Chapter 781: Foundation Determines Destiny

Manager Zhang, could you explain?

Yeah, what does Yang Lao mean?

Is there anyone who understood and can explain?

Most of those who understood chose to stay silent, but there are always people who like to help.

Should we say it's Douyin?

How could that be? Yang Lao meant for us to think: why do Apple and Microsoft appear in Yingjiang, and why could Ali and JD rise.

Yeah, but why exactly?

Any experts?

Or ask Manager Zhang—Manager Zhang must know.

Right, Yang Lao already said we should ask Manager Zhang.

Zhang Mingming really wanted to say that Yang Lao was talking about Douyin, you guys should jump on it quickly.

But he didn't dare say it so openly.

Just as Yang Qing said, if too many people blindly enter the short‑video channel, it could bring a disaster.

Moreover, he clearly sees that Douyin's way of making money is still in the exploratory stage.

Doing this will likely cause countless people to end up bruised and bloody.

This can't be stated outright, and we also need to suppress the discussion started by those smart people.

"I roughly understand what Yang Lao meant."

"Basically, after ancient people learned to plant wheat and grind flour, steamed buns, noodles, pancakes, etc., naturally appeared."

"Why did Apple appear in Yingjiang?"

"Why not elsewhere?"

"The direct reason is that Yingjiang's semiconductor supply chain was already mature back then."

"Computer components could be easily bought on the market."

"Also there were examples like IBM and Wang An Computer to directly reference and learn from."

"At that time the personal computer industry foundation was already set up; without Apple there would still be pears, mangoes, oranges…"

"Microsoft, on the other hand, benefited from the massive emergence of personal computers, which gave them a huge market."

"And the Microsoft boss had a close relationship with IBM, which gave him the chance to grow."

"Why did internet enterprises appear en masse in Yingjiang?"

"First, because of the widespread promotion of personal computers; second, because of Yingjiang's information highway plan."

"Put simply, the maturity of the semiconductor supply chain drove the rise of personal computers, and the rise of personal computers drove Microsoft's rise."

"Microsoft's rise, together with the highway plan, then drove the rise of internet enterprises."

"Why are there also many internet enterprises in Gangdao?"

"Because Yang Lao early on promoted the backbone network in Gangdao and participated in setting network standards."

"That's why Gangdao has cultivated countless related talents."

"As for Ali and JD, everyone should understand—it's because Daxia's computer and network development exploded at that time."

"Moreover, there are Yingjiang and Gangdao examples to learn from."

"Back then countless similar companies appeared, but many gradually disappeared."

"Industrial foundation determines wealth and destiny."

"I can state directly the reason for Douyin's emergence."

"It's because of the widespread use of smartphones."

"Domestic smartphone sales are 5.2 billion units."

"The average time Chinese people spend on their phones each day exceeds two hours."

"This is a huge traffic window."

"Everyone is now trying to seize users' dwell time."

"I believe short, crisp videos are more competitive, so I made them."

"Now there are several companies doing short videos."

"Originally our Douyin was just a bit better."

"But now it's different—our Douyin has rightfully become number one."

"Douyin, like Tomato News, shares development dividends with creators."

"The last sentence is basically a blatant ad."

"By now many have realized: opportunity? Isn't opportunity right before our eyes?"

"How many people got rich from Ali and JD?"

"Isn't Douyin also a wealth window?"

"Zhang Mingming watched the bullet comments, yet in his mind he thought, 'This isn't what I said; this is what they guessed themselves.'"

"Yang Qing heard him finish and showed no reaction."

"Even though the bullet comments were frantically spamming: 'Yang Lao, isn't Douyin an opportunity?'"

"Yang Qing gave no response at all."

"Tian Weiwei knew the talk was over and immediately took over."

"'Fifty million, friends, fifty million.'"

"'You guys are awesome.'"

"'The fifth batch of 100‑million red packets has already been sent out.'"

"Friends, can we push the number to one hundred million? Let me send out the first hundred-billion red packet?"

"Also, friends, please give a follow."

"What if my dad one day wants to send a red packet again?"

"Don't miss this chance, friends, please trouble yourselves to stretch out your little hands and lightly click here."

"Also give my old man a follow, old man 76, in case he uses his own account to send a red packet."

"To get follows, she isn't vague either; he's not like Yang Qing, who just throws money away, hoping at least to hear a response."

"After Tian Weiwei took the microphone, Zhang Mingming only then realized, 'Damn, there are already fifty million people?'"

"It won't really exceed one hundred million, will it?"

"Then are these resources enough?"

"He couldn't stay in the live broadcast room, so he let the professional host of the 'Little Assistant' beside him take his place."

"Friends, next, let our little assistants popularize Douyin's gameplay for you; I need to check the server, you guys are about to make our server smoke."

"To guarantee a stable network environment, I will personally keep an eye on it."

"Little assistants?"

"Soon, the Little Assistant gave the answer."

"Family members, friends, our Douyin little assistant can solve all problems for everyone."

"If the number of people is too large, please follow Little Assistant 1, Little Assistant 2, Little Assistant 3, ………"

"We will wholeheartedly serve you."

"After this wave, the little assistants gained a lot of attention."

"Tanaka Yuko here is not lacking either; the follower count quickly rose to twenty million."

"Yang Qing didn't check his own account, but the audience saw it: 26.79 million."

"More than Tanaka Yuko's fans."

"Moreover, this number is still growing rapidly."

"Next, Yang Qing stopped speaking, and Tanaka also became busy sending red packets."

"The live broadcast room gradually quieted down, but the number of people was not small at all."

"On the contrary, it was still increasing rapidly."

"Seeing the screen full of red packets, fans didn't have time to ask questions; they all went to urge their family members to come and grab the red packets."

"All across Daxia, such a strange scene slowly appeared."

"Everyone was making phone calls, shouting for their family members to get on Douyin and follow Tian Weiwei; they were in a hurry, but their hands kept tapping the screen."

"While the pedestrian street that should have been lively now had no one strolling; many people gathered in a circle, squatting, shouting, 'Grab! Grab!'"

"Even the shop staff stopped attending to customers; each person had a phone and was there poking away."

"The power of money was tempting countless people's nerves."