"It's bitter first and then sweet," Hastings simply put down the cup, as if chewing the words for a while, "I've heard of your words before, but I've never understood. Why does the premise of sweetness have to be bitter?"

"Why should you have to be bitter first? Why can't you keep sweet?" Hastings continued.

Feng Yiping looked calm and tried to do the next round of brewing. In fact, he was taking the opportunity to think about how to answer, and his head was spinning very quickly.

It is actually normal for Hastings to ask such a question. The so-called cultural differences between the East and the West actually have the current understanding of these similar issues.

But for Feng Yiping, when he said that, he felt that Hastings should understand the main meaning of his words.

So he never expected that Hastings would interpret this sentence from this perspective, because it should be a sentence familiar and cognizable to the majority of Chinese people. At least he had never heard anyone question this before.

But it seems to be right, why do we have to be bitter first before it can be sweet? Could it be that we are all masochists?

Why do I think this is so like a brain teaser?

However, he felt very familiar with such a scene.

Without it, parents have actually experienced too many such moments.

When children grow up and have independent personality, and actively observe the world, they will question what many parents think is natural, "Why does the sun appear in the sky? Why do birds fly in the sky? Why do people grow old?" Or, "Why are mothers so big, but fathers so small?"..., and so on.

Therefore, a serious and responsible parent will often encounter similar brain teasers.

And, when explaining, I always have troublesome and say it deeply. The child doesn’t understand it, but he doesn’t feel satisfied.

"Try it again," Feng Yiping picked up the cup again.

Hastings drank it all without saying a word, and did not comment on the taste of this cup. He still looked at Feng Yiping, obviously waiting for his reply.

"Hastings, or you should have heard of another question, there is a chicken first, or an egg first?" Feng Yiping, the good Chinese dad, said in a temptation manner.

"Our Eastern culture, specifically, is the characteristic of Chinese culture. We have always been good at looking at problems from a general perspective, paying attention to circulation and transformation, which belongs to abstract thinking and perceptual thinking."

"In the West, people pay more attention to starting from the material world, exploring and verifying the essence of problems, focusing on logical thinking and rational thinking,"

“From our perspective, many things that seem opposite or cause-and-effect, such as light and darkness, chicken and egg, bitter and sweet, can actually transform into each other and be harmonious and unified.”

Hastings looked like he was ignorant and confused. Well, he might actually not understand at all.

Still too deeply.

It turns out that good times are hard to come again, and it is hard to get a soulmate again. Feng Yiping suddenly felt a sense of ecstasy.

"In terms of this sentence, we can understand it in this way. Although it is difficult at present, we will definitely achieve success in the future."

Hastings fully understood this sentence.

He was a little embarrassed to look at Feng Yiping again. Yes, Feng Yiping must be clear about the situation he and Netflix are currently facing.

"Because bitterness and sweetness are relative, and to be relatively sweet, slightly sweetness is actually close to bitterness, so this sentence can be interpreted in this way. If the current situation continues to develop, the achievements made in the future will be bitter in comparison to another possibility."

Which other possibility is? Of course, it is the possibility that I have always told you, that blue ocean.

Feng Yiping raised his cup again, "Do you feel that it's not that bitter now?"

Hastings looked dissatisfied and drank it all in one go again. He coughed, completely ignoring Feng Yiping's question, "Feng, do you know? Although I haven't seen it before, I actually admire you very much."

Appreciate? Don’t think I can’t hear that you are taking advantage of me. In the shopping mall, at present, I am better than you, so don’t behave like a senior.

"Haha, Buchanan has told you in person that I appreciate you a long time ago," Feng Yiping said with a smile.

Sometimes, you have to be sharp and don’t give in.

Hastings coughed again, didn’t he say that Feng Yiping is a “humble gentleman”? How can he see this?

"I want to say that I appreciate it," he finally stopped using the word "appreciation". "I appreciate your behavior of staying in college and continuing to study when you were both academically and business-oriented," he said.

“It’s a rare thing in this impetuous and utilitarian era,” he said. “Actually, I’m just like you, you know, my first business was a success.”

Feng Yiping really knew that he had a successful start-up. The company he founded at that time was successfully listed in 1995 and was one of the most successful companies in the US stock market in 1995.

"What you probably don't know is that after I sold that company two years later, I returned to my alma mater, Stanford, and re-study for six months, studying educational policy, political science, state capital,"

Feng Yiping really doesn't know that it is really rare for him to do this. You know, he was already 37 years old and could still go back to school to study, and it was not the business school that was popular among various bosses in China that were mainly for gilding or expanding the circle.

"I really don't like those opinions that advocate dropping out of school and starting a business. Humph, how can there be so many geniuses? Even if they have unique skills, will they be equally excellent in management?"

"I think we are the same at this point," he said.

This guy can chat!

He said so much, you can understand that he was praising Feng Yiping, but isn’t he praising himself when he said this?

“I’m also very pragmatic in other things.”

Feng Yiping didn't say anything, quietly looked at him pretending... No, he said to him.

"I personally care more about the value of the company than my personal interests. There may be some things you don't know. When I first started my business, I actually asked the board of directors to find someone to replace me more than once. I hope to fire myself more than once because I don't think I am suitable to be the CEO,"

Feng Yiping had heard of this. At that time, like Page before, Hastings wanted to regard himself as an engineer. He had made similar proposals. Of course, the reason was not as simple, selfless and noble as he said.

He now selectively took this out, naturally to show himself.

Since he said that, Feng Yiping also decided to tell the truth, "Hastings, in fact, since early on, I did business not to make money, or to make money for me,"

After hearing Feng Yiping's words and looking at his innocent eyes as pure as a baby, Hastings was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

It turns out that there are mountains outside the mountain and sky outside the sky. Each one can pretend more than the other!

He then smiled dryly, "Feng, I admire it very much, um," and slipped out the word again, and he immediately made up for it. "I admire your business vision very much, but from the current point of view, I insist on believing in my decisions, which is the most beneficial to Netflix's development. Netflix's progress and growth over the years have also strongly proved this, right?"

Feng Yiping did not immediately continue his words and said, "Hastings, there is actually another point. We are the same. We in China have another saying, "Heroes have similar views."

"You have to admit that we are highly consistent in our views on some things, such as Red Bo, right? We have agreed on the acquisition plan, and then you and Netflix also think Red Bo is a good partner,"

Hastings could only laugh dryly, because whether it was subjective or objective, Netflix's disruption was all about causing trouble for Feng Yiping and nextdoor. This was a bit embarrassing when he raised it in person.

"Feng, you should know that it is a company behavior,"

"Well, I can understand, Hastings, don't get me wrong. I said the point of this matter is not the reason you are worried about. My point is that you didn't realize that it was an opportunity before I proposed to work with Red Wave. You have to admit that, right?"

"Of course, you can think that way," Hastings said.

"Same, I believe that on other issues, sometimes this will happen. For example, if you think PepsiCo is an outdated model and company, Netflix's current model is the best, but for me, Netflix's current model is a must-pass stage, but it is also not a good one. It is also an outdated model,"

"The development of this industry is the most correct direction, only the direction I think is the direction,"

"Of course, you can't think so now," Feng Yiping drank another cup of tea and praised, "It's getting sweeter and sweeter, can you try it?"

Hastings didn't move. He now hates the tea that Feng Yiping always borrowed from, although it feels really sweet.

"Oh, let me go back to what I said, but in the end you will definitely admit that my approach is the best, but, by then, like Red Wave, you will find that you have no chance,"
Chapter completed!