Chapter 278
Qin Shaoyan was in a good mood today, so he laughed and said to Zhou Dao: "Bill Gates's mansion is really rich. It is located close to mountains and rivers. He hollowed out half of a hill and built it There is a large underground garage.”
“Bill Gates likes Porsches. He has hundreds of cars in the garage, and he has them all.”
“The entire house uses a lot of wood. The structure is unique, especially the large living room, where you can sit facing the lake through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The scenery is really beautiful."
"There are many trees planted in his yard, and the layout is quite reminiscent of a Chinese garden."
Zhou Dao was very envious after hearing this and asked: "I heard that Bill Gates' house is full of high technologies. It is called the house of the future and uses various high-tech smart technologies to create smart homes."
"Mr. Qin Tell me what the experience is like, is it really that great? "
The concept of House of the Future was really amazing when it first came out. In the 1990s, it was full of imagination and vision of the future, and it sounded very sci-fi.
On the one hand, it comprehensively displays Microsoft's technical products and some future ideas; on the other hand, it also displays the future intelligent life scenarios of mankind.
This system claims that when the owner is on his way home, the bathtub will automatically release water and adjust the temperature.
A system for checking the body is installed in the toilet. If any abnormality is found in the owner's body, the computer will immediately send out an alarm.
The computer monitors the trees, directly alarms for water shortage, and directly replenishes the trees with water.
When visitors enter the home, they are given a pin that allows them to interact with sensors placed throughout the house.
Input his preferences into the system, and no matter which room he walks to, the computer will meet the requirements based on the guest data received, and even anticipate the guest's needs and adjust the environment to make him feel at home.
Anyway, it sounded amazing, but it sounded particularly magical at the time.
After processing by the media and everyone's own imagination, it is shocking.
Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "Actually, this set of things is just like that. It just turns some tasks that require hands-on work into computer control and sets the program in advance."
"For example, draw the curtains, fill the bathtub, and play music. Chips are installed on the furniture, decorations and electrical appliances to receive commands."
"It sounds really awesome." Zhou Dao sighed, "I don't know. When can I experience this kind of life?"
"Hey, this thing is not high-tech. In ten years, smart homes will be very cheap. Then you can just install one yourself." Qin Shaoyan said. He said with satisfaction, "Nowadays, the development of electronic technology is iterating very fast. Various household appliances have more and more functions and are becoming more and more complex, and they are striving to become all-round and intelligent."
"It is not difficult to customize a whole-house smart home, as long as you have money."
Zhou Dao smiled, "I hope so."
Liu Mingzu listened leisurely and fascinated, The face is full of longing and fantasy for the high-tech mansion of the world's richest man.
“Speaking of it, Bill Gates’ fish tank is pretty good.” Qin Shaoyan sighed, “Being able to raise whale sharks in the fish tank in my living room is something even if you have money you can’t do.”
“ Whale shark?" Liu Mingzu was stunned, "Whale and shark?"
"The whale shark is a kind of fish, the largest fish in the world, up to 20 meters long, and is an endangered species." Qin Shaoyan briefly introduced, "This thing is like a living fossil, and it is difficult to breed artificially."
"Bill Gates specially hired a team of expert scientific researchers to raise whale sharks. Just changing the sea water in the fish tank regularly takes a lot of work, and it is quite troublesome to raise them."
Liu Mingzu heard this They were all shocked, rich people really know how to play.
He thought raising tigers, bears, etc. would be cool enough, just look at what Bill Gates does.
The family has a scientific research team dedicated to raising fish for him.
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Liu Yuanrui did not drink tea today, but drank coffee instead.
Looking at the coffee with milk foam in the white porcelain cup, Liu Yuanrui looked at it carefully with a suspicious face, as if he wanted to see the flowers.
Lao Wang, who was sitting next to Liu Yuanrui, took a sip and smacked his lips, "Ah~, what kind of coffee is this? It's not as delicious as old vinegar."
Sitting opposite him was another guy. A coal boss joked, "You old guy really doesn't know how to enjoy it. Coffee is popular now and foreigners love to drink it."
"Last time my daughter came back from the United States, she brought me a bag of Blue Mountain coffee. The taste was so sizzling!"
The coal boss took a sip and then spat it out, "Bah! Bah!”
“What is this? It tastes so bad?”
Lao Wang laughed, “Lao Huang, drink more.”
Lao Huang cursed and poured the coffee into the flower pot next to him, then threw the cup on the table, "I might as well drink tea."
Liu Yuanrui put down the cup calmly and said calmly: "Coffee needs sugar to make it taste better."
As he said this, he picked up two sugar cubes and threw them into the coffee, and then kept stirring them. .
Lao Wang quickly followed the instructions. After putting in two pieces, he probably felt that it was not enough, so he threw in two more pieces.
Old Huang looked at the empty coffee cup for a moment, a little unhappy, "Old Wang, when will the accountant you mentioned come here."
"Don't be anxious." Wang said casually, "Accountant Jia is meeting with some VC in the United States. He will be here soon."
"What kind of Internet are you talking about? Is it really so magical?" Huang frowned, "A website can sell for 300 million US dollars in three months? Isn't it just a boast in the newspaper?"
" Why do I sound like a liar?"
As soon as Lao Wang opened his mouth to explain, Liu Yuanrui said slowly, "This is true."
"Lao Liu, you know?" His eyes turned to Liu Yuanrui, and he urged with great curiosity, "Tell me what's going on?"
Liu Yuanrui said with a very reserved expression, "My incompetent son also set up a website. He is People in the circle know the boss of Qvod.com and know the inside story.”
Lao Wang asked curiously: "Which son is yours? The one who drinks and races every day?"
Lao Huang glared at him, "Don't interrupt, Lao Liu, please continue."
Liu Yuanrui continued with a straight face: "The boss of Qvod.com is not simple. He is very successful in the United States and even knows that Bill Gates."
"Which Bill Gates?" Lao Huang was stunned for a moment. , "Is it the one in the rankings?"
"It's the richest man in the world." Liu Yuanrui said calmly, "The company that bought Qvod.com is Bill Gates. He has a lot of money, and he doesn't like Qvod.com. If you like it, sell it.”
"Oh my!" Lao Huang exclaimed, "He is worthy of being the richest man in the world. He is so generous. He spent US$300 million in one sale."
"No, how good is this Qvod Network?"
Lao Wang interjected from the side and said, "You don't understand. Do you usually use a computer to surf the Internet?"
"Ahem." Lao Huang was a little embarrassed, "How can I have time here? , I just use it occasionally.”
“In addition to reading news on the Internet, he can also watch movies.” Lao Wang said mysteriously.
Lao Huang's eyes lit up, "Tell me more about watching movies."
"This Qvod.com is a website for watching movies online." Lao Wang gave Lao Huang some advice, "We usually go to the movies. If you want to buy a disc, you can either go online and download it from Waga eDonkey.”
“Quabo.com has solved the problem of not being able to find the movie. It puts all the movies directly on the website and you can see them as long as you go up. They are placed in rows and you can watch them directly if you click on them." "Really?" Lao Huang became excited, "What movies are there?" "Old Wang clasped his hands and counted, "There are some from Hong Kong and Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, Europe and the United States, and domestic ones."
"Is there such a movie in China?!" Lao Huang was shocked, "Hey, I really want to go up and watch it."
"The boss of Qvod.com is quite smart. Everyone is watching movies online."
Lao Wang said proudly, "Just tell me, how can this kind of website not make money, right?"
Liu Yuanrui tensed up. Face, he vaguely agreed.
But I feel very contemptuous in my heart. How can I do a good job with these local bosses?
I have been thinking about that thing all day long. It is the Internet and high technology. Can it be the same as selling movies?
While the three bosses were chatting and laughing, a man in a suit hurriedly walked in, opened his mouth and said, "Sorry, bosses, for keeping everyone waiting."
Lao Wang used He pointed his finger at this unattractive man and said jokingly: "Accountant Jia, you are late, so you have to drink three drinks as a penalty."
"You should be punished, you should be punished." Accountant Jia said with a smile, "But There is indeed a reason for this. It’s all because the representatives from Microsoft were too enthusiastic and chatted with me so speculatively that they didn’t pay attention to the time.”
Old Huang asked curiously, “You just met the people from Microsoft. ”
"It's Microsoft's VC." Accountant Jia paused and explained casually, "That is, Microsoft's investment manager. They are looking for video websites everywhere recently and are very interested in my company."
Lao Wang said with a smile, "We also want to see this company that Microsoft is interested in. Accountant Jia, stop hiding it and tell us about it."
"Then I will be with you. I'm embarrassing myself in front of the boss." Accountant Jia quickly took out his laptop, awkwardly connected it to the projector, and opened the PPT on it.
Looking at the simple PPT, Accountant Jia’s whole spirit changed and he started to explain.
“The times call for disruptive changes, and the world needs disruptive innovation. What will the future look like?”
"I believe that in the next ten years, Chinese Internet companies will lead the global Internet into a new era of Internet blue ocean."
"The first generation of the Internet copied the American model, and future Internet development will no longer be able to meet the needs of the Internet." The need of the next era is conceptual innovation. "
"The emergence of YouTube proved the conceptual feasibility of video websites, and Qvod.com proved the commercial value of video websites to the world."
“And our Lay’s Network will prove to the Internet that the future Internet is dominated by the ecosystem.”
Accountant Jia gave a passionate speech while flipping through the PPT.
"YouTube's business philosophy is to attract civilians for entertainment, and we, Layshi.com, integrate movies, TV shows, and songs to build a new entertainment ecosystem."
Old Huang directly interrupted Accountant Jia's words, "I'll listen to what you are talking about about this ecology. If you don’t understand, just tell me what can you do with Lay’s Network?”
Accountant Jia was a little embarrassed, paused, and said slowly: “I think video websites will replace the status of TV stations and become the new media in the future. "
Lao Huang's eyes lit up when he heard this, "What, a TV station?"
Liu Yuanrui's heart moved. It seemed that he was not the only one who discovered the meaning of the video website. , this man in front of me is also a smart man.
Lao Wang remained calm, as if he had heard this rhetoric a long time ago.
Lao Huang couldn't wait to ask, "How much does it cost to invest in this Internet TV station?"
"Well, the Internet financing method is more troublesome." Accountant Jia pondered for two seconds, "You guys You can’t invest money directly in the website, you have to invest in the other two companies first.”
“What?” Lao Huang frowned, “From what you say, if we want to invest in the website, we have to give it to others first. "Invest?"
"I am not investing in others, these two companies are also my own," Accountant Jia explained.
"Then can't I just invest money into the website?" Lao Huang said dissatisfied, "Why did you go around in a circle?"
"Boss Huang, it's like this." Accountant Jia chose the words carefully, " Because the video website is relatively sensitive."
"The reason why I want to invest in another company is to invest in Lay's Network through this company."
Liu Yuanrui stirred expressionlessly next to him. Coffee, quietly watching Accountant Jia explain to Lao Huang.
Although he didn't understand the meaning of Accountant Jia's operation, his keen original business sense made him realize that something was wrong.
Accountant Jia was frothing and tried his best to give a PPT speech to the three bosses. The deceived Lao Huang was stunned for a while.
The last few people exchanged business cards with each other, and Accountant Jia left with his computer.
As soon as Accountant Jia left, Lao Wang looked at Liu Yuanrui, who had been silent, "Old Liu, what do you think?"
Lao Huang also urged: "That's right, you have never said anything. You have to say a few words anyway."
Liu Yuanrui put down the untouched coffee cup and smiled, "It sounds good, Lao Wang, what do you think?"
Lao Wang nodded, "I think it's good too, and I plan to invest several hundred to ten million for fun."
"The Internet, with its high technology, sounds better than us mining coal."
"Even if it doesn't work, you won't have much money, right?"
Lao Huang agreed, "It's only ten million, which is really not much money. Lao Liu, will you come? Come?”
“Ten million is really nothing,” Liu Yuanrui said slowly, “I’d better go back and ask my son about this. He is from the industry and is more professional than us.”
Seeing that Liu Yuanrui didn't express his opinion, Lao Wang stopped the topic. Lao Huang agreed, "You really need to find a professional to ask."
"I'll go back and inquire first, and I'll talk to you later." Liu Yuanrui stood up and said Gone.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard in the capital, Liu Mingzu ran in excitedly, "It's done, it's done!"
"You're shouting." Liu Yuanrui frowned. , reprimanded, "How old you are, you can't keep your focus."
"Father, the financing of the website has been completed!" Liu Mingzu raised three fingers excitedly, "Three hundred million!"< br>
Bang!
Liu Yuanrui shook his hand and dropped the tea bowl he was carrying on the table. He raised his head and asked with disbelief: "How much?"
"The valuation is 300 million, and Mr. Zhou of IDG promised to give I raised 30 million yuan." Liu Mingzu held up three fingers and kept shaking them.
“When will I get the money?” Liu Yuanrui asked.
“I’ll sign the letter of intent tomorrow, and then there will be an audit.” Liu Mingzu thought for a moment, “If it’s quick, the first money will arrive probably next month.”
"Why did IDG decide so quickly?!" Liu Yuanrui was very surprised.
“Thanks to Mr. Qin.” Liu Mingzu said happily, “They decided to vote for Mr. Qin’s sake.”
“Not bad, not bad.” Liu Yuanrui nodded, "Although three hundred million is a valuation, it is already good to achieve this level."
"Mr. Qin said that the valuation can double next year." Liu Mingzu said excitedly, "As long as the website If you can always make money, you can consider going public in three to five years."
Liu Yuanrui said nothing about going public. He thought for a while and suddenly said: "You can introduce me to this person. I want to meet him. President Qin.”
(End of this chapter)