With the acceleration of the mainland's reform and opening up, Bao Zixuan's companies are making every effort to increase investment in the mainland. In this way, many people can't understand it, but only they know that these investments will be earned back hundreds or thousands of times in the future. Now the investment may be suppressed by the Hong Kong government, but thinking that there is still Huo Yingdong in front of him, Bao Zixuan is at least safe. And the mainland will not remain indifferent to the repression of patriotic businessmen, at least on the surface.

Bao Zixuan stayed in Xiangjiang until the early 1980s, when he had to return to the United States. Because the Turing Award, the highest honor in the computer industry, was awarded to him, he had to return to the United States to receive the award.

In fact, Bao Zixuan's software and contributions to computer hardware can have been honored a long time ago, but many people think that he is not a computer professional and has no qualifications. Let a layman receive a Turing Award, then who will concentrate on learning computers.

The Turing Award, also known as the A.M. Turing Award, was established by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in 1966 to reward individuals who have made significant contributions to the computer industry. Its name is taken from the British scientist Alan M. Turing, a pioneer of computer science. Due to the extremely high requirements for the Turing Award and the extremely strict evaluation process, only one computer scientist is generally awarded each year, and only a few years have two collaborators or scientists who have contributed in the same direction to share the award. Therefore, it is the most prestigious and noble award in the computer industry, and is known as the "Nobel Prize in the computer industry".

Due to the extremely high requirements for the Turing Award and the extremely strict evaluation process, only one computer scientist is generally awarded each year, and only a few years have two collaborators or scientists who have contributed in the same direction to share the award. Therefore, it is the most prestigious and noble award in the computer industry, and is known as the "Nobel Prize in the computer industry".

Each year, the Association for Computing Machinery will ask the nominator to nominate a candidate for this year's Turing Award and attach a 200 to 500-word essay explaining why the nominee deserves the award. Anyone can be a nominator. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) will form a selection committee to conduct a rigorous review of the nominees and ultimately determine the winners of the year.

Bao Zixuan only learned of his award when he received a call from Professor Harry Loland, who is one of the judges of the Turing Award. has its own special channel, and is very excited to be able to win this award, which is known as the Nobel Prize in the computer industry. This is nothing more than increasing the chips for your genius, and also making yourself more famous, and everyone has to take care of many things that are not good for you.

Harry Rowland said on the phone: "Boy, this news is shocking!

Bao Zixuan: "Thank you very much for the professor's cultivation, your teachings will never be forgotten." What do I have to pay attention to, what time to go to receive the award. ”

Harry Loren: "I'm just letting you know today, and a dedicated staff member will contact you then. However, the awards will be presented on March 25 at the headquarters of the Association for Computing Machinery in New York. You go back to school first, and we'll go there together when the time comes. ”

Bao Zixuan: "Okay, thank you, Professor. After I have arranged the affairs of Xiangjiang, I will go back to school immediately. ”

At present, only a few people know that Bao Zixuan won the Turing Award, after all, there is no global announcement. It's just spread in the top computer circles, but it's really shocking.

After arranging the affairs of Xiangjiang, Bao Zixuan returned to the United States again. In fact, he was a little relieved that Li Yulin had too little time to accompany his mother in the past few years. Li Yulin knows her son's worries, but she still has to focus on the overall situation. Under the condition that Dr. Huang Chunqiu assured that there was absolutely no problem, Bao Zixuan boarded the plane to the United States.

In January 1980, Bao Zixuan returned to MIT, this time for a long time. Originally, the plan was to leave for a maximum of 2 months and come back, but because of Li Yulin's illness, this time she left for 4 months.

When I came to Harry Rowland's office, I saw the old professor looking at the computer to check the materials. Seeing that it was Bao Zixuan coming over, he immediately put down the keyboard and said to him, "Boy, I'm back so soon." ”

Bao Zixuan: "How dare you not come over immediately if you always summon me, but how can I win the award this time." ”

Tomorrow he will go to New York, and the gold and silver futures will be settled. Although Clay Clark has been notified by phone to close the position, he is still a little uneasy, this is a business involving tens of billions of dollars, and no one dares to be sloppy.

Harry Loren: "Actually, the jury has had this idea for a long time, after all, the black cloud office software and system software you wrote can be said to have reached a height that others can't reach in the software system, and the laptop you presided over played a key role in the promotion of computers. ”

"I didn't nominate you because of your identity as a native of Hong Kong, and the most important thing is that you are not a computer science student. There is no precedent for allowing a scholar from another profession to win the highest award in the field of computing. But that doesn't exist the moment you choose to study computer science, and that's why you won the award. In addition, the influence and achievements in the field of computer science are very obvious than other candidates, which are the reasons for the award. ”

Bao Zixuan didn't expect that there were other factors in this regard, it seems that the relative fairness of American academics also depends on the region and major. Turing was British, and his main achievements were published in the United States, so this award would definitely take care of Europeans and Americans. Also, it is difficult for you to win awards if you are not a computer science major, so it seems that there are many benefits to choosing to study computer science!

Bao Zixuan: "Then I still have to thank the professor for his support and support to me, if you don't speak for me, it is estimated that it will be difficult to win the award." ”

Harry Loren: "It's okay, it's mainly because you're very good in your own right, I'm just icing on the cake. ”

In fact, as Bao Zixuan expected, Harry Roland really fought hard for Bao Zixuan to win the award. persuaded many well-known scholars and professors to lay a solid foundation for the final award.

Even in the key review process, Harry Rowland did not hesitate to offend other well-known professors to help Bao Zixuan fight, which is related to Bao Zixuan's usual generosity and the reputation of the school. After all, in the Turing Award judging process, the competition between MIT and Stanford can be said to be very fierce.

With the answer, Bao Zixuan returned to the dormitory, but unfortunately only Joseph Kane was there, and everyone else was in class.

Joseph Kane: "Bag, I'm back, and I've been away long enough. ”

Bao Zixuan: "How are you doing lately, what are your plans after graduation?" ”

Joseph Kane: "I'm going to set up my own software company, mainly for software outsourcing tasks. It all started from scratch, and I got a few of my former classmates to come along. ”

Bao Zixuan: "It's a good thing! If you need funds, you can come to me." I can be your venture capitalist. ”

Joseph Kane: "I'm relieved to have your words, and when the time comes, I will definitely look for you as a rich man if I don't have enough funds." ”

In fact, after hearing what Joseph Kane said, Bao Zixuan also knew that these people were leaving. Even if he himself is leaving MIT, or that he will spend less and less time in school in the future. Everyone has to work hard, and there is not much time left to study. This is the reality, everyone has their own path to follow. Even if you have to think about the development strategy of the company after leaving the United States, after all, you have chosen a path that is not easy to take.

There is no one to help you in the process of walking, and all the achievements are up to you. And the development of the United States in the 80s can only be regarded as average, and it will not develop rapidly until the rise of the Internet in the 90s, and RB will be Bao Zixuan's next target.