Stunning the industry
"Who developed this software?"
When a group of industry leaders were shocked into speechlessness, this question naturally emerged from their minds. However, while these tech gods were still wildly guessing in their minds, someone had already rushed to their office and picked up the phone.
The person on the phone is Qian Xiaohua, a name that may seem unfamiliar to ordinary people, but in the Chinese IT world, he is absolutely a famous figure.
Vice President of the National Software Industry Association, Chief Engineer of the Second Research Institute of Huaxia Electronic Information Industry Department, and leader of the Huaxia Autonomous Operating System Research Group - a string of titles that can make ordinary people dizzy.
At this moment, however, the big shot of the Huaxia IT world had completely lost his usual elegant demeanor, and was so excited that his hand holding the microphone was slightly trembling.
"...That's the real application of Chinese programming, even rewriting the operating system's execution code. It can be said that this has paved the way for us to create our own CPU, if we really want to establish our own independent CPU copyright, then this set of programming systems and compilation tools is the foundation! Believe me, the person who designed this software must be a genius, I'm not exaggerating at all. I believe that with his technology, the development speed of our operating system will increase countless times, so please help me find him as soon as possible!"
After finishing speaking, Qian Xiaohua hung up the phone and sat in a chair, taking a deep breath to calm down her excited emotions.
In fact, when he returned to the meeting and saw a group of people in the lab gathered together using the Galaxy 3 supercomputer to reverse-engineer a civilian software, he was extremely angry.
When he quietly walked up to Galaxy 3 and watched his two most skilled subordinates step by step reverse-engineer the software, he was immediately shocked.
As the manager of the laboratory, he naturally had a heavier burden on his shoulders than others, so at the first moment, he thought about how these technologies could help develop an autonomous operating system. He immediately ran to the office and called his superior, the leader of the Information Engineering Institute of Huaqiao University.
After hanging up the phone, he calmed down and one by one, the images of those great programmers from Huaxia began to filter through his mind. "Is it him? Impossible! It can't be him either... damn, who could it be?"
Qian Xiaohua fell into deep thought involuntarily.
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If the voice-controlled smartphone butler only shocked those people at Hua Xia National System Research Laboratory, then the entire IT industry in China has been completely boiling over because of this software's sudden appearance.
An excellent APP, a user experience that is super awesome, an excellent APP that broke through millions of downloads in just a few hours, represents not only technology but also a continuous flow of money.
And those who, under the guise of imitation, crack software, casually modify some minor details, and even embed advertising programs, make a fortune with this method, which is a money-making tool for many people. As a result, in just one day, attempting to crack it, only to find that there was no way out, and then the technicians who were deeply frustrated can be said to be countless.
Not to mention the technical departments of some large technology companies, the technicians who were temporarily notified to work overtime for this small software felt a sense of despair. From the complaints about being asked to come to work early, to the setbacks encountered when reverse-engineering the software, the frustration was unbearable.
Of course, the most tense are those companies that also provide Android market services.
Google's Android network, as the largest provider of Android apps, surprisingly does not have this software available for download, and has received countless complaints from users. Its various forums are almost flooded...
But Android is not the most tragic, Apple China is. A group of fruit powder found that they couldn't find the voice-controlled smart home app on the App Store, and they almost went crazy...
For those who have already been spoiled by the App Store, it's a given that Apple provides the latest and greatest apps, while Android apps are often just copies of iOS ones.
But now, a super app that can subvert the performance of mobile phones actually only supports the Android system, and there is no similar app download on APPLE STORE, which makes Apple fans feel distressed.
What's left after the passion is gone are complaints and annoyance.
It can be foreseen that as time goes on, the scope of this indignation will continue to expand and the degree of indignation will continue to deepen.
Of course, at this moment, IT practitioners who are under tremendous pressure may have the same question in their hearts, "Who the hell developed this software?"
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Xu Yihang's private phone has never been so busy as it is today.
Those who know his private number are naturally those bigwigs in the same circle as him.
Qihoo 360 has signed an exclusive agreement with the developer of voice-controlled smartphone assistant, and for customers, it's telling them that this software can only be downloaded from Qihoo's market, while for other internet giants, it's telling them that Zhou Hongyi has already communicated with the developer, even met in person, haven't they seen the signed agreement?
With the addition of Robin Li's publicly stated phrase "technology changes the world", which has almost become his label, encountering a software developer with such high technological content, this Baidu old boss would not personally receive him, that would be strange.
So these calls were basically all about asking Xu Yihong to test the waters, wanting to know from Xu Yihong's mouth who this developer named "A Bucket of Pudding" really was.
For a call from some big shots in the industry, Xu Yihong naturally brushed it off casually. Regardless of whether they believed him or not, regardless of how they complained, he insisted that he had never seen the software developer himself and that it was just an online agreement signed by the high-ranking executive of Qihoo's Android market with the software developer.
Joking, revealing Wang Zhengyu's identity to these people, who knows what conditions they will come up with to confuse a student? It is necessary to know that these big shots who rose to prominence in the early days of the Internet are not only terrifyingly shrewd but also have an overwhelming amount of money. Telling them Wang Zhengyu's identity isn't finding trouble for oneself?
So before he signed a formal cooperation contract with Wang Zhengyu's company in the future, he naturally wanted to deceive for as long as possible.
But looking at the number that has been called now, it makes him a bit depressed. He even regrets whether he has promoted too much, and actually attracted the attention of these gods. But, he also let the propaganda department promote so hard, in order to make the cooperation with that young man have a good start, isn't it?
The call was made by Chen Guoli, deputy director of the Telecommunications Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
If others can get away with it, then the deputy director of the Internet management department must be taken seriously. It's worth noting that this deputy director rarely makes personal calls to guide business, and coincidentally called today, Xu Yihong can confirm 90% is about that software.
Sure, here is the translation:
As expected, as soon as the phone was answered, the other party got straight to the point and stated their intention without waiting for him to speak.
"Hey, Little Xu, give me a straight answer, have you met the developer of that voice-controlled smart software?"
"Isn't it just a small software, Director Chen? Is it worth your while to personally call?" Xu Yihong asked with a wry smile.
"Xiao Xu, don't play dumb with me this time. It wasn't me who asked, just now the Huake Institute called and asked for my help to investigate, saying that Qian Engineer, in charge of new system development, is anxiously looking for someone! They can't directly ask you for the person, so they entrusted me to call you!" Chen Guoli explained.
Xu Yihong immediately understood, the things he could see, those experts at Hua Ke Institute who specialized in these areas would naturally also understand, and even more clearly than him. But hiding it from the national departments was meaningless, if the national power really intervened, it would be easy to find someone, so why not go with the flow and try to get some benefits.
"So, I'll be honest with you," Robin Li immediately replied, "I personally signed the agreement with the software uploader. He's just a student, but according to him, he didn't develop this software himself. As for the specific situation, I'm not clear about it either!"
"That's all I need from you, now send me all the identity information left on the agreement immediately." Chen Guoli demanded.
A contract worth 200 million, Xu Yihong naturally had a copy of Wang Zhengyu's ID card in his hand, which was not difficult. However, Xu Yihong would not simply hand it over, and instead began to haggle over the price.
"I'm telling you, Director Chen, the materials can be given to you, but this software was first discovered by our Qidian and the person was also dug up by us. If Hua Ke Institute really reached some kind of cooperation agreement with him, they can't just abandon us! To be honest, yesterday we had a verbal agreement that after he sets up his own company, both sides will start discussing comprehensive cooperation on research for an autonomous operating system!"
"Haha, Xiao Xu, your gaze is quite venomous! Alright, I'll give you a verbal commitment here. If the Huake Institute can really produce results, I'll definitely help you fight for it and won't let your efforts go to waste!" Chen Guoli said.
"Alright, I'll have my secretary send over the materials afterwards!" said Yu Yanhong readily.
He hung up the phone, and Robin Li shook his head with a bitter smile. It seemed that going solo was no longer an option. But what role should Qihoo play in future collaborations? Robin Li fell into deep thought.
