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Chapter 458: Different approaches but similar approach
Zhang Shuxin looked very solemn when reading the Yanjing Science and Technology News and the report on Tianya.com. Yinghaiwei was established not long ago and its website has not even been launched yet.

Tianya.com can be said to be the first Internet company in Zhongguancun, China and even Asia to take the lead. Even during the Chinese New Year, the attention of the entire Zhongguancun was almost entirely focused on Tianya.com.

No one had a clear idea of ​​what the Internet was and how to use it. People in Silicon Valley were still groping for the answer, not to mention China. The emergence of Tianya.com naturally became the object of observation and discussion from all sides.

"Tianya.com has created a new media format, allowing many users thousands of miles apart to communicate and comment on the same thing in real time. This has never happened before!"

"Tianya.com allows football stars, Hong Kong and other celebrities to "meet" with users through a computer, allowing users to meet their idols up close. This is the change that technology has brought to our lives.

Our newspaper exclusively interviewed Mr. Guo Jingyun, the general manager of Tianya.com. Guo Jingyun claimed that one day in the future, celebrities will be able to meet and communicate with the public through computer screens. This technology may be realized in the next few years! "

Not only the Yenching Science and Technology News, but also other major media in Zhongguancun, including the Yenching Civilian and Commercial News, the Yenching Experimental News, the Yenching Business News, the Yenching Evening News and other media have reported on it, not to mention the Computer News and Computer World.

Among them, there are those who report on Tianya.com as a piece of news curiosity, and there are also media invited by Tianya.com's "public relations" department.

But no matter which one it is, there are quite a few media outlets reporting on Tianya.com news today, especially the several activities currently being held by Tianya.com, which show signs of breaking out of the circle.

"Great!"

"Tianya.com must have some expert guidance. Tianya.com connects the Internet with the real world!"

Zhang Shuxin flipped through the newspapers one by one, reading the report on Tianya.com. After reading it, she couldn't help but slam the table and said to her husband Jiang Zuoxian.

Zhang Shuxin herself has worked as a journalist. Her previous company was also engaged in intermediary, planning, public relations and other businesses. Naturally, she could see the methods used by Tianya.com.

Not many people know about the Internet now, and it can only be regarded as a "niche" industry. If you just tinker with it on the computer, it will be like the previous BBS forums, where only programmers in the original circle know about it. The outside world may not know what Tianya.com is at all.

However, through these activities held by Tianya.com and media reports, the outside world has successfully become aware of the existence of Tianya.com, or has a general impression of it.

Just like 8848 in its previous life, although it killed itself due to poor management and operation, 8848 held a 72-hour online survival challenge on TV that year, using 8848's online shopping to survive. The result was, of course, that several challengers almost starved to death...

However, after this event was broadcast on TV, it caused a sensation in the country and made 8848 famous overnight. Alibaba and others were no match for 8848 at that time.

Regardless of the outcome of 8848, that event with the TV station made it famous. What Tianya.com is doing now is similar to the event held by 8848 in its previous life, and the purpose is the same.

Compared to the excited Zhang Shuxin, Jiang Zuoxian was a little worried. "Tianya.com has become the first Internet company. When Yinghaiwei's website goes online in the future, it may not have such a big influence. Moreover, Tianya.com's businesses may also compete with Yinghaiwei. In addition, there are only so many users who can access the Internet in China. If they all go to Tianya.com, then..."

Before Jiang Zuoxian finished speaking, Zhang Shushen understood what he meant and was worried that Tianya.com would become a rival of Yinghaiwei.

He was right. Just look at the status of other BBS sites since Tianya.com went online last night. They are almost drained of traffic, with all users going to Tianya.com to post spam messages.

There are too few Internet users now. If all of them go to Tianya.com, how many people will be left on other websites?
Zhang Shuxin didn't care about Jiang Zuoxian's concerns. "Yinghaiwei is different from Tianya.com. Tianya.com is at most an upgraded version of BBS. Yinghaiwei wants to be the AOL of the East. Yinghaiwei wants to bring network cables and the Internet to thousands of households in China!"

Looking at Zhang Shuxin who was full of confidence, Jiang Zuoxian felt a little unsure. However, if Yinghaiwei directly competed with Tianya.com, that would be fine. However, Jiang Zuoxian did not dare to use some tricks.

The couple's roots are in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and they also have connections in the Planning Department, the Ministry of Electronics and other departments. In the past, Ying Haiwei reached its heyday because of investment from a company affiliated with the Economic and Trade Commission.

But how can Yinghaiwei compare with Tianya.com based on its background?

Even Jiang Zuoxian didn't think Yinghaiwei had a chance of winning. Who in Zhongguancun didn't know who Tianya's parent company was?!
Yinghaiwei had to go to great lengths to get support from companies under the Economic and Trade Commission through the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Planning Department, etc. For Tianya.com, as long as it wanted, as long as its parent company came forward, it could get the Economic and Trade Commission to directly express its support for it.

It is estimated that the three oil companies, China Construction, China Railway Construction, China Communications Construction, and China Development Bank under the Economic and Trade Commission are all willing to donate generously to Tianya.com!

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After finishing his meal, Gao Dawei casually flipped through the newspaper. As a senior football fan, he certainly wanted to take advantage of the few days of vacation to play a few games with a group of old friends. Although the domestic media has also reported that there are inside stories in the football industry, such as tacit cooperation between A-League teams and secret operations to avoid relegation, it has not made fans as desperate as it would be decades later.

This includes people like Gao Dawei, who comes from a well-off family and spends real money to buy tickets to support football games every month. Like countless other fans, he hopes that his country will one day qualify for the World Cup.

Gao Dawei, who was flipping through the newspaper, was not interested in the Internet or anything like that, but when he saw the news about Ronaldo, he became somewhat interested.

Gao Dawei had seen some videotapes of Ronaldo's games. When he saw the death pendulum dribbling pass on the court for the first time, the shock was unimaginable for a fan like Gao Dawei. Gao Dawei had no doubt that Ronaldo deserved the title of "alien".

Seeing that there was an exclusive interview with Ronaldo across the ocean on Tianya.com today, Gao Dawei hesitated for a moment, but still got up and went to the study. He still wanted to read the interview with Ronaldo.

There is a computer in the study, and the screen is covered with cloth. These days, many families cover important home appliances such as televisions, computers, and even refrigerators with cloth. It is hard to say how much protection it provides, but at least it gives people peace of mind.

Sitting in front of the computer, Gao Dawei logged into Tianya.com using unfamiliar techniques. When he was sweating profusely and felt more tired than playing a game of football, the Tianya.com page finally appeared on his computer. At this moment, Gao Dawei felt like tears welling up in his eyes. It felt so damn difficult to surf the Internet, but the sense of accomplishment was almost as great as scoring a goal on the court!
Using unskilled operation techniques, Gao Dawei entered the Tianya Sports section. After entering, Gao Dawei felt like he had discovered a new world.

"Who do you think are the top ten soccer players in the world?"

“Is Roberto Baggio the world’s No. 1 soccer player right now?”

"Will Zidane be the best player in Ligue 1 this season?"

Seeing these posts, Gao Dawei raised his eyebrows. There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and every star has his own group of supporters.

Whenever it comes to the competition for the title of best player or whether the best player deserves the title, there will definitely be a huge quarrel. Those who try to convince the other party on the Internet will ultimately be proven to be delusional!

Gao Dawei naturally also has his favorite European football stars. When he clicked on a post, he saw that there were already hundreds of replies to the debate, and the debate was still going on.

Gao Dawei also typed a lot and posted a message. This was all thanks to the Pinyin input method promoted by Tianya.com. Otherwise, if it was Wubi, the war of words probably wouldn't be so intense now.

Browsing the posts, replying to them, and expressing a few emotions, Gao Dawei still felt a little unsatisfied after all this. However, when he looked at the time, he realized that more than an hour had passed. He wrote down the ID account that was arguing with him. Gao Dawei was ready to argue with this guy for another 300 rounds when he had time!

In addition to posts, the Tianya Sports section also has a special column for football club magazines. If you click on it, you can actually read past issues of the football club magazines for free, as well as some comments on the players from the football club magazines, etc. This surprised Gao Dawei a little.

Back to the homepage, Gao Dawei saw that Zhong Lifei, the editor-in-chief of the football club magazine, had already started a telephone interview with Ronaldo.

The questions were not asked quickly, but the questions still surprised Gao Dawei.

Zhong Lifei asked more than ten questions in total. Apart from irrelevant questions and questions about mutual flattery, the most important one was that when Zhong Lifei asked whether Ronaldo would transfer at the end of this season, Ronaldo did not directly deny it. In fact, this was already a statement that he wanted to make his way to a wealthy club!
When asked about another question, whether he would come to China to hold events, Ronaldo declared that whether to start the Asian trip needs to be discussed with the mainland sponsor Dongling Hi-Tech. If Dongling Hi-Tech needs it, Ronaldo will come to the mainland to participate in events during the off-season!
When seeing this answer, Gao Dawei, like the fans who were browsing the interview post, had an idea in his mind: as long as Dongling Hi-Tech is willing, Ronaldo's trip to China can be realized!

It is hard to say how many people paid attention to Tianya.com's exclusive interview with Ronaldo, but during the interview, Tianya.com was unable to log in several times due to overload, and the webpage froze countless times.

But after this wave, the user scale and activity of Tianya Sports section have obviously increased by more than a little bit. In addition, there are media reporters hanging around Tianya.com who directly reported that Ronaldo is about to transfer and start his trip to the mainland, much earlier than their European media counterparts!
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"According to the reporter, from an exclusive interview with Tianya.com, European star Ronaldo will start a tour of the mainland during this year's off-season!"

"Leon Lai appeared on the entertainment section of Tianya.com, claiming to be a fundraising ambassador for the Children's Fund to raise funds for the promotion of sugar pills, or polio vaccines..."

"Tianya.com has more than 9,500 registered users, making it the largest Internet company in Asia!"

After the Chinese New Year, in the car on the way to Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters, Li Dongling looked at the reports in the newspaper in his hand and saw that there were many reports about Tianya.com.

(End of this chapter)