The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Chapter 145: Better than IBM's most advanced [Subscription Request]

Liu Chuanzhi carefully experienced every detail of the Pangu computer.

The more he experienced it, the more surprised he was.

"Oh my God!"

"Is this really a domestically made microcomputer?"

"It's even more advanced than the most advanced Apple 2 I've ever seen!"

"Not only does it have a Windows interface, it even has the handy Pangu Documents application!"

Liu Chuanzhi was shocked.

His heart was also burning with excitement at this moment.

He knew that the Pangu Computer Technology Company founded by Wang Haoran was a high-level state-owned enterprise.

Liu Chuanzhi thought, maybe I could also work in this company.

With my management ability, I might be promoted soon. If I can take the management leadership away from Wang Haoran, I will have the final say in this company from now on.

Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still.

He was thinking about who should volunteer to take charge of this matter.

I am not very familiar with Wang Haoran, and if I take the initiative to find him, the other party may not give me face.

Liu Chuanzhi thought about it and thought of a person: Ni Guangnan.

Ni Guangnan has collaborated a lot with Wang Haoran and is considered an important member of Wang Haoran's scientific research team.

Liu Chuanzhi has a pretty good relationship with Ni Guangnan.

Ni Guangnan is a very righteous person.

Liu Chuanzhi got up and went to find Ni Guangnan.

However, when he arrived at the door of Ni Guangnan's office, he found that the door was locked and there was no one there!
Liu Chuanzhi then remembered that although Ni Guangnan was still in the Computer Institute, it seemed that he was now mainly working at Pangu Computer Technology Company.

Liu Chuanzhi did not hesitate for too long. He decided to go directly to Pangu Computer Technology Company to find Ni Guangnan.

Ni Guangnan came to introduce him to Wang Haoran.

Liu Chuanzhi arrived at Pangu Computer Technology Company in Zhongguan Village at around 11 o'clock in the morning.

This is his first time here after Pangu Company built an industrial park here.

Zhongguan Village used to be a very deserted place.

The eunuchs are actually eunuchs.

This was a cemetery for eunuchs in the early years.

In the past, most people would not come here because it was filled with evil spirits.

Liu Chuanzhi arrived at the gate of Pangu Company. He took a look and was surprised to see that this place was already quite large.

The gate of the park is very grand, and opposite the gate, an office building has been built inside.

This office building is also very impressive.

After Liu Chuanzhi registered at the gate, he was allowed to pass.

Liu Chuanzhi came to the office building, but Ni Guangnan was not there. He was in the workshop.

Liu Chuanzhi finally met Ni Guangnan with great difficulty.

"Guangnan, you are very busy at work now!" Liu Chuanzhi said with a smile.

Ni Guangnan was a little surprised: "Chuanzhi, why are you here?"

Liu Chuanzhi said: "Oh! Don't mention it. I find working in our company more and more boring."

"I came here to seek refuge with you."

Ni Guangnan smiled and said, "Do you want to be transferred to Pangu Company?"

Liu Chuanzhi nodded: "Yes, come over and do anything."

"In the police station, I felt like I was wasting my life."

Ni Guangnan also had some admiration for Liu Chuanzhi. He felt that Liu Chuanzhi was a decisive and courageous person.

"I'll go talk to Comrade Haoran. We are short of talent right now."

"People like you will definitely be welcomed and reused."

Liu Chuanzhi smiled and said, "Thank you Comrade Guangnan for your affirmation."

"Then, please recommend one to me."

Ni Guangnan said: "Let's go, I'll take you to see Haoran now."

Ni Guangnan took Liu Chuanzhi to Wang Haoran's office.

Wang Haoran is currently thinking about one thing: whether Pangu computers should be sold in domestic supply and marketing cooperatives.

It is already 1980, and the economy is picking up, but there are still very few wealthy ordinary people.

But it is also undeniable that a small number of people in society are already starting to get rich.

Under Wang Haoran's suggestion, starting from October 1979, unemployed young people and other laborers across the country have been able to engage in self-employment.

It is now allowed to open a small shop and sell clothes, snacks, etc.

When there is private business, there will generally be a group of people who become rich early.

It seems that the joke that those who make missiles cannot beat those who sell tea eggs has been popular since the 1980s, right?
So, let’s first try it out in the supply and marketing cooperative stores in the capital to see if it can sell well.

Just as Wang Haoran was thinking this, there was a knock on the door.

Ni Guangnan walked in with Liu Chuanzhi.

"Comrade Haoran, let me introduce you to a talented person." Ni Guangnan said to Wang Haoran.

Wang Haoran naturally knew Liu Chuanzhi.

In fact, the two had some friction in the computer department.

When Wang Haoran saw this, he knew that Liu Chuanzhi wanted to join Pangu Computer Company.

This ambitious man finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Wang Haoran waited for Ni Guangnan to finish his introduction, then he smiled and said, "Comrade Chuanzhi, have you made any achievements in the computer department in the past?"

Liu Chuanzhi: "..."

Liu Chuanzhi didn't know what to say. Because he had been in the Computer Institute of Longguo Academy of Sciences for so long, but he really had no achievements.

"Oh, I have produced several small results..." Liu Chuanzhi gritted his teeth and briefly introduced his scientific research results.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Most of these achievements were obtained by freeloading..."

Liu Chuanzhi's face flushed: "Oh, it's cooperation."

He could sense that Wang Haoran didn't have a good impression of him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so hard on himself.

Ni Guangnan coughed lightly and said, "Comrade Haoran, Comrade Chuanzhi's management ability is quite good. He is decisive and has strong execution ability."

"I think I can be transferred in to help you share some of the management tasks."

Wang Haoran frowned slightly.

Ni Guangnan is a very good person, that's absolutely true.

However, this person is not scheming and is too simple.

How could such a person possibly be better than Liu Chuanzhi?

Wang Haoran smiled calmly and said, "Let's study this matter later."

"Comrade Kawano, you should go back and wait for notification. If we need you to do anything, we will call you."

Wang Haoran rejected it directly.

Ni Guangnan didn't quite understand why Wang Haoran was so cold towards Liu Chuanzhi.

However, Wang Haoran is the person in charge of Pangu Computer Company, and Ni Guangnan can only have the right to make suggestions.

Ni Guangnan thought, wait a minute, I'll talk to him again.

Liu Chuanzhi was very disappointed.

He came here with great enthusiasm, thinking that he could definitely get an important position in Pangu Computer, such as being a deputy or something.

Unexpectedly, Wang Haoran had no interest in him at all.

Liu Chuanzhi had no choice but to leave Wang Haoran’s office.

Ni Guangnan saw him off.

"Chuanzhi, don't be discouraged. I will explain your strengths to Comrade Haoran again, and he will definitely change his mind." Ni Guangnan said to Liu Chuanzhi as they walked.

Liu Chuanzhi said gratefully: "Thank you, Comrade Guangnan."

"I have no idea how I have offended Comrade Haoran to make him have such a big prejudice against me."

Ni Guangnan said: "Yes! I am also surprised! Comrade Haoran has always been eager to recruit talents."

"If he finds talented people somewhere, he will go there and poach them!"

Liu Chuanzhi said: "Then I'd like to trouble Guangnan to say a few good words for me."

"I really want to do something at Pangu Computer Company."

Ni Guangnan sent Liu Chuanzhi away.

Then, Ni Guangnan returned to Wang Haoran's office.

As soon as Wang Haoran saw Ni Guangnan, he smiled and said, "I know Comrade Guangnan will definitely come back, haha!"

Ni Guangnan was a little puzzled: "Why is Comrade Haoran so sure that I will come back?"

Wang Haoran said: "Because you want to intercede for Liu Chuanzhi."

"You have to convince me that Liu Chuanzhi is a talented person who will be of great help to the development of Pangu Computer Technology Company."

Ni Guangnan's eyes widened: "Haoran, you said everything I wanted to say in advance!"

"Then I want to know why you are so prejudiced against Liu Chuanzhi?" "I've never seen you so cold to anyone before."

Wang Haoran thought, of course I can’t tell you the real reason.

But, I can give you an analysis of this person.

Wang Haoran said: "Liu Chuanzhi is a fake person. He gives me a sense of hypocrisy and affectation!"

"Although he is very good at disguising himself, if you observe carefully, you can still sense his viciousness and selfishness."

"Let me put it this way. He has a bad character and no sense of patriotism. He is always calculating his own little plans."

"If such a person is really given a high position, it is not surprising that he would do something that betrays the interests of the nation."

Ni Guangnan was very surprised.

He didn't expect that Wang Haoran would comment on Liu Chuanzhi in this way.

But he always felt that Liu Chuanzhi was a good person, very enthusiastic and able to help his colleagues.

Could it be that all this was just a superficial phenomenon? Was Liu Chuanzhi really just pretending the whole time?
"Oh, I've worked with Liu Chuanzhi for many years, and I never thought there was anything wrong with him..."

"Hearing what Comrade Haoran said, I feel a little chilly."

Ni Guangnan murmured.

He believed in Wang Haoran's character more. Since Wang Haoran said so, there must be something seriously wrong with Liu Chuanzhi.

But, why can the other party hide it so well?
It’s scary to think about it!

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Comrade Guangnan, don't trust others easily. We can actually see a person's character through careful observation of daily details."

"You can observe Liu Chuanzhi later, and you will definitely be able to see his despicable nature."

……

Liu Chuanzhi never expected that he would be directly rejected by Wang Haoran.

After he returned to the Computer Institute, he thought about it over and over again and still felt a little unwilling.

So, he tried all kinds of connections to express his determination to his superiors.

He hoped to get the appointment by bypassing Wang Haoran.

In this case, he is equivalent to being assigned by his superiors to Pangu Computer Technology Company, and he can be more powerful.

However, what Liu Chuanzhi didn't expect was that he ran into a lot of obstacles.

No matter how he tries, it's no use.

The superior told Liu Chuanzhi directly that without Wang Haoran’s consent, no one could allow him to enter Pangu Computer Technology Company as a management member.

Liu Chuanzhi was somewhat discouraged.

At the same time, he was also a little frustrated.

That day, he came out of the gate of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, riding his bicycle with a gloomy face and preparing to ride back to the unit.

I was walking on the road when a white foreigner on a bicycle caught up with me from behind.

"hello!"

The white man greeted Liu Chuanzhi with a smile.

These days, foreigners are not so common in Beijing.

Liu Chuanzhi smiled and nodded and responded: "Hello!"

Although Liu Chuanzhi still felt uncomfortable when he saw the foreigner, he still tried his best to put on a smile. There was even a hint of flattery in his smile.

The white man rode side by side with Liu Chuanzhi and said in halting Chinese: "My name is Mike, what's your name?"

Liu Chuanzhi told the other party his name: "My name is Liu Chuanzhi. Mr. Merrick, what do you do for a living?"

Mai Ruike smiled and said, "I am a senior business manager of IBM. I came to Longguo this time to expand the market in Longguo."

"I originally wanted to visit your Fourth Machine Department, but then I was worried that I would not be welcome, so I never dared to go in."

"I kept seeing you coming out, so I wanted to find you to find out more about the situation."

After listening to Mike's explanation, Liu Chuanzhi's heart began to beat wildly.

Senior business manager at IBM?
Are you coming here this time to expand the market in Longguo?

Coincidentally, I met him myself.

Is this a mysterious fate?

Liu Chuanzhi felt a little excited at this moment.

He said to Merrick, "Mr. Merrick, I would like to invite you to my place for a good chat. Is that okay with you?"

Merrick's face lit up: "Okay!"

"I'd be happy to accept your invitation."

"But may I ask, are you from the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building?"

Liu Chuanzhi shook his head and said, "I'm not from the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building. I'm a researcher at the Computer Institute of the Longguo Academy of Sciences."

"I have great respect for IBM. I think IBM is the best high-tech company in the world!"

Merrick was a little disappointed.

Because he originally wanted to find an official from the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building to consult on how to open up the Longguo market.

Mike has already learned that in Dragon Country, products like computers can only be purchased collectively.

In other words, it has to go through official channels to be sold nationwide.

"Oh, okay, we can talk, Mr. Liu, you should be considered the best computer expert in Longguo, right?" said Mike.

Liu Chuanzhi waved his hand and said, "I don't deserve it! However, I have connections and can help you sell your products throughout Dragon Country."

Liu Chuanzhi had another idea at this time: if it really didn't work out, then he could set up a computer company under the computer institute. He could be the agent for IBM computers and sell them in China first.

Then, you can start trying to produce your own computer products.

Liu Chuanzhi still firmly believes that even if domestically produced computers are quite good, there is still a big gap between them and IBM's best products.

After all, IBM is a giant company in the world of electronic computers and can be regarded as the originator of commercial computers.

Mike followed Liu Chuanzhi to his home.

Liu Chuanzhi's home is in the staff quarters of the Institute of Computer Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

His house is not big and seems very cramped.

However, if he wanted to have a secret talk with Merrick, he had to find a safer place.

After much thought, Liu Chuanzhi felt that it would be most appropriate to have the conversation at home.

"Mr. Liu, your residence is a bit small." said Merrick.

Liu Chuanzhi smiled with a bit of inferiority: "Alas! There is nothing we can do. We, the intellectuals of Dragon Country, are treated very poorly."

Merrick shook his head and said, "Intellectuals should not be treated like this."

"Mr. Liu, do you have any plans?"

Liu Chuanzhi cheered up and said, "Mr. Merrick, you know it's not that easy for foreign companies like you to expand into our market now."

"You don't understand the situation in our country, and you don't have any connections or relationships. If you don't cooperate with our domestic units, it will be difficult to open up the market."

Merrick nodded and said, "So?"

Liu Chuanzhi said: "I hope we can cooperate."

"I persuaded our director to set up a subsidiary computer technology company. Then, our company will be the agent for your IBM computer products."

"Let's work together to develop the market."

"I promise you that as long as you cooperate with us, IBM computers will surely become popular throughout Dragon Country."

Merrick smiled and said, "That's a great idea!"

"However, Mr. Liu, I heard that your country has also developed relatively advanced computers. Is this true?"

Liu Chuanzhi said: "We have just established a company called Pangu Computer Technology Company in our country. The Pangu computers they produce are being deployed to scientific research units in Beijing."

"To be honest with you, Mr. Merrick, I have allocated one."

Merrick asked: "So, what are your domestically produced computers like?"

“Can you describe it to me?”

Liu Chuanzhi described his experience of using Pangu computer.

Merrick was shocked when he heard this.

He said, "My God! From what you said, your domestic computers are better than our most advanced IBM computers!"

"How is this possible?"

Liu Chuanzhi was a little surprised to see Mike's performance.

He thought, no way? The computers produced by Pangu are actually better than IBM's most advanced computers?

If Mike hadn't said it himself, Liu Chuanzhi would never have believed it.

Liu Chuanzhi asked tentatively: "Is it possible that IBM's most advanced technology reserves are not as good as Pangu's already launched microcomputer?"

Merrick sighed and said, "I need to check your domestically produced computers before I can make a final judgment."

"I wonder if Mr. Liu could take me to experience your domestically made computers."

Liu Chuanzhi obviously hesitated.

He didn't have the courage to take Mike to his office to try out the computer.

Because the Computer Institute is also a confidential unit!

How is it possible to let a foreigner in casually?

As soon as Mike saw the look on Liu Chuanzhi's face, he probably understood: this matter was not going to be easy.

Mai Rick said, "Mr. Liu, it's okay. I'll think of another way."

Mike thought: Perhaps, I can ask Pangu Company for a discussion and exchange through the consulate?

(End of this chapter)