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Ziweiyun is developing rapidly. As the U.S. Congress introduced a new bill to promote the cloud computing industry, the market became popular immediately.

The real direction of cloud computing, which has been debated in the European and American markets, has also been determined, which is the "infrastructure as a service" that Amazon Cloud and Ziwei Cloud are currently promoting.

Major companies have adjusted their businesses one after another, and even Microsoft has quickly completed its transformation and deployed in this direction.

With Microsoft's strength, they can easily do it.

Microsoft is a world-class enterprise, with a global server scale of up to 2 million. They don't even need to build some new cloud data centers. They can make some simple adjustments to the past big data centers and turn them into cloud data centers. .

Google is still very stubborn.

It seems that the members of Congress are too stupid and have chosen the wrong direction. They are still persistent in building their cloud platform. There are two main directions. The mobile version is based on the Android platform. There is no operating system on the PC side, so the platform will be built around Google Chrome.

It wasn't until 2015 that Google Cloud was marginalized, and it woke up in time and made adjustments.

For now, Ziwei Cloud is very popular, even compared to Amazon Cloud.

Amazon Cloud’s technology is terrible and much criticized.

According to the latest information, there are more than 260,000 enterprise-level users on Ziwei Cloud, spread across North America, Asia and Europe. In the Asian market, Ziweiyun’s market share exceeds 90%.

Ziweiyun’s revenue is expected to reach US$500 million this year.

The income is not high, mainly to attract new users, and it has a 3-6 month free trial period.

At present, Ziwei Cloud has launched 12 cloud data centers overseas, but they are all first-phase projects with a small scale and a total server scale of less than 300,000.

In terms of hard power, there is still a big gap with giants like Microsoft and Google.

Fortunately, there are few users now, so this scale is enough.

This year, Ziweiyun has launched 15 more first- and second-phase project plans, and it is expected that by April next year, another 300,000 servers will be added.

The total investment reached US$2 billion, which could only be supported by bond issuance.

Zhou Buqi does not participate in these specific business implementations. He only needs to listen to reports occasionally. However, one thing was brought directly to his attention.

Ziweiyun has also built a cloud data center in the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East, located at the junction of the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

This matter is more important.

The white-turbaned princes of the Middle East knew that oil resources would not be used for many years, so they began to transform. In addition to the transformation to tourism, there is also the transformation to the technology industry.

Ziweiyun is the first major overseas investment technology project constructed in the United Arab Emirates, and has attracted the attention of local tycoons.

Then, he warmly invited Zhou Buqi to visit him.

This summer...

Zhou Buqi was a little frightened. He heard that the temperature there could reach 50 degrees.

However, it’s hard to refuse.

First, the United Arab Emirates has given Ziweixing great preferential policies. The scale of this cloud data center is 160,000 servers, and the total investment is US$1.5 billion. But in fact, Ziweixing only needs to come up with 50% of the investment, and the authorities will make up the remaining 50%. And you don’t need to pay taxes when you make money.

This investment attraction is very strong.

Another important point is that the Abu Dhabi Sovereign Fund is the main investor of Zhou Buqi's Neptune Capital, and has warmly invited it several times.

It would be rude to refuse, so Zhou Buqi agreed and promised to go next month.

In June, I will go to the United States first.

Tesla is going public.

Not to mention, our old domestic friend Kuliu.com, which has now been acquired by Shanda, will also be listed on Nasdaq through a backdoor merger. Zhou Buqi participated for a while and felt the whole process.

Then, Wen Zhixia and Shi Jinglin took their whole family to Hawaii to escape the summer heat. They flew there, and the luxury yacht had already set off and would meet up in Hawaii.

Zhou Buqi returned to China accompanied by three secretaries: Ning Yaxian, Sun Wanran, and Ning Lu.

After returning to Beijing, first find Zhang Chaoyang.

This guy hasn't been calm at all lately.

The nature of Weibo's product was relatively sensitive in the first two years, and there were serious sidesteps. Internally, Ziweixing only designated it as a "trial version" and could be banned at any time. In order to gain attention, some small start-up companies launched similar products and published a lot of shady content on them. They were singled out and the founders were sentenced to several years.

This year, the trend has gradually stabilized.

After applying for a license and complying with some regulations, you can operate legally and compliantly.

Lao Zhang is a cautious person. From a layman's perspective, he often does things a little later than others. When others have started doing things, he enters the scene unhurriedly.

If you really get to know him, you will understand that it is not because he is not slow to react, but because he is waiting for the wind direction to stabilize.

Now, Sohu Weibo has officially launched a large-scale attack. Using his personal connections in the business and entertainment circles, he has attracted a large number of celebrities to open accounts on Sohu Weibo.

Zhou Buqi invited him for a drink in the evening, chatting about what was happening in the domestic Internet circle and possible policy tendencies, and then persuaded him, "Lao Zhang, I am doing it for your own good, so don't hit the stone with an egg."

Zhang Chaoyang snorted coldly: "Just do it on Weibo and don't let others do it?"

Zhou Buqi happily enjoyed the singing of the beautiful female singer in this elegant small bar, and said casually: "It's not that I don't let you do it, it's that it's not necessary. Think about it carefully, you fight with me, you fight Can you make it?"

"Are you so confident?"

"Can't you explain the past few years?"

“Sohu Weibo has great momentum.”

"What's the use of having good momentum?" Zhou Buqi said angrily, "Go back to Guo Pengfei and ask for the data. Compare it yourself and see if you can be my opponent? I have Friends.com, Helo, and Toutiao, this is a product matrix and a product ecosystem."

Zhang Chaoyang frowned, "Sohu Weibo will not stop. Even if I agree to stop, the board of directors and management will not agree. Such a good opportunity cannot be missed in vain, right? Do it for at least two years and give it a try."

"Do it for two years?" Zhou Buqi shook his head, "Just waste the money, and the Hundred Regiments War. I heard that you also participated in it?"

When Xiaonei.com launched on-campus group buying, there were twenty or thirty similar group buying e-commerce companies in China, but none of them took off. In comparison, the United States still has greater appeal.

A creative company in the United States may have learned the on-campus group buying model and created a group buying website, which became popular in the United States. Then the domestic entrepreneurial teams rushed forward like a prairie fire.

Nowadays, the group buying market is full of blood, and there is a strong trend of "a hundred group wars".

Zhang Chaoyang said: "It's not just a battle of a hundred regiments, it's almost a battle of a thousand regiments now. After the financial crisis, the country relaxed the control on private equity funds, and a bunch of venture capital funds appeared in the country, looking for projects like a fool. Li Chong, it’s just nonsense.”

Zhou Buqi glanced at him and said, "I think you are just messing around."

"What's wrong with me?"

"Group buying is a waste of money, no use!"

Zhou Buqi’s words are good. The group buying website launched by Sohu is called Aibangtuan. With Sohu’s little financial resources, it is impossible to compete in this industry. Even on-campus group buying is still mainly based on physical e-commerce, and does not participate in the business of coupons and shopping vouchers in cooperation with merchants.

Now that everyone in the group buying industry is going crazy, it’s better to calm down first.

In the era of mobile Internet, the final logic still lies in the traffic entrance. As long as Ziweixing steadily develops traffic-entry-level products, such as WeChat, Weibo, Toutiao, Friends, etc., it will be able to easily occupy this market even if it enters late.

Don’t be afraid of being late for a good meal.

Zhang Chaoyang nodded and sighed, "Yes, group buying is indeed a difficult road. I rush in as hard as I can. Just hold on until December. If it doesn't work, I will withdraw."

Zhou Buqi said: "If you ask me, you'd better be honest. If you have extra energy, just pay more attention to Changyou and the blockchain I told you. Ziweixing has launched a virtual currency trading platform. Do you know?"

"I didn't pay attention."

"It's not domestic. This thing is illegal in China. It's launched abroad and it's called Bitpay."

"Oh, how's the effect?"

"It's pretty good. Many people are trading Bitcoin here." Zhou Buqi smiled, "I also bought several sets from there, and the price is very low."

Zhang Chaoyang asked: “Where did Bitcoin come from?”

Zhou Buqi was a little collapsed, "I said, Lao Zhang, can you make more progress? Mining! Didn't I tell you that I want you to pay attention to the direction of the blockchain and let you start a company."

Zhang Chaoyang looked stern, "I'm paying attention. I haven't found a suitable target."

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "Old Zhang, you have helped me a lot in the past few years. Now I want to give you feedback and show you the way. There is only one ultimate direction for the Internet for individuals, and that is the metaverse. Games, areas Blockchain and virtual digital currencies are all essential links.”

"I'm paying attention. What are you anxious about? See the situation clearly before making a judgment... Huh? Xiao Sun, Xiao Jiang?"

Zhang Chaoyang suddenly waved to the distance.

Zhou Buqi looked back, feeling angry and funny. This Lao Zhang, despite his age, still looks as good as before. He knows so many people.

However, Zhou Buqi also knew these two glamorous and beautiful women who came over. They were two important actresses in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", one played the role of Zhen Huan and the other played the role of Concubine Hua.

Especially Jiang Xing, who played the role of Concubine Hua... Zhou Buqi vaguely remembered that he had been in contact with her. He had come into contact with so many people that he couldn't remember clearly.

"Hi, Charles." Sun Li seemed to know Lao Zhang very well. She walked over with a smile. She turned around and was stunned, "Mr. Zhou... Mr. Zhou?"

"Hello, Miss Sun Li." Zhou Buqi smiled, then looked at Jiang Xing and winked at her, "Miss Jiang, long time no see."

Jiang Xing said in surprise: "Mr. Zhou? Is it really you?"

Sun Li looked at Jiang Xing in surprise again, "Do you know Mr. Zhou?"

Jiang Xing pursed her lips and said, "I've seen him twice before."

Zhou Buqi waved, "Come sit here and let's chat."