Vol 4 Chapter 290: Open contradiction

"Are you angry at me? Why don't you understand?" Hastings patted on a chair close by, feeling a burning pain in his palms, "Is he trying to help us? No, he's here. Is to annex us,"

"Do you know what he will do after he swallows us? You don't know," Hastings walked around the conference room as he fell his hands—in pain," he told me, In his eyes, our model is also backward and outdated,"

"Do you think that after being annexed, he will still retain this outdated and outdated model? Of course not, how can he maintain such a business that uses an outdated model?"

"Do you know what that means? It means that our Netflix will no longer exist. How can you allow this to happen?"

Hastings, who was nearly a head higher than Randolph, stood in front of Randolph, with one hand on his waist, one hand, which is the hand that he hurt, waving in the air, hoarse. Shout to Randolph, "You said, can I allow it?"

Randolph, who had a rare fire in front of Hastings, really calmed down at this time. He clasped his hands on his chest and watched Hastings growl at himself calmly and quietly, letting his saliva spray on him. On his face, "You can only get angry at me? Why are you so stubborn?"

"After the merger, I don't know all about what he will do, but I am pretty sure that he wants to help Netflix achieve better development," Randolph said calmly, "As for whether our model is outdated, maybe now No, but if he really sees the future of our industry clearly, then our model is relatively outdated. Is there any problem?"

"Furthermore, I think that measuring a model is not easy to use outdated or outdated to see the problem, but should be from the perspective of whether this model can create profits, our model, at least in recent years, can still make considerable From this point of view, at least in the short term, he will not abandon our company’s current core business."

"Objectively, Hastings, in this era of rapid development, how can there be any outdated models?"

"As long as the new company is still serving our existing customers, and the business model changes, what does it matter? You shouldn't be unclear about this."

"Do you want us to touch the elephant blindly here, or let Feng him rebuild a website with exactly the same performance as Netflix? By then, do you still think that we can add Wal-Mart and Blockbuster on his new website, at least triple pressure? Has it developed smoothly?"

Randolph became angry again as he talked and looked at Hastings with a look that he had never seen before. There was confusion, sadness, and deep disappointment in his eyes. The whole person seemed to be a little weaker. "It seems they are right,"

He seemed a little untenable, propped a chair with both hands, lowered his head and said, "Netflix is ​​your glory, your pride, you fight back and laugh at Blockbuster and John Antioco who once looked down on us. The best weapon,"

Randolph looked up, and he could see that his hands were shaking, "It is because of this that you tied yourself and Netflix tightly together, thinking that Netflix is ​​your Netflix alone, just to satisfy you. Do you have selfish desires, regardless of Netflix's development prospects?"

It’s not unreasonable that the person who sings in the song hurt me the most.

As a partner for many years, as a confidant, Randolph who knows Hastings very well, after thinking about a problem, he wanted to understand a series of problems.

As for Hastings, who was said by his partner that he was thinking, he was ashamed and angry at this time, feeling completely unable to accept what Randolph said.

His expression changed a few times, his mouth opened and opened, but in the end he couldn't speak, he put away his laptop on the conference table, and walked toward the door of the conference room with a frosty face.

However, between two people who know oneself and the other, hurting others is hurting oneself, and Randolph is absolutely uncomfortable now.

"I misunderstood you." Seeing Hastings' reaction, Randolph knew that this was definitely not what he should behave after he was attacked for no reason. It meant that he was right on his mind, "I also believe You are wrong,"

Hastings paused for a while, and glanced at Randolph who seemed not in good shape, but his eyes were like looking at a stranger, no, worse than a stranger, it was like looking at an enemy Same, the eyes are all cold.

Between the two people not far apart, what now appears is not a crack, but a gap that ordinary people can't get through.

"You can't leave behind the other insignificant matters and think about our company personally, especially when you have not yet dealt with the bad situation in front of you?"

"It doesn't matter?" Hastings, who was almost at the door, stopped. "Do you think those things are irrelevant?" He yelled again, "The scene that was rejected by Blockbuster and Antioco in 2000. , And often appear in front of my eyes, that is also the main reason for my hard work, but how can you who know the inside story say such things?"

"Also," Hastings suddenly raised his hand over his head, then slammed it down. "Who said I don't know how to deal with the challenge?"

With a "clang", the laptop fell to pieces on the ground, and parts splashed.

Randolph was already sitting on the chair, splashing glass **** and keyboard keys hitting his body and face, but he was unmoved. Hastings's reaction was enough to explain everything.

With a "bang", Hastings left the meeting room unreservedly, and for the first time appeared in front of all employees with an angry face.

It seems that this time, there is no employee who is not eye-opening, who voluntarily came over to say hello. Who would not know about this quarrel in the conference room? Everyone even avoided Hastings consciously.

After a while, Randolph came out of the meeting room with a cold face. Although he was in a bad mood, he did not forget to give an order, "Clean up the meeting room."

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Hastings in the office couldn't sit still at all, no one was watching, he finally showed fatigue.

He rubbed his hands on his face, still feeling hot.

It is true that normal people will feel ashamed and embarrassed if the person closest to you speaks very bluntly with that little thought in your heart.

However, it is not the time to discuss these issues. What is certain is that even if Randolph would not be on Feng Yiping's side, he would never be able to stand behind him and support himself as before.

So now my main task is to get the support of the company's board of directors and major shareholders.

It just so happens to be able to verify whether anyone has encountered an example of someone interested in your stock in the recent period of time.

"Dudley," he first called the head of an institutional shareholder of the company, the contact person of the New Jersey Public Pension Fund, "I will be in New York tomorrow. Will you have time at noon tomorrow? I would like to invite you to lunch together."

It's hard to tell on the phone for such a big matter.

"Tomorrow noon?" The sound of sliding the mouse came from over there. It should be watching the schedule. "Sorry, the schedule will be very tight tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will not work. Is there anything you want? Is there any good news to tell I?"

"Hastings, let me tell you that you really need to come up with exciting news now. Many of my colleagues have different opinions on this investment. The annual customer growth rate is also very slow,"

"If I remember correctly, in 2000, you had more than 100,000 subscribers. Only a few of them are now, and it didn't take long for you to exceed 1 million, right?"

"Man, this is the United States. More than 60% of households have at least one DVD player. How many potential users are this? More and more people choose not to go to the cinema. Last year, the average time we watched DVDs at home was 78 hours. How many DVDs do you want to see?"

"So, do you have good news to tell me?"

Although this question is a sharp question, Hastings can deal with it easily, well, mainly because he answered too many similar questions this year.

"Dudley, do you want me to remind you how much your investment has increased after the company went public last year?"

In the returns to shareholders of many listed companies, dividends account for only a small part, and many of them come from rising stock prices.

For example, Tesla in the original time and space has not made any money, but many people who invest in it have made a lot of money, because Tesla's stock price has risen fiercely!

"We are confident that we will bring the company's sales to a higher level next year. If you want to get rid of it, I guess that many institutions are very willing to take over." Hastings expressed confidence on the phone, just like before today. The performance in front of employees is the same.

"Well, we only have to make an appointment again, see you next time,"

After hanging up Dudley's phone, Hastings breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing Dudley's tone, it was not like Feng Yiping had contacted him.

"Luke," he called another institutional shareholder, the contact person of the Canadian Empire Commercial Bank Asset Management Company, and said the same thing, "Can I arrange a time for tomorrow at noon? I just happened to be there, thinking about it. Can’t have lunch together,"

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In the office building of the New Jersey Public Pension Fund, Dudley, who was bald and looked at the same physique as Irving, put down the phone, smiled and said to Cummins and Emilia sitting on the sofa, "It seems that he has gotten it. The wind,"

Cummins smiled and said, "We admire Mr. Hastings' professional sensitivity very much."

"If this sensitivity can be used to expand the company's business, that would be great, do you think so, Mr. Dudley," Emilia said with a smile.

In this case, it is suitable for a beautiful girl like her.

"Objectively speaking, Hastings is actually doing a good job," Dudley said. "The return on our investment is really impressive. We also believe that Netflix will perform better in the coming time."

"It seems that you didn't think so before?" Cummins said.

He used to be on Wall Street. Although he had not had a close relationship with Dudley before ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, he had contacted several times.

"That's because you were still on Wall Street, wasn't it?" Dudley was frank and I just saw someone say something. "At the time, I didn't dare to tell you the truth."

"That is, what you are saying right now is not necessarily your true thoughts?" Cummins chuckled.

Dudley also chuckled.

Emilia laughed beside her, complaining in her heart, "Two old foxes!"

"We all know that Netflix's performance in recent years has not been good enough, and we all know that the situation he is facing now is even more severe. Wal-Mart and Blockbuster, two powerful companies, have and will be launched. The same business will inevitably compete directly with it,"

Cummins tilted his legs and said, "We also found that up to now, Netflix has not taken measures to deal with these challenges."

"Of course, it may be that they have a plan, but it has not been implemented yet, or we have not seen their plan clearly. In short, who knows,"

This is also an old routine, those who intend to sell boast, those who intend to buy will naturally be degraded.

"We all know that too," Dudley, a standard middle-aged hunk guy, always has a smile like a kindergarten teacher on his face, absolutely very unique.

"Mr. Feng has always been known for his precise vision. This is confirmed by many examples. For example, the series of acquisitions of Coin Star that everyone admired very much last time was regarded as a textbook level by many people. of,"

"So, what I can't figure out is why Mr. Feng, a person with such a good vision, would be interested in a company that Cummins you are not optimistic about?"

Worthy of being an old fox, this question is absolutely sharp.