"Now, in terms of orders, there should be. However, when the box office dividends of the company's movie are received and the funds are abundant, they will consider investing in another special effects blockbuster! Zhang Shaojie comforted, "Now you can also engage in some low-cost research and cutting-edge technology!" By the way, how is your copy of "Computer Special Effects Wars" selling? ”

Soon after the release of the movie "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", the physical book "Glory and Dreams, Computer Special Effects War" began to be published and distributed by Ming Pao Group.

Zhang Shaojie was busy during this time, and he didn't pay attention to the sales results of Richard's book.

One mentions the issue of the publication of his works. Richard. Taylor got up and smiled: "Hehe, the results are okay." I just asked Ming Pao yesterday. It is said that 16,000 copies have been sold in the Chinese and traditional Chinese versions of the book, and more than 2,000 copies have been sold in the English version! ”

Richard was a little proud.

After the release of the book "Computer Special Effects War", Richard thought that if he could sell three or five thousand copies in a so-so way, he would not lose face too much, that is. Unexpectedly, in less than half a month after it was listed, 18,000 copies were sold, which really made him feel an unexpected surprise.

The vast majority of people who bought "Computer Special Effects War" were some filmmakers. There are also some readers who follow the trend to buy this book in the form of curiosity.

Undoubtedly, the biggest role of "Computer Special Effects War" is to popularize the concept of computer CG special effects.

As long as more and more Chinese directors begin to recognize the important surname of computer CG special effects. In the future, those directors began to experiment with computer CG special effects.

Then, Baolong Film Company will also get a steady stream of special effects orders.

Baolong's ambition is not only to be a film production company, but more importantly, to become an existence at the same level as industrial light and magic in the field of computer CG special effects!

———————————————— not long after Zhang Shaojie returned to Hong Kong, Professor Huang Tingjun also went to North America to preside over the business of North American ORD companies.

Today's ORD technology company is no longer an insignificant enterprise, but a cutting-edge dark horse that often attracts the attention of the American IT industry!

Because ORD software and Apple computers are perfectly compatible, and the two companies live next to each other in Cupertino Town, therefore, the two major companies of North American ORD and Apple are known as Cupertino double stars by Silicon Valley!

Apple used ORD software to enter the office computer market, which was originally monopolized by Wang An Computer Company.

After ORD software caught the high-speed train of Appleii, the performance was a thousand miles. By the end of May 1981, 40,000 units of software had been sold, making a profit of $2.4 million!

After Huang Tingjun returned to North America, he couldn't help but be shocked by the performance during this time.

"How's the investigation going on the 16-bit chip running on the system?" Huang Tingjun asked.

"There is a company in Seattle that has developed a set of QDOS (86-DOS) software, which should be more in line with the conditions you said!" Assistant Mi Keqi handed the file in the drawer to Huang Tingjun.

Huang Tingjun read it a little and said, "This set of system software should be okay, how much does the other party ask?" ”

"$80,000!"

"Why don't you buy it?"

Because, the company is also in talks with Microsoft, which only offered $25,000, and the other party has already begun to sell it. They offered us $80,000, which is clearly blackmail! ”

"There's no need to haggle! I'll talk to them, and if the software really works, I'll get 80,000 yuan! Huang Tingjun said without hesitation.

In the 80s, the software of the operation system running on the microcomputer was also in its infancy. Because, many computer manufacturers hope to buy hardware from hardware like building blocks, and then buy a suitable operating system from software developers. In this way, the technical threshold and R&D expenses of computer manufacturers can be reduced.

It is precisely because of this mentality of computer manufacturers that various operating systems have been born in the market. Among them, the most popular is undoubtedly the CP/M disk boot type system born in the early 70s.

Of course, CP/M has only developed a CP/M-80 system that can run on a Z80 chip or an Intel8080 chip.

In the era of 8-bit computers, CP/M-80 has sold more than 100 million copies, and it can be said that this system has been leading the world for nearly a decade!

Historically, IBM was originally very interested in the CP/M of the "Digital Research" company, hoping that the company could launch a 16-bit operation system based on the 8086 chip in time.

However, Dr. Garykildall, the founder of Digital Research, was slow and without a sense of urgency, and it was not until more than a year after IBMPC went public that he came up with a CP/M-86 system. Undoubtedly, the best opportunity to intervene in the market has been lost!

Before the PC computer went on the market, CP/M-BM had to temporarily find a system to make up the numbers.

Historically, Microsoft has made a name for itself by recommending their DOS system to IBM, and it made a name for itself by successfully becoming a pre-installed DOS system before PCs hit the market.

In fact, DOS is not original to Microsoft, but modified from QDOS, which was acquired from Seattle Computer Corporation. Because Bill Gates's wife, when she was an executive at IBM, kept leaking IBM's trade secrets to her son. Gates seized the opportunity.

Huang Tingjun is not a reborn, so naturally he doesn't know this history. However, that didn't stop him from spending a measly $80,000 on a 16-bit computer.

After Huang Tingjun led the team to Seattle, he found the "Seattle Computer" company with a big nose!

The employees of this company plus the boss, no more than 3 people. The owner of this company and the main programmer Tim Brown. Patterson, in 1978, he was interested in the Intel 8086 chip, and used this chip to develop a bunch of useless gadgets.

And in 1980, Tim. Patterson suddenly became interested in writing a system of reproduction, and studied the code of the cp/m-80 reproduction system. Tim. Patterson made a large-scale imitation and reference, and it took only 6 weeks to write a set of 8086 chip operation system, so that it can control 16-bit chips. After this system was completed, Tim. Patterson named it QDOS, or 86-DOS.

However, after the advent of this system software, Tim. Patterson has been unable to find a suitable buyer, so he has been very depressed.

It wasn't until 1981 that Bill. Gates finds Tim. Patterson then told him that one customer was interested in the software and that Microsoft was willing to pay $25,000 if he was willing to sell it to Microsoft. Of course, Microsoft didn't tell Tim. Patterson: That customer is IBM

Originally, Tim. Patterson thought to himself, it would be good to sell for 25,000, at least not in vain to write the program.

But suddenly, after the North American ORD company expressed its interest in acquiring the software, Tim. Patterson suddenly changed his doctrine, and he knew that Bill. Gates's goods are simply too dark, and with a low price of $25,000, I want to get this priceless treasure from him.

Hmph, no, maybe this set of software is worth 100,000, 200,000

It will be sold for at least 80,000 yuan, and below this price, it will not be sold!

"Tim, don't really take your junk for a baby! That's just 6 weeks to write, $25,000 is already sky-high, you know, the least valuable thing in the United States is programmers. 80,000 yuan, you can hire 5 programmers, and spend half a year writing a set of your better system. When Gates heard about the price increase, he was almost furious.

Tim. Patterson wants to go crazy for money? 6 weeks to write a tattered, embarrassed to ask for $80,000! You know, now Bill. Gates and his partners only earn $30,000 a year!

"Don't think I don't know, you're willing to pay 25,000 to buy this software from my customers because you want to sell this software to your customers for hundreds of thousands of dollars." Patterson shouted.

"Enough, you think anyone else but me knows about this tatter of yours?" Bill. Gates said sarcastically.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Tingjun Huang from California, willing to bid $80,000 for my software!" Tim. Patterson smirked.

Soon after, a man and a woman walked out of the next room. The man is Huang Tingjun, the general manager of the North American ORD company, and the woman is his assistant Mi Keqi

"This Mr. Huang is a giant in the American software industry, the general manager of North American ORD Co., Ltd.! Hmph, Renjia Company, that's a giant that makes millions of dollars a month, like you Microsoft can't afford the price, you will fool! "Tim. Patterson's biting sarcasm.

"Mr. Gates, it's a good thing!" Huang Tingjun smiled.

Bill. Gates looked at the crowd and said indignantly: "Wait, don't want this." I will find one, a better product, that you will regret in the future! ”

With Bill. Gates brushed his sleeves away, Tim. Patterson had no choice but to sign a contract with Huang Tingjun and sell the patent rights of QDOS software to North American ORD Ltd.

(To be continued)