Reboot 2003

Chapter 127 034: Social Platforms

At this moment, Chen Qin looked at the computer screen and had a complete reaction.

Of course, the plan cannot keep up with the changes, and it is inevitable that you will be blinded by short-term interests when doing business. Everyone is trying to make money, and of course he is the same.

And to make money, although what you see in front of you is accurate, you have to look farther in everything——

For example, he thought about what to do at the beginning of the year, and he really thought about digital music...

Considering many influencing factors, digital music is the current trend, and he has actually thought of it a long time ago.

And the mobile business is also doing well.

Those portal websites are full of fat with the little resources shared by mobile companies, and Sun Zhengyi will also worry about finding growth points for UtStarcom and rush around to find cooperation.

Even Tencent, which went public more than a month ago, has 60% of its revenue from the mobile business in its financial report just after its listing.

It's just a pity...

After all, CRBT is just a platform product of a carrier with a limited upper limit.

and……

Looking out the window, it was already dark.

There is nothing wrong with the low-sloping telegraph poles and the flocks of birds that have given birth to so many ordinary children like him, and she will indeed reach the top of the world in the future.

But right now, it's still a little too poor.

To earn dollars, this is what he thought of at the beginning of the year.

As for how to earn dollars, the answer is of course Facebook. The idea is very simple, and it is easy to operate. Just invest.The social product itself has no technical content, just like melatonin. It is too troublesome to make one by yourself, and there are cultural and political barriers. Direct investment in the most successful one will do.

He is now making ring tones for China Mobile every day, how much money will he get in 2023?

It’s better to buy some Alibaba and Tencent stocks earlier—of course, this is a decision from the perspective of Chinese people. In fact, Ali and Tencent have a long profit cycle and a large number of financing rounds. When Chen Qinchuan came, it was almost mature, but it was not listed because of the unfavorable industry situation.

Facebook, on the other hand, is the largest trillion-dollar company that emerged in 2004. Its future market value will be several times higher than that of China Mobile. Not only will it have a high return on investment, but it will also be able to use Facebook’s resources to do other businesses.

So... planning in advance and preparing to invest in Facebook, this is the plan at the beginning of the year.

Although investing now requires the means of venture capital, and the reason why venture capital is called venture capital is because it has too many other risks that are not expected in the future, especially in cross-border transactions, it is inevitable that some off-the-market tricks other than taking out the wallet and signing the contract directly...

But Chen Qin still understands this, and now he is almost ready to let Facebook get in his pocket, and the details of this will not be listed for the time being.

From this point of view, it seems that I have been busy recently... Of course, ring tones are indeed a good way to make quick money, and the recent development of the ring tones business has been unexpectedly smooth. From this point of view, it is also a pleasant surprise.

However, Chen Qin knew that he had indeed forgotten a more important thing.

Chen Qin thought so, at this moment, someone knocked on the door——

dong dong dong.

Chen Qin was taken aback, but immediately knew that it was Xu Lingling who had arrived.

Old Xu had already hung up the phone, Chen Qin glanced out through the peephole and opened the door.

Under the blackened sky, Xu Lingling was wearing a small skirt bought on June [-]st, carrying a small lunch box, standing outside as usual.

Chen Qin smiled slightly, and said to her: "You are also a starlet, so don't come to this kind of place where fish and dragons are mixed up if you have nothing to do, besides, I have already eaten."

As he spoke, Chen Qin ushered her in, but Xu Lingling was a little stiff today. She walked in slowly and put the lunch box on the table:

"I told my aunt that you were playing cards in the Children's Palace."

Chen Qin hummed and sat in front of the computer. The lunch box contained rice and leftover tenderloin from yesterday.

"Actually, I have eaten..."

Chen Qin said so, and began to look at the rest of the work. He was quite energetic at first, but now his mind is full of Facebook, patents, and the most important thing he forgot before.

After that, he didn't have much energy, and he didn't have the mood to deal with a lot of work. In short, he settled Lu Rong and let her figure it out on her own. It's time for her to go home.

On the way home, Chen Qin was still thinking about his own affairs, Xu Lingling suddenly asked him:

"Aqin..."

"what happened?"

"Although it was agreed at the beginning, I still don't want to be a star."

Chen Qin turned around and saw the little girl with a straight face, which seemed a bit ridiculous, but said to him seriously: "I used to think that my mother danced very well, and the stars who sang on TV were also very good. I am also very happy that many people like this singing..."

"But Dad said that celebrities still have to shoot TV, will be followed, and will be photographed wherever they go."

Chen Qin raised his forehead, this old Xu, what kind of nonsense did he tell his daughter.

Xu Lingling continued: "And I want to be with Aqin all the time, so I still don't want to be a star."

These words are quite easy to be misunderstood. Of course, she is a primary school student after all, and Chen Qin can understand what she wants to say.

And during this period of time, he seemed to have overlooked many things, such as previous plans, such as foreign business...

But Xu Lingling had indeed been seriously considered.

"You don't have to worry about that. At the beginning, we agreed to just put the song on the Internet. This is enough for you, although you can indeed become a star..." Chen Qin asked her, "Do you remember what I want to do?"

"If you want to be rich, be ashamed." Xu Lingling laughed and shaved her face.

Chen Qin didn't take it seriously: "What do you think rich people look like?"

"It's a villain, just like that Boss Hao, who smokes, speaks scary, and is a playboy." Xu Lingling replied without thinking.

"But I'm actually quite rich now, so Boss Hao's net worth is probably not half as much as mine." Chen Qin didn't calculate the exact figure, so he could only say this factually... The half refers to some domestic industries, which should already be many times higher than that of Boss Hao.

Xu Lingling had no idea about this, so she nodded, and Chen Qin said to her again: "Don't tell others about this, but as an example, you can also see that I haven't bought a big house now, and I haven't been called a big boss everywhere, and I haven't married twenty wives..."

Xu Lingling didn't know what he was going to say, Chen Qin continued to tell her:
"This is the case in the Internet age. Rich people on the Internet are richer than ordinary rich people, and celebrities on the Internet are also more famous than ordinary celebrities. You like celebrities to sing and dance. In fact, celebrities can only sing and dance, and do nothing else."

Xu Lingling nodded half-understood: "But Dad said, if the company asks for it in the future, I have to go on TV to shoot commercials, and I have to participate in other activities..."

Chen Qin laughed: "You don't have to worry about that."

"Actually, your father doesn't know much about celebrities. Traditional celebrities can only swipe their faces everywhere. They can't make much money from shooting a legendary commercial in the future. The stars of the new era have channels in their hands. If you don't want to swipe your face, you don't have to go..."

This is a matter of course. Internet distribution channels not only provide additional sales space, but also provide a more efficient media platform. Of course, Internet celebrities in the future will inevitably have the impression of being earthy, but new film and television stars have already embraced the Internet.

From this point of view, maybe the recent digital music is not a waste of time. Of course, this value does not refer to ring tones, which are only temporary profitable products. In the field of digital music, the real value...

"and many more."

Having said that, Chen Qin suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Already under the kapok tree outside the courtyard of the printing factory, Chen Qin walked side by side with his little Qingmei, thinking wildly while saying things that elementary school students couldn't actually understand.

But halfway through Chen Qin's speech, he suddenly thought of something, and stood there frowning and thinking again.

Xu Lingling was quite used to him being surprised like this, so she turned around and came to him, carrying a lunch box and waiting quietly.

Of course Chen Qin knew what he had forgotten—of course a business is about making money, big money, quick money, and cash, but making money is not everything. Above a certain level, there are obviously things more important than money.

Perhaps this kind of thinking can be summed up in terms of ideals or self-realization, but there may also be a more grand and profound greed, not just money—that is the desire for power, resources, and the ability to influence the world. That is why Baidu is willing to buy hao5000 for 123 million yuan. This is why Time Warner merged with AOL, and it is also the reason why Google is willing to pay 3% of its profits to buy his patents.

Of course, after he cashed out 1000 million, the most important consideration when he wanted to start Galaxy Software at the first time-Galaxy Software does not make money, but now it is the most important business under Chen Qin, even more important than the investment project of Facebook.

These things are too far away from ordinary people, and he is only a third grader in elementary school.

But looking back at the CRBT business——

In 2004, the last barbaric era, digital music, photo news, games, advertisements... these are all very good.

The most alluring thing, but it really is the social platform.

Social networking itself is attractive enough - among other things, mobile value-added services are social products.

SMS is a social product, and CRBT is also a social product. They are inherently more attractive than content products such as ringtone downloads and java software, so they can be successful.

As for digital music, which is based on social networking, it is indeed a viable business model. Operators provide products, record companies provide content, and Internet companies use their own traffic to sell products...

But are Internet companies just a sales channel?Are social platforms just social?
The mobile platform is indeed very good. It shoulders the political mission and provides a novice village for the stable development of today's Chinese Internet companies.

But as an Internet company, it's time to think about the problem from the perspective of the platform.

The mobile platform is actually not doing very well. It is clearly making money from social networking, but it is not social enough.

Previously, Chen Qin’s idea was to follow the path of the MCN organization and build a small distribution channel. The MCN organization is a professional traffic monetization channel, which is social enough in itself, but it is not a platform.

That's right, to be a platform, Facebook is the platform, and Tencent is the platform. Now that digital music is being developed...

Why not take this opportunity to teach China Mobile and those in the same industry how to make a real platform.

And 2004... no, the hottest platform in 2005...

"walk home."

Chen Qin gradually got the answer in his heart, and missed Wenquxing at home after a long absence, and finally seemed to have a little passion for the Kuaikan platform back then.

Xu Lingling quietly followed him. After carefully confirming that there was no one around, she followed up as usual, secretly put her hand into the palm of the boy beside her, and followed him into the printing factory compound under the night.

(End of this chapter)