Chapter 467: A Single Spark Starts a Prairie Fire

The total number of Internet users in the country is just there. Aside from some computer users in municipal government and departmental units, the remaining true Internet users in the country are just a few tens of thousands.

One cannot expect Tianya Net to be able to take all these tens of thousands of Internet users into its pocket. In the time of one Spring Festival, Tianya Net's registered users being able to exceed nearly ten thousand is already a miracle, placed on the domestic Internet.

These fans from all over the country communicate "amicably" on the Tianya Net Sports section, and all kinds of melon-eating masses eat melons and watch plays in the Entertainment section.

Currently, Tianya Tianya Zatan, Tianya Sports, and Tianya Entertainment are the three sections with the highest activity on Tianya Net.

The content discussed in Tianya Tianya Zatan is all-encompassing and basically has no restrictions. Although there are spammers, some topics are discussed with quite a bit of depth, and the people participating in the discussion clearly have a foundation.

People who can go online now either have technology or have a thick family background. A considerable number of them still have a certain status in society, which gives Tianya Tianya Zatan quite a bit of the style of the early "Zhihu." No one knows whether the person behind the vest will be some academic boss, college professor, or some technical big shot, which gives Tianya Tianya Zatan quite a bit of an atmosphere of discussing the past and present and pointing out the country!

However, with the rapid expansion of Internet users and the lower threshold for going online, and more and more users, how long this atmosphere of Tianya Tianya Zatan can last, no one knows. After all, the most famous sentence on the Internet is that no one knows whether it is a person or a dog behind the screen...

It is even possible that it is an AI program, or an artificial intelligence version. Playing a game, nine out of ten people are machines, properly providing emotional value for the machines.

"The Pingyang Giant Xiong Mao Research Center announced that it will adopt the names Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan selected by Tianya Net to name the two giant pandas at the research center. This is the first time in the country that a naming contest has been used to name giant pandas!"

"Dongling High-Tech announced the lifetime adoption of Dongxing, the Pingyang giant panda, and will provide more than 100,000 yuan in living and other expenses for Dongxing every year!"

On a newspaper that Li Dongling flipped through, a photo of Dongxing Zai also appeared. This wave of Pingyang Giant Xiong Mao Research Center was almost famous along with Tianya Net.

It was either a naming contest for giant pandas or adoption, letting many domestic users hear the name of the Giant Xiong Mao Research Center, which was already quite famous.

"Tianya Net announced a donation of 200,000 yuan to the Children's Foundation, which will be used for the promotion of the polio vaccine."

"Dongling High-Tech and many other companies, including the Zhixing Foundation, also successively announced that in the future, they will invest more than one million yuan every year to promote the polio vaccine developed by Academician Gu Fangzhou's team in the country until this case is completely eliminated in the country."

"Latest news from *Hanxi Provincial Daily*, our reporter learned from Lyu Wenhua, the person in charge of the Zhixing Foundation, that they will invite Academician Gu Fangzhou to become the new winner of the He-Zun Award, and claimed that being able to invite Academician Gu Fangzhou is the honor of the He-Zun Award!"

"Previously, the winners of the He-Zun Award were Hanxi Jiaotong University, the team of Professor Liu Youguo who developed the Sirius chip, Academician Wang who invented the Founder laser phototypesetting system, Professor Tu who developed the artemisinin drug, etc. Previously, the winners of the He-Zun Award all received a bonus of one million RMB!"

Li Dongling flipped through several newspapers. Now that Tianya Net can be famous, a large part of it is relying on attracting football fans and people who pay attention to the entertainment industry through the Internet to improve the activity of Tianya Net.

When seeing the He-Zun Award, Li Dongling's gaze stopped for a moment. The Qilin and He-Zun awards are two awards that the Zhixing Foundation has been promoting.

The scholarship of the Qilin Award has now covered major universities in Hanxi, and it also has cooperation with Harbin Institute of Technology, Yanjing University, etc., providing scholarships, living expenses, tuition, etc., for students with poor family conditions.

Since last year, the era of university tuition has begun. Like universities with sufficient funding, they can afford this part of the expenses and pay for themselves to subsidize students.

But some schools have tight funding themselves, and teachers' salaries are in arrears, let alone subsidizing students. At this time, the Qilin Scholarship in cooperation with the Zhixing Foundation is particularly important. Many universities in Hanxi have begun to put the Qilin Award in their enrollment brochures to attract high-quality students.

These universities tell students from all over the country who want to apply for their universities that as long as their academic performance meets the standard, they can apply for the Qilin Scholarship of the Zhixing Foundation.

And compared to places like Hanxi Jiaotong University and Yanjing University where there are many "roll kings" (people who compete fiercely), the competition is fierce, and it is not easy to get the Qilin Scholarship.

But choosing universities that also have the Qilin Award like Northwestern Polytechnical University and Hanxi University of Science and Technology in Hanxi, the competitiveness is much smaller. This move indeed attracted many students with poor family conditions.

The He-Zun Award has also been held for several years, and it already has some fame in the domestic academic industry. Hmm, mainly because the bonus is very high. Getting the He-Zun Award can get a bonus of one million, which is a quite explosive bonus in the domestic academic industry. It can almost be said to have achieved financial freedom in this era.

But no matter how this fame came about, after several years, the evaluation of the He-Zun Award has been considered relatively fair in the academic industry.

After all, scholars despise each other, and it is the same in the academic industry. Expecting one person to convince everyone in the entire academic industry, thinking about it, knows it is not very possible. The reasons for the He-Zun Award to award the winners every year are controversial, but they can also stand firm.

After a few more years, the status of the He-Zun Award will be completely stabilized. In the future, not to mention challenging Nobel or something, that is too difficult. What is difficult is not how much bonus is issued, nor the academic contribution of the winner, but the question of who has the global discourse power.

When can Eastern public opinion overwhelm the West? Then, perhaps, the weight of domestic academic awards will have a chance to surpass Nobel.

Before that, it is enough for the He-Zun Award to become a landmark award in the domestic academic industry. At least it can reach the level of the Changjiang Award pushed by the Changjiang Li family in Hong Kong in his previous life!

When people hear that someone has won the He-Zun Award, they will feel that this person is very powerful academically, is an industry authority, and the winner of the He-Zun Award is an academician candidate and is qualified to teach or research projects at any university. Then the heat is enough!

Even if the He-Zun Award winner can lead the trend and development of certain industries, then the money of the Zhixing Foundation has not been invested in vain.

What benefits can the Li family and the Zhixing Foundation get from the Qilin and He-Zun awards in the future? Direct benefits, that may be getting talents. People who can get the Qilin Award have a chance to become talents. Relying on the friendship of the Qilin Award, the chance of these talents joining Dongling High-Tech in the future is much greater than other companies.

As for those who won the He-Zun Award, there is no need to mention it. At the very least, they are top figures in a certain industry. Relying on an award trophy and bonus to win over these figures is simply a huge profit.

In his previous life, the Changjiang Li family in Hong Kong relied on the Changjiang Award to absorb a large number of talents and also had considerable influence in the academic industry.

Of course, accumulating connections and resources for the Li family in the academic industry is also very important. When can they get returns, it is not clear, but sometimes one return may be able to overcome a fatal difficulty!

When Li Dongling was about to arrive at the Dongling High-Tech headquarters, the phone call from Zhong Lifei, editor-in-chief of *Football Club* magazine, also came.

Being able to hold back until after the New Year to make this call is already a bit beyond Li Dongling's expectations, to tell the truth.

The heat of the sports section of Tianya Net cannot be separated from the support of *Football Club* magazine. *Football Club* magazine provided a large amount of content for the Tianya Sports section, attracting a considerable number of users.

Think about the basketball community Hupu in his previous life, which claimed to have over 100 million registered users. When the Internet market was good, the valuation exceeded 4 or 5 billion yuan, and the revenue was around 200 or 300 million.

And the football market, on a global scale, can be much larger than the basketball market, and the money-making ability is stronger. In the future, the Tianya Sports section and *Football Club* magazine cooperate, and going overseas will also be easier. Compared to Hupu, the development opportunity is much greater.

"Editor-in-Chief Zhong, long time no see!"

Li Dongling smiled and called to Zhong Lifei on the other end of the phone, with the tone of an old friend. Li Dongling and Zhong Lifei have indeed known each other for many years.

"Mr. Li, Happy New Year!"

After connecting the phone, Zhong Lifei pulled a few New Year's blessings to Li Dongling. Li Dongling knew what Zhong Lifei was calling for and said directly, "Editor-in-Chief Zhong, is it for Ronaldo's domestic tour?"

Hearing Li Dongling point it out directly, Zhong Lifei no longer covered it up, "Mr. Li, this matter, *Football Club* magazine and Dongling High-Tech had already agreed, but it didn't happen because of Ronaldo's injury and other reasons before!"

"This is natural. Dongling High-Tech will certainly not fail to keep its word after promising you!" Li Dongling said, "This year, during Ronaldo's off-season, Dongling High-Tech will invite Ronaldo to conduct an Asian tour. His itinerary in the country will be arranged by you, Editor-in-Chief Zhong!"

Hearing Li Dongling's words, Zhong Lifei felt relieved. It was not in vain that *Football Club* magazine supported Tianya Net so much.

"However, Old Zhong, how did you consider the proposal I mentioned to you before?" Li Dongling asked Zhong Lifei.

Zhong Lifei was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered the matter that Li Dongling had mentioned to him at the fishing ground of the Yuhe Leisure Resort.

Li Dongling had previously proposed letting *Football Club* magazine move to the computer, claiming that this was an opportunity for *Football Club* magazine to become a major international football media.

At that time, Zhong Lifei only took Li Dongling's words as a joke. But now, Li Dongling mentioned it again. With Li Dongling's current status and position, how could he dare to take Li Dongling's words as a joke?

"*Football Club* magazine, of course, wants to become the major international football media that Mr. Li mentioned back then, but..." Zhong Lifei smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid it's simply too difficult!"

"Now you have seen the situation of the Tianya Net sports section, Old Zhong. If in the future, the number of users of the Tianya Sports section exceeds 100,000, 1 million, or even more?" ===== CHAPTER 468 =====