The cool evening breeze blew across the Huangpu River, and the buildings on the Bund were lit up with lanterns, and the buildings were brightly lit and colorful.
On the other side, with the Shanghai International Convention and Exhibition Center as the center, radiating to the Oriental Pearl Tower and Jin Mao Tower, the entire area is under martial law.
The milky white exterior wall gently holds up two huge spheres, one large and one small. The transparent glass on the spheres is assembled into a world map. A red carpet more than 50 meters long is laid at the door.
The photo area and the interview area are clearly demarcated. There are billboards in the photo area. From the outside to the inside, security is promoted at all levels. Traffic police, public security, and special police are on standby at any time.
Hundreds of media outlets and hundreds of reporters competed for positions, one-third of whom were foreign faces. Yangma’s reporters faced the camera and reported live, leading directly to the TV station studio at the other end.
"Hello, audience friends, this is the scene of the red carpet ceremony for the opening ceremony of the first World Internet Conference in 2007. The building we just saw is the Shanghai International Conference Center, which is also the main venue for this event."
Then the screen changed to the International Convention Center.
On the red carpet, there was a huge crowd, with new and familiar faces mixed in the crowd, and even the faces of other colleagues were photographed. They were all eager to interview famous people.
Ballmer, Larry Page, Paul Jacobs...
Lu Huateng, Liu Edong, Ding Sanshi, Chen Tianqiao, Cao Guowei, Li Yanhong, Lu Yun, Zhang Chaoyang...
Whether at home or abroad, for Zeng Yu, this was the first time she had truly seen a living person face to face. She took deep breaths to calm down her heated mind.
"Wow! It's Li Yinxin, the president of Line!"
The female volunteer from "Hahan" next to me couldn't help but scream.
"Li Yinxin?"
Zeng Yu looked in her direction and saw the short-haired and capable Li Yinxin wearing a khaki suit. She was being interviewed with a smile. She was speaking in Korean. Although she couldn't understand it, she was shocked to learn about Line and her identity.
.
"Like her sister Li Fuzhen, she is a well-known strong woman in the global IT industry. She is really a rare kind." The female volunteer's eyes shone with admiration.
"What is she saying?"
"She said that Line's success is inseparable from the cooperation of Penguin, Samsung and other companies, and it is also inseparable from the support of group partner Lu Fei, which allows Line to successfully enter the European and Asian markets..."
Listening to the female volunteer's translation, Zeng Yu raised her chin.
The co-author is flattering my brother-in-law!
When I was proud, I looked around and saw people everywhere praising the World Internet Conference, including a few words of praise for Lu Fei.
After all, Lu Fei is one of the general directors of the conference!
Zeng Yu jumped for joy, and a sense of pride arose spontaneously. At this moment, a slight commotion broke out in the group of reporters, and the guns and cannons quickly changed directions and unanimously turned to the right.
I saw Gao Yuanyuan, the image ambassador of the first conference, wearing an elegant Suzhou embroidered cheongsam, walking side by side with Lu Fei, and accompanying Leader Sha and other Shanghai leaders to make their final appearance.
In an instant, it stole everyone's attention.
"They are a perfect match."
The female volunteers took up CP regardless of the occasion.
"Yeah, what is it, bah bah bah~"
Zeng Yu nodded first, then shook his head, angrily scolding himself how could he have such an idea, Lu Fei belonged to his sister!
As I watched them walk into the interview area step by step, the sound of Kaka taking photos and the dazzling flashes came one after another, endlessly.
Although Gao Yuanyuan is the image ambassador of this year, like Lu Fei, she intentionally or unintentionally reduces her sense of presence, never takes over the spotlight, and cedes all interviews and C positions to the leaders.
What stands out is that he is sensible!
Leader Sha said with a smile, and suddenly looked at Lu Fei, praising: "Mr. Lu's contribution to China Internet is obvious to all. In addition to Penguin, Feigou is also an influential Chinese Internet company in the world. I hope to be able to
Make a positive impact on the global economy…
It can be said that I have a heavy responsibility and a lot of pressure. However, although there are a lot of pressures and challenges now, I still have to continue to make breakthroughs.
I have high hopes for Mr. Lu and I believe he can do it."
Go through fire and water!
Lu Fei saw the camera and microphone pointed at him, cleared his throat, and said seriously:
"Today's Internet companies are the darlings of the times, especially e-commerce companies have never encountered such opportunities. Feigou.com must also strive to be worthy of such a good era.
A few years ago, I set many goals, but now the goal of creating 10 million jobs has not been achieved, but it will definitely be completed in less than five years!"
Gao Yuanyuan looked sideways, looking at his angular silhouette, listening to his eloquent words, her eyes curled up with a smile.
Just listen to what he said: "Now I will propose two new goals, which are to work hard to solve two injustices.
The first injustice is that the poorer the place, the more expensive the products are. The same product, such as air conditioners, is definitely much cheaper in cities than in rural areas, which makes the poor even poorer."
"Another injustice is that the poorer the place, the less affordable and unsaleable it is for the things it produces. For example, domestic chickens, because every household raises chickens, the chickens cannot be sold at a good price. Therefore, e-commerce
Go to the countryside no matter what!"
The implication is that when Mr. Lu comes, there will be blue sky!
Mr. Lu started e-commerce and went to the countryside for three things -
Fair, fair, so damn fair!
It is also to keep an eye out in advance for the home appliances going to the countryside due to the subprime mortgage crisis.
All the leaders looked at each other, then stared at Lu Fei with benevolent expressions, waiting patiently for him to "talk a lot":
"In rural areas where water, electricity, gas, and electricity are all connected, e-commerce must also connect to the villages. Feigou.com has launched an 'e-commerce village' pilot project in two villages, Wu Qingyan Liu Village and Fengtai Xiaoyi Village, Yi. It has been very successful. Feigou.com's two
The new goal is to change these two injustices and bring employment and blessings to the vast rural areas!"
"A great man once said that the countryside is a vast world where a lot can be accomplished." Leader Sha did not hesitate to praise him.
Lu Fei smiled and said, "You're just hanging my street lamp?"
Even if you are doing Yu’e Bao, you can still turn a blind eye, right?
After a few questions, everyone left the interview area and walked into the venue. Lu Fei let out a breath and suddenly turned his head to look, only to see Gao Yuanyuan staring at him unblinkingly.
"What do you think I'm doing?" He breathed out.
"I'm looking up to you!"
Gao Yuanyuan grinned and raised her head.
Watching the two people interacting from a distance, Zeng Yu felt more and more uneasy. Sister, can you control this man?
………………
The opening ceremony lasted for 2 hours.
In addition to the speech, it is the speech, blah blah blah.
Originally, Lu Fei was also included in the agenda, as he would serve as a mouthpiece for the Eastern and Western Internet arena, but he was declined.
If he really succeeds, wouldn't it be possible for him to steal the limelight by himself?
I looked at everyone around me and saw that this night, this convention and exhibition center has hosted countless international conferences. In any case, it has just begun, and there are many moments of pretentiousness.
The leaders finished their speeches and finally announced:
“I wish the first World Internet Conference a complete success!”
After the words fell, the conference ended and the guests left.
Zhang Chaoyang's face was haggard, and he stared at Lu Fei, who was surrounded by gods from all walks of life, with jealousy and resentment:
"Oh no, he's pretending again!"
There is a fire in my heart that has nowhere to vent. Since the birth of Weibo, New Wolf has completely turned around and risen again. On the contrary, Sohu has fallen from the first echelon of the Internet.
Losing to Penguin, losing to NetArt, losing to Shanda and losing to New Wolf. Seeing that there is nothing left to lose, I can only sink to compete with 51.com...
He was so angry that he turned around to leave, but reporters from Penguin, NetArt, and New Wolf jumped up with "unkind intentions", blocked his way, and asked questions like a barrage:
"Mr. Zhang, in this national Internet company ranking, Sohu ranks tenth, only one place higher than Sogou. Do you feel anxious?"
"snort!"
Zhang Chaoyang said angrily: "There is no need to worry. The ranking is only temporary. Sohu just accidentally missed three opportunities in search, social networking, and e-commerce, but the problem is not big."
"So if we can catch up with the big army and catch up with the big army, is there any magic weapon to overcome Sohu's lagging behind?" the reporter asked.
"Models and products are the magic weapon to win. Sohu Video, Sohu Weibo, and Sohu Youyou are the troika. Sohu will definitely return to the center of the Internet stage in the next three years!"
Zhang Chaoyang didn't feel confident enough in his answer, so he ended the interview, rubbed oil on his soles, and left the venue quickly.
On the way, I bumped into Lu Yun and Cai Chongxin by chance.
With the mentality of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend", he tried: "I heard that Lu Fei held a luxurious cocktail party after the meeting. I wonder if Mr. Lu and Cai Zong were invited?"
"We are going there." Lu Yun said.
"So, you were invited?"
Zhang Chaoyang's heart skipped a beat. Even Lu Yun was qualified. Why didn't I just be invited? I wasn't qualified!
"Oh, we are not interested in the reception. We just want to take this opportunity to make a simple deal with Lu Fei."
Cai Chongxin kept silent that the business they were discussing with Lu Fei was Alipay's domain name. As expected, just like Taobao, the domain name was occupied by this damn gangster.
I have no choice but to come to the door.
The splendid banquet hall was open, and Lu Huateng and Liu Edong were like Lu Fei's right-hand men, standing at the door to help welcome the guests.
Under his recommendation, the two of them were pushed to the front of the stage as spokespersons for Penguin and Feigou, where they chatted and laughed happily with Jeff Bezos, Ballmer, Larry Page and others.
You have many things to do, so you should focus on logic.
“Hiss, the internet’s king of nations is coming to court.”
Cai Chongxin was filled with emotion and respect.
"This is nothing, we can do it."
Lu Yun is so jealous that one day I can take his place!
As soon as the two people stepped forward, Lu Fei noticed them immediately and said generously: "Congratulations, Ahri's first June 19th has exceeded 3 billion, which is much better than Feigou's first Double Eleven."
"
"Where, where."
Lu Yun said politely: "The comparison should also be compared with the current Feigou. Ahri is less than one-half of Feigou. There is still a long way to go. We still need to learn more from Feigou."
Lu Fei pretended to be affectionate with them for a while:
"You came just in time, there are still plenty of seats."
"We won't go in. We have already arranged a dinner with Mr. Zhang and are waiting for us to go there." Cai Chongxin waved his hand and declined, "I came to Mr. Lu this time. I actually hope that you can sell us some domain names."
Lu Fei smiled and said, "Okay, I have too many registered domain names and I can't use them all by myself. Which one do you want?"
"Quick money, Alipay, easy payment..."
Lu Yun reported 5 items at once, just to cover up the real purpose, just like the seller of antiques who woke up to avoid being noticed and deliberately bought a few more fake or inferior goods to confuse the public.
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes, "Ali Daba is planning to strike while the iron is hot and delve into the payment industry?"
"I really can't hide it from Mr. Lu."
Seeing that he was seen through, Cai Chongxin did not hide it. Anyway, Penguin had Tenpay and Feigou.com had Caipao. The extra quick money and domain names such as Alipay were useless, so he might as well just sell them to Ali Baba.
Lu Fei asked knowingly: "I'm also curious. Ahri already has Caifubao, Tenpay, and his own Chengxintong, so why bother with it? It's because the fee is too high, right? Caifubao, Caifu
I gave you a 3-year free period for PayTong.”
Lu Yun said half-truth and half-lie: "We thought Chengxintong's name was too vulgar, so we took advantage of the system upgrade to change it to a more auspicious and smooth name and re-enter the market, so that consumers, especially Alidao users, can have more room for independent choices.
, nothing more.”
"I actually don't object to the emergence of a third-party payment." Lu Fei said with a smile, "I can sell it to you, but the domain name 'Alipay' cannot be used."
Cai Chongxin looked at Lu Yun, and he looked at himself. The two of them fell into silence, and said bravely: "We also want these five domain names, and we guarantee that Mr. Lu will not suffer any loss."
"It seems that you really fell in love with 'Alipay'."
Lu Fei looked left and right.
Lu Yun answered no, and he didn't answer either. He was very depressed. I deliberately tried to deceive him, but I could guess it accurately. Damn it, Lu Fei, you're not a mind-reader, are you?
Cai Chongxin had no choice but to admit: "Mr. Lu, you are right. What we want most is 'Alipay'. I know that domain name transactions are not free, so I am willing to pay 6 million US dollars."
Lu Fei smiled without saying a word and gave him a meaningful look.
"Seven million US dollars is no problem for us." Cai Chongxin gritted his teeth.
"Seven million US dollars?" Lu Fei raised his eyebrows.
Lu Yun thought he was interested and immediately raised the price, "$8 million is fine. I hope Mr. Lu can sell me a favor and part with this domain name."
Lu Fei shook his head and said: "I am willing to sell this favor, but unfortunately, this domain name has been reserved in advance."
"Who? Booked by whom!"
Lu Yun frowned, thinking that he was deliberately looking for a reason to raise the price, "We are willing to pay a higher price to buy it!"
"Penguin." Lu Fei glanced in Lu Huateng's direction.
"What?!"
Lu Yun's face turned dark for a moment, you are so shameless.
The penguin is not yours. Isn’t this just the left hand and the right hand?
After all, I just want to increase the price!
Ever since, another amount of "US$8.88 million" was offered.
"You may think that I raise the price for Penguin just to sit on the ground. No, no, no, $8.88 million is not enough for me to play so many tricks. Do I lack this money? Do you think I lack this?"
Lu Fei spread his hands, I have too much money.
Cai Chongxin noticed that Lu Yun's face was very smelly and he was on the verge of breaking out. He immediately asked for him: "Then why is Mr. Lu unwilling to sell?"
Lu Fei said bluntly, just as they thought Chengxintong's name was too tacky, Tenpay's name was equally tacky. "Alipay" was reserved specifically for Penguin and was reserved for the supporting needs of Penguin's latest product development.
payment system.
This product is undoubtedly WeChat.
Putting WeChat on Alipay is not a kind of NTR.
"Can Mr. Lu really not sell us a favor?"
Cai Chongxin's face turned blue and white for a while.
Lu Fei suppressed his laughter, shook his head and said: "Except for 'Alipay', the other four, considering our friendship, we can give them a discount of 4.44 million U.S. dollars, how about it?"
On purpose, absolutely on purpose!
Lu Yun felt like his head was green, and he firmly refused to believe that Lu Fei had planned this a long time ago. He must have thought of prevaricating them on the spur of the moment, and he made it clear that he refused to sell the domain name to Ah Li.
He smiled coldly: "If Ahri changes its name to 'Payment Wallet' first, will Penguin change its name to 'Alipay'? Don't Mr. Lu think this will easily confuse users?"
"Ah, if I remember correctly, the domain name of 'Payment Wallet' is also here with me. I'm sorry, I just have too much money and can't spend it, so I registered an extra 100 million domain names."
Lu Fei stretched out his fingers and made a fingertip universe.
"you!"
Lu Yun completely broke his guard. He only restrained himself from swearing in public places and stopped being persistent. If he continued to persist, he would only be humiliating himself. He shook his head and left in a sensible manner.
Cai Chongxin was about to catch up, but before leaving he asked: "Mr. Lu, what about 'PayTong'?"
"Mr. Cai, what do you think?"
Lu Fei showed a smile that said, "After all, I'm not a devil."
