At this time, even selling Sohu would invite criticism for Zhang Chaoyang, with some feeling sorry for him, saying he was among the first in the country to engage in the internet, and if he hadn't sold his enterprise, he'd probably be standing alongside the two Ma's. Others say he got squeezed out.
Of course, Zhou Yuwen doesn't escape criticism either, with people saying he doesn't teach young people good things.
Regarding these comments, Zhou Yuwen certainly refrains from commenting. It wasn't until many years later, when various struggling entrepreneurs faded away, and society entered an overall phase of laying flat, that his speech from that day was re-released, edited into memes on various short video platforms, revealing to everyone that Zhou Yuwen's way of making money indeed had merit.
He foresaw the future long ago.
In this era, those striving hard are all heavily in debt.
