The luxury bus bypassed the old town, and two foreigners were chatting with the scenery outside the window.

One is a reporter from Red Herring magazine, which many friends may not have heard of, but it is known as the "Bible of Silicon Valley" at this time, and its reports can be used as a vane for Internet investment. Many Internet companies in the United States were reported by "Red Herring" when they were unknown, and then they received crazy investment from Wall Street giants.

There is also a reporter from Forbes, who came to China specifically to cover the "Digital China Forum".

Well, after the "Digital China Forum" was held in Bend and Hong Kong City, its terminal stop was Silicon Valley in the United States, which shows how big this year's forum is.

"Jason, do you think China will be a breakthrough in the Internet winter?"

"Perhaps. The dot-com bubble in the U.S. has burst, but the dot-com bubble in China hasn't started to pop yet. Especially at the end of last year, the number of Chinese Internet users soared from more than 8 million to more than 20 million. You guys, Red Herring, have been following the Internet industry for a long time because you know what that means. ”

"It's a very good opportunity, but it's also a very dangerous one. As far as I know, only one of China's Internet companies that have received overseas investment has so far achieved breakeven, and investment institutions no longer dare to burn money easily. ”

"Isn't it the same with Internet companies in the United States? Most of them are losing money, but that doesn't prevent them from getting financing in the first place. ”

"The general environment is different, and China's Internet has encountered the most embarrassing industry situation in the world during the most rapid development period, which may lead to the difficulty of Internet development in China. ”

"I don't agree with you. I have been to China eight times and interviewed more than 20 Chinese officials and entrepreneurs. You can never guess what the Chinese are trying to write, you can never figure out what the Chinese will do. Western economic theories are not applicable in this country, and Chinese can always refresh your understanding of the world. ”

"Really? Then I should have seen more. It was my first time in China, and I interviewed several officials and entrepreneurs in Beijing and Shenghai, and they spoke with confidence. But I can tell that the confidence of those officials comes from the fearlessness of the ignorant, and the fearlessness of the entrepreneurs. Their businesses are losing money, but they can't find investment from Western institutions, and they don't know how long they can survive. That guy named Jack Ma gave me a picture of a bright future, but I heard it so much in Silicon Valley a few years ago that I don't believe what they say anymore. ”

"Haha, Jackma does look like a big liar. ”

"And then where we were? The organizers actually set up the venue in the suburbs. ”

"This is what local officials requested, and the five-day digital forum Rongcheng Station will be set up in the Western Science and Technology Park for the first two days and the Rongcheng International Convention and Exhibition Center for the last three days. It is the only high-tech industrial science and technology park in the entire western region of China, and officials need to show off their outstanding political achievements. ”

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The whole forum is roughly divided into three sections, namely: keynote speeches, hot discussions, and special lectures.

In addition to Internet and telecommunications practitioners, there are also officials, experts, buyers, bankers, investors, public relations companies, etc., and the whole process revolves around the two centers of "Internet" and "e-commerce".

The beginning, of course, was the opening ceremony, with an official speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Information Industry, followed by speeches by provincial and municipal leaders, and finally speeches by leaders of local telecommunications departments – China Telecom is one of the four major organizers.

The two foreigners each led their own interview teams, and the simultaneous translation on the spot did a good job, but the lengthy leader's speech still made them drowsy. There is no way, they have already gone to the Beijing Station and Shenghai Station of the forum, and the speeches of these leaders feel similar, which really makes people not interested in listening.

"Next, I would like to invite Mr. Song Weiyang, a famous Chinese entrepreneur and senior investor in the Internet industry, to give you an opening speech!"

Many participants were obviously stunned, because whether it was Beijing Station or Shenghai Station, the leaders took a break after the end of their speeches, and then went directly to the keynote speech. What the hell is Song Weiyang's opening speech?

"Oh, I know this guy, he's the first investor in Google. The reporter of "Red Herring" magazine laughed.

A reporter from Forbes magazine said: "This Mr. Song has rejected my invitation for an interview several times. I've always wanted to interview him, because he's probably the real richest man in China, and the list of China's richest people ranked by idiot Hurun is clearly inaccurate. ”

The reporter of "Red Herring" magazine laughed: "Let's hear what he has to say, maybe I can write a special report." ”

Nearly 2,000 people attended the opening ceremony, Song Weiyang Shi Shiran walked to the rostrum, opened the PPT with a mouse, and said with a smile: "I am very nervous today, I, a layman of the Internet and e-commerce, want to make an opening speech on the Internet and e-commerce in front of more than 1,000 bigwigs from all walks of life." What should we talk about? The professional content is definitely not good, it is purely a class axe and a smile and generosity. I've said more than once that my knowledge of the industry is limited to typing, emailing, and web chatting. Who wouldn't know about these three? Raise your hand!"

"Hahahaha!" the audience laughed.

Song Weiyang nodded and said, "Well, it's very good, no one raised their hands." It seems that everyone is better than me, at least on the same level as me. ”

"Hahaha. ”

There was another chuckle at the scene, and I don't know what I was laughing at.

Song Weiyang continued: "Why do I, a guy who doesn't know how to do things, dare to give a speech on stage today? ”

In the laughter of the scene, the leaders sitting in the first row of the stage were speechless for a moment, feeling that Song Weiyang was too out of tune.

"Don't laugh," Song Weiyang raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, "Whether it's engaged in Internet services or e-commerce, bragging is a compliment." Only by learning to brag can you get venture capital and get initial development funding. If any of you don't know how to brag, then learn it as soon as possible, or quit the profession as soon as possible. ”

"Hahaha!"

"Phew!"

In the laughter of the audience, Ma Xiaoyun actually stood up, bit his fingers in his mouth and whistled, and then shouted: "Boss Song is awesome!"

Another guy shouted, "Dr. Ma, I know you, I know you're very good at bragging! You fooled me for 500 yuan!"

An international high-end forum turned into a noisy vegetable market in an instant.

"If you brag to make someone believe it, otherwise you will blow yourself into a fool," Song Weiyang said, "I won't talk about anything else today, I'll blow a big bullshit to everyone, do you want to hear it?"

"Think!" The atmosphere at the forum reached its peak.

"This Xiao Song, too ...... It's too nonsense!" The leader of the province couldn't help but smile bitterly, he attached great importance to the forum, personally attended the opening ceremony and spoke, and asked the secretary to personally invite Song Weiyang to show the demeanor of Xikang Province in the high-tech field. Who knew that Song Weiyang was so dirty, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Song Weiyang clicked on the PPT, pointed to the projection screen and said: "Now we talk about digital China, so what is digital China? Let's turn the calendar to 15 years from now, and the protagonist is a single mother living in a big city......"

The PPT picture is a cartoon drawn by Song Weiyang, and it is the simplest stickman cartoon.

"When I got up in the morning, the hero overslept. She hurriedly woke up her son, who was still in elementary school, washed her son, and asked him to wear a smart watch. This kind of smart watch can make calls, and you can set shortcut keys, children can press the shortcut keys, you can quickly dial the parents' phone or 110. Moreover, the smart watch has a satellite positioning function, and parents can use the satellite positioning function to find ...... if the child has an accident."

This form of speech is so novel, it is telling a science fiction story about the future, and the audience quiets down and starts listening.

Due to the lack of time, the protagonist took his son out quickly and bought breakfast for his son on the side of the road. She took out her smartphone to pay the bill, which can not only make calls, but also chat and play games online. Electronic money has long been popularized in shopping, not only in shopping malls, but also in vegetable markets, you can use electronic payment, and you can also directly swipe your mobile phone when you take the bus. A person only needs to have a mobile phone, he can survive in China, and the wallet is directly eliminated......"

"After buying breakfast for my son, a taxi came and stopped. This is a taxi that the protagonist has booked with his smartphone before he goes out. She uses a ride-hailing software that automatically displays available taxis in the vicinity and shows the distance, time and amount required, and the two sides can determine each other's locations via satellite......

"Sending his son to school, the protagonist asks the driver to go to the company. On the way, she turned on her phone to watch a live webcast, which was similar to a video call, and it was a one-to-many video call. The live broadcast is a farmer who has millions of subscribers and makes money by showing his rural life. The peasants worked in the fields and then tended their orchards, and the audience in the city was very curious about this kind of life......"

The protagonist suddenly remembered that the family was running out of fruit, and the farmer's orchard looked very good. So I clicked on the hyperlink of the live broadcast interface on my mobile phone and quickly entered the farmer's online store. Not only did she buy fruit in the online store, but she also bought some rice and vegetables, and the convenient and fast delivery system allowed her to receive these goods tomorrow......"

The protagonist paid the fare with his mobile phone and came to the company where he worked. When she entered the door of the company, she stood in front of the scanner and stayed for a few seconds, which was clocking in at work, and the facial recognition system was used to determine ......"

"Approaching noon, the protagonist took out his smartphone to order food, and the takeaway delivery man quickly delivered lunch to the company. At this time, instant noodles and other convenient foods have tended to be eliminated, because online ordering services have spread to the whole society, and food delivery services can solve the employment problem of tens of millions of people......"

"When I got off work in the evening, the department leader took everyone to a dinner party because there was a welcome dinner for the new department manager tonight. The protagonist calls his parents and asks them to pick up their children from school, and then goes to dinner with his other colleagues himself. The department manager drives an unmanned luxury car, and the whole car is intelligently automated, and the driver can automatically drive to the place he wants to go as long as he sets the destination......"

"They were meeting in a smart restaurant and there were no waiters. On each dining table was a computer made of the same material as a current LCD TV, but only the size of a book. Whatever the guest wants to eat, he orders directly on the computer, and the food delivery robot transmits it......"

"The dishes were ready, but no one moved their chopsticks, but took out their smartphones to take pictures. Soon, the photos of their dinner party were transmitted to the company's online community and personal online accounts, and colleagues and friends expressed their envy and congratulations......"

"Because they both drank a lot of alcohol, it was illegal to drink and drive. So the colleagues who drove took out their smartphones and opened the driving software. Soon, the substitute driver came to the restaurant and drove the drunk colleague home......"

When the protagonist returns home, she has saved some money and plans to buy herself a scooter. So she looked up car information on the Internet, there are websites that sell used cars, there are websites that sell new cars, she quickly selected a car with a moderate price, and made an appointment to go to the site to see the car on the weekend. She also logged on to the website, agreed on the time of the driver's license test, and then learned the knowledge of the driving test subject 1 through the Internet......"

Suddenly, the hero receives a message from the school teacher, which is about his son's midterm exam papers. The test questions that her son did wrong were specially marked, and the teacher asked her to urge her son to study and improve......"

"When I'm about to go to bed, the hero remembers that the electricity bill hasn't been paid this month.,So she took out her smartphone.,Lay on the bed and pay the electricity bill......"

"This is the day of an ordinary Chinese white-collar worker 15 years later. ”

"You're going to ask me what digital China looks like? That's my answer. I don't know about technology, but I fantasize and I hope it can come true. Thank you!"

In the midst of applause, the host came to the stage with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Song, for depicting a digital China for us." ”

Song Weiyang walked slowly to the stage, and looked at everyone's expressions, knowing that no one took what he said seriously, and thought they were listening to science fiction stories.

"Oh oh, that's cool!" the reporter of Red Herring magazine exclaimed, "I like this Mr. Song, he is very good at telling stories, and I want to interview him." ”

A Forbes reporter asked, "Do you think the scene he depicts can be realized?"

A reporter from Red Herring said: "Of course it can be done, but I guess it won't be until 50 years from now." If you think about it, 50 years ago, could people imagine that mobile phones and computers were widespread among the masses, and could they imagine that we could communicate through the Internet? I believe that in 50 years, Mr. Song's fantasy will be realized. ”