Reborn since 1993

Chapter 1416 Attaining the Dao
"Get rich overnight!"

This is the current main theme in Zhongguancun. Zhou Hongyi's net worth is almost at the billionaire club, and 3721 is mass-producing millionaires, which has stimulated the entire Zhongguancun.

It's not just internet companies in Zhongguancun that are getting restless; countless programmers across the country are also starting to get restless.

In just one day, a large number of internet companies emerged in Zhongguancun and across China, eager to seize the opportunity, leading to a new high in demand for programmers.

Now, anyone who knows how to program, even if they're just starting out, has no trouble finding a job. Programmers across the country are being snapped up, with starting salaries all above 5,000 yuan!

The extent of an industry's frenzy can often be gauged simply by looking at the salaries of its entry-level employees.

When the real estate market was booming, salespeople were handing out bonuses in sacks. Now, in the internet industry, salaries and benefits are constantly increasing to attract talent!
Because without people, the website cannot be built, new features cannot be developed, and how can it go public and raise money?

As if overnight, a huge shortage of internet talent suddenly appeared in China. Besides the computer science majors in major universities across the country, another previously unnoticed industry has also begun to boom.

Hanxi IT Training Center, a place that used to train programmers, has also become one of the biggest beneficiaries of the internet boom!

Hanxi IT Training Center is currently the largest programmer training base in China, and it has cooperation with universities such as Yenching University and Hanxi Jiaotong University.

Previously, this training base was not well-known, but now, domestic internet companies are flocking to the training center to recruit people, especially some small and medium-sized internet companies.

Those top computer science graduates from prestigious universities won't go to those small and medium-sized internet companies after graduation. They'll definitely go to foreign companies or internet giants like Tianya, 3721, Sohu, and NetEase.

Even if you go to Silicon Valley, where there is a severe shortage of people and they are starting to recruit Indians as programmers, you can still find a job!
The internet industry in inland and port cities has just begun to take off, and they are already experiencing a shortage of talent who understand the internet, not to mention Silicon Valley.

They don't care about race or skin color anymore. As long as you can program, internet companies are scrambling to hire you, and those who get in are all from big companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, IBM, etc. To put it bluntly, they are still short of people!

……

"Could it be that Li Dongling had foreseen this day?!"

An Audi with a local Pingyang license plate was also stuck in traffic on the road near the Hanxi Software Industrial Park. People familiar with the Pingyang municipal government would know that this license plate belonged to the vehicles of several Pingyang leaders.

The cars may change, but the license plates remain the same. And today, the person sitting in the car is naturally Liu Weiguang, the leader of Pingyang.

Upon hearing Liu Weiguang's words, his chief secretary, Lü Liqi, also looked at the road that was completely blocked.

This road was widened during Yao Zhengru's time and is one of the main roads in Pingyang City. On one side are Hanxi Software Industrial Park, Hanxi IT Training Center, and New Oriental Pingyang Campus. On the other side, not far away, are Oriental Times Square, Oriental Times Hotel, Oriental Times Warehouse Center, and other places, which is where Oriental Times Shopping Mall is located.

This road is usually congested, but it only gets really badly congested during major holidays or when there are important events at the Oriental Times Shopping Mall.

But today's traffic jam has absolutely nothing to do with Oriental Times Shopping Mall; Oriental Times Shopping Mall says it won't take the blame.

The traffic jam is because of the Hanxi IT Training Center!

The parking lots at the entire Hanxi IT Training Center base were completely full. Even the Hanxi Software Industrial Park next door opened up its parking spaces, but it still wasn't enough, causing traffic jams that spilled onto the main street.

Lu Liqi noticed that most of the license plates on these cars came from all over the country, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou. What surprised Lu Liqi the most was that he had just heard accents from Hong Kong and Taiwan, indicating that they had come from places outside the mainland.

These people came here for only one purpose: to poach people from the Hanxi IT Training Center!

Looking across Asia, only the mainland can currently meet the needs of various internet companies and provide a large number of internet talents.

Regardless of the criticisms, China is one of the countries in the world that places the most emphasis on education and has one of the best basic education systems, just like its entire industrial chain.

We might not notice these differences on a normal day, but when it comes to crucial moments, a comparison with those abroad reveals these unique aspects.

With a foundation in basic education and a large population, China can cultivate talent on a large scale, such as programmers and other professionals. Whenever there is a need, China can begin large-scale training.

Currently, we are training programmers, but as time goes by, better talents will gradually emerge. In the future AI era, the world's top engineers will all be of Chinese descent.

Even in the AI ​​teams of overseas giants, Chinese has become the common language in Silicon Valley. If someone on an AI team is not yellow-skinned and black-eyed and cannot speak Chinese, that person probably won't fit in at all and will leave before long. That's just how magical it is.

These achievements are actually a result of decades of consistent basic education in China. Geniuses don't appear out of thin air; they only emerge in an explosive manner when there is a sufficiently large scale.

The programmers being trained at the Hanxi IT Training Center right now are only just beginning! Faced with Liu Weiguang's words, Lü Liqi didn't know where to begin.

The scene unfolding before my eyes—internet companies from all over the world, even overseas, are rushing to the Hanxi IT Center to poach talent—I probably wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.

All of this was a seed that Li Dashan casually planted a few years ago, and with the development of the Internet in China, this seed has begun to take root and sprout.

Putting aside the fact that Hanxi IT Training Center is probably making a killing this year, with training fees and corporate cooperation fees pouring in, Hanxi IT Training Center is likely to become an important part of the domestic internet industry in the future, providing a continuous stream of talent for the inland, port cities and overseas internet industries!

Looking at the scene before him, Liu Weiguang took a deep breath. He didn't know how many more pieces Li Dongling had laid out, or what the scene would be like when these pieces actually took effect.
Liu Weiguang witnessed once again the vision and foresight of Li Dashan. With such a method of planning years in advance and unleashing all the killing moves at once, which opponent could withstand it?

……

On the second day after 3721 was launched, Li Dongling moved Ning Wenke's arm away when he got up in the morning and got out of bed despite a headache from a hangover.

The celebration banquet held last night by 3721 was quite large. The head of the Hong Kong government also made an appearance at the banquet. Although he left immediately, he expressed his attitude.

People from the Hong Kong office and mainland companies located in Hong Kong also attended as a group.

With the listing of 3721, the Silicon Harbor Project began to bear fruit, and the bond between the port city and Yanjing became increasingly close.

Two people only become closer when they share common interests. This applies to people and cities alike. The Silicon Harbor project has turned Beijing and the port city into a community of shared interests!
When there are common interests, it's hard for people on both sides not to get closer. To be honest, a Silicon Harbor project is more effective than shouting ten thousand slogans.

Chen Guoan, the director of the mainland office in Hong Kong, is quite satisfied with Li Dongling. Since Dongling High-Tech set up shop in Hong Kong, it has become much easier for Chen Guoan and his team to do things there than before. The change in the attitude of Hong Kong people towards the mainland is clearly visible.

Besides mainlanders in Hong Kong, a host of Hong Kong celebrities, as well as people from America, old Europe, the Middle East, and other places, all attended the celebration banquet last night.

Zhou Hongyi was the main target of being forced to drink, but Li Dongling was not exempt either, as he was also forced to drink quite a lot.

After going downstairs and drinking a few sips of the hangover soup prepared by the villa's butler, Li Dongling finally felt a bit better.

Li Dongling casually picked up a magazine, an article from Asia Weekly, with Zhou Hongyi on the cover in a striking red suit.

"An Asian Internet Hero!"

"He is not Marc Andreessen, he is Zhou Hongyi, an Asian internet hero!"

This is Asia Weekly's assessment of Zhou Hongyi, comparing her to Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape.

Marc Andreessen and Netscape were the ones who ignited the Silicon Valley internet boom. Even though Netscape has since declined and been sold off, no one can deny that Andreessen's overnight fortune inspired countless Silicon Valley companies.

Zhou Hongyi's current experience is similar to that of Netscape back then; both ignited the internet industry, one in Silicon Valley and the other in Zhongguancun.

Li Dongling flipped through a few pages of the report, then tossed the Asia Weekly aside, muttering, "3721 won't be the next Netscape!"

Netscape was taken down by Microsoft using underhanded tactics, but Li Dongling wouldn't allow it. 3721 was taken down by such underhanded means. Li Dongling couldn't do anything about it in America, but in the mainland, in the Asian internet market, Li Dongling's methods still worked.

"Several investment institutions in the port city are accelerating their investments in internet companies in Shenzhen, Zhongguancun, and other areas!"

Li Dongling opened another Hong Kong newspaper, which stated that a large number of investment institutions and wealthy families in Hong Kong were starting to invest heavily in mainland internet companies. The soaring stock price of 3721 after its listing had really spurred these Hong Kong tycoons to start spending money on the mainland.

After finishing his meal, Li Dongling spent some time with his daughter before heading towards the Dongke Port City Building.

When Li Dongling arrived, he saw Lin Xianhui, Liang Botao, and others staring at 3721, which was about to open for trading that day. Zhou Hongyi, who was still a little unsteady on her feet, also rushed over.

Yesterday he was really drunk to the point of unconsciousness, but he still managed to get up today. Whether the stock price of 3721 can hold today will reveal its future trend.

"Don't be nervous!"

Seeing Zhou Hongyi's nervous expression, Li Dongling handed her a cup of tea he had just prepared.

(End of this chapter)