Replay 07: Opening the Temple of Learning

Chapter 350: Finding fault?

As soon as Lu Shan finished speaking, the lights at the scene dimmed again.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the big screen on the stage, waiting with bated breath.

The big screen began to light up slowly, and a familiar desktop interface gradually emerged - Windows 7.

In an instant, the whole audience was in an uproar.

The media reporters in the audience began to whisper, their cameras were frequently pointed at the screen, and flash lights flashed alternately, capturing this unexpected scene.

The audience, who were originally full of expectations, now had different expressions. Some were obviously confused, while others even showed disappointment.

"what's the situation?"

A computer science student widened his eyes in disbelief, "Isn't this Windows 7? Isn't Senior Lu going to launch a new operating system at this press conference?"

"Why are you still using the Win7 interface? Aren't there rumors that you are going to release a self-developed system?" another student asked in a confused voice, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes.

Jiangzhou University President Zhu Yajie and School of Mathematics Dean Chen Qiyi were both sitting in the front row. When they saw this familiar interface, they exchanged glances with each other.

Both of them were a little nervous. After all, this press conference was held in their school, and everyone in the school had placed great hopes on it. But now - the interface of Win7 was indeed a little confusing.

Zhou Wei could hardly hide his anxiety. He frowned and couldn't help but say to Chen Qiyi, "What is this guy doing? Isn't this still Windows 7? He's not just patching COCO to adapt to the updated Win7, is he?"

Although Chen Qiyi was nervous, he remained calm: "Let's see first. Lu Shan is not an impulsive person. He won't do anything without confidence."

The tech giants in the front row were also staring at the screen intently, their brows slightly furrowed. When Yang Qing and Fang Jianguo saw this interface, their expressions were different.

Yang Qing was stunned for a moment, then a barely perceptible smile appeared on his face. He thought to himself, "Sure enough, Lu Shan is just so-so. It seems that this press conference is just to upgrade COCO Assistant, or to solve the compatibility problem of Win7. Operating system? Ha, it's impossible!"

He raised his hand to adjust the collar of his suit, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a hint of pride.

He knew that Zemeng Company had been in constant dispute with Microsoft recently, and the ban of COCO Assistant had caused a lot of controversy. Today's press conference was probably to deal with this issue.

Now, when he saw the interface of Win7, his guess seemed to be confirmed.

"It seems that Lu Shan can only make some repairs and it is impossible for him to develop a revolutionary operating system." Yang Qing was secretly proud in his heart, and a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes.

Fang Jianguo's reaction was more subtle.

He frowned slightly, and although he was also relieved in his heart, as a senior executive of Microsoft, he still remained cautious.

The press conference has just begun, and Lu Shan’s true intentions may not have been fully revealed yet.

"Windows 7 interface?"

Fang Jianguo stared at the screen, thinking quickly in his mind, "Could this press conference be to announce the compatibility solution of COCO Assistant? To solve the support problem of Win7 and avoid being banned by Microsoft? If so, then we can continue to suppress COCO Assistant, no problem."

If the COCO system is updated to adapt to the new WIN7, Lu Shan and his team will not be able to obtain the right to use WIN7, and this update is also illegal from a legal and moral perspective.

Lu Shan stood in the center of the stage, with the Windows 7 interface still displayed on the screen. He did not rush to explain everyone's doubts, but spoke with a smile in a steady and powerful voice.

"Windows 7." Lu Shan said slowly, with a hint of appreciation in his tone, "It is undoubtedly a groundbreaking operating system."

The whole audience fell into a brief silence, and many people thought that Lu Shan was going to continue praising this Microsoft product.

The reporters in the audience began to adjust their cameras, preparing to record a press conference about the upgrade of COCO Assistant.

"Back then, Windows XP dominated the market for many years and became the standard for almost every household and every business. But with the rapid development of computer hardware and the Internet, the XP system began to seem incapable of keeping up. So Microsoft launched Windows 7."

The screen began to show a comparison of the interfaces of Windows XP and Windows 7. From the old-style XP to the simple and smooth Win7, the progress of the operating system was obvious.

"Windows 7 is a huge improvement over XP."

Lu Shan continued, "It has a better user interface, improved taskbar, enhanced resource manager, and even better memory management and system stability. Especially in multitasking, it is smoother than XP."

As soon as Lu Shan said this, the expressions of the audience began to become subtle.

Many people felt that Lu Shan was bowing to Microsoft, especially those viewers who had expected to see disruptive innovations in the operating system, all of whom looked disappointed.

Yang Qing raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and sneered in his heart: "Sure enough, he is just here to praise Windows. This press conference is probably just to upgrade the COCO assistant, it can't support any big event."

Fang Jianguo also breathed a sigh of relief, his brows relaxed: Lu Shan is just so-so after all, and he still wants to challenge Microsoft? He is just taking the opportunity to promote his own gadgets.

The students of Jiangzhou University were also a little confused for a moment.

They were originally very excited and looking forward to seeing the independently developed system come on the scene, but now, Lu Shan was "praising" Windows instead, which made them feel a little disappointed.

"What's wrong with Senior Lu Shan? Are you praising Microsoft?" a senior student looked confused.

"Is he really just trying to make a new version of COCO assistant?" another student asked in a low voice, his tone revealing disappointment.

The atmosphere in the venue seemed a little depressing, as if everyone's expectations had begun to be dashed.

However, Lu Shan remained calm and composed, and it was obvious that he had not yet played his real trump card.

"I have always felt that Windows 7 is truly a classic from Microsoft."

Lu Shan smiled and continued, "It makes the user experience more friendly and brings many new features and conveniences. For example, the improved taskbar can directly preview multiple windows and make window management more intuitive."

He paused, looked down at the audience, and observed everyone's reactions.

At this point, many people began to assume that Lu Shan’s press conference was nothing more than a comprehensive compatibility and optimization of Windows 7, or even just a simple upgraded version of COCO Assistant.

Just when everyone thought that this press conference was nothing special, Lu Shan suddenly changed the subject and lightly tapped the Word icon on the screen.

On the big screen, the familiar Microsoft Word software interface quickly opened. The audience was still holding their breath, not knowing what would happen next. "I usually use Word the most when I'm working." Lu Shan said lightly, with a relaxed tone, as if this was just an ordinary office presentation. But some sensitive audience members in the audience had already smelled something unusual.

“Word is a very powerful tool,” Lu Shan continued, as if praising the software’s merits. “It provides many office functions. Whether it is writing reports, making plans, or writing papers, Word has become the standard for office work around the world.”

At this time, the audience gradually quieted down, and everyone was waiting for what Lu Shan would say next.

"But..." Lu Shan's tone changed, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, "Sometimes, Word does cause me some inconvenience."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the audience suddenly became subtle, and many people began to realize that Lu Shan might not really be "praising" Microsoft.

"For example, have you ever encountered such a situation when writing a paper? The paper format is strict, and the font, paragraph, line spacing, and even punctuation must follow a fixed format. And it is a nightmare for us to adjust these formats in Word."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people in the audience couldn't help but nod.

After all, there are many college students here. Writing papers is a nightmare, and adjusting the paper format is also a nightmare.

Facing the tedious format adjustment problem of Word when writing papers and making reports is a common pain point for almost every user.

"Yes, especially the directory setting." Lu Shan continued, with a trace of helplessness on his face, "We need to set the first, second, and third level titles, and each title must correspond to a different font size. We must set all the formats before we can generate the directory. If we are not careful, the entire format will be a mess."

There was laughter in the audience, and many people smiled knowingly.

"Also, when inserting an Excel table into a Word document, the table format is always a mess, especially some formulas and functions in Excel, which are invalid in Word." Lu Shan spread his hands, with a bit of helplessness in his tone, "Such small problems slow down our usual office efficiency."

Yang Qing, who was sitting in the audience, originally had a faint smug smile on his face, but at this moment, he froze slightly.

He looked at Lu Shan with some confusion, not understanding why he suddenly started complaining about Word.

"This guy, is he really trying to pick on Microsoft?" Yang Qing thought to himself, but then he comforted himself, "It's just some common office problems, it's not a big deal."

Lu Shan stood on the stage with a calm look in his eyes. The audience gradually quieted down, waiting for his next move. The Word interface was still displayed on the big screen, and Lu Shan changed the subject and began to analyze the "pain points" in daily office work.

He smiled and said, "You have just heard my experience with Word. Now, I want to continue to talk about another tool that you will inevitably come into contact with in your office - Excel."

Lu Shan clicked on the Excel icon on the screen, and the familiar spreadsheet interface instantly appeared on the big screen. He opened a pre-prepared spreadsheet with various financial data densely arranged in it.

"I often use Excel to process the company's financial data. For example, I want to analyze the company's development trends through the financial statements of the past few years." Lu Shan said lightly, clicked a few times, and began to enter functions in the table.

"We can use the SUM() function to calculate the total and the AVERAGE() function to find the average." As he spoke, his fingers tapped quickly on the keyboard, and a string of complex formulas was entered into the spreadsheet.

"However, if you want to use complex financial models, such as VLOOKUP function, IF function, INDEX MATCH combination function to process some cross-data... For people without professional Excel skills, it is simply a disaster."

He operated it for a while, and the screen showed a complex formula code and formula result, and even made an error. Lu Shan smiled and continued to complain: "If you make a slight mistake, the result will be wrong, and the error message makes it difficult for you to find the root cause of the problem. Does this happen often?"

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter from the audience, and many audience members could not help but nod in agreement. Indeed, complex Excel formulas are simply a nightmare for ordinary users.

"Especially those of us who are not professional financial personnel often get stuck on these formulas and have a headache." Lu Shan said self-deprecatingly, glancing at the audience below the stage and seeing many of them nodding with knowing smiles on their faces.

Yang Qing's smile had completely disappeared at this time, and his inner anxiety gradually increased. He began to realize that Lu Shan was not just complaining about Microsoft's products, but was paving the way for the next disruptive operation.

Fang Jianguo looked solemn and filled with uneasiness. Although these complaints seemed to be analyses of common problems, he knew that there might be greater ambitions behind them.

The audience in the venue also began to talk about it at this time, and some of the audience who were originally a little disappointed began to feel excited and expectant.

"Senior Lu Shan is right. Those Excel functions are really driving me crazy!"

"It's the same with PPT. It gives me a headache every time I make a presentation!"

"Since he said that, there should be something bigger to show next, right?"

While everyone was still discussing heatedly, Lu Shan smiled slightly and continued: "Then the question is, is there a more convenient and smarter way?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Windows 7 interface on the big screen suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a brand new desktop interface - the Zemeng operating system officially debuted.

The whole audience exclaimed in surprise!
The interface displayed on the screen is full of technology, the desktop design is simple, and the operation is smooth.

In addition to the common icons on the desktop, there are several clear menu bars: "Office", "Entertainment", "Internet", etc. Each menu item has an intuitive text label, and the interface is simpler than traditional operating systems.

The most eye-catching thing is that there is a water drop-shaped icon in the lower right corner of the desktop.

This is exactly the COCO assistant launched earlier by Zemeng Company, but this version of COCO assistant has obviously evolved to be more intelligent.

When the audience saw this scene, they all showed shocked expressions and discussions broke out instantly.

"This... is this Ze Meng's operating system?"

"What a cool interface! More concise and intuitive than the traditional Windows system!"

"That water drop icon... is it COCO Assistant?"

Lu Shan did not give everyone much time to digest this amazing change. He directly clicked on the "Office" menu on the screen, and then selected Document Office in the secondary menu.

COCO Assistant's powerful features: document format adjustment
Lu Shan opened another document and said, "Just now we talked about some troubles in Word office, such as format adjustment and directory generation."

He displayed a paper document on the screen and pointed out various formatting problems in the document: "The font is not uniform, the paragraph indents are inconsistent, and the table of contents has not been generated..."

After saying that, he directly clicked on the COCO Assistant in the lower right corner of the desktop.

A dialog box popped up quickly, and Lu Shan copied the paper format requirements into the dialog box.

After a few seconds, COCO Assistant immediately completed the automatic formatting of the document - font, paragraphs, indents, table of contents generation, everything was done instantly.

"Actually, it can be that simple." Lu Shan said lightly.

(End of this chapter)