"Damn! Boss 8 is so proud. He took out a car worth 1.5 million as the lottery. If he loses, he will lose a lot."

"Actually, this car is nothing. Mr. Du, our long red flag. It is said that he used to be a national leader. That is a real luxury car. Even if you have money, you can't buy it."

"He just said that 1.5 million is only half a month's income, which is equivalent to 100,000 yuan a day. What is the use of the Internet? It is so easy to make money?"

Amid the discourses of many different opinions, Du Qiu asked Zhou Hongyi's name knowingly, and then greeted him: "It turns out that you are Zhou Hongyi. No wonder I think the voice sounds a bit familiar. Please sit down first and then chat slowly after the opening ceremony is over."

After Zhou Hongyi sat down as he was, a netizen behind him who had just met last night patted his shoulder, half jealous and half envious, saying: "You are so lucky. You have used a camera worth hundreds of yuan to bet on a luxury car worth more than one million yuan. If I had known I had already shouted!"

Zhou Hongyi was also very excited at this time, but his mind was still clear and he said with a smile: "The higher the odds, the greater the possibility of losing."

"It doesn't matter if you lose. It's just a camera anyway. The key is that Boss 8 knows you and may poach you to work at Snapdragon, which is a good job with a monthly salary of over 10,000 yuan."

With its high salary that surpasses the times and its rapidly rising fame, Snapdragon has become an ideal work unit for many programmers in China. However, Zhou Hongyi has just participated in it for more than a month and has not yet had a clear career plan. He casually said: "Not everyone can earn more than 10,000 yuan a month."

Compared with Zhou Hongyi's slowness, Sun Shaobao, who was sitting in the front row, was more sensitive. He asked Liu Yunlai, who was sitting near the corridor, and said, "Du Qiu made this bet, is it called eyeball hype?"

Liu Yunlai has always disliked each other with his brother-in-law and rarely communicated with each other. However, the relationship between the two has eased slightly recently, so he said patiently: "It's not eyeball hype, it's eyeball economy. Now there is too much information and people's attention cannot keep up. Only companies that can attract consumers' attention will make a lot of money."

Eye-ball economy is commonly known as attention economy. This concept was officially proposed in 1997. It was very advanced in 1995. Only a few media people who often come into contact with Du Qiu could understand it. Sun Shaobao knew nothing about it and said disdainfully: "Snapdragon has no business in China. What money can he make except for some jokes?"

Liu Yunlai moved the corners of his mouth, resisted the urge to retort, and explained lightly: "Mr. Du is warming up in advance for the day after tomorrow's birth press conference, and you will know then."

Du Qiu, with the hint of several reporters squatting next to the rostrum, held the car keys and placed two more imposing oses to make them take photos. Then he put away the car keys and walked back to the middle of the rostrum to signal the netizens to remain quiet and continue his speech.

"The Emperor Taizong of Tang has a famous saying, "Using history as a lesson, you can know the rise and fall of the world. The reason why I dared to bet on my own car just now is that history has told us the direction of future development, especially industries such as industry and technology that are highly regular."

"In 1781, James Watt improved the steam engine. After more than 20 years of development, in the early 19th century, Robert Fulton invented the steam ship and George Stephenson invented the railway. This was the first industrial revolution, and everyone should have heard of this history."

"In 1860, Etienne Lenoir invented the internal combustion engine, in 1866, Werner von Siemens invented the generator. Also after more than 20 years of development, in the 1880s, Carl Benz invented the automobile and Thomas Edison invented the electric lamp. This was the second industrial revolution."

"Now, let's look back at what happened in the technology industry in the past 20 years? In 1966, Chinese-American scientist Kao proposed the fiber optic communication theory. In 1969, the Internet's predecessor R.com was officially launched. In 1971, Kebak released the world's first personal computer..."

At this time, a netizen picked on: "Didn't a personal computer invent it by Apple?"

"Apple just carried forward personal computers. Kebak lost 40 personal computers for $750 in 1971." After showing off the complex knowledge in his memory, Du Qiu continued the topic just now: "After more than 20 years of development, in the era we are in, there are already millions of kilometers of communication lines and hundreds of millions of personal computers in the world. What are these lines and computers combined? Yes, it's the Internet!"

"The concept of the Third Industrial Revolution was mentioned shortly after the end of World War II. Some said it was marked by the original, some said it was marked by satellites, and some said it was marked by electronic computers. In my opinion, nothing was it. I think the symbol of the Third Industrial Revolution was the Internet. Only when the Internet matured will the Third Industrial Revolution really break out."

Du Qiu's bets that he spent a lot of money and his attitude of answering questions stimulated the enthusiasm of the audience. Someone immediately made fun of him and asked, "Why?"

"Because every industrial revolution will cause a qualitative change in the efficiency of information exchange in human society. In the first industrial revolution, steam ships and steam trains replaced wooden ships and carriages, making ocean sailing and long-distance migration possible, narrowing the distance between time and space, and increasing the efficiency of human information exchange by a higher level. In the second industrial revolution, telegraphs and telephones replaced oral messages and letters, increasing the efficiency of information exchange by another level. Among all the mature technologies in the world today, only the Internet can increase the efficiency of human information exchange by another level."

Information is also productivity. Du Qiu's rhetoric is not actually separated from the theoretical system of "industrial revolution" and "productivity" in middle school textbooks. However, he deliberately cut out a few historical details and interpreted them from a perspective, giving people a refreshing feeling. Not only did netizens listen with relish, but even Hou Chengzong and several professors nodded and praised them, thinking it made sense.

At this time, a rich netizen raised an Ericsson g** mobile phone that had just been launched in China. He shook it in a very sexy way and asked loudly: "8, where is the mobile phone? Mobile phones can also improve the efficiency of information exchange."

"From 1 to 2, from 1 to 100, it is qualitative change, and qualitative change will trigger the industrial revolution. Mobile phones are derivatives of fixed phones, but quantitative change is not considered a revolutionary product." After explaining, Du Qiu said: "I will use the preparation process of this Internet conference as an example to illustrate why the Internet has caused a qualitative change in the efficiency of information exchange in human society."

"Let's first deduce what if there is no Internet, a computer enthusiast party attended by 500 strangers who don't know each other, what should I do?"

"First of all, I have to spend a lot of money to advertise in national newspapers and invite 500 computer enthusiasts to Yuncheng. But after the advertisements, as the organizer, I don't know how many computer enthusiasts have seen the advertisements, nor can I select real computer enthusiasts from the thousands of applicants. As participants, you don't know if there are any places when you see the advertisements, nor whether you have any activities you are interested in at the party, because the newspaper layout is limited and many details are not clear."

"What's especially troublesome is that if an accident occurs during the preparation process, it is difficult to solve it in traditional ways. For example, if someone has something to do, who will be the substitute? Or the organizer changes the meeting time, how to notify..."

As the specifications of the Internet Conference increased, the opening time also changed. It was originally scheduled for July, but later changed to August 1, and then August 18. It was full of twists and turns and was criticized. Therefore, as soon as Du Qiu said this, a boo sounded in the conference center.

"Secondly, I bear all the costs of this party, but you have to buy bus tickets, train tickets or air tickets by yourself, and you will be reimbursed after you arrive in Yuncheng. Although I booked the hotel in advance, I encountered problems such as insufficient ** shops, or friends cannot live together when checking in. I believe everyone has a deep understanding of these travel and accommodation troubles."

"Third, as the organizer of the party, I hope to attract more attention from computer enthusiasts. As the sponsor of the party, I hope to receive timely and extensive publicity. However, after the reporter interviews and takes photos, he must fax the manuscript to the report agency or magazine, and then go through a series of processes such as review, layout, and printing. When the publication is officially released, the party will become tomorrow's yellow flowers."

"Fourth, during the preparation of the party, I have to purchase a lot of things, many of which I have never bought before. When the party is over, you may have to buy some local specialties and other things before leaving to take them back as gifts or as souvenirs. However, most of you are here in Yuncheng for the first time. What to buy? Where to buy? Is the price appropriate? Is there any problem with the quality? I don't know anything, right?"

"Fifth, during this party, everyone will make many friends, wait until they go their separate ways and return to their own homes, if they want to continue to maintain this friendship, they have to make a call often? China Telecom will turn you into a pauper, write letters? China Post can turn you into a husband-wish stone."

In 1995, telecommunications and postal efficiency was extremely low. A phone cost several thousand yuan for initial installation, and a letter took a month to receive a reply. The public complained, and Du Qiu's analogy triggered a resonance and attracted a burst of sarcastic laughter.
Chapter completed!