Author: Erzi Congzhou

So Zhou Zhi had to give Li Qiyan a brief overview of the Unicode encoding work, and also talked about the urgency of the matter. He also estimated the launch time of Microsoft's WINDOWS system in 1995 and delineated the DEADLINE for the completion of the large font library.

In 1994.

It seems that there is only one and a half years left, which is already quite urgent to complete such a big thing.

However, according to Zhou Zhi’s introduction, if this happens, Chinese character encoding will become the largest part of the world’s writing. The 100,000-level Chinese character encoding will be deployed in advance on the eve of the information age, whether it is for future development or inheritance of the past.

, there is no doubt that it is a great event with immeasurable merit.

Therefore, it was only natural that Zhou Zhi attracted the attention of the big shots and asked him to go to the West Flower Hall to explain the significance of the job.

This incident gave Li Qiyan a huge inspiration. To use a crude metaphor, he also needed a suitable certificate of nomination.

And the mainland sent people to contact him. Now it seems that Director Wang is just the deputy driver, and Zhou Zhi is the real owner.

This is actually a soft ladder provided by the top to test whether the big guys in Hong Kong are willing to climb up the ladder.

Now Zhou Zhi is gradually getting to know his heart, and he is inexplicably impressed by the above methods. This should be a typical example of not giving in on matters of principle, being flexible on non-principle matters, and using strategies and methods to do things.

After listening to Zhou Zhi's introduction, Li Qiyan finally understood what was going on. He had completely misunderstood before and thought that the purpose of Zhou Zhi and Director Wang's coming was to morally kidnap his two precious Dharma texts.

Now it seems that this is not the case at all. If the large font library is really completed, it will be a big thing that can be remembered in history; at a small level, if it can be adopted by the WINDOWS system,

This will have a profound impact on the academic status, economic interests, and industry influence of your eldest son.

And by actively promoting this matter, I can show my firm determination to stand with the central government, achieve mutual understanding and trust for the next big things, and lay a solid foundation for cooperation.

The next big thing, to put it nicely, is called saving Hong Kong Island’s economy, but to put it more bluntly, it’s just two words – bargain hunting!

Li Qiyan is a man who has experienced the ups and downs of many times. In his eyes, the future of Hong Kong Island, which others do not think well or are not optimistic about, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Now it seems that it is no longer just a matter of taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune, and it is not that simple to be able to enjoy it for generations, but it is a situation where the wind and cloud have come together, the fortunes have intersected, and the sea and the sky are brighter in one step!

Zhou Zhi did not expect that Li Qiyan would have so many thoughts rolling around in his mind at this moment. Hearing that Li Leshan had already boarded the return plane, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Professor Leshan is returning to Hong Kong today? Or is he here for us?"

Li Qiyan thought for a while and decided to be honest: "He is also under pressure. I heard that even now, some people think that hieroglyphics are too complicated and what is the input system... a waste of resources. I think we should focus on solving the millennium bug first...

Question, do you know what the Y2K bug is?"

Zhou Zhi smiled: "The Y2K problem is actually not complicated. Program faults are called bugs. This word is exactly the same as the English word bug."

"Previous computer systems and programs, in order to save one byte of space during operation, changed the four-digit year into a two-digit year. For example, this year is 1993, but it becomes 93 in the system."

"There was no big problem in doing this, but after the last day of 1999, it was supposed to be two thousand years. However, because one byte was used less, this caused the program to make an error judgment. It was supposed to be from 1999 to 1999.

2000, now it has changed from 99 to 0. It was supposed to increase by one year, but it has become minus one hundred years.”

"The information industry calls this problem the Y2K BUG, ​​which in Chinese is called the Millennium Bug. As long as the time counter is extended by one byte, this problem can be solved."

"Then the solution doesn't sound difficult?" Li Qiyan was a little confused: "Then why are the boss and the others so nervous?"

Zhou Zhi said: "The main reason is that there are too many systems now, and there are too many applications running in the system. This problem exists in everything from BIOS, microcode, operating systems, databases, applications to hardware equipment, mechanical equipment, solidification chips, etc.

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"It is a huge task in itself to find out which software and hardware have such problems, determine how much impact these BUGs will have if they break out, and then correct them all through various technical means."

"It just so happens that this incident in turn confirms how important what we have to do now is. In order to save one byte of storage and computing space, it has now led to such a huge problem. So for a system,

Even if the BUG itself is unavoidable, we must consider its scalability, correctability, and compatibility in advance.”

"For large fonts, even if we are currently unable to completely transplant them into the information system, we can still consider its design concept and implementation method in advance, prepare technical reserves and process documents, and structure the underlying protocol. Once

When the conditions are mature, it can be expanded and put into use immediately."

"Well said!" An excited voice sounded at the door: "This is the only way to remember the past and remember the future!"

"Boss!" Li Qiyan was surprised and happy: "Didn't you say you would just come back today? Why so soon?"

"Brother." Li Lehai also stood up: "You haven't eaten yet? Uncle Long, please give me some more bowls and chopsticks."

"I made a reservation after talking on the phone yesterday, and there happened to be a bus with the closest time." Li Leshan was about forty or fifty years old, in the prime of life. His face looked square, but his eyes became calm and wise because of his education.

The unique tolerance and self-cultivation of a scholar.

Zhou Zhi has seen this kind of peaceful and wise look in the eyes of many people. The funniest thing is that Jiang Shuyi said that his look was the same, but Zhou Zhi himself couldn't believe it.

"Professor Leshan." Zhou Zhi also quickly stood up and said hello: "It takes sixteen hours to fly from the United States to Hong Kong Island now, right? How about you have a good rest today and we can come visit another day?"

"No, no, no, it's common for us to stay up late in this industry." Li Leshan stretched out his hand: "Are you thoughtful? I received calls from my father and Minister Hu yesterday. It's really hard to believe that such an excellent and magnificent design has been

It was suggested by a high school graduate!”

"And you have also developed most of the dot matrix characters, scanning and collection programs, and automatic recognition program solutions. It is quite amazing!"

Zhou Zhi quickly held hands with Li Leshan, who is now the light of the Chinese people.

Speaking of the top level of any circle, it is not big. For example, Li Leshan is a figure who often drinks coffee with Lao Bi Lao Qiao.

This circle is full of legends. The most important thing is that the wealth aggregation effect is too obvious. There is a famous saying describing this industry in later generations, that is, as long as you stand on the wind, a pig can fly.

But there is an even more powerful kind of person. They don't need to stand on the wind, because the wind that can blow up the pigs is created by them.

Faced with such a person, Zhou Zhi was very modest: "No, no, I was interested in the writing system from the beginning. Later, I was inspired by the ASCII code and came up with this immature idea."
Chapter completed!