"Hi Raymond!" The radiant trench greeted with a smile.

"You look great today, Trench!" Raymond hugged him and asked suspiciously, "Did anything good happen?" ”

"Ha Lu Ha, it's nothing, I just got a job." Trench said modestly.

"Oh, congratulations! What does the new job do? Raymond hung his coat on the hanger and smiled happily.

"It's selling software, like that—" Trench said, pointing to the instruction manual on the windowsill, "I haven't had time to look at it yet, it should be an enterprise management software system." ”

"Can I take a look?" Raymond asked, picking up the manual.

Trench shrugged his shoulders and nodded, "Of course, there is no requirement for secrecy. ”

Raymond glanced twice, suddenly "huh", and couldn't help but say: "Your company's software is very interesting, ERP ideas are also new things in enterprise management thinking, and this design idea at least looks very similar." ”

"Oh?" The trench poked his head over and said, "I haven't seen it yet, the boss of the company is a Chinese, I thought it was just ordinary goods." But you're a professional, you can't be wrong......"

Raymond is a traditional MRPII software system engineer, who can handle software, hardware and business requirements analysis, and is definitely a professional compared to a half-bucket salesperson like Trench.

"Well, if you look at the scope of it, not only does it have the manufacturing resource planning part involved in the traditional MRPII, but also the systematic analysis and decision-making of the enterprise on this basis, which is very supportive of the hybrid manufacturing environment of lean production and agile manufacturing. At the same time, this system can also integrate the information and resources of upstream and downstream manufacturers, which is of great help to enhance the competitiveness of an enterprise! ”

"Is it really that good?" Trench said incredulously.

Raymond exclaimed: "Well, it's really unbelievable, this system is really designed by the Chinese?" They can't even do the first generation of MRP, right? ”

Trench pursed his lips innocently and said, "Who knows that the boss is indeed a Chinese anyway." ”

"Hey, Trench!" Raymond patted the manual and said excitedly: "I think this system should be very promising, not as good as ......"

"Oh no!" Trench wailed, "Raymond, you don't want to start a business again, do you? You're going to have kids this year, and you're going to be busy, busy. And the few times you've done it yourself, it's terrible! ”

"Dear Moa, we're brothers, aren't we! At least brother in name, right? Raymond put his arm around his shoulders and said excitedly, "If your nephew is about to be born, can you bear to let his father still achieve nothing?" ”

Trench covered his face and said bitterly, "Raymond, have you forgotten? You're a Software Systems Engineer! You get a good salary! ”

Raymond continued to whisper and seductively, "Trench, trench, then you don't want Sophia to change to a private school?" Don't want Jennifer to get a bigger kitchen? He stretched out his hand and slid slowly in front of the moat, as if pulling a curtain open, and said, "Imagine a house with a view of the Pacific Ocean, your own beach, and the latest Lincoln in the garage, which can be exactly like the car of the President of the United States!" ”

Raymond clasped his hands on the shoulders of the trench and said excitedly: "My brother, as long as we develop this software, who do you think the American people will choose to provide this service?" Is it a Chinese dragging a pig's tail, or a smart and capable compatriot? ”

Trench pulled his hair and sighed, and said tiredly, "Okay, Raymond." You're going to convince me, but you'll have to make me think about it, it's not a good decision. ”

"Of course, my brother, I'm waiting for your good news, hahaha!" Raymond patted him on the shoulder, and laughed.

1994, late November, San Francisco, USA.

"Wow, Master, this is the Golden Gate Bridge, right?" Pang Zhou lay on the top of the car window, looking greedily at the behemoth outside the window.

Connecting California and the San Francisco Peninsula, the Golden Gate Bridge is more than 1,900 meters long, with the highest pylon at 227 meters, equivalent to the height of a 70-story building. In the case of the 90s, the impact was unquestionable.

Zhou Shuo yawned and said leisurely: "Rare and strange, what is this bridge, I have seen longer and bigger ones in China." ”

Hearing this, Pang Zhou asked curiously, "Oh? Master, is there any bridge in our country that is bigger than the Golden Gate Bridge? ”

Zhou Shuo opened his mouth and didn't say anything. Only then did he remember that the Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge had not yet been built at this time! It will not be until 2011 that the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge with a total length of 41,580 meters will be completed. In front of it, the Golden Gate Bridge is too much to see.

Zhou Shuo patted Pang Zhou's head and said with fake anger: "What are you doing with 100,000 things, so many questions." ”

The bus carrying all the employees of the North Korea Computer Technology Co., Ltd. smoothly arrived at the Moskovsk Exhibition and Convention Center, where the COMDEX exhibition was held. In two days, the exhibition is about to start, and Zhou Shuo must rush here in advance to set up the venue.

They weren't the first to arrive, and they weren't even considered early. As soon as I entered the venue, I was greeted by slogans and advertising posters.

"MosaicNetscapebrowsersrrfInternet! ）”

As soon as Zhou Shuo looked up, he could see the huge Netscape company's promotional slogan. In mid-October 1994, Netscape released their Mosaic Netscape 0.9 browser, which was still in beta but was still the most popular browser software at the time.

It can be said that at this time, Netscape is at the dawn of its most brilliant and the most brilliant. Even Microsoft, which does not yet have a monopoly on operating systems, cannot challenge it head-on. The brightest star of this year's COMDEX show will undoubtedly belong to it.

In the huge convention and exhibition center, the booth of the North Dynasty Computer is not very good. Although with James' help, Zhou Shuo only got a platform that was not too far away in the southwest region. It's not too far from Microsoft, but it's not that conspicuous. Of course, Microsoft's booth is naturally large and close to the main road, and the layout is simple and bright, and it looks full of technology.

"Alright, everyone, hurry up." Zhou Shuo clapped his hands and said, "According to the established design, our booth must be arranged!" ”

Pang Zhou held up his big belly and jumped up and down in the booth to command. I don't know if the food in the United States is too greasy, Zhou Shuo always feels that his belly has been getting bigger and bigger since he arrived in the United States. However, one thing is good that the language environment does have a great effect on language learning. Over the past few months, Pang Zhou's English has improved by leaps and bounds, and he is already able to communicate with others stumbling.

"Hi dear Zhou, you're finally here!" James, dressed in a suit and tie, walked over in high spirits.

"Mr. James, we're meeting again." Zhou Shuo stepped forward and hugged him cordially.

Speaking of which, James really didn't say anything to Zhou Shuo, on the premise of not harming the interests of Microsoft, he would always take care of him more or less, and Zhou Shuo also sincerely thanked him for his help.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and James sent him an invitation: "It's still early, if you're not in a hurry, let's take a look at our Microsoft booth, maybe there will be some unexpected inspiration?" ”

Of course, Zhou Shuo was very interested in this, and asked with a smile: "It won't cause trouble for Microsoft's preparations, right?" ”

He certainly doesn't want to stiffen his relationship with Microsoft. In general, Microsoft often behaves like this: "If you are willing to cooperate with me, I am not bad for money." But if you want to make a mess for me, Uncle will spend more money to teach you why the flowers are so red! ”

Therefore, it is very important for Zhou Shuo to maintain a superficial cooperative relationship with Microsoft.

The two walked for a while and arrived at Microsoft's booth. Its area is much larger than that of the Northern Dynasty computer, and there are real objects, models, and displays, and a dazzling array of furnishings filled every corner of the booth.

Of course, the best position must be assigned to the operating system,I saw a curtain hanging down from the center of the booth,The projector hanging in mid-air projected the interface of the windows3.11 operating system on it。 Although Microsoft released Windows 3.2 this year, it is actually a Chinese Simplified Chinese version of Microsoft Windows 3.11, which will not be particularly displayed at the exhibition held in the United States.

"Our ERP software is here, and the company still attaches great importance to it, and has set up a separate booth." James said, pointing to a booth adjacent to Microsoft.

After all, Microsoft has always been a provider of operating systems and application software, and rarely gets involved in the field of enterprise management software. If it rashly incorporates ERP software into its own system, I am afraid that it is also worried that it will interfere with its main business.

A smart approach is like this, indicating a relationship, but not overly enthusiastic. It's about watching the changes and taking them step by step.

Zhou Shuo walked into the ERP software booth, which was arranged as an environment that simulated the operation of the enterprise. The ERP software is run with different functions in different areas, and the operations are clear at a glance.

"All the data here is real, and we convinced Colgate that they agreed to try out the ERP software," says James. A full set of data is provided to set up this simulation environment. ”

Zhou Shuo shook his head and sighed. Microsoft's heritage can be seen from this, Colgate's size is also one of the world's top 500 companies. If there is no way, even if you have the best goods in your hand, I am afraid that you will not even be able to find which way to open the door.

He carefully observed the implementation effect of this ERP system, but he coldly understood a voice next to him in a loud voice.

"Hey, yellow-skinned boy, you haven't gone back to China yet?"