Chapter 32 5. Thorns

business, patent, mourning, exposure When Zero One was established, Dr. Zheng Tianren, Dean of the Faculty of Science at Old Dominio University in Virginia, USA, came to visit me.His lord is an instructor of the Army University, taking advantage of Zheng Tianren's return to China this time, he specially introduced him to me. Zheng Tianren is two years older than me. He is a real computer expert and has a soft spot for Chinese.We hit it off immediately, and the two sides decided to cooperate in technology, and I immediately delivered the original program of the font to him. After Zheng Tianren returned to the United States, he established Dongfang Computer Company, and later signed a contract with the US Information Service to design a Chinese-only information and communication system.

A year later, General Jiang Weiguo left the University of the Three Armed Forces and was transferred to be the commander-in-chief of joint logistics.I was specially summoned to design a Chinese radio transmission system for the military for the joint logistics. The general said to me earnestly: Bangfu, I work harder than anyone else, and I do a good job. Others say that is what I should do!A little poorly done, all kinds of accusations are thrown at each other.I have a very important task for you today, but I have no funds.Think it over for yourself, if you are willing, you might as well do it first, and I can talk to you about the next step after it is done successfully.

Feeling the kindness of General Jiang's knowledge and experience, this kind of thing is naturally incumbent.However, without funds, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!I thought of Zheng Tianren, and immediately made a long-distance call to see if he had any suggestions. No problem, this is my bank, you send over 10,000 US dollars first, and the delivery can be made in three months. At that time, Lingyi Company had limited financial resources, and all employees received half salary. Ten thousand US dollars was 400,000 Taiwan dollars. Where did the money come from? No way, just borrow it!At that time, Ye Tiaohui had only one house left in Taipei, and his situation was not good, but compared to him, his root hair was thicker than my arm.I bit the bullet and went to him and explained my purpose.

It is reasonable to say that 400,000 yuan is not a problem, but I have no cash, and I rely on notes to transfer around.As he spoke, he flipped through an account book.After a while, he found a note and said to me: This is the closest denomination, but it is only 350,000 yuan, is it enough? It is rare to see people like him who donate money through righteousness and wealth. It's a pity that he can't employ people and ends up like the overlord of Western Chu.Two years later, I went to the United States, the company's finances improved, and Ye Tiaohui had returned to Taichung.Liu Shiwen went to Taichung to repay the money in person, but Shi Tiaohui had already disappeared at a glance, and the situation was not ideal.Speaking of which, others owed him more than tens of millions, and since he failed, this was the only amount that was paid back to him!

Three months later, I went to the United States to pick up the machine as scheduled, but what Zheng Tianren did was just a Chinese terminal.We can't blame him for this matter, we didn't agree on the specifications in advance, just based on one sentence, of course there will be problems. The machine was shipped back, but it could not be used, because the performance was not even comparable to that of Hanka.What about joint logistics tasks?Fortunately, Acer was already quite large at this time, so I had no choice but to ask them for help. I used Acer's system to connect with the military's wireless communication system to complete the Chinese wireless communication.

The scale of the presentation at the Joint Logistics Headquarters this time was not small. Commander-in-Chief Jiang personally presided over it and mobilized many units.The atmosphere that day was eerie and weird. I thought it was just for us, but when I arrived at the venue, I realized that there were a group of technicians I had never met.Not to mention, in the past, when I arrived at the headquarters, the commander-in-chief's aide would accompany me to the commander-in-chief's reception room.Not this time, a major stopped me and told me to go straight to the venue. I never cared about these details, but I already had a premonition in my heart that there must be someone important to grab this business.Like a flash of lightning, my heart lit up, isn't this a good thing?If someone wants to do something for the country, why should I insist on doing something?For this exhibition, I have been devastated. I often have to accompany Acer's technicians to the joint logistics factory, and my company can't take care of it.I'm worrying if it works out, will I be able to let it go?Of course, this is big business, but can I earn General Jiang's money?

A major I knew quietly told me that it was Dr. Wang Jintu who was rushing to serve. He didn't know how to get the news, so he begged Bu Shaofu to speak out.This is a good thing. Of course, General Jiang will not object. He just instructed his subordinates to give speeches and demonstrations first.After we finish the demonstration, if there is still time, they will perform again. The original plan was to start at nine o'clock in the morning. I would give a speech for about one and a half hours, demonstrate on-site operations for half an hour, and the remaining one hour would be practiced freely by personnel of various services.I decided to shorten the time and leave more than an hour for them. If their things are good and their technology is high, they will serve the country.

Based on this concept, we ended the demonstration around 10:30.Dr. Wang came prepared and printed a thick copy of the materials. Every participant was given a copy, but mine was missed.I knew it, and didn't say a word.When Dr. Wang started his lecture, he didn't mention transmission communication at all. Every sentence was aimed at my Cangjie input method. General Jiang understood immediately. He saw that there were no materials on my desk, so he stopped Dr. Wang and asked with a smile: Why is it that only Mr. Zhu has no materials? Wang Jintu was very embarrassed, and quickly said: Report to the commander-in-chief, there are not many materials printed, and it just shines!

Is there a military secret in it? Report to the Commander-in-Chief, there is nothing confidential. General Jiang handed me his own copy and said with a smile: Since there are no military secrets, you can use mine! Dr. Wang is very imaginative. He not only explained it in the materials, but also emphasized it repeatedly at the meeting. He said: The most important thing in military operations is correctness. If there is such an order: the sun rises, and the attack begins.If you use the Cangjie input method, it becomes: the sun rises in the ninth day, and the attack begins. Why did he insist that the Cangjie input method will split Xu characters into nine days?Sun Tzu's Art of War has a saying: Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle.I don't know why Dr. Wang is like this, and I don't know that I can't win, so I put up the exemption card.

After this incident, General Jiang's adjutant said that the commander-in-chief wanted me to study Dr. Wang's information first, and then go to the commander to appeal.I said, it is up to the commander-in-chief to decide which method to use. The next day, that adjutant came to our company again and said that the commander-in-chief asked me to apply for a reply to save face, why am I so ungrateful!As soon as I heard it, the old problem reappeared, and I said: Please go back and report it to the commander-in-chief. I am doing research and do not understand business! Who do business with you?As long as you explain it.

There is nothing to explain! What does it mean? explain what?Saying that others are bad, but only mine is good, isn't that the same as a dog eats a dog?So if you talk about other people's good things and mine bad things, then why should I go? How can the commander-in-chief know everything?You should report it to your father!He was also on fire. I am the person concerned, of course I have prejudices.There are more and more Chinese input methods every day, and I have no time to do my own work. How can I have time to study other people's input methods! Calm down afterwards, I was wrong, but I had to.No matter how hard General Jiang works, he never has to worry about survival and life. What about me?I have already lost a lot of money because of this matter, and the company will be closed if I go any further! Acer has paid all the money that should be paid. Although we have some sporadic income, we are already stretched and worry about money every day.I wanted to make some money from patents. At that time, I had three invention patents and five or six more were pending. The industrial level of a country can be seen by looking at the status of patent applications.Because technology depends entirely on creativity, without creativity, there is no technology, and without technology, we have to be reduced to plagiarism and imitation. A few years ago, in order to develop the flash light, I suffered from being wronged by patents.But I think that is just an isolated case, and the whole system cannot be doubted because of a piece of rat shit.In the patent application this time, in addition to the Chinese character generator, there is also a Chinese typewriter and a circuit designed to simulate the human brain, which is fully mixed with non-insulating plastic powder and conductive metal powder, and sealed into one body.There are pins outside the body, and a high-voltage current is applied between the pins, which is short-circuited and turned on under program control.After conduction, it becomes a three-dimensional circuit board, which is a part of the artificial brain. The patent came down, but no one was interested.Everyone thinks that theories are just theories, and whether it can be done or not is not said, what matters is whether it can make money.As for the products that can make money, just copy them at that time, and investing today is a fool! What frustrates me even more is the patent applied for thermal transfer ribbon in 1980.It was applied for in conjunction with another patented thermal transfer Chinese typewriter. I divided it into two parts, one is the electric heating pile type head, and the other is the thermal transfer ribbon.The former was approved once, and the latter was rejected twice. For the first time, the patent office said that the theory was not established and samples were needed.I improvised with strange ink on the plastic wrapping the cigarettes.After it dries, heat the lead type, press it on the paper, and the characters are printed.I sent the sample again, and after a while, it was sent back to me.Reason is: this technology has no practical value!Fantastic!How can the patent office care about the practical value? I didn't complain anymore, not to mention wasting time and money, but still getting angry needlessly, why bother? The purpose of my patent application is to benefit others, but I must prevent others from accusing me of stealing.Then I thought, why not write out my idea and make it public?So I sorted out hundreds of pieces from daily life to high technology to new materials in the future.The draft was named "One Thousand and One Parts", but due to years of wandering, the original manuscript was lost. The patent office accused my invention of being worthless, and five years later, Japan's thermal transfer typewriters became popular, and I don't know how much money they made.But then again, the Japanese should make money, who told their system to be on track? In 1982, a lawyer named Yan Dao (currently a director of the Dong Foundation) approached us on behalf of Mr. Dong Zhiying in Hong Kong and expressed his willingness to invest.We met and discussed several times, and Mr. Dong also came here from Hong Kong. Both of us have the ambition to do some meaningful work for the society, so we hit it off right away. Mr. Dong is not very interested in Chinese computers, but Chinese typewriters, which makes me even more excited.At this time, I already had two patents for Chinese typewriters, one of which used the Cangjie code as an index to control a miniature negative of Chinese characters.After the word that is looking for is located, font is just projected on an electric heating pile typing head that is made by integrated circuit.The other end can use the aforementioned thermal printing method to print characters through the fusible ribbon. In short, with Mr. Dong's investment, I immediately began to design various projects.Such as fonts, projection control, etc., we quickly made samples.For the prefix, a professor from Tsinghua University was entrusted to design and experiment on his behalf. There was a consensus on the theory and design details, and the budget needed was about three to four million yuan. Mr. Dong also agreed. The rest is the thermal transfer, and Mr. Dong also agreed to hire a patent lawyer to apply on his behalf.In my plan, the production cost of each unit in the future will be about US$50 if the monthly production is 10,000 units.Every time the production doubles, the cost can be reduced by an index. Our contract was signed, and Mr. Dong's first payment of about one million yuan was also remitted.The long drought is met with rain, and the company is full of joy.I vaguely felt that I was not like a businessman, and every time I talked about money, I felt full of humiliation.Can you do business without talking about money?Of course, I can find people in business management to host, but what's the difference? My strength is thinking, and my imaginary enemy is people's selfishness. Can I do business without selfishness?Can I sing high-profile things by letting others follow my selfishness on my behalf?Of course, if you want to survive in this society, you can’t live without money, and if you want to develop your own ideas, you can’t live without money.This is a fundamental problem that requires extraordinary ingenuity to solve.I don't have this kind of wisdom today. If I surrender to money first, do I still have the chance to acquire that kind of wisdom? Money itself is innocent, it is only a representative of credit, the problem lies in the way of obtaining money.Make reasonable money?What is reasonable?What standard is reasonable? In the current society, rationality is a kind of free testimony.In my ideal, computers will be responsible for the production and supply of all materials in the future, and everyone will have the same right to live.As for superfluous enjoyment, equality is neither necessary nor possible.This is not only in line with the fairness of human beings as a whole, but also in line with the selfishness of human nature, so it can be called reasonable. At the current stage, if there is a huge sum of money, it can be regarded as a loan from my conscience.First develop this kind of computer system, and then experiment with a small country with few people. If it succeeds, it will naturally be valued by the world. Who will trust my conscience?And who can establish this supreme merit?Of course, it must be an entrepreneur who already has money but is not a miser.I have very high expectations for Mr. Dong. As expected, he is a trustworthy and discerning person. I have absolute confidence in assisting him to become the first person in history. Is it him?Let's wait and see!There must always be someone who pays sincerity first.I thoroughly reviewed the details of the plan. The patent of the ribbon is not a problem. I have a lot of ideas, and I immediately thought of several other feasible solutions.There is no problem with hot typewriters. The professor at Tsinghua University promises that they can do it as soon as the money arrives. Let me ask Yan Dao again, how confident is Mr. Dong?Yan Dao also assured that Mr. Dong is a well-known entrepreneur and would never act rashly, let alone break the contract. The words were still in my ears, and less than a week later, Yan Dao called and said that Mr. Dong called to stop urgently.The reason is that there is a Qian Weichang in the mainland, who promoted his Qian's input method in Hong Kong, known as the standard in mainland China.Mr. Dong was afraid that our products would not be sold in mainland China, so he decided to give up.The previous investment is regarded as a loan, and when we have money, we will donate it to the Confucian Society on his behalf. This incident once again told me that only the most powerful weapon in the world can be obtained by the best.Jiang Ziya is in command at eighty, which means that if the timing is not enough, big things will not happen.I did not lose heart, and continued with the same attitude, looking for blessed and blessed masters in various business circles.All major conglomerates in Taiwan have contacted, including Cathay Pacific and Formosa Plastics.Later, when I went to the United States and returned to the mainland, I read countless people.Today, I can sum it up in one word: people with insufficient ability are powerless, while those with little ability are often self-righteous and complacent with a little achievement, so the Chinese can only achieve small success but not great achievement! At the beginning of the cooperation with Acer, in order to protect Acer's investment, I voluntarily shared the patent rights of vector group characters with it.After the success of Tianlong, Acer believed that the input method should also be applied for, so we applied for the patent of the Cangjie input method. When we were promoting Hanka, one day I suddenly remembered that I once said that culture is owned by the whole people, and the Chinese input method naturally belongs to culture, and I have no right to claim a patent.Therefore, after seeking Acer's consent, we announced in the newspaper that we would abandon the patent of the Cangjie Chinese input method and open it up for free use by all walks of life. Some people said I was stupid, others laughed at me as an idiot, and some said it was because no one used the Cangjie input method at that time.If a person cares too much about other people's opinions, then don't live.After the Cangjie method was accepted by the society, another group of experts came.They thought my invention was unreasonable and tampered with it at will, so that there are more than a dozen versions of the Cangjie input method!Why do people in China think that I, the inventor, are not as good as he, the user?When did blue out of blue? Just because I don't charge, people think I'm not very smart?Because I don't have a rich background, others will abuse my hard work at will?After the copyright legislation, some people advised me to sue these people for violating the personality rights of my works, but I laughed it off.Why bother with these poor people?The success or failure of the Cangjie input method does not depend on one day or two days, nor does it depend on this generation or two generations.The thought of Confucius was only manifested in the world after the Han Dynasty. The truth must stand the test, so what’s the rush? A well-known computer magazine in the United States sent a female reporter to Taiwan for an interview.I don't know who introduced her to Lingyi Company to visit me. When she saw me, she got straight to the point and asked in the first sentence: They told me that you are special, and I want to know what is special about you? special?I don't feel like I'm anything special.At that time, I just announced the abandonment of the patent on Cangjie input. Is this special?Or, is it because I have never studied computers, but broke into this world?It is also possible that what I do is out of tune with my contemporaries, so some people say that I am special. Then why do you make your hard-working invention public for everyone to use?She took out a pen and paper, ready to record. I think this is my responsibility, and Chinese writing technology belongs to all Chinese people. your responsibility?forget it!She is very young and quite beautiful, but the disdainful expression made the muscles on her face askew: Does the government pay your salary? I am Chinese, and it is my responsibility to contribute to our culture! Don't do this with me, our magazines only report facts. What do you want me to say?I have told you the whole truth. Her complexion was even uglier, and trust me it wasn't much better.She was patient and said again: Tell the truth, have you received a subsidy from your government? See for yourself, does my office seem to be subsidized? So, you expect the government to subsidize you? I can't say I didn't expect it, but I don't believe it's possible. You think I'll believe it?Do you think our readers will believe it?This is the new society of technology, you have technology, you should solve your own problems, don't talk to me with meaningless words! The ideology of each other was completely different, she insisted that I had ulterior motives, and in the end, we broke up unhappy.She left in a huff, so to speak, without even bothering with a fine cross gold pen. People often ask me what is the difference between Eastern and Western cultures.This is a big question, but my answer is simple.In addition to the difference in living habits, there are only two differences in the length of development time and the accumulation of ideas. The West is not without ancient civilizations, but the scale of its historical evolution is far less than that of the East.Taking China as an example, for five thousand years, regardless of the changes in the political system, people's lifestyles and cultural development have always focused on family, society, and the country.With the same characters, the gap in pronunciation due to time or geographical differences will not affect their cognition, and a fusion of pluralistic and continuous cumulative cultures can be formed. Therefore, no matter how westernized the Chinese are, they have more or less accepted the baptism of these traditions.In the light of the lessons of history, people know that under the pressure of a large population, the rule of law is insufficient, and that moral norms and self-restraint must be observed.I also learned from real experience that the struggle for survival is difficult, and the only way is to combine the strength of the family and rely on each other.In the end, I realized that compared with the environment, human power is so insignificant. Only by sacrificing the small self can the happiness of the big self be achieved. Of course, this final stage can only be reached by a very small number of sages.Generally speaking, most Chinese people are conservative and contented. From a good point of view, they are tolerant, modest, and stable, but from another point of view, they are ignorant, selfish, and unprogressive. In a gently changing environment, it is like a clear lake, wandering quietly surrounded by mountains.The fish and shrimps in the lake swim freely and survive from generation to generation. At worst, there are big fish like kuns and small shrimps like mud. Chinese civilization is like the surging Yellow River, the environment has changed drastically, and it was not until the Huanghuai Plain that it eased down.There is a kind of carp in the river. After being born, it goes down the river and grows in the gentle waters downstream.Once the carp are mature, they will struggle to go back against the current, and they have to jump up the dragon gate to mate and lay eggs.This kind of fish is strong and good at swimming, born with the characteristic of never surrendering, and endowed with natural talent. The West, on the other hand, is a divided culture, without a central mainstream, with alternating ups and downs, strong and weak, and ups and downs.Due to the fierce competition for survival between countries and between nations, concepts and systems are constantly being adjusted and reformed.Those that could not adapt were ruthlessly eliminated, and those that existed continued to evolve, which finally led to the emergence of the Industrial Revolution. After the Industrial Revolution, material production led to a dramatic change in human needs.The peaceful and peaceful farming way of life was replaced by the fiercely competitive industrial and commercial civilization, and the social virtues of humility and tolerance were eroded by the strategy of conflict and annexation.After a century of pains, the West established the norms of material civilization, while China did not realize that the Yellow River had flooded until the nineteenth century. Our generation happens to be the time when various cultures converge, and the East and the West are in inevitable direct contact. Especially with the advent of the information age, cultural conflicts are even more inevitable.Based on the different types, people will inevitably start to reflect on which culture is superior?How should we choose? From the standpoint of human beings, I don't think there is any one culture superior to another, just like the comparison between races.From the standpoint of evolution, survival and elimination are all based on adaptation, and have nothing to do with the pros and cons of our concepts. Today, if we simply use material conditions to compare, no one can deny that the West is far ahead of the East.But can people be satisfied with material stimulation forever and pursue endless permutations and combinations endlessly?On the other hand, as a result of being rich, can people still maintain their momentum forever and work hard from generation to generation? Based on my understanding of human nature and the resources of the earth, I do not believe this is possible.If people pursue material satisfaction as their goal, even if they consume all the resources in the universe, their sensory stimuli will only be constantly renewed, and their needs will never end.Many wise men in the West have already asked themselves, is the purpose of life to be a material slave?If not, what kind of crazy economic competition will Iyhudi? The question is whether human beings are wise enough to understand themselves. If not, human beings themselves must be victims of ignorance, and it is impossible to know the answer until the end of destruction.Otherwise, at critical moments, human beings will inevitably get some enlightenment and choose their future wisely and carefully. The culture of the East is a long-term record of human experience. It is a pity that now that the material civilization of the West is flourishing, the East is far behind.Just like some descendants of declining nobles, when others are still admiring the brilliance of their family background, these descendants only focus on selling property, and regard the assets accumulated in the past and the essence of cultural relics as waste shoes.Not only did he not know how to cherish it, but he also carried it forward, and especially hated that he was cast into the wrong mother's womb, and he was afraid that it would not be enough to abandon it. What the Chinese people are most proud of today is the so-called May 4th Movement, and the beneficiaries of the May 4th Movement are stealing the temple of the country.They only have Mr. De and Mr. Sai in their eyes, pushing Confucius and Mencius into the Confucian Temple, which is a show every year.They advocate the vernacular, which lowers the quality of people's thinking; compulsory education is enforced, not to mention the characteristics of human nature.As a result, the top talents are hindered and cannot do their best; the bottom talents are not suitable for teaching, and they become problematic youths one by one. Not only that, cultural scholars left over from the May Fourth Movement keep promoting Chinese culture, but looking at some master-level masterpieces, I have not seen anything other than using some Western philosophical classification concepts to reduce Chinese thought to a rigid formula. Any one book, any one person, really explains what the essence of Chinese culture is! I think the so-called essence of Chinese culture refers to the code of conduct of some Chinese scholars before the May 4th Movement, and the central idea held between the lines in their leftover works! I believe there is no objection. In the past, the attitude of Chinese scholars was to live in peace and contentment, and to be resigned; "Book of Changes" as the head of the classic. Among these four categories, we should always be able to see where the center is!Some people would say it is Confucianism, but more specifically it is Huang-Lao thought.This is not to be disputed, because Lao Tzu's thoughts have not reached the time to become popular. Just talking about the Confucian "Book of Changes", how much do scholars today understand?Why Hu Shizhi, Chen Duxiu and other big thinkers can't tell the reason for "Book of Changes"?Are you disdainful of learning? Some people who don't understand, but like to be pretentious: The Book of Changes is a superstition! Is superstition put aside first, even if Chinese culture started from superstition, then superstition is also a part of Chinese culture!How about, just be more straightforward, kill relatives with righteousness, and stop talking about promoting Chinese culture!Otherwise, let’s spend a little time to learn the Book of Changes, and then talk about Chinese culture! The valuable experience of China's predecessors for thousands of years has long been difficult to compete with the West in the minds of today's people.So far, there is no name for Chinese culture, but there is no reality of Chinese culture, which has become a cultural fault! Although I am currently powerless and there are only a dozen people in the company, I decided to let Yang Meifen concentrate on learning Yi and leave other things alone.I myself didn't switch to culture until more than ten years later, when the hard battle of Chinese computers was over and I let go of my responsibilities. In the West, scholars believe that the information age will be dominated by cultural conflicts, but domestic scholars have not yet realized where is Chinese culture?One can only imagine the prestige after the May Fourth Movement! In addition to the dream of the Red Chamber in the West, I began to reflect, and I was about to learn from the past gains and losses as a reference for future cultural development.They turned to the East for help, but found that there was only a piece of cultural ruins standing in front of them, which was nothing but mourning.And in the emerging industrial towns, countless yellow-skinned and black-eyed people in suits and leather shoes are still competing in the red building, worshiping Western civilization with relish. Whether the individual is willing or not, under the influence of the environment, people's thoughts and behaviors cannot be separated from their soil roots.Although modern Chinese want to get rid of the burden of history, their ideology is full of traditional values.Want to welcome and reject the current Western utilitarianism, and hesitate between gains and losses. To take the most obvious example, everyone knows that the Japanese are the most united and the Americans are the most cooperative.why?Japan is an island country with a small land and a large population. There is no other way but to unite and struggle.Americans are all immigrants from all over the world. The past is hard to look back on, and in a brand new environment, opportunities are readily available.Naturally, everyone seeks their own development, attaches importance to self-enjoyment, and only cares about making money and getting rich.Friends do business, as long as they can make money, everyone will go all out, and of course the cooperation is happy. The Chinese are not. Under the shadow of the past, they are terribly poor.I envy the material civilization of the West, and my main purpose is to be in politics and business, and to make a fortune.However, under the pressure of traditional society, reputation must be protected in order to maintain face in front of relatives, friends and clansmen.Even though he has gained both fame and fortune, he still has more to say.Because of inferiority complex and self-esteem, she must grasp the power, enshrine her wife and son, just like a small dynasty, hoping to glorify her ancestors. Even if you emigrate overseas, your race, skin color, and thought habits are different from those of Europeans and Americans, and it is difficult to get rid of.There are no roots to plant, no branches to inhabit, and they have to identify with their own blood and culture.Unfortunately, the national strength is weak, the political system is divided, and there are many parties and factions, each with their own opinions.In the ideological struggle, the national concept has long since disappeared. Although the heart of loyalty and filial piety still exists, it is also in a dilemma. Therefore, modern Chinese people have too many burdens in their own country, and they are divided in their own minds, and it is difficult to agree with each other.Living in a foreign land but still cherishing the hometown, so that both the beginning and the end are incompatible with the local customs and culture.This is a watershed in an era. If we can really realize that Chinese people are Chinese people, we can tolerate each other, throw away the burden in our hearts, regardless of the East, West, China and foreign countries, we can learn from the good and discard the bad. Then we will have tomorrow. In my position, I can only ask myself to sacrifice. If I can't even unify Chinese computers, what cultural and social principles are there to talk about?Thinking about it is worse than doing it, so I invited Chen Desheng from the Telecommunications Bureau and Yang Jianqiao from the Information Policy Association at 2:00 pm on October 29, 1981, at the Minglun Western Restaurant in front of Taiwan TV. , Shi Zhenrong from Acer, Hou Qingxiong from Shentong, Lin Yezeng from Datong, Yan Shiying from Dongyuan, Li Yinsheng from Jingwei, Mr. Zhuang from Shengbao, Chen Xingliang from Wang An, and Wang Jiuhua from Xingmao. There are eleven people including me , the same business plan. I first stated that Chinese computers belong to all Chinese people, and the best method should be used. I am personally willing to offer my method and let everyone evaluate it together.Any ideal method must be the most economical, the highest quality, and acceptable to everyone.If all manufacturers can adopt it uniformly, they will be able to take it to the next level.As for the hardware and application software, they are designed by each manufacturer themselves, striving to expand the market and benefit the society and the country. Chen Desheng and Yang Jianqiao fully supported and spoke generously.Everyone at the scene was moved and expressed their willingness to cooperate. They just need to study in detail and can't act hastily.Yang Jianqiao immediately made a phone call to Li Guoding, chairman of the Information Policy Promotion Association, and Mr. Li expressed his full support.So we decided to set up a planning group, nominated Lin Yezeng from Datong Company as the chairman of the preparatory meeting, and set a time for the second meeting. The results of Yang Jianqiao's contact also received a positive response. The Institute of Information Technology entrusted Dr. Yang Dingyuan, director of the Institute of Electronics of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, to attend the meeting and be responsible for a comprehensive evaluation. The second meeting was at 2 pm on November 4th, and there were slight changes in personnel. Manager Chen from Shengbaolai, Wen Guorong from Xingmao, Lin Rongsheng from Wang An, Manager Ji from Jingwei, and Zhu Houtian from Shentong. I first put forward my plan. I will take out all the technologies such as the Chinese font library, the Chinese system, and the Chinese typewriter. I hope to have a royalty of NT$20 million.If everyone decides to adopt it, the government will contribute half, and the manufacturers will contribute half.I was responsible for developing Chinese glyph generators of various sizes and densities and making them into integrated circuits within half a year.The rest of the products can be completed within one year and supplied to various manufacturers. Yang Dingyuan has been authorized by the government, and he immediately expressed his support. He planned to evaluate the feasibility of the Chinese character generator first, and the heads of the participating manufacturers also agreed unanimously.So I handed over all the technical materials, and the Electronics Research Institute led by Yang Dingyuan made a technical evaluation first, and then decided on the next step. A week later, Yang Jianqiao came to see me.He said that according to Yang Dingyuan's evaluation, my technology is worthless, and he is sure to make a more complete Chinese character library than mine within three months. Dr. Yang is right. Contributing to Chinese is everyone's responsibility. Whoever can do better should do it.So when Yang Jianqiao apologized to me repeatedly, I sincerely hope that Dr. Yang Dingyuan can fulfill his promise.It's a pity that things have changed and stars have changed. Where is Dr. Yang Dingyuan's Chinese system? On December 9th, I received a phone call saying that Mr. Li Guoding was going to meet me on the top floor of the Capital Policy Council.When I arrived, his secretary told me that the meeting only lasted ten minutes, so make good use of it. At that time, Li Guoding was the chairman of the Information Policy Council and the designer of the national science and technology policy. Since he approached me, I guess he must express his support for the Chinese computer plan.I was in great fear, and as soon as I saw him, I waited for his instructions.He was sitting on the sofa leisurely, as if he was waiting for me to speak. After sitting for a while, Li Guoding said: Mr. Zhu, what do you want from me? I didn't look for him!It may be that some well-meaning people wanted me to present my situation to Mr. Li face to face, but I didn't prepare in advance, and I didn't know where to start for a while.Especially if there are only ten minutes, I am afraid that if I make a mistake in one sentence, the opportunity will be missed. Please Mr. Li support the development of Chinese computers. All the experts and scholars told me that computers are advanced technological products, and Chinese is not suitable for them. Computers are high-tech, but the purpose of using computers is to process text and data.It is impossible for all Chinese to know English, and it is impossible to change all the characters into English. Mr. Zhu, to be honest, I don't understand computers, so I have to trust experts and scholars.According to what they told me, as long as you know more than 100 English words, you can use the computer.We listed English as the first foreign language in middle school, so it should not be a problem to learn hundreds of English words. Mr. Li, whoever says that is trying to deceive you!As I talked, I became excited: there is no such thing as knowing more than a hundred English words. Any computer has an operation manual that is hundreds of pages thick. Can you use it if you don’t understand it?In addition, if Chinese materials cannot be put into the computer, what will happen to our Chinese characters and culture in the future? He thought for a while, and said with a sigh of relief: Mr. Zhu, among all the people I have met, you are the only one who has this view.I think you're right, but I'm seventy years old and I'm still busy serving my country.It is impossible for me to learn again, and it is impossible for me to oppose the opinions of ordinary scholars and experts. I can only give you spiritual support and hope you can succeed. Mr. Li Guoding is the only leading figure in the Taiwan government who understands science and technology. Even he is influenced by those experts who are so visionary and only care about holding a golden job. What else can I say?However, this is also a law that has not changed through the ages. If a leader who is willing to serve the country and the people does not get good staff with courage and ability, at best, he can only maintain a small situation.In the same way, as a leader, if you can't outline and grasp the key points, it will be difficult to recognize the truly valuable tasks and talents in today's cumbersome technological era. Life is a laboratory, so why not the universe?As long as we distinguish clearly, there is no difference between the microcosm and the macrocosm.在每一個不同的層次中，都有其時空的特殊條件以及變化運作必然的定律。只要我們能夠把這些條件整理出來，人生，宇宙，又有什麼我們不能理解的呢？ 宇宙進化的模式是人類前途所繫，身為人類一份子，我們能夠掉以輕心嗎？人類的歷史是種族、社會、文化興亡的前鑒，我們又能忽視嗎？ 我認識很多從事科技工作者，他們往往自命不凡，自以為是天之驕子。他們將所知有限的技術當作個人求名得利的工具，罔顧即將導致的惡果。我常常勸他們，建議他們考慮一下歷史所啟示的教訓，而他們總認為過去的人犯錯乃是因為無知無能，所以歷史沒有參考的價值！ 更有一些迷信科技萬能的盲從者，他們只看到科技創造的力量，不願接受科技破壞環境的事實。他們認定總有一天科技能夠解決一切，可是那一切指的是什麼，他們不知道，沒有能力知道，也不願意知道。 當然，我所指的這些從事科技的工作者，充其量只是些工匠而已。只因為今天電腦當道，物以稀為貴，電腦技術人員就不可一世，自以為是神了。 這些人算得上是科學家嗎？科學是有系統的學問，重視推理，由觀察、思考中先作假設，再以嚴謹的態度實驗分析，小心求証。他們所根據的是實驗記錄，所信仰的是理性，所追求的是真相。 歷史不正是人類的實驗記錄嗎？雖然那些記錄難免流於主觀，難免因為條件之不足而有所偏廢。可是這並不妨礙我們加以研究、求証，找出其中的癥結來。過去之認識不足、見解不明以及所犯的錯誤，正好給予我們重新認知的機會，而記錄的事項更是我們據以參考的寶貴資料。 科學是什麼？只是物質文明的工具嗎？科學家呢？難道甘心為物質的奴隸，終身埋首在新物質的探索、新世界的開拓，而不顧人類社會的福祉？科學家應該是最具理性的人，他們不僅有科學的知識與態度，而且有人類的良知。知道人類過去所犯的錯誤，知道應該如何避免，知道怎樣運用他們的技術、能力為人類謀取最大的利益！ 既然如此，科學家必須先瞭解因果律，以人類的得失衡量前人實驗的結果。千萬不可急功近利，草率從事。否則能力越大，所可能造成的禍害也越大；影響力越深，所種的因果也越嚴重。 時到今天，我們都處身在因果的輪迴當中，悲也罷，喜也罷，誰也免不了承受前人所種的因。可是，只要人能夠覺悟，今後的機運還在我們的掌握中。從事科學工作者，在玩弄知識魔術之餘，是不是該有所警惕，謙虛一點，先向歷史請教一二呢？ 如今不論在台灣或其他地方，科學家已經儼然成為社會的主流，取代了過去的貴族、僧侶、武士以及中國特有的科舉文人。然而事實又是如何呢？除了拜時代之賜，物質供應豐裕外，其他一切都乏善可陳，尤其是精神生活已經接近破產的邊緣。 是不是科學家認為人只是一種吃飽穿暖就滿足了的有機物？是不是科學家在顯微鏡下面，看不到人類的不幸？是不是在科學辭典裡，沒有精神需求這個名詞？ 記得有次我去參觀一個現代化的養雞場，裡面有中央系統的空調，噴著帶點清香的空氣；優美的背景音樂，輕快流暢；還有電動的運糧車，電腦調控的自動餵食系統 我最難忘懷的是那位管理員，他駕著電動車，指點著一排一排整齊劃一的雞舍。裡面有無數紅冠白羽、精神抖擻，長得又壯又漂亮的雞隻，有的振翅高歌，有的則埋首低啄。其前邊下方有兩條流動的帶子，上面送來的是金色的食糧，下面送走的是白晃晃的雞卵。 那位管理員看著面前的太平盛世，志得意滿地說：各位，這就是科學的偉大，我們不僅能把雞養得肥大，蛋生得多，最有意義的是我們能讓被養的雞都感覺幸福無比！ 電腦界也不盡然全是功利之徒，有一段軼事很少為外界所知。緣宏碁有位銷售專員段曉雷，此人能說會道，頭腦清晰，也很有俠氣。而神通的劉大衛也是個性情中人，說話有點結巴，但在結結巴巴的後頭，常蘊含至理。 有一次，劉、段兩人不期而遇，且各為其主，爭得面紅耳赤。 兩人所爭的是公司領導人的能力高低及眼光遠近，在華光（神通的關係企業）及宏碁兩個公司中，以李振瀛與施振榮兩個總經理為例，究竟誰勝誰？ 開始時難免各說各話，沒有交集。妙在兩個人都有求真的精神，他們得到的結論是：由段曉雷去見李振瀛，劉大衛會會施振榮，作一個客觀的比較。彼此並約定，如果得到了共識，其中一個人一定要放下成見，棄暗投明。 於是兩個人分別回去，為對方安排了交換訪問的時間。 事後，段曉雷承認李振瀛比較高明，也決定履行諾言。可是他辭職未獲准，尤其是當宏碁的老同事知道他要去華光，更是無法諒解，責備他見利忘義。段曉雷在進退失據之下，認為失信雖然不可，無義亦非所願。最後，在無可奈何中，竟然悄然赴美，銷聲匿跡。 在零壹公司中，沈紅蓮則是位女俠。她個性直率，嚴於律己也嚴以待人，經常得理不饒人。姜有謨是文化中文系的，原在她的手下工作，有一次突然來向我辭職。我當然瞭解其中原委，便問姜有謨願不願意寫程式，他說怕學不會，我便直接把他調到程式部去。 不到半年，姜有謨邊學邊寫，寫了一套紫微斗數的軟體。林維江立刻找來一位角頭老大，打算開一個電腦算命的活動站。 那位角頭老大很有點頭腦，找人做了一個木頭人，裏面放一台蘋果機，一台打印機。在胸口有一個洞，客人只要輸入生辰，斗數圖就立刻輸出。 這個構想很好，但還需要加一點工，這便由另一位同事小董負責。小董做事拖拖拉拉慣了，一點小事答應了好幾次，一直不能完成。那位角頭老大很不高興，也無可奈何。這事大家一直瞞著我，角頭老大也不知道公司誰是老闆，有事只知道找小董。 有一天，我聽到三樓聲音異常，下去一看，很多人圍在那裏。小董被角頭老大抓著，逼到了牆角，緊抱著頭，一副狼狽不堪的德性。 Say it, say it quickly!明天能不能交貨！不說我就打死你！老大手中是把鎚頭，離小董的頭還不到一尺。 場中人人都嚇得目瞪口呆，我正想上前，突然聽到一聲暴吼：你想幹什麼！一個嬌小的人影由我身後越眾而出，我一看，糟！是沈紅蓮！ 那位角頭老大回頭一看，也楞住了，他把小董放開，惡狠狠地打量了一下。原來是一隻散發著怒火的兵蟻，正面對一隻大甲蟲，努力搖晃著兩個雞蛋似的小拳頭。 全場鴉雀無聲，角頭老大舉著鐵鎚，竟然哈哈大笑：失敬失敬，原來貴公司有位女俠客！ 林維江也有俠氣，有次沈紅蓮代表中文部向程式部挑戰，比賽籃球。沈紅蓮是高中校隊，大學班隊，但中文部其他人不是文弱書生，就是纖纖佳人。 程式部僅熊黎民就堂堂六尺之軀，再加上幾位手長腳長，活蹦亂跳的少年家，這場比賽的盤口是一比一萬！ 不管是冷戰是熱戰，中文部人人愁眉苦臉，唯恐有人提到球賽。萬一有人不識相，遇到中文部的同仁，問聲： Sunday 答案是千篇一律：星期天我要去看電影，有誰請客呀？ 如果誰在沈紅蓮面前露出了一絲牙縫，就會看到一個美猴王大鬧天宮的景象：你是啥人？直教那姓熊的前來會我！ 熊黎民則是一副施施然狀：哦！oh!不忙不忙，到時自有分曉！ 星期天我趕到球場，兩隊正在操兵。只見那一端兵精將猛，籃球碰碰然，人球齊飛，一派袖珍NBA 的模樣。 另一端，坐的坐，倒的倒，腳酸手軟，遍地哀鴻。 本著人道精神，我正要宣佈比賽中止。不料在程式部中，突然衝出一員猛將：朱先生！我可不可以申請轉部？ 現在轉部？我一看，是林維江。 不現在轉就來不及了。 好吧，你要轉什麼部？ 中文部！ 球賽在抗議聲中開始，也在抗議聲中結束。原因是比賽太精采了，記分員變成了啦啦隊員，渾然忘了比賽的目的。記分牌上一直是零比零，最後勝負難分！ 由於電腦是當紅的科技，是經濟利益的核心，想在這個圈子裏找義人，實在是緣木求魚。一九八九年，我曾在大陸見識到一位真正的義人。他符合了義的基本條件，即堅持原則，犧牲自己，他是中國社會科學院的欒貴明先生。 有一天，有人拿一份人民日報給我，叫我看一篇討論中國資訊前途的文章。顯然大陸與台灣，一個老大，一個老二，就算有差，也差不多。文中提到大陸盜侵版權的現象嚴重，有很多輸入法即抄自我的倉頡輸入法。抄還不說，為了個人的利益，反而以倉頡為對象，大肆攻訐。文中對這種現象很不以為然，嚴正地提出討論。 作者是欒貴明先生，任職於中國社會科學院電子計算機中心。 一個人能路見不平，為一個素未謀面、無利可圖之人拔刀相助，這不是義人嗎？後來我到北京，特地與他會面，相談頗為投機。他早就看出電腦對文化的影響，也一直在這個園地中耕耘，但限於各種條件，能做的不多。 他也訓練了一批學生，把《全唐詩》和所有相關資料都建了全文索引庫，甚至於《古今文選》、《二十五史》等都在他的計劃之中。我看到他的成績，知道中華文化代代有傳人，心中大感安慰。 後來我回到台灣，由羅鴻進口中得知因為他堅持研究傳統文化而得罪了權貴，被迫離職。儘管如此，他仍然堅持信念，繼續艱苦奮鬥，在濁世之中殊足可貴。 堅持理念不是一句口號，零壹公司雖然只有近二十位員工，但一開門，處處要錢。平均我們每個月可以做四、五十萬的生意，開支卻在七、八十萬左右。 能借的都借了，沈紅蓮也設法借了二十五萬來，不得已，我決定把房子賣掉。內人很不諒解，我知道她關心孩子讀書的問題，一心想去美國。因此便騙她說我要去美國發展，她信以為真，於是房子賣了，得款一百五十萬元。 然後，我帶著她們母子，先去洛杉磯安頓下來。售屋的錢先充作公司開支，然後由公司每月按時寄美金一千塊過去。我則住進公司，以辦公室為家，開始了爾後十數年有室無家的歲月。