"If oil company wants to buy your house, there's oil underneath" is a genuinely great line that everyone should remember. Always good to look for people's true intentions.
Still even 100,000 for a hard drive? If he was willing to drop that much without hesitation, he's willing to do much better than that. He should have negotiated his way into the millions.
Exactly. Gavin made a huge mistake not disclosing why he wanted Jian Yang to sign the rights, so Jian Yang immediately knew he caught Gavin with his pants down. You know it's a well-written show when the villain gets as much fucked over as the protagonists do.
@@xilencered7788 except China isn't known for being a country of capitalism. America, especially Los Angeles, specifically silicon valley, definitely is though
Gavin is like that giant Snickers bar at the movie theatre. You love Snickers, it SEEMS like a great idea, but half way through it, you are sick of Snickers.
A foreigner asking a Chinese man to extort another Chinese man at the threat of pulling an already agreed upon deal wouldn't have worked in old China either. Gavin was arrogant enough to try which is why he failed. The only difference is that in old China, Gavin would be escorted out of the country by gunpoint instead of singing children.
decentradical I thought he was representative of Hock Tan of Broadcom which made sense since he's got a very aggressive personality and manufactures computer hardware
He got too greedy. He should have just invested in the company and buy the shares little by little. Making sure the tech remains unnoticeable on the market. Kinda like what they did to electric cars.
Nobody did EV dirty, there's just a lot of resistance (Oil Company, Automobile Companies and Govt; which benefit from Oil/gas tax/Lobbyingdonations etc.) The few countries that actually made EV worked (Scandinavian countries & China) did it through great political and economic subsidies/will. And pretty much due to China being the largest consumer base in the world, it has pretty much secured a net monopoly on Lithium supplies and technological advancement as well.
Just his presence as this important CEO trying to buy Jian Yang's technology was too obvious. He had to either get his own hackers and goons, or get his own PI's and thugs to find leverage on Jian Yang, or make him a ridiculous offer like half a billion or something
@@thomasau3204 uh, maybe. but NO on Lithium; it's a salt and lots of it in Argentina and the USA (platte and Nevada) uncle has options on 100's of thousands of dollars with that stuff. plus alternatives coming.
Gavin is one of my favorite characters. Even though he is the main antagonist, I many times cheer for him. I even felt genuinely sad that time he got fired.
That's the thing, this show portrays how gray the human nature really is. Even Richard Hendricks is shown in bad light and portrayed as how really manipulative he can be.
Yang has shown himself to be quite intelligent, both as an engineer and as a business man, he might not be a genius, but he learns fast, and he learns from his own mistakes and the mistakes of others, he learned from Erlich, he learned from Yao, he learns from everyone, until he himself is a ruthless warlord.
We don't know that for sure. He could have very well signed it over for reasonable terms while the Chinese factory boss was making it seem it was done in the manner you thought it was...
useless adjective. To be without use. ruthless adjective. To be without my dear Ruth. She knows how to use her charm and soothing words to convince me to go easy on my adversaries. She's a great friend.
I think that's quite similar to DJI v.s. GoPro. When back in the time, GoPro wanted to have a much larger profit share towards collaboration with DJI, and DJI rejected to make its own camera. Now we all know what's happening now...
seriously,all the actors and actresses are amazing!!Love this show to death!by the way, since gavin is in china,take jack barker home,i miss that damn fool!
Not sure they're "white thrash" or that your understand the meaning of the term. They failed because a Chinese alternative willing to cooperate 100% with the CCP was created (Didi and Taobao for Uber and eBay) and given preferential treatment. Apple are huge in China because they're willing to go along with whatever the communist party wants and because there's no real alternative for the time being, but as soon as a Xiaomi or Oppo get close to the same business model or brand recognition, then Apple are in trouble. Good on Google for not being willing to offer a watered-down version of their services for China and voluntarily puling out of the market instead.
This is completely true. CCP does not need to go into private deals, unless necessary. Private citizens will gladly back stab any foreigners for more direct revenue. Of course, pay their appreciation fee to the CCP without declaring their true income. Documentation is still the main trick over there.
It's true that Bangladesh provides cheap labors, it is still very hard to enter into business in Bangladesh for milking low cost labor advantage. This country has almost become a autocratic country where every large-scale business is in hands of the politicians or is controlled by politicians. So to setup a factory a foreign company will have to bribe the politicians large amount of money. If they are willing to do that, next steps are very easy - I can assure.
"So to setup a factory a foreign company will have to bribe the politicians large amount of money" - as far as I know this is exactly how China work to, nothing new here :)
randomnickify if your company just want to selling coffee or fried chicken in China, then you don’t need to worry, because your company has no high tech. We Chinese has no interest; for high tech companies, you want the big China market, we want to learn your technique, so trade you technique with our market, it’s a fair deal
@@UnleashthePhury That's literally every CEO IRL. Most of the IP they "took" from other countries was literally handed over to them by Dumb executives. (As a condition for using their cheap Labor)
Gavin went too cheap, then he brings in a bigger player who have more resources and connections, and expects him not to have ambitions. His mistake is thinking he’s smarter than everyone.
it highlights the absurdities of the tech world-where big deals hinge on who outmaneuvers whom, where hubris is punished, and where the underdog or unexpected ally can gain the upper hand in an instant. Gavin’s humiliation in China is a classic example of how the series humorously tackles these high-stakes business maneuvers.
Tobias Trust I don't think Jian yang got any money. If the dude that owns the factory has the political power to forcibly take someone's company away from them just like that. He might as well take it away from Jian yang for free right? Therefore nobody won except for that factory owner guy.
So, the lesson is that if you desperately want something, don't tell anyone whom you don't have by the crotch sack, so that you can crush them if they betray you. (And make sure they know it.)
"If oil company wants to buy your house, there's oil underneath" is a genuinely great line that everyone should remember. Always good to look for people's true intentions.
Yes, and he got nothing. So I guess the old phrase of a “Bird in hand is worth two in the bush” really is the quote that applies here
Birds of a feather.
Still even 100,000 for a hard drive? If he was willing to drop that much without hesitation, he's willing to do much better than that.
He should have negotiated his way into the millions.
Exactly. Gavin made a huge mistake not disclosing why he wanted Jian Yang to sign the rights, so Jian Yang immediately knew he caught Gavin with his pants down.
You know it's a well-written show when the villain gets as much fucked over as the protagonists do.
its one reason my dad still hasnt sold his land in texas. the offers he receives continue to increase in value. and hes not going to budge lmao
I just love how in this show everybody keeps outsmarting and backstabbing each other.
What tv show is this?
That's just how it is even in the real silicon valley.
All business is ruthless, if you arent the one backstabbing, you need to be watching your back at all times.
@@xilencered7788 except China isn't known for being a country of capitalism. America, especially Los Angeles, specifically silicon valley, definitely is though
@@theyhaventfedmesince they practice capitalism in their own way. Its just as corrupt and the government interferes as much
if oil company wants to buy your house, there is oil underneath.
They could just want to build a pipeline through your back yard.
@@jaredbowhay-pringle1460 Then they could just pay you for that instead
@@jaredbowhay-pringle1460 Oil flows through those pipes so still correct.
@@jaredbowhay-pringle1460 to do that, they will need to buy your house
if the us wants to bring you freedom and democracy, there is oil underneath.
Gavin is hands down the best character of the show, always cracks me up😂❤️
Strawberry Ashley Wat toevallig dat jij je ook hier bevindt zeg, poe poe👀
Just QuincyGames wAT tOeVaLLig zEgGgGGggGgGggGgGggGg
Erlich was also Great
He is like a slightly more lovable Elon Musk, except unlike the Muskrat, Gavin actually knows his stuff.
Gavin made that show. Perfect bad guy. So many good characters.
I think they chose Gavin Belson’s actor really well according to his face that very effectively expresses anger and revenge
Gavin cursing in chinese was amazing comedy.
TA MA DE
This episode is directed by Matt Ross (the actor playing Gavin Belson)
ShmaoPlays yes indeed he's very talented! I'm curious about the Gavin -Jian Yang story development
Yeah who knew that captain fantastic was matt ross's movie he is a great director
matt ross is more talented than everyone on this show combined. Including the show creators. he's an amazing director and actor.
Really, I would respect him more, especially his last swearing "他媽的"
I honestly think Gavin deserves his own spin-off show
Agreed brother!
the entire show is his own spin-off show
I like that, say a Better Call Saul type show with tech.
He played it so well.
Gavin is like that giant Snickers bar at the movie theatre. You love Snickers, it SEEMS like a great idea, but half way through it, you are sick of Snickers.
In the end Gavin learned about the new china.
A foreigner asking a Chinese man to extort another Chinese man at the threat of pulling an already agreed upon deal wouldn't have worked in old China either. Gavin was arrogant enough to try which is why he failed. The only difference is that in old China, Gavin would be escorted out of the country by gunpoint instead of singing children.
@@MK_ULTRA420 you think Chinese billionaires care about fucking over poor Chinese people?
@@afrochickenboy Anglos are projecting again.
@@lawrenegummy4736 weirdly specific call-out lol
@@afrochickenboy sounds like the U.S of A to me bud
I love how the Chinese factory CEO looks identical to Xi Jinping, it's got to be intentional.
decentradical I thought he was representative of Hock Tan of Broadcom which made sense since he's got a very aggressive personality and manufactures computer hardware
THATS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING beneath that is all a facade
Some random Asian guy looks indentical to some other random Asian guy?
Ok....
It's obviously supposed to be Liu Xie, last emperor of the Han Dynasty.
I don’t see it at all. I guess maybe you’ve to not have encountered many East Asians to see a resemblance.
I love how Gavin swears in Chinese so the kids will understand him
but gavin is such an honorable good loyal friend and a good human being how could anyone betray him
Gavin is the best character in the entire show.
*history of television
"The children have returned to sing for you"😂
😂 😂 😂 😂
He got too greedy. He should have just invested in the company and buy the shares little by little. Making sure the tech remains unnoticeable on the market. Kinda like what they did to electric cars.
But it's China, the government can seize the company any time they like.
Nobody did EV dirty, there's just a lot of resistance (Oil Company, Automobile Companies and Govt; which benefit from Oil/gas tax/Lobbyingdonations etc.)
The few countries that actually made EV worked (Scandinavian countries & China) did it through great political and economic subsidies/will. And pretty much due to China being the largest consumer base in the world, it has pretty much secured a net monopoly on Lithium supplies and technological advancement as well.
Just his presence as this important CEO trying to buy Jian Yang's technology was too obvious. He had to either get his own hackers and goons, or get his own PI's and thugs to find leverage on Jian Yang, or make him a ridiculous offer like half a billion or something
He should have bought the whole company outright.
@@thomasau3204 uh, maybe. but NO on Lithium; it's a salt and lots of it in Argentina and the USA (platte and Nevada) uncle has options on 100's of thousands of dollars with that stuff. plus alternatives coming.
Gavin is one of my favorite characters. Even though he is the main antagonist, I many times cheer for him. I even felt genuinely sad that time he got fired.
That's the thing, this show portrays how gray the human nature really is. Even Richard Hendricks is shown in bad light and portrayed as how really manipulative he can be.
0:07 Just like Russ, it's easy to forget that underneath all the ruthless arrogance, Gavin is actually really knowledgeable about tech.
I love how Yang really has pretty much done nothing but create an octupus recipe app and not a hot dog that only kind of works.
He did create a all girls coding camp to teach girls how to code
Yang has shown himself to be quite intelligent, both as an engineer and as a business man, he might not be a genius, but he learns fast, and he learns from his own mistakes and the mistakes of others, he learned from Erlich, he learned from Yao, he learns from everyone, until he himself is a ruthless warlord.
@@killumination87 He respects a woman
Hot dog, not a hot dog proved to be an important bit of tech.
@@ghostbravo7127Jin Yang is young Elrich. Richard is young Gavin.
Jian Yang's big uncle in BeiJing will strike back.
But he is very corrupt.
Uncle's name is JinPing
Mr Jian Yang is badass in this episode
We don't know that for sure. He could have very well signed it over for reasonable terms while the Chinese factory boss was making it seem it was done in the manner you thought it was...
@@Traumatix685 lol let’s be real…it’s China and Chinese people…no such thing as reasonable in their books 😂
@@selvaganapathy2391 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️that’s like saying all Americans are racist vegan school shooters
@@jocelynlin6044 that's an accurate observation. you are absolutely correct.
@@selvaganapathy2391 stop trolling bro
There’s no ‘new Bangladesh’, just Bangladesh.
That’s such a great line
The final shot of him looking so upset and swearing in Chinese is pure comedy gold.
If you understand Chinese and look at the architecture design graph closely, there are bunch of lines of 'government backdoor'😂😂😂
That’s some amazing realistic details
What does it say next to "Richard"? :D
@@zelnidav Richard 战力只有5 - Richard power level is only 5
Dragonball reference😂
This show is too good to have ended at all
What show? No body is saying the damn name and the guy who uploaded it didnt list the damn name
@@CurrentlyBlazed For real I been lookin for a straight minute
@@CurrentlyBlazed name of the show is sillicon valley
All you had to do was look up gavin belson
@@Anonnonner9546 I have no idea who the fuck that guy is
Actor who plays Gavin is perfect example of someone who is ruthless but useless. Perhaps a new word called "ruseless"
Impotent?
Brilliant 👏 can I use that ?
@@mattatm3227 go for it
@@jackmclean4120 no that word exists already you missed the joke.
useless
adjective. To be without use.
ruthless
adjective. To be without my dear Ruth. She knows how to use her charm and soothing words to convince me to go easy on my adversaries. She's a great friend.
This feels so real.
Those singing kids killed me lmao
I wonder what song they were singing at Gavin.
Its a folk song of the fishermans going to the sea with fierce waves catching fish with courage.
@@andrewtee I assume you know Chinese? :D
not gonna lie the "ta ma de" hits really hard.
I think that's quite similar to DJI v.s. GoPro. When back in the time, GoPro wanted to have a much larger profit share towards collaboration with DJI, and DJI rejected to make its own camera. Now we all know what's happening now...
Go Pro even tried to make a drone to compete with DJI, feel free to look that up and see how it went. They couldn't even copy right.
Mhm what's happening !?
@@adammess All I ever see if Go-Pro. Huh???? yeh, whatz happenin??
GoPro never made drones. DJI's strength is its stability in flight. Camera? That's an after thought.
As someone who worked in tech in China, I wish I could say that the smoking inside of an open-office is an exaggeration
You have to admit he is smart, if someone wanted to buy something from you, there must be something they will benefit from
thats not smart , that is common sense
Except nowadays you need to be even smarter to be able to use that something for greater gain without getting stolen by someone bigger.
seriously,all the actors and actresses are amazing!!Love this show to death!by the way, since gavin is in china,take jack barker home,i miss that damn fool!
I love how Gavin just happened to be in the same area in China as Yang was
That's how they progress the story faster than reality.
It's a small country.
@@sdaiwepm lol
@@sdaiwepm 💀
It's not like china has a lot of tech centers. If the show was set in Germany and two characters went to the US it would be to Silicon Valley.
Everyone can appreciate the joyful sound of children singing.
That "Ta Ma Da" delivery was on point, almost native.
“I made it clear it would be better for him to hand over the company and leave town immediately.”
the final episode ending on the (actually pretty good) song "Made in China" during the credits cracked me up big time
0:50 That guy doesn't realise that Gavin also knows Mandarin Chinese... 😆
Yao just put up with Gavin’s racism the whole time just to pull a move he knew would annoy Belson’s head off.
This Bobby Kotik biopic stays so true to its source material.
0:17 Richard 战斗力只有五。（Richard has a fighting power of merely 5/100)
Good observation mate!
POV : Sam altman react to deepseek
“No” “ok. I like the way u negotiate”😂
Very stupid of Gavin to underestimate China.
Not sure they're "white thrash" or that your understand the meaning of the term. They failed because a Chinese alternative willing to cooperate 100% with the CCP was created (Didi and Taobao for Uber and eBay) and given preferential treatment. Apple are huge in China because they're willing to go along with whatever the communist party wants and because there's no real alternative for the time being, but as soon as a Xiaomi or Oppo get close to the same business model or brand recognition, then Apple are in trouble. Good on Google for not being willing to offer a watered-down version of their services for China and voluntarily puling out of the market instead.
"Is something wrong, Gavin? You're sweating..."
"Oh the children have returned to sing for you!" had me dying
This is completely true. CCP does not need to go into private deals, unless necessary. Private citizens will gladly back stab any foreigners for more direct revenue. Of course, pay their appreciation fee to the CCP without declaring their true income. Documentation is still the main trick over there.
Bro should write a novel, the imagination is too rich.
Gavin speaks great Chinese
he just got new china'd!
Honestly, Gavin was just being cheap. 50grand? No shit Jin refused him.
It's true that Bangladesh provides cheap labors, it is still very hard to enter into business in Bangladesh for milking low cost labor advantage. This country has almost become a autocratic country where every large-scale business is in hands of the politicians or is controlled by politicians. So to setup a factory a foreign company will have to bribe the politicians large amount of money. If they are willing to do that, next steps are very easy - I can assure.
sadman indeed
"So to setup a factory a foreign company will have to bribe the politicians large amount of money" - as far as I know this is exactly how China work to, nothing new here :)
randomnickify if your company just want to selling coffee or fried chicken in China, then you don’t need to worry, because your company has no high tech. We Chinese has no interest; for high tech companies, you want the big China market, we want to learn your technique, so trade you technique with our market, it’s a fair deal
Kashif Labors can be found for less than USD 100 a month. If you get to setup factories in rural areas $65 a month should the charm.
Alternately, let a local autocrat handle it, with caveats.
I have to admit the first time I saw
Xi Jinping I shouted "Jack Bauer is gonna be pisssssssed!"
You mean Cheng Zhi (/ Tzi Ma)?
LMFAO I CAN'T BELIEVE HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT LOL
Gavin swearin in Chinese at the is the icing on the cake!
Gavin's Mandarin swearing is very good.
I was not expecting the passion in his voice saying the swear word XD
Your compliment was sufficient Luis
Hey! Im an Asian guy! And that guy looks ridiculously like Xi Jinping!
He was also in Rush Hour as well.
holy shit he hasn''t actually aged since then either...i was a child then...
Gavin is so great. Love to see more of him
This feels like something out of House of Cards.
Where is the very corrupted uncle lol
Not corrupt enough, LOL.
maybe he is the very corrupted uncle
The show is Silicone Valley, I might check it out myself
Pretty accurate pictures how US and China dealing with each other
As much as everyone bags on Gavin, this proves he's Still smart enough to recognize some things.
Unlike Most CEO's
But not smart enough to avoid handing what he wants to the Chinese for free
@@UnleashthePhury That's literally every CEO IRL.
Most of the IP they "took" from other countries was literally handed over to them by Dumb executives.
(As a condition for using their cheap Labor)
@@UnleashthePhuryunless he grabbed Jian Yang right away it was already too late.
Yang's accent is just so perfect!
And is a pretty ok mandarin accent not the stereotypical cantonese accent
There's not gonna be a better nerdy antagonist than Gavin Belson.
Gavin went too cheap, then he brings in a bigger player who have more resources and connections, and expects him not to have ambitions. His mistake is thinking he’s smarter than everyone.
Last Part I laughed my Ass Off cried from from laughing.
Gavin Belson should be a DLC character for Empire of Sin.
Is something wrong, Gavin? You're sweating
🎵🎶🎶🎵“海浪涛涛我不怕。。。捕條大魚笑哈哈！” 😂😂😂😂
"Something wrong, Patrick? You're sweating."
This show could have been the next big bang theory, but better.
Matt Ross is a really versatile actor, if you don't believe me check out his role in American Psycho as Luis Carruthers.
I love how Gavin immediately knows who the Triad are.
For those who dont know this show is called Silicon Valley
Lol that Chinese CEO is the Closest to Jinping caracterization they ever got. All nice looking on the Outside and often smiling but INSIDE.
Everybody gangsta until Yao appears in a suit with a red tie.
This really is how a good chunk of the PRC’s economy functions.
it highlights the absurdities of the tech world-where big deals hinge on who outmaneuvers whom, where hubris is punished, and where the underdog or unexpected ally can gain the upper hand in an instant. Gavin’s humiliation in China is a classic example of how the series humorously tackles these high-stakes business maneuvers.
OpenAI vs Deepseek
These actually do look like what offices in Chinese factories look like.
You killed the ending song?
Matt Ross nailed that role.
The factory owner has had an interesting career since his run-in with the Hong Kong triads in Rush Hour.
On the whiteboard, what does it say under "Richard", in black marker?
战力只有五----战五渣-----someone who is extremely weak or incompetent in a particular activity
0:06 Bunch of places with labels of "government backdoor" in Chinese on the architecture diagram and "weak encryption" in red at the top🤣
The Best Part of this show is Galvin Belson getting fucked over every time and trying to find new angles lol
Well...nobody won except China...Jian yang doesn't own it anymore and neither does gavin lol!
Tobias Trust I don't think Jian yang got any money. If the dude that owns the factory has the political power to forcibly take someone's company away from them just like that. He might as well take it away from Jian yang for free right? Therefore nobody won except for that factory owner guy.
Jian Yang sold his company in China not in US, he may have got some money but not much.
@1:25 I didn't know Xi Jinping is one of the casts
I wish the children would return to sing for me. Nobody ever sings for me =(
So, the lesson is that if you desperately want something, don't tell anyone whom you don't have by the crotch sack, so that you can crush them if they betray you. (And make sure they know it.)
The ruthless greed of psychopaths...
why not include ending credits and that great song
one of my favourite shows ever, such a shame it ended
The older chinese guy could play Xi Jing Ping😂😂😂
A devil under contract is still a devil.
What season is this clip from? I’ve totally missed this one…
Yao looks like Xi Jinping
Kasun Gamage everyone in China looks like that lol
Omkar Nadkarni " everyone in China looks like that lol", you have a pair of eyes smaller than chinese? Did Bruce Lee looked like Yao to you?
that guy is Ambassador Han from rush hour 1.
The $50k offer because they're in China when he'd offer way more if in the US.