The first "West Lake Sword Contest" was held on Ma Xiaoyun's birthday. This guy had a pure whim and planned to hold a unique birthday party for himself, so he brought the Jin Yong Town scene and invited the four major websites to CEO.

Sina has made a special request, and Wang Zhidong wants to live broadcast the entire "sword debate" process.

While agreeing to Sina, Ma Xiaoyun also decided to increase his influence, so he invited dozens of media reporters. The news was leaked instantly, and the provincial and municipal governments attached great importance to it, because both Jin Yong and several major websites, they must have attracted the attention of countless people. Therefore, the government not only sent reporters from the official newspaper, but also helped arrange the event with green lights.

This is equivalent to formalizing the "sword debate". At that time, what you are talking about will definitely be the language of scenes, and it is impossible to conduct substantive communication in front of the public.

Private exchanges were therefore advanced, that is, the night before the West Lake sword contest, it was located in Huanbi Xiaozhu, Ruan Gongdun, a small island in the middle of the lake.

Ma Xiaoyun ran to the hotel in person and accompanied Jin Yong to the scene. Then the two sat in the tea room and chatted and waited.

Song Weiyang and Zhang Chaoyang came together, and Ma Xiaoyun immediately stood up and introduced: "Mr. Che, this is Mr. Song Weiyang, Chairman of Xifeng, and this is Mr. Zhang Chaoyang, Sohu ceo."

"Hello, Mr. Jin!"

"Hello, hello!"

The three of them shook hands with each other and sat down immediately.

Zhang Chaoyang is not a fan of Jin Yong at all. He has never read a martial arts novel and has only read "Water Margin" in his childhood, so he is not excited to see Jin Yong.

But Ding Sanshi, who came afterwards, was different. The moment he saw Jin Yong at the door, the old man's eyes were directly exposed, and he walked in and shouted: "Mr. Jin, Mr. Jin, you have harmed us young people for the time. How many people peek at your novels during class!"

Ma Xiaoyun introduced: "This is Mr. Ding Sanshi from NetEase."

Jin Yong immediately stood up and shook hands. Ding Sanshi bent over and held with his hands, looking like a super fan seeing his idol.

Wang Juntao and Wang Zhidong who were present next, although they were also die-hard Jin Yong fans, their performance was a little more natural. They just took out their own novels and let Jin Yong's signatures be pirated.

Jin Yong smiled when he signed the autograph. He had long been used to it. Ma Xiaoyun asked him to sign it for the first time. The novel he took out was also pirated, and it was bought from Xinhua Bookstore.

The few people greeted Song Weiyang differently. Ding Sanshi was enthusiastic and casual. After all, he had known each other for a long time, and the attitudes of Wang Juntao and Wang Zhidong were more formal and scene-like.

There is wine, tea, and big lake crab.

The big lake crabs are full and eat them as you like.

Song Weiyang quickly peeled off the crab shell and finished eating a crab, but Zhang Chaoyang saw that the crab had no idea.

Ding Sanshi smiled and said, "Old Zhang, I will teach you."

Under Ding Sanshi's step-by-step guidance, Zhang Chaoyang finally peeled off one, but it was obviously not in line with his taste. Seeing this, Ma Xiaoyun immediately called his subordinates and called to call the food in the northwest.

"Come on," Ma Xiaoyun raised his glass and smiled, "Today, the West Lake sword contest was invited to discuss Jin Daxia and the Internet leader. The grand occasion was unprecedented, let's have a drink first!"

Everyone stood up and clinked their glasses, and drank them all in one go.

While eating crabs, Ding Sanshi was close to Jin Yong, and he used the dialect from Zhejiang Province.

Ma Xiaoyun, Wang Zhidong and Wang Juntao also joined soon, and did not talk about the Internet market, and discussed the plots in Jin Yong's novels in various ways.

Song Weiyang only ate crabs with his head stuffy and said a few words to Zhang Chaoyang from time to time to avoid this guy being bored.

Looking at the Chinese Internet industry in 2000, Zhang Chaoyang is an absolute star, and his popularity is higher than the other four people combined. This has nothing to do with the company's strength. It is purely because Zhang Chaoyang knows how to make shows and is followed by the media every now and then. As for the others, whether it is Sina or 8848, although the company is very famous, people rarely know who CEO is.

As for Ma Xiaoyun and Alibaba, haha, Americans are more familiar with them than Chinese, and their reputation abroad is actually more reputable.

In addition to the host Ma Xiaoyun being more polite and Ding Sanshi being more casual, the remaining Wang Juntao and Wang Zhidong were both excluding Zhang Chaoyang intentionally or unintentionally. Zhang Chaoyang also felt that although he liked to show in front of the media, he was introverted in private and didn't like to talk much, so he simply stayed there to drink tea.

Jin Yong was also a person who was not talking much. He obviously regarded Zhang Chaoyang as a kind of person and took the initiative to guide the topic: "Does Mr. Zhang like to eat crabs?"

Zhang Chaoyang said: "I am from the Northwest and have never eaten crabs before."

"You can try it out and have the courage to try new things." Jin Yong said.

Zhang Chaoyang gave Jin Yong a lot of face and immediately started peeling crabs again, but still didn't take the initiative to chat. He was completely a dull man, which was completely different from the image he showed in front of the media.

In order to liven up the atmosphere, Ma Xiaoyun smiled and said to Song Weiyang: "Why didn't Old Song say anything today?"

Song Weiyang tasted the rice wine and crab meat and smiled and said, "I can't be distracted by the delicious food and wine. Moreover, you are all the leaders of various Internet sects, and I am the only one selling drinks. You guys, I'll listen."

Ding Sanshi was immediately amused: "If we are the heads of the Five Mountains, you are Feng Qingyang hiding behind you."

"Is there any allusion to this?" Jin Yong didn't understand.

Ma Xiaoyun pointed to Song Weiyang and smiled, "This Mr. Song is the largest shareholder of Sohu, the second largest shareholder of Alibaba, and the third largest shareholder of NetEase. He is the big financial backer behind me, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Ding. No matter how much money we make, we are working for Mr. Song."

Jin Yong smiled and said, "It seems that Mr. Song is the hidden master of the Chinese Internet industry."

"The master dares not be a victim, just a miserable man." Song Weiyang said.

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed.

Jin Yong didn't understand why, so he immediately asked what he meant.

Wang Zhidong explained with a wry smile: "It is now a global Internet winter, and all the investors who invest in Internet companies have lost a lot of money. After these years, you may get huge returns. If you can't get through it, the money you invested will be wasted."

If it weren't for selling it to Bank of China Investment, Song Weiyang would not have chosen to sell Taurus Capital shares in the near future because it was a loss. Google's valuation has fallen below $400 million. Fortunately, the assets of Shenzhou Technology continue to expand, otherwise 1.8% of Taurus shares would not be able to cash out $30 million.

Song Weiyang made more of political considerations in this transaction.

Because the scale of Shenzhou Technology is getting bigger and bigger, more and more people are jealous. Last year, Shenzhou Technology was not enough to exchange equity with funds under the Ministry of Information Industry, and Bank of China Investment’s shareholding ratio in Taurus Capital was not high. Now, it is taking the opportunity to sell it to Bank of China Investment to allow Shenzhou Technology to avoid political risks to the greatest extent.

Only then did Jin Yong understand the truth and said, "It is normal for the tide to rise and fall. The more you are, the more you need to strive for progress."

Ma Xiaoyun said: "This time I invite all friends to come to West Lake, just to join forces to keep warm and let us overcome the difficulties together."

"It should." Others responded one after another.

Song Weiyang smiled but said nothing, and it was a big deal to overcome the difficulties together.

Among these five people, three are portal websites, and they want to die quickly. The remaining two are e-commerce companies, one is b2b and the other is b2c. There seems to be no competition, but Wang Juntao is forced to transform by shareholders and will soon have a direct confrontation with Ma Xiaoyun.

It sounds sad. In history, only Ma Xiaoyun and Ding Sanshi have withstood the five people in front of us.

By next year, Wang Zhidong was kicked out first, and the directors he personally invited joined forces to clear them out. The directors discussed in private, obtained the support of shareholders, and directly launched a surprise attack. When Wang Zhidong went to Sina to work, he realized that his position in CEO had been scrapped.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Juntao followed suit. First, the board of directors airborne the vice president, step by step, and then directly asked Wang Juntao to get out.

It was because Zhang Chaoyang was frightened by the experiences of these two people, so he chose to completely compromise with the shareholders, and slowly led Sohu to decline. Now with Song Weiyang's support, it might be a little better, it depends on how much Zhang Chaoyang can do.

And what about Ding Sanshi's choice?

This guy is very real. While working hard to make money and profit, he promises shareholders the prospects. When encountering shareholders who strongly oppose him, there is nothing to talk about. He directly repurchases the stocks in his hands and finds a way to make money when the company runs out of funds.

And Ding Sanshi was very serious. The other four people were raised and they were all busy. Only Ding Sanshi broke a penny into two petals to spend, and he had to make careful calculations for every penny. This guy's digging was already deep in his bones. Sometimes he brought his subordinates to dinner, but he didn't even take the initiative to treat him. Ding Sanshi's deputy later recalled that NetEase had already been listed. Ding Sanshi had a tea refill in the tea shop, and the waiter had to calculate the money for two cups. Ding Sanshi was furious and asked: "Why?"

After Song Weiyang interrupted, the others finally changed the topic from martial arts novels to the Internet industry. The problem is that Jin Yong doesn't understand the Internet. After saying a few words, the topic turned back. Now Zhang Chaoyang doesn't speak again.

In the end, it was Jin Yong who took the initiative to ask about everyone’s entrepreneurial experience, and the atmosphere finally became warm.

Wang Juntao talked about how he chose to do e-commerce, and stated what the significance of 8848 is, and he wants to be the top peak in the Internet industry.

Wang Zhidong and Jin Yong had known each other for a long time. Ming Pao used Founder's layout system. At that time, Wang Zhidong was in charge of related matters at Founder. The two of them became very familiar with each other. He first talked about Founder, and then Sina, and talked a lot of things.

Zhang Chaoyang said: "I wanted to go back to China to open an Internet company very early. I found many investors in the United States, but I was unwilling to provide me with startup capital. At that time, I happened to hear that Boss Song invested in Kingsoft, so I went to Fudan to try my luck. As a result, it took only a few minutes for Boss Song to agree to invest in me. In terms of entrepreneurship, I have to thank Boss Song."

Ding Sanshi smiled and said, "Boss Song is just in time. We have known this for a long time. Taurus Capital is now the third largest shareholder of NetEase. Boss Song, when will he also invest in NetEase?"

"Who is with us, old friend," Song Weiyang said, "When NetEase's stock price falls to single digits, I will pay for as much as those American shareholders are willing to sell."

Ding Sanshi was overjoyed: "Keep your word!"

Song Weiyang held the wine glass and said, "I haven't drunk much tonight."

Ding Sanshi immediately felt relieved and laughed: "The emperor is worthy of being the emperor, he is domineering enough!"

"What emperor?" Wang Juntao asked.

Ding Sanshi pointed to Song Weiyang and smiled and said, "I have known Boss Song for several years and have always been a friend online. He used to have an online name called 'There are always troublemakers who want to harm me'. Everyone calls him the emperor and speaks very slutty! Well, this word is also used by him often, and he talks in a lot of slutty!"

Jin Yong nodded and said, "There are always unlucky people who want to harm me. This name is very interesting."

"Ha ha ha ha!"
Chapter completed!