God of Rebirth Trader

"I think this thing is amazing. It saves a lot of phone bills." Li Xi'er said with unfinished content.

"Haha, what kind of village girl? If one day instant messaging software is transplanted to mobile phones, and you can chat anytime and anywhere with your mobile phone, then you will have to stay up late and play with your mobile phone every day." Chen Weidong couldn't help but mocked.

"How can there be such a powerful mobile phone? Now the latest Motorola "Pocket Phone" is just for making calls." Li Xi'er said in disbelief.

"Let's wait and see." Chen Weidong knew that this was indeed very advanced, but in this era, Moore's Law is still very applicable.

A certain giant called Nokia should be stepping up its development of the Symbian system now.

By the time it comes out, it should be at the end of 1999 at the earliest.

Many times, not having money can solve everything.

Although it has been more than half a year since its rebirth, it is still unrealistic to rely on money to break down some technical barriers.

What doesn't exist simply doesn't exist, and it can't be created out of thin air.

If you want to invest in high technology, develop chips, or develop mobile phones, can you easily find a scientific research team?

How can you do it without talents in this field?

Can you understand this feeling of having tens of billions in your hands, but no way to start, and no money to spend?

Chen Weidong is facing such a problem now.

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1997, early May.

The second version of CC came out and caused a sensation in Hong Kong as soon as it was released.

Epoch-making innovation, change your lifestyle!

At today's software launch conference held in Hong Kong Central, "Infinite" Company once again proved to the world their powerful software development capabilities after "simulating stock trading".

————Sing Tao Daily, May 6, 1997.

In July 1980, a team of 12 people secretly came to the IBM Research and Development Center in Boca Raton, Florida, to implement a research and development project called "Project Checkers."

One year later, on August 12, IBM launched the first IBM PC in New York, thus opening a new chapter in computer history.

However, just when people thought that computers were limited to office work, file processing, and sending emails, Infinity Company came out and launched an instant messaging software called "CC", which broke people's inherent concept of computer functions in one fell swoop.

——Phoenix Weekly, May 1997.

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This editorial department downloaded the instant messaging software "CC" from the official website of Infinity Company.

Now, we finally have the opportunity to experience this rumored magical software for ourselves.

During installation, we were surprised to find that its file size was only 220KB, so it only took us about ten seconds to download it.

With such a "streamlined" file size, we couldn't help but wonder, does this mean that his product content is not rich enough? But when we followed the instructions and applied for an account to log in, I found that I was wrong.

The light blue, simple and smooth operation interface allows a person without any computer skills to get started quickly.

Find friends, group chat, file transfer, create homepage, etc. A series of functions allow you to quickly establish connections with strangers without spending a lot of effort.

The author personally experienced it. After sending the message, I received the reply from the other party in about a few seconds without feeling any delay.

Of course, this also depends on the input speed of the other party.

Therefore, Infinite Company calls this user a "netizen".

This reminds me of the emergence of this software, which can be used not only to simplify communication and respond quickly, but also for file sharing and information updating. It can help employees in your company communicate, meet needs and achieve goals.

This means that, with the help of instant messaging, employees can easily communicate with each other without leaving the office.

——Computer World, May 1997.

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As of press time, the instant messaging software "CC" released by Infinite Company has quickly gained a large number of users in Hong Kong with its unprecedented creativity. Even in mainland China where the Internet is not very developed, the number of users in the market is astonishing.

70% of.

However, due to the misleading of many media, many people believe that the software released by Infinite Company is the world's first instant messaging software.

However, according to our investigation, there is an Israeli software company that released an instant messaging software called ICQ as early as mid-November last year. Its functions are almost identical to Infinite Company's "CC".

————British Lianhe Zaobao, May 1997.

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"Awei, the computer company's users are growing too fast! Even the users in mainland China are growing explosively!" Lin Zeju said excitedly in Chen Weidong's office, holding the latest market statistics report.

"It's just expected. Take a look at this." Chen Weidong took out a letter and handed it over.

"What is it?" Lin Zeju took it and looked at it, and immediately laughed.

"Good guy, you actually dare to sue us and say that we plagiarized their software?!"

Lin Zeju clearly remembers that the first version of the company's software was released a month earlier than the Israelis, and now they have the nerve to send a lawyer's letter accusing us of plagiarism.

"I looked at their software. The interface is very crude, and there are ads embedded inside. It's very bloated." Chen Weidong said easily.

With its foresight and aesthetics that are decades ahead of this era, the "CC" software has received numerous praises since its launch. The classic chat box and user-friendly operation interface make people fall in love with it at a glance.

it.

On the other hand, the Israeli "ICQ" is just some of the crudest file windows, just like an ugly duckling.

"Don't worry, I'll find the group's lawyers and file a lawsuit with them." Lin Zeju didn't take these things seriously at all.

As a multinational enterprise, Huanghe Group often has to fight hundreds of lawsuits a year. This is just an Israeli company. What a big deal.

"Even so, I heard that there are British and Americans behind this to support them." Chen Weidong frowned and said.

"If that's the case...it's really a bit troublesome." Lin Zeju suddenly felt a little troublesome when he heard that the water was so deep.

"We must find a lawyer who is good at international litigation and has a high enough level, otherwise it will be really difficult to handle this matter." Chen Weidong thought for a while and said.

"Leave this matter to me, I will find a way." Lin Zeju comforted him. He was going to go back for a meeting and ask his people if they knew any lawyers.

"By the way, I heard that your Yellow River Group also has communications business?" Chen Weidong asked again.

"There must be, but it's just a second-tier operator." Lin Zeju knew his family's industry very well and answered almost instantly.

"Damn, I overestimated you." Chen Weidong was speechless. He thought that the Yellow River Group should be a first-tier operator in the telecommunications industry, but he didn't expect that it was only a second-tier operator.

Tier 1 operators mean that they have their own backbone network and various services, all of which are managed by them, similar to China Unicom and Telecom in later generations.

Second-tier operators, such as China Mobile, rent broadband lines. Because the bandwidth is shared, there will be delays during peak Internet access periods.