giants of the era

Chapter 416
The company's annual report didn't reflect much. It wasn't until after visiting the laboratory of Gene Technology that Li Zetian really felt the power of Gene Technology.

"Mr. Li, since the completion of the Human Genome Project, Genomics Corporation has proposed the 'Earth Organism Genome Project', which aims to draw a genetic map of all organisms on the earth! At present, we are working on corn, wheat, rice, soybean, chicken, More than ten kinds of organisms, such as ducks, carp, cattle, sheep, orangutans, and mice, have been genetically sequenced.”

George B． Dr. Rathmann paused, and continued: "There are too many creatures on the earth. At present, we can only choose these as our targets, because these creatures are closely related to us humans, such as corn, wheat, rice, soybeans, chickens, and ducks. , carp, cattle, and sheep are all our food, orangutans are very similar to our genes, and mice are often used in experiments..."

Li Zetian couldn't help but nodded when he heard the words.

Apparently, Genetech companies are researching GMOs to find ways to increase food production!
With the increase of the global population, the food crisis is becoming more and more serious, but fewer and fewer people are engaged in agricultural production. Millions of people die of hunger every year in the world!Future agriculture will not only require agricultural automation and mechanization, but also work on crop seeds themselves to increase food production.

The more food produced per acre of land, the greater the needs of the growing population.

Currently, the world's most famous genetically modified seeds are Monsanto in the United States.

However, when it comes to the strength of genetically modified technology, Monsanto is no match for Gene Technology.However, Genentech has yet to formally enter the GM seed market.

Are genetically modified foods harmful to humans?This is not yet conclusive.

With a serious and responsible attitude, Gene Technology Company is analyzing a large amount of experimental data.

Some people may think, isn't this allowing Monsanto to grow bigger and stronger?

In fact, Li Zetian was not worried about this at all.In his previous life memory, genetically modified food was boycotted by European and American countries, Monsanto was struggling, and was eventually acquired by other companies.

Therefore, despite the fact that Monsanto is doing well now, it will eventually be taken over by Gene Technology.

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In summer, the wind on the west coast of the United States is very cool.

After a period of treatment, Jobs was finally cured of pancreatic cancer, but he was still a little weak after recovering from a serious illness, so he went on vacation on the sunny beach on the west coast of California.

When Li Zetian heard the news, it was a matter of his mind.

Now, Dongfang Yuqin's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and Li Zetian often stays with her at home after work.At this time, Li Zetian's parents also learned that Dongfang Yuqin was pregnant. They rushed to the United States from Hong Kong, and Li Chengzhi returned to Hong Kong after staying for four or five days.Li Zetian's mother, Xiao Zhixuan, stayed at home to take care of Dongfang Yuqin.

On the afternoon of October 10th, there was a sudden bad news from China that Mr. Deng passed away.

When Li Zetian heard the news, his heart suddenly became heavy and he sighed endlessly.

A generation of great men will eventually leave us.

After a while, Li Zetian's mood recovered.

After all, Mr. Deng was happier than in his previous life. He survived for a few more years and saw the return of Hong Kong with his own eyes.

The death of Mr. Deng is considered a top priority in China, and the whole country mourns.

Li Zetian's family flew to BJ that day to mourn in person.

At this moment, there are so many people who come to BJ to mourn Mr. Deng, and the roads in BJ city are crowded for a while.

The life story of Mr. Deng was reported everywhere on TV, and singing rang out in the streets and alleys.

"1979

it was a spring

An old man drew a circle on the South China Sea
mythical rise of cities

Miraculously gathered golden mountains

……

……

1992

another spring

An old man wrote poems on the South China Sea

There is a rolling spring tide between heaven and earth

Raise the mighty sails on the journey
The spring breeze blows the green of Eastern China
The spring rain moistens the hometown of China
……

……

"

The singing fluttered, and countless people shed tears when they heard it.

And on the day when Mr. Deng was sent away, Tiananmen Square was crowded with people, crying loudly, which was really shocking!
A few days after Mr. Deng left, Li Zetian's grandfather was old and sad, and suddenly fell ill.

Li Zetian's heart became more and more heavy, and he sent his grandfather to the United States for treatment that day.

Unfortunately, the old man did not hold on and passed away a week later.

Li Zetian's parents were heartbroken and cried in the hospital.

Li Zetian's mood is more stable than theirs, so he needs to deal with the old man's funeral.

China pays attention to returning fallen leaves to their roots, and funerals are also held in their hometowns.

Not many days later, Li Zetian and his party returned to China from the United States.

The funeral of Grandpa Li Zetian was very grand, and there were many people who came to pay his respects, including various leaders in Hangzhou, relatives, friends, and business partners.

At this moment, Li Zetian suddenly felt that life is too short, life is so fragile and insignificant, in the blink of an eye, people are gone.

Elder Deng is gone.

Grandpa is gone too.

And he couldn't do anything about it...

He also claims to use technology to save mankind, but after all, nothing can be saved.

Li Zetian was a little dejected. He looked at his parents with haggard faces and gray hair, and his heart throbbed.He didn't feel it before, but now he suddenly discovered that his parents were old too...

Li Zetian's nose was sore and he choked up.

Three days later, grandpa went to the funeral and was buried in Nanshan Cemetery in Hangzhou.

After taking care of his grandfather's funeral, Li Zetian did not return to the United States immediately, but stayed with his parents in his hometown for a period of time.

A pagoda tree in the yard grows tall and big, with luxuriant branches and leaves, like a giant green umbrella.

Li Chengzhi sat under this locust tree for a long time.

"Mom, is Dad okay? Sitting under the locust tree in a daze every day..." Li Zetian looked at Xiao Zhixuan and asked worriedly.

Xiao Zhixuan sighed slightly, and said: "This locust tree was planted by your father and your grandfather when he was young. Now that your grandfather is gone, this big locust tree is his spiritual sustenance!"

Hearing this, Li Zetian fell silent immediately, and couldn't help looking at the big locust tree, as if he could vaguely see the shadow of his grandfather.

In December, Li Zetian and his party returned to the United States.

Many people are preparing for Christmas, but Li Zetian's family dilutes the Christmas atmosphere because of their grandfather's funeral.

In a blink of an eye, 2001 came.

Time really flies by.

On January 1th, the Christmas holiday ended, and people began to enter the busy work again.

Dongfang Yuqin's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it is estimated that she will give birth soon in two months. Her work at hand has been completely handed over to Selena and Vanessa.

Apart from caring about Dongfang Yuqin's health, Li Zetian is also concerned about repurchasing shares in Internet companies.

On the morning of January 1th, Selena compiled a report and handed it to Li Zetian, which listed the share repurchase data of Internet technology companies so far.

It took Li Zetian a few minutes to read it, and he was very satisfied.

Since the beginning of last year, Li Zetian has started to repurchase shares. Obviously, Microsoft, Amazon, TripAdvisor, Yahoo and other Internet technology companies have 20% of the shares, but he secretly holds 35% to 45% of the shares of these companies. Among the hundreds of accounts, it is difficult for people to find out how many shares Li Zetian holds in total.

At this time, Li Zetian put down the document and said: "It's almost the same in secret. Next, we will repurchase shares in the name of major Internet technology companies to send a signal to the outside world: we are optimistic about the development of the Internet! After more than two years of Internet winter, the stock market It should warm up!!!”

"Yes!" Selina replied.

Li Zetian looked at Vanessa and said, "Notify Google that I want to build at least 10 large data centers in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America!!! The investment budget for each large data center ranges from 10 billion US dollars to as many as 50 billion US dollars. One hundred million U.S. dollars!"

Vanessa was taken aback when she heard the words, obviously shocked by Li Zetian's words.

There was a smile on the corner of Li Zetian's mouth.Yes, but anyone who hears this will be shocked and dumbfounded.However, Li Zetian has thought about it carefully. It is beneficial to build so many data centers. Firstly, it will improve Google’s search speed and accuracy; secondly, it will provide big data and cloud services, such as cloud storage, cloud computing, etc. Startups don’t need to buy servers, just use Google’s cloud service, and individual users don’t need a USB flash drive, just use Google’s cloud storage service; thirdly, to develop artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence requires huge computing power and data support, The data center is the brain of artificial intelligence.

The establishment of a data center requires a large number of servers and network equipment, which can drive the development of Internet-related industries. This is bound to boost the stock prices of Internet technology companies and detonate Internet concept stocks again!

After thinking for a while, Vanessa understood Li Zetian's intentions.

"Okay, Mr. Li, I understand!"

"Ok!"

Li Zetian suddenly thought of something again, and said, "Oh, by the way, arrange tomorrow's schedule, I'm going to Space-X."

"Yes!"

Selena and Vanessa then picked up the phone and began to make arrangements according to Li Zetian's instructions.

……

The CEO of Google is Larry Page, a genius from Stanford University who was promoted by Li Ze. At the same time, his friend Sergey Brin also became an important member of Google.However, Li Yanhong, who joined the company earlier than the two of them, was sent to China by Li Zetian to develop and established a Baidu search engine company.

Li Zetian wanted to develop Google into a high-tech company like in his previous life, so he didn't dare to let Robin Li be the CEO of Google.In addition, Robin Li has always planned to start his own business, so Li Zetian thought, "It's better not to block, since you want to start a business, well, I'll invest!"

When the Internet bubble burst, others were not optimistic about the Internet, but Li Yanhong was optimistic, and resolutely chose to return to China to start a business. Li Zetian invested 1000 million US dollars in him and obtained 60% of the shares.What Li Zetian did is also double insurance, investing in both Google and Baidu. If Google can’t survive in China due to various reasons like in his previous life, wouldn’t there be Baidu?We can't put all our eggs in one basket, can we?
China's Internet search market is highly competitive. In addition to Google, there are multiple search engines such as 3721.Baidu's US$1000 million has not been burned at all, and it will still need financing in a short time.

When it comes to 3721, I have to mention one more thing. Originally, Google was the dominant player in the Chinese market, but it forced the 3721 search engine out of the encirclement.

The founder of 3721 is Zhou Hongyi, the former CEO of Yahoo 360. Not only did he have a "3B war" with Robin Li's Baidu, but he also had a "3Q war" with Tencent.

The reason why 3721 was able to rise rapidly is the secret magic weapon, playing hooligans!
Zhou Hongyi is nicknamed "the father of rogue software", and Chinese netizens have suffered greatly from it. There are always frequent 3721 installation prompts on the Internet. In addition to the traditional browser implantation and direct download and installation, he has also opened up some shareware software. Install it in a bundled way with free software.Later, a new bundled installation method appeared. Although there are installation options, for users who are accustomed to "enter all the way" to install software, the possibility of being easily installed into the system is extremely high.

Its "one drag three" installation method is even more unbearable!
If the Internet Assistant is installed, it is actually not the Internet Assistant program that is implanted into the system at the same time, but two independent programs "Address Bar Search" and "Search Assistant" are silently implanted at the same time.When uninstalling Internet Assistant, the two additional implanted programs will not be uninstalled; when uninstalling each program, an option to keep other modules is added in the uninstall dialog box to achieve self-cross-repair in the case of unintentional uninstallation.

In short, if you haven't installed 3721, it will keep harassing you. If you installed 3721, don't try to uninstall it cleanly!

Li Zetian has so many things to deal with every day, and he focuses on big things.He is like an ancient emperor. Li Zetian only reads whatever the courtiers handed over. How could he notice such a small company as 3721? !Unexpectedly, 3721 rose very quickly, at an astonishing speed.Afterwards, Li Zetian could only ask people to develop anti-virus software to specifically kill 3721's small advertisements.

PS: I'm a bit busy these days, how about breaking out for everyone in a few days?
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