"Certainly!" Dr. Cooper responded to the Vice President's submission of Boss Huang's request after only a brief moment of thought.
"But President, how can we possibly agree to such an outrageous request?" The Vice President was once again stunned by his boss's answer. Was this a condition they could actually agree to?
"Why not agree?" Dr. Cooper smiled. "Isn't it just a program subscribing to 10,000 shares? It's not difficult, so why not agree? We have several program development companies under our umbrella, we can directly have them develop the program!"
"Anyway, the contract doesn't specify what kind of program, as long as it's a program that can pass the review. Then we'll create some simple pixel games, programs that even a novice can quickly get started with. This shouldn't cost much!" Unexpectedly, Dr. Cooper had some proficiency in programming and offered a solution.
"But Boss, Intel and Microsoft are currently organizing an alliance to comprehensively counter the five-进制 computer system. Many of our companies have joined this alliance. If we go and develop programs, won't the companies that have joined the alliance also face sanctions from the alliance?" the Vice President said worriedly.
"He dares!" Dr. Cooper's eyes widened. "Don't Intel and Microsoft have shares in my hands? What, do they have the guts to rebel against me?"
"Yes!" The Vice President could only say helplessly, "But it's precisely because they are companies we've invested in that we need to consider their interests. Moreover, if the five-进制 computer system is truly successful, our investment will suffer huge losses!"
"I know that, of course. I also know that Boss Huang temporarily made this demand because he was angered by that alliance, and thus resorted to this method to save face!"
"Childish. This is the spontaneous resistance and opposition of an entire mature industry, not something that can be resisted by a few petty tricks forcing us to do it. This is just a futile struggle. Since that's the case, then I'll let him have his way."
"Moreover, if he sets such a condition, it will definitely deter many people who are interested in subscribing to shares. Anyway, being able to drive down the price of his shares to the lowest is also good news for us!" Dr. Cooper waved his hand. "Alright, this does not harm our interests at all. On the contrary, it can deter other competitors. Such a good thing, I can't refuse it."
"However, we cannot completely disregard Microsoft and Intel. Moreover, the existence of this alliance is indeed beneficial to us. The future development of Jiangnan Group must be contained."
"So, go and establish some program-related subsidiaries, then transfer some programmers from those companies to develop programs under the name of the subsidiaries. This ghost alliance, if they want to block, let them block these subsidiaries. This way, it can be considered that we are helping him establish his authority!" Dr. Cooper's actions left the Vice President speechless, and he could only go and handle it immediately.
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"You attended Jiangnan Group's developer conference. How did it go? Have you mastered the development capabilities under the Tianzhou system?" In the president's office, a president was inquiring of a balding middle-aged man.
Upon hearing the president's question, the balding middle-aged man's face changed greatly, and he quickly said, "Boss, I think you might be mistaken. I have never attended any developer conference. How could I possibly participate in something that the company strictly prohibits?"
"Heh heh!" The president chuckled twice. "Bob, I just checked the company's leave records. From September 25th to October 14th, for nearly 20 days, you were on leave. And this period perfectly coincides with the time of Jiangnan Group's developer conference. Don't you think this leave period is too coincidental?"
"Boss, this is purely a coincidence. So, my leave was rather hasty, but that's because my wife has been pestering me to accompany her on a trip to Fusang. She's a loyal fan of Sailor Moon. Boss, I swear to God here, everything I'm saying is the truth. I even have a lot of items I bought in Fusang as proof. I never went to Huaxia!" Bob said very nervously.
"Alright, Sprit, I believe you are telling the truth!" Boss nodded.
"Thank you for your trust, Boss!" Bob had just breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second his face turned incredibly ugly. He looked up in horror at the peculiar smile on his boss's face.
"Mr. Sprit, although you enjoy being active online under this name, it doesn't mean the company is unaware of your situation. If our company had not always been lenient with senior programmers like you, and if your online activities had never leaked any company secrets, you would have been severely punished long ago!" The Boss snorted coldly, then casually threw out a list.
This list was actually a secretly taken photograph of a sign-in sheet. Written in Chinese was "Five-进制 Computer System Developer Conference Sign-in Sheet," which included Sprit's name and his signature!
"Do you need me to compare this signature with your daily notes to prove that this person is you?" the Boss retorted. Bob could only shake his head with a wry smile. "Forget it. Since it's come to this, there's nothing left to hide. Boss, if you want to fire me, just say it. I can accept it!"
Well, Bob had completely given up.
"Please, Mr. Bob, you have been the company's most outstanding programmer for so many years. You architected many of the company's software. We would never fire any programmer, let alone you. You are our company's most precious asset, how could I bear to fire you?" The Boss suddenly chuckled, and the atmosphere in the entire office instantly became relaxed. Bob also let out a long sigh of relief.
"To be honest, the company joined this alliance only half by force. We have no interest in this alliance, it's just the way things are, and the company can't do anything about it."
"As for you, you attended it, and since it was Sprit who attended, not our company's Director Bob, do we really need to fire our best programmer for someone else's broken alliance? What kind of fool would do such a thing!" The Boss's words almost moved Bob.
However, aside from being moved, Bob was still very curious and asked, "Then, sir, why did you call me here now?"
"It's also a bunch of troublesome matters that are unavoidable!" the President said helplessly. "If it weren't for the fact that you were the only one from the company who attended that developer conference and understood how the five-进制 system was developed, I wouldn't have wanted you to put aside the program you're currently developing and go develop a five-进制 program!"
"But the board has issued an order, and I can't do anything but obey. So, you first go to the company's human resources department to handle your resignation..."
"Boss, why are you still firing me!" Hearing the reversal again, Bob was completely dumbfounded.
"I'm not firing you, I'm just asking you to resign and then join this new company!" The President directly placed a company document on the desk. "This is a company founded by a friend of mine. After you resign, you will directly go to this company and serve as the Director of the Product Department. Your salary will be twice your current salary, and I promise you that once the work in this company is completed, you can return, and your years of service will still be counted, and you will not suffer any losses!"
Bob wasn't stupid. This operation by the company clearly intended to use this small company to do things that the parent company found inconvenient.
Considering that he was the only programmer from the company who attended the five-进制 developer conference, and the alliance's restrictions on various companies under its umbrella, he immediately understood. "Boss, you want me to develop five-进制 programs at this small company, don't you?"
"That's right!" The President nodded. "Actually, you don't need to create any complex programs. As long as it's a program or a small game that can run normally on Tianzhou, has certain functions, and can pass the Tianzhou software review, it's fine. You don't need to pursue product quality, speed is enough!"
"..." Bob pondered for a while. Although he didn't know the reason, this was also an opportunity. So he nodded, "Boss, if you want me to go, I can cooperate. But this work clearly cannot be completed by me alone. I need help!"
"No problem!" The Boss said very readily. "You can take anyone you like from all the junior programmers in the company. You have a quota of 10 people in total. Is that enough?"
"Uh... Boss, I'm afraid there isn't anyone in the company who can meet my requirements. We'll have to recruit talent from the market!"
"Recruit from the market?" The Boss was stunned for a moment. "Then how will you know this person's ability?"
"I don't need to know his ability, I just need him to understand Chinese!" Bob said with a wry smile. "Currently, the only programming language that can be used in the Tianzhou system is the Star Language launched by Jiangnan Group. But this is a Chinese programming language. Even I probably have to learn Chinese from scratch to program normally with this language, let alone other ordinary programmers."
"So, instead of having these ordinary programmers learn Chinese from scratch, why don't we directly recruit programmers who understand Chinese from the market, or even directly recruit Chinese programmers! This would be the fastest way!" Bob said.
"Okay, you are the expert, and also the new president of Mingjing Company. You have the final say!" The Boss immediately said. Thus, the future renowned Mingjing Company was born.