After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 289 Young Master Xu Continues to Exert His Strength

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This morning, Weibo was buzzing with discussion.

Xu Gongzi achieved dominance on Weibo's rankings, not to mention his dominance on other major platforms like Douyin.

This is the fifth day since the release of "The Man's Guide to Success".

At this point, the number of people who have purchased the game has exceeded three million, and it is about to reach four million today.

Or perhaps five million or even more.

In the era of internet traffic, information ferments and even explodes, generating a terrifying amount of traffic.

Especially with the support of TikTok.

Weibo used to have a lot of traffic, but it has cooled down a lot now, and the traffic has all gone to Douyin.

Xu Gongzi quickly dominated the short video charts on Douyin. Various Douyin accounts, individuals, self-media, marketing accounts, and even some major media outlets were talking about it, and his related videos easily gained a lot of traffic.

What did Young Master Xu do this time?
People realized that Mr. Xu had developed a game.

This game was the first to achieve true human-like character generation and self-thinking in game characters, thus it is considered a groundbreaking masterpiece in the field of game development, bar none.

In the tech world, the combination of these two technologies, especially the self-thinking of game characters, presents the world with an existence like a parallel world, which has driven the tech community crazy and attracted attention both domestically and internationally.

It's important to understand that technologies like AI that can think for itself have a wide range of applications. Gaming is just one example; it can also be applied to robotics, healthcare, autonomous driving, manufacturing, and many other fields.

So, what terrifying weapon does Young Master Xu possess?
In short, this morning, Mr. Xu went viral on Douyin.

"It's already surpassed five million people so quickly."

At 11 a.m., Xu Lin received a notification that the number of paid users had reached five million.

With the boost of traffic, the number of paying users has grown even faster.

And this game only costs 29.9 yuan.

As a groundbreaking game with no substitutes, it only costs thirty yuan a copy. There is no one in the world more conscientious than Xu Lin.

He could sell this for a thousand yuan a serving and still have plenty of buyers.

Monopoly means that one can do whatever one wants.

Xu Lin was still on set today.

He decided to stay for two days this time.

I'll leave tomorrow.

He returned to the hotel at 8 p.m., and the number of paying users for the game had reached more than 9.3 million. From 11 a.m. to now, nine hours had passed, and the number of paying users had increased by more than 4.3 million.

It's almost ten million.

Another half hour passed.

The number of paying users has officially surpassed ten million.

In response, Xu Lin posted a new Weibo post:

The number of paying users for "Men's Guide to Success" has exceeded ten million. I originally developed this game for a segment of men, but I didn't expect so many people to play it, with female players even making up 30-40%. It seems I was too hasty. I will develop more gameplay features in the future, so please look forward to it.

Then came the second Weibo post: This is my first application of artificial intelligence's self-thinking. I used five formulas to allow game characters to simulate human thinking. But as I said here, this is just simulating human thinking, not that artificial intelligence has learned to think like humans. So everyone can rest assured that there is no Skynet invasion, no Terminator, and no Matrix Revolution here.

"Young Master Xu, what are the five formulas?"

"I'm so curious about the formula."

"This is definitely an important formula. Are you stupid to ask this? How can this be published on Weibo?"

"Is this just simulating human thinking? I'd believe you if you told me these people could think for themselves!"

"Yes, that's why I feel terrified."

soon.

Xu Lin posted a third Weibo message: "Let me start by saying that big companies and foreign companies should not get involved. It must be a local company with no foreign capital. My technology cannot be leaked!"
I intend to distribute at least two formulas to three medium-sized or small robotics companies. My capabilities are self-evident and need no further explanation. Companies that acquire my technology have the potential to quickly grow into billion-dollar enterprises in the industry. Therefore, I am opening channels for companies to submit their resumes to me. However, the prerequisite is that I must own 30% of your company's shares. So, think carefully before submitting your resume. Those who think I'm asking for an exorbitant amount, please do not apply.

"Wow, it'll grow into a company worth hundreds of billions so quickly? Is that really an exaggeration?"

"This figure of hundreds of billions is probably still in US dollars. Don't underestimate this technology. With robots and the ability to simulate human thinking, let's not even talk about the big picture. Household robots could be deployed in the human world. In this way, it's not an exaggeration at all that it could grow into a company worth hundreds of billions of dollars!"

"The applications of home robots are so wide-ranging, the future of this industry is limitless!"

"Young Master Xu sees things clearly. Don't get involved with big companies. Aren't all of these big companies composed of foreign capital?"

"Yes, almost all large companies, especially private ones, have foreign capital as shareholders. So, when you say that there are no cleaner companies than medium or small companies, Mr. Xu, how many people would be willing to take 30% of the shares?"

"If Young Master Xu takes you to the top, even if he only takes fifty percent, I reckon a lot of people would be happy to do it!"

That being said, Xu Lin asking for 30% is already considered low.

However, he just wanted to save trouble. He controlled two or three companies. Later, as they grew, Xu Lin became a behind-the-scenes shareholder, occasionally giving pointers. He didn't want to manage anything else.

Xu Lin's goal this time is to own a robotics company.

Later, Xu Lin may also consider companies in other fields, such as intelligent driving and medical devices, which have a great demand for artificial intelligence.

However, Xu Lin's energy level currently only allows him to mentor one company at a time; he can't manage more than that because he has too many other things to do.

As for game companies contacting him, Xu Lin currently doesn't want to deal with them.

The domestic game industry, led by a few major mainstream companies, has created a very poor ecosystem. Basically, no one is making games seriously; in other words, there is no spirit of gaming at all.

The games they make are all about how to exploit players and get them to spend money.

What is a game? It has another name: the ninth art.

The other eight arts are literature, music, dance, fine arts, architecture, drama, film, and traditional folk arts.

Games are listed alongside them.

If these people mess up your skills, or if they become tools for these capitalists to make money, then what's the point of playing?

Xu Lin was too lazy to bother with these game companies.

After posting on Weibo, Xu Lin pondered for a while, and then he developed a new software.

Essentially, he turned his personal website into a mobile app.

It uses the I Ching code, which is very small, less than 1MB, but contains a lot of content. If it were in English code, the software would be at least 50MB, and the actual original file data could be at least 200MB.

But Xu Lin doesn't need it.

Moreover, Xu Lin made it compatible with various systems, so in addition to his Moon Goddess system, this software can also be used on Android, Apple and HarmonyOS mobile phone systems.

At midnight, the software for the three different systems was officially launched, and Xu Lin briefly announced it on Weibo.

Additionally, the software is named: Luna Community.

"Hooray, finally there's a mobile version! Now I can read the big shots' comments on my phone."

"Young Master Xu, have you studied art? This UI is so beautiful! And the page layout is amazing!"

"It's even compatible with the HarmonyOS system. Young Master Xu has thought things through too much."

"Apple allows you to bypass the system store and download directly online, which I absolutely commend. Apple is such a closed system."

"With the launch of the Moon Goddess Community, Zhihu can now sit at the same table as Baidu Tieba. These two garbage platforms are full of garbage people who confuse the public, and it's not easy to find any useful information on them."

Half an hour after the software was released, Xu Lin checked the number of online users. At this time, the number of active users on the Moon Goddess Community had reached more than three million, which was quite a lot. However, this was not the limit. Xu Lin's personal website had more than nine million registered users, and it was less than half of that number. He guessed that many people were asleep.

If it were for profit, I don't know how much money I could make.

Moreover, there are only over nine million users at present, and the number of users will continue to climb. For a top-tier platform with over one billion internet users, nine million is obviously a very low percentage. You wouldn't dare to go out and make a living without tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of users.

However, Xu Lin's platform has a threshold, requiring serious academic qualifications, which has led to a hierarchy of contempt. You can write passionately and make outrageous statements on Zhihu, but here you have to show your academic qualifications. For example, if you are not a PhD, you are not qualified to speak on some issues, and a hierarchy of contempt has been formed.

This creates a barrier to entry, eliminating those messy idiots. As a result, there's less gossip and filthy talk on the platform, and more knowledge-based content. People with lower levels of understanding are hesitant to speak up, which in turn attracts many high-quality users who are either wealthy, educated, or possess considerable knowledge.

Xu Lin's platform is not profitable, so he can pursue high-quality users and doesn't want those random people.

After releasing the software, Xu Lin logged into Xu Gongzi's work account.

We recently received an order.

A deal with a medium-sized company, worth 20 million.

Twenty million is a considerable sum for Xu Lin, and this is precisely the time when he is short of money.

This company wants an EPR system, or Enterprise Resource Planning system, that suits their business.

Xu Lin had contacted the company during the day to learn more about its situation before starting work.

In written terms, this EPR system integrates the various core businesses of a company, and then achieves optimized resource allocation and real-time sharing.

Xu Lin had already figured out how to proceed during the day. For him, those twenty million was still quite easy to handle.

It uses the I Ching code, which is more concise and stable, and the maintenance cost is very small in the later stage.

All software and systems require various maintenance, vulnerability patching, and feature updates, and a certain amount of money needs to be allocated for these tasks every year.

However, the software Xu Lin created was not that complicated. It was more stable than any other software. Xu Lin's software eliminated the need for maintenance and vulnerability fixing. If you needed to update the functionality, you could just contact him.

The I Ching code made Xu Lin's work efficiency higher. In one night, Xu Lin completed a system needed by a medium-sized enterprise.

If it were the basic Chinese programming code that he initially released, Xu Lin would need to work for more than ten days.

He didn't go to sleep until 7 a.m., and sent the system to the other party for submission before going to sleep.

Xu Lin then slept until noon.

When Xu Lin woke up at noon, he had already received more than a dozen messages from the company.

Xu Lin glanced at it; it was all irrelevant information.

He replied: "If you need any updates, you can contact me. Just give me one million. As for fixing vulnerabilities and other maintenance issues, my system doesn't need them."

A few minutes later, the other party replied: "Young Master Xu, after the system has been running for a while, won't there be any vulnerabilities? Also, are there any maintenance issues that will arise after prolonged use?"

"No need. I've included a self-healing program in my system. You don't need to worry about the problem you mentioned. But if you want to update the system, you can contact me or someone in the market who knows the I Ching code."

“Young Master Xu, let’s still ask you. Your skills are undeniable, and there are very few people on the market who can program in Chinese like you. You might not be able to find one even if you pay money.”

The two chatted for ten minutes before ending their conversation.

At noon, Xu Lin had a simple meal and then began his journey back.

By 3 p.m., Xu Lin's 20 million yuan had arrived in his account, which was quite fast.

At six o'clock, Xu Lin returned home.

After dinner, Xu Lin opened the resume submission channel for the company that had been opened yesterday.

A company resume, as the name suggests, is a resume submitted by a company, not an individual's resume.

Xu Lin needs to check the company's qualifications before deciding whether he can delegate the formula.

Xu Lin published one of these formulas in his first paper, but he kept the other nine hidden.

The formula used in "The Man's Guide to Success" consists of five points.

This time, Xu Lin decided to delegate three formulas.

Note that he did not specify how many formulas he had.

You are innocent, but you are guilty of possessing a treasure.

He can't possibly blurt out everything at once.

Which formula provider can get him to distribute the formula?

First, this company has a good talent pool and a certain level of technological expertise.

For a robotics company to succeed, it needs a solid foundation. Without that foundation, even if Xu Lin wanted to help it grow, it wouldn't be able to.

Finally, and most importantly, there is no foreign capital involved.

Therefore, foreign capital doesn't look favorably upon the small and medium-sized companies that Xu Lin seeks out.

When Xu Lin opened the passage, the number of companies he saw was staggering.

In less than 24 hours, the number of resumes had already exceeded 60,000.

He really underestimated these companies' determination to improve.

How many robot-related companies are there in China?
Currently, there are over 900,000!

The quantity is ridiculously high.

"I'm stunned, it's over 60,000!"

Xu Lin had no choice but to call out the Moon Goddess.

Instructions: Help me eliminate a portion of the companies, using the percentage of employees with the highest overall educational background as an indicator, select the top 50 companies with the highest percentage of employees from the highest-level educational institutions, and finally keep the top 100 companies overall.

Moon Goddess: Removal complete.

Xu Lin looked at the remaining one hundred companies one by one.

Finally, Xu Lin set his sights on a company that specializes in home robots.

This company was only established in the middle of last year. The boss is a graduate of the University of Science and Technology of China and has a lot of talented people under him, mostly young people, who are all from 985 universities and include some of the seven sons of the National Defense University. Because it has not been established for long, its capital is not high at present, and its valuation is only over 80 million yuan.

Xu Lin felt that this company had great potential, a very good talent pool, and its basic needs were already met.

Xu Lin then investigated the company's boss, spending more than ten minutes thoroughly examining him to confirm that he had no overseas business dealings. These overseas business dealings were not commercial transactions, but rather an investigation into whether he had been funded by foreign entities, which would raise suspicions of espionage.

It is important to understand that ordinary people are not qualified to be spies; only social elites, high-level talents, and so on are qualified to be spies.

Xu Lin was still very cautious about delegating the formula.

After making his selection, Xu Lin replied to the other company.

Xu Lin then closed the passage.

Weibo: We have selected a suitable robotics company, so we are temporarily closing the resume submission channel. The next opening time is to be determined.

"Young Master Xu, which robotics company are you planning to invest in? Could you tell me?"

"This company is about to take off. I wonder which company will be the next one to become a trillion-dollar giant?"

"Is this company listed on the stock market? If I buy shares in advance, will I be able to make a fortune later?"

"They're bound to make a fortune, but this company might not even be listed on the public capital market."

"I'm so curious, Mr. Xu, could you tell me which company it is?"

Xu Lin posted on Weibo and then logged out.

About twenty minutes later, a friend request from the boss of the company called Feipeng Technology came to Mr. Xu's work account.

Long Xinyu: "Young Master Xu?"

Long Xinyu is a 34-year-old man who previously worked for several large companies both domestically and internationally before returning to China last year to start his own business.

Xu Lin: "I want to take a 30% stake in your company. If you can accept that, then we can continue."

Long Xinyu: "I have already shown my determination by submitting my resume. Mr. Xu, it would be my honor to work with you."

That's okay.

Xu Lin cut to the chase: "When you get my formula, you'll need to play it safe for a while, otherwise I'm afraid you'll get crushed by other companies."

Long Xinyu: "Okay, I understand that."

"The Man's Guide to Success" has already proven the power of Mr. Xu's formula. This kind of formula, which can cause an earthquake in the industry and even internationally, can lead to trouble if you are not careful.

Xu Lin: "When the company grows up, you can only say that your company has achieved a technological breakthrough, but you can't mention me unless the company is already very large and the valuation is at least tens of billions. Otherwise, don't say that you have mastered my technology. My technology is being watched by large domestic companies, as well as by many large foreign companies and governments of many countries. Of course, it's best not to say that you have mastered my technology."

"clear."

Long Xinyu: "If I recruit people in the future, I should be more cautious accordingly."

"Yes, preferably one of the Seven Sons of National Defense."

The Seven Sons of National Defense are institutions that have been sanctioned by the US and the West.

Xu Lin then mentioned a few more points to note.

"By the way, Mr. Xu, when would be a convenient time for us to sign a contract?"

"I will have my wife sign the contract tomorrow."

"Young Master Xu, wouldn't you like to talk in person?"

"It's inconvenient, I don't want to show my face, you should understand."

“I understand. Then I can meet with your wife to discuss and sign the contract.”

Feipeng Technology is a company based in Beijing, and Director Pei happens to be in Beijing. Xu Lin doesn't want to show his face right now; he'll wait until the company is more established before making any moves.

For example, once his artificial intelligence is completed, if something happens to him, the Moon God will be able to directly destroy the world.

Therefore, Xu Lin would be absolutely safe.

This is the capital to possess nuclear weapons.

(End of this chapter)