Chapter 855: The dimensional wall is broken!
On the morning of July 9, the phone in Lin Weimin's office kept ringing. It rang twice, but no one answered.
Less than 20 minutes later, Yu Dong ran to the Guowen Society. Seeing that no one was in Lin Weimin's office, he anxiously asked, "Where is the president?"
Zhao Xin replied: "The president had something to do today and didn't come."
"Oh, he is usually so busy that he is nowhere to be seen now. Why is he not here at this time?" Yu Dong said with some complaint.
Zhao Xin gave Yu Dong a look and said, "You are talking bad about the leader behind his back. I will pretend I didn't hear what you said."
"If it's urgent, you can call Mr. Lin's home. If it's not too urgent, you can tell me. I'll pass on your message when he arrives."
Hearing this, Yu Dong hesitated to speak. After thinking for a while, he turned around and prepared to leave without saying anything to Zhao Xin.
After taking two steps, he turned back and said, "When he comes, give me a call."
Zhao Xin was speechless. Are you anxious or not?
What is President Lin, whom Yu Dong has been looking for, doing now?
He is meeting his online friends!
"Kissmykicks?" Lin Weimin asked tentatively, looking at the honest-looking young man in front of him.
The young man looked at the elegant and dignified man in front of him, his face full of surprise, and stammered, "Ye?"
The young man's brain reacted quickly to being able to expose his somewhat embarrassing online name in an instant at the software exhibition venue, but his mouth obviously couldn't keep up.
He is from Hubei and speaks very plastic Mandarin. He raised the sound of "Ye" out of surprise, just like a grandson recognizing his grandfather.
"Hey, don't be so polite, just call me uncle."
If you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you are a bastard. Lin Weimin accepted a nephew with a smile.
"You...I...am not..."
The young man was speechless for a long time, not caring about being taken advantage of. He struggled with his tongue for a long time and finally asked, "Are you Ye?"
Lin Weimin nodded with a smile, "It's me. Let's get to know each other formally. I'm Lin Weimin."
As he spoke, he extended his hand to the young man.
The young man was flattered, and then he remembered to stand up from the stool. He stretched out his hands and said, "Hello, Mr. Lin, I am Lei Jun, the general manager of Yanjing Kingsoft Software Company."
I automatically changed "Lei Jun" to "Lei Bus" in my mind. The young man looks honest and kind, but your online name has betrayed you deeply, it's very coquettish.
Lin Weimin gave Lei Jun an evaluation in his heart, and then praised him: "General Manager? Incredible, young and promising!"
Lei Jun smiled shyly, "You must be joking. Compared to you, I am not young and promising!"
Without knowing his name, Lei Jun recognized Lin Weimin just by looking at his face.
Over the years, the name Lin Weimin has been reported everywhere by domestic media of all sizes. Although he has always lived a reclusive life and rarely accepted media interviews, his appearance has long been well-known. After all, he is a man who is reported on the "News Broadcast" almost every year. His appearance rate in this program should be second only to the announcers and many national leaders.
But Lei Jun never expected that Lin Weimin was actually Ye. When Lin Weimin really called out his online name, Lei Jun was as surprised as when Microsoft, the software giant that dominated the international market three years ago, extended an olive branch to Kingsoft in a friendly manner - hoping that Word and WPS would remain compatible in document formats.
Who is Lin Weimin? He is a famous writer both at home and abroad, and has won numerous awards.
But he is actually the Ye who was so powerful and influential on the Shuguang BBS?
At this moment, Lei Jun felt as if the world was torn apart.
The dimensional wall is broken!
After introducing himself, he opened his mouth, wanting to chat a little, but looking at the elegant middle-aged man in front of him, he really didn't know what to start with.
Damn, you are so handsome!
I cursed unconsciously in my heart.
Compared to Lei Jun's restraint, Lin Weimin was much more relaxed. After scanning the surroundings, he asked, "Isn't this exhibition very lively?"
"It's great that the exhibition held in Yanjing City can reach this scale. In fact, many companies have come, including many large companies, such as IBM, Oracle, and SAP," Lei Jun introduced.
"Oh. Is Microsoft here?" Lin Weimin asked in a flat tone.
Lei Jun glanced at Lin Weimin, trying to find evidence in his eyes that he had "knowingly committed the crime."
"Coming." Lei Jun replied dryly.
Although he seemed as reserved as a student in front of Lin Weimin, Lei Jun was already a well-known figure in China's software industry at that time.
Lei Jun graduated with honors from the Computer Science Department of Wuhan University in 1991. During his time at school, he extensively dabbled in encryption software, antivirus software, financial software, CAD software, Chinese systems, and even worked as a circuit board designer and hacker, making a name for himself in Wuhan Electronics Street.
After graduation, he chose to work in Yanjing. At first, he joined a research institute to participate in a large project, but he could not adapt to the atmosphere of the institute. Finally, he chose to join Kingsoft, and soon stood out with his outstanding work ability and became the manager of Kingsoft's Yanjing Development Department.
Under his leadership, the Yanjing Development Department brought WPS developed by Qiu Bojun into a high-speed development track. At that time, the wholesale price of WPS software was as high as 2,200 yuan, and Kingsoft could achieve an impressive sales performance of more than 2,000 sets every month.
The huge success of WPS made Lei Jun famous in the Chinese software industry, but the ending that awaited him was not a good one.
In 1994, Microsoft entered the Chinese market with Word 4.0. This software giant that has been making waves in the international market behaved particularly humbly in China. They did not engage in direct combat with WPS, but instead extended an olive branch to their competitor Kingsoft, hoping that Word and WPS could maintain compatibility in document formats.
Faced with the request from Microsoft, an international giant, Lei Jun did not realize the wolfish ambition behind it. He even thought it was a rare opportunity to learn from an international software giant, so the two sides quickly reached an agreement that each side could read each other's files through the middle layer RTF format. Lei Jun did not know that his decision almost pushed the once-popular WPS into the abyss.
By 1995, as Microsoft became increasingly familiar with the Chinese market, they invested heavily in the development of a Word 6.0 that suited the habits of Chinese consumers and launched heavy advertising. The market door that had been monopolized by WPS was thus opened by Microsoft.
The rise of computer products at that time caused pirated CDs to devour the market for genuine software like locusts. This may not be a big deal for Microsoft, which has a strong financial foundation, but it was fatal to Kingsoft, which wanted to engage in a price war with Microsoft.
The competitive pressure from Microsoft, the continuous erosion of piracy, and the failure of the newly developed "Pangu Component" project, Kingsoft was in trouble both internally and externally. Lei Jun blamed himself very much and finally chose to resign. After leaving Kingsoft for half a year, the unwilling Lei Jun returned to Kingsoft in the second half of 1996.
This time he started from a small beginning and led Kingsoft to develop Kingsoft Video Player, a software that can be used to watch CDs, and the first domestically produced commercial game "Zhongguancun Revelation". In this seemingly unprofessional way, he gradually led Kingsoft out of the quagmire of development.
On July 7, the Yanjing Home Computer and Software Exhibition was held in the China World Trade Center.
At this exhibition, Lei Jun brought the "WPS97α version". This software, which had been silent for several years, caused a sensation as soon as it was released at the exhibition, and exhibitors gave WPS97 rave reviews.
A few days ago, Lei Jun left a message to Lin Weimin on the Sugon BBS, inviting him to come and have an offline gathering when he has time.
In Lei Jun's opinion, Ye has profound insights into the development and future predictions of the Internet field, and he is very likely a research expert in a computer-related research institute. If he can get to know him, it will be a way to expand his network.
Can……
Lei Jun couldn't help but look at Lin Weimin again, and he couldn't help but feel a little absurd in his heart.
He saw that Lin Weimin was looking at someone at their Kingsoft booth who was experiencing computer operation and seemed very interested, so he introduced: "What they are experiencing is our Kingsoft's latest development, WPS97. It is only a test version now, and the official version will be released in two months. If you are interested, you can try it."
Lin Weimin said with interest: "New version? You have been suppressed by Microsoft Word in the past two years. Are you sure you can make a comeback this time?"
"Microsoft is too strong. I dare not say that we can win back the game, but we should be able to give it a try."
Having experienced brutal business competition, Lei Jun has lost his youthfulness. Facing Lin Weimin's questions, he showed full confidence.
"I'll find you a computer to try."
"good."
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Lei Jun found a computer for Lin Weimin.
After the setback of being killed by Microsoft Word 6.0, WPS97, which returned from the ashes, fully demonstrated Kingsoft's accumulation and technological growth during this period. Its mixed text and image typesetting, table design, and layout design functions are very powerful, and it also discarded some uncommon and unsuitable functions of Word. In addition, compared with Word, WPS97 also supports some unique functions, such as Chinese proofreading.
"Your proofreading function is great. It's very practical."
After trying out the software, Lin Weimin liked the Chinese proofreading function of WPS97 the most. He usually uses word processing software such as WPS and Word the most for his creative work. The Chinese proofreading function can proofread some simple grammatical errors, which can save Lin Weimin a lot of effort when proofreading manuscripts.
In the future, when editors review electronic manuscripts, it will be very convenient to use.
"I first used your Kingsoft WPS 1.0, but your product was not so good in the past two years, so I used Word. This time the software is updated, the functions are much more powerful than before, I think the market response should be good."
After closing the software on the desktop, Lin Weimin did not forget to praise it.
Lei Jun smiled and said, "Thank you for your good wishes."
"These software on the desktop are also products of our company. You can try them out again," Lei Jun recommended.
Although he looks honest, he is thoughtful and has a very high IQ.
Lin Weimin sat at Kingsoft's booth for a while. Many visitors to the exhibition noticed him and surrounded him.
Few people have ever paid attention to what writers look like. Before the rise of Internet media, the appearance of ordinary writers was not well known to outsiders unless they were characters in textbooks and history books.
But Lin Weimin is an exception. There have been so many reports on him in the domestic media over the years. Even with the sporadic portraits and interview clips, after so many years of publicity, a considerable number of people in the country recognize his face.
Seeing celebrities like Lin Weimin at Kingsoft's booth, many visitors talked to Lin Weimin, and Lin Weimin responded enthusiastically one by one without any airs.
After a while, Lin Weimin looked at the crowd around him and said to Lei Jun: "There are too many people gathered here. I won't experience it. Let everyone experience it."
At this moment, because of Lin Weimin's appearance, Kingsoft's booth was already crowded. Lei Jun had achieved his goal and said happily: "Thank you for your support. With your presence, our booth has become the most popular one."
"It's popularity is not bad to begin with." Lin Weimin said with a smile.
"Shall I accompany you for a walk here?"
While the two were talking, several people from the exhibition organizers came over after hearing the news, and brought with them several media reporters, all from "Computer News", "Computer Enthusiasts", "Computer Network World" and many other domestic media related to the field of computer software and hardware.
These reporters were worried about the lack of materials for the exhibition. When they heard that Lin Weimin suddenly appeared at the exhibition, they rushed over impatiently.
Since the reporters had arrived, Lin Weimin had no choice but to simply accept some interviews.
When the reporter heard that Lin Weimin came to the exhibition today because he wanted to meet Lei Jun, the general manager of Yanjing Kingsoft Software, his eyes lit up like a cat smelling fishy smell.
What great news material this is!
(End of this chapter)
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