The Institute of Quantum Physics is located next to Qingyun Mountain, about 12 kilometers away from the center of Yuncheng City. It is connected by a provincial road. Next to the road, there are some natural villages, big or small, one of which is called Da Taoshu Village. It is said that during the reign of the dynasty, there was a big peach tree that had become a sprout in the village, which was very effective. If you have any requests, you will have a response after worship, so it is named.

The spirited peach tree has never escaped the thunder and fire of heaven, or has not survived the fire of swords and wars, and it no longer exists. However, the history of this village is indeed very long, and it retains many ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and several of them are included in the provincial cultural relics protection unit list.

Sanjiang Province is located in a plain area and has no danger to defend. Therefore, when wealthy and powerful families built houses in ancient times, in order to prevent fire and theft and ensure safety, they all adopted high-wall and deep courtyards, closed and persistent shapes. However, living in a closed space for a long time will make people feel depressed, so they will create some gardens or ponds next to the courtyard.

The venue for Du Qiu to have a family gathering in the evening is in an ancient building in Dataoshu Village, called the Tao family’s old house. It is made of stone and blue bricks. The tall courtyard walls are surrounded by a square patio. When you pass through the patio, you are the main hall of the house. On both sides of the main hall are living rooms and kitchens are behind.

There is a small door in the kitchen. You can see a pond when you walk out. The pond is full of lotus flowers. It is the flowering period. In the bright sunset of early summer, the pink petals are like elfs wearing skirts, swaying among the green lotus leaves, emitting a faint fragrance.

There was a stone table and four stone benches by the pond. Brad Silverberg sat on the south-facing stone bench, put a cup of green tea in front of him, and looked sideways at the view in front of him, saying, "Mr. Du, your home is beautiful."

“This is not my home, it’s just a temporary borrowing site because I really like the natural scenery of this pond.”

"Are you a conservationist?"

"I am a mean." After Du Qiu returned from the United States, he still learned spoken language with Jiang Danfeng every day. He made rapid progress and had no barriers to communicating with Silverberg. He explained the meaning of the mean and said: "If humans pursue pleasure too much, they will destroy nature. If they suppress desire too much, they will destroy life. So I hate serious industrial pollution and extreme environmentalists."

"That's great, I hate it, too."

At this time, Chen Tong took his daughter Xia Tingting, Lin Jinyan and Qiqi back from the opposite side of the pond. Each of the three children was holding a plastic bottle with clear water, with a bud in it being ready to bloom, and they happily compared each other with whom they were more beautiful.

"Where is Dayou?"

"We visited ancient furniture with Du Jiabin."

Chen Tong was very poor in English, so he simply hid his weakness. He shook his hand with a smile, greeted Silverberg, and then left with three children. Du Qiu continued to sit on the side of the stone and chatted, saying: "Mr. Silverberg, Du Jiabin must have told you that Chinese people like to talk about business at the dining table, right?"

"That's what he said."

"Chinese people do like to talk about business at the dining table, but they don't talk at the dining table at home, they only talk at the dining table in hotels, because family dinners are about feelings." Du Qiu picked up the teacup on the stone table and greeted: "Mr. Silverberg, I'll treat you tonight, just want to express my highest respect. I have used the experience version of Windos95, and it will be a product that changes history."

"Thank you." Silverberg followed the customs, held the purple clay cup, and touched him a little stiffly, then drank it all, and said, "windos95 is not perfect yet, I hope to get help from Mr. Du."

"The purpose of my founding Snapdragon is to promote and popularize the concept of open source software in a practical way. I don't value commercial interests, so I don't plan to sell it, so there is no need to talk about the acquisition." Du Qiu picked up the purple clay teapot and helped Silverberg refill it, saying: "I just said that I am a mean, so I want to merge the first plan and the third plan."

"How to merge?"

"Microsoft provides Snapdragon with technical information related to Windos95, while Snapdragon tailors a closed-source browser program for Microsoft."

"We need a browser that belongs entirely to our own, not a third-party development browser." Silverberg shook his head and rejected it, saying firmly: "Microsoft cannot integrate other companies' products into the operating system."

"With Microsoft's strength, there is no problem in developing a browser that belongs entirely to your own. You just lack time." Du Qiu said slowly: "If Microsoft is willing to provide technical support, I can use IVE as the basis to help Windos95 develop a closed-source browser, and then sign an agreement to stipulate a time period. Within the time period, this browser belongs to Snapdragon. After the time period is exceeded, this browser, including code, copyright and brand, all belong to Microsoft."

Silverberg asked, a little confused, "Why do you need this?"

"If the closed source license is sold, it will destroy the community environment of the ivie browser and develop a new browser, there will be no concerns in this regard."

"You can sell it directly to us without setting a time limit."

Du Qiu did not rush to tell the reasons, but first told a historical story, saying: "In the 19th century, China once had a war with Britain, called the Opium War. This war was very poor and was eventually defeated. Many militiamen also participated in the battle. They defeated a British army in a place called Sanyuanli. This victory was widely circulated and even written into the middle school textbooks."

Silverberg didn't know what Du Qiu wanted to express, but he knew that this topic of national dignity was very sensitive, so he picked up the teacup and drank a sip of tea, waiting for the following text.

"Last year, Mr. Gates' visit to China caused a great response in China, including positive and negative ones." Du Qiu pointed to the house and said: "Mr. Du Jiabin has a great job and launched the Chinese version of Windos and Oie, which has caused many official or semi-official software companies in China to lose the opportunity to make money. So now many people believe that Microsoft, like Britain in the 19th century, is invading China."

When Bill Gates visited China in March 1994, although he was warmly welcomed by the authorities, he was not popular in the software industry. Many short-sighted people advocated to keep Microsoft out, close the country, and protect the development of the national software industry. During the interview, the reporter of the Economic Daily asked him in person how he viewed the hostility of the Chinese software industry.

The reason for this is that in the 1980s and early 1990s, Chinese operating systems developed in China, such as ccdos, ucdos, bdwin, etc., developed based on Microsoft's products. They all made a fortune and made a lot of money. However, when the Paris Coordination Committee was disbanded in 1994, Microsoft, like ibm, hp and other IT companies, set up offices in Beijing and began to enter China on a large scale, launching Chinese versions of operating systems and office software one after another, which put a lot of pressure on companies that rely on Chineseization to make a living.

For example, Shi Yuzhu, who developed the Han Card, felt that the pressure was too great, so he turned to do brain gold...

For example, Wang Zhidong, who developed bdwin, felt that he had no future, so he transformed into the Internet...

For example, Bao Yueqiao, who developed ucdos, felt that he had no idea, so he changed to Lianzhong Games...

"The reason why I made it so complicated is to use Microsoft's reputation to earn some honor for myself." Du Qiu said without hiding his intentions, "Mr. Silverberg, do you know how many soldiers the British lost in that victory in Sanyuanli?"

"How many?"

"About 7." Du Qiu smiled and said, "At that time, there were tens of thousands of militias in China, but only seven British soldiers were killed because they used cold weapons such as spears and big swords, while British soldiers used flintlocks. The level of China's software industry was similar to that of the militias in the 19th century, and Microsoft was equivalent to the British at that time. If I could achieve a little victory, even a trivial victory would be enough to become an idol of the entire country."

Silverberg understood what he meant and nodded slightly.

"If you buy the browser directly, I will get nothing but money, but I don't lack money. I want honors. If Microsoft can surrender and build my program in windos95, programmers in China will cheer me." Du Qiu revealed his ultimate plan at this time and said: "windos95 is scheduled to be launched on August 24. You are just missing an emergency product now. We can limit the time period to one year. Within one year, the browser belongs to Snapdragon. After a year, the browser belongs to Microsoft. This has no risk to Microsoft, and it can also improve its image in China, right?"

Silverberg felt that Du Qiu was not simply pursuing honor, and seemed to have other plans, but he did not intend to explore it, because this plan perfectly solved the current dilemma of Windos95. As for whether there will be problems in the future, it is not his business, because the research and development of the browser is the work of the network department, so he asked: "So what about the price of this browser?"

“$5 million.”

This price is very reasonable and much cheaper than a wholly-owned acquisition. Silverberg was quite satisfied, but he did not rush to express his opinion and asked again: "How long does it take to write a new browser?"

"I used it for 28 days when I wrote the IVie browser. Now I have a mature version as the foundation. If you provide the technical support I need, it can be completed in up to 20 days."

Silverberg was even more moved. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!