February 9, 1984, the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
Many organizations have resumed work, such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Around 9 a.m., Zhao Ye, carrying a thermos, slowly walked into the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
"Good morning, Lao Liu, Happy New Year..."
As Zhao Ye passed by the equipment research lab, he caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man wearing glasses, who was intently studying magnetic recording circuits.
Moreover, he did this for 13 years, a feat worthy of admiration, much like the legendary Yu Gong moving mountains.
But Lao Liu has recently lost his composure, feeling that his research is useless and that he is far behind the international level.
Old Liu's real name was Liu Chuanzhi. Upon hearing the voice, he looked up at Zhao Ye and replied with a smile, "Happy New Year to you too!"
Zhao Ye is a gifted young man specially recruited by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. At only 20 years old, he is highly proficient in computer and electronic technology and became a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences at a young age.
In terms of skill, he is far superior to Liu Chuanzhi.
I don't know how such a genius could exist in the world.
It's truly enviable.
"As the saying goes, 'When you reach middle age, you have no choice but to soak goji berries in your thermos.' Old Liu, I have some goji berries in my desk, do you want them or not?" Zhao Ye asked with a smile when he saw Liu Chuanzhi staring at his thermos for a few more seconds.
Upon hearing this, Liu Chuanzhi's face immediately darkened, and he shook his head, saying, "No need, I'm in good health."
After saying that, for some reason, he couldn't help but stare at the thermos in Zhao Ye's hand for a few more seconds, then muttered to himself, "This guy is only 20 years old and he's already drinking goji berry tea. Young people's health is really not good..."
Zhao Ye smiled and didn't insist. Goji berries are something that men can drink every day to keep them virile. It's fine if Lao Liu doesn't drink them; he was just being polite verbally anyway.
Speaking of which, Zhao Ye has been back in time for over a month, returning from 2024 to 1984...
In his previous life, he worked as a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences for eight years before becoming a teacher at Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology. In 2008, he resigned from his professorship to start his own business. However, the market competition was fierce, and even being a professor was not enough. He started several businesses, all of which ended in failure. Finally, he was invited by a short video giant to become its CTO, with an annual salary of over ten million yuan.
Sometimes even Zhao Ye himself couldn't help but accept his fate, realizing that he wasn't cut out for entrepreneurship. After all, repeated business failures had almost eroded his confidence, to the point that he felt working for others wasn't so bad after all. He even heard online that working for others was a noble profession!
In addition, as people get older, their drive to start a business gradually diminishes.
After all, as people get older, their energy levels tend to decline.
"I'm getting old, I can't keep up with the pace!" Zhao Ye said self-deprecatingly at the time, having already given up on the idea of starting a business again.
But now, he feels he can do it again!
In 1984, he decided to go into business!
...
This year, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) plans to import 500 IBM personal computers in one go. The Institute of Computing Technology of CAS will be responsible for inspecting and providing technical support for these computers. Each computer costs 30,000 yuan, but it cannot input Chinese characters. A device is needed to solve the Chinese character input problem; this device is the Chinese character card.
The Chinese character card is a unique product of China in the 1980s and 1990s. At that time, the computer hardware and software were relatively poor, and it was necessary to install an expansion card to input and output Chinese characters.
Therefore, the Chinese character card came into being.
Zhao Ye had prior knowledge of the news, and thus, taking advantage of his position, he secretly began developing the Chinese character card system using the computers at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. For him, developing a Chinese character card was a piece of cake, not particularly difficult. In his previous life, Shi Yuzhu of Giant Interactive had also independently designed and developed a Chinese character card…
Moreover, Zhao Ye is from 2024, and his technology is far ahead of this era.
...
More than a month later.
The leaders of the Chinese Academy of Sciences held a meeting and decided to entrust the development of the Chinese character card to the Institute of Computing Technology.
After the task was assigned, the Institute of Computing Technology began to discuss who would be responsible for developing the Chinese character card.
The Institute of Computing Technology has a heavy workload, so it's impossible for it to dedicate a lot of manpower and resources to developing a Chinese character card. In fact, most researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences are proficient in English and don't have a high demand for Chinese character cards. However, other research institutions, government agencies, or public institutions would be in great need of Chinese character cards.
"Who among you is willing to take charge of developing the Chinese character card?"
During the meeting, the leader asked everyone to volunteer.
Among the crowd, Zhao Ye was a little conflicted. He had already developed the Chinese character card system, but he didn't even have the money to buy the components, let alone start his own business.
The cost of a Chinese character card is less than 2,000 yuan, while his monthly salary is only a few dozen yuan.
There's a popular saying these days: those who run OOO (a type of online gambling platform) businesses are not as well off as those who sell tea eggs.
Zhao Ye understands this all too well. He can't even afford tea eggs on a regular basis, and he has to be extremely frugal when buying groceries. His quality of life is simply indescribable.
Perhaps the two-courtyard siheyuan house passed down from his ancestors was the only consolation for his extremely difficult days.
Although they were poor and had no money or car, they were still considered to own a house in the capital.
After thinking it over and over, Zhao Ye ultimately did not respond.
He is now considered part of the system, so even if the Chinese character card is successfully developed, the achievement will not belong to him.
Zhao Ye wants to start a technology company that he can lead, a technology company that follows the "technology, industry, and trade" route.
Lessons from the past should guide future actions.
His colleague Ni Annan is a good example.
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