RBCT Chapter 609: I did a promotion for myself
Chapter 609: I did a promotion for myself
Following the advice of his public relations team, Huang Xiaochuan accepted invitations from several top American universities and arranged to give speeches at these universities at set times.
The first stop on the trip was the famous Stanford University. The main reason for choosing this place was that it is the center of Silicon Valley. Huang Xiaochuan wanted to explain a concept here. Although this concept was proposed by a big shot in his previous life, no one in this life had mentioned it yet. He had only talked about it with David Young recently, so Huang Xiaochuan planned to make it public in advance.
In April, California's climate is completely different from that of New York, which is still a bit chilly. Here, the sun shines brightly, creating a warm spring-like scene.
Due to the tight schedule, Huang Xiaochuan was immediately escorted into the business school auditorium by the dean of the business school and several professors upon arrival at Stanford.
To my surprise, the lecture hall was packed, with people standing in the aisles and back rows. The audience included students, professors, investors, journalists, and dreamers who were starting businesses in Silicon Valley.
Ken Slick, the dean of the business school who came to receive Huang Xiaochuan and his delegation, said to Huang Xiaochuan, "Dr. Huang, this is your honor, you should be proud of yourself!"
These people were all attracted by Huang Xiaochuan's reputation: Asia's richest man, a recipient of the Clark Medal, and the actual initiator of the sensational acquisition of Sun Microsystems. They wanted to hear what he had to say.
After the dean of the business school introduced Huang Xiaochuan to the audience, Huang Xiaochuan received enthusiastic applause.
After the applause subsided, Huang Xiaochuan glanced at the audience below the stage and began his first speech into the microphone.
"I am very honored to be able to stand at the source of innovation in Silicon Valley, thanks to the kind invitation from Stanford Graduate School of Business."
He then got straight to the point, knowing that the people who came to listen to his speech were not there for pleasantries, but to hear some insightful observations.
"I am first and foremost an economics scholar. The economy is cyclical, and since it needs technological advancements, it is naturally subject to various influences. There are peaks in development, as well as industry troughs."
However, a downturn is not necessarily a bad thing. Often, it is during the lowest point that more technological achievements are born. For example, we are currently in the midst of the biggest economic bubble burst at the beginning of this century, but technology is still developing rapidly and has not been greatly affected.
Broadband penetration is increasing, the prototype of mobile devices has emerged, and data is growing at an unprecedented rate—all of this has developed after the bursting of the internet bubble. I believe that after this period of intense competition, these will be the main foundations supporting the next economic boom.
After laying the groundwork, Huang Xiaochuan finally revealed what he truly wanted to show the public.
He turned around, took a marker, and wrote a large English word 'cloud' on the whiteboard behind him.
The lecture hall was completely silent. Everyone had seen the word, but most were puzzled. Cloud? What does cloud have to do with the internet? And what does it have to do with the internet economy?
Huang Xiaochuan didn't keep the audience waiting long before revealing the true meaning of the word: "This is what I believe is a new model of internet computing that is emerging during this bubble burst, which I call cloud computing."
As he spoke, he wrote "cloud putg" on the whiteboard again.
Based on the literal meaning, everyone could guess something from the words. After all, this was Stanford, and the people in the audience began to whisper and discuss among themselves.
Huang Xiaochuan patted the microphone to signal everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "Imagine the near future! A large number of servers and a wealth of application software, connected by the Internet, form the foundation of cloud computing. They can become a centralized, on-demand infrastructure, just like electricity."
As he spoke, he drew a simple diagram on the whiteboard.
"Through the Internet, these aggregated computing powers will form a huge resource pool that anyone, including individuals and businesses, can access at any time via a terminal, which can be a computer or some kind of wirelessly mobile terminal."
The advantage of this is that anyone can access the computing power, storage space, or software services they need anytime, anywhere, without worrying about expensive hardware and software costs.
Let me give you an example. Suppose a small startup company, using current practices, would at least need to purchase servers and database software. Startups are already short on funds, and having to spend a lot of money on the equipment and software I mentioned above would be a huge burden. However, with cloud computing, there's no need to spend a lot of money on these things. The company can fully utilize the powerful backend of cloud computing to conduct its business.
For example, a researcher might frequently need to use a supercomputer for complex calculations and simulations, but almost everyone here knows that there's a waiting list.
A few scattered laughs rang out from the audience, and after things quieted down again, Huang Xiaochuan continued his speech.
"But once he has cloud computing, he can use the massive cloud computing backend at any time to do whatever he wants, and he can also store his personal photos, documents, and music in the cloud, which he can access at any time without worrying about hard drive damage or loss."
Although this concept is ahead of its time, it is logically consistent and does indeed point out the drawbacks of current computing models: fragmentation, inefficiency, and high cost.
Huang Xiaochuan then posed a question: "So, what is the key to achieving all of this?"
Since no one could answer, Huang Xiaochuan had to reveal the answer himself: "The key is the popularization and speed-up of the Internet, the maturity of more Internet technologies, the improvement of distributed computing methods, and more importantly, security."
Therefore, the future internet will be diversified, capable of transcending terminal devices and operating systems, unleashing unimaginable productivity and innovation. This is precisely one direction in which technology drives the future economy.
The audience paused for a moment, mainly because the concept was too information-heavy, and everyone needed time to digest it, at least from the literal meaning.
Soon, some people roughly understood the concept of cloud computing proposed by Huang Xiaochuan, and their eyes lit up. This was a new development idea for the Internet. As soon as they thought of this, applause rang out one after another, eventually turning into thunderous applause.
However, the applause did not deter reporters from asking questions. One reporter frantically raised his hand and shouted, "Dr. Huang, what are your thoughts on the CFI review?"
Huang Xiaochuan glanced at the guy who asked the question. These reporters really seem to thrive on chaos!
However, the public relations team had a contingency plan for this, and Huang Xiaochuan smiled slightly and answered the question calmly.
"The CFI's responsibility is to assess national security risks, while my responsibility is to use capital to drive technological progress. The truth is there, and I believe time will prove everything."
Huang Xiaochuan's answer was watertight, which won the favor of most people present. After all, there were many potential entrepreneurs here, and Huang Xiaochuan was exactly the kind of investor they needed in the future. He understood the secrets of economic operation and knew the development direction of Internet technology. Such an investor was hard to find even with a lantern.
Huang Xiaochuan also indirectly promoted Changhong Capital for himself, which can be described as a win-win situation.
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