1novels #460 - Global Event
#460 - Global Event
Watching the crowds surge, Peter and Jack were glad they had come!
So many people coming here by coincidence clearly wasn't because they wanted to travel and climb the Great Wall.
Being in the middle of this suddenly erupting computer craze, Peter and Jack realized the heat of the new computer age had truly begun.
However, this was only the beginning.
When the bus took Peter and Jack to the conference venue,
the two were amazed again by the scene in front of them as soon as they got off the bus.
A long line stretched ahead, with attendees wearing conference passes undergoing strict security checks before entering the venue.
"The security measures are a bit strict," Jack muttered to himself, thankful that they had followed the conference requirements and brought nothing extra besides their credentials.
The conference notice stated that paper and pens for recording would be provided at the venue, with each person receiving conference materials, a notebook, and a ballpoint pen, so there was no need to bring anything else.
"Luckily, we were smart and didn't bring anything; otherwise, even if we brought a camera, it wouldn't be useful."
Peter saw someone in front bringing a camera, but the inspectors carefully registered it and stored the cameras people brought.
"Perhaps we will see some amazing things; I am looking forward to this conference," Jack said, reinvigorated after a brief moment of absent-mindedness.
In that case, the people attending the conference in person would have an advantage.
"Peter, let's take notes crosswise during the meeting; I feel like this is an excellent opportunity for us both."
Secrets are more valuable the fewer people who know them.
Although it seemed like many people were attending the conference, Peter and Jack had both inquired and found that a little less than half of these people were from North America, half were from Europe, and a few dozen other countries were surprisingly from some major Third World countries.
In fact, if you were to divide them by industry, most of them were technical personnel from different industries.
In this way, Peter and Jack hadn't encountered a second person in their industry, perhaps they were the first to take action in their field.
"No problem, I also know a little Chinese, so I will have two chances to take notes," Jack said.
The main working languages of this conference were Chinese and English.
Whether it was the instructions or the conference speeches, both languages would be used, but unlike simultaneous translation in the main world, the translation in the middle was done asynchronously by real people.
That is, after someone finished speaking a paragraph, the on-site translator would directly switch to another language and then explain it.
Although the continuity of the speech would be affected to some extent, this could take into account the two participating groups, both domestic and foreign, even if the number of domestic participants was smaller.
Ren Zhong would not allow discrimination against domestic technical personnel.
It was impossible to speak only foreign languages at a conference held in one's own country.
"That's great, Jack; I'm counting on you this time.
I can't wait to hear what this conference will tell us."
Peter didn't expect his colleague to have this skill.
Entering the ten-thousand-person auditorium, Peter and Jack found their seats according to their conference delegate ID numbers.
The conference organization was very fair, purely based on the order in which everyone registered and checked in, numbering from the beginning and seating them accordingly, even for conference delegates from Dongda.
So, next to Peter and Jack was a representative from Dongda.
"Hello, sir, I am Jack from New York Cytec Electronics Technology Company, and this is my colleague Peter," Jack greeted the person next to him in broken Chinese, seeing that he looked like he was from Dongda.
Generally speaking, in addition to learning technology and broadening horizons, another important purpose of participating in this kind of conference is to make friends and build connections.
So, the company's decision to send Jack was indeed making the best use of his talents.
"Hello, Mr. Jack, I am Wang Jian'an from Sihai Computer Company, welcome to Yandu," next to him was Wang Jian'an, the technical director of Sihai Computer Company.
Although Wang Jian'an and other domestic manufacturers had already obtained a lot of technical information in advance, the company still sent Wang Jian'an to see the world at this grand event in the computer industry.
"Hello, Mr. Wang, I am very honored to meet you here," Jack said, seeing that Wang Jian'an was so friendly, and began chatting with Wang Jian'an while there was still some time before the conference began.
As one of the first technical experts in the domestic computer industry, Wang Jian'an actually knew English, but when he could communicate in Chinese, he mainly used Chinese instead of accommodating Jack, so the two began to chat and learn about each other's companies.
In this way, before the conference even started, Jack had reached a preliminary cooperation intention with Wang Jian'an and exchanged contact information, because both parties happened to need each other.
If possible, Jack hoped to work with Sihai Computer Company to research a brand-new automated production line controlled by personal computers.
There were many people, and although there were several inspection entrances, it took a lot of time to enter.
However, after everyone entered the opening ceremony hall, some foreign manufacturers' technical personnel had been quite critical of the $499 registration fee, but as soon as they entered such a wide main venue, they were all excited.
They had never imagined that there was such a large venue in the world.
It was several times larger than the United Nations headquarters conference hall that some people had visited!
These representatives had never thought that they could hold a meeting in such a huge conference room; for them, all of this was too shocking.
But this was just the beginning.
Since the conference was defined as a technical conference of non-governmental organizations, there were no links for leaders to participate in the announced agenda at the opening ceremony.
Originally, the preparatory group had prepared to invite some leaders to speak, but after Ren Zhong read it, he thought about it and removed all of this part.
He explained the reasons for the removal to Staff Officer Ye, which was to dilute the official color of the conference and prepare to solve the globalization of Dongda's computer technology standards through purely technical promotion.
In other words, Ren Zhong wanted the world to feel that this technical standard had no official background and was purely promoted by the industry itself.
Minimize the official resistance to the globalization of this technical standard.
From this perspective, Ren Zhong's idea was correct.
At least, after seeing the conference agenda, all the manufacturer's technical representatives who came to participate were very satisfied.
They didn't want to sit at the bottom and listen to some useless speeches.
The magnificent and luxurious conference hall made the attending delegates even more eager for today's meeting.
Soon, two projectors on the rostrum projected the conference name in both Chinese and English onto the white screen, allowing even those in the last row to see the content clearly.
Then, the host, Professor Yang Zhenjun, walked onto the stage.
He appeared a little nervous, and the manuscript in his hand trembled slightly.
After all, standing here and looking at the more than 5,000 people below, this might be the most glorious moment of Professor Yang Zhenjun's life.
Even though the total number of people in the IT Technology Research Center now exceeds this number, they have never all gathered together for a meeting. At Professor Yang Zhenjun's level, it is rare to have a meeting with more than a hundred people.
“Respected delegates:
Good morning, everyone!
Today, we gather here to jointly witness this exciting moment—the grand opening of the Global Computer Conference. Here, on behalf of the organizers, I would like to extend the warmest welcome and most sincere gratitude to all the delegates and friends who have come from afar!
This conference is themed 'Enlightening the Dawn of the Personal Computer Era,' aiming to gather the wisdom and strength of the global computer field to jointly explore and share the latest research results, technological innovations, and industry trends. We will elaborate on the technologies and standards related to personal computer design and manufacturing through a series of lectures and technical discussions.
We hope that through these technical lectures and discussions, we can inspire new ideas, promote more cooperation, and jointly promote the progress of global computer technology.
In addition, this conference will also host multiple technical exhibitions and exchange activities, providing a platform for participants to showcase innovative achievements and find partners. We believe that these activities will help promote the deep integration of industry, academia, and research, and accelerate the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements.
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Here, I would also like to especially thank all our staff for their hard work and selfless dedication, which has made the smooth convening of this conference possible. We look forward to spending a fulfilling and enjoyable time with all the guests.
Finally, I wish the Global Computer Conference a complete success! I hope that all the guests will gain a lot during the conference, and I also hope that everyone can make new friends, broaden their horizons, and jointly open a new chapter in computing technology at this conference.
Thank you all!
Next, we will invite Mr. Ren Zhong, the founder of the Computer field of Dongda University, to make a keynote speech at the conference! Welcome everyone!”
The conference slide projected the name of Ren Zhong, the Dean of Liming Research Institute and the founder of Computer Science at Dongda University, onto the screen.
The attendees were silent for a moment, and then the representatives from Dongda University woke up as if from a dream and began to applaud desperately!
Most of them had never seen this most mysterious and greatest scientist!
They never expected to see Ren Zhong himself attending the conference on this occasion.
For any technology practitioner at Dongda University, there is nothing more exciting than this.
It should be known that although Ren Zhong has made unique and significant contributions to many fields, he has hardly appeared in any public occasions, and has always insisted on working on the front lines of scientific research. He never attends any commendation conferences, and his personal photos have never appeared in public newspapers or magazines.
Therefore, although there are legends about Ren Zhong everywhere, he is like a divine dragon, only showing its tail but never its head.
“Mr. Wang, who is this? He didn’t appear on the conference agenda. Why are you all so excited?”
Jack asked Wang Jianan, somewhat puzzled.
He didn't know anything about Ren Zhong, but he knew about Liming Research Institute. After all, anyone in the Bright Sword world who is engaged in technology and can reach a certain level knows that Liming Research Institute of Dongda University is full of talents. Ren Zhong is the dean, so he must be a big figure, but there is no need for everyone to be so excited, right?
A dean, Jack felt was about the same as the president of Harvard. He came from Harvard, and he had never seen such a scene when the president came out.
“Hey, Mr. Jack, you are still too young. Don’t you know that the development of the computer industry is driven by Mr. Ren? The computers we use, whether they are transistors or the current integrated circuit computers, the vast majority of the core inventions are now Mr. Ren’s inventions. Mr. Ren is the undisputed number one computer scientist in the world today, and not only the founder of computer science at Dongda University. From the perspective of the development of global computers, Mr. Ren also deserves the title of founder!” Wang Jianan glanced at the young foreigner and shook his head, obviously disapproving of Jack’s superficiality.
“Hiss,” Jack sucked in a breath of cold air. Although he really didn’t know much about Ren Zhong, Wang Jianan reminded him that the patents in the computer industry are so prolific, then this Ren Zhong is really amazing.
In fact, even if Ren Zhong asked for many of the core computer ideas he imported from the main world to be distributed to other members of the research implementation team to receive this glory, all the technical personnel involved in the core part of the computer patents would not agree to remove Ren Zhong's name, feeling that they were stealing Ren Zhong's genius ideas. Therefore, the final result is that under Ren Zhong's name, even if Ren Zhong declined again and again, the number of core computer patents applied for under his leadership reached thousands.
These patents almost cover the most important things in computers after transistors, instruction sets, interfaces, etc. It can be said that the most basic and essential core things for a computer to operate are now registered by Dongda University, and the first inventor is invariably Ren Zhong!
In terms of results, Ren Zhong is undoubtedly the number one in the computer field today, not only limited to Dongda University, but also in the Bright Sword world.
Many younger foreigners like Jack initially did not know Ren Zhong's position in the computer field, but as the people around them popularized science, they quickly understood Ren Zhong's almost legendary contribution in the computer field, so they undoubtedly applauded together to welcome the arrival of this master in the computer industry.
Ren Zhong, on the other hand, was no longer surprised. After waiting for everyone's emotions to ease slightly, he pressed down with his hand and then made a simple prediction about the development of personal computers, especially the concept of the 'Internet' based on personal computers, which caused a brainstorming session among the representatives like a bombshell.
Ren Zhong left after releasing a big move in just a few minutes.
Leaving another legend for the world's computer industry!