Chapter 197: Invitation from the Creation Clan

The headquarters of Chuangzu is located in New Taipei City, in the famous Technology Park Innovation Coast in Xinqiao District.

Originally, Chuangzu was not very conspicuous here, but after the W8 became a hit, the brightness of the big C logo on the roof of Chuangzu’s technology building has been increased.

After all, it has been published for a month and there are finally fewer media reporters coming in and out.

A man with a buzz cut, a square face, wearing a solid shirt and a sports jacket, was sitting in the office with his eyes closed and resting.

He is one of the alumni talents of New Taipei First High School, and the director of the technology product department of Chuangzu Company, Fang Shu.

In fact, it is just the product department, but as a technology company, the word "technology" was forcibly added to it.

He was 34 years old at the time and was always called young and promising. However, when he looked at the 30-year-old CEO of Chuangzu, he felt that the words "young and promising" were very harsh.

As a member of the management, I haven't had a proper holiday in the past three years. When I was developing the product, I was full of energy every day. Now that I have achieved success, I want to take a break.

The excitement brought by the sales volume had faded a little, and he was exhausted both physically and mentally by answering the reporters' repetitive, digging questions.

At this time, he was quite envious of the technical people in the R&D department who just focused on their work. When the pressure of DDL made everyone breathless, his product department also lost a lot of hair, but at least the R&D department now does not have to worry about the ups and downs outside.

Originally, this Sunday was a day off that Fang Shu had planned in advance, but after much consideration, he decided to devote the afternoon to the two junior high school students and invited Li Yan and Chen Fan to visit.

Even the Education Bureau called him, so let's take some time to find out what kind of child could have made the Education Bureau and his alma mater pay so much attention to him.

Fang Shu recalled Guo Qiwen's phone call. He was also an outstanding student at New Taipei No. 1 High School. He had never seen a classmate who could make the teacher sigh like this.

I got 759 points in the final exam... that's quite outrageous. I think I also participated in the Informatics Olympiad.

But after all, he is just a junior high school kid. No matter how good he is in academics, his vision and experience are there.

Fang Shu smiled. Guo Qiwen also told him to have a good chat with the kid named Li Yan. Well, he, Fang, also acted as a teacher and inspired the talented young man's yearning for science and technology, which was also a good deed.

Maybe I can give him a chance to work on the clan creation in the future.

Guo Qiwen, Li Yan and Chen Fan rang the office doorbell, interrupting Fang Shu's thoughts.

"Hello, Teacher Guo." Fang Shu stretched out his hand.

"Minister Fang, sorry to bother you on this weekend." Guo Qiwen smiled and shook hands.

Several people sat down in Fang Shu's office.

"These two are Li Yan and Chen Fan, right?" Fang Shu was actually secretly shocked. Li Yan was 178cm tall, handsome and strong. He was in the first grade of junior high school? And he was also a genius in study?

Isn't this peach blossoms blooming?

"Hello, Minister Fang." Li Yan took the initiative to shake hands, and Chen Fan followed suit.

The pleasantries ended there...quickly, in the style of a tech company.

"I heard that you want to know the contents of the mobile phone system?" Although Fang Shu spoke quickly, his pronunciation was very clear.

"Yes, we... that is, Chen Fan and I, want to develop a mobile phone system."

Well...it's the second-year syndrome of teenagers, but at least there is such a desire. Fang Shu did not feel that such childish and heroic remarks were an offense to him.

"Let me ask you something. Since you want to learn about system development-related work, why don't you try to find the R&D department?" Fang Shu pouted. "It's right next door. Although we are not alumni of New Taipei First High School, the Education Bureau is happy to help. Just say hello to our boss. So many people have received us. Two more smart junior high school students will definitely not be rejected."

"I'm looking for the product department." Li Yan's speech speed also increased. "Mobile phones are used by people. Making mobile phones is making products. It is important to understand the needs and put forward the needs. R&D is just to make this happen."

Fang Shu raised his eyebrows, which was exactly the same reaction as Yang Chengzhang at the New Taipei Museum of Art. He then said, "Not bad, not bad. You asked me to buy you a W8 online. It should have been delivered, right? Have you used it? How do you feel about it?"

"If I hadn't used Pineapple 3, I would be very surprised by the multi-touch function of the capacitive screen and the only button at the bottom of the phone. This is an experience I have never had in the Nokia Stone era."

Fang Shu's expression became subtle, and his tone changed a little, "You have used Pineapple 3, so you should know that our system operation is different from theirs."

"Of course there are differences, and there are many ways of interaction. I think W8 does it better." Li Yan nodded, "But whether Chuangzu got some inspiration from Pineapple Phone, such as using multi-touch capacitive screen on smart phones, choosing gesture operation instead of click operation on resistive screen... Pineapple is indeed the first to create, and W8 is indeed a latecomer. Slowness is the original sin."

The thirty-four-year-old Chief of Technology of the Chuang Clan frowned at the junior high school student. "Well, what do you think of the appearance? That button."

"When using a large touch screen, whether there are one, two or three buttons makes no difference. I personally don't think this kind of thing can be considered a great creative point. But if they use this as an excuse, there's nothing we can do."

"them?"

"Pineapple Company, Minister Fang."

“It’s not up to them to decide.”

“Some things don’t make sense.”

Interesting, interesting. Fang Shu was very interested in the child who was half a head taller than him. "So what do you think about the system?"

Chen Fan looked at the two people in front of him in surprise and found it a bit strange. Logically speaking, shouldn't it be Li Yan who asked Fang Shu questions, nodded frequently after getting the answers, and then went back to say that he had gained a lot?

Why is it the other way around?

"I am not optimistic about the adaptability of Windows system on mobile phones."

Minister Fang's eyes really lit up, and his whole demeanor became much more formal.

"Mobile phones have their own operating habits, and cannot simply follow the computer system's operations. Different screens, different needs, and naturally different operating logic. Chuangzu has deliberately simplified the operation of the Windows system to make it more suitable for mobile phones, but it is inevitable that continuous sub-directories will appear when operating the 'menu', which is indeed uncomfortable on mobile phones. Mobile phone operations must be simple, direct, and convenient."

Chen Fan took out his Pineapple Three, scrolled through the pages, clicked on the pictures and zoomed them in and out.

"You're much more interesting than I expected." Fang Shu stood up and said, "Let's go to the work area and take a look."

Guo Qiwen felt that he was walking at the end. It was simple, he just couldn't understand.

Chen Fan was originally walking side by side with Guo Qiwen, but was pushed forward by him: "You are also the protagonist today."

"What do you think about the future of smartphones?" Fang Shu asked as they walked.

This person seemed to dislike addressing others, and had never properly called Li Yan until now, but he also didn't really treat him as a student seeking knowledge.

It's a good question. This is what Li Yan wants to tell Fang Shu the most. "It will become more popular. When almost everyone has a small smart terminal, it means that everyone has a small computer that can be carried with them and can be connected to each other through the Internet using various software... What a close and timely connection. I already have many ideas for practical applications."

"Ideas? You mean... software?"

"Yes, mobile phone software."

"Tell me?"

"That won't work."

To everyone's surprise, Li Yan actually kept his mouth shut at this time.

As the head of the product department, Fang Shu just smiled knowingly, "We don't dare to have too optimistic expectations about the popularity of smartphones."

Li Yan did not respond. He couldn't use reopening memories as an excuse. As for any other analysis, before the real arrival of the mobile Internet era, it was just a prospect. Those who believed in it didn't need to be persuaded, and those who didn't believe in it would be useless no matter how much they talked.

Fang Shu observed Li Yan seriously and asked, "How old are you?"

"Fourteen years old." Guo Qiwen replied.

"Fuck, fourteen years old?"

"Yeah, I don't believe it either." Guo Qiwen smiled.

"Fourteen years old is considered old on the first day of the first lunar month." Li Yan spread his hands. Being born in December, one is always at a disadvantage when calculating age.

"I don't believe you're fourteen, but I know you're in the first grade. I know most first graders are thirteen or fourteen, which is the same as not believing you're in the first grade." Chen Fan finally spoke, "But I also know you're in the first grade, which means this sentence is expressing admiration."

Chinese teacher Guo Qiwen looked at Chen Fan and actually showed a resigned expression.

(End of this chapter)