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Chapter 818 Business
Liu Hai wants to let investors see that the Internet can make money and that the Internet can make people become nouveau riche, so that more people will join his circle.

In fact, Western capital often also depends on circles. As long as you can enter this circle, it is equivalent to reaching another level.

The civilian model created in London was that Liu Hai created a circle by himself and then others joined.

The formation of a stable circle of interests will play a great role in the future development of semiconductors, especially in fighting against the bald eagle series.

There are actually circles within the bald eagle. The two largest circles are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

To be more specific, one is the circle that the Morgan family belongs to, and the other is the circle that the Rockefeller family belongs to.

To be more specific, it can be said that it is a circle representing two ideologies. These two ideologies are not inherently conflicting, but are tools used by politicians to confront each other.

The country now has the conditions to develop personal computers, especially civilian network services.

The simplest coaxial cable, which is the cable for closed-circuit television, can be used as a transmission tool.

But what about the users? Not only the expensive computers themselves, but also the monthly usage fees are a huge expense.

In other words, the current domestic user base cannot meet the needs of profitability.

Because both telephone lines and coaxial cable lines require a computer room, decoders and other hardware facilities, and even servers.

There are probably more potential users of personal computers in London than there are in our entire country today.

The key is that his territory is small, and by building a computer room, he may be able to provide Internet access to dozens or hundreds of people, which can certainly meet the profit requirements.

Of course, Liu Hai still needs to communicate with the dealer about this matter.

The first thing to do is to enter the campus, because college students are the group that accepts new things the fastest.

The distributors have very good relationships with the major universities in their countries.

Because the dealers are rich, they want to establish their own reputation and often donate to major universities.

At the same time, sometimes professionals from major universities are also needed to endorse it.

After all, the opinions expressed by professionals are more credible to the public.

Of course, later on everyone discovered that these professionals also speak for money, so whenever these professionals come out and say something, everyone first thinks in the opposite direction.

In the end, experts all over the world are almost the same, they just speak for their own interests.

Some experts only speak selectively to mislead others, and they don't talk nonsense.

For some experts, that's really nonsense.

Another advantage of starting from schools is that the users are more concentrated.

Ni Nan reported the matter to the higher authorities.

When the dealers heard that Mr. Jack was willing to invest in Niu Niu's civilian network, they immediately became interested.

Because Mr. Jack’s investments have never been unprofitable.

Dealers also made a lot of money by investing in Panda computers and Panda mobile phones.

In particular, the first electronic game competition pushed Panda Computer to a higher level, with sales soaring rapidly.

As for mobile phones, the profits are of course more considerable. This thing makes money every month.

At the end of December 1986, the dealers met Liu Hai again. The dealers now were a new generation of dealers, but they were older than Liu Hai.

"Mr. Jack, it's nice to see you again, my friend!" The dealer was also surprised to see that Liu Hai still looked very young.

"My friend, you are still so young, do you have any secret?" a dealer asked directly.

"I just like to drink some pure plant drinks."

"Although the role these plant drinks can play every day is very small, they still play a role every day." Liu Hai said with a smile.

Liu Hai himself doesn't understand why he ages so slowly.

Since these foreigners are asking, of course you have to answer. It would be impolite not to answer.

"We also think so. Tea is a representative example. Perhaps the functions of other plants have not yet been discovered." The dealer nodded.

"The most obvious one is lemon." Liu Hai was talking about the rich vitamin C in lemons. Before this, seafarers were prone to sepsis at sea, and it was finally discovered that drinking lemon water could prevent this disease, and then it was further discovered that it was vitamin C that played a role.

"Mr. Jack wants to invest in the civilian network?" The dealers sat down and started talking about business.

Liu Hai of course produces plant-based beverages for distributors, but for these people abroad, they don’t like any other flavors, so these beverages are purified twice to remove the flavors.

But in our country, it is just the opposite. For example, if people buy licorice and honeysuckle beverage and it tastes like sugar water instead of licorice, they will complain on the spot.

"Yes, now only London has such conditions in the world. I'm talking about the conditions for profitability." Liu Hai nodded and spoke.

"With the current network transmission speed, we can't think of any profit. Or Mr. Jack, do you have any good ideas?" The main purpose of the dealers coming here is for this.

Because dealers have consulted many professionals who believe that civilian networks do not have much profit prospects.

"This is too much. If you think this project is not profitable, then I can invest in it on my own." Liu Hai said with a smile, taking a sip of drink.

When the dealers heard this, they looked at each other and said, "Mr. Jack, we have been good friends and partners for many years, but business is business."

"Yes, we would like to hear some of Mr. Jack's ideas. Of course, we will keep it absolutely confidential."

Liu Hai was very satisfied with the dealer's attitude. Let's just do business and not talk about any bullshit feelings.

"The first thing is to connect all the universities in London with the Internet. University students are the fastest group to accept new things. This means that our potential users are more concentrated, and we have a great advantage in network construction investment."

"As for ways to make profits, I have many in my mind, but it's not convenient for me to say them out now." Liu Hai said with a smile.

Several dealers looked at each other when they saw Liu Hai like this.

"So how much money is Mr. Jack willing to invest?" The fact that several dealers were able to come here to meet Liu Hai in person actually explained the situation.

"If possible, I would be willing to invest alone."

"No, no, since we came here, we must be sincere." The dealer is now talking about feelings again.

"Gentlemen, I want to make London's civil network a model. Do you know what a model means?"

“It can be replicated anywhere with this model. Think about how big the market is around the world.”

"Although computers seem to be very expensive now, with the development of the times, computers will enter thousands of households."

“How many markets are there in the world? They are waiting for us to develop!”

"As long as our samples show promise to others, they will cry out for us to enter their markets."

"My ultimate idea is to turn the whole world into a huge local area network. I'm actually not that interested in making money anymore." Liu Hai said pretentiously.

When several dealers heard Liu Hai's statement, they did not refute it but nodded.

Because Mr. Jack has too much wealth, not to mention the income from entertainment IP and game consoles, the development potential of these two giants, Heshun Airlines and Fenghuo Technology Company, makes dealers jealous. Fortunately, dealers and Mr. Jack are partners and have a large market channel.

If someone else said they were not interested in money, the dealer would just turn around and leave.

But when it comes to Mr. Jack, he really means he is not interested.

"How about 20%? Because it's not just us," the dealer began.

"Of course no problem." Liu Hai didn't actually think about investing with money, but since others offered it to him, he had to accept it.

When several dealers saw Liu Hai agreed so readily, they felt a little regretful.

"Everyone, now that everyone has signed the contract, I can openly tell you my plan."

"In fact, the most valuable thing from ancient times to the present is: information!"

"During World War II, the Allies cracked the enemy's codes and obtained information about the enemy's actions, which laid the foundation for victory in World War II."

"After we have the Internet, we can do a lot of things sitting in front of the computer."

"Students from Cambridge University can chat with students from Oxford University on their computers about everything from food to study to culture."

"Various part-time job information can also be posted online, allowing students to quickly obtain part-time jobs."

"In addition, you can make friends online and share your gains with your online friends anytime and anywhere."

"There are also online games where Go enthusiasts can gather together to discuss Go, and chess enthusiasts can gather together to discuss chess."

“Each profession can even establish its own small circle to exchange the latest information.”

“You can even find some library information online.”

"You can even order food online. As long as the merchant has a computer, he can see the order information sent by the user." Liu Hai talked freely.

When the dealers heard what Liu Hai said, they all applauded.

"Very exciting. We believe that Mr. Jack will create another myth." The dealers said.

"Gentlemen, I have another business deal. I wonder if any of you are interested?" Liu Hai asked with a smile.

"Of course I'm interested, but in what aspect?"

"Airplane, we designed a twin-engine narrow-body long-range passenger aircraft ourselves." Liu Hai said.

Several dealers looked at each other and waited for Liu Hai to continue.

"In this world, there are only a limited number of rich people, but there are more poor people."

"This aircraft is designed to be cheap, and no food or water will be provided on board."

"It also chooses to take off and land during the busiest times, so its fares are very cheap."

"So cheap that you can't find any fault with him."

“It’s so cheap that anyone with a job can take their whole family on a plane to travel.”

"Of course, this aircraft is still under testing. After it is finalized, I hope you can help us obtain the European airworthiness certificate and flight permit." Liu Hai stated his purpose.

"Of course there is no problem with this!" Several dealers decided to go back and investigate to see if anyone could accept the method Mr. Jack mentioned.

"It's a pleasure working with you!" Liu Hai said with a smile.

"Happy cooperation!" The dealers nodded.

After the dealer returned, he quickly established a fast Internet service company, which soon signed Internet service agreements with major universities in London.

Kuaijie Network Service Company has entered the fast lane, and Fenghuo Technology Company has already prepared the relevant equipment.

It was transported directly to London by air, and then the first root server was born in London. The server used a dual-core Loongson chip.

Niu Niu also opened a network address registration department to manage the global civilian network address registration.

As soon as this department opened, it welcomed more than 10,000 network addresses registered. Everyone knows what the addresses of Motorola, Nokia, and Mitsubishi are, but there are more meaningless addresses such as Amazon, Alibaba, QQ, and Facebook that are confusing. However, as long as you pay money, you can register.

This was of course Liu Hai's work. He applied to register all the world-famous enterprises, companies, and even place names. Of course, it was not Liu Hai who applied for the registration himself, but he set up a special management company.

Although it is the coldest time of the year now, the workers will still work hard as long as they are paid enough.

In addition, these universities already have internal LANs, so they just need to add some equipment and install some software before they can be used.

Installing the software is also simple and crude. Just replace the hard drive of the computer with a new one and then add new memory.

The main thing is a computer, and installing software on a computer is too troublesome.

Of course, the money for upgrading and replacing the hard drives of these computers was also donated by the dealers.

The college students of these universities were confused when they saw these new software.

bbs?

Mail?

Making friends in the same city?

The University of Cambridge's internal LAN was updated at the end of January, although it is not yet connected to the external network.

But all the students found that the software on the computer could be used.

BBS is actually a forum where students can express their opinions freely and then discuss with everyone.

Chatting and making friends means registering an account, then you can add your good friends in real life, or look for friends online.

Of course, the current network speed is relatively slow.

As for email, it is even simpler. You can register an email account for yourself, then add your friends' email addresses, and then you can send messages to your friends.

Of course, this seems a bit useless now, after all, we are all just on the same campus.

The most popular section on the forum is part-time job information.

Then some students argued with others over their own ideas.

This is what most students like to watch, and they come here from time to time. The forum is the most active and there are people on it 24 hours a day.

Of course there are more people watching the fun.

The dealers were all grinning when they saw the average traffic used by Cambridge University students, even though it was a local area network.

But if an internal network has so much traffic, then if so many universities are added together to form a larger network, how much traffic will there be!
Now some dealers are regretting that they gave Liu Hai 20% of the shares, which was too much.

At this time, Liu Hai was comfortably taking his granddaughter to play in the amusement park because it was the New Year holiday!

(End of this chapter)