Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 310 [Mechanical Core] First Card: It's You I Choose!
In fact, Zhai Da is already a "successful person" in every sense of the word.

However, thanks to his growth and mental journey after his rebirth, the person who initially only wanted to be a rich and superior person has developed some of his own "pursuits," so he is no longer so extreme.

Behind the seemingly less "eager" attitude towards career lies a greater "ambition".

If he were simply driven by profit, he wouldn't need to rack his brains to think about these things. He could just go for the extreme, speculate on real estate, then the internet, then finance, and finally max out Bitcoin. He could spend his whole life doing just a few things, becoming an invisible tycoon, and spending the rest of his time eating, drinking, having fun, showing off, and slapping people in the face.

If the goal is simply to acquire fame, one should start with the authors, aggressively acquiring works from later generations at a pace that others cannot comprehend, and then jump into the entertainment industry, making movies and playing with stars, subtly revealing all the familiar faces from later generations.

But since they possess the only cheat code in all of humanity, they should be even more awesome.

After obtaining the [Mechanical Core], Zhai Da has always wanted to use its technology to crush the current situation with a technology that is more than ten years ahead of the current technology.

But this is epistemology, not methodology.

His knowledge from later generations allowed him to know which paths were correct, but that didn't mean he could go into detail about how to take those paths.

The research I conducted with Qian Xuesen is not yet finished, but we have gradually filled this gap.

Logically speaking, if the mechanical core is a car, then the most direct path is to directly transform the numerous technologies within it into "car manufacturing".

But just as the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, it doesn't mean you can jump off a building directly. The shortest path may also be the most difficult path.

Manufacturing cars is not that simple. It may not be a technological marvel, but it is definitely a culmination of industrial achievements. In addition to technology, it also involves countless hurdles such as production, supply chain, marketing, distribution, and after-sales service.

The scale of investment is also enormous. A head-on approach would be a foolish one, as it would require spending hundreds of millions of yuan every year before any output is produced. Therefore, Zhai Da is not in a hurry. He hopes that this matter will be accomplished smoothly rather than by forcing it.

Now, after studying the industrial structure and drawing upon his memories from his previous life, Zhai Da has some new ideas.

From scattered technologies to overall integration.

Start with low-investment areas and then transition to high-investment areas.

We gather strength from light assets and then inject that strength into heavy assets.

Finally, the ultimate goal is to achieve industrial upgrading.

It's like how an army group needs to wage guerrilla warfare before launching a full-scale battle.

Just like liberating the whole country, you have to first establish a base area.

Zhai Da's hand remained unchanged: "relatively ample start-up capital," "his own engineering capabilities and external assistance," and "a technical route with a template to follow."
Finally, add to that: a bunch of geniuses in various fields, and an ever-growing number of geniuses.

So after returning to Harbin, it appeared that Zhai Da was speeding up, but in reality, he had figured things out.

Instead of focusing on the long-term goal of "building cars," they are breaking down their hand based on the difficulty of each move and gradually playing their cards.

Batteries, motors, chips, intelligent driving systems, and in-vehicle infotainment systems.
Therefore, the optimal solution in this deck is to play the first card.
The decision is yours!

Turing!

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On Thursday evening, an ordinary evening, Zhai Da drove to the Misty Tavern.

"Yueda Street" is bustling with activity, and a warm yellow tavern stands in the thin mist.

Upon entering, Cheng Mo was already swirling his beer glass.

This guy's penchant for showing off is ingrained in his very being; even with spring in the air, he's reluctant to take off his Jack Poor's trench coat.
Unexpectedly, Ge Qiaoqiao was also in the tavern. Zhai Da hadn't called her, but he couldn't have predicted that she would be there. But it didn't matter; they were all on the same side.

Upon seeing the president enter, Ge Qiaoqiao enthusiastically raised her hand and said, "What a rare guest! Come on in!"

Cheng Mo swirled his wine glass and asked, "President, what would you like to drink?"

Zhai Da waved his hand and said, "I drove here. Han Qi, give me a glass of lemonade."

Sitting at the bar, Zhai Da asked Cheng Mo, "How are your studies going lately? Are you feeling any pressure?"

Cheng Mo said casually, "President, you're joking. Academics are just the foundation. If I have pressure in my studies, how can I have the nerve to take on the scholarship bounty questions?"

Zhai Da's million-dollar scholarship has been quietly working, with each person in π selecting one or two, and corresponding papers are gradually being produced.

We are gradually receiving feedback, and some of the bonuses have already been distributed. For example, Cheng Mo has already published two papers in core journals, both in the field of operating systems, and another in a B journal, which is currently under review.

But that wasn't enough for Zhai Da.

Just like Pokémon, some characters gradually gain experience, like Ge Qiaoqiao, while others need to be brought out to lead the charge, like Cheng Mo. Cheng Mo sensed that the president had probably called him out privately for something important, and asked seriously, "Is there something the president wants to tell me?"

Zhai Da nodded: "I'd like to hear your thoughts on mobile operating systems."

Cheng Mo pondered for a moment and said, "Currently, the most mainstream system on the market is Nokia's Symbian system, based on the EKA2 microkernel and C++, which basically occupies more than 60% of the market. After all, their mobile phones sell well worldwide."

"The other one is the BlackBerry system, which is based on the QNX microkernel and Java. Below that are some niche systems. Uh, do I need to explain to you what a microkernel and a monolithic kernel are?"

Zhai Da waved his hand: "No need, that's not important. Let me give my opinion on them."

This time, Cheng Mo hesitated for a long time.

After a long pause, he said, "None of them are very good."

Sure, that's quite arrogant.

Ge Qiaoqiao patted Cheng Mo on the shoulder: "I like your confidence!"

Zhai Da nodded, not delving further, but casually said, "I obtained something special abroad. There was a genius programmer who held important positions in both the Android and iOS teams, but was kicked out of the team due to incompatibility."

"I know about iOS, it came out last year, but I don't really remember Android."

"He just appeared, but that's not the point. This extreme genius is actually half a mental patient. He's quite extreme and has delusions. His XP is also a bit outrageous."

Cheng Mo:
Then it seems fair that he was kicked out.

Zhai Da had already quietly activated the effect of the [Pure Gold Secret Staff] in his equipment inventory; this abstract little story needed a little extra assistance.

He has copied the two operating systems from 25 years ago from the [Mechanical Core], but due to different protocols, chaotic timestamps, and mismatched hardware calls, they cannot be applied to any current equipment. They need to be downgraded and adapted, or rather, refined and discarded, before they can be released to the public.

It's unrealistic for Zhai Da to complete this task alone; he lacks both the skill and the energy. It's inevitable that "Turing" will be put in charge of tackling the tough challenges. Cheng Mo will be the one to take the lead in this task and verify his talent, which has been recognized by the system.

However, the code is full of "time-sensitive elements," so if you want to get Cheng Mo involved in pushing things forward, there still needs to be some preliminary backstory.

He had already taught himself some things in an emergency and, offline, crudely modified a series of timestamps on the copy, such as version number, Build ID, digital signature validity period, logs, and debugging information.

If this happened in 2024, you'd be receiving so many lawyer's letters that you'd be overwhelmed, with messages like "Bring your crappy computer to court."

But now, he can do whatever he wants.

He won't reveal all the content at once, but will release it gradually.

Well, we'll talk about the details later. Let's finish writing this story first.

"That programming genius died a while ago. The FBI opened the door and emptied seven magazines. He weighed a kilogram more during the autopsy."

"Huh? It keeps growing flesh after it dies? A bio-monster?"

"That's the mass of the warhead."

Cheng Mo swallowed hard.

This is probably the most tragic "weight gain" in the world.

“I don’t know him, but we have a mutual friend, a childhood friend of mine who went abroad in junior high school. He knows I’m quite rich now, so he sold me something.”

Cheng Mo was clearly captivated by the "exciting" story, and many scenes from American blockbusters flashed through his mind, which he believed wholeheartedly.

He lowered his voice and asked, "What is it?"

"A mobile operating system written by a madman, supposedly with unbelievable advanced features, but he was afraid that making it in the US would add a kilogram of weight, so he sold it to me. I took a look at it and it does have great value. Of course, my friend also had his own ulterior motives. He tampered with the code, so it might be a bit messy and inexplicable. The madman himself is very strange, and my friend made many changes. You might even see time remnants and non-existent application variables from more than ten years later, and not all of them were given out at once."

The information, which was half true and half false, immediately stirred Cheng Mo's interest.

"President! I want to see!"

Zhai Da gestured with his hand: "Hey~ no rush, let's talk first, you must know about 'open source'."

Yes, many programming languages ​​are open source.

"What about commercial open source?"

　Minor tweaks, programmers please don't nitpick.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)