Rebirth 98, the rise started from ripping off Microsoft

Chapter 416 Welcome to Seattle

However, just as Bai Zihao and the others approached Bill Gates, suddenly several tall, burly men in black clothes rushed out from the side. They wore sunglasses and their arms were directly inserted into their suits. pistol.

Being stared at unkindly by several men in suits, Bai Zihao and the others were almost scared to pee, especially when they saw these strong men with guns, their faces were pale, and the two were fighting.

You know, guns have been completely banned in China in the past few years, so Bai Zihao and the others have only seen this thing when they were young.Seeing these men in black standing in front of Bill Gates with guns in their hands, he came to his senses. This is the richest man in the world, how could he let them approach easily?

People at this level can brag about it for a lifetime if they can see it with their own eyes. How can they expect more?

As the world's top rich man, Bill Gates has obviously seen too many such fanatical fans, so he didn't look straight at Bai Zihao and the others. Instead, he saw Lu Yiming in the crowd from a distance, and turned He was recognized.

Although it was the first time for the two to meet, both Bill Gates and Lu Yiming had seen each other's photos and even obtained a lot of information.

Bill Gates walked towards Lu Yiming with strides, and before he arrived, hearty laughter drifted over: "Lu, you look younger than the picture, welcome to the beautiful country, welcome to Seattle, I've been waiting a long time."

In fact, as Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, there is no need and it is impossible to come to the airport to greet Lu Yiming in person.

But who let Bill Gates hear the news from other places, Netscape seems to be very interested in this young man who repaired the Microsoft system loopholes, in order to ensure that there are no accidents, so Bill Gates came in person.

Although Microsoft is still in full swing, it is not without rivals, so he must ensure that there will be no accidents.

What's more, he was still very curious about Lu Yiming, a young Xia country genius.

Lu Yiming is naturally very familiar with the image of Bill Gates.

In the time and space he lived in, the image of Bill Gates appeared in various places, such as magazine covers, talk shows, documentaries, news... It's hard not to recognize him.

"Mr. Gates, I didn't expect that you would come to greet me in person. I'm really flattered."

After shaking hands, Bill Gates raised his eyelids and looked Lu Yiming up and down, and found that the young man in front of him was the same as the face of the oriental in his impression, but the real person was more imposing than the photo, like a sharp sword out of its sheath, Confident and high-spirited, sharp and compelling.

Lu Yiming's youth and vigor made Bill Gates envious. After all, when he was young, he was not as vigorous as Lu Yiming.

"Lu, I'm very glad that you were invited to come this time."

"I am honored to meet the richest man in the world."

Although the two had confronted each other several times, there was even a little friction aside from the facts, but Bill Gates admired Lu Yiming's ability very much. After all, Microsoft had a team of hundreds of system engineers, and Lu Yiming could find system loopholes from them. Definitely a talent.

What's more, according to the information obtained by Bill Gates, the young man in front of him is still a self-made man, and he made it to the Hurun Rich List in just one year, becoming the youngest rich man on the Hurun Rich List.

Although Bill Gates also said that he started his own business, his mother is a lawyer, which is a very respectable profession in the beautiful country. His mother is a director of the University of Washington, a director of the banking system, and the chairman of United Way International. His maternal grandfather was the Governor of Bank Negara...

His success is not only due to his outstanding personal ability, but it is also inseparable from the choice of the times and his strong connections and background. It is not an incredible miracle.

"Come on, take my car?"

Bill Gates sent an invitation directly to Lu Yiming.

Lu Yiming readily agreed: "Of course, it's my honor, Mr. Gates."

Then he interrogated and whispered to Zhao Tiezhu: "You take Zhou Zhiming, first follow these people from Furi University, and see where they live, especially the one named Zheng Nanling."

Zhao Tiezhu said worriedly: "Then you..."

Lu Yiming pouted at the bodyguards with live ammunition next to Bill Gates: "I'm very safe. If he wants to harm me, you can't stop him alone. If I have conditions, I will send an email to my computer." , when the time comes, you will pick me up at the address I gave you."

"Ok."

Then, Lu Yiming got into Bill Gates' car.

Everyone in Furi University watched this scene in astonishment.

"Am I not mistaken? That guy actually got into Bill Gates' car?"

"Bill Gates came to meet him at the airport in person?"

"My God! What the hell did I see?"

"Who is this guy? It can't be the son of those XX, right?"

These people were shocked that they were almost stunned by Bill Gates' bodyguards when they wanted an autograph just now, and Lu Yiming was invited to leave in the same car with Bill Gates!

In contrast, this gap is too depressing.

Lu Yiming and Bill Gates sat in the back row, and Bill Gates took out two goblets from the car refrigerator, the pale golden champagne on the island.

"Chels."

"Chels."

The two raised their glasses, and Bill Gates began to chat about Lu Yiming's previous shorting of the ruble.

"There is no doubt that this should be regarded as the beginning of your career?"

Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Actually not. Without the money you earn from fixing bugs, I can't even afford a computer. So you are my first benefactor."

Speaking of this matter, Bill Gates felt a little depressed.He has been smooth sailing since he was a child, and he has never been plucked like this.Looking at the whole world, who would dare to directly threaten him and beat him with a sap?Even today's Mr. President would not dare to play with him like this.

But Bill Gates didn't answer the question, but directly changed the subject, chatted about other things, laughed and teased Lu Yiming and said: "You have made so much money now, and you are worth hundreds of millions, have you forgotten how to type on the keyboard?" gone?"

"Don't worry, I'm here for the championship this time, so you are ready to cash in the bonus."

"Okay, I'm relieved to see that you are still so confident. I look forward to your performance."

Later, Bill Gates pretended to inadvertently asked: "I heard that you also invested in Google?"

Bill Gates knew about this, Lu Yiming was not surprised at all.

In fact, if Bill Gates doesn't even know about this, it will make people wonder whether he is old enough to lose the vigilance he should have.

Of course, Lu Yiming would not explain the reason for investing in Google, but he was also curious why Bill Gates suddenly brought up this matter: "Why, Mr. Gates is also interested in such a small company?"

Bill Gates looked at Lu Yiming with deep meaning, and he did not shy away from his concern for Lu Yiming: "After looking for someone to investigate your life experience, I found that you have a special vision in the investment field, so I have to think carefully about it." , Will Google become the next Netscape?"

In the history of the technology industry and even in the entire history of the industry, there are only a handful of companies that can outpace Microsoft's development speed and overshadow its limelight.

Whether it can surpass Microsoft, even temporarily, has become the touchstone of a great company.

Netscape is one of the few companies that once overshadowed Microsoft. Even if it was still a flash in the pan in the end, it left an indelible mark in Bill Gates' heart.

You know, the Netscape-Microsoft Web browser battle is currently the most talked about topic in the history of information technology.

In the 90s, the Internet began to rise, and there was an urgent need for a universal web browser.

Anderson and Clark founded Netscape in [-] and launched the Netscape browser in the same year.

The Netscape browser was an instant hit, selling millions of copies in less than a year.

In 28, Netscape, which had only been established for one year, was listed on the stock market. Under the pursuit of Wall Street, Netscape's stock rose from $75 to $[-] that day, and it has been rising since then, faster than the early Microsoft. .

Even though Netscape was getting a lot of hype, Bill Gates hadn't noticed the importance of the web browser at all.

Wall Street expressed dissatisfaction with Microsoft's hesitation in the Internet field. In November of the same year, Goldman Sachs lowered Microsoft's stock from buy to hold, and Microsoft's stock fell accordingly.

The reason why Microsoft can control the entire microcomputer industry is that it controls the interface that people cannot bypass when using computers-the operating system.

Now, Netscape controls people's interface to the Internet, which means that if Microsoft can't take it back, it will be controlled by others on the Internet in the future.

Gates realized that Microsoft had fallen behind in this field. He first wanted to buy Netscape, but was rejected by Netscape.Microsoft officially declares war on Netscape.

On December [-], [-], Gates announced his foray into the Internet.

Soon, Microsoft's industrial management browser came out, but its functions were far inferior to Netscape.

Gates used his killer move - bundled with the Windows operating system and provided to users for free.

Due to the large gap with Netscape in technology, the threat of 1.0 and 2.0 to Netscape in the market is not too obvious.

4.0 was a turning point year.In October of that year, Microsoft released IE[-] with stable performance, which was very close to the Netscape browser at that time, and even had its own advantages in some performances.

At this time, the role of bundling is revealed. The Windows system directly has IE built in. Even if the Netscape browser is free, people do not need to install a similar product with exactly the same function as IE in their computers.

Netscape was defeated by Microsoft, which monopolized the operating system, with this non-technical and abnormal competition method.Microsoft finally gained control from users to the network. Since then, the Microsoft empire has been formed, and no company can challenge Microsoft in client software.

It can be said that the Netscape incident sounded the alarm for Bill Gates.

Therefore, Bill Gates was so nervous after learning that Lu Yiming had invested in Google.

You know, it was because Lu Yiming helped Microsoft fix the loopholes that Netscape avoided taking the opportunity to attack.

For Bill Gates, Lu Yiming now belongs to the attitude of "use it for me or no one else".

Specifically, how much potential Lu Yiming can bring out depends on his performance in this ACM International Academy Programming Competition.

Seattle Marriott AC is the designated hotel for the participating teams of the ACM International Academy Programming Contest. It is located in Bellevue, 500 meters away from the city hall.It has two buildings, front and back, each building has six floors of guest rooms, and each floor has twenty suites.

The participating teams of Furi University came to the hotel according to the guidelines, and everyone was amazed at the magnificent hall on the first floor with warm lighting.

"Microsoft is worthy of being an international software giant. It does things with a sense of style. All the contestants have uniformly arranged board and lodging. Not only the air ticket money can be reimbursed, but the hotel expenses are also free."

"It's really rich, and I don't know how Microsoft's employees are treated."

"Indeed, if you join Microsoft, you will be a master in your life."

Just as everyone was amazed, another group of black-haired and yellow-skinned people walked in.

They also bear the logo of their college.

They were divided into two teams, one was from Shuimu University, a top university in the capital of Xia Kingdom, representing the Department of Computer Science and Technology of Shuimu University.The other team is Pengcheng University from Pengcheng, which is also famous for its advanced disciplines such as computer science.

"Isn't this Professor Long from Furi University? You guys are so early."

Jun Zhu, a professor of computer science who led the team from Shuimu University, greeted the representative team of Furi University with a hearty laugh.

The bald professor at Furi University smiled and said, "You are not too late."

They are all top universities in China, and they are all in the field of computer science. They have a lot of exchanges and discussions on weekdays, and they are very familiar with each other.

Glancing at the unfamiliar environment around him, Zhu Jun was full of emotion: "Actually, we arrived yesterday and went out for a walk just now. Professor Long, this competition is not easy. This competition is not small, even It can be said that the strong are like clouds. You know the sharp knife in China, right? That guy is very famous."

Professor Long was surprised and said: "The sharp knives are here? It seems that the competition is really fierce this time. And what is shocking is that he is a college student?"

"It is said that he is from the University of National Defense Science and Technology, but no one knows the specific information."

Professor Chen Guoliang, the leader of the Pengcheng University team, said: "It's not just sharp knives who came this time, the famous North American hacker Robert is also here. He is only this year, and his strength is extraordinary. He is a real computer genius."

"Also, the strength of Trovsky on Maoxiong's side is also extraordinary. According to the competition system, the individual competition is mainly a hacker technology offensive and defensive battle. Robert and Trovsky should be our main opponents on this trip."

"It seems that there is really a hard battle to be fought. Our expedition across the sea must not embarrass the motherland."

"Well, pay attention to the strategy. The final score is based on the points system. Get as many points as possible and go all out. When necessary, we can cooperate."

"Yes! We must unanimously speak out about the matter of winning glory for the country!"

Although technology has no borders, people have nationality. Even under the appearance of peace, the struggle between countries has never stopped.

This time the ACM International Academy Programming Contest, many powerful computer geniuses in China were invited, and they naturally didn't want to be a foil.

Even if it is not for the motherland, but also for the honor and disgrace of oneself, try your best to make a name for yourself.

(End of this chapter)