Reboot 2003

CH 79 079: Bad News

Except for these two major projects, the progress of other projects is relatively backward.

Specifically, it is the input method and browser... Because the project priority is not high, and I don't plan to write a ppt, so there is no way to shelve it for the time being.Even so, both projects are making progress.

The input method relies on Zhao Shiqiang, and it is currently under development. In fact, the ui has been made, but it still needs to be debugged.

The browser has also made its first finished product—Chang You himself was born as a browser, and the vast majority...or all third-party browsers are open source projects. They used to be, are now, and will still be in the future.

Now the most popular in China is MYIE, an open-source version based on magic-modified IE, but Chen Qin knows the future trend. IE browser was abandoned by Microsoft due to monopoly lawsuits, and it has become a big injustice. The future trend is Chromium, which is the core of Google's Chrome browser.

Chromium itself is also an open source project. One of the reasons why it is open source is that it itself is derived from the core of the open source project WebKit. Chrome has not yet been born, so Chen Qin turned to the earlier WebKit as the main development direction——WebKit is undoubtedly the choice of the times. It is the kernel developed and open source by Apple.

Chang You was not very satisfied with his decision.

After all, Chang You himself was born in MyIE. Turning his head to study webkit is equivalent to retraining himself. In addition, it is not a choice that conforms to the market rules now... webkit is indeed light and flexible enough, but IE is the browser with the highest market share, especially in China without Apple devices. Most websites will only be compatible with IE. Some webpage operations, even unable to access the bank website...

In today's work report, Chang You talked about this matter again - first he said that he made the local favorites, and then he specially made an actual compatibility report, and specially used this webkit-based browser to visit more than a dozen common websites, and nearly half of them had major or minor problems during the visit.

And his meaning is also very simple, that is, he wants to suggest that Chen Qin give up this plan and switch to the MYIE kernel again. Although the ie browser is bad, the MYIE open source project modified by enthusiasts is not bad. If you invest more resources, you may not be able to make an excellent third-party browser.

His reason seems to be true. Even Reborn cannot go against the trend of the times. The browser itself is a small thing, but it is not easy to do at all. Chromium has more than 2000 million lines of code. As a comparison, the kernel of Linux, an open source operating system, only has 3000 million lines. Today’s Internet industry is blossoming from the IE kernel. It is much more difficult to find a new way than to adapt to the current situation.

But... Chen Qin was already prepared for this.

Webkit is undoubtedly a promising browser kernel. Although it has compatibility problems, and this problem is not easy to solve - of course, if you are willing to spend money and time, it is not difficult to solve the problem, but Boss Chen is a person who pays attention to efficiency. Of course it would be silly to reinvent the wheel where open source resources are available, and he would not do such a thing as reinventing the wheel in advance.

But there is another way to solve the problem. Chen Qin dug out a previously written email and sent it directly to Chang You. He asked Chang You to work on Webkit first. Although Chen Qin himself did not participate, he was not idle. Instead, he submitted a patent document to the Patent Office.

In the future, it may be possible to register an invention patent, but that will be after the finished product is released. In short, since the first patent has been issued, Chen Qin sent a copy of the patent document to Chang You by the way, and let him go about it himself.

As expected, Chang You wrote back saying that she was shocked, and her reply was a bit incoherent. Anyway, this time, she finally sincerely approved of Chen Qin's idea.

But seeing the reply, Chen Qin remembered one thing.

After all, in order to ensure the scope of patent protection, the information in the patent document is not very detailed. What should be done, what is the idea of ​​UI interaction, and even the two concepts of "compatibility mode" and "extreme speed mode" he forgot to mention.

So... Although I am still vaguely worried about the company's financing transaction, but I am idle anyway.

Just typing on the mobile phone like this, Chen Qin explained the work to Chang You, and the previous worries were gradually forgotten.

But just like that, after a while, the phone rang again.

It's not his phone number, it's from Xu Lingling's home.

So Chen Qin didn't move, and Xu Lingling, who was busy playing music, didn't move either. She vaguely heard Grandma Xu talking to someone in the living room, and Chen Qin couldn't identify it carefully...

Snapped!
The sound of broken ceramics came from the living room. Chen Qin was startled, and hurried out of the bedroom, and saw Grandma Xu, still wearing an apron, leaning against the glass door of the kitchen in despair, the plate in her hand fell to the ground and shattered.

"Grandma Xu, what's the matter?"

Chen Qin hurriedly asked, Grandma Xu came back to her senses, picked up the dropped receiver again with trembling hands, and carefully asked into the microphone: "He... what did he do?"

……

Old Xu had been hiding it for so long, but he still didn't hide it.

Chen Qin secretly sighed in his heart and asked Xu Lingling to take care of the old man. When Xu Lingling left, Xu Lingling looked at him blankly. Chen Qin just patted her on the shoulder.

After Lao Chen and his wife left, Chen Qin frowned in the empty living room by himself.

Old Xu... It stands to reason that he should be fine.

Of course, if he hit someone, he should have notified his family members, but his family members don't live in the local area. If he didn't give his number, he didn't have to let his family members know.

Moreover, the lawyer Chen Qin had hired had already told him about this matter. Lao Xu really didn't want to tell his family members about his arrest to make people worry.

But why did you suddenly call home again now?With Lao Xu's temperament, he should be able to hide this matter to the end.

Thinking of this, Chen Qin faintly sensed a familiar and dangerous atmosphere... Of course, it is not clear what this means. Chen Qin made a phone call at home. Now that Lao Xu is in trouble, he can only ask his lawyer.

"What's going on? It seems that the call just now went to the defendant's home."

"Nothing? Isn't there a few days left before the trial?" The lawyer asked him back, "I don't know what else happened today. Are you sure it was the judicial department that called?"

Chen Qin really didn't know, so he could only say that it will be implemented later, and then he asked: "By the way, last time I asked you to ask why Lao Xu fought with that person, did you ask him?"

The lawyer replied: "He said it was just a personal grievance and had nothing to do with the company. He also said that he was sorry for coming. I see from the information that the man is from the capital city. He should be just a stranger who had met the defendant several times in the past, but had no specific relationship."

"Okay." Chen Qin hung up the phone without asking about the result.

It seems that there is still no problem, but here, the vague worry in my heart has become more and more intense.

what is it then?

Chen Qin still didn't know, but at this moment he finally had a little understanding, and he remembered the information provided by Manjun Company just now.

He's a reporter...Of course this may just be a fictitious identity, but there is obviously someone in China who is interested in him, or in Santiago.

This is not difficult to understand. After all, with the rise of Kuaikan Media, Xiangjiang Santiago, the "headquarter" and one of the major shareholders of Kuaikan Media, will definitely arouse some people's curiosity. It is understandable that some people want to check its details.

But at this moment, Chen Qin suddenly thought of a possibility.

It's understandable that Santiago is attracting attention.

Lao Chen had an accident recently, and this incident is another operational accident, which can also be understood as an ordinary accident.

But... what if the two things are related?
Perhaps Lao Xu provoked someone, and others found out about him, but ended up in Santiago... Of course, this is possible, and it really is Lao Xu's fault.

But this is just one possibility, besides that, there should be another possibility——

What would happen if others had spotted Santiago, but couldn't find any other flaws, so they came here to trouble Lao Xu?

(End of this chapter)