In the sky 11,000 meters high, there are white clouds under your feet. In the distance, the dazzling sunlight swayed from the meeting of the sky and clouds, dyeing everything in the field of vision with a layer of gold.

The sound of aircraft engines is in the ears as the entire development team of the six-eared IM occupies the front of the aircraft cabin. The on-board radio was broadcast in Chinese and English, reminding passengers that the plane had finished taking off and that it was ready to unbuckle their seat belts.

The beautiful flight attendant stepped out of the work cabin and asked the passengers what they wanted.

"Sir, we have all kinds of liquor, juices and drinks, do you need anything to drink?" The flight attendant in 1995 was truly one in a million, both in appearance and temperament and service attitude, all of which were impeccable.

"Just give me a glass of water." Zhou Shuo nodded and said flatly.

"Just give me a glass of water." Shao Shiming asked the flight attendant with some restraint.

The flight attendant jotted down the request of the two and turned to leave. In the seats behind the two of them, there was a sudden burst of excited exclamations.

"Wow, this is what it feels like to fly, I didn't expect it to be like this when you fly!" Behind Zhou Shuo, a six-eared IM software programmer was lying on the window of the plane, looking out wistfully.

"Zhou'er, do you want to take care of it?" The plane has just been changed to level flight, and the feeling of pushing back is gone. Although Shao Shiming's face was not very good, he was quite calm. Looking back at a group of employees who were full of interest, he couldn't help but ask Zhou Shuo.

"No, let's be happy, happy." Zhou Shuo shook his head and said with a smile: "They are all young people, it's not good to be too strict." ”

He doesn't care about his past life or this life. I have taken the plane a lot of times, but there is no problem of airsickness. The plane has just been flattened. He recovered and took out the book he had with him. I took a closer look.

"What are you reading?" Shao Shiming tried his best to divert his attention and dissipate the tension of taking a plane for the first time.

"Well, see for yourself." Zhou Shuo showed the cover and said intently.

"Taizu Xuan?" Shao Shiming said in surprise: "Why are you reading this book, it's old-fashioned." ”

"He's not old, hehe, he'll never be old." Zhou Shuo patted the book on his hand and said, "Taizu is not only a revolutionary, but also a great strategist and tactician. In terms of business operations. It has an extraordinary reference significance. ”

"That's all forty or fifty years ago, and he still knows where we are now?" Shao Shiming scoffed at this, if it wasn't for Zhou Shuo who said this, maybe his attitude would be even more ugly.

Their group of people in the 70s were instilled with the education of worshiping Taizu since childhood. However, the changes that took place in society when they grew up made them begin to doubt the correctness of their education. When the seeds of doubt are planted in the heart, there is no way to look at things fairly. In particular, when the rebellious mood in the heart breaks out, it will jump from one extreme to the other, and even form a deep personal prejudice.

"Absolutely. The central idea of strategy and tactics is eternal. Sun Tzu's Art of War is a work of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and now it is different and there are still people studying it? Zhou Shuo and Shao Shiming often had this kind of debate in school, and the young people were full of vigor and could effectively clear their minds in the debate.

"How is that the same? Sun Tzu's Art of War is the art of war and a historical document. Of course someone studied. But Taizu Xuan is talking about the communist revolution, and if you put it in the past, you will change the life of a capitalist, and you still have to use his theory to guide your actions? Shao Shiming shook his head. Hehe retorted with a smile. In his opinion, Zhou Shuo is indeed an out-and-out capitalist. How can there be any truth in studying the theory of sworn enemies.

"Who said that capitalists don't study these things, the ideas of Marxism-Leninism and Taizu are universal truths...... Never mind. I can't say much about this topic, there is a risk of river crabs. Zhou Shuo sighed and stopped talking.

"River crabs? What does talking have to do with crabs, it's just inexplicable. Shao Shiming looked at him inexplicably.

Zhou Shuo waved his hand and said helplessly: "Or come back to the guiding significance of Taizu Thought to business management, don't you think that the current situation of China's electronics industry is very similar to the situation of the War of Resistance Against Japan?" ”

"How can this be compared?" Shao Shiming was dumbfounded.

"How doesn't it look like it?" Zhou Shuo asked rhetorically: "Great Wall agent IBM, Founder agent DEC, Sitong agent Compaq." The so-called national brands are actually agents of foreign manufacturers. However, not only did they not know the outside world of the Ludao Unity Team, but they fought a price war, and their own people pinched it badly. Dream Group still has some of its own things, but none of the core hardware is self-produced, it is simply a chassis manufacturer. Not even the electronics industry, the production of refrigerators cannot produce compressors, the production of televisions cannot produce picture tubes, how many industries have mastered their own core technology? ”

"It's just that the division of labor is different, but even then we can make money the same?" Shao Shiming was a little disapproving, which was also a common idea in society at that time. Some economists advocated that China should join the international production chain and learn from the Asian Tigers, whose economy was rising at the time. Engage in export-oriented economy and take the road of processing with supplied materials to make money.

At that time, many people complained that Chinese blindly followed the trend in business, rushed to the top, and did one industry and product after another. But no one found out that this was caused by the lack of core competitiveness.

"It's just a little money for the time being, after all, the Chinese market is too big. No matter which industry we do well, the cost of materials imported from abroad will rise sharply, and after the expansion of production, because there is no core competitiveness, we have to fight a price war to squeeze the original profits. The most unfortunate result is which industry makes money, and everyone flocks into it. Then after a few years, the industry will not make money and then a large number of people will go out of business, and in a few years after making money, a group of ...... will be squeezed in."

Zhou Shuo smiled bitterly: "It's just a cycle that goes on and on, because there is no threshold in your industry, whoever wants to come in can enter, how can such enterprises and industries resist risks?" ”

Shao Shiming was speechless by him, and said hesitantly: "Even so, what does this have to do with Taizu Xuan?" ”

"Because the solution is in this book!" Zhou Shuo opened a certain page, pointed to it and said: "Self-reliance, independence, isn't this the solution?" The process of Chinese enterprises catching up with the international level is bound to be long, and how to save themselves when they are weak is not the content of the protracted war? Intel, Microsoft, IBM and other American companies occupy the pinnacle of the computer industry, how can Chinese companies catch up? Find our most suitable profit point? The answers to these can be found in Taizu Xuan. ”

Shao Shiming scratched his head, obviously Zhou Shuo's words made him feel a lot of shock. I saw him gritting his teeth and saying, "Okay, since Taizu is so useful, I want to take a look too." ”

Zhou Shuoxi smiled, took out another volume of the anthology from his bag, handed it to him, and said, "You must learn to abandon preconceived prejudices in order to see true knowledge." ”

The long journey of eleven hours drained everyone's energy. Even a few of the happiest programmers in the six-eared development team who started to make trouble have fallen silent.

When the plane slowly landed at Seattle's Tacoma International Airport, Zhou Shuo's rich experience in flying also felt a sense of relief. I have to say that transoceanic flights are really too tiring.

"This is Pang Zhou, this is Yu Qiong." Zhou Shuo introduced the two people who came to pick up the plane to the six-ear IM development team, and then patted his head and suddenly realized: "Oh, Yu Qiong was originally from our sixty-four institute, but I forgot." ”

"Let's get in the car, it's still a little far from Seattle, let's get into the city and have a good rest." Pang Zhou took over with a sincere smile and resolved some embarrassment for Zhou Shuo. During these times in the United States, his temperament has obviously changed drastically. From the original immaturity to a lot of maturity. Even the body is a lot stronger, but the belly is still not a little smaller.

A group of programmers lined up to get into the car, and Zhou Shuo pulled Pang Zhou and asked, "Is the place to live ready?" Is there hot food and bath water? ”

Pang Zhou patted his chest and said as if to invite merit: "Master, when did I do what you ordered?" Don't worry, I've booked a room for you at the Courtyard by Marriott in Seattle. Three-star hotel, city center, the famous Lake Union outside the window, the scenery is not to say! ”

"Alright, let's go." Zhou Shuo patted Pang Zhou's back, and the group jumped into the rented minibus and drove towards the city.

The minibus had been on the road for a short time, and although the fatigue of the long journey had not subsided, curiosity had come from the bottom of everyone's hearts in the development team. They sat in the car and looked around, looking at everything interestingly, and some even opened the window and poked their heads out to look into the distance.

"This is the United States? What a lot of cars! ”

"Look there, it's a tall building!"

"More than that, you see there are so many tall buildings in front of you!"

When the Seattle city skyline appeared in full swing, the car fell silent.

These programmers were admitted to universities from all over China and were then assigned to work in Xiucheng. Seattle is the largest city in the northwestern United States, covering an area of 370 square kilometers. It is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and is home to business giants such as Boeing and Microsoft. Not to mention the embroidery city, even Beijing in 1995 did not have so many high-rise buildings and so many bright and luxurious cars here.

This is where we are going to work? Will such an advanced country need our products? This question popped up in the minds of all of them.

The prosperity of the United States shook their hearts, but it also brought great pressure. (To be continued......)