Chapter 268: 264. Founder of the Internet Industry? (Seeking monthly votes at the end of the month!)

Some of the concepts Zhang Ran proposed back then, which seemed "ahead of their time" or even somewhat "science fiction" to people like them, have now all been realized, so they also want to hear what other views Zhang Ran has on the current internet industry.

As for the fact that Zhang Ran disappeared for twenty-eight years, they had considered this, but there was still some anticipation in their hearts.

Watching his father surrounded by a group of big shots, Zhang Sicheng felt a faint sense of pride in his heart; this was his father, even standing in the middle of so many big shots, he was still so conspicuous.

Zhao Lifeng also took off his microphone at this time and said to Zhang Ran, "Mr. Zhang, go up and say a few words."

Ling Hua also said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, we have been looking forward to your lecture for a long time."

Some others also spoke up one after another.

Zhang Ran looked at them with a smile and said, "Aren't you worried that my ideas are already outdated?"

"Of course not worried; even if you took out your theories from twenty-some years ago and applied them to the present, they wouldn't be outdated," someone laughed.

"You aren't worried, but I am; if I say something wrong, I'll be making a huge fool of myself," Zhang Ran said with a chuckle.

However, in the end, he did not refuse; since he had already reached this point, he went with the flow, and he also had his own purpose for coming here this time.

Amidst the gazes of everyone, Zhang Ran walked onto the stage slowly with a calm expression; although he had not experienced such things often, he was not nervous.

Zhao Lifeng also followed him up, put his headset back on, and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, you might not know Mr. Zhang yet, so I will give you a brief introduction."

"Don't let Mr. Zhang's youthful appearance fool you; he is already over fifty years old this year and has known us for a long time, which makes us old men very envious."

"You all know President Cheng Hong of Zhongxun Search, right? You should also understand his development history, but do you know how he returned to Huaxia?"

"You have to know that back then, he was already a high-level executive in Silicon Valley in the United States with an annual salary of 500,000 US dollars; why would he suddenly return to the Huaxia internet industry, which was still a wasteland at the time, to develop?" Zhao Lifeng's eloquence was quite good; in just a few sentences, he had piqued everyone's curiosity.

However, everyone also had some vague guesses; what Zhao Lifeng said was truly a bit too obvious.

Zhao Lifeng did not continue to play coy and continued, "At that time, it was Mr. Zhang who went to Silicon Valley in the United States and talked with Cheng Hong about the development of the internet and the future of the Huaxia internet, which led Cheng Hong to resign from his job with a 500,000-dollar annual salary and return to Huaxia to develop the internet industry."

Although everyone had some guesses, when it was spoken by Zhao Lifeng, it still couldn't help but surprise them.

"It wasn't just Cheng Hong; I, as well as Ling Hua, Lao Tang, and others, were all influenced by Mr. Zhang. It can be said that without Mr. Zhang, the Huaxia internet today would not be in its current state."

"Actually, thinking back, it was quite funny. Even though the Huaxia internet had nothing at the time, we just believed Mr. Zhang's words and were attracted by the blueprint he painted, and we happily threw ourselves into this industry that was still a wasteland back then." Zhao Lifeng started laughing to himself as he spoke.

Below, some internet big shots like Ling Hua also revealed a look of nostalgia on their faces; thinking back to those years, they were truly newborn calves not afraid of tigers, or perhaps one could say they had too little experience and were directly led astray by Zhang Ran.

But thinking about it now, if it weren't for Zhang Ran's "sweet talk" back then, perhaps they wouldn't be where they are today.

The others below were already stunned; they never expected that there was such an old story from the past.

So, if one were to put it that way, is the man in front of them the founder of the Huaxia internet?

Zhao Lifeng introduced the situation briefly and then said, "Next, let's invite Mr. Zhang to speak."

After Zhang Ran took the microphone, he shook his head with a smile, and his first sentence made many people freeze for a moment.

"Actually, I don't even know if what I did back then was right or wrong."

This was Zhang Ran's heartfelt thought; although because of his early interference, the development of the Huaxia internet was indeed accelerated and brought forward by a lot.

But this also caused the Huaxia internet to enter the sights of international capital ahead of schedule.

In Zhang Ran's past life, by this time, the Huaxia internet had actually basically stabilized and produced several industry giants.

Although giants have emerged here now, they have not formed the almost monopolistic situation of his past life.

The current Huaxia internet can be considered to be in a state of blooming flowers; such a state is good in some ways and not so good in others, and there are many things that need to be considered.

The reason he did that before was because he felt that with him controlling things from behind the scenes, it should be better than his past life.

After all, by that time, he had already completed his initial accumulation; he had money when he needed money, people when he needed people, and vision when he needed vision.

But he also didn't expect such a fantastical thing to happen, causing the development of the internet to completely deviate from his vision and control.

However, Zhang Ran did not elaborate; he sighed slightly and then said with a smile, "Everything Lao Zhao just said was completely intended to flatter me to my downfall; everyone, please don't fall for it."

Some of the big shots below all smiled when they heard this.

Zhang Ran said, "Actually, I don't have much to say. The internet has developed to this point, and many things are already clear. But since Lao Zhao and the others want to hear me ramble, I'll be thick-skinned and say a few words."

Zhang Ran pondered for a moment and said, "The current internet is actually already very prosperous, perhaps even reaching a certain bottleneck period, and this bottleneck is caused by factors such as the market and technology."

"I won't talk about the market; everyone knows this better than I do. Technology, however, is of paramount importance. Just like the 5G Technology currently under development, once it succeeds, its impact on the internet industry will be enormous, and it will also drive other technologies to progress together."

"For example, the Pan-entertainment Project that Weiteng Group is currently doing; if VR Technology is developed to maturity, the impact on some entertainment projects can be foreseen, but if one can grasp this opportunity, it will also be a huge success for the enterprise."

"And then there is Lao Zhao's Fengli Online Shopping Platform; if one day you can wear VR and try on clothes in an online store, and it's the kind with a good experience, wouldn't that be another opportunity for online shopping platforms?"

Zhang Ran knew what Zhao Lifeng and these people wanted to hear him say, so he picked these things to talk about.