At the end of June 2007, two news stories caught Bian Xuedao's attention.

One piece of news is......

On 29 June, the "Space Hotel" No. 2 module -- "Genesis II," which was invested and built by American hotel tycoon Robert Bigelow, was launched by a Russian "Dnieper" heavy-lift carrier rocket and entered a predetermined orbit.

Half a month before the launch, Bigelow contacted Triumph Skyline Investment Company and invited Zhu Zhichun and Bian Xuedao to the launch site to watch the rocket take off.

This is the proper way to go.

Bigelow looked for investment for his aerospace company, ran into walls everywhere, and finally found the Zhu family. Last year, Zhu Zhichun and Bian Xuedao's Triumph Skyline Investment Company invested $20 million in Bigelow Aerospace.

The $20 million has greatly accelerated Bigelow Aerospace's R&D and launch preparations. According to the original agreement between Ma Chengde and Bigelow, the investment of Triumph Sky will depend on the second launch and research and development progress of Bigelow Aerospace, the first tranche of 20 million US dollars, if the follow-up research and development goes well, the prospects tend to be clear, the second additional 30 million US dollars, and the third additional 50 million US dollars.

In other words, as long as the prospects of the "space hotel" are good, Triumph Skyrim can provide a total of 100 million US dollars in financial support.

For the next $80 million, Bigelow invited the two to watch the launch of Genesis 2.

There are a lot of things in the Bian Xuedao Group, and there has been too much exposure recently, so I let Zhu Zhichun go.

Sitting in front of the computer and watching the rocket carrying the "Genesis II" real yàn module take off, Bian Xuedao suddenly had a premonition that this project would be successful, and it would be a great success.

Another piece of news is......

The first-generation iPhone was officially released in the United States at 6 p.m. local time on June 29, 2007, and hundreds of Apple fans lined up early to buy it at Apple sales outlets across the United States. Due to the boom and sales response caused by the launch of the newly launched iPhone, some media praised it as a "god phone".

A well-deserved "God phone"!

Looking at the news about the iPhone on the Internet, the "people who have come over" know that an era of smartphones has begun.

Whether straight, flip, slide, side screw...... All the manufacturers who only use their brains on the shape of the mobile phone have been defeated, because Apple plays with ideas and fights for innovation.

It is true that in June 2007, the general trend of change in the field of mobile phones could not be seen, but Bian Xuedao knew that when Google released its smartphone operating system "Android" in 2008, the trend of smart phones would sweep the global mobile phone market, making Nokia and Motorola, which had strategic mistakes, history.

Bian Xuedao also knows that with the advent of the iPhone, all kinds of anecdotes will appear one after another, in order to have an iPhone, boys sell their kidneys, girls sell their bodies, nude photos for money, move bricks to save money, all will be staged in the near future.

For Bian Xuedao, seeing this news also means two things.

The first thing is that he is making money again.

In the past two years, Bian Xuedao has eaten a lot of Tencent and Apple stocks in batches.

For Bian Xuedao, these two are just must-buy stocks.

Tencent won't talk about it, and is very "familiar" with Apple stocks.

One night a week before his rebirth in his previous life, Bian Xuedao, who was a reviewer, reviewed an article about "Apple's ability to make money", and he read that article five times before and after, so he was very impressed.

He remembers that Apple's stock price began to rise in 2009, rising 150 percent that year, 50 percent in 2010, 25 percent in 2011, and 65 percent in 2012...... By August 2014, Apple had become the world's most valuable company, 30 percent higher than ExxonMobil, the world's second-largest company by market capitalization. Before the implementation of the 1-for-7 stock split, Apple's single share price was as high as $680, which means that it would take more than 4,000 yuan to buy one share of Apple's stock.

Well, when Bian Xuedao bought Apple stock, the iPhone was still "kept in the depths of the boudoir", and he roughly estimated that he would hold the stock in his hand until 2014, at least 10 times the income.

The second thing is that the R&D focus of Zhiwei Technology needs to be adjusted.

The emergence of Apple and "Android" means that the main battlefield of IT companies will gradually shift from computers to mobile phones.

Security guard, input method, antivirus, video software, browser, instant messaging software...... Occupying the computer is only winning now, and occupying the mobile phone is winning in the future. Especially in the game project department, the good days of web games are only three or five years, and after that, mobile games will rise rapidly.

In Bian Xuedao's heart, the most important project of Zhiwei Technology at the moment is Weibo, and after Weibo, it is the research and development of WeChat.

That's right, it's WeChat!

The goal of Bian Xuedao is to grasp the security guards, Weibo, WeChat, and videos in his hands.

………………

On July 2, Bian Xuedao flew to Shanghai.

Accompanying him were Yu Jin, Yang Enqiao, Li Bing, Xia Ye and the security guards selected by the four summer nights. Xia Ye is called an instructor, but she is actually also the captain of security, and this is the first time she has followed Bian Xuedao to be responsible for travel security.

Bian Xuedao came to Shanghai for two jobs this time.

The first task was to meet with Shen Ya'an and see the place Shen Ya'an had chosen for the IDC Center in Shanghai.

The second task is to attend the 10th Shanghai International Film Festival.

To be honest, Bian Xuedao himself also feels that the exposure rate has been too high in recent times, and he should be appropriately "low-key", but in his current position, he can't consider things from just one angle.

Take this Shanghai International Film Festival as an example, Bian Xuedao came in person, mainly to pave the way for Youdao Film and Television Media Company, and will introduce him to some of the big names in the domestic film and television circle in front of and behind the scenes in Cannes today. He didn't help with these people's lines, and it would take at least two or three more years to rely on himself.

The second is to continue to accumulate contacts.

After the filming of "Hurricane Rescue" is completed, a series of publicity and film scheduling of "Hurricane Rescue" in China need to use a network of contacts. Bian Xuedao is interested in film and television, variety shows and video websites, and the social circle is not afraid of being wide, the wider the better.

Finally, the launch of Weibo is imminent, and some big-name stars of Dora have settled in Weibo, which is conducive to Weibo's blockbuster.

Shanghai.

Park Lane Hotel.

Bian Xuedao rested for two hours, took Yang Enqiao, Xia Ye, Li Bing, and two security guards, and together with Shen Ya'an and Shen Ya'an's assistant, who came to the hotel to pick him up, drove to see the three alternative sites of the Shanghai branch of Youdao IDC Center.

Shen Ya'an's male assistant is surnamed Zheng, thirty-four or five years old, elegant and capable, quick thinking, and no nonsense.

In the car, Bian Xuedao asked Shen Ya'an: "Where did you recruit this assistant?"

Shen Ya'an said: "Amazon. ”

Bian Xuedao asked, "Amazon, the one who sells books on the Internet?"

Shen Ya'an smiled: "Your news is too backward, this is not good, the first thing to do when you are the boss is to watch and listen to all directions." ”

Bian Xuedao didn't think it was angry: "Talk about it." ”

"Amazon launched the Amazon Web Services (AWS) service in 2006 to help other companies run web applications using Amazon's data-centric devices," Shen said. With AWS, these businesses no longer have to buy their own hardware and software appliances or hire IT engineers to manage the technology infrastructure. ”

Bian Xuedao asked: "Are they developing across borders?"

Shen Ya'an nodded: "Xiao Zheng used to work at Amazon's headquarters, I asked him, and he said that when Amazon intervened in this business, there were no IT sales staff, and there was no corporate support staff, all they had was a well-functioning infrastructure, and through guò brainstorming, they turned these infrastructures into a business." ”

Bian Xuedao said: "Assistant Zheng is also optimistic about the number center?"

"He told me that the importance and value of the cloud computing business is much higher than many investors imagine," Shen said. ”

Bian Xuedao said: "It took a lot of effort to dig up this person, right?"

Shen Ya'an said: "It's not too difficult. ”

"Oh?"

Shen Ya'an said with a smile: "I asked him how much money he made every month on Amazon, and he said a number, and then I sued him...... Double。 ”

Bian Xuedao said with a smile: "Your method of poaching people is also quite clever. ”

Shen Ya'an looked at the empty factory building and said with emotion: "Actually, before communicating with Xiao Zheng, my confidence in the number center was only 40%, and after chatting with him, I was 70% sure. Amazon has proven that we are on the right path. ”

Bian Xuedao asked: "Next, shall we work steadily or stake the ground?"

Shen Ya'an said: "If you are only facing domestic enterprises, it is better to fight steadily. If you want to compete with companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google for the business of cloud computing cloud storage cloud services, then you have to stake now. ”

Bian Xuedao asked, "Have you chosen the location?"

Shen Ya'an said: "There are five points in China - Yanjing, Shanghai, Chang'an, Shudu, and HK. In addition, the strategic deployment of globalization has been carried out in Southeast Asia - Singapore, South America - Sao Paulo, Oceania - Sydney, Europe - Ireland and Luxembourg, Japan - Tokyo, North America - Los Angeles and Portland. ”

Bian Xuedao asked, "Isn't Songjiang suitable?"

Shen Ya'an glanced at Bian Xuedao and said: "Climatically speaking, Songjiang is suitable for building a digital center, because the annual average temperature in Songjiang is low, the climate is cool, and the natural cooling time is long throughout the year, which is conducive to reducing the cooling cost of the digital center. However, Songjiang's economic strength is too poor, its business vitality is insufficient, and the demand of users is a big problem. Moreover, the network conditions of Songjiang are more backward than those of the southeast coast, which will seriously affect the development of the center. ”

After looking around, he changed the topic and asked, "How much money is expected to be invested in this number center in Shanghai?"

Shen Ya'an sighed and said: "The first phase of building 60,000 servers will take about 2 billion. ”

Bian Xuedao touched the wall and said, "No matter how fast I make money, I don't spend as fast as you!"

Shen Ya'an looked up at the skylight and said, "As long as we stand at the forefront of the cloud era one step ahead, no matter how much money we invest, we can earn back five times or ten times." ”

Bian Xuedao said: "I don't doubt this. ”

Shen Ya'an suddenly said, "By the way, have you thought about charging?"

"Charging?" Bian Xuedao didn't understand what Shen Ya'an meant for a while.

Shen Ya'an said: "There is a China Europe International Business School in Shanghai, which has a good reputation in the circle, and a friend of mine who is a professor there mentioned to me that if you want to study at CEIBS, you can get a discount on the tuition fee. ”

Bian Xuedao looked at Shen Ya'an and said, "Does your professor friend want me to study, or do you want me to advertise their academy?"

Shen Ya'an smiled and said, "I know that I can't hide it from you, it's both." It's not easy to lead a super conglomerate forward, and there are no disadvantages to taking the time to recharge. And that place in Central Europe is very helpful for expanding contacts. ”

Bian Xuedao said: "I think about it, I definitely don't have time this year, maybe I will go to class in the future." ”

………………

The night in Shanghai is completely different from that in Songjiang.

Matsue is a city that goes to bed early every day, and there is little atmosphere.

On the other hand, in Shanghai, it is 22 o'clock, the street is still full of traffic, singing and dancing by the Pujiang River, and the lights are bright.

Bian Xuedao walked in front alone, and Li Bing and two security guards followed a few meters behind him.

At this time, Bian Xuedao, what he repeatedly recalled in his mind was what Shen Ya'an said to him in the afternoon - "It is not so easy to lead a super group company forward".

In order for Youdao Group to continue to move forward after 2014, it may be really necessary for him to find a business school with strong faculty for further study.

At this moment, a woman walked over to her, and when she saw her, Bian Xuedao was slightly stunned.

The woman was tall, wearing a long white dress and a light blue shawl, walking leisurely by the river, looking at her expression, her heart was not light.

Bian Xuedao knows who she is-

South Korean actress Kim Yeon-so.