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"Do you think there will be rewards for developing a robot operating system?" As soon as Zhang Zhen opened his mouth, everyone else looked over.

They are also at a loss.

If the company invests in research and development together, it doesn't matter whether there is a return, they just work with their wages.

It is different now.

They made up their minds to become independent and set up a studio that cooperates with the company. If they cannot get investment, they will not even have a salary, and if there is no return in the future, everything will be a waste of time.

Everyone in the office, including Yuan Zhongchen, was in a state of uncertainty.

"Of course it pays off."

Zhao Yi said with certainty, "The underlying operating system is the most important, just like Microsoft, the research and development of the operating system, the future return model, the most important thing is the sales of the operating system and the provision of technical support!"

"The future will be an era of intelligence, including education, medical care, social networking, services, etc., and there will be demand for intelligence. Think about it, if the intelligent system in every field uses the operating system developed by you, what will it be like? Prospects?"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Zhang Zhen immediately applauded vigorously, and said, "That's great." The others also applauded quickly.

The applause stopped.

Zhang Zhen leaned over and asked with a smile, "Zhao Yi, you are so optimistic about the robot operating system, are you interested in...investing? Don't worry, I won't let you suffer, as long as you invest 200 million, we will give you..."

He looked at Yuan Zhongchen, who gritted his teeth and said, "[-]% of the shares!"

Zhao Yi opened his mouth wide when he heard this, he was really shocked.

And... such a good thing?

Chapter 124 I still have to go to school!

The current Yutu robot team is really poor and empty, they just decided to 'split' from Zhouyu company.

Yuan Zhongchen took several people through the resignation procedures.

Although their place of work is still in the small office provided by Zhouyu Company, they are no longer employees of Zhouyu Company, and they do not even have a guaranteed basic salary.

All they have is the underlying algorithm and framework library developed, as well as the data and code support shared by Zhouyu Company.

Then, there are people.

The people led by Yuan Zhongchen are obviously very young, and the older ones are not more than 30 years old. Young people will have hard work. Some old employees in the Technology Department of Zhouyu also support the continued development of the robot operating system, but because of the pressure to support their families , It is impossible to resign with them.

The team is young and energetic, but money is also very important.

Zhang Zhen really supported the team. He paid 20 yuan to enter and helped buy the necessary computers, machinery and equipment for the research institute.

Everyone else has no money.

Yuan Zhongchen's technical ability is very strong, but he has only been working for less than two years, so it is impossible to have much savings in his hand.

If the investment cannot be obtained in a short period of time, the members of the team will not even get their salaries, and it is impossible to persist for too long. Even if it is only a short day, some people will start to regret it.

They also have a measure of the value of the team.

Not to mention the technical level of everyone in the team, the underlying algorithms and framework libraries alone are worth a lot, but without fully developed data, it will always be meaningless. Only by creating a complete product can the value be truly reflected.

"200 million! [-]% of the shares!" Yuan Zhongchen repeated through gritted teeth.

[-]% of the shares is not just talk, Zhouyu company provides the workplace, and then hand over all the original development materials to them, but it only occupies [-]% of the shares, and only has the authority to "take back the product before it is produced".

Yuan Zhongchen's team gave up halfway, and Zhouyu Company would not lose money, their calculations were clanging.

Zhao Yi took a deep breath, with a serious expression and tense muscles.

Several people looked at Zhao Yi's expression. Zhang Zhen thought that Zhao Yi was unwilling, so he quickly explained, "The algorithm package we already have, the structure diagram we made, etc. are all very valuable, brother, you should know, You have made quite a few algorithm packages."

Zhao Yi nodded.

Yuan Zhongchen also said, "We have already thought about the overall structure, and there are some necessary functions. The operating system we designed can greatly improve the code reuse rate, and can also provide some basic functions, including improving human-computer interaction, Motion control, word processing, and some special AI functions, such as length and height detection, obstacle avoidance warning, feature recognition, and..."

He said a lot of robotic jargon in a row.

Zhao Yi listened patiently.

After Yuan Zhongchen finished speaking in one breath, everyone in the room looked at Zhao Yi.

This situation is a bit weird.

Zhao Yi is the youngest person, but everyone knows that he is the richest, and he really doesn't care about spending 200 million to invest.

Zhang Zhen has a certain understanding of Zhao Yi's income. The Rubik's Cube calculator alone has brought Zhao Yi tens of millions of income. Because of the effect of "technical monopoly", others can only study Zhao Yi's screening method, and the research is thorough. Software with similar functions can be made in the future.

Until then, the income is constant.

Zhao Yi glanced at the people in the room, he was different from what others thought, he really couldn't believe that such a good thing happened to him?

Yuan Zhongchen's Yutu robot team took out 200 million funds and directly invested in it?

[-]%?

Half of it will do!

Zhao Yi was shocked for a long time, and finally remembered that he should agree, he quickly nodded vigorously, as if he was moved by Yuan Zhongchen's sincerity, "Okay, I agree to become a shareholder!"

"Oh--!"

The whole room cheered, "That's great! That's great!"

"I just said, our persistence is right!"

"With 200 million, we can persist for at least one or two years, and we can expand the number of people!"

"thanks, thanks!"

Yuan Zhongchen laughed happily. He held Zhao Yi's hand excitedly, and kept expressing his gratitude, "Thank you! Thank you so much, Zhao...Boss Zhao?"

"Brother Zhao... No, Brother Zhao!"

Zhang Zhen thought of a title.

"Brother Zhao!"

"Brother Zhao!"

Several people kept shouting together.

There were passers-by employees in the corridor, who opened the door curiously, and heard the people in the room say excitedly, "We've got an investment, 200 million! Hahaha..."

"Did you get investment?"

"So fast?"

Zhang Zhen went over to close the door tightly and motioned everyone to be quiet, "Now that the investment has been discussed, we have to start working next, and it happens that Brother Zhao is here, so let's talk about the direction of research."

"You all know Brother Zhao, right? His Rubik's Cube calculator shocked the world. In our algorithm library, the most streamlined and efficient algorithm treasures are all from Brother Zhao. He is the top algorithm engineer! "

The people in the room were not surprised, they already knew about it, they were just surprised by Zhao Yi's youth.

Next, everyone discussed the research direction of the operating system, such as what functions need to be produced, the content supported by the basic framework, ways to improve code reuse rate, and so on.

Zhao Yi has been listening.

Although his technical level is not bad, but the computer field is too big. The writing of the underlying robot operating system involves the lowest level of machine language and execution methods, and he can only understand it. It involves hardware, automation and other issues. , are a little confusing.

The scene still has to be said.

After everyone expressed their thoughts and supplements in turn, they all looked at Zhao Yi, and Zhao Yi stood up and said, "What everyone said is very good, and technical issues cannot be finished in a short time, so I will not add any more. "

"For the design of an operating system, the most important thing is to clarify the general direction, what kind of system we want to do, in this regard, I will express my personal opinion."

"The robot operating system is different from the operating system of ordinary computers. Our operating system is used on fixed computers, but it is used in a wider range of fields. Maybe our system is needed in cars, and maybe it is also needed in children's educational toys. Our goal should be to enable users, or partners, to rely on our system to develop smart tools that adapt to various objects and environments."

"So, the primary goal of the design is to increase the reuse rate of code in the field of robot research and development, and to provide users with an independent development platform and design more open ports. Therefore, we should develop some foundations for professionals to use tool."

"In terms of function, there is no need to think about it for the time being. We are short of manpower. Whether it is human-computer interaction, translation, or visual recognition, application control, etc., it cannot be developed by a small team, but as long as the bottom layer is perfected Based on the foundation, other functions can be integrated.”

"Just like a mobile phone, the applications inside can cooperate with other companies to complete our system functions."

Zhao Yi's speech was very simple, but it directly pointed to the core issue.

What the team needs to develop is the underlying operating system. It is meaningless to consider application functions. Functions such as human-computer communication, translation, and visual recognition cannot be completed by a small team. The focus of the team must be on the bottom layer. Things can be developed cooperatively.

After listening to Zhao Yi's words, everyone in the room, including Yuan Zhongchen and Zhang Zhen, felt enlightened.

Before, they all thought about various functions, and they developed and integrated them together, which felt like a mess. In fact, they completely gave up the upper-level application functions on purpose and only focused on the bottom-level development.

indeed.

The bottom layer cannot produce products, but only when the bottom layer is perfected can there be unlimited possibilities.

Zhang Zhen applauded

Yuan Zhongchen applauded first, and the others followed suit. They all applauded from the bottom of their hearts.

Before, their impressions of Zhao Yi were only 'genius algorithm master' and 'earning a lot of money'.

Now they found that Zhao Yi was indeed very powerful.

Even in the research and development of the operating system, he has clear ideas and unique insights.

Yuan Zhongchen simply invited Zhao Yi to join the team.

He was directly rejected by Zhao Yi, and the reason was very sufficient and simple, "I still have to go to school."

"..."

"..."

Zhao Yi continued, "However, if you have any problems, you can ask me for help. If you can solve it, it will definitely be solved. After I invest, I will be considered a part of the team, right?"

"But public is public, private is private, cooperation fees!"

He has a bit of a tongue-in-cheek nature.

Zhang Zhen said very seriously, "That's for sure, our small team probably can't afford you, but if there is anything we can't solve, we will definitely pay for your help."

"Yes, that's right!"

Yuan Zhongchen nodded, "We all get paid, if you don't get paid for your work, it's wrong."

"Yeah, work pays normally."

"One yard owned by a yard!"

Everyone talked and laughed.

Zhang Zhen mentioned the speech, "Brother Zhao, you are going to give a speech at Yanhua University tomorrow afternoon, right?"

Zhao Yi nodded.

Zhang Zhen said embarrassingly, "That's right. Your speech was too popular. I inquired about it in advance. Yanhua University has sealed off the graduate building. Only those who have an invitation can enter. Zhong Chen is not allowed even if he graduated from Yanhua. I guess The students inside are not allowed in either.”

"I want to ask if you can...hehe, give me two friendship tickets, Zhongchen and I will go together."

"This is easy to handle, I will talk to the school."

Zhao Yi agreed.

……

Zhao Yi's speech was indeed very popular.

Although Yanhua University only made a simple publicity, many people were waiting for his speech. Hearing that he would give a speech at Yanhua University, some even flew to the capital overnight.

Yanhua University is prepared for this.

Many professors and lecturers in the school have participated in the reception work, and many top professors and top technical people in the industry have confirmed that they will come to listen to the lecture.

If everyone who wants to come comes, the large conference room will not be able to squeeze, and Yanhua University will only be able to hold some people.

It is very difficult for ordinary people to enter.

Zhang Zhen is the manager of the Cosmos Interactive Technology Department. It sounds like he is very powerful, but sorry, he can only be regarded as an ordinary person, let alone Yuan Zhongchen.

It was past four o'clock in the afternoon when Zhao Yi left Zhouyu Interactive. He took out his mobile phone and found that there were more than a dozen missed calls, half of which were from Xu Lei.

call back.

Xu Lei's voice was a little anxious, "It can be regarded as contacting you. Professor Luo has been looking for you, and Professor He is also urging you."

"Professor He?"

"The dean of the School of Information, Professor He Mingcheng, No. 1 in Yanhua University, he is very good anyway, where are you, I will pick you up?"

"No, I'll take a taxi there."