At this time, even Zhao Ye was shocked by the madness of the Internet bubble.

He had experienced this in his previous life, but he was only a university teacher at the time, and his vision was limited, so he didn't know much about the Internet bubble, but the Internet bubble at that time was by no means as crazy as it is now.

Zhao Ye frowned slightly, and couldn't help but say to himself: "The market value of the Borderless Portal has actually soared to $500 billion, it's unbelievable!" And, the craziest thing is that in just half a year, the market value of the website has increased by $300 billion, which is really terrifying! ”

After a pause, he sighed, "Once the bubble bursts, it will be like an avalanche, and the entire industry will suffer a huge blow......

"The Internet winter in the next two years will definitely be more difficult~"

Liu Yinyin said with a smile while sorting out the information: "Dong Zhao, it is also difficult for them to endure the difficulties, our company still has a large amount of funds in the account, which is enough to maintain the normal operation of the company!" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Ye smiled and nodded.

"Zhao Dong, our group has not yet developed a travel website, but there are many such websites on the Internet, such as Ctrip, Priceline, tripadvisor, etc., at that time, when the Internet winter comes, you can take the opportunity to acquire them!"

"Well, yes, I'm going to do that too. By the way, since the group company is preparing to enter the tourism industry, the domestic traffic conditions must be strengthened again. You inform Shi Yuanzhou and ask Wujiang Transportation Company to increase investment in this area. ”

"Okay, Dong Zhao."

……

……

As the saying goes, "If you want to get rich, build roads first".

China attaches great importance to the infrastructure construction of the transportation industry.

Wujiang Group has also been investing in highways and subways, which can not only make money, but also speed up domestic transportation construction.

The state has surplus money to invest in other areas, such as speeding up the research and development of high-speed railways and subways, the construction of national highways, and the construction of bridges and tunnels......

At present, the gap between the rich and the poor in China is still quite obvious.

Not many people can afford to buy a car, which is equivalent to the level of 2004, of which 13.65 million are private cars, and 6 million are cars.

In addition, domestic trains are relatively slow and the number of trains is limited, so there is still a huge market for long-distance buses and short-distance buses.

It was past 10 a.m. the next day.

Zhao Ye and his entourage appeared at the Tiangong Mercedes-Benz factory to inspect the situation.

Tiangong Mercedes-Benz factory mainly produces: Mercedes-Benz cars, Mercedes-Benz trucks and Mercedes-Benz buses, with an annual output of up to 5 million vehicles.

Its largest user is also the Wujiang Group.

So far, the cargo lala logistics company under the Wujiang Group has purchased 400,000 Mercedes-Benz trucks.

Everywhere in the country, you can see Mercedes-Benz trucks printed with the logo of "Cargo Lala" shuttling through the streets and alleys of the city.

E-commerce logistics, intra-city/cross-city freight, moving, LTL, car rental and sales, etc...... It is all the business scope of cargo lala.

Unlike the previous world, Lala integrated social transportation resources through a sharing model and completed massive transportation capacity reserves, but in this life, Lala relies on the incomparably abundant funds provided by Wujiang Group for development.

All truck drivers are regular employees of Lala.

In order to recruit more truck drivers, the company has even set up truck training schools in each city to teach people to drive trucks.

Zhao Dong, the model categories of Mercedes-Benz trucks can be divided into: ACTROS, ATEGO, AXO, Econic, Unimog, Zetros these six series.

What we're looking at now is the Actros truck line. ”

At this time, the person in charge of the factory pointed to the current production line and introduced it to Zhao Ye.

"Actros is one of the more common Mercedes-Benz trucks in China, using a two-axle fixed chassis with a load capacity of 3~5 tons. The series is powered by a supercharged, built-in water-cooled diesel engine manufactured by Mercedes-Benz AG itself, with a power of 150~326 horsepower! ”

Zhao Ye nodded, and then asked, "How many cars have been sold in China so far?" ”

Without thinking, the person in charge replied, "550,000 units." However, nearly 300,000 Actros were bought by Lala. ”

Zhao Ye took a look at this Mercedes-Benz Actros, the appearance is very beautiful, the front face of the vehicle is divided into several obvious sections in a straight line, and the full lines look powerful and full of masculinity.

"Let's go and see the Mercedes Benz." Zhao Ye beckoned everyone and said.

The better the Mercedes-Benz bus sells, the more conducive it is to domestic tourists to travel in the future.

After a short time, everyone came to another large workshop.

According to the person in charge of the factory, Mercedes-Benz has several kinds of buses, and the more popular one is a light bus, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, which has 17 seats.

Mercedes buses have more than 20 seats.

However, Mercedes-Benz buses are relatively expensive, and their sales in China are relatively low.

In addition, there are other relatively cheap buses in the country, and many bus companies choose cheap buses for course in order to save costs.

After Zhao Ye finished understanding, he understood very much.

"Dong Zhao, the next step is to visit the production line of Mercedes-Benz cars?" The head of the factory asked.

"Okay."

This morning, Zhao Ye spent all the time in the Tiangong Mercedes-Benz factory.

Returning to the group company in the afternoon, Zhao Ye planned to let Tiangong Technology Company launch a high-quality and inexpensive bus.

Although Mercedes-Benz buses are of high quality, they are too expensive to afford.

On the contrary, cheaper buses are more favored by users.

……

Zhao Ye then called Zhou Huicheng, CEO of Tiangong Technology, and expressed his meaning.

After listening to this, Zhou Huicheng replied: "Dong Zhao, I also have this idea for a long time!" Mercedes-Benz bus has not opened the domestic market, many customers responded, mainly because Mercedes-Benz buses are too expensive, they hope that we can launch a high-quality and inexpensive bus. The price is best within 400,000 RMB! ”

Zhao Ye frowned and said, "Can 400,000 yuan make a bus?" ”

Zhou Huicheng nodded: "Yes!" We have calculated that if it is a bus independently developed by us, the domestic production rate is relatively high, and the cost will not exceed 300,000 yuan! At that time, sell 400,000, and there will be a lot of profit margin! ”

Tiangong Technology has already laid out a lot of 4S stores in China, and its own products are sold by themselves, without middlemen to make the difference, and the profits are relatively high.

Therefore, even if it is only 10,000 yuan, it can be done.

In addition, it can be regarded as a technical reserve, and more advanced buses can be developed in the future.

In Zhou Huicheng's view, Mercedes-Benz is a foreign brand after all, and every time a Mercedes-Benz is sold, Tiangong Technology will give Mercedes-Benz a share.

It's better to build your own private label.

Since Mercedes-Benz buses are not adapted to the water and soil in China, the opportunity of Tiangong Technology Company has come.

After several years of study, Tiangong Technology Company has already mastered the production and manufacturing process of Mercedes-Benz buses, but some configurations, such as the engine, are manufactured by Mercedes-Benz itself, which is relatively high-end.

However, Tiangong Technology has alternatives, and can use its own developed engine, although it is not as good as the Mercedes-Benz engine, but it is also more advanced.

"That's good, I hope that our self-developed buses can be launched as soon as possible!!" Zhao Ye said loudly.

"No problem, Zhao Dong, don't worry, we are full of confidence in building this bus!" Zhou Huicheng smiled confidently.

"Well, that's it, I hung up."

Tiangong Technology Company has been deeply involved in the automotive industry for many years, and its strength should not be underestimated.

Zhao Ye naturally believed in Zhou Huicheng and others.

"Wait a minute, Dong Zhao!"

"Something?" Zhao Ye asked.

"Yes, Dong Zhao."

"What's the matter, you can tell it."

"That's right, Zhao Dong, the military hopes that we can develop a strong off-road vehicle, if it is independent research and development, it will take a long time, so I thought of acquiring Hummer." Zhou Huicheng said.

Zhao Ye was slightly surprised, "Hummer, I know, but this is an American company, do you think it can be acquired?" ”

"Well, I think it's possible!" Zhou Huicheng nodded seriously and replied.

"Tell me why!" Zhao Ye frowned slightly, "You know, Hummer is a company that provides off-road vehicles for the US military!" ”

"Zhao Dong, Hummer produces military vehicles and civilian off-road vehicles, and we are acquiring civilian off-road vehicles!" Zhou Huicheng explained, "In recent years, Hummer off-road vehicles have not been very popular in the market, and Hummer has been unable to make ends meet, and the losses are very serious. The purpose of our acquisition of Hummer is to carry out secondary development on the basis of it, and we will be able to develop a military off-road vehicle that satisfies the domestic military as soon as possible! ”

Zhao Ye heard this, thought about it for a while, and felt that there was some truth in what Zhou Huicheng said, Hummer is the most famous off-road vehicle brand in the world, and it is the world's most technologically unique brand, even if it is a civilian version of the off-road vehicle, the technology used is also very advanced.

It's just that I don't know if the acquisition will be successful.

"Okay, you can send someone to try to buy Hummer!" Zhao Ye said.

"Okay, Dong Zhao!" Zhou Huicheng said excitedly that with Zhao Ye's approval, he could go all out to acquire Hummer - it would be great if Hummer was also under Tiangong Technology! He thought to himself.

A few days later, Zhou Huicheng began to assemble a team to go to the United States to buy Hummer.

In fact, for the major shareholders of Hummer, they would like to sell to Tiangong Technology and make a lot of money.

However, the US Congress and the military may not easily agree.

……

Zhao Ye actually doesn't have great hopes for the acquisition of Hummer, but if there are dates or not, let them try it, and if they fail, they can also strengthen their determination to develop independently.

As the manager of the group, Zhao Ye is still relatively tolerant and open to his subordinates, and he is willing to let them do many things.

Sure enough.

The acquisition of Hamm was quickly blocked.

However, Tiangong Technology has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Hummer to acquire the company, and now the two parties have decided to join forces and make a public relations statement to Congress to ask for approval of the acquisition.

It will probably take a while for this to pay off.

In the blink of an eye, 2000 years have come.

Zhao Ye and the heads of the major Internet companies under the Wujiang Group began to become nervous.

But at the same time, there is a glimmer of expectation.

However, just in the year 2000, there was a sudden outbreak of millennial bugs in computers around the world.

Zhao Ye was also a little negligent and forgot about it.

It was only when his subordinates reported to him that he reacted.

"Zhao Dong, there are many people around the world whose computers are paralyzed, and it is just a personal one, which is a big blow to some enterprises, especially the Internet. This could lead to the bursting of the dot-com bubble! Tang Letong, CEO of Wujiang Portal, hurriedly came to Zhao Ye's office and said worriedly.

"What's wrong with the borderless portal?"

"Yes, Zhao Dong, the server crashed, and then after our adjustments, it was normal operation. However, the website has been out of service for about half an hour, which affects the user's experience! ”

Zhao Ye said: "It's okay, this is a trivial matter, you come forward to explain, users are able to understand and understand!" ”

"Okay, Dong Zhao!"

Zhao Ye sent Tang Letong to the door and couldn't help but sigh.

There are so many things that there are always things that are forgotten.

The millennium bug, also known as the "computer 2000 problem" or "computer millennial bug problem", refers to the fact that in some intelligent systems (including computer systems, automatic control chips, etc.) that use computer programs, because the year is only represented by two-digit decimal numbers, when the date is transferred from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000, the computer operating system mistakenly thinks that it is January 1, 1900, thus bringing damage to the system of calculating the year date, causing technology and politics, economic and legal issues.

Zhao Ye hurriedly asked the secretary Liu Yinyin to notify everyone of the meeting.

In the afternoon, in the large conference room.

Zhao Ye discussed a solution to the "Millennium Bug" problem.

The impact of the "millennium bug" is enormous. From computer systems, including PC BIOS, microcode, operating systems, database software, commercial software and application systems, to telephones, program-controlled switches, bank ATMs, security systems, factory automation systems related to computers and automatic control, and even a large number of electronic appliances, mechanical equipment and control systems using embedded chip technology, etc., all may be attacked by the "millennium bug".

At this moment, the outside world.

Governments all over the world have come forward to encircle and annihilate the "millennium worm" with all-out efforts, and television stations and newspapers have followed up and reported on them, and the momentum is extremely huge, which makes people feel shocked.

For a time, the "Millennium Bug" caused a huge sensation on the Internet!

Many people wonder if the "millennium bug" problem is exaggerated.

"My computer is fine, there shouldn't be any problem, it's so hard work, a waste of resources!"

"It's just a matter of the wrong time display, it's necessary to make such a fuss?! I'm on Windows, and the time in the bottom right corner of my computer is never right, but it never affects my ...... of gaming."

"Yes, is the Millennium Bug problem really that serious? I don't think so! ”

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In addition to the disruption of electricity supply in many places, it is expected that in the coming months, sea and air transportation, financial and government services will also be greatly affected, including the Ministry of Finance, the tax department and the customs office.

As soon as the news came out, everyone exclaimed.

Immediately, on the Internet and on television, experts and professors explained to the public the harmfulness of the "millennium insect".

(End of chapter)