Chapter 283 Artificial intelligence is the next trend! (5K)
Now Liu Yuanrui is in a complicated mood, and he is a little unsure of Mr. Qin’s thoughts.
I couldn’t hear anything from the phone, but what if Mr. Qin was a little unhappy?
The business was originally negotiated, but when it came time to sign the contract, one party regretted it.
Even when talking about ordinary business, the party whose contract was broken will still spit out sweet things.
What's more, it was Mr. Qin who took the initiative to recruit them into the group and said something nice to them in front of Xiong Xiaoge.
I promised well at that time, but turned around and refused to admit it. This is shameless.
As a middleman, Liu Yuanrui felt that he could not save his face.
Old Huang, don’t take me with you even if you want to die.
Do you think this place is like back home? Do you not understand how deep the water in the capital is?
Especially this Mr. Qin, looking at how young he is, is very cunning.
When Qin Shaoyan was working on the campus network before, a competitor who didn't know what he was doing actually dared to come and send out opening invitations.
It's equivalent to a face-flipping taunt, a letter of challenge.
What’s the result?
This opponent who was ignorant of current affairs was subdued by Mr. Qin on the first day, and he paid five million to admit his mistake.
A few days later, people from Microsoft China came to check for piracy and shut down the competitor company.
Don’t even think about it, it must be Mr. Qin’s handiwork.
What’s the relationship between him and Bill Gates? It’s like pouring ice water together in the middle of winter, and he wants to make a phone call from you.
After several rounds, the competitor didn't even survive a month, and was driven out of the capital in despair.
From then on, all the competitors in the campus social field changed their colors.
As soon as Mr. Qin came up, he used his connections with Microsoft to scare the monkeys and give a warning to all his colleagues.
The purpose is nothing more than to tell everyone how deep my background and connections are.
When we launched the nationwide promotion, the campaign was huge. Administrative agencies in various places cooperated and advertised everywhere in the name of the Olympic Organizing Committee.
Could this be an ordinary person?
Now that I have offended Mr. Qin, who has a great energy background but seems to be a small-minded person, will you be able to take advantage of me?
Liu Yuanrui felt anxious and pulled Jiang Mingsheng, who was somewhat hesitant, and rushed directly to the campus network company.
After arriving at the place, the front desk made some inquiries and took the two of them directly to the president's office.
Compared with the luxurious environment of the hotel box, Mr. Qin's office seems low-key and simple.
Not only is the place small, but the decoration is also unremarkable.
Ordinary desk, ordinary chair, ordinary sofa.
Only the various trophies and medals filled with cabinets on the wall looked a bit unusual.
Of course, there are also photos of various celebrities hanging all over the walls.
The most eye-catching one is the photo with Bill Gates. The two people stood in front of a glass wall and looked at the whale sharks inside.
This photo is not only very large, but also very strange. It makes people look at it twice.
"The two bosses are here, sit down." Qin Shaoyan sat on the chair, not even intending to get up, and waved his hands casually.
When Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng heard this, their hearts tightened. This attitude was not right.
Zhang Pingyi, who was reporting next to him, stood up silently, pulled out two chairs for the two of them, and asked them to sit down.
Qin Shaoyan looked at the two of them expressionlessly and said slowly: "Brother Liu, why did Boss Huang quit?"
"Is he not satisfied with the terms of cooperation?"
Liu Yuanrui was a little embarrassed, "Old Huang is a bit soft-spoken. He was deceived and turned around and wanted to invest in another company."
"Which family is it?" Qin Shaoyan asked.
Liu Yuanrui was a little hesitant, but he still told the truth, "It's from a company called Leshi.com, and the boss is a fellow from Jin Province."
"Lao Huang can't discredit his friends and fellow countrymen. I agreed immediately.”
“Are you soft-hearted, or do you think Layshi.com has a better future than our Qvod.com?” Qin Shaoyan smiled lightly, “Haven’t Brother Liu talked to Boss Huang?”
“It’s not too late.” Liu Yuanrui sighed, “This is my fault too.”
"Brother Liu, you don't have to be like this. I don't blame you." Qin Shaoyan turned to look at Zhang Pingyi, "Zhang Tianshi, please take note of this." Again, the solid evidence must be solid.”
Liu Yuanrui shook his hand.
Good guy, now you have a grudge.
Zhang Pingyi agreed and wrote down Leshi.com in his notebook.
Liu Yuanrui's eyes jumped when he saw this scene.
Qin Shaoyan turned his head and put on a smile again, "Brother Liu, we agreed before that 150 million, 30% of the equity."
"Boss Huang has withdrawn now, What should we do if we are short of 50 million?"
Jiang Mingsheng said cautiously: "How about we make up for it?"
"Oh!" Qin Shaoyan said lightly. , "It won't be difficult for the two bosses to pool money together, right?"
"No, no." Jiang Mingsheng explained quickly, "We can still make it together through gritted teeth."
Liu Yuanrui felt a little headache, this is not a matter of collecting money.
Although the extra $25 million gave him a bit of a toothache, it wasn't enough to break his muscles and bones.
He just didn't want to fill the hole for others. Lao Huang was deceived by Lao Wang and wanted to die. Why should he pay for it?
"Mr. Qin, I plan to persuade Lao Huang first." Liu Yuanrui said slowly, "He is just hesitant and has not said that he really wants to withdraw his shares. Besides, if he withdraws, I can find someone else. ”
Qin Shaoyan nodded with satisfaction, "Let Brother Liu worry about it."
Liu Yuanrui said quickly, "Mr. Qin said seriously, this is what I should do."
Qin Shaoyan finally showed his face He smiled and said, "Brother Liu is honest in business, and I like to deal with honest people."
"After all, there is nothing without rules. If you don't follow the rules in business, there will be no business."
Liu Yuanrui glanced at Jiang Mingsheng, but neither of them spoke.
"This matter is over." Qin Shaoyan smiled, "Brother Liu and Boss Jiang are here, so I will have a frank chat with you two."
"There may be some outsiders outside. It’s nonsense. The two bosses don’t understand the situation in the Internet industry. They feel that the cooperation has suffered a loss and there is some grudge.”
“So I think it’s better to speak openly to dispel their doubts. , both parties can have a happy cooperation."
"Since you two trust me, Qin Shaoyan, to invest money, I can guarantee that you will make money."
"You can make as much money as you want. There’s no guarantee, at least you won’t lose money.”
Qin Shaoyan glanced at the two of them and said slowly: "Of course, the purpose of doing business must be to make money, otherwise you two would not invest in me with real money."
"Make money first, make big money, then It’s every businessman’s dream, understandable.”
“I’m asking you to cooperate. One is to return a favor to Brother Liu, and the other is also an inspection.”
Inspection? !
Liu Yuanrui perked up. Hearing what he meant, there was still a big one behind him.
"The film and television company can only be regarded as an appetizer." Qin Shaoyan said domineeringly, "The real feast is yet to come."
"Through this incident, I feel that Brother Liu and Boss Jiang can still be trusted. , so forget about the inspection.”
“I’ll tell you how I make money on the Internet.”
Hearing this, Jiang Mingsheng also became energetic, although he didn’t. I know what Qin Shaoyan is going to do, but it's okay to just listen.
"Boss, do you know how I made my fortune?" Qin Shaoyan asked.
Liu Yuanrui hesitated for a moment, "Qin always started his career on the Internet, right?"
"This is both true and false." Qin Shaoyan laughed, "There are so many Internet entrepreneurs, why only Am I the only one who succeeded?”
It’s not because you have money and background.
But he couldn't say this, Liu Yuanrui could only ask without shame: "Brother Qin, please clarify my doubts."
Qin Shaoyan raised two fingers, "I have two companies, one is The valuation of Campus Network has reached 5 billion US dollars, and the other one is Qvod Network, which has a valuation of 300 million US dollars.”
"The campus network has only lasted a year and a half, and the Qvod network has only lasted four months. There is no one more professional in the entire Internet industry."
"Why can I achieve such great success in a short period of time? ? ”
“It’s just a secret, that is to follow the trend.”
Follow the trend?
Liu Yuanrui was stunned for a moment, and then he became confused, following the trend to make money?
"For example, why has the valuation of Kuaibo.com increased in a short period of time?" Qin Shaoyan replied, "Of course it is because of the foreign video website YouTube. As a domestic video website that benchmarks against YouTube, Kuaibo.com will naturally follow the rise. . ”
“It’s not about how good I am at making websites, but it’s about replicating the experience of successful foreign websites.”
“As a new track in the Internet field, video websites are sought after by foreign capital. It’s promising, and as a replica of Kuaibo.com, it will naturally gain value. “With the added advantage of being the first video website in China, capital will repeatedly compare it with YouTube.”
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“The valuation of YouTube is high, and the valuation of Kuaibo Network is also high.”
"Qvod.com, coupled with some special reasons, has a higher valuation."
Liu Yuanrui suddenly realized that this was the case.
“It’s not complicated to put it bluntly.” Qin Shaoyan said lightly, “The domestic Internet is copying the American Internet model.”
“For example, Sina, Sohu and NetEase are all copying the model. Foreign portals, such as search engines and mailboxes, are also copied. ”
“Chat tools are also copied. ”
“Look at these companies that have grown up by following the trend of their American counterparts, none of them are listed companies.”
“The domestic Internet relies on copying, and it depends on who can copy quickly and well.”
“ The current American Internet only needs to innovate one model. Domestic plagiarism has to be considered more, such as localization and how to improve it to suit the domestic situation. "
"Take the campus network as an example. It is different from the current one in the United States. The most popular Facebook is based on the acquaintance social model, but Campus Network is very different from Facebook.” If someone comes to invest in you, even if you don’t know how to do it, you can sell it to someone else.”
Liu Yuanrui finally understood at this time that this is how profitable the Internet industry is.
Following trends happens in all walks of life. When others make money, others will follow suit.
But there are thresholds for following the trend. For example, they mine and sell coal. If you want to follow the trend, you must first buy a mine.
Let’s not talk about how much it costs to buy a mine. You still have to take a lot of risks, such as how much reserves the mine still has.
Coupled with the cost of mining machinery, workers, opening up sales channels, and up and down management, the cost is quite high.
Even if you open a restaurant, you still need to build a store and decorate it first.
The Internet is different. Following the trend is quite simple. It is nothing more than a few lines of code and the cost is close to nothing.
How Qin Shaoyan made his fortune? He just copied the trend.
Kuaibo copied YouTube, and Campus Network copied Facebook. This is what he said himself.
Liu Yuanrui suddenly realized that the Internet is so simple.
Then do you want to copy it yourself?
Qin Shaoyan changed the topic at this time, "Of course, there are things to pay attention to when following the trend."
Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng immediately became more energetic and pricked up their ears to listen to Qin Shaoyan's entrepreneurial experience.
“You must find new trends and new fields. Don’t blindly follow the trend. If you jump on whatever is exciting, you won’t be able to grab it at all.”
“Be able to discover new trends in advance. Business opportunities in the mainstream test personal quality and foresight in the Internet market, which not everyone has. ”
Therefore, what I just said was just for the occasion, and the real value should be at the back.
"I go to the United States for a few months every year, partly to collect news, and partly to observe new trends in the industry and find the next trend." Qin Shaoyan suddenly showed a mysterious smile.
“This time I went to the United States and discovered a new opportunity.”
Jiang Mingsheng couldn’t wait to ask, “Mr. Qin, what new business opportunities have you discovered?”
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"With the development of the Internet now, various models have been tried, and there are very few innovative directions." Qin Shaoyan sighed with emotion, "So we have to look for it on new tracks."
"It's not accurate to say it's a new track. In fact, someone has proposed this thing a long time ago, but people haven't paid attention to it yet."
"But this is also a good thing. Everyone has paid attention to it, so it's not my turn. "I missed it."
Liu Yuanrui was also a little anxious, "Mr. Qin, what is it?"
Qin Shaoyan said slowly: "This thing is called AI."
"Ah?!" Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng looked confused.
"AI, or artificial intelligence." Qin Shaoyan explained, "It means that machines think like people and have the same IQ as people. This is the general direction of future high-tech development."
Liu Yuanrui was a little confused, "Mr. Qin "Why does this thing sound like science fiction?"
"NONONO!" Qin Shaoyan shook his finger, "This thing is not science fiction at all, and it has already taken shape."
"Why should I?" I will focus on artificial intelligence because I saw the prototype of this thing in Bill Gates’ home.”
Huh?
Bill Gates?
Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng looked at each other.
Qin Shaoyan took out a few photos from the table and handed them to the two coal bosses, "When I was in the United States, Bill Gates invited me to his home."
"His The mansion is called the house of the future because it uses the most advanced technology to create a smart home system. "
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"The photos you have are the photos we took at that time. You can see that the furniture inside is controlled by a computer system."
Zhang Minyi, who had been beside him, was stunned for a moment and saw Qin Shaoyan winking at him. Helplessly, he started to explain.
The two coal bosses couldn't help but marvel at the photos and Zhang Pingyi's speech.
I feel extremely envious of Bill Gates' luxury, and at the same time I am immersed in the science fiction scene of smart home applications.
“You have all seen that Microsoft is already working on a prototype of artificial intelligence.” Qin Shaoyan said slowly, “In fact, not only Microsoft, other companies are also building their own technical teams, trying to seize this opportunity. ”
"As for China, no one is doing this at all." Qin Shaoyan's face became serious, "So, we can seize the initiative."
"Spend some money to get it started first, and wait for the wind to come. By that time, the valuation of this thing would have increased at least ten times, or even a hundred times."
Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng took a breath, their eyes full of shock.
The Internet is really profitable, with small costs and huge profits.
This thing is more profitable than mining.
Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng suddenly felt that their hearts were about to beat, but they immediately suppressed it.
Don’t get excited first, listen and then talk.
“The two bosses may think what I said is a bit exaggerated.” Qin Shaoyan smiled, “I don’t just say this valuation casually, because I have a way to realize it directly for you.”
"Do you know why Qvod.com is selling for US$300 million?"
Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng shook their heads.
"Because this price was agreed upon by Bill Gates and I." Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "The main purpose of my visit to Bill Gates' home was to discuss the acquisition of the video website."
" Bill Gates is interested in YouTube. He wants to buy it together with Qvod.com to expand the domestic market."
"As long as the product is good, there are people who will pay to take over it."
"For example. YouTube is being competed for by Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. I watched the entire acquisition negotiation, which can be said to be quite shocking.”
Qin Shaoyan said with emotion: “Americans are really willing to spend money.”
Liu Yuanrui pondered for a moment and asked cautiously: "Mr. Qin, how much does this artificial intelligence you are talking about...how much does it cost?" "The development process." Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds, "I think it's better to have enough funds to get it done in one step."
"Let's invest 10 million each of you first."
Jiang Mingsheng's expression changed, and he was held down by Liu Yuanrui just as he was about to speak.
Liu Yuanrui smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your appreciation. If you have the opportunity to make a fortune, don't forget to wear this old hat of mine."
"You must invest, and you will never miss the opportunity to make money."
"But the most important thing right now is to replenish the funds of the film and television company first, and we will go back to raise money now!"
“Let’s finalize the film and television company matters first, and then we can talk about making big money, otherwise we will not feel at ease.”
Jiang Mingsheng also said quickly: “Yes, yes, let’s settle it first. The money from the film and television company must be paid, otherwise we wouldn’t have the nerve to cooperate with you again.”
Qin Shaoyan nodded with satisfaction, “The two bosses are right, let’s finalize the matter with the film and television company first, and then talk about making money. The thing about the knife.”
Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng left with complicated emotions.
Zhang Minyi, who was watching the whole process, also had a very exciting expression on his face. He hesitated for a moment, "Mr. Qin, do you think this artificial intelligence is serious?"
"Of course, I am not empty-handed. White Wolf's liar." Qin Shaoyan said without hesitation, "I will do it if I say so."
Zhang Pingyi looked confused, "This artificial intelligence is not easy to do, and I don't understand it either. I will try my best. Let me find you some people in this field.”
“Don’t worry, let’s build up the company first,” Qin Shaoyan said in a relaxed tone, “Just find some programmers and make a demo. .”
"Ah?!" Zhang Pingyi's face was full of shock, "Mr. Qin, are you confused again?"
"Is that artificial intelligence thing simply made?"
"A demo? You said it lightly."
"Why don't you know how to adapt?" Qin Shaoyan said silently, "What is the key to artificial intelligence."
" The key to artificial intelligence is not intelligence, but artificial intelligence.”
(End of this chapter)