Black Technology Research Center

Friday marked the end of all of Fang Yuan's exams for this semester.

That evening, Dorm 333 was buzzing with excitement.

The previously subdued atmosphere of the past few days was replaced by everyone letting loose.

They had been holding back for the past two weeks.

"Quick, quick, brothers, let's dive into the King's Canyon!" Lin Mu's eager voice echoed through the dorm room.

"Forget King's Canyon, let's hit Pochinki in PUBG!" Chai Bin suggested.

"Pochinki it is, let's go, brothers!" Lin Mu replied, as he didn't really care whether it was PUBG or LOL.

He simply enjoyed the atmosphere.

Except for Zhang Hua and Fang Yuan, the other four went to play PUBG.

Fang Yuan still needed to prepare the relevant materials for his meeting tomorrow.

Even though he was still a student, he needed to make the necessary preparations.

Otherwise, the other party might think he wasn't professional enough.

His young age was already a disadvantage, and if he couldn't score some points in other areas, the other party might not even give him a chance to talk.

In that case, even if his work was excellent, it wouldn't make any difference.

Because the other party wouldn't even take a look.

They had agreed to meet at a nearby coffee shop at 9:30 the next morning.

For successful people who had returned from studying abroad, coffee shops were a good place to discuss business.

Fang Yuan arrived 15 minutes early, as he was very familiar with this place. He and Xu Qiang had frequented this place quite a bit this semester.

He went to his usual spot by the window, which allowed him to watch the pedestrians passing by on the street and, most importantly, see the cake shop across the street.

It wasn't that Fang Yuan liked eating cake, but rather that the girl Xu Qiang liked worked part-time at the cake shop.

So, Xu Qiang always dragged Fang Yuan to this spot, and over time, he had also grown fond of it.

Fang Yuan didn't have to wait long before a middle-aged man in casual clothes walked in.

He looked around at the entrance and immediately spotted Fang Yuan sitting by the window.

Currently, both Kyoto University and Huaqing University were in the exam period, so there were very few students who could come out for coffee at this time.

The person he had an appointment with happened to be a student, so it was easy to identify him.

"Hello, are you Fang Yuan?" the man asked, his voice full of magnetism.

"Yes, are you Mr. Liu?" Fang Yuan politely asked.

"Hello, hello!" The man sat down opposite him and called for a waiter.

"Hello, a mocha, no sugar, please!" Liu Zhijun, who had just arrived, said to the waiter.

"Oh, what would you like?"

"Just a glass of hot water, thank you," Fang Yuan also said to the waiter.

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment."

After the waiter left, the two fell into silence.

Liu Zhijun was dealing with a student for the first time, and he didn't know how to start.

As for Fang Yuan, there was no need to say much. He was so nervous that he had forgotten the words he had prepared.

Liu Zhijun, after all, was a seasoned veteran in the workplace, having been in more situations than Fang Yuan had taken exams.

"Old Li, oh no, Professor Li has explained your intentions to me clearly. Did you bring your software?" Liu Zhijun asked directly.

"I… I brought it. It's on my phone," Fang Yuan said nervously.

"Can I try it out?"

"Of course."

Fang Yuan then handed his phone to Liu Zhijun.

Liu Zhijun's testing method was different from Professor Li's.

His questions were tricky, and Fang Yuan might not even be able to answer them if asked directly.

Most importantly, the questions covered a wide range of topics, some of which Fang Yuan had never even heard of.

Fortunately, qoqo was reliable and cleverly avoided the questions even when it couldn't answer them.

The more Liu Zhijun experienced it, the more surprised he was by this intelligent voice assistant.

He looked up, carefully examined Fang Yuan, and then looked back at the phone.

"How is the software's English recognition?" Liu Zhijun asked.

"English? I haven't done any relevant debugging in that area, but there is relevant information in qoqo's database. You can try it," Fang Yuan replied, somewhat confused by Liu Zhijun's sudden question.

He hadn't considered the English factor when designing the software.

Fortunately, the system's development manual was helpful and included the design of relevant functions.

However, Fang Yuan wasn't sure to what extent qoqo's English recognition could reach.

He was afraid that qoqo would mock him if he used his own spoken English to test it.

Liu Zhijun continued to test qoqo's functions in fluent English, and qoqo's response satisfied him.

Although it couldn't guarantee complete recognition, qoqo's second answer to the same question was satisfactory to Liu Zhijun.

This was also what Professor Li had emphasized. Liu Zhijun was very curious about the learning algorithm designed by Fang Yuan.

Compared to Cheng Ye from Fang Yuan's father's company, Liu Zhijun was several levels higher.

Whether in terms of technology or status in the Internet industry, Cheng Ye was just a junior in front of Liu Zhijun.

After all, Cheng Ye could only throw his weight around in China. How many people would recognize Cheng Ye once he left the country?

Liu Zhijun was one of the first people in China to engage in the Internet industry, and his status was very high internationally.

Fang Yuan's product allowed Liu Zhijun to see even further possibilities.

After using it for a period of time, he became infatuated with Fang Yuan's software.

Although there was still room for improvement in English recognition, qoqo performed exceptionally well in Chinese recognition.

It was several levels better than those so-called AIs in China.

It had a trace of true AI, rather than the fake AI of today.

"Young people these days are really amazing. To be able to create such software at your age is truly a case of the younger generation surpassing the older generation. You're going to push us old-timers to our deaths on the beach," Liu Zhijun said with emotion as he looked at the somewhat nervous Fang Yuan opposite him.

Not wanting the atmosphere to become awkward, Liu Zhijun continued.

"Originally, I didn't have much hope for this meeting. If it weren't for Old Li's strong recommendation and my disappointment with the situation abroad, I might not have even met you," Liu Zhijun said, taking a sip of coffee.

"I didn't expect you to give me such a big surprise today. So, tell me, how do you want to cooperate?" Liu Zhijun asked, leaning back in his chair and looking at Fang Yuan with sharp eyes.

"Well… it's like this, I still have to attend classes and don't have time to maintain this software. I want to hand over full responsibility for this software to you," Fang Yuan said, reciting the words he had prepared.

"Hand over full responsibility to me? Are you sure?" Liu Zhijun was a little surprised and couldn't believe that these words came from the young man opposite him.

"Yes!" Fang Yuan affirmed.

"Then how will the shares be distributed?" Liu Zhijun asked.

"How much money do you want to invest?" Fang Yuan asked in return.

"Well… I don't have much capital that I can freely dispose of at the moment, about 5 million," Liu Zhijun said.

"Oh, right, I'm talking about US dollars."

"5 million US dollars?" Fang Yuan said.

"Yes!"

"In that case, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to value this software at 20 million US dollars, would it?" Fang Yuan asked, looking at Liu Zhijun.

"Only lower, not higher. This valuation is fine!" Liu Zhijun replied, not wanting to take advantage of Fang Yuan.

"Then how about this: you invest 5 million US dollars, and I invest with my technology. We'll establish a new company, with me taking 70% of the shares and you taking 30%. What do you think?" Fang Yuan inquired.

"Hmm? You take 70% and I take 30%?" Liu Zhijun had never seen anything like this before, someone insisting on giving him more shares.

"Yes, but I'm only responsible for solving technical problems. Apart from the annual dividends, I won't be involved in anything else!" Fang Yuan said confidently.

"So, the new company will be entirely my responsibility. Am I understanding that correctly?" Liu Zhijun asked.

"That's right!"

Liu Zhijun shook his head and laughed.

"I didn't expect to meet such an interesting young man as soon as I returned to China. It seems I'm really getting old, and my perspective is shrinking!" He picked up the coffee on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

"Since you've already said that, wouldn't it seem foolish of me to disagree?"

"In that case, I won't take advantage of you. I'll take on all the pressure of launching this product, and I'll also be responsible for recruiting the necessary maintenance and development personnel. How about that?"

"That's exactly what I want!" Fang Yuan said, taking a sip of water.

He had come to see Liu Zhijun to save himself trouble. Fang Yuan hoped to find someone who could fight on the front lines for him.

That way, he could develop steadily in the rear and gradually reach the peak with the help of the system.

"Okay! Happy to work with you, young boss!"

"Happy to work with you," Fang Yuan said, feeling embarrassed by Liu Zhijun's address of "young boss."

"I'll be counting on you from now on!"

"With this kind of treatment, how could it be a bother? I'm the one relying on my seniority and taking advantage of you!"

After discussing the relevant matters, the two left the coffee shop. Fang Yuan still had a paper waiting for him to complete.

Now that the biggest weight in his heart had been lifted, he could complete the paper and the system's main quest.

He needed to complete this paper before the start of the semester.

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