Rebirth in 1984: Beginning with Han Card Development

What happens to the future when humanity loses its imagination?

That slogan created a sensation during the summer of 1984.

Back then, computers couldn't support Chinese input and co...

Chapter Eighteen Talent

Zhao Ye became famous, famous throughout the country.

Countless people are talking about him as a "millionaire".

Major newspapers in the north even said, "In the south there is Bu Xinsheng, in the north there is Zhao Ye!"

Bu Xinsheng sells shirts and clothes, while Zhao Ye works in high technology; we in the North have a slight advantage.

The newspaper article sparked heated debate.

Zhao Ye simply laughed it off.

He's so busy he's dizzy, counting money until his hands are sore every day.

All orders require payment before shipment.

This gives Imagination Technologies a huge cash flow.

There are many things you can do now.

Imagination Technology Company is once again "recruiting," with Zhao Ye spending a huge sum of money to place recruitment advertisements in major newspapers across the country, seeking not only high-end management talent but also high-tech talent.

Today, Imagination Technology has become famous in China, and Zhao Ye has become an idol for countless ambitious young people in the country.

The "Edict for Seeking Talented Individuals" was met with overwhelming response.

...

Qiu Bojun, a senior majoring in information systems at the National University of Defense Technology, was thrilled as he looked at the job advertisement for Imagination Technology Company in the "Computer World" newspaper.

"Imagination Technology Company is recruiting electronics and information engineers. Excellent benefits, monthly salary of 500 yuan, and bonuses for successful project development..."

"If I followed the state's assignment and went to work at the Instrument Factory of the Geophysical Exploration Bureau of the Ministry of Petroleum in Xushui County, my monthly salary would only be 50 yuan!"

“One month’s work at Imagination Technologies is equivalent to ten months’ work at the instrument factory. Plus, there are project development bonuses. If I work at Imagination Technologies for seven or eight years, wouldn’t that be equivalent to a lifetime at the instrument factory…”

Qiu Bojun made a quick decision and decided to apply for a job at Imagination Technology Company.

Who was Qiu Bojun?

He was the sole developer of the renowned WPS software from his previous life.

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There were many job applicants today, so Zhao Ye didn't interview them all. Instead, he asked Fu Xiaoyue to give them a form to fill out their resumes.

Yes, that's right, many people come here directly without any resumes or anything. In fact, these days, writing a resume isn't really a big deal.

Since jobs are assigned by the government, very few people write resumes.

After they finished writing and submitted their resumes, we notified them to come to the company for a group interview at 8 p.m.

Before we knew it, the sun was setting.

Most of the employees had gone home. Zhao Ye had a simple dinner and then quickly browsed through the resumes of job applicants in the office.

Not long after, he discovered a name he knew from his previous life.

Upon seeing this name, Zhao Ye couldn't help but feel a pleasant surprise.

Around 8 p.m., hundreds of people arrived at Imagination Technology Company.

Zhao Ye assigned Yang Hai, Tang Xiaowei, and Tian Weiwei from the HR department to handle the interviews for ordinary positions, while Zhao Ye personally interviewed senior management and engineers, with Fu Xiaoyue serving as his temporary secretary.

"Is Wang Jizhi here? The boss wants you in his office!" Fu Xiaoyue shouted to the crowd of job applicants.

A man in his thirties raised his hand and replied, "Yes!!!"

Fu Xiaoyue looked at him and said, "Come with me."

"OK!"

Wang Jizhi hurriedly followed behind Fu Xiaoyue.

Soon, the two arrived at Zhao Ye's office. Fu Xiaoyue then left, leaving Wang Jizhi to talk to Zhao Ye alone.

Zhao Ye had never interacted with Wang Jizhi in his previous life, but he had heard of his great reputation.

Wang Jizhi was one of the core employees in the early days of Sitong Company, and also a technical expert. He joined Sitong Company in July 1984, serving as its chief engineer. It is currently May 6th, and Sitong Company has not even been registered yet; it will not be officially registered until May 16th.

Zhao Ye essentially snatched the deal from Sitong.

At this moment, Zhao Ye looked Wang Jizhi up and down. He was in his thirties, of medium build, rather thin, wearing a gray coat and black pants, and looked calm and composed.

"This is the father of Chinese word processors in the previous life. Without Wang Jizhi, there might not have been the rise of Sitong and its 20-year glory. It was his invention of the Sitong typewriter that made Sitong what it is today!"

"We can't let such a talented person go to Sitong Company, otherwise it will only give our company a strong competitor!"

Zhao Ye thought to himself, although he was not afraid of competing with Sitong, he could earn more by having one less powerful competitor to share the market.

Sitong Company may not be as technologically advanced as itself, but it can wage a price war to gain some market share.

"Ahem, Mr. Wang, hello. From your resume, it's clear you're an exceptionally talented engineer. I noticed you wrote that at the Second International Symposium on Chinese Information Processing in 1983, you used your self-developed Chinese character system to print an academic paper titled 'A Chinese Character Processing Scheme Compatible with Western Languages.' That's quite impressive. And since Imagination Technology Company started by developing Chinese character cards, we're exactly in need of highly skilled professionals like you!" Zhao Ye said with a smile.

Wang Jizhi quickly replied modestly, "Thank you for the compliment, Boss Zhao. Compared to you, I am far inferior."

Zhao Ye is only 20 years old, yet he has achieved such great success. Wang Jizhi is deeply impressed and also full of praise for the Chinese character card designed by Zhao Ye.

Wang Jizhi asked himself, even if he were to develop the Chinese character card himself, he couldn't come up with such a good design.

Therefore, from a purely technical standpoint, Wang Jizhi was already impressed by Zhao Ye's talent!

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