Chapter 11: Selling the Antivirus Program!

Seeing Chen Mo’s expression, Elder Shu was not in a hurry. He turned and pointed to the gigantic bookshelf that seemed to have no end.

“Where do you think all this technology came from?”

Chen Mo thought for a moment. “It must have been created and collected by the previous owners of the Library.”

“You got it half right. Indeed, many were created by the owners. They all placed the scientific technologies they created into the Library. This method is called technology sharing.”

“Are you saying that I also need to put the technology I create into the Science and Technology Library? Like the program to detect and kill the Ransomware?”

“Wrong. Not ‘need to,’ but ‘are you willing to.’ It’s the principle of voluntary choice. Are you willing to share your technological products with the Library through technology sharing?” Elder Shu said.

“Technology sharing? Yes, I’m willing.”

Chen Mo nodded without hesitation. Even if it were mandatory, he wouldn’t complain. After all, he was now the owner of the Science and Technology Library.

“Hmm, good.”

Elder Shu pointed to the light screen floating in mid-air. Code, crawling like ants, quickly appeared on the light screen.

Chen Mo saw it very clearly. It was the program code for the Ransomware detection and removal tool he had designed.

Under his gaze, the light screen transformed into a book and flew deep into the Science and Technology Library. Immediately after, another light screen descended into Elder Shu’s hand and also formed into a book.

“This is your reward for sharing your technology.” Elder Shu placed the book in front of Chen Mo.

‘Smartphone Operating System Source Code and Development’

Seeing the book, Chen Mo’s face lit up with wild joy. It was truly an unexpected gain. He never thought that sharing technology would come with such a reward. He could almost visualize another mobile phone system being born from his hands.

After seeing this technology, all the frustration Chen Mo felt earlier vanished without a trace.

“You’re a lucky kid,” Elder Shu said. “To encourage technology sharing, the technology received through sharing is generally a bit better than the technology shared. You got a bit lucky, kid. You received this, which you can actually use right now, and it’s even a level higher.”

“That’s right, that’s right. Ever since I met you, Elder Shu, my luck has been very good,” Chen Mo said with a laugh.

“You mean ever since you met your little girlfriend, right?” Elder Shu saw right through Chen Mo’s thoughts. “When you got that technology earlier, I didn’t hear you say your luck was good?”

“It’s the same, it’s the same. It was all around the same time,” Chen Mo said with an awkward laugh.

“Take it.”

Elder Shu patted the book in his hand directly into Chen Mo’s head.

…

Exiting the Science and Technology Library, Chen Mo still wore a surprised and happy smile. This time, he hit the jackpot. He obtained the source code for a mobile phone operating system. If managed properly, money would basically just be a number.

But right now, he had no money.

After thinking for a bit, Chen Mo walked to his computer, opened Weibo, and found the official Weibo account of Qihu Company. Hesitating for a moment, he composed a message, attached his email address, and sent it.

He didn’t have the email addresses of the company executives, so he could only contact them this way. He certainly couldn’t hack into a Cybersecurity company’s systems; that would be something else.

It was currently the peak period of the ‘Eternal Heart’ outbreak. Globally, no one had yet developed software to detect and remove ‘Eternal Heart,’ but he had it right here.

He wasn’t some great philanthropist. He had obtained this using his right to freely choose technology. From the start, his plan was to use the antivirus software to earn his first pot of gold.

Now was the perfect time to use it.

After sending the message, Chen Mo started coding again. The smartphone operating system source code—this would be his next product, just right for entering the internet field.

…

Qihu Company had several Weibo operation specialists, and Lang Yumeng was one of them.

The rapid development of Weibo also made it a channel for some companies to release external messages. This demand gave rise to this new type of profession.

At this moment, Lang Yumeng was hunched over her computer, idly browsing Weibo messages. As a Weibo operation specialist, she was the cute girl behind the official Weibo account.

Netizens summarized their job as: capable of doing design, writing copy, catching trends; able to discuss current events, gossip about scandals; able to publish content, reply to comments, and act cute.

Sometimes, when they saw interesting comments, they would reply.

Recently, after the ‘Eternal Heart’ Ransomware crisis broke out, their Cybersecurity company became a major focus of public attention. The number of Weibo comments was over ten times higher than usual.

As a Weibo operation specialist, this period had exhausted them. Even as a cute girl, she had developed dark circles under her eyes from staying up late.

Suddenly, Lang Yumeng stopped moving her mouse. Her gaze fell on a particular message.

“Silent Ant?”

Reading the message, Lang Yumeng immediately perked up, her expression hesitant. Just then, she saw the Office Director walking by. She immediately made up her mind.

“Director, please come look at this Weibo message.” Lang Yumeng pointed at her computer screen.

Hearing Lang Yumeng’s voice, Wang Yu stopped and walked over to her. Weibo operation specialists usually didn’t bother him, the Office Director, unless it was something important.

Walking to the computer, Wang Yu looked carefully at the message Lang Yumeng pointed out. His gaze sharpened, and his expression became serious.

“Take a screenshot of this message and print it out.”

Not long after, Wang Yu was holding the printed paper and walking into the President’s Office. If this message was real, then it was a matter of great importance.

“President Zhou, this is a message left on Weibo. I felt it was significant, so I’m reporting it to you.” After entering the President’s Office, Wang Yu handed the printed paper to Zhou Hongwei.

“Hmm?”

Seeing the content, Zhou Hongwei’s eyes narrowed, then flickered uncertainly. He hesitated for a moment, then still opened his email and entered the email address.

It was currently the peak of the ‘Eternal Heart’ outbreak. Their company’s Cybersecurity team was working day and night to find a way to detect and remove the Ransomware.

He was constantly monitoring the progress. So far, there had been some developments, but they were still a long way from cracking ‘Eternal Heart.’ After all, something meticulously planned by skilled Hackers wasn’t easy to handle.

But now, someone suddenly appeared, claiming to have developed a program to crack ‘Eternal Heart.’ This demanded his attention.

The other party contacted him, clearly wanting to sell the cracking program and discuss a deal. If they could obtain the cracking method, their company would undoubtedly gain both fame and fortune.

“Hello, I am Zhou Hongwei, President of Qihu. I have seen your message. Is the program you mentioned to crack ‘Eternal Heart’ real? I would like to see it in person…”

After sending the edited email, Zhou Hongwei began staring at his inbox, waiting.

Chen Mo, who was in the middle of coding, saw the email notification and immediately stopped what he was doing. He opened the email and, upon seeing the content, broke into a knowing smile.

He didn’t expect a response to his message so quickly.

After opening the email, Chen Mo directly typed his phone number and sent it back to Zhou Hongwei.

Zhou Hongwei, who was watching his computer, saw the phone number in the email and his face lit up with joy. He immediately dialed the number from the email.

“Hello, this is Zhou Hongwei,” Zhou Hongwei said as the call connected.

“Hello, President Zhou. My name is Chen Mo. Are you interested in the software I developed?” Chen Mo said with a laugh after answering the phone.

“Of course I’m interested,” Zhou Hongwei said. “Could you send the program installation package to us for testing?”

“Let’s test it in person. Come to the coffee shop 800 meters to the right of the front gate of Binhai University. Contact me when you arrive, and I’ll come over to meet and talk. If you’re afraid I’m tricking you, you don’t have to come. I can contact Tencent or Baidu instead,” Chen Mo said.

“Okay, I’ll head over now. Let’s talk face to face.” After hanging up, Zhou Hongwei immediately stood up from his seat and looked at his assistant. “Xiao Liu, book a flight. Prepare to go to Binhai City.”