I'm back in 1990

Chapter 326: Visiting Friends is the Most Important Thing

More than an hour later, the two ended their conversation.

Zhang Gaolei stood up and said goodbye to Huang Xiaochuan: "Xiaochuan, you must be tired after sitting on the plane for more than ten hours. You should get some rest tonight. I won't bother you anymore."

"Okay, then I won't see you off."

"What are you trying to deliver? I live right next door. Get a good night's sleep, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

After seeing Zhang Gaolei off, Huang Xiaochuan took a shower. He wasn't tired, but he kept dozing off on the plane. There was nothing outside the window, just blue sky and the sea. He got bored after a few minutes.

Flight attendants are pretty, but you can't keep looking at them forever!

The Gulfstream IV-SP is an improved version of the Gulfstream IV, with increased fuselage length and range, so it has a bedroom on board. Huang Xiaochuan slept most of the time, only getting off for a short while during a stopover in Hawaii, but he didn't leave the airport.

So Huang Xiaochuan didn't feel very tired during the whole trip; jet lag was just an excuse he made up.

After taking a shower, Huang Xiaochuan checked the time. It was the morning of March 5th in Shanghai. He then called Yu Xiang to let her know he was safe.

Then I stood by the window and admired the night view.

Standing by the window, Huang Xiaochuan appeared to be admiring the night view outside, but in reality, he was pondering a problem.

After being reborn, the world has undergone some changes. Huang Xiaochuan had never heard of the Gaze browser in his previous life, but he had heard of Netscape and Internet Explorer. The former is a web browser developed by Netscape based on "osaic".

Later, "osaic" was acquired by Microsoft, which developed the famous Internet Explorer browser based on "osaic". Anyone who uses Microsoft Windows uses Internet Explorer to browse information online.

The world has changed because of the reborn Huang Xiaochuan. Now, the trademark and patent rights for "osaic" are in Huang Xiaochuan's hands, so it's hard to say whether Microsoft can continue to develop the Internet Explorer browser in this life.

The first dial-up access on the Internet was born at the University of Illinois' graphical web browser, "osaic," which was first released in 1993. Shortly after its development, it was purchased by Charlie Tsao, arranged by Huang Xiaochuan, for $1.6 million, including all rights such as trademarks and patents.

The Gaze browser is also based on "osaic". However, Gaze has a license from "osaic". This license is not only granted to Gaze. Before Huang Xiaochuan bought "osaic", it had already been licensed to many other companies.

Fortunately, the longest period is only two years, which means that the lifeline of the Gaze browser is now in Huang Xiaochuan's hands.

Through his conversation with Zhang Gaolei, Huang Xiaochuan learned that the competitor Goldman Sachs wanted to use to threaten the Gaze browser was Netscape from his previous life. It was funny to think that they had come full circle. Fortunately, Huang Xiaochuan had thought of this before and had Cao Charlie buy "osaic" first.

In his previous life, Huang Xiaochuan, as an internet user, spent a lot of time online. He had also learned about the entire process of the famous browser wars as a later internet user, so he had a deep impression of the mother browser, "osaic".

That's why he sent Charlie Cao to Illinois to try his luck. Fortunately, although there were some twists and turns, he still managed to get into "osaic," a school that wasn't highly regarded by the University of Illinois.

With this ultimate advantage, the scales of victory will always tip in Huang Xiaochuan's favor. Therefore, Huang Xiaochuan is not worried at all about Goldman Sachs causing trouble. Even without relying on "osaic," Huang Xiaochuan has plenty of ways to ensure that his interests are not harmed.

So before Goldman Sachs reveals its true colors, Huang Xiaochuan plans to visit some relatives and friends first. He doesn't have any close relatives in the US, but he does have a couple of friends. This time in the US, Huang Xiaochuan plans to visit Wu Duo first, and also pay off the debt he owes Zhang Yun, so that he won't be nagged by this woman all the time. Moreover, Huang Xiaochuan also has a very important matter to discuss with Zhang Yun this time.

The next day at breakfast, Huang Xiaochuan said to Zhang Gaolei, "Old Zhang, I want to go see Old Wu first. If you're free, you can come with me."

"Why don't you go talk to someone from Goldman Sachs first?"

Huang Xiaochuan wiped his mouth with a napkin: "What's the rush? Goldman Sachs is eager to lead the Series A funding round. We just need to prepare the money."

"But"

"No buts, it's settled then. I'll have someone rent a plane to fly directly to the East Coast tomorrow. Don't call Lao Wu to let him know. We'll give Lao Wu a surprise tomorrow. Today, you come with me to look around San Francisco. I'd really like to see Fisherman's Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge."

Seeing that Huang Xiaochuan wasn't worried about the Series A funding at all, Zhang Gaolei guessed that his old classmate must have a plan. After knowing each other for so long, Zhang Gaolei knew him quite well.

"To be honest, I've never actually been to Fisherman's Wharf. I have driven across the Golden Gate Bridge a few times, though. The first time I thought it was quite spectacular, but after driving across it so many times, I didn't think much of it anymore. But it's still impressive that the United States had such bridge-building technology in the 1930s."

Huang Xiaochuan smiled and didn't refute. In a few years, you, Lao Zhang, will realize how amazing China's bridge-building technology is.

Since you've finally managed to get away for a while, why not relax a bit?

Fisherman's Wharf boasts an excellent location, stretching from Gerardelli Square all the way to Pier 35. From there, you can see the bustling shops, restaurants, and street performances of Pier 39, as well as enjoy panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge. However, Huang Xiaochuan was out of luck today, as the fog was quite thick, obscuring both the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge.

Tourists flock to the area, and you can also see many sea lions sunbathing on the rafts.

Accompanied by Zhang Gaolei, Huang Xiaochuan strolled around and took many photos. Cao Charlie, Mai Guangde, and others, along with their bodyguards, followed Huang Xiaochuan from a distance.

Huang Xiaochuan would buy anything that looked unique and then have Zhou Wei and Li Huan carry it. These things were nice to bring home as gifts.

Not far from Fisherman's Wharf is San Francisco's Chinatown. Out of curiosity, Huang Xiaochuan went in to take a look. He saw familiar characters there, but most of the people spoke Cantonese, and there weren't many Mandarin speakers. The place wasn't very big.

Zhang Gaolei seemed to have been here before. He said to Huang Xiaochuan, "Most of the people living here are of Chinese descent, nearly 100,000! However, the older people can speak some Cantonese, but the young people basically can't speak it anymore, they can only speak English. The people who speak Mandarin here are either international students like us, or they are people who have come here illegally to work."

At noon, Huang Xiaochuan asked Zhang Gaolei, "Do you have any restaurant recommendations? Want to take us to try something?"

"Forget it! The restaurants in Chinatown are all just trying to fool foreigners; to say they taste bad is an understatement." Zhang Gaolei harbored deep resentment towards the restaurants in Chinatown.

Since that was the case, Huang Xiaochuan gave up the idea of ​​eating there and went back to Fisherman's Wharf to find a seafood restaurant that looked decent for lunch.

After lunch, they strolled around for a while, but seeing that the fog hadn't dissipated, they canceled their plan to visit the Golden Gate Bridge and headed back to the hotel to rest. Cao Charlie reported to Huang Xiaochuan that the charter flight for tomorrow had been arranged, with a direct flight to Boston Logan International Airport on the East Coast at 9:00 AM tomorrow, which is only a 15-minute drive from MIT.