Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1004: Monkey Fatty's Brain
After the press conference, the outside reaction was as strong as expected.

That evening, domestic media rushed to report this bombshell, and starting the next day, overseas countries also began to flock to it.

However, of the two products, "Han" and "lithium-sulfur battery", the latter is obviously more topical, and everyone's attention is on this revolutionary battery.

Just like the three people "Wang Chuanfu", "Fan Zusong" and "Zhou Rui", all the attention is focused on Zhou Rui.

Even though he clarified that he was only involved in battery design and not the developer, it seemed to be of no use.

"Zhou Rui has brought us another technological leap. The super battery, which is more than five times more powerful than existing technology, will change thousands of households."

"'Rui Zhou's' talent seems to have no boundaries. Everyone is still waiting for further news about the legendary 'learning machine'. He has made new breakthroughs in the field of batteries."

"Cars that can travel 2000 kilometers and are pure electric and environmentally friendly, as well as small drones that can fly across cities, the changes brought about by these things are definitely not just about saving money or traveling in an environmentally friendly way."

"Zhou Rui announced that from now on, the world's 'tech products' will be divided into two types, those equipped with lithium-sulfur batteries, and others."

It is worth noting that with the passage of time, when foreign media mentioned Zhou Rui, they gradually stopped using the format of "Rui·Zhou" with the first name followed by the last name. Many media directly used "Zhou Rui", a character that does not conform to the naming order of their own country.

It's hard to say why this change happened, but it doesn't affect everyone's perception. No one will misunderstand which big shot the news is talking about just because the order is different.

The changes in the business world were more direct. That evening, Furui Group and BYD received a large number of calls. Naturally, no one could handle them in the middle of the night, but many companies began to contact executives on both sides through personal relationships.

Zhou Rui directly passed the message down, telling everyone not to bother him and that all issues concerning lithium-sulfur batteries should be forwarded to BYT and that he would not handle any specific matters.

The most anxious is Apple, which currently has the largest market value in the world. The inability to obtain lithium-sulfur batteries is a state of near chronic death for them, and they have been planning how to deal with it all night.

And this is exactly what happened. Early in the morning US time, just a few hours after the press conference, Apple's stock price fell and did not stabilize until they intervened with a buyback.

Just as Zhou Rui said, batteries are the "blood" of many terminal products. If the bloodline is not good, it will be useless no matter how many tricks you play with.

Brother Chuanfu and Zhou Rui have the same idea, that is, they will sell lithium-sulfur batteries, even to foreign companies, or even to joint venture car companies and foreign-funded car companies.

But there is a discussion process, and there will be a plan and rules for gradual expansion.

The criterion for this judgment lies in whether "pure-blooded Made in China" has already gained an advantage.

This is also what the "Ministry of Industry and Information Technology" means.

A few days later, the waves caused by the blockbuster gradually subsided, and the market is still waiting for the delivery of real products.

Just when they thought they had time to catch their breath, BYT announced the order data for the "Han: Lithium-Sulfur Model", which exceeded 5 units in three days, including more than 24 in 3000 hours. To be more specific, before the press conference was over, the official website had already received orders for units.

This data is not terrible, but it is definitely worth being proud of. The boatman’s back teeth were broken from laughing.

Inviting Master Zhou to endorse the brand is truly more effective than any advertisement. Although all attention is on the Master, "Han" and BYD have also gotten on board and appeared in global media.

What’s really amazing is that three days later, BYD had already started delivering the vehicles.

Although the press conference was delayed again and again, BYD's production line was not idle. Its delivery capacity was very strong, and 5000 units were directly allocated.

The world's first user, number 0001, is naturally Zhou Rui himself. Although he ordered the car in the name of the group, he still cooperated and announced the news online. BYT's official account followed up, and various self-media reposted the report, which was another advertisement.

What happens after that is different every day.

One car company paid a three-fold premium to buy the first batch of Han cars delivered, and then started to dismantle the cars for research.

Some companies are claiming that their next generation products will definitely be equipped with lithium-sulfur batteries, although this has not been successful at all.

Some companies have also begun to "hedge" this historic breakthrough, distracting attention by bringing out some old materials and concentrating on announcing huge breakthroughs in their other routes, unwilling to let lithium-sulfur batteries take the lead.

What about hydrogen energy, solid-state batteries, and supercapacitors?
In fact, insiders all know that these are just "gimmicks" that are always ten years away from mass production.

It was used to push up stock prices in the past, but now it is used to stop stock prices from falling.

Various news reports are flying around, but the only thing that hasn't appeared is questioning the authenticity of lithium-sulfur batteries.

Because of Zhou Rui.

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Wanhu Base, Zhou Rui finally returned to the place he was most familiar with.

In the unmanned factory vehicle, Zhou Rui was moving while talking on the phone.

"I understand. When the next round of nominations begins, I will submit Professor Fan's name as a recommender. However, I only recommend candidates. Don't expect me to be a lobbyist or do the post-processing work."

"Don't worry about this. I won't make things difficult for you. I will send someone to handle the chores. With the breakthrough of lithium-sulfur batteries, there is great hope."

Promotion is almost certain.

It was still Brother Boatman on the other end of the phone. The two sides had been communicating frequently recently, and were currently discussing the matter of Fan Zusong's bid for the next term as an academician.

Although Fan Zusong's success has a lot to do with luck and even more with metaphysics, he has indeed been deeply involved in lithium-sulfur batteries for decades and his talent is not lacking.

Many scientific research results only shine with the involvement of luck. This must be acknowledged. There is nothing wrong with Zhou Rui giving a hand as a recommender.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Rui hummed a little tune and went to Factory No. 5 first to inspect the progress of the "10,000-ton titanium alloy integrated die-casting equipment" for the second time. It has basically met the design requirements, and Xing Tian can start making dumplings next.

Then he turned and went to Factory No. 6.

He wanted to see the most important "learning machine" laboratory.

This will help determine whether to disclose progress to the public for a second time at the China Science and Technology Expo next month.

Factory No. 6 is still empty, except for a "building within a building" on the side. It is square in shape and has fine metal patterns.

Zhou Rui walked straight in and the walls spread out to both sides.

But he didn't see Marcus and Che Qian, who had made an appointment, so Zhou Rui continued to walk in. When passing by the learning machine prototype, Zhou Rui noticed that the weird appearance of "Yuri's Revenge" had softened a lot, and it seemed that Che Qian had done it.

Che Qian did not touch the core components, but beautified the helmet and synapse-like connectors, making it look a bit more technological rather than cyberpunk.

The black connecting wires that were originally scattered on the helmet like countless tentacles were also replaced with colored wires and tied into a bundle hanging behind the helmet.

It looks like a huge colorful ponytail, or a knight's helmet tassel.

Zhou Rui nodded secretly: "Not bad, much more likable."

He wondered if it was possible to bring the learning machine to the "China Science and Technology Expo".
It shouldn't scare anyone, right?
Didn’t I get vaccinated before?

We continued walking inside and arrived at the animal experiment area, where we found Marcus and Che Qian. They were chatting around a macaque and discussing something.

Zhou Rui was interested and asked, "Is this the monkey who is the best at math in the world?"

Che Qian made way for him and said, "Let Lao Ma speak. I have only been back from Liuqiu for a few days. He is more familiar with it."

This guy's weight loss speed is really obvious. From before National Day to now half a month, he has lost more than ten pounds.

It is obvious that I have changed from a "fat guy" to a "chubby boy", and I feel much more energetic.

Marcus nodded and said, "After Jiji was injected with Compound No. 2, he had a high fever for an hour. I guess it's because his immune system is different from humans. I didn't have this condition at the time."

"Originally it could only perform elementary school-level calculations, roughly the level of 'addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with brackets'. Now it has been able to successfully absorb 'function knowledge' through machine learning. After it stabilized, the results of multiple verifications were very good."

"This was previously beyond the intellectual limit of the macaques, and they could not bear it even after being instilled. It should be the effect of Compound No. 2 that accelerated their thinking, allowing them to make some breakthroughs, although the breakthroughs were not much, because the brain development a macaque received was still too monotonous and one-sided."

Zhou Rui looked at the "Jiji" in front of him. To be honest, he had brought this monkey back and had raised it for nearly half a year. He was very familiar with this monkey and could even be said to have feelings for it. Among the three macaques, it had the best personality.

He clearly felt that while Jiji was doing math problems on the tablet, he was also observing the expressions of the three humans outside the cage.

Zhou Rui frowned and asked, "Has its cognitive ability also increased?"

Marcus nodded. "Because 'Super Memory' is also the effect of Compound No. 2. The accumulation of memory allows it to find more similarities and patterns from many past experiences."

"Unless something is extremely painful or pleasurable, ordinary macaques rarely remember long-term content. But now, everything it has experienced in its short life can be recalled in its mind, which is manifested on an external level as 'cognitive improvement'. I personally think that the extent of this is even greater than 'intelligence improvement'."

"I even think that if we had not avoided it but carefully taught it the human language, it should have been able to understand most of it. Of course, if it lives long enough, it is possible that it will gradually understand it."

Zhou Rui smacked his lips, feeling that he was getting closer and closer to sending it off.
He will never allow this animal to return to the wild.
Hey, he is kind-hearted. Let's choose an auspicious day to send him away.
Marcus suddenly changed his tone and said solemnly:
"Boss, although you are here today to learn about machines, I still have something equally important to report to you."

"I plan to advance Compound No. 2 to the human trial stage, and I have already found volunteers."

Zhou Rui frowned: "Who?"

"Mia, my granddaughter."

Zhou Rui was stunned and looked at Marcus with wide eyes.

Lao Ma, are you so cruel?

Marcus said calmly, "I believe in my level and the accumulation of past research. In fact, Compound No. 2 is already very mature. With professional treatment and tailor-made plans, the possibility of accidents is very small."

Zhou Rui: "Are you so anxious? And why Mia?"

She is not only Marcus' granddaughter, but also an employee of Fu Rui and his personal secretary.

He hasn't used it yet, bah, it means he hasn't trained it yet!

Marcus said sincerely: "Mr. Zhou, I know my granddaughter. She is too mediocre. And I really don't have enough energy to devote myself to scientific research. Buddha shines on her life. I hope she can have her own talents, and she hopes so too."

"I created Compound No. 2, and I will take responsibility for it. If I hadn't already accepted the changes it brought, I would have been the first to go."

This guy's train of thought is becoming more and more extreme.

To some extent, this is also a result of self-confidence and arrogance to a certain extent.
Zhou Rui did not agree immediately and tried to evade the question: "I need to talk to Mia alone. In addition, any human experiment needs to be registered and approved by the relevant departments."

Marcus: "She volunteered. We had many conversations."

Halfway through his words, Che Qian suddenly raised his hand:

"Boss, I want to try it too."

Zhou Rui glared at him for a second.

Che Qian scratched his face awkwardly: "Old Ma's granddaughter has already done it, why should I be afraid? Can't I just be the second one?"

Zhou Rui was about to say something to him, but suddenly paused.
He first looked at "Nini" and "Tietai" who had not been injected with "Compound No. 2".

Then he looked at Marcus with an ambiguous smile.

After a slight hesitation, he directly activated the [Peek] ability which he hadn't used for a long time. This ability had an additional effect on Marcus, which was to read his thoughts.

After a while, Zhou Rui said word by word:

"You guys have already secretly injected Mia, right?"

Marcus was surprised at first, but then he stopped trying to hide it, nodded slightly and said:

"Boss, this is a special technology that is destined not to be easily released to the public. If no one takes a step forward, the threshold between animal experiments and human experiments may not be crossed for years or even decades, let alone you can rest assured of its safety."

"I want to push it, please forgive me."

He is loyal, excellent, and one of the most intelligent people in the world.

But personality is really a problem.
(End of this chapter)