Riding the wind of rebirth

"In 20, the country launched the "Chinese Dictionary" project, and the work was carried out in Shuzhong and Hubei Province. Some fresh graduates were selected from the fresh graduates in Shuzhong, a total of [-] people, and they were compiled into Two groups.”

"One is in Sichuan Division and the other is in Shu University, each with ten people."

"There were four deputy editors at that time. The two from Shu University were my senior uncle Gu Zhenduo and his senior brother Ran Youqiao. They were the two elders who led the team members."

"The two elders are both from the Zhanghuang School. They don't boast about themselves, and they don't like to praise their children. However, in the group, Master Ran has two apprentices. One is called Leng Yulong and the other is Wei Yixin."

"At that time, in order to do their jobs well, they received intensive training in the Chinese Department of Renmin University of China. The professors were all top experts in linguistics and lexicography." Zhou Zhi's voice was full of envy: "Among them, Professor Hu Mingyang of Renmin University of China in lexicon and philology It’s Professor Cao Xianzhuo from Peking University, Professor Chen Fuhua from Peking University for audiology, Professor Xu Jialu from Beijing Normal University for exegesis. There are many other first-class scholars.”

"Today, the two senior brothers have been working in this field for 20 years. I heard that they are now cooperating to compile a large dictionary called "Chinese Character Sea". The characters included in this book will break through the ceiling of UNICODE." .”

"If their methods are still the same as those of the Chinese Dictionary, maybe we can get a big deal."

"You still haven't said how long it will take for the third phase of the font to be released?" Mr. Qi kept asking this question.

"Uh... If things go well this time, I estimate it can be completed within two years. If not..." Zhou Zhi thought for a moment: "Three to five years, seven to eight years, it's all possible."

"Ah?" Mr. Wang was still ambiguous just now, but now he immediately changed his position: "Although it is said that sharpening a knife does not hinder the chopping of firewood, but that is when there is only one knife. If there is division of labor and cooperation, there will be no extra knives. You can’t chop wood and sharpen your knife at the same time.”

"The main reason is to start the digital library project under such circumstances. I will have to do many fill-in-the-blank questions in the future." When Zhou Zhi saw Mr. Wang with this attitude, he felt that he was probably the one who was wrong.

The experience of later generations made him think that people did not pay attention to the digitization of document materials. Because of the limitations of the font library, the PDF format for image storage became popular. Such "digitization" cannot be retrieved, copied and pasted, and information cannot be obtained quickly and conveniently. Zhou Zhi’s heart is incomplete digitalization.

Only by storing vectorized text can a lot of subsequent work be carried out, which is why Zhou Zhi is struggling with this.

However, what he did not expect was that after the solution had been formed and only the third phase of the large font library was completed, the "vectorized storage" obstacle to the digital library could be solved once and for all. Everyone's mentality was still so urgent, hoping that "border Chopping wood and sharpening the knife.”

"That's right." This time, even the big writers felt they could participate in the discussion. Liu Zhengyun said, "It's not enough to do ancient books, but to digitize modern and contemporary works, the second phase of the font library is enough."

"The results should be available in a few days." Zhou Zhi didn't dare to mess with everyone anymore. The works of modern writers were digitized, and he was embarrassed to say in front of everyone that he actually didn't care much, so he had to be vague.

The banquet started early and dispersed quickly, and the evening was an important working time for everyone here, so there were no rules like drinking and driving.

But when the banquet was coming to an end, Mr. Wang took out Zhou Zhi's dollar check and handed it to Lin Wanqiu: "Niece Xian, I won't be bidding in this auction. You can accept this as a favor to both of us."

Lin Wanqiu didn't even dare to refuse, so she had to accept it respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, thank you, Mr. Yuan."

"There are a lot of items in this auction?" Mr. Wang smiled and said, "If you can't see it, we can also help."

Lin Wanqiu was overjoyed: "That's great! With some help, we can hold the auction in time for the festival!"

Back at Demian Hall, Mr. Ma felt that drinking was not enough, so he dug out the peanuts and two bottles of wine, and took several writers to Yu Hua's room.

Qi Lao reopened "Six Albums of Baiyang Ivy" and studied it with Mr. Wang and Mr. Yuan. Such an opportunity to listen in was very rare, and Zhou Zhi would not miss it.Also being educated are the adoptive brothers, and Miss Wei Yi is responsible for preparing snacks and fruits for everyone.

Early the next morning, Mr. Qi took Zhou Zhi to the Optical Research Institute with the rhinoceros box in his arms.

In a research room, Zhou Zhi met an elegant stranger, Mr. Guan Qi called him teacher.

As a result, after Mr. Qi introduced him, Zhou Zhi realized that the man in front of him was actually a quasi-academician and a research expert on national first- and second-class general component thermal imaging cameras.

After the Gulf War, the country increased its investment in this area. Professor Su received the Meritorious Service Award from the Ministry of Ordnance Industry and became a "young and middle-aged expert with outstanding contributions to the country." He has now applied for membership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and it is confirmed. .

As for what the result is, no one knows yet. Zhou Zhi’s blind guess must have something to do with the heavy-duty thermal imaging equipment, which is the contribution of installing feline eyes on tanks and armored vehicles.

As for why Professor Su calls Mr. Qi teacher, it is because Professor Su is also a calligraphy enthusiast and has been taught by Mr. Qi. This is where the matter comes from.

"I not only love science, but also culture and art." Professor Su said with a smile: "I think the upper limit of a person's achievement requires various external reasons, but the lower limit depends on his overall quality."

"I often tell my students that if I hadn't started this career, I would be working as a clerk in a cultural center or something like that. I can make a living by writing and drawing, which is very nourishing."

"Professor is still writing now?" Zhou Zhi found it amazing that a person who shoulders such a heavy scientific research task and has made such great scientific research achievements still has time for entertainment?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"Now I am changing from big to small. After lunch at noon and before going to work in the afternoon, I can still practice the two kings of Zhongbaiyun."

"Oh." Zhou Zhi smiled: "Then I'm pretty much the same. I copied Wen Zhengming's "The Thousand Character Essay" using chicken pitch."

"Wow, then you are a rich man. A good chicken-spacing pen is very expensive." Professor Su joked, "I can't even afford it."

The workmanship of the chicken-spacing pen is complicated, with deer hair as the center of the column, hemp paper wrapping the base of the column, and rabbit hair as the outside.

It is shaped like the protruding "spur" on the back and top of a chicken's paw, hence its name.

Good chicken-gauge pens are indeed very expensive, and one pen can't write many words. After two or three thousand words, the pen will dry out and need to be replaced.

This pen was the mainstream in the Jin and Tang Dynasties. It was not until the Xining period of the Song Dynasty, which was the era of Wang Anshi's political reform, that as the paper format increased and writing "big characters" became mainstream, the writing brush became a common format today and became " Sanzhuo pen".

But for calligraphy enthusiasts who pursue the calligraphy style of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, using a chicken-back pen is extremely helpful in trying to figure out the calligraphy style of the people at that time.

Nowadays, there are very few places that can make this type of pen, and the things are expensive. The requirements for thoroughness are quite high, and the pens used are the best. They had to be replaced after finishing two thousand-word articles. In one month, the expenses are really quite a lot. .

Seeing that the two were about to start exchanging calligraphy, Mr. Qi quickly stopped him: "You two, let's get down to business first."