Chapter 731: Industrial Digitization and the Internet of Things Alliance

Ma Yun and Dongzi left the Yang family, looking worried and glum.

Because they always had the Yang family as their backing, they never lacked money.

Even when they took the limelight, others begged to give them money.

They lacked nothing, completely lacking any motivation to go public.

However, what Director Yang said was also correct.

The upcoming investment will be enormous.

Optimizing industry, the digital economy— which of these isn't built up with money?

Data collection, data storage, data analysis, data optimization, data application………

For something as important as data, the security requirements are even higher, off the charts.

Relying entirely on purchasing others' things poses too great a risk.

So this thing itself is a problem of combining software and hardware.

Industry optimization further involves massive amounts of companies and data exchange; the communication technology requirements here are also enormous— timeliness, smoothness, balance, compatibility………

They both couldn't even imagine it.

In recent years, with the great development of online merchants, they deliberately ignored this matter.

Because it's too difficult, difficult to the point they dare not think about it.

But now that Yang Qing has spoken up, they can't pretend they haven't thought of it.

Dongzi put his arm around Ma Yun's shoulders and said with a worried frown.

"Brother Ma, this matter, we few can't handle it."

"We want to pull in as many related companies as possible."

"Let them share our worries."

"In terms of social connections, you're adept; I'll leave this to you."

Ma Yun shook off his hand, not at all fooled.

"This isn't just my affair."

"It's best to bring in all those people from the Yang family circle."

Dongzi.

"Should we also bring in Shi Dazhu, who sells health products?"

Ma Yun rolled his eyes.

"Don't look down on people who sell health products."

"They started out doing high tech, Xia Ka."

"Now they're into biotech, not just selling health products."

"Just ask— whoever's interested can join."

Dongzi again put his arm around Ma Yun.

"Not a single one from the Yang family can be missing."

"Those the Yang family helped raise also can't be missing; we should also ask about those the Yang family invested in."

"Tesla, Huawei……"

Dongzi counted on his fingers.

Ma Yun felt that as he counted more and more, he grew a bit nervous.

"Dongzi, with so many companies joining, how much will be left for us?"

"We two shouldn't be working for nothing, right?"

Dongzi rolled his eyes.

"We hold the core data."

"Don't look at how much we've given out, but they all need to cooperate with us."

"We just need to set the standards."

Hahaha………

Dongzi laughed triumphantly.

Ma Yun didn't expect this guy to be so scheming.

Others spend the money, we reap the benefits? We eat the meat while they drink the broth?

"I'm afraid that even if we think well, the outcome will be disappointing."

The two then began preparing for the IPO while seeking partners.

Yang Fan also ran around with them for this.

Ren Da later also joined in.

Because this matter is also closely related to the Internet of Things.

He then took the lead in forming an Internet of Things industry alliance.

Subsequently he proposed a new system plan to solve the compatibility pain points between the two sides.

The undertaking kept getting bigger and bigger.

Soon it alarmed the Cabinet.

The Cabinet asked Yang Qing, "Damn, such a big thing— can you handle it? The state must join in."

They prepared to secretly support the related industries.

Moreover they sent people to give the alliance confidential guidance.

Yang Qing played a huge role in it.

Soon, a long-term strategic goal began to gradually take shape.

News quickly spread to Yingjiang.

Yingjiang took a look, a bunch of third-rate companies forming an alliance—how ridiculous.

After seeing it, they just laughed and set it aside.

Because they firmly believed that, in this world, no one except Yingjiang had the capability to pull this off.

You bunch of kids playing house; when we come up with it, we'll set a standard and make you do free labor.

They could already imagine the scene: spending huge amounts of funds, only to end up as waste.

Wouldn't Daxia be crying to death?

Hahaha… truly ridiculous?

And Ma Yun's entire Industrial and Commercial Alliance, along with Ren Dazheng's IoT World Alliance, indeed encountered many difficulties.

Not everyone is willing to undertake R&D, and it's also hugely costly, with years passing without seeing results.

Many more are pessimistic, thinking that foreign ready-made solutions exist; self-research not only costs money and time, but may end up being squeezed out, useless, with money wasted.

Even if someone is willing to join, they dare not touch those core research areas.

They can't afford to play.

Yang Qing spent the day arguing with people, and when he returned at night, he just checked their progress.

He knew it was difficult, but didn't expect it to be this hard.

He could only let them proceed in stages, first exploring, while exploring looking for suitable partners.

After five months of preparation, Alibaba and Jingdong successively listed on the Azure Dragon Securities Exchange.

Daxia Alibaba, with a market value of a hundred billion, split into a hundred billion shares, released ten billion shares upon listing.

Share price 10 yuan.

Limit of 5 lots for new subscription, released a million new subscription slots.

After opening, the share price directly hit the limit up.

Daxia Jingdong, with a valuation of sixty billion, split into a hundred billion shares, released ten shares upon listing.

Share price 6 yuan.

Limit of 5 lots for new subscription, released a million new subscription slots.

Opened at limit up, closed at 6.6.

Subsequently, a limit-up mode began.

It kept rising for half a month, still showing no sign of stopping.

Those who kept cursing Blue Dragon as a money-losing asset were eye-red with envy.

Really, it's just lying around Earning Money.

How many people just casually subscribed for new shares and Earning Money.

The farmers were envious to no end.

"By what right, by what right? How do the leeks Earning Money?"

"Moreover, how can Blue Dragon do this, severely undervaluing market value; aren't they afraid that later no one will seek their IPO?"

Someone reminded him.

"This is a company of the Yang Lineage."

Only then did people realize, this is the Yang Family's industry; they can play however they want.

This damned era, having money and not earning a cent leaves you with no recourse.

Furthermore, the one pushing the IPO is still the Yang Family's own company.

"In other words, the Yang Family only released half of its shares, letting the others swallow the rest themselves?"

"Expose them for me."

"Let everyone see how unsightly the Yang Family's eating habits are."

Someone reminded him.

"Like this, they're already quite conscientious; our new subscription will only release thirty percent of theirs."

(I don't know how much they'll release; this is just nonsense here.)

Hehe…

"What's so bad about thirty percent? The leeks don't even know."

"As long as we guide public opinion properly, we can engrave the Yang Family's hypocritical side into the leeks' minds."

Someone feared that they might overreach and mess up.

"The Yang Family controls the headlines; they can easily turn public opinion around, we might end up not getting chicken but instead owe rice."

"By then, we're afraid others will start cursing us again."

Hehe…………

"Let them curse; even if they curse less, aren't we still living well?"

"Cursing a couple of sentences won't take away a piece of meat."

"The leeks are brainless; even if they know the truth, what difference does it make?"

"Can they even get new shares?"

"If they can't get new shares, they'll still curse their mothers; they don't care whether the Blue Dragon Securities Exchange has conscience or not."

"We're merely giving them an excuse to vent."

"As they keep cursing, the Blue Dragon Securities Exchange's armor supporting national industries will disappear."

"Their reputation won't be much stronger than ours; this is called muddying the water, so we can get rich."