Chapter 76: Loud Drums and Gongs
Song Yang also tasted the roast duck and felt that it tasted very authentic. He did not taste any difference from what Xie Qing tasted, but felt that it tasted very good.
"Then you can come to Houston more often in the future!" Song Yang said to Xie Qing.
"must!"
With the investment from Song Yang, Fortinet has gained new business and partners, which makes Xie Ping in a good mood.
This store actually had Shaodaozi liquor brought from China. Song Yang and his friends ordered a bottle and drank it all.
Song Yang and Xie Qing both took a small sip. Gallo, not knowing his own limits, drank the whole glass directly. Song Yang and Xie Qing both silently looked at the warrior in front of them.
In less than a few seconds, Gallo opened his mouth wide and his face turned completely red. It took him dozens of seconds to recover. "What the hell is this alcohol? It's stronger than vodka!"
In terms of alcohol content alone, the 80-degree alcohol content of Shaodaozi may not be as strong as vodka, which is made by directly mixing alcohol into the drink. But in terms of taste, it feels much stronger than other alcoholic beverages.
However, after that sip of wine wore off, Gallo began to have a special liking for Shaodaozi. Compared with the other alcoholic beverages he had drunk before, Baijiu undoubtedly had a longer lasting taste.
Most of the bottle of Shaodaozi went into Gai Luo's stomach, while Song Yang and Xie Qing drank and talked about things.
"Have you also practiced sports?" After hearing that Xie Qing had practiced sports, Song Yang felt that the two had quite a bit in common.
"Volleyball," the tall and strong Xie Qing said to Song Yang, with a nostalgic look on his face. It can be seen that he missed the days on the other side of the ocean very much. "I practiced volleyball at the Shahai Sports School for eight years!"
When talking about this, Xie Qing couldn't help but talk about his past in China. Xie Qing was born in Huaqing family. His parents both worked in Huaqing. Xie Qing was born and raised in Huaqing. He also studied in Huaqing. Even Xie Qing and his younger brother were named Xie Qing and Xie Hua...
When Xie Qing came to America, his parents wanted him to pursue further studies for a doctorate, and then return to China to teach at Huaqing University and continue the Huaqing family's legacy.
Who knew that Xie Qing would get so excited, especially with the booming Internet in America this year. There were so many people who left Stanford to start their own businesses, so Xie Qing applied for a leave of absence from Stanford and started to establish Fortinet.
At this point, Xie Qing also began to feel melancholy. Before building Fortinet, he put all his attention on it and ignored everything else. Now he was a little worried. If his family knew about this, he didn't know what would happen since he had given up Stanford and ran to Silicon Valley.
"Have you ever thought about going over there? Five years have passed and no one knows what it will be like over there?" Xie Qing said to Song Yang after taking a sip of wine. Xie Qing thought that if Feita could develop, then if he went back, it would be like returning home in glory.
When Song Yang heard this, his hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and then he put the glass down.
"Let's wait and see. If I go back to China, you will have to accompany me!" Song Yang said to Xie Qing with a smile.
If Song Yang returns to China, it will basically be under the banner of investment. There will be an opportunity next year for DoubleClick Company to establish a branch in China.
In the future, Song Yang will be able to set up a foundation in China and invest in the industries there. Song Yang's current status makes him an upstart in the American Internet industry, and he is also a top tycoon in the current domestic Internet industry.
Maybe he can get a title like "pioneer". After all, Song Yang can be said to have pioneered the era of digital advertising. Buffett, the old man who criticized the Internet, would be invited to give speeches by various universities if he went there.
If Song Yang goes, wouldn't universities, TV stations, and major companies be vying for him to hold seminars? Wouldn't the auditorium be packed with people coming to listen to Song Yang's speech, and wouldn't there be a bunch of people named Ma, Zhang, Ding, etc. sitting in the audience taking notes? !
"The Great Wall, pandas..."
After downing half a bottle of Shaodaoli, Gallo, who was already drowsy after drinking the latest, suddenly spoke. For Gallo, from childhood to adulthood, except for occasionally hearing news about the mainland on TV, he also heard about the Great Wall and pandas on some science and travel channels. This was all his impression.
Xie Qing stayed in Houston for several days, negotiating with Willis and people from the Hotmail mailbox development department, and then returned to Silicon Valley and began to have Fortinet work intensively to develop a virus scanning software for the Hotmail mailbox web page.
This software does not need to be very advanced. As long as it is made, it can occasionally scan out some vulnerabilities, patch defects, and remind you that there is too much cache garbage. That's enough. In this era, this is the most advanced antivirus scanning software in the world!
Two cars drove quickly on the road to a farm below Harris County. Today was the day to visit old Bruno and his wife. Song Yang, Greg, Daana, Gallo and others were all going together.
After leaving downtown Houston and passing through several towns in Harris, we began to enter a large plain pasture. The wild western that often appears in Hollywood movies also began to appear before our eyes.
Real farms are definitely not as poetic as those on TV, and may even be a bit boring. There are endless cornfields on both sides of the road, with occasional pastures and farms interspersed among them. In these thousands or tens of thousands of acres of land, there may be only a few people staying there.
After the car passed through several large farms, it entered an area with a Bruno Farm sign. When Song Yang saw this, he knew they had arrived.
After passing through a small path, an ordinary two-story building appeared in front of us . Hearing the noise, a burly man came out of the house. He worked on the farm all year round, so naturally he was quite big.
"Hall!"
Seeing Hall coming out, Gallo shouted at him, and Song Yang also waved to Hall.
Seeing that it was Song Yang, Gallo and others who came, Hall responded to Song Yang and others, touched the back of his head, turned around and ran inside to tell the people inside that Song Yang and others had arrived.
Hall is also one of Song Yang's older cousins. He lives on the farm with his parents, Song Yang's other uncle Mason, and old Bruno and his wife. In fact, he helps old Bruno manage the farm. After all, old Bruno and his wife are not young anymore.
As soon as the car stopped, an old man and an old woman who had been notified by Hall ran out of the house.
"My little Bruno!"
The old lady Christa who came out first called Song Yang, and then hugged Song Yang. She loved Song Yang so much that he was also the son of Catherine, the youngest daughter of old Bruno, who left early. Naturally, the old Bruno couple treated Song Yang differently from other people.
Old Bruno is a skinny old man, dressed like an old Italian. He is not young, but looks quite energetic.
After looking at Song Yang, old Bruno and his wife grabbed little Milia again. As for Gallo and others, they were simply ignored. However, Gallo had long been accustomed to this kind of scene.
"Little Milia still remembers to come and see grandpa with little Bruno!" Old Bruno took Little Milia and said to Greg meaningfully.
Greg pretended not to hear this. In this regard, Greg and Gallo and his son had a tacit understanding.
Song Yang, Gallo and Hall entered the house together. There were several people sitting inside. In addition to his step-uncle Mason, there was also his aunt Daisy who lived in Texas.
Most of the Bruno family members were present today. In addition to old Bruno and his wife, the two step uncles Greg and Mason, and aunt Daisy were also present.
There is still an aunt and her family in New York, and the last step uncle is busy with the gold rush in the remote Arras. I haven't seen him for all these years, and he is the person that old Bruno curses most often.
As for Gallo, Hall, Nathan and others, they are basically of the same generation as Song Yang.
"Little Bruno, let me see the genius of Bruno's family!"
As soon as Daisy saw Song Yang, she immediately stood up and said to old Bruno and his wife enthusiastically, "Seeing little Bruno reminded me of Catherine. Little Bruno's father was also a genius..."
The originally happy old lady, upon hearing Catherine, showed signs of wiping away tears. Old Bruno looked at Daisy unhappily, remembering that she did not say that back then. Daisy had always been against Song Yang's father and his mother Catherine being together, but now she has changed her tune.
It was naturally lively when all the Bruno family members were together, especially after a few drinks, with Gallo present, and with the children of Milia, Mason and Daisy, it became even more noisy.
However, old Bruno and his wife liked this kind of noise. They watched Milia and the others playing with a smile. Christa, regardless of her health, still went into the kitchen to let Song Yang, Gallo and others recall the taste of a meal cooked by their grandmother. Diana hurriedly followed her in.
Old Bruno sat on the recliner at the door, took out a pipe, stuffed it with tobacco and started smoking.
Song Yang sat down next to old Bruno, "How are you and grandma doing here?"
Song Yang and Greg both intended to bring old Bruno and his wife to live in the city. After all, the living and medical conditions there are much better than here.
Although old Bruno was old, he was still shrewd. As soon as Song Yang opened his mouth, old Bruno said, "Everything is fine here for us. Little Bruno, you don't have to worry about us!"
Hearing old Bruno change the subject, Song Yang could only talk about other things, "How is the farm now?"
When this was mentioned, Old Bruno began to scowl and said, "Those vampires are destroying everything here. They want to control this place and make the farm work for them!"
As soon as Song Yang heard it, he knew what old Bruno was complaining about. Farms in America have entered the era of mechanization, and a few people can manage farms of thousands of acres. But because of this, they have begun to be closely connected with the market.
Just like other industries in America, farms and ranches, which were previously run independently by small farmers, are now being taken over by large American groups.
