Even the founders of financial groups like Rockefeller and Morgan could hardly compare to Zhao Ye.

Rockefeller's greatest success was in the oil industry.

Morgan, on the other hand, worked in the financial industry.

Zhao Ye, on the other hand, has achieved success in many areas and even became the world's richest man in a very short period of time.

His future is bright.

No one could have predicted how far a genius like Zhao Ye would ultimately go.

Perhaps, the stars and the sea are his true goal, after all, he founded Galaxy Technology Company and almost inherited the Soviet Union's aerospace technology.

People who are optimistic about the ISP industry will naturally cause the industry to become extremely popular immediately.

Investors who initially rejected Steve Case are now eager to invest in AOL.

"Steve Case, Sequoia Capital is willing to invest $10 million in AOL for a 30% stake!!!"

On the phone, Don Valente, president and founder of Sequoia Capital, personally called Steve Case to express his sincerity.

“Thank you, Mr. Don Valente, but I’d like to think about it some more!” Steve Case said in a deep voice, suppressing his excitement.

Don Valente was not surprised to hear this. He knew that many investment institutions wanted to invest in AOL, and it was normal for the company to be waiting for the best offer.

"Steve Case, if you're not satisfied with Sequoia Capital's offer, we can raise it! How about we meet in person to discuss it in detail? What do you think?"

“Sure, no problem!” Steve Case nodded.

Upon hearing this, Don Valente immediately said that he would visit AOL the next morning.

...

The fact that American ISPs were sought after by investors was exactly what Zhao Ye had expected.

However, this still cannot change the fact that the American internet has fallen behind.

Whether it's fiber optics, network equipment, or network protocols, the United States lags far behind China.

Wujiang Group had already made ample preparations for promoting the Internet.

...

Not long after, AOL received a total of $25 million in funding from several investment firms.

But soon, Steve Case had the money and was a little unsure what to do with it. Should he follow the example of Wujiang Group and lay fiber optic cables?

Steve Case thought he must be crazy to do that; $25 million, gone in a flash.

Steve Case decided to wait and see how Wujiang Group would proceed.

However, just as he was about to wait and see, Wujiang Group had nothing else to do but keep laying out its backbone network and signing contracts with landline companies, and then nothing else.

This left Steve Case with nothing to see.

Little did they know, Wujiang Group was currently focusing on improving its internal capabilities, creating high-quality content, and developing more websites...

The once-famous AOL doesn't even have its own website anymore; it's in a terrible state.