The proposal Ding Yun made had no issues to begin with.
Coupled with her willingness to provide technical support at a low cost, the government department in charge of communications naturally had no reason to refuse. Thus, both parties quickly reached an agreement.
They began to cooperate wholeheartedly to upgrade the national base stations.
Of course, this was the situation domestically. Abroad, Ding Yun was not as generous. She directly sent people to establish communication companies or similar ventures overseas, building base stations through normal commercial means, and then selling phone plans and data.
Although more troublesome, it offered greater autonomy.
And it was more profitable.
In short, there were pros and cons.
While the base stations were being upgraded, Ding Yun occasionally monitored the progress, but her main focus remained on continuously recruiting talent from among computer science graduates, and even professors and lecturers, worldwide. She also had her previously trained employees mentor the newcomers, aiming to expand the quantity and quality of computer talent under her control, preparing in advance.
This was to ensure her company's position remained unshakable.
At the very least, its leading position had to remain secure.
Besides this, Ding Yun had many other matters to attend to, such as continuing to develop and upgrade mobile and computer software, and formulating industry standards, as well as establishing a global industry cooperative association. Sometimes, to hold a decisive position in an industry,
merely working hard was not enough.
You had to become the setter of industry standards
to truly secure an unshakeable position.
Ding Yun was very clear-headed. As an industry pioneer, if she didn't seize the opportunity to grasp these rights, and others beat her to it in a few years,
how embarrassing would that be!
Therefore, no matter how busy she was, she had to make time for these tasks.
She flew around the world year-round,
but rarely returned home.
So, the year she turned twenty-three and went home for Chinese New Year, she was naturally cornered by her parents, as well as grandparents and other elders, and subjected to a full-scale criticism session, or one could call it a meeting to push for blind dates, marriage, and finding a man.
No matter how rich or successful one was,
they couldn't escape being pressured into blind dates and marriage when they reached a certain age.
Unless all their elders were gone.
Ding Yun's family clearly had no such situation. In fact, all her elders were in good health. Although the highest generation present to corner her was only her grandparents, even earlier generations like her great-grandparents were still robust. They had even specially recorded a voice message for her grandparents to play for her, urging her to find a partner quickly, marry when she reached the legal age, as delaying was not a good thing.
With such a large group of people nagging at her,
Ding Yun almost wished she could perform a live death.
In the end, Ding Yun, not wanting to argue with them during the New Year, and more importantly, because these elders meant no harm, and most of them were even specially invited by her parents, could only agree verbally, saying she would find a partner and bring them back next year, before they dispersed.
Following this, the New Year proceeded normally.
And not long after the New Year, Ding Yun specially arranged for a young man who was good-looking, had a decent physique, came from a difficult background, and whose family needed a significant amount of money for medical treatment. She successfully acquired a boyfriend.
One million for three years was quite a bargain.
As for whether to renew the contract after three years, or get married,
or find someone else,
that remained to be seen. It would depend on how they got along, whether the other party was sensible and obedient, could endure loneliness, and wouldn't cause her trouble. What she needed was not a capable, resourceful, or idea-driven partner, but rather an invisible companion with minimal presence, who wouldn't cause her problems and would please her with obedience.
If such a person couldn't be found, changing every few years
was also an option.
After all, ambition takes time to cultivate. If you change every two to three years, even the most ambitious ideas would be futile, and it would maintain a sense of novelty.
Of course, the specifics were yet to be determined.
Regardless, Ding Yun proceeded with this plan for now.
And the following year, during Chinese New Year, she successfully managed to get by. Her relatives occasionally asked when they planned to get married or have children. In this day and age, some things were inevitable; as long as no child was born, the family would always pressure them.
Sometimes, even after having a child,
they could still be urged to have a second or third.
However, with a boyfriend, the family's pressure eased considerably. Everyone just mentioned it casually. At least, in the short term, there wouldn't be urgent pressure. It would likely take about three to five years of dating without marriage before they would start pressuring again.
But Ding Yun was quite satisfied. Upon returning, she specifically gave her well-behaved boyfriend, who had effectively dispelled her parents' doubts, a bit more pocket money.
And she continued to strive for the expansion of her business.
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Solar Calendar 4567, July 13th.
The global base station renovation project officially concluded.
On the same day that all new and renovated base stations were officially activated and put into use, Ding Yun, along with all cooperative enterprises, held an unprecedented public release conference for the comprehensive upgrade of the internet industry.
Everywhere with internet access
could watch the live broadcast simultaneously.
Major television stations would also broadcast it live.
At the press conference, Ding Yun, in conjunction with other companies, introduced upgrades or released the latest versions of all existing internet products, from terminals like mobile phones and computers, to hardware like storage chips, as well as operating systems for computers and mobile phones, and software for various applications. After introducing the products,
Ding Yun concluded by announcing.
The internet had actively entered a new era.
Concurrently, the internet erupted with heated discussions. Even though the mobile network speed had not yet been fully upgraded and was relatively slow, it did not hinder the discussion.
【There's too much being said, can someone summarize what it means? I didn't quite understand!】
【Does it mean we need to go to the business hall to upgrade our plans, and might even need to get new SIM cards? Once we do, our internet speed will be much faster than before, I think that's what it means.】
【The new function of that dating app is really amazing! It can even make video calls directly. As long as there's internet, we can make video calls directly. Will we not need to make phone calls anymore in the future?】
【But video calls also require a phone, and the data fees for video calls are probably much higher than phone call fees.】
【I saw mentions of network routers and Wi-Fi, but I didn't quite understand. What does "free" mean? I don't really get it!】
【It seems to say that if you have internet at home and install that device, your phone can connect to your home network and directly use your home internet, without consuming data fees.】
【That's probably what it means.】
【It doesn't seem very useful. If you have internet at home, you usually have a computer, and a computer has all the functions of a phone. Then why not just use the computer?】
【It is still useful. A computer isn't as portable as a phone. You can take it anywhere. If there's Wi-Fi, at least I can use my phone while going to the restroom without worrying about data fees.】
【Oh no, my wallet is going to bleed dry.】
【It feels like I'll need to buy a lot of things, and I want everything I see. They all seem great!】
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