Zhao Ye didn't want to follow in Ni Annan's footsteps.
In his past life, Lao Liu founded a computer company called Mouxiang and invited Ni Annan to join. At first, the two worked closely together, but later they had a fierce struggle due to their different paths. In the end, Ni Annan was defeated and kicked out of the company.
The Institute of Computing has a cunning old fox like Lao Liu who is good at scheming. Zhao Ye knows he is no match for such a cunning old fox when it comes to scheming people, and he might end up like Ni Annan.
Furthermore, he's only 20 years old and inexperienced. Once the "Computer Institute" invests in and establishes a company, it won't be a greenhorn like him as the head. If nothing unexpected happens, Yanagawa will ultimately manage the company...
Therefore, it's better to go it alone than to do that.
Ni Annan returned from Canada last autumn. He had some prior knowledge and research on Chinese character card technology abroad.
Not far away, Ni Annan stepped forward and said confidently, "Boss, I'll take charge of developing the Chinese character card. I did some research on Chinese character cards when I was on an exchange program in Canada!"
Ni Annan is a top technical expert at the Institute of Computing Technology, and he is widely trusted by the staff.
He volunteered as soon as he opened his mouth, and the leader smiled and immediately made the decision: "Old Ni, since you are quite familiar with Chinese character cards, then you will be in charge of it. The Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and China Aviation Technology Import and Export Corporation will jointly invest 60,000 yuan and computer equipment to support your research and development of the Chinese character card!"
Upon hearing this, Ni Annan's face lit up with joy. With the support of 60,000 yuan in research and development funds, he would be able to purchase a large number of components, thereby accelerating the development of the Chinese character card!
At the scene, Zhao Ye couldn't help but feel extremely envious.
He received no financial support whatsoever, relying entirely on his own secret use of the computers at the Institute of Computing Technology to design and develop the Chinese character card system. Theoretically, the Chinese character card he designed should have been able to run smoothly.
But anything can happen, and bugs are commonplace in the IT or electronics industry.
No samples were found, and no tests were conducted.
Zhao Ye didn't actually dare to guarantee that the Chinese character card he designed would function 100% correctly.
However, Zhao Ye was still very confident in his skills.
While a 100% success rate might not be guaranteed, at least a 90% success rate is possible.
If he could buy the parts, Zhao Ye would only need to make a few modifications to quickly launch a more mature version of the Chinese character card.
A short while later, the leader announced the end of the meeting, and everyone left one after another.
Zhao Ye walked at the back, sighing inwardly. He looked at Ni Annan, who was surrounded by admirers, and felt a mix of melancholy and envy, as well as a sense of urgency. He wished he could start his own business right now.
However, he rationally knew that now was not the best time to start his own business. He had to stay at the Institute of Computing Technology for a while longer because the institute still had the resources he needed…
"Director, are there any units or departments that need computer maintenance? I'm young, so leave the errands to me!" Zhao Ye walked towards the director of the Institute of Computing Technology and said with utmost sincerity.
Little did they know, Zhao Ye harbored ulterior motives, intending to use the opportunity of computer maintenance to promote his Chinese character cards to users. Contacting IBM after-sales service? Dream on! In this day and age, you still want after-sales support?
As a result, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has undertaken a lot of computer maintenance work!
In 1984, Ni Annan created 100 Chinese character cards, but sales were poor, with only 6 cards sold. In the end, Liu Chuanzhi and others took advantage of computer maintenance to sell the remaining 94 cards.
Zhao Ye is now also a member of the "Institute of Computing". If Liu Chuanzhi and others can sell Chinese character cards, so can he.
The only difference is that... Zhao Ye can't even afford the components, meaning he doesn't currently have a Chinese character card. It all depends on which sucker is willing to let Zhao Ye get something for nothing.
Right now, Zhao Ye can only get the money first, then manufacture the Chinese character cards, and finally sell them to users.
In his previous life, Shi Yuzhu of Giant Interactive was able to demonstrate Chinese characters to users, while Zhao Ye had none at all. Compared to him, the difficulty level immediately jumped from hard mode to hell mode.
However, Zhao Ye still had some confidence.
"I am a brilliant researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, please send me money."
People in this era seem to be quite simple-minded, even believing in "water turning into oil." Zhao Ye was sure he could fool a few people...
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