A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 515 Orange Technology

After meeting Lin's parents, Lu Cheng and Lin Jingyi's relationship has become official. Although Lin's father and mother still won't let their daughter stay overnight at Lu Cheng's house, they don't object to Lin Jingyi visiting Lu Cheng frequently, and they will invite Lu Cheng to their home for dinner from time to time.

In the blink of an eye, it is already the Lantern Festival and the New Year is about to pass. I have to report back to school tomorrow.

Of course, for Lu Cheng and Lin Jingyi, two Jinling natives, there is no need to rush back to school. It is not too late to leave tomorrow.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, strings of brilliant fireworks rose in a square in Xuanwu District and people around cheered.

Lin Jingyi, who was squeezed in the crowd, hugged Lu Cheng's arm tightly and said with some regret: "If we had known that there were so many people here, we should have gone to Tianfei Palace. I can't even see the front."

"Don't worry, I'll lift you up and you can sit on my shoulders and watch."

"No need, ah..."

Without waiting for Lin Jingyi to finish speaking, Lu Cheng pushed through the crowd, bent down, held Lin Jingyi's calf with his right hand, easily lifted her up, and placed her on his right shoulder.

Lin Jingyi's exclamation immediately attracted the attention of the people around her. Some young couples who also came to watch the fireworks looked at Lu Cheng and his partner with different eyes.

The girls were naturally full of envy. Some of them even pushed their boyfriends and said, "Look at her boyfriend. He's so handsome, tall, and strong. Look at you. You're just a loser."

"Well... don't you look at his girlfriend, how beautiful she is. If..."

"Oh, you called me darling yesterday and said I was the most beautiful woman in the world, but today you complain that I'm not pretty enough? You're just a big pig's hoof!"

"No, I was wrong. Isn't it okay if I was wrong?"

On the other side, a girl who weighed at least 140 pounds looked at Lu Cheng and the other person opposite her, then looked at her slightly thin boyfriend and said, "Shouldn't you show some appreciation too?"

The boy glanced at Lu Cheng, then lowered his head and tried hard, but not only did he fail to lift his girlfriend up, they both fell to the ground.

A few other boys directly spoke to Lu Cheng: "Brother, aren't you trying to make things difficult for us?"

Lu Cheng chuckled and held Lin Jingyi steadily with one hand.

Lin Jingyi put her left arm around Lu Cheng's neck. Her little face, being stared at by everyone, showed a little shyness, but more of pride.

At this moment, bigger fireworks suddenly bloomed in the sky, attracting everyone's attention. Lin Jingyi also turned to look at the fireworks and silently made a wish to the fireworks: I only wish that we can stay together for the rest of my life.

When everything was over, Lin Jingyi took Lu Cheng's arm and said, "Lu Cheng, these are the most beautiful fireworks I have ever seen. Let's watch fireworks together for the rest of our lives, okay?"

"Then you must stay with me forever, never leaving me."

"Well, never be separated."

After walking out of the square, Lin Jingyi suddenly remembered something: "Are your arms sore? Let me rub them for you."

"If you kiss me, it won't be sore anymore."

"Hmm."

"Not enough, the time is too short..."

After school started, Lu Cheng took two courses at the same time, but he felt more relaxed because the teachers on both sides knew his level and did not force him to attend classes on time like ordinary students.

While learning professional knowledge, Lu Cheng was also preparing to establish a company.

That evening, when Lu Cheng and Lin Jingyi were having dinner, he casually asked, "Jingyi, list your favorite fruits and foods."

"Don't you know all the things I like to eat? My favorite fruits are oranges and watermelons, and my favorite snacks are pistachios..."

"I also like eating oranges and watermelons. How about naming my company Orange?"

"The company's name is Orange? Isn't that a bit too casual?"

"Doesn't the US still have Apple? Oranges are also normal. Who knows, there may be other brands like Orange, Hammer, and Xiaomi in the future. I think no matter what industry a company is in, it must always be people-oriented.

Oranges are a very common fruit that everyone can eat. They are rich in vitamin C. Most importantly, you like them. ”

Lin Jingyi was touched when she heard this: "Then let's call her Orange."

So, in early 2003, a technology company called Orange was established in Jinling.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng began to recruit people and gather talents to form an original team.

With plenty of money, Lu Cheng quickly recruited a group of outstanding talents, including many masters and doctoral graduates from Jiaotong University, Nanjing University, and Southeast University.

Among them is Zou Hao, who graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He has quite adequate programming skills and is also an experienced architect. He is considered the technical backbone of Lu Cheng's current staff.

There are Liu Dayong and Lin Yifan, who graduated with a master's degree in computer science from Nanjing University, and Zhang Hanfei and Zhang Xiaobai, who graduated from Southeast University.

These people have been screened through layers of screening and interviewed personally by Lu Cheng. After examining their abilities in all aspects, the outstanding talents who were admitted all have considerable talent in computers.

In addition to technical personnel, there is also a professional marketing talent, Long Xuan.

After the company was established, employees did not need to spend a lot of time on development, as Lu Cheng had already prepared some products in advance.

The first product of Juzi Technology is the Chinese intelligent input method developed and perfected by Lu Cheng, named "Juzi Input Method".

The reason for using this name is to promote the "Juzi" brand. First, through an input method, let everyone know about the "Juzi" brand, and then launch other software and hardware products in succession to make "Juzi" completely popular across the country.

After the employees signed the confidentiality agreement and non-compete agreement, Lu Cheng showed them the basically complete "Juzi Input Method" so that they could first familiarize themselves with the product and prepare for future product iterations and maintenance.

Afterwards, Long Xuan, the head of the marketing department, started the promotion.

In order to promote it better, Lu Cheng first tried out this input method on the campus of Southeast University, and it soon became popular among many teachers and students.

Compared with the Wubi input method which is difficult to learn and the Smart ABC which is inconvenient to use, this input method, which is similar to the later "Sogou Input Method", has a larger vocabulary, arranges commonly used words, and is more convenient to use.

As the Orange Input Method became popular in Southeast University, it gradually spread to other universities in Jinling, and soon spread to more places through various recommendations from classmates.

At the same time, some advertisements about the Orange Input Method began to appear on various online platforms.

In just over a month, the number of users of the trial version of the Orange Input Method exceeded 50, and is still growing at a faster rate.

In this era, a software with 50 users is enough to attract a lot of attention. Some software companies have even contacted Juzi Technology and proposed to acquire this input method.

Even Shanda's boss Chen contacted Lu Cheng and proposed to acquire this input method, but was rejected by Lu Cheng.

Two months later, the number of users of Juzi Input Method exceeded one million. Long Xuan proposed to Lu Cheng that he wanted to change the input method to a paid model, but was rejected by Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng developed this input method not for the purpose of making money, but to promote the brand and provide an advertising platform for other products.

Therefore, the input method was originally designed as free software.

Afterwards, Orange Technology quickly launched a new software, Orange Translation.

At this time, the translation software widely circulated in the market include "Orient Express", "Kingsoft PowerWord" and "Instant Chinese Translation Expert", etc. These translation software are mostly divided into three versions: preferential version, upgraded version and deluxe version, and the prices are generally 20 to 30, 70 to 80, or more than 100 yuan.

Orange translation software is divided into only two versions, basic version and standard version.

But in terms of quality, the basic version of Orange Translation Software has surpassed the upgraded versions of other software, and the standard version is far superior to other similar products on the market.

With ads inserted by the input method platform, the Orange Translation software soon welcomed its first batch of users...