Reborn since 1993

Chapter 471 Thunder on the Ground

Ren Yuefeng asked in surprise, "Internet cafe?"

Internet cafes have not yet fully flourished in China. There are only a few in Yanjing and Shanghai. The first reason why they have not yet flourished on a large scale is, of course, that the Internet access fee is too expensive. The Internet fee of more than ten yuan per hour is unaffordable for most people.

Another reason is that there are too few games to play. Before the rise of online games, there were only a few playable computer games. Naturally, no one would spend so much money to hang out in Internet cafes every day.

"In the next few years at least, computers will be large household appliances for many families. It will take at least ten years for the price of computers to drop before they can be popularized in thousands of households, even in towns and villages.

During this time, Internet cafes will become the only way for many people to access the Internet, and may even be the largest computer purchasing, game promotion and consumption market in the country! "

Li Dongling said to Ren Yuefeng, "The income from Internet cafes is actually secondary. If we can build a large-scale chain of Internet cafes, it can bring a certain amount of revenue to Tianya.com and make up for the losses of the Internet business. In addition, it can also become an Internet promotion platform for Tianya Company!"

There is no doubt that the huge profits of Internet cafes have attracted many people to join in the fun. Even in remote rural areas, Internet cafes have been opened. If they did not make money, no one would have been doing it long ago.

The Internet is also very expensive, and the revenue brought by Internet cafes can make up for part of Tianya Company's losses.

In addition, in the early days of the Internet, that is, in the next ten years or so, Internet cafes are also the most important market for Internet software and game promotion. If you want to promote any software or game, you can occupy tens of millions of computers in Internet cafes, and the market will naturally be won. It is simple, direct and inexpensive...

Putting aside single-player games such as Red Alert War, Meteor Butterfly Sword, etc., when it comes to online games such as Stone Age, Conquest, Legend, World of Warcraft, Dungeon & Fighter, CF, League of Legends, etc., they all first seized the Internet cafe market and then pushed them to home computers. It is not known which game occupies the Internet cafe market and whether it can continue to be popular, but it is certain to make a fortune.

"In addition to providing Tianya Company with revenue and an Internet promotion platform, the most important thing about setting up an Internet cafe is purchasing computers.

The Internet cafe market can provide a large number of orders for Dongling Hi-Tech's computer business. By occupying this market, Dongling Hi-Tech will not have to worry about computer orders in the early stages!"

Li Dongling's meaning was very clear. If there were no orders, then he would create orders, even if it was just transferring money from one hand to the other. As long as Internet cafes could flourish, the huge computer orders brought by the Internet cafes would solve a considerable portion of the computer orders for Dongling Hi-Tech.

Orders of tens of millions of units are enough to keep Dongling Hi-Tech's computer production line running at full capacity, and Dongxin Semiconductor's computer chips can also be sold. Only with sales and revenue can there be money to continuously improve technology.

If Internet cafes can really become popular, Ren Yuefeng feels that this strategy of killing two birds with one stone is indeed useful. "If Internet cafes can really become popular in China, it is indeed an opportunity, and it can avoid price wars with companies like Lianxiang!"

“Not just domestically!”

"If it is operated properly, who knows, Internet cafes can be opened in Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Siam, Jiaozhi, and even Russia, America, Europe and other places!
If the Internet cafe alliance formed by Tianya Company can enter these areas, it can also become a promotion platform. Dongling Hi-Tech's computers can also enter these markets with the help of Internet cafes."

There is no doubt about the popularity of Internet cafes. Even in America, the world's largest Internet market and a country with a relatively high number of home computers, there are Internet cafes.

How should I describe this Internet cafe? It is like the difference between studying in a dormitory and studying in a library. The atmosphere is very important...

Of course, Internet cafes are not static. They have evolved from only providing computer games to providing VR, AR and other gaming equipment. They can also be transformed into e-sports hotels, providing meals, drinks, coffee, hotel rooms, etc. It's not bad to make money.

Of course, if you have a more ruthless heart, you can also take advantage of this and collect franchise fees, or even cultivate some Internet cafes and game agents in Jiaozhi, Siam and other places, and then package them up and list them to make money. It is estimated that there will be no problem in cutting a few leeks and making a lot of money. It just depends on whether you want to play or not.

For example, VNG, an Internet giant in Jiaozhi, started out as an Internet cafe. In the early days, it was the agent of Kingsoft's Swordsman Romance, and directly occupied 80% of Jiaozhi's game market, and it soared to success. Later, it plagiarized, no, it copied, but copied QQ and launched the Jiaozhi version of the duck social website. The page and functions are exactly the same as QQ, except that the icon has changed from a penguin to a duck.

Then VNG took the opportunity to launch the WeChat version of Zalo, which has over 9800 million registered users. It should be noted that there are only million people in the whole of Jiaozhi. It is conceivable that this social product is basically a hit in Southeast Asia.

From games to social networking, to music, input methods, etc., VNG has replicated Penguin one-to-one and has become the largest Internet giant in Jiaozhi. In ten years, its valuation has exceeded 3 billion US dollars.

Of course, VNG dared to do it so blatantly because it had given part of its 48% stake to Penguin, otherwise, it would have been hit hard.

If Tianya Company can cultivate some companies like VNG overseas, it will probably be able to reap huge profits.

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It is unknown what kind of discussions Wang Yongyu had with Lenovo after he left Pingyang and returned to Yanjing, but Shenzhou Storage continued to attack. Under the temptation of the SD memory card project, IBM, Toshiba, Philips, and BNW continued to put pressure on Lenovo.

There are constant reports from overseas that are unfavorable to Lenovo. In Southeast Asia, Lenovo's machines are either banned or sued in Hong Kong, Siam, Jiaozhi, Malaysia and other places, and the overseas market has almost completely collapsed. Because Lenovo is listed in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong court has jurisdiction over Hong Kong Lenovo Acer. Although the final result of the lawsuit in Hong Kong has not yet been announced, the news obtained from various media in Hong Kong is very unfavorable to Lenovo Hong Kong Company, and the probability of Lenovo Hong Kong Company being found to lose is quite high.

Affected by public opinion, the share price of Gangcheng Lianxiang Company has almost reached the level of a penny stock. The trading volume is very sluggish. There are only sellers but no buyers. It is almost at the point of liquidation and delisting.

Back home, Lian Xiang's life was also very difficult. The Pingyang Court held a hearing, and the result was not surprising. It supported all the demands of Shenzhou Storage, and the only thing left was a judgment.

I don’t know how it is in other places, but in the Hanxi computer market, the Lianxiang brand and reputation have been completely ruined. It is simply not selling here, and the market has been snatched away by local computer brands such as Founder and Great Wall.

But even in the markets outside Hanxi Province, Lianxiang is not having a good time. According to data compiled by the media, Lianxiang's sales have begun to plummet since the lawsuit began.

The new products that should have been released long ago were repeatedly postponed. Later, it was reported that due to the shortage of key components, Lianxiang would reduce its production capacity by at least 20% in the new quarter!

The entire Lianxiang gave the outside world the feeling that it was in a precarious situation, even a bit shaky. Even though Boss Liu remained tough when facing the media, everyone could feel the decline.

"Boss Liu, Mr. Wang called again and asked us to give a reply!"

Guo Wei walked lightly into Boss Liu's office. Boss Liu had a towel covering his forehead. The unexpected events during this period had made him very troubled.

However, Boss Liu did not dare to be hospitalized for recuperation at this time. At this critical moment, news has been heard that there are voices of dissatisfaction with him at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. If he were to be admitted to the hospital at this time, it would be hard to say whether he could keep his position as president. He had worked hard to get to this point, and he would never dare to hand over power to others.

"Mr. Li, you are going too far!"

Throwing the towel on his forehead to the ground, Boss Liu said angrily, "If I apologize publicly in the newspaper, how can I face the world in the future? The 70 million yuan in compensation, which was earned by many brothers working overtime day and night, was snatched away by someone like this. I can't accept it!"

Looking at the grief-stricken Boss Liu, Guo Wei stood aside and didn't dare to say anything. Although he didn't know what these tens of millions had to do with the technicians in the laboratory and the people on the production line, how could they be given the money even without compensation?
"Then...should we reject Mr. Wang's request?" Guo Wei asked cautiously.

"No!"

"I have been angry all my life and now I am alone in the world, watching the sunset." Boss Liu sighed, "How can the heavens be so unkind to me? Who can understand my painstaking efforts?!"

"As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. I, Old Liu, have taken note of what happened today. One day, I will repay Dongling Hi-Tech a hundredfold!"

After speaking in a stern voice, Boss Liu said to Guo Wei, "Go tell Wang Si that Lian Xiang agreed to these conditions and ask Dongling Hi-Tech to withdraw the lawsuit!
In addition, I will meet with the presidents of Intel, Sharp, and Samsung in mainland China. I want to meet them in person!"

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"LianXiang just released an announcement, announcing that it has officially issued an apology statement to Hanxi Shenzhou Storage Co., Ltd., admitting that it has infringed on several USB flash drive patents of Shenzhou Storage.

It also announced that it would cut its USB flash drive business and personnel, and would no longer be involved in the storage business. It would also make corresponding compensation to Shenzhou Storage.

This also marks the official end of the first patent lawsuit in China. The Director of the Patent Office declared that this is a landmark event in my country's patent industry..."

Meng Liang, a reporter from the financial channel of a central media, was organizing and editing the interview video of Li Dongling when he suddenly saw a report from a comprehensive channel of another central media.

The report on TV left Meng Liang and the rest of the Economic Channel team stunned. Lian Xiang actually admitted defeat, and did it so decisively. He publicly apologized and compensated, and would never get involved in the storage business again. This was equivalent to accepting all of Shenzhou Storage's conditions!

"Hurry up, the interview video with Li Dongling needs to be compiled today and broadcast on the station tonight!"

The director of the central media's economic channel ran in and shouted to Meng Liang, apparently having just received the news.

At this moment, various domestic media have also begun to reprint the central media's reports. Domestic technology companies are in an uproar and have all seen this explosive news.

The company that was known as the leader in domestic computers was defeated, and the defeat was so tragic, which made them have a new understanding of Dongling Hi-Tech's strength!
(End of this chapter)