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Chapter 496 0486 [Internet Giants Meet]

The cook's name is Zhang Hongmei. To save money, she took a train for more than 30 hours in a hard seat.

Yang Hao drove to pick the person up from the train station.

When Zhang Hongmei first arrived at Chen Guiliang's big house, she seemed a little nervous and uneasy.

She used to work in the canteen of a salt factory, but because the factory couldn't pay wages and frequently stopped production, she started selling snacks at a stall long before she was laid off. She had always lived at the bottom of society and had never really met a big boss like this.

"I'll call you Aunt Zhang then," Chen Guiliang said with a smile.

Seeing that Chen Guiliang was approachable, Zhang Hongmei breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Everyone in the factory calls me Sister Zhang the Second, and the boss can just call me Zhang Er."

Chen Guiliang asked, "Who else is in the family?"

Zhang Hongmei said, "My husband died of cancer. We have twins, a son and a daughter, who are in junior high school. The medical treatment cost a lot of money, so I came out to earn money. The children are taken care of by their grandparents."

Chen Guiliang looked at Bian Guanyue.

Although Bian Guanyue agreed to hire a nanny, she didn't really want another person in the house, as she always felt that her world as a couple would be disturbed.

Bian Guanyue set the rules: "Don't go upstairs. If you do, you'll be fired immediately. You can hang your clothes to dry on the downstairs balcony."

"I understand." Zhang Hongmei sensed that the hostess was even more difficult to talk to, so she quickly and respectfully agreed.

Bian Guanyue asked again, "Can you drive?"

Zhang Hongmei said, "I can drive a tricycle. I learned it when I was setting up a stall."

Bian Guanyue said, "Go take your driving test first, and I'll pay for your driving school tuition. Once you've learned, I'll buy you a car for grocery shopping."

"Huh?" Zhang Hongmei never expected that even nannies from wealthy families could be provided with cars.

Bian Guanyue continued, "You'll only be responsible for grocery shopping and cooking. I'll wash my own clothes, and a cleaning service will come every week. I hope you'll minimize the time you spend in the living room outside of work. You can go out for a walk or rest in your room. I'll provide a computer for your room."

Zhang Hongmei quickly agreed, and sure enough, the hostess was even more difficult to deal with.

Bian Guanyue continued to emphasize the rules: "If you need to go back to your hometown, such as to visit your children, you need to ask for leave three days in advance. Emergency situations are an exception. Also, you need to sign a confidentiality agreement along with your employment contract. If you leak any information about your family, I will pursue legal action."

“I’m very tight-lipped.” Zhang Hongmei was startled.

Bian Guanyue said, "Even if you're tight-lipped, you still have to sign."

Chen Guiliang sat down beside him with a smile, appreciating Bian Guanyue's second state.

Bian Guanyue's gentle nature is only revealed in front of a select few. Most of the time, she is cold and aloof, keeping people at arm's length. Moreover, she speaks and acts with a firm and unyielding attitude, showing no mercy to anyone.

That's good. Chen Guiliang himself is very down-to-earth, and the family really needs someone to play the "bad cop."

Zhang Hongmei went to the nanny's room to put away her luggage, and then went to the kitchen to use the ingredients in the refrigerator to show her employer her cooking skills for the first time.

Bian Guanyue nestled on the sofa, glancing towards the kitchen every now and then: "It feels a bit awkward to suddenly have another person in the house."

“Your dad also hired people at his villa, and more than one at that,” Chen Guiliang said with a smile.

Bian Guanyue said, "I've hardly ever lived there. From childhood to adulthood, my dad only took me there for a couple of days on a few holidays. I basically treated it like a hotel."

Chen Guiliang asked, "Should we move to a different villa?"

"No," Bian Guanyue snuggled into Chen Guiliang's arms, "This house was bought together by us, and it has both of our names on it."

“We can put both our names on the villa too,” Chen Guiliang said.

Bian Guanyue said, "No, it's fine here."

She has come to regard this place as her real home.

"Alright." Chen Guiliang didn't know what else to say.

Chen Guiliang grabbed the remote and turned on the TV, but there wasn't anything interesting on. He left the TV on its own, and the two of them snuggled together chatting, before each playing on their phones.

Chen Guiliang logged into Weibo and casually browsed the messages that tagged him. Surprisingly, he quickly found one related to Bitcoin.

The netizen asked, "Old Master Chen, my friend is trading Bitcoin. Is this a promising investment?"

Chen Guiliang pretended not to see it and did not reply.

Last May, an American successfully exchanged 10,000 Bitcoins for two pizzas. This was the first commercial transaction of Bitcoin.

Don't laugh at this American for being foolish; he has a lot of Bitcoin. It was this person who optimized the mining algorithm and open-sourced it, causing a dramatic increase in Bitcoin production.

Bitcoin has now spread to China, and a bunch of speculators are going to internet cafes to mine it.

That's right, it's an internet cafe...

Early miners in China were mainly game studios and online game power levelers. They mined while farming gold in games.

In the next few years, 80% of the world's Bitcoin will be in Chinese hands. Then the government will issue a notice to completely ban it, and the Bitcoin market will collapse instantly.

Chen Guiliang stared at his phone for a long time, but ultimately gave up on the idea of ​​building a mining farm or an exchange.

Given his current status, doing this kind of thing is really too low-class for him.

Because his every move has a significant impact, if he were to get involved in Bitcoin, it would attract countless people to follow suit. Some might even leverage their investments, only to lose everything in the event of a market crash.

If Chen Guiliang were reborn in 2011, he would definitely get involved with Bitcoin to make quick money and rapidly accumulate his initial wealth.

Let's forget about it for now; there are plenty of other profitable businesses to do.

Zhang Hongmei's first meal was quite delicious, and Chen Guiliang was very satisfied with it.

The next day, Chen Guiliang left home early in the morning to attend the "China Cloud Computing Intellectual Property Innovation Alliance" meeting, and was also invited to visit the "China Cloud Industrial Park" located in southern Beijing.

Two years ago, cloud technology was met with skepticism, but now it has become a new hot industry. The government has officially stepped in.

The China Cloud Computing Intellectual Property Innovation Alliance is a key signal that the industry is shifting from unregulated growth to standardized competition.

Simply put, it's about setting industry standards, promoting cooperation among domestic companies, and jointly addressing international competition and patent litigation.

Chen Guiliang's Chengdu Cloud Computing Center started early and can contribute many intellectual property rights.

You reap what you sow.

His rewards cannot be measured in monetary terms: his involvement in setting industry standards!
Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent will, of course, get involved.

As for the China Cloud Industrial Park in southern Beijing, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is the direct driving force behind it.

Even if it's purely out of respect for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Chen Guiliang still wants to move into the China Cloud Industrial Park and establish his second cloud computing center. Moreover, cloud computing centers themselves require a multi-location layout.

Halfway there, Yang Shuo, who was driving, asked, "Boss, when should I sell my shares in NavInfo?"

Chen Guiliang said, "Holding it long-term is also an option, and the stock price will continue to rise, but it won't rise as sharply as it did recently. If you need money, you can sell it now."

"Then I'll sell it," Yang Shuo said.

Yang Shuo spent a lot of money on his wedding and buying a house, and he still owes Chen Guiliang a loan.

A while ago, Chen Guiliang lent him another sum of money: "Take it and buy shares in NavInfo. Don't tell anyone, including your wife. If word gets out this time, I won't help you next time."

After ByteDance made its acquisition of a stake, NavInfo's stock price hit the daily limit for several consecutive days, and then continued to rise sharply for another week.

Yang Shuo made a fortune.

As both driver and bodyguard, he finally got to have soup with Chen Guiliang.

The event location was soon reached, and Chen Guiliang got out of the car and entered the venue.

There were not many media outlets present, and they were all state media.

Two people in charge of the Chengdu Cloud Computing Center also came; one was in charge of business negotiations, and the other was in charge of participating in the formulation of industry standards.

As for Chen Guiliang himself, he was responsible for making public appearances and endorsements. (This is referred to as "making an appearance" or "launching an event").

Before long, representatives from other companies arrived, and leaders from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology were also present.

The presence of several industry giants, including Pony Ma, Robin Li, Jack Ma, and Chen Tianqiao, demonstrates the importance attached to this meeting.

"Mr. Chen, we meet again!" Ma Jieke was the most enthusiastic; he was enthusiastic towards everyone.

Chen Guiliang shook hands and smiled, "I miss Mr. Ma very much!"

The Ma Jie incident remains unresolved. SoftBank and Yahoo have not officially acknowledged his misconduct, nor have they accepted his subsequent compensation proposal.

To put it bluntly, they haven't reached an agreement on the distribution of profits, so they need to continue negotiating.

Ma Jieke said, "Among domestic entrepreneurs, there aren't many I admire, but Mr. Chen is definitely one of them. It was extremely difficult for me to promote Alibaba Cloud, and Mr. Chen invested in cloud technology research and development even earlier than me!"

"I'm just a small boat that's easy to turn around, only doing small-scale operations, nothing like the big and powerful Alibaba," Chen Guiliang said with a smile.

Ma Jieke laughed, "Mr. Chen is too modest. The China Cloud Industry Park in southern Beijing is about to start construction. Does Mr. Chen have any plans to move in?"

"I need to think about it some more." Chen Guiliang didn't tell the truth at all.

Ma Jieke said, "It seems that Baidu has already decided to move in."

Chen Guiliang added fuel to the fire, saying, "Baidu Cloud is a very strong competitor. We need to cooperate to withstand the pressure."

The two stood there chatting animatedly.

Little Ma, however, was a quiet and handsome man, sitting alone in the seat with his name tag on it.

Li Yanhong remained as charming as ever, like a social butterfly, constantly shaking hands, chatting, and laughing with people. But the conversations were brief; he would move on to the next person after a few words.

Chen Tianqiao and Qiu Bojun, two alumni, were having a private chat; they were like brothers in misfortune.

Shanda's business has been shrinking in the past two years, and its stock price has also plummeted. Shanda Network is already preparing for privatization and is expected to be delisted from Nasdaq next year.

Qiu Bojun is also in talks with Tencent about an acquisition. Once Tencent becomes the major shareholder of Kingsoft, Qiu Bojun will announce his retirement and step down as chairman.

Li Yanhong walked over, shaking hands and chatting casually with everyone, smiling.

Chen Guiliang and Ma Jieke immediately fell silent and turned around to shake hands with Li Yanhong.

While people are usually fiercely competitive in business, it's important to maintain a harmonious atmosphere in official settings like this.

Suddenly, leaders from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology arrived, and everyone went over to shake hands and greet them. Even Pony Ma stood up to welcome them.

Like Chen Guiliang, all the bigwigs came here to lend their support and boast, and secondly, to strengthen communication with the leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

As for business and technological cooperation, all of that is left to the specific people in charge below.

Everyone took turns going on stage to brag, and each of them had a different style of bragging.

Chen Guiliang belongs to the science fiction school, and his works often depict a cyberpunk future.

Ma Jieke belongs to the wild school and talks nonsense all the time.

Li Yanhong belongs to the philosophical school and insists on coming up with some insights into life.

Little Ma is a low-key type. He sounds sophisticated, but his content is actually empty and grandiose, and his true intentions are all hidden.

(End of this chapter)