"I don't think it's easier to play 18 holes than a football game." ended the embarrassing ball game that took nearly 200 strokes to complete, Chen Bo said embarrassedly.

"You're young, you're just starting to swing." Yang Zhiyuan didn't forget to pour him a bowl of chicken soup in the end. "Next time we can play tennis, I'll win the whole school championship when I was in college!"

"In small ball, I can play badminton and table tennis at most, and I can only watch tennis, let alone play!"

This Yahoo chief cleans up some high-end gadgets, you have the ability to fight football with me, and play basketball can also make do with your height advantage to crush you!

Chen Bo ended the trip a little tired, and did not forget to tip the caddies who served him with $100 each, so that they could follow him, a rookie who always put on the wrong posture, found the wrong stroke, and often couldn't even go up the green, which was sad enough.

The reason why he was tired today was not because he had walked a lot and how many strokes he had swung. But he didn't guess what kind of thoughts this superficially amiable legend was hiding, and the more kind he was, the more he couldn't feel at ease. Yang Zhiyuan didn't seem to care about Ant's search to grab the market, and he didn't even show any thoughts about investing, which was a little puzzling to him, but after this game, what he talked about the most was his personal experience, entrepreneurial ideas, and his study at Stanford University.

And Yang Zhiyuan finally asked him to come often, so you might as well contact more to see what you gain, as the saying goes, Lu Yao knows horsepower for a long time to see people's hearts, and how many points can you know people with just one ball?

After more than half a month of emergency surprise negotiations, Liu Qing and Li Ziqiang gained a lot, and at the same time, the cash was not spent, flowing out like flowing water.

$8 million to acquire 85% of LinkedIn and $2 million to acquire Delicious Bookmarks. As for Rotten Tomatoes, the price of $13 million is basically negotiated now, but the question of whether the founding team will stay or stay needs to be discussed in the end, which needs Chen Bohe to talk to them.

Stephen. Wang, Sain. Dong, Patrick. Lee, Steve. Christopher. Liu, look at this name, there is only one surname left that represents his own bloodline.

"All right, guys. Now you can speak freely about any demands. Chen Bo chose to interview them in the conference room of Ant Search to solve this last trouble.

"I don't mind selling my website, but I want to know how many resources you'll give and what kind of development will happen after Rotten Tomatoes is acquired." Stephen. Wang is a thin man with glasses, and the persistence in his eyes can be seen through the resin lenses, which is a relatively stubborn tech nerd, according to the investigation, he has started his business four or five times in a row before this, and all of them have failed.

This idea is really quite Westernized, unlike the Chinese people who raise enterprises as children, including Chen Bo also has this idea. Many foreign entrepreneurs, whether it is a big boss or a small dick, once they successfully establish a company, if they have good conditions and development, they will choose to cash out and start another life. Or leave it to a better professional to lead the company forward, which is both dead and successful.

More typical like Elon. Musk, after selling PayPal to eBay at a high price, quickly crossed the line and could not extricate himself from the transportation rocket, and registered a SpaceX technology company.

"I will integrate all the resources and use Ant's search engine technology to drive more traffic to Rotten Tomatoes, and at the same time, I will expand the scope of Rotten Tomatoes. Not only for film reviews, but also for video games, music, books, animation and other cultural and entertainment fields, to introduce more netizens to form the final rating model, and even cooperate with Hollywood. Not only do you want to expand your influence, but you also have to be a forced Rotten Tomatoes community. Chen Bo briefly said his idea, selling traffic to Amazon is also a good choice, and profits can be obtained in the short term, provided that the influence of Rotten Tomatoes must reach a certain height.

"What is a forced grid?"

"Well, this is a new word, maybe it is better if you know Chinese." This word is really difficult to explain in English, between pretending to be forced and gentle, and these ABCs do not understand Chinese, so they quickly pull back to the topic: "I have no intention of disbanding the founding team, nor are I pedantic people, nor are I an authoritarian enterprise system, nor are I a rumored state-owned enterprise." Ant US is an independently operated company that executes a global branding strategy, and what happened to your parents will not be repeated to you. ”

He can also figure out the concerns of this small group of Chinese Americans. Many local media have rumored that ants are red capital, and even some fanning the flames, and the parents of these young people originally fled the mainland and crossed the sea in the early days of unrest, which will inevitably cause certain misunderstandings.

"If it's true for what you say, I'm willing to give it a try." Patrick in charge of operations. Li frowned and thought for a while before giving the first reply, while the others hesitated, Chen Bo didn't push too hard, it was originally a matter of what you want me to do. Without Zhang Butcher, can you only eat pigs with hair? Even if he doesn't appear, he will end up in the clutches of others.

"Okay, I'll prepare a new agreement later, and welcome you to the Ant team. All remaining employees will receive a significant increase in their original salary and will receive a future option incentive plan. Chen Bo threw another piece of cake out, these young people who were about the same age as him must have much less experience in the rivers and lakes than him, Steve. Liu Random also said that he would join in.

As for the others, love doesn't come, as long as there are two people, at least the original staff can be stabilized, and there will be no large-scale resignation.

Although the three companies spent more than $20 million, they were all carried out in a low-key manner, and such companies can be found everywhere in Silicon Valley. Ant Search didn't even talk to any of the media, and it was all in the bag without them knowing.

He also needed to make adjustments quickly before the real bombshell was dropped.

"Red, now that we're in the same boat, let's talk about what you think of the ant search." Chen Bo found Hoffman alone again and asked him.

"Serious homogenization is where I think it is not brilliant enough, Yahoo relies on portals, AOL is broadband access, Google and Ant are minimalist interfaces, which will make more users think that you are just an imitator and have no sense of innovation. That's very detrimental, and I guess that's why you're busy acquiring so many content industries. ”

A pair of eyes on Hoffman's big face narrowed into tiny slits, as if everything was under control, sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai, "a loud slogan, a clear positioning, a strong technical team, and a project that leads the crowd." ”

"Looks like you've done your homework ahead of time." Chen Bo smiled: "Ant Search's technology is being adjusted, and the new version of the interface will reach the content that users want to search for faster." As for the rest, your vision and experience will lead Ant America forward, won't it? ”

"I don't have that plan, LinkedIn is my main job at the moment." Hoffman waved his hand and excused himself.

"There's a saying in my hometown that men can't say no, women can't say no. Are you so quick to admit that you can't? My dear Red! Chen Bo slyly stimulated him.

"Uh...... It's an interesting saying, and it seems that in order to prove that I am a real man, I can only accept your request. Hoffman's face was blood-red, and he didn't know if it was excitement or because of the three highs.

Say no, the body is still very honest! This old boy actually played the strategy of advancing and retreating, doesn't he just want to take power, as long as you have the ability, I will definitely give it to you!

After the two conspired in the office for a while, they officially issued a notice in an internal email. Garrett. Hoffman officially became the president of Ant America, and Williams remained as the chief executive officer, or CEO.

President and CEO are actually two positions, but many companies will also serve as CEO, Williams has a deep knowledge and understanding of the culture of both countries, and is more familiar with the situation is still the best choice for executive, he can effectively connect the two companies in the middle.

Hoffman is much more experienced, more experienced, more strategic to have him at the helm of Ant America, and the executive of LinkedIn has given way to his university alumnus, another founder, Konstantin. Jerrick, a rather rare surname.

After Hoffman took office, he began to carry out the optimal resource allocation plan internally, there is no perfect person, only the most perfect team, a team that knows the best can play the strongest combat power.

Chen Bo began to work in no white or black again, constantly holding various meetings to discuss the company's organizational structure, product architecture and other issues with Hoffman. I also had to find time to study the textbooks to prepare for the exams.

"Larry. Paige's movements are really fast! Early in the morning of April Fool's Day, Hoffman came to Chen Bo with a round belly and said.

"Why, he bought Microsoft?" Chen Bo asked with a smile, I don't dare to believe what I said today.

"This news was from last night, it's really not a trick on you." Hoffman said with a serious face.

"Oh?"

"Google bought Semantics and Sprinks, two Internet advertising technology companies, for $210 million, and it seems that they are going to make a lot of efforts in the advertising revenue business, but fortunately you made the decision to buy DoubleClick in advance, otherwise you would have fallen behind."

Chen Bo has no doubt about Red's news channels, and carefully calculates that he is also an old man in Silicon Valley, and he is from Stanford, and more than 60% of the employees in this Silicon Valley are his alumni. Larry Page and Yang Zhiyuan saw that he had to call him a senior honestly, but whenever a competitor had a trouble, it would be difficult to escape his palm.

"How are the negotiations going? It must be resolved quickly and without any further delay. ”

"Almost, DoubleClick has filed for a trading halt on the Nasdaq, Richard has done the final review audit, and Jean is staring at the other side. The good news will come soon, so let's see Silicon Valley! ”

Hoffman's Richard is Li Ziqiang, Jean is Liu Qing, and only Chen Bo will insist that insiders call him by his last name.