After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 362 Laying Mines
The task of connecting with the Chinese University of Hong Kong and providing it with technical support exceeded the requirements of Fudan University; it was a political mission.

This is the driving force behind Vice Principal Zhang Xuezhen's work.

Even in the principal's office meeting, no one can object.

This must be done!
The room for maneuver lies in what kind of technical support to provide to our compatriots on Hong Kong Island.

Should we adopt an in-house developed solution, or simply repackage something from the University of Tokyo?
The former is dignified, but risky.

The latter is a bit embarrassing, but it's easier to operate and less likely to go wrong.

Fortunately, the school leaders are not unreasonable.

Dean Cheng took some steps to handle it and provided feedback.

"Facts speak louder than words." Dean Cheng was quite confident in his specially recruited doctoral student. "The university will give you a chance to present your achievements."

Zhou Haoran sat with his legs crossed in his office. "How about comparing it to the University of Tokyo's campus card?"

Dean Cheng nodded. “Yes, on-site comparison. This matter has already been discussed at the president's office meeting. Many school leaders are very resistant to introducing the University of Tokyo's project. But this is a requirement from higher authorities, and the school must do this task well and successfully. This represents not only Fudan University, but also the entire mainland.”

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "So, the pressure is quite high!"

"There's nothing we can do about it." Dean Cheng pointed upwards. "This is a direct request to the highest authorities. Looking across the entire country, only your campus card project has successfully secured national funding. Taking the country's money and serving the country is only natural."

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "Since it's so important, we can't afford to lie about it. If it gets exposed, wouldn't it be a huge joke?"

Dean Cheng said in a deep voice, "Therefore, I have prepared two plans."

"Oh?"

"The first option is for you to bring out your sample, as required by the school, and compare it with the campus card system from the University of Tokyo on-site. Your matter has already reached a certain level, and many school leaders will be involved on-site. If you win, then there will naturally be no need to introduce the University of Tokyo's project."

“Great!” Zhou Haoran was very happy. “As long as I have a fair chance to compete, that’s enough! I’m just afraid that Zhang Xuezhen has a grudge against me and will try to sabotage me or fawn over foreigners.”

Dean Cheng disagreed, saying, "Such a big matter, does Zhang Xuezhen dare to act impulsively here? You're overthinking it!"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "That's for the best!"

Dean Cheng knew this young man was very confident, but he was also mature and cautious, so he needed to have a backup plan. This was a promising student he was focusing on cultivating, a doctoral student he had specially recruited.

If I fail the on-site test for the University of Tokyo's campus card...

We also cannot allow him to bear any risk of falsification.

Dean Cheng said, "If you didn't compete, that's okay. I've already made arrangements. I'll send you to the University of Toronto as a visiting scholar for a semester. I have an old friend there. You can get out of this situation. Come back next semester when the technical support program is over."

“I’m not going!” Zhou Haoran had no interest in going to Canada. It’s a sparsely populated place where it’s hard to even see a single person. “If I’m forced to participate in the forgery, I’ll quit.”

Dean Cheng was startled. "Don't be impulsive!"

Zhou Haoran snorted, "I never intended to work within the system. The reason I'm doing all this is simply to contribute to the country and fill technological gaps in certain areas. If they take my good intentions for granted and try to pull some tricks on me, I'll quit. I have so many other businesses to run outside!"

"If it really happens, I'll file a formal complaint, and it won't affect you!"

Dean Cheng felt that if such talented people could not stay in the system, it would be a great loss to the country.

People of his generation all have a strong sense of national pride.

“When I went to the US before, I collaborated with Oracle and provided them with some technical support. They gave me a check for $1000 million! That’s how much my technical skills are valued internationally!” Zhou Haoran said with some resentment. “I’m doing research at the university for free, and they still make me get involved in all that nonsense… No wonder top talents are all going abroad.”

Dean Cheng paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Go and prepare first, compare it with the University of Tokyo's campus card. If it really doesn't work, I'll back you up. Don't act impulsively."

Seeing his solemn expression, Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Old man, you don't need to worry. I have no interest in going abroad. As for the cooperation with Oracle, they wanted to offer me $1000 million, but I didn't want it. I only want $800 million!"

"why?"

Dean Cheng had never seen so much money in his life. After spending a lot of time with this kid, he felt that money had become just numbers.

“It’s a tiered pricing system. You get paid according to how many problems you solve. I leave a potential problem unresolved, planting a time bomb for them,” Zhou Haoran said matter-of-factly. “Foreigners, you know, we’ll rip them off as much as we can.”

This is a common practice in the industry.

Especially in the domestic IT industry twenty years from now, this will be an essential skill for experts.

It's not popular yet.

For example, a programmer is about to be laid off at the age of 35... How can a working person fight against an unscrupulous company that violently lays off employees?
That's like planting landmines in the code.

Whenever you have the opportunity to participate in a core project, you must leave some bugs in the code, preferably bugs that only you can fix. Then fix them for a year, patch them up for a year, and continue patching and mending for another three years.

It's like road construction in many small places.

It was repaired this year, and it will be demolished next year.

Repair it, then dismantle it; dismantle it, then repair it.

Only by constantly approving projects and securing funding can everyone from top to bottom make money. If the roads were built to military standards, everyone from the top leaders to the lowest-level workers would face food shortages.

Many IT companies are laying off employees ruthlessly and without mercy.

When ordinary people are laid off, they can only complain and have no power to fight back.

Experts always plan ahead; are they planning to lay off employees?
Okay, fine, let's see you cut staff to the bone! After the layoffs, code glitches erupt in core projects, with all sorts of bugs popping up one after another... The replacements simply can't handle it in the short term. Then the company will have no choice but to painfully rehire those people with high salaries.

Zhou Haoran's collaboration with Oracle was a one-off deal.

Oracle paid for the service, and Zhou Haoran helped out.

This makes sense.

Zhou Haoran himself was unwilling to serve foreigners, so how could he possibly help Oracle complete the project 100% successfully? He would rather earn $200 million less and complete the project to 90% of its required standard.

The remaining 10%…

If Oracle Bone Script has the ability, let them do it themselves.

It won't be resolved for at least a few years.

If things aren't done well, and hidden problems remain that can't be resolved in time, we might have to write another $1000 million check to bring Zhou Haoran back and teach them another lesson.

This is also why Zhou Haoran rejected IBM's $1200 million offer but chose Oracle's $1000 million offer.

Aviation systems are just a peripheral product of IBM.

Success is the best outcome, but failure won't have a significant impact.

Therefore, there is not enough urgency.

Oracle is different. Aerospace systems are one of the core products in Oracle's IT services business, and its failure is not an option. Therefore, the need for cooperation is stronger, and the subsequent connection will be more robust.

To put it bluntly, it means being able to continuously take advantage of promotional offers.

There is no morality in business.

Just as IBM provides services to the domestic financial system and Oracle provides services to the domestic aviation system, they both employ similar strategies.

Never try to solve 100% of the problems at once; just solve 90% each time, enough to get it basically running. Leave the remaining 10% open, patiently waiting for new problems to arise in the future. This is how you build close relationships and establish longer-term cooperation.

Dean Cheng is an honest man and didn't understand his point at all. "Anyway, let's do a good job with this test on the University of Tokyo campus card. I heard that one of their professors, Fukuda, will also be coming."

"Small idea!"

Zhou Haoran had already made preparations while he was in the United States.

I came out of the dean's office.

Back in my lab.

Ning Yuanjia has been looking worried lately. He had already graduated with his doctorate and could have taken a job at Zhongbo Software. But he decided to stay at the university to finish the project so that his juniors could use a convenient campus card starting next semester.

Surprisingly, the school wants to use the University of Tokyo's campus card as a replacement!

This is treason!

Zhou Haoran asked him to have a private chat.

They were terrified that there was a traitor in the laboratory.

"The school has already made arrangements. We will compete with the University of Tokyo for campus cards. Whoever wins will represent Fudan University to provide technical support to our compatriots in Hong Kong."

Zhou Haoran values ​​technical support very much.

If it's ten years from now, it will be a matter of course for the mainland to provide technical assistance to Hong Kong Island; it will be commonplace.

It's different now.

Hong Kong Island has just returned to China.

Fudan University has taken on this task and must do it well. Hong Kong needs to recognize the strength of the motherland; only then can there be more contact and exchanges. Fudan University must set a good example!
"fair play?"

Ning Yuanjia's eyes lit up, clearly showing his confidence.

Zhou Haoran said, "Have you read the materials I gave you before? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of our campus card compared to the University of Tokyo's campus card?"

Ning Yuanjia frankly stated, "In terms of technology, we are definitely stronger. With you here, who in the world can compare with us?"

"That's true!"

Zhou Haoran thought what he said made a lot of sense; Dr. Ning was indeed a great talent.

Ning Yuanjia continued, "Our weakness is that we are immature and inexperienced. This is a new project for us, and it hasn't been officially implemented yet. The University of Tokyo is different; they started using this campus card system in full in 95. After two years of operation, they have accumulated a great deal of experience in handling various emergencies."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "That's true."

Ning Yuanjia said, "If this were in a laboratory, our project would definitely be better. Our technology is more advanced; we use Mikron's RF chips, which is the highest standard in the industry, and the signal is stronger and more stable than Tokyo Electron's RF chips."

"We're not afraid even outside the lab!"

"Ok?"

"Didn't I give you a memo about Oracle employee cards before?"

(End of this chapter)