Chapter 887: Domestic Side Story 4: Computers, the Decline of Lenovo, Five-Star

2000,

The dawn of the new century had just illuminated the land of the East.

On May 19, a major event that attracted nationwide attention occurred!

After friendly consultations, China and the EU reached a bilateral agreement in Beijing on joining the World Trade Organization (WTO). It was determined that China would formally become the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on December 11, 2001.

From signing the agreement to formally joining, there was a year and a half for China to prepare.

That is to say, from the day the agreement was signed, China began a wide range of reforms.

On one hand, it was local policies and regulations...

There was also industrial optimization and upgrading, eliminating backward production capacity, and increasing investment in technological transformation...

In terms of enterprises, by means of joint ventures, cooperation, technology introduction, etc., they enhanced their technical strength and international competitiveness... well, this...

In terms of the education system, they increased the training of professional talents in international trade, international finance, law, foreign languages, etc., in universities...

In short, for China, this was a very big event.

From top to bottom.

The wheels of history rolled forward.

And at this time,

The Internet field in China was also experiencing a quiet change.

According to the data of the China Internet Network Information Center, in January 2000, the number of Chinese netizens had reached 8.9 million.

And by July, the number of netizens had rapidly climbed to 16.9 million.

The growth rate was very terrifying.

……

Zhongguancun,

The August sun was roasting this "Silicon Valley of China."

Baidu was founded at the beginning of this year, and Robin Li brought his dream of a search engine, choosing Zhongguancun as the location.

Jinpin Group was also announced to be founded in Zhongguancun.

Besides this, at this time, Zhongguancun already possessed: Lenovo, Founder, Yonyou, Sina (1998), Sohu (1996), Times Guanghua, Tsinghua Ziguang... and other companies.

And at this time,

Dongzi returned to Zhongguancun from Hong Kong and founded the JD company; at present, it was an agent selling VCDs, DVDs, optical discs, floppy disks, U disks, computers, cameras, and other products.

After graduation, he interned in the middle and senior management of Five-Star Group for several years.

Then he was sent back to Beijing by Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu to found the JD company, specifically doing agent sales of various electronic products. Director Director Director Guan Zu Zu's saying was to accumulate experience first.

JD's path was clearly different from Taobao's path.

JD was mainly based on a self-operated model, positioned as "quality e-commerce," like a large online "boutique mall." JD directly participated in product procurement, sales, and after-sales, and had strong control over product quality and service. Although there were also third-party merchants, the self-operated business was the core highlight. For example, JD's self-operated 3C digital products screened brands and products from the source of procurement to ensure quality.

And Taobao was a typical C2C (consumer-to-consumer) platform, and also had some B2C (business-to-consumer) business, positioned as a "universal market." It was like a huge online market, building a bridge for massive third-party sellers and buyers. The types of merchants were rich, and from individual entrepreneurs to small enterprises, all could settle in, and the types of products were almost infinite.

In the 00-10s, JD's electrical appliance quality control level was widely trusted.

Netizens dared to buy electrical appliances on JD, but didn't quite dare to buy electrical appliances on Taobao (non-official).

"Boss~~~"

"I want to buy a computer, do you have any recommendations?"

A green youth, named Su Hua, walked into the JD shop, dusty from travel.

He was admitted to the Tsinghua Software Institute this year and would report in September, but he had already arrived in Beijing in August to adapt in advance.

And buying a computer was naturally the most important thing.

"Buying a computer, I naturally recommend Five-Star computers; they are famous for strong quality control, high cost-performance, and technology that is one level stronger than other computers..."

Dongzi started to introduce.

"As for other brands, there are Great Wall, Tongfang, Start, Hisense, Lenovo, Haier, Inspur, Qixi, TCL..."

"According to the computer sales data for the second quarter of the country that came out yesterday, the domestic computer shipment volume reached as high as 6.12 million units, among which Five-Star computers accounted for 63% of the market share, followed by Great Wall, Tongfang, Start, Hisense, Lenovo... this list is ranked according to the sales quantity..." ===== CHAPTER 888 =====