What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 527 I'll be back next week
"Oh, something big must have happened in the world again."

"Jamie, what are you talking about? You just answered a phone call. Did the President call you?"

"You're just a temporary worker, of course you wouldn't understand."

Jamie, the assistant manager of Pop John's Pizza, was speaking when he suddenly shouted:
"Tony! 40 double cheese pizzas!"

Amidst a cacophony of clanging and banging, a dozing bald man reluctantly stood up and put on his chef's hat.
"Damn, I know about this mess before those dog-sniffed reporters do. Where did this fight break out this time?"

……

Professor David Gross, 56, entered the Pentagon under Secret Service escort, still in a state of confusion.

David Gross is an outstanding theoretical physicist and a future Nobel laureate, a leading figure in string theory, relativity, quantum mechanics, and nuclear physics.

He is now a professor hired by the University of California, but he happened to be attending an exchange meeting in Peanuts and was invited over. He didn't even have time to change out of his pajamas, and the clothes he was wearing were even a suit borrowed from the Secret Service in the car.

After being taken to the Prism Building, he was first arranged to a private reception room. The staff thoughtfully served him fruit, coffee, snacks, and even a hot pizza, and then asked him to wait a moment.

After slowly eating a small piece of cheese from his pizza, Johnson came in and apologized to him:

"I'm sorry, Professor, but I've asked you to come at this time because something very important has happened."

"I understand, it must be aliens coming to take over Earth."

Gross put down the pizza and said something that caught everyone off guard.

"Professor, you are really humorous."

"No, I'm very serious."

Gross opened his eyes wide and gestured wildly:

"I am a theoretical physicist dedicated to describing and unifying the four fundamental forces through string theory and chromodynamics. The only skill that the military would value is nuclear theory, but I think there are more specialized nuclear experts who will help you build super bombs without me."

So you're focusing on quantum dynamics and superstrings? Aside from fighting aliens, I can't think of any use for that.

Gross's true intention was still to be sarcastic about the unreasonable act of the Prism Building arresting people in the middle of the night, but after he said those words, Johnson and the others' expressions were... admiration?
admiration?!
Under Gross's strange and shocked gaze, Johnson nodded solemnly:
"In our view, it is indeed similar to the extraterrestrial research institute. Professor, as far as we know, your research field overlaps with Einstein's, so you should be familiar with wormholes."

Gross's face stiffened; this was the first time he had ever been so reluctant to have anyone talk about his academic field.

……

In November, Tang Wen's headshot dominated the tech world.

Furthermore, after studies by the imperial authorities and numerous universities demonstrated the immense value of the mobile internet ecosystem, MDA was hailed as the "ultimate form of the internet," and Tang Wen's personal status rose rapidly.

After defeating AOL, the expansion of BBS and Twitter began to slow, but soon something new landed in the empire:
123 Search. Although Yahoo!, now a search engine giant, has been established, it is still exploring its business model and in its developmental stage.

Portal websites, which don't require strong technical skills and rely more on innovative ideas, are Tang Wen's forte.

Yahoo's main function remains that of a "portal website" rather than a "search engine." A portal, frankly speaking, is about making content look better and having better human-computer interaction. The most difficult part is the search engine.

123 Search was renamed "how123" and launched in the United States. With its mature team and optimized algorithms accumulated from BBS forum searches, it immediately won over many people. Its interactivity also put pressure on Yahoo.

These cutting-edge internet products didn't seem particularly impressive in China due to the small user base and limited feedback, but they immediately demonstrated their power once they entered a richer market.

Gaijin Network's three products all became wildly popular and achieved great success, once again proving his vision and ability.

The MDA conference was held in Silicon Valley for three consecutive days, and each time the venue was packed with bigwigs and high-ranking officials.

Following continuous media coverage and Shi Juzhu's clandestine dissemination of information, a startling "fact" has surfaced:
The development potential of the internet economy is no less than that of the real economy, with returns more than ten times higher and a larger proportion of cash flow, making it an unprecedentedly profitable financial product.

Furthermore, calculations indicate that MDAs will eventually become a necessity, with an installed base of over 5000 million units. This would require establishing local area networks in 3000 cities and counties, deploying over 500 million signal base stations, directly creating 800 million jobs, and indirectly creating 600 million jobs.

Once the LAN project is successful, it will not only be used for MDAs, but also for ordinary PCs that can be connected to the network without broadband, and even cars, radios, fire alarms and all other electronic devices can be connected to the network, connecting everything in the United States.

The construction process will generate at least $1.5 trillion in output and added value, and once completed, it will replace the real manufacturing industry as the engine driving the empire's economy!
This conclusion is actually a result of the media summarizing and praising the findings of universities, think tanks, and commentators, but it cannot withstand the general trend.

For the federal government, finding a domestic investment destination for fleeing capital is certainly a great thing, and the construction of a large-scale communications infrastructure is obviously a good thing for the country and its people. The president is also very willing to support it, so he turns a blind eye to it, or even tacitly approves of it.

For the foundations and families that invest, Tang Wen's track record is verifiable, his reputation is excellent, and there is oil as a safety net, so they are not afraid of risks at all. The higher the valuation is, the higher the profit will be. There is no reason to criticize him. In fact, they believe that those figures are very reliable.
This is especially good news for the tech companies involved, such as Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, HP, Apple, and Dell. Just imagine the staggering demand and funding behind 500 million base stations and tens of millions of MDAs! A little boasting isn't an exaggeration.

Finally, there are outsiders. Public opinion is overwhelmingly in support of the MDA and hopes it will be released soon. The European tech community also believes that mobile internet is the future and keeps clamoring for improvements.

As for the domestic situation, with the suppression of Tang Wen gone, a large group of public intellectuals have emerged again, praising the empire's great mobile internet plan. In contrast, the domestic situation is that even cement roads are not fully connected, and the country is about to fall behind in all aspects in new fields.

The unwavering support from both domestic and international public opinion, think tanks, and voices within the industry chain has amplified the momentum of the internet boom.

On November 13, the day before Tang Wen left, the MDA Development Alliance was officially established under the leadership of Kennard.

The members include major internet companies, established PC and handheld computer manufacturers, Intel, and AMD, making it a truly star-studded group.

The MDA Alliance aims to develop communication standards and a unified standard for MDA retail products to access the network. The announcement caused all technology company stocks to rise by 10 points.

Following this, President Jefferson delivered a public speech, affirming for the first time the necessity of mobile internet and the internet economy, and announcing that large-scale communications infrastructure construction would be the most important development goal during his term!
So when Tang Wen boarded the plane, many investors and people were reluctant to see him go and surrounded the airport asking when he would come to the United States again.

After a moment's thought, the latter smiled and said to the camera:

"I love this land full of technology. If I had to set a time limit, I hope I could come back to see you all again next week!"

(End of this chapter)