Shao Shiming watched with some concern as Zhou Shuo sent Hoffman away, and Zhou Shuo did not hide the progress of the project from him. He also didn't expect that when he first arrived in the United States, he would be stuck in the network line.

Zhou Shuo imagined that there might be problems with software promotion, that competitors might appear prematurely, and that national security might be restricted, but he didn't expect that it would be so difficult to apply for a network line. This is also the subjective mistake of his crossing disease, at this time, the 10G network line is not as easy to apply as in later generations.

The backbone network of the SBC in Seattle may be at this level. In addition to increasing the number of devices, you will also face a lot of security problems.

"Zhou'er, it's not a way to go on like this." Shao Shiming waited for Hoffman to go away, and then he came up and said to Zhou Shuo: "Comrades live in such a good hotel, and the cost of a day will be a lot. If you can't move the project forward quickly, why don't you let everyone do some ERP software work first, so that you can have some income. ”

Zhou Shuo thought for a while, waved his hand and shook his head: "Don't worry, I think the project will progress soon." Look at it, Hoffman came so quickly today, it's a very obvious signal. ”

Don't forget, the managers of the two telecommunications engineering companies in the past had been cruel and said that if the acquisition of patents had been the idea of Hoffman or SBC's Seattle branch, he would not have come so quickly. Only the instructions from the top management of the SBC can make Hoffman immediately overturn yesterday's plan in the face of himself.

Shao Shiming didn't have such a strong confidence as him, and said sadly: "But if you don't agree to his request, the network line won't work." But if you sell them the patent for the compression algorithm. What about our own modem. ”

If Shao Shiming was just a part-time worker, he wouldn't have to worry so much. But after all, he and Zhou Shuo have been classmates for four years. I definitely don't want to mess up the overall game of chess because of the project on my side.

"That being the case. We're not going to go his way. Sometimes I can't go to the mountain, so I have to let the mountain come to me. Zhou Shuo hugged his chest and said with confidence.

"But that's SBC, the largest telecommunications company in the United States. With our strength, how can we fight? Shao Shiming asked worriedly.

After he came to the United States, he also carefully understood the business rules here. Zhou Shuo can't stay in the United States forever, and after the six-ear IM project is up and running, Shao Shiming will definitely have to take up the burden of technology. To gain a firm foothold in the Internet industry, he is certainly familiar with giants like SBC.

Zhou Shuo smiled. said: "Don't be afraid, it's the so-called vicissitudes of life." You know that the old man of Lu Dao Taizu has one trick that is the most useful to deal with strong enemies. ”

"What is it?" Shao Shiming immediately asked.

"The vast ocean of the people's war."

Orff's Compuserve company, of course, has a branch in Seattle, and he and Ms. Bewason had just stepped off the plane when they were greeted by someone as they exited the pick-up gate.

"President Orff, we've booked a hotel in Seattle, do you need to take a break?" Charles, the manager of Compuserve's Seattle branch, hurried up to meet him.

"Now is the time to rest!" Orff stared at bloodshot eyes and said, "Did you find the address of that Chinese?" We've got to get ahead of the others! Every second counts, you know! ”

AOL and Prodigy didn't know when the road would arrive, and Orff was already in a hurry. The second position in the market is the hardest to do. The boss wants to suppress him, the third wants to explode him, and if he wants to break out of the encirclement, he must work harder than all of them.

Charles bowed his head and said, "Mr. President, that Chinese Shuo. Zhou stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott. It was there that I booked you a room. ”

"Oh!" Orff's face was cloudy and clear, and he was obviously satisfied with his arrangement, and said, "Not bad. You're very thoughtful, but I don't have time to rest. Let's go to the Courtyard by Marriott. I want to see him right away. ”

"Okay, please take my car. I'll send you there. Charles beckoned, and someone drove over in an official car.

Orff, Beverson and Charles got into the car one after another, ignited the engine, and rode away.

"In the time since yesterday, have you had any new news? For example, AOL or Prodigy, did anyone come to Seattle? Orff sat in the back seat and asked Charles.

Charles shook his head and said, "I haven't heard from AOL or Prodigy from this Chinese, but it's ......"

"But what?" Orff asked anxiously.

Charles hesitated, but still said: "It is said that Hoffman, the head of the network department of the SBC, showed up at the Courtyard by Marriott this morning. But this is just gossip, and our people didn't see it with their own eyes. ”

"These damn vampires, they're definitely trying to take the opportunity to meddle in the ISP market!" Orff has also apparently been dissatisfied with the SBC for a long time, and Compuserve has a backbone network across the country, but it is usually difficult for the SBC.

It's no surprise that SBC itself wants to get involved in the ISP market, so how can it look good at Compuserve, which has the second largest ISP market share? If it weren't for the fact that SBC couldn't cover the sky in the United States, the so-called three major ISP service providers in the United States would definitely end up with China's Inghaiwei.

Bewatson suddenly asked Charles, "You found out what James of Microsoft is, and this master. What does Zhou have to do with it? What ID did he use, which James applied for? If Microsoft is involved, our position is not good. ”

"This—" Charles was puzzled, "I've looked for our relationship at Microsoft, but I'm afraid I'll need some patience to get to the bottom of the matter." ”

"Beverson is right, this matter needs to be hurried." Orff woke up from a dream and said: "If Microsoft has a kick in this, I'm afraid the entire ISP service market will have a big earthquake." ”

"Okay, I'll step up my investigation." Charles nodded in agreement.

The car sped down the highway and soon entered the city of Seattle. Half an hour later, Orff finally saw the tall figure of the Courtyard by Marriott.

The six-eared IM project can't go on, and the programmers are idle with nothing to do. After handing over the work at hand with his colleagues in the company, Robert quickly became familiar with these Chinese.

One of his jobs is to practice speaking with these people. Programmers have no problem with written English, and practice makes perfect when they type on the keyboard all day. However, English education in the 80s did not pay attention to the practice of speaking, and these people were basically able to write but not speak.

Fortunately, Robert's willpower is good, otherwise he would have played chess with a bunch of stinky chess baskets, and maybe in two days he would have to learn a "backer" flavor of English.

However, in the process of contact, Robert could not help but be shocked by the technical level of these Chinese. In his consciousness, even if the Chinese are not piglets who still drag their braids, at least their skills are more than ten or twenty years behind the United States before they are normal. How is it that in the discussion of these people, he clearly feels that the software technology is not even worse than that of the United States. When it comes to software engineering, they even have a lot of unique innovations.

Before Robert came to work at the North Dynasty Computer Company, he was also a technician, and he had never eaten pork, but at least he had seen a pig run. The complexity of the ERP system has made him breathtaking, but it seems that Zhou Shuo disdainfully let these programmers do the work of the Northern Dynasty Computer Company, but are constantly testing another mysterious software.

What kind of software is more important than ERP system? This question is like a cat scratching, seducing Robert's heart.

Orff walked into the Courtyard by Marriott from the outside and asked Charles, "Where is that Chinese?" ”

"Over there!" Charles glanced around, pointed to a group of Chinese who came out of the dining area and said: "The Courtyard by Marriott Hotel is only a group of Chinese who lived in the day before yesterday, and it must be them." ”

"Oh, let's go!" Orff waved his hand, and the three of them walked towards the group of programmers returning from dinner.

"That Chinese Shuo. Where is Zhou? Orff asked in a whisper in Charles' ear.

"I'm sorry, Mr. President." Charles shrugged his shoulders innocently and said, "These Chinese all feel the same in my eyes, but I heard that he also has an English name, called Joey." ”

"Joey, Joey...... It's a lot more agreeable. ”

Orff repeated it twice in a low voice, shouting to the crowd, "Mr. Joy from China, who is Mr. Joy?" I'm Orff, President of Compuserve. ”

"Mr. Orff, who are you looking for?" Robert looked at the Chinese programmers around him with a look of ignorance, so he had no choice but to stand up and ask in surprise.

"You're Mr. Joy from China?" Orff was stunned for a moment, this is different from what is shown in the information, why is it a black man?

But that made a lot more sense, he thought to himself. A black American inventing a compression algorithm is always more convincing than a Chinese mainland.

"No, I'm not." Robert hurriedly waved his hand and said, "You should be looking for my boss, his Chinese name is Shuo. Zhou, right? Zhou's pronunciation is very similar to Joey's. ”

"That's right, I'm looking for him." Orff nodded, looked around, and said, "I don't know where Mr. Zhou is?" ”

"Mr. Orff, huh? I am here. (To be continued......)