47: Chapter 47 This is Big Data

Wherever there are people, there is a social world...

If you want to play the information asymmetry game, you must ensure that the two or three parties involved do not meet and confront each other...

If you just made up a story on your end, and then the two people end up sitting together, it would be awkward.

Gao Yuan called Huangfu Shan over.

Because Huangfu Shan used to be an elite herself, she was meticulous and understood the ways of those people.

"Sister Shan, how have things been these past few days?"

"Thanks to your kindness, Sir, I'm doing very well now!"

Gao Yuan noticed that Huangfu Shan had a healthy complexion and looked much younger. In Future World, the average lifespan was 200 years. Huangfu Shan was originally in her forties, which, according to that average, was still considered the youth phase...

However, perhaps her life hadn't been going well before...

Because she had seen the life of the elite, it was impossible for her to settle for being raised like livestock.

Such people suffer the most...

That was why the forty-something-year-old Huangfu Shan had looked like a middle-aged woman. But ever since 2024 Club opened, Huangfu Shan, as the General Manager, had quickly become a hot commodity.

People she would have had to look up to even before her downfall were now actually speaking to her in a humble, deferential tone.

There were also many who brought small gifts when they visited...

Huangfu Shan was truly living well now.

"That's good. Sister Shan, I need you to do me a favor..."

"Just say the word, Sir!"

Gao Yuan looked into her eyes, confirming that she was trustworthy.

Although this kind of task could be left to robots, robots were, after all, not as good as real people at analysis and adaptability.

Gao Yuan planned to use a two-pronged approach, arranging for both Huangfu Shan and the robots to handle it.

This way, he could cross-verify the information and ensure that Huangfu Shan wouldn't deceive him.

"Sister Shan, I need you to help me keep an eye on the members visiting the club during this time. See which members have good relationships, which are just superficial friends, and which clearly don't get along..."

Huangfu Shan nodded...

"Sir, do you need me to install cameras in the venues?"

Gao Yuan shook his head. "Don't, absolutely not. Every venue is a private space! We absolutely cannot install them; that's the bottom line. However, we have cameras in our lobby and hallways... That is enough. We are a high-end club. If cameras were installed inside and discovered, our reputation would be ruined! We aren't trying to pry into their secrets, just to understand some interpersonal relationships! You can't hide your dislike for someone!"

Huangfu Shan clearly breathed a sigh of relief; she had really been afraid that Gao Yuan would act recklessly.

These people were the elite of the elite. As the venue provider, 2024 Club had to keep everything above board.

For example, regarding the lobby cameras, even though there were more advanced invisible photon cameras available, Gao Yuan insisted on using the clumsiest, most primitive optical cameras...

This was to demonstrate the sincerity of 2024 Club to all its members.

Big shots were most wary of leaks during private exchanges... It was based on this psychology that Gao Yuan created these private spaces for them. Once these big shots got used to 2024 Club, it would likely become their stronghold for conducting business in the future.

Relaxing, networking, and discussing business, all without worrying about a careless remark being leaked.

It was simply wonderful...

In addition to understanding the factions of these big shots...

Gao Yuan also gathered the information on members entering the 18th floor and above daily, then handed it to the robots to analyze which members had a higher probability of entering the same venue every day, indicating they likely had similar preferences...

Because the 18th floor and above were only open to Gold and Diamond members, these people were true big shots, and since there weren't many of them, it was easy to analyze.

Gao Yuan had the robots create an analysis table!

The feeling now was just like playing with big data back when he was starting his business—guessing what you like and what you don't like...

He mapped out a relationship tree for every member, because some with good relationships might come together, while some superficial friends, even if they ran into each other, might not enter the same venue...

Also, he analyzed the time each member arrived and how long they stayed at the club to determine if these members were busy.

If the big shots were busy, that indicated their weight... Some people held high positions but had no power! For example, Qin Gang... For the past few days, he had stayed at the club almost constantly, not even returning home.

Gao Yuan wanted to solidify his precarious foundation, so he needed to turn these members into his staunch supporters.

Although they appeared to support him on the surface, it was all hollow. Once they discovered that he was just a drifter, this club could change hands in an instant...

No one made a move only because no one knew Gao Yuan's background. They found out the club owner was called 'Gao Yuanyuan Gao', and even that name was bought temporarily, so the big shots suspected there was a powerful family behind it, and this owner was just a pawn pushed to the front—or perhaps this person didn't even exist and was just a virtual persona...

This was the reason Gao Yuan was hiding his identity and not engaging in public activities. The big shots knew of his existence and could even investigate him, but they all believed he was just a puppet...

Because the members were not actually a monolith, they didn't communicate closely, which gave Gao Yuan space to hide.

Now, Gao Yuan needed to give himself a real identity that had connections to various factions, so that even if they found out he had no one behind him in the future, they wouldn't dare to act... because they would all be part of a community of shared interests.

Investigation was one thing, but Gao Yuan wouldn't be stupid enough to pry into privacy... or install eavesdropping, video, or recording equipment.

That would be seeking his own death. Once he angered a big shot, their terrifying power would crush him to death.

This was fine as it was...

After arranging these things...

Gao Yuan needed some time to wait for the results, and he also needed to gather more information to make the plan in his mind flawless.

After finishing, he looked at Huangfu Shan: "Sister Shan, also pay attention to any shops or land within a ten-kilometer radius of our club. As long as they are for sale, buy them all!"

Huangfu Shan didn't ask what Gao Yuan wanted to do, she just nodded: "Understood!"

...

After arranging the tasks, Gao Yuan went to the warehouse...

Here were a large number of robots and the supplies previously sent by Li Qingmei and Qin Mugutan.

Now, the Muza Science and Technology Park had been built, with a direct path from his backyard to the Technology Park warehouse.

Gao Yuan had the robots transfer all the supplies to the real world.

The supplies from Li Qingmei previously included Photolithography Machine production lines, but there were only ten...

Gao Yuan wanted to dump chips onto the whole world, so he needed more Photolithography Machines, and thus placed another order with Li Qingmei.

In addition to the Photolithography Machine production lines, there were also the already installed 'wrist machine' production lines.

There were also smart robot production lines and space tourism bus production lines here...

Then there were the physical items, the space tourism buses, which were about the size of large passenger aircraft. Gao Yuan hesitated for a moment and decided to leave these big guys in Future World for now. Bringing them back now would be too conspicuous; even if he put them in a warehouse, it wouldn't be appropriate.

He would take the 100% purity Silicon Wafer back, because he was about to go up against the International Semiconductor Association and fight a dumping war!