game trailblazer

Chapter 52 The Fate of the MBA

Speaking of cloud operating system, in Zhang Lexing's cognition, it should be an operating system that combines parallel computing and distributed computing. In fact, Zhang Lexing had already started the idea of ​​​​developing it at this time last year, because he met a wonderful person at that time. .

The name of this wonderful man is Michael Mahon. He was born in the Atari game console hardware design department, but he is an Apple II fanatic. After leaving Atari, he came to Zhang Lexing's Blue Dragon Studio to engage in game hardware research and development. Work, and has never given up on his infatuation.Last year, Zhang Lexing came to Michael's house to attend a party, and accidentally discovered that he had hidden a wonderful gadget, a weird machine called "Super Apple" assembled by eight Apple IIs.

Of course Zhang Lexing had to study such an interesting thing carefully, and Michael was also very happy that someone was willing to listen to him showing off. Under his introduction, Zhang Lexing gradually figured out the details of this "Super Apple".Michael didn't think of making such a thing at first, but after several years of collection and some luck, he actually saved eleven or two Apple IIs.One day, Michael had a whim. The PC was claimed to be several times faster than the Apple II. If a few more Apple IIs were run at the same time, they might be able to catch up with the speed of the PC.

Michael is a person who wants to do it when he thinks about it. He quickly got some wood to build a case for the "Super Apple" he imagined, and then took out the motherboard from the pile of Apple II he collected to experiment. After paying the price of a motherboard, Michael's "Super Apple" was finally completed.In order to allow the "Super Apple" to display its real performance, Michael also personally designed an operating system that supports parallel computing.

The calculation speed of "Super Apple" is not as fast as Michael imagined, but Zhang Lexing understands that this is mainly because the self-made simple network card responsible for the communication between Apple II motherboards is too slow.The so-called "Super Apple" has no practical value from the perspective of computer performance, but Zhang Lexing has seen the embryonic form of the future cloud operating system.

At that time, the research on the parallel computing operating system was not started immediately because Zhang Lexing was going to return to China, and he also lacked the necessary hardware foundation.Now that Computing Cloud has seen hope, Zhang Lexing couldn't help being tempted, so he forced a parallel operating system research project in the Research Institute of VisualSystem, and also brought Michael Mahon into the research group, looking forward to the future in the near future. You can surprise yourself.

After finishing his cloud plan, Zhang Lexing received another call from BJ.On the phone, Wan Lin, director of the public relations department of Rising Sun Software, brought good news. Zhang Lexing had applied for the FC patent for a year and finally it was about to be approved.This can be regarded as very good news. Zhang Lexing has long wanted to control the counterfeit products of FC game consoles, but he has never had a name. This time it is finally all right.Zhang Lexing won the FC patent not because he wanted to monopolize the domestic game console market, but because he read a video game magazine that said, "...Almost all electronics giants are involved in this next-generation war. cut as large a share as possible from the big cake of China's game market... The mainland's video game industry is still a pool of stagnant water, and it remains unchanged to respond to changes. Home appliance manufacturers are swarming to produce color TVs that have saturated the market, piles of refrigerators, washing machines, etc. Washing machines that don’t hold clothes and food grinders that make even a small profit, but no manufacturer is willing to spend money on the video game industry whose profits have surpassed that of the American film industry and RB automobile industry... Mainland game manufacturers make money from game fans How much money did they spend?...the money they earned from game fans through piracy...almost no money was used to develop China's own video game programs...", Zhang Lexing did not want this to happen again, since he was unwilling to take the initiative to pay If you don’t have money, you have to use the banner of patents to force manufacturers who produce pirated FC to shed some blood. In Zhang Lexing’s plan, this money will be invested in promoting the development of FC Chinese games.

The idea is good, but the most important thing right now is to go back to China to get the patent certificate.Fortunately, KylinWindows2.0 has been on the market for more than a week, and the market response is quite good, Zhang Lexing also has one less worry, just to take a vacation for himself, and go back by the way.After arranging the work at hand and saying goodbye to Yang Xinxin again, Zhang Lexing boarded the flight from San Francisco to BJ.

It was already very cold in BJ in early December. When the plane came over BJ, Zhang Lexing learned from the broadcast on the plane that it was snowing lightly near the airport. Fortunately, the amount was not large, and it did not have much impact on the takeoff and landing of the flight.Walking through the chilly passenger corridor, Zhang Lexing dragged his luggage to the warm waiting hall. He looked up at the clock. It was just 12:03 in the afternoon. Considering that he would need to take a taxi later, Zhang Lexing bought a copy The newspaper of the day, intending to pass the time on the road.As soon as he got out of the airport gate, a gust of cold air hit his face, Zhang Lexing quickly found a taxi and got in with his luggage.The road after the snow was a bit slippery, the driver drove cautiously, not caring about talking to the passengers, Zhang Lexing just spent the time reading the newspaper he bought just now.

This was the "China Youth Daily" of the day. Zhang Lexing opened the front page, and the huge headline "Memorandum of Destiny-An Analysis of the Situation of 38 Masters of Business Administration (MBA)" immediately caught his attention. MBA is as precious as a panda in today's China. Zhang Lexing couldn't help but read the newspaper carefully.

"In April 1984, the governments of China and the United States reached an agreement: to cultivate executive masters of business administration (MBA) for the People's Republic of China. In July, the enrollment was spread across the country... 4 people were once again screened by strict examinations, leaving only 7 People stepped into the starting line of MBA studies...In September 440, 40 people completed their studies and went to the United States for internships...In December of the same year, 1986 people who were awarded MBA degrees returned to China and joined the tide of reform in China...

However, in September 1987, China Youth Daily received a distress signal from MBA.

The caller sighed:
——We, 38 EMBAs, are young but useless.There is no way to serve the country, and he is in great distress.

——In order to train us, the country has spent millions of dollars, and we have gone through hardships.However, cultivation is completely disconnected from use.

——We wonder why the country spends huge sums of money on this kind of "national talent training project"?
—We don't understand, why should we make such futile efforts?

The painful call for help shook the newspaper office, and six reporters rushed out, traveled more than ten provinces, traveled thousands of miles, and tracked each call point..."

After reading this report, Zhang Lexing was surprised to find that most of the MBAs that were finally cultivated by the state at the expense of huge sums of money and personal hardships had such a fate.Overseas, these people will definitely work in the front line of enterprise management. After returning to China, some will become postmen for foreign experts, some will become overstaffed clerks, some will become foreign language translators, and some will even become "on-job and unemployed" idlers.Many business leaders who once advocated valuing talents are now bragging about their theory of "valuing talents". Under their guidance, MBAs have become seeds, waiting to germinate in the soil of the masses, climbing the ladder, hoping to Expect to be entrusted with important tasks after the age of 50, reserve knowledge, and look forward to being able to use it one day.

Zhang Lexing couldn't help but feel sorry for this group of MBAs. These poor people are really a star in the dark.But after thinking about it, this is also a very good opportunity for me. After all, domestic careers still need a lot of people who really understand business management. This group of MBAs can be said to be good candidates at present. I believe that after proper training , will definitely be a help in the future.

Zhang Lexing read the report carefully several times, but unfortunately he didn't find any way to contact these MBAs. It is estimated that this is what the newspaper office did to protect them.There are two paths before Zhang Lexing: one is to send a telegram to the newspaper to inquire about the situation of MBA, but the effect is estimated to be unsatisfactory, MBAs are not easy to leave if they want to; the other is to find a relationship, which may be effective Some, after all, this is in China.Speaking of relationships, Zhang Lexing couldn't help but think of Wang Bin whom he met last year. He is a nice guy and has a lot of connections. It was thanks to his help that Rising Sun Software poached people back then. It seems that this time he will be troubled again.

The taxi slowly stopped in front of Rising Sun Software's office building in Zhongguancun. Zhang Lexing hurriedly took a handful of money and handed it to the driver, took his luggage, and hurried to Wan Lin's office.When Zhang Lexing pushed the door and walked in, Wan Lin was looking at the documents by the sofa. Judging by the expression on her face, she was probably having a headache for next year's software competition.

Putting the suitcase on the sofa, regardless of Wan Lin's surprised face, Zhang Lexing asked anxiously, "Do you have Wang Bin's phone number?"

"Yes. Boss, you look a little tired. Would you like to take a rest first?" Wan Lin asked with some concern.

"It's okay, I'm in a hurry to find him, give me the number first."

Wan Lin nodded, got up and walked to the desk, took a small notebook from the desk and handed it to me.

"Boss, I recorded it on the last page, please take a look."

"Thank you." I took the book and turned to the back, and started dialing the number on it.

The call was connected quickly, and a familiar voice came from the receiver, "Hello, who are you looking for?"

"Wang Bin, I'm Zhang Lexing, I just came from the airport."

"Haha, I figured it was time for you to come, but I didn't expect you to come so soon."

"It's not easy to come back. Find a place to have dinner together?"

"Is there anything else I need to help with?"

"Hey, I don't have many friends in China, so I'll get to know you better."

"All right, I know it's not easy to eat your meal."

……

Zhang Lexing didn't know BJ very well, and said that he could only rely on Wang Bin, a local snake, to find a place to eat.After waiting in the office for a while, the sound of a car horn came from downstairs. Zhang Lexing opened the window and looked downstairs. Wang Bin came.

(End of this chapter)