After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 304 The Communist International
After submitting a report, Zhou Haoran quickly received feedback.

Director Dou is here again.

The two met at a coffee shop.

Director Dou was dressed in plain clothes, looking no different from an ordinary person, and was very easygoing: "I heard that your trip to the United States went very smoothly?"

Zhou Haoran chuckled. "Director Dou, you don't really think I'm going to stay in America and never come back, do you?"

"You have to be serious about your work."

Director Dou also knew that the possibility of this was very small.

Zhou Haoran joked, "Zhongbo Bookstore is doing so well, and now I've started a new company, Zhongbo Software. Even if you ask me to leave, I won't!"

"Zhongbo Software?" Director Dou's information wasn't up-to-date yet. "What do they do?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Domestic software."

"Great, a tech company!"

Director Dou was filled with respect.

Zhou Haoran said, "Director Dou, you've seen my report. What do you have to say?"

Director Dou's expression turned serious. "If you were an ordinary person, as long as you don't break the law, you could do whatever you wanted. But you're a key person on the registration list, so you have special privileges, which means you won't have as much freedom in your professional field. I hope you can understand that."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I understand. I submitted a report to you because I was aware of this."

Director Dou said seriously, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Zhou Haoran said, "In the next few years, I will devote most of my energy to writing papers, and I may publish hundreds of papers, all of which are in top-tier journals around the world."

"hehe."

Director Dou's expression was strange.

Others struggle to publish even one article, but he immediately wants to publish hundreds. His arrogance is outrageous.

"I would like to relinquish the copyright and related intellectual property rights of these papers and contribute them to the world free of charge to promote the rapid development of the global IT industry."

Zhou Haoran actually wrote all of these things in the report.

Director Dou said in a deep voice, "Haoran, you need to understand that at your level, your research achievements are not only your personal property, but also a valuable asset to our country. If you want to give it up, you need to look at this matter from a higher perspective."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "I know, that's why I came to discuss it with you."

Director Dou smiled wryly and said, "What right do I have to decide such a big matter? I'm having this face-to-face discussion with you, but I still need to submit a report later. You're the only person in the whole country who can publish a computer-related paper in a top-tier international journal. Others who have published are all Chinese, and they've all changed their nationalities."

"I know, I'll cooperate."

Zhou Haoran's attitude was very good.

The main reason is that he is a reborn person.

He had many options; academia was not his only choice... In fact, in his initial plans, he had no intention of entering academia at all.

Even if his idea of ​​sacrificing himself to become a martyr is rejected, it won't have much of an impact on him.

It's just that the "flower" that adds to the beauty is gone.

Director Dou said, "This is a big deal. I need to report it to my superiors. At that time... a high-ranking leader may have a face-to-face conversation with you."

"A high-ranking leader?"

Zhou Haoran was slightly stunned.

"The one in charge of science and education, the highest-ranking one," Director Dou pointed upwards and joked, "You're more capable than me, you have a chance to go straight to the Heavenly Court."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "It all depends on Director Dou's help."

Director Dou took out a recorder and started recording, saying, "Tell me your thoughts, and I'll organize them when I get back."

With the recording, Zhou Haoran could no longer make up stories. He said seriously, "A very important reason why the development of China's technology industry is restricted is the protection of intellectual property rights through patents. This is not only the case in China, but also in South Korea, the rise of its technology industry has been severely hampered by this issue."

"So you came up with the 'no destruction, no construction' plan."

Director Dou has read the report; it's all written there.

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "Yes, you can't build something new without breaking down the old. In many other fields, the gap has already been created, and the patent protection system has been established. It's too difficult to break through. But the Internet is different. It's an emerging industry. China is only a few years behind the United States. The gap isn't that big."

"Ah."

Director Dou not only recorded the audio, but also took notes with a pen.

Zhou Haoran said, "South Korea can be America's lackey, and their technology industry can receive support from Europe and the United States. We are different. We have no choice. If we want to gain a foothold in the world of technology, the internet is the best choice right now!"

"So you founded Zhongbo Software?"

Director Dou tried asking a question.

Zhou Haoran said, "Software is a traditional IT industry, still bound by the patent system of intellectual property rights. What I hope for is to overturn the traditional patent barrier model in the early stages of the internet industry's development!" "So you have to give up the intellectual property rights of all your papers."

"Correct."

"Can this really change things?"

Director Dou knew what this meant; it was a world-class industrial concept. Could a young man not even twenty years old really accomplish this?

He was in a daze when he received the report.

"Whether it can be done or not, who knows?" Zhou Haoran sighed. "If I don't step forward and set an example for the internet industry, then the elites in this industry may very well go back to the old path of traditional technological barriers."

Director Dou solemnly said, "I'll say it again: your thesis belongs to you, and it also belongs to the country."

Zhou Haoran said, "What I hope for is to sacrifice myself to open the door to internet technology. If the internet, like the technology industry of the past, also establishes patent barriers, then in the end, the global internet industry will still belong to the United States, and we will have no chance. If I sacrifice myself... it may be possible to create a new world!"

"What new world?"

Director Dou was deeply moved, realizing that communicating with a genius was truly different from communicating with an ordinary person.

Their idea is really too far-fetched.

Hard to understand!

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "If I contribute my intellectual property, it might set off a trend in academia and drive the sharing of intellectual property rights throughout the Internet industry."

"Our country has finally produced someone like Zhou Haoran, who has published some original, world-class academic papers. Instead of cherishing them and using them as a trump card to compete with foreign countries, we want to share them with them for free? Is that right?"

Director Dou's understanding reflects the thoughts of most people.

Zhou Haoran had a completely different idea. He frowned and said, "Director Dou, you said it yourself, there's only one 'Zhou Haoran' in the whole country. But what about the United States? The United States has tens of thousands of experts and professors who are even more outstanding than 'Zhou Haoran.' How can we compete head-on?"

"If you can't win, do you just give up?" Director Dou shook his head repeatedly. "That's appeasement."

Zhou Haoran quickly said, "Director Dou, don't try to pin this on me. Let's stick to the facts."

Director Dou chuckled and said, "I'm not trying to label you, but your report has been seen by our director. Some leaders said that you're afraid of America, afraid of struggle, and that you're a capitulationist."

"Director Dou, what era are we living in? How can we still have this Cold War mentality? It's hard to say about other fields, but the internet is different. The internet is made up of a group of young people with ideals and passion who want to create a new world, just like the Comintern a hundred years ago."

It's just a matter of escalating values ​​and making a big deal out of it; Zhou Haoran can do that too.

And he was very confident!
Open source is communism.

This is the ultimate political correctness.

Director Dou's expression changed slightly. He wrote the words "Comintern" in his notebook and said solemnly, "Comrade Zhou Haoran, please explain your 'no destruction, no construction' plan in detail."

Zhou Haoran said, "It's actually quite simple. I'll take the lead and call on the internet industry to voluntarily abandon intellectual property rights and embark on the path of openness and open source. Director Dou, I know my own capabilities. There are countless people in Silicon Valley who are better than me."

At this point, he used that example again: "I am a bowl of water, and America is an ocean. If we give up a bowl of water and share it with the whole world, we can guide America to give up an ocean. In this way, we can exchange a bowl of water for an ocean! Without patent barriers, the internet can take root, sprout, and grow in our country!"

Director Dou was somewhat moved. "Giving up a small sapling to own a large forest, is that what you mean?"

"Correct."

"Are you willing to be that abandoned sapling?"

“Of course I’m willing!” Zhou Haoran’s perspective was much higher than that of Director Dou. “Right now, this sapling is privately owned by our country. That vast forest is privately owned by the United States. After we share it, both the sapling and the forest become public property, shared by the whole world. I personally will definitely suffer a loss, but it will be a huge help to the country, the nation, and the development of our country’s internet industry.”

Director Dou then wrote down the phrase "from private to public" in his notebook.

At this moment, his values ​​and beliefs began to waver.

This is hardly surrenderism.
It's clearly communism!

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Director Dou, that's basically the gist of it. I'm just stating my position that I'm willing to make a sacrifice. If the country has other considerations and disagrees with my plan, I'll accept that too. I estimate that with my intellectual property rights, I'll definitely be able to make a lot of money in the future, but the country's industrial development might miss the best opportunity."

"Alright, wait for my news." Director Dou stopped the recording, deeply moved. "Haoran, you are the most idealistic young man I have ever met!"

Zhou Haoran said, "The meaning of life cannot be just about survival."

"By the way, I heard you're applying for a 'campus card' program at school?"

"Ah."

"Your project?"

"Correct."

"How about..." Director Dou thought this kid was really worth supporting, "I'll help you apply and see if you can get some national funding?"

"no need?"

Zhou Haoran wasn't quite sure.

(End of this chapter)