On September 1, 1994, Eva Pascoe, who was studying for a PhD in cognitive psychology at the University of London, opened the world's first Internet cafe, Cyberia, in the West End of London.

In May 1996, the first Internet cafe appeared in the magical city of Xia Kingdom, Weigate, and the price of Internet access was 40 yuan per hour.

Since then, more and more Internet cafes have popped up across China.

As the Internet becomes more and more developed, Internet cafes that could only play stand-alone games at the beginning have begun the era of unlimited dial-up Internet access.

Internet cafes are popping up like mushrooms after a rain, and their number is increasing.

In order to make money by opening an Internet cafe more quickly, many people choose to go into alleys and private houses, buy a bunch of computers, connect them to phone lines, and start it.

This is a black Internet cafe.

Li Quanwang's uncle Huang Dongheng and others opened a black Internet cafe.

Because there are no formalities, costs are extremely reduced, and people's demand for Internet access is soaring. There are many examples of black Internet cafes that pay back their capital in two months and start making money in three months. Although Internet cafes these days only browse a web page, people still enjoy it.

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But these have nothing to do with selling computers.

It doesn’t matter whether you are a black Internet cafe or a white Internet cafe, you still need computers, which is good for computer companies.

Computers produced by Jianlai Technology have always been in short supply.

Before, Manulife Qian was engaged in computer assembly, but now it has just branded and scaled up the business.

And scale helps reduce costs.

Coupled with the chassis produced by Dingyuan Mold Factory, the cost is further reduced and the personality is enhanced - as long as you are willing to pay more, the design team of Dingyuan Mold Factory can even design an Internet cafe co-branded model exclusively for you.

Therefore, the mainframes produced by Jianlai Technology are very popular, and business is very prosperous regardless of individual consumers or group purchases.

Coupled with the fact that the Internet cafe version of Keylai host comes with its own billing software, Keylai Technology's computers are the first choice for Internet cafes.

Jianlai Technology's products have been sold all over the country.

Today, Jianlai Technology already has tens of thousands of square meters of beautiful assembly plants, and is producing day and night.

As the shareholder responsible for daily management, Qian Hongli has a luxurious office with hundreds of square meters.

Lu Yiming opened the door and walked in, joking: "Boss Qian, you are living a comfortable life."

Seeing Lu Yiming come in, Qian Mangli, who was sitting at his desk playing card games, suddenly stood up and asked in surprise: "Mr. Lu, why are you here? You didn't say anything in advance. You, a major shareholder,

Shenlong is seen every day but not every year. He only comes here a few times a month and is nowhere to be seen in meetings. The shopkeeper is too reckless to throw away his hands."

Lu Yiming sat on the sofa, waved his hand and said, "I want to study. Besides, I can rest assured that the company will be left to you to manage. Just sit back and wait for the dividends. Why are you so tired?"

Although Qian Hongli complained, he was actually very satisfied with Lu Yiming. There was a major shareholder who was rich but didn't like to mess around. This was a good thing that he couldn't find anywhere even with a lantern.

After chatting for a while, Lu Yiming took out a small box and said, "Here, let me show you something good."

He took out the USB flash drive and put it in front of Qian Hongli.

What Qian Hongli saw was a circuit board wrapped in plastic. The circuit board was only the size of a thumbnail. One end of the circuit board was equipped with a b standard interface jointly launched by Intel and other companies in 1996.

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This strange-looking thing left Qian Hongli a little confused.

"What's this?"

Lu Yiming plugged this thing into the computer, opened the hard disk location, and said: "See? There is an extra 8 hard disk space here. This is the thing I plugged in. This is the full-text document of "Xinhua Dictionary". This is a song

The audio file of the song. I can drag it with the mouse and transfer it directly to this computer. Similarly, I can also drag in whatever is on my computer and take it with me."

Qian Hongli was worthy of being a businessman. He immediately saw the big market hidden in this gadget. His eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "Where did this come from?"

Lu Yiming said: "I cooperated with Youyuan Electronics Factory to establish a new company called Mingyuan Technology. This is the laboratory version of Mingyuan Technology's first product. I call it 'USB' and it is currently undergoing appearance.

The design and packaging will be on the market before the year. By then, it can be sold together with computers from Keylei Technology."

When Qian Hongli heard this, he was immediately excited: "Is there such a good thing?"

Lu Yiming joked: "Did I take advantage of you again?"

"Okay, think about how to better combine sales and make a plan for me. I'm leaving."

"good."

Lu Yiming left Jianlai Technology and returned to Bihai Longting. Just as he was about to enter, he saw Zhang Xiaolong walking out with a briefcase. Lu Yiming stopped him and said, "Hey, Zhang Xiaolong, what are you doing?"

When Zhang Xiaolong saw Lu Yiming, he said: "It has been raining these days. Several of my floppy disks got wet and were scrapped. I went out to buy floppy disks."

Later, he said thankfully: "Fortunately, I have backup copies of all the important information in it, otherwise I would have been working in vain this month."

When doing software development, it is inevitable to frequently use some data storage tools.

At this time, the mainstream data storage product on the market is a floppy disk. A 35-inch floppy disk has a capacity of only 144b, but the price is as high as several hundred yuan. To use it, you need to install the driver, which is a hassle.

Zhang Xiaolong used to spend a lot of the money he earned from selling pirated CDs on those floppy disks. Now, although he is hanging out with Lu Yiming and has no shortage of money in his pocket, he still can't help complaining: "These floppy disks

It’s too troublesome to use and store. Isn’t there a more secure and reliable way to store data to replace crappy floppy disks?”

Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Of course."

He took out the USB flash drive and said, "This is it. Mingyuan Technology's new product, I named it the USB flash drive."

"You? Name it?" Zhang Xiaolong looked at the thing in Lu Yiming's hand in surprise.

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "Yes, I invented it, patent number 6829672."

Zhang Xiaolong couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

What kind of monster is this Mr. Lu?

Zhang Xiaolong felt a little unbelievable: "Can this thing replace a floppy disk?"

It's just a circuit board soldered to a B interface. It doesn't look like a serious product.

Lu Yiming said: "This is the first generation product. You can try it and see if it works well. If there are any areas that need improvement, tell me after using it. It will be automatically recognized when plugged into the B interface of the computer, and then the files can be stored."

“Plug and play?”

Zhang Xiaolong was shocked by the convenience of this USB flash drive.

Lu Yiming said: "The driver of the USB flash drive is placed in a chip called the main controller, so as long as it is plugged into the B socket of the computer, its driver will be automatically installed, and the installation is very fast."

If any product wants to sell well, it must reduce the user's steps as much as possible and lower the threshold for using the product.

Therefore, Lu Yiming attached great importance to this aspect and specifically asked Cheng Xiaohua to make relevant improvements.

"Okay, I'll take it back and give it a try."

In the next few days, Zhang Xiaolong used the USB flash drive several times and gave Lu Yiming some suggestions for improvement.

Lu Yiming fed back his improvement suggestions to Cheng Xiaohua, who immediately led the team to improve public relations.

A week later, the improved USB flash drive began to be officially put into production. Lu Yiming also specially designed several shapes. The metal casing with a strong industrial aesthetic looked very "high-end" at first glance. It was also made into a keychain, which was very easy to carry.

Subsequently, Jianlai Technology started a campaign to give away USB flash drives when buying a computer, officially launching this new revolutionary product into the market.

Every time Jianlai Technology sells a computer, it means that one USB flash drive is used by the customer, and then there will be a second and third one.

More and more people have begun to accept USB flash drives, and Mingyuan Technology has gradually entered the public eye.

Mobile USB flash drives, a new thing, quickly swept through the electronic market like a wave and received a lot of praise from users.

Although the overall sales volume was not very high because the time was still short, Zheng Youyuan was overjoyed by this trend and directly invited the entire company's employees to hold a grand celebration banquet.

Many people in the upper-class circles of Baiyun City got wind of this incident. They secretly cursed Zheng Youyuan for being so lucky, and at the same time felt a little regretful.

If they had taken the initiative to cooperate with Lu Yiming, would this benefit have fallen on themselves?

In the Lin family mansion, Lin Yuantao, who had just recovered his health, moved back home from the hospital.

Although he was lying on the hospital bed before, the information he should know was still clear, so when Lin Shuyi came back from the company, he called her into the study room.

Facing Lin Shuyi, Lin Yuantao sighed and said: "Hey, I really made a mistake before."

It turned out that when Lin Shuyi learned that Lu Yiming had offended Li Chaoren and then offended the Lingdong Business Gang, she came over to discuss with Lin Yuantao. As a result, Lin Yuantao chose to stay safe and stay out of the matter. In this way, even if Lu Yiming was In the liquidation, it is impossible for those people to implicate the Lin family.

But what Lin Yuantao never expected was that Lu Yiming actually used his strength to recruit the Guangfu Business Gang to deal with the Lingdong Business Gang. Not only did he successfully survive the crisis, he even bought the assets of Liang Shuzhen and Zuo Chunrong. It was a masterful operation.

Nowadays, the business between Lu Yiming and Zheng Youyuan is booming, making Lu Yiming very popular among the Guangfu Business Gang. Many people want to cooperate with Lu Yiming and start new businesses.

Lin Yuantao said: "I should have listened to you at the beginning."

When Lin Yuantao decided to stay out of the matter, Lin Shuyi disagreed and felt that he should put in a good word for Lu Yiming.

Lin Shuyi said: "Lu Yiming offended Li Chaoren before, so when Liang Shuzhen and Zuo Chunrong targeted him, it was not suitable for our Lin family to come forward. According to the situation at that time, there is no problem with your decision, father."

Lin Yuantao sighed and looked at Lin Shuyi calmly: "You don't have to cover up my mistakes for me. If I make a mistake, it is a mistake. I am not the kind of stubborn old man who will never change his ways. I still have the courage to admit my mistakes."

Immediately, he showed a pleased expression and said to Lin Shuyi: "I'm old and can't understand the world anymore. It's time to have a good rest. From now on, the company's affairs will be completely left to you to handle. I will no longer

Intervene.”

Lin Shuyi said in surprise: "Dad, are you officially retiring? I think you are still going strong and can work for another ten years."

Lin Yuantao smiled and said: "Do you want to work for another ten years? Do you want to tear down my old bones? Let's forget it. Drinking morning tea with old friends, walking birds and admiring flowers are what I should do. From now on, the company will

You're in charge."
To be continued...