Replay 07: Opening the Temple of Learning

Chapter 352: WIN system is so difficult to use!
"Lu Shan...he really did it."

Xia Guangming took a deep breath, his face full of disbelief.

By this time, the reporters had already gone crazy.

Although video live streaming was not as developed as in later generations, portal websites such as Xinlang and Wangyi Technology, as well as Jiyue Browser, have already carried out simultaneous live streaming of pictures, texts and videos.

Reporters from major technology media outlets were typing away at a rapid pace, recording every detail of this shocking press conference and sending it back to the editor-in-chief's office.

On the live broadcast page of Jiyue Browser, the barrage has been flooded with comments from netizens:

"Oh my god! Ze Meng's operation is amazing!"

"This is the black technology I want! COCO Assistant is so powerful!"

"COCO Assistant used to be based on the WIN system, and it didn't have so many restrictions. Now it must be based on Zemeng's new system, which is why it is so smart."

"Is Ze Meng going to challenge Microsoft directly?!"

"Who dares to say that domestic software is not good? This is simply a blow!"

On the Xinlang Technology forum, the discussion was even more heated:
"COCO Assistant is really amazing. It usually takes me a whole day to make a guide, but now it only takes a few minutes!"

"Is Ze Meng safe this time? If the new system is really revealed at the end of the press conference, Microsoft will be in danger!"

"No need to say ifs above. Did anyone notice the system interface just demonstrated? Isn't this Ze Meng's new operating system? It's much simpler than Windows!"

"If Zemeng's new system can be combined with COCO Assistant, it will be a killer! Microsoft and Google will have to be afraid!"

Lu Shan stood on the stage, still with a smile on his face, looking calm and composed.

He glanced at the audience below and saw that their eyes were fixed on him. There was a hint of tension in the air.

Obviously, everyone realizes that the COCO Assistant functions demonstrated earlier are just a prelude, and the most important things have not yet been unveiled.

Lu Shan raised his eyebrows, his tone relaxed but a little mysterious: "Everyone, next, let's take a look at the entertainment function."

The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became tense. Many people subconsciously leaned forward and held their breath, as if they were about to witness a historic moment.

Lu Shan raised his hand, clicked the screen, and opened the familiar Windows 7 system interface.

The classic blue desktop comes to life, instantly making you feel like you’re back in time to the daily life in 2012.

He chuckled and said, "We all know that watching TV series is an essential part of daily entertainment. So, today we will use Windows 7 to watch a classic TV series - "Dragon Storm."

Some people in the audience laughed quietly, apparently the name reminded them of many popular costume dramas in 2012. But soon, the audience's attention returned to the screen.

Lu Shan skillfully clicked to open the PPS video software, and a simple green interface popped up. He entered "Longteng Fengyun" in the search box and clicked the search button.

After a few seconds, a disappointing prompt appeared on the screen - no relevant videos were found.

Lu Shan shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "Look everyone, the TV series we are looking for is not available on PPS. This situation should be very familiar to everyone, right? We often can't find the dramas we want to watch on a platform, and we can only keep switching applications."

"Because all the major video software companies are competing for copyrights, so... we are in a lot of trouble."

There were a few chuckles from the audience, and it was obvious that many people had similar troubles.

Lu Shan continued: "What should we do? We can only change the video software and try again."

After saying that, he quit PPS and opened another software called "Penguin Video".

He entered "Dragon and the Wind" again, but the result was still disappointing. The interface only showed some short videos that had nothing to do with the drama.

Many people in the audience were already whispering: "Indeed, it takes a long time to find a play every time."

“Sometimes one platform really doesn’t have the resources, and it’s useless to switch to several platforms.”

Lu Shan looked at the screen and shrugged helplessly: "It seems that we are not very lucky today. These two mainstream video platforms did not find the drama we want, so what should we do? Many people will choose to search online."

He opened the browser and quickly typed "Watch the full episodes of Dragon and the Wind" into the search engine. Within a few seconds, several links that looked like pirated resources popped up on the screen.

Lu Shan clicked on one at random, which looked like a common pirated video website.

The webpage was full of various ads and pop-ups. He clicked to close them while jokingly saying, "I think everyone is familiar with this process. After clicking in, there are so many ads that you doubt your life."

There was a burst of laughter from the audience.

However, when he finally entered the video page and was about to play it, a large advertising window popped up on the screen - a two-minute pornographic advertisement covered the entire video.

“Oh, this is a classic operation.”

Lu Shan sighed exaggeratedly with a helpless smile on his face.

The audience had already burst into laughter, and some even shouted, "It's so real! I'm usually annoyed by commercials like this!"

"Before watching a show, watch something you don't want to watch for two minutes." Lu Shan said with a wry smile, "This is the experience of watching a show in the traditional system."

The audience laughed with recognition, and everyone seemed to have experienced such troubles. Not being able to find the show, ad pop-ups, slow video loading, and poor quality of pirated websites are all common "pain points for watching shows."

Lu Shan clicked on the pirated video website, and various pop-up ads popped up on the screen one after another.

He clicked the close button impatiently, with a helpless smile on his face: "Look everyone, there are more ads than TV dramas. I just wanted to watch a drama, but I have to endure a bunch of crap first."

Just as he closed the last advertisement, suddenly, the computer screen shook slightly, and then the picture began to freeze.

Lu Shan frowned and the movement of the mouse became slow.

A warning window suddenly popped up from a certain antivirus software in the background, displaying multiple messages: "Virus intrusion detected, threat level: high!"

The audience below the stage exclaimed in surprise, and it was obvious that they also realized that something was wrong.

Lu Shan smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "This is the benefit that the traditional system gives us - we get infected with viruses if we are not careful."

As he spoke, he opened the Task Manager and tried to check the background processes.

As a result, the CPU usage on the screen soared to 100%, and the antivirus software began to pop up warnings frantically, repeatedly displaying: "A malicious Trojan program has been detected!"

At this point, the screen was already lag-free, the mouse could hardly move normally, and even simple window dragging became sluggish. Many people in the audience were whispering, and someone laughed quietly: "It's too real! I often encounter this kind of situation. I clicked on an unreliable website and ended up with a virus and a freeze!"

Lu Shan opened the anti-virus software again, trying to perform a full scan and check for viruses.

A long scanning progress bar began to appear on the screen, and red warning messages popped up one after another: "Trojan virus has been found, and cleaning has begun..."

"Ad plugin has been found and is being deleted..."

But even so, the system has not improved significantly.

“You see, although antivirus software can detect some viruses, most of the time these malicious programs have already deeply infected the system, causing our operating system to freeze constantly.”

As Lu Shan spoke, he tried to close some background programs, but the operation was very slow, as if the computer could no longer respond normally.

Soon, the screen suddenly flashed, and the entire desktop froze instantly. Even the antivirus software scan was stuck. Lu Shan sighed and said softly, "This is a common situation in Windows systems. After being infected with a virus, it will freeze so fast that you have no way to deal with it."

The audience showed a variety of complex expressions. Obviously, many people were very familiar with this scene, and many people nodded in agreement.

"Me too! I opened a video website and my computer froze and I couldn't move it at all!"

"Yes, I've been infected with a virus before, and antivirus software is totally useless!"

"After the virus was infected, the system crashed and even antivirus couldn't remove it completely!"

Lu Shan smiled helplessly and tried to restart the computer in "safe mode". Finally, after a few minutes, the system was barely able to resume operation and the mouse could be moved again. Lu Shan rubbed his eyebrows, seeming to be troubled by the stubbornness of the Windows system.

"The system finally returned to normal," he said with a smile, "This is another 'benefit' that traditional operating systems give us - the system freezes and crashes at any time."

After saying that, Lu Shan opened the browser again and tried to find the resources of "Dragon Storm" on the Internet again.

This time, he did not click on those suspicious links, but changed direction and finally found a video resource below the search results.

This website is called "Youshiku". Although it is not that well-known, it looks more legitimate than the pirated websites mentioned above.

Lu Shan clicked into the Youshi library and finally saw the complete set of "Dragon Storm" that he wanted.

An audience member chuckled and said, "Oh, I finally found a website where I can watch the show."

However, Lu Shan did not rush to open the video. Instead, he nodded again and said, "I am demonstrating this to you today to show you how cumbersome and fragile the traditional system is. If you want to watch a show, you have to endure countless ads, carefully avoid various pirated websites and viruses, and finally you can barely find the resources."

There was a burst of echoes from the audience, and many people nodded in agreement. Some people even started to complain, with helplessness and a wry smile in their voices.

"Indeed, I usually have to open several apps to watch a drama."

"Every time I want to catch up on a TV series, I find that this one has the first few episodes, and that one has the last few episodes, so I end up having to buy memberships from several providers."

"Yeah, it's really a rip-off! You bought a membership for a show on platform A, but the next few episodes are on platform B, so you have to buy another one!"

"I did that last month. I spent several hundred dollars and bought several memberships. But I found out that some of the membership dramas had to be charged extra!"

"Yes, yes, yes. There are also those who have to watch ads after buying a membership! Every time I see it, I get so angry that I want to smash the computer!"

There was a burst of laughter from the audience. It was obvious that everyone felt the same way about these issues.

Lu Shan smiled and continued, "Yes, this is the problem we encounter every day. To watch a drama, you first have to find resources and platforms, and then you have to switch between different platforms and pay for it. It's like doing a big project."

The audiences in the audience nodded one after another, and many sighed helplessly.

Lu Shan glanced at the audience and changed his tone: "It's not just watching the show, listening to the music is just as troublesome."

He paused, opened the music player in Windows 7, and skillfully operated the mouse, then continued: "In 2012, the Internet era became more and more developed, but at the same time, it also brought about copyright disputes. The copyrights of many singers' songs were divided up by major music platforms, and we had to switch songs to listen to the same singer."

There was another round of low-pitched discussions in the audience, and someone couldn't help but nod: "Indeed! It's troublesome to listen to songs now. If the copyright of a song is bought by platform A, the next song has to go to platform B."

"It's really hard to listen to music, there are so many apps."

Lu Shan smiled and continued to operate. He opened the music software A and randomly clicked on a singer's name. A play button for a song appeared on the screen.

Lu Shan clicked play and the music started playing. He looked at the audience and said, "Let's listen to 'Eternal Starlight' now." This was a very popular pop song in 2012.

The music played smoothly, but when he was about to switch to the next song, he suddenly found that the display showed "The copyright of this song has expired."

Lu Shan spread his hands and said, "Look, this is the current situation. I just finished listening to this song and wanted to listen to the next one, but I found that its copyright is not on this platform."

There was another burst of laughter from the audience, and many people started to complain.

"This is so real! I'm the same way every time. I want to listen to music but it ends up feeling like I'm just running errands."

"Yes, yes, yes. I just finished listening to a song on platform A, and I have to go to platform B for the next song. I have downloaded a lot of software!"

"The most annoying thing is that these songs are sold separately for memberships. Some require VIP, and some have to be purchased separately. It's really annoying!"

Lu Shan then opened music platform B, switched to the song he wanted to listen to, and the music started playing.

He looked at the audience and said, "This is the current situation of listening to music with traditional systems. To listen to a complete playlist, you may have to install several software and switch back and forth. Although most of the music is free now, every time you switch platforms and download software, a lot of time is wasted."

There was another resonance in the audience, and many people shook their heads helplessly.

"Every time I listen to music, I have to jump back and forth between apps. It's so troublesome!"

“It would be nice if there was a unified platform where we could listen to everything.”

After Lu Shan finished the operation, he stood up with a smile, a hint of teasing in his eyes: "Everyone, what do you think after listening to the song and watching the drama just now? How do you usually deal with these troubles? Have you ever been like me, switching back and forth and accidentally installed a lot of software?"

His tone was relaxed, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes. The audience immediately became active and began to make comments.

"What's even more annoying is that even after buying a membership, I still have to watch ads! It makes me not want to watch the show anymore!"

"Yes, yes, yes. The same goes for listening to music. Several songs by the same singer are distributed on different platforms. It's really torture!"

Lu Shan nodded in agreement, still with a faint smile on his face: "Indeed, this is the current state of our entertainment. Watching a drama or listening to a song is like doing a complex project management. While we are enjoying the convenience of the Internet, we have to pay for this fragmented experience."

He paused, his eyes stern, and then said: "So, what if we change it to another way?"

(End of this chapter)