so for Daniel, F2F is much more important than MB, which is why he does not agree to associate the development of F2F with MB, and he cannot allow MB to adopt exclusive measures against F2F.
This will stifle, or rather, allow another Facebook-like site to take the initiative and win.
Daniel thought for a moment what to say to Javier.
He first described the difference between MB and F2F, "...... In fact, I think the difference between the two is still relatively large, the possibility of coexistence is very high, in the short term, there may be some negative stimuli, but with the advent of the social era, especially the growth and maturity of young people, everyone will understand which one they need, or both will be needed, I think it is only a matter of time, and it will not be too long. ”
"But now is a critical moment for MB—"
"Yes, at the critical moment, Google and I injected 100 million, and soon another 300 million will enter MB's account, MB's profit pressure is currently the smallest, I think MB should focus on determining its own attractiveness, take the initiative to tell users, what are the services you provide, what are your characteristics, this is the most important proposition for MB's long-term existence and development, as for the profit plan based on this conclusion, it is long-term and can be relied on."
Javier opened his mouth, but didn't speak.
He looked at Daniel, but there were many other things in his mind.
He knew that Daniel had used the conditions for Google to inject MB into a contract that was more favorable to him, but as Plutos put the money into MB's account, Google's plan had been declared bankrupt, and Daniel was severely cheated. Now, Daniel tells him that the pit on Google isn't over yet.
The $400 million invested by Google and Plutos Investments will be used to protect against the impact of F2F – although, it can also be said that it is necessary to achieve further website development and user growth. But actually, it just does what I said earlier.
Once F2F is rolled out to the masses, MB's potential will certainly be questioned, and valuations will probably be greatly affected, which will also mean that profitability and expectations will decline - at that time, cash flow will be needed to maintain the continuous operation of the website, waiting for the market and business partners to recover.
Larry. Page could be.
Javier felt that he didn't need to say more, if Daniel had been preparing for today months ago, then there was no chance that he would have agreed to operate F2F just under MB.
sighed, "MB's next work is going to be difficult, and the most regrettable thing is that this difficulty is actually made by MB's controlling shareholder, and I'm really afraid of the employees going on strike." ”
"That's not a bad thing for MB, I can assure you. F2F and MB are not rivals, and the advent of the social era will definitely give rise to a variety of websites, all of which will face the same field. Young people, or middle-income earners with spending power, as well as women and mothers, etc., the market is always maturing, and MB can determine its market and positioning in advance, which I believe will definitely help it achieve long-term development and profitability. ”
"Before I came, I tried to convince you, but unexpectedly, I was persuaded by you again. In that case, I suggest you communicate with Page well, although MB can't help F2F with all its might, but some basic cooperation can still be done, just pay for it, right? ”
……
Seeing Javier away, Daniel looked at his pen, it was not too early.
He called Mark, made an appointment to see their initial plans tomorrow, and went back to the hotel.
Lying on the bed, he was thinking about what Havel had said.
In fact, Daniel did not concentrate on Google, and the two sides invested in MB to make it develop better, and it was just a knowledge-based business cooperation. As for this time, even if Google does not come up with 120 million, once MB's profit pressure increases, and the company may not pay for it, Google still needs to make a decision whether to give up or pay - Daniel believes that Google is unlikely to let go, so it can only pay.
Not knowing what Page would think, Daniel was a little worried. (To be continued.) )
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