Sohu's development history. It can be advanced to the background Olympic Games in 2008. as a sponsor of this Internet content development service. Sogou has represented the most advanced new media and communication service company in China from the very beginning. In 1995, Zhang Chaoyang returned from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States and founded Sohu's predecessor "Aitexin Information Technology Co., Ltd." based on venture capital. In 1998, Aitexin launched Sohu, and China's first large-scale classified search engine was born. The Sohu brand was born. "Rely on the map when you go out, and find Sohu on the Internet." Sohu has thus opened the magical door for Chinese netizens to the Internet world. Qin Shou met with Zhang Chaoyang alone. He valued this person's potential for development in an Internet company.
Slowly sip a cup of coffee. The smell from the tip of the nose is full of fragrance. Three hours later, Zhang Chaoyang visited the door in person, "Mr. Qin, hello." Zhang Chaoyang's attitude towards Qin Shou was very polite. First of all, there are Internet technology companies under the Guangming Group, and Sohu is currently lacking in investment and development. If it can cooperate with Qin Shou's Guangming Group. Then Sohu will enter a period of rapid development. In 1999, Sohu launched a news and content channel, which established the prototype of a comprehensive portal website and opened the era of domestic Internet "083" Internet portals. And Zhang Chaoyang himself was named as one of the "World's 50 Digital Heroes" by Time Magazine of the United States. And successively boarded the "Fortune" forum and the cover of "Asia Weekly". Qin Shou has not yet appeared in this world-renowned weekly magazine. "sit. Qin Shou smiled lightly and said, "I wonder if Mr. Zhang would like to discuss with me the prospect of Internet development?" Qin Shou's move also wanted to ask Zhang Chaoyang's views on the future of the Internet. Sohu's success is undoubtedly remarkable. Around July 2000, Sohu was officially listed on NASDAQ in the United States. From a well-known domestic enterprise to an international brand. This kind of advanced speed, even if it is placed on the fast-growing Internet company, is an exaggerated progress. Zhang Chaoyang has an almost monstrous intuition when dealing with investment in Internet companies. After 2000, Sohu acquired ChinaRen Alumni Records, the largest youth community in China, in an attempt to establish itself as the largest Chinese website in China.
In the third quarter of 2002, Sohu achieved full profitability for the first time in the domestic Internet industry, which was an epoch-making milestone in the development of the Internet. It has completely driven the domestic concept stocks to soar in the Nasdaq. November 2005. Sohu signed a contract to become the Internet content service sponsor of the 2008 Winter Olympic Games. Since then, Sohu has become an instant hit, which has completely established his position in the hearts of the people. Sogou, its predecessor also made a fortune by borrowing the name of Sohu. To put it bluntly, it's just rubbing heat. "At present, the status of domestic Internet companies in the minds of the people is still just a game of drumming and spreading flowers. Zhang Chaoyang sat on the chair and said with a casual smile: "However, I think Mr. Qin and I agree with each other, that is, you recognize the development potential of the Internet." "Naturally, how can a game that can be played in Europe and the United States not be played well in China?" Qin Shou maintains a very active enthusiasm for domestic Internet investment. In the eyes of Zhang Chaoyang, a talented student, this is also expected. The birth of the Internet is to deepen the connection world built between people. This is beneficial and harmless. For example, the first appearance of the telephone replaced the cumbersome postal communication and brought the relationship between people closer. For example, sending letters by ox carts and pigeons at the beginning are all means for people to deepen their relationship with each other. At those times, in addition to sending letters by phone, the shortest time would take several days. Even emails are at risk of being lost or tampered with. For example, if you go to a distant place to do business, you want to send an email telling your childhood sweetheart to wait a year later and come back to marry her if you earn enough money. As a result, your nemesis secretly changed the content of the letter. Said that you got married locally and would never come back, and then when the woman was heartbroken, you rushed in and got everything done in advance. It's no use waiting for the raw rice to be cooked. Or to deceive children, relatives died of illness, but in fact they were murdered and so on. In the past, the asymmetry of information bothered kings and commoners. Even if it is a war, there is always someone who can play for you when you set off beacon fire. For example, King Zhou You of the Western Zhou Dynasty, who played with the princes in Fenghuo, was willing to please his beloved concubine and teased the general guarding the pass, leading to the subjugation of the country. At present, at most, the guards would send a telegram, or directly dial the phone to scold King Zhou You for being incompetent and fatuous. He will definitely not go to war and kill him.
The emergence of Sohu, instead of Penguin, has become a prop for mainstream people to exchange information and continuously explore the Internet world. Sohu News and Content Channel, shortly after its launch, received wide acclaim and became the largest platform for mainstream people to obtain information. If we say that Zhang Chaoyang has dreams besides wanting to make Sohu grow stronger day by day. That is to realize the ideal of "making the Internet an indispensable part of Chinese people's life" established by Sohu since its inception. For this ideal, Zhang Chaoyang can devote a lot of energy. "I think Sohu is developing very well now." Zhang Chaoyang gave his own opinion, "The predecessor of Sohu, Aitexin, was able to have Sohu today because it played well enough on the domestic Internet. "The evaluations given by users are the most positive." "Right now, the domestic Internet is treated as a game, to a large extent, because these people's horizons limit their understanding of the Internet. "What era is it? Some people still think that the world is standing still and does not wait for anyone else. Is the whole world going to stop and wait for you alone?" Zhang Chaoyang's tone was serious. Mainly after returning to China, Zhang Chaoyang was still shocked by the cognition of some people in China. Ignorant and arrogant, Yelang never goes out of the world to see the colors in other corners. Simply enjoying the domestic employees' compliments to them, flattering people [gradually lost in their own small world. Forget about connecting with the whole world. Qin Shou deeply agrees with Zhang Chaoyang's view. Portal websites will inevitably face very large competition in the future. This is an ironclad fact. Because the portal website from scratch does not cost too much money, about a hundred thousand can be done. As for how to attract users to register and earn advertising fees in the future, it depends on the founder's ability. The emergence of portals is purely discussed here. Simple, efficient, no difficulty after getting used to it. The future promoted by these three points...... It is bound to be even more intense if it is fought by thousands of regiments, because this is a competition between programs. It is the wrestling between investors and capital behind the scenes. No one would dislike that they have a lot of money, not to mention that as a member of capital, they are better than oppressing ordinary people. Engulf the opponent's assets and form a domestic monopoly. This attraction is the greatest.
Who doesn't want to be number one? There are countless occupations in the world, and there are champions in every line of work. This is the obsession with the number one in the bones of the Chinese people. Even if it is popular now to put friendship first and competition second, it will only deceive children. Fail and all is lost. For example, the second person who landed on the moon and the second highest mountain in the world, few people in the world know about it. first, first! In this world, only the first deserves the respect of most people. With the existence of the first, the face of the second will be eclipsed, and any honor will be replaced by the former and trampled on wantonly. No matter how strong you are, you are still the second child in ten thousand years. "In the future, the pressure of competition between all of us will increase. If we don't cooperate sooner, I'm afraid that the back waves will beat the front waves to the beach and we won't be able to stand up." Qin Shou sighed. Zhang Chaoyang's eyes moved slightly when he heard Qin Shou's words. He never expected that Qin Shou would be so pessimistic about himself and future Internet investments. I think the successor will be even better. Zhang Chaoyang couldn't accept this point. Deep down, Zhang Chaoyang is a very confident person. His achievements surpassed ninety-nine percent of the people in the country. In less than a few years after returning to China this time, he founded Sohu and completely became a billionaire under the Internet trend. It can be said that the times chose people like Zhang Chaoyang. Now, Qin Shou thinks that there will be a company that surpasses Sohu. Zhang Chaoyang frowned and said, "Mr. Qin, I think you are too optimistic about domestic Internet investment. How can those people understand the true meaning of the Internet?" Qin Shou said with a faint smile: "Don't be too proud, domestic smart phones have gradually spread to the whole people." "This means that people's thirst for information is increasing, and portals that are purely will lose their competitiveness sooner or later." "Because without change, people's needs cannot be met." "And the blog is too outdated, like a chicken rib, it's a pity to throw it away, and it's tasteless to eat." Zhang Chaoyang was a little tempted, and couldn't help asking: "Then Mr. Qin, you came here to find me, there must be a solution, I'm all ears." "There is a Twitter abroad, and I want a Twitter that belongs to the people in our country."
Qin Shou smiled, and slowly expressed his idea of creating Weibo. This view won the approval of Zhang Chaoyang in an instant. Domestic Twitter? It's not that Zhang Chaoyang has never thought about it, but in this era when smartphones have just become popular among the people. The idea, was so surreal. Zhang Chaoyang didn't want to get this thing at the beginning, and thought it would take three years at the latest! It will take three years for domestic Twitter to appear in the domestic market. But Qin Shou doesn't think so. His view is a strong confidence in the domestic Internet! Since smart phones will become popular. That proves that the citizens have a preliminary understanding of the concept of new things on the Internet. Weibo, a domestic Twitter product, must log into the country within the shortest possible time!.