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Chapter 1199 Foreign Monks Know How to Chant Sutras
Within ten minutes of its launch, the site received over 80,000 visits, which would be considered insignificant in today's internet industry.

But in this era, it has already set a new record. Just before this year, when the BBC reported the news of Princess Diana's car accident in Britain, it sparked public opinion in Britain and old Europe. At that time, the BBC website received more than 60,000 users in ten minutes.

Upon hearing Wei Fang's words, a smile appeared on the face of the Hong Kong government leader, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

China.com is the first step in the Silicon Harbor project, and it can be said that he has devoted all his efforts to the Silicon Harbor project. Now China.com has achieved a great start!

"Clap!"

When the Hong Kong government leader began to applaud, a round of applause immediately filled the office.

"Congratulations!"

After shaking hands with Lam Yin-fai, Wai Fong, Lai Siu and others, the Hong Kong government leader exchanged a glance with Li Tung-ling, nodded slightly, and then led his men outside.

Just as they arrived at the entrance of China.com, they heard a huge cheer coming from inside the office hall.

"Within 30 minutes of its launch, China.com's total page views exceeded one million, breaking the previous record of 920,000 held by Yahoo and setting a new global internet record!"

The assistant to the Hong Kong government leader hurriedly looked inside and then came out to speak to the leader.

He wasn't very familiar with internet jargon like PV, and he knew the Hong Kong government leader didn't want to know about it.

All the Hong Kong government leaders need to know is that China.com has once again set a new record in the history of the internet industry, setting new global records within half an hour of its launch.

The Hong Kong government leader glanced back at China.com, then walked lightly outside. Those following behind, including Secretary for Justice Tsang, could all sense that the Hong Kong government leader was in a very good mood!
"The tax exemption and subsidies from China.com must be distributed promptly!"

As he was leaving the Dongling High-Tech Harbour City Building and getting into his car, the head of the Hong Kong government once again gave instructions to Secretary for Public Works Tsang and other government officials.

When the Silicon Harbor project was seen to have real potential to be implemented in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government leaders naturally had to do everything in their power to ensure that the project would take root and flourish in the city!
Chen Guoan looked at the gesture made by the Hong Kong government leader, and then glanced back at the Dongling High-Tech Port City Building behind him.

As the director of the mainland's Hong Kong office, Chen Guoan was certainly aware of the significance of China.com, a project between the mainland and Hong Kong, in Hong Kong!

It is even clearer that the Silicon Harbor Project, proposed by philanthropist Li Dashan and potentially invested in by mainland consortia in cooperation with local Hong Kong, will, once completed, elevate the mainland's influence on Hong Kong to a new level!
Previously, Chen Guoan, who was in Hong Kong, did not know why the mainland paid so much attention to Li Dashanren when he first came to Hong Kong.

Various departments, including the Economic and Trade Commission, the Foreign Exchange Department, the Commerce Department, and the Finance Department in the inland areas, as well as the provincial government of Hanxi, have all approached Chen Guoan, asking him to take good care of Li Dashanren in the port city.

Especially what is unknown to outsiders is that when rumors circulated that Zhao Shinan might threaten the safety of Li Dashan, Chen Guoan's office phone was almost ringing off the hook with calls from the mainland.

Now, seeing Li Dashan's actions in Hong Kong and witnessing the attitude of the Hong Kong government's leader, Chen Guoan suddenly understood.

In the future, Hong Kong will likely join the ranks of those who strongly support Li Dashan. The Silicon Harbor project involves the careers of countless people in the Hong Kong government offices, Hong Kong banks, a large number of wealthy individuals, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of jobs, and huge amounts of tax revenue.

This project is closely tied to Li Dashan, so the Hong Kong government's attitude towards him is quite predictable.

Li Dongling has no idea what the Hong Kong government leader, Chan Kwok-on, and others in Hong Kong think.

But China.com's pace of setting new records in the global internet industry has not stopped!

"Backup server ready!"

Seeing the ever-increasing number of visitors, Wei Fang couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and shouted to the technical department.

At this rate of visitor growth, it's not even 8 PM yet, the peak time. When that time comes, Wei Fang doesn't know if China.com's servers will be able to handle it.

"We need to continue to increase our promotional efforts so that Chinese people in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Siam all know about the launch of China.com!"

Li Dongling addressed the staff of various departments in the China.com office building, saying, "Thank you all for your hard work today. After your shifts tonight, we'll have a dinner party at a restaurant. This month, we'll be giving out double bonuses!"

A louder cheer erupted from inside the office; many of the staff at China.com were from mainland China.

The salary in Hong Kong is much higher than in Zhongguancun, with HK$18,000 per month. With bonuses from China.com, the monthly income can exceed HK$20,000.

Meanwhile, in Zhongguancun, inland China, the companies that offered the highest salaries to programmers at that time were Tianya and a group of foreign companies like Microsoft.

The salaries of employees at Dongling High-Tech Group companies in China have always been comparable to, or even higher than, those of foreign companies.

The salary that Tianya offers to its technical staff in Zhongguancun is the same as the salary that Microsoft pays to its recruited PhDs in mainland China—6,000 yuan.

Tianya also offers bonuses, which are several hundred yuan higher than what Microsoft offers.

In Zhongguancun, other domestic companies typically offer programmers and software engineers around 2,000 to 3,000 yuan, while Yonyou offers over 4,000 yuan. Even Tianya's 6,000 yuan salary in Zhongguancun is three to four times less than that offered by China.com.

Now, with double the bonus, you can imagine how high the morale of China.com is. With such a generous reward, there will surely be brave men!
In the future, if Cyberport Global Technology Centre can attract more companies like China.com, it will be able to provide more job opportunities for mainland companies.

Given the sheer number and size of talent in the port city, it's impossible to fill all the positions in the Cyberport Centre. At least one-third, or even half, of the positions can be reserved for technical talent from the mainland!

The morale of the entire China.com team was high, and they continued to promote the website and upload new news. The LCD screen in the office lobby showed that in less than an hour, China.com's user visits had exceeded 200,000!

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"Shocking! A man and a woman doing this in broad daylight! They fled in panic after being alerted by passersby..."

"Teenagers actually did this!"

These are some of the news headlines that mainland internet users see after opening the China.com website, especially in the entertainment section, where sensationalist headlines abound.

If you click on the first news item, it's about the arrival of the Qiantang River tidal bore, and a group of people trying to avoid the tide.

The second news item is about a middle school implementing eye exercises issued by the education department during recess.

The sensational headlines on China.com lured many users who clicked in, leading them to leave comments offering friendly greetings to the editors.

However, the editorial department of China.com was a bit conservative and too shy to go too far.

The Hong Kong version of China.com, written in a purely Hong Kong-style sensationalist style, used the headline "A certain Hong Kong star has gained weight while running, showing off his thick legs, and the earthquake was even felt in Futian District of Shenzhen."

As for celebrity infidelity, the headlines used are things like "16-minute car sex, more than 20 passionate kisses," and the headlines are always meant to be sensational.

Although this sensationalist tactic is a case of false advertising, it still works!
Internet peers in mainland China, as well as various media outlets, watched helplessly as China.com used sensational headlines to propel its traffic to the top of the domestic charts, even surpassing Tianya Forum at one point!

The sensationalist headline format used by China.com has truly opened the eyes of domestic internet peers and the media industry. They say that foreign monks can chant sutras better, and they have seen it for themselves today!
If nothing unexpected happens, it's estimated that sensationalist headlines will soon become prevalent on the Chinese internet and in various media outlets.

China.com has become the "root of all evil"...

China.com's high traffic in mainland China is inseparable from websites such as Tianya Forum, Tianya Sports, 3721 Navigation, Lu Master, and Himalaya FM, which have worked tirelessly to drive traffic to China.com.

In particular, the accounts on China.com and Tianya Forum are interchangeable, and Tianya Forum allows China.com to post news links on the forum to attract users.

Qian Cheng, who originally frequented Tianya Forum, was drawn to China.com by a sensational news article that was forwarded to Tianya Forum.

Seeing the actual news content left Qian Cheng both amused and exasperated.

However, Qian Cheng could accept the fact that China.com and Tianya Forum had similar interfaces.

Aside from sensational headlines, the news on China.com really caught his attention. The mainland version of China.com is definitely focused on mainland news, but it also aggregates news from different provinces across the country, allowing Qian Cheng, who is in the south, to see news from the north, southwest, and border regions of China.

These news reports, covering politics, society, finance, culture, and landscapes, gave Qian Cheng an impression of these places in China.

In addition to inland news, there are also novels from the Zhonghua Cangshuge (Chinese Library Collection), which includes all kinds of martial arts novels, allowing martial arts lovers to have a truly prosperous New Year.

In addition to these, news about Chinese people in Hong Kong, Siam, Singapore and other places also appeared on China.com. Although these news items were all reviewed and screened.

Through these news reports, Qian Cheng gained a basic understanding of the lives of Chinese people in Hong Kong, Singapore, and other places. He learned that salaries in Hong Kong are indeed higher than in mainland China, but people in Hong Kong also worry about housing.

In Southeast Asia, there are many different ethnic groups, religious atmospheres, customs, lifestyles, and food, which are completely different from those in China. In some places, Chinese people can only be considered a minority.

They might even face some targeting. Unlike the environment in China, the Chinese in the area also face all sorts of problems, and sometimes even security risks. These news reports broadened Qian Cheng's horizons. He had never seen news reports on these aspects before.

It wasn't until China.com suddenly started lagging that Qian Cheng looked away from the computer screen, only then realizing that it was already dark outside.

Looking at the time, Qian Cheng saw that it was almost 8 p.m. Originally attracted by the sensational headlines, he had actually been browsing news on China.com for more than five or six hours, which startled Qian Cheng himself.

Not only Qian Cheng, but also many users of China.com in mainland China and overseas are browsing news from places with Chinese communities that they have never been to before through China.com, just like Qian Cheng.

As for Sina, like other mainland portals such as NetEase and Sohu, its traffic has plummeted today. With the prime time of 8 pm fast approaching, the traffic has still not recovered, which has intensified the concerns of Wang Zhidong and Jiang Fengnian.

Just then, Wang Zhidong suddenly saw a news article published by China.com: "On its first day of operation, China.com's global user visits exceeded 244 million!"

(End of this chapter)