In June, the most sensational news in the Internet industry was not Alibaba's huge financing of $100 million, but the news of Shengda's listing.

Shengda went public in the United States at the end of May, relying on the legendary world's daily millions of terrifying profits, the market value soared all the way to more than one billion US dollars, surpassing Xinlang and other old portals, becoming the highest market value of Chinese concept stocks, Chen Tianqiao's net worth is conservatively estimated to exceed 5 billion, and he has become a huge rich man in China.

In addition, it is rumored that Tengxun, which has the largest user base on the Internet, and Job Search.com, which has a worry-free future, are also preparing to go public.

This piece of information, for the entire Internet industry, the impact is immeasurable, one by one Internet companies are ready to go public, this is undoubtedly a signal that the glorious prosperity of the Internet, seems to have quietly come.

It's just that not many people can say clearly what kind of height this glorious and prosperous era can go.

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In June, the evening breeze blowing in the air has brought a trace of dry heat, walking in the streets and alleys, from time to time you can see some young and beautiful girls changing into summer dresses, white thighs and arms exposed to the air, wanton youthful vitality.

Looking at the young men and girls strolling by the willow embankment outside the window, some people sighed: "It's the same age, but that little Gu doesn't look like a young man in his twenties." ”

The one who spoke was a man about thirty years old, not amazing, with a thin figure, who was at the helm of Ali who had just completed a new round of financing, Ma Yun.

At this time, the sunset outside the window reflected the sky, and the lake and mountains were just right, but he was not in much of a mood to appreciate it. There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, attracting countless heroes to bend their waists, but unfortunately, the most beautiful tide maker in this great era is not him.

Opposite Ma Yun, someone sighed and said: "Yes, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would have thought that Mr. Gu would be so powerful! And that Xiao Gu, who first started by relying on the game forum, got rid of this burden early and sold it to Shengda at a high price, which not only obtained development funds, laid the foundation of Renren.com, but also gained five percent of Shengda's shares, and this time it also made enough profits with Shengda's listing. There is also Tengxun, who sits on a platform with hundreds of millions of users, but is passive everywhere oppressed by a series of strategies of the human network, such ability, admirable and lamentable!"

"You said, this time he strongly increased his stake in Ali, does it also mean that Ali's future is a huge cake, so he can't wait to start?"

"It's not important anymore, the important thing is that the current Ali doesn't have enough capital to bargain with him, and if he leaves Renren, the development of Taobao will lose a huge traffic platform, and it is more likely to erect a strong competitor. Therefore, at present, it seems that cooperation is the most advantageous choice for us, and if we want to get rid of his influence, we can only become strong as soon as possible. ”

Bigger and stronger, this is the primary goal of major companies involved in the Internet field today, Ali is like this, Tengxun is like this, Renren, Baidu and other companies are also the same.

As Shengda, which has been in the limelight recently, it is backed by the legend of making money every day, and has obtained a large amount of money through listing, so it was originally an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and build a game kingdom, but Chen Tianqiao's thought was wrong, but this opportunity was buried.

At the most recent board meeting, the high-spirited Chen Tianqiao made a big decision: transformation!

On the board of directors, he made no secret of his grand ambition to build a new entertainment empire.

This plan,Named:Box plan!Want to build home TV into a network terminal,With the help of the carrier of "box" as a signal receiver,Synchronize the latest information and entertainment information on the network to the TV platform,In order to meet the needs of users to watch movies、Watch news、Watch advertisements、Play games and so on。

This may not be enough if you put it a few years after the popularity of network TV, but now in 2004, this is a rather large and advanced plan, aiming at the most popular TV set today, using the box as a network signal receiver, so as to spread out his entertainment empire.

I have to say that the idea is very advanced, but there are many problems to be solved, such as today's network transmission speed, if you want users to be able to watch online TV and movies without stuck, this is obviously a bit impossible.

Secondly, the cost problem, the research and development of this "box", is to the transformation of the battlefield of hardware facilities, without the slightest foundation of Shengda Trade rashly debuted, just to start to face many problems. Moreover, even if the box is successfully developed, it will take a huge amount of money to buy the copyright of TV and movies, otherwise even if the box is made, the TV, movies and other programs it broadcasts are also pirated.

Also, after it is done, how to promote it is a big problem. Are today's people receptive to these new things, and are they being introduced to the market at affordable prices?

There are many difficulties, but Chen Tianqiao is full of passion, and even said directly on the board of directors: This is my dream, I hope everyone can fully support me.

After these words were transmitted back by the delegates sent by Gu Heng to attend the shareholders' meeting, Gu Heng was silent for a long time.

It can be seen that Chen Tianqiao is not untargeted, a self-made successful person must have a strong desire to control his own company, since he has openly voted on the board of directors, it is obviously imperative.

Gu Heng is not optimistic about his plan, the step is too big, it is easy to get the egg, a game operation company, but suddenly proposed to do hardware, to transfer to a field that he does not understand at all, and the probability of success is too low.

In fact, in his previous life, he had never heard of how loud Shengda's box plan was, and it had already proved its final end.

Considering the cooperative relationship between the two parties, Gu Heng finally made a phone call to Chen Tianqiao and vaguely mentioned the box plan.

As a result, ten minutes later, after hanging up the phone, he shook his head helplessly.

"Do you know? Actually, as far as I'm concerned, I don't have the slightest affection for the game, in my eyes, Legend is also a game that doesn't have too many highlights at all, and I chose it at the beginning, because at that time, there was only this one chance in front of me, and if I didn't let go, I wouldn't be able to go on the NASDAQ today. And then, when it can bring millions of profits to the company every day, I was excited, excited, but never proud. ”

"Dude, to put it bluntly, I'm really tired of the game. There are players who come to my office because of the loss of equipment, pointing at my nose and scolding, there are also radical players who try to self-immolate at the headquarters of Shengda, and some people play games until they have a heart attack and die. Teenagers skip class to play games, the front page of the People's Daily has named me, and I don't know how many parents in the country poke my backbone behind my back, as if all the electronic opium in the whole country was produced by me alone, this kind of experience, no matter how much money I make, I can't make up for it. ”

Chen Tianqiao's words just now made Gu Heng's plan to act as an agent of Warcraft finally swallowed back into his stomach.

It is true that Chen Tianqiao's words may be due to the general resistance of domestic families to the game industry, which has caused him to bear too much pressure from public opinion, but it can also be seen that he is not a person who has no bottom line in order to chase profits.

Everyone has the right to pursue their dreams, obviously, in Chen Tianqiao's view, online games are contrary to his original intention of wanting to become a mainstream figure in society, a graduate of a famous school, he has unlimited scenery in college, he also has the feelings of his family and country, and online games can't carry his dreams, so he wants to transform, and wants the society to recognize his value, even if it is a bumpy and bumpy road.

For people with feelings, Gu Heng has always had some respect, and even in a sense, he is somewhat similar to the other party.

For example, the earthquake that occurred a few years later, he could actually stay out of it, but because he couldn't step through the hurdle in his heart, he wanted to do something, even if he might end up in a deep turmoil. For example, he plans to get involved in the mobile phone industry and develop chips and other components, which is also a very risky choice for him, but because he does not want to see foreign companies hold this throat in the future, he plans to take a risk, even if the end is to invest a huge amount of money but get nothing.

In life, some things can be escaped, and some things have to be tried, he is not a pure capitalist after all, while pursuing profits, he also wants to gain a social recognition, rather than becoming a capitalist who has no bottom line in order to chase profits.