Chapter 1190 New Independent Director

The development of the situation was similar to Zhou Buqi's expectation.

Such vicious incidents in Silicon Valley are rare, and they happen occasionally, and they are also low-level blacks or Mexicans who broke in from outside.

This time was different. It was a white-collar worker with an annual income of hundreds of thousands of dollars who shot and killed the company's boss.

With the suspect's surrender, the matter was basically settled.

To enter the follow-up processing link.

For executives at the level of Bill Gates and Larry Page, Zhou Buqi is a well-known big shot. But to many ordinary people in Silicon Valley, Zhou Buqi is just a newcomer with a weak reputation.

There has to be a wave of momentum.

It is not only a personal fame, but also to enhance the influence of Ziweixing.

Zhou Buqi was not in a hurry to make a move, and first approached Yahoo founder Yang Zhiyuan.

This dude has been having a rough time of late.

Microsoft's acquisition of Yahoo failed, and he was the most critical person to dismantle the situation. After Microsoft withdrew, Yahoo's performance not only did not improve, but completely collapsed due to the financial tsunami. The investor was going crazy, so much so that he completely lost his voice on the board.

Recently, Yahoo has been publicly open, to find a new CEO.

Yang Zhiyuan is about to step down, and he will only leave the last trace of affection and retain his position as a director.

Although he was born in Baodao, he is a compatriot after all. Ziweixing came to the United States to develop. Among the many bigwigs in Silicon Valley, he is the most trustworthy.

Zhou Buqi invited Yang Zhiyuan to have lunch at the famous Chinese restaurant "Xifuju" in Silicon Valley.

This place is actually very simple, not as good as KFC.

But here is very famous, including Jobs and Zuckerberg are frequent visitors here.

"Jerry, it's been a while!"

Seeing Yang Zhiyuan, a chubby uncle came over and spoke Chinese.

"I'm unlucky this year." Yang Zhiyuan waved his hand, with a self-deprecating tone, and then smiled, "Old Zhu, Wei Zi is great! I watched his movie during the summer vacation, and my wife and daughter liked it very much!"

When mentioning his son, the fat boss squinted his eyes with joy, "Thank you, thank you! I recently heard that he will cooperate with Paramount to make a movie."

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised when he came here for the first time.

Yang Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Old Zhu is the boss here, and his second son, Zhu Haowei, is a great Hollywood director. This year he made the Disney movie "Dancing Out of My Life", very talented."

Then, I introduced it to Lao Zhu, saying that this young man is a great big shot, the big boss of Ziweixing Group, and the richest man in mainland China!

"The richest man?"

Boss Zhu was slightly startled, full of curiosity about the young man in front of him.

Zhou Buqi smiled and waved his hands, "What's the richest man? The hidden dragon and crouching tiger in the mainland, can I be ranked? They are all randomly ranked by financial magazines."

After a brief greeting, the two sat down near the window.

I'm not used to such a simple dining environment.

Let's talk about Yahoo first.

Yang Zhiyuan sighed for a long time, and seemed unwilling to talk more. No longer the chairman, nor the CEO, completely marginalized.

For Zhou Buqi, it was a good thing, and said with a smile: "Ziweixing is actively promoting the globalization strategy. I have invited Mr. Idei Nobuyuki, the former chairman of Sony, to serve as an independent non-executive director. If you are interested, I would also like to invite you to come over as an independent director."

"Nobuyuki Idei?"

"Well, he has a really wide network of contacts. At the beginning, when Ziweixing was doing business in Japan, there were great obstacles in all aspects. A lot of money was spent, but the effect was mediocre. After successfully inviting Shinobu Idei, from the top Since the beginning of the month, Ziweixing’s business in Japan has exploded. He is very authoritative and has the right to speak in Japan.”

"YikYak?" Yang Zhiyuan was a little surprised, "How many users are there now?"

Zhou Buqi said: "40 million registered users, right? I really don't know the details. It can't compare with Yahoo Japan."

Yang Zhiyuan said: "That's already very successful, is it the best social networking site?"

"Maybe, it's not important." Zhou Buqi thought for a while and shook his head, "mixi's user accumulation is quite strong, but time is on YikYak's side."

"You want me to help you promote and supervise Ziweixing's development in the US market?"

Yang Zhiyuan's mind gradually became sharper.

I feel like there is a play!

The salary of an independent director is only 100,000 US dollars a year, which is very small for him. Let alone the trouble, once something happens to Ziweixing, the independent directors will also bear joint and several liabilities.

However, the work of independent directors is two-way.

He wanted to help, and at the same time, he could use Ziwei Star's resources to a certain extent, and he could have the closest contact with Ziwei Star's board of directors and senior management.

If Ziweixing's business in the United States is successfully established, it can form a feedback for him. With Ziweixing's resources, maybe he can regain control of Yahoo.

Zhou Buqi gave him time to think, and avoided this, "By the way, recently there was a Chinese named Wu Jinghua who shot and killed three bosses in the company. Do you know?"

Yang Zhiyuan nodded, "Well, I heard that because he was fired by the company."

Zhou Buqi sighed, "He is also a poor man. He failed to invest in real estate and had a heavy debt. His wife has no job and the child is only a few years old. He is under great pressure. He is just waiting for the company to go public and he can sell the stocks in his hand. Selling it to pay off the debt. I didn’t expect to be laid off.”

Yang Zhiyuan is Chinese and a minority, and the two investigators of the investigation company are white.

Different opinions on the same thing

Yang Zhiyuan remained silent and lowered his voice, "Not only that, I heard that he had conflicts with the company's Indian boss, which led to his layoff."

Zhou Buqi opened his eyes wide, "Isn't it because of the economic crisis?"

Yang Zhiyuan said: "This is the reason, but there are other theories. He is the technical director, even if the layoffs cannot be laid off. I heard that many Indians have also lost their jobs recently. The Indian CEO plans to lay off He, replaced by his own compatriots."

Zhou Buqi frowned, "The Indians are very united! This is their biggest advantage."

Chinese and Indians are the two major groups in Silicon Valley's technical jobs, and their technical level is similar, and even Chinese are higher. However, every time there is a good promotion opportunity, Indians are often better able to grasp it.

One of the main reasons is that Indians will hold together.

For example, after Google appointed an Indian as CEO in later generations, this buddy quickly reorganized the board of directors and recruited 4 Indians to join the board of directors; for example, after Microsoft appointed an Indian as CEO, this buddy began to appoint Indians on a large scale As executives, Shen Xiangyang and Lu Qi also left Microsoft at that time.

Yang Zhiyuan has lived in the United States for so many years, and he has a deeper understanding of this issue. "Blocking groups is only one aspect, and it has something to do with national strength."

"Um?"

"You may not be very clear when you are young. Fifteen or 20 years ago, there was a popular saying overseas, 'Chinese can succeed anywhere except their home country'. This is both a compliment and a sadness. At that time, There are many Chinese executives in Silicon Valley, and Indians are not ranked at all.”

Zhou Buqi understood what he meant, "The mainland has risen, so the Chinese can't get a job?"

"At least this is the case in Silicon Valley." Yang Zhiyuan nodded, "The current situation is already obvious. Big companies prefer to use Indians. In addition to the comparison between professional ability and general ability, a very important reason is that India is a backward country. The country, while the mainland has developed and is getting better and better. Especially in the Internet field, it is not much worse than Silicon Valley.”

Zhou Buqi is also the boss, so he immediately understood the logic behind it.

India sucks.

The local IT level is far from meeting the requirements of these Indian IT elites, and it is impossible for them to go back and there is no way out. No retreat means no choice and absolute loyalty.

The Chinese are different.

Before the reform and opening up, the Chinese had no way out, so they could be reused, and they had great power in Silicon Valley. But now that the mother country is strong, they have a way out.

Even academician Yao Qizhi, a computer scientist who won the Turing Award in the United States, has returned to China.

Zhou Buqi took it seriously, "Well, this is the reason. The stronger the home country is, the weaker it is outside. Japanese companies are doing so well, and I have never seen a Japanese who is an executive in a foreign company and they all return to their own country. I went. My own country is good enough, who wants to run away?"

Yang Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Yes, from the mainland's point of view, this situation is good. The Chinese can't climb up in Silicon Valley, and those who have the ability choose to return to China. Over the years, Indian elites have been constantly putting more Indian elites were brought from India to the United States. The Indian Institute of Technology enjoys the best educational resources and the largest education budget in India, and all the talents it cultivates come to the United States. However, the Chinese elites gradually return to China. For your mainland , which is a good sign.”

This wave of analysis put Zhou Buqi in a good mood.

It's not that Chinese executives are being squeezed out, but that their home country has become stronger, which gives them a passive effect of choice.

Zhou Buqi said: "There are always some Chinese who have a stable family in the United States and are used to the environment and lifestyle here. It is impossible for them to go back. From this perspective, it is still very important to improve the treatment of Chinese in Silicon Valley. Necessary. Ziweixing is new here, this is the first thing to do!"

"Um?"

Yang Zhiyuan felt that this kid was going to do something.

Zhou Buqi sighed, "It is definitely wrong for Wu Jinghua to shoot. If he is wrong, he is wrong. However, the capital structure of the United States is too deformed, and it is too unfriendly to the middle class. Under the financial tsunami, people like Wu Jinghua This kind of middle-class family, the blows are often fatal. Wu Jinghua made a mistake, but his wife and children are innocent. I heard that they can't even afford the lawyer's fees. They are all compatriots and need help."

Yang Zhiyuan is no novice.

As soon as I heard it, I understood what Boss Zhou was thinking.

I don't think he's kind.

It is simply the best use of capitalist charity.

Digesting the pain of other people's family to fuel their aura, like a professional politician.

Taking advantage of this incident, they made a big sponsorship to help the Wu family tide over the difficulties, and even promised to provide Mrs. Wu with a job to pay for the children's future education... In this way, Ziweixing's reputation rose.

Many Chinese have been laid off, but they don't have the atmosphere of unity like Indians. After being laid off, they can only work hard to find a new job.

If Ziwei Xing takes the stage and shouts, it is simply a spiritual pillar. In the future, if Chinese elites look for a job again, isn't Ziweixing the first choice?