中国赚钱行业迭代周期复盘｜Chinese & English Bilingual Version

1. Forty years ago: Success relied on courage – reselling official quotas, street vending

40 年前靠胆子 —— 倒批文、摆地摊

2. Thirty-five years ago: Success relied on information gaps – going into business, reselling home appliances

35 年前靠信息差 —— 下海、倒家电

3. Thirty years ago: Success relied on connections – real estate, foreign trade

30 年前靠关系 —— 房地产、外贸

4. Twenty-five years ago: Success relied on resources – coal mines, steel, cement

25 年前靠资源 —— 煤矿、钢铁、水泥

5. Twenty years ago: Success relied on traffic – web portals, internet cafes, e-commerce

20 年前靠流量 —— 门户网站、网吧、电商

6. Fifteen years ago: Success relied on platforms – Taobao, Wechat business, tutoring & training

15 年前靠平台 —— 淘宝、微商、教培

7. Ten years ago: Success relied on audience attention – livestreaming, short videos, mobile games

10 年前靠注意力 —— 直播、短视频、手游

8. Eight years ago: Success relied on cognition – knowledge payment, self-media, private domain operation

8 年前靠认知 —— 知识付费、自媒体、私域

9. Five years ago: Success relied on supply chains – livestream sales, cross-border e-commerce

5 年前靠供应链 —— 直播带货、跨境电商

10. Three years ago: Success relied on industry trends – new energy, chips, short dramas

3 年前靠风口 —— 新能源、芯片、短剧

11. Two years ago: Success relied on novelty – AIGC, digital humans, AI painting

2 年前靠新鲜感 ——AIGC、数字人、AI 绘画

12. Last year: Success relied on practical implementation – AI applications, AI workflows, overseas tools

去年靠落地 ——AI 应用、AI 工作流、出海工具

13. This year: Success relies on integration – AI agents, AI content factories, transforming traditional industries with AI

今年靠整合 ——AI 智能体、AI 内容工厂、AI + 传统行业改造

The only underlying rule: The next wave of wealth always belongs to those who remake traditional businesses with new tools

规律只有一条：下一波钱，永远属于拿新工具重做老生意的人