Chapter 106 Dinner Party

"Boy, can I join your conversation?"

While the two were talking, they were interrupted by a voice.

Cai Jin looked over and saw that it was Zhou Hongwei!

He is also a technology tycoon!

"This is Mr. Cai, I'm glad to meet you." Zhou Hongwei said with a smile: "You are sitting here today because you want to be on stage, right? Mr. Yu, what is your theme this time?"

"Terminal - cloud computing - chip." Yu Chengdong said: "Where is Mr. Zhou's?"

"cyber security."

After Zhou Hongwei finished speaking, he looked at Cai Jin, expecting his answer.

"Artificial intelligence and bionic robots." Cai Jin said with a smile.

The opening ceremony began soon.

A series of keynote speeches were given by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the person in charge of the organizer.

Of course, the most famous thing about every Internet conference and what attracts media reporters the most is not the agenda on the first day of the conference, but the ‘dinner’ that starts on the evening of the conference.

The founder was Ding Sanshi, the former richest man.

His restaurant instantly became famous in Wuzhen. The most talked about thing about the Zhejiang cuisine in the restaurant is the pork he brought from NetEase.

Because the organizer will hold a cocktail party at 7 p.m., all guests attending the party have to give face, but after about an hour they will go to find places to drink.

Ding Sanshi's invitation, the bosses were all very considerate.

Although in the Internet 1.0 era, the era of the three major portals Sina, Sohu, and NetEase has come to an end. While NetEase has not fallen behind like the previous two brothers, NetEase's game business, online shopping, and music are all doing pretty well.

Of course, they are not the leaders in their industries, but they firmly hold the second position in the industry. For example, in the gaming industry, Tencent and NetEase hold the first and second market shares respectively. NetEase's 'NetEase Strict Selection', specifically

For Jingou, Alibaba’s previous offer was US$8 billion, which is worth more than Sina and Sohu.

Therefore, Ding Sanshi was able to achieve the position of the richest man back then, not just because he was forced to hold a large number of shares in NetEase. He was really good at it.

It is said that some outsiders have evaluated Ding Sanshi as the best Internet product manager in China.

Cai Jin was invited to attend, and it turned out that it was really a gathering of big names.

The alien has been keeping a low profile during this period, but this time he still appeared at the bar.

Shenzhen Ma, who had been absent from the Internet Conference for two consecutive years, attended this time and also appeared at the reception.

Brother Dong has not been here for two years, but he appeared this time.

Rebus is here too.

Mr. Ren, who rarely appeared on such occasions, actually participated.

It can be said that this is where the real boss is.

Twenty people, all of them are super rich.

In terms of personal wealth, from the rich list, Mr. Ren is the lowest.

As the initiator, Ding Sanshi sits in seat C. He likes to make friends and is good at enlivening the atmosphere.

There was no quarreling, and everyone had a good time chatting with each other.

The restaurant's dishes are mainly Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine, with rich dishes. The main meat dish is NetEase's own pork.

There are also hairy crabs, fish soup, crab tofu, stir-fried spinach, etc.

Ding Sanshi had a good drinker, and he had a lot of words to persuade him to drink. Even Cai Jin was persuaded to drink several glasses of wine.

However, Cai Jin discovered that Shenzhen horses have a very good drinking capacity and are very good at persuading people to drink.

More than an hour later.

The guests have dispersed, and the cups and plates are in a mess.

This drinking game is over, but for the boss, this is just the beginning, not the end.

Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes!

If Internet companies are compared to a river and lake, then the Internet river and lake also has many "gangs", such as the "Hangzhou Gang", "Shenzhen Gang", and "Beijing Gang"!

Counting further, there are Tencent series, Alibaba series, and Baidu series.

This is a big stage!

The entire Internet conference is a big stage, and the dinner party is also a big stage. All kinds of quarrels are always reported by the media and become a favorite after-dinner conversation.

10 years ago, BAT was the undisputed overlord of the Internet, which made no sense to anyone.

But who is the boss of the Internet now?

Then many people will think it is the ‘alien’ Jack Ma!

Shenzhen Ma is actually very low-key and has rarely appeared on TV or given interviews since a few years ago.

Therefore, even though the Internet world is still dominated by ‘BAT’, as Baidu declines and falls behind, overnight it seems that only aliens who love to make famous remarks at various events are the leaders of the Internet industry.

The World Internet Conference was settled in Wuzhen, and the influence of Alien can be said to have played an important role. Coupled with the ranking of the richest man on the rich list for several consecutive years, Alien was very high-spirited.

But Cai Jin discovered that the big guys in the Internet industry were secretly rejecting aliens.

Cai Jin guessed that Teacher Ma was so good at speaking that no one could speak better than him.

If you criticize someone, it will always make them very embarrassed.

For example: Our goal is to cultivate more JD.com!

Let me ask you, what would Brother Dong think in his heart at this scene? He would probably gnash his teeth in hatred.

However, Cai Jin’s next dinner happened to be the alien group’s dinner.

Cai Jin did not go alone, but took Nie Xiaoyu with him.

A quaint courtyard with pleasant music.

Under the guidance of the staff, Cai Jin and Nie Xiaoyu came to a room and smelled sandalwood as soon as they entered the room.

The room looks very stylish.

At this dinner, there were only four of them, and Ma Yuankun, the super rich second generation, could only serve the dishes and pour the wine.

The four people sat down.

After some small talk, the atmosphere became harmonious.

"Mr. Cai, I wonder what you think of Ali?" The alien suddenly asked a question.

Cai Jin was slightly startled.

Then it became clearer.

The current Alibaba Group has a market value of US$850 billion, which is much higher than Tencent.

But in fact, the Alibaba Group is facing a very embarrassing forbidden area. It keeps spending money on its cultural and entertainment layout, but it still cannot see any benefits. It is like a bottomless pit. Apart from increasing some influence, it does not seem to have much benefit. In the social field, Tencent relies on QQ and WeChat.

It has always been unshakable, and Alibaba Group has been unable to open up the situation for so many years.

In terms of e-commerce, JD.com is developing rapidly, and in the field of short videos, Douyin and Kuaishou are basically a foregone conclusion. Since last year, live streaming sales have been frighteningly fast, and the share of e-commerce has continued to expand.

Alibaba’s e-commerce sales are still growing, but its market share is actually declining.

Cai Jin pondered for a moment and then said: "It's not good!"

Not good!

That’s quite tactful!

The alien nodded slightly.

Even though Alibaba's market value has reached US$850 billion, there is actually a crisis.

He had attracted a dangerous aura a few years ago.

So he is preparing to take Ant public and save a lot of cash to deal with future crises.

Unfortunately, I didn't expect that something went wrong at the last moment.

You know, Ant Financial has topped the list of global unicorns for several consecutive years!

Last year, it sought an IPO valuation of US$200 billion, and the total value of the parent company and its children could reach almost US$20 billion!

As a result, it was stopped at the last moment!
Chapter completed!