Ma Yun, who was sitting in the taxi, could not hide his excitement at this moment.
Chu Tianyao's words seemed to have opened a new door for him. He couldn't wait to rush back to Hangzhou and immediately make new plans with his team.
With the 200,000 invested by Chu Tianyao, the launch time of Huaxia Yellow Pages can naturally be greatly advanced.
And just after Ma Yun left.
Only then did Lu Qiuyu ask Chu Tianyao his doubts.
"Do you really think this guy can do it?"
Jack Ma feels to Lu Qiuyu more like a planner who gives promotional lectures than a doer who can start a business and start a company.
There is not a word of truth in this guy's mouth.
"It's only 200,000 yuan anyway, so I'll just treat it as an investment. I'm not optimistic about the Huaxia Yellow Pages project. I just think this guy has a good vision. There are not many people taking the lead in developing the Internet in China."
Chu Tianyao explained calmly.
Lu Qiuyu looked curiously at the person in front of her with her big eyes.
"Are you also interested in the Internet?
I also think that the Internet has made great progress in China, how about you also learn from Zhang Shuxin and start an Internet company?"
If it were other projects, Lu Qiuyu would not dare to propose them casually, but about the Internet, Lu Qiuyu had heard a lot about it when he was studying in the United States.
Since this industry can arise in the United States, it can naturally also occur in China.
"No rush, just wait and see!"
Regarding Lu Qiuyu's proposal, Chu Tianyao shook his head.
The Internet is still an unknown blue ocean in China, but it is precisely because of this that some people are vying to be the first to eat crabs.
Zhang Shuxin is such a person.
Relying on the relationship with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang Shuxin's Yinghaiwei was able to go so smoothly in the early stages.
However, in the Internet field in China, which is like a vacuum zone, no matter how you want to develop, you must first have a certain user scale.
Therefore, in Chu Tianyao’s view, there is still a lack of an “enlightener” before the Internet is truly popularized in China.
And this enlightener is Zhang Shuxin.
Even in his previous life, Chu Tianyao had never met Zhang Shuxin in person, but what she said personally in the interview later left a deep impression on Chu Tianyao.
"To do Yinghaiwei, we did the right thing at the wrong time and in the wrong place. We did it too early and took too big a step. As they say, one step ahead is a pioneer. Leading. It’s easy to become a martyr in three steps!”
There is no doubt that Zhang Shuxin’s Yinghaiwei has become the martyr of China’s Internet industry and the “Whampoa Military Academy” of China’s Internet industry, cultivating the first batch of netizens and the first batch of Internet practitioners in China.
It is said that Ding Sanshi of NetEase registered his first BBS account with Yinghaiwei, and Jiang Yaping, the founder of People's Daily Online, also learned to surf the Internet through Yinghaiwei.
Although Zhang Shuxin's Yinghaiwei fell down in the future, it laid a large number of cornerstones for the development of China's Internet industry.
It can be said that whether it is Jack Ma or Zhang Chaoyang, these famous latecomers are just standing on the shoulders of giants.
Chu Tianyao admires people like Zhang Shuxin very much.
But at this moment, he is unable to stop Yinghaiwei's future situation.
The development of an emerging thing is often accompanied by the sacrifice of the interests of some people.
The reason why Yinghaiwei later collapsed was actually related to Zhang Shuxin’s growing ambition.
Let’s not mention Ying Haiwei and Zhang Shuxin for the moment. The reason why Chu Tianyao chose to invest in Jack Ma at this moment is actually to start the layout in order to enter the Internet in the future.
Although I don't know if this layout will be useful, but if I make good friends with this person now, it might work wonders in the future.
If Chu Tianyao remembered correctly, although Ma Yun's China Yellow Pages was running smoothly, it was only a year or two away. It would still be several years before this man founded Alibaba with the Eighteen Arhats.
A few years are enough for Chu Tianyao to make preparations for the future.
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March 4th.
Sichuan Province, Rongcheng.
There is only one day left until the first Sichuan Province Fashion Design Competition begins.
Before the official start of the game, rehearsals still need to be carried out.
The designer will select models to change into their own clothes and walk on the catwalk. During the catwalk, the judges in the audience will make a unified score.
The competition lasts only one night, and each designer is only allowed to show a maximum of three outfits.
In the Jinniu Stadium in Sichuan Province, the lighting scenery has been prepared.
As the first costume design competition held in Sichuan Province, the Provincial Labor Bureau also attached great importance to it, so they used the Jinniu Stadium. In addition, both the scenery and lighting are the first-class teams in the province.
At this moment, it's in the background.
As participating designers, Liu Na and others were making final preparations backstage.
Watching the invited models put on their own clothes and make the final matching, dozens of models were waiting in the backstage to go on stage to walk the show.
According to the rules of the competition, there will be a total of sixteen awards in tomorrow's competition. All award-winning designers will follow their models on a catwalk and introduce their design works.
"Sister Liu Na, the models have already started to take the stage!"
As the music sounded outside, Ma Xiaolian excitedly ran to Lu Qiuyue and Shen Xuan backstage.
"I just took a look around. Most of the contestants this time are local designers from Sichuan Province. Almost all of these people come from major clothing companies and have rich experience in clothing design."
Ma Xiaolian spoke to the two of them.
After hearing this, Liu Na couldn't help clenching her fists, looking slightly nervous.
This is the first time she has participated in this kind of competition, and it is also the first time she has made her own finished design. Now she has to compete with so many outstanding designers in the province, so how can Liu Na not feel pressured.
"Don't be nervous, it's just a rehearsal now."
Seeing Liu Na's nervousness, Shen Xuan comforted her.
To be honest, she was a little nervous. Although she knew that Liu Na had some talent in fashion design and had studied with a professional teacher in night school for a period of time, this was her first time on such a big stage and she wanted to get results. It's really too small.
"Xiaolian, I saw your work. The costumes you designed are great. You will definitely win the award this time."
Taking a deep breath, Liu Na relaxed and then turned to look at Ma Xiaolian beside her and encouraged her.
Although Ma Xiaolian is young, she has rich experience in fashion design. Even Liu Na thought the costume work she produced this time was very good.
"I appreciate your words, but tomorrow's competition is not only about the clothing itself, but also about the models' on-the-spot performance, as well as the judges' vision. You must know that each judge's vision may be different."
At this moment, Ma Xiaolian was quite experienced in explaining.
Design art itself is mysterious, and the criteria for judging it all depend on the judges' mouths.
"I've also seen your work. To be honest...it's very spiritual. If it really suits the judges' taste, maybe your score will be higher than mine."
Ma Xiaolian turned to look at Liu Na and said.
On the side, Shen Xuan also echoed: "Yes, although these designers have sufficient experience, the works themselves have too many commercial elements, and most of them look the same."
This was not Shen Xuan's intention to comfort him, but it was indeed the truth.
"Maybe. Anyway, I just want to give it a try. Even if I don't win the prize, I won't lose anything. It would be great if I could get to know a few more outstanding designers like Xiaolian through this event."
Liu Na also smiled, but there was a glimmer of hope in her eyes.