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Ziweiyun is now divided into two departments.

Part of it is domestic, which is the birthplace of Ziweiyun. Ziweiyun is now under dual control. In terms of project development and technical judgment, the chief scientist, Dr. Wang Jian, is in charge; in terms of market application and business expansion, the business president, Dr. Zhou Feng, is the lead.

The other part is overseas, which is relatively simple. In September, a new head was replaced, a swarthy Indian-born Dr. Thomas Kurian who was poached from Oracle.

But there's a problem.

The same is Ziweiyun, when this project is expanding, will it be mainly domestic or foreign? When there are differences between the two parties on technical concepts and development directions, how to resolve them?

You can't just part ways from now on and do your own thing, right?

This will inevitably result in a lot of repetitive development expenditures and unnecessary waste.

The previous president of Ziweiyun International Business chose to avoid this issue. The newly appointed Thomas Kurian is very responsible. After becoming familiar with the entire Ziweiyun business two months after taking office, he wanted to solve this problem. Tough question!

To this end, Kurian brought his team from Silicon Valley to the capital to meet with Ziweiyun’s domestic development team and discuss a suitable solution with Ziweixing’s technical committee.

This is a huge event!

The technical committee of the district cannot make a decision. The decision must be made by the decision-making committee, the highest decision-making body of Ziweixing, or the big boss Zhou Buqi.

Zhou Buqi just came back from South Korea yesterday. He had packed his things and was going to the United States to meet investors. Suddenly he received a call from Shen Xiangyang, asking him to come forward quickly.

Dr. Wang Jian is definitely a world-class scientist in the cloud computing industry. Moreover, Zi Weiyun was developed from scratch under his leadership. He has his own pride and his own fundamentals.

Needless to say, Dr. Kurian is the most well-known B-side business leader in the Silicon Valley industry. What's more outstanding is that he is not only a scientist, but also an excellent managerial talent.

Zhou Buqi especially liked this.

Kurian's management style is very harsh!

In the lax working atmosphere of Silicon Valley, having such a dark-skinned and strict business unit executive sitting in charge is the anchor of Ziweiyun.

From a technical point of view, Dr. Wang Jian and Dr. Kurian should be similar, but in terms of understanding of the market and understanding of project team management, Kurian is definitely better. This is what executives from Oracle are best at. .

However, it was impossible for Dr. Wang Jian to help Kurian, who had just airborne.

Zhou Buqi knew that this matter should not be handled hastily, as it might damage team morale, so he canceled the scheduled flight and went to the company to see Shen Xiangyang.

Ask about the situation first.

Shen Xiangyang didn't seem to want anyone to see him, so he ran out of the cloud computing building early. When he saw Zhou Buqi, he led him to the canteen, like a thief.

"what happened?"

"We've been arguing for two days!"

"Why are you quarreling?"

Zhou Buqi frowned slightly, not quite understanding.

Kurian's style is indeed strong, but Indians are a foreign race in the United States. Indians are generally friendly in character, and there will be no quarrels when they first arrive. Dr. Wang Jian is a veteran of Ziweixing. He will never go against the newly appointed overseas business president of Ziweiyun for personal gain.

The two parties are business partners.

"I think..." Shen Xiangyang hesitated and shook his head, "It's hard to say, it's very complicated."

Zhou Buqi asked: "Is it a difference in technical direction?"

Shen Xiangyang said: "Yes, but I don't think this is the main reason."

Zhou Buqi asked: "What's going on?"

Shen Xiangyang looked stern, "I...I don't know if it's appropriate for me to say this. If this were in the United States, there would definitely be suspicions of racial discrimination and regional discrimination..."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "There is nothing to say, and there are no outsiders."

Shen Xiangyang whispered: "This Kurian is an Indian and has a conceited sense of national pride. When he first came here yesterday, Wang Jian and a few people invited him to eat roast duck. What do you think Kurian said? He said it would taste better with some curry.”

Zhou Buqi immediately thought of that ridiculous scene with a strong sense of sight, and said with a smile: "Yes, aren't all Indians like this? I remember when I first met him, he told me about New Delhi in India. It’s as prosperous as our capital city. I’m really surprised that social elites of this level can have such absurd social cognition.”

Shen Xiangyang couldn't help laughing, "Yes, when he came yesterday, I went to the airport to pick him up. There was a traffic jam on the way back, which lasted almost 20 minutes. I was quite sorry, but what do you think he said? He said it didn't matter, he said he His hometown New Delhi is very similar to Yanjing, and there are often traffic jams, so he is used to it."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "What an inexplicable sense of national pride."

There is also a traffic jam in New Delhi. The jam is caused by horse-drawn carriages, bullock carts, and tricycles. How the hell can this be the same?

But if you think about it again, you can understand that this is human nature.

Kurian was born in India and went abroad to the United States after graduating from college. When he goes to China on business, he always tries his best to maintain the dignity and dignity of his motherland. Just like when Zhou Buqi went to Silicon Valley, everyone told everyone that my country has made world-renowned achievements in the past 20 years of reform and opening up. It has developed rapidly and the economy is improving. It is the most suitable place for investment in the world.

Everyone is pretty much the same.

Sure enough, Shen Xiangyang expressed his views along this line of thinking, "I think Wang Jian... what he is arguing about is not the technical direction, but to a certain extent... not at the level of national dignity, but at least It is industry maintenance. The two sides are not on the same track, so it is difficult to have a collision during discussions."

Zhou Buqi was curious, "What's going on?"

Shen Xiangyang said: "That's right. In fact, in the general direction, the discussions between the two parties have a common basis. Everyone hopes that Ziweiyun can become better and better. At the same time, we can save money as much as possible and reduce unnecessary costs." Reduce R\u0026D waste and maximize the use of domestic and foreign computer talents. A preliminary consensus has been reached. Ziweiyun’s domestic business and overseas business will form a 12-person technical decision-making group, with 6 people from each country and abroad. Each time When discussing projects and directions, they will be submitted to this 12-person technical decision-making group. Then there will be application, evaluation and assignment links. Large projects will be broken down and assigned to domestic and foreign teams to avoid duplication. "

"pretty good."

"But when it came to discussing the direction of patents, something went wrong."

"patent?"

Zhou Buqi didn't understand technology to begin with, and he knew nothing about patent-level technology.

Shen Xiangyang said: "This year, the number of patents applied for Microsoft Cloud is 126, and the number of Amazon Cloud patents is 52. Google has not officially entered the market, and it seems that there are only a dozen."

Zhou Buqi knew how to list data, "Where is Zi Weiyun?"

"163!"

"so much?"

Zhou Buqi was very surprised.

Very powerful ah!

You should know that Ziweiyun's overseas R\u0026D department has only been established for half a year and has not yet officially launched its efforts. These 163 patents mainly rely on the domestic cloud computing team led by Dr. Wang Jian.

How awesome!

Almost equal to the sum of Microsoft Cloud and Amazon Cloud!

Shen Xiangyang was not happy and shook his head, "Patents and patents are different. Our patents are more utility model patents. All patents of Microsoft Cloud are invention patents. Only one patent of Amazon Cloud is a utility model patent. , and the others are also invention patents.”

Seeing that Boss Zhou didn't quite understand, he explained the difference carefully.

There are mainly three types of patents: invention patents, utility model patents, and design patents. In terms of difficulty, invention patents are the highest and design patents are the lowest.

It's like there is a river and everyone wants to cross it.

A man cut down trees and built a bridge across the river so that everyone could cross.

He invented the bridge, and this is the invention patent.

Later, someone discovered that the wooden bridge was prone to rot and became unsafe under the erosion of the river, so they further innovated and turned the wooden bridge into a stone arch bridge, which became more convenient and longer-lasting.

This is a utility model patent.

Later, someone designed handrails on the stone arch bridge and carved dragon and phoenix patterns. This is the design patent.

Logically speaking, if you want to build a stone arch bridge, you must first have the concept of "bridge". Utility model patents are inseparable from invention patents. They are not as technical as invention patents, but they have great practical value.

Therefore, utility model patents are also called “small invention patents” in the industry.

As for design patents, apart from products in the design circle, these patent barriers are basically deceptive. For example, the circular Home button designed for the iPhone cannot be used in other mobile phones, but can only be oval or square.

The number of patent applications filed in China every year now ranks first in the world, more than the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea and other countries combined. It is truly the world's largest patent country.

But most of these patents are of little use, such as designing a dining table toilet that can be used to eat while going to the toilet. It has zero practical value, but it is really a small invention. Many people can get their sentences reduced by making inventions in prison.

Of course Ziweixing will not do this. Ziweixing pursues technological progress and business expansion. It will not patent for the sake of patents, and will not fool its leaders in pursuit of a beautiful number. Anyway, private enterprises cannot get any scientific research funds from the state, so it is better to be pragmatic.

However, inventions from 0 to 1 have always been the weakness of the domestic technology industry.

Zhou Buqi immediately understood what Shen Xiangyang meant, "Are Zi Weiyun's patents all utility model patents and design patents?"

Shen Xiangyang said: "There are no design patents, mainly small inventions. Among the 163 patents applied for this year, 152 are utility model patents, and only 11 are invention patents. Far less than Amazon Cloud, even Microsoft Cloud's ten Not even a fraction of it.”