Chapter 718: The Age of Smartphones Comes
At the end of June 207, the two news attracted Bian Xuedao's attention.
One news is...
On June 2, the experimental cabin of the "Space Hotel" 2 invested and built by American hotel industry tycoon Robert Bigelow, was launched by the Russian Dnieper heavy carrier rocket and successfully entered the pre-determined orbit.
Half a month before the launch, Bigelow contacted Triumph Skyrim Investment Company and invited Zhu Zhichun and Bian Xuedao to the launch site to watch the rocket take off.
This is a matter of course.
Bigelow found investments for his aerospace company, and hit a wall everywhere, and finally found the Zhu family. Last year, Zhu Zhichun and Bian Xuedao's Triumph Skyrim Investment Company invested $260,000 in Bigelow Aerospace.
The $260,000 greatly accelerated the R&D speed and launch preparations of Bigelow Aerospace. According to the agreement between Ma Chengde and Bigelow, the investment in Triumph Sky will be determined by Bigelow Aerospace's second launch and R&D progress. The first transaction will be 260,000 US dollars. If the subsequent research and development goes smoothly, the prospects will become clear, with an additional US$360,000 US dollars and a third transaction will be added to 660,000 US dollars.
In other words, as long as the prospects of the "Space Hotel" are improving, Triumph Skyrim can provide a total of 100 million US dollars in financial support.
For the next $860,000, Bigelow invited the two to watch the launch of "Genesis II".
There are a lot of things in Bian Xuedao Group, and there are too many exposures recently, so Zhu Zhichun went there.
Sitting in front of the computer, watching the rocket equipped with the "Creation II" experimental cabin take off successfully, Bian Xuedao suddenly had a premonition that this project will be successful and will achieve a very impressive success.
Another news is...
The first generation of Ipe was officially launched in the United States at 6 pm local time on June 2, 207. There were hundreds of Apple fans in each store lined up to buy it in advance to rush to buy it. Because the newly launched Ipe triggered a boom and a strong sales response after its launch, some media praised it as "God's mobile phone".
The well-deserved "God's Mobile"
Looking at the news about Ipe on the Internet, Bian Xuedao, "experienced people", knew that an era of smartphones has begun.
Whether it is straight, flip, slide, or side-screw... all manufacturers who only think about the appearance of mobile phones have been defeated, because Apple is playing with ideas and competing for innovation.
It is true that in June 207, there was no sign of the trend of changes in the mobile phone field, but Bian Xuedao knew that by the time Google released its smartphone operating system "Aua6" in 26, the trend of smartphones will sweep the global mobile phone market, making Nokia and Motorola, which have made strategic mistakes, become history.
Bian Xuedao also knew that with the release of Ipe, a variety of strange stories will appear one after another. In order to own an Ipe boy selling kidneys, girls selling body, nude photos, and saving money, all of which will be staged soon.
For Bian Xuedao, seeing this news also means two things.
The first thing is that he made money again.
In the past two years, Bian Xuedao bought a lot of Tencent and Apple stocks in batches.
For Bian Xuedao, these two are just must-buy stocks.
I won’t talk about Tencent. Bian Xuedao is very familiar with Apple stocks.
One night before his rebirth in his previous life, Bian Xuedao, who was a reader, reviewed an article about "Apple's ability to make money". He read that article 6 times, so he was very impressed.
He remembers the article: Apple's stock price began to rise in 209, and rose by 150 that year; it rose again in 210 and 62ll. In 222, Apple's stock price rose again for 67 years. Apple's stock price rose by more than 7 times. In B.C., 2014, Apple became the company with the highest market value in the world, 3 higher than ExxonMobil, which has the second largest market value in the world. Before the stock was split 7, the single stock price of Apple was as high as US$60, which means that it would cost more than 406 yuan to buy a stock of Apple.
Well, when Bian Xuedao bought Apple stocks, Ipe was still "raised in the deep boudoir and unknown to anyone." He roughly estimated that he would hold the stocks in his hands for 214 years, which would be at least 10 times the return.
The second thing is that Zhiwei Technology's research and development focus needs to be adjusted.
The emergence of Apple and "Aua6" means that the main battlefield of IT companies will gradually be transferred from computers to mobile phones.
Whether it is a security guard, input method, antivirus software, video software, browser, instant messaging software... Occupying the computer is just about winning the present, and occupying the mobile phone is about winning the future. Especially for the game project department, the good days of web games are only three to five years, and in the future, mobile games will rise rapidly.
In Bian Xuedao's mind, the most important project of Zhiwei Technology is Weibo, and after Weibo, it is the research and development of WeChat.
That's right, it's WeChat
Bian Xuedao’s goal is to hold security guards, Weibo, WeChat, and videos in your hands.
On July 2, Bian Xuedao flew to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Those who walked with him were Yu Jin, Yang Enqiao, Li Bing, Xia Ye and four Xia Yes selected security guards. Xia Ye was named instructor, but in fact she also served as the security captain. This was the first time she was with Bian Xuedao to be responsible for accompanying security.
Bian Xuedao has two jobs when he comes to Shanghai Stock Exchange this time.
The first job is to meet Shen Ya'an and take a look at the places Shen Ya'an selected for ID Center in the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The second task is to attend the 10th Shanghai Stock Exchange International Film Festival.
To be honest, Bian Xuedao himself also feels that the exposure rate has been too high in recent times and should be appropriately "low-key", but in his current position, we should not only consider things from one perspective.
Take this Shanghai International Film Festival as an example. Bian Xuedao came here in person, mainly paving the way for Youdao Film and Television Media Company. Yu Jin will introduce Yu Jin to some of the big names in front and behind the scenes of the domestic film and television industry he met in Cannes. He will not help these people with a little help. It will take at least two or three years to rely on Yu Jin himself.
Furthermore, I want to continue to accumulate connections, because after "Hurricane Rescue" is finished, a series of domestic publicity and screenings need to use social networks. Moreover, Bian Xuedao is determined to make efforts in film and television, variety shows and video websites. The social circle is not afraid of widespread, the wider the better.
Finally, Weibo is about to be launched, and it is always beneficial and harmless to attract more big-name celebrities to join Weibo.
Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Hotel Belle.
Bian Xuedao took two hours of rest, took Yang Enqiao, Xia Ye, Li Bing, and two security guards, and drove to the hotel to pick him up with Shen Ya'an and Shen Ya'an's assistant, and drove to see three alternative locations of the Shanghai Stock Exchange Branch of Youdao ID Center.
Shen Ya'an's male assistant is surnamed Zheng. She looks 34 or 35 years old. She is elegant and skillful, quick-thinking, and has no nonsense.
While in the car, Bian Xuedao asked Shen Ya'an: "Where did this assistant do this?"
Chen Ya'an said: "Amazon."
Bian Xuedao asked: "Amazon? The one who sells books online?"
Chen Ya'an smiled: "You are too behind in this news, so it won't work."
Bian Xuedao does not think it is offensive: "Tell me."
"Amazon launched the Bmac-vtc service in 2UU to help other companies use Amazon data center equipment to run network applications. With these companies, there will be no need to buy their own hardware and software equipment, and no longer have to hire IT engineers to manage these technical infrastructures."
Bian Xuedao asked: "Is they developing across borders?"
Chen Ya'an nodded: "Xiao Zheng worked at Amazon's headquarters before. I asked him and he said that when Amazon got involved in this business, there were no IT sales staff or corporate support staff. All they had was the infrastructure that was operating well. Through brainstorming, they turned these infrastructure into a business.
Bian Xuedao said: "Assistant Zheng is also optimistic about the data center?"
Chen Ya'an said: "He told me that the importance and value of cloud computing business are much higher than many investors imagine."
Bian Xuedao said: "It took a lot of effort to dig this person?"
Chen Ya'an said: "It's not too difficult."
"oh?"
Chen Ya'an smiled and said, "I asked him how much money he made on Amazon every month. He said a number, and then I told him...ubIe."
Bian Xuedao smiled and said, "You are quite clever in poaching people."
Chen Ya'an looked at the empty factory and said with emotion: "Actually, before communicating with Xiao Zheng, my confidence in the data center was only 40 years after I talked to him. I already had 70% of my grip. Amazon has proved with actions that we have embarked on the right path."
Bian Xuedao asked: "Will we take steady steps in the next step or to grab the land?"
Chen Ya'an said: "If you only face domestic companies, it is better to make steady progress. If you want to compete with companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google for cloud computing, cloud storage and cloud services, you will be in a hurry now."
Bian Xuedao asked: "Have you chosen the location?"
Chen Ya'an said: "The five domestic points - Yanjing, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Chang'an, Shudu, HK. In addition, they are all strategic deployments of globalization, Southeast Asia - Singapore; South America - Sao Paulo; Oceania - Sydney; Europe - Ireland, Luxembourg; Japan - Tokyo; North America - Los Angeles, Portland."
Bian Xuedao asked: "Is Songjiang not suitable?"
Chen Ya'an glanced at Bian Xuedao and said, "From a climate point of view, Songjiang is suitable for building a data center, because Songjiang's annual average temperature is low, the climate is cool, and the year-round natural cooling time is long, which is conducive to reducing the cooling cost of data centers. However, Songjiang's economic strength is too poor and its commercial vitality is too low, so the demand for users is a big problem. Moreover, Songjiang's network conditions are backward than the southeast coast, which will seriously affect the development of data centers."
Bian Xuedao changed the topic, looked around and asked, "If you build a data center here, how much money is expected to be invested?"
Chen Ya'an said: "The first phase of construction invests 60,000 servers, which will cost about 200 million."
Bian Xuedao touched the wall and said, "No matter how fast I make money, it is not as fast as you spend it."
Chen Ya'an looked up at the skylight and said, "As long as we stand at the forefront of the cloud era, no matter how much money we invest, we can make it back five or ten times."
Bian Xuedao said: "I don't doubt this."
Chen Ya'an suddenly said, "By the way, have you ever thought about charging?"
"Recharge?" Bian Xuedao did not understand Chen Ya'an's meaning.
Chen Ya'an said: "There is a China-Europe International Business School in Shanghai, which has a good reputation in the circle. A friend of mine is a professor there. He mentioned to me that if you want to study in China-Europe, you can discount the tuition fee."
Bian Xuedao looked at Chen Ya'an straight and said, "Do you, a professor friend, want me to study, or do you want me to advertise their college?"
Chen Ya'an smiled and said, "I know I can't hide it from you, both of them are. It's not that easy to lead a super group company forward. Taking time to charge it is beneficial or bad. Moreover, the place in China and Europe is very helpful for expanding your connections."
Bian Xuedao said: "I'll consider it. I'll definitely have no time this year, and maybe I'll go to class in the future."
The nights in the Shanghai Stock Exchange are completely different from those in Songjiang.
Songjiang is a city that falls asleep early every day, with few moods. On the other hand, it is 2 o'clock in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and the streets are still full of traffic, singing and dancing by the Pu River, and the lights are bright.
Bian Xuedao walked alone in front, and Li Bing and two security guards followed a few meters behind him.
At this time, Bian Xuedao repeatedly recalled what Chen Ya'an said to him in the afternoon - "It is not that easy to lead a super group company forward."
In order for Youdao Group to continue moving forward in 214 years, it may really be necessary for him to study in a business school with strong faculty.
At this moment, a woman came towards her. When she saw her, Bian Xuedao was slightly stunned.
The woman is tall, wearing a white long skirt and a light blue shawl, walking leisurely by the river, looking at her expression, and her mind is very careless.
Chapter completed!