hotmtlnovel Chapter 90
Chapter 90
Chapter 90
Early the next morning, in a modest company on the 3rd floor of SEG Technology Park in Huaqiang South, Shenzhen, it was too early for the employees to arrive, yet two men were already sitting at their computer stations.
“Old Ma, I found something fun on Tianya last night.”
A slightly overweight young man in his late twenties, with delicate features and heavy dark circles under his eyes, stared intently at the screen, his face full of excitement as if he had discovered a new continent.
The “Old Ma” he was referring to was the young man sitting next to him, dressed in a plaid shirt and glasses, exuding the aura of an engineer.
“What’s up? Found something fun?” Ma Teng leaned over, pushing his glasses up to look at the screen.
“Last night, there was a post on Tianya that suddenly went viral. A netizen shared a free computer check-up activity, introducing a powerful antivirus software.”
“It’s called ‘361 Computer Security Manager.’ What a great name!”
“I downloaded the program at home. Do you know what technology it uses?” Zhang Zhibei teased.
“What technology could it be? Isn’t all antivirus software based on broad-spectrum signature code technology?” Ma Teng shook his head with a smile.
All current antivirus software relied on signature code technology, capable of identifying and eliminating viruses based on their mechanisms.
“No, Old Ma, you’re wrong. This is a new technology, and I even know this technology is still in the experimental stage. I didn’t expect someone to commercialize it already!” Zhang Zhibei said excitedly.
Being a technical expert and the CTO of this company, he was very sensitive to various internet technologies and craved new technological applications.
“Huh? What new technology?” Ma Teng was taken aback.
“Heuristic scanning technology!” Zhang Zhibei announced each word with emphasis.
“What? That’s still in research, isn’t it? How could someone have commercialized it?” Ma Teng was shocked, jumping up to peer over Zhang Zhibei’s shoulder and scrutinize the screen closely.
Indeed, the 361 Computer Security Manager software was running on his computer, initiating a tomb scanning process, identifying multiple suspicious programs as potentially viral and marking them in red.
Zhang Zhibei’s eyes sparkled with excitement, “Hehe, see? Those programs are ones I made up as virus simulations, new and without any execution features, but this antivirus software still detected them.”
“That’s why I’m sure this is heuristic scanning technology, requiring a very strong underlying inspection mechanism to implement!”
“This is a revolutionary innovation in antivirus software!”
“I bet this software will explode in popularity!”
Ma Teng inhaled sharply, amazed, “There are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers in China, using heuristic scanning technology!”
Without a clear profit model, many investors rejected the Tencent.
“Old Ma, if we... can’t hold on, what do you plan to do?” Zhang Zhibei suddenly asked solemnly.
Ma Teng’s face showed pain, followed by a heavy sigh.
“If... if one day we really can’t keep going, let’s sell the company.”
“The company... should be worth six or seven hundred thousand, right?”
Zhang Zhibei also chuckled bitterly, “If it really comes to that, I’d be truly unwilling!”
QQ was developed line by line by him and other technicians, representing years of hard work.
The project was like his child, growing day by day, with online user numbers breaking one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand...
He worked overnight, updating the software, fixing bugs, making it better and better, proudly telling people the software was developed by him and his colleagues.
The entire Tencent aimed to create the largest and first domestic instant messaging software, with everyone working hard towards this goal.
Everyone wanted to be the next internet giant, but while dreams were grand, reality was harsh.
As user numbers increased, they felt less joy and more anxiety.
Because the company couldn’t afford more servers.
There were only two options: either secure financing to continue expanding servers and operations, or sell the company to a more financially capable company, exiting completely.
Ma Huateng and Zhang Zhibei preferred the first option, not wanting to sell the company unless absolutely necessary.
Ma Huateng returned to his seat, gazing at the still-dark sky with a determined look.
“Yes, I’m also not willing to give up just like that.”
“Zhibei, I believe our company will survive!”
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