Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Annoyed, Tang Huan didn't send a notice, and went directly to the office building of America Online, only to find that the more than 500 employees here were too busy to describe it as someone else.

AOL's network is so congested, what are you doing? Tang Huan asked the sweaty Steve Case angrily, When I visit now, it's unbearably slow.

Taking advantage of the popularity of the Internet concept in recent months, we have launched a series of promotional activities, including giving away a batch of client program floppy disks containing free trial accounts, which caused the access load to exceed the carrying capacity. Steve Kay Smith replied with a smirk.

Tang Huan frowned, pointed at the core of the question and asked, A batch? What is the exact quantity?

Two hundred thousand floppy disks. Steve Case reported with a guilty conscience.

You guys are really good, so ruthless! Could it be that you can't restrain your desire to be extravagant just after seeing the latest budget arrive? Tang Huan angrily raised his hand and drew half a circle in the air, I don't know how effective it will be, Maybe America Online has become America Busy Line.

Steve Case quickly brought over a document and showed it to his boss, Although the access speed of AOL has been criticized recently, and even the traditional media have come to join in the fun and make fun of it, the real situation is It’s surprisingly good—AOL’s brand awareness has doubled again, with more than 10,000 new subscribers so far, and the momentum shows no sign of stopping.”

Tang Huan looked at the document in surprise, and said to himself: This is a swarm of bad-mouthing AOL, and the result is a counterproductive hype?

Seeing that the big boss's face softened, Steve Case secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and further explained: Actually, the speed of network access is a very subjective concept. Before that, the network situation of America Online was excellent. It is enough to disdain the entire industry. Recently, it has been dragged down by the surge in visits, and it is nothing more than equal to its peers. Especially for those new users who are attracted, they are more concerned about the frustration-free process of first contacting the Internet, and AOL is unmatched in terms of ease of use. When it comes to sudden congestion, they assume that’s the way the Internet is.”

Tang Huan was not so easy to fool, he closed the file with a snap, stared at Steve Case, and asked again pointing to the core of the problem: Then tell me now, every time AOL develops a real user , how much is the accounting cost?

It's close to $400. Steve Case scratched his head and turned as fast as he could: However, I think it's worth it. At this stage, among the nearly 250 million people in the United States, Internet use No more than 5% of users, there is a lot of room for further development - in order to win the number of users, we should spare no effort.

Your view of the big picture has been tempered well. After Tang Huan said something irrefutable, he stood up and ordered, Go, walk around with me.

Steve Case is a workaholic, and even his employees are working hard, and the entire company's operation team is full of passion.

Feeling the unique atmosphere of Silicon Valley, Tang Huan affirmed the work of Steve Case and others from the side, AOL's IPO is on the agenda, and everyone's hard work will definitely be rewarded. The reward of stock options is absolutely indispensable. .”

The statement made by the big boss is naturally very exciting, making the inspection process look relaxed.

When walking through the computer room area, Tang Huan saw two familiar small figures in an office through the window.

Seeing the strange expression on the big boss's face, Steve Case hurriedly stepped aside as a cover. However, Tang Huan was not deceived. He just pushed the door open and walked in. In front of an old-fashioned Fangyuan network server, 11-year-old Jin Chang was being directed by 7-year-old Jin Jia, and kept comparing him. The monitor, swiping a pen to record the data.

It's amazing, my son, he ran to the computer room to toss around. Tang Huan scolded in a deep voice.

Jin Chang replied calmly: Dad, please don't wrong anyone, let's temporarily borrow a server with a fixed address on the Internet to verify an invention.

Jin Jia, who had changed her teeth so much that her words were leaking now, also explained: Dad, we have made an instant messaging program and we are debugging it. From now on, our whole family can chat through the Internet no matter where we are on the planet.

Jinying from Zhao Yazhi, Jinjia and Jinyan from Jinjie and Lin Qingxia have a calm and steady temperament since childhood, and they have all shown remarkable mathematical talents, and they are superb at chess at a young age , and even amazed that with real materials, he was admitted as a senior engineer in the philosophy training and certification system.

Therefore, Tang Huan, the father, was not surprised to see these two little guys tossing around on the Fangyuan server, but felt that they were messing around a bit.

At this time, Steve Case explained on the sidelines: Although they are young, they speak in a very orderly manner and fully introduce their inventions, so that I feel that they are different from adult-led development projects. It’s not inferior, so I use this obsolete Fangyuan network server to provide two hours of computer time every day.”

Seeing what Steve Case said with a nose and eyes, Tang Huan observed the program that the two brothers were busy with dubiously. When he noticed the string i_seek_you on the title bar of the software - I seek you, he Not only laughed, but said, What, it's called icq?

Jin Chang quickly disregarded the relationship and said: This fairy-tale name is Jin Ying and Jin Jie came up with it. It's really difficult for their artistic cells.

Jin Jia, who wiped her snot with a handkerchief, retorted unconvinced: I think the name Seventh and Myna came up with is very good, the meaning is simple and clear, and it's catchy—you see when Dad read it just now, the first I pronounced icq in one go, and the three syllables sound so smooth!

It's too messy, I have to calm down outside... Seeing the two little guys discussing in such a serious manner, Tang Huan rubbed his stomach that was aching because he forcibly held back his laughter.

You must know that in the development of the Internet in this period, there are three mainstream applications-the World Wide Web, email, and instant messaging. Among them, the World Wide Web was launched the latest and has the greatest significance as a platform.

In fact, after the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer with 32-bit architecture gradually became the mainstream, Zheru broke the situation that instant messaging was exclusive to Unix users, and included instant messaging programs in the enterprise office assistance software suite products launched ; But as far as the entire Internet is concerned, there was no motivation to invest and deploy at that time. After all, this application, like email, needs to maintain server resources on the Internet, and the user scale is very limited.

Tang Huan didn't expect that his little ones would now regard instant messaging as an impromptu work and enjoy themselves.

In all fairness, it is not very technically difficult to compile an instant messaging software system on the Fangyuan computer platform where the underlying system development interfaces are increasingly abundant, and it is also suitable for children to develop their talents and practice their skills.

What really made Tang Huan laugh was that their result was actually called i_seek_you - God knows, I really didn't cut it this time, and there was no need to think so hard - such a simple thing, make one by yourself , Just crush it directly.

The richest man rubbed his sore cheeks, and thought about it seriously—the Internet, especially the World Wide Web, is indeed time to launch an instant messaging system for ordinary users. My own sons also happened to be meeting at the right time by mistake.

Tang Huan is really gratified about this little accident with a pleasant surprise in that his sons have mastered the method of doing things—take the central server necessary for the instant messaging software based on the entire Internet as an example, they know how to find and communicate. lobbying. Although this has its own reasons for playing a privileged role, there are also many examples of the second generation of powerful and powerful being unable to make good use of such resources.

Tang Huan was thinking in his mind, the cheers in the office came from the crack of the door, attracting him to return to the office, and asked lightly: Why, the debugging was successful?

Jin Chang waved his fist and replied excitedly: At home, the three groups led by Jin Ge, Jin Ming, and Jin Liang, together with the British Aristotle and Socrates group, and the Milan Plato and Athena group , you can make a multi-party call.

Looking at the rapidly scrolling strings on the monitor screen, Tang Huan asked in surprise again: The functions you have realized are not limited to point-to-point.

After Jin Jia hit the Enter key on the keyboard, she tilted her head and replied, There are only two people talking, how can it compare to a large group of people chatting and having fun together?

Well, even the group function has been tossed together - Tang Huan, who finally couldn't restrain the smile on his face, pulled a chair and sat down, and said earnestly: Children, I think we should call this Let’s talk about the small program of icq.”

Jin Chang approached excitedly, and asked with bright eyes, Dad, are you optimistic about our project and plan to invest in venture capital?

You guys just created a toy, just for your own entertainment, and you want to fool me into making an investment. Tang Huan immediately sullenly said, Zheru has so many professionals, I won't ask them to make an investment. Is it better?

Father, you are bullying people. Jin Chang muttered angrily: At worst, I will ask my mother for funds. We brothers, if we all collect a little, it will be enough for the project to operate.

This was really embarrassing - Tang Huan was just used to suppressing the other party's momentum before the negotiation, but he didn't expect his son to fight back.

At most, your mother will send you two brothers $100 each, and I can invest hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars, as long as you give me a satisfactory proposal. Tang Huan calmly and persuasively road.

Jin Chang, with his hips on his hips, was defeated all of a sudden, and he stretched out his fingers happily and said, Then let's pull the hook, and we must not go back on our word.

After Tang Huan confirmed his commitment, he asked earnestly: I can wait for the proposal, but now I want to know how clear you are about your achievements, such as technical deficiencies.

Jin Jia took the lead in answering: During the test, Athena kept complaining that it's not fun to only send text. We plan to add objects such as pictures and icons to the scope of support.

Speaking of this, Jin Jia's small face showed distress, Our program also needs to be strengthened in terms of security. Jin Yan, a troublemaker, once hacked into the server and hijacked the message package of the communication channel.

It doesn't count that time, Jinyan is an inner ghost, and it's impossible to guard against. Jin Chang winked at Jin Jia, and quickly added.

After secretly laughing and scolding a little thing as big as a kid, Tang Huangang wanted to continue to ask the bottom line. Jin Jia pointed to the monitor and said happily: No more chatting. Mom is back from work, and I haven't seen her for a long time. , I have to go home quickly.

Well, the function of this instant messaging software is first of all to find mom. I don't know if it's wishful thinking that I want to invest and support in a serious way—Tang Huan rubbed his brows speechlessly, got up and said, Then I'll wait for your proposal.

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Now that Lin Qingxia is taking on the role, she naturally chooses from thousands of choices. Recently, there are only two - one is The Sequel to Swordsman directed by Tsui Hark on the Hong Kong side, and the other is 007 on the Hollywood side. This time, she just finished filming the latest 007 and returned from Morocco in North Africa to rest.

Compared with this period in the original time and space, MGM and United Artists were bought and sold miserably, which resulted in a lot of licensing disputes, and even delayed the shooting of 007. Now these two companies are operating smoothly. I don't know how good it is, but the 007 series of United Artists can of course be launched as scheduled according to the established steps.

According to the practice of releasing a 007 every two years, this is equivalent to licence_to_kill - License to Kill the year before, and golden_eye - Golden Eye in 1995 in the original time and space. The two 007 movies should have been released in 1991 and 1993, and this year's work belongs to the former.

The official orthodox 007 series was already the 16th in the year before last. As a result, the content of the original work was almost exhausted, and the screenwriters had to prepare new materials.

Last year, Tang Huan single-handedly went to Baghdad to retrieve the body of Prince Fahd, which stimulated the adrenaline surge and inspiration of Hollywood people who like personal heroism, and they started to create based on this prototype. The 007, which will be released this year, is one of them.