I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

This person is Bill Gates, currently the world's richest man according to Forbes.

Although he had been defeated by Yan Jiefang's Chinese operating system, it was precisely because of the Chinese system as a template that they were able to see the direction forward and make their own Win system better.

Moreover, due to trade barriers between China and the United States, suppression and blockade by foreign capital, and the fact that Yan Jiefang himself did not pay much attention to the promotion of the Chinese system abroad.

The saying "good wine needs no bush" is not entirely applicable in modern society.

Therefore, although the Chinese system is free, it is not very popular abroad.

Microsoft operating systems are still the mainstream operating system abroad, but they are not that expensive.

Furthermore, the rise of their flagship office software, Microsoft Office, has further solidified Microsoft's dominant position in the international software market.

Therefore, in this world of traditional courtyard houses, Gates remains the world's richest man on the Forbes list.

Currently, the only market they haven't yet penetrated is within China.

Here, the Chinese system is the dominant language, and almost all computer assembly manufacturers in China install this system when assembling computers.

Moreover, due to security concerns, the government is willing to promote this completely free domestically developed system.

Yan Jiefang's company website prominently displays several latest version system installation files, which anyone can download for free.

Once downloaded, installation is incredibly simple. Just unzip the file and launch the "One-Click Install" icon; you don't need to do anything else.

Saves time, effort, and worry.

Gates' main purpose in coming to the District of Columbia was to launch the "Venus Project".

At the heart of the "Venus Project" is to provide a software platform based on a simplified version of the embedded Windows CE operating system.

Manufacturers can pre-install the platform in a set-top box or VCD player.

This device uses a home television as a display and, when paired with a keyboard or remote control, enables common computer functions such as internet browsing, education, and entertainment.

To ensure the smooth progress of this project, Gates personally visited Shenzhen, where he attended the "Venus Project" event at the Wuzhou Hotel and held a product launch.

The press conference was a large-scale event, attracting hundreds of reporters and thousands of manufacturers from all over the country.

At the launch event, Gates delivered a speech titled "Experiencing Digital Life," outlining the promising vision for the plan.

Many people actually admire strong people deep down.

The world's richest man, Gates, is naturally a strong figure in their eyes.

Based on this, coupled with extensive publicity, the press conference was able to be so large-scale and impressive.

But he didn't take it to heart.

As someone who has worked in the internet industry for many years, he believes that this plan is too idealistic and, given the current technology, it is unlikely to achieve much.

Meanwhile, Gates, feeling the enthusiasm of the reporters and manufacturers, was brimming with confidence.

After the press conference, he submitted a request to visit the factory area to Yan Jiefang Technology Development Company.

I originally thought this request would be simple and would be agreed to.

However, Yan Jiefang Technology Development Company did not do as he expected; instead, they directly refused.

Company Vice President Yan Xueqian stated: "The company's factory involves confidential information, and we refuse all visitors of unknown origin!"

Upon receiving this reply, Gates' team was completely baffled: Me, the world's richest man, a visitor of unknown origin?

Shouldn't you be welcoming us, these blond-haired, blue-eyed visitors from abroad?

Gates' side immediately turned pale, but did not say anything harsh.

After all, this is the mysterious East, and as the world's richest man, he doesn't want any accidents to happen.

They soon boarded a plane and returned to North America.

On the contrary, the translators and reporters who learned about Yan Jiefang Technology Company's response were quite unhappy.

How can you not fawn over your sheep father?

So they quickly used their own methods to distort the story and spread it with added embellishments.

"What?! We're a land of etiquette, and we should welcome all visitors from abroad with open arms! Some companies are simply bringing shame to our ancestors!"

"He's the world's richest man. The fact that he's willing to visit your company is a sign of respect, giving you an opportunity. Don't be ungrateful!"

"What era are we living in? The country is reforming and opening up, but some companies are still closing themselves off from the world and refusing to make progress!"

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When Yan Jiefang, who was in Jiangcheng, heard these remarks, he was almost laughing out of anger.

People can actually laugh when they are extremely angry.

He didn't say much, but simply had the boss publish a statement on the company's official website, briefly explaining the reason.

In the following days, dozens of people in the propaganda department suffered cerebral hemorrhages at a young age, probably due to excessive workload and lack of rest.

As a result, the buzz surrounding this matter instantly died down.

Later, similar comments occasionally appeared, but they quickly disappeared without a trace.

Even some public opinion circles couldn't help but clear up!

The families of these individuals sensed something was amiss and called the police.

However, after forensic autopsy and investigation, no other cause was found, making it a relatively rare accident.

After this incident, Yan Jiefang also felt the malice from the outside world.

He felt he was being too kind, making people think anyone could take advantage of him.

Okay, aren't you a major global software company?

Then let's face a torrential downpour from the software side first.

He edited a program on his home computer and then uploaded it directly to the internet.

From that day on, any computer with Windows installed would experience a slowdown in internet speed if it was connected to the internet for more than half an hour.

And it will get slower and slower until it completely loses network access and the screen goes black and the computer crashes.

Even restarting doesn't solve the problem.

The only solution is to reinstall the system.

The problem was solved immediately after reinstalling the system, but I still couldn't access the internet. Otherwise, I would have to face the same situation again and reinstall the system once more.

This problem doesn't occur as long as the computer is not connected to the internet.

But internet access is a basic need for almost all ordinary users, so how can you expect them not to go online?

This incident quickly sparked great dissatisfaction among many Windows users.

Microsoft's experts immediately began investigating and handling the matter.

But this is not something that can be resolved in a short time.

On the contrary, a small number of users using the Chinese system had no problems.

Through their promotion, a large number of foreign users learned that such a free system existed.

So everyone asked for the website address and started downloading and installing it.

The number of users of the Chinese system began to increase dramatically.