Chapter 383 Joining forces
came 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 talent the most.
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 so outstanding.
With a height of 183cm, he is not too short to play as a point guard.
It is completely 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 just by 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 so far. 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 in his previous life.
Excessive weight is harmful to The pressure on the knees and soles of the feet is too great.
And 125 kilograms is enough in the NBA. After all, there is only one O'Neal, and he is already 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 will earn an extra $100 million from the Warriors.
Winning is good, but money is not important.
In addition to weight, playing time must also 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 closely 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 communicating with each other, we 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.
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At the southern tip of Silicon Valley, the branches of the mountains tend to be gentle, with oak bushes dotted in the middle. The land is divided by streams. Under the cover of the majestic blue sky, the scenery is pleasant.
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 I 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 hurried up to meet him.
"Mr. Xu, you are younger than I thought."
His good Mandarin instantly won Xu Liang's favor.
"Mr. Yang is also more charming as an entrepreneur than I thought."
After complimenting each other, the two looked at each other and smiled.
“Two strokes?”
“Okay.”
Xu Liang stepped forward and played several 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 golf."
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 it’s 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 it.
After sitting down and taking a brief drink of water.
“I heard that Hongmeng is competing with Google and Microsoft for Vivendi games?”
Xu Liang smiled 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, and Google is not qualified."
"Really? But as far as I know You know, Oracle can stand 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 will do it." The shareholders, board of directors and management will not agree," Xu Liangdao said.
Yang Zhiyuan smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Xu is already quite sure."
"At least 70% sure." Xu Liang changed the subject, " Google, backed by Oracle, is a greater threat to Yahoo than us.”
Yang Zhiyuan smiled lightly, with strong pride and confidence in his words.
“Yahoo is the largest company in the Internet industry. Since the birth of the Internet, as long as we are willing to do it, there is no possibility of failure.
Although Google now has a share of 10% in the English search field More than Yahoo, but when we integrate Overture, the gap will be reduced to single digits
At the end of next year, 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 to be surprising.
Although Google is now making great strides in the search field, it is still only an Internet company with modest achievements, and is 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 cannot compare to 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 the English market.”
Yang Zhiyuan smiled slightly, “This is also That’s 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 online search in the United States and even the entire English 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 settling domestic issues first before resisting external threats, Yahoo’s first enemy would be Hongmeng.
"Let's go and play two more games. After we finish, I'll treat you to dinner." Yang Zhiyuan stood up and said.
“Okay.”
Xu Liang stood 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.
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"Dong Dong..."
A rapid knock on the door sounded.
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's tone He walked in anxiously.
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."
When he heard that it was him, Larry Page no longer doubted it.
Larry Ellison is known throughout Silicon Valley and even the entire West Coast as a loudmouth and a retaliator.
The conflict between him and Xu Liang became known to the whole world with the unfinished boxing match.
The news about Xu Liang that I got 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 happened yet,” Larry Page said comfortingly.
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, and 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.
Both of them knew which one was more important.
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.
(End of this chapter)