Black Technology Research Center

The waiting time always feels long. Fang Yuan seemed to be contemplating something as he paced around the conference room.

"Feng Yu has been with Jiuzhou since its inception. You could say he's one of the original veterans, growing alongside the company. He has participated in all of Jiuzhou's projects, including Qoqo, the S language, and the Jiuzhou system."

"During his time here, he has risen from a basic technical staff member to his current position. He is scheduled to be promoted to the group's chief engineer after the new year," Fang Yuan said, walking behind Feng Yu and patting him on the shoulder.

Feng Yu lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought. However, his expression revealed his inner struggle.

"Xiong Bai, if I remember correctly, you've been with Jiuzhou for about two years, right? In these two years, your performance in all aspects has been the best among your peers. You are currently responsible for all Qoqo-related matters!" Fang Yuan said with a tone of admiration, standing behind Xiong Bai.

If this incident hadn't occurred, Xiong Bai would have been someone he had high hopes for, perfectly positioned to fill the vacancies left by Feng Yu and Zhu Yong when the time came.

Next, Fang Yuan called out everyone's names in the conference room one by one, along with their performance at Jiuzhou. Wherever he went, the corresponding person lowered their head. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were a group of elementary school students who had made a mistake.

There were about twenty people in the room. After Fang Yuan finished his round, everyone's expression was different. Some were remorseful, some felt liberated, and some were clenching their teeth, lost in thought. However, no one spoke out in objection.

"Alright, I believe everyone knows why I called you here. Do you know that when I saw the list, my first reaction was that someone was trying to sow discord? If the person who gave me the list wasn't someone I trusted the most, I wouldn't have believed it at all. But seeing your expressions, it seems there's no mistake!" Fang Yuan sighed, the last bit of hope in his heart vanishing.

"Okay! Your performance at Jiuzhou for so long has been among the best in your respective departments. Some of you are even about to be promoted to deputy chief engineer of Jiuzhou. Except for a few of you, most of you haven't done anything to betray Jiuzhou. If the punishment is too severe, it would be too unfair!"

"This is a tricky situation. How should I deal with you all?" Fang Yuan stroked his chin, pretending to be deep in thought.

As soon as he finished speaking, the already quiet conference room became even quieter, with only the sound of Fang Yuan's footsteps.

"How about this? Those of you who have leaked Jiuzhou's secrets, consciously stand up, leave this conference room, and return to your workstations to pack your belongings. As for the rest of you, I'll give you a chance to redeem yourselves! Of course, if anyone wants to leave Jiuzhou, you can leave now!" Fang Yuan fixed his gaze on a few people.

The people Fang Yuan looked at blushed, slowly stood up, and quickly left the conference room. Except for these few, no one else moved.

Where could they find a company with such good benefits after leaving Jiuzhou? Even if they could find one with similar benefits, it wouldn't have Jiuzhou's atmosphere.

After these people left the conference room, Fang Yuan said to the remaining people, "The way to redeem yourselves is very simple. Whenever they need you to obtain Jiuzhou's information or do something against Jiuzhou, just do as they say!"

Hearing Fang Yuan's words, the remaining people began to whisper among themselves. What was this all about? Why couldn't they understand what this young boss was doing? But this was good; they could stay here and fulfill their obligations to the other side.

Thinking of this, they revealed embarrassed expressions. The young boss was really thinking of them!

Fang Yuan smiled mysteriously, hoping those old guys would like the gift he was giving them!

In this era, Fang Yuan had plenty of trump cards to subdue those inflexible guys. Besides, what era was this? Still playing these tricks? Anyone who didn't know better would think he was born in the wrong era!

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan felt a strange excitement in his heart. That's right, it was excitement. If those guys hadn't come looking for him, he wouldn't have known that his old man had experienced such a thing back then.

Fang Yuan licked his lips. With Little Star's existence, he could obtain any information he wanted, but he had never bothered to do so. Now that someone wanted to ride on his neck and shit, he didn't need to be polite!

Seeing the young boss's appearance, everyone in the conference room, despite the high temperature, felt a chill. It seemed the people behind them were going to be in trouble.

… …

While Fang Yuan's side was lively, their "brother" company, Xiaomi, was also very lively. This year could be said to be the year they "stood up." They not only gained a firm foothold in the VR/AR market but also achieved surprising results in many industries such as mobile devices, wearable devices, PC devices, and televisions.

In these fields, except for mobile phone shipments, which ranked second in China, all other fields ranked first in China. In other words, Lei Bu's "general store" was really successful. At the same time, their second independently developed chip, "Pengpai 2," after drawing on the design of the AR/VR chip that Fang Yuan gave them, also officially met with consumers in the second half of this year.

This chip, positioned in the mid-to-low end, performed brilliantly. Whether in terms of parameters or actual use, it exceeded Lei Bu's expectations. Even the shipment volume of the Xiaomi Z series mobile phones equipped with this chip exceeded his expectations.

Most importantly, after the release of this chip, Xiaomi's stock price rose in response, now exceeding a price of 30 Hong Kong dollars.

This was something that made Lei Bu happy. It turned out that his investment in buying back Xiaomi's stock was not wrong. Now it seemed that the biggest beneficiary was this seemingly honest guy.

It could also be said that this was a reward for "honest people." Wasn't it? The matter of buying Jiuzhou's stock, which had been delayed by him, was remembered again after knowing that Fang Yuan had returned!

Speaking of this matter, Ma Yun, who had already retired, was not idle either. After receiving this news, he rushed to Kyoto as quickly as possible. Every day that this matter was not implemented, he would lose a little more.

It was all because Jiuzhou's company was developing too fast. According to Jiuzhou's current market value and Ant's share swap, the ratio was about 10:7. In other words, if he wanted to get 10% of Jiuzhou's shares, he would have to pay 7% of Ant's shares.

This was something Ma Yun hadn't expected. Fortunately, the agreed-upon swap method, in addition to the share swap, could also take the form of a cash acquisition. Otherwise, he would have been reluctant to take out so many of Ant's shares to exchange with Jiuzhou.

When Lei Bu came to his door, Fang Yuan knew he couldn't escape. He stood in place, scratching his head awkwardly, completely different from his mature appearance in the conference room.

"Little Fang, you're not being honest!" Lei Bu looked at Fang Yuan, who was standing in place, with a playful look, making him feel like he had done something wrong!

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Fang Yuan could only bite the bullet and pretend not to know what Lei Bu was talking about.

"Alright, no need to pretend. I know everything!"

Fang Yuan's heart "thumped." He didn't expect that after trying so hard to hide it, he still couldn't hide that matter in the end. He still underestimated the ability of this "honest person" in front of him.

Just as he was about to confess, Lei Bu's next words made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Isn't it just because you caused the Blue Sky incident and didn't have time to deal with Jiuzhou's affairs! It's okay!" Lei Bu patted Fang Yuan on the shoulder, which completely relieved his worried heart.

He was given a scare. He thought Lei Bu knew about the carbon-based chip! He was subtly asking him to fulfill his original promise.

Fortunately, he wasn't here to question him. Otherwise, Fang Yuan really wouldn't know what to do. But this was also good. He could take advantage of Lei Bu's happiness to confess his cooperation with Hua Factory. Otherwise, it would still be a problem to meet in the future.

Lei Bu arrived here not long before Ma Yun also came to Jiuzhou. Wasn't it? Fang Yuan, who had just come out of the conference room, entered the conference room again. It seemed that he was at odds with the conference room today. It was just a pity for his stomach. Look at what time it was now. Could they let people eat before talking about these things?

Complaining was complaining, but since people had already come to his door, Fang Yuan couldn't just let them go back, right? Wouldn't that be too impolite?

Besides, people had already helped him for two years. If he told them at this time that he didn't want to swap shares, then he shouldn't even think about getting any benefits from these two big shots in the future.

"Okay, then it's decided. Have you two big shots eaten? Do you want to try our Jiuzhou's cafeteria?" After some discussion, the three of them finalized the matter.

Fang Yuan touched his rumbling stomach and habitually asked.

"Then let's try your cafeteria? I've long heard that Jiuzhou's cafeteria is no worse than a star-rated hotel. It's a good opportunity to see it!" Ma Yun looked at Fang Yuan with a smile.

Well, Fang Yuan could only bite the bullet and take the two big shots to experience Jiuzhou's cafeteria.

After a good meal, no, there was no wine at all, only food.

"As expected, it lives up to its name. Jiuzhou's cafeteria is well-deserved. After I go back, I'll let Xiaoyongzi that guy also set up a chef team in Ali. It's not the same level at all!" Ma Yun leaned back in his chair.

Eating with young people felt different. It felt like his appetite had returned to his youth.

"Yes, when I get back, I'm going to set up a chef team of this caliber at Xiaomi headquarters!" Lei Bu Si said, picking his teeth with a toothpick, completely disregarding his image.

There's no point in worrying about image at this point. From today on, these two big shots can be considered "major" shareholders of Kyushu.

Now it seems that Kyushu has "many" shareholders. First, there's Father Fang and Liu Zhi Jun, then Ma Yun and Lei Bu Si, plus the largest shareholder, Fang Yuan himself. Each one is a prominent figure.

Who would dare to target Kyushu now? If it weren't for the information my dad gave me, I wouldn't have agreed to these two big shots investing in Kyushu so quickly.

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After all, the longer I delay, the more profit I can make.

I forgot to mention that Ma Yun used shares of Ant Group to exchange for four percent of Kyushu's shares, and bought the remaining six percent entirely with cash.

According to Kyushu's current valuation, Ma Yun paid more than 7 billion US dollars for this six percent stake.

Lei Bu Si directly acquired five percent of the shares with cash, paying 6 billion US dollars.

This amount of money is a huge sum for both big shots, especially for Lei Bu Si. Coming up with this money is a considerable test.

Fortunately, over the years, even if he hasn't accomplished much else, he has made many friends, which isn't a fatal flaw.

Plus, with the rise in Xiaomi's stock price, his net worth has also risen sharply.

Even if it's a bit of a stretch, it's still acceptable.

In the future, Kyushu will be worth more than just this price. A tenfold increase in value is a must, and more than that. The most important thing is that they have boarded the great ship of Kyushu.

No, it should be said that they boarded Fang Yuan's great ship, which is the most important thing.

Especially for Ma Yun, he has recently heard some rumors, though he doesn't know if they are true or false!

"Ahem! President Lei, there's something I don't know whether I should say or not!" Fang Yuan cleared his throat, looked at Lei Bu Si, who had no regard for his image, and hesitated.

"Don't beat around the bush. If you have something to say, just say it boldly!" Lei Bu Si frowned.

"Okay, but don't get angry when I say it!" Fang Yuan confirmed again.

"Of course I won't get angry. We are partners now, so what could I possibly get angry about?" Lei Bu Si waved his hand. What's wrong with this kid today?

He's being so wishy-washy, not refreshing at all!

"It's like this, I cooperated with Huawei to create a carbon-based chip!" Saying this, Fang Yuan secretly glanced at the two big shots.

Ma Yun was immediately dumbfounded! What is this kid saying?

Lei Bu Si was still picking his teeth, and said indifferently, "It's just a carbon-based chip!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized it!

"What? Carbon-based chip? Did I hear correctly?" Lei Bu Si jumped up from his chair, rushed to Fang Yuan's side, and grabbed Fang Yuan's shoulders with both hands.

Seeing the eagerness in Lei Bu Si's eyes, Fang Yuan felt a little guilty.

"Yes! It's a carbon-based chip, 12nm process, and its performance exceeds the strongest chip on the market by more than double!" Fang Yuan said affirmatively.

"Good boy, you're really something!" Lei Bu Si was still in shock. Ma Yun came back to his senses and gave Fang Yuan a thumbs up.

He is also working on this kind of thing, and he knows a little about it.

Getting this news from Fang Yuan, even he, who has seen ups and downs, didn't know what to say for a while.

"Hehe!"

"You're still laughing. Such a big thing, why didn't you come to me?" Lei Bu Si suddenly thought of something. Didn't he just mention the words 'Huawei cooperation'?

Well, that's right, it's useless to come to me!

"Actually, it's not really cooperation with them. I just handed over the communication module to them to do, and it's still done according to my standards!" Fang Yuan glanced at Lei Bu Si and explained.

"Communication module? No wonder you didn't come to us!" Lei Bu Si murmured to himself.

Even if he came to him for this matter, what could he do?

Isn't it just that his own technology hasn't reached this level?

The communication module of his own chip is not completed independently. He still wants to help others complete this matter?

How can Fang Yuan trust him?