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Chapter 270 0267 [Chen Duidui's Crazy Verbal Barrage]

After returning home, representatives from various websites began working on changing the account registration interface.

It doesn't matter on HaiNei.com, including the Youke Interactive Game Platform, the registration interface for Three Kingdoms Kill, etc., which have always had options for filling in information such as name, ID number, mobile phone number, and email address.

Previously, it wasn't mandatory; you could fill it in or not, or just fill it in randomly.

The current solution is simply to make some optional fields mandatory by adding an asterisk. However, this still cannot be verified, and users can still fill in incorrect information.

Another measure is to send in-site notifications to users, requiring registered users to complete their personal information before the end of the year.

If you do not complete your personal registration information, you will be unable to log in after New Year's Day next year.

A chorus of curses erupted!
Of course, I'm not criticizing the website, but rather the relevant authorities.

Because it's not just one or two websites doing this, but many websites are changing their practices, everyone understands that it's an order from above.

Four months ago, when the draft for comments was released, netizens who saw the news were already criticizing it.

The editors at Haiwainet are under immense pressure, as accounts that frequently make outrageous statements are now swarming in to write inflammatory articles.

If it's just insults and incitement, it's still within acceptable limits, after all, the internet is very lenient these days.

However, some people are spreading rumors and slandering our predecessors and martyrs!

Hundreds of Renren.com accounts have been blacklisted, but they can still post. However, they will receive warnings from the website, and posts with serious issues will be blocked.

These guys found their articles blocked, and most of them chose to stay on HaiNei.com because they had already accumulated a large number of fans.

But they went to other websites to register accounts, spreading rumors and slandering the sages and martyrs, while cursing Chen Guiliang and HaiNei.com as shameless lackeys.

Just then, Luo Taijun's Bullog website went live.

Not to mention HaiNei.com, which has stricter censorship, even Sina Blog, which has more lenient censorship, cannot tolerate certain so-called opinion leaders.

Opinion leaders flocked to Bullog.cn because they could say whatever they wanted there.

Their website motto is: Never delete posts!
Don't spout nonsense like "If Lady Luo had broken the law, she would have been arrested long ago."

From its launch to its closure, Bullog.cn never obtained an ICP license—because its application failed the review process.

This blog website has been operating illegally from beginning to end.

To avoid being forced to shut down the website, a mirror server was set up in the United States in 2007, and the server was completely moved to the United States in 2009.

……

Just as major websites were busy implementing real-name registration, this year's China Internet Conference was held.

Chen Guiliang represented ByteDance and Game Science at the event.

ByteDance also had Ao Yanzhen and Guo Feng attend the conference, while Game Science had Qu Guohao and Dong Qianqiu attend.

Many internet companies operate this way, with several senior executives attending at once, because they set up various breakout sessions. Some discuss technology, some operations, some strategy, and so on.

"Haha, my product was featured on the CCTV Evening News!"

When I saw Zhou Hongwei again, he started bragging right away.

Chen Guiliang asked curiously, "Which day's 'News Broadcast'? Did you record it? We sent someone to record it the day they reported on the Three Kingdoms Kill League."

When pressed for details by Chen Guiliang, Zhou Hongwei could only awkwardly laugh and say, "It's CCTV's 'Evening News Broadcast'."

Chen Guiliang was speechless.

That thing is called "Evening News," they really know how to pat themselves on the back.

They will indeed rebroadcast the main content of "Xinwen Lianbo" (the nightly news program on CCTV), but they will also add a lot of other news. Zhou Hongwei's products are probably the parts that will be added.

Chen Guiliang asked, "What did CCTV News report about you?"

“360 Security Guard,” Zhou Hongwei said, “This year, the Ministry of Information Industry is cracking down on online chaos, and in addition to your websites, it will also severely crack down on rogue software. My Qihoo Security Guard is a powerful tool for cracking down on rogue software, and CCTV recognized its value and gave it a special report.”

Chen Guiliang: “…”

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Chen, hello!" A man from Shijiazhuang walked over.

Chen Guiliang shook hands warmly: "Hello, Mr. Li, it's an honor to meet you."

Li Xiang has also been very successful in the past two years. His PConline website (Graphics Card Home) had a revenue of 20 million yuan last year, and with the support of venture capital, his net worth has exceeded 100 million yuan.

He also founded Autohome, laying the foundation for his future venture into Li Auto.

At this moment, Chen Guiliang really wanted to ask Zhou Hongwei if he dared to say in front of Li Xiang that he specialized in cracking down on malicious software.
PCPOP.com's software download channel also engages in malicious bundling and installation practices, which is common in the industry today. PCPOP.com is already quite ethical, at least it hasn't resorted to malicious hijacking, which is nothing compared to Zhou Hongwei's previous 3721.

"President Yang..." Li Xiang chatted with Chen Guiliang and Zhou Hongwei for a few words, then went to chat with the others.

Zhou Hongwei also ran away.

Chen Guiliang hadn't walked far when another young man came over to shake his hand: "Hello, Mr. Chen, I'm Yu Chen from Yibao."

"Mr. Yu, it's a pleasure to meet you," Chen Guiliang said with a smile.

YeePay is not a well-known company.

But later on, Chinese airlines were selling three tickets, one of which was paid for via YeePay. Many other businesses, including tourism, education, telecommunications, insurance, and even government services, also chose to partner with YeePay.

Yu Chen said, "Youke's Youpay is very similar to our YeePay. The technical architecture and payment model are very similar, but there is no competition between them. You mainly focus on social networking sites and game payments, while our target customers are governments and enterprises. Is the technical head of Youpay here today? I would like to have a chat with him."

“He’s here. He’ll also be participating in the sub-forum. I’ll give you his phone number.” Chen Guiliang took out his phone and read out Dong Qianqiu’s number, while also exchanging phone numbers with Yu Chen.

Yu Chen is a co-founder of YeePay. Before returning to China, he worked as a product manager at Oracle and also joined Bell Labs.

In front of Chen Guiliang, he talked at length about the "Payment 2.0" model in order to keep up with the current "Web 2.0" trend.

After listening to his "Payment 2.0" explanation, Chen Guiliang felt it was very similar to Youke's Youpay. Shouldn't all payment systems be built like that?
However, Yu Chen said that, including YeePay and Upay, there are currently fewer than ten companies in China that are implementing the "Payment 2.0" model.

Chen Guiliang was greatly shocked. "Are the products of my company really this amazing?"

When Chen Guiliang asked Dong Qianqiu to develop Youpay, he only casually offered a few suggestions. Some of these suggestions were beyond Dong Qianqiu's capabilities, yet he was already at the forefront of the times.

Just then, a reporter from Sina.com approached: "Hello, both of you. After today's event, we'd like to conduct an exclusive interview with the entrepreneurs. It's called the 'Winning in China Series,' and both of you are participants in 'Winning in China.' Do you have time for an interview?"

“Sure,” Yu Chen agreed first. He urgently needed to increase brand awareness to promote his product.

Chen Guiliang nodded: "Okay."

Dozens of media outlets attended today, but among online media, Sina is the officially designated partner. After meeting with several internet executives, Chen Guiliang proceeded to his seat at the venue.

The morning was mainly dedicated to the opening ceremony, with various speeches and addresses from leaders. After listening for two or three hours, I felt drowsy, but I dared not actually doze off.

Because within a large amount of casual conversation, there is often one or two useful pieces of information.

The afternoon featured various forums, including a dedicated international forum, with officials from the embassies of the United States, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and other countries participating. Representatives from the Hong Kong and Taiwan Internet Association also attended.

Chen Guiliang participated in the main forum and was also required to speak on stage.

He's barely qualified now.

The first speaker at the main forum was the vice president of the mobile company.

The second is Professor Zhang, an economist.

The third is Robin Li of Baidu.

Chen Guiliang frowned upon hearing some of Li Yanhong's remarks. This guy actually publicly predicted the demise of Web 2.0, even saying it would trigger a dot-com bubble like the one back then.

To Chen Guiliang, these words were tantamount to saying, "I sell soy milk and fried dough sticks, and you're telling me the breakfast industry has no future. If everyone went to sell breakfast, it would cause the entire catering industry to collapse."

Crazy!

You launched Baidu Space two months ago, also following the Web 2.0 model. And now you're saying this model has no future?
After about ten people went on stage, it was finally Chen Guiliang's turn to speak.

Qi Xiangdong, CEO of Qihoo, is surprisingly listed ahead of Chen Guiliang—Zhou Hongwei is the chairman, while Qi Xiangdong is the CEO. Qi Xiangdong usually speaks at large public events.

Qi Xiangdong was formerly the deputy director of New H News Agency, and Zhou Hongyi brought him in to establish connections with government officials and the media.

Qi Xiangdong talked at length about combating malware and dedicating himself to maintaining a clean and safe online environment, without mentioning at all that he was once the general manager of 3721.

This made many people in the audience laugh.

The internet giants were genuinely amused by him.

The host said, "Okay, thank you, Mr. Qi, for your insightful remarks. Maintaining a healthy online environment is everyone's responsibility, and civilized internet use is an integral part of building a harmonious society. Next, please welcome Mr. Chen Guiliang, founder of ByteDance and Game Science. Welcome, Mr. Chen!"

Chen Guiliang stepped onto the stage; this was his first time speaking at the main forum.

Chen Guiliang adjusted the microphone and said, "Mr. Li from Baidu just said that he didn't sleep well last night because he had to give a speech today. I, on the other hand, slept very well. Young people tend to sleep a lot. It's older people who have trouble sleeping."

"Hahaha!"

A burst of laughter erupted from the audience.

Chen Guiliang took the stage as the founder of a top Chinese social networking site company, while Li Yanhong had just publicly criticized the Web 2.0 model. In effect, Chen was directly contradicted by Li Yanhong.

At the same time, Robin Li's remarks also made many founders of emerging internet companies feel dissatisfied.

Given Li Yanhong's position, making such reckless remarks publicly could damage industry confidence. In particular, his specific mention of overheated venture capital investment potentially triggering an internet bubble raises concerns about its impact on venture capital firms.

It may seem like they're blowing a whistle, but they're actually ruining people's livelihoods!

As soon as Chen Guiliang uttered his first sentence, they already guessed that he was about to lash out.

The bigwigs sitting next to Li Yanhong subconsciously looked at him, only to find him expressionless.

Chen Guiliang continued, "Let me point out a few mistakes Mr. Li made..."

"First, Mr. Li just said that the proportion of Chinese internet users to the total population is far lower than that of Vietnam. This is a beautiful misunderstanding caused by statistics. China defines internet users as citizens aged 6 and above who use the internet for at least one hour per week and have a stable connection. A large number of temporary users in internet cafes are not included in the statistics."

"And in Vietnam? Anyone who goes online once a week is considered a netizen. It doesn't count the time. This includes not only internet cafe users, but also students using the internet in computer labs with internet access. How could the number of netizens be small?"

Therefore, Mr. Li's statement is open to debate.

Li Yanhong's expression turned somewhat grim.

Chen Guiliang continued, "Mr. Li just said that the largest listed internet company in China has a market capitalization of only one-tenth that of Xiaorizi Internet. It's one thing for Mr. Li to belittle his Chinese peers, but why does he also belittle his own Baidu?"

"With Baidu's market capitalization, it should easily rank among the top five listed internet companies in China. Yet you say that the largest internet company in China by market capitalization is less than one-tenth of Xiaorizi's market capitalization? Have you done any research or statistics on this?"

"It just so happens that I recently became Professor Lin's research assistant. He asked me about the development of the internet, and I said that in the future there will only be two internet centers in the world: the United States and China. Afterwards, I even specifically looked up internet information from other countries. I feel that small-scale internet companies are doing a very poor job."

"I don't understand why Mr. Li would boost the morale of others while diminishing his own!"

Li Yanhong's face had turned dark.

The host reminded him, "Mr. Chen, the topic of your speech today is 'The Development of the Web 2.0 Model'."

"Sorry, the prelude was a bit long," Chen Guiliang apologized, then continued his attack, "Mr. Li just said that there are problems with China's internet environment. You criticize rogue software, hacking, and the free advertising model. I'd like to ask, why is it that when users search for 'Three Kingdoms Kill' on Baidu, the official Three Kingdoms Kill website is ranked sixth in the search results? While the first few search results are ads! Is this a technical problem with Baidu's search engine?"

The audience was silent.

This barrage of verbal attacks was relentless and relentless.

The founders of the emerging internet companies, however, were all beaming with joy. They felt that Chen Guiliang was their mouthpiece, and far more eloquent in his rebuttals than they themselves.

Li Yanhong just ruined their livelihood, and they were all very dissatisfied. Now, finally someone is speaking up for them!
The leaders present remained calm and composed; apart from those with vested interests, no one else cared what conflicts the internet CEOs might have.

Moreover, Robin Li not only criticized Web 2.0, but also said that China's internet user ratio is lower than Vietnam's, and that Chinese internet companies are not as good as Xiaomi. Where does this leave the face of the supervising leader?

Fortunately, Chen Guiliang stood up to clear the name, which prevented the Chinese internet from being overshadowed by China and Vietnam.

Chen Guiliang was also trying to save face for his superiors.

Chen Guiliang continued, "President Li just said that the main revenue of Chinese internet companies comes from online games and mobile value-added services. He also said that these two industries are not particularly large in the international internet industry. Before you say such things, shouldn't you consult an international business consulting firm?"

"These two things are pillars of the global internet industry. They each account for a quarter to a third of an internet company's revenue! A quarter to a third of revenue—you're saying this is just a small industry?"

"Can the online gaming industry, which the government is heavily supporting, be considered a small industry? Don't you think about why it needs support?"

The host felt exhausted: "Mr. Chen, please move on to your speech topic."

Chen Guiliang said, "Okay. Mr. Li just said that Web 2.0 has no future, so my topic next is the future development of Web 2.0. Although Mr. Li is pessimistic about Web 2.0, he just launched Baidu Space, which shows that he is still willing to try, even if he thinks the industry has no future..."

The host clutched his forehead in anguish.

Reporters from dozens of media outlets were all extremely excited.

Li Yanhong suddenly got up and left, it was unclear whether he was going to the restroom or simply leaving early.

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(The protagonist of this chapter is refuting the actual content of Robin Li's speech at the Internet Conference years ago. Apart from the fact that Web 2.0 lacks sufficient profit-making methods and that investment is overheated, the rest of Robin Li's speech was complete nonsense.)
(End of this chapter)