Our Rise Era

Chapter 257 A Three Million Dollar Meal
Symbian system...

Once worked together with [Novia] to create a glorious empire.

Even many years later, some people still seriously express their admiration that everything the current operating system has is built on its shoulders.

CPU, RAM, ROM, these terms that were once exclusive to PCs were brought into the world of mobile phones by Symbian.

Browsing the Internet, downloading videos, uploading, installing software, and the increase in user freedom are the greatest legacy that Symbian left to the world...

And the once glorious [Sybian system].

In May 2013, when the top management of [Novia] finally decided that the future direction would be [Microsoft]...

Finally, it came to its end.

……

"Any plans for the future?"

"Drive a yacht, go fishing, travel around the world..."

"That's a good plan, but are you sure you want to leave this line of work?"

"A little tired."

"But this is not your fault. In 08, you told the headquarters that the Symbian system needed to be redesigned for source code. However, no one from Symbian or Novia listened to you. They were all so obsessed with sales that they became arrogant and conceited. But... after Symbian lost, they put the label of "not making progress" on you... This is a complete slander. Don't you want to clear your name and leave like this?"

"I'm tired. I need to rest."

"..."

In fact.

Starting in 2008, Jonas, the head of the Symbian system department, realized that the real smart phone era was about to arrive.

He had a dream.

In the dream, their [Symbian system] lost its advantage in the competition in the era of smart phones, then declined step by step, and finally became the dust of history.

After waking up from the dream, he gasped for breath, but still felt an endless sense of suffocation...

He remembered that morning, he quickly ran to the [Saipan headquarters] and talked with the head of [Novia] who acquired them all night about [what Symbian should do] in the era of smart phones.

We also talked about our concerns about iPhone and Android systems...

The person in charge at that time watched Novia's global explosion with a calm and arrogant expression, just like an old noble in Europe, high and mighty. No matter how worried he was, he just patted him on the shoulder and said these words in a serious voice.

"No matter what our opponent is like, we must do our best!"

"..."

That year...

This was the craziest year for Novia, which sold 4.68 million units and occupied an astonishing 38% of the global market share, making it the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer.

but……

Such a huge volume made Jonas feel more and more suffocated.

He was very clear about the current status of the [Saipan system].

Since the birth of the Symbian system in the 90s, the underlying code has been very complex and difficult to develop, which requires developers to have a high level of technical skills to develop and maintain it...

however……

The crazy market and huge capital pressure make it impossible for Saipan to have enough time to adjust and deal with it.

From low-end to high-end phones, there are all kinds of mobile phones, and with them there comes a problem of fragmentation!
Serious fragmentation has caused the technical staff in their team to face the development of multiple models, which has increased the development cost and difficulty. Sometimes, when the development of one model is finished, the next model will come up immediately, forcing you to add code and system repeatedly on the basis of the original one, and it is impossible to readjust the system and reorganize the code...

……

If [Novia] can always maintain its former leading position, have absolute dominance over the market, and define the [smartphone era], then everything will be easy.

But the most painful thing is...

There will always be challengers and competitors in this world!

The powerful [IOS] system seized the market overnight...

The newly born [Android] system was unwilling to lag behind and was slaughtering people all over the world. [Novia]'s most important Chinese market was even defeated by the mobile phone called [Wheat] series. The sales of mid-range models once declined, and the market share continued to shrink...

When the top management saw this scene, they naturally became anxious.

Desperately trying to develop new models to fill the gap in the market, the vicious cycle made the [Symbian system] unable to operate properly, which ultimately led to the system maintenance being out of date, lags, and a very poor user experience...

Regarding this…

Jonas, the head of the technical department, was powerless.

He is not capital, not the "Saipan boss", and not a real executive.

He just...

A worker with a higher salary, that's all.

..............................

5 month 5 day.

After Jonas packed up the last document at the Saipan headquarters and said hello to his colleagues one by one, he left the company with a smile.

However, the moment he stepped out of the door, he had a look of loss on his face...

He looked back once again at the company he had worked for for many years and let out a long sigh.

The eyes are extremely complex.

In 2011, [Saipan Headquarters] began to gradually reduce salaries...

As the head of the technical department, he took the lead in reducing his salary for one year.

In 2012, due to the failure of [Novia] in the mid-range market, the market had a very bad evaluation of [Symbian system]. Jonas's technical department was scolded all night and ordered to adjust [Symbian system] back within a month...

After finally adjusting, disagreements arose within the company again, and the new and old factions engaged in a three-month-long standoff...

One insisted on continuing to make adjustments on the original system, and the other readjusted and made an overall open source setting...

The requirements from the Novia headquarters are very high, and new models must be produced every once in a while...

Faced with internal and external troubles, Jonas felt like he was going crazy!

2013...

After finally deciding on the strategic realignment of the Symbian system and reaching a consensus externally, disagreements arose at the Novia headquarters between the Microsoft and Symbian system camps.

Ultimately, this infighting led to changes in Novia's senior management, and in April, the president of Microsoft was brought in.

Ever since Novia announced that it had officially reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Microsoft, the Symbian headquarters has begun to lay off employees one after another.

As the head of the technical department and a "unlucky guy who has made no achievements in the market and only knows how to live off his past achievements", Jonas, an old man who had worked for the Symbian system for many years, became the first unlucky guy in this layoff.

A gust of wind blew.

Jonas adjusted his mood, smiled, and walked towards his car.

Just a few minutes after he walked out of the company, he saw the person in charge of Microsoft Headquarters walking in with a smile on his face, like a winner.

He passed them by.

Someone paused.

"Thank you for your contribution to [Saipan System]!"

A tall young man smiled and shook his hand.

This is for the new president of Microsoft, Epson, who is coming to Novia.

In the future, the [Symbian system] will be renamed, only part of the system will be retained, and then the entire system will be incorporated into [Microsoft] for the next generation of development.

Jonas forced a smile and nodded, "Please be kind to Saipan."

"We will, don't worry!"

"..."

After leaving these words, the group of people passed him by.

After watching their disappearing backs, he finally lowered his head and left [Saipan Company].

I was just about to get in the car, go home to have a good rest, and plan what to do next.

He saw two people walking towards him not far away.

A Chinese man carrying a suitcase and wearing glasses.

A bearded, tall American...

……

When they saw him, they stopped.

In his surprise.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion…

He felt that this Chinese man seemed familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

But for a moment, he couldn't remember it.

Just at this time……

The Chinese man pushed up his glasses, smiled gentlemanly, and extended his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Jonas."

"Hello, may I ask who you are..."

"Oh, I'm Zhang Yang, the person in charge of Wheat Technology, and this is Mr. Thomson, the president of Wheat System..."

"Hello?"

After seeing the Chinese man speaking fluent English and shaking hands with me.

Jonas frowned.

After staring at this gentle Chinese man again, he seemed a little dazed.

Make public!

That [Wheat Technology] that suddenly rose in China...

The man behind the photovoltaic industry that once swept across Europe...

How come he is here?

"Mr. Zhang Yang, what can I do for you?"

"This is three million dollars. I hope to use three million dollars to invite you to dinner."

Zhang Yang did not respond to anything, but opened the box silently.

Then, to his astonishment, the box was opened, revealing a pile of US dollars.

The moment he looked at the US dollars, his eyes widened, not knowing what this man was going to do.

Thomson next to him seemed to realize his impoliteness and wanted to say something excitedly...

But he was stopped by Zhang Yang.

Jonas frowned even more deeply. "Mr. Zhang Yang, I'm not short of money. You should know that when I left Saipan, they gave me a generous subsidy, and three million dollars, and invited me to dinner... I understand. Are you crazy?"

"Many people say that I'm a lunatic..." Zhang Yang pushed his glasses and looked at Jonas with a smile: "I don't deny it. What I don't deny even more is that I even think that these three million dollars are a bit cheap for you..."

"..."

Jonas took a deep breath.

Three million dollars!
Just to have a meal with yourself?

He stared at the crazy Chinese man in front of Zhang Yang.

(End of this chapter)