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Chapter 457 0447 [Old Ancestor Chen Specializes in Creating Big News]

Beijing.

Renaissance Fuli Hotel, venue for the Global Mobile Internet Conference.

Huang Xinyuan and Xie Yang came with Chen Guiliang. Huang Xinyuan represented the wap sites of HaiNei.com and XiaoNei.com, while Xie Yang represented ByteDance's Weibo.

Chen Guiliang himself represents HarmonyOS phones and the HarmonyOS camp.

Upon arriving at the venue, it was discovered that NetEase, Tencent, Baidu, and Sohu hadn't sent anyone. Nokia also hadn't shown up. This suggests that the conference is somewhat looked down upon.

But China Mobile, Shanda, Sina, Alibaba, UC, Samsung, Motorola... all of them came.

Zhou Kui from Sequoia Capital came over with a smile and shook hands with Chen Guiliang: "Mr. Chen, it's nice to see you again."

“Yes, what a coincidence,” Chen Guiliang said.

When Chen Guiliang acquired Discuz!, Zhou Kui was Sequoia's negotiating and signing representative.

Chen Guiliang asked, "You've also invested in the Great Wall Club, haven't you?"

Zhou Kui nodded: "We invested a little. The foreign companies attending the conference today were brought in with the help of Sequoia Capital."

The two had barely exchanged a few words when they ran into a group from Alibaba.

Three people from Alibaba attended the event, representing Alibaba Group, Taobao, and Alipay respectively. Zeng Ming's position was particularly abstract, titled "Chief of Staff of Alibaba Group."

Upon further inquiry, Chen Guiliang learned that Alibaba has a "think tank." This department is responsible for internal coordination, operational supervision, and strategy implementation.

After a few handshakes and pleasantries, the Huawei representatives arrived.

Hey, this is a familiar face—Yu Dazui!

Yu Dazui was Huawei's Vice President of Strategy and Operations at the time, so it was quite appropriate for him to attend the Global Mobile Internet Conference.

Chen Guiliang shook hands with Yu Dazui and exchanged a few words, nothing much to say, just some polite small talk.

He was led by a staff member to his seat, when another Japanese person arrived.

The representative of Sharp.

This guy immediately hands out his business card, hoping to find a time for a private chat, obviously to promote his screens and cameras. Meizu's upcoming M9 uses a Sharp screen, while the iPhone 4 uses a Sharp camera sensor.

Chen Guiliang also wanted to expand the HarmonyOS mobile phone supply chain, not to put all his eggs in one basket, so he was very willing to contact Sharp.

Before the conference even officially opened, Chen Guiliang had already received more than twenty business cards.

After the invited leaders finished their opening remarks, Huang Xiaoqing, Dean of the Mobile Research Institute, gave the first speech.

"App stores represent the most important and latest development trend in the mobile internet. For mobile operators, this is currently the primary driver of value-added services. While it currently relies on a small group of developers, app stores can lower the barrier to entry for everyone… This is the most effective new opportunity and chance to create new wealth in the mobile internet era!"

"Mobile Internet and Mobile Internet of Things (IoT) are the main directions we can foresee for the future development of humans and machines. If we combine Mobile IoT and the Internet to create an effective unified structure for future mobile communications, it will bring a brand-new user environment to application developers and content aggregators!"

"Thank you, that concludes my remarks."

After Huang Xiaoqing finished speaking and stepped down from the stage, Chen Guiliang immediately applauded.

As a reborn individual, Chen Guiliang naturally knew that this speech was of high quality.

However, some participants at the scene were somewhat confused, especially the government representatives and student elites.

Several government representatives, industry organizations, and student elites were invited to attend the Mobile Internet Conference. For example, two of Chen Guiliang's fellow students from Peking University attended today—one a doctoral student and the other a master's student.

After Huang Xiaoqing finished speaking, Lei Jun took the stage.

Lei Jun is an investor in the Great Wall Club, and many of the attendees were invited by him.

Lei Jun's speech can be summarized in one sentence: "The next hot topic in the internet is mobile internet. In the next ten years, mobile phones will replace computers."

The third speaker was Chen Guiliang.

Other large companies sent their presidents and vice presidents, but Chen Guiliang attended as the boss. If he were scheduled to speak at the end of the time, Lei Jun would be too embarrassed to invite him to any more events in the future.

"Distinguished leaders, honored guests, and friends from the media: Good afternoon... Those of you who are well-informed probably already know that I have fully acquired Discuz!. Today is the Mobile Internet Conference, so what does that have to do with Discuz!?"

"Dean Huang and Mr. Lei have already made it very clear. Mobile internet represents the future, and it's the new trend. Discuz! is a tool for creating PC websites, so could it help create mobile web pages, or even mobile applications? I think we should give it a try."

"Now, I announce that Discuz! has officially begun developing a web version adapted for mobile browsers. Website owners who want to enter the mobile web market can now quickly build mobile websites using Discuz!. Currently, accessing forums using mobile browsers often results in issues such as page errors, inconsistent font sizes, and operational difficulties. Our mobile web version tool will completely solve these problems!"

Among the media reporters present were some of the editors and reporters from the IT forum.

When they heard Chen Guiliang announce the news, their hands trembled with excitement as they typed it out.

Damn it, Old Master Chen is always stirring up trouble.

Such a major news story was revealed directly during the speech. It caught everyone off guard.

Chen Guiliang continued, "Once the mobile web version is ready, the next step is to develop a 'one-click app generator' tool! And it will remain open source and free. Within three years, everyone can use Discuz! to create mobile websites and mobile apps at zero cost!"

"boom!"

There was an uproar.

Many company owners and CEOs stared at Chen Guiliang in disbelief.

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "Of course, due to technical issues, when developing these tools in Discuz!, we may prioritize adapting them to the HarmonyOS operating system."

Upon hearing this, Lei Jun wanted nothing more than to slap his thigh and cheer.

Fortunately, his Xiaomi phone is about to adopt the HarmonyOS system; otherwise, he might very well have been tricked by Chen Guiliang. Now, however, he will be the beneficiary. Chen Guiliang kept his word; he did indeed continue to open-source Discuz!
However, there is a specific order to follow.

For example, when developing a tool to generate an app with one click, it's necessary to generate installation packages for different operating systems. Developing for all systems at once is impractical, so we prioritize developing the installation package for the HarmonyOS mobile system.

Who can say anything?
To accuse him of favoritism and treating others differently?
They acquired the company outright, and they're giving you the tools to use for free. Why are you spouting all that nonsense?

Of course, it's also impossible to go too far.

For example, if tools adapted for the HarmonyOS system are developed in the spring, then tools adapted for other systems must be released before autumn. The time difference should ideally not exceed six months.

A six-month time difference is enough!

Chen Guiliang also employed strategy in doing these things.

For example, they first had Discuz! develop a mobile website builder tool, instead of directly creating a one-click app generator. This was because all of Discuz!'s clients at that time were building desktop websites, and they needed time to adapt.

Whether anyone responds to your request to develop an app is another matter; the real problem is that they don't know how to operate an app.

Therefore, the first step is to guide countless website owners to convert their desktop websites into mobile websites. Once they are familiar with the mobile internet, then guide them to create mobile apps.

As for the apps they were developing, since Chen Guiliang prioritized developing tools for the HarmonyOS system, these people could only develop HarmonyOS apps first.

Chen Guiliang's purpose was not limited to that.

As the app market flourishes, competition will become increasingly fierce, and only apps with unique styles will be able to stand out.

Discuz!'s one-click app generator can only produce generic, template-based apps. To create a unique app, you still need to develop your own.

How do these massive amounts of template-based apps survive?

Hey, join WeChat and it will directly convert into a WeChat mini program.

This allows countless template-based apps to thrive on the WeChat platform. WeChat saves on massive development costs while gaining access to a vast number of mini-programs. These mini-programs can then be used to promote WeChat Pay.

Chen Guiliang had never heard of Discuz! before, but now that he knows about it and has even bought it, he's going to make the most of it.

It won't damage your reputation; in fact, it can enhance your prestige and influence.

Especially for entrepreneurs who want to create an app but lack the technical skills, Discuz!'s one-click generation tool is a great option.

In the future, any undergraduate student can do this.

Even liberal arts students with a little technical knowledge can make apps!

……

This conference was once again exclusively covered by Sina with live text and images.

Those who watch this live stream all have some technical knowledge.

The comments section has exploded.

"Old Master Chen is awesome!"

"This guy's addicted to open source, huh? Holy crap, one-click app generation, it's unbelievable. It's fucking insane."

He said it would take at least two years out of three. We'll have to wait.

"That's outrageous. Before Discuz! was available for sale, we were always messing around with it on the computer. Chen Guiliang just bought it and then announced his entry into the mobile internet market. Damn it, he should have bought it sooner."

"Source God! I hereby officially announce that Chen Guiliang is the God of Open Source!"

"Luckily, Discuz! wasn't bought by Tencent, otherwise we wouldn't have such good fortune now."

"Haha, I've been accepted by ByteDance through their campus recruitment program! I'm just waiting to graduate and start working there! Maybe I can even be transferred to develop the mobile version of Discuz!"

"I'm envious. I also want to join ByteDance. I've sent out several resumes trying to switch jobs, but ByteDance doesn't want me. Which school did you go to, bro?"

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

"It really is the school's problem; my school is not presentable."

"LSS's brother, I'm from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, and I joined Youke Cloud Computing Center last year. We can be considered brother companies."

"I'm a forum administrator, and I'm preparing to launch a mobile version of the forum. The current mobile forums are really riddled with problems. Especially the layout and fonts—no matter what I do, it just doesn't look right, and I don't even know what's wrong. I hope Discuz! can resolve these issues soon."

"..."

Before the Global Mobile Internet Conference had even finished, Chen Guiliang's announcement shocked the industry.

Dai Zhikang was traveling at the moment when he received a call from his friend. He looked completely bewildered and said, "Damn, how come we didn't think of that before?"

Li Guode laughed and said, "I don't plan to rest. I'll stay and continue developing the mobile version. President Chen is very kind; he didn't purge the management team and let me continue leading the technical team."

"You've made me want to go back to doing this job," Dai Zhikang said.

Li Guode said, "President Chen said that if you are willing to come back, the CEO position will still be yours."

After playing for a few more days, Dai Zhikang felt increasingly bored.

He had originally planned to travel for six months, but now he couldn't stand it anymore and called Chen Guiliang, saying, "Mr. Chen, I want to go back."

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "Welcome."

(End of this chapter)