Chapter 353 We are cooperating
Wang Peihua was very concerned about Li Yan. After knowing that Professor Mai Wen was going to bring a team to discuss with them, he called her.

"Professor Mai Wen is bringing the team over. Director Chen and I can both come forward. Do you think it's necessary?"

This is to support Li Yan.

After all, the team opposite them was Academician Ni's team, led by a full professor who is a master's supervisor at the Department of Computer Science at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. I'm afraid he brought at least six or seven people with him. The lowest-ranking one among them should be a researcher from Shanghai Institute of Technology.

Imagine that on the other side of the table there would be three prospective college students and two prospective high school students...

From this perspective, Chen Fan and the others' concerns are not unreasonable.

It is called cooperation, but if we get crushed at the table, this project might change from a commercial project to a scientific research project...it might even be led by Academician Ni's team.

"No need, Director Wang. July 7th is Saturday. It would be bad to ask you to work overtime."

What a simple reason...

Director Wang had spent a lot of time with Li Yan, so he naturally knew that this was just an excuse for Li Yan to refuse.

"Okay, Li Yan, don't think I'm being long-winded, but I still want to remind you that you are now representing Future Technology. It's a good thing to do things yourself, but you still have to have a clear understanding of your position."

Wang Peihua actually spoke a little cautiously.

"I know, Director Wang, keep your composure. I have experience with this kind of thing. Thank you for your reminder."

"Okay, then I won't say anything more."

In the past month, it was not just Wang Peihua who said similar things to him.

In fact, Li Yan understood the truth. No matter how powerful he was now, when it came to actually discussing cooperation and projects with others, he couldn't expect everyone to be Huang Zhan or Han Zheng.

They didn't applaud Li Yan as soon as they met her. Not to mention Han Zheng, Huang Zhan was also willing to help after a long and in-depth talk with Li Yan.

Moreover, Li Yan’s choice of Huang Zhan as the primary partner was a well-considered one.

Now that there are so many partners at once, not everyone will work with you.

There are more than one or two people who want to take over Li Yan's project. It is impossible to rely on the government or Yili Group and Chuangzu Technology to keep people with ulterior motives out.

It can be seen from the previous "interviews" that these big guys with resources and abilities are arrogant and all regard Li Yan as just a young genius, and do not recognize Li Yan's identity as the helmsman of "Future Technology".

It is obviously difficult to get them to agree with Li Yan as the project leader from the beginning.

Therefore, Li Yan cannot just think of himself as a talented young man with extraordinary abilities, he must also put a lot of pressure on others.

When it comes to showing off, I’m good at it.

To this end, Li Yan specially hired several employees to be responsible for conference affairs, reception, and company life affairs management, and paid them very high salaries, which made He Zixiang very confused at one time.

However, when He Zixiang walked into the brightly lit conference room on July 7, he suddenly understood Li Yan's intention.

Just seeing the teacups of perfect temperature neatly arranged on the table is refreshing.

Each cup has a handle that is tilted 45 degrees toward the right hand side, making it easy to pick up.

Place an absorbent handkerchief under the cup so that when the cup is put back it won't make any noise and the condensed water vapor on the lid won't flow onto the table.

He Zixiang suddenly noticed that there was a teacup on the left hand side opposite, tilted 45 degrees to the left. He even asked the big sister who was preparing tea on the spot, and the answer was:

"There's a left-handed guest here."

He Zixiang was shocked.

The three people in charge of the meeting today also wore white shirts, which showed a strong sense of ceremony.

He Zixiang used to think that these things were empty and meaningless just for the sake of formalism.

Today, I really participated in a high-level meeting as a "core staff member", and only then did I realize the importance of these operations.

At least when Professor Mai Wen entered the room, he did not feel that this was "a hobby research by a few talented teenagers", but rather had a feeling that "this is indeed a company".

This is very important to Li Yan.

Deng Yudi also proposed the idea of ​​wearing a suit, but was rejected by Li Yan.

"There's no need to act like an adult. That would only show your cowardice," Li Yan said.

Two business cars with seven seats drove into the Science and Technology Park and stopped at the gate of Future Technology. He Zixiang saw from the window that an employee in a white shirt was taking Li Yan, Lai Yining and Chen Fan to greet Professor Mai.

Li Yan arranged for him and Deng Yudi to sit in the conference room, and told them not to go out in full force.

Mai Wen is in his forties. He likes to wear sunglasses and comb his hair back when he goes out. He has a habit of fitness and wears sportswear, with obvious muscle lines.

He doesn't look like a researcher at all. He is tall, handsome and has graceful movements. Considering this identity, it is no surprise that he is called the public sweetheart in the computer research circle.

His current identity is a master's supervisor at the School of Computer Science and Software of Hua Xia University and the head of the New Taipei Cursor Digital Laboratory.

But his real core identity is the second-generation disciple of Academician Ni. He was selected as a Longjiang Scholar several years earlier than Meng Changge, and has made considerable achievements in computer system research.

He was naturally also arrogant. Unlike Professor Meng Changge, he was not interested in any talented teenagers or the Youth Information Science and Technology Olympic Games. So when Academician Ni talked to him about Li Yan, he still didn't know anything.

However, he has great respect for Academician Ni. Since even his teacher has recognized it, there must be something good about it.

But he also knew that Academician Ni was obsessed with the research and development of domestic systems and had a special liking for cultivating young talents. He had once parted ways with Lianxiang because of the private enterprise's development strategy that only focused on profits. Therefore, Li Yan, a talented young man who dreamed of developing a domestic system for smartphones, really touched Mr. Ni's heart.

It was just a coincidence after all, this was what Mai Wen thought before he met Li Yan.

He brought eight people today, all of whom were key members of the laboratory, just to test Li Yan's potential.

If Li Yan has some powerful person supporting her, shouldn't he show up to support her?

Li Yan greeted everyone with a smile at the door. After everyone shook hands with each other, they walked towards the meeting room on the first floor together.

After everyone was seated, Mai Wen felt an inexplicable sense of disharmony.

The meeting room was prepared very professionally, with two conference staff in white shirts standing in the corner, but why were there only five young people across the table?

too young.

The meeting was chaired by Li Yan. After a brief introduction and greetings, Li Yan said:

"Professor Mai, before we start the discussion, I suggest that we exchange some ideas about smartphones. What do you think?"

Completely beyond Mai Wen's expectations, this kid actually took the initiative to attack.

Today, he is confident that his team can surpass Li Yan's immature small team in terms of R&D capabilities, experience, and resources, except for the "smartphone" area.

They were all computer systems, and only had a preliminary understanding of smartphones. They basically couldn't offer any insightful opinions on what kind of systems smartphones needed. I had originally wanted to see how Li Yan would demonstrate their existing products and R&D capabilities, and then ask some pointed questions to challenge him, but I thought he was too young and underestimated him.

"No problem." Mai Wen said with a smile, "But we specialize in computer system research and development, and we don't know much about smartphones, so we need you to explain it to us."

"What kind of mobile phones do you all use?" Li Yan asked.

The number of people at the scene was roughly 8- between feature phones and smartphones. Some people used the Chuangzu W like Li Yan, while Mai Wen himself used a Nokia feature phone.

"Then let's start by disassembling the system usage logic of these mobile phones. Chen Fan, tell everyone about it." Li Yan said.

Chen Fan nodded, turned on his laptop and connected it to the projector, and began to explain the use of the smartphones and Pineapple Phone 4 systems used by everyone present.

Even the logic of feature phones is disassembled to illustrate the differences between smartphones and feature phones.

Chen Fan was still a little nervous. There were some things he didn't explain in depth, but Li Yan easily took over the conversation and supplemented them.

Mai Wen was deeply impressed by the confidence and relaxation of the young man.

After the explanation, Li Yan smiled and asked, "Professor Mai, you have done in-depth research on computer systems. I would like to ask you about your views on the differences between computer systems and smartphone systems."

This pace... Mai Wen narrowed his eyes, roughly said some general content, and then threw the topic to the team members. The first major discussion between the two sides began.

Mai Wen had done his homework on the differences between the two systems when Academician Ni asked him to collaborate with Li Yan, and he was able to answer the question fairly well.

Then Li Yan said, "So brainstorming is very important. Yudi, could you please give us a summary?"

Deng Yudi switched seats with Chen Fan, opened a PPT, and began to read the full text in it.

Li Yan interrupted him from time to time, controlling the rhythm of the communication and responding to many questions from Mai Wen's team.

At the beginning, what was discussed was very detailed, but as Li Yan summarized in the process of answering questions, it slowly began to be summarized into several major directions, such as "the difference in size between mobile phone screens and computer screens", "the difference in application scenarios of mobile phones and computers", "the difference in mainstream operating methods of mobile phones and computers", etc.

When everyone noticed that no matter what the question was, Li Yan began to briefly answer it through these general directions, they suddenly understood what Li Yan meant.

"As you can see," Li Yan gestured to Deng Yudi to open the last page of the PPT, "these five points are the main differences between computer systems and mobile phone systems. In other words, solving them will also solve the problem of the R&D ideas for mobile phone systems."

Professor Mai Wen nodded appreciatively and applauded.

"Professor Mai, Chuangzu W8 is a direct transplant of the Windows system from the computer to the mobile phone. Our current concept machine is basically based on their experience in the step of 'computer system to mobile phone system', but it uses the L kernel that is more suitable for mobile phones. Our goal is to make a kernel that adapts to the Hetu system based on the above five demands and the required functions."

"Are these the functions you demonstrated at the press conference?" Mai Wen asked.

"Yes, do I need to demonstrate it to you again?" Li Yan asked.

"Sure, that's not too long."

"Lunch has already been reserved for everyone. You can eat and chat in the conference room, or in a private room at the hotel."

"No need to run outside, it's nice to eat and chat here."

As soon as Mai Wen finished speaking, a conference staff member walked out with a cell phone in his hand, apparently to contact the restaurant to arrange for takeout delivery.

After Li Yan finished showing what needed to be shown, Mai Wen took a deep breath.

This kid's logic is very good, so good that throughout this demonstration, he had the entire rhythm in his hands.

If Mai Wen still wants to turn today's meeting into a place where they crush future technology, the only way is to quickly shift the focus of the issue to the "technical" level.

Unexpectedly, the person who did this was Li Yan.

Problems with developing new kernels, problems with the connection between mobile phone system development and computer system development, problems with hardware adaptation, problems with mobile phone software development compatibility, etc.

Li Yan's question was rather general, which made it difficult for Mai Wen to answer, after all, he didn't make mobile phones.

Mai Wen even had reason to suspect that Li Yan asked this intentionally. He was in such a passive state, unable to use his full strength, and finally finding a point to exert force but it was as uncomfortable as punching cotton.

They are the most powerful team in China that develops self-developed computer systems. Yet, they were forced to find opportunities to show off when communicating with a team of early-stage mobile phone system researchers run by a few kids?

It’s the opposite of Tiangang!
So Mai Wen decided to fight back: "You just mentioned hardware adaptation and so on. I'm curious, do you have any plans for hardware, mobile phone software, and even network access?"

"Do you know Zhou Yang and Li Guangde?"

"Guangde? The former director of the Industrial Design Department of Xin'an University?" Mai Wen was a little surprised.

"Are you talking about Mr. Zhou who is now working at Daili Computer Company?" asked a young man on Mai Wen's right.

"Yes, that's them. One has a senior background in mobile phone hardware, and the other is well-known in industrial design."

"Have you reached a cooperation agreement with them?" Mai Wen was a little surprised.

"Engineer Zhou is employee No. 8 of Future Technology, and designer Li Guangde is employee No. 11." Li Yan said with a smile.

"Can you tell us about the others?" Mai Wen asked.

"You'll know when we have a chance to cooperate." Li Yan said, "As for the network access you mentioned, I believe that the Linjiang Science and Technology Department and the New Taipei City Government will help solve it. We don't have to worry about these things. As long as we get the system out and reserve the interface, other things will fall into place naturally."

There was a gentle knock on the door of the conference room, and it was time for lunch.

"Come on, Professor Mai. I heard that you are from the north and you probably haven't had much Linjiang specialties. I specially ordered some special dishes for lunch. Come and try them."

Mai Wen smiled and said, "It's just a working meal, just eat something casually. Research and development will cost a lot of money in the future."

"All of this was done with my own personal funds. Even the initial salary payments were made with my own money."

Everyone was a little surprised.

Now the novel is still providing him with blood transfusions. Originally, Li Yan was planning to sell the copyright as start-up capital if he couldn't get any investment. Unexpectedly, Li Gao's strong willingness to give him money allowed him to retain the initiative.

Sometimes when I’m tired from work I just paint a picture to relax. Once I sell my paintings I can pay my employees’ salaries.

Judging from the frequency with which Red Dragon has been harassing Yang Chengzhang recently, what Li Yan is considering now is not whether her paintings can be sold, but how much they can be sold for.

Before showing the results to everyone, Li Yan was very cautious about the use of the 33 million.

If most of the investment is made but there is no substantial progress, that feeling of anxiety will directly affect Li Yan's control over the pace of research and development, which is absolutely unacceptable.

The atmosphere was quite relaxed during the meal, and Professor Mai was just about to take the initiative to talk about their current research results and technological advantages.

But Li Yan got there first:

"Professor Mai, this morning I have presented some of our current thoughts, needs, and achievements one by one. We also had a good chat about our views on smartphones. We have gained a lot. Now I would like to ask you, what kind of help can you provide us?"

(End of this chapter)