After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 395 Shameless

"Mr. Du, you wanted to see me?"

Zhou Haoran appeared with a smile.

"You are..." Du Jiayun's eyes widened, showing some surprise, "You are Dr. Zhou Haoran?"

He was born on the other side of the strait and is an American citizen.

You can tell the accent just by listening to it.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Did President Du come to Fudan University specifically to confront me?"

Zhou Haoran gave a forced smile.

These days, Microsoft China is really just a sales company, a small branch office with very little power and responsibility, so there's no need to pay much attention to it.

"No, no..." Du Jiayun was quite assertive when he was talking to Vice Principal Guo, but he was completely different when he was talking to him. "I came here specifically to see you."

"Find me?"

Zhou Haoran didn't quite believe it.

Du Jiayun said with a smile, "Dr. Zhou is an expert in the Internet industry. Your papers cover many areas of the Internet and have brought a lot of inspiration and guidance to the industry."

"Hmm?" Zhou Haoran vaguely guessed, "You came to ask me for help?"

Du Jiayun quickly replied, "Yes, I came here specifically to invite you to the US headquarters."

"What exactly happened?"

Zhou Haoran wouldn't make a move easily, but it would be a good thing to be able to cooperate with a company like Microsoft.

Du Jiayun said, "There's a very famous newspaper in Silicon Valley, the San Jose News. There was a report in it that caused quite a stir in Silicon Valley. Oracle's flight management system encountered many technical problems during its development and couldn't be solved for a long time. You stepped in and helped them solve this problem."

"Ah."

Zhou Haoran was certainly aware of this matter, and the reason he reported it was because it was his request for cooperation.

They wanted to gain fame through a partnership with Oracle.

Otherwise, how could a foreigner like him be so popular in Silicon Valley?
Doing academic research and doing market development are two different things.

Zhou Haoran is very famous in the academic field.

But this is only a small circle of fame.

It cannot be translated into greater fame and profit.

Using oracle bone script to rise to power is a very good strategy.

The effect was also very obvious.

After the report was published, many collaboration requests were quickly received from Silicon Valley, the most well-known of which was an instant messaging product called ICQ.

Unexpectedly, Microsoft also came knocking!

Du Jiayun was very polite to him, saying, "With the development of the Internet industry, email has become an essential product for work and life. Many email services have appeared on the market, but their application is generally poor, and there are still many technical problems that have not been solved."

"Email?"

Zhou Haoran was surprised by the coincidence; Microsoft was also interested in email.

Du Jiayun said, "I don't know much about technical matters. Dr. Zhou, you are an expert, you certainly know more than I do."

Zhou Haoran asked, "Mr. Du, doesn't Microsoft have an email service?"

"Yes, it is, but..." Du Jiayun was quite honest and sighed, "Microsoft is working hard to continuously improve the user experience of email, but this product has failed to meet Microsoft's standards in many aspects."

Zhou Haoran expressed his understanding, saying, "Yes, there are indeed many uncertainties in the current internet industry."

Du Jiayun said enthusiastically, "Dr. Zhou, when do you have time? Let's go to Seattle together."

"Go provide technical support for Microsoft?"

Zhou Haoran was asking a question he already knew the answer to.

What they're really talking about is technical support. How much does it cost?
You can't possibly be like Old Zhang, relying on your looks to ask for free help, can you?
"Yes, this is Bill Gates' decision. He cares about this matter and hopes to communicate with you and complete the cooperation." Du Jiayun's rank is too low to reach this level, so he can only bring up the world's richest man.

Seeing that the other party was beating around the bush and not mentioning money, Zhou Haoran became less enthusiastic, saying, "I have a lot of projects on hand lately, so I'm afraid I don't have time."

"Dr. Zhou, everything is ready in Seattle, just waiting for you to come!"

Du Jiayun was a little anxious and also a little dumbfounded.

What's going on?

Can Microsoft really be rejected?
Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "President Du, I will definitely come over when I have time! But it's not feasible right now. I have a project to do at school, and I also have a lot of papers to write."

"But……"

Du Jiayun never imagined that he, representing Microsoft, would take the initiative to visit them, only to be rejected.

Zhou Haoran interrupted him and looked at Vice Principal Guo, "Principal Guo, just now President Du said that the school needs to pay them a procurement fee?"

Vice Principal Guo was truly impressed by the young man's composure.

The visitor is none other than the president of Microsoft China!
This kid didn't seem to care at all.

That attitude was even less friendly than when Zhang Chaoyang came before.

The students are like this, so as school leaders, we can't lose face either. Vice Principal Guo said seriously, "The school recently purchased a batch of 1000 computers. General Manager Du hopes that we can purchase Microsoft operating systems and office software."

Zhou Haoran said "Oh," and then asked, "Mr. Du, how much does it cost?"

Du Jiayun smiled and said, "Abroad, the price of a single Windows operating system is as high as $240. However, considering the economic conditions in mainland China, the company has decided to offer a significant discount. The package deal of Windows operating system and Office software is only 1500 yuan."

"This is impossible!"

Zhou Haoran could not accept this offer.

"If it's a large-volume purchase, the price is negotiable."

Du Jiayun understood that price was the biggest obstacle to promoting the use of genuine Microsoft products.

Zhou Haoran looked at Vice President Guo and said, "President Guo, I don't think we need to purchase Microsoft products in large quantities. As a representative of universities, Fudan University has the necessity and responsibility to encourage students to promote domestic alternatives. In my opinion, WPS is better than Office."

"Domestic substitution..."

Vice Principal Guo was a little confused.

"Operating systems include not only the expensive Windows, but also the free Linux. For students in computer science, communications, and other related industries, mastering Linux is the first step into their professional field."

What Zhou Haoran said is the absolute truth.

In his later years, while working at a major internet company, he met many young people who were highly skilled in programming and had excellent coding abilities, yet they couldn't even use the Linux system.

This person is clearly someone who came to the field later in life, or has a serious imbalance in their studies, or came from a non-key school; they are not a true professional.

It grows quickly, but it's a bit like it's been artificially ripened.

The upper limit is very low.

They cannot be given priority in training.

Just like a true professional crosstalk performer must be able to sing "Taiping Lyrics".

Vice Principal Guo didn't understand these things, but he had great trust in the school. "Hmm, what you said makes sense. The school should vigorously promote the domestic substitution system you mentioned."

Du Jiayun found it absurd, "The Linux system is not commercialized at all, and there are very few supporting products, so it is impossible to popularize it."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "President Du, this is Fudan University. The computers purchased by the university are mainly for learning and scientific research. We don't need to use commercial software, let alone play games. Although Linux has a high threshold and is difficult to use, our teachers and students have strong learning and adaptability."

Du Jiayun shook his head repeatedly, "Dr. Zhou, you are an industry expert, and the Linux system may be very simple for you. But for most people, the learning curve is too steep. The simple combination of mouse and keyboard is the direction of computer application in the new era."

Zhou Haoran said, "President Du, what you said makes sense. So it's not that the school doesn't purchase Microsoft's operating system, but that it doesn't purchase all of them. I heard that this time the school is purchasing 1000 computers, and it will allocate 10% of them to install the Windows system."

Vice Principal Guo thought to himself that this kid was indeed a clever little devil.

They can make up lies without batting an eye.

We need to cooperate quickly.

"Indeed, the school has such plans."

"Principal Guo, this is consistent with the actual situation."

Du Jiayun didn't believe it at all.

I'm getting a little annoyed.

Isn't this just being a hooligan?

In this era, the country is in dire need of rebuilding, and all sectors of society need money... When necessary, it is necessary to resort to unscrupulous means to reduce unnecessary spending.

Zhou Haoran was equally unreserved, "President Du, this is the actual situation. Your product costs 1500 yuan per set... no need for discounts, the school expects to purchase 100 sets this time, for a total price of 15 yuan."

Vice Principal Guo breathed a sigh of relief. He had a very limited budget, so he was quite satisfied with the result. "President Du, this is indeed our plan. The current plan is to purchase 100 sets. If needed in the future, we will cooperate with you further."

Zhou Haoran, in a playful exchange, said, "I think 100 sets are enough. The school should take advantage of this opportunity to encourage all teachers and students to learn and use the Linux system. Mastering this system will greatly improve one's understanding of computers."

"Yes, that's really true!"

Vice Principal Guo knew nothing about computers and simply followed his instructions.

Zhou Haoran nodded. "Principal Guo, let's settle on this then. Please make the payment for the procurement as soon as possible. We are a prestigious institution, and we can't afford to become a laughing stock in the intellectual property field."

“Okay!” Vice Principal Guo looked at Du Jiayun. “Mr. Du, this order is quite large, a full 15 yuan! Let’s sign a contract later and finalize the cooperation.”

Du Jiayun could be driven mad by these two.

That's incredibly shameless!

He's not stupid; of course he understands that this is all a scheme.

The claim that they only purchased 100 Windows systems and installed Linux on the remaining 900 computers is simply impossible. But they presented it in a very convincing way, and there was no way to refute it.

I bought the computer and installed the operating system...

Does anyone know if they are using Linux or Windows?

Who knows if they installed a genuine or pirated copy?
The other party is brazenly using this information gap to negotiate the legitimacy of using a pirated system!
That's indecent!
shameless!
Vice Principal Guo had just been promoted to vice principal, and he couldn't afford to make any mistakes in his work or exceed the budget in the short term. So he said with a smile, "President Du, isn't Microsoft still going to talk to Dr. Zhou about email cooperation? You two talk! Cooperation is always better the more you cooperate."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "Mr. Du, I'll go to Seattle as long as the conditions are right. Or you could talk to Bill Gates and have him come see me."

Du Jiayun laughed angrily.

Don't be ashamed!

(End of this chapter)