You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 284 We agreed
The next day, Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng did not come to sign the contract.

In response to this, Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng personally called President Qin to explain that raising funds would take time, and finding and persuading another partner would also take time.

I specifically ask President Qin to give me two days' grace. If President Qin doesn't trust me, they can sign a cooperation agreement in advance.

Qin Shaoyan generously stated that the premise of cooperation was trust. He trusted the two bosses, so there was no need to sign an agreement.

You can wait until you raise money or find new partners to join before signing.

Liu Yuanrui and Jiang Mingsheng were naturally overjoyed and thanked President Qin for his understanding.

There is nothing difficult to understand. After eating a big pancake, you naturally need to digest it well. Simple background adjustment is always necessary.

Bosses like Liu Yuanrui have been in the underworld for many years and still have the most basic vigilance.

If they agree without even thinking about it, Qin Shaoyan should think about it carefully.

Setting up a trap is the same as fishing. After putting down the bait, when the fish bites the hook, you cannot keep pulling it tightly. You should let it go for a while.

It was originally a profitable business, and Liu Yuanrui and others should have begged Qin Shaoyan to invest in it.

President Qin seemed too anxious, which actually made him lack the necessary timing.

Since they were hesitating, Qin Shaoyan was even less anxious.

If you have no ideas, just reject them directly. Hesitation is an idea.

If you have an idea and then put it into action, you are halfway to success.

In order to put on a complete show, Qin Shaoyan specifically asked Zhang Tianshi and Teacher Fan to look for talents in AI.

Teacher Fan quickly recommended someone, but he was not an AI expert, but someone who specialized in image recognition.

Qin Shaoyan made a special visit to this technician who was researching image algorithms. From his appearance and appearance, he looked like a typical programmer.

He was wearing a plaid shirt and looked stiff and reserved.

"Xing Wenqiang, right?" Qin Shaoyan glanced at him, "You used to study artificial intelligence?"

"Yes, I have been studying artificial intelligence with my supervisor since I was a graduate student." Xing Wenqiang looked a little nervous, "But after graduation, I changed my career and started studying image recognition algorithms."

"What about artificial intelligence?" Qin Shaoyan continued to ask, "Is there any research on it?"

"A little, but not much." Xing Wenqiang hesitated, "Boss Qin wants me to work on artificial intelligence?"

"Can it be done?" Qin Shaoyan asked back.

Xing Wenqiang answered directly, "That depends on how much money Mr. Qin is willing to spend."

"Artificial intelligence costs a lot of money, and there is no certainty about how far it can go and how long the research and development cycle will take. It is likely to be a bottomless pit."

"Optimistically, it will take about ten years."

"Money is not a problem." Qin Shaoyan laughed, "The company is also interested in artificial intelligence, but I think the image recognition algorithm you are currently researching has more potential."

Xing Wenqiang's eyes lit up immediately and he became excited. "I also think there is a lot of potential in the field of image recognition algorithms."

"Every day, a large number of users upload photos and pictures to our company's campus network, and many of them contain illegal pictures, such as bloody, violent and pornographic pictures."

"These illegal images are manually identified by administrators, which is very inefficient and the administrators' workload is very heavy. So I think image recognition technology can reduce the pressure on administrators."

"Very good." Qin Shaoyan said with satisfaction, "Your idea is very insightful. Image recognition and image processing have broad prospects."

“So the company decided to set up a separate company and let you work on this image algorithm.”

"Ah?!" Xing Wenqiang was shocked by President Qin's unconventional approach to recruiting talents, "Let me lead the research and development?"

"You were recommended by Teacher Fan, and you have good abilities, so it's appropriate for you to take the lead." Qin Shaoyan continued to ask, "What is the current progress of your research and development?"

"Well, it can recognize the most basic things, such as simple colors, numbers, and can also distinguish humans." Xing Wenqiang added, "This is just a general classification. It won't work if it's more detailed. For example, it can only recognize red, but not dark red and light red."

“I can recognize people, but I can’t tell the difference between men and women.”

"It doesn't matter." Qin Shaoyan said nonchalantly, "Take it step by step. Rome wasn't built in a day. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

"Have you ever thought about using artificial assistance for training?"

"Yeah." Xing Wenqiang was stunned. "I have tried it, but it is a lot of work, requires a lot of people, and requires a lot of investment."

"Can we do it now?" Qin Shaoyan asked with a happy look on his face, "I mean right away?"

Xing Wenqiang was stunned.

……

In the campus network conference room.

Qin Shaoyan was fiddling with a laptop in front of him with great interest, and the images on the computer were projected synchronously onto the projection screen.

Behind Qin Shaoyan, his right-hand men Zhang Tianshi and Teacher Fan looked at the scene in front of them with conflicted expressions.

A line of titles displayed on the screen reads, "AI-assisted image recognition system"

In the center of the screen was a landscape photo. The mouse kept moving across the photo and then stopped in a certain area.

Soon a red circle appeared in the area where the mouse arrow stopped, and then a line of words appeared below.

"Stone!"

"lawn!"

"rockery!"

"wall!"

As the correct answers continued to appear, the atmosphere in the conference room became strange and silent.

After testing, the image recognition accuracy rate is 100%. It can even distinguish between flowers, trees, men and women, and recognize animals such as cats, dogs, and birds.

Qin Shaoyan was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He kept playing with the image recognition system and praised it, "Not bad, not bad. The effect is unexpectedly good."

“This is the future. This is the vast money-making prospect. Image recognition has great potential!”

"Hey, why did you stop?"

Xing Wenqiang, who was standing next to him, poked his head out from behind the screen and said helplessly, "Boss Qin, that's enough."

"How can that be possible? A system function must be fully tested before it can be shown to customers." Qin Shaoyan urged, "Keep going, don't stop, I still need to continue testing to see if there are any bugs."

Xing Wenqiang sighed and turned his gaze back to his computer screen.

The screen on his computer is synchronized with that on Qin Shaoyan's computer. The difference is that the recognition display on Mr. Qin's side is the output end, while his side is the input end.

Xing Wenqiang's current job is to perform manual assisted identification based on the area pointed by Mr. Qin's mouse, and then manually input the identification results and display them.

To sum up, the answers given by image recognition are all manually operated in the background.

Fan Xiaoqian's mouth twitched a few times, and she turned her head to look at Zhang Pingyi, who had no expression on his face, and asked in confusion, "Boss Qin, isn't this just pure deception?"

Zhang Pingyi sighed, "It's okay, you will get used to it in the future."

"Is this how you guys always look for investment?" Fan Xiaoqian obviously couldn't understand Mr. Qin's train of thought and moral integrity. Zhang Pingyi remained silent.

The gang leader Qin Shaoyan finally finished the test. "I announce that the accuracy of the demo 1.0 version of the artificial intelligence-assisted image recognition system is 99.99%. The demo version can be officially launched!"

"Everyone applaud!"

Looking at Qin Shaoyan's excited expression, everyone applauded perfunctorily.

"Now everything is ready, we just need the east wind!" Qin Shaoyan raised his arm and called out, "Go and invite Mr. Edward Damon, the president of TNB Greater China, we have important business work to discuss."

……

Two days later, a not-so-big news began to circulate on the Internet.

"The campus network is recruiting experts in the field of artificial intelligence with high salaries."

"Campus Network is looking for image recognition algorithm engineers. Salary is negotiable."

"The vice president of TNB in ​​the United States personally went to the campus network to meet with President Qin Shaoyan. The two sides negotiated cooperation on the development and future applications of artificial intelligence."

Liu Yuanrui, who had been paying attention to news related to artificial intelligence, soon became restless because he saw a photo.

The photo shows Zhang Pingyi, vice president of Campus Network, and Edward, vice president of the American TNB company, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a company's "Artificial Intelligence Research Institute".

There is little background information on the TNB company, but the information Liu Yuanrui found shows that the company is a major shareholder of Facebook in the United States.

Liu Yuanrui immediately took out his phone and called Jiang Mingsheng, "Old Jiang, we can't wait any longer. Otherwise, we have to give President Qin a reply as soon as possible."

Jiang Mingsheng obviously hadn't come to his senses yet. "It's only been two days. Isn't it too hasty?"

"If we don't reply quickly, we won't be able to catch up with any good things!" Liu Yuanrui said anxiously, "Call Old Song immediately, and we will go find Mr. Qin right away."

Jiang Mingsheng heard that the tone was not right and did not dare to refuse anymore, so he agreed directly.

The two men directly picked up the newly found coal boss Song Daorong and rushed to the campus network in a hurry.

Unlike the usual warm reception, the receptionist's smile froze when he saw Liu Yuanrui and the others, and he said tactfully and stiffly, "Boss Qin is meeting a guest and is not available now."

"Please go back first, three bosses, and come back for your next appointment."

"You can wait, but I can't guarantee that Mr. Qin doesn't have other schedules today. Mr. Qin is very busy and has many important guests to meet."

Liu Yuanrui and the other two had no choice but to wait in the reception room, watching the situation in the meeting room next door through the glass door.

At this time, the conference room was crowded with people, and it was obvious that there were several foreigners.

Qin Shaoyan stood in front of the projector, gesticulating as if explaining something.

Liu Yuanrui stood on tiptoe, wishing he could get closer to listen.

Song Daorong, who was being forced over, was a little impatient. "I say, Lao Liu, do you think this artificial intelligence is reliable? Don't tell me it's a liar."

Liu Yuanrui glared at him fiercely and asked coldly, "Have I ever cheated you in all these years?"

Song Daorong was startled by Liu Yuanrui's look, "Uh, that's not the case."

"Then shut up!" Liu Yuanrui said sternly, "Speak less for a while. I am helping you make a fortune because of our friendship over the years. If you mess with me, don't blame me for being rude."

Seeing that Liu Yuanrui looked unhappy, Song Daorong stopped talking.

Less than half an hour later, warm applause and faint cheers were heard in the conference room, and then the door of the conference room was pushed open.

Qin Shaoyan and Edward held hands all the way and discussed something with a smile on their faces.

Edward spoke fluent English and made exaggerated gestures, praising repeatedly.

The translator next to him quickly followed up, "Mr. Edward Damon said he is very optimistic about the prospects of artificial intelligence. He thinks that Mr. Qin has once again grasped the pulse of the future."

“At the same time, your company has made amazing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and image recognition, which will shock the entire Internet industry.”

Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "Thank you for the praise, Mr. Damon. Our research is just a small step in the field of artificial intelligence, but it is a big step for the future development of the Internet."

Edward Damon shook Qin Shaoyan's hand again, "Then I will bring a lawyer over tomorrow, and we can sign the contract directly. I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

"Happy cooperation!" Qin Shaoyan called out again, "Xiao Chen, bring the champagne!"

President Qin's secretary immediately trotted back to the president's office and soon returned with champagne and wine glasses.

Then TNB Vice President Edward Damon and Mr. Qin opened the champagne together, and bubbles sprayed everywhere.

The golden wine filled the goblets, and as the glasses clinked, the two sides reached a cooperation.

……

After seeing off the TNB company delegation, Liu Yuanrui immediately came out of the reception room and rushed forward with a smile on his face: "Boss Qin, Boss Qin!"

"Hey, Mr. Liu, why are you here?" Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised, then a little confused, "What's the matter?"

Liu Yuanrui's heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong. He quickly put on a smile and said, "Boss Qin, you told us before that you wanted to develop artificial intelligence. I went back and raised some funds and came here quickly."

"When did I say I wanted to work with you on artificial intelligence?" Qin Shaoyan frowned, "Did I?"

"You are so forgetful." Jiang Mingsheng said quickly, "I just talked about it when we met last time."

"It seems to be the case." Qin Shaoyan suddenly realized, "I was short of funds at that time, but now I don't need it anymore. The American TNB company has agreed to invest money."

Liu Yuanrui was a little anxious. "Boss Qin, you said before...Boss Qin, scientific research doesn't cost a lot of money. Artificial intelligence is so difficult, it must cost more money, right?"

"Not for the time being." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "If you have money, you can invest in a film and television company."

"Film and television companies can also make money. I agree to this. I accept it."

"Boss Qin!" Liu Yuanrui waved the check, "I've brought the money from the projection company and the money from the artificial intelligence company. Please give me a chance."

Qin Shaoyan hesitated for two seconds and said, "Let's put it this way."

"How about this, let's talk about the film and television company first today, and we'll talk about artificial intelligence later."

"No problem!" Liu Yuanrui nodded quickly in agreement, "We should get down to business first."

Qin Shaoyan called to his secretary, "Xiao Chen, go clean up the conference room and call the legal department."

Soon, Mr. Qin's lawyers rushed over and handed the already prepared investment letter of intent to the three coal bosses.

When Liu Yuanrui was reading the agreement, Qin Shaoyan added, "If you can't finish reading it now, you can take it back and read it later."

"No need." Liu Yuanrui took out a pen and signed the letter of intent to invest.

Anyway, it’s just a letter of intent. It’s not too late to get serious about the investment agreement. Just sign it first.

Liu Yuanrui put down his pen and looked at Qin Shaoyan, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Qin Shaoyan asked in a fake tone, "Mr. Liu, do you have anything to say?"

"Well, Mr. Qin, I have a request for you." Liu Yuanrui asked tentatively, "Can you let us see your artificial intelligence?"

(End of this chapter)