Chapter 185: Warren Buffett
"Mobile operating system?" Gosling repeated his words thoughtfully.
"A mobile operating system that can create another Internet miracle!" Chen Bo depicted a blueprint for the future for him, "The advantages of Java language such as cross-platform, easy scalability, simplicity and convenience will be brought into full play." Isn't it exciting enough that watches, bracelets, mobile phones, and even clothes, shoes, and hats can be connected to the world in the future? ”
"This ...... This ......"
"James, I need your experience and resume to join my team? How is it! Chen Bo invited while the iron was hot.
"You're bringing me to your company?"
"Not only that, but the whole Java team." Chen Bo smiled mysteriously and said, "To tell you the truth, after Oracle acquires Sun, it will sell Java and Solaris, which have nothing to do with databases, to me." ”
"It's you?!" Gosling was shocked and panicked within Sun, and the board had been weighing whether to choose IBM or Oracle. Ellison had been there several times, and the sincerity was full.
A leading big brother in the industry, and a second brother who covets the throne, are all wrestling with Sun here.
Of course, Gosling knew that they were interested in relational databases and server manufacturing, and they didn't pay much attention to Java's profit prospects, and even ignored the content of each negotiation, intentionally or unintentionally, which indirectly made the Java project department feel that there was little hope and people were panicked.
"Think about it, do you plan to continue typing code at Sun or create a new network order with me?" Chen Bo was like a poisonous snake in the Garden of Eden, luring Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
But there is no doubt that this rhetoric is something that moves Gosling, first of all, because he values the use of Java, and secondly, he paints a more promising future.
As for financial resources, of course, he will not doubt that Internet companies will be short of money, and the reason why Chen Bo has become famous in Silicon Valley is not only the gossip attribute of the media, but also his large-scale marketing operations, each of which impresses others.
After the dot-com bubble, he was the only internet company that dared to continue burning money without being short of money, and he had never heard of any financial difficulties from Ant Search.
"What do I need to do?" Gosling pondered for a moment and made up his mind.
"Convince McNeely to accept the plan as soon as possible. My mobile system has been in development for a long time, and I have been waiting for your help. Chen Bo added to the fire again, completely stirring up the heat in Gosling's heart. I will speak out in the official and give you some support. ”
"Okay, I'll do my best." Gosling nodded, showing a confidence he had never felt before.
Not long after the bicycle ride, the two men separated, and their minds were not here at all, and Gosling was eager to know McNeely's attitude, and did not know where to hide and make a call.
Chen Bo rode around alone, and he could always meet all kinds of elites who gathered together in groups to talk warmly. The science and technology circles, the media circles, and the investment circles have formed a kind of small group within their respective social circles.
There is no need for a suit or dress to be as solemn as a suit, it is completely a relaxed state, or there will be children who come to the conference.
Chen Bo didn't forcibly merge into any circle, he rode leisurely along the lake, anyway, there was plenty of time, and people would come to him.
"Young man, be careful to plant in the lake." Chen Bo was distracted, and almost fell into the water at the corner, but fortunately, he quickly grasped the brakes so that he didn't turn into a soup chicken, and two old men came not far in front of him, and kindly reminded.
"I'm sorry for the moment! Hello Mr. Buffett. Chen Bo replied politely, stepped on the bicycle again, intending to bypass the two, waved his hand and said, "Goodbye, Mr. Buffett!" ”
"Hey, you're just leaving?" Unlike this famous stock god, another old man who was not familiar with him shouted with tears and laughter when he saw this.
"Huh? So what else to do? Chen Bo turned his head and rode back again, surprised.
"This is a god, you don't have anything to say or ask?" The old man continued, and Buffett smiled silently.
"Nope." Chen Bo shook his head and said honestly, "Mr. Buffett is bearish on technology stocks, and I am standing on the opposite side, so it is difficult to intersect, right?" I've watched my husband's closing speech here a few years ago, and to be honest, I'm not very good at the value analysis of stocks and the like, and I don't plan to delve into it. Just like the little story of the oil explorer, I should be an outlier, it's not my habit to follow the herd, I like to explore my own model. ”
For Warren Buffett's bearish technology stocks, he has always felt that he is not a first-way person, and the stock god likes to gamble in traditional enterprises and constantly pursue corporate value-added. He is standing on the fast track of science and technology, whether it is a strange path or the courage to explore, it is a completely different mode of operation from that kind of classic car.
That little story, which was also told by Warren Buffett in his closing speech, reads, "An oil prospector died and went to heaven, and St. Peter said to him: 'You meet all the conditions, but here are crowds, and the settlements of oil prospectors are full, and I have no place for you.'" The merchant asked, 'Don't you mind if I say five words?' 'Yes. Then the merchant put his hands to his lips and cried out: 'There is oil in hell!' All the oil prospectors rushed straight down, and the place was vacated. St. Peter said well, now this place is all yours. The merchant paused for a moment and said, 'Oh, no, I'd better follow them to hell, for there's no good in the air.' ”
At a time when the dot-com bubble was inflating and Berkshire Hathaway's stock price was falling, he used the story to satirize investors who were chasing tech stocks.
It is human nature to buy up and kill down, but Chen Bo does not belong to this kind of person who follows the trend, and almost everything he does now is at the peak of tradition.
"Old friend, you underestimate my young junior too much." Buffett smiled disappreciatively and said to the old man.
"Haha, don't you say that I forgot about it, they are all famous."
"I'm ashamed, I don't want to say this." Chen Bo smiled awkwardly, that honorary degree fooled some ordinary people to get it, and he was not a fool at this level? It's not clear how this degree came about.
"Let me introduce you to my good friend Herbert Allen." Warren Buffett took the initiative.
"Mr. Allen?" Chen Bo was surprised, isn't this the founder of the Sun Valley Summit, and he is also a well-known economist in the United States. There have been many clever market operations, such as buying shares of CBS TV at a low price, and then selling them at a high price after being linked to Coca-Cola, taking this opportunity to squeeze into Coca-Cola's board of directors.
However, the management authority has now been handed over to his eldest son, Heb Allen, who is basically in a state of retirement.
"What, are you disappointed?"
"It's not disappointment, it's disrespect." Chen Bo opened his mouth and complimented, no matter whether the concept is compatible or not, after all, they are all seniors in the business world, and there is no conflict of interests, and the respect that should be there is indispensable, which is his consistent style.
"See, old friend! My face is bigger than yours. Herbert laughed like an old child, "Now that we've said that, I might as well tell him why I'm bullish on Coca-Cola and why I'm bearish on tech stocks." ”
"Then I'll listen to you." Chen Bo pushed the bicycle and walked next to the two old men, but he threw the car aside, still thinking of running away.
"Since you've read my speech, you should understand it pretty much the same, but it's just that there's still some psychological resistance." Buffett is still smiling, although the speed of speech is not fast, but the nasal voice is very strong, "That's an external reason, and there is an internal reason for corporate management, Coca-Cola is a century-old enterprise company, and he has a mature mechanism to ensure that this company can still remain great no matter who it is." ”
After so many years of development, Coca-Cola has maintained a strong momentum from the beginning of the family business to the joint-stock enterprise, and now all of them are controlled by various funds, and then the best talents are hired from the market to manage it.
"But what if it's a tech company? What happened to Apple after it lost Jobs? Can Bill Gates, Ellison, and Dale maintain rapid growth after leaving office? Is there still that spirit of innovation? ”
Buffett glanced at him and then said, "Coca-Cola only needs to be stable, and a set of recipes can last for a hundred or even two hundred years." But technology companies need to keep pushing the boundaries and exploring. Every entrepreneur is full of energy to change the world, but once you lose this momentum, it will quickly decline, technology companies are more supported by the ability and charisma of individual leaders, if you leave Ant Search, will you still maintain the current state? ”
Chen Bo shook his head after thinking about it carefully, which could be regarded as an affirmation of his words.
"Ant Search is now entirely based on you, and I've heard that you don't have permanent assistants, let alone a board of directors. If you were an investor, would you still invest in such a technology company for the sake of changing the world? ”
Chen Bo still shook his head, Buffett was right, and now the ant search is actually what he is propping up.
However, it is not all right, there is no board of directors to delegate power to each branch, which ensures work efficiency and reduces the useless work of intermediate links. It only needs the person in charge of each branch to connect with him, which is a modern flat management method.
The attributes of technology enterprises are destined to be two different management methods from traditional enterprises, and of course they must be changed if they are wrong, but not now.
"I'm also very optimistic about your company, but I don't see a mature management mechanism, which is unscientific." Buffett finally encouraged.
"When it goes public, I will definitely notify Mr." Chen Bo said perfunctorily.
When Ant searched and listed, I don't need to say that you should have known earlier, how many eyes are staring.