Chapter 576 Some Are Happy, some Are Worried

Minister Zhang is quite confident in Fan Wubing's answer.

Because under the current situation, if the Vatican wants to establish diplomatic relations with the mainland, it will inevitably have to abolish diplomatic relations with Taipei. Therefore, as the spokesperson of Western forces, Paul II is unlikely to agree to this, at least in his opinion It seems a bit unkind to abandon original allies because of historical reasons.

For many big countries, the strategic significance of the mainland is obviously better than that of Taipei, so changing course is an inevitable choice. However, for small countries like the Vatican, the impact is negligible, because Taipei wants to win over These countries that are the only countries with diplomatic relations will naturally spare no effort. On the other hand, if you abandon Taipei and choose the mainland, you may not receive such generous treatment.

In the final analysis, everyone is just making small calculations for their own interests, and there is not much so-called justice.

Therefore, Minister Zhang does not think that John Paul II came here because he wanted to establish diplomatic relations with the mainland. The inside information provided by Fan Wubing is more realistic and credible.

Of course, Fan Wubing did not tell Minister Zhang more about the specific matters. There were some things that even ministerial-level officials, such as those at the Central Committee level, might not have the opportunity to understand. Only these people in the Politburo know everything.

Although Fan Heng knew nothing about this matter, it was because he had just returned to Jiangnan Province and did not catch up with this matter. Similarly, Fan Heng was not the only committee member who did not know about this matter.

Paul II has indeed considered the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations with the mainland. Once an agreement is reached at this time, the Vatican's activities in the mainland will have a legal basis, and its influence will be greatly expanded, and its position in the history of the church will be greatly expanded. It will also get a certain improvement. After all, this is a big country with a population of more than one billion.

But he also knows very well that there are still many different voices within the Vatican today, preventing the Vatican from establishing diplomatic relations with the mainland. These forces should not be underestimated. Even though he is the Pope, he may not be able to monopolize power. , his influence in the Vatican is far greater in a religious sense than in a political sense.

"Anyway, today's wedding went well!" Minister Zhang also took a glass of champagne, touched it with Fan Wubing, and then asked with a narrow smile, "But I have a question, when the time comes When you get married, who will be your director? Can it be more brilliant than today? This is a question!"

Fan Wubing scratched his head and said, "I really haven't thought about this matter. It gives me a headache! It's better to manipulate others than to be manipulated by others. I'm really worried that I will be teased by others and become like a gray grandson. Same!"

After a while, after the newcomers had toasted to several central officials,

These people began to evacuate in advance. After all, everyone came here mainly to save face for Fan Heng and Fan Wubing's family, not to treat guests to dinner. Revolution is not to treat guests to dinner.

As soon as they left, the scene here became more lively. Fan Wubing gave an order, and several song and dance troupes he invited immediately performed vigorously on the stage, and the music in the venue also changed from before. It became grand and lively.

At this time, Fan Ting had already changed out of her wedding dress and put on a red cheongsam, and the headdress on her head had also been changed into a set of platinum and diamond clip-ons with a phoenix flying pattern, which looked particularly eye-catching. Son.

When Fan Ting and Han Chu walked over together, Fan Ting grabbed Fan Wubing and complained, "Getting married is really a painful thing. I have been manipulated since last night. I must go to bed early at night."

Fan Wubing teased, "Ha, sister, you can do whatever you want, but you must pay attention to your health and don't play too crazy. The future is long!"

When several delinquent old and middle-aged young people heard this, they all laughed heartily. Fan Ting was so angry that she couldn't help but beat Fan Wubing twice to relieve her hatred.

Most of the people were business people. Seeing Fan Wubing present, many people gathered around and talked about the Huafeng Network established today.

"Mr. Fan, Yinghaiwei seems to be in trouble. Even the president has resigned. Are you really that optimistic about the future of the Internet? Are your company's network service projects really profitable?" Someone with good connections. People asked Fan Wubing.

After Fan Wubing thought about it, he felt that he should express his opinion on this point in order to establish his authoritative position in the Internet industry, so he considered the sentence and said, "First of all, our network service company is still in the high construction stage. , It’s far from the time to make a profit, and secondly, Yinghaiwei’s demise is basically just around the corner.”

Talking about the development path of Yinghaiwei, it can be said that it is a process from pioneer to pioneer.

From pioneer to martyr, Yinghaiwei's path has been quite heroic, playing a landmark role in the development of China's Internet. So much so that later netizens no longer knew who Ying Haiwei was. However, for early Chinese Internet practitioners, Yinghaiwei was once an iconic banner.

In 1996, Yinghaiwei was founded. The boss Zhang Shuxin's bold tone and courage made Yinghaiwei famous in the Zhongguancun area overnight. At that time, information highways and the Internet were still brand-new terms to most people. Although Fanshi Network Services Company had begun to provide optical cable access services, the market was too big and the supply was too slow, so this market was enough for everyone. Come in and share together. Within two months, Yinghaiwei had 6,000 users in the capital and became a quite famous service provider in this area.

However, at that time, China's Internet market environment was far from mature, and the total number of people online in China was less than 80,000. At a time when most Chinese people did not know what the Internet was, in addition to Internet access providers, Yinghaiwei was also responsible for popularizing the concept of cultivating the market and was responsible for content production.

Zhang Shuxin later concluded that she did the right thing at the wrong time and in the wrong place. There is obviously no reward for such a thing.

In September 1996, Xing Group invested in Yinghaiwei, and Yinghaiwei's total share capital became 80 million yuan. With strong financial support, this small company began to grow rapidly.

After receiving an investment of 80 million yuan, Yinghaiwei spent a lot of money to rent two communication lines, one is a satellite line and the other is a national data line. The whole company worked together to build the network day and night.

In Yinghaiwei's plan, 40 city nodes will be built across the country this year so that users in these cities can roam freely. However, although Fan Wubing did not take any action against them, Yinghaiwei's efforts were almost in vain with a heavy blow from the General Administration of Telecommunications.

Last year, the Internet access market price of the General Administration of Telecommunications dropped sharply. The low access price caused the value of Yinghaiwei's large network to plummet. Under the squeeze of the State Administration of Telecommunications, Yinghaiwei had suffered huge losses by the end of last year.

This month, due to serious losses and lack of follow-up funds, the majority shareholder Xing Group came into conflict with Zhang Shuxin. Amid the crisis, Zhang Shuxin had no choice but to announce his resignation sadly.

She later said that everyone talks about martyrs, and pioneers are polite. Someone must be a stepping stone. You must want to be the cornerstone, but there is nothing you can do to become a stepping stone. This is just a piece of history.

Looking back at the history of China's Internet development, many pioneers turned into martyrs can be vaguely seen in the vast smoke. It can be said that every network cable used now is resting on the shoulders of martyrs. However, any revolution will be so tragic.

"At present, the domestic telecommunications network market has not been segmented. Unlike foreign markets, where the division of labor is clear, different fields, such as technical support service providers, information providers, etc., are undertaken by different companies. In China, a network service company can cover almost all Most of the businesses, Yinghaiwei is no exception. Its business scope involves network technical support services, information production and transmission, and I internal network construction. The development of these businesses is especially the infrastructure construction of the network, such as dedicated lines DDN and trunk lines. Leasing, etc., requires a large amount of funds to support operation. In leasing trunk lines alone, Yinghaiwei needs to invest at least 600,000 yuan per year. This modern workshop-style operation puts the company in a high-cost operation state with only part of the business. It can be profitable." Fan Wubing talked about this matter, "Yinghaiwei has been eager to find a partner that can provide a large amount of funds, and several companies have extended an olive branch to them to express their intention to participate in the company, including gTe in the United States. etc. However, once these companies calculate costs and examine Yinghaiwei's operating conditions, they find that the funding gap that Yinghaiwei needs to fill before reaching the break-even point is too large, and it is almost impossible to achieve profitability within one or two years. . Although the Internet is a market with huge business opportunities in China, the government's policies are unclear, the required infrastructure is lacking, and the investment risks are too high, so these once-interested investors do not dare to act rashly. , all causing them to struggle.”

The most important point is that the Southeast Asian financial crisis has also had a very important impact on Yinghaiwei. Domestic investors are rarely willing to get involved in industries that they are not familiar with. However, some people in Hong Kong are talking about cooperation and have signed letters of intent. However, because The Southeast Asian financial crisis broke out, which led to increased investment risks, so this matter fell into disrepute.

Yinghaiwei, which lost the support of its financial chain, naturally had no choice but to end sadly.

"Our Fan Investment Group is different. We have sufficient funds to complete this undertaking, and profit is secondary." Fan Wubing finally told everyone.

In the final analysis, Fan Wubing's family has a huge business. An investment of several hundred million may seem scary to others, but in his opinion, it is really insignificant. He can treat it as just a ticket, and he can invest it at a large cost. There are many tricks, not to mention that he himself knows very well what the development model of the Internet should look like.