nyslfriends Chapter 186 ICQ is getting anxious
Chapter 186 ICQ is getting anxious
At seven o'clock in the morning, the phone in the hotel room rang.
Ling Yun answered the call but didn't say anything.
"The Windows version is now available." Carly's voice came from Silicon Valley, with the sound of keyboard typing in the background. "It was released at midnight last night, and by 6 a.m. this morning, it had been downloaded 32,000 times."
"User feedback?"
The most popular post on the forum is "Finally, the Windows version is here." The second most popular post is criticizing ICQ.
"What are you cursing about?"
"A user uploaded a screenshot of a 3MB MP3 file, which failed to upload via ICQ five times. The post title was: 'Fifteen Minutes Wasted in My Life'."
Lingyun walked to the window and drew back the curtains. The morning in Nanjing was foggy, and the distant outline of Purple Mountain was blurred.
"What about the offline file function?" he asked.
"It's online. The server logs show that more than 400 files have been temporarily stored, with the latest one being received at 4:00 AM."
"mechanism?"
"When the recipient is offline, the file is uploaded to the server and stored for 24 hours. The download link will be automatically pushed to the recipient the next time they log in."
"Server stress?"
"It's still under control. But the technical team suggests that if the number of users doubles again, we'll need to add more storage nodes."
"add."
The sound of Carly typing on her keyboard came from the other end of the phone; she was taking notes.
“There’s one more thing,” Carly said. “Someone from id Software contacted us.”
"When?"
"Yesterday afternoon, their technical director called us personally to ask if we could create a built-in voice plugin for Quake."
"condition?"
"They provide the game's interface documentation, and we develop the plugins. The plugins are released with the next patch for the game. It's free, but requires an exclusive license for six months."
"Agree to their request."
"The technical team has assessed that the latency within the local area network can be kept below 50 milliseconds, and after optimization on the public network, it can be reduced to below 200 milliseconds."
When can it be delivered?
"Two weeks."
"One week," Ling Yun said. "Have them send someone over to be stationed on-site for development."
"……clear."
The phone hangs up.
Lingyun opened his laptop and connected to the hotel's network. The dial tone beeped a few times, then the connection was established.
He logged into the Star Language backend.
On the data panel, several numbers are fluctuating:
Windows version downloads: 32,187 → 32,589 (in real-time growth)
New registered users: 18,432
Offline file usage count: 417
He opened the user feedback forum. The first pinned post was an official announcement: "Star Language Windows version officially released, offline file function launched."
Scroll down.
Post title: "ICQ file transfer vs. Xingyu file transfer: No comparison, no harm."
The content is a comparison image:
Left side: ICQ transmission log, showing 5 failure records, taking 14 minutes and 37 seconds.
Right side: Star language transmission log, 1 successful attempt, time taken 2 minutes and 12 seconds.
There are already over 300 comments. The latest one was posted ten minutes ago: "Just switched from ICQ, it's really great."
Another post titled: "Offline files saved my life"
Content: A user sent a project document to a colleague at 11 PM last night, but the colleague was offline. The file was temporarily stored on a server and automatically received by the colleague this morning. The user wrote, "If I were using ICQ, I would have had to wait until this morning to send it again."
Someone in the comments asked, "How long is the temporary storage period?"
The original poster replied: "24 hours. That's enough time for the other party to see it."
Lingyun closed the forum and opened her email.
There is a new email from Carly, titled: ICQ v1.2 Version Analysis Report.
The attachment was a PDF. He downloaded and opened it.
The report has five pages:
Page 1: Feature Comparison Table. Xingyu checked the following items: Offline Files, Resume Download, Encrypted Transfer, Progress Display. ICQ only checked the last item.
Page 2: User Feedback Sampling. Ten forum posts were selected, eight of which complained about ICQ transmission failures.
Page 3: Technical Analysis. Conclusion: ICQ's file transfer is based on raw TCP with no checksum retransmission mechanism; StarTalk uses an improved RUDP protocol.
Page 4: Market Recommendations. It is recommended to capitalize on this momentum and promote the concept of "reliable transmission."
Page 5: Risk Warning. ICQ may be urgently fixed in the next version.
Lingyun replied to the email: "I agree with the market suggestion. Produce a comparison video to highlight 'success on the first try'."
send.
He checked the time: 7:45.
The phone rang; it was Zhao Weiguo.
"Mr. Ling, we're going to bid for the power company today. It starts at nine o'clock."
"understood."
He turned off his computer, put on his coat, and picked up his briefcase.
As I stepped out of the room, morning light streamed through the window at the end of the corridor, and the fog was dissipating.
They went downstairs and got into the car. Zhao Weiguo drove, and Chen Lingling sat in the passenger seat.
"Has the final version of the tender document been confirmed?" Ling Yun asked.
"Confirmed. The electronic version was uploaded last night, and I brought five hard copies."
"Those people from last time..."
"He's still in detention. The case has been transferred to the prosecutor's office; it's robbery, a huge sum of money, and he faces at least three years in prison."
"Um."
The car entered the morning rush hour traffic in Nanjing. The radio was broadcasting the news; the third local news item mentioned "a senior executive of a computer company suspected of robbery," but without naming names.
We arrived at the power company building at 9:00 AM sharp.
There were representatives from eight companies sitting in the bidding room. The representatives from Yixiang Computer were also there, with a new sales representative, a woman in her thirties, who had a serious expression.
When she saw Ling Yun come in, she glanced at him and then turned back.
The bidding process begins. The host opens the bids and reads them out.
The price quoted for the iFlytek computer is 3550 million.
Xinghuo Technology's offer: 3680 million.
The other companies are priced between 3500 million and 3800 million.
During the technical review, the eccentric female representative kept looking at her watch.
The judging session ended at noon. The host announced a break, and the results would be announced at 2 PM.
Ling Yun and Zhao Weiguo found a noodle shop nearby. While waiting for their noodles, Zhao Weiguo took out his laptop, connected it to the shop's phone line, and dialed up to access the internet.
"The Windows version of Star Language has been downloaded over 40,000 times," he said.
"Um."
"Some people on the forum have started organizing Quake esports teams, requiring team members to use the Star Language voice chat."
"Good thing."
The noodles arrived. Ling Yun took a few bites, then his phone vibrated.
It's Carly.
"The people at id Software agreed," she said. "They're sending an engineer who'll be in Silicon Valley tomorrow. We need to arrange accommodation and an office space."
"Let Eric receive them."
"Also, ICQ just released an announcement saying that an emergency patch will be released next week to fix the file transfer issue."
"Too late."
"Should we release the voice plugin ahead of schedule?"
"As planned, the patch will be released simultaneously with id Software's update one week later."
"clear."
The call ended. Zhao Weiguo looked up: "A voice plugin?"
"Quake features in-game voice acting. Local area network latency is 50 milliseconds."
Zhao Weiguo whistled. "Those gamers are going crazy."
"We want them to go crazy."
After lunch, we returned to the power company. The results were announced at 2 PM.
Xinghuo Technology won the bid.
The eccentric female representative looked very unhappy and moved her things very roughly.
As Zhao Weiguo walked out of the building, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Finally, we got one."
"This is just the beginning," Ling Yun said.
Back at the hotel, Lingyun opened his laptop.
There is a new email from the CTO of id Software.
The email was very brief:
"Thank you for your cooperation. Attached is the Quake voice interface documentation. Our engineers will arrive tomorrow. We look forward to your performance."
The attachment is a compressed file, 3MB in size.
He clicked download.
The progress bar moves forward smoothly and completes in one go without interruption.
Time taken: 1 minutes and 58 seconds.
He opened the compressed file, which contained a 120-page PDF document.
Turn to Chapter 3, Network Audio Interface Specifications.
He read a few lines, then closed it.
Then open the Star Language backend.
Number of users: 921,344.
We are still more than 78,000 short of one million.