Chapter 946: More Money
"It's not wrong to say it's a substitute for the Internet. I think it's more appropriate to describe it as a mobile terminal. The current 3G version of the iPhone can already browse the web quickly. Once the technology matures in the future, it may become a mobile computer."
When talking about future development, Zhou Anan used more euphemistic particles.
The Apple of the future will be much more expensive than a laptop, but of course, its functions will almost catch up with those of a computer.
Aside from office supplies, a smartphone can indeed do most of the work of a computer.
"Wouldn't that take years? In recent years, it shouldn't have much impact on the current Internet industry."
Although he did not deny the possibility mentioned by the other party, Lian Yujin did not think that it would have any huge impact on the Internet industry in the short term.
In addition, she had to admit that the other party was indeed very far-sighted.
"Perhaps."
On this issue, Zhou Anan did not want to express his own insights. He nodded in agreement in a low-key manner and prepared to end the topic.
No one knows the rapid development of smartphones as well as he does, but there is no point in speaking out about it. It won’t gain the admiration of any cute girls, so why bother?
He was there for dinner, not for a debate.
"Okay, it's time to eat. Let's eat and talk at the table."
Seeing that the cousin and younger brother were chatting so happily, Lian Xiongdong and his wife watched quietly on the side, and only talked about dinner when the two of them finished talking.
He was right not to ask his wife to invite her friends in the circle.
How could this young man who has made a fortune of tens of billions at such a young age lack female stars to throw themselves into his arms? Blue Whale Entertainment is full of young and beautiful female stars.
What the other party lacks is a lady like my cousin who comes from a prominent family, is talented and beautiful, and has common topics with her.
Of course, their Lian family has been one of the top wealthy families in Hong Kong for many years, and they also need such an outstanding son-in-law.
It is impossible for a man to give birth to such outstanding offspring. We can only hope that the women in the family can attract outstanding young people to make up for the IQ shortcomings of the Lian Group.
"good."
When Zhou Anan heard the second young master Lian mention dinner, she stood up and followed him, to prevent the young lady from the Lian family from getting too excited and talking about the international economic situation.
We are not familiar with each other and are not going to have a boyfriend or girlfriend, so why should we have such a deep conversation?
If one accidentally reveals the secret, it would be irresponsible to himself.
There is nothing wrong with bragging to ordinary people about the future international situation. At most, it can be regarded as a joke. Even if the other party listens to it, it will not help.
If you talk too much to a daughter of a wealthy family like this, and if she listens to you, it may cause subtle changes in her attitude towards some things.
"Mr. Zhou, your Mingliu Weike is currently in a loss-making state. If it continues to develop according to the current model, the number of users will definitely increase, and various expenses will also increase. I wonder how Weike can make a profit?"
After sitting down at the table, Lian Yujin waited for his cousin to chat with the other party for a while before raising another question.
After the second round of financing, their Lian Group is also considered a shareholder of Mingliu Weike, so it is not too abrupt to ask this more professional question.
"In terms of brand advertising, Weike has achieved 85 million in revenue in the first two quarters, and it will definitely continue to rise in the future. We are preparing to explore the two models of e-commerce and charging individual users. We have already tried to cooperate with JD Mall in e-commerce."
After hearing such tricky questions from Miss Lian, Zhou Anan did not hide much and told the plan that the top management of Weike was going to implement.
In fact, Weike is not making no money, on the contrary, it is profitable.
Taking all types of revenue into account, Weike has already had revenue of over 100 million in the first half of the year, but its expenses are just higher.
Just maintaining the operation of the server requires a considerable amount of money every month. This is because the data center in cooperation with TX has been put into use, which has reduced most of the costs.
What made Zhou Anan speechless was that this trip to enjoy a dinner with Hong Kong's wealthy was disrupted by this curious Miss Lian.
"I remember that Weike also has a mobile phone browser called WK. According to the development trend of smart phones mentioned by Mr. Zhou, increasing the promotion of this WK browser will also be an important profit point in the future."
After listening carefully to the other party's story, Lian Yujin nodded and then expressed his own views.
"Miss Lian hit the nail on the head. I admire her."
Unexpectedly, this Miss Lian could point out the important profit point of Weike in the future so easily. Zhou Anan smiled and complimented her.
I have to say that the other party has a very sharp vision.
As for Mingliu Weike's profitability, the entire group's top management did not have any good ideas and focused part of their hopes on the development of the WK browser on mobile phones.
In the future, when smart phones are fully available in the market, the mobile WK browser will occupy a certain market share and will become a "food-producing machine" that makes a lot of money every day. It is not impossible to turn Weike from loss to profit.
At present, the development momentum of WK browser is good, and the installation volume is increasing day by day.
"Thank you for the compliment. This is just a small suggestion from me."
Hearing the praise from this far-sighted young tycoon, Lian Yujin couldn't help but feel a little happier.
Unconsciously, she didn't realize that she had already recognized the other person's talent in her heart.
"Hahaha, Yujin, calling him Mr. Zhou is too polite. Brother An is not much older than you, so you can just call him Brother An."
Lian Xiongdong, who was standing by, saw this and instead of exposing his cousin's showing off, he started to argue about the way she addressed him.
"Mr. Zhou, is it okay if I call you Brother Zhou?"
After rolling his eyes at his cousin, Lian Yujin smiled and asked the wealthy young man opposite.
Even though she hasn't gone to college yet, she knows exactly what her cousin is thinking.
She had some resistance before, but after a brief contact, she found that she and the other party did have a lot in common, so she did not rule out the possibility of Yu Jin.
"Of course, it's just a name."
Smiling, Zhou Anan naturally would not object.
"Brother Zhou, how many unicorns like Microsoft do you think will emerge in the domestic Internet industry in the future?"
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Although the Lian family's dinner was very generous, with delicacies from land and sea, abalone, shark's fin, and a table full of fifteen or sixteen dishes, Zhou Anan was not very happy with the meal.
However, Zhou Anan will not treat his people unfairly.
While chatting with the talkative Miss Lian, he filled his stomach in time, which was also a respect for the host family.
"Brother An, have you ever been to this mountain top to see the scenery before?"
After dinner, while drinking tea, Lian Xiongdong asked the younger brother next to him with a smile.
“This is my first time at the top of the mountain, too.”
"Then you must take a good walk. Most of the best scenery in this port city is on the top of the mountain. How about this, Brother An, since this is your first time here and you are not familiar with the place, I will let Yu Jin accompany you for a walk."
After getting the expected answer, Lian Xiongdong naturally stated his purpose.
"Okay, Brother Zhou, I'll take you out to see the scenery. There's a saying from the ancients: if you take a hundred steps after a meal, you'll live to be ninety-nine."
Without any hint from her cousin, Lian Yujin took the initiative to talk about being a free tour guide.
During the meal, she still had several questions she wanted to discuss with the other party, and she took the opportunity of taking a walk to ask more questions.
“That’s not necessary.”
Looking at the light in Miss Lian's eyes, Zhou Anan naturally would not think that the other party admired him because of his erudition. It was obvious that she regarded him as a free economics mentor.
Are you kidding? With his level of ability, how can he be a free teacher for top Cambridge students and have to pay extra for it?
(End of this chapter)
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