Chapter 406: Top Ten IT Figures

On March 8, 2002, at 7 pm, inside the Changfu Palace Hotel in Beijing, the walls were brightly lit, and many IT giants gathered in groups, toasting and chatting, discussing the changes in China's IT industry in the past year and the world.

The pattern of the IT industry and its development direction in 2002. However, the name that everyone talks about the most is Lin Feng, the youngest richest man in the country who has caused countless sensations in the past year.

From the peak number of online users of "Legend" exceeding 1.5 million in early 2001, to the acquisition of "valve" company in the middle of the year and the launch of "Counter-Strike Online" Asia Internet, to the crash of the Statue of Liberty in "9.11", causing the White House to unexpectedly collapse and swallowed alive.

"New Wolf Network" launched "Audition: All-Star Lineup", creating a legend of earning 100 million a night. At the end of the year, it was competing with Apple's Steve Jobs. Not long ago, it even launched "One Hundred Questions about "Legend".

And the person who has created so many amazing achievements is only 22 years old this year. This is simply a "legend".

When Lin Feng arrived at Beijing Changfu Palace Hotel, he opened the door and walked in. All eyes in the hall were turned to Lin Feng, the man who created the "legend".

Lin Feng was slightly startled, but he had long been accustomed to receiving such attention, so he didn't mind it. He smiled slightly, glanced around, saw a few familiar people, and walked straight over.

"Hi, Mr. Li, you're here too." Lin Feng walked over and took a photo of Baidu CEO Robin Li.

"Director Lin, I thought it was Mr. Wu Zhaopu who came, but I didn't expect you to come in person." Robin Li said in surprise.

Lin Feng was stunned.

"Haha, Director Lin, except for the company CEOs in Beijing, most of the CEOs from other places will not come in person and will only send a representative. After all, this so-called awards show is just a boring party. I am in Beijing, no

It’s not going to get better, and Baidu is developing, so it is necessary to establish a good relationship with the bosses and establish friendship.” Robin Li said with an indifferent shrug.

Lin Feng was depressed for a while. He attached so much importance to this "Top 10 Most Important People in IT", but after doing it for a long time, he was not worth mentioning in the eyes of these people. It seemed that he was still too excited. After all, this was the first time he had won such an award.

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"Haha, Director Lin, don't be depressed. It's good to come today. You are the big winner tonight. If you don't come, you will miss this good show." Seeing Lin Feng's depressed look, Robin Li smiled and enlightened.

Big winner? Lin Feng didn't believe it. At most, he could only get one of the top ten influential figures, and he couldn't talk about a big winner. Later, Lin Feng also saw Tan Zhi from his own company "Lin's Technology Co., Ltd." and the chief executive of "Dingdang.com"

Operations Officer Wang Juntao and others were also there.

"Hey, Vice President Wang, why are you here, but you didn't tell me, let's come together." Lin Feng said pretending to be angry.

"Haha, boss, I happened to be negotiating the contract in Beijing, so I just stopped by." Wang Juntao shrugged helplessly.

A few people exchanged pleasantries, and soon the award ceremony for the "Top Ten Most Influential People in IT in 2001" officially began.

"Good evening, distinguished guests and friends. Thank you very much for coming to our venue. We all sit together again to applaud the achievements of our country's IT industry and congratulate the leaders. Thank you for your attention to China's IT industry. Thank you all.

Participate in and support the annual selection of China's top ten IT figures..." Mr. Chen Xiaochuan, deputy editor-in-chief of China Youth Daily, took the lead in delivering a speech after being introduced by the host.

Before he finished speaking, Lin Feng felt dizzy. We are all IT people, why should you make it difficult for IT people? "Awarding awards to IT figures". Why did you bring up the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China? This program and that program?

, aren’t you tired!——Lin Feng felt like crying without tears.

Later, Mr. Wang Junxiu, Senior Strategic Advisor of the Internet Laboratory, special guests Mr. Ni Guangnan, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Mr. Lu Benfu, an economist, Mr. Wang Ran, Chairman of Yikai Network Capital, and Mr. Li Ruxiong, President of Candidate Lianbang Software

The long speech made Lin Feng want to commit suicide. Isn't this an IT award show? When did it become an entertainment star award show? And in China, long speeches are a must. I don't know that for all IT people,

Time is money!

With Lin Feng full of complaints, this lengthy speech finally came to an end. If Lin Feng had not cultivated his moral character now, in the past, I am afraid that Lin Feng would have walked away when these so-called experts and committee members spoke. If Lin Feng really did it in front of

Everyone walked away, looking very happy and amazing, but the trouble was definitely not small. After all, these experts are still here to give speeches, so you just walk away and let these experts think what they think.

Fortunately, Lin Feng has learned to keep a low profile. Otherwise, although these troubles would not come to Lin Feng immediately, they would be like ants chewing on the levee. One bite today and one bite tomorrow. Sooner or later, Lin Feng's levee, which is not too strong, will be destroyed.

Collapsed in an anthill.

"Now we enter the theme of this awards ceremony. I would like to invite Mr. Deng Shaogao, deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Daily, to announce the first list of winners." The host's words brought Lin Feng back from his drowsiness.

"The seal is very tight. The first one is Mr. Zhang Chaoyang, Chairman and CEO of Sohu." Deng Shaogao pinched the envelope and wanted to make a joke to lighten the dull atmosphere. You must know that this is not an entertainment star award show. You

Why bother with so many things? Besides, you're not funny either. You're as faceless as an old eggplant. No matter how funny the joke is, it's not funny.

"Dear friends from the media and leaders, I am honored to have taken so many photos with you seniors through Zhang Chaoyang's light. Zhang Chaoyang attaches great importance to this award. I am very grateful to China Youth Daily and my friends in the media." Unexpectedly,

Deng Shaogao showed off his old face again, but it was Li Shanyou, vice president of Sohu, who came up, which made Deng Shaogao really a bit embarrassed.

Lin Feng was amused when he saw it. Well, he did take it seriously. The one he took seriously was the Sohu company in Haidian District, Beijing. Zhang Chaoyang didn't even show up in person, so he really took it seriously.

Subsequent winners of the "IT Person of the Year 2001" were NetEase CEO Ding Lei, Lenovo Group Chairman Liu Chuanzhi, and Hong Kong Sunshine Culture Group Chairman Yang Lan, but they were all present and sent representatives. Of course, they repeatedly stated their company's reputation in their acceptance speeches.

The boss really, really attaches great importance to this award, but no one came.

Lin Feng shook his head. If the netizens were here, they would definitely be making noise again. What kind of bullshit! Damn it, I won’t come next year either! - Lin Feng cursed secretly.

"The fifth winner is Mr. Robin Li, CEO of Baidu." Deng Shaogao's gloomy face finally saw a ray of sunshine, because he finally saw the first winner arrive at the scene.

"I would like to thank my media friends and all netizens for voting for me to win this award. In addition to thanking all netizens for their support of Baidu, I would also like to thank all Baidu employees for their efforts. At the same time, I would also like to formally thank Lin Feng

Director Lin’s trust in me.” Robin Li applauded.

Lin Feng was slightly startled. He did not expect that Robin Li would mention himself when delivering his speech. However, the scene was filled with applause. Lin Feng instantly became the focus of the audience. Many people even shouted "Lin Feng is here", which made it very confusing.

Lin Feng was like a star, which made Lin Feng very helpless and shook his head repeatedly.

I just want to keep a low profile, no need to be like this! - Lin Feng sighed secretly.

"The sixth winner is Mr. Wang Juntao, chief operating officer of 'Dingdang.com', who has created a new era of e-commerce and made b2c e-commerce truly a reality in China," said Deng Shaogao.

"I personally would like to express my gratitude for being awarded the title of 'IT Person of the Year' in 2001, but the person I want to thank the most is our company's chairman, Mr. Lin Fenglin. Without his trust, I would still be a failure in e-commerce.

Director Lin, thank you for giving me a chance to prove myself again." On the stage, Wang Juntao bowed to Lin Feng very formally to express his gratitude.

Lin Feng took a breath, why should this Wang Juntao be so formal? It would be difficult for him to keep a low profile now. Isn't it? The scene was in an uproar. No one expected that the person who the two consecutive winners wanted to thank the most was Lin Feng.

Everyone looked at Lin Feng with strange eyes, filled with jealousy and envy.

"The seventh winner is Ma Huateng of Tencent Group. Tencent Holdings was successfully listed in Hong Kong and created a record in the instant messaging market." Deng Shaogao introduced.

However, it was a vice president of Tencent who took the stage, once again proving how little attention this so-called "China's top ten IT figures in 2001" has received. After the vice president of Tencent made a eloquent declaration of winning the award, he looked at Lin Feng

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"Director Lin, our chairman Ma Dongbao told me that Tencent could not be what it is today without the agreement that Director Lin made back then (using suggestions such as "QQ Farm" in exchange for 5% of Tencent's shares). Without your guidance and guidance back then,

With that 50 million capital injection, Tencent may have gone bankrupt long ago. Director Ma asked me to express my gratitude to Director Lin very formally." The vice president of Tencent also unexpectedly bowed deeply on the stage, causing an uproar at the scene.

One is like this, two are like this, and the third one is like this, and this is Tencent Vice President, expressing gratitude to Lin Feng on behalf of Tencent Chairman Ma Huateng. This is so exciting. It is difficult for anyone else present to win this award.

, this Lin Feng is so good, three consecutive winners have expressed their gratitude to Lin Feng, this is too enviable. But if you think about it carefully, isn't it? Baidu Lin Feng owns 55% of the shares, it can be said that Baidu is almost Lin Feng

Lin Feng owns 80% of Feng's "Dingdang.com", and it goes without saying that it also belongs to Lin Feng. As for Tencent, if everyone thinks about it carefully, Lin Feng owns 10% of Tencent's shares and is the third largest shareholder of Tencent.

Thinking about it this way, everyone deeply understood what it meant to compare one person to another, and it made people angry to death.

"The eighth winner is Tan Zhi, vice president of 'Lin's Technology Co., Ltd.', who led 'Phantom' to successfully open the Asian market, European market, and North American market, becoming the most fashionable technology product in 2001." Deng Shaogao announced helplessly.

Everyone knows that this company belongs to Lin Feng just by the name. It makes tonight's party seem like a commendation ceremony for Lin Feng, which is quite frustrating.
Chapter completed!