Noon.
Chen Jin and Brother Lei found a restaurant in Wuzhen and ate the local specialties of braised lamb, soy sauce chicken, white water fish, and desserts such as Aunt Pancakes and Dingsheng Cakes.
Chen Jin did not like pastries very much, but the authentic soy sauce chicken was very good. It was said that it was made with native hens as the raw material. After being roasted, soy sauce and rice wine were added. It was easy to preserve and very delicious.
After eating, he gave a very high evaluation of the dish.
When it was time to settle the bill, it was definitely Brother Lei who paid the bill. He said that he was treating them for the next few days and that he would bring him to meet many big shots. He only cared about eating and drinking.
"Sure!"
Chen Jin nodded. Although Brother Lei looked silly and not scheming, he was definitely the most popular person in the internet circle.
He was a top straight-A student who had scored higher than Jing Hua Imperial University in the 1987 college entrance examination. However, he did not go to the imperial capital. Instead, he chose the computer science department of Wu Han University. The reason why he chose Wu Han University was that the university was the first to implement a credit system in the country. What was the credit system? It meant that you could graduate after completing all your credits. Brother Lei took two years to finish all the credits and graduated early.
The thing that the students in the university talked about the most was Brother Lei's perfect score in assembly language. It was one of the two perfect scores in the university's 20 years of history. He also took away almost all the scholarships.
Besides, Brother Lei's legend did not begin in the capital. He was already a millionaire before he came to the capital. It was the 90s, and millions was a huge number.
Therefore, Chen Jin did not dare to belittle someone like Brother Lei. He did not dare to show off his knowledge. Other people's success was achieved through real ability and learning. What about him? Yes, when the Wa-wah robot and the Little Star learning machine were being developed, he followed them for a few months. He could be considered an "expert" in some aspects, but he was still a layman in most areas. He needed to maintain a humble attitude and learn more from his seniors.
…
In the afternoon, during a free forum.
Brother Lei introduced Chen Jin to a good friend of his — Baidu's CEO, Li Yanhong.
Li Yanhong was also a legendary figure. In the Z country's internet industry, there was a saying called "BAT", and the "B" referred to Baidu. It was ranked at the top, not because Baidu was the largest, but because Baidu was the first to rise and succeed, occupying the vast majority of the Z country's search engine market.
However, Baidu's competitive ranking mechanism had led to many tragedies. After it had aroused widespread criticism from the public, Baidu's growth had stagnated. In order to find new growth points, Baidu had shifted its development strategy from search engines to artificial intelligence in recent years. It had over a thousand of the world's top AI experts. It was full of talents and had launched many significant results, allowing the Z nation's overall development level in the field of artificial intelligence to be on par with the M nation.
Baidu's contribution could be said to be great, and it could not be ignored.
In addition, in the internet industry, Baidu was the first to launch the "Qing Song Plan." This was a commercial insurance plan. The parents of any employee who had worked for two years or more could enjoy hospitalization and medical insurance nationwide. There were no restrictions on age, social insurance, or health status. They could also pay a high proportion of self-paid drugs and treatment expenses. They provided a higher annual insurance amount and set a lower deductible.
The launch of the "Qing Song Plan" could not change the bad image of Baidu in the hearts of netizens. But for Baidu's employees, it solved a big worry for them and increased their loyalty to the company by a lot.
Chen Jin thought that this plan was very good. He introduced it into Xing Hai Technologies as an employee benefit. As expected, the morale of the company was greatly boosted. The annual employee turnover rate was reduced to less than one in a thousand.
This meeting was initiated by Li Yanhong. He wanted to have a talk with Chen Jin.
To talk about the cooperation between the two companies.
"CEO Chen, my company's technical talent, Song Bo Jun, was poached by your company? If I had known, I wouldn't have let your company poach him, no matter what. "
Li Yanhong shook his head and smiled bitterly. He had some impression of Song Bo Jun. He was a genius in the field of speech recognition. He did not expect that he was also a genius in the field of intelligent learning. Baidu had lost a peerless gem. He felt as if his flesh had been cut off.
How good would it have been if Song Bo Jun had not left? The Little Star learning machine might have been a product launched by Baidu. It was worth tens of billions!
"CEO Li, you're wrong," Chen Jin explained with a smile.
"The Little Star learning machine is the crystallization of the wisdom of thousands of technical talents in Xing Hai Technologies. It is definitely not the work of one genius. Song Bo Jun's ability is outstanding. He completed the task I gave him with flying colors. I still have to thank your company for training and nurturing him."
Without the technical information he brought out from the Base of Operations, even 1,000 Song Bo Juns would not have been able to create the Little Star learning machine. But he would not say that.
Li Yanhong adjusted himself in time. He put down his legs and said, "I'm sorry, I lost my composure. The flow of talent in the internet industry is very frequent. I used to complain about it, but now I've adapted to it.
Besides … "He spread his hands." My company mainly deals in the fields of intelligent robots, driverless cars, medical care, finance, and so on. We are also involved in the field of education, but we have never thought of creating an intelligent learning machine. We don't have such strong technical capabilities. I didn't expect your company to create it. This is beyond my expectations. CEO Chen, your courage is admirable. "
He looked at Chen Jin with admiration in his eyes. Recently, the big shots in the industry had been discussing and came to a consensus that the learning machine was a blind spot. They had all overlooked this blind spot. Yet, someone had thrown 10 billion dollars into it and created an intelligent learning machine that everyone had to have. He had captured the hearts of 200 million students who needed it … The market potential was more than 2 trillion dollars.
If he had the same vision, Baidu would have created a "Xiao Du Intelligent Learning Machine" with similar functions, even if it had to invest 100 billion.
Unfortunately, they had lost the initiative. It was meaningless for Baidu to enter the market again. Not only was the investment huge, but the product was also not competitive. They could only watch Xing Hai Technologies with envy.
At the same time, he asked if they could cooperate in other fields. Both parties could join forces.
"Cooperation?"
Chen Jin thought for a while and said, "Big data, cloud computing, and medical care are all your company's strengths. Xing Hai Technologies is willing to cooperate with your company. In addition, Xing Hai Technologies has a major project. I wonder if your company is interested? "
"What project?" Li Yanhong's handsome face showed great interest. He leaned over slightly.
"A domestic independent operating system."
"Pfft ~"
Li Yanhong almost spat out a mouthful of saliva. He coughed twice and said, "It's good for young people to have dreams. But this thing has been tried before and failed. Moreover, it's almost impossible to overthrow such a huge and mature ecosystem with one's own strength. Even the country doesn't have this ability."
"What if I say that I have a 100% chance of success?" Chen Jin asked with a serious face.
"Cough cough cough ~"
Li Yanhong only coughed and changed the topic. "CEO Chen, let's cooperate in the fields that both companies are good at."
Obviously, he was not optimistic about Xing Hai Technologies' domestic independent operating system project.
In the end, both parties only reached an agreement on cooperation in big data, cloud computing, supercomputing, and medical care. It could be said that they had gained something.
…
At night.
Brother Lei brought Chen Jin to a big dinner.
The host was Teng Xun's big boss, Brother Ma, and other big shots in the Teng Xun empire, such as Brother Xi who didn't know how beautiful his wife was, Huang Qiang, the head of Laipinduo, Wang Xin from Meituan, and other big shots.
This dinner was the "Wuzhen Dinner" that the netizens were talking about.
When he sat down, Chen Jin was surprised that Brother Ma attached great importance to him. He asked him to sit on his left.
After the dinner started, not only did Brother Ma put food in his bowl, but he also asked him many questions.
"Little Chen, how old are you this year?
Do you have a girlfriend now?
It's rare to see a young and promising guy like you. When I was 26, Teng Xun hadn't even been established yet.
Come, come, eat more, eat more. "
During the dinner, Brother Ma was very enthusiastic towards him. Chen Jin was flattered.
After the dinner.
Brother Ma pulled him into a private room alone. He leaned close to his ear and said, "Little Chen, you said that you don't have a girlfriend yet. It just so happens that I know a pretty good girl. I can introduce her to you."
"Uh, who is it?" Chen Jin was even more surprised. Brother Ma was taking the initiative to matchmake him?
"Cough cough ~ It's like this …"
Brother Ma's face turned slightly red. He whispered in his ear, "My daughter admires you a lot. She's waiting to be married."
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