Chapter 352: Can Internet Matters Be Considered Plagiarism?
Lu Yiming brought Shi Qingxue and walked directly past Shen Junjie and Xiao Yuanyuan and came in front of Ma Chenshu.
Ma Chenshu stepped forward and took the initiative to extend his hand, his expression was very enthusiastic: "Mr. Lu, I have heard of your name for a long time."
After Lu Yiming shook hands with him briefly, he smiled and said, "Nice to meet you."
Although the middle-aged man in front of him was not good-looking and spoke in a flattering manner, Lu Yiming did not dare to underestimate him at all.
The Xia Kingdom was vast and rich in resources, and its commerce had been developed since ancient times, but its transportation was backward and information was inconvenient, so the ancients did business by traveling together with fellow villagers and relatives. Under their leadership, business groups and gangs were gradually formed.
In the history of the Xia Kingdom, the ten major business groups, including Shandong merchants, Jiangsu merchants, Fujian merchants, and Qin merchants, were very influential. Among them, the Shanxi merchants and Huizhou merchants in the Ming and Qing dynasties were the most prominent. Their strict organization and long heritage were no less than those of the Jews.
In modern times, as the maritime trade became more prosperous, the Ningbo Gang and the Chaoshan Gang had the greatest influence. The former was mainly based in Zhonghai and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, while the latter was active in Hong Kong, Guangdong Province and even the entire Southeast Asia.
Therefore, the Chaoshan merchant group can be said to have a long history. In ancient times, it was also called the "Red-headed Ship Merchant Group". It was roughly formed in the late Tang Dynasty and developed in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Now, it has a world-class influence.
For example, Li Chaoren is a leading figure of the Chaoshan business community. He is dominant in Hong Kong and the richest man in Asia.
In addition to Li Chaoren in Hong Kong, the Chaoshan business group also has a huge influence in Siam in Southeast Asia. Members of the Chaoshan business group, headed by the tycoon Xie Guomin, have always been ranked in the top three of the local rich list. In Siam, they are almost synonymous with wealth and influence all aspects of local life.
Only when you truly come into contact with this force can you know how great their energy and influence are.
As far as Lu Yiming knew, several of the richest men in Xia Country in the future actually came from the Chaoshan business group. For example, Mr. Huang, the richest man who sells home appliances, and Mr. Xu, who has a simple and honest smile, all had this economic force behind them to support their business empires.
Such a circle was something Lu Yiming could never reach in his previous life.
But now, he can chat and laugh with these people.
Of course, Lu Yiming didn't pay attention to Ma Chenshu because he was not familiar with this person. He was more familiar with the young man standing next to Ma Chenshu.
He has a fair face, no beard, wears a pair of glasses, and even looks a little silly.
At this time, the still young Xiao Ma Ge is not yet the Internet capital tycoon who will "create happiness with salary" in the future. He is only 27 years old this year, in the prime of his life. Even among his peers, he seems a little shy, not good at socializing and speaking. Even when Lu Yiming took the initiative to extend his hand to say hello, he seemed a little hesitant and dull.
Although it cannot be said that they are an ordinary family, Xiao Ma Ge's family can only be described as ordinary.
In Pengcheng alone, there are many rich second-generations who are better off than him, but there are only a few who can dominate the Internet industry in Xia Country like he does in the future.
Lu Yiming was silently observing the future industry leader, the founder of the Penguin Social Empire, but he could not see anything at all. In his heart, he only felt deeply moved as if he had witnessed with his own eyes how a great storm arose from a small matter.
Who could have imagined that twenty years later in Xia Country’s Internet, the technical geek in front of them would be the overlord, able to command the crowd with just a wave of their hands?
Although Xiao Ma Ge was famous in the future, Lu Yiming acted calm and nonchalant now, and asked casually: "I heard that you opened a company recently?"
Ma Teng seemed a little reserved in front of Lu Yiming. He nodded a little late and said, "Yes."
Seeing that his son Ma Teng couldn't fart for a long time, Ma Chenshu was very anxious.
However, Ma Chenshu worked part-time as an accountant in Ma Teng's company and was very familiar with the company's business. He quickly took over the conversation and introduced it to Lu Yiming, saying, "They are currently developing a software specifically for online paging."
Lu Yiming immediately understood; he was familiar with this business.
In the late 1980s, pagers began to appear in China.
Since 1990, paging stations have sprung up everywhere like mushrooms after a rain. The booming paging market has led to increasingly fierce competition among paging stations.
However, as mobile phones gradually emerged, the paging business gradually lost ground to the powerful offensive of mobile phones in the second half of 1995, and the number of paging users stopped increasing. In 1996, it even declined, with fewer users and a sharp drop in the number of paging stations.
But don’t think that pagers have been eliminated from history. In fact, it is quite the opposite. The more fierce the competition in a market, the more prosperous it is. Otherwise, why would so many people try their best to squeeze in?
In fact, the paging industry created an era of huge profits in Xia State for a full ten years.
Even during the four years from 1995 to 1998 when development stagnated, the number of new paging users in the country was more than 15.93 million each year. This is by no means a declining industry, and the profits are still very lucrative.
The year 2000 was the peak year for the development of China's paging industry. After that, the industry started to decline rapidly and the paging market gradually shrank.
The reason is that mobile phones are still very expensive and are considered luxury goods. Even the call charges are ridiculously expensive. With the current per capita income of the people of Xia State, they simply cannot afford such consumption expenditures.
Therefore, there are not a minority of people using pagers nowadays. Instead, they belong to the mainstream population. People like Lu Yiming who hold their mobile phones and say "hello, hello" every day are the real "heretics" and "minority".
Now Ma Teng looks like he is naked in front of Lu Yiming. Maybe Lu Yiming knows him better than Ma Teng himself.
However, encyclopedias and the like are just a collection of information. Only those who have actually come into contact with Ma Teng can know what kind of person he is, what his family is like, and what his thoughts are. Before his rebirth, Lu Yiming did not have this opportunity, but now, Lu Yiming is chatting and laughing with Xiao Ma Ge's father.
Lu Yiming asked curiously: "Why did you suddenly think of making this thing?"
Talking about his career, the originally taciturn Ma Teng also became talkative.
He turned to Lu Yiming and told him about his business philosophy: "Nowadays, phone charges are too expensive. They are charged by the minute. Many people use a stopwatch when they make a call. If the time is short, they feel that they are losing money, but if the time is long, they feel sorry for the money. I think it is better to use a pager to transmit text messages. This can save a lot of communication expenses."
The so-called pager is more commonly known as a BP machine. Its working principle is: select the useful signal , restore it to the original baseband signal of the paging machine, and generate sound or vibration, and display digital or letter or Chinese character messages.
I have to say that Ma Teng is indeed very visionary and he found the right entry point when he started his business for the first time.
At present, Shenzhen is a test field for reform and opening up. Relying on its connection with Hong Kong, its trade is prosperous and its economy is developed. Business itself is an industry that is extremely sensitive to information, so there is a great demand for business in this area and making money is not a problem.
Ma Chenshu said expectantly, "Although my son's company was established only a few days ago, he has had many entrepreneurial experiences before, and they have all been successful. Now my son has just registered a company called 'Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd.' and is currently actively seeking external financing. I wonder if Mr. Lu is interested?"
It doesn’t matter how much money it is, the key is that Ma Chenshu attaches great importance to Lu Yiming’s network.
Ma Teng and Zhang Zhidong also looked at Lu Yiming eagerly, eager to get his approval.
There is no way around it. Grassroots companies like them are eager to have a larger living space, lest they be overwhelmed by any wave of the market.
The company has not started to make money yet, but the expenses are not small, and they are worried about where to find a sponsor. Now Ma Chenshu has contacted Lu Yiming, a rich young master. For them, isn't it just like a pillow falling from the sky when you are dozing off?
However, just as they were excitedly calculating how much money Lu Yiming would invest in them, Lu Yiming smiled and said, "I'm not interested in the paging system at all. After all, according to historical laws, it's a foregone conclusion that this thing will be replaced by mobile phones."
Lu Yiming shook the Motorola in his hand and smiled at the three people: "When you have bigger dreams, come to me again. I believe your talents and ambitions are not limited to paging systems."
He took out a few of his business cards from his pocket and gave them to Ma Chenshu, Ma Teng and Zhang Zhidong.
Lu Yiming's choice was really beyond everyone's expectations.
Although Lu Yiming was a little disappointed that he didn't get the investment, Ma Chenshu clearly felt that Lu Yiming recognized Ma Teng. He immediately said to Ma Teng: "Why don't you thank Mr. Lu?"
"Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Although the investment was not obtained, at least a connection was established. Ma Chenshu felt that it was still fruitful. He thought of eating and quickly said, "Mr. Lu, it's time for dinner now. Let's go eat first."
Lu Yiming nodded slightly and said, "Please."
"please."
A few people went to the dining area on the third floor of the Binhai Hotel, asked for a private room, and then sat down in groups.
As soon as the tea was served, Zhang Zhidong couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Lu, you just said that the replacement of the paging system by mobile phones is a foregone conclusion, and let's talk about it when we have bigger ambitions and dreams. So what do you think will be the mainstream in the future?"
Lu Yiming said firmly without hesitation: "The Internet is the future."
"internet?"
Ma Teng and Zhang Zhidong looked at each other, and they both saw surprise in each other's eyes.
Zhang Zhidong said excitedly: "Mr. Lu, to be honest, we both think that the Internet is the future. This technology will definitely affect every aspect of human society and bring unprecedented changes."
Today, as an ancient civilization, the Xia Kingdom still has very strong traditional ideas and concepts. Even ten years later, some people still regard the Internet as electronic heroin.
Therefore, although Ma Teng and Zhang Zhidong had long felt that the Internet was the mainstream of the future, they did not dare to plunge all their efforts into the Internet wave. Instead, they made some stable business such as paging systems to earn some money and accumulate the first pot of gold.
Lu Yiming, who had already witnessed the future, naturally had no doubts or hesitations about this, and his words were even more decisive: "With the emergence of radio, television, the Internet and other electronic media, and the rapid development of various modern transportation methods, the time and space distance between people has suddenly shortened, and the whole world has shrunk into a 'village'."
The term "global village" was first proposed by Canadian communication scholar M. McLuhan in his book Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man in 1964.
With the construction of the information superhighway and the advent of the Internet era, this concept has gradually become known to the public.
"Global village?"
Ma Teng and Zhang Zhidong chewed over this term carefully.
Zhang Zhidong said excitedly: "Wonderful! The concept of the global village is really wonderful. In the past, long-distance communications were often measured in months, but now, we can transmit information on the Internet by typing on the keyboard. Isn't this just like visiting neighbors in the village? The huge earth has truly become a village!"
These three words immediately made Ma Teng and Zhang Zhidong feel like they had found a treasure, just like an uprising army that had just started out and had found its own development outline and theoretical guidance. They instantly had a clear grasp of the future situation.
Having said that, the food was served and everyone ate and chatted.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. After everyone had enough wine and food, they parted.
On the way back, Zhang Zhidong's mood could not calm down for a long time. His heart was surging, as if he saw the surging waves of the great era sweeping towards him.
Even Ma Teng, who usually keeps quiet, seemed a little excited, and said with emotion: "Mr. Lu is indeed as the rumors say, he is truly a man of both appearance and talent. His demeanor and bearing are truly impressive."
Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but complain: "Isn't it too late for you to flatter me now? Why ?"
Ma Chenshu laughed and said, "That's what I mean."
Ma Teng blushed and argued, "How can this be called flattery? I really admire Mr. Lu!"
After chatting, Zhang Zhidong couldn't wait to ask Ma Teng: "What should we do now? Should we continue to make this paging system?"
Ma Teng thought about it and still felt sorry for the previous investment: "We still have to make pagers, but I think we should have more ambitious goals. A few days ago, I accidentally found a very interesting foreign software on the Internet, called OICQ. As long as there is a computer, even if two people are not face to face, they can communicate through text. I think we can also make one."
As a technology geek, Ma Teng has never been used to talking to people face to face.
The software OICQ perfectly helps him avoid this problem. He can communicate with people without having to meet them face to face. It is simply a perfect social model.
Zhang Zhidong himself often surfs the Internet, so he naturally knows this software. He was immediately surprised: "Are you planning to copy this OICQ?"
Ma Teng's face immediately turned red again, and he defended himself: "Can things on the Internet be considered plagiarism?"
