In most parts of China, October is the most comfortable month of the year, with crisp autumn and lazy days, plus the big holiday ahead, which is the most suitable time to touch fish outside of spring.

But in October this year, China is in a hustle and bustle, at least the Internet is still like midsummer, and the heat wave is coming.

The 3D fever caused by the Mengzhen Magic Mirror has not subsided, and Mr. Gongsun took the walnut mobile phone to the stage again, allowing everyone to relive Gongsun's cross talk. Then there is Samsung's own oolong, which was reprimanded by netizens with high national sentiment for ulterior motives, and some people smashed Samsung mobile phones live on the Internet. After that, various Internet celebrities played the banners of "defend my mobile phone" and "I want to be quiet", setting off a vigorous anti-mobile phone application black box movement.

Prometheus, which led this turmoil, is a power-saving APP with an ugly interface and direct sales of money, and it was developed by a little-known small company, Cicada Technology.

Although the name is out, the Internet public opinion is so turbulent that any discerning person will be worried about Prometheus and even Cicada Technology. A small company dares to face the entire mobile phone industry and a larger mobile phone software industry, and the end is not as simple as not being able to make money, and maybe even losing your life.

"To be honest, I'm a little sympathetic to the cicadas now," Gongsun held another "Prometheus countermeasures meeting" in his office on the top floor of the Walnut Mobile headquarters building, this time he was less excited. The executives present were much more relaxed like him, but this relaxation was accompanied by a deep sense of loneliness.

Samsung, a pig teammate, jumped out and led away the firepower, making Gongsun and Walnut mobile phones become passers-by, no matter what they said, no one paid attention to them.

"We were a little underestimated before, but Prometheus's technical concept is still good", Gongsun contempt gave this loneliness a round, and then he praised the technical department, even under his pressure, there was no stupid test report like Samsung.

The supervisor of the technical department had red circles in his eyes and almost cried, and for the first time he was praised for not completing his work! Of course, the most important thing is that this impossible task can finally be lost! The boss didn't say anything, and there were no more loyalists left among his programmers, and all of them defected. Looking for Prometheus' technical handle? It's too late to worship, and they haven't found out where Prometheus got the management of the kernel from until now.

"Where is the difference between us Walnut and Prometheus? In the trust of users! Users pretend to be Prometheus, they just don't trust us! That's why I'm so excited! This also shows that we didn't do our job well before, and we still have problems with our OS, if Prometheus is our walnut, the problem will be solved! ”

This passage from Gongsun contempt surprised the executives, buying Prometheus!? This is to turn the fire to your own head! The teacher is spraying on the mouth, so that he can't really face up to his peers, right?

"You, spitting sheep...... Prometheus is in Walnut's hands, of course, he has to obey Walnut's strategy, so that friends can rest assured. ”

Gongsun despised the executives, and then said to the CEO: "Go and contact the cicadas as soon as possible, I'm afraid they are in a bad situation." We walnuts don't care about the past suspicions, for them, it's a charcoal in the snow. ”

The situation of the cicadas...... How to say it, it's a bit of a meaning of ice and fire.

After Samsung made a big oolong, it withdrew the report the next day, and left a quibbling statement that "the incident is under investigation, and it is not ruled out that the hacker did it", which seems to be trying to kill and not admit it, and drag it out until public opinion cools down.

However, in the next few days, public opinion has heated up to the national sentiment in China and South Korea, and under the flaunt of some patriotic Internet celebrities, Prometheus has even entered the list of "don't buy and don't be patriotic".

Public opinion is on fire, and even with sales, as of today, Prometheus's sales have exceeded the 300,000 mark and are moving towards 400,000. Xia Ming was no longer so conservative, and asked Li Diluo to find a new office, buy two cars by the way, and decorate the company's façade.

The fire is hot enough, and the ice is seeping enough, the reason why Xia Ming wants to change the office is that the enemy has come to the door, and this shabby office will only make the other party more arrogant.

At this time, Xia Ming and You Kuang were in the café downstairs of the office, negotiating with the legal representative of a technology brokerage company, but You Kuang told Xia Ming that behind this person was a first-line mobile phone manufacturer.

The other party is still You Kuang's acquaintance, and his words and deeds are quite polite, and he doesn't put on a dog's eye and looks down on people, but when it comes to business, the casual posture is more hurtful than the former. Xia Ming naturally remembered what Tang Xiaotang said, "Comparing the weak to ants is discriminating against ants?" No, it's just an absolute disparity in strength. ”

"Twenty million is the price of Prometheus, and thirty million is the price of your team, one million less a day later", the lawyer surnamed Fang is like having all the cards in his hand, and he starts with stud: "My client doesn't want the industry to continue to be chaotic, and I don't want any problems with you talents." This price is also fair, Lao You should know. ”

As if he felt that the answer he wanted would be available immediately, he put the briefcase on the table, opened the lock, and looked like he was about to take out the agreement, then looked directly at Xia Ming, and said with a smile: "How is it?" ”

The briefcase is made of leather, and it looks very precious, Xia Ming is wondering if he is getting one, and after thinking about it, he will definitely be laughed to death by Tang Xiaotang, so he gave up his thoughts, and asked rhetorically: "I'm curious, if it is not sold, what will be the problem?" ”

Lawyer Fang's smile deepened: "I thought Lao You told you, you technical nerds, you just can't understand society." Prometheus is blocking everyone's financial road, the entire mobile phone, and the financial road of the APP industry, you should understand, right? Do you think these people are all as funny as Gongsun and Samsung? Don't worry about your personal safety, you can't do it, they just take the white road, and they can make you yellow. ”

He restrained his smile and said in a low voice: "This is not a joke, the client told me that there are already other companies preparing to prosecute, more than one." Infringement of intellectual property rights, infringement of system security, unfair competition, etc. ”

"They didn't want to win, they just put pressure on the relevant departments. If you think about it, if you see Prometheus guilty of public anger, it must be stability first, and stop your sales first. As for right and wrong, let's talk about the lawsuit with them for a year and a half, and then ......"

At that time, there will be no Prometheus, and there will be no cicadas. Xia Ming sneered secretly, this threat is really full.

Xia Ming looked at You Kuang, and You Kuang nodded, indicating that what Lawyer Fang said was the actual situation.

Looking at Lawyer Fang again, Xia Ming said, "Thank you for telling me these things, people, we don't sell our bodies......"

Lawyer Fang's expression subconsciously turned into a smile, after all, he still knows the current affairs, so he is waiting for the next talk.

Xia Ming smiled and said, "Prometheus, it's not for sale either." ”

The smile froze on Lawyer Fang's face, and after a while, he tried to maintain this expression, but he used a little more force to bite the words: "Mr. Xia, do you think that there is still room for bargaining?" ”

Xia Ming didn't like to talk about it, sighed, and said again: "Prometheus is priceless, not for sale." ”

After being silent for a while, with a snap, Lawyer Fang buttoned his precious leather briefcase, wanted to say something, the corners of his mouth pulled a few times, and seemed to disdain to talk to Xia Ming again, and said to You Kuang: "Old You, be careful not to plant yourself in it!" ”

"Lawyer Fang!"

Xia Ming greeted, the other party stopped, shrugged his shoulders, and before he turned back, he heard Xia Ming say: "Tell your client, pay attention to the news at two o'clock in the morning." ”

You Kuang asked curiously: "What big news should be released until the early hours of the morning?" ”

He ignored Lawyer Fang, who walked away, he had no hope for negotiations, and after getting along in the past few days, he felt that Xia Ming would not be satisfied with twenty or thirty million even if he wanted to "discuss", let alone accept this kind of charity. Now it seems that his prediction was right, Xia Ming still has a big move that he hasn't released.

Xia Ming said: "Pacific Time is 16 hours late in East 8 District 8......"

You Kuang's eyes narrowed, and then he stared again, Pacific Time!?

He laughed: "It seems that Lao Fang will not have the face to see me in the future." ”

After lawyer Fang returned to the company, he talked to the client, and in the spirit of professionalism, he still relayed Xia Ming's words to the other party. The other party was silent for a second or two, suddenly took a cool breath, and immediately hung up the phone, which made him very depressed.

This Nima is like playing a spy game......

Lawyer Fang guessed for an afternoon, but he still couldn't get the point, and when he thought that the client didn't give him any more words, he suddenly regretted it. At that time, he should have turned around and gone back to ask Xia Ming well, even if his posture was lower, it was good to show Xia Ming's psychological price, which was like now, he was originally an agent who took the initiative, but he was thrown aside by both sides, and a secret word was spread, and he became worthless.

Since it has nothing to do with you, then leave it alone. But after going to bed, he still tossed and turned, and Xia Ming's words were turning in his mind, and he didn't feel sleepy at all, which made his wife unhappy and almost kicked him out of bed.

"What kind of demonic ...... this?"

Lawyer Fang had no choice but to sit honestly by the computer and wait, the more he waited, the hotter his face felt. Originally, he thought that this thing was too common, but now, he felt that Xia Ming's side was not small at all, the young man who looked as young as a college student who had not graduated, and his eyes were deeper than that of Mr. Wang, who entrusted him.

While playing the game while thinking wildly, unconsciously, it was two o'clock in the morning, and I was about to refresh the website page, and QQ popped up first.

As soon as he read the title, Lawyer Fang Huo Ran got up, and then sat down slowly, his waist was weak.

"I don't have the face to say goodbye to Lao You now......"

The title of the pop-up is succinct, but the thing is clear: "Google announces the inclusion of Prometheus on Android." ”

In the most eye-catching building in Zhuhai High-tech Zone, the lights are still bright in the early morning.

In the spacious office, the sound of slapping the table echoes.

"What a cicada! It's flipping the table! ”

Mr. Wang, who had talked about Prometheus with Zhang Zhicheng, slapped him but was not happy, and only after a few more slaps did he express the complex emotions in his heart.

What does this news mean? It means that Google not only recognizes Prometheus' technology, but also regards it as an important component of the Android system. The cicada movement is soaring, and Google is a big backer!

With Google's protection, what tricks can domestic mobile phone and APP companies come up with? Looking for the relevant department? The relevant departments said that Google has certified people, and if we want to slap Google in the face, it is a higher-level matter, and the matter involved is not your industry, which can be held by this interest.

A video interface popped up on the screen, and it was the technical person in charge of the mobile phone application department of Wheat, holding his glasses, and said with some excitement: "No wonder the people who asked Google before couldn't ask anything, it turned out to be such an important change." ”

Mr. Wang frowned and asked with a very bad face: "Why did Google come forward for them?" Could it be that cicadas are Google's shadows? ”

The other person said, "Wait, now my friend at Google can say something, I'll ask him." ”

After a while, the other party replied with a confused face: "My friend said that the information sent by the cicada over there frightened the entire Android core department, and it took a few all-nighters in a row, and their boss's boss came forward to talk to the cicada, so this decision was made." The details are not clear, but it is certain that the cicada has nothing to do with Google before it moves. That is, one of their developers, who is said to be a classmate of several big names in the core department of Android. ”

"It's okay!" Mr. Wang knocked on the table, and among the developers of Prometheus for a long time, there were Google's core coder-level masters! Knowing this information, how could he have given out 20 million or 30 million!?

The technical boss asked dumbfoundedly, "The key is...... What's next? Prometheus has become the core of Android, and it is a knife to the ecology of our mobile phones, as well as all APPs. ”

Mr. Wang felt a little powerless, and he couldn't answer this question.

After ending the video call, Mr. Wang hesitated for a moment, but still dialed the phone: "Mr. Lei, haven't slept yet?" What happened just now...... Yes, I was in time for the morning meeting. ”

To the north of Yandu, the top floor of the Walnut Mobile Headquarters Building is also brightly lit, and in Gongsun Li's office, Gongsun Cong, the CEO, and CTO stared at the news on the screen in a daze, and did not make a sound for a long time.

After a long while, Gongsun cleared his throat with a cough and asked, "Haven't you come into contact with the cicadas?" ”

The CEO said ashamedly: "I didn't realize that there would be that possibility before, there is not enough information, and I haven't found anyone yet." ”

Gongsun took off his glasses and said while wiping: "Not bad, not bad......"

The CEO wiped his sweat, which was good, and I was praised for not completing the task.

"I can't end it now", Gongsun Yan's expression was very serious: "I'm really worried that people who move cicadas will be hit by cars when they go out......"

The CTO suddenly said: "The cicada has made a statement!" ”

Gongsun shook his head: "Victory declaration, it really made this stunned young man break out, the current way of the world, I really can't understand it." ”

He put on his glasses and saw a short text.

"On November 11, Cicada Technology will hold a press conference in Panwang Daguan, at which it will announce the latest strategy of Cicada Prometheus Software and the cooperation with Google."

Gongsun pondered for a moment and said to the CTO: "If the cicada invites us walnuts, you can go, if you don't invite, find someone to go." ”

At about the same time, Gongsun despised these words from the mouths of almost all mobile phone manufacturers and APP giants, in their opinion, this war will usher in a new ** at the press conference, and the opponent has changed from a weak cicada like an ant to a cicada plus Google. This press conference must not be absent.

"I really can't figure it out, how did you guys pull Google in?"

When You Kuang's call came, Xia Ming had just finished updating the statement on the official website of Cicada Movement, and he was frowning violently at the unsightly interface of the official website, reflecting on the reason why his aesthetic was so poor.

Hearing You Kuang ask, Xia Ming said frankly: "Of course it's blackmail." ”

"You ...... Blackmailing Google? You Kuang was so surprised that his voice became sharper.