Chapter 411: Gathering a handful of the Internet’s wool
"Mr. Qin, what should we do if they come after us?" Xu Zhengyang asked Qin Tao with a smile: "Even if we used that 250 company to fool them and signed an agreement, after all, it is a fact that we were deceived."
Xu Zhengyang knew that Qin Tao's methods would be watertight no matter what he did, so there were definitely more than just those few foreshadowings.
Hearing Xu Zhengyang’s question, Qin Tao smiled: “Guess.”
“I can’t guess.” Xu Zhengyang shook his head.
"In the contract, there is also an attachment, which clearly states that the manufacturing process of this batch of steel plates is complicated, and the storage is also very special. They must be stored in a dry place with a constant temperature and must not be used in a humid and salty environment. . Therefore, they directly transported it by ordinary cargo ships. In the process, it caused irreversible structural changes within the steel plate, which ultimately led to a significant reduction in strength. We are not responsible, it was all their fault for improper transportation."
“What if they don’t believe it?”
“Then buy another ten tons of steel and transport it according to the method I mentioned, and try it when you go back.”
Xu Zhengyang felt a sudden chill.
However, this method must be used to deal with such people. In this era, honest people will suffer.
“Mr. Qin, the things salvaged from the sea have come up. The largest piece, 18.7 tons, should be a record. We also salvaged bronze medals and other items.”
Xu Zhengyang talked about other things.
Qin Tao nodded: "Well, these things are placed in our museum to remind the people of the country not to forget the national humiliation!"
Qin Tao attaches great importance to this kind of patriotic education.
The strength of the motherland's national defense and maritime power requires not only the efforts of one's own generation, but also the efforts of the next generation. Therefore, this sentiment must be cultivated in the next generation.
Our generation lives in an era when the country is open. Many people see the colorful world outside and are blinded. They will subconsciously feel inferior and become banana people. As for the new generation, the motherland has become stronger since they were born. They will not worship foreigners and think that foreigners are so noble. They will have strong national self-confidence and pride.
“Mr. Qin, you are really a special person.” Xu Zhengyang also said with emotion.
“Why is it special?” Xu Zhengyang smiled and said nothing.
咚咚!
At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.
“Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin, no, there’s a fight in our third design office!”
A fight started?
When he heard this, Qin Tao was stunned: "Is there such a thing? Come on, let's take a look."
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. It is normal to have friction. Due to different living habits, there may be more friction. However, if the friction turns into a fight, it will not be allowed.
Of course, Qin Tao would not allow this kind of thing to happen on his own territory.
However, this is enough to give him a headache. If there is a conflict between the Chinese and Lao Maozi, no matter how he coordinates, he will be suspected of taking sides.
No wonder he had to come forward.
However, when Qin Tao passed by, he realized that things were not so bad. Lao Maozi was just watching the fun. The person who had a conflict was a person brought by Mr. Zhao and a staff member who originally worked for Mingzhou Group, and , and there was no real fight, it was just that the two sides were quarreling, you were going back and forth, and I was red-faced.
"Zhang Dong, stop talking!" Mr. Zhao scolded the people he brought: "We are here just as guests. After finishing this project, we have to leave. Why does this kind of unpleasantness need to happen?"
“Mr. Zhao, what we are discussing now is technical issues. In this aspect, I will never back down.”
Mr. Zhao arrived in time to prevent the situation from deteriorating. However, he could only prevent the two from fighting and had no other means to stop them.
After all, this Zhang Dong also has a bad temper, and the person opposite him also gets angry.
Qin Tao also knows his own people. A top student who graduated from Huating University is named Wang Hua. After graduation, he was recruited by Qin Tao to work in the Third Design Department. He is a rare computer management talent. Although he is not usually Responsible for design, but managing these computers, he is definitely a good hand.
What conflict could Zhang Dongneng have with him?
“What’s going on?” Qin Tao asked.
“Mr. Qin, this person wants to leak the secrets of our research office!” Wang Hua said angrily.
"The Internet is inevitable for the development of the times. If you are connected to the Internet, you can quickly get in touch with other places." Zhang Dong said: "If we want to contact the capital now, we have to make long-distance calls, write letters, and even generate electricity. We have already fallen behind! As long as our computer system is connected to the Internet, our communication will be faster immediately!"
internet?
Qin Tao looked at Zhang Dong, how could this person understand the Internet?
In later generations, life without the Internet will be intolerable. The Internet has long replaced television and has become a channel for many people to learn information, and even everything can be connected to the Internet.
However, in the 1990s, the Internet was only exclusive to a small group of people.
After all, the wages of ordinary people are still very low, but the price of computers is so high that buying a computer is simply a dream.
Without computers as terminals, the Internet is still in its infancy in this era. It is only used by some universities and scientific research sites, and even private Internet cafes have not yet developed in large numbers.
Not many people know about the Internet.
The Internet has advantages and disadvantages.
With it, work will be more convenient and faster. If you need to check what information you need from the Internet, need to send files, etc., you can solve it with just one email. It will arrive in almost seconds, which is more convenient and faster than taking a few days to send a letter.
So, some people like it.
However, with the Internet, it will be easier to leak secrets. With a shake of the mouse and a few keystrokes, secrets will be leaked. Sometimes, even without anyone operating, the information will be stolen by hackers.
Their current design office does have a large number of computers, which are also connected to form a local area network, but they only operate internally and are physically isolated from the outside.
Zhang Dong despises this. They need to send some data from the capital. Therefore, they hope that this place can be connected to the Internet. With the ability of Mingzhou Group, it is easy to connect a modem on the phone line and open a business. .
However, Wang Hua, who is in charge of network operations, immediately raised objections and said that he could not do this because it would lead to leaks!
So, the two started to quarrel.
“Mr. Qin, I’m causing trouble for you.” Mr. Zhao said with some embarrassment.
“Mr. Zhao, I was not wrong.” Zhang Dong was still angry.
Qin Tao rolled his eyes: "Others are working as usual, Zhang Dong, Wang Hua, you two follow me, let's go to the conference room."
It was late at night, and Qin Tao planned to go to bed after watching Zhao Zhong's program. Who would have thought that he would have to deal with such a thing, but let's deal with it. Qin Tao already had new ideas in his mind.
When they arrived at the conference room, both of them were still angry.
“Zhengyang, bring us two glasses of water. These two have been arguing for a long time and their mouths are dry. Let them drink water to moisten their throats.”
Xu Zhengyang knew that this was President Qin's plan to reconcile with Xini, but there was really nothing to say about this kind of thing, that is, just to reconcile with Xini.
"Mr. Qin, please give us a review." Wang Hua was more familiar with Qin Tao and knew that Qin Tao liked to be direct when it came to internal affairs, so he made the request directly.
Qin Tao smiled: "Drink water first, drink water, and after drinking water, let's talk about it later."
As a result, Wang Hua could only take a few sips, while Zhang Dong on the other side was even more arrogant: "I'm not thirsty, Mr. Qin, please tell us who is right today."
“Zhang Dong, I want to ask you, we are connected to the Internet, what are you going to use to communicate?”
“Now, the fastest way is to use email.”
“I don’t think the email method is the fastest.” Qin Tao said: “You have to keep an eye on the mailbox. When there is an email, you can open it and read it. After reading it, you can reply to the email. You also have to expect the other party to reply to the email in time.”
“In this case, it’s a BBS. For this kind of thing, you can leave a message directly below. It should be more appropriate. Someone at Tsinghua University is planning to do it. It seems that the plan is called Shuimu Tsinghua University.”
Zhang Dong is familiar with these.
In April this year, the National Computer and Network Facility’s NCFC and the National Science Foundation’s CSTNet established a connection. It was truly connected to the Internet. In 1995, Tsinghua University in China established a Shuimu Tsinghua BBS. Although it was originally just an internal forum within the university, it later attracted more people to log on to the website and express their opinions. So, It has gradually become the largest BBS website in China.
The first batch of netizens had many memories on this website.
"This thing is one-to-many. If one person posts, everyone can see it. The level of confidentiality is not high enough." Qin Tao looked at Zhang Dong: "Do you think, if there is a software that can chat face to face, will it be more Quick?"
Software, face-to-face chat?
Zhang Dong's ideas were inspired, and he began to fall into deep thought. Then, he picked up the paper and pen next to him and started drawing.
“You can make it in the form of a window, input content below and display content above, so you can chat in real time.”
Sure enough, those who work in technology have this advantage, they can make things work with just a few clicks. Qin Tao looked at the structure he drew with great satisfaction, which was roughly the same as that of later generations.
“We also need to add a file transfer function.” Wang Hua also joined the discussion.
"Yes, we not only want to chat, but also transfer files! It is peer-to-peer, different from BBS." Zhang Dong looked at Qin Tao excitedly: "Mr. Qin, your idea is great!"
“That’s right, Mr. Qin, you are right!”
Zhang Dong became excited again.
“Although it is point-to-point, it must have a server for dedicated management. This server is responsible for registering users! I think it can be numbered directly.” Wang Hua also added.
At this time, the two people were no longer as tense as they had just argued. They were both excited about this brand new project.
This is the advantage of the time traveler.
Any idea that Qin Tao comes up with can have the characteristics of transcending the times.
This ICQ appeared in 1996, when three young Israelis, Visig, Vardy and Goldfinger, who had just completed their military service, developed a software that could communicate quickly and directly on the Internet. It was called ICQ, homophonic to Iseekyou.
As for QQ, it was developed on the basis of others. Of course, the business operation is more successful.
It is not yet 1995, and Qin Tao has launched this project, which is definitely world-leading.
“Are you two very interested in this project?” Qin Tao asked.
“Hmm.” Both of them nodded.
“So, how about we set up a specialized company, develop it, and then apply it to the whole world?”
Use it all over the world!
Both of them are very energetic. What a spectacular sight it would be if one of their software could be used all over the world!
“This company needs to be established in the United States.” Qin Tao said: “This will make it easier to take advantage of the superior network conditions in the United States. At the same time, you must also strive to successfully go public within one year.”
The two of them were stunned again.
Originally, it was just a matter of solving a small communication problem. Qin Tao said that he wanted to expand to the whole world. They were also very excited, but they had no plans to open a company in the United States!
“Mr. Qin, isn’t this cost too much?”
“No, of course not big. This is just a small project. In the future, our company will do other projects and become the most profitable company in this industry. Next, let’s talk about the issue of shares.”
Qin Tao looked at the two people in front of him: "You are the veterans of this brand new company, so you each enjoy 2% of the company's shares, and the remaining 96% of the shares are all owned by the group. What do you want? Promoting the market and establishing a foothold in the United States will cost money. The group will fully support it. You just need to develop technology. Moreover, the group will not interfere with the company's general affairs, but only has decision-making power on key issues. "
The two nodded: "Mr. Qin, without the group's funds, we can't do anything. Two percent of the shares is a lot, so what should our company be called?"
“The software we developed is directly aimed at the win95 platform. Its icon is made into a penguin logo. This company is simply called Goose Factory. How about it?”
Nowadays, the main computer system is still ODS, a black screen interface. However, the Windows operating system has also developed. After starting DOS, many people will enter the Windows command and switch to the Windows 3.1 system. After all, it is still This graphical interface looks more comfortable.
By 1995, the window system will develop on a large scale. By then, the ICQ will have been developed and will be directly installed on the win95 platform. The icon will also be made into a cute penguin shape.
Goose factory?
Everyone is a little embarrassed. The name Mr. Qin is really unpleasant. It’s far less creative than the name of the software!
However, since Mr. Qin said it, they must do it. Just call it whatever you like.
"In order to avoid being affected by the group, the group's holdings will be carried out secretly and controlled through other companies. On the surface, Goose Factory has nothing to do with our Mingzhou Group. You are an independent high-tech Internet company." Qin Tao continued Arrangements were made.
If you tease your opponent, they will definitely be dissatisfied. What if you come to cause trouble?
So, be low-key in life.
In this way, the discussion continued until about ten o'clock in the evening. When these people left, Qin Tao stretched and yawned.
“Let’s go back to sleep.”
"Mr. Qin, you are really capable. With such a deception, these two people forgot about the original quarrel."
“I’m not fooling you. Our group is really planning to spend money. I will help them come up with ideas in the future.”
Xu Zhengyang opened his eyes wide: "Mr. Qin, we are a shipbuilding group and secretly opened a high-tech listed company? This is completely different from what you thought before!"
For a company as big as Mingzhou Group, it has no plans to go public. It is building an internal employee stock for fear of being controlled by others. But now, Qin Tao has set up a goose factory on a whim, not only to open it in the United States. , has to be listed on the market, and is still mysterious. These are not in line with Qin Tao’s style!
Qin Tao smiled: "This company is just for making money. Taking advantage of the advent of the Internet era, we can make a fortune. If we operate it properly, then our company will be sold when the bubble burst in 1998." , it is estimated that it can be sold for several billions, or even tens of billions. By then, we will have enough money to develop chips."
Several billions, tens of billions?
Xu Zhengyang’s face showed obvious disbelief.
I definitely don’t believe it!
They are engaged in shipbuilding, which can be seen and touched, and there is a lot of equipment inside. What Qin Tao just said is just code, a virtual thing, and the development tools are just a few computers. How can this thing be so valuable? ?
“Don’t believe it? Then let’s wait and see. It will only take a few years.”
"Mr. Qin, you said you wanted to sell it in 1998? Why this time?"
"Zhengyang, you have to speak politely. I just said it. Wait until 1998, before the bubble comes. By the way, do you understand the meaning of bubble?"
Xu Zhengyang nodded: “It’s like the real estate bubble in island countries.”
"In the next few years, the Internet will become popular rapidly, and everyone involved with the Internet will be promoted quickly. If you have an idea, just register a lot of domain names, or find a third-rate technician to build a small website. You can sell it for a lot of money, but be careful, you must sell it in 1998, before it is too late. If you are reluctant to part with it and wait until the millennium, maybe you should cry."
Although the real Internet bubble appeared in the millennium, we must prepare for a rainy day and wait until the end. What if something clicks all of a sudden? Qin Tao didn't know whether his arrival would bring any changes to the world.
Therefore, 1998 is enough. After all, many major Internet mergers and acquisitions were carried out in 1998. For example, on November 24, 1998, AOL acquired Netscape for US$4.2 billion. Netscape was a It was a very powerful browser that competed fiercely with Microsoft's browser. By the end of 1998, AOL spent $407 million to acquire ICQ. At this time, the number of ICQ users has exceeded 10 million.
So, it was enough for the Goose Factory launched by Qin Tao to be sold in 1998.
Now we are just making a chat software, but in the future we can also make a browser, a search engine, etc. It should be no problem to sell it for tens of billions of dollars.
Although the shares he gave to people like Zhang Dong and Wang Hua were only 2%, if they were sold for tens of billions of dollars, both of them would be worth 200 million. Qin Tao would not care what he continued to do or how to start a business. .
With all these 10 billion invested in chips, Qin Tao doesn’t believe that he can’t promote the development of chips.
This is purely for making extra money, which is much better than those handbag companies with empty hands. However, in order to avoid negative impact on Mingzhou Group, he will still do something to hide it.
Xu Zhengyang didn't seem to be interested in making money or anything, so Qin Tao's words were just a casual chat.
However, Qin Tao's actions caused thousands of waves to rise.
The next day, Qin Tao stayed in the design office to watch everyone working on the design, and Xu Zhengyang came to him with a complicated expression on his face.
“Mr. Qin, someone comes to see you. He says he is Zhang Dong’s friend.”
If it were someone else, Xu Zhengyang would have been sent away directly, and there would be no need to report to Qin Tao at all. Because he was Zhang Dong's friend, Xu Zhengyang came to report.
“Well, what’s wrong? Is he okay?”
“Yes, he said he has a project and wants you to invest in it.”
invest? Come to ask for money? Qin Tao was a little strange. This was really the first time. In the past, he always invested money directly after seeing something. No one had ever approached Qin Tao to invest money in a project.
"what is his name?"
“Ma Teng.”
Ma Teng?
Qin Tao nodded: "Okay, then let's meet him."
Qin Tao became interested. When he came to the reception room, Ma Teng immediately stood up respectfully: "Mr. Qin, I have taken the liberty to come here. It is really a great honor to be received by you."
"Ma Teng, what do you think?" Qin Tao would not let these red tapes waste time, and would get straight to the point.
“Mr. Qin, I have an idea. As long as I can invest in research and development, I will definitely make a lot of money.”
When it comes to making money, Ma Teng’s eyes sparkle.
“Well, tell me.”
“Nowadays, pagers are becoming more and more common, but just displaying Chinese characters is not enough. My idea is to join the Internet so that the pager can receive calls from the Internet, such as receiving news from the Internet and receiving emails.”
“This idea is so creative!” Qin Tao couldn’t help but sigh. This is to use the pager as a network terminal!
Now, mobile phone is still superior. Some people who cannot afford it but have needs can only buy a pager to receive information at any time.
In the beginning, it could only receive numbers and English. In 1991, the Chinese display pager was developed. Now, if you go to big cities, many people have pagers on their waists. Of course, some of them are pretending. It's just a digital watch.
The idea of using a Chinese display pager as an information terminal is indeed genius.
(End of this chapter)