Chapter 711: Let's go for something even bigger

Professor Ji Muxi embraced Song Yaxian excitedly in the private room. They wept in each other's arms.

Zheng Qian shamelessly tried to crowd in and give the two beauties a tight hug, but Wei Rusi grabbed him by the ear and dragged him aside.

He immediately frowned. Was the little kitten trying to rebel? He was just trying to comfort Anmushi, what was wrong with that?

Just as he was about to scold Wei Rusi, he caught Jin Lu's gaze.

He immediately reined in all his bluster.

"Uh... well, you see, Your Majesty, I just wanted to comfort Professor Ji Muxi. Look, she's trembling all over from crying, clearly she's been under immense stress. What if she faints from all this excitement?"

Zheng Qian held Jin Lu's soft hand and said with a look of concern.

Jin Lu snorted.

"What 'Your Majesty,' don't talk nonsense! Besides, the club owners have been earning quite a bit lately, and they are very grateful to you. At the last meeting, Wu Chenggang from the steel industry mentioned to me that there's a company in Yebai that's been having a hard time lately."

"They also deal in steel materials. It seems they're having trouble with raw material turnover. Knowing we were from Yebai, they asked a few extra questions."

Yebai? A steel material company?

Zheng Qian seemed to sense something. He lit a cigarette, unsure of how to respond.

"It's Jinxiu Group. Speaking of which, you're also involved. Xu Shuyun is washing her face with tears every day, yet you're here in Shanghu living it up. Don't you intend to go and resolve the situation? And what about Deng Yuqing and Deng Shuxin? Aren't you going to give them an answer either?"

Jin Lu frowned and said indifferently.

With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?

Zheng Qian took a deep drag of his cigarette and said with emotion, "I... I have actually been thinking about resolving it, but I don't know how to talk to Xu Shuyun. I know I've let her down, and that makes it even harder to know how to bring it up."

"Actually, the problem isn't that complicated. She still hasn't cut ties with Qianhe Group. Don't you understand?"

"You're usually so clever when you're plotting against people, why do you get so muddled when it comes to these kinds of things? Go and talk to her. Even if she doesn't want to come to Shanghu, you still owe her an explanation. You can't just keep dragging this out."

Jin Lu sighed and said reproachfully.

Zheng Qian naturally looked full of guilt.

Come to think of it, he had been in Shanghu for so long. Back then, Xu Shuyun had shed tears on the shores of Shanghu and returned straight to Yebai. After sleeping with Deng Yuqing, he also hadn't given her any explanation. Thinking it over, he felt he had really let them down.

Plus, with so many things going on in Shanghu lately, he had accidentally forgotten about it.

"Alright, I know what to do."

Zheng Qian hugged Jin Lu and kissed her passionately.

...

Waking up the next day, he went to the Qianlu Research Institute.

Although he had slept straight through until the afternoon.

Jin Lu didn't get up until the afternoon either.

And Wei Rusi.

Hmm... and Song Yaxian.

But that wasn't important!

What was important was that on this very day, the electronic edition of the United States' Science magazine was published! The front-page headline featured Professor Ji Muxi and the championship-winning race car! "Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse"—the four clear Chinese characters appeared on the magazine cover!

In the photo, Professor Ji Muxi was dressed as usual in her Qianlu Research Institute work uniform, nothing special.

But he didn't know if she had provided this photo on purpose.

It didn't look as "big" as before.

Zheng Qian strongly suspected that Professor Ji Muxi must have used Photoshop to make it look smaller.

The research institute was bustling with activity. In addition to the staff from various relevant groups, there were even professors, experts, and scholars from some of Shanghu's universities. Everyone was celebrating with Professor Ji Muxi, eyes brimming with tears, because this was a major breakthrough for Kyushu.

"We all know that among all the countries in the world, Kyushu has the highest rejection rate for Science magazine."

"Their editor-in-chief, Mr. Alberts, once hinted during a visit to China that scholars in our country lack the spirit to challenge authority. What we produce is too conventional. I think he was right, and it's something we need to overcome."

"But! Professor Ji Muxi, you have truly brought honor to us!"

"This is one of the most valuable papers we've seen in recent years!"

The person speaking was Academician Liu Chongguang.

He was a very senior computer scientist, and although he wasn't old, he had achieved remarkable accomplishments at just 50 years of age.

Academician Liu was also the Vice President of Shanghu Computer Engineering University. This university had been established not long ago and was a specialized institution for cultivating computer talent. He had led his students to make many breakthroughs and had also made outstanding contributions in the field of Semiconductor Chips.

Since they were all in the same circle, he had known Professor Ji Muxi before.

Upon seeing the paper in the electronic edition of Science, he had brought everyone over immediately.

A female professor also looked very excited, clutching Professor Ji Muxi's hand tightly. "Especially the last paragraph of that paper, it was simply brilliant! The literary quality is extremely high. I've already made my son copy it 5,000 times to deepen his impression!"

Zheng Qian felt his heart skip a beat upon hearing this.

Good heavens, 5,000 times?

If that little brat finds out I wrote it, won't he hate me to death?

Voodoo dolls every day?

"N-no way," Professor Ji Muxi said, her pretty face blushing. She had originally wanted to deny that she had written it, but thinking of how secretive Zheng Qian was about that "friend," she decided to keep the secret for now.

Mm, the person who wrote that paragraph belonged only to her!

"Ah! Let me introduce everyone!"

"This is the boss of our Qianlu Research Institute, Zheng Qian, Professor Zheng! Actually, he not only provides financial support but also provides us with a lot of help in theoretical research. Professor Zheng, this is Academician Liu Chongguang, and this is Ms. Jiang..."

Seeing that Zheng Qian had finally appeared, Professor Ji Muxi breathed a sigh of relief and began introducing the two parties.

Liu Chongguang's eyes lit up. He took Zheng Qian's hand and said earnestly:

"Young man, I rarely see entrepreneurs willing to invest such huge sums into scientific research. In my view, you are the one in Shanghu who has moved me the most. Keep up the good work; your actions will certainly be seen by someone."

"Your patriotic heart will not be tarnished."

Liu Chongguang's words actually put some pressure on Zheng Qian.

He actually didn't like being put on a pedestal, especially when it involved such grand moral labels.

Everything he did was out of his own sincerity, not to attract the attention of the "bosses" above. If he were to hype up patriotic sentiments in this regard, wouldn't he be the same as those banana people at Shanghe International?

Zheng Qian only sought one thing: that everything he did, he could do with a clear conscience.

"Academician Liu, you're too kind. I'm sorry that everyone can only stay in this lounge area. The research area further inside indeed contains a lot of relevant secrets, so I'm sorry I can't show everything! However, since everyone is here, I won't let you come for nothing."

"I can give you a small demonstration of something."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel a little expectant.

Although the Qianlu Research Institute had just been established, everything it had casually brought out during this time was enough to cause tremors in various fields. Coupled with this duel between AI and human drivers, it seemed to have risen to a world-class research institute overnight.

Having the chance to see a demonstration, they were naturally extremely excited.

Zheng Qian led everyone through the facility.

They finally arrived at a small, temporary racetrack set up outside the research base.

This time, it wasn't some rally car.

It was three very ordinary private cars.

All of them were vintage red Ferrari F430 sports cars, with identical configurations.

The difference was that Chu Boyong was sitting in the middle car, while the other two cars were controlled by artificial intelligence. With the command from the director, the three cars started simultaneously and raced forward.

"Professor Zheng, your model... seems to have evolved again."

Liu Chongguang had a sharp eye and immediately saw the differences compared to the race.

Zheng Qian nodded. "That's right. Because during the learning process, the old 'Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse' system achieved an even greater breakthrough, and with the support of a supercomputer, it completed a version iteration. I now call it—Kua Fu."

"I... think I know what the real thing is that you want to show us."

Liu Chongguang's body trembled slightly, and he said, suppressing his excitement, "You are demonstrating an insane learning ability, as well as the model's creative ability, and... its self-iterating evolutionary ability. I knew it. If you had just taken that model to participate in the AI competition, you might have made it into the top three, but you definitely wouldn't have won the championship."

As expected of Academician Liu, he could always see the extraordinary at a glance.

Of course, what Zheng Qian wanted to do was not a simple Autonomous Driving System.

He prepared, before officially heading to the UK for the competition.

To pull off something even bigger!