The Institute of Quantum Physics is located next to Qingyun Mountain, about 12 kilometers away from the center of Yuncheng City, connected by a provincial road, next to the road, there are some large or small natural villages, one of which is called Big Peach Tree Village, it is said that in the Ming Dynasty, there was a big peach tree in the village that had become fine, it was very effective, if there was a request, there would be a response after worship, so it was named. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The big peach tree of Chengjing does not know whether it has not escaped the thunder and fire of the heavenly calamity, or has not survived the sword war, and it has long ceased to exist, but the history of this village is indeed very long, and many ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties have been retained, and several of them have been included in the list of provincial cultural relics protection units.

Sanjiang Province is located in the plain area, there is no danger to defend, so in ancient times, when the rich and powerful big families built houses, in order to prevent fire and theft, to ensure safety, all adopted high walls and deep courtyards, closed and sticking to the shape, but the closed space for a long time, will make people feel depressed, so they will make some gardens or ponds and other landscapes next to the house.

The venue for Du Qiu's family gathering in the evening is in an ancient building in Da Taoshu Village, called the old house of the Tao family, made of stone and blue bricks, the high courtyard wall is surrounded on all sides, wrapping a boxy patio, through the patio, is the main hall of the house, the main hall is the living room on both sides, and the back is the kitchen, the kitchen has a small door, you can see a pond when you go out, the pond is full of lotus flowers, at this time it is in the flowering period, in the bright sunset of early summer, the pink petals are like elves wearing skirts, swaying in the green lotus leaves, exuding a faint fragrance。

There was a stone table and four stone benches by the pond, and Brad Silverberg sat on the stone bench facing south, with a cup of green tea in front of him, and leaned sideways to enjoy the scenery in front of him, and said, "Mr. Du, your home is beautiful." ”

"It's not my home, it's just a temporary loan site because I love the natural beauty of this pond. ”

"You're a conservationist?"

"I'm a mean-timer. After Du Qiu came back from the United States, he still followed Jiang Danfeng to learn spoken English every day, and he made rapid progress, and he explained the meaning of moderation a little, saying: "If human beings pursue pleasure excessively, they will destroy nature, and if they suppress their desires too much, they will destroy life, so I hate serious industrial pollution, and I also hate environmentalists." ”

"That's good, I hate it too. ”

At this time, Chen Tong took his daughters Xia Tingting, Lin Jinyan and Qiqi from the opposite side of the pond and walked back, and the three children were holding a plastic bottle filled with water, which contained a budding lotus flower to be released, happily comparing with each other who was more beautiful.

"Where's the big one?"

"And Du Jiabin visited the ancient furniture inside. ”

Chen Tong's English was very poor, he smiled and waved his hand, said hello to Silverberg, and then left with the three children, while Du Qiu continued to sit on the side of the stone table and chat, and said: "Mr. Silverberg, Du Jiabin must have told you that Chinese like to talk about business at the dinner table, right?"

That's what he said. ”

"Chinese do like to talk about business at the dinner table, but not at the dinner table at home, only at the hotel table, because family dinners only talk about feelings. Du Qiu picked up the teacup on the stone table and saluted: "Mr. Silverberg, I invite you to dinner tonight, just to express my high respect, I have used the trial version of windows95, it will be a product that changes history." ”

"Thank you. Silverberg followed the customs, held a purple sand cup, touched him a little stiffly, and then drank it all, and said: "Windows95 is not perfect, I hope to get Mr. Du's help." ”

"The purpose of starting Snapdragon is to promote and popularize the concept of open source software in a hands-on way, and it doesn't focus on commercial interests, so I don't plan to sell it, so there is no need to talk about the acquisition. Du Qiu picked up the purple clay pot, helped Silverberg refill the cup, and said: "As I just said, I am a middleman, so I want to merge the first plan and the third plan." ”

"How do you merge?"

"Microsoft provided Snapdragon with technical information about Windows 95, and Snapdragon created a completely closed-source browser program for Microsoft. ”

"We needed a browser that was entirely our own, not a third-party browser. Silver Berg shook his head in rejection and said in a firm tone: "It is impossible for Microsoft to integrate other companies' products into the operating system. ”

"With Microsoft's strength, there's no problem developing a browser that's completely your own, you just don't have the time. Du Qiu said unhurriedly: "If Microsoft is willing to provide technical support, I can use iView as the basis to help Windows 95 develop a closed-source browser, and then sign an agreement to stipulate a time period, within the time limit, this browser is owned by Snapdragon, and when the time limit is exceeded, this browser - including code, copyright and brand - is all owned by Microsoft." ”

Silverberg was a little confused and asked, "Why do you want to do this?"

"If you sell a closed-source license, it will destroy the community environment of the iView browser, and if you develop a new browser, you don't have to worry about that. ”

"You can sell it to us directly, you don't need to set a time limit. ”

Du Qiu did not rush to give reasons, but first told a historical story, saying: "In the 19th century, China had a war with the British, called the Opium War, in which the Chinese official army performed very poorly, and finally suffered a crushing defeat, at that time many militia also participated in the battle, they defeated a British army in a place called Sanyuanli, this victory was widely spread, and even written into middle school textbooks. ”

Silver Berg didn't know what Du Qiu wanted to express, but he knew that this kind of topic involving the dignity of the country was very sensitive, so he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, waiting for the next step.

"Mr. Gates' visit to China last year caused a lot of repercussions in China, both positive and negative. Du Qiu pointed to the house and said: "Mr. Du Jiabin has done a very good job, launching the Chinese version of Windows and Office, so that many official or semi-official software companies in China have lost the opportunity to make money, so now many people think that Microsoft, like Britain in the 19th century, is invading China." ”

When Bill Gates visited China in March 1994, although he was warmly welcomed by the authorities, he was criticized within the software industry, and many people who were short-sighted advocated everywhere to keep Microsoft out, close themselves to the country, and protect the development of the national software industry.

The reason why this is so is because in the 80s and early 90s, there were Chinese operating systems developed by Microsoft products such as CCDOS, UCDOS, BDWIN, etc., and when the Paris Coordinating Committee was dissolved in 1994, Microsoft, like IBM, HP and other IT companies, set up offices in Beijing and began to enter China on a large scale, and successively launched Chinese operating systems and office software, which caused great pressure on those companies that rely on Sinicization to eat.

For example, Shi Yuzhu, who developed Hanka, felt that the pressure was too great, so he transformed into brain gold......

For example, Wang Zhidong, who developed BDWIN, felt that there was no future, so he transformed into the Internet......

For example, Bao Yueqiao, who developed UCDOS, felt that he didn't have a head, so he transformed into Lianzhong games......

"The reason why I made it so complicated was that I wanted to use Microsoft's fame to earn myself a little credit. Du Qiu did not hide his intentions, and said: "Mr. Silverberg, do you know how many soldiers the British lost in that victory in Sanyuanli?"

"How much?"

"About 7. Du Qiu smiled and said: "At that time, there were tens of thousands of militiamen in China who participated in the war, but only 7 British soldiers were killed, because they used cold weapons such as spears and broadswords, and British soldiers used flintlock pistols, the level of China's software industry is similar to that of the militia in the 19th century, and Microsoft was equivalent to the British at that time. ”

Silver understood what he meant, and nodded slightly.

"If you buy the browser directly, I won't get anything but money, but I'm not short of money, I want honor, and if I can build my own program in windows95, it will make all the programmers in China cheer for me." Du Qiu revealed his ultimate plan at this time, and said: "Windows95 is scheduled to be listed on August 24, you are just missing an emergency product now, we can set the time limit to one year, within a year, the browser belongs to Snapdragon, and after a year, the browser belongs to Microsoft, which has no risk for Microsoft, and can also improve its image in China, isn't it?"

Silver Berg felt that Du Qiu was not simply pursuing honor, and seemed to have other plans, but he didn't plan to explore, because a solution perfectly solved the current predicament of windows95, as for whether there would be problems in the future, it was none of his business, because the development of the browser was the work of the network department, so he asked: "What about the price of this browser?"

"$5 million. ”

The price was reasonable, much cheaper than a wholly-owned acquisition, and Silverberg was satisfied, but did not rush to make a statement, and asked, "How long will it take you to write a new browser?"

"It took me 28 days to write the iView browser, and now there is a mature version as the foundation, and if you provide the technical support I need, it can be done in 20 days at most. ”

Silverberg was even more impressed.

(To be continued.) )