Volume 2 1999 Chapter 56 A photograph

Chinese have the habit of talking about things at the dinner table, and Li Yuan is no exception.

At noon, Li Yuan invited Feng Wan and others to dinner.

mentioned that Guan Xuedao wanted him to "be a low-key person", Li Yuan said helplessly: "I also want to be low-key, the problem is that I can't wait......"

“…… We now refer to every major change in the mode of production in human history, such as the first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution, and we will describe them in all kinds of exciting words, and think that such a change means great opportunities for the people of that era. But the harsh reality is that at the beginning of every change, in addition to a very small number of elite groups benefiting from it, it often means large-scale elimination. As for the benefits of change to the general public, that is many years later. *Note

"We are now in a critical period of change. The emergence of the Internet will promote the rapid growth of the global economy, but also lead to the reshuffling of wealth, which requires us to firmly grasp the opportunity, otherwise in a few years, we can only watch others share the cake. ”

When Li Yuan said this, he stopped and took a sip of tea.

Feng Wan took the opportunity to ask: "In other words, do you think the Internet will bring about the third industrial revolution?"

"It's not a good thing to say, in fact we're already in it, but a lot of people don't realize it...... Personally, I believe that the third industrial revolution is a scientific and technological revolution, and with the progress of science and technology, fundamental changes will take place in the energy industry, the information industry, bioengineering, and space technology, and the Internet can only be regarded as a branch of the information industry at best. But, despite its branches, it is the most promising area for the economy, at least for China today. ”

"China has changed dramatically in the last two decades, but it is undeniable that there is still a big gap between us and the West. For example, bioengineering and space technology still have a long way to go if we want to catch up with developed countries technologically. More importantly, in addition to the information industry, other industries involve the national strategic layout, and it is difficult for private capital to get involved, and it is difficult for them to produce huge economic benefits in a short period of time......"

As a reborn, Li Yuan knows very well what can and can't be touched.

For example, the pharmaceutical industry.

Even the blind can see how broad the economic prospects of the entire medical industry are, but even if they are as bold as old horses, they only dare to circle around medical services and dare not set foot in the pharmaceutical industry.

It's too deep.

You don't see, almost all of the state-owned enterprises and central enterprises that have dominated the list for many years in later generations have been limited, and private capital can become an investor, and there is almost no voice in enterprise management and industrial development.

Of course, this kind of industry, which is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, does need more supervision from the state.

This is not the case with pharmaceuticals, not to mention the energy and aerospace sectors.

“…… Even without considering the amount of capital, the Internet is the best option, which involves the issue of wealth distribution. ”

Li Yuan paused for a moment and continued: "In the past twenty years, the form of the great reshuffle of wealth has mainly been the expulsion of the cowardly by the bold. On the whole, most of the first batch of people in China to get rich did not have much education, but what they all had in common was that they were very bold. ”

Feng Wan nodded and said: "When I first returned to China, when I talked about domestic entrepreneurs, everyone would mention Shi Yuzhu, and he was very bold. ”

"Gambling sex. ”

Li Yuan summed it up succinctly.

Feng Wan agreed: "Yes, it's gambling sex." The man dared to gamble, so he succeeded. ”

"And because he dared to gamble, he failed. ”

Shi Yuzhu had just lost all the happy beans the year before last, and he hadn't thrown out the king bomb yet, and Li Yuan didn't mind dragging him out of the "whipping corpse".

"Stone Giant loses because the gambling is too heavy, of course, this person himself is very knowledgeable, as long as he seizes the opportunity, he may not be able to make a comeback. ”

When Li Yuan said this, the words changed.

For him, gambling may be the way to success, but for most entrepreneurs, it is just a poison wrapped in honey. Outsiders saw that he won the bet, and they followed suit, this kind of 'speculation' psychology will only lead to a laughing family crying. ”

"Going back to the topic just now, I think that the shuffle of the bold and timid can no longer adapt to the current economic development, and what will happen next is the reshuffle of people with knowledge and insight to those who lack knowledge and insight. In other words, the social elite will gradually replace the reckless heroes as the frontrunners of the new era, and the Internet is the best platform for these people to show their strengths......"

Li Yuan gushed endlessly, and Feng Wan couldn't help but interrupt him.

"It is true that many people are optimistic about the Internet now, but no one can say how to make money through the Internet. A friend of mine is working on a website, and he's been putting money into it, and according to him, it's very common, what do you say about that?"

"Profit model......"

Li Yuan looked at Feng Wan with a smile: "It's the stage of industrial layout, and it's too early to talk about profits......"

Li Yuan is well aware of the profit model of the Internet, but why did he tell her?

Seeing Li Yuan write "I don't believe you" on his face, Feng Wan was not angry, but looked at him differently. In her opinion, Li Yuan's ability to restrain his desire to express himself just proves the maturity of his mind.

A mature businessman, of course, will not casually tell others his hole cards, if he doesn't even have this bit of the city, I'm afraid that even his underwear will lose everything.

Feng Wan then changed the question.

"When it comes to industrial layout, where are you going to start?"

This can be said to be a problem.

"When it comes to industrial layout, I think the Internet business is mainly divided into three major sectors: content, interaction, and business activities. ”

Li Yuan held up three fingers.

"The first is the content. The content includes news, literature, music, literature, etc., which are the basis for attracting people's attention to the Internet. NetEase, Sohu and Yahoo, these portals are all content platforms, and they are also the Internet companies with the most attention at this stage...... The second is interaction. E-mails, forums, messaging software, these are the prerequisites for Internet users to communicate with each other...... Finally, business, whether it is the display of goods, or the communication between buyers and sellers, content and interaction jointly lead to business behavior......"

Li Yuan stood up as he spoke, waving his arms, and impassionedly depicting the Internet world in his mind.

……

Feng Wan looked up at Li Yuan with admiration.

The others were like him, with two girls who had turned into peach blossom eyes.

Feng Wan couldn't help but think of what Qiao Ruonan said: He can always make you ignore his age.

I'm still so young.

Young, handsome, talented, how many years younger if I were ......

Phew, what am I thinking about.

Feng Wan's face flushed, she lowered her head weakly, and quietly looked left and right, and found that everyone's attention was focused on Li Yuan.

She exhaled softly, and at this time, Li Yuan's speech just came to an end.

"I say that, can Miss Feng understand?"

Understand what?

Feng Wan was flustered just now, and didn't pay attention to what Li Yuan said at the end.

She calmed down a little and asked, "So where are you going to start? content, communications, or commerce?"

"No, none of these. Li Yuan said with a smile: "We are referees." ”

"Referee?"

"Or is the organizer more appropriate, does Miss Feng know Google?" After Li Yuan finished speaking, he remembered that there was no "Google" at this time, so he changed his words: "It's Google, an American company, and Chinese netizens like to call it Gugou." ”

"No ......" Feng Wan was a little embarrassed, although she had studied in the United States, she didn't know much about the Internet.

"Gugou is a search engine company, and the search engine is ......"

Li Yuan explained in detail what a search engine is, and found that except for Ma Nan, everyone else was a little confused.

"You're going to be a search engine?"

Ma Nan was very excited, and then became distressed again.

"Yellow Pages didn't do it?"

"Of course, we have to do it, and the two are not in conflict. ”

Li Yuan said to Feng Wan: "Miss Feng bothered more about the transfer of the Internet café, and tried to help me sell it for more money, and then, if you don't mind......

Li Yuan paused, stood up and bowed to everyone, and said, "I hope you can stay and help me, believe me, your future will be very broad......

"Hehe......"

Feng Wan smiled and said, "I've only seen the boss choose employees, and the first time I saw the boss begging for employees' ......"

She stood up and said, "I can't be the master of others, but I admit that I was moved by what you said." ”

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to Li Yuan.

Seeing this, Li Yuan hurriedly took two steps forward and was about to hold it.

"Wait!"

Lu Xiaoyan suddenly shouted, took out a Nikon camera from her backpack, and explained: "Such an important historical moment, do you want to take pictures?"

Everyone laughed.

Zhou Xin, who has a good relationship with Lu Xiaoyan, quipped: "Do you think this is the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States......"

Lu Xiaoyan argued: "Maybe it will become a historical event in a hundred years......"

She said as she picked up the camera, pointed it at the two of them, and adjusted the aperture shutter: "Ready...... Eggplant!"

With a click, the picture of Li Yuan and Feng Wan shaking hands was frozen.

……

Many years later, a photograph sold for a whopping 19.99 million yuan at Christie's, and considering the exchange rate at the time, it was also called the most expensive photo in the world.

There's an anecdote behind this.

It is said that at the auction, the price will be higher, but the bidder finally chose to give up, because everyone, including himself, felt that the number 1999 was more symbolic.

Because, this photo was taken in 1999.

There are many more stories surrounding this photo.

Take its name, for example.

The photograph was later collected by the Shanghai Art Museum, and of all the collections, it is the only one that does not have a name.

The director of the art museum said this in a talk show -

"We have launched an online campaign to solicit names, some people say "Fortune", some people say "Dream", as well as "Youth" and "Times...... Everyone has a lot of ideas, and we don't know which one to choose, so we just don't choose a name. ”

"If you had to name it, what would it be?" asked the moderator.

"I'm ......" the old curator thought for a while and said, "I'll call it "Lucky", ......"

"Lucky?" the host asked, "Are you referring to the lucky one, is it him or she?"

"Neither. The old curator sighed: "Fortunately, the times chose him, and he changed the world ......"