Chapter 12 Trumpet Player
Greg held a glass of wine and pointed down to Song Yang, indicating that he still needed to entertain the people below and asked Song Yang to hurry up.
"I still need some money now!"
Seeing Greg with a frown on his face, Song Yang hurriedly said, "Double Click Advertising Company has reached the most important step now. I need to find a partner for Double Click Advertising Company!"
"After this time, IBM, Intel, AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Volvo, Compaq Computer, and of course Los Insurance Company, will all become partners of DoubleClick Advertising Company!" Song Yang counted on his fingers and said to Greg. Anyway, he had to brag a lot now, no matter whether Greg believed it or not.
"T& T ?!"
Greg didn't know if he was drunk or had heard it wrong. Song Yang was really bold. If he said he would try his luck with a local company in Houston, Greg might have actually believed it.
But Gleick was not convinced about cooperating with giants in America, such as AT&T and IBM, which were also behemoths in their respective fields.
Greg took a sip of his wine and couldn't help laughing. "Do you think AT&T will cooperate with DoubleClick?"
It's not that Greg didn't want to believe it, but he could never have imagined that the DoubleClick Advertising Company in that shabby garage could be associated with the high-end telephone and telegraph company. The contrast was too great.
"There is a saying in China called 'riding the east wind'. Not only DoubleClick Advertising Company wants to cooperate with AT&T, but other companies will also want this cooperation!"
Hearing Song Yang quoting a famous Eastern saying, Greg looked at Song Yang with suspicion, which made Song Yang feel uncomfortable.
Greg didn't know whether Song Yang learned this by himself or his father taught him in a dream. Although felt it was unlikely, Eastern witchcraft was still very intimidating.
Greg thought for a while, and finally sighed, "Are you sure you want this last bit of money?"
The last sum of money was not only the money left by Song Yang's parents, but also a part that Greg prepared for Song Yang to go to college. Even if he went to a community college, it would be better to work as a slave at KFC.
Song Yang nodded seriously. Now, for Song Yang, it was the finishing touch. Although he didn't know what was behind the door, Song Yang would not be willing to give up unless he kicked the door open.
Seeing that Song Yang had made up his mind, Greg took out the money, looked at Song Yang for a few seconds, pushed the envelope in front of Song Yang, and then turned and went downstairs.
Song Yang was at Greg's house. After making a phone call and eating something to fill his stomach, he went out and saw a car parked at the door.
"Are you going to San Francisco now?" Gallo, who was hanging out with Haley in the small apartment, received a call from Song Yang. Song Yang actually wanted to rush to San Francisco in the middle of the night.
Song Yang asked Gallo to drive to the airport, "Drive, I need to arrive !"
This decision was also beyond Gallo's expectations. He didn't expect Song Yang to go to San Francisco. "Why go to San Francisco? I feel New York or Los Angeles is better. If you go to these two places, I will be happy to help..."
"You want to go to these two nightclubs, right?" Song Yang ruthlessly exposed Gallo's little thoughts. The only two places that Gallo was thinking about were probably the nightclubs and the crazy parties.
Gallo, who was exposed by Song Yang, did not blush at all and whistled, "Song, I remember going to these two places to attend the party, but you said it!"
Song Yang was stunned for a moment and couldn't help rubbing his cheeks. He didn't know what the original body had said to Gallo.
After arriving at the airport, Song Yang did not let Gallo continue to follow, "Help me keep an eye on Jaden and make sure he completes the development as soon as possible!"
After buying a United Airlines ticket, Song Yang got on the plane directly. As for the first-class treatment, don't even think about it. As for the flight attendants, people who are used to domestic aviation would probably have a different feeling when seeing foreign flight attendants.
After nearly four hours of bumpy ride, Song Yang finally returned to the ground and randomly found a motel. After a short rest, Song Yang changed into the formal suit he got from Gallo, tied a tie crookedly to make himself look more mature, and then rushed to Third Avenue in San Francisco.
Kayla, who is interning at Wired magazine, arrived at the office of Wired magazine in advance. She wants to join this magazine, which has become more and more influential in recent years, so naturally she needs to perform well.
When Kayla arrived at Wired magazine, she saw a tall figure already standing there.
The visitor stood casually by the glass door, holding a cup of coffee in his hand. He seemed to notice Kira's arrival and cast his gaze towards her.
When she saw that face, Kira couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Seeing Song Yang, Kira couldn't help but think of a video tape "The Last Emperor" that she watched with her family a few years ago. Kira felt that Song Yang in front of her was probably not inferior to the leading actor in that video tape and those Hollywood stars.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Kira asked Song Yang.
Song Yang showed a warm smile and reached out to Kaila, "Bruno Song, I want to visit Editor-in-Chief Kevin Kelly!"
As Kaila opened the door to the magazine, she asked Song Yang, "Do you have an appointment?"
When Song Yang heard that he had to make an appointment, he felt a little overwhelmed. He didn't have much time to waste here. "I think Editor-in-Chief Kevin will definitely be willing to talk to me. This is very important to both of us!"
Kayla looked back at Song Yang. Ever since Wired magazine became more influential, the number of people who came to Kevin Kelly and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to become famous has continued to increase. However, looking at Song Yang, Kayla still couldn't bear to drive him away. "I will report to Editor-in-Chief Kevin, but I'm not sure if he can spare the time to see you!"
"I still have to thank you, Kira. I will never forget what happened today!" Song Yang said, holding Kira's hand.
Kira's face turned slightly red, she pulled her hand out, then turned and left in a hurry, leaving Song Yang alone in the reception room.
Song Yang also breathed a sigh of relief. The action just now was completely an instinctive reaction of the original bastard, and had nothing to do with the always gentlemanly Song Yang. However, just like in the "Cat and Mouse Game" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, sometimes relying on appearance does seem to have some effect, Song Yang said, pinching his face.
As an assistant, Kayla is responsible for assisting Kevin Kelly in his work, including arranging daily activities. Kayla is quite trusted by Kevin Kelly.
After a quick look, she saw that it was almost ten o'clock in the morning, which was Kevin Kelly's daily coffee time. Kayla decided to say something on behalf of Song Yang, who had been in the reception room for more than an hour.
"Mr. Kevin, there is someone who claims to be the founder of Double Click Advertising Company and wants to meet you."
"Do you have a reservation code?" Kevin, who was busy dealing with news and manuscripts to be published in the next issue of the magazine, said without raising his head.
"No, but he seems to be in a hurry..."
Kevin raised his head curiously and glanced at Kayla who was a little flustered. He couldn't remember which visitor this young assistant had said so much to.
"Then please ask him to come in, and prepare me a cup of coffee without sugar. I need to refresh myself!" Kevin Kelly said to Kayla.
When Song Yang came in, the scene he saw was a standard Western face, accompanied by a bearded Caucasian man, who was energetically drinking coffee and looking at documents.
After nodding slightly to Kayla to express his gratitude, Song Yang sat opposite Kevin.
"Please sit down!" Kevin stretched out his hand to Song Yang without raising his head, then raised his head inadvertently, "Then, can you tell me why you want to see me..."
When Kevin Kelly saw Song Yang for the first time, he immediately understood why Kayla spoke for Song Yang. If he had not confirmed that this was San Francisco, he would have suspected that Song Yang had come to the wrong place.
Seeing Song Yang, who looked much younger than he had imagined, Kevin couldn't help but become interested and picked up Song Yang's simple business card.
"Editor-in-Chief Kevin, I have long heard of you and have always wanted to meet you."
"'Out of Control' is the most valuable Internet book I have ever read!" Song Yang said it without blinking as soon as he sat down.
This obviously hit a chord , "Have you seen 'Out of Control'?"
Honestly speaking, “Out of Control,” which was later revered as a sacred book in the Eastern Internet industry, did not have much impact in America, with sales of only a few thousand copies.
Even Kevin Kelly, the author of "Out of Control", relies on his identity as the editor-in-chief of "Wired" magazine in the American technology circle, and his influence is far less than the series of titles such as "prophet" and "Internet godfather" that he is called in the East.
However, because of Wired magazine, he has a good relationship with people in the technology circle such as Apple's Steve Jobs and Netscape's Marc Andreessen, and this is what Song Yang wants to take advantage of.
Wired magazine is more like a trumpeter, waving the flag and charging into battle on behalf of the Internet and technology industries, creating momentum for people in the technology industry, and in turn, those people in the technology industry also increase the influence of Wired magazine.
Song Yang nodded without hesitation. He had indeed read this book. Although this book was over-interpreted in the Eastern Internet industry, it did contain many concepts. Song Yang had also read it in his previous life.
“Decentralization, sharing, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, etc. will all be the mainstream of the Internet in the future, and the future world will also belong to the Internet!”
Song Yang talked to Kevin about this being one of the concepts in Kevin's book, and the two of them had quite a good conversation.
Although there are bound to be different opinions in some places, it is quite to Kevin's liking. Song Yang agrees with many of Kevin's views, which makes Kevin feel like a close friend.
Kevin Kelly's main identity now is the editor-in-chief of "Wired" magazine. He is so well-known that he is treated as a guest of honor in the East. In America, he is just somewhat well-known, but Silicon Valley technology, New York institutions and Internet forums are far from treating him as an idol or a guest of honor. It is rare to meet someone who agrees with his ideas, so naturally they talk to him enthusiastically.
Song Yang decided to add fuel to the fire. "After watching 'Out of Control', I had an idea that maybe I should bring its concept to the cinema so that more people can see it!"
