Chapter 267: 263. Zhang Ran

Sicheng's thought also flashed by and vanished, and he did not dwell on it too much, yet this idea was deeply branded into his mind.

Only this kind of idea could explain why Zhang Ran had coaxed all these people into the internet industry back then.

Lunch here was provided by the venue. While eating, Lu Xin once again sidled up to Sicheng, but she did not show anything unusual, simply chatting with Sicheng about some old memories.

However, the meaning behind Lu Xin's words began to express some of the helplessness she felt when she and Sicheng parted ways back then.

After lunch, this Internet Conference officially began. Although it was only semi-official in nature, some of the necessary procedures could not be skipped, though they were not as formal and the time was shortened significantly.

The official side spoke for half an hour, then quickly stepped off the stage, beginning to hand the stage here over to the entrepreneurs present.

Sicheng was not sitting with Zhao Lifeng and the others; he did not yet have the qualifications for that, and forcing him to be arranged over there would not have been a good thing for him.

Zhao Lifeng looked left and right, then whispered to Ling Hua, "Did you not tell Mr. Zhang?"

Ling Hua was also a bit puzzled, "I did tell him, and Mr. Zhang agreed too. Perhaps something came up to delay him."

"That must be it. You might as well go up on stage and say a few words," said Zhao Lifeng.

Ling Hua did not refuse, and very quickly, he went up on stage and began to give his speech, mainly speaking about some big-picture things.

The main purpose of this Internet Conference was to let these internet titans expound on their respective philosophies, and then, after the conference ended, they would conduct small-scale discussions.

Ling Hua spoke for nearly forty minutes, but the crowd listened to these forty minutes much more attentively than they had to the official speech just moments ago.

Ling Hua did not just speak empty words; many things had practical significance, and there were even some issues regarding the development of new directions for the internet.

If some people truly understood, they could even start a business in this direction.

This was also what people like Ling Hua were willing to see. After all, they were only one company; they did not have that much energy to try things one by one, nor did they have that much capital.

If someone tried and succeeded, then it would not be too late for them to enter the market. This way, they could save energy, achieve maximum gains, and also avoid some unnecessary losses.

Ling Hua finished speaking and discovered that Zhang Ran had still not arrived, but Zhao Lifeng quickly walked up and began to speak.

Just as the crowd was listening very attentively, a figure quietly walked in from the back.

Zhang Ran had originally intended to quietly walk to a seat and listen for a while, but he did not expect Zhao Lifeng on stage to have such sharp eyes, spotting Zhang Ran at a single glance.

"Mr. Zhang, you've come!" Zhao Lifeng said, his expression somewhat excited.

One must know that he was on stage at this moment; as soon as he spoke, everyone in the venue heard him. Seeing his excited appearance, the crowd turned one after another to look in the direction he was looking.

Very quickly, they saw a young-looking person looking at Zhao Lifeng with some helplessness, though a smile soon appeared on his face.

Lu Xin naturally looked over as well, but she suddenly froze for a moment; she discovered that this Mr. Zhang looked somewhat like Sicheng, and they both shared the surname Zhang.

Coupled with Zhao Lifeng's attitude on stage, she seemed to have thought of something.

Zhang Ran was being watched by everyone, but he did not feel uncomfortable, wearing a smile as he prepared to walk toward his seat.

But just at this moment, a scene that shocked the entire venue occurred.

"Mr. Zhang!"

"Boss Zhang!"

"President Zhang!"

One by one, the internet titans whose names could be called out stood up, all greeting Zhang Ran.

If they were only curious before, now they were shocked to the point of being unable to speak.

Even Sicheng had his mouth wide open at this moment; he had only just thought that his father might have a fairly good relationship with these titans.

But he never expected that such a scene would actually happen!

These were all internet titans; who could have imagined that Zhang Ran would actually be able to make them stand up and greet him at a moment like this?

And this was just because of Zhang Ran's arrival!

Zhao Lifeng even walked down from the stage!

Zhang Ran looked at this scene with some helplessness; he had originally intended to be a bit low-key this time, at least low-key in front of others.

Although he did have his own purposes for coming this time, these purposes did not have much to do with anyone else; they only had a little to do with people like Ling Hua and Zhao Lifeng.

However, since it had already come to this, Zhang Ran did not hide or hold back anymore, greeting these old friends with great composure.

"Old Zhao, you've aged quite a bit."

"Old Cheng, what's going on with your hairline? Stay up late less; if it doesn't work, go get a hair transplant. I hear the hair transplant technology is very mature now."

"Old Tang,........."

Zhang Ran greeted everyone one by one, a hint of teasing occasionally hanging on his face, which left those watching this scene even more speechless.

However, at this moment, everyone began to speculate: who exactly was this person? Could he be some hidden titan?

But they had never even heard of him; this was hidden a bit too well, right? One must know that this was the internet era; it was actually very difficult to hide many things.

Moreover, they were more or less people of high society; they had heard at least a little about things that ordinary people had not heard of.

Even if they were not clear about it, it was impossible for them to know nothing at all.

But as for the person in front of them now, they had heard absolutely nothing.

Not only were they curious, but some newly emerged internet titans were also curious; they had heard a lot of news about Zhang Ran.

Especially during the period when the internet had just begun to rise, when these people gathered together, they actually discovered that seven out of ten people had some connection to Zhang Ran.

Coupled with the fact that some of the philosophies Zhang Ran proposed back then were almost all correct, many people were still moving forward according to Zhang Ran's philosophies from back then.

This made them even more curious: what kind of person was Zhang Ran exactly? How could his vision be so far-reaching?

After Zhang Ran finished greeting everyone, Zhao Lifeng said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, why don't you go up and say a few words? It's been a long time since I've heard your lecture, and I'm still not quite used to it."

Zhao Lifeng forgot to take off his microphone, so the entire venue heard this sentence, and the crowd fell into a state of stupor once again.

One must know that Zhao Lifeng was the idol of many people present; now, the idol actually wanted to listen to someone else talk about what he was best at, and he even showed an expression of listening attentively—how could this not shock them?

At the same time, some other titans also showed expressions of interest; they were actually looking forward to it in their hearts as well.