From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

Faculty of Science Department.

Wang Hao and Luo Dayong sat on the sofa together, while Zhu Ping leaned on the edge of the desk, and analyzed seriously, "This is a small tool app, aimed at a fixed user group, those who don't know Rubik's Cube people will definitely not download it."

"You don't have to think about how many users there will be, and you don't have to think about how much time users will spend on the app. It's like a calculator-like tool software. Maybe users are interested in researching it at the beginning, and only when there is a need for it in the future. will be opened."

"If this kind of app wants to make money, the best, most direct and cheapest way is to download it for a fee."

What Zhu Ping said was straightforward.

It is impossible for a tool-type APP to attract users for too long, and it is impossible to add much revenue by adding internal advertisements. It is even said that the revenue may not keep up with the maintenance cost, because it is necessary to add advertisements in the APP, and I want to know the specific number of clicks on the advertisements. The class needs a server, and the maintenance of the server requires a lot of money.

This will bring the cost of operating the APP. Obviously, a tool software is not worth it.

Zhu Ping continued, "If it is an app that is downloaded for a fee, and it is a stand-alone app that does not require a server, the research and development direction is very clear, and almost only the IOS version can be selected."

Large-scale Internet manufacturers will develop two kinds of APPs, one is for Google's Android operating system, and the other is for Fruit Company's iOS operating system.

Google's Android operating system is an open system. In China, it is almost impossible to download software for a fee. As long as the software is uploaded to the Android operating system, it is easy to be pirated. , by uploading files, the software can be shared.

Fruit Company's iOS operating system is a closed operating system, and users can only download applications in the application store provided by the mobile phone.

In the app store of the iOS operating system, there are also many free downloadable software, such as games, tools, and even making friends, news, etc. Simplified software that provides better services can be opened for free download in the app store.

Those manufacturers that mainly rely on software download charges as their source of profit will only release iOS versions of their apps.

Wang Hao nodded and said, "If you make an Android version of the APP in the future, it will almost be equivalent to free use."

He shook his head, "However, there is no need to think too far. The core algorithm inside will be made public sooner or later. As long as a paper is published and the algorithm is made public, there will definitely be others who can achieve the same function."

After Zhu Ping finished speaking, it was Luo Dayong's turn.

Luo Dayong stood up and said seriously, "Zhu Ping talked about user-oriented and research and development issues, so I will talk about technical issues."

"This APP is only to realize the function of Rubik's Cube restoration. As long as it has the core code to realize the function, there is actually no technical content in the rest. The main difficulty lies in the input end."

"There are two ways to input. One is to take pictures, that is, to upload photos of the six sides of the Rubik's Cube to the software for image analysis, so that the software can recognize the status of the Rubik's Cube."

"The other is very simple, which is to artificially input the color status of each point of the Rubik's Cube. Whether it is a third-order Rubik's Cube or a fourth-order Rubik's Cube, there are six color states, but the input is too complicated and requires more than 50 color choices. .”

"However, I thought about it carefully just now, and felt that the previous input method is not practical. If I were to do it myself, I could only make a simple structure at most. The functions can be realized, but there will also be various problems. , For example, the requirements for the photos taken by users are very high, there cannot be too many other backgrounds mixed in, and the size of the photos will also be limited, so there must be a function of compressing images in the software.”

"Compared to a tool software, image input is very impractical, which will greatly increase the workload, and may also cause the software to crash during the image analysis process."

"Because it's just a small tool software, and there can't be similar software on the market. It doesn't matter if the input end is more complicated. Anyway, the user group is only those people."

What Luo Dayong said caused Wang Hao and Zhu Ping to think.

Indeed.

If it is to add the function of avatar analysis, it will make the software extremely complicated. It is only a simple calculation, but it takes a lot of time to study the image.

In addition, the image compression function must be added, because the photos taken by the user's camera have a very high definition, which leads to a large amount of storage space for the photos. It is impossible for small software to recognize images that occupy a large space, and the image compression analysis function , possibly larger than the software itself.

This is not superfluous, but superfluous.

After Luo Dayong finished speaking, he and Zhu Ping looked at Wang Hao, Wang Hao thought about what the two said just now, and thought there was nothing wrong with it, and said with a smile, "I'm a layman in this area, so I don't have any ideas, what you said is correct. Then let's talk about the distribution of income."

"It's not necessary, is it?"

"Just a favor! What money are you talking about!"

Wang Hao said with certainty, "This matter must be discussed first, or there is no way to ask you to help." He paused for a while and joked, "If you can earn tens of millions or hundreds of millions, when the time comes , If I don’t pay you wages, I will become a black-hearted boss.”

...

Under Luo Dayong and Zhu Ping's refusal, the three still negotiated an income distribution plan.

One option is to divide the account seven or three times.

Wang Hao accounted for 70% of the income from paid APP downloads, and Luo Dayong and Zhu Ping accounted for 30%.

The other is nine or one split.

If a company acquires an APP in the future, or has a large amount of income in other ways, Wang Hao will occupy 90% of the total, and Luo Dayong and Zhu Ping will occupy a symbolic 10%.

This is because it must be the core code that brings in a lot of money, and has nothing to do with other codes.

After the distribution plan was negotiated, Wang Hao formally printed three income distribution agreements, and the three signed them respectively, and then the work officially started.

Both Luo Dayong and Zhu Ping are very motivated. One is because they are interested in the development of APP, and they are very looking forward to participating in the development of an APP with new functions. Big money, but it's nice to make a little money too.

As an ordinary college teacher, no company will hire them to give lectures, and the poor funding they can occasionally apply for is not enough to even do research projects, let alone make money from it.

They are all of the type who earn dead wages for a long time. When they have the opportunity to earn extra money, even if they only earn a few hundred or thousands of dollars, they feel full of motivation.

Wang Hao is also full of energy.

This is his research, his proposal, and the corresponding APP will be produced immediately, that is, the theory will be transformed into practical application, and some money may also be made. Naturally, it will be very worth looking forward to.

In the next few days, they took time to work together in the teaching and research section.

In the office during the day, Luo Dayong and Zhu Ping would also think about APP issues. They were indeed very leisurely, because it was only the first week of school, and their courses were held in the second and third weeks. There is almost nothing to do for the first week.

Wang Hao is busier than Luo Dayong and Zhu Ping.

The effective and irrelevant carry algorithm is very complicated. If you want to convert the algorithm into code, you need to think deeply. Fortunately, the code is designed to solve the Rubik's Cube. Think carefully or slowly convert it into code.

The process took three days.

Saturday is a busy day.

Wang Hao and Luo Dayong connected the code together, and then worked with Zhu Ping to study interface design, function design display and other issues. Zhu Ping left earlier, and the two big men worked until the early hours of the morning, and then simply slept in the teaching and research room.

When she woke up the next day, Zhu Ping had already brought her breakfast, and then she was busy all morning.

eleven o 'clock.

The design and production of the APP are all completed.

Luo Dayong held a third-order Rubik's Cube in his hand, and was about to start debugging the functions.

On the computer’s virtual iOS operating system interface, an app with a Rubik’s Cube icon appears. Click on the app and the language option will appear, and you can choose Chinese or English.

The purpose of this design is to take into account that foreign users may download and use it.

After choosing the Chinese mode, you will officially enter the APP. There are still two choices, one is the third-order Rubik's cube, and the other is the fourth-order Rubik's cube. Click on the third-order Rubik's cube to enter the input page. Make color selections for each module.

Then on the next page, enter the color on the Rubik's Cube.

Next page, the colors on the left.

Next page, right side...

...

After all input is completed, the software enters a Rubik's Cube display page, and the colors of the upper, lower, and left sides of the Rubik's Cube are the same as the input colors.

On the upper left side, there is an icon for the direction of rotation, and a word prompt, "Turn the left side up 90 degrees."

next page.

"Rotate 180 degrees to the right in the middle."

next page.

"Right side rotated 90 degrees down."

...

...

Luo Dayong looked at the prompt on the APP while twisting the third-order Rubik's Cube in his hand. After eleven steps in a row, the Rubik's Cube was successfully restored to its initial state.

The software prompts, "Restore is complete!"

"yeah!"

"Successful!"

Looking at the restored Rubik's Cube in his hand, Luo Dayong laughed excitedly, "Although I tried it yesterday, it still feels amazing. This app will definitely be downloaded by many people."

"Great! Wang Hao, this program is really amazing." Zhu Ping was very excited. This was the first time she officially participated in a 'project', and it was a project aimed at making money. She was still moving as she spoke. He raised his hand and hugged Wang Hao.

Wang Hao felt that he was being taken advantage of, but he didn't care about it under the joy of success. He calmed down and asked, "What's next?"

"Modify the code again, package it, and upload it for review."

"Trouble?"

"One hour is enough."

"Continue!" Zhu Ping also recovered her emotions and issued an order, "Try to finish it before lunch!"

They worked until one o'clock, and then packaged and uploaded the APP.

The next step is to wait.

This should be the last chapter before release.

I received a message from the background during the day, saying that it will be put on the shelves at 12 noon tomorrow, and I only found out that it has 200,000 words. I haven't saved any manuscripts in my hand, so I will try to publish two more chapters tomorrow.

Here, I would like to thank everyone for their support. I don’t know what the results will be like, and I am full of anxiety~~~