Cheng Ran thought for a moment and said, "I won't put away the umbrella... If I really put it away, then I can't call you 'uncle' anymore."
Xie Qian's tone immediately became deeper and he shook his head, "Hmm, Hmm," and pushed his hand out, "That won't work. You have to be polite when you call me uncle. How about this, don't rush to refuse... Think about it again, it's just a matter of signing and putting your fingerprints on it?"
Cheng Ran had also seen people giving jade, calligraphy, paintings and famous watches as gifts. In comparison, a shop was nothing big. But Xie Qian compared himself to a person who gave an umbrella. Could a shop really be compared with the "umbrellas" of ordinary people
Things of great value like jade, calligraphy and paintings may be directly blocked by Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan. Watches are indeed valuable, but they may not be as shocking and intuitive as shops. Shops can best bypass Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan and directly hit Cheng Ran's heart.
This is like a well-intentioned test.
From the beginning, Xie Qian hadn't paid any special attention to him, which was actually quite unusual. The main point today was that Xie Qian wanted to see Cheng Ran, Xie Houming's savior, and secondly, to get to know their family. The more he treated the protagonist casually, the more he treated it lightly.
The one who is really waiting for Cheng Ran is actually here.
Compared to Cheng Ran's calmness, Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan were stunned. They had always heard Xie Houming talk about his brother's deeds, and thought he was an extraordinary person. But today, they found that he really acted in an unconventional way.
Xie Houming smiled, "Cheng Ran, I finally understand. Xie Feibai, this uncle, has never been willing to be inferior to me since he was a child. He is taking advantage of me. I called you my little brother when we first met, and then our names were fixed. He asked you to call him uncle right away. He wanted to put me down."
Everyone laughed at his words, and he continued, "But you can think about this. He is a rich man, a wealthy man. Don't listen to him saying he is stingy. In fact, two shops are just a drop in the bucket. If you don't give him some money now, when will you give him some money?"
"Okay, okay, from now on, Cheng Ran is my nephew. As my own nephew, of course everything is easy to say!" Xie Qian patted his chest and said, "Just like Xie Feibai, if he wants to pick up girls or get married in the future, I will give him a car or a house."
Xie Feibai was confused, "How did this get to me?"
Cheng Ran thought that no matter whether Xie Qian did this deliberately to test and observe his reaction and demeanor, Xie Qian's original intention and attitude were sincere. At this time, people's interactions with each other were based on loyalty and affection, and people like Xie Qian who had experienced the world outside actually had a stronger sense of the world and human touch.
Xie Houming said at the right time, "But... I am me, and Xie Qian is Xie Qian. We can call each other by our own names and not interfere with each other. I will still call you little brother. Cheng Ran, you can call him uncle like Xie Feibai and satisfy him, okay?"
Cheng Ran nodded. Then he said to Xie Qian, "Uncle."
Xie Qian was in such a good mood that he and Cheng Ran drank three glasses in a row, one white wine and one beer.
After that, the atmosphere at the table became even more heated.
…
It seemed that a major matter had been resolved, but Xie Houming and Zhang Wei began to dig up old scores again and "attacked" Xie Qian for selling technology to cash in.
Xie Houming said, "Let's not talk about vision. You have a good vision, but you lack the vision. Even if you get the money, so what? You're giving someone else a career you could do for the rest of your life. But I heard that the company that bought your technology used your technology to get orders from several countries last year. How much money is that? One project is tens of millions. You're doing this yourself, which is sustainable development. How great! It will also bring honor to our country!"
"This is not a question of whether or not to win glory for the country. If you, Xie Houming, want to win glory for the country, I agree and support you. But I have different ambitions. I didn't like a life that I could see the end of, so I started out on my own. I've reached a certain point, and I think I've seen my whole life. If I continue like this, even if I become an authority in this field, it's too small to be known by everyone. Everyone has different ideas at each stage, and no one dares to say that you will still hold on to the ideas you had ten years ago ten years later. Even if you do, it's a transformation and sublimation. This life is like climbing a mountain. When you reach a platform, the mountain road may be different, and the old methods must be changed."
"The goal in the first stage was to build a career. Now that we have achieved that, we can start the second stage."
"The second stage, okay, tell me, what is the goal?" Xie Houming folded his hands and listened attentively.
"This second stage is called 'creating a trend'. The world is changing rapidly. If you go to Beijing to attend a conference, you can see that the world is bustling. Who doesn't want to have a career and become famous? Now is a new era. The Internet has come. Although this has been called for many years, I can assert that starting from this year, all of this will rise to a higher level. If you want to lead the trend in the future, you can create a path from the Internet..."
Everyone present, including Cheng Feiyang, had an attitude of "is that so?". Xie Feibai naturally didn't understand, but it seemed that he had some respect for this uncle since he was a child, so he was talking very excitedly and Xie Feibai was also listening with great interest.
Cheng Ran was slightly surprised. This statement was not surprising from the perspective of the future. Because he could see the next few decades, like a chess soul reviewing the chess game of life.
However, Xie Qian is a person who is limited to this era, but he can make such an assertion.
"Uncle, how do you judge?" Cheng Ran said.
"You call me uncle beautifully!" Xie Qian clapped his hands and turned to the people at the table, "Look... Only Cheng Ran believes me."
Xie Houming smiled but said nothing.
Xie Qian said, "This is due to my usual activities. You think I do nothing... Beijing held intensive meetings at the end of the year and interviewed many people in the industry. They have begun to prepare for the establishment of the Ministry of Information Industry and are preparing to formulate management methods for international computer networks. Once the system is established, the country's development focus will shift to this direction in the future. Under the guidance of the situation, the communications industry, the electronic information product manufacturing industry, and the software industry will all benefit. This is the east wind rising. Whether it is a dragon crossing the river or a tiger climbing the mountain, a situation of hundreds of boats competing for the current will probably come. When I think of this, I can't sit still."
Xie Qian said to Cheng Feiyang, "Old Cheng, this is also a big opportunity for you in the communications industry."
Cheng Feiyang nodded. "It's hard to say about communications. Such a big thing is probably divided up by domestic and foreign giants. We at Fulong are not yet able to do it."
"This is a gradual process. No one can eat this big cake in one bite. In the end, we have to compromise and distribute it... How much you can bite off depends on your own abilities in the future. Now is the time to accumulate strength."
Xie Houming, who knew his brother best, smiled and said, "So you want to get involved in related fields? It seems that you have done some research."
"It's Chen Sitong. Remember, you always called me Chen Laosi!"
Xie Houming laughed, "How could Chen Laosi not know? I beat this guy before. We were from the same place. Later, we both studied at Sichuan University, right? So, are you still in touch?"
"My water purification company was established based on the technical resources of the school. Over the years, I have been in contact with Chen Laosi. He used to work at the Chengdu Electronic Information Research Institute, but later he started his own software company called Li Guang. Over the years, he has accumulated some technology and has also brought out a team. When we met, we decided that we would also like to take advantage of the national policy to start a project and build a website, but the direction of this website is still undecided..."
Hearing Xie Qian frowning at this, Xie Houming laughed and looked at Cheng Ran naturally, "I don't know much about this industry, but I may find someone to consult. I told you about Old Cheng's strategy before. It was his son Cheng Ran who came up with it... I think this kid is very smart, why not ask him?"
Xie Qian said seriously, "Then I will ask you for the time being?"
Cheng Ran: "Are you guys pretending I don't exist?"
Everyone else at the table tried to hold back their laughter.
Joking aside, Xie Qian did not take this as a joke. Although he was skeptical about the information about Cheng Ran he got from Xie Houming, he still wanted to discuss it with someone who was on an equal footing with him.
"It's like this... We have considered many directions, a total of eight topics... Take a look..."
At the rest of the dinner, Xie Houming, Cheng Feiyang and the others chatted about their own things. Xie Qian came over and talked to Cheng Ran about his company's direction and strategy one, two, three... six, seven, eight.
Cheng Ran felt a little emotional after listening to what he said. Many of the website directions that Xie Qian and his team had thought of actually appeared one by one in later generations. Some were very advanced, such as building a community, playing some virtual games, selling daily necessities, or simply playing web games...
These are actually all good... In this day and age, maybe if you take advantage of the wind and do something bold, you can accomplish anything. But sometimes the timing is not right, and Cheng Ran doesn't know whether he can take off. However, he can make some suggestions based on his own experience.
"This... Look..." Cheng Ran pointed in all directions. That was where some newspapers and magazines were placed in Xie Houming's house. In those days, every quarter of every year, ordinary families in the unit would have a postman riding a 38-bar bicycle, ringing the bell to ask for newspaper orders. This was a tradition for many years, so in those days, the most common paper found in the family was used to pad the buttocks when going out for an outing, learn brush painting, and pad the tables and chairs. In addition to television and radio, this was almost the main way for people to obtain information. For someone like Xie Houming, there were even more newspapers at home, as many as 20 to 30 copies every day.
Xie Qian didn't understand.
Cheng Ran said, "Technological progress will inevitably bring about changes. Let's imagine a scenario where the Internet comes and the price of hardware drops every year. In the future, computers will become popular and it will no longer be a dream for everyone to have one. When people connect to the Internet through computers, the first thing they need to get is information, right?"
"If everyone gets up, makes a cup of tea or coffee, turns on the computer, and opens a webpage, they can get news from all over the country and even the world. Everyone can find the information they want there, whether it's job hunting, blind dating, travel, weather, or even TV and movies... Wow! All the information can be collected at once without leaving home or collecting piles of newspapers. Isn't this the best way to get information?"
Cheng Ran was talking, Xie Qian was listening, and then Xie Houming and the others stopped talking. They all listened to the situation described by Cheng Ran, and each of them was fascinated.
It was also a coincidence that Cheng Ran returned to this era. He originally wanted to live a life without regrets and did not intend to get bogged down in the quagmire of mundane affairs himself. However, it seemed that facing this information explosion and the wave of the new era, he would feel uncomfortable if he did not do something. Even at some point in the future, it would be a pity to find that there was no trace of him in the turbulent process.
Perhaps this regret can be made up through Xie Qian.
But there is no need to have too high expectations. In short, just intervene in this way.
"It seems that it is already available in China, but it doesn't have as many... functions as you said..." Xie Qian said slowly.
Cheng Ran said, "Not only do we not have so many functions, it's just a prototype. As long as we think enough and do a good job of human-computer interaction, we can surpass them. Of course, this is a stage by stage process, and we can't throw too much out at once, or the times won't be able to keep up and digest it."
"Is this really what you thought?" Xie Houming asked. Cheng Feiyang seemed to be used to it.
At this time, it seemed impossible to push the blame to the omnipotent uncle. Cheng Ran nodded and pointed to his head. "Young people are young. When they are exposed to a lot of things, they sometimes like to think wildly."
Several elders always felt that there was something wrong with this statement.
But it was obvious that Xie Qian had been struck by what Cheng Ran had outlined in just a few words.
"You have to tell me your thoughts today... Come on, let's talk about it..."
Seeing Xie Qian's eyes full of curiosity, Cheng Ran rubbed his temples. This was probably going to be another long night...
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Sure enough, they chatted until eleven or twelve o'clock before Cheng Ran's family left Xie Houming's house. Xie Houming personally asked his driver to drive the S400 to take the family of three home.
In the carriage, Cheng Ran looked at the city night scene receding outside the window and felt emotional. When state-owned enterprises were facing widespread operational difficulties, layoffs were coming, and countless people lost their jobs, and thought that the most desperate moment of their lives had arrived, at another level, a wave of technological progress and change was also quietly taking place.
The Internet has already stirred up this wave of events. Those who emerge from here in the future will be people who are well-known to the world. With the process of globalization driven by technological changes, the whole world is like Moore's Law in the IT industry, developing and changing rapidly every once in a while.
There were actually many people like Xie Qian. Countless people ran to embrace that era and rushed towards that wave, but there were also large groups of people who were killed by the waves on the beach.
Some once stood at the top of the tide, but finally fell to the bottom, leaving no trace. Some only lived for two or three years, but seemed to have experienced the ups and downs of a lifetime, and finally retired to live in poverty. Some were brilliant, stepping on countless bubbles and the bones of their predecessors, and stepped into the highest temple like gods entering the Hall of Heroes. They became gods whose technology changed the world. They were known to the whole world.
He also didn't know what the future would be like for Xie Qian, who he met today. This sword that was eager to fight had begun to sharpen its edge and would eventually shine...
In fact, he still had some expectations for that future.
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