Giant of the times

"Now it's just outside speculation. I won't admit it anyway..." Li Zetian said with a shrug. At present, the number of Internet users is not large, and the value of the browser has not been reflected. Therefore, even if people speculate that Netscape Browser Company was founded by Li Zetian, this matter will soon be forgotten. In fact, except for the industry, no one else cares.

Sure enough, in less than half a month, the relationship between Netscape Browser and Li Zetian disappeared from people's sight.

For Li Zetian, this is the best way to make a fortune in silence.

Netscape Browser, Yahoo, and Google are all developing very smoothly. Of course, so far, these three companies have been losing money, but because of their small scale, they can't burn much money. Even if the three companies added together, it is estimated to be only a few million US dollars a year.

With the invention of the World Wide Web and the browser, more and more users have joined the Internet, coupled with the shocking release of the Yahoo portal, it has played a role in fueling the flames. Telecom companies also realized the value of the Internet, so in the next six months, major powerful telecom companies in the United States began to vigorously build commercial networks. In order to maintain its leading position, Sprint is also making every effort to build a larger fiber optic network.

By the end of the year, only SprintNet had surpassed NSFnet in coverage.

In the past six months, Li Zetian did not make any big moves. He seemed to be dormant and disappeared from people's sight. In fact, Li Zetian just concentrated on studying and improving his abilities in all aspects. And how should the companies under his name develop? As a hands-off shopkeeper, Li Zetian basically rarely participated. Of course, it is also because the umbrella company does not have much cash reserves in its account, and Li Zetian is waiting for this year's dividends. Only when you have money can you do things!

So, in January 1989, Li Zetian laughed, and the dividends were getting more and more every year. In 1988 dividends, the umbrella company received $8.5 billion. If "Black Monday" hadn't happened in 1987 and it took some time to catch your breath, the dividends would have been even greater!

After the umbrella company received dividends, Li Zetian increased R\u0026D investment in ASML, Applied Materials, Intel, Evolver Robots, and Cronos Industries, and made every effort to improve hardware levels. If the hardware can't keep up, no matter how good the software is, it won't be able to keep up. Li Zetian invested US$1.2 billion in ASML, which develops photolithography machines alone. The more advanced the lithography machine, the more powerful the chip!

It has been several years since Li Zetian acquired ASML. Technically, ASML has surpassed RB Nikon and Canon. In terms of market share, ASML crushes both of them. You must know that both Intel and the foundry belong to Li Zetian's industry, and the wealth does not go to outsiders. The production equipment for the purchased chips comes from ASML and Applied Materials.

In fact, Li Zetian no longer regards RB Nikon and Canon as competitors.

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"Mr. Li, according to our statistics, as of January 1, 1989, the number of Internet users worldwide exceeded 250,000!" Dongfang Yuqin couldn't help but say excitedly in the office.

Li Zetian smiled lightly: "With the entry of telecommunications companies into the Internet access service industry and the popularization of computers, the number of Internet users will show a leapfrog development! I estimate that perhaps by 1990, the number of Internet users worldwide will exceed 1 million!!!"

What Li Zetian said is not unreasonable. The penetration rate of personal computers in the United States is very high, and the network is developing very fast. With the efforts of major telecommunications companies, more and more users will access the Internet.

After a pause, Li Zetian continued: "Actually, 1 million is nothing. By the beginning of the 21st century, it may grow to 1 billion Internet users!"

Dongfang Yuqin opened her mouth slightly, looking a little surprised.

Li Zetian took a sip of water, looked at Dongfang Yuqin's expression, and couldn't help but smile: "Don't believe it, the development speed of the Internet is beyond your imagination!"

Seeing that Li Zetian was so sure, Dongfang Yuqin believed it in her heart. Then she thought of something and said: "Mr. Li, the number of Internet users is increasing, and the pressure on broadband and servers is increasing. Coupled with labor costs, the Internet Jing Browser and Yahoo are spending more and more money every day, but so far, the two companies have no means to make profits..."

Li Zetian leaned his head back on the chair and asked leisurely: "Do you have any good ideas?"

Dongfang Yuqin nodded and said: "I think so, since so many netizens use Netscape browser and Yahoo portal online, can this traffic be converted into money? As we all know, the TV industry ratings The higher the rate, the higher the advertising. And we can also take advantage of the huge network traffic for advertising!"

When Li Zetian heard this, he had to give Dongfang Yuqin a thumbs up because what she said was so right.

"You can think of converting network traffic into advertising revenue, which is already very impressive!" Li Zetian clapped his hands and smiled, "Yes, advertising will be one of the main profit methods of Internet companies! However, advertising will affect the user experience , I’m not ready to start advertising business yet.”

Dongfang Yuqin frowned slightly when he heard this.

Li Zetian explained with a smile: "With the current number of Internet users, how much money can we make even if we open an advertising business? As long as we monopolize the market and prevent competitors from taking advantage, we will naturally be able to make money back in the future."

"Yeah." Dongfang Yuqin nodded.

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There is more than one smart person. As the number of Internet users increases, the value of the Internet has gradually been reflected. More browsers have begun to appear on the market in an attempt to carve up Netscape's market share. The number of websites is also increasing, but the Yahoo portal has become more popular. The "Matthew Effect" of the strong getting stronger and the weak getting weaker is fully reflected at this point.

Go out and look for a map, go online and look for Yahoo!

The first thing most Internet users do after dialing a number is to open the Yahoo portal, which seems to have become a habit.

From then on, as long as Yahoo doesn't make any big mistakes, other portals will definitely not be able to catch up.

Li Zetian often wonders whether he can develop the Amazon website. Although e-commerce is a bit early and not only cannot make money, but may even lose money, at least he can take the lead and occupy the e-commerce market.

So, at the end of January 1989, Li Zetian called Jeff Bezos and asked him to lead the development team to build the Amazon e-commerce website.

After Li Zetian finished speaking, Jeff Bezos couldn't help but be surprised and deeply shocked by Li Zetian's thoughts.

At this time, Amazon Bookstore is not even in the top 30 in the huge American bookstore market, but Jeff Bezos believes that with the Amazon e-commerce website, Amazon will sooner or later become the world's largest retail bookstore.

"Chronos Li is indeed a genius!" Jeff Bezos couldn't help but sigh in his heart.