Reboot 2003

Chapter 193 101: Official Relations (Three in One)

"Now that Internet piracy is rampant, Microsoft is of course also affected, but at the beginning of the century, it was the only consumer-grade operating system, and it was a natural monopoly. Before he wanted to sell it to China, the first object he dealt with was the government and companies. .”

"But Tianchao is already poor, and his system is a killing pig. He can pay as much as he says, and he has the final say on how the service is. Moreover, if Microsoft forces the government to make a genuine version and really promote it, one If the computer costs thousands of dollars, then the people of the whole country pay taxes to Microsoft.”

"So in order to deal with Microsoft, the government has thought of a way, with Yanjing and Shencheng taking the lead."

"Yanjing's main purpose is to negotiate prices with Microsoft, so we don't mention whether it can build a Linux system. In short, even if you don't buy Microsoft, you can still use Linux, so that there is room for bargaining..."

In the meeting channel of Weibo, the little boss popularized science for a group of businessmen based on the gossip content of his colleagues in his memory. It's still pretty novel in itself.

After hearing this, Zheng Nanling, the owner of Shuixie Getai, suddenly realized: "Recently, there are a lot of Linux systems and software here in Yanjing, no wonder it is so popular."

Mr. Chen continued to popularize science: "Shencheng in the south is an international metropolis, and we need to pay more attention to the actual market..."

"Since the sp2 version of XP came out last year, the Shencheng government purchased a specially designed XP system that is not connected to the Internet, and the software package has flowed to the market."

"Now our Internet industry has taken advantage of this system, and the Windows system is the bottom-level entrance of all Internet services. Not only do we not have to let Microsoft reduce dimensionality through the Internet entrance, but we can also use the pre-installed programs of pirated systems. To get a share of the pie is to take advantage of the government's policies."

The students who drew inferences from one instance already understood: "So the chip and the operating system are actually the same? Then this Hanchip is made by Shencheng, so it is used by the government to make pirated chips?"

This guess seems reasonable, of course, it is only a guess after all.Mr. Chen said: "Who knows, but the chip is an asset-heavy project, and there is no reason to divide it into north and south. The idea of ​​piracy system will not work here. Now the government resources are mainly on SMIC, and the resources have been integrated. But Not everyone in the government understands chips. Maybe Shencheng wants to try this, but now they are cracked down on counterfeit. Ask the city government, if they have no problem, then there should be no problem."

After Mr. Chen explained it like this, it seemed that the matter was indeed not that serious, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, this matter is still a bit troublesome. For example, Gu Wenjie's deputy called the government's liaison department but couldn't find anyone. Sun Xiaomei, who was in the audience, called Minister Bai of Shencheng, but the other party couldn't give a confirmation letter. .

Afterwards, someone suddenly said that this matter was not serious in the first place, and they were afraid that the interests of Sina would make some small moves...

Others don't take this possibility seriously. Sina now wants content but no content, traffic is not as good as Galaxy Software, and even a page can't be done well. The defeated general, what can he do now?
However, others didn't think so, but Mr. Chen lost confidence...

He does know that Hanxin has a background, but it's not big, so he doesn't think it needs to be particularly worried.

But when it comes to social networks, it is inevitable to think of the lessons learned from the previous life——

In the original plane, it was not Sina who was the first to do Tianchao Twitter, but Wang Xin’s Fanfou.com; now he is the one who runs Xiaonei, and he will be the one who runs Meituan in the future.

And just like a standard reborn person, this person is a representative of Chinese entrepreneurs who perfectly practiced the "time machine theory"—his Xiaonei website is China's Facebook, and his Meituan is China Gaopeng. He was also the first to participate in the Twitter craze. At that time, he set up Fanfou.com, and his products were still doing quite well.

But this Mr. Wang is still a bit too dogmatic after all, he doesn’t know how to adapt to copying foreign projects, and in the middle of cooking, Wuwang also wanted to create a Chinese version of the troll paradise, but he was immediately taught by the government to be a man.

Of course, the Weibo network copied by Chen Qin cannot continue to do this death, but although the route is different, now seeing this important node, meeting this fateful enemy, and being reminded like this, comforting others just now Mr. Chen is also a little uncertain.

While hesitating, Mr. Zheng from Shuixie Getai said, "Speaking of which, Mr. Chen...do you remember the Linux software order I told you about last time?"

Chen Qin did remember: "I remember, what's the matter? Linux software is indeed related to localization, but the government purchases software with more requirements. We are engaged in international business, which is not suitable for this kind of business."

Zheng Nanling said: "Actually, the person who was looking for me was a teacher from the Chinese Bureau of Science and Technology. I met him at the bus stop. He said that he knew about our galaxy software and said that we are very good and can get us official orders..."

He added: "After I refused, he left me a phone number, should I ask him?"

Gu Wenjie was curious: "Who is he?"

Zheng Nanling said, "It's Teacher Li Nanguang, the same Li Nanguang who made the Ark chip."

Gu Wenjie suddenly said: "Is it Li Nanguang from Lenovo? This is a big shot... If you recognize him, then ask him?"

Zheng Nanling asked: "Ask what?"

"You just tell the truth, just say that Weibo is willing to cooperate with the national information construction, how should this matter be managed."

"Oh……"

Zheng Nanling seemed a little uncertain, but he rushed to the shelf to make a phone call. After a while, he came back and said, "I asked Mr. Li, and he also said that there is no need to worry about it, just like Mr. Chen said."

Everyone was completely relieved now, but at this moment, Zheng Nanling said: "But Teacher Li said that he wanted to talk about our company's products..."

Gu Wenjie immediately took over the contract: "Yes, but I will return to China in two days, can I make Internet calls?"

Zheng Nanling said: "Mr. Li said that he has Skype, and he can do it anytime."

He also said: "But he wants to ask us about some other businesses, such as mobile phones, and mobile OS..."

Gu Wenjie thought he heard it wrong: "Wait, how can we have a mobile phone business?"

Zheng Nanling hesitated and said, "I don't know too well..."

"Forget it, let me speak."

Mr. Chen suddenly made a sound, and the others seemed to understand, and they didn't know anything about the mobile phone system, but although the matter was a bit sudden, Chen Qin himself probably knew what this man wanted to ask.

Zheng Nanling went back to contact someone. Chen Qin closed the door and looked back. Xu Lingling was lying on the bed, wearing earphones, watching Disney animation with another laptop, her calf dangling behind her.

It was indeed a bit sudden, but Mr. Li didn't pay much attention to it. When Zheng Nanling called him, he came right away.

So in a separate small channel, there were three people talking; Zheng Nanling, as an intermediary, introduced Chen Qin to Mr. Li, saying that this is the chief product engineer of our company, and he is in charge of the business you are asking about.

Teacher Li seems to have heard it before: "You are the boss Chen who criticized the Meilijian tycoon, right? I have admired you for a long time!"

Chen Qin hurriedly said where and where, and said a few words modestly, before deciding how to start, Mr. Li said directly: "You are good people, I have heard about you for a long time, and I said earlier that I can help you get some government officials. As for the order, it turned out that you didn’t want it, and now that the government is strongly supporting domestic software, what is needed is the product of a company like yours.”

It is really useful to have a saying. After all, Li Nanguang... Although he is not so well-known to ordinary people, he is considered a milestone figure in the IT industry of China. One of the most famous official figures in the IT industry.

As soon as Teacher Li met him, he praised Chen Qin, a primary school student... It's not that he is really famous.

But the chip and software itself have a very tight upstream-downstream relationship. Tianchao chip has actually been manufactured recently. Unfortunately, there is no system, and there is no software. The overall system is lagging behind. This is indeed an unavoidable problem. .

Of course, this has nothing to do with Chen Qin, a primary school student.

So Chen Qin said modestly: "Mr. Li, you are absurd! Our software is basically a release version of open source software, and it was not completely developed by ourselves!"

Mr. Li, as a celebrity in the national chip industry, actually had quite a deep connection with China's open source industry soon after. Although he hasn't had much contact yet, he deals with Linux every day, so of course he knows what Chen Qin is talking about.

"I know this, but I heard that you are working on Linux mobile phones recently. This is really amazing. I am quite concerned about your company. Are you doing media or mobile phones?"

Chen Qin replied with a smile: "Do it all, do it all! The Internet, there will definitely be something in the future."

Teacher Li smiled and said, "Alright, computers are your Internet entrance now, and mobile phones can also be another entrance for you in the future! We are now making our own mobile phone system, with our own chip and software, and we will be able to develop in the future." A system of your own is also a way to bypass Meijian's Wintel, and it will definitely be beneficial to your Internet companies!"

Wait, what are these two talking about?
The more Zheng Nanling listened, the more confused she became, but Chen Qin still remembered the business: "Then Mr. Li, do you want to take care of that thing on our Weibo?"

"It's okay, the one named Chen, I have long thought that he is unreliable! It's not about you."

Speaking of Hanxin, Mr. Li seemed very angry, and immediately started talking, "I came out of Lenovo two years ago, and wanted to recruit someone to make chips, and I worked with a guy named Tang. Here, using the resources supported by the government to engage in real estate! This Chen is also a fame-seeker, so he should crack down on counterfeiting and kick all these rats out of the team! Of course it’s not about you.”

"You are right!" Chen Qin suggested, "Then Mr. Li, can you help me talk about this matter?"

"You don't care about this matter, no one will touch you." Teacher Li said, "Your Linux system looks promising, so you have to work hard! It just so happens that the country also has several support projects now, and there are thousands of good ones. Wan Zi, if you are willing, I will help you report to the bureau!"

Teacher Li was very enthusiastic. Zheng Nanling didn't speak, but swallowed.

But Chen Qin still declined and said: "Let's forget about this first, our system doesn't have a word."

"Hey, what's the matter, the founder of the mlinux system you invested in was brought out by me. That project was not completed after receiving a lot of support. This time it was incorporated by your company for commercialization. It’s also a good thing to see!”

But Boss Chen insisted: "No, no, if this is funded by the government, if it doesn't come out in the future, wouldn't I be a liar like Hanxin? We have a long product line now, and there are also online game developers. There are also software, and there are also websites, this is really exhausting, so don't delay the government's sponsorship!"

"You young people, you don't know how to be flexible! But it's okay, now we need this kind of people who are calm and do practical things! Since you think so, why not do this, this time, I will help you with Hanxin tomorrow. Just ask! In the future, if you have any difficulties with the mobile system, you can come to me!..."

Teacher Li was probably very relieved, and was still full of praise for these young people before quitting.

Seeing him quit the channel, Zheng Nanling couldn't help it anymore, and asked Boss Chen in private: "Mr. Chen, when did we make a mobile phone?"

"In fact, it was done." Chen Qin said, "Not long ago, there were several new research laboratories in Shencheng, and two of them were dedicated to making mobile phones."

Zheng Nanling seemed to understand something: "I understand, I won't say anything about it."

"Hey, where are you thinking?" Chen Qin said, "You can tell it if you want. This is not a secret plan, it's just an experimental one. There is a high probability that it will not be done in the future."

Zheng Nanling hesitated: "Smartphones are very popular now, and ZTE has also started to make its own branded mobile phones..."

"That has nothing to do with us. It's just a try this time. It will fail in the future."

The more Zheng Nanling listened, the more strange he became. He felt that there was a problem just now; after all, it was fine if he didn't need government support.
In fact, since the establishment of Galaxy Software, there have been few failed projects, especially the products planned by Mr. Chen himself. There are almost only two results: success and great success.

But think about it.

The mobile phone is such a big track, and now we have to do it with great fanfare, which will inevitably affect other businesses. Why don't we try it out first, and it won't affect morale if it fails...

Zheng Nanling managed to find an answer to his question, and then he went back to talk about it with other people.

After Chen Qin finished speaking, he knew that Zheng Nanling probably misunderstood, but he really didn't lie in the explanation just now.

After all... mobile devices are indeed a huge outlet, and for China, it is the biggest opportunity to take off in this Kangbo cycle. To keep up with the times in the next ten years, mobile phones are an unavoidable problem.

So to be a reborn person, of course, the popularity of mobile phones must be caught up.

However, although the mobile device itself needs to be developed, the complex mechanism of the modern industry determines that a product must have several, dozens or even hundreds of industries to work together to complete it.

And after all, he is only a primary school student, and he wants to engage in the trend of mobile...Of course, he must engage in the Internet.

Perhaps the mobile phone is an industry, which is more secure for new entrants, but there is a vocabulary in the future information industry, called pipeline, the current computer, mobile phone, chip, coding technology, system software, distribution channels... everything will be With competition, it becomes a pipeline for delivering profits. If we say that the truly valuable industry is always at the end of the pipeline.

Although the Internet will become a part of the pipeline in the future, there is really no need to go back to mobile phones when we are at the forefront of the industry.

Of course, today's business competition is not a complete utopia, just like China is now forced to reinvent the computer, without access to the Internet, the Internet itself is rootless duckweed, if the entrance is too far away, no matter how big the industry will be Be cut off at any time by the intricate upstream.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the upstream, it is also possible to make a mobile phone appropriately. It just so happens that there are [-] million yuan on hand that cannot be spent. Chen Qin thought about it for a long time before, and finally decided to try to make a mobile phone.

For the mobile phone field, [-] million US dollars is not a big money in itself, but to 'do it properly'... The general idea is also very clear.

Of course, it is still a profitable industry. Even if you want to open your own factory, you must first stand on the profit side and then expand upstream and downstream.

However, in the traditional manufacturing field of mobile phones, where money is made... basically follows the law of the "smile curve" of traditional industries.

That is to say, although this industry is complicated, the manufacturing industry in the middle is actually of little value.

The real profitable department is the end of the smiling curve, that is, sales and branding. In fact, the mobile phone industry of China was taken off by this end.

However, on the one hand, this end is fiercely competitive, and on the other hand, it is also downstream. It is really unnecessary to cross over from the Internet to do this.

So Chen Qin held the [-] million US dollars in his hand, and finally chose the other end——

That is the core technology.

It is necessary to technically master the Internet portal in the mobile phone field, just like Windows on the PC platform, the Internet portal on the mobile phone platform will also be a battleground for future military strategists.

Of course, the times have changed after all, and it is basically unnecessary to think about burning an apple just by relying on money.

As for Android... Although Android is very famous, and when Chen Qin got the money just a month before Android was acquired, buying or investing in Android is really not a good move for the reborn.

After all, it can become an industry standard for some other reasons——

First of all, it is not the most advanced. It is a java virtual machine that compromises the industry ecology. Later, it was directly open sourced for further compromise.

This means that it is not a channel, and any commercial means including pre-installed applications and bundled services can be removed if they appear in aosp.

Secondly, it is a labor-intensive industry. Although Google has indeed become the industry leader because of this, and many manufacturers are using the Android system, Google's leading position is brought about by its own development capabilities. Earned by working.The code contribution rate of the Android system itself to the early Android can only be regarded as the third, the first is Google itself, and the second is actually Apple.

After being reborn, you can make your own mobile phone. Even if you understand the product, you have to have at least half of Google’s research and development strength in system development. If you can’t do it, you probably can’t compare to other competitors——

First of all, of course Apple and Google. Everyone knows the prospect of smart phones in this era. Google bought Android last year, and Apple released a less successful music phone called rokr last year, and Apple developed tablet computers. Work has been going on since around 03.

The reason why these two companies are willing to form an alliance is because there is a stronger opponent - today's Microsoft is the leading player on the track of 'reinventing the mobile phone'.Now wince is the leading os system on the market, and Windowsphone is the biggest imaginary enemy of Apple and Android.

Now Chen Qin wants to get involved... Even if he knows the answer himself, [-] million US dollars is a bit shabby.

However, there are always some special examples. For example, Qualcomm used patents that fell from the sky to rise step by step and become a major overlord in the mobile phone industry chain.

And as a reborn, Chen Qin can also do the same. After all, being a patent troll is really a promising career. It just so happens that he has been reborn for so long, and he actually doesn't have many real killer patents... Let's talk Going to newsfeed advertisements, Weibo and browsers, such as tabs, likes and so on...

As patents, they may seem inexplicable to people in the future, but this is the meaning of the so-called killer patents. They may look strange, just like Amazon's one-click ordering and Google's search ranking. Things that are taken for granted in everyday life were completely unimagined at the time.

In the field of cell phones that have yet to be reinvented, there are just a few such patents.

Slide to unlock, rounded rectangular shell, pinch to zoom, and circular home button, etc... I haven't written them all down, but these most obvious patents are all good things that everyone in the industry will know in the future.

Of course, Chen Qin is a foreigner and a patent hooligan. It’s okay to bully the patent office because he doesn’t understand the Internet. It’s definitely not that simple to cheat patents in the real industry. Now that he wants to apply for a patent, it’s safe to make the corresponding product preparation.

So in order to make this pot of dumplings, Galaxy Software went to the next building and secretly set up an office. This is a 'design company'. For the mobile phone industry, which is completely an accessory of communication providers, the design company is still a new thing.

Apple has used Motorola as an OEM before, and Microsoft is also cooperating with Palm. The role they play in the transaction is the design company. For OEMs, the design company is a role that provides business innovation and bears most of the project's profit and loss risks. It is a role that even elementary school students can play as long as they have money, and it is suitable as a springboard for Boss Chen to get involved in the mobile phone industry.

As a partner, Galaxy Software directly found ZTE, which has a cooperative relationship... originally wanted to find Huawei, but unfortunately now Huawei is busy with a lawsuit with the international router manufacturer Cisco, and their conditions for R&D projects are also more stringent. In the end, I can only find ZTE.As an OEM, ZTE's white-label mobile phone production line is already very mature. The design company can make any idea, even if it's just a logo, and of course don't look for them if they lose money...

Chen Qin didn't mind losing money, but he couldn't rely on ZTE's engineers to apply for a patent. After all, he still needed to have his own mobile phone OS, at least a smart phone system that could be changed.

The problem went back to the original point, and it seems to be the issue of acquiring Android again—there are not many Linux systems that can run on mobile phones today, and the founder of Android is the person in charge of related projects at Microsoft, which is indeed high-quality, but today’s Android That kind of mobile phone system whose development level is still in the early stage has eight hundred if not one thousand. It just so happens that Linux is hot in China. Chen Qin casually bought a domestic mobile phone system developer called mLinux. Although the development progress of this company is worrying, the technology is not very good. Mature.

But anyway, it’s just a substrate for research. In addition, I also found authorization for other finished systems, and pulled two branch brands. I don’t know how the final product quality is. In short, it’s enough to get the patent.

And then...he wrote the script.

Galaxy Software developed two super-bad mobile phones in 2006. Although they didn’t sell very well, several technologies were unexpectedly successful and successfully became the company’s cash cow, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue every year... …

Unexpectedly, for some reason, rumors spread to Li Nanguang's ears, not only wanting to support him from the government, but also insisting that he is the hope of domestic chips...

I'm sorry, don't talk nonsense, please ask another wise man!

But fortunately, Mr. Li is a nice person and willing to help...Through his relationship, the hidden danger of Weibo's policy this time has been successfully resolved, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain.

Back on the work channel of Weibo, everyone was very happy to hear the news.

Chen Qin remembered another thing, now is indeed the time to engage in official relations; although there is no way to win glory for the country now, this kind of human sophistication can indeed be developed.Just about to ask Zheng Nanling to arrange a PR to take care of the life of this old leader.

"Wow ah-"

Suddenly there was a scream from behind, Xu Lingling suddenly howled ghostly, Chen Qin startled her: "What's the matter?"

Go to the bedside and see her rolling on the bed in pajamas holding her calf.

Seeing Chen Qin approaching, she grabbed Chen Qin and started howling. Chen Qin didn't know where to put his hands, but she hung on Chen Qin and howled miserably: "Chen Qin, my leg..."

The familiar smell of mint rushed towards her face with her body temperature, the little girl was about to shed tears, Grandma Xu opened the door and barged in: "What's the matter?"

Xu Lingling let go of her hand quickly, and explained: "Grandma, my leg hurts!"

Only then did Chen Qin come to his senses, standing by the bed and directing her: "Stand up quickly, use your calf strength!"

Xu Lingling struggled to get up from the bed, supported Chen Qin with one hand and grabbed grandma's hand with the other. After a while, the pain stopped.

Then she blushed again: "I just had a cramp just now!"

"It's like this when you're tall." Chen Qin looked away awkwardly, "Grandma help her massage, I'm going home first."

Grandma Xu was a little flustered: "Hey, tonight's milk hasn't been boiled yet..."

"You tell your family Lingling to drink more, she is deficient in calcium."

Xu Lingling was in a hurry again, her face was still flushed red, and she couldn't speak clearly: "You you you—!"

Chen Qin ignored her.

I was taken aback, wondering what was wrong.

Chen Qin saw that she was fine, so he turned around and said, ouch, I forgot to turn off the microphone.

"What's the matter, Mr. Chen?" Someone in the headset asked.

Chen Qin typed quickly: "It's okay, something happened at home, I'll get off first."

Fortunately, no one was suspicious, Chen Qin felt a little guilty, turned off the computer, packed his things and went home by himself.

It was already dark, and when the cold wind blew when I went out, I thought it was a shame to go to Xu Lingling's house so late every day. with...

"Hey! Xiaoqin!"

Hearing someone shouting behind him, he looked back and was happy.

Old Chen reeked of alcohol and had just come back from fooling around outside.By the way, it's not Lao Chen's fault, it's the son's fault for not godfather.

"You just went to Xu Lingling's house? Write... and learn from Xu Lingling?"

Old Chen's tongue was so big that he staggered up the stairs and asked his son.

Chen Qin said perfunctorily, "Yes."

"Study well, study well!" Old Chen said while leaning on the wall, "If the young don't study, the old man will be sad! Look at his old Xu, he studied well when he was young..."

"You go home and rest!"

Xiao Chen helped Lao Chen upstairs, and when he returned home, Lao Chen was inevitably nagged by Lou Xuemei, but Xiao Chen was inexplicably guilty. To be praised is to win glory for the country. If this is discovered, it will be a sensation.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen went back to his room to sleep.I forgot to have a dream that night, but I was a little out of shape the next day.

Playing mobile phones during class, the investment department said that Jinshan was going to go public.

Boss Chen waved his hand on the spot, how could this partner not join in the listing?Now that you still have [-] million or so in hand, just tell Lei Jun that you need to raise funds and just say so!

(End of this chapter)