It's a cold winter in the capital.

A few girls wrapped in down jackets passed in front of a hotel on Twitter, talking about the release of this year's Chinese New Year movie. Wearing a rabbit ear cap on his head, the ears can stand up when he pulls it down, and it is Elaine's new product.

"Geyu?"

"Chinese New Year's card?"

A middle-aged man with a mediocre appearance came out of the hotel and listened to a few words by chance. Of course he knew Ge You, but he hadn't seen it much, he only knew that he was very popular in China.

This person's name is Xiong Xiaoge, a native of Xiaoxiang, who went to study in the United States in 86, got a green card, and entered IDG to work.

IDG, International Data Group, is the world's largest information technology publishing, research, exhibition and venture capital firm. He is currently the President of the Asia Pacific region and travels frequently to the mainland.

This time I also inspected a project, went back to the hotel after dinner, and found a place with Internet access when I was idle.

Skillfully type in the URL and swipe open the Sohu homepage.

This is the most mature, the most potential, and the most interesting website in the mainland. Xiong Xiaoge found out a while ago that he was secretly experiencing it, and even registered an email address.

"Huh?"

As soon as I opened it today, I saw a big advertisement: The Ninth City!

"What is this?"

He clicks in, and he goes to a login page with an introduction:

"City Nine is an online virtual community where people can build their own homes, grow vegetables, fish, show their cooking skills, have pets, and have all kinds of interactions, chat and make friends......"

Virtual communities?

Xiong Xiaoge tried to log in with his Sohu account, but actually went in. A simple "My Home" and a huge "Beginner's Guide".

Click here to take a look.

"Do quests to level up, add friends, grow vegetables, adopt pets, attack other people's homes, ......"

Ooh!

He was interested, filled in his personal information casually, and clicked Complete, and saw a line wafting out, "Mission completed, experience points increased by 10, and level up." ”

Then I made a few more, "Level up, you get a pack of cabbage seeds, the vegetable planting function is turned on, go to the [vegetable garden]"

Click to go to a new page.

"It's actually combined with MUD, it's so creative!"

Before the popularity of online games, the first generation of netizens played MUD, what chivalry, Journey to the West, Fengyun, Jin Yong's heroes......

Xiong Xiaoge operated, but there was nothing, the whole text was expressed, and I saw floating out on the page:

"You sowed cabbage seeds× 100"

"You watered the cabbage. ”

"You watered the cabbage. ”

"Overwatering, seeds die 50"

Burst!

Xiong Xiaoge became addicted, and after planting vegetables, he went to raise chickens, raised chickens and fished, and then adopted a local dog named Jack.

Unknowingly, when he was promoted to level 5, a message suddenly popped up: "Level up, diplomacy function on." ”

What do you mean?

He went to visit other people's homes, and was shocked to find a large line of words on the vegetable patch: "Stealing vegetables!"

Subconsciously clicked, but there was no response, and I looked again, "There are still 10 minutes before the cabbage is ripe." ”

Oh, it's bad in an instant! Then I went to a few stores, but I was either immature or stolen. As soon as I got home, the message said: "Your pet Jack is **X attacking." ”

"Your pet Jack has been killed. ”

Damn! What else can you do?

Xiong Xiaoge was angry from his chest, and wanted to take another one to raise for revenge, but he was reminded: "The first pet is given away for free, and the rest can be purchased with gold coins." ”

Gold coins, where did I get my gold coins?

He walked around, got it, and sold the cabbage. In addition, the fish caught and the chickens raised can be exchanged for money.

In addition to the initial gift of seeds, fertilizer, feed, dog food, and bait...... The follow-up has to be bought with gold coins.

Quite simply, an industrial chain is born: if you want to save gold coins, you have to sell the product, so you have to prevent others from destroying it, and at the same time you can destroy others.

"Genius app!"

Xiong Xiaoge's shooting is amazing, this idea is not unusual, it is strange that it is applied to the Internet, and it also creates a concept of "virtual home".

Just kidding!

once caused a social topic, making countless sand sculpture netizens stay up late to time, just to steal a bite of food!

Although the technology is backward and can only be expressed in words, this stickiness is too strong.

“......”

Xiong Xiaoge suppressed the excitement in his heart, left the ninth city, and went to BBS again.

Since last year's Qiong Yao drama discussion, Sohu has attracted users at an astonishing rate, and BBS and chat rooms are undoubtedly the most popular. He clicked on the sports version, and the post was still at the top, with more than 100,000 views.

"Golden State doesn't believe in tears!"

Author: Lao Rong.

On October 31, the Chinese team sat in Dalian Golden State to face Qatar and lost the game 2:3. On November 2, this article appeared on BBS.

In just 48 hours, the number of hits was 20,000. Countless netizens left messages: Let yourself burst into tears.

Since then, it has been reprinted by many print media and has once again become a hot topic.

Of course, after losing to Qatar, the Chinese team carried out a consistent operation: it was clear that only by winning could it qualify, but it formulated a strategy of "maintaining peace and winning".

This can be called the unsolved mystery of the national football team, and the reason is still unclear.

“......”

Xiong Xiaoge looked at BBS and made a decision easily.

IDG already has a venture capital business, and it is the first international venture capital to enter China, and there are many classic cases. 8848, 3721, eBay, Dangdang, and even Sohu, Penguin, Baidu, etc., all participated.

Because it's the Internet!

In the U.S., the websites that do the slightest bit are all carved up, and there is no target at all. So IDG turned its gaze to the east and found that there was still a lot of treasure here.

Sohu buff is full of body, and it is undoubtedly the most dazzling one.

............

"Who stole my food again?"

"Damn, I don't have any money to buy seeds!"

"Big brother and sister, please don't steal. ”

Times Internet Cafe, downstairs is noisy, upstairs is also in Hara.

Zhang Fox was holding a boxed lunch, chatting and laughing with the people below, and he didn't look like a returnee tool man at all.

"Next year's World Cup, we should send someone to the field. In this way, the topic can be done at a high level, otherwise it will be reprinted by others. ”

"Oh yes, one person is not enough, at least two. ”

"Three, there is a lot of power. ”

"Get you all gone!"

Zhang Fox chewed his food and squirted: "How much does it cost to go abroad? There are three people, do you know foreign languages?"

"What about the topic?"

"You have to go, two people at most. But as you know, we don't produce now, only a small amount of advertising......"

"So look for Mr. Xu!"

"Hey, Mr. Xu is good!"

Everyone is happy, Xu is always really good, and he is too willing to work under him.

"Mr. Zhang, is someone looking for you?"

"Who?"

Zhang Fox stood up, looked at a person as soon as he took two steps, and was surprised: "Brother, why are you here?"

"Hehe, come and see. ”

The person who came was Xiong Xiaoge, the two had known each other since the 80s, and they both went to college in the United States. He also commented that Zhang Fox is a sunny boy who likes to dance...... Vomit!

"Let's not see each other, you should understand when you see me coming. ”

Xiong Xiaoge's words were concise and to the point, Zhang Fox was worried, and said: "Sohu Holdings is Times Venture Capital, you'd better find Mr. Xu first, and then let's talk together." ”

"Oh, where are the others?"

"United States. ”

(End of chapter)