Chapter 56: The Divine Move, The Final Checkmate (Third Edition)

Utterly stunned!

At this very moment, the high-ranking executives of the major technology giants who were in the middle of a meeting were completely dumbfounded!

First, Shangxia had just released the advanced Pangu operating system, and right on its heels, another slightly inferior independent operating system was completely uploaded to the internet.

Even the source code of the underlying logic was directly open-sourced for mobile phone manufacturers to download and use freely!

This directly turned the so-called perfect solution they had just discussed into a joke!

Just a moment ago, they could still maintain a semblance of composure because they were confident that other phone manufacturers could not develop their own systems; as long as they lowered their prices, they could still hold their ground!

But now, with a complete and independent new operating system suddenly appearing and being made available for phone manufacturers to download and use for free, they no longer had even the slightest chance to fight back!

If you want an advanced system, there is the Pangu system.

If you want a free system, there is this independent system.

With their systems sandwiched in the middle, there was simply no room for survival!

"Dammit!"

"It's the Shangxian people! This independent operating system was definitely made by those Shangxian guys, they definitely did it on purpose!"

"Damn it, damn it!!!"

At this moment, the top executives of the major tech giants lost all their poise. They began to curse furiously one by one, their psychological defense lines completely shattered and broken!

...

On the internet.

Many of those Westerners who were still arguing fiercely moments ago shared the exact same thoughts that the executives of the major tech giants had just held.

They believed that as long as the systems on their side lowered their prices, those mobile phone manufacturers would still eagerly cling to them!

However, a sudden piece of news completely stunned these Westerners!

"Latest report: An internationally renowned mobile system forum suddenly had an anonymous user upload a brand-new, independent mobile operating system. It is fully open-source and completely free for mobile phone manufacturers around the world to download and use!"

This news instantly surged to the top of the trending searches!

"What the heck? What is this? Why is there another new mobile operating system? What day is it today? Are mobile operating systems really this easy to make? They just keep popping up one after another?"

"...I went to check it out. That mobile operating system seems to combine the strengths of various existing systems while perfectly dodging all patent issues. It's inferior to our Pangu system, but it's a bit better than the systems from those Western tech giant companies!"

"Huh? This... Oh my god, could this also be made by the Big Boss Classmate?"

...

"You know, it actually seems quite likely! The timing of the upload is just too coincidental. Right after we released the Pangu system, this slightly inferior independent mobile system was uploaded. What's more, it's directly open-sourced, completely free, and doesn't involve any patented technology. This is clearly aimed at cutting off the last retreat of those tech giants!"

"It's not just likely; it is absolutely, 100% the work of the Big Boss Classmate! After all, apart from the Big Boss Classmate, there shouldn't be a second person with the ability to create an independent mobile operating system!"

"Oh my god, if that's the case, then the Big Boss Classmate's strategic planning is way too meticulous! First, he gives us the most advanced Pangu system, and then he uses a slightly inferior independent system to blockade the foundational market of those Western tech giants. This is simply a divine move!"

"Holy cow, this is simply brilliant!"

"Hahahahaha, those Westerners were still stubbornly arguing just now, claiming that their own systems were still usable. Now there is an independent system better than theirs, completely free, and free of any patent troubles. Unless those phone manufacturers have holes in their brains, I'm afraid none of them will ever use the systems of those tech giants again!"

"Perfect, simply too perfect!"

"This was definitely a plan the Big Boss Classmate thought of a long time ago. Oh no, I love him even more now!"

"..."

Netizens across the country went wild with joy in an instant!

The emergence of this free, independent system was simply the ultimate checkmate, plunging those major tech giants into a state of absolute and irrecoverable despair!

...

Inside the Greater Academy of Sciences and the Bureau of Paranormal Administration.

Zhao Zizhen, Ye Guhong, and the others all wore very strange expressions as they looked at this sudden trending search news.

Because the independent system uploaded to the anonymous forum was precisely the one Lin Yang had asked Zhao Zizhen for earlier.

"This... this move made by him is simply too brilliant!"

After a moment of daze, Zhao Zizhen, Ye Guhong, and the others burst into exclamations of admiration!

Even they had not anticipated beforehand that this independent operating system could be used to deliver the ultimate checkmate to those major tech giants!

This move was exquisite to the absolute limit!

"Ahem, no wonder he said earlier that he would just casually whip up an independent system as a transition. It turns out he had a plan all along!"

Zhao Zizhen cleared his throat, recalling what Lin Yang had said earlier, and was struck by a feeling of sudden realization.

When he heard Lin Yang say that this independent system was merely a transitional tool earlier, he hadn't thought much of it.

But thinking about it now, every single word Lin Yang uttered was pregnant with deep meaning!

When he said it was a transition, it really was just a transition!

"Sigh, I suddenly feel like we old fellows are getting a bit old. We never even thought that such a move could be played!"

Ye Guhong sighed repeatedly as well.

Even he felt that Lin Yang's move was executed with breathtaking brilliance!!

Zhao Zizhen chuckled, and then, as if thinking of something, suddenly turned serious and said, "Now that we have the mobile system, I have a proposal: let's establish a company in the name of Classmate, and use all the profits generated by the mobile system to support his research and development! What do you guys think?"

This remark made Ye Guhong pause for a moment.

Zhao Zizhen continued, "Missiles and lithography machines involve too many complexities and don't offer many profitable avenues. But mobile systems are different; to put it bluntly, this thing is a pure commercial product. We can't just use it unconditionally forever without showing some gesture of reciprocity!"

Hearing this, Ye Guhong pondered slightly and nodded, "What you said makes sense, and we indeed need to consider this issue. Purely commercial things cannot be used for free. So, you should contact him again, inquire about matters such as the company's naming, and see if he has any requirements. I'll start making arrangements on my end."

"Hmm."

Zhao Zizhen nodded, then hung up the video conference and began emailing Lin Yang to make inquiries.

Meanwhile, Lin Yang was currently receiving system prompts!

"Congratulations to the host. Under the host's guidance, the host's home country has created its first independent low-level operating system. The host has been rewarded with five hundred points of national treasure value."

"Congratulations to the host. Under the host's guidance, the host's home country has created an advanced smartphone operating system. The host has been awarded one thousand points of national treasure value!"

"Congratulations to the host. Because under your guidance, the host's home country now possesses an operating system leading the world, allowing the populace to lift their heads with pride and be hailed as superheroes by the citizens of the home country, the host has been awarded ten points of renown value! Your current renown value is fifty-one points!"

"..."

Listening to the system prompts, Lin Yang blinked his eyes.

He had only spent fifty points of national treasure value in total to create that independent system, but the reward was a whopping five hundred points of national treasure value!

A net profit of four hundred and fifty points in one go!

This deal was slightly too cost-effective!

Without hesitation, he couldn't help but ask, "System, are there any similar missions available? Or can I go to other countries right now and snap up all the available low-level technologies?"