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Chapter 299: Being obedient makes people feel distressed

"When can I meet with Academician Qiao Yu?"

Brad Smith asked the receptionist at Yanbei University in a stiff tone.

It had been three days since the Tai Chi product launch on New Year's Day. Qiao Yu had promised to talk to these foreign company representatives after the launch.

He had already submitted an application as required by the Chinese side on the day the press conference ended, but he has not been able to meet Qiao Yu until today.

This also made Brad Smith feel dissatisfied. It was a feeling of being ignored, even ignored.

He is the CEO of Microsoft! He used to be the kind of person who was respected wherever he went!
"I'm sorry, Mr. Smith. I didn't mean to snub you. It's just that Academician Qiao has been very busy these days. On the one hand, not only did you make an appointment to meet Academician Qiao after the press conference, but on the other hand, it's the early stage of Tai Chi's release, and there is a lot of work to do."

Although the attitude of the Microsoft CEO in front of him had become increasingly worse in the past two days, the staff member in charge of foreign affairs reception was obviously professional and answered in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

To be honest, the title of the head of Microsoft does carry weight in the past, and there is no shortage of people seeking after him even in a place like Yanbei University.

Being able to work for a large company like Microsoft after graduation has always been one of the goals of many Yanbei University students, but now it has really lost its charm.

Even though we know that many of these bigwigs live near the school and have plenty of time every day, no one invites them to give a lecture at the school.

People are like this. Once they are disenchanted, they always feel that these foreign bigwigs are not that great after all.

Especially when these people stayed near the school, or even lived in the campus hotel just to meet Professor Qiao of the school, that halo naturally disappeared.

This is especially true after the release of the Taichi computer. New hardware, new operating system, sold directly as a package.

Even Qiao Yu did not emphasize the operating system at the press conference. And it is said that this operating system was also developed by Academician Qiao.

Or maybe it could be said that the Taiji series computers are all based on the theories proposed by Academician Qiao. But in this case, Qiao Yu did not take credit for it. He did not mention his own contribution at all during the press conference, but just kept telling everyone how hard the engineers worked...

This pattern can directly surpass that of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Not to mention Brad Smith's successor. Not many people take these big guys seriously anymore.

Even if some people still have a little bit of admiration for these big guys, they dare not say it out loud, after all, they are worried about being laughed at by other classmates.

So we can probably conclude that it took only 82 years for New China to go from a group of public intellectuals loudly promoting how wonderful the other side was, influencing countless people, to some people thinking that the other side was better but not daring to admit it.

For a person, this period of time is very long, almost a lifetime, but for a country with a history of 5,000 years, more than 80 years is undoubtedly very short.

Especially considering that it took a country to develop from one of the poorest and most backward agricultural countries in the world to become the world's number one industrial and technological country, this time seems even shorter.

It is no exaggeration to say that no other country in the world can create such a miracle. Especially when China's natural conditions are far inferior to those of many countries, there is no need to worship others.

Brad Smith probably also felt this sense of pride. He was silent for a moment, then he suppressed his temper and slowed down his tone and said, "Of course, I can understand this. But even if I can't meet Professor Qiao Yu today, you should be able to give me an accurate time. I think this request is not too much."

"Of course, Mr. Smith, your request is not excessive. But Academician Qiao's schedule is really tight. I can only be sure that I can meet with Academician Qiao within a week after submitting the application. Unless you can accept the last day, I really can't be sure of the time."

The attitude is still polite and there is nothing wrong with it, but the problem is definitely not solved.

Probably to take care of Brad Smith's emotions, the receptionist added: "Not only you are still waiting, Mr. Malarkey from Nvidia, Ms. Jacobs from IBM, and Mr. Hopkins from Intel are also waiting in line, and two of them even applied earlier than you.

My suggestion is that you can do other things first, such as seeing the scenery around Beijing, and keep the reserved phone number open. Once Academician Qiao has arranged the time, we will notify you by phone three hours in advance. "

Brad Smith took a deep breath and said stiffly again, "Okay, thank you." Then he turned and left.

It's humiliating, but there's nothing we can do about it.

In Bill Gates' era, Microsoft could dominate Intel. But now is not the era when Microsoft was so strong.

But meeting Qiao Yu later might have some other benefits. Maybe I could find out about the sales of the Tai Chi series computers.

The only thing that makes him feel relieved now is probably the price of the Tai Chi series computers.

The starting price is 5.8 RMB, which, if converted into US dollars at the recent exchange rate of 1:5.236 in the foreign exchange market, would be 1.1 US dollars, a price that is obviously not affordable for ordinary people.

If the price hadn't given him a glimmer of hope, he might have already flown back to the United States.

If future quantum simulation computers can maintain this high price, as long as the highest-end market is maintained and the mid- and low-end markets maintain the existing architecture, everyone can still survive.

Otherwise, we will just have to go to court.

Microsoft China has also obtained two Tai Chi series computers through formal channels, one is the highest-end entry-level Apocalypse series, and the other is the highest-end mid-range Brilliance series.

It's not that I don't want to get a top-end Tai Chi Supreme computer. The Supreme series is currently only available for reservations from major research institutes and laboratories in China, and is not available for reservations from foreign-funded units. It is a resource that cannot be obtained even if you have money.

According to feedback from the technical department, the Tai Chi series system can be directly compatible with .exe files, although this was not shown at the press conference.

根据技术跟法务部门的研究，这有可能侵犯了微软US6857069B2、US7100020B1跟US7620942B2三项专利的。

Its contents are the memory mapping method of the PE file loader, the EXE/DLL dependency resolution mechanism and the Win32 API call conversion system.

This is Microsoft's only bargaining chip at present, especially when there are not many quantum native SDKs and the closed-loop ecosystem has not yet been established.

This is the window period for patent cross-licensing negotiations. This is why Brad Smith wants to meet with Qiao Yu as soon as possible.

Although if a lawsuit is ultimately filed, it will definitely not be against Qiao Yu personally, but will definitely be against the Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance, but as the main technical director, Qiao Yu's attitude is naturally more important.

Well, Brad Smith didn't want to sue this time! First, the technical department hadn't figured out how to achieve compatibility with Tai Chi computers.

For example, whether to use an intermediate bytecode converter to circumvent patents with an intermediate layer, or to use other new technologies such as lazy loading to implement memory mapping, etc.

Secondly, Brad Smith had a feeling that even if Microsoft went to court, the outcome would not be good. After all, in a cross-border patent lawsuit, whoever is more impatient usually loses.

Unfortunately, time is not on Microsoft's side this time.

The other party can take their time in fighting this lawsuit, dragging it out for ten or eight years. Once the quantum native SDK ecosystem of the Tai Chi series is built, the next generation version can completely abandon the .exe application.

Even if Microsoft wins the lawsuit and gets billions in compensation, it will be too late. That amount of compensation is not enough to pay the lawyers' fees in the bankruptcy liquidation.

This is the experience Microsoft has accumulated over the years in fighting multinational companies. Many large companies have used this trick to put many startups in financial difficulties, and then they are gone...

Microsoft was one of them, of course. But Brad Smith never felt anything was wrong with Microsoft being the imposing party at that time.

But now, as the defender, he can only curse in his mind!
……

Qiao Yu, who was being cursed by many people at this time, was actually at the Yanbei International Mathematics Research Center not far from the Rongyuan reception desk.

Yes, although Qiao Yu seems to be very busy, he is actually not that busy.

After the New Year’s Day press conference, the sales of Tai Chi series products actually have nothing to do with him. He has done everything he can, and now the most he can do is to pay attention to it every day.

In fact, sales seem to be very good now.

In just three days, individual consumer orders on major e-commerce platforms alone exceeded 500,000 units, which was far beyond everyone's expectations.

Even the most optimistic estimates did not expect sales to be so hot.

And this is just the domestic sales volume, as sales in overseas regions have not yet started.

This is undoubtedly a shot of stimulant for the Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance, and Qiao Yu is naturally very happy.

So if we have to say that he has been very busy these days, it is probably because he has been receiving various calls inviting him to celebrate success.

But Qiao Yu rejected them all.

For a young man of his age, it was not interesting to sit with a bunch of old guys and drink champagne. There was no common topic at all.

We can’t talk about how hard it is to start a business, right? To be honest, Qiao Yu really didn’t think starting a business was that difficult.

Even if he had started playing games back then, he might have become a professional e-sports player now.

It is even more impossible to talk about his main job - mathematical research. It is not that he looks down on those business tycoons, but this thing is too theoretical.

For example, in the framework of the eleven-dimensional M-theory inspired by superstring theory, what about quantum fluctuations of a compactified Calabi-Yau manifold M6?
Let alone discussing it, even if you simply describe this proposition at the dinner table, it will probably be a dull occasion.

As for why I was putting off meeting the bosses of those big companies when I had nothing else to do...

It's not possible that people can see him just because they want to, right?

It has to be left alone for a few days so that everyone can adjust their attitudes and distinguish between the big and small kings to avoid any unpleasant incidents.

In fact, Qiao Yu did not completely ignore those big foreign bosses. For example, Qiao Yu met with the bosses of companies with potential cooperation, such as Google and Instagram, and had a brief chat with them.

Although Qiao Yu is not concerned about specific business cooperation, he can express his attitude of not minding international cooperation, which is very beneficial to the international promotion of Tai Chi products.

Qiao Yu's attitude towards international cooperation remains unchanged. In short, no matter what he does, he cannot make those foreigners trust each other and unite. The method is very simple and has been tried and tested - it is nothing more than winning over a group and suppressing a group.

It is simple and effective because it is enough to show these people the immediate benefits. It is not that these Western elites themselves cannot see the long term, but the current operating system does not allow them to see too far.

In short, he had a lot of fun chatting with these people. But Qiao Yu also knew that he would not be so happy chatting with other big bosses next time.

If quantum simulation computers are to develop, the Intel-Microsoft alliance and other manufacturers will have no choice but to die. There is no room for win-win cooperation between the two sides.

Microsoft cannot give up the operating system and focus on games and cloud services, because that would leave them no room to maneuver and make them just like everyone else.

Not to mention the era of quantum computers, Microsoft's games and cloud services may not be able to keep up with the times. As for the hardware level, let alone

It is impossible for Intel and Nvidia to give up their asset-intensive factories and numerous patents and turn to being OEMs for them.

So he would let it sit for a while, so that he could have the upper hand when they quarreled. After all, he didn't ask these people to wait in the capital.

What he never expected was that these days the Wait and See Party always had unexpected surprises. When he was planning to concentrate on talking to these people in the last two days, Zheng Xiwen came to him with a strange look on his face.

It really looks weird.

How to describe it? When Qiao Yu watched Zheng Xiwen walk into his office, he could clearly see that his normally expressionless face was filled with a weird feeling of being someone he had never seen before.

"Did something incredible happen?" Qiao Yu asked.

"It is indeed a big deal, and it is indeed unbelievable." Zheng Xiwen nodded affirmatively.

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Zheng Xiwen stood opposite Qiao Yu and took a deep breath before saying, "A senior department at Xida called and put forward some, well, how should I put it, very constructive ideas."

"Oh? How constructive?" Qiao Yu also became curious after hearing this.

"First, we will form a customs union and grant each other most-favored-nation treatment."

Qiao Yu blinked, not knowing how to comment.

“Second, propose a bilateral currency bridge plan to jointly stabilize the exchange rates of the world’s major currencies.”

Qiao Yu didn't know how to comment on this one.

"Third, they plan to open up their infrastructure market to us. Initially, they will open up three pilot states, which will be undertaken by Huaxia Engineering Units. Based on the progress of construction, they will gradually open up the entire territory."

Well, this...

"fourth……"

"besides?"

"Yes. There is also a mechanism to rebuild trust, mutual support for each other in building a large regional market circulation system, and a series of friendly treaties..."

What the hell...

Listening to Qiao Yu, I actually felt a little distressed. He really was too kind.

(End of this chapter)