My 1999

Come to the office.

"BOSS, if you come to play basketball, you will definitely become a very good player." Rick Gordon praised.

Next to him, Tom Thibodeau nodded in agreement.

Basketball requires the most talent.

Being tall and strong will naturally bring you benefits.

It can be seen from the game just now that although Xu Liang's skills, well, he doesn't seem to have any skills.

But the body is amazing.

With a height of 183cm, he is not too short to play as a point guard.

It is absolutely possible to achieve a crushing effect in position 1.

Those who can withstand him in terms of strength are not as fast as him, and those who are fast cannot withstand him.

At the age of 21, the skills can be fully developed.

No matter how you look at it, he is an excellent No. 1 position.

"I have no chance of playing basketball anymore." Xu Liang smiled and shook his head.

How much money can you make playing basketball?

Then he casually speculated in the stock market, and the money he earned could buy several NBA teams.

"sit."

After inviting the two of them to sit down, Xu Liang continued.

"The team is pretty good at the moment. I won't interfere with other people, but I have requirements for Yao Ming.

First, his weight cannot exceed 125 kilograms.

Second, his playing time cannot exceed 30 minutes. "

For his own benefit, he wants a healthy Yao Ming.

He must not gain weight to 140 kilograms like he did in his previous life.

Excessive weight puts too much pressure on the knees and soles of the feet.

And 125 kilograms is enough in the NBA. After all, there is only one O'Neal, and he is past his prime and won't be able to play for a few more years.

There is no need to trade your MVP body for O'Neal.

If Yao Ming can play for two more years, he can earn an extra $100 million from the Warriors.

Although the championship is good, money is not important.

In addition to weight, playing time also needs to be controlled.

Rest when it's time to rest.

"Also, when playing back-to-back games, let Yao Ming rest as much as possible. But he must be guaranteed to be the main center position." Xu Liang emphasized.

Seeing his boss staring at him, Tom Thibodeau nodded after thinking about it.

The Warriors have no shortage of players at the 5th position.

In addition to Yao Ming, Ben, Eric Dampier and Troy Murphy can all play, and their level is also good.

"Okay, that's all I have to say. You can decide the rest."

After talking about the matter, Xu Liang invited everyone on the team to have dinner.

After contacting each other emotionally, he left.

His layout for the Warriors has been completed, and only minor repairs are needed to make this fruit grow bigger and better. When Yao Ming is about to retire, it will be time to quit.

——

At the southern tip of Silicon Valley, the branches of the mountains tend to be gentle, dotted with oak bushes in the middle, the land is divided by streams, and the scenery is pleasant under the cover of the majestic blue sky.

This is also the location of Cornwall, a famous golf course in Silicon Valley.

Xu Liang was wearing white casual clothes and was guided inside by a beautiful caddy.

Soon he saw Yang Zhiyuan who was swinging over there.

The latter heard the footsteps and saw him coming. He handed the club to the secretary and hurriedly came up to him.

"Mr. Xu, you are younger than I thought."

His good Mandarin instantly won Xu Liang's favor.

"Mr. Yang is also more entrepreneurial than I imagined."

After complimenting each other, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Two strokes?"

"OK."

Xu Liang stepped forward and played a few rounds, but the results were unclear.

"Haha, it seems that Mr. Xu rarely plays golf."

"I prefer to sit down and draw instead of playing ball."

Yang Zhiyuan suddenly realized, "I forgot that Mr. Xu is still a student of CAFA. By the way, I wonder if Mr. Xu can give me an oil painting you painted?"

"As long as Mr. Yang doesn't dislike my low level, of course there will be no problem."

"To be admitted to the best art academy in China, Mr. Xu's painting skills must be above the standard."

"Thank you."

Yang Zhiyuan made a gesture of invitation, and the two of them came to the rest area next to them.

After sitting down and taking a quick sip of water.

"I heard that Hongmeng is competing with Google and Microsoft for Vivendi games?"

Xu Liang laughed and said: "It's a bit inaccurate to say 'competing'. The only one that really has the capital to compete with us for Vivendi games is Microsoft. Google is not qualified."

"Really? But as far as I know, Oracle is behind Google."

"Oracle is Oracle, and Google is Google. Larry Ellison can help Google, but he must stay within the rules. If he dares to use Oracle's interests to give favors, Oracle's shareholders, board of directors, and management will not Agree." Xu Liang said.

Yang Zhiyuan smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Xu is already very sure."

"I'm at least 70% sure." Xu Liang changed the topic, "Compared to us, Google, backed by Oracle, poses a greater threat to Yahoo."

Yang Zhiyuan smiled lightly, with strong pride and confidence in his words.

"Yahoo is the largest company in the Internet industry. From the birth of the Internet, as long as we are willing to do it, there is no possibility of failure.

Although Google currently has a larger share of English search than Yahoo, when we integrate Overture, the gap will be reduced to single digits.

By the end of next year at most, Yahoo Search will surpass Google and become the largest search engine in the English market.

Even if Oracle supports Google, it cannot change this outcome. "

Looking at the confident Yang Zhiyuan, Xu Liang was speechless for a moment.

He really didn't expect that Yahoo's chief, who lags behind Google in Internet search market share and technology, is still so proud.

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem surprising.

Although Google is now making great strides in the search field, it is still only a modestly successful Internet company and not the aggressive search giant it will become in a few years.

In contrast, although Yahoo has been hit hard by the Nasdaq crisis, it is still undoubtedly the number one Internet company in Silicon Valley.

The market value alone is nearly $20 billion.

No matter how you look at it, Google is not as good as Yahoo today.

The reason why Xu Liang feels that Yahoo is not as good as Google is because he was misled by the impression from his previous life.

"By the way, I remember that Hanhua is still a shareholder of our Yahoo?"

Xu Liang nodded.

Hanhua Qinglong No. 1 Fund holds 9.2% of Yahoo's shares with triple leverage, and now the investment has nearly tripled.

"So Hongmeng and Yahoo are natural allies in the field of Internet search. Hongmeng is holding back Google's expansion tentacles in Europe, and Yahoo is strangling it in the English market."

Yang Zhiyuan smiled slightly, "This is exactly what I want to say, Yahoo and Hongmeng are natural allies."

Although he is confident that Yahoo can surpass Google and occupy the mainstream market share of Internet search in the United States and even the entire English-speaking market. But now Yahoo search is lagging behind.

Cooperating with Hongmeng has more advantages than disadvantages.

"I think we should hold a press conference to announce the cooperation between Hongmeng and Yahoo." Xu Liangdao.

Yang Zhiyuan smiled and nodded.

Google is the immediate enemy, and Hongmeng is the enemy in the future.

First unite with Hongmeng to strangle Google, and then turn around and deal with Hongmeng.

He has not forgotten that Hongmeng also has a large share in the portal field, especially in China and South Korea. It is the dominant player in the portal field, and its share far exceeds that of Yahoo.

After Yahoo enters search, the conflicts between the two parties will only increase.

If it were not for the strategy of pacifying the domestic market before resisting external threats, Yahoo’s first enemy would be Hongmeng.

"Let's go and play two more games. After the game is over, I'll treat you to dinner." Yang Zhiyuan stood up and said.

"OK."

Xu Liang got up and followed.

Although he didn't know Yang Zhiyuan's thoughts, he didn't need to know.

Just help Yahoo suppress Google before it becomes a sick tiger.

——

"Dong dong..."

There was a rapid knock on the door.

Before the people inside could agree, the impatient visitor had already roughly opened the door.

"Larry, have you heard? Liang Xu has arrived in Silicon Valley and has reached a cooperation with Yahoo. They must be conspiring against Google."

Sergey Brin walked in with an anxious tone.

Larry Page's face changed slightly.

"Sergey, where did you hear this news?"

"Larry Ellison just called. He has been paying close attention to Liang Xu's whereabouts."

Once he heard it was him, Larry Page no longer had any doubts.

Larry Ellison is known throughout Silicon Valley and even the entire West Coast as a loudmouth and a retaliator.

And the conflict between him and Xu Liang became known to the whole world with the unfinished boxing match.

The news about Xu Liang obtained from him is absolutely true.

"Larry, I am 100% sure that Hongmeng will definitely join forces with Yahoo. One of them is in Asia and Europe, and the other is in the United States, to join forces to strangle us. Google must not sit still and wait for death."

"Sergey, calm down. The worst has not yet happened."

Larry Page comforted.

Sergey Brin took a deep breath and calmed down a little.

"Larry, now our enemies are not only Hongmeng, but also Yahoo, which acquired Overture. And compared to Hongmeng, Yahoo is a more powerful enemy."

It failed to compete with Hongmeng. At most, it lost markets other than English. Sitting on the world's largest Internet market, Google is still an Internet company with a bright future and has the opportunity to start over.

But if they fail to compete with Yahoo, their foundation will be completely shaken. Even if they are not careful, they may be acquired or even go bankrupt.

Which one is more important, both of them understand clearly.

And compared to Hongmeng, an outsider, Yahoo, as the most famous technology company in the Internet era, is far above Google in terms of status and power in Silicon Valley.