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Although Zhou Hao was not an IT specialist, he was familiar with Zhang Zhaoyang, because Zhang Zhaoyang, who was revered by the outside world as "Doctor Zhang", was the founder of "Sohu", one of the four big portals in China.

In his previous life, Zhou Hao was fairly familiar with Zhang Zhaoyang's entrepreneurial experience. After graduating from Tsinghua University, Zhang Zhaoyang went to the American Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study for a doctorate.

When he was successful, he became the liaison head of MIT Asia Pacific (China) and then the chief representative of US ISI in China.

In 1996, Zhang Zhaoyang, supported by venture capital, set up Etruscan in February 1998.

The company officially launched the "Sohu" product, which was successfully listed on Nasdaq in July 2000, and gradually developed into one of China's four big portals.

The other three most famous portals are "Sina", "Netease" and "Tencent", all of which began to develop in the next few years as the country's most popular internet market.

Having learned of Zhang Zhaoyang's establishment of "Sohu", Zhao Zhaobang was keenly aware of the enormous business opportunities contained within. He quickly returned from the United States to see if he could take advantage of the rapid development of the internet in China.

Without a doubt, Zhao Ze Bang had a good eye for business. Zhou Hao asked, "Ze Bang, what do you plan to do? Investing in Zhang Zhaoyang's' Sohu '? "

"Yes, Uncle. I'm going to find some investors interested in the Internet to raise money and buy into Sohu. I'm going to put Sohu on the market at Nasdaq in the United States for the development of IT," Zhao said.

Add in China, a huge market with almost limitless progress, and Sohu will surely soar after Nasdaq goes public. "

Zhou Hao was also very much in favor of Zhao Ze Bang's plan. He smiled and asked, "Did you find the financial backer?"

"Not yet. Dad said he could help me find a few bosses, but I don't want to rely on family connections.

Besides, those people must have invested for Dad's sake. I don't want to be like a beggar. "

"What beggar? Your words are so unreliable." Zhao Dingzhou scolded in a rough voice, but he was not really angry.

Perhaps he was influenced by the independent thought of the West, but Zhao Zhaobang rejected the idea of relying on the energy of his family to achieve his own goals. Perhaps he was affected by the independent thought of the West, but Zhao Zhaobang rejected the idea of relying on the energy of his family to achieve his own goals.

But he would rather build his own network of friends than rely on the protection of his family.

Old Master Zhao admired Zhao Ze Bang's determination, so he didn't force him.

At this time, Zhou Hao laughed and said, "Actually, I am quite interested in this new industry."

Hearing Zhou Hao's words, Zhao Zeyang's eyes immediately lit up: How could I forget about it? This young uncle in front of them was one of the richest men in the country, although not many people knew about the enormous wealth in his possession.

"Little Uncle, are you saying that you can invest in me?" Zhao Ze Ba looked at Zhou Hao with expectation.

"That's right, but can you guarantee that you'll be able to take control of Sohu?" Zhou Hao said seriously.

Zhao Zebang did not agree immediately. He knew that Zhang Zhaoyang, who possessed both skill and ambition, valued the control of the company. It would not be easy for him to take control of Sohu.

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Zhao Zeyang gritted his teeth and said, "This will not be an easy task. However, I am confident that I can do it."

"Alright, then I believe you."

With regards to Zhao Family, Zhou Hao sincerely admired them. The Chinese often said that they were not rich past three generations, but this "iron law" did not seem to exist in Zhao Family.

As someone who had risen up the Zhao Family, Zhao Rixin's current achievements were already great enough. Zhao Dingzhou was also a general who was in charge of a region.

To be able to become the commander of this large military region and manage two armies that numbered in the hundreds of thousands, it was naturally impossible to rely entirely on Zhao Rixin's support. Zhao Dingzhou's own abilities and achievements were the most direct reasons.

Furthermore, Zhou Hao had already heard Zhao Rixin mentioning it when he was in Beijing the last time. At the latest, in 2000, Zhao Dingzhou would be granted the title of general and become the youngest general in the country.

And there was also Zhao Yuqin. Even though she was a woman, her talents were not inferior to any man's. For Zhou Hao's "Milky Way" to have developed to this day, Zhao Yuqin was the first person to contribute.

In the third generation, although Zhao Ze Bang didn't have the will to enter the government or the army, he was actually very zealous towards business. However, Zhou Hao could see that Zhao Ze Bang had extraordinary talent, and would definitely become a tycoon in the future.

And right now, Zhou Hao was not only Zhao Rixin's adopted son, but he had also established a relationship with Zhao Yuqin, so they could be considered as real Zhao Family people as well, thus the future of Zhao Family would only become more and more prosperous.

"However, Zephyr, we just need to control the shares and manage the business. As for the technical aspects, Zhang Zhaoyang and the others should be responsible for them. After all, to the IT industry, you and I are both laymen." Zhou Hao said.

"Naturally, to a certain extent, we are only capitalists. Using capital to earn profits is what we should do. Those technical things, even if we want to, we can't do anything about it." Zhao Ze Bang said, "Then how much funds are you prepared to pay, Uncle?"

Zhou Hao thought for a while with a frown, then said: "About four hundred million, although most of the money I have right now cannot be drawn out, four hundred million should not be a problem."

"'Soo Hu' is still in the early stages of development. I think 400 million yuan should be enough. I think that number should be enough to move Zhang Zhaoyang and the others."

Zhou Hao shook his head: "I'm not talking about the RMB, I'm talking about the USD. But I'm not going to put all my money on the Seeker. One hundred million is enough to deal with Soo Hu. "

Zhao Ze Bang had lived in the United States for a few years, and normally, he would use dollars to measure his wealth. However, this time, when he returned to his country, he purposely changed his habit, so just now, it meant that Zhou Hao was talking about RMB.

He said, "Then what about the other three hundred million? Uncle, do you have another goal? "

"That's right, aside from 'Soo Hu', I also think highly of a website called 'Netease'. Compared to 'Soo Hu', 'Netease' was established a little earlier. It has been developing since last year, but the current situation is not too good."

"It should be easier to get control of them than that of Soo Hu."

In reality, Zhou Hao had already wanted to go to the US Nasdaq market. However, most of his funds were still stuck on the Asian side, and he would need at least May before he could withdraw them. Furthermore, the increase in the Nasdaq market would not be large in the short term, so Zhou Hao was not in a hurry.

But now, since Zhao Zhaobang had the intention to invest in the IT industry, Zhou Hao was more than happy to support him. Although he couldn't get into the Nasdaq as a whole, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get into the four big portals of China before the network industry reaches its peak.

"Netease", "Sohu" are still in the early stages of development, and "Sina" and "Tencent" will not enter the market until the end of this year.

Four hundred million dollars was more than enough to take control of the four websites when they were in dire need of funding.

Zhou Hao was very clear about the influence of the internet in the future. At that time, China would also have the largest online community in the world, and the power of the "Internet users" would be extremely shocking.

Since Zhou Hao had created the "Polaris", an entertainment media group that was growing faster and faster, he naturally did not want to miss out on the huge cake called "Internet Media".

"Zephyr, I'll transfer the four hundred million to your account. You'll be in charge of purchasing the shares of 'Netease' and 'Sohu'. As for the other companies with potential, you can do whatever you want with them."

"Yes, I know, Uncle." Zhao Ze Bang was extremely grateful to Zhou Hao. Four hundred million gold coins, no one could take it out just because they wanted to, and this was with Zhou Hao's trust in him.

After talking about some of the details with Zhao Ze Bang, Zhou Hao bid farewell to Zhao Dingzhou.

Riding on the special car arranged by Zhao Dingzhou, Zhou Hao quickly returned to the Xiang City. Lei Hu had already sent the three injured subordinates to the military hospital with Xiang City. They weren't really injured anymore, and Xiao Nanyue and Xiao Jiming had also returned to the Xiang City.

"Jiming, let's eat together tonight."

"Alright, Qingqing is also at Xiang City, right? Follow her." Xiao Jiming said on the phone.

Zhou Hao's heart skipped a beat, afraid that Xiao Jiming had not given up on Yan Qing yet. Zhou Hao sighed deeply. Forget it, he would just tell him about it, so that he wouldn't have any illusions about Cousin Qing.

As usual, they had booked a room at the Tian Bin Hotel, and since Xiao Jiming's home was near the Tian Bin Hotel, they arrived very early.

When they arrived in front of the room together with Zhou Hao, Yan Qing asked worriedly, "Xiao Hao, if Big Brother Xiao knew, would there be a barrier between you?" She was afraid that, because of her relationship, Zhou Hao and Xiao Jiming would fall out.

Zhou Hao held tightly onto her jade hand and smiled at her: "I believe that Jiming would not do something like this. Even if he really doesn't want to forgive me, I won't leave you."

Seeing Zhou Hao's resolute gaze, Yan Qing nodded his head, and the two pushed open the door, wanting to settle things with Xiao Jiming.