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Chapter 1051: Chapter 923 Data Center (Subscribe please!)
August 2nd evening.
Sanya.
Inside Tang Qing’s villa.
The family was happily enjoying a delicious dinner.
It had been half a month since they had come here, during which they had basically visited all the fun places around Sanya, and then... there was no urge to go a second time.
It was mainly because there really didn’t seem to be any interesting activities.
Sea view.
Swimming pool.
Beach.
Yacht.
Sea fishing.
...
All these things could be enjoyed around their own villa, and even a sightseeing helicopter could be summoned at any time.
So.
Starting from a week ago, they didn’t even want to leave the villa complex, which was newly developed and had everything including a golf course, club, movie theater, etc.
They had even contributed a bit to the box office of "Civilization 2: Boundless Warfare" at the cinema here.
Tang Qing was on summer vacation and could play around as he liked, but the others were not the same. Because the real estate company had matters to attend to and relationships needed to be smoothed out, Zhai Zhihua and Bao Kaiyu had returned to Beijing three days ago.
And being away from home for so long.
Zheng Lin’s family had left too because the elders missed their granddaughter.
Until now.
Only Chai Ren’s family was still staying here.
Zhan Xi was pregnant, and Chai Ren had specifically set aside these two months to accompany her. He would then be traveling around the world for a few months. Once he finished his work, he planned to spend quality time with her before she gave birth at the end of the year.
"Little Tang, you’ve made a fortune again," Chai Ren couldn’t help saying as he looked at the enormous TV news in the distance. The TV was showing CCTV news reporting the global movie-going fever for "Civilization 2," focusing on 3D as the future trend of screens.
In short, it was full of praise.
Adhering to CCTV’s rigor, the news didn’t predict the box office results, only mentioning that it could possibly reach or exceed that of the first movie, "Soul of the Stars."
"You’re also a shareholder in the company. Haven’t you also made money?" Tang Qing shrugged his shoulders and said.
"But I haven’t received a penny," Chai Ren said with a wry smile.
Tang Qing shrugged his shoulders, saying, "I haven’t received any money either."
"Right... Are you not planning on giving out dividends this time?" Chai Ren casually asked as he enjoyed the fine food.
"Are you short on cash?" Tang Qing asked with a smile, looking up.
"No."
Chai Ren shook his head repeatedly.
If he were short on cash, there would be plenty of financing channels available to him. He didn’t need to rely on dividends from Comet Group. He believed that the investment in Comet Group would likely be the highest return investment of his life.
Hearing this, Tang Qing laughed: "Then there you go. Apart from the portion retained for the group’s operation, the box office and peripheral income from this time, I plan to invest it all into the hardware foundation of several companies, to build data centers."
"Data centers?"
Upon hearing this.
Chai Ren lifted his head.
The others also pricked up their ears.
This was about the allocation of several billions in funds; they were curious what big move Tang Qing was planning this time.
Tang Qing nodded and said: "Yes, Comet Video’s daily traffic and user base are growing larger day by day. The existing server clusters keep expanding, but the efficiency is still somewhat low and reactive. So, I’m planning to build two data centers."
"One for Comet Group and one for my other businesses," Tang Qing said.
Comet Video is an Internet company, and as one that relies on traffic as its lifeblood, it demands high service quality. Having an independent large data center is a necessity.
Another one.
Of course, for Xiao Xiao.
"You mean Xiao Xiao?"
Chai Ren caught on quickly.
Among Tang Qing’s other businesses, only it had such a need. Speaking of Xiao Xiao, Chai Ren also greatly admired Tang Qing; an enterprise management software that Tang Qing had somehow turned into the empire it was now.
And the next step,
would be an ultra-large enterprise information resource integration platform. Chai Ren was very optimistic about Xiao Xiao’s prospects. Once it gained that edge in information, it could complement and further promote Sky Eye’s strategic services.
The future of Sky Eye would be unshakeable.
"Yes, right now the user numbers for this software at Sky Eye are exploding. Although it doesn’t consume traffic like Comet Video, it will offer even more services and functionalities in the future. A data center needs to be prioritized," Tang Qing explained.
Recalling the recent box office numbers, Chai Ren asked doubtfully, "But can the data center for Comet Video really spend that much money?" 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Tang Qing smiled.
"We need to think about the future. Currently, our main users are on computers, but with the significant increase in internet speed and the widespread adoption of 4G networks, mobile video traffic will be multiple, perhaps even dozens of times that of computer traffic in the future. We must consider this and go big if we’re going to build."
"Has mobile terminal equipment really gotten that far?" asked Chai Ren.
Tang Qing elaborated, "Technically, the issue has already been solved. Now, the challenge is integration and cost. For commercialization, the price must be acceptable, and secondly, it’s about integrating the various parts and functionalities.
Even ten-gigabit switching terminal modules exist, but sadly their cost is comparable to half a car and are only exemplary in the laboratory, serving no practical purpose. However, the cost for suitable commercial technologies is dropping rapidly, and mobile 4G devices will soon follow."
"Is this why you started a mobile phone company?" Chai Ren realized.
"Almost. Let’s see if I can make some easy money," Tang Qing said with a laugh.
"I don’t know much about this industry. I better stick to mining," Chai Ren shook his head. Although he wanted to collaborate with Tang Qing, it was clear that Tang Qing wasn’t interested, and he wouldn’t push it. After all, one couldn’t spend all the money in the world.
Pointing at Comet Group,
his future dividends alone would make him rich beyond measure. There was no need. Ordinary people chase money essentially for a sense of security, but Chai Ren wasn’t ordinary. With his family’s background,
he would hardly ever feel insecure in his life.
...
After dinner,
the fighters started to clean up.
"Shiqi, come on, you’ve played all day, now come do your homework." On the sofa, her aunt, seeing Qin Shiqi stalling until the end of the meal without a reason to delay any further, raised her voice, startling Qin Shiqi.
Done.
Even the tactic of delaying to the end of a meal had its limits.
"I want to swim."
Watching Qin Shiyu being taken away by Tang Nian’er for a swim, Qin Shiqi pouted and looked aggrievedly at her mother, but alas, this tactic was utterly ineffective against her aunt.
"You swam for so long during the day; come and do your homework," her aunt was unmoved.
Knowing she couldn’t escape, Qin Shiqi’s face fell. She looked around for help, but it seemed there was no one who could aid her cause. Muttering, she said, "Ah, bad Mom... I’m going to take the university exams next year."
"And what, you expect to skip a grade?" her aunt laughed.
Qin Shiqi, who didn’t like studying, skip a grade?
Her mother didn’t believe it for a second.
Hearing the laughter, Qin Shiqi reluctantly sat on the sofa and flipped through her workbook, grumbling, "Yeah, I’m also going to make my sister skip a grade with me. We’ll be classmates in the same year, and we can even be in the same university class."
"You... always thinking of some crooked scheme," her aunt retorted.
"It’s a proper scheme."
"..."
