Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 185
At the beginning of the new millennium, the Y5K problem that made people extremely panic, in the end entrepreneurs and programmers found that it was just a false alarm, just like the Nasdaq climbed to the [-]k point in March, followed by the bubble squeeze and Internet companies that lasted for more than a year The wave of crashes caught most Internet companies by surprise and went bankrupt.

Verus and his Pandora, who had been prepared for a long time, took root in California and did Internet-based application services for young people, but they never mentioned the fact that they were an Internet company, and they never obtained loans and loans from external markets. Therefore, by the end of the year, Pandora was recruiting a large number of excellent programmers and network technology experts.

2000年1月17日举办的超级碗吸引了17家网络公司的赞助，每家貌似财大气粗的网络巨子们为了短短30秒的广告时间支付了200多万美元，而同年4月一家网站在cbs黄金档节目中豪爽送给一位参赛者1000万美元奖金。

No one thought about how Internet companies that could not generate profitable returns in the short term would survive once venture capital and banks stopped their promised financial support. Therefore, at Christmas, most of the once-glamorous Internet companies can only declare bankruptcy or liquidation. Significant cuts in staff barely survived.

Crowds and flocks are actually the same, they always go from one extreme to another, just like college students at the end of 2000 have changed their stable disciplines such as accounting and lawyers, and the Internet has long been regarded as a scourge by everyone. Spare shoes.

Of course, the economic crisis caused by the global dot-com bubble did not harm the Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and other billionaires who escaped early.

Verus and his friends have handled this economic crisis that has cut the world's five trillion dollars of wool correctly. Pandora has accumulated a huge wealth effect and wealth in Silicon Valley in less than a year since its establishment. Popular eyeballs, Larry's oracle bones and Joe's gang leader's fruits are also more leisurely than the same period in history.

Verus and Doug, who got up early, made breakfast, and then they went out for daily running to warm up and practice shooting. Doug also followed Verus for two months after exercising, only to realize that everyone is really good when he is in good health.

When Verus, Doug, Hubayi, Hu Tieyi and others came back, Bonnie, Lili and Xiaoshuang'er and the girls had already cleaned up and had breakfast. Hubayi drove a group of people to Chinatown in the old city of Oakland. , this is his site, of course he came to be a tour guide and driver.

Verus really thinks that shopping is extremely boring, you can buy whatever you want, make a list early, and it will be done in a few minutes.

If you have to wander here and there for a few hours and still pick and choose, the girls are shopping just for shopping, and whether to buy or not is not that important to them.

Well, it is necessary to buy clothes, shoes, daily necessities, and school supplies and school bags for the little girl. Girls always have to be well-dressed to go out to meet people. Verus agrees with this very much.

At noon, everyone had a full meal of authentic Shenzhou ramen. The local snake Hu Bayi turned around and took everyone. This remote shop was full of people. People from outside the area must not know that there is such a Chinese shop in the old city of Auckland. Noodle House.

In the afternoon, one charter plane after another took off from Oakland International Airport. Verus and his friends started their Christmas holiday trip, and their destination was Miami.

Shenzhou’s entrepreneurial partner Li Jianguo and his employees, Verus’s own Pandora company and its affiliated team employees, the restless Speaker James, and the fast-paced drama series producer Neil and director Rob and a group of people, including from Kungfu star Wu Jinzhenzidan and martial arts instructor Heping teacher Xiaodong Daxia invited by Shenzhou Dadi were also present.

Grant Hill, who was injured and unable to play, as well as the big dream Olajuwon, Uncle Mu Mutombo, and Chris Mullin were all pulled by Verus to go on vacation together, and they got on the plane and got off when they went out Get on the boat as soon as you fly, basically don't need them to walk too much to avoid hurting the precious legs and feet of NBA players.

As for the big and small leaders of the relevant departments in China, there is naturally no one less, as well as the bosses of the Shenzhou Cosmos Network, the old Pete and his family in the Australian ranch, and Verus, who is the honorary principal of Rocky Mountain High School, will naturally not forget the unscrupulous A group of students including the old man Jim and the basketball queen Sydney.

The Golden State Warriors, from coach Lenny to all the players on the court, naturally can't go out together. They will face the challenge of the Philadelphia 76ers at home in two days. People with high morale are extremely difficult to deal with.

The Voyager is one of the latest ultra-luxury cruise ships headquartered under the Royal Canadian Sea International Cruise Lines Company in the United States. It is approved to carry 3840 passengers on the fifteenth deck, and the cost is 7.5 million U.S. dollars. This year is a mobile five-star hotel on the sea.

Wealthy Verus chartered the largest and most luxurious cruise ship on the Caribbean Sea on Christmas Day. It is specially used to entertain his entrepreneurial partners and friends from various channels. The small ship is not enough to live in. .

Even the leader of the fruit company, Joe, and the team of Tim and Sir Jonathan who have been helping all came. Guge's team of Larry and Sergey, Larry and his key executives of Oracle were also present.

Verus's own staff of the Golden State Warriors Club, except for some necessary left-behind staff, including the deputy executive general manager David, the office director, Miss Jenny, and others must be brought along. Verus not only invited all his friends, but also their family members. Bring it together, isn't Christmas a day of joy for the whole family, just having friends without relatives is not enough.

Well, the players and coaches of the NBA and Shenzhou still have game tasks. Of course they cannot leave San Francisco and Shen Hai, but this does not affect their parents and relatives to come out and relax, from the parents of the little giant Yao Ming to Hu Dong’s parents, and Jr. O’Neal Medici All the families of the Warriors players in Seoul were all dragged onto the plane by Verus.

In Verus's view, on the one hand, NBA team management depends on the ball market and record. In addition, whether the club operates with care is also very important. There is no bloody plot of intrigue and power grabs, only the cohesion of brothers working together to break gold. Such a team is sustainable and invincible.

As the players become more and more famous and powerful, the original situation of getting along well and being humble with each other may face many problems in the future.

Pressing all players to consciously cut their salaries and reluctantly stay is not a long-term solution to the problem. Verus does not want to become the team that pays the most luxury taxes in the entire league, which will attract too much criticism and become a young bird.

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