August in Shenzhen was the hottest, most unbearable time of the year. The blazing sun hung overhead, and just walking a few steps outside left one drenched in sweat.
Yet the streets remained packed with traffic and people.
In recent years, the domestic economy had maintained rapid growth. Many cities had begun to rise, and Shenzhen stood among the very best of them!
After China joined the World Trade Organization, its economy began integrating with the world. Southern coastal cities like Shenzhen and Guangzhou benefited the most. Combined with favorable policies and support, Shenzhen had truly changed with each passing day over the past few years. The entire city brimmed with vitality, growing better every day!
Moreover, Shenzhen was now known as the nation's "Silicon Valley," thanks to the presence of many major internet companies.
There was no need to mention Penguin. It had originally been a homegrown Shenzhen internet company. When the company had faced difficulties in its early days, Wang Ye had extended a helping hand and invested a huge sum of money. During Penguin's crucial growth stage, he had also shown it the path of monetizing traffic. As a result, Penguin in this life had developed far more smoothly than in Wang Ye's previous life, expanding at a much faster pace!
By 2010, Penguin had already surpassed Alibaba and become the undisputed internet giant of the country!
Its businesses covered online instant messaging, online games, film and entertainment, and more. The company had also gone public in Hong Kong, with a market value reaching hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars.
Besides Penguin, Shenzhen also had another major internet company: Facebook China.
This company was essentially a joint venture between Penguin and Facebook Technology. Its products were more localized, while its data centers and operations team were