33: Chapter 33 Cooperation: Logistics Leaders Gather

The reason the "Fangzhi" browser didn't get blasted onto the trending searches was that netizens discovered it could be used without a subscription.

Furthermore, its features were smarter and more concise than other browsers on the market, and most importantly, it was truly ad-free throughout, even for non-subscribers.

Ultimately, relying on its quality, this browser managed to establish a firm foothold in the chaotic domestic internet landscape.

Third-Party Biotechnology, this emerging enterprise, also entered the public eye for the first time.

At the company's high-level meeting today, a young male executive reported the results of the past half-month to Lin Fang:

Registered users had surpassed the 5 million mark, with 650,000 members and a conversion rate of 13%.

In other words, in these past two weeks, the "Fangzhi" browser had brought in nearly 13 million in revenue for the company.

Lin Fang was satisfied with this result.

Once the browser's popularity grew, these figures would surely multiply several times over; initially, he hadn't expected this browser to make a fortune.

Seeing Lin Fang nod, the young Marketing Department Manager straightened his back even more and continued his report:

"Our 'Fangzhi' browser has a rating of over 4.6 on all of the top ten app stores in the Central Continent. Among the browser's premium features, besides the most popular intelligent AI assistant, Xiao Zhi, the fully embedded automatic translation and privacy split-screen collaboration rank second and third, respectively..."

Initially, they had planned to name this AI intelligent assistant "Xiao Fang," but General Manager Xu Anqing flatly rejected it.

At the time, they didn't know the reason, but now, they could only say the refusal was well-justified.

"..."

"Accelerate the development of the overseas version and appropriately increase membership prices in developed countries."

"Do not damage the corporate image for the sake of petty profits; user experience in subsequent updates is the number one priority."

Aside from the most valuable intelligent AI, Lin Fang had long since distributed the rest of the source code to the Technical Department.

He didn't need to worry about subsequent updates and development, and a company whose core does not grow is unhealthy.

After saying these two things, Lin Fang hurriedly ended the meeting.

He hadn't just come to the company to hear this report today; he also had to meet several "guests," and they had already arrived.

Or rather, they had been waiting for a long time.

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In another conference room, a dozen people were looking at each other, the atmosphere somewhat heavy.

None of them had expected that the company's boss would actually arrange for them to meet on the same day.

These dozen or so people were vaguely divided into two groups; these people were representatives from major logistics companies, with the domestic ones on the left and the foreign ones on the right.

However, in front of the foreigners opposite them, only the SF Express representative, Xu Ruiqiang, could barely sit still.

Xu Ruiqiang looked at the blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners across from him, feeling bitter inside.

How could they compete with this? The other side consisted of representatives from the three major international logistics giants: UPS, DHL, and FedEx.

Among them, UPS's market capitalization had reached 150 billion U.S. dollars.

Compared to their scale, SF Express was like a little kid who only knew how to mess around at home.

Two weeks ago, a paper from the *Annals of Mathematics* had caused quite a stir internationally.

The new algorithm within it, which solved the Traveling Salesperson Problem, had quickly attracted the attention of relevant industries, and the logistics industry was just one of them.

What is intellectual property? Replicating and applying it immediately was what these big bullies should do! Not to mention that this was a string of code that wasn't easily detected.

If you really have an objection, go ahead and file a lawsuit at your leisure.

Major international logistics leaders acted quickly.

Their technical teams replicated the algorithm model from the paper and found that the data was correct, which meant it could truly optimize their logistics networks!

Just after the major companies ecstatically applied the algorithm to their servers, what happened made them see stars.

They discovered that after 250 minutes of actual application of this algorithm, their service networks would inexplicably crash.

Not only that, the overall cost rose by as much as 20% compared to before!

They couldn't find the cause even after staying up all night; the technical teams were practically going crazy!

During those few days, every logistics company that used this algorithm suffered miserable losses, and they could only swallow their teeth along with the blood.

Against this backdrop, a logistics technology optimization service called "ArkSmart Chain," launched by Third-Party Biotechnology, burst onto the scene.

"Boss, how did you get them to come?"

On the way to the conference room, Xu Anqing, dressed in a white OL outfit, asked in confusion.

"Because I used the company account to send a mocking email to each of their bosses' private email addresses, and incidentally marketed our product,"

"The means to achieve a goal don't need to be particularly clever; they just need to be effective."

Lin Fang paused his footsteps, turned his head, and asked her in return, "What do you think?"

Xu Anqing was stunned for a moment, then pursed her lips and nodded, smiling, "Hmm... that's right, Boss is correct!"

"Weren't you worried they wouldn't come?"

"As long as the technology is in our hands, they have no other choice. There will always be those who want to progress..."

While speaking, they arrived at the conference room door.

After pushing the door open, nearly 20 pairs of eyes looked over in unison.

Facing a room full of "guests," Lin Fang's side was rather shabby.

Besides him and Xu Anqing, there was only the newly appointed head of the Legal Department and her sole subordinate.

After sitting down, Lin Fang spoke first, "Everyone, I am the Chairman of Third-Party Technology, and also the author of that paper. I wonder what you have come to see me for?"

Facing the smiling young man, not a single one of the logistics representatives opposite could smile.

The UPS representative's expression turned displeased upon hearing his assistant's translation, but thinking of his boss's orders, Mario still suppressed his temper, preparing to take down this lucky little company.

"Mr. Lin, hello. I am Mario, an executive from the Legal Department of UPS."

"Hello, hello, Mr. Mario. I've long heard of your reputation."

Looking at this round-bodied foreign friend, Lin Fang felt a jolt of energy; no wonder he was named that.

"No need for formalities, Mr. Lin."

Mario smiled and said, "Our company, UPS, hopes to conduct Series A financing for your company. We value your company at 350 million U.S. dollars. If Mr. Lin agrees, UPS can buy 80% of your company's shares for 500 million U.S. dollars."

Hearing this, Lin Fang on the opposite side showed signs of being moved.

No wonder they were a big company; they immediately offered to acquire shares.

Lin Fang pondered for a moment, made an OK gesture, and said, "Mr. Mario, you've come at the right time. I happen to have thoughts of selling."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other representatives could no longer sit still.

"Mr. Lin, DHL is willing to pay 300 million U.S. dollars to buy 51% of your company's shares."

"FedEx can pay 350 million U.S. dollars to acquire 55% of the shares."

"Maersk offers 400 million U.S. dollars..."

"Mr. Lin, we at SF Express are also willing to pay 100 million U.S. dollars to purchase 20% of the shares."

SF Express representative Xu Ruiqiang bit the bullet and spoke up.

Facing these wealthy and powerful companies, if he didn't state his position now, there would be no chance for him later.

As for the representatives of the other domestic logistics companies, they sat in the corner, looking at each other, none daring to make a sound.