Reborn since 1993

Chapter 342 Joint Model

Whether you are a programmer developing software now or a code farmer in the future, working overtime and staying up late is the norm. Cigarettes and coffee are basically necessities during the long night, it’s just a matter of more or less. Otherwise, how can you face the strings of codes on the computer screen?

When Li Dongling entered the conference room, it was filled with smoke. Zhou Zhiliang, Wu Xiaojun, Wang Jiangmin and other old-timers in Zhongguancun were all heavy smokers without exception.

As for the boss of Giant, Mr. Shi, and the current Mr. Zhou, including Mr. Lei Jun, Mr. Zhang of Sohu, Mr. Ma of Alibaba and others, they are all smokers, but some of them quit later for various reasons.

It is rumored that when Zhou Hongyi first met Sohu boss Zhang, as soon as he opened the office door, boss Zhang put his feet on the desk and the first thing he said was to ask Zhou if he wanted a cigar. At that time, boss Zhang, as the number one person in the domestic Internet industry, was at the peak of his career.

But in this life, it is estimated that it is difficult for Master Zhou to meet that side. Master Zhou is now a disciple of Dongling Hi-Tech, and Boss Zhang is still overseas and has not returned to China. He debuted much earlier than the other.

After the release of Tianya Input Method and Tianya Forum, as long as Master Zhou does not leave Tianya.com, his reputation will probably be more famous than Boss Zhang's. However, it is not certain who will visit whom.

After seeing Li Dongling coming in, a group of old smokers put out their cigarettes. A manager of Tianya.com stood up and opened the window, allowing several potted green plants that were about to fall on the table in the conference room to stand up.

"Thanks to everyone for their hard work in developing the Tianya Pinyin input method!"

After sitting down, Li Dongling went straight to the point and said that Zhou Zhiliang, Wu Xiaojun, Wang Jiangmin and others were of high status and it was useless to give them chicken soup and make empty promises.

"Manager Guo, ask the finance department to distribute the bonus for developing the pinyin input method to the technical department. In addition, the staff in other departments can be given an extra month's salary as a bonus this month!" Li Dongling said to Guo Jingyun.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiliang and others who were the main force in developing the Pinyin input method also showed joy on their faces. The advantage of having Dongling Hi-Tech as their backer is that they don't have to worry about funding. As the Internet division of Dongling Hi-Tech, Tianya.com enjoys the same treatment as the technical department of Dongling Hi-Tech. After completing the project, the bonus is quite generous.

Even Zhou Zhiliang and others could not be indifferent to this bonus.

"I understand!" Guo Jingyun responded.

"Tianya Input Method will continue to be upgraded. We won't completely replace Wubi Input Method, but we want Pinyin Input Method to become the most commonly used, favorite, and most familiar input method for computer users!

I hope that in the future, no matter what brand of computer or what computer system the user uses, when they use an input method, the first thing they think of is Tianya Pinyin Input Method! "

"Old Zhou, the subsequent upgrades of Tianya Input Method will still be done by you!"

Li Dongling looked at Zhou Zhiyan. He was the one who led the development of the first generation of Tianya Input Method, so he was naturally most familiar with the subsequent upgrades.

Zhou Zhiliang nodded. He was full of energy now. Dongling Hi-Tech had already filed a lawsuit against the "Natural Code" input method he developed and helped him get back the copyright.

But now, Zhou Zhiqi's mind is focused on Tianya Input Method, and the lawsuit against Ziranma is more of a way for him to vent his depression.

Zhou Zhiqi still remembers the big plan that Li Dongling had painted for him: the Pinyin input method would be upgraded to Internet input method, voice input method, artificial intelligence input method and other versions in the future.

In addition, the input method can be extended to convert text into language, and language into text, including conversion of dozens of dialects, foreign languages, automatic translation, voice input subtitles, etc. These many functions are still on his mind.

Compared with the big pie that Li Dongling painted for him, or the vast sea of ​​stars extended from the input method, the natural code is really not attractive in Zhou Zhiliang's heart. The former white moonlight has now become Mrs. Niu.

Guo Jingyun then said, "Mr. Li, does Tianya Input Method really provide a free version of the input method to the public?

I am worried that it will be difficult to recover the cost by selling the enterprise version of Tianya Voice Input Method, and we will not be able to rely on the city government to purchase it, or sell the enterprise version of the input method to earn enough money to continue to provide sufficient research and development funds for the input method team!" Guo Jingyun expressed his concerns. If he relied on the city government to purchase it, including the Economic and Trade Commission, the Foreign Exchange Bureau, the Yanjing Finance, the Industry and Commerce Bureau and other departments, the purchase of Tianya Pinyin Input Method would cost at most a few hundred thousand yuan, which was already a sky-high price, and this was still considering the Tianya parent company Dongling Hi-Tech.

As for outside of Yanjing, perhaps in big cities like Shanghai, Yangcheng, Hangzhou, Chengdu, etc., some of the goods can be sold through government procurement. As for other places, it is probably difficult.

For the company, purchasing the enterprise version of Tianya input method is indeed one option. However, except for large state-owned enterprises or large companies, other small and medium-sized companies probably will not spend tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars for a crappy input method.

Moreover, this kind of enterprise version input method can only be sold once. It is impossible to charge a fee for each upgrade like the Microsoft system. Believe it or not, Tianya Input Method will be replaced in minutes.

In fact, once Tianya Input Method is released without charging any fees, a bunch of competitors will emerge. If it dares to charge a fee, it will probably be immediately besieged by other pinyin input methods.

It is obvious to the naked eye that if Tianya Pinyin Input Method relies solely on city government procurement, it will probably be difficult to make a profit. In the future, the more research and development and upgrades it conducts, the greater the losses it may suffer.

Hearing this, Zhou Zhiqi also pricked up his ears. Everyone knows that a business that loses money will not last long. If it continues to lose money, even if Li Dongling is willing to support it, Dongling Hi-Tech is willing to continue to invest money. To be honest, the people in the Tianya Input Method technical team are all terrified, fearing that one day they will be kicked out because they stepped into the company with their left foot first...

Li Dongling pondered for a moment, "The input method will be profitable in the future, but it just needs to have a large enough user base and wait for the right time!"

"The most important thing for Tianya.com now is to have a large enough user base. Perhaps, when the Internet wave that has emerged in Silicon Valley also sets off a storm in China, Tianya Input Method will also be able to make a profit!"

Li Dongling smiled and said, take Sogou Input Method for example, it is basically a platform for Sogou to divert users, using Sogou Input Method to direct users to Sogou's browser, mobile assistant, search engine, etc. In addition, there is income from the sale of input method theme skins, advertising keywords, etc. When it was finally sold, it was valued at US$35 billion.

"In the future, if Tianya Input Method can develop a voice input method, we can also enter the hardware industry and launch products such as simultaneous interpretation headphones and translation machines. Of course, that will take time. As for now..."

Li Dongling looked at Guo Jingyun, Zhou Zhiyan and others who were looking at him, coughed and said, "Tianya Input Method can temporarily cooperate with Shenzhou Storage to launch a co-branded Shenzhou Tianya Voice USB flash drive, and build Tianya Input Method into the Shenzhou USB flash drive. When users buy a USB flash drive, they will get Tianya Input Method for free!

Shenzhou USB flash drive will share this part of the profit with the research and development team of Tianya input method in the form of sales commission. This cooperation method can be adopted temporarily in the next few years!"

Guo Jingyun, Zhou Zhiyan, Zhou Hongyi, Zhu Chongjun, Wang Jiangmin and the others all stared at Li Dongling in amazement. It was their first time giving birth, and yet they could have fun like this!
Why is Netscape so powerful in Silicon Valley now that it dares to challenge Microsoft? Even the founder of Netscape dares to shout out the slogan of replacing Microsoft. This is not just Netscape talking big, but it really almost did it at one time!
Netscape makes browsers. Whether it is the world's first browser may be controversial, but it is a fact that it is the world's first browser developed based on the Internet. To explain Netscape's current position on the Internet in one sentence, it is the gateway for users to use computers to enter the Internet world!

Before Netscape, there was no channel to download software on computers. In other words, if you wanted to install software, you had to use a CD with the software built in and download it on the computer. This is why all the software launched by Kingsoft turned out to be pirated.

Because at that time, software was sold on CDs just like songs. Federal Software is now the number one genuine software sales store in China, with stores all over the country. Most of the genuine software from companies like Kingsoft is sold from Federal Software.

The public version of Tianya Input Method is free and certainly cannot be sold through Lianbang. Otherwise, you have to pay Lianbang Software, which is not cost-effective.

Li Dongling planned to bundle the Tianya input method with the Shenzhou USB flash drive for sale. If one bought the Shenzhou USB flash drive, one would get the Tianya Pinyin input method for free!
This is a complete test of human nature. Should you spend money to buy a USB flash drive, and then use the Pinyin input method for free without practicing, or should you not spend money and stick to the Wubi input method? It is up to the user to choose!

People are lazy and no one is born to like to endure hardship. When there is a shortcut, who the hell is willing to endure hardship? We are not old oxen, born with the body of a sacred ox or horse.

As long as there are people who are unwilling to suffer losses by practicing Wubi, the USB flash drives jointly branded by Shenzhou and Tianya Pinyin input methods can be sold, and the number of such computer users may be far beyond imagination!
If we can increase the sales of Shenzhou USB flash drives by relying on the Pinyin input method, and sell tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of USB flash drives more, then would the funds allocated to the Tianya input method team still be a problem?
Of course, there will definitely be people who pirate the Tianya Pinyin input method and are unwilling to buy a USB flash drive worth hundreds of dollars for an input method.

But it doesn’t matter. The memory and functions of Shenzhou U disk are constantly upgraded, and at least one or two new U disks are released every year. Tianya input method is also constantly upgraded. As long as the two sides work together to stimulate a wave of sales, they will make money!
As long as domestic Internet browsers are not popular, this method will continue to work and will probably not be a problem for a few years.

(End of this chapter)