666: Chapter 661 We'll Set the Rules

She took a deep breath, the calm look in Shen Yan's eyes flashing through her mind as he left.

She knew that the Boss had handed this stage over to her, and she could not mess it up.

"I can understand everyone's feelings."

Wu Ya picked up a blank A4 paper display stand from the table and wrote a few large lines on it with a marker.

"Shen Yan Plaza Tenancy Application Process:"

"One, brands that are not first-tier luxury, or cannot commit to flagship store status for the Asia-Pacific region, will not be received for now."

"Two, those who meet the criteria, please scan this QR code, fill in the brand information, intended unit location, and the core resources you are willing to provide."

"Three, our team will evaluate within twenty-four hours and proactively contact the brands that match our positioning for the next step of negotiation."

She held up the sign she had written on high.

The handwriting was clear, and the structure was logical.

The brand representatives, who had been in a chaotic scramble moments before, were all stunned.

What kind of move was this?

They had humbled themselves to come and fight for a spot, only to find they didn't even have a chance for a direct conversation? They had to scan a code, fill out a form, and wait for notification?

A middle-aged man with a receding hairline couldn't help but complain, "Director Wu, we are Hermès. Doing this is a bit too..."

Wu Ya's gaze fell calmly upon him.

"I apologize, sir. Our Boss's requirement is to create an unprecedented, unique commercial landmark."

"Therefore, we need the absolute top partners and the most sincere cooperation proposals."

"If you find our process cumbersome, then it can only mean that we might not be a good fit."

Her tone was neither servile nor overbearing, yet it carried a powerful self-assurance.

This confidence came from the man who had just thrown fifty billion in cash in front of everyone to acquire Prism Technology.

The man with the receding hairline instantly fell silent.

Right, a group that could casually produce fifty billion to acquire Prism Technology—what right did they have to put on airs here?

Now, they were the ones begging the other party, not the other way around.

The crowd quieted down.

Everyone silently took out their phones and pointed them at the QR code.

Li Man stood at the very edge of the crowd, not pushing forward.

She looked at Wu Ya, who was composed and calm, arranging everything methodically, and felt a complex mix of emotions.

She recalled her initial arrogance and those three self-righteous 'fatal questions.'

Now, it seemed like a complete joke.

She did not scan the code.

She knew that LVMH could not display its greatest advantages through an online form alone.

She had to present something with more weight.

Only when the crowd gradually dispersed did she walk up to Wu Ya, her posture lower than when she had faced Shen Yan.

"Director Wu."

Wu Ya looked up at her and nodded, "Director Li."

"I apologize to you and the Shenyan Group for my previous rudeness."

Li Man's attitude was extremely sincere.

"I hope to schedule a time to speak with you privately."

"LVMH is willing to place the Asia-Pacific region's first holographic concept flagship stores for seven of our top brands all within Shen Yan Plaza."

"Furthermore, we are willing to prepay ten years of rent."

Wu Ya's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.

Ten years of rent prepaid, for seven top luxury brands.

This condition was enough to drive any commercial real estate company wild.

But she calmly stated, "Director Li, I see your sincerity. However, please follow the process first. As for a private meeting, I will report your request to President Shen."

She did not agree on the spot.

Because she remembered Shen Yan's words.

Now they are the ones begging us.

The rules must be set by us.

Li Man looked at Wu Ya's young yet steady face and finally could only nod with helplessness and admiration.

"Alright, I understand."

She turned and left, her back carrying a trace of dejection.

She knew that the commercial landscape of Sea City was about to undergo a complete upheaval starting today.

And the man named Shen Yan was the sole master stirring up this storm.

The black rolls-royce drove smoothly across the cross-sea bridge back to Jingluo Bay.

Shen Yan leaned back in the seat, resting his eyes.

The clamor of the convention center was merely a brief interlude to him.

Acquiring Prism Technology was just a casual move in his grand strategy for Artificial Intelligence.

The real core was yet to come.

Just then, the cold mechanical voice sounded in his mind right on schedule.

[Ding!]

[Random Mission: 'Foundation of Shen Yan' has been completed.]

[Mission Evaluation: Perfect. Reshaped market perception with an overwhelming stance, exceeding mission objectives.]

[Mission Reward: One piece of advanced wealth intelligence in the 'Artificial Intelligence' field has been distributed.]

Shen Yan's consciousness instantly sank into an ocean composed of information.

Unlike previous intelligence reports that pointed to a company's loophole or a market trend,

This time, the 'advanced wealth intelligence' did not point to a project, nor a company.

It pointed to a person.

[Name: Evelyn Reed]

[Identity: Former Chief Scientist of 'Quantum Leap Dynamics,' creator of the General Artificial Intelligence framework 'chimera' (chimera).]

[Status: Due to ideological differences and internal strife, the core code of 'chimera' was stolen by her student, the current CEO of 'Quantum Leap Dynamics,' Viktor Croft. She was expelled from the company under the trumped-up charge of 'infringing commercial secrets' and signed a ten-year non-compete agreement. She is currently an adjunct lecturer at MIT, researching the fringe topic of 'Urban Traffic Light Optimization' in a basement lab, living frugally and in low spirits.]

[Core Value: The 'chimera' framework is currently the world's only underlying architecture for Artificial Intelligence that has achieved 'weakly coupled situational awareness' and 'adaptive algorithmic evolution.' It differs from the mainstream 'behemoth models' that rely on massive data feeding for deep learning. Instead, it mimics the connection methods of biological neurons, enabling the AI to perform logical deduction and strategy generation when facing entirely new domains, possessing genuine 'learning' ability, not just 'imitation.']

[Key Intelligence 1: Viktor Croft only stole version 1.0 of the 'chimera' framework, and because he cannot grasp Evelyn's underlying design philosophy, subsequent development has gone astray. The AI product they developed, 'oracle' (oracle), appears powerful on the surface, but its core is rigid, unable to handle more than three dynamic variables, containing fatal logical flaws.]

[Key Intelligence 2: Evelyn Reed is completely disillusioned with capital; ordinary financial inducements are ineffective against her. Her sole obsession is completing the final form of 'chimera' to prove that her theory is the correct path toward General Artificial Intelligence.]

[Key Intelligence 3: The 'traffic light optimization' project she is currently researching is actually a miniature model simulating the multi-node collaborative computation of 'chimera' under conditions lacking supercomputing resources. She needs a platform that can understand her and provide her with infinite resources and absolute trust.]