You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 287 Change of Heart
In the conference room of the campus network.

Mr. Qin's right-hand men and capable subordinates sat together, their faces serious as if they were facing a great enemy.

Master Zhang and Teacher Fan sat on the top chairs on the left and right respectively, and the others were seated in order according to the camps.

The company's big boss, Mr. Qin, sat in the main seat, with his hands crossed in the classic posture of Commander Ikari, listening quietly to his subordinates' work reports.

After the two CTOs finished their work reports, a strange silence suddenly fell in the conference room.

Everyone's eyes were secretly looking at Qin Shaoyan.

Qin Shaoyan coughed a few times and said expressionlessly: "Recently, the main focus of the campus network is on two things."

“One is an international college summer camp.”

Zhang Pingyi, who was sitting on the left, remained silent. Although he said he was in charge, in fact, many things were handled by Qin Shaoyan himself.

"The other is to promote the college student station."

The young newcomer Zhou Yuan immediately straightened his chest and looked proud.

"This year, all the company's resources will be invested in these two projects, and other departments must fully cooperate." Qin Shaoyan made a final summary, "If it succeeds, everyone will have credit, and if it fails, everyone will also have responsibility."

"When the time comes, those who should be demoted will be demoted, and those who should leave will leave."

Everyone's heart trembled, their eyes looked at their noses, and their noses looked at their hearts.

"Don't think I'm exaggerating." Qin Shaoyan glanced at everyone sternly, "The success or failure of these two projects is related to whether the campus network can be successfully listed in the United States next year."

"Okay, let's go to Nasdaq to ring the bell together."

"If we lose, we will have to wait a few more years."

"Time is money, everyone!" Qin Shaoyan sighed, "It's not easy for the campus network to get to where it is today. Everyone has put in a lot of hard work."

"The first hurdle for campus networks is to go public. If the listing is successful, there will be promotions, salary increases, year-end bonuses, and stock dividends, which will increase several or even dozens of times."

"It's almost time to harvest, and you don't want all your efforts to go to waste because of a small mistake, right?"

Everyone's spirits were lifted, and they were instantly filled with murderous intent, looking at everyone with unfriendly eyes.

What Mr. Qin said makes sense. The harvest is about to come, and no one wants to be held back by a stupid teammate.

Destroying someone's source of wealth is irreconcilable!
"Okay, the morning meeting is over." Qin Shaoyan slowly glanced around, "Boss Zhang, Zhou Yuan, Xu Lei, Li Le, and Director Xing stay, everyone else go out."

There was a sound of tables and chairs moving and rubbing in the conference room. The middle-level backbones stood up and left one after another, leaving only President Qin's confidants to stay and plot.

Qin Shaoyan's expression became extremely serious, "You all heard about it, right?"

"The company recently established an artificial intelligence research institute. This is the company's top secret."

“Now the outside world has begun to spread.”

Several people who didn't know the inside story felt nervous. Could it be that President Qin wanted to find the traitor?
"Many people are interested in our artificial intelligence research institute." Qin Shaoyan said slowly, "Someone will definitely come to you to inquire about the news."

"Among them, there might be IDG's Zhou Dao. I know many of you are very familiar with him and have had private exchanges with him."

Zhou Yuan quickly expressed his loyalty, "Boss Qin, you know me well. I am loyal to the company."

Xu Lei also said immediately, "Boss Qin, you know me well. I don't know the inside story of artificial intelligence at all. It's useless to ask me."

Li Le said, not to be outdone, "Boss Qin, you know me well. Zhou Dao's alcohol tolerance is not as good as mine, so I have to ask him."

Director Xing Wenqiang also quickly said, "Boss Qin, you know me, I, I don't know Zhou Dao."

Qin Shaoyan raised his hand to stop his men from continuing to express their opinions, "I can see that each of you has unique skills."

"Our AI research institute is to reserve technology for the future and seize the commanding heights of Internet technology. Researching AI is our strategic need."

"It's a good thing to keep your mouth shut, but..." Qin Shaoyan's tone became more tactful, "After all, Zhou Dao is from IDG, and he is also Xiong Xiaoge's trusted confidant."

"Ask yourself, Mr. Xiong has spent a lot of money on us, so he is definitely the top guy on the list."

"It's understandable that Mr. Xiong wants to find out some information from the side. You can reveal a little bit of the situation then."

"what?!"

Except for Zhang Pingyi, everyone else was confused.

What does Mr. Qin mean by this? Is there any other hint?
For a moment, even Zhou Yuan, who claimed to know President Qin best, was a little dazed and didn't know how to understand the spirit of President Qin's instructions.

"Xu Lei, Li Le, you two will be responsible for receiving Zhou Dao at that time." Qin Shaoyan started to arrange the tasks directly.

Xu Lei and Li Le were very confused, "Then what should we say to Zhou Dao?"

"Just tell me what you know." Qin Shaoyan said casually.

"But we don't know anything." Xu Lei was a little puzzled.

"That's right, you don't know. Just combine the information you have and the gossip circulating in the company." Qin Shaoyan simply stepped down to give instructions, "Add some artistic processing and come up with a reasonable explanation in your mind."

Xu Lei and Li Le looked at each other and could only bite the bullet and say, "Then let's give it a try."

Qin Shaoyan turned his head and looked at Xing Wenqiang again, "Director Xing, please stay at home for a few days to develop the product. It's best not to see any guests."

Xing Wenqiang was stunned for a moment, then asked cautiously, "Can't my family see me, too?"

"Immediate family members are fine, but the others don't need to be seen." Qin Shaoyan hinted, "Our demo version still needs to be improved, and we can't do without you."

"Of course, you can also give me away."

Xing Wenqiang's expression froze, and he quickly said, "I'll call my wife right now and tell her that I'll be staying at the company because I'm working overtime these days."

"Director Xing, you've worked hard," Qin Shaoyan said soothingly. "Once these few days are over, I'll approve your paid leave, and your year-end bonus will be calculated based on one year of employment."

Xing Wenqiang nodded quickly, "Thank you, Mr. Qin!"

At this moment, Xu Lei suddenly raised his hand, "Boss Qin, Zhou Dao asked me to get together tonight."

Qin Shaoyan perked up, "Where are you going?"

"He said he was going to Heaven on Earth." Xu Lei looked quite excited.

"The cost of living in Tian Shang Ren Jian is too high. You should save some money for Mr. Zhou." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Just go to another restaurant to eat. Don't put on any show. Don't let anyone catch you. I can't do anything to save you."

What heaven on earth? I have never been there.

Xu Lei was a little disappointed, so he had to reply to Zhou Dao's messages and make another appointment to meet.

……

Zhou Dao and Xu Lei walked out of the restaurant arm in arm, and stood there drunk, bragging.

One claimed that he could drink until dawn, and the other claimed that he could develop an artificial intelligence neural network algorithm alone.

After a long struggle, Zhou Dao finally called a taxi, stuffed Xu Lei in, and sent him away.

After returning to his car, Zhou Dao called a designated driver, then picked up his phone and called Xiong Xiaoge.

"Boss Xiong, I've asked everything clearly." Zhou Dao took a deep breath, "Qin Shaoyan did develop an artificial intelligence thing."

Xiong Xiaoge frowned, "What stage has the project reached?"

"The specific situation is unclear." Zhou Dao replied, "According to Xu Lei, the confidentiality level of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute is very high. Even Vice President Zhang Pingyi does not know the development progress."

"All technical personnel involved in the project are conducting closed-door research and development, and they are not even allowed to see their families."

Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, "Are the confidentiality measures so strict?"

"That's about right." Zhou Dao added, "Based on the scattered information we got, they did come up with something really amazing."

"Using artificial intelligence, we can intelligently identify images and photos with an accuracy rate of 90%."

Xiong Xiaoge gasped, "Is it really that powerful? You're not exaggerating, are you?"

"Probably not." Zhou Dao was a little uncertain. "They have conducted many external demonstrations, which shows that they are very confident in their technology."

"Demonstration to the public?" Xiong Xiaoge immediately realized something was wrong. "Demonstration to whom? Who has seen this project?"

"About three times. The first time was with several senior executives of the company." Zhou Dao thought for a moment, "The second time was a demonstration to Edward, the vice president of TNB. There were also several assistants of the vice president of TNB present."

"The third demonstration was for three coal bosses." "Coal bosses?!" Xiong Xiaoge was a little surprised, "What does this have to do with coal bosses?"

Xiong Xiaoge quickly remembered the three coal bosses Qin Shaoyan brought that day, so he asked, "Is the leader surnamed Liu?"

"His surname is Liu, and his name is Liu Yuanrui. He is a famous local coal boss." Zhou Dao confirmed, "He also invested in Qvod Media."

Xiong Xiaoge frowned, "They really are hooking up with each other."

Zhou Dao changed the subject, "Boss Xiong, are you still anxious that I invested in an audiobook website?"

"I remember." Xiong Xiaoge felt a little strange, "Why do you mention this?"

"The owner of YouAudioReading.com is Liu Mingzu, the son of Liu Yuanrui." Zhou Dao sighed, "They have known each other for a long time."

Xiong Xiaoge was silent for a long time before he said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work. Go and have a rest."

After hanging up the phone, Xiong Xiaoge sat on the sofa and began to ponder.

Then he stood up, picked up his laptop, started searching for information online, and at the same time called some technical experts he knew for advice.

After struggling for an hour, Xiong Xiaoge finally confirmed it.

Theoretically, there is nothing wrong with Qin Shaoyan's artificial intelligence image recognition.

In other words, he might have made some really big news.

But if you want to know how valuable this thing is, it’s hard to say.

After all, he is not the only one researching this thing.

To say that this thing has no value, the scope of image recognition applications is very wide and the market prospects are very broad.

How much this thing is worth depends on its technical effect.

Xiong Xiaoge calmed down, picked up his phone and called Qin Shaoyan.

"Boss Qin, I heard that your AI image recognition is pretty powerful." Xiong Xiaoge got straight to the point and said, "I want to broaden my horizons."

Qin Shaoyan was silent for a moment, "Boss Xiong, where did you get the news from?"

"I have my own information channels." Xiong Xiaoge said casually, then sighed, "Boss Qin, we have known each other for such a long time, how is our relationship?"

"It's okay..." Qin Shaoyan said uncertainly.

“……”Xiong Xiaoge was speechless.

What do you mean it's okay?

I spent a lot of real money on you, and you just said to me, "Isn't that okay?"

It’s true that people’s hearts are fickle!
"Qin Shaoyan." Xiong Xiaoge's tone became melancholy. "I remember that you always shared your new achievements with me first."

"You have changed now."

Qin Shaoyan was stunned, and said with a bit of a smile: "Boss Xiong, what you said... Is there any misunderstanding between us?"

"Misunderstanding?!" Xiong Xiaoge sneered, "I don't think there is any misunderstanding."

"You can show your precious artificial intelligence to coal bosses and foreigners, but you can't show it to me. What is this?"

"Qin Shaoyan, just tell me, which project of yours did I not invest in?"

“I invested so much money in you, and I have to apply if I want to see an AI project?!”

Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Boss Xiong, this is really a misunderstanding."

"My artificial intelligence project...is actually a half-finished product. It's useless."

"It's okay to fool outsiders, but for an expert like you, Mr. Xiong, it's not worth mentioning."

"I can't fool you with a demo."

Xiong Xiaoge said stiffly, "You have to see it to know whether it is good or not."

Qin Shaoyan said helplessly, "Then I welcome President Xiong to come over to inspect and guide our work at any time."

"Then tomorrow." Xiong Xiaoge asked, "What time will you arrive at the company?"

"Come over at ten o'clock." Qin Shaoyan raised his hand and looked at his watch.

"Are you working so late?" Xiong Xiaoge was a little surprised.

"Ahem, I have to get an injection." Qin Shaoyan said helplessly, "My cold hasn't healed yet, and it's about to turn into pneumonia."

After hanging up the phone with Xiong Xiaoge, Qin Shaoyan found Liu Mingzu's number and dialed it.

After the call was connected, he asked bluntly: "Has Zhou Dao from IDG contacted you? What did he ask you? How did you answer?"

Liu Mingzu was very surprised, but he could also tell that Qin Shaoyan's tone was wrong, so he answered carefully: "I met him today, and we just talked about the website financing."

"Oh, he also asked about my family situation."

Qin Shaoyan asked, "Didn't you ask anything else?"

"No." Liu Mingzu replied.

"Has he never asked about artificial intelligence?" Qin Shaoyan pressed.

"I really don't have that." Liu Mingzu said immediately, "Boss Qin, there's no need for me to lie to you. Boss Zhou really didn't ask me about artificial intelligence."

Qin Shaoyan hung up the phone directly. Liu Mingzu was stunned for a moment when he heard the busy tone.

After thinking about it carefully, Liu Mingzu felt something was wrong, so he jumped up and ran out quickly.

Liu Mingzu drove his car, found a random place to stop, then quickly got out of the car and rushed into the teahouse in a hurry.

Because he walked in such a hurry, Liu Mingzu almost bumped into the cheongsam waiter who was welcoming guests at the door.

"Hey, sir, wait a moment."

Several security guards in suits stood up and blocked Liu Mingzu's way.

"Is Mr. Liu Yuanrui here?" Liu Mingzu took out his VIP card from his pocket and shook it.

The security guard immediately made way, and the waitress in cheongsam next to him said with a smile: "Boss Liu is in the West Lakeside box upstairs..."

Before he could finish his words, Liu Mingzu rushed straight up the stairs.

When I opened the door of the box, it was still the familiar scene.

His cheap father was sitting upright with a tea bowl in his hand, with the beautiful and charming tea artist sitting on his lap. He was still the familiar tea artist in the high-slit cheongsam, and was still practicing the tea ceremony with great skill.

Seeing Liu Mingzu rushing in, Liu Yuanrui remained calm and skillfully pushed the tea artist off his thigh.

"What a panic you are in." Liu Yuanrui said in a deep voice, "You can't keep your composure at all."

"How many times have I told you to stay calm even when the sky is falling?"

Liu Mingzu didn't care about this anymore and sat directly opposite Liu Yuanrui. "What are you and Mr. Qin doing recently?"

Liu Yuanrui frowned, "Why are you asking this? Children should not butt in on adult matters."

"It's already this late, and you're still talking about this." Liu Mingzu was anxious. "Boss Qin just called me and asked me if I knew anything about artificial intelligence."

Liu Yuanrui was stunned for a moment, "He asked you this?"

"It's not just him." Liu Mingzu said anxiously, "IDG's Zhou Dao also asked me about it, and he also asked me about you."

Liu Yuanrui fell into deep thought.

Liu Mingzu urged: "What are you and Mr. Qin doing? Why don't you tell me?"

"This has nothing to do with you." Liu Yuanrui waved his hand.

Before he could say anything, Liu Yuanrui suddenly received a message on his phone. When he opened it, he found it was from Qin Shaoyan.

"Tomorrow morning, 9:30, campus network, let's talk."

(End of this chapter)