Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

After the press conference, the response from the outside world was as violent as expected.

That night, domestic media rushed to report on this bombshell, and starting the next day, overseas countries will also start to gather together.

However, among the two products "Han" and "lithium-sulfur battery", the latter is obviously more topical, and everyone's focus is on this revolutionary battery.

Just like "Wang Chuanfu", "Fan Zusong" and "Zhou Rui", all the attention is on Zhou Rui.

Even though he has clarified that he was only involved in the battery design, not the developer, this does not seem to be of any use.

"Zhou Rui has brought us another technological leap. A super battery that is more than five times more powerful than existing technology will change millions of households."

"'Rui Zhou's' talent seems to have no boundaries. Everyone is still waiting for further news about the legendary 'learning machine', and he has made a new breakthrough in the field of batteries."

"A car that can drive 2,000 kilometers, and it is a pure electric environmentally friendly car, as well as a small drone that can cross cities. The changes brought about by these things are not just that you can save money more, or travel in an environmentally friendly way."

"Zhou Rui announced that from now on, the world's "tech products" will be divided into two types, those equipped with lithium-sulfur batteries, and others."

It is worth noting that with the passage of time, when foreign media mentioned Zhou Rui, they gradually no longer used the first name and last surname like 'Rui·Zhou'. Many media directly used the inconsistent name 'Zhou Rui'. Characters in the naming order of your own country.

It’s hard to say what the reason for this change is, but it does not affect everyone’s perception anyway. No one will not understand which big shot is being talked about in the news just because the order is different.

Changes in the business world were more direct. Fului Group and BYD received a large number of phone calls that night. Naturally, no one dealt with them in the middle of the night, but many companies began to contact executives on both sides through personal relationships.

Zhou Rui directly passed on the message that no one should bother him. The issue of lithium-sulfur batteries would be transferred to BYD and he would not handle any specific matters.

The most anxious one is Apple, which currently has the world's largest market value. Lithium-sulfur batteries cannot be obtained. For them, it is a state of almost chronic death. They have been planning how to deal with it all night.

And this is exactly what happened. Early in the morning in the United States, just a few hours after the press conference, Apple's stock price fell. It was not until they intervened with buybacks that it stabilized.

As Zhou Rui said, batteries are the "blood" of many terminal products. If the blood is not good, the tricks are useless.

Boatman Brother and Zhou Rui have the same idea. Lithium-sulfur batteries will be sold, even to foreign companies, even to joint venture car companies and foreign-funded car companies.

But there will be a negotiation process, there will be plans, and there will be regular expansion.

This criterion is whether "pure blood made in China" already has an advantage.

This is also the meaning of "Industry and Information Department".

A few days later, the waves caused by the bombshell gradually subsided, and the market is still waiting for the real product delivery.

Just when they thought they still had time to take a breath, BYI announced the final data of the "Han: lithium-sulfur model", which exceeded 50,000 units in three days, including more than 10,000 units in 24 hours. To be more specific, the press conference It’s not finished yet, but the official website has set a limit of 3,000 units.

This data is not terrible, but it is definitely something to be proud of. Brother Boatman’s back teeth broke with laughter.

Asking Leader Zhou to come to the platform is really more effective than any number of GGs. Although the attention is all on the leader, "Han" and BYD have also jumped on the bandwagon and appeared in the global media.

What's really cool is that three days later, BYD actually started delivering.

The press conference has been delayed again and again, but BYAT's production line is not idle, and its delivery capacity is very strong, and 5,000 units have been planned to be produced directly.

The world's first user, number 0001, is naturally Zhou Rui himself. Although he ordered it in the name of the group, he still cooperated and published the news online. BYAT's official account followed up, and various self-media Repost the report again, and it’s GG again.

What happened after that was the same every day.

Some car companies paid a premium of three times to buy the first batch of Hans delivered, and then went back to start dismantling the cars and researching them.

Some companies are spreading the word that the next generation of products will definitely be equipped with lithium-sulfur batteries, although there is no connection at all.

There are also companies that have begun to "hedge" this historic breakthrough, distract their attention, bring out some old materials, and focus on announcing that they have achieved huge breakthroughs in other routes, unwilling to let lithium-sulfur batteries excel in the past.

What about hydrogen energy, solid-state batteries, and supercapacitors?

In fact, everyone in the know knows that they are all "gimmicks" that are always ten years away from mass production.

In the past, it was used to increase the stock price, but now it is used to stop the stock price from falling.

News is flying all over the place, but the only thing that has not appeared is questioning the authenticity of lithium-sulfur batteries.

Because of Zhou Rui.

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At Wanhu Base, Zhou Rui finally returned to the place he was most familiar with.

On the unmanned factory car, Zhou Ruizheng was moving and talking on the phone.

"I understand that when the next round of nominations begins, I will serve as a recommender and submit Professor Fan's name. However, I only recommend candidates. Don't expect me to be a lobbyist or do post-stage work."

"Don't worry, I won't embarrass you. I will send people here to handle the chores. With the breakthrough of lithium-sulfur batteries, there is great hope."

Promotion can be said to be a sure thing.

On the other side of the phone, it's still Brother Boatman. The two have been talking closely recently. At this time, they are discussing whether Fan Zusong will become an academician in the next term.

Although Fan Zusong's success has a lot of luck and a greater element of metaphysics, he has indeed been working in lithium-sulfur batteries for decades and is not poor in talent.

Many scientific research results will shine only if luck is involved. You have to admit this, and it’s okay for Zhou Rui to raise his hand as a recommender.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Rui hummed a tune, and first went to the No. 5 factory building to inspect the progress of the "10,000-ton titanium alloy integrated die-casting equipment" for the second time. The design requirements have basically been met. The next step is for Xingtian to make dumplings. .

Then he turned around and went to Factory Building No. 6.

He wanted to see the most important "learning machine" laboratory.

This will be used to decide whether to disclose the progress to the outside world for the second time at the "China Science and Technology Expo" next month.

Factory Building No. 6 still looks empty, except for a "building within a building" on the side, which is square in shape and has fine metal lines.

Zhou Rui walked directly in, and the walls spread out on both sides.

But he didn't see Marcus and Che Gan who had made an appointment, so Zhou Rui continued to walk inside.

When passing by the prototype of the learning machine, Zhou Rui noticed that the strange appearance of "Yuri's Revenge" had softened a lot, and it seemed that the technique was done by Che Gan.

The core components of the car have not been touched, but the helmet and the synapse-like connectors have been beautified, making it look a bit more technological rather than cyberpunk.

The black connecting lines that were originally scattered on the helmet like countless tentacles were replaced with colored lines, and were bundled and hung on the back of the helmet's head.

It looks like a huge colorful ponytail, or a knight's tassel.

Zhou Rui nodded secretly: "Not bad, much more pleasing."

He was thinking about the possibility of moving the learning machine to the "China Science and Technology Expo".

It shouldn’t scare anyone, right?

Haven't I been vaccinated before?

Continuing to walk inside, we came to the animal experiment area, and sure enough we found Marcus and Che Gan, who were chattering around the macaques and discussing something.

Zhou Rui asked with interest: "Is this the monkey who is the best at doing math problems in the world?"

Che Gan gave up his position: "Let Lao Ma speak. I have only been back from Ryukyu for a few days, and he is more familiar with it."

This guy's weight loss rate is really obvious. Counting from before the National Day to now, half a month ago, he has lost more than ten kilograms.

It is obvious that I have changed from a "fat man" to a "fat boy", and I am more energetic.

Marcus nodded and said: "'Jiji' developed a high fever for an hour after being injected with the No. 2 compound. I guess it was caused by the immune system being different from humans. I did not have this condition at the time."

"Originally, it could only perform elementary school-level calculations, which were roughly at the level of 'addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with parentheses'. But now it can successfully receive 'function knowledge' through machine learning. After stabilizing, the results of multiple verifications are all very nice."

"This used to be content that exceeded the upper limit of the macaque's intelligence, and it couldn't be carried by instilling it. It should be the effect of the No. 2 compound on accelerating thinking, allowing it to make a breakthrough. Although the breakthrough is not much, because the brain development a macaque receives is still Too monotonous and one-sided.”

Zhou Rui looked at the "Jiji" in front of him. To be honest, he got this monkey back and had it for half a year. He was very familiar with it and could even say he had feelings for it. Among the three macaques, he had the best personality.

He clearly felt that while Jiji was doing math problems on a tablet, he was also observing the expressions of the three humans outside the cage.

Zhou Rui frowned and said, "Its cognitive ability has also increased?"

Marcus nodded: "Because 'super memory' is also the effect of the No. 2 compound. The accumulation of memory allows it to find more similarities and patterns from many past experiences."

"Unless it is particularly painful or particularly pleasant, ordinary macaques rarely remember long-term content. But now, all the things it has experienced in its short life can be retrieved and expressed in its mind at an external level, which is 'cognitive enhancement'. I personally I think it’s even greater than the ‘intelligence improvement’.”

"I even think that if we didn't avoid it, but carefully taught it human language, it should be able to understand most of it. Of course, if it lives long enough, we don't rule out the possibility that it will gradually be able to understand it."

Zhou Rui smacked his mouth and felt that he was getting closer and closer to sending it on its way.

He would never allow this animal to return to nature

Hey, he still has a kind heart, so let’s choose a lucky day to send him away.

Marcus suddenly changed his tone and said solemnly:

"Boss, although you are here today to learn about machines, you still have something equally important to report."

"I am ready to advance the No. 2 compound to the human trial stage, and have already found volunteers."

Zhou Rui frowned: "Who?"

"Mia, my granddaughter."

Zhou Rui was stunned and looked at Marcus with wide eyes.

Lao Ma, are you so cruel?

Marcus said calmly: "I believe based on my level and the accumulation of past research, Compound No. 2 is actually very mature. With professional treatment and tailor-made plans, the possibility of accidents is minimal."

Zhou Rui: "Are you so impatient? And why Mia?"

That is not only Marcus's granddaughter, but also an employee of Fului, and even his personal secretary.

He hasn't used it yet, bah, he hasn't trained it much yet!

Marcus said sincerely: "Mr. Zhou, I know my granddaughter. She is too mediocre. And I really don't have enough energy to devote myself to scientific research. I hope she can have her own talents and she also hopes so."

"Compound No. 2 was created by me, and I will be responsible for it. If I hadn't accepted the changes it brought, I would be the first to go first."

This guy's brain circuit is getting more and more extreme.

To some extent, this is also a certain degree of self-confidence and arrogance.

Zhou Rui did not agree immediately and was ready to evade: "I need to talk to Mia alone. In addition, any human experiment requires the approval of the relevant departments."

Marcus: "She volunteered, and we talked many times."

Halfway through the words, Che Gan suddenly raised his hand:

"Boss, I want to try it too."

Zhou Rui glared at him for a second.

Che Gan scratched his face awkwardly: "Old Ma's granddaughter has already done it, what am I afraid of? Can't I just be the second one?"

Zhou Rui was about to say something to him, but suddenly paused for a moment

First, he looked at "Nini" and "Tie Tie" who had not been injected with "Compound No. 2".

Then he looked at Marcus's ambiguous smile.

After a little hesitation, he directly activated the [Peek] ability that he had not used for a long time. This ability has an additional effect on Marcus, which can read his thoughts.

After a while, Zhou Rui said word by word:

"You guys have secretly injected Mia, right!"

Marcus was surprised at first, but then he stopped hiding it, nodded slightly and said:

"Boss, this is a special technology that is destined not to be easily released. If no one pushes it, then the threshold between animal experiments and human experiments may not be crossed for several years or even decades, let alone let you rest assured of its safety."

"I want to push it, please forgive me."

He is loyal, excellent, and has one of the best brainpower levels in the world.

But his personality is really a problem