Chapter 238: A Piece of Pure Land and the Butterfly Effect

Li Xiaofan spent almost five or six hours last night browsing several major sections and most posts on the domestic CFido Huiduo network, and had a general understanding of the current CFido Huiduo network system.

At that time, domestic CFido was divided into an institutional system. In addition to the webmasters responsible for their respective stations, a network area composed of multiple adjacent stations will elect a network area coordinator, and above this there is the highest-level CFido general coordinator.

The first general coordinator in China at that time was Roy Luo, who came from Taiwan. After settling in Beijing in 1991, Roy opened the "Great Wall" station, which was FIDO's first station in the mainland.

Roy's post emphasized the equal spirit of the Internet: "All users in CFido are equal." They, the earliest netizens in mainland China, regard "patriotic, noble, brave, loyal, progressive, friendly, punctual, long live the amateur spirit!" as the current trend.

S forum values.

Roy, the first general coordinator, did not rely on his elders and only participated in CFido as an ordinary netizen.

Daily communication on the S forum.

Li Xiaofan discovered the current CFido

The S forum is actually similar to the later Internet spamming chat rooms, but there is a very unique phenomenon that did not exist later: the real-name system is popular in current forums. Most people on the forum register with their real names, and everyone will also use their personal names to register. Please write your real Chinese name, address and phone number in your signature to facilitate mutual communication.

This phenomenon of exposing personal privacy on the Internet makes Li Xiaofan, who has been reborn in 2021, find it simply unbelievable!

But it is real in the present moment. Li Xiaofan analyzed it and found that the reason may be very simple, because the current Internet circle is too small. There are only a few dozen active users in a big city with a population of several million. Everyone who surfs the Internet is real, and everyone has the most precious sincerity. , chatting has no utilitarian purpose.

When Li Xiaofan browsed these posts last night, he was very moved. It will be difficult to see such pure online forums and circles in a few years.

Li Xiaofan feels about the current CFido

The S forum is simply an outdoor paradise on the Internet: a strong atmosphere of technical discussion, an online experience of mutual help, like the last piece of spiritual purity in a world filled with materialistic desires...

In addition, Li Xiaofan discovered that he can now open a store online on CFido Huiduo

The people at Station S are all well-known people, and there are currently less than ten stations in the country. It was open at that time

S war not only requires enthusiasm, but also requires a lot of money, and there is no reward. What everyone relies on is their hobbies and enthusiasm to generate electricity for love!

Like Ma Huateng builds Shenzhen Ponysoft

Station S cost 50,000 yuan. You must know that in 1995, the average office worker in Shenzhen only had 500 yuan a month.

current

Active figures on S, except Roy, the general coordinator of CFido Huiduo.com, and Shenzhen Ponysoft

In addition to S webmaster Ma Huateng, Li Xiaofan discovered that there are also a number of active CFidos such as Qiu Bojun, Lei Jun, Zhou Zhinong, Ding Lei, Hong Bo, Gao Chunhui, Hua Jun, Dai Zhikang, etc.

S forum members, these are the key figures in the history of the Internet in mainland China. Their history of accessing the Internet is earlier than that of Teacher Ma. In terms of Internet qualifications, they are all Teacher Ma’s predecessors.

In the previous life, in the second year, 1996, Qiu Bojun set up the "Western Front" in Zhuhai

Station S, Lei Jun set up a "West Point" in Beijing

S station. Later, Qiu Bojun, the founder of Kingsoft Software, became the second general coordinator of CFido Huiduo.com in China. Back then, Qiu Bojun was kind to Lei Jun. To a certain extent, he was Lei Jun's master...

One day later, Li Xiaofan turned on his computer and found that he suddenly had many more comments after Andy Yip and PonyMa's post about "Niu B".

AndyYip: Oh shit, bro, your joke is awesome!

Qiu Bojun: You are talented!

Lei Jun: are you ok?

PonyMa: Bro, you can make a joke. Your email address ends with sg. Are you from Singapore? What does F1 mean?

Li Xiaofan is currently using Singtel's email address. The domain name ends with sg, which stands for Singapore. PonyMa is very attentive.

Li Xiaofan immediately followed PonyMa’s post and said: Yes, Pony, I am now in Singapore. Because I have a small company in Singapore called YI FAN, which is homophonic to 1F, so I gave myself the online name F1 lee.

After seeing Li Xiaofan's post, many netizens commented. Li Xiaofan was the first netizen from Singapore at that time.

PonyMa: Wow, Singapore is a great place. I haven’t been there yet. It’s a beautiful garden city. I heard that you can earn quite a lot as a software engineer there...

AndyYip: Oh shit, it’s okay bro, next time I come to Singapore, you have to take me to Geylang!

At first glance, this Andy Yip looks like a senior who has been around the world, LSP.

Qiu Bojun followed AndyYip and said: Boss, where is Geylang? Is it fun?

Lei Jun also commented: Andy Yip, is Geylang a good place? I want to work in Singapore as a software engineer. F1 Lee, if you have any connections, please help me introduce them?

Li Xiaofan replied: Geylang is the only legal red-light district in Singapore. Welcome seniors to visit Singapore when you have time. I will definitely accompany you to Geylang to have a good time!

Then, Li Xiaofan's reply was like a boulder dropped in the calm forum, triggering countless replies.

PonyMa: Wow, there is a legal red-light district in Singapore, which is incredible!

Qiu Bojun: F1  lee, please introduce the situation in Geylang in detail, I will move a small stool over...

Lei Jun: Great, this has further strengthened my confidence in going to Singapore to work, so OK!

AndyYip: Haha, how about our next netizen meeting in Geylang, Singapore! F1  lee, please organize it...

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So, then Li Xiaofan spent the whole afternoon in the CFido

S forum chatting with PonyMa, Qiu Bojun, Lei Jun and AndyYip, as well as a group of netizens he had never met.

Li Xiaofan has become familiar with these Internet giants from his previous life.

At present, for Li Xiaofan, whether it is with Mr. Ma, PonyMa, Qiu Bojun, Lei Jun and others, he just wants to get familiar with them. He doesn't want to change the trajectory of history.

He believes that he needs a clear understanding and reasonable evaluation of his current abilities. Although he was reborn in 2021, he is not omnipotent. The most important thing is to act at the right time.

He is afraid of the butterfly effect. Small changes in initial conditions can lead to long-term huge chain reactions in the entire system. A butterfly flapping its wings gently can bring a hurricane to the other side of the earth. Lorenz, an American meteorologist, accidentally discovered in an experiment that if a butterfly in New York gently vibrates its wings, it will bring a series of chain reactions, and it may even cause a heavy rain or a tornado in the Amazon...

While browsing the Internet, Li Xiaofan's mobile phone rang again. He picked it up and saw that it was a call from Jerry Yang in Silicon Valley.