Chapter 354 Grabbing Crabs
Originally, pagers could still be popular in China for a few years, but the emergence of PHS mobile phones has changed everything, especially now that a lot of manufacturers are launching their own brands. PHS cell phones and pagers cost two to three thousand dollars a few years ago, but now no one wants them for hundreds of dollars.
Including Bird, the leader of domestic pagers, they have transformed into mobile phones. This has led to a sharp decline in the market of pagers in China, because no matter how bad a mobile phone is, it is more advanced than a pager and has more functions. .
Not to mention, the emergence of PHS mobile phones has caused mobile phone prices to continue to drop in China. In this case, users are almost voting with their feet between pagers and mobile phones.
Although the income of Zhang Shuxin's advertising planning company is not low, the main income of the couple still depends on Jiang Zuoxian at the paging station.
When the pager was watching the sunset, Zhang Shuxin and Jiang Zuoxian were preparing to go to America to look for opportunities. What they wanted most was to win the mainland sales agency rights for Dell computers.
Both of them have many classmates studying and working in America, and they also have many connections there.
Zhang Shuxin and his wife first visited Apple, but what happened to Apple now? The couple originally wanted to represent Apple's Newton handheld computers.
However, Zhang Shuxin and Zhang Shuxin were disappointed after seeing this high-quality handheld computer. Although it supports camera and recording functions, the operation is too laggy and difficult to operate, requiring users to It is specially designed for "learning". In addition, the battery life is long and the price is very high.
After only one contact, Zhang Shuxin and Jiang Zuoxian gave up on the Newton handheld, and then contacted Dell, but to no avail.
Zhang Shuxin and Jiang Zuoxian spent several months in America, but it can't be said that they didn't gain anything. They saw the Internet for the first time in America.
After Zhang Shuxin made a phone call with a classmate who was studying in America, the other party left Zhang Shuxin’s phone number on a forum created by local international students and told everyone on the forum that Zhang Shuxin had come to America. , As a result, that night, more than 30 classmates who were familiar with Zhang Shuxin called the couple.
This was quite a shock to Zhang Shuxin and Jiang Zuoxian, who were exposed to the Internet for the first time.
Zhang Shuxin and Jiang Zuoxian, who are now back in China, did not expect that they would also see news about the Internet in China, and it was news about domestic investments in American Silicon Valley Internet companies. This news shocked the two of them. , is also unimaginable.
The two of them had just returned from America, and they specifically learned about the American Internet. Even in America, the Internet is an emerging industry, a very fashionable, trendy, and risky new industry.
The Zhixing Foundation, a new company in China, actually invested in Yahoo, the most popular Internet company in America, which naturally surprised them.
When Jiang Zuoxian heard Zhang Shuxin’s words, he also shook his head. Although he had some complaints about Mr. Li, the founder of PHS Mobile Phones who took away his Chuangutai job, he had to sigh at this moment. , "I really didn't expect that there are people in China who are already paying attention to the Silicon Valley Internet!"
"That Li Dongling's vision is indeed..."
Jiang Zuoxian shook his head, he was also called Because he is the proud man of heaven and can take advantage of the popularity of pagers to become a multi-millionaire in this era, he is also touted in various ways. But now, even if Jiang Zuoxian is not willing, he has to admit that in terms of vision and investment, The man really gave him a run for his money.
Zhang Shuxin raised her head, looked at Jiang Zuoxian and said with burning eyes, "It is true that Li Dongling and Zhixing Foundation invested in Yahoo, but in China, the first real Internet company has not yet appeared!"
"Why can't we be the first Internet company in Zhongguancun?!"
Hearing Zhang Shuxin's words, Jiang Zuoxian couldn't help but be surprised. Investing in the Internet is risky, and Internet in America is an emerging business. Not to mention in China, no one knows what kind of flowers the Internet can bloom in China.
Jiang Zuoxian knows Zhang Shuxin’s character. Although she is a woman, she has a strong personality. She has refused to admit defeat since childhood and is unwilling to stick to the rules. What others see as an iron rice bowl is boring in her eyes. The Internet has obviously become She wants to venture into new areas.
“Okay!”
Jiang Zuoxian gritted his teeth and said, he knew Zhang Shuxin very well. There is definitely no way to stop what she wants to do, so he might as well do it with her, otherwise It’s hard to say whether I can survive this day or not. Zhang Shuxin was a resolute person. He planned to be the first Internet company in China, so he immediately took action. The couple took out more than 7 million in deposits. Zhang Shuxin was still worried that it was not enough, so he mortgaged his house and car with the bank and took out a loan. Eight million, and together with fifteen million, Yinghaiwei Company was established in Zhongguancun.
Zhang Shuxin is not an unknown person in Zhongguancun. She has a very good relationship with Zhongguancun Company and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The news that Yinghaiwei was established to be the first Internet company in China made the discussion about the Internet very serious. The lively Zhongguancun was directly detonated.
When Guo Jingyun, general manager of Tianya Company, heard the news, he couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't expect that there was a company that was more radical than Tianya Company and wanted to enter an Internet company first.
Guo Jingyun was not disturbed by the fact that Yinghaiwei had snatched the title of Tianya, the first Internet company in China.
The Tianya Forum of Tianya.com is still under development. It is of no use to the Tianya Forum to forcefully join in the fun at this time. The first person to eat crabs may be full, but he may also be Crab caught!
Guo Jingyun regularly receives reports from newspapers and magazines about the Internet from Silicon Valley. He knows how much money the Internet companies behind the glory of Silicon Valley are burning.
These reports and information were all flown to China by Li Dongling from America. Guo Jingyun not only read them himself, but also let the entire Tianya Company staff read them.
This is also the reason why when Li Dongling held a meeting at Tianya Company before, Guo Jingyun, Zhou Hongyi and others were worried about the cost of Tianya Forum, because they knew that Yahoo, Netscape and companies large and small in Silicon Valley were all How expensive it is.
Currently, the domestic Internet industry is still in a wasteland. It requires old scalpers to plow and open up wasteland before the Internet can be planted. Yinghaiwei wants to be a pioneer and be an old scalper to open up wasteland, and Guo Jingyun is also happy to do so.
However, after looking at the time and calculating the landing time of Li Dongling's flight, Guo Jingyun was still going to report the actual situation of Yinghaiwei to Li Dongling later.
Regarding Yinghaiwei, what is the attitude of Tianya.com? Ignore it, let Yinghaiwei develop, invest in it, or even challenge it. Guo Jingyun needs to know Li Dongling's attitude before he can make a decision.
Yinghaiwei only paid a little attention to Guo Jingyun. For him, what he paid most attention to was the Tianya Pinyin input method and the Tianya Forum!
The establishment of Yinghaiwei and the emergence of the first Internet company in Zhongguancun is a major event for the entire Zhongguancun.
Yinghaiwei, which had just announced its establishment and even the company brand was still in production, immediately received a large wave of media and visitors.
“Yinghaiwei wants to be the mainland’s AOL America Online and provide Internet access services for users. As long as you pay a fee, Yinghaiwei can provide you with reading electronic newspapers, speaking in forums, and using online chat rooms. Waiting for service! ”
When Zhang Shuxin faced the media, she proposed Yinghaiwei's goal to be the domestic version of AOL.
AOL America Online's current main business is to provide Internet services for users, which is similar to the door-to-door broadband installation services provided by major operators such as China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom in later generations. However, at this time, the application The best way is to use telephone lines and dial-up Internet access.
Zhang Shuxin's Yinghaiwei was ambitiously preparing to become one of the major telecom operators in the future. It took a lot of effort and countless money to accomplish this.
Not to mention the two major telecom operators China Telecom and China Unicom, even the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has not yet provided Internet access services for ordinary users. Yinghaiwei is not stealing jobs in this line of work, but when it comes to In the future, when several major telecom operators react, it is hard to say whether Yinghaiwei can survive...
But it is hard to say what the future will be like for Yinghaiwei. At this time, it has attracted countless familiar faces. When it was announced to be established, countless media reported that the entire Zhongguancun turned its attention to Yinghaiwei. For those who are interested in the Internet, Yinghaiwei suddenly became the holy land of the Internet in their hearts!
In contrast, the Tianya Pinyin Input Method announced by Tianya Company, a product that can change the computer usage habits of countless people, did not gain much popularity for a while.
But Tianya Company is not in a hurry about this. Instead, it has started cooperating with Shenzhou USB flash drive and is preparing to launch Shenzhou Tianya's co-branded USB flash drive!
The autumn breeze is blowing. Li Dongling said that when he went to Yanjing, it was still summer time. When he returned to Hanxi this time, it was already autumn, and there was a coolness in the autumn wind.
As soon as Li Dongling left the airport, a tall figure wearing a windbreaker was already waiting there. When he saw Li Dongling, he immediately walked towards him quickly.
(End of this chapter)