32: Chapter 32 T Os System

"Indeed." Zhang Shiqing sighed softly. "This is a major economic province and a window of opening up, but it is also a high-risk area for corruption.

Especially in recent years, with the wild growth of the tech industry, there have been many issues with various unfair practices. To be honest, I have a mission this time as well."

He glanced slightly at Shen Guoming and casually reminded him, "Is your Transsion on somewhat tense terms with Bird?"

Shen Guoming's heart tightened, but he remained calm on the surface as he said, "It's just market competition, so some minor friction is inevitable. You know General Manager Li Xiangdong from Bird, Old Zhang. He was a restless character back in the day."

"I know." Zhang Shiqing took a sip of tea. "I've received some reporting materials regarding their suspected false advertising and other unfair competition practices.

A special campaign has been decided upon to crack down on unfair competition in the mobile phone industry."

"Acting in accordance with the law and regulations, without bias—that is the basic principle. If Transsion has issues, it will be investigated just the same. Don't think that just because I'm here, you can..."

"Old Zhang, you know what kind of person I am. Rest assured."

Shen Guoming smiled confidently. "Transsion can withstand any investigation."

Then he laughed freely.

They chatted a bit more about his illness and the past, until Zhang Shiqing suddenly asked, "By the way, your Xiao Fei is twenty-four this year, right? Has his relationship status been sorted out?"

Shen Guoming was taken aback, instantly cooking up a ten-year-long drama in his mind, but then he smiled bitterly. "In the past, if he dared to bring a girl home, I would have broken his legs.

But now, he spends all day cooped up in the company. He doesn't even have the chance to find a partner. His mother and I are worried sick."

"I remember..." Zhang Shiqing's finger slid repeatedly along the rim of his teacup. "Back when the Old Master was still around, he seemed to have mentioned that since the children of our two families are of suitable ages, we could arrange a marriage."

Shen Guoming also nodded, but then his eyes lit up.

"There was indeed such a thing. Your Mingzhu is twenty-three now, right? I heard you say before that she's a talented young woman. Now..."

"She's still studying at Peking University. She does quite well academically, and her standards are quite high. Plus, because of me... she's about to graduate from her master's degree, and she's still single."

He paused slightly and glanced at Shen Guoming.

"I've also heard about Xiao Fei's past reputation—a playboy who didn't do any honest work. If it were in the past, I would never have agreed to this marriage, even if it killed me.

Even if the Old Master had spoken, I couldn't let my daughter leap into a fiery pit."

Shen Guoming's heart sank, and he nodded in agreement. Old Zhang's words made sense. If Mingzhu were his own daughter, he wouldn't agree either, even if they were family friends.

But Zhang Shiqing's words suddenly took a turn: "However, in the past six months, Xiao Fei seems to have become a completely different person.

Transsion has been doing exceptionally well in Africa. His methods, vision, and boldness... are all very impressive.

I had someone look into him. Although he's a bit mysterious, at least he hasn't been fooling around. He still has some moral boundaries."

"Old Zhang, you mean..." Shen Guoming's heart rate began to accelerate.

"I can give them a chance." Zhang Shiqing put down his teacup. "But whether it works out depends on the young people themselves. I won't force it, and I hope you can understand.

Once I get my work sorted out during this period, I'll have them meet.

By the way, Mingzhu is coming to the University of Science and Technology the day after tomorrow to participate in a competition. Have Xiao Fei pick her up then, and they can have a meal together."

"Great, great, great!" Shen Guoming nodded repeatedly. "I know you're a busy man. I'll tell Xiao Fei as soon as I get back. If that little brat doesn't take good care of Mingzhu, I'll break his legs."

Zhang Shiqing couldn't help but laugh at his excited state. "Guoming. Don't you think... Xiao Fei has changed too much in the past six months? It's almost like he's a different person."

"More than just think so!" Shen Guoming slapped his thigh hard. These words hit right at his heart.

"Sometimes I even wonder if he is really my son, or if he was replaced by some reincarnator or transmigrator.

Look at the things he does. How does he look anything like that punk who used to spend all day hanging out in bars and drag racing?"

Looking at his dramatic friend, Zhang Shiqing laughed and patted him on the shoulder. "I didn't expect you to be so trendy, even knowing about these reincarnation novels.

But there's no such thing as reincarnation or transmigration. That's all fictional, or at least current science can't prove it.

As they say, it takes setbacks to make someone grow. You suddenly threw the burden onto him, forcing out his potential."

He stood up and patted Shen Guoming's shoulder again. "Whether it's reincarnation or him finally seeing the light, the current Shen Fei is worthy of my Mingzhu.

The rest is up to fate."

After leaving Zhang Shiqing's home, Shen Guoming was quite excited.

He was happy that his son was successful, and even happier that the childhood betrothal hadn't been canceled. What did Zhang Shiqing's current position mean for Shen Fei's future development? He knew all too well.

...

Meanwhile, at Transsion Headquarters...

The conference table was packed on both sides. In addition to the heads of various departments, there was also the newly formed core team of the Taishan Project.

With Liu Zhihong at its core, this team's goal was to independently build a domestic operating system from scratch within a year.

Although completing development in such a short timeframe was somewhat difficult,

the requirements were not high. The main focus was just to make it usable first, and then refine it further later on.

After their last conversation, Liu Zhihong leveraged his capabilities to expand the development team to over 270 people, establishing his initial team.

Shen Fei stood in front of the projection screen. On the screen were two eye-catching logos: one was the Chinese-style characters for "Taishan," and the other was the simple TOS (Transsion OS).

"Everyone, today's meeting will decide the fate of Transsion for the next decade or more."

Shen Fei made a grand gesture in front of everyone. "I declare the official launch of the Taishan Project."

Silence filled the conference room as everyone held their breath. The Taishan Project, also known as the Comprehensive Renewal Plan, aimed to develop an independent and controllable full industry chain.

"The Taishan Project currently has two core goals." Shen Fei switched the PowerPoint slide, which listed the task plan.

"First, to develop a fully independent smart operating system, tentatively named Transsion OS, or TOS for short."

The product's technical roadmap: deeply customize based on the open-source AOSP (Android Open Source Project), then gradually replace core components, ultimately achieving complete independence from the kernel to the application framework.

"The second goal is to officially establish the Transsion Chip Design Department starting today," Shen Fei continued. "We will build up our experience step-by-step, starting with peripheral chips, power management, RF, audio, and so on, with the ultimate goal of acquiring SoC design capabilities."

A slight commotion rippled through the audience.

The operating system had been mentioned once during the last meeting, but that was just a brief discussion to set a goal, and nothing had been started.

This time, Chip Design was added to the mix.

Either of these two undertakings would require an investment of billions or even tens of billions of yuan, along with countless top-tier talents, and success was still not guaranteed.

Although Transsion was developing well now, wasn't it a bit too early to take on these two tasks?