Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 289 [Yun Shu's Request]

Xiao Yu was stunned when he heard her words, and looked up at the beautiful assistant with a surprised expression.

Meanwhile, Yun Shu continued her analysis, saying, "Although the sex toy market is a niche market with a small scale, it can be made to grow exponentially if it is empowered by advanced technology."

After realizing what was happening, Xiao Yu withdrew his gaze and pondered for a moment. After Yun Shu finished speaking, he slowly said, "I have thought of the sex toy industry before. In fact, it was the first industry I thought of. Putting everything else aside, what you said is not wrong."

If this industry were to be empowered by Lingjing Technology's humanoid robot hardware and software technology, it would be as if it were giving souls to dolls and the like, and would definitely be a game-changer for traditional established companies in the industry, especially those with small budgets.

However, Xiao Yu suddenly changed the subject and looked at his beautiful assistant again: "It's fine to put everything else aside, but there are some things that can't be discussed without mentioning them."

Yun Shu looked at him and asked in confusion, "What?"

Xiao Yu shrugged and then withdrew his hand, seemingly organizing his thoughts. After a moment, he said, "Well, how should I put it? In short, it's fine for others to do this business, but it's a bit inappropriate for our company to do it."

At this point, Xiao Yu added, "You know, our company is now a well-known high-tech giant. The Ministry of Finance often helps us promote it. We're definitely a top-tier company. If we were to go and make this kind of product, it would be a bit out of line. It would give people the impression that it's not up to standard."

Upon hearing this, Yun Shu replied without hesitation, "I think this is easy to solve. We can simply stop making the end products ourselves, and we won't need our own brand. Our company can just be an upstream supplier, providing technical support, and we can choose a reliable end-product manufacturer to cooperate with, letting that company build the brand and make the end products that directly face consumers."

Xiao Yu nodded upon hearing Yun Shu's suggestion: "We can be an upstream supplier and don't need Lingjing Technology's brand, that's fine."

After a moment, he looked at his beautiful assistant and asked with a mixture of curiosity and doubt, "Wait a minute, you're the company's chief financial officer, this doesn't seem to be your job. Why are you suddenly so concerned about the commercialization of the company's humanoid robot business, and even asking me to develop sex-themed products?"

Xiao Yu realized what was going on and wondered why Yun Shu would take the initiative to tell him these things.

Yun Shu's eyes sparkled, and she suddenly gave Xiao Yu a cute smile. She gracefully walked over and sat down next to him, holding his arm with both hands and saying in a sweet voice, "I have a cousin named Yun Ruolan. She came to Linzhou to see me a few days ago, wanting to ask me for a favor. When my family was in financial difficulty before, Sister Lan took good care of me. I was too embarrassed to refuse her this time."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu asked curiously, "What does this have to do with the commercialization of humanoid robots you mentioned?"

However, after a moment's thought, Xiao Yu couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that your cousin works in the sex toy industry and wants to use your connections to get some resources from Lingjing Technology?"

Yun Shu, standing next to her, nodded and explained frankly, "Yes, her husband's name is Zhou Chengyang. He is the founder of Likang Technology, which was established three years earlier than Lingjing Technology. This company makes sex toys and successfully listed on the Beijing Stock Exchange last year. The company is doing quite well, with steady growth in performance and its products gaining market recognition."

Yun Shu said methodically, "Zhou Chengyang is quite ambitious. In recent years, he has wanted the company's products to embrace AI technology, but he does not have the technical strength. He wants to obtain technical support from Lingjing Technology, but he is struggling to find the right connections. That's why he asked my cousin to come and find me."

Xiao Yu suddenly realized and couldn't help but laugh, "So that's how it is. I was wondering why you suddenly started talking to me about these things. It turns out your relative needs your help and is trying to get through to you."

Yun Shu turned around and smiled at Xiao Yu: "We shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders. I owe my cousin a favor, and I really can't refuse, so I had to tell you."

However, he then added, "Of course, the premise of making an exception is that it cannot affect the company. If you don't want the company to develop in this direction, then don't worry about it. I will just tell my cousin the truth."

Yun Shu did want to help her cousin get some resources, but only on the condition that Xiao Yu wouldn't be put in a difficult position.

After a moment, Xiao Yu smiled and said, "You're right. It's feasible for the company to not produce end products in this sector but only act as an upstream supplier. In fact, there's great potential and a promising future. As for partner manufacturers, it doesn't matter who we choose." Hearing this, Yun Shu's face immediately lit up with joy, and she exclaimed, "Really?"

Xiao Yu nodded affirmatively: "Of course it's true, besides, your business is my business."

Upon hearing this, Yun Shu couldn't help but smile broadly: "Thank you."

Xiao Yu met his gaze and said, "However, the quality control standards must meet the requirements of Lingjing Technology. You know our requirements are very high, especially that we cannot cheat consumers. If they cannot meet these requirements, then cooperation is out of the question."

"Although the brand and end products are handled by Likang Technology, if the product quality is substandard and problems arise, Lingjing Technology's reputation will be affected. Even if it doesn't, I will not cooperate if it harms consumers."

Yun Shu nodded and said in a clever voice, "Of course, don't worry. Zhou Chengyang is a good person. He runs the company honestly and steadily. Besides, being able to get on the good side of Lingjing Technology is an incredible stroke of luck for Likang Technology. If Zhou Chengyang were to try to be clever or cunning, that would be incredibly stupid."

That's not wrong. And if you can't even figure this out or understand this, it's unlikely you could take your company public.

Xiao Yu immediately made the decision: "Alright, it's settled then. You can give him a heads-up and ask him to come to Linzhou to discuss the specific details of the cooperation with the company. I'll talk to Lao Xu in a bit, or you can tell Lao Xu about it while you're at it."

Yun Shu smiled faintly and nodded slightly: "Mm."

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Tell your cousin-in-law to cherish this opportunity. If you want to cooperate with me, you need to be ambitious. Set a small goal: first, destroy the sex toy industry of Xiaobenzi. If you do well, you can hand over the terminal agency business of humanoid robot butlers to his company in the future. At least the OEM business can be given to his company."

Regardless of the circumstances, let's first paint a picture of the future. If Likang Technology can seize this opportunity and rise to prominence, Xiao Yu wouldn't mind letting Likang Technology handle the bionic robot business.

“If my cousin-in-law finds out, he’ll probably be so excited he won’t be able to sleep all night,” Yun Shu said with a laugh. After a moment, she stood up and looked back at Xiao Yu: “Then I’ll go call my cousin first.”

Xiao Yu nodded: "Go ahead."

As Yun Shu left the office, Xiao Yu sat down at his desk and immediately said, "Xiao Lan, search for Likang Technology and transfer its information to my work computer."

A moment later, Xiao Lan's voice rang out from the phone on the table: "Okay, Master, please wait a moment."

Xiao Yu created a dedicated app on his personal phone to support Xiao Lan, which is currently the most advanced AI on Earth. It is a true general-purpose artificial intelligence, and its level of intelligence far exceeds that of the AI ​​Xiao Jing released by the company.

Xiao Lan is Xiao Yu's custom-made AI assistant. Not only does Xiao Lan act as a housekeeper in the underground secret base, but Xiao Yu can also use her on the surface, although he won't use her in front of others.

A moment later, Xiao Lan's voice rang out again: "Master, I have compiled the information about Likang Technology and uploaded it to your work computer. You can check it at any time."

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(End of this chapter)