Vol 5 Chapter 692: appease
Napa Valley in October, because it is when the grapes are ripe, you can fully see the process of turning grapes into wine, so it is also the time when the tourists are the most. This can be seen from the endless traffic on the road.
Although the United States has few people but many cars, I like to go out and have fun when I have nothing to do. The indirect consequence is that in many places in the United States that are not known to the outside world, the total number of tourists received in a year is often millions or hundreds. Million.
Because it is only more than 50 miles from San Francisco and there are wineries everywhere, the annual tourist reception of Napa Valley is about 5 million. Feng Yiping estimates that this number should be more than the domestic hot Lijiang tourist reception. To be high.
There is a winery in such a tourist destination, that is, the wine is sold generally, and the life can be better by relying on tourism income alone.
Feng Yiping's destination today is such a place.
Follow Highway 29, through the hills densely covered with vineyards, winding up the mountain road, and finally arrive at the top of Atlas Peak on the east side of Napa Valley, in front of an infamous winery.
At this time, there are already a few people rushing out to greet him. Rubin, who is tall and bright, is the most eye-catching, shouting from afar, "Feng,"
"Hello Mr. Feng," a middle-aged man in a full suit and brown glasses greeted him warmly.
"Hello, you must be Mr. Walker. I am glad to meet you and thank you for your convenience," Feng Yiping held his hand.
The forty-year-old middle-aged man suddenly smiled, "I am Walker, I am glad to meet you, this is my wife Vanessa," he said, pointing to a middle-aged woman with short brown hair who was also dressed next to him. .
"It's nice to meet you, Mr. Feng," the middle-aged woman who looked very sharp and happily held Feng Yiping's hand.
"This is my daughters Catherine and Rebecca, and my son Richard,"
"Hello Mr. Feng, you can call me Kate," Catherine, the eldest daughter who inherited her beautiful blue eyes from her mother, enthusiastically held Feng Yiping's hand, "I am a loyal Facebook user,"
"I'm honored," It is always a pleasure to meet my own users.
Compared to her sister who was called her nickname when she came up, her second daughter, Rebecca, who was still in high school, was a little bit shy. She touched Feng Yiping with her hands. This is a girl who looks a bit like Emma Roberts.
"Mr. Feng, will your Tesla succeed? In the end, what kind of car will be produced, will it be a sports car? Will it be sold on lease like the EV1?...Can you sign me? "The little freckles on his face were clearly visible, and the thin Richard came up and talked.
"Dick," Vanessa took to Feng Yiping's son, "I'm sorry Feng, he is a car enthusiast,"
"Haha, it's okay," Feng Yiping signed Richard's Chinese name on the notebook prepared by Richard. "My Tesla will definitely succeed and will not be murdered like EV1. To launch a model, you are always welcome to visit,"
To be honest, he likes children who are young but have their own thoughts and opinions on a certain aspect.
Feng Yiping, who was swarmed in by the family as stars, saw at a glance, under the parasol in front of the house, under the big tree, on the grass, in twos and threes with Android employees, they were much more casual, facing the young boss Waved his hand, "Hi Feng,"
"Hello," Feng Yiping felt that the team building organized by Rubin was more like a vacation.
"This is the Cabernet Sauvignon produced by our winery in 1985." Just in front of the winery, Walker opened a flat that looked like a treasured wine. "That was the first time my father met after buying this winery. A good year,"
"I like it," Feng Yiping took a sip, the wine is very low, "very elegant," he said.
Over there, the two girls cuddled up next to their mother, smiling and watching this legendary Chinese young man tasting the treasures of his own winery. Even Rebecca, who was a little shy just now, smiled after hearing Feng Yiping's words. Crescent moon.
"Feng, thank you for coming today, otherwise I don't have this good fortune," Rubin's tone was a bit sad, holding the wine glass and looking at the wine bottle in Walker's hand.
"With Rubin, I don't believe you don't have it at home. I gave it, you took it yourself, at least one box," Walker explained to Feng Yiping with a smile, "I have been friends for many years."
This Feng Yiping heard Rubin talk about it. This is also the reason why he set up this team in Napa Valley.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Walker," Feng Yiping doesn't know much about wine, but seeing Walker so solemnly and Rubin so coveted, you know that this wine is probably quite expensive.
"Our pleasure!" Walker said heartily, "Mr. Feng, please allow me to show you around our winery,"
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Nearly an hour later, the enthusiastic Walker family drove a pickup truck and a Beetle to San Francisco, and gave their winery to a bunch of Andrews.
"Your friend is very interesting," Feng Yiping said.
"After graduating from the Haas School of Business in Berkeley, he worked on Wall Street for a while, but soon returned home to inherit the winery," Rubin led Feng Yiping to the guest room area hidden behind the winery.
This is also an important source of income for this niche winery, so the layout is very distinctive. Six villas with similar architectural styles to Stanford University are hidden among the green trees.
On a flat ground in the middle is a big swimming pool, which is also the most lively place.
There are many people in the swimming pool playing in the water, and there are also young men and women lying on the deck chairs next to them. Without exception, everyone has a glass of wine in their hands.
"Feng," "Feng," Many people greeted Feng Yiping in the swimming pool and on the deck chairs.
"Sit down?" Rubin asked.
"Then sit down," Feng Yiping nodded.
"Suddenly I don't want to leave." Sitting on a rattan sofa, Feng Yiping stretched out comfortably while looking at the lush, windy woods under the mountain.
"Boss, what's it like to be so young and so successful?" asked a young man with a wet head.
"Feeling? I seem to have entered middle age directly from a carefree youth, skipping what should be the most exciting youth, and I feel melancholy when I think of it,"
"Boss, aren't you like us now, in your youth?" A girl in a bikini leaned against the pool, wiped the water off her face, and said loudly.
"This is so in age," Feng Yiping said, looking at the girl who was in the best years of her life.
Although they are similar in age, I definitely can't be like them, living so heartless and free and easy.
"So don't pretend to be old, come down," the girl and a few girls next to her, smiled and invited Feng Yiping into the water.
"I didn't bring a swimsuit," Brother's six-pack abs, not everyone is blessed to see it.
"Feng, why did you invest in us in the first place?" Rubin tried to bring the topic to the point.
Since it’s a team building, naturally it can’t really be the same as a vacation, it’s better to stay close to the theme.
"It's very simple. According to Moore's Law, I think that in the future we will develop smaller and more powerful chips, which will make some of our handheld devices similar to the mobile phones you developed at Danger, Rubin. It can be comparable to some personal computers, but what restricts this development is the operating system."
"As far as I know, this is why Rubin decided to develop this system after you produced the mobile phone, right?" Feng Yiping said.
"Yes, I have a deep understanding of this. If we can develop a system suitable for mobile phones...," Rubin was about to brag about how the system he is now organizing research and development will be awesome, but he was immediately caught by the staff. Uncertainly interrupted.
"boss," may be his Chinese surname is a bit awkward. These guys directly call him the boss, and an Indian brother asked, "We all know that the vision is accurate. Are you really so optimistic about the future development of handheld devices?"
The opportunity to have such a communication with Feng Yiping is also cherished by the employees of Android. By his side, there is already a circle of people around him, and those who relax in other places in the winery are also coming to hear the news.
"Yes, I am very optimistic. I think the current technical conditions are enough to support us to make ideal handheld devices, such as the Hiptop series mobile phones developed by Rubin."
"In the next few years, the conditions will be further improved, enough to support us to make more perfect handheld hardware,"
Rubin is also very interested in this question. Although Feng Yiping appreciates the mobile phone he has developed, he knows very well that there are many reasons for the politeness, because the mobile phones they produce can only become niche products, so they can Explain the problem.
"Feng, what do you think is the difference between the perfect handheld hardware in your mind in the future, such as mobile phones, and these products, including the ones I developed before?"
"The biggest difference in hardware, I think, it should be on the display. We all know that the display of a mobile phone, no matter its size or resolution, can’t match that of a computer."
Like a Hiptop phone, it’s actually no different from other functions and features. It only has a 2.6-inch display. It’s just a phone call to read text messages. Who would be patient to browse news or play games on such a small screen?
"Screen?"
"Of course, the key is to have a system that can be perfectly adapted to mobile phones," Feng Yiping brought the topic back again.
"We can imagine, for example, a mobile phone. In the future, if it can be half the thickness of Hiptop, but the screen is twice as large and the colors are clearer, and it is best to support touch screen operation."
"There is also a very perfect system that can support us to run more software on our mobile phones. At that time, we can easily connect to the Internet through the wireless network. According to the development trend of mobile communications, this is for sure. "
"So, think about it, everyone, in our daily life, will we be more inseparable from mobile phones or computers?"
Everyone, including Rubin, was attracted by the future described by Feng Yiping.
If it can be like what he said, then there is no doubt that everyone must be more inseparable from mobile phones.
"So friends, we can think about what kind of scene this will be~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I can even say that now, the operating system is the era of Microsoft, and by then, it will be our Android Era,"
After running the company for so many years and publishing so many conversations on different occasions, Feng Yiping is now at the top level of inspiring people.
"The era of Android!" Many people whispered Feng Yiping's statement, with eyes infatuated.
What is the greatest achievement of an engineer? It is to see more and more users, more and more applications of self-developed programs, more and more inseparable from self-developed programs.
"Yes, in the era of Android, at that time, including all our current hot products, such as Facebook and YouTube, if we want to develop, we must develop a version that adapts to our Android system."
"So, the Android system will be the top priority of the company's future development, and it is also our most promising project. Of course, we will also tilt more resources to this project,"
Rubin immediately applauded. He believed that, with Feng Yiping's words, many people in his team should have stopped seeking to transfer to other companies under Feng Yiping.
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Feng Yiping, who successfully pacified the Android team, accompanied everyone to enjoy a delicious meal at the winery. After the meal, he hurried to Silicon Valley.
And Rubin and his team will continue to stay in the winery for two days. During these two days, they arranged some team training projects, as well as outdoor excursions and hot air balloon rides.
Not long after going down the mountain, Feng Yiping, who was sleeping in the car, was suddenly awakened by the rapid honking of his whistle. Hey, the beetle on the other side who honked the horn seems to be quite familiar?
