Observant people would notice that this wave of programmer unemployment seemed to be deliberately guided.
It was to deliberately provoke a large number of IT company bosses to lay off their employees.
Xing Hai Technologies!
If it were not for Xing Hai Technologies' Work Assistant, which doubled the computing speed of each unit of computing power for free, there would not be so many programmers losing their jobs.
It was all Xing Hai Technologies' fault!
Many programmers who were in trouble were very angry. They blamed Xing Hai Technologies one after another, completely forgetting that they had said a few days ago that Xing Hai Technologies had a conscience.
But more unemployed programmers quickly accepted the reality of unemployment and began to look for a new way out.
Liu Xiao Ping did not feel much about unemployment. Instead, his body and mind were relaxed, as if he had broken free from some shackles.
Even the field of vision in front of him had become wider.
He felt comfortable and happy. Everything became very optimistic.
Although it was impossible to find a job … there were almost no IT companies that lacked manpower. They were all complaining about having too many people.
But there were three bright paths in front of Liu Xiao Ping and other programmers.
The first one was to become a Star Cloud app developer.
Xing Hai Technologies announced: We are recruiting 10,000 outstanding programmers. We will provide generous remuneration to improve the Star Cloud system and expand more functions.
In addition, he would take out another 10 billion yuan and set up 200,000 "encouragement prizes". In other words, as long as you made a complete Star Cloud app with passable functions, you would be able to get 50,000 yuan of encouragement prizes … 200,000 spots meant that as long as you put in a little effort and made a passable Star Cloud app, you would be able to get 50,000 yuan of encouragement prizes.
If you put in a little more effort, you could get a million dollar prize.
Moreover, there was a built-in lightweight "Work Assistant" in the development tool "Star Cloud Studio." It was used to assist in the development of Star Cloud apps. There was no speed limit at all. With quick hands and feet, a Star Cloud app could be made in a day.
The key was that the built-in "Work Assistant" in "Star Cloud Studio" was free! There was no need to pay hundreds or thousands of usage fees every month.
Most programmers would not continue to pay after they lost their jobs. Instead, they would focus on Star Cloud app development.
In short, before Xing Hai Technologies burned through 20 billion, it was a good way to become a Star Cloud app developer.
The second one was to become a game developer.
Take some money to start a business, set up a studio, and then apply to use Xing Hai Technologies' "Starry Sky Game Engine" for free to make Starry Sky games.
Liu Xiao Ping received many invitations from his friends, asking him to make games together.
Liu Xiao Ping shook his head. "I don't know anything about games.
"It's okay. You can slowly learn if you don't understand. I've never played any games before. Moreover, the most awesome thing about the Starry Sky Game Engine is that even if you don't know how to program a game, you might be able to create a game. Most of the game code is automatically generated. If you don't understand anything, you can ask the work assistant. You don't even need to write a single line of code … I'm a game developer now. "
"Little Ping, come and join us. What we lack the most right now is an art designer. We need someone to make a lot of art materials for us. I remember that you're pretty good at photoshopping. If you can't develop the game for now, can you help us with some materials?"
"Forget it, forget it. I'm a programmer, not an artist. I'll pass."
Liu Xiaoping, who was initially tempted, rejected his friend's invitation.
Moreover, since it was a partnership, not only would Liu Xiaoping not get a salary if he joined his friend's game development studio, he might even lose money … This was the main reason why he refused.
The third option was to join Xing Hai Technologies' "Million Entrepreneurship" program.
Xing Hai Technologies released hundreds of special software projects, including video editing production, music editing, special effects production (for fantasy films), office software, database, medical software, industrial software, and so on. In order to attract a large number of ambitious people to join and fill in these gaps, Xing Hai Technologies took out another 10 billion to establish more than 20 software incubators across the country. They were prepared to support thousands of small and medium-sized software companies.
The support funds given ranged from 500,000 to 100 million.
In addition, the government would also give preferential treatment in terms of rent, taxes, and other aspects to support these small and medium-sized software companies. The government would also invest a large sum of money in some major projects, such as basic industrial software, to support some enterprises with potential.
So, how could he get financial support from Xing Hai Technologies?
First, the number of people must meet the requirements. The project team must have more than 20 people. Only then would it be possible to get the first investment from Xing Hai Technologies (about 500,000).
Second, they would follow up and observe the progress and results of the project. Depending on the situation, they would increase the investment or provide necessary technical assistance.
Finally, after the software product was produced, Xing Hai Technologies would assist in the promotion as long as the product was good. After profits were made, Xing Hai Technologies would naturally get a share of the profits.
The advantage of this model was that Xing Hai Technologies did not have to do everything. It did not have to personally participate in all the projects that it was short on. The effect was not necessarily better than those startups that worked hard. For most entrepreneurs, starting a business was a battle with their backs against the wall! Although Xing Hai Technologies would provide financial and technical support, they still mainly depended on themselves. If they failed, they would still go bankrupt!
If they started a business with the awareness that they would go bankrupt if they failed, they might eventually succeed. Xing Hai Technologies was also willing to strongly support these people who worked hard.
In short, there were three clear paths. Each path could probably attract hundreds of thousands of programmers to venture into the industry. Millions of unemployed programmers could find a path that suited them.
So … which path did Liu Xiaoping choose?
He pondered over it for a while.
But after receiving an invitation, he decisively gave up thinking and agreed to join that person's team.
"Liu Xiaoping, I heard that your photoshop skills are quite good. You also know how to develop Star Cloud apps. Come and join us. We're still short of one person."
Xu Ningshuang, a female colleague of the company and a rare female programmer in the programmer community, sent him an invitation.
Xu Ningshuang was also an Android developer with two years of development experience. She was single and had average looks. Because they worked together, they had a good relationship.
Liu Xiaoping was very surprised. "Didn't the boss want you to stay because you don't need to participate in the lottery? Why did you resign?"
"I'm not happy with the boss. I want to work for myself. Besides me, I also persuaded Song Xiaoling to resign. She agreed to partner with me to start a business, and …"
Xu Ningshuang giggled and said, "Do you know the company's art designer, Ren Jiaojiao? She's the girl that you've been chasing after for a long time. I've pulled her out. Now the boss hates me. If you join my team, you'll be in a favorable position. You might really be able to get Ren Jiaojiao. Do you want this opportunity?"
What?
Liu Xiaoping's body trembled.
He was on the verge of tears.
He had been chasing after Ren Jiaojiao for more than a year. In order to get close to her, he worked hard to learn Photoshop and other art techniques. When he was free, he would ask her for advice. At first, the girl was quite happy and was willing to talk to him. Later, his photoshop skills surpassed the girl's, and he became the one guiding Ren Jiaojiao. After that, the girl stopped talking to him … This became a joke in the company.
But he did not expect that he would have the opportunity to meet the girl and work together with her.
"Yes, yes, yes. Xu Ningshuang, I'll join you!"
Liu Xiaoping said without hesitation. He joined the Star Cloud app development team established by Xu Ningshuang. He worked happily with the three girls and the girl that he had pursued.
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