how i bought the whole world

Chris shrugged, "So, how much do you like him? Last time I asked you, you told me that you hadn't considered being with him for a long time. Have you changed your mind now?"

I hesitated, and finally decided to tell the truth. "Chris, I am a very impatient person. I can't guarantee that my feelings for Brandon will remain the same, but at least I am sincere to him now. I have considered being with him for the rest of my life. Last time you I wasn't sure what I was thinking when I was asked, but now I want to tell you that I like Brandon, there's no doubt about it."

"So William, do you know what you might be up against?"

I replied without hesitation, "I know, you reminded me."

"What I reminded is only a small part of it, and what you are facing is far more than that. Even if your relationship is always perfect, there are still many risks that you must bear in the future, such as public opinion in society, issues of children and your families I don’t understand.” Chris said, “These external factors will gradually wear down your relationship, and when the passion subsides, your relationship may not be the same. And I am also very worried about Brandon’s attitude, William, your family is superior, you were born Eminent, everything you want is aboveboard, and you definitely don’t want to spend your whole life with a person in secret, but Brandon is different from you. He is a person who pays attention to reputation, and he values ​​society and his family’s opinion of him. When the time comes, you I want to come out, but he refuses to be exposed in front of the crowd, so what should I do? Of course, I am not optimistic about or against your relationship. I remind you to think clearly about the possible consequences, and I don't want you and Brandon to regret today's decision in the future."

"Thank you Chris. I know that only you think so much about me. In fact, I have thought about all these problems. My parents have no problem. They knew that I might like boys. At the beginning, I said I liked Gu Anning. , they also adopt a free-range attitude, as long as I like. And I don’t care about public opinion. After all, people don’t live for other people. Didn’t I receive less criticism before? Many people say that I am a descendant of my ancestors, no I didn't even care about the dandy who gave birth, and I don't even care about it now. As for the child, this is the smallest problem. I want to let this kind of thing take its course. If necessary, I will adopt my brother's child. I don’t like kids either.” I replied, “But you’re right, the biggest problem between us is what Brandon thinks, I actually know him better than you think, and I want him to be with me now It’s impossible to come out, maybe after ten years he might not be willing to expose this relationship to everyone’s eyes, but no matter what he thinks, I want to try it once, maybe he’s willing to change for me?”

Chris smiled gratifiedly, "It seems that you are serious, William, Brandon is a very emotional man, if you have been working hard to maintain this relationship, he will never be indifferent to your efforts. Maybe there is One day he will be willing to bear the eyes of the world with you."

"Thank you, Chris."

……

Every few days, I appear on an economic interview program in Boston.

I have experienced a lot of interviews in the past two years, but most of them are interviews by magazine or newspaper reporters. After the interviews, they will be edited and revised. But today is the first time for me to be on a live broadcast, which is also a special experience. .The moderator is a man named Eleanor.Werther's young women are known for their beautiful looks and humorous words.She used to host quite a lot of economic news and person interview programs, and she was very popular in the news channel of CNN TV station. Many men would watch her programs on time every night.

The interview went well in the beginning, I talked about my current business, future development and personal life, and told people about the new season's discount interaction, and made a new advertisement for Cruiser and Atlantic.But when the show was about to end, Eleanor suddenly asked a question that was not on the question list.

"Mr. Field, we just received a message that Amazon's Deputy CEO Maxi Reeves thought you were too young to provide customers with a better user experience when he was interviewed by a reporter from the Economic Times. His original words were 'William .Field is a person with a lot of ideas and innovations, but his age is destined to make him not think far enough. As far as I know, the Atlantic website has many new measures to attract customers, but there are also many things that have not been done properly. Many people think that this website can’t give them the convenience they want. I don’t think Amazon needs to worry that the development of the Atlantic Ocean will threaten itself, just like an adult with a long-established business model is not afraid of children’s business games '. Are these words too harsh for you? In the face of such accusations, how do you plan to defend your career?"

I smiled, "It's a very interesting topic. Mr. Reeves pays so much attention to our Atlantic Ocean, which really flatters me. After all, Atlantic Ocean is very young, only 2 years old this year, and can get the attention of a leader who has developed for seven or eight years. It's an amazing fact in itself. But here are a few points I want to refute Mr. Reeves. First of all, my age is not linked to my career. The Atlantic has a team, not just me. The team Committed to providing users with the best service, the best after-sales service, and protecting their rights and interests regardless of cost. Here, any user's opinion is valued. Maybe I really don't think far enough, but it doesn't matter, my It is enough for the team to think far enough, they are trustworthy and recognized partners, and they will never disappoint the expectations of our customers.”

"Secondly, whether Atlantic's work is done well or not is not judged by the people of Amazon, but by the users of Atlantic. Again, our pursuit is customer first, and the customer is God. Everything we do It’s all for God. Atlantic has strict assessment activities every month, revises the website, or conducts interviews with users, and then revises and improves the functions of the website based on their feedback. For example, we added voice to the website this week. The function is specially provided for some physically handicapped people, so that they can also enjoy the same treatment as people with able-bodied. Next week, we will add email customization service, for some users who are too lazy to surf the Internet or who are busy with things. The product list of preferential information, these items reflect the best results of our services, I believe everyone's eyes are discerning, and they will not lose confidence in Atlantic just because of one or two criticisms from their opponents."

"Finally, I want to say that with the advent of the Internet age, competition will inevitably become more and more fierce. Atlantic has never been afraid of competition, nor is it afraid of slander from others. We will not be like some companies that clearly hope to monopolize the interests of the industry, but let Their customers need to use a magnifying glass to find the after-sales service number, which is a very ridiculous practice, far worse than what we are still trying, don't you think?"

Brandon frowned when he walked out of the live broadcast hall, "Boss, your last sentence was too provocative."

I took advantage of people not paying attention, and secretly squeezed his hand, "I am a young man who is only 25 years old. If I am too decent, my opponents will be wary of me. Be aggressive once in a while. It will attract young people."

"Do you think I believe it?" Brandon gave me a white look, "You just can't control your mouth, so you don't want to be pursued by someone. I should tell the media in advance, so that they don't ask questions that are too easy to cause controversy. question."

"Brandon, they are a TV station, they are destined to win the ratings, and Amazon's deputy CEO and I are definitely happy to see it happen, otherwise why didn't they give me this question in the first question list? ?”

"...In any case, I will warn the show director that this is not the same as what we said at the beginning."

I didn't take it to heart, and the next few days seemed to be uneventful, Maxi.Reeves did not respond to my statement, but one day I suddenly read about his new statement in the newspaper.

"Reeves talks about Field: slander? Not slander! Atlantic will use this method to win other people's attention!"

"As far as I know, Field is a person who is keen on socializing and showing himself. He has rumors with female stars and is on TV shows everywhere, wishing that his name will be in the minds of the American people all day long, but this will not give Any profit growth brought by the Atlantic will only expose more of his shortcomings." Reeves said. "Temporary fame does not mean lifetime fame. When users realize that Atlantic cannot bring them the best service, they will abandon Atlantic without hesitation, because they cannot cultivate brand loyalty. They lack a kind of brand loyalty. Integrity, focus on corporate culture, this culture needs to be maintained with practicality, not just relying on their young CEO to talk about it."

At this time, I was lying on the bed at Brandon’s house, holding black tea in one hand and reading a newspaper in the other. Jude Law was lying beside me, sniffing around the newspaper, and I pushed the huge dog’s head away in disgust. .

I raised my eyebrows, "Brandon, what kind of hatred does this Reeves have with me?"

"Is it because of performance problems?" Brandon guessed, "This year our performance has increased by 40.00%, but Amazon. The United States has dropped by [-]%. This figure is extremely inconsistent with the Internet penetration rate in the United States. It stands to reason that all The development momentum of Internet sites in recent years should be rapid."

"There is a problem with their philosophy, what are they doing to attack the Atlantic?" I said not very happy, "This Reeves is really bold, no one dares to talk to me like that."

This is true. In recent years, my evaluation has always been more positive. People praised me as young and promising, and even a picky shareholder like Bennett praised me. This is the first time I have seen Seeing such unreasonable accusations, this Reeves directly stroked my tiger's beard.

"William, don't talk so excitedly this time." Brandon said, "I'll let the public relations expose this matter, and then contact Amazon's CEO Reagan. Swift restrains the words and deeds of his subordinates, after all It's not good for the Atlantic or Amazon if there's a spat."

"I see." I hummed.