My 1999

Even if Google has better technology, if it wants to regain the market, it will have to spend several times or even ten times the price.

Thinking of this, the outspoken Sergey Brin became angry.

"Damn yellow-skinned monkey, he must be a spy, a spy planted by Xu Liang and Hongmeng among us, and he can pass our internal news to Hongmeng at any time.

If I had a gun in my hand right now, I would definitely kill this bastard immediately! "

Lu Xiaobo, who was scolded to death, turned blue and white. Although he was furious, he still gritted his teeth and endured his anger when he saw the unkind eyes of Schmidt, Brin and others.

A good man does not suffer immediate losses.

He warned himself in his mind.

Although Larry Ellison appears arrogant and irritable, he is actually a man who can handle things clearly.

Lu Xiaobo is just a tool in his hand. Today is the first time he has participated in their secret meeting. Even if he is really a spy, there is no way he can get any secret information.

Therefore, Brin's suspicion is unfounded.

"Lu, it's getting late, you should go back first."

As a close friend of Ellison, Howard understood Ellison's thoughts with just one look, so he smiled and spoke.

Lu Xiaobo, who was on pins and needles, was unwilling to stay.

He stood up with a livid face, turned around and walked out of the room.

"You got this bastard off his back. He really should have been beaten just now." Sergey Brin said angrily.

"Okay, Brin. Calm down. Lu Xiaobo has never been in our inner circle and has no idea about our plans, so he cannot be a spy." Page advised.

"Who knows if he used other methods? In short, Chinese people are all partial."

Page did not echo this simple vent.

He looked at Eric Schmidt who frowned with a sad tone.

“Perhaps we should have sought to go public sooner?”

As long as it goes public, it can raise enough funds to combat Hongmeng's rapid global expansion.

"It's still too early. Once we have almost the same amount of money in hand and the company's performance further improves, it will be a good opportunity to go public." Eric Schmidt said.

He remains calm now.

"Brin, Page, don't be too anxious. Hongmeng is not Google. Our business is mainly Internet search, but Hongmeng has Internet search, pan-entertainment, e-commerce, portals, offline Internet cafes, offline retail, etc." business.

Although they have a lot of money, after even distribution, the funds invested in Hongmeng Bing are not much more than ours.

So, we don't need to be too anxious.

According to our own pace, our most urgent task now is to drive out Yahoo! and dominate the English search market. "

Schmidt's words calmed down Page and Brin.

Compared with Eric Schmidt, who once ran Sun Microsystems, has many years of management experience, and has seen countless storms, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who are just starting out, are still too young.

They may be technical geniuses, but they are not management geniuses.

"Schmidt is right, keeping your own pace is the best choice for Google." Larry Ellison laughed.

He also owns 10% of Google's shares and doesn't want the company to fail.

"Ellison, I have studied Xu Liang's acting style. He is a person who will not give up until he achieves his goals. This sudden abandonment of Vivendi Global's acquisition is too sudden. I suspect there is a deeper truth hidden behind it." As for the specific purpose, there are too few clues, so I can’t guess it yet.”

Ellison feels that way, too.

Although he called Xu Liang a yellow-skinned monkey every time and showed great contempt, his private research never stopped.

Of all the people present, no one knew his opponent better than him.

"We should have kept Lu Xiaobo just now. Maybe he had some clues." Ellison suddenly said.

"Looking at his expression just now, it doesn't look like he knows."

Eric Schmidt said after recalling for a moment.

Ellison frowned slightly, "Do you suspect that Xu Liang has noticed something unusual about him?"

"I don't know. It is also possible that due to the need for confidentiality, Xu Liang did not inform too many people. Although Lu Xiaobo is the president of Hongmeng North America, there are more than 30 people at the same level as him in the entire Hongmeng.

It would be too easy for the secret to leak if so many people knew. " Schmidt said.

Ellison pondered for a moment and couldn't help but curse.

"Damn yellow-skinned monkey, so despicable and cunning."

Listening to his ears, Sergey Brin instantly felt like he had found a soulmate.

Howard, who had rarely spoken, suddenly said, "Maybe we should pay attention to MGM."

After everyone looked over, he continued.

"Currently Hongmeng has only two choices, Vivendi Universal and MGM. Since Xu Liang gave up Vivendi Universal, according to his character, he must have opened a gap with MGM.

We all know Kerkorian to a certain extent. This greedy guy must have taken a lot from Xu Liang.

But with Hongmeng’s capital, there is no problem in acquiring MGM.

Therefore, the next thing we should do most is to contact the contacts at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and the major media to try our best to stop the MGM acquisition after it is exposed. "

"I agree, no matter what doctrine Xu Liang is behind the scenes, we must make preparations in advance." Larry Page said quickly.

Everyone exchanged glances with each other and nodded.

——

Lu Xiaobo, who was in a bad mood, came to the bar to get drunk.

After a few glasses of wine, my head became dizzy.

"Damn Sergey, damn Ellison, you disgusting bastards, you all deserve to go to hell. And Xu Liang, you deserve to die too, why should you hide such a big thing from me?

I am the CEO of Hongmeng North America.

In the past few years, I have worked hard to make Hongmeng North America's performance from the bottom to the highest among all Hongmeng subsidiaries. How much effort has been spent, you... Why do you isolate me from the core decision-making circle? Why? "

Gudu.

Another large glass of brandy was downed.

Soon, a scantily clad girl with complex abstract tattoos on her arms and thighs, thick smoky makeup, and a girly look came over.

"Handsome guy, why are you drinking alone?"

As he spoke, he gave the bartender a look.

The latter understood and came over with two glasses of wine.

"Have a drink with me, these are all yours."

Lu Xiaobo took out one hundred dollars and slapped it on the table.

Taimei's eyes lit up and she quickly took it.

"Handsome guy, come on, cheers."

"Dry."

Ding…….

Amidst the crisp collision sound, the turbid yellow wine flowed down the throat.

After drinking glasses of wine, Taimei saw that the fire was almost done. She touched Lu Xiaobo's body with her deft hands and quickly took away all his belongings.

Originally, as a president-level figure of a subsidiary of Hongmeng Company, there were two bodyguards assigned to the security department of the head office to be responsible for safety.

But today in order to go out to meet Ellison and others, he left his bodyguard and driver at home.

Lu Xiaobo, who was well protected and rarely came to ordinary bars like this, suffered a big loss.

"Hey, hey... wake up, we are closing."

Finally, the bartender woke up Lu Xiaobo, who was sleeping soundly on the counter.

Shaking his head, he got down from the booth, turned around and walked outside.

"Wait. You haven't paid yet."

"Pay? Pay for what?"

"Of course it's drink money," the bartender said.

Lu Xiaobo touched his body, and the empty pockets made him instantly furious.

"Where's my money?"

He looked up just in time to see the bartender with a mocking look on his face, and the evil fire that had been suppressed all night suddenly burst out.

"Damn bastard, you must have teamed up with that bitch to steal my money."

He said and punched him.

The unprepared bartender got a bloody nose.

His companions who were watching the excitement ran over to help, punching and kicking the drunken Lu Xiaobo.

Two strong Chinese men in black jackets watched in the corner.

"Want to go up and help?"

"The boss only asked us to monitor him, but he didn't let us interfere in his private life."

"If he is killed, wouldn't we have failed the mission?"

"Don't worry. You can see that those bartenders are very measured in their attacks, and they seem to hit hard, but the punches are only on the back, buttocks and legs. At most, they are just flesh wounds, and they can't kill anyone."

Lu Xiaobo was beaten and thrown out of the bar by the bartender.

After lying on the ground for a while, he got up and looked for his car, but he couldn't find it after searching around. Apparently, the car and the keys had been taken away.

In desperation, I called 911 from a public phone.

After the two strong men saw him being taken away by the police car, they took out their mobile phones and made a call.

It didn't take long and was quickly connected.

The two briefly talked about the matter.

"You two follow him and ensure his safety. Don't worry about anything else."

"yes."

——

Lu Xiaobo, who had taken three days of sick leave, came to the company.

In three days, most of the injuries on his body were healed, except for the severe trauma on his face and lower jaw, which had to be bandaged.

As soon as he entered the office, he saw Xu Liang sitting on the sofa next to him reading a newspaper.

"Mr. Xu, when did you come?"

"I just arrived. What's wrong with your face?"

"I accidentally slipped and fell while taking a shower at home." Lu Xiaobo's eyes were filled with embarrassment.

Xu Liang nodded and pointed to the sofa next to him.

Lu Xiaobo felt relieved and sat down.

"Mr. Xu, have you had breakfast? How about I ask someone to buy some for you?"

"Don't bother, I've already eaten." After a pause, "Xiaobo, how long have we known each other?"

"Two years and four months. I joined Hongmeng after it acquired Sina."

He was originally the head of Sina North America Branch. After Hongmeng acquired Sina, he became the president of Hongmeng North America.

"Two years and four months, it's rare that you remember it so clearly."

Lu Xiaobo, who felt inexplicably uneasy, smiled and said: "Mr. Xu has been kind to me, and Hongmeng is a technology company with a bright future, so I am very grateful to you and the company from the bottom of my heart."