The years of red flags

"I've wanted to do this for a long time." Pony said happily, "I don't want to get up early and punch in for work every day. Starting tomorrow, I will implement this system in the company. I will sleep until nine or ten o'clock and then go to work. I can just hold a video conference at home."

Jiang Hua looked at him with a bad face: "You are the leader of Huaxing Network. Do you think it is appropriate for you to do this?"

"A bit arrogant, huh?"

"You said you didn't want to go to work in front of your boss. This is not only arrogant, but also outrageous."

"Isn't this what you asked us to do in SOHO?"

"I asked you to run a pilot program first." Jiang Hua said unhappily, "Good fellow, you just ran a pilot program for yourself."

"I know that I can't trust everything the boss says."

"How is the current work progress of the talent you mentioned?"

Pony nodded with satisfaction: "At the beginning or end of the year, either the end of this year or the beginning of next year, our program will be online."

"What name are you going to call?"

"WeChat, in foreign languages ​​it's called wechat."

Jiang Hua stroked his face, the same world, the same dream.

"I just want to make a small request." Jiang Hua frowned and said, "Look at QQ. The more it is updated, the bigger the program becomes. It used to be only a few dozen megabytes, but now it has expanded dozens of times. Can WeChat be a little smaller in the future?"

In Jiang Hua’s previous life, WeChat was a huge thing on his phone. It would take up seven or eight GB, or even more than ten GB, over a period of time. He also shamelessly added WeChat mini-programs, which kept getting bigger and bigger. The programs became smaller, but WeChat became bigger.

"I can't promise you that." Pony said distressedly: "Just like QQ, I didn't want to use such a large installation package, but the data won't lie."

The cardinal hurried as fast as he could and arrived here within half an hour.

The staff took him to Jiang Hua's office and opened a can of Coke: "Drink some water to relieve your gas."

The cardinal took the initiative to extend his hand to Jiang Hua: "Boss Jiang, I have long heard of your name, but never had the chance to meet you. Today I finally get my wish. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."

"Everyone says you, Zhou, are very bold." Pony said with a smile, "You opened a network security company in Beijing, but you didn't even bow down to Boss Jiang. You, 360, will have your own way to die."

The cardinal was stunned for a moment, thinking, did you call me here today just to show your power to me?

"What are you doing? Do you think you are a member of the mafia?" Jiang Hua poked the pony and said, "Give him a hundred blows first. I invited him here today because we have something serious to discuss."

The cardinal smiled and said, "It was only Mr. Lin Jiang who invited me. Otherwise, I would not come if Pony invited me."

"You are so emotional." Jiang Hua said with a smile: "Is there any conflict between the two of you? If there is a conflict, I will be a peacemaker and help you two to reconcile."

The cardinal complained, "This subordinate of yours is really dishonest. He has mocked me so many times, openly or covertly, that he thinks I am a rogue software developer."

"Pony, you are wrong. He is now engaged in security protection, and he is the first to offer it for free." Jiang Hua said with a smile: "After all, he is a pioneer in this industry. How can you do this?" "Then I am not wrong. Isn't the 3721 he started a rogue software?"

"We are all the backbone of my country's software industry. We will meet each other every day. There is no need to be so estranged."

The cardinal smiled and said, "Boss Jiang's words warm my heart. I will be a man of few words and will not argue with you, Pony."

Jiang Hua turned his head and said, "Xiao Zhou, I have something to say to you, your 360 is indeed good, but it is also bundled with a lot of software. If there is no virus, your 360 will be regarded as a virus. The things in my computer that are bundled with your 360 are annoying me to death."

Pony laughed and clapped his hands: "Boss, what you said is absolutely right. They are actually equivalent to computer viruses."

The cardinal also laughed and clapped: "How dare you laugh? Didn't you hear what your boss said? He also uses our 360 security guards."

Pony was stunned, and turned to Jiang Hua, saying with a smile: "It's the boss's fault, and you are wrong. We QQ has our own security guards. As the boss, how can you not support your own company's industry?"

"We'll discuss this issue in detail later."

Jiang Hua forced a smile. He accidentally let his secrets slip and was caught by his men. It was a bit embarrassing.

Jiang Hua said to Pony, "You should explain the details of the cyber security competition to Xiao Zhou and tell him to be alert and not fall for it."

"Cybersecurity competition, what's the truth, what's the trick?"

Pony reluctantly recounted what had just happened, and finally said proudly: "If it weren't for the safety of our country's network security, I wouldn't bother to tell you more."

Unfortunately, the cardinal did not take his ridicule to heart at all, but rested his chin on his hand and fell into deep thought.

"It sounds a bit far-fetched at first." The cardinal shook his head, "But if you think about it carefully, it really seems to be the case."

"That's right, our boss comments on these important things, how can he make mistakes?"

The cardinal nodded and said, "I think we should go. We can't be afraid before the battle. If it really comes to the stage of providing bugs as you said, we can fool around and just hand in two rubbish bugs. After all, all of this is just speculation. After verification at that stage, we will have solid evidence. At that time, with your high moral character, Boss Jiang, you can make suggestions to the higher-ups and explicitly prohibit domestic network security teams from participating in similar competitions abroad."

Jiang Hua pointed at the cardinal and said with a smile: "Xiao Zhou'er, there is a reason why you can develop. You have thought very carefully. Let's do as you say. When we go abroad, our two security teams must support each other."

The cardinal nodded: "As you say."

Jiang Hua waved his hand and said, "I am happy today to meet a rising star like you. Who told me to be a peacemaker? So I have to serve the first round of wine. Today I will treat you. Let's not go home until we are drunk."

"I feel a little embarrassed when you say that." The cardinal smiled and said, "I was ignorant at the beginning. I didn't visit you before starting the company. I also had concerns at the time. After all, my 3721 is well-known. Many people say it is a rogue software."

Jiang Hua patted the cardinal on the shoulder and said, "People nowadays say it doesn't matter, but they will never understand how difficult it was for ordinary people to learn how to surf the Internet in the early days of the Internet. Your 3721 is like the North Star in the night sky, pointing the way for us in the early days of the Internet. Your merits are immeasurable."

Pony said sourly: "No wonder they say that gangsters become gentlemen when they grow up. Now I finally believe it."

(End of this chapter)