I am a Big Player
Chapter 401 - 396, Qinghe Changes Life (First Update)_1

Chapter 401: 396, Qinghe Changes Life (First Update)_1

As Ren He stood on the stage, his mind raced with what he should say. This year’s annual meeting was of extraordinary significance; it marked the branching out and expansion of the Qinghe Faction. Cheng Shanshui was nearing success, and everyone else eagerly awaited Ren He to give them the best answer.

When Ren He finished his first sentence, everyone in the audience felt ignited inside; they had already anticipated that the Qinghe boss would have major decisions to announce.

Ren He paused and then asked, "What do you all think about the future prospects of internet development? In which direction do you think it will evolve? What is its core significance?"

He threw out three questions, hitting the hearts of everyone present. As employees of Qinghe Games, they all considered themselves visionaries in the field of the internet, given that Qinghe Games was already sprinting at the forefront of the industry.

However, these questions were too grand; very few people could answer them when put on the spot so suddenly.

At this moment, one of the 21 major figures of the Qinghe Faction, Shi Yan, stood up and replied, "I believe that perhaps the core significance of the internet is in its information dissemination."

Shi Yan used the word "perhaps." When these leaders gave lectures outside, they were met with unanimous support and full of confidence, but in front of Ren He, they couldn’t help feeling uncertain. Subconsciously, they thought that their understanding might still be too superficial compared to Ren He’s, so their answers were somewhat hesitant.

Ren He calmly responded, "Information dissemination is merely one of its functions. If we only take this function as Qinghe’s founding philosophy, then we won’t go very far. What I want to convey to everyone today pertains to the internet truths that Qinghe Group should adhere to in the future."

Qinghe Group—this was the first time Ren He referred to Qinghe using the term ’group’. Ordinary employees didn’t feel much about it, but it was different for the senior executives and major figures. Their minds were sharp, and they had already detected a hint of something significant in the boss’s words!

Ren He continued, "What is the significance of the internet’s existence? What should Qinghe be doing? We need to change the world, change life."

"How do we change it? Our first step should be to make the lives of our fellow Chinese more convenient. This is my understanding of the internet’s significance. Next, let me share my views."

"Many people are already aware of the project that President Cheng is working on; that counts as Qinghe’s first project, so I won’t elaborate further. Now to discuss the second one, I want to talk about the Qinghe Search Engine Company that will be established. The internet is now very convenient; major portal websites continuously update their content, and numerous navigation websites are emerging one after another. It’s so simple to find a website you want to visit on those navigation sites—isn’t it convenient? You might think it’s already convenient enough, but I believe it’s not convenient enough!"

"Someone might ask, how fast then is considered fast enough? My vision is that Qinghe will have such a website. It won’t have any navigation. Upon opening, it will be a clean page with just a search bar. Simply input a keyword, and this search engine will present all the information containing that keyword from across the web to the user."

This was Ren He’s first step to making life convenient for people. In his previous life, major search engines were already sufficiently advanced. To find information, you no longer needed to go to a library or search for relevant websites—you just needed to ask Baidu!

Doesn’t that make life easier? Why did search engines become popular? Because they’re just so convenient!

The big players of Qinghe sank into contemplation. The internet was still in the era of navigation web pages, with all the major navigation sites vying for users. Previously, some had thought about whether Qinghe should enter this field, but after some consideration, it seemed challenging—not because it couldn’t be done, but because everyone offered the same content. Why should your site be better than the rest?

Things have changed now; the big boss has proposed an entirely new concept: keyword search coverage across the entire Internet!

In the past, people looking for things had to open a specific website first and then search within that website according to categories.

But this brand-new search engine will skip all those steps; you only need to search by keyword!

Convenient? Just think how convenient it is!

In fact, there are always things in this world that no one has thought of—simple yet profitable ideas that only needed the metaphorical "window paper" to be pierced, yet somehow, others always thought of them first and put them into practice.

Ren He glanced at the reactions of the big shots and continued, "Now, the third point, Qinghe Mall... It’s not about Qinghe moving into physical retail; we’re talking about an online shopping mall! Imagine, you can buy what you want online without even leaving your home. Convenient, isn’t it?"

"For buyers, we provide convenience to everyone in the country. For example, I can search the mall from home to buy a bunch of daily necessities, or clothes, shoes, home appliances, and have them delivered right to my door. You complete your purchase and just wait at home, then the delivery guy calls you from downstairs saying, ’Your parcel has arrived, please come down to collect it.’ Convenient, right? Of course, this requires a strong logistics system, which we will discuss when the time is ripe."

"The mall is also convenient for sellers. How is it convenient? They can also do business from home, without needing a storefront or physical costs—their home is their warehouse, and they are their own delivery person, customer service, and boss! To start a business, just register an account on our website. We want to bring merchants together to directly face customers; we will be the world’s largest marketplace."

Ren He paused, then smiled and said, "Qinghe Group will ensure there’s no business that can’t be done."

This was Jack Ma’s original saying, and Ren He felt quite excited the first day he thought he too could say these words confidently.

He could even foresee a vast online shopping empire at the center of the internet that, with its own influence alone, could create countless jobs. Numerous people would make their first pot of gold on this platform, and countless physical storefronts would be impacted by online shops.

What a splendid empire that would be!

Ren He continued to speak, not only presenting the concept but also perfecting it: logistics systems, store rating mechanisms, anti-counterfeit measures, user experience processes, and anti-brushing tactics. He spoke for over an hour on this aspect alone!

"What if merchants sell counterfeit goods? Refund! Report! Give them a bad review, and it’s a bad review the merchants can’t erase! Eventually, everyone online will know whether a shop’s products are good based on their credit score. Of course, there will be malicious buyers too, which is why we need a strong customer service team specifically to handle disputes between merchants and customers."

In this hour, Ren He spoke without any script, and the Qinghe big shots were so enraptured by this vision of an Internet Empire that they were unable to pull themselves away. They had never imagined such things before, and as Ren He spoke, those ideas seemed to materialize before everyone’s eyes, striking awe and excitement!

What shook the big shots the most was Ren He’s sensitivity to the Internet field. Everything seemed to exist in his mind already, and as soon as he articulated it, everyone naturally believed that these things would indeed become reality!