Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 303 [Xiao Yu's Decision]

"okay."

Yun Shu nodded and said, "I'm also following up on this project. Likang Technology has made all the preparations for this press conference and is just waiting for our news."

At this point, Yun Shu thought for a moment and added, "In addition, Lin Baiyu's team is also working hard to produce a batch of dolls for the press conference, which should be nearing completion."

Xiao Yu listened to the reports and nodded in satisfaction, pleased with the progress made on both sides.

At this moment, Yun Shu looked at him and said, "My cousin-in-law has an idea. He thinks that if you were to host this press conference, the effect would be the best. He wants to invite you to host this press conference."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu shook his head and refused without much thought, saying, "Me? Forget it. If I were to host a launch event for a sex toy, I'd feel awkward meeting with high-ranking officials and attending meetings. Let your cousin-in-law host it. If he's worried about it going wrong, then let Lin Baiyu do it."

Yun Shu covered her mouth and giggled, then said, "You still have an idol image to maintain? What? Don't you know what the public opinion is like online right now? Ever since Zhou Chengyang openly posted on Weibo that he was handing over his soul and choosing to win by doing nothing, the whole internet knows that Likang Technology is now following Lingjing Technology's lead and is now called 'Lingjing Likang'. Now, when netizens talk about sex dolls, they will definitely mention your name. You can't escape it anymore."

"Sigh..." Xiao Yu looked utterly dejected upon hearing her words, because what Yun Shu said was indeed true; his Weibo account had now become a wishing well for netizens.

After a while, Yun Shu smiled and said, "Since there's no way to avoid it, you might as well accept reality. Besides, I think you should go. You yourself said that the definition of success for this product is that consumers dare to stop demanding secrecy and dare to place orders openly."

Yun Shu looked at him with a smile: "Even you, who said those words, couldn't bring yourself to say them. Don't you think that's a bit hypocritical?"

Xiao Yu was taken aback, and stared at Yun Shu for a moment: "Are you trying to put me in a difficult position?"

Yun Shu withdrew her gaze and smiled, "I'm just telling the truth. If you really don't want to host this press conference, no one can force you to. If you don't go, does my cousin-in-law dare to give you the cold shoulder?"

Xiao Yu scratched his head, "This, this matter, let me think about it, don't panic, let me think about it..."

After Yun Shu said that, Xiao Yu was also a little conflicted, because what she said made sense.

If he were to host the product launch, his current fame and influence would serve as a kind of endorsement.

In a sense, this is an encouragement to consumers. If you really like this product, you don't have to be ashamed to say it. Look, even Brother Xiao doesn't think there's anything wrong with it. What do you have to be embarrassed about? If you like it, be bold. There's nothing wrong with saying it, and you don't need to hide it.

At this moment, Xiao Yu said with a helpless expression, "If I had known it would be like this, I would have preferred that Lingjing Technology do it themselves..."

However, both parties have now signed the agreement. Although Lingjing Technology can afford to pay the penalty for breach of contract, Xiao Yu is not going to take advantage of the situation and back out in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, it would be good to let Likang Technology handle the branding and operate the end-consumer business.

Lingjing Technology only provides technical support; the rest is just a matter of profit sharing. The profits are split 30/70, with Lingjing Technology taking 70% and Likang Technology taking 30%.

Besides, Zhou Chengyang is Yun Shu's relative. If Xiao Yu really does that, it will definitely make things difficult for her.

Some netizens have given Likang Technology a nickname, "Lingjing Likang." After President Zhou explicitly stated that he would hand over his soul, and especially after the strategic cooperation agreement framework announced by both parties, the outside world feels that although Likang Technology has reached a strategic partnership with Lingjing Technology, it is actually not much different from Lingjing Technology's subsidiary.

President Zhou has surrendered his soul, abandoned thinking, chosen to win by doing nothing, and completely obeyed Lingjing Technology, only focusing on execution. What else could this be but a subsidiary?
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Likang Technology Headquarters.

Zhou Chengyang, who was working, saw Yun Shu calling. He immediately put down his work and answered the phone: "Shu-mei..." After a while, Zhou Chengyang suddenly stood up from his seat and said with great joy: "Is this true? President Xiao really agreed to host the product launch?"

Upon receiving Yun Shu's very affirmative reply, Zhou Chengyang was overjoyed: "That's great! With President Xiao's status, if he personally promotes the products, the buzz will definitely explode."

After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Yu finally agreed. In order to make this product popular and accessible to the general public, Xiao Yu went all out to set an example for consumers who liked the product, so that they could buy it openly and even stop demanding confidential shipping.

Yun Shu's words had a significant effect and were indeed correct, prompting Xiao Yu to change his mind.

At that moment, Yun Shu asked on the phone, "How are the preparations for your press conference going? Can it be held a week from now, on Monday, August 19th?"

Zhou Chengyang immediately replied, "Yes, definitely. I've already made all the necessary preparations and am just waiting for Lingjing Technology to notify me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Shu's voice came through the phone again: "Then let's set it for Monday, August 19th. Don't mess things up on your end. I'll email you some materials in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chengyang immediately replied, "No problem."

After exchanging a few words, the call ended. Zhou Chengyang couldn't help but clench his fist excitedly and said to himself, "It's a sure thing, this wave is going to take off!"

Just then, a senior executive of the company knocked on the door. Zhou Chengyang responded when he heard the sound. The executive went into his office and reported, "A batch of lifelike dolls sent by Lingjing Technology has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chengyang perked up and immediately instructed, "Check and debug immediately, then proceed with the rehearsal for the press conference. Time is tight; the press conference must be held next Monday."

The executive was taken aback: "So fast?"

Zhou Chengyang asked, "By the way, how's the integration of our website with Lingjing Technology's AI face-shaping system going?"

The executive immediately replied: "The technical integration is progressing smoothly, with the Lingjing Technology team providing personal guidance. However, it won't be online soon and may not be usable until early September. The main reason is that the progress of the public security units in integrating their identity information systems is not fast enough."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chengyang nodded and said, "I understand, you can go ahead and get back to work."

As the executive left the office, Zhou Chengyang couldn't help but sigh, "Only Lingjing Technology and President Xiao have the power to provide the national identity information for 14 billion people..."

Mr. Zhou knew that if it were Likang Technology, it would be impossible for them to have such power to get the country to provide identity information data support for 14 billion people. This also made him realize Xiao Yu's extraordinary power.

To achieve a personalized look for each individual when integrating with an AI facial modeling system, a key issue must be addressed.

That is, one cannot resemble a real person. This not only infringes on the other person's portrait rights, but also could be used as a cover for illegal or criminal activities, framing others, or for fraud. Using someone else's appearance to defraud their relatives and friends could cause the person to suffer undeserved harm and increase the cost of social governance.

Therefore, the identity information system of public security units needs to provide data support to obtain the facial information of 14 billion people nationwide and filter them. As long as the facial features of the user are found to resemble real people, they cannot be approved.

After connecting with the public security authorities, not only can the problem of resembling real people be avoided, but the unique feature of each dummy means that each dummy has its own unique facial information. This makes it easy to accurately identify each dummy and thus confirm the identity of its buyer. This makes it impossible to use this to engage in illegal activities and then frame others.

In addition, due to the unique characteristics of each person, and its connection with the public security system, it can immediately identify whether a person is a real human or a simulated doll, regardless of whether it is a picture or a video. This is because each simulated doll has a unique appearance, which is equivalent to its exclusive identity information.

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(End of this chapter)