Although the name of Jinzuan Technology seems to be quite high-end, it is actually a small workshop that produces floppy disks. Before that, it opened a shop in a computer city in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to do some small business.

The boss, Lin Jiandong, has a very flexible mind. Although he has not read many books, he has accumulated a lot of wealth over the years and can barely be called a successful person.

Recently, he found that there were too many people doing this in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the involution was serious, so he had to come to Baiyun to see if he could open up sales of his own floppy disks in other provinces.

As a result, he had just arrived in Baiyun City and heard about this electronic product fair. He signed up without saying a word. Even though he spent some money to enter, he still had expectations and hoped that he could fool a few people.

Big customers.

However, due to the strength of Jindiaan Technology, even though he arrived early, he could only rent a booth at the outermost edge to display his own floppy disks.

In front of the booth, Lin Jiandong watched people coming and going, but only a few people entered his store, and he suddenly felt very depressed.

He turned back and patted the only clerk on the shoulder, and said to him with a sad face: "You said our business is so difficult to do all of a sudden?"

The clerk also followed him all the way from his hometown to work hard. Now seeing that his job was in danger, he immediately volunteered and suggested: "Boss, how about I go inside and check it out?"

Lin Jiandong thought that there was nothing in the store, so he waved to him: "Go, go, let me take a good look at what is going on."

After a while, the clerk ran over in a panic and told Lin Jiandong the bad news with an eager expression: "Mr. Lin, something is going wrong."

Lin Jiandong, who was already in a bad mood, frowned even more after hearing her words, and asked angrily: "What happened?"

The clerk swallowed and then told the truth: "There is a shop not far next door that sells something called a USB flash drive. Here, here is the instruction manual. I brought it back."

Then he explained to Lin Jiandong eloquently: "Mr. Lin, this thing is small and exquisite, easy to use, and has the same function as a floppy disk. I asked someone about it, and in just half a day, they have signed tens of thousands of them.

The order was placed. I also saw several customers who had just asked about our products, and they all went to him."

"Is there such a thing?"

Lin Jiandong was shocked and angry. He suddenly slammed the table, his eyebrows almost stood up, and he cursed angrily: "This is unreasonable! You stay here, I will go over and take a look."

Despite the angry expression on his face at this time, he was actually filled with fear. After all, his floppy disks could not be sold to others. He could also understand that his products were not competitive enough and he would adjust his strategy at that time, even if he lowered sales.

If the price is high, you can always capture some market share.

But this newly emerged USB flash drive has directly revolutionized the life of floppy disks. If what is written in the manual is true, wouldn't the floppy disk species be eliminated overnight?

This is the most terrifying thing!

It's like, you were still thinking yesterday that you moved a cart of bricks and didn't make much money, and you were thinking that you must be more diligent tomorrow and move one more cart.

As a result, when you wake up the next morning, you find that people are using cranes to move bricks, and you have been abandoned by the market.

At this moment, Lin Jiandong felt a sense of fear and helplessness that he would be abandoned by the times.

He left his booth in a hurry and soon found the booth of Mingyuan Technology not far away.

Not only was Mingyuan Technology's booth decorated in a fancy way, but there was also a long queue at the entrance, making it look like a sea of ​​people. It was hard not to pay attention.

Lin Jiandong saw a lot of people queuing up, and the wall was airtight. He wanted to go in to find out, but he had no choice but to queue up honestly.

After a while, Lin Jiandong queued up and walked into Mingyuan Technology's booth.

Shi Qingxue had just sent away a customer who inquired. When he saw someone coming, he immediately greeted him enthusiastically and said: "Hello, customer, are you here to see our USB flash drive? Let me introduce our USB flash drive to you.

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Shi Qingxue heard Lu Yiming and others say it so many times that she memorized the rhetoric and naturally acted as a shopping guide.

Lin Jiandong was shocked when he saw Shi Qingxue.

What is the origin of Mingyuan Technology? Even the shopping guide has such a fairy-like appearance. Isn't this a dimensionality reduction attack?

Lin Jiandong thought of the acne-covered clerk in his store and wished he could change Shi Qingxue back.

With all kinds of messy things in his mind, Lin Jiandong, who was usually very articulate, couldn't help but stutter when he spoke: "Ah... ok."

Shi Qingxue introduced the functions of the USB flash drive, and then asked with a smile: "What do you think?"

Lin Jiandong wanted to say that it was very good, but as soon as his mind changed, he immediately smashed his mouth and said with a dull expression: "Not very good. I see that your propaganda here keeps saying that such a small thing can replace the floppy disk. I

I think it’s just nonsense.”

Shi Qingxue was dumbfounded for a moment and didn't know how to answer this.

After all, she just listened to the introduction and followed the instructions. Most customers would have already started talking about purchasing by this time.

At this moment, a pair of warm big hands appeared in front of Shi Qingxue. Shi Qingxue took a look and found that Lu Yiming had already stood in front of her.

"How can this be nonsense? We all have the functions of floppy disks, and we are more portable than floppy disks. Isn't that enough to replace floppy disks?"

Lin Jiandong asked unhappily: "Who are you?"

Lu Yiming smiled slightly and said: "I am a shareholder of Mingyuan Technology and the inventor of the USB flash drive."

I heard that Lu Yiming invented the USB flash drive, and the people around him all looked at him with curiosity or admiration.

Apart from anything else, being able to invent at such a young age is a very impressive thing in itself.

"You? The inventor?"

Lin Jiandong looked at Lu Yiming, his eyes full of disdain and suspicion: "Don't be ridiculous, I just sell floppy disks. I have never heard of this thing, and suddenly it comes out and says it can replace floppy disks? Just make your own assumptions.

Do you think you invented urine photos at your age? This kind of thing has not been made in other countries, but you have made it? I don’t believe it!”

There were also voices of doubt among the crowd.

"Can such a high-tech thing be made with the current domestic technological level? I doubt it."

"That's right, this thing doesn't even exist abroad, but it appears in China? How is it possible?"

"Could it be like that thing again, where you went abroad and stole other people's things and came back and claimed they were yours?"

"You're young, it's not good to lie."

"I admit that this thing really surprised me, but I definitely don't think that such a thing can be invented in China now."

The 1990s was the era when public knowledge was at its most rampant.

Various magazines basically promote foreign technology and civilization.

Even the outrageous story about seven-year-old Edison using the principle of light reflection from mirrors to illuminate a dark room and save the life of his mother who was in urgent need of appendicitis surgery can be openly found in textbooks.

Under such an environment, the inferiority complex of Chinese people is no less than that of the era of Mr. De and Mr. Sai. Many people pessimistically believe that the great China has been eliminated by the times and will always be able to gnaw at the buttocks of Europe and the United States.

Devouring the scraps they discarded.

Lu Yiming took out a copy of the invention patent certificate, smiled slightly, and said: "This is the invention patent certificate of the USB flash drive, issued by the American Intellectual Property Office."

After seeing the invention patent, many people shut up.

Facts speak louder than words. The United States all admits that the USB flash drive was invented by the person in front of them, and their doubts are meaningless.

They just feel uncomfortable.

After all, what I had always believed in was shattered on this day.

Lu Yiming continued: "It's empty talk. There is a computer here. You can try it yourself to see if it works."

Unwilling to give up, Lin Jiandong picked up the USB flash drive and started operating on the computer.

Later, he gave in.

As the propaganda says, with this thing, floppy disks are directly eliminated.

And this is exactly the case. Computers produced in the second decade of the 21st century have basically eliminated the optical drive configuration on the host computer.

Because floppy disks and CDs disappeared.

They did not die from competitors, but from the progress of the times and the development of technology.

Lin Jiandong felt very uncomfortable.

Because he was acutely aware that he was unemployed.

Selling floppy disks is an outdated business.

Lin Jiandong put down the USB flash drive and walked out of the crowd dejectedly.

Looking at his back, Shi Qingxue felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, and whispered: "He looks so pitiful."

Lu Yiming said with emotion: "In this era, we don't believe in tears. The wave of science and technology is rolling forward. If you make a wrong step, you may be doomed."

The other side.

Deng Guoshun walked slowly in the exhibition hall with his hands behind his back.

On both sides of him, there was a dazzling array of various technological products, which dazzled him.

"I really didn't expect that technology is changing so fast that there are actually domestically produced products here."

Five years ago, he went to Singapore as a visiting scholar to study and find a job.

As a "foreign wage earner", Deng Guoshun is engaged in software development at aztech company, technical support and exhibition participation at digitqlresources company, and also serves as the system manager of Philips Asia-Pacific region. He is extremely busy, but he has also gained experience through working in these large companies.

Working in the company, I have accumulated rich management experience.

In the spring of this year, Deng Guoshun's first private company was established in Singapore. Its main business is to provide computer outsourcing services to local high-tech companies.

He heard that there was an electronic products expo here in Baiyun, so he came here to try his luck and see if he could take a few orders. This is why he appeared here today.

Suddenly, the chatter of several people next to him attracted his attention.
To be continued...