After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 264 Both good and evil
These days, management systems aren't cheap.

We also need to buy computers and databases.

We also need to hire someone who knows computers to operate it.

The investment is substantial.

Tang Youzhi was raising money for his father's kidney transplant surgery, and asked with difficulty, "How much will all of this cost?"

"It's okay, it's free."

Zhou Haoran could see his worry.

"for free?"

Tang Youzhi was slightly taken aback.

"This is our first time doing this, and we're not sure if we can do it well. Let's do an experiment first."

Zhou Haoran's words were naturally meant to comfort him.

But to Ning Yuanjia, it sounded like he was very guilty.

Interest has drastically decreased.

for free?
What's the point of even participating then?!
He wasn't there to work for free; he thought this was a collaboration with a company to develop a management system, and he was helping out to earn some extra money.

Before long, he left with Wu Bei and the other person.

Wu Bei's tone was somewhat mocking, and he said with a laugh, "Qiao Hai and the others are willing to work for free! Even undergraduates don't have that kind of free labor, do they?"

Ning Yuanjia said, "He's just a hothead."

Wu Bei chuckled and said, "They want to develop a three-tiered management system for this? These guys are just playing around."

"Let's avoid them for a while."

Ning Yuanjia was not optimistic at all.

Wu Bei asked in surprise, "Avoid?"

Ning Yuanjia curled his lip and said, "I've looked at it. Their warehouse management system is a dead end! It's all wishful thinking, and they're just working for free. Who would be motivated to do that? If they ask us for help, we won't step forward."

Wu Bei nodded and said, "That's true. We tried to persuade them nicely, but they wouldn't listen. It's not our fault."

Ning Yuanjia sighed, "I was originally planning to work on some projects with Qiao Hai and the others, but it seems... these people don't know what's good for them and have chosen the wrong side, so there's nothing I can do about it."

Wu Bei laughed and said, "Now I understand. I really don't understand how someone like that could compete with you for a spot on the textbook editorial board?"

"He must have connections!"

Ning Yuanjia curled his lips into a smirk, showing a hint of disdain.

"background?"

Wu Bei was slightly taken aback.

Ning Yuanjia said, "It seems to be some relative of Dean Cheng, someone he's been grooming for a special position."

"Even people with connections can compete with you?" Wu Bei found it utterly absurd. "Is there no justice left? Can't you restore fairness to academia?"

Ning Yuanjia remarked with emotion, "This is reality."

……

Although it has a three-layer structure, it is ultimately a lightweight and very simple system.

Even if one person were to do it, there would be no need for a framework.

In two or three months, I wrote it down without even trying.

Just like writing a novel.

If an author completes a work independently, they might not even need to write an outline for a million-word piece, as the ideas are all in their head.

But it's too slow for one person to write.

If many authors work together, with one writing the first half, another the middle, and yet another the second half, the time to complete the manuscript will be much faster.

However, new hidden dangers have emerged.

The stories by multiple authors are not well connected.

Another issue is the inconsistent writing style.

Therefore, a complete outline and a clear language style are needed to achieve a seamless integration of the beginning, middle, and end of the text.

The same applies to software development.

Architecture is about writing an outline, while technical standards are about establishing a unified language style.

For Zhou Haoran, this was really not difficult.

That afternoon, Zhou Haoran returned to the school laboratory with Qiao Hai and the others.

Then, in front of them.

Zhou Haoran finalized the entire architecture while looking at the computer.

It mainly consists of five parts.

I. Overall Architecture Overview; II. Functional Module Architecture; III. Technical Architecture; IV. System Deployment Architecture; V. System Security Architecture.

The main components are the functional module architecture and the technical architecture.

That is, the outline and language of the novel.

The warehouse module of the garment factory is very simple, mainly consisting of six parts.

The basic information management module includes material information management, warehouse information management, and employee information management.

The inbound management module includes purchase inbound, return inbound, and other inbound.

The outbound management module includes production material requisition and outbound, sales outbound, and other outbound.

The inventory management module includes inventory query, inventory count, and inventory alert.

The report management module includes inbound reports, outbound reports, and inventory reports.

The system management module includes user management, access control, and data backup and recovery.

Each major module is further divided into three minor modules.

Just like a big tree.

The main trunk branches out into branches, and the branches further branch out into even smaller branches.

The technical architecture is more complex.

Zhou Haoran needs to provide a clear explanation of what technologies are used in each module. For example, the front end uses Java AWT, the business layer uses transaction locking mechanisms, the back end uses FoxPro database, DBC driver support, and the java.io package implements file copy backup, etc.

The entire architecture design took more than an hour.

It was like a performance. In an atmosphere that was almost suffocating, everything was handled smoothly.

"That's about it, that's pretty much it." Zhou Haoran stretched. "You guys take a look first. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll come back in a few days and we can discuss it further."

When he turned around, he found that Professor Tan Mingliang had also appeared behind him at some point.

"Professor Tan, you're here too?"

Zhou Haoran smiled at him and stood up to give up his seat.

Tan Mingliang looked at him with a complicated expression, "Is this how you structure architecture?"

"Isn't that right?"

Zhou Haoran was somewhat puzzled.

Tan Mingliang said, "Isn't this too hasty?"

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "It's just a warehouse management system, not complicated at all. I already had the idea."

"You want to use the FoxPro database?"

Tan Mingliang had been watching him write this framework book from behind and couldn't find any faults.

The only unreasonable aspect is the choice of database.

He had initially thought he would choose the cheaper DBASEIII database, which only cost 2000 yuan per set. FoxPro, on the other hand, was much more expensive, costing over 6000 yuan per set.

Qiao Hai also noticed this and frowned, saying, "This database really doesn't seem quite right."

Zhou Haoran had misunderstood: "Should we use Oracle's database? Or IBM's database? There's no need. This is a standalone system. The lighter FoxPro database will suffice. We don't need such complex data management."

Tan Mingliang chuckled, "It's not about whether it's easy to use or not, it's about the cost! I think FoxPro databases are already very expensive, and you want to use Oracle databases? That database costs tens of thousands of yuan!"

"Huh?" Zhou Haoran was slightly taken aback. "You still have to pay money to buy it?"

Tan Mingliang was also stunned. "What do you mean? No money? You don't mean you want to use the school's resources, do you? That won't do!"

Zhou Haoran was both amused and exasperated: "Why would I use school resources? This is a standalone management system developed for private enterprises. It doesn't connect to the internet and doesn't require any security protection."

"Ok?"

Tan Mingliang still didn't understand.

Zhou Haoran said, "Use pirated copies!"

Tan Mingliang was speechless.

Qiao Hai asked, "Where can I find pirated copies?"

Zhou Haoran was very surprised, "These American databases are so expensive, how come no one has cracked these legitimate databases?"

“I think so…”

Qiao Hai wasn't sure.

Zhou Haoran then realized what was happening.

The era seems a bit early.

Right now, it seems that piracy hasn't become rampant yet.

Piracy wasn't rampant, which is why many excellent software companies emerged in China during this period.

For example, the well-known Kingsoft software, WPS Office, sells tens of thousands of copies a year for over 2000 yuan.

Because there's no piracy!

The real rampant piracy didn't begin until the second half of 97.

A pirated Word disc only costs 3 yuan, which directly killed the market.

These days...

The domestic technology level is not yet sufficient, and there is a shortage of talent. Those with the skills are making big money by playing legitimate games.

Those without the skill or ability to crack it would want to, but they also lack the expertise.

Zhou Haoran said, "Most factories now need two information management systems: a financial system and a warehouse system. If we develop this warehouse management system, we can achieve widespread adoption in the port area."

Qiao Hai finally understood: "You planned to use a pirated database from the very beginning!"

"They're all standalone systems, what's the difference between pirated and genuine versions?" Zhou Haoran felt it was unnecessary to pay the Americans all the money that private enterprises had worked so hard to earn. "Even if a genuine database costs 5000 yuan, if this system is deployed 1000 times, how much will that cost? The database alone will cost 500 million yuan!"

Professor Tan Mingliang had not been back in China for long.

He remained silent.

I don't quite agree with this blatant use of piracy.

But it's not easy to object.

Because the genuine version is indeed too expensive. If his warehouse management system is to be widely used, the cost is indeed too high.

Qiao Hai remained silent for a while. "The problem now is, where are you going to find a pirated FoxPro database?"

Zhou Haoran said, "If it's not available on the market, we'll find a way ourselves."

"What can I do?"

"Let's crack it!"

"Huh?" Qiao Hai's eyes lit up. This was new technology. "You can crack genuine databases?"

Zhou Haoran had never done anything like this before. "I've never done it before, but we can look into it. Professor Tan, do you know how?"

Tan Mingliang shook his head. "I can't."

Zhou Haoran thought this shouldn't be difficult.

Since piracy wasn't rampant in this era, it meant that legitimate manufacturers weren't vigilant and lacked effective anti-piracy measures, making it easier to crack.

He instructed Qiao Hai to study it over the next few days.

I looked up some relevant information.

Let's see what aspects we need to consider when trying to crack genuine software.

Tan Mingliang chuckled and said, "There shouldn't be any information like this, right? This is illegal overseas, and it's a very serious matter."

Zhou Haoran said, "Look from the front! Once you find the information on the front, you can deduce it from the back."

"front?"

"Many software programs have trial periods, allowing you to try them 100 times or for one month. After the trial period, you can no longer use them if you don't pay. Just figure out this principle, and see how these legitimate software programs design themselves to make them unusable without payment. Once you understand the principle, you can reverse engineer and crack them."

"It really is."

Professor Tan felt that this kid was indeed somewhat righteous yet also wicked.

This is going to wipe out both the righteous and the demonic paths!
(End of this chapter)