677: Chapter 672: This is exactly the effect I wanted.

The entire janus studio was dead silent.

Everyone stared blankly at the whiteboard.

What was drawn on it was no longer a program architecture they could comprehend.

It was an entirely new world.

A future form of Artificial Intelligence they wouldn't have dared to imagine.

Li Mo's body was trembling slightly.

He wasn't scared; he was exhilarated.

He looked at the simple yet profound architectural diagram on the whiteboard, then glanced back at the 'Spider Web' his team had been so proud of, only to feel that it was merely a shack built by primitive people.

And Evelyn Reed had erected a Tower of Babel out of thin air before them.

The marker paused in Evelyn's hand.

On the whiteboard, a brand-new, vibrant AI architecture stood silently.

She turned around and looked at the petrified crowd.

"This is what you call Artificial Intelligence."

"What you did before was, at best, a slightly better search engine."

Her tone was calm but carried an undeniable authority.

Dead silence.

A dead silence lasting a full half minute.

Suddenly, Li Mo bolted toward the whiteboard.

His eyes were locked onto the circle labeled the 'Emergence' layer, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Chaos variables, disordered interference..."

"Heavens, how did I never think of that!"

"Using paradox to create logic! Doctor, no, Teacher! You are simply a god!"

He spun around violently and roared at the dazed team members behind him.

"What are you all still standing around for!"

"Delete all the underlying code of our garbage 'Enlightenment' immediately!"

"Starting today, janus has only one project!"

"It is to reproduce this miracle on the whiteboard!"

"Everyone, move! Right now!"

The entire studio instantly shifted from stillness to a boiling fervor.

All previous doubt, disdain, and pride vanished like smoke.

In their place arose fanatical worship and a pilgrimage-like enthusiasm.

The way they looked at Evelyn was no longer that of an airborne leader, but of a prophet leading them into a new era.

Wu Ya stood at the doorway, watching the frenzy before her, her heart churning with massive waves.

She finally understood why Shen Yan had spent 3.5 billion US dollars to acquire a nearly bankrupt company.

He hadn't bought a company.

He had bought the woman, Evelyn Reed.

He had bought the trillion-dollar future residing in her mind.

And in a corner of the studio, Shen Yan was already standing there, no one knew when he had arrived.

He leaned against the wall, hands tucked into his pockets, quietly observing everything.

A knowing smile played on his lips.

This was precisely the effect he wanted.

To crush all pride and defiance with absolute strength.

And then forge these untamed geniuses into an invincible iron army.

And Evelyn Reed was the Queen he had personally crowned for this army.

Shen Yan did not join the fervor of the janus studio.

He just stood quietly in the corner for a moment, then slipped away soundlessly.

Three days later.

The top floor of the group headquarters, the President's Office.

Shen Yan sat behind his desk, his fingertips tapping rhythmically on the smooth tabletop.

Standing before him was his good brother and his most trusted right-hand man, Chen Guangke.

Chen Guangke's face still held a trace of unscattered excitement.

"Yan Zi, your move was brilliant!"

"I just rushed back from T City. The way those kids look at Evelyn now is like they're looking at a deity."

"They're all pumped up on adrenaline, saying they're going to scrap the hundreds of thousands of lines of code they wrote and start over, working three days and nights without closing their eyes."

Shen Yan's lips curved slightly upward.

"It's good for young people to have a bit of arrogance, but they need to know there's always someone better out there."

"Otherwise, they'll just be contentedly congratulating themselves within their own small circle forever."

Chen Guangke chuckled and handed over a file.

"The matter in Country M is also settled. All the legal procedures for Quantum Leap Dynamics Company are complete, and the assets and patents have been transferred cleanly."

"Evelyn's previous owner must be regretting it bitterly right now."

"3.5 billion US dollars—they didn't sell a company; they sold the entry ticket to the AI industry for the next decade."

Shen Yan took the file and casually flipped through it.

For him, this acquisition had ended the moment Evelyn nodded her head.

He trusted Wu Ya and her team to handle the follow-up perfectly.

"Right, where is Wu Ya?"

"She's with Evelyn. She said they need to re-establish the budget and computing power procurement plan based on the new 'Neuronal Synapse Weaving' architecture."

Chen Guangke's tone carried a hint of admiration.

"That Evelyn is truly a workaholic demon. Wu Ya is too. The two of them seem to have found kindred spirits; I think they could talk for three days and nights straight."

Shen Yan gave a noncommittal sound.

"Fine. Let them handle the AI side. If the money isn't enough, add more. If the equipment isn't good enough, replace it."

"What I want is something that can overturn the industry, not a high-end toy."

Chen Guangke nodded heavily.

"Understood."

"Then I'll take my leave and keep an eye on the other projects."

"Go ahead."

After Chen Guangke left, the office returned to quiet.

Shen Yan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

Everything was proceeding methodically, following the script he had envisioned.

He sank his consciousness into his mind.

A light blue virtual panel slowly unfolded before his eyes.

[tycoon system]

[Host: Shen Yan]

[Personal Assets: ...]

[Daily Wealth Intelligence (Refreshed)]

Shen Yan's attention focused on the last line.

Yesterday, while he was handling the closing work for the Country M acquisition, this piece of intelligence had already been waiting here.

He extended a finger and tapped lightly in the void.

[Intelligence Type: Intermediate Wealth Intelligence]

[Intelligence Value: Extremely High]

[Intelligence Content:]

[Target Location: Former site of the Third Branch Factory of Hongxing Steel Plant, Old Town, Qi City, H Province.]

[Background Summary: Hongxing Steel Plant was once the industrial pride of Qi City. Due to industrial upgrading and environmental policies, it was completely shut down three years ago. Its subordinate Third Branch Factory covers an area of 350 mu. Due to backward technology at the time, the soil has mild heavy metal contamination. Furthermore, being far from the city center, it was listed as industrial wasteland with a very low assessed value. Recently, Hongxing Steel Plant entered bankruptcy liquidation proceedings due to insolvency. The former site of the Third Branch Factory is about to be publicly auctioned by the Qi City Asset Management Bureau, with an initial bid tentatively set at 80 million.]

[Future Information: In forty-five days, the National Development and Reform Commission, in conjunction with the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, will jointly release the "Yangtze River Economic Belt New Energy Industry Cluster Development Plan (2025-2035)". Qi City will serve as a core hub city and undertake the construction of a national-level New Energy Vehicle Full-Scenario Testing Base and High-Tech Parts Industrial Park.]

[Core Node: The former site of the Third Branch Factory of Hongxing Steel Plant, due to its vast area, enclosed terrain, and closest proximity to the planned high-speed transportation hub connection point, has been anonymously inspected three times by expert groups and is internally designated as the sole site selection for the testing base.]

[Value Estimate: Once the plan is announced, the value of this plot will soar to over two billion, and due to its strategic position, a large amount of supporting policies and industrial capital will flow in, making its long-term value immeasurable.]

Shen Yan read the entire piece of intelligence word by word.

His heartbeat involuntarily quickened slightly.