my return 2002

Chapter 221
Before the official launch, Ninetowns also made a lot of publicity for World of Warcraft. Anyway, the contract with Blizzard also indicated that the money must be spent, so spend it on the tip of the knife.

The Ninetowns invested 200 million yuan in advertising fees just to play more games. Although World of Warcraft will inevitably divert some players from Jianyu Jianghu, but with World of Warcraft's closed beta and public beta screening, the number of players in Jianyu Jianghu is basically I also asked, and it has always been kept at an average of 70 online at the same time, and the highest online is around 100 million.

With a lot of publicity online and offline, World of Warcraft has attracted many players on the day of its official launch. Although the official launch requires money to recharge the card, but in comparison, players care more about their own data. Who wants to work hard? The equipment obtained by hard brushing the dungeon, and returned to the pre-liberation overnight?

On the same day, Zhu Jun also made sufficient responses. Ninetowns opened 3 servers for the first time, but there is one thing that needs to be complained about. The 5000D game with a super-large map like World of Warcraft also has very high requirements for servers. A server basically Only [-] people can be online at the same time.

As the hour hand pointed to 10 o'clock, countless players excitedly clicked the mouse and poured into the continent of Azeroth.

"Come on, for the Horde!"

"Hmph, tribal pig!"

"Alliance dog! Bah!"

The Horde and Alliance players in the Internet cafe glared at each other, and then each turned their attention to the computer screen in front of them as the loading interface disappeared.

In just 10 minutes, the [-] servers in front began to line up. Zhu Jun clenched his fists nervously and secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Half an hour later, the top [-] servers were all popular. There is no doubt that the national server of World of Warcraft is popular!
Of course, it is not so easy for players to play World of Warcraft. At this time, the general configuration of Internet cafes in China is relatively low, and many Internet cafes cannot be installed at all. Even if Internet cafes with slightly better configuration can log in, they are stuck like PPT. Can't play at all.

"Damn it, what kind of hot chicken server is Ninetowns? I didn't have such a bad time playing legends back then!"

Regarding the question of why World of Warcraft is stuck, some players put the blame on Ninetowns, but in fact it is the fault of computer hardware. It is just that most players don’t know much about computer hardware at this time, subconsciously thinking, why are they playing other games? If the game is not stuck, just play World of Warcraft card, that must be the responsibility of the agent.

Of course, there are also some players who are knowledgeable and know that the card is because the computer configuration is not good.

"Damn it, what a hot computer, it's stuck like this, go, change to another one."

At first, the owner of the Internet cafe didn't think much of it. There were so many customers coming and going in the Internet cafe every day, one more and one more, but as more and more guests left due to configuration problems, the owner of the Internet cafe couldn't handle it anymore.

On the surface, Internet cafes seem to provide the business of leasing computers to customers, but in fact they are a service industry, including the environment and atmosphere of Internet cafes, all of which are designed to make customers return. Catering service is provided.

As a service industry, there is a very realistic situation, that is, once a customer does not have a good service experience with you, he will not come next time.

The loss of customers is fatal to Internet cafes, and the owner of the Internet cafe seems to see banknotes flying away from his eyes.

what to do?Let’s grit our teeth and upgrade the hardware configuration. Some smart bosses are trying to upgrade the computer hardware. Some of them will upgrade part of it because they don’t have so much money in their pockets. By the way, they will set aside a VIP area and spend so much money. , the Internet fee is a bit more expensive, it is understandable, right?

And there is another advantage of doing this, that is, publicity, even if they are just players who play legends, they also hope that the computer configuration can be better. In this way, Internet cafes that have upgraded the computer configuration in advance begin to spread word of mouth among the player groups.

And those Internet cafes that were still relying on the configuration a few years ago began to decline rapidly in popularity.

As a result, Internet cafes across the country started a wave of hardware upgrades, which made many computer assemblers make a fortune, and even hardware shortages occurred in some places.Especially for graphics cards, sometimes you can’t get the goods even if you increase the price.

A week later, Ninetowns released an announcement stating that since World of Warcraft was officially launched for a week, a total of 120 groups of servers have been opened, with a maximum of 58 online at the same time.

For a game that has just been launched, this result is definitely considered a hit. This is due to the restrictions of the European and American style of World of Warcraft and the insufficient configuration of Internet cafes.

Moreover, this year's online simultaneous online game is only the starting point. Many games have been in operation for about a year before entering their peak state. According to the posture of World of Warcraft, it is only a matter of time before the highest simultaneous online game breaks one million in the future.

As soon as the data was released, it caused an uproar among game manufacturers at home and abroad. After World of Warcraft became popular in Europe and America, it conquered another emerging market. Before that, no online game has ever been so successful.

And Blizzard has also relied on the game World of Warcraft, from a game studio that produces stand-alone games, to an existence that can compete with the world's top game manufacturers such as EA and Ubisoft.

Affected by this, The[-]'s stock price began to rise all the way. Even though the second quarter financial report has not been released, the capital market is extremely optimistic about The[-].

At this time, Ninetowns holds two masterpieces of Miracle MU and World of Warcraft, and investors have no reason not to be optimistic about it.

And at this time, Shen Lang was already secretly reducing his shareholding in The600. He invested more than 5 million in The3.2 and got [-]% of the shares in The[-]. With the two financings before the listing of The[-], it was diluted to [-]%, but even so, it is not easy to sell all these stocks through the secondary market.

Still had to rely on the financial market for distribution, so Shen Lang thought about it and called Jiang Yan.

"I have some Ninetowns shares I want to sell, can you help me find a suitable buyer?"

Jiang Yan said in surprise: "Why are you selling Ninetowns' shares at this time? World of Warcraft is on fire, and the stock price is still soaring."

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm short of money, and the Ninetowns shares are useless, so I simply cashed out and left the market, and I made a lot of money. It's okay, I'm not greedy." Shen Lang explained with a smile.

Jiang Yan secretly complained that Shen Lang's Ninetowns shares here would be worth at least 1.3 million US dollars if calculated according to the market price. How much did Shen Lang spend to acquire the shares? More than 600 million, how many times has it doubled?
Not greedy?I believe you ghost yo.

"Are you short of money? Do you need investment?"

The complaints are the complaints, Jiang Yan is more concerned that Shen Lang is short of money, so she hastened to ask.

Shen Lang couldn't help but smile wryly, this girl is really persevering.

"You know, I have rejected many investment institutions. If I just want to find money, it's not difficult."

Jiang Yan sighed: "Okay, I'll help you ask, there should be many people who will be interested."

This is the case in the financial industry. Umbrellas are given away on sunny days, and umbrellas are collected on rainy days. A company that is clearly on the rise, even if the stock price is not low, there are still people who are willing to enter the game, but if a company shows signs of decline, no one will take care of it , the reality is so cruel.

A week later, Shen Lang's shares in Ninetowns became 1.2 million US dollars. Several institutions bought up these shares in batches. There was no obvious fluctuation in the secondary market. The share price of Ninetowns was still rising rapidly. It's almost breaking through $38.

After signing the equity transfer agreement, Shen Lang saw off the guests and made Jiang Yan a cup of coffee himself.

Jiang Yan stirred the spoon playfully, and teased, "You didn't put toothpaste this time, did you?"

Shen Lang couldn't help but wryly smiled, this girl really held a grudge, and cleared her throat in embarrassment.

"Thank you this time, according to the rules, should I give you some commission?"

Jiang Yan was drinking coffee, put down the coffee cup as soon as she heard it, and said jokingly: "Actually, I hope you can give me a chance to invest in shares."

For Jiang Yan's perseverance, Shen Lang felt a little helpless. To be honest, he didn't think much of Fuhua Finance. For him, companies like Inspur Technology had already become popular, and the focus of financing in the future would not only be money. , more of the energy behind financial capital.

Although the scale of Fuhua Financial is not small, but the background is not enough, Shen Lang does not want to introduce valuable shares to financial institutions that are of no help to him.

Seeing that Shen Lang didn't respond, Jiang Yan could only sigh helplessly.

"Okay, I'm joking with you, but the commission is fine, just treat it as a reward for revealing the news last time."

Shen Lang shook his head: "I've already said we are friends, so is it necessary to be so clear?"

Jiang Yan pouted: "Maybe I'm used to it."

A trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes as he spoke: "Maybe it's because I've been in this business for a long time, and I'm used to the exchange of equal value. It seems that I have forgotten how to make friends with people."

Shen Lang was slightly taken aback, and changed the topic: "By the way, I haven't had time to ask, has Fu Hua sold [-]% of the shares?"

"Of course. No." Jiang Yan blinked slyly.

"I remember my advice at the time was to sell."

"Yeah, but you said you wouldn't sell it."

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Shen Lang sent Jiang Yan to the elevator entrance, and the moment she entered the elevator, Jiang Yan suddenly yelled.

"I won't give up."

Before Shen Lang came back to his senses, the elevator door was closed, and the elevator slowly descended.

"He just left, there is still time to chase him." Lei Jun winked at Shen Lang for a while.

Shen Lang raised his middle finger at him angrily: "Crazy, I've watched too many Qiong Yao dramas."

"Well, to be honest, I think Xiao Jiang is more suitable for you than Xiao Feng." Lei Jun followed Shen Lang into the office.

Shen Lang rolled his eyes at him: "If you came in just to gossip with me, then you can go out now."

"Okay, there is business!"

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After Lei Jun sat down, he handed Shen Lang an invitation letter. Shen Lang opened it and saw that it was an invitation letter for a college student entrepreneurship competition hosted by Shanghai.

"You know I don't like this kind of occasion. If you really can't push it away, you can go for me."

Lei Jun sat up straight, and said to Shen Lang seriously: "Do you have any psychological barriers? How about I ask a psychiatrist for you?"

Shen Lang glared at him angrily: "I'm fine! You need a psychiatrist."

"What's wrong with you? Do you know how you feel to me? The person sitting in front of me is not a 25-year-old young man, but a very old man. Did I see the devil?" Lei Jun Tucao Road.

Shen Lang rolled his eyes, could he tell him: You guessed right, my buddy is older than you in two lifetimes combined.

Lei Jun took advantage of his right leg with one hand, and waved the other hand in the air, eagerly said: "You have to know that the Internet industry is different from other industries. As the boss, you are the core competitiveness of the company. I can't help it." alternative."

"You are too low-key, no, it should be said that you are too out of group, you are always hiding yourself, I don't understand, is it you who can't see others, or our company can't see others?"

"You have to know that you are the soul of the company. All the employees of the company are looking at you. You represent not just one person, but everyone in the company. You have to publicize our company's philosophy and our dreams to the outside world. Only in this way will there be like-minded talents who are willing to come to our company, instead of finding talent gaps and poaching people with high salaries, do you understand?"

Lei Jun spoke a little excitedly, and even patted the table. When he lost to Jinshan, it was Shen Lang who brought him here. He saw this small company grow step by step, and he already regarded this place as his home.

Shen Lang didn't expect Lei Jun to be so excited, he didn't realize it for a while, and just listened to him speak out his mind.

After taking a breath, Shen Lang smiled wryly and said to Lei Jun, "Have you held it in for a long time?"

"Huh, that's right, I'm suffocating!" Lei Jun said and unbuttoned one of the top buttons of his shirt, which made him sweat.

Shen Lang picked up the invitation letter and nodded: "Well, you are right, I know what to do."

Lei Jun smiled: "If I knew you were so easy to persuade, I would have slapped the table!"

Not long after the official launch of World of Warcraft, a breaking news broke out in the Internet circles, Zhou Hongyi made a comeback, took over Qihoo, and completed the acquisition of Jinshan.

In fact, Zhou Hongyi came out of Yahoo as early as last year, but at that time he signed a non-compete agreement with Yahoo, and he was not allowed to engage in the Internet industry within one year. Everyone can see that he is ambitious.

Of course, the most interesting thing is that Zhou Hongyi, who started out as a rogue software, actually bought Jinshan, which is an anti-virus software. .

In fact, Jinshan was already in a mess at this time. The failure of JX 2 made the company unable to develop other products, so it could only rely on JX 1 blood transfusion. Based on the basics, item charges were set up, which directly offended the old players, the server status instantly turned green, and the game was directly ghosted.

At this time, Zhou Hongyi, the "big guy", was willing to take over the offer, so Qiu Bojun and Zhang Xuanlong naturally couldn't wish for it.

It's just that Shen Lang knows that Zhou Hongyi is definitely not being taken advantage of. This person's combat power is definitely among the top ten existences in the mainland Internet industry.

(End of this chapter)