In 1994, the internet in China was still in its infancy, and online shopping was out of the question. Yan Hongzhe wanted to start an internet company with his classmates, a company that would build a portal for the Chinese internet.
“We can develop software, create websites, and the internet has everything we want to know. People can get everything they want online. However, the internet is still in its early stages. Many software programs are not optimized, and users are like looking for a needle in a haystack when they are on the internet. I want to build a website to simplify the information that users need.”
Yan Hongzhe took out his proposed plan and showed it to Chu Yu.
"For example, if I need to cook a dish today, let's say it's sweet and sour pork. I don't know how to make it, I have no one around to teach me, and I don't have a recipe. But I have a computer at home. How can I use this computer to search for the recipe I want to know? Or, for example, if I want to know what disease my pet has, what to do about the rash on my skin, how to bring down my child's fever, or the documents and materials I need for my thesis, if all these things can be found online, then our internet can truly serve customers and achieve what customers say: the Internet of Everything, the world is a network, the earth is not just the earth, but a global village. The distance between everyone is shortened, we can contact people abroad at any time without writing letters or spending thousands or tens of thousands of yuan on plane tickets. We can contact each other through the internet, chat, and even meet face-to-face."
Chu Yu pondered for a moment, "You're talking about software with search functionality, let's call it a search engine. Search engines have everything. We need to build a search engine software that crawls massive amounts of information, extracts the official information that is useful to customers, and customers can quickly find the information they want by opening our search engine and clicking on it."
Yan Hongzhe's eyes lit up, and he said with delight:
"That's right, that's exactly the kind of search engine I want to make. I hope the internet can serve people's lives, instead of serving only the high-end like it does now. In the future, everyone will be able to afford a computer and access the internet. After our internet company is established, Chinese people will live more efficiently."
Zhang Ying hadn't expected them to think so far ahead. According to Yan Hongzhe, if they could really build something called a search engine, and find out what they wanted to know just by searching on the engine, that would be really convenient.
"That would require a massive system, wouldn't it? The internet isn't very developed now, and there's still very little information online. But in the future, if the internet becomes widespread and everyone uses computers, how many pieces of information will be generated every day? It could be hundreds of billions. If the system can't support it, then things will get complicated."
To create a search engine, you naturally need a good system.
In addition, it is necessary to respond to customer inquiries in a short period of time.
This requires extremely high technical skills.
Chu Yu smiled. "I'm very interested in search engines. We could even create our own search engine for Chinese people. Besides search engines, we can also develop software, various chat tools. Just as Yan Hongzhe said, in the future, Chinese people will be able to chat with people from other countries, which isn't difficult at all. Our chat tools can send messages and connect to mobile phones. For example, if I want to send a message to a friend's mobile phone, currently, it can only be done through a paging service. In the future, I can log in to the internet to send a message, and that message will go directly to your mobile phone... Doesn't that sound very appealing? When mobile phones become more intelligent, our internet and mobile phones will be even more closely connected."
Yan Hongzhe nodded. No matter how much time had passed, he still felt that he and Chu Yu had a lot in common. They were like comrades-in-arms fighting side by side, and they understood each other's needs.
Yan Hongzhe had mentioned similar ideas abroad before, but no one seemed very interested. The blind date his family introduced him to also thought the idea was too bold.
They all thought Yan Hongzhe was just daydreaming.
Only Yan Hongzhe himself knows that he is not just daydreaming; the Internet of Things will definitely be realized in the future.
Chu Yu's understanding made Yan Hongzhe no longer feel uneasy. The incomprehension of others often made him feel like a fool.
But in front of Chu Yu, she didn't think it was just wishful thinking. She felt that everything was possible and that Yan Hongzhe's idea was excellent. She even had a name in mind: search engine.
And you know what? This name really suits Yan Hongzhe's vision.
A search engine? The more Yan Hongzhe thought about it, the more suitable it seemed.
Yan Hongzhe was Chu Yu's old classmate. When her old classmate asked her to start a business, Chu Yu had no reason to disagree. It was only 1994, and Chu Yu knew that starting an internet business was still a bit difficult, but it wasn't entirely impossible. Next year would be 1995, and in a few more years, it would be the first year of the internet era.
There's no such thing as difficult or not difficult; she could easily bring forward what should have happened a few years later.
She also has that ability.
The two had agreed to start an internet company during their meal, and Zhang Ying quickly said, "You two big shots, could you mentor us? Let us have some soup, please?"
“Exactly, I want to get a stake too. One share isn’t enough, even a tenth of a share will do. Just bring me in. Even if I can’t contribute anything, I can at least provide emotional value,” Li Miao said.
Li Miao is now the CEO of Mandarin. At a young age, she is already a celebrity who frequently appears on television. Many people know that she is the representative of Mandarin. Li Miao is very famous. She wants to invest in the company. What else can Chu Yu say?
Chu Yu is willing to help his classmates start a business together.
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