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"Mr. Li, Pinduoduo is now completely on the right track. We will follow our plan to stabilize the basic situation, expand the market little by little, and then seek to go public in a year and a half."

Mr. Li on the other end of the phone nodded after hearing what Luo Ming said, "Yes, I think so too. Mr. Luo, to be honest, I am very grateful to you.

The big data algorithm of Zhuoguang Technology has helped Baidu stabilize its basic market share. Both the search engine and Tieba have experienced a second spring because of Zhuoguang's big data algorithm.

Later, we were able to cooperate with Baidu to establish Pinduoduo, which enabled Baidu to complete the O2O strategy that it had always wanted to do but had never been able to complete, and successfully opened up a new track. If Zhaoguang needs any help from us in the future, please feel free to ask.”

Luo Ming laughed when he heard this and said, "Don't continue. Mr. Li, we at Zhuo Guang need your company's help right now."

"Haha, really? Then Mr. Luo, just go ahead and say it!"

"Mr. Li, you should know that we at Zhuoguang Technology have plans to build cars, right?"

"Yes, I know. I heard that you have established experimental bases and assembly plants in Hebei and Shanxi, two provinces surrounding the imperial capital."

"That's good to know, Mr. Li. We would like to ask Mr. Li to use his connections to help us get the road test application."

In fact, Zhuoguang Technology’s research and development of autonomous driving technology is currently stuck in this road test.

Rongmu wanted to conduct a road test on the technology to understand the level of the most advanced autonomous driving technology on the market, but applying for a road test requires government approval, and Rongmu has applied many times but has not been approved.

Luo Ming frowned. He didn't expect that the superiors had such a poor perception of autonomous driving at this stage and didn't even give him a chance for a road test.

"Could it be that you, Rong Mu, were rejected because you applied in the imperial capital? The traffic conditions in the imperial capital are quite complicated, so it is normal to be rejected. Have you tried to apply in another place?" Luo Ming asked.

"It is only when the road conditions are complex that we can test the stability of our autonomous driving technology! I tried to apply to Bingzhou, and Bingzhou readily agreed. We also conducted corresponding experiments in Bingzhou, and the results were very good.
But Luo Ming, you know the difference between the imperial capital and other cities, don't you? Our autonomous driving technology, no matter how great it is in other cities, is meaningless if it doesn't work in the imperial capital. "Rong Mu said.

Luo Ming sighed when he heard this. He also knew how special the imperial capital was, but the higher-ups would not approve it.

In fact, no matter which country the law is, the traffic laws are very strict. Before any type of new car can be launched on the market, a lot of road tests are required, among which road tests conducted in the country’s capital are the top priority.

As a representative of new high-tech, driverless technology must have more stringent conditions in this regard.

Besides, the technology that Zhaoguang Technology wants to test is L3 pure visual autonomous driving.

It only relies on surrounding optical videos instead of various sensors. Except for a few necessary sensors related to safety, all other sensors used to assist autonomous driving have been discarded.

This technology seemed too advanced to the higher-ups, so it was not surprising that they rejected it.

After all, the core safety of driverless electric vehicles on the market today relies on a large number of signal sensors around the car, including microwave, ultrasonic, laser and optical sensors.

When these sensors detect an abnormality, the car will be quickly controlled to stop. In theory, the more sensors there are, the safer the car will be.

The technology that Zhuoguang Technology wanted to test completely abandoned these sensors. In the eyes of the superiors, Zhuoguang Technology's technology was a bit too risky, so it was normal for them not to approve it at this stage.

At that time, Luo Ming's solution was that since the road test application could not be passed, he would bypass the road test in the capital and conduct road tests in other major cities in the country.
Then we use big data to collect information about the capital’s road conditions, and then simulate various complex road conditions on computers.

Wait until you have almost completed the road tests in other major cities, then apply again and submit the simulation results of Zhuoguang Technology. You should be able to pass this way.

Rong Mu felt that Luo Ming’s proposal was feasible, so he followed Luo Ming’s advice and went to other cities for road tests first, and then applied later.

What Rongmu didn't expect was that the application was rejected again.

This time, the boss directly told Rong Mu: "At this stage, the more sensors an autonomous vehicle has, the safer it is. Zhuoguang Technology abandoned the sensors. In their view, it was unwilling to add sensors to the vehicle, which was irresponsible for the safety of the vehicle users."

Even though Rong Mu explained many times, the superiors still felt that the most sensitive laser sensor cost several thousand dollars each. Why didn't Zhuoguang Technology simply not install it if it wasn't to save costs?
What the higher-ups hate most right now is businessmen sacrificing product safety for their own benefit, so they refused the road test.

Luo Ming felt helpless after hearing the news from Rongmu. The higher-ups were worried that Zhuoguang Technology would control costs from the very beginning and ignore safety issues when manufacturing cars.

After all, cost has a huge impact on car sales and consumers' choices.

No matter how good the quality of a car is, once its cost is too high, it will eventually become a luxury item that can only serve a small number of users and cannot be popularized.

Faced with this almost unsolvable situation, Luo Ming didn't know what to do. He just asked Mr. Li for help, but it was just a casual mention and he didn't hold much hope for it.

After learning about the difficulties faced by Zhuoguang Technology, Mr. Li agreed immediately and said that the matter could be resolved in a week at most.

Luo Ming was very surprised when he heard this. Is Baidu, the local tyrant, so effective?

Facts have proved that Mr. Li did not lie. It was less than a week, but only three days later, Rong Mu received news from the imperial capital saying that his road test application in the imperial capital had been approved.

Luo Ming was stunned and immediately called Mr. Li to ask him how he did it.

Mr. Li just laughed and said, "Mr. Luo, what's holding up your road test application is not your technical flaws, but your application method, which was also wrong. I went over to correct the mess."

In this way, Zhuoguang Technology got the opportunity to conduct road tests in the imperial capital.

Luo Ming went to the imperial capital in person, and Rong Mu took the initiative to sit in the test car in order to prove the safety of Zhuoguang Technology's autonomous driving technology.

After that, during the 20-kilometer road test, Zhuoguang Technology's autonomous driving technology delivered the most perfect performance.

There were only five takeovers during the entire process, three of which were to prevent traffic violations, and one was to give way to the vehicle in front. As a result, the vehicle in front was driving too slowly, so Rong Mu ordered to take over and overtake.

Only once did it truly exceed the predictions of autonomous driving technology.

This time, when crossing a traffic light, there were still 3 seconds before the green light. The vehicle in front suddenly accelerated and tried to rush through. The test car followed suit. As a result, when the green light turned yellow, the vehicle in front suddenly decelerated. This scene caused the autonomous driving technology to fail to react and almost hit it. In order to avoid a collision, it took over.

After the test, everyone was amazed by the autonomous driving technology of Zhuoguang Technology.

Luo Ming is confident that the autonomous driving of Zhuoguang Technology has surpassed the level of Huawei Qiankun Intelligent Driving before he traveled through time in his previous life. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is infinitely close to L3 pure visual autonomous driving technology. Moreover, the computing power of the vehicle is only 24t now. With the subsequent upgrade of chip technology, if the computing power of the vehicle reaches 100t like in his previous life, Luo Ming thinks that the pure visual self-driving of Zhuoguang Technology will be the true L3 level.

Luo Ming was quite satisfied with this achievement. His superiors were also shocked by the autonomous driving of Zhuoguang Technology. Later, even military personnel found Rongmu and wanted to purchase related technology for reserve.

Rong Mu naturally agreed without hesitation. Cooperating with the military would bring only benefits to Zhanguang Technology at this stage, and there was no way Rong Mu would refuse.

With the road test of autonomous driving technology passed, Zhuoguang Technology's car manufacturing has officially entered the next stage.

Luo Ming had discussed with Rongmu before that the main body of Zhuoguang Technology's vehicle manufacturing will still be mainly assembly. Zhuoguang Technology will be responsible for providing intelligent driving technology and the vehicle's internal systems. To put it bluntly, it is the same routine as Huawei and Xiaomi in the previous life.

After completing the intelligent driving technology, the next thing to do is to finalize the suppliers of vehicle parts and start writing the in-vehicle system.

Rong Mu would not be able to take care of the supplier issue. Luo Ming poached dozens of engineers responsible for vehicle systems from well-known brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, Porsche, Audi, and Volkswagen, and formed a new R&D team specifically responsible for the development of Zhuoguang's vehicle systems.

Before we knew it, it was already July.

Lin Shuwen is 8 months pregnant. Her belly looks very big now and she has to walk very carefully.

"Aming, doesn't the company have any animated films coming out during the summer this year?" Lin Shuwen asked while flipping through the latest fashion magazine.

"Yes! This year the company has two animated films! One is "Erlang Shen" from the Fengshen Universe, and the other is "Your Name" in collaboration with an animation company from an island country."

"Cooperating with an island country? Is it because the previous "K-ON!" was very successful that they continue to cooperate with them?" Lin Shuwen asked curiously.

Just as Lin Shuwen said, the anime "K-ON!" is very successful. Luo Ming did not provide the script for "K-ON!". He just talked about the story and pace of the anime. The rest was completed by cooperation between the two companies.

The finished product of this anime actually became a phenomenal anime work in the island country.

It even directly created two new anime themes: yuri cute and beautiful girl band.

The sales of the BD of "K-ON!" were even more terrifying. The first issue of 5000 copies were sold out, and it was reprinted multiple times afterwards, selling more than 47000 copies in total.

The second season + theatrical version was directly put on the agenda.

Aurora, who provided the voice and music for K-ON!, became an instant hit in the island country.

He has been receiving constant invitations to appear in OP and ED of various major animations, and has been holding offline concerts one after another.

In China, Aurora has also attracted a large number of two-dimensional fans, and these fans have amazing spending power. Aurora's first album in February this year sold more than 2 million copies, reaching the level of a platinum record, and the title song sold over 120 million copies on Penguin Music.

Today, Aurora has become a pillar of Zhuoguang Entertainment, and her popularity is comparable to that of ordinary superstars.

"K-ON!" was so successful that it made Aurora take off directly. Lin Shuwen subconsciously thought that this was the reason why Luo Ming would continue to cooperate with the animation company in the island country.

However, Luo Ming smiled and said, "That may be the reason, but it is not the main point."

"Not the point? Then what is the point?" Lin Shuwen asked curiously.

"When the movie is released, I'll take you to see it and you'll understand. It's a very special animated film."

"A special animated movie? How special is it that you would take me to watch it at a time like this? Can I squeeze into the theater with so many people?" Lin Shuwen said, looking at her belly.

"Old people always say that pregnancy makes women stupid for three years. It seems to be true. Have you forgotten? The Blazing Light Cinema has VIP boxes."

After Luo Ming said this, Lin Shuwen remembered that there was a VIP box in Zhuoguang Cinema.

"Maybe it's because I've stayed at home for too long recently. I feel like my brain is in a fuzzy state and I can't react to some things." Lin Shuwen sighed.

"Wenwen, thank you for your hard work."

Lin Shuwen shook her head. She did feel that pregnancy was really boring before, but when she was about 7 months pregnant, Lin Shuwen felt the little life in her belly moving for the first time.

From that moment on, Lin Shuwen's mentality changed. She became more and more looking forward to this little life. She would gently caress her belly and talk to the baby, play her favorite music for the baby, and tell the baby stories she had heard when she was a child.

As the child grew up day by day, his movements became more and more frequent, and the maternal love Lin Shuwen poured into her child became more and more.

Now Lin Shuwen no longer finds her pregnancy period boring. Instead, she finds it a special kind of pleasure to feel the baby in her belly growing day by day.

"Aming, when will the animated film you mentioned be released?" Lin Shuwen asked, changing the subject.

“Erlang Shen will be released on July 7, and Your Name will be released simultaneously around the world on July 8.”

"July 7! There are still 12 days left!" Lin Shuwen was a little disappointed.

Luo Ming specifically mentioned this animated film, saying it was very special, which made Lin Shuwen also look forward to it.

However, Lin Shuwen felt a little sad when she thought that it would take another 11 days to see this movie.

Pregnant women's emotions are so changeable. Luo Ming was afraid that Lin Shuwen would be unhappy, so he quickly changed the subject: "Wenwen, "Investiture of the Gods" has been online for a month. Can you guess how many sales of "Investiture of the Gods" have been online in a month?"

"I remember that Investiture of the Gods broke through 5 million in 1000 days, right?" Lin Shuwen asked.

Luo Ming nodded.

"Then 2000?"

"Almost. Now Investiture of the Gods has sold 2039 million copies, which is already a miracle in the history of 3A blockbuster games. All the masterpieces have been trampled under the feet of our Investiture of the Gods." (End of this chapter)