Reborn since 1993

Chapter 459 A prairie fire
The total number of domestic Internet users is there. Except for computer users in some municipal governments and departments, the rest of the domestic real Internet users are only about tens of thousands.

We cannot expect that Tianya.com can attract all these tens of thousands of Internet users. During the Spring Festival, the number of registered users of Tianya.com has exceeded nearly 10,000, which is already a miracle in the domestic Internet.

These football fans from all over the world have "friendly" exchanges on the sports section of Tianya.com, while all kinds of spectators watch the show on the entertainment section.

Currently, Tianya Chat, Tianya Sports and Tianya Entertainment are the three most active sections of Tianya.com.

The content discussed on Tianya Forum is all-encompassing and basically has no restrictions. Although there are some spam posts, some topics are discussed in depth and the people who participate in the discussions are obviously well-educated.

Nowadays, people who can access the Internet either have skills or are from wealthy families. Quite a few of them have a certain status in society. This makes Tianya Chat somewhat like the early days of Zhihu. No one knows whether the person behind the pseudonym is some academic bigwig, college professor, or technical expert. This makes Tianya Chat have an atmosphere of discussing the past and the present and giving advice on the world!

However, with the rapid expansion of Internet users, the threshold for Internet access is getting lower and lower, and the number of users is increasing. No one knows how long this atmosphere of Tianya Zatan can last. After all, the most famous saying on the Internet is that no one knows whether there is a person or a dog behind the screen...

It is even possible that it is an AI program, or an artificially retarded version. When playing a game, nine out of ten people are like machines, and it is definitely a sparring partner for humans and machines. The main function is to provide emotional value to humans and machines.

"The Pingyang Giant Panda Research Center announced that it will use the names Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, selected by Tianya.com, to name the two giant pandas in the research center. This is the first time in China that a giant panda has been named through a name solicitation process!"

"Dongling Hi-Tech announced that it will adopt the Pingyang giant panda Dongxing for life and provide Dongxing with more than 100,000 yuan of living and other expenses every year!"

A photo of Dong Xingzai appeared on a newspaper that Li Dongling flipped through. This wave of the Pingyang Giant Panda Research Center almost became popular at the same time as Tianya.com.

The naming and adoption of giant pandas have made many domestic users hear the name of the Giant Panda Research Center, which has already become quite popular.

"Tianya.com announced that it would donate 200,000 yuan to the Children's Fund to promote polio vaccines.

Tanglin Hi-Tech, Zhixing Foundation and other companies have also announced that they will invest more than one million yuan every year in the future to promote the polio vaccine developed by the team led by Academician Gu Fangzhou in China until this case is completely eliminated in China.

"The latest news from the Hanxi Provincial Newspaper, our reporter has learned from the head of the Zhixing Foundation, Lv Wenhua, that he will invite Academician Gu Fangzhou to become the new winner of the He Ding Award, and that it is an honor for the He Zun Award to invite Academician Gu Fangzhou!
Previous winners of the Hezun Award included Professor Liu Youguo's team from Wuhan Jiaotong University, who developed the Sirius chip, Academician Wang, who invented the Founder laser typesetting system, and Professor Tu, who developed the artemisinin drug. All previous Hezun Award winners received a prize of one million RMB! "

Li Dongling flipped through several newspapers. A large part of the reason why Tianya.com has become popular now is that it relies on the Internet to attract sports fans and people who are interested in the entertainment industry to increase the activity of Tianya.com.

When seeing the He Zun Award, Li Dongling's gaze paused for a moment. The Qilin and He Zun Awards are the two major awards that the Zhixing Foundation has been promoting.

The Qilin Award scholarship now covers all major universities in China, and has also cooperated with Harbin Institute of Technology, Yenching University, etc., to provide scholarships, living expenses, tuition fees, etc. for students from poor families.

The era of university tuition has begun since last year. Universities with sufficient funding can afford this part of the fees and subsidize students with their own money.

However, some schools are extremely short of funds, and teachers' salaries are often in arrears, not to mention subsidizing students. At this time, the Qilin Scholarship in cooperation with the Zhixing Foundation is particularly important. Many universities in China have begun to include the Qilin Award in their admission brochures to attract high-quality students.

These universities tell students from all over the country who want to apply to their universities that as long as their academic performance meets the requirements, they can apply for the Qilin Scholarship from the Zhixing Foundation.

Moreover, compared with places like Wuhan Jiaotong University and Yenching University, which have many paper-throwing students, the competition is fierce, and it is not easy to get the Qilin Scholarship.

But if you choose universities like Northwestern Polytechnical University and Hanxi University of Science and Technology that also award the Kirin Award, then the competitiveness will be much smaller. This trick has indeed attracted many students from poor families.

The He Zun Award has been held in recent years and has gained some fame in the domestic academic industry. Mainly because the prize money is very high. If you win the He Zun Award, you can get a million-dollar prize, which is a very explosive prize in the domestic academic industry. It can almost be said to have achieved financial freedom in this era.

But no matter how this reputation came about, over the years, the judging of the He Zun Award is considered to be relatively fair in the academic industry.

After all, writers look down on each other, and this is also true in the academic industry. It is unlikely to expect one person to convince everyone in the entire academic industry. The reasons for the Hezun Award to be given to the winners each year are controversial, but they are all valid.

In a few years, the status of the Hezun Award will be completely stabilized. It will be too difficult to challenge the Nobel Prize in the future. The difficulty is not how much prize money is given out or the academic contribution of the winners, but who holds the global discourse power.

When the Eastern public opinion can overwhelm the Western one, then it is possible that the weight of domestic academic awards will surpass the Nobel Prize. Before that, it is enough for the Hezun Award to become a landmark award in the domestic academic industry, at least to the level of the Yangtze River Award promoted by the Li family of the Yangtze River in the previous life of Hong Kong City!

When people hear that someone has won the He Zun Award, they will think that this person is very good academically and an authority in the industry. The winner of the He Zun Award is a candidate for academician and is qualified to teach or carry out research and development projects at any university. Then the time has come!

Even more, if the winner of the He Zun Award can lead the trend and development of certain industries, then the money invested by the Zhixing Foundation will not be in vain.

What benefits can the Li family and the Zhixing Foundation get from the Qilin Award and the Hezun Award in the future? The direct benefit may be talents. Those who can win the Qilin Award have the opportunity to become talents. Relying on the friendship of the Qilin Award, these talents will have a much greater chance of joining Dongling Hi-Tech in the future than other companies.

As for those who won the Hezun Award, needless to say, they are at least top figures in a certain industry. It is a huge profit to attract these people with a trophy and bonus.

In the previous life, the Li family of Changjiang in Hong Kong City attracted a large number of talents by relying on the Changjiang Prize, and also had considerable influence in the academic industry.

Of course, it is also very important for the Li family to accumulate connections and resources in the academic industry. It is unclear when the rewards will be received, but sometimes a reward may help them overcome fatal difficulties!

When Li Dongling was about to arrive at the Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters, he received a call from Zhong Lifei, the editor-in-chief of the football club magazine.

To be honest, it was a bit beyond Li Dongling's expectation that he could wait until after the Chinese New Year to make this call.

The current popularity of Tianya.com's sports section is inseparable from the support of Football Club Magazine. Football Club Magazine provides a large amount of content for Tianya's sports section and attracts a considerable number of users.

Think about Hupu, the basketball community in the previous life. It claimed to have over 100 million registered users. When the Internet market was good, its valuation exceeded 40 to 50 billion yuan, and its revenue was around 200 to 300 million yuan.

The football market, on a global scale, is much larger than the basketball market and has a stronger ability to attract money. In the future, Tianya Sports will cooperate with football club magazines, making it easier to go overseas, and its development opportunities will be much greater than Hupu.

"Editor-in-Chief Zhong, long time no see!"

Li Dongling smiled and called out to Zhong Lifei on the other end of the phone, speaking in the tone of an old friend. Li Dongling and Zhong Lifei had indeed known each other for quite a few years.

"Mr. Li, Happy New Year!"

After the call was connected, Zhong Lifei said a few words of New Year's greetings to Li Dongling. Li Dongling knew why Zhong Lifei called and asked directly, "Editor-in-Chief Zhong, is it about Ronaldo's trip to China?"

After hearing Li Dongling's direct statement, Zhong Lifei stopped trying to cover it up. "Boss Li, Football Club Magazine and Dongling Hi-Tech have already agreed on this matter. It just didn't happen because of Ronaldo's injury!"

"Of course. Dongling Hi-Tech will not break its promise to you!" Li Dongling said, "Dongling Hi-Tech will invite Ronaldo to take a trip to Asia during Ronaldo's off-season this year. His domestic schedule will be arranged by you, Editor-in-Chief Zhong!"

Hearing what Li Dongling said, Zhong Lifei breathed a sigh of relief. It was worth it that the football club magazine supported Tianya.com so much.

"However, Old Zhong, what do you think about the matter I proposed to you before?" Li Dongling asked Zhong Lifei.

Zhong Lifei was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly remembered what Li Dongling had mentioned to him at the fishing ground in Yuhe Leisure Resort.

Li Dongling previously proposed to move the football club magazine to computers, claiming that this was an opportunity for the football club magazine to become a major international football media.

At that time, Zhong Lifei just thought Li Dongling was joking, but now, Li Dongling brought it up again. Given Li Dongling's current identity and status, how could he dare to just treat Li Dongling's words as a joke?

"Football Club Magazine, of course, wants to become the international football media that President Li mentioned back then, but..." Zhong Lifei laughed bitterly, "I'm afraid it's too difficult!"

"You have seen the current situation of Tianya Sports, Lao Zhong. What if the number of users of Tianya Sports exceeds 100,000, 1 million or even more in the future?"

(End of this chapter)