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

Chapter 376 Young Master Xu's Fame Resounds Worldwide Again (Career)

In the internet age, information spreads very quickly.

So at 6:30, Xu Lin dominated the trending topics on the entire domestic internet.

Furthermore, related news began to sweep the world.

Even if there is a firewall in China, even if there are other things.

But the name "Young Master Xu" represents many things.

He is currently the most powerful scientist in the world, bar none.

And today, he brings a new century-level creation.

That's right, it's a creation of the century.

The virtual world can shake the entire world, and may even reverse the development direction of countries around the world in this century.

The scientific community and capital markets will be the first to be alarmed.

Video continues.

After Xu Lin had the Moon Goddess demonstrate the Kunpeng, Xu Lin and the others boarded the back of the Peng bird, which was as large as a plain, and rode the Peng bird between heaven and earth.

As for what follows, there are naturally various breathtaking scenes, such as the display of various mythical creatures from Chinese mythology.

In the real world, even making special effects for a movie wouldn't be enough to recreate such a creature, and even if it were possible, it would require enormous financial resources.

But with the Moon Goddess present, everything can become reality for Xu Lin.

Because everything in the virtual world is code, the Moon God can be generated at will.

The two-hour video was already the length of a movie, and people didn't even dare to fast forward a second. But before people knew it, it ended very quickly, leaving them wanting more.

"Young Master Xu is amazing! He even created a virtual world for himself!"

"Besides being awesome, I don't know what else to say. I'm so glad that Young Master Xu is Chinese. If he were a Westerner, China would be facing suppression in the future!"

"Starting halfway through the video, the fourteen people who were following Young Master Xu began to log off one by one. By the end of the video, only five people remained besides Young Master Xu. Young Master Xu explained that their brains could only handle such a short time. What is the specific principle behind this?"

"I am reading Mr. Xu's first paper. The paper mentions that when human consciousness logs into the virtual world, it depends on the brain's capacity and varies from person to person. After a certain period of time, the user will experience dizziness, rapid heartbeat, and other symptoms and need to log off to rest. Therefore, Mr. Xu's laboratory has set up a forced logout mechanism. Once the user experiences the above symptoms, the system will force them to exit the virtual world."

The paper also mentions that if one forces themselves to log in for too long, exceeding their brain's capacity, it could lead to a vegetative state or even brain death. This explains why we see that of the fourteen people following Xu Gongzi, several logged off midway.

"Are people in a vegetative state or even brain dead? Is it really that exaggerated?"

"So, isn't that why there's a forced offline mechanism? I think it's the same principle as ensuring our daily sleep schedule. If you don't sleep for several days in a row, you're very likely to die suddenly."

"Is technology moving too fast? My son is starting high school this year. Should I make him study science?"

"Don't even think about it. Studying humanities these days is a complete disadvantage, unless you come from a wealthy family. You can study philosophy if you want, but if you come from an ordinary family, just go with the flow!"

"In the past, global science and technology had been in a slow development phase, and the world had not seen any major inventions for a long time. But since Young Master Xu came out, first with intelligent life, and now with the virtual world, I have a strong feeling that the world may enter a phase of technological explosion in the next ten or twenty years. At that time, science and engineering will definitely be important. I am not saying that humanities are not important, but humanities are definitely not as important as science and engineering. Unless human civilization is highly developed, humanities, especially pure humanities, will have a chance to stand out. The principle is that humans can only think about spiritual things after their material conditions are met."

As soon as Xu Lin announced the virtual world, his name and news related to the virtual world became the hottest topics.

Not only in China, but also on several top international social media platforms, related topics have become a hot topic.

Young Master Xu has once again become world-renowned.

But this only concerns ordinary people.

Further attention has been drawn to the capital markets and the political sphere.

For the capital market, the virtual world is undoubtedly the next market for explosive wealth growth.

What's even more terrifying is that this market is still in its infancy and has not yet been divided up, so its opportunities are endless.

And the political circles, both in the East and the West, are paying close attention.

It's no exaggeration to say that the future development of this world will be changed by the virtual world.

This level of creation even surpasses Xu Lin's previous creation, namely intelligent life.

Ordinary people may not be able to see the situation clearly, but the elites of the upper world cannot possibly be.

Around 8 p.m., Xu Lin's phone rang. It was a call from Beijing.

It was a call from a big shot.

"Xu Lin, you've really stirred up a big commotion this time!"

"Tell me, is this commotion worth it?"

Xu Lin replied to the other party.

"Haha, it's worth it! It's absolutely worth it!"

The person on the other end said, "If there's anything we can help you with, just let us know!"

Xu Lin didn't waste any words: "The virtual world is a massive mega-project. I need you to open a fast track for us so we can work together to build a huge online world, and I'm sure you'll be very happy with it..."

The call lasted for more than two hours, during which Xu Lin and the big shot talked for a long time.

But this isn't about casual conversation or any other random topics.

Instead, they were all talking about the creation of a virtual world, such as Xu Lin wanting to build a world-class data center.

This data center is not something that Xu Lin's company alone can handle. The total investment is likely to be trillions, and it also requires a large number of personnel. Therefore, it is impossible for Xu Lin's company to handle it on its own.

With the data center in place, the foundation for the establishment of a virtual world territory belonging to China was laid.

Because this is led by China, there's nothing more to say.

In the internet age, there is the concept of "internet territory," and internet security is also an important component of national security.

Similarly, virtual world security issues will arise in the future.

Similarly, it's perfectly normal to create virtual world territories.

The two discussed a wide range of topics, including world-class data centers, the future job market, and the capital market.

The virtual world will drive changes in many industries in a way that intelligent life cannot match.

For example, one point is that intelligent life will shrink the job market because future jobs will essentially require more highly skilled personnel, and the job opportunities for low-skilled workers will be reduced accordingly. What used to be a job for ten people may now be done by one person. Therefore, many people are afraid that artificial intelligence will replace humans.

But the virtual world is different; it can create many new professions.

Xu Lin had a brief chat with the big shots about the virtual world they would be launching. This world wouldn't have a very comprehensive set of rules and order. For example, in reality, profitable industries are written into criminal law, but the virtual world doesn't have many of these regulations. In other words, black, white, gray, and all sorts of things can exist in the virtual world, as long as you don't do it too blatantly.

Xu Lin's idea was not random, but rather a precise reflection of the logic of reality.

In the Western world, it seems that many people live a life of eating, drinking, having fun, and enjoying themselves freely, which some people in China envy.

There are certainly cultural differences at play, but there are also more fundamental reasons.

Only when a society is perfectly perfect will people simply give up, because the upward mobility channels have been completely blocked. Since there is no hope of advancement, what is the point of striving?
The so-called "lying flat" is a choice made out of desperation when there is no hope left.

In China, after the reform and opening up, before 2000, or before the financial crisis, when various rules were not perfect, people with ideas and the courage to act could get rich. They didn't even need much education; some didn't even finish primary school.

Or, to put it another way, back then there were very few college students, so college graduates were highly sought after. For example, some of the older generation of university teachers today may only have a bachelor's degree and have never even earned a master's degree. In contrast, those who earned doctorates back then are now probably prominent figures in their respective fields, and some may even be top-tier figures among the top.

However, with the development of the times and the expansion of universities, nowadays, even if you graduate with a master's degree and want to become a teacher, you can only teach at a junior college level at most. To become a university teacher at a second-tier university, you need a doctorate, and you also have to consider how prestigious your university is, as well as compete with others.

When social rules and order are not yet perfect, it is commonly known as the "dividend of the times," and the world is full of vitality at this time.

Similarly, the virtual world is the same. When a virtual world is first launched, its rules are not perfect, and all sorts of messy things can exist. At this time, the world will be full of hope, many people will make money, many new professions will be created, and huge amounts of capital will flow in...

The call ended after 11 p.m.

The internet was still very lively at that time.

Xu Lin posted three new Weibo posts.

Article 1: The virtual world has been born. First, let me clarify one point: this is the result of the joint efforts of our laboratory, and therefore not the achievement of one person alone. Here, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to every member of our laboratory!
"Young Master Xu is such a good person, unlike my supervisor who only exploits us students. In the end, that bastard of a son of a bitch got the thesis. It's a real joke."

“My brother works in Mr. Xu’s lab. He was even rewarded with five million a couple of days ago! I asked him what happened, but he didn’t say at the time. He just told me that it was because the virtual world was a secret for the time being.”

"Five million... Wow! The total rewards must be over twenty million. It seems like Young Master Xu gives money to his researchers from time to time."

"My brother was among the first to join, and he's already earned 27 million, so you could say he's financially independent!"

"Holy shit, that's awesome!"

The second point: One of the questions everyone is concerned about is when the virtual world will be launched. My answer is that it won't be so fast, because the construction of the virtual world faces many practical implementation problems. For example, we need a large data center to support a large number of people logging in, so it won't be implemented too quickly. However, at midnight on New Year's Eve, we will initially open a pilot program in Jiangdu. Please pay attention at that time.

"Is Jiangdu the only pilot city?"

"It seems that Jiangdu is only a partial pilot area, so it doesn't seem that everyone in Jiangdu can log in."

"Anyway, I'm incredibly envious of Jiangdu." Third point: The next phase is one of era change, and the gaming industry will be initially the most affected. I will be releasing some technology soon, so all major game companies, get ready to invest heavily in virtual games.

The third Weibo post is intended for capital, investors, and entrepreneurs; it has no direct connection with ordinary people.

But the third Weibo post is the most important one.

Creating a virtual world requires a lot of human and material resources.

Xu Lin's idea was that the virtual world they created was an open-source world, and other people's virtual games needed to use his virtual world as a medium to go online. People would need to log into Xu Lin's virtual world first, and then enter their game world through the portal in the virtual world to log into the virtual game.

It's actually similar to the Android system. Android is an open-source system, and many mobile phone brands design their systems based on Android. As a result, you'll find that Android has a global market share of over 70% in the mobile phone operating system market, with the remainder being Apple's system and other systems.

The same applies to Xu Lin's virtual world. Later, when the virtual world matures, other countries can also create their own virtual worlds, but Xu Lin's virtual world will definitely occupy the majority. Before that, Xu Lin needs to make arrangements in advance.

According to Xu Lin's plan, if all goes well, he can create a virtual universe.

To put it more bluntly, his virtual world is an app market, which contains many apps.

This is the possible outcome of planning ahead.

With the release of the third Weibo post, netizens had some fun, but tonight, major game companies did indeed hold important meetings overnight.

The same applies to the entire capital market; it can be described as a turbulent and ever-changing landscape.

Previously, Xu Lin had actually delegated some technology to several game companies and studios. This technology could be used in the production of virtual games in the future, but it was not complete, because virtual world technology was still needed. The previous technology only generated real-person games, but it still did not break away from traditional computers.

The current trend is towards virtual games.

Many people are not sleeping tonight.

But Xu Lin slept soundly as always.

The next day was September 6th.

Students from sophomores to seniors at the University of Finance and Economics have already started classes.

The freshmen have already started school, and the 6th is also the first day of their official military training.

Xu Lin doesn't need to attend classes.

Knowing that today was the first day of freshmen military training, Xu Lin did not forget that he was also in charge of a class.

The School of Artificial Intelligence has only one class, with a total of fifty students.

This is also the most unique professional class in the history of this finance and economics university.

Since there was only one class, and Xu Lin was a student in the School of Economics and Trade, the artificial intelligence class he was in charge of was assigned to the management of the first-year counselors of the School of Economics and Trade after he agreed.

The counselor is a young woman who just graduated with a master's degree. She's only 24 years old, very young, about 1.7 meters tall, and quite pretty.

Of course, he's far inferior to his former counselor, Shang Wanjun.

The counselor led Xu Lin to the playground to find his class.

I don't know how she is when she's with other men, but when she's with Xu Lin, she's very shy and doesn't even dare to look him in the eye.

A boy hailed by netizens as the most handsome man in China, and a world-class scientist, perhaps without equal.

Yesterday, he also announced the achievements of the virtual world, and now at least half the world is in a frenzy because of the emergence of the virtual world.

His achievements are truly remarkable!

Now, he is walking beside you.

Such a perfect and outstanding boy.

Which girl could resist that?
The counselor thought to herself, "If I were to marry him, I would be willing to endure domestic violence."

Some outrageous ideas flashed through the counselor's mind.

But a relationship between her and Xu Lin is impossible.

Xu Lin appeared on the playground.

At this moment, thousands of freshmen were standing at attention. They were all curious and excited when they saw Xu Lin's idea.

Perhaps it's you, young master!

Wow, he's so handsome.

So he's that tall.

It turns out he's so dazzling in real life.

People began to whisper among themselves, both men and women finding Xu Lin quite stunning.

But the instructor immediately retorted, "Who's talking? Let's see who's talking!"

The instructors were quite intimidating to these freshmen; once they spoke, no one dared to utter a word.

But everyone was looking at Xu Lin, even if it was just out of the corner of their eye, like fans chasing after a star.

In fact, they all admire Xu Lin. Xu Lin is so young, yet he has achieved so much. Countless young people take him as a role model. It is among young people that it is easiest for them to resonate with each other.

Soon, the counselor led the way to the destination, where Xu Lin saw the students in the class he was to be in charge of.

The freshmen in 2028 will be born in the 10s, the youngest of all, some even born in 12.

It has to be said that young people these days are really tall. Xu Lin is already 1.9 meters tall, but there are four other boys in this class who are at least 1.9 meters tall, one of whom is even over 2 meters tall. The shortest boy looks to be around 1.75 meters tall. As for the girls, there are two who are over 1.8 meters tall, and the majority of the girls are at least 1.7 meters tall.

With Xu Lin's appearance, everyone's eyes fell on him, but they were standing at attention and could not move or speak.

God knows how excited they were inside.
This is Young Master Xu, their teacher.

Especially last night, even the virtual world came out.

And they will follow Young Master Xu next.

The future looks bright!

A few minutes later.

The instructor said, "Alright, break time is over. Everyone, rest for ten minutes!"

As soon as the instructor finished speaking, everyone greeted Xu Lin.

Everyone was very excited.

Xu Lin offered the instructor a cigarette, which made the instructor feel embarrassed.

Xu Lin asked them, "What are your names? Tell me your names so I can write them down."

"Teacher, my name is Jiang Xinnian!"

"Teacher, my name is Li Zhijun, Zhi as in Zhou Zhiruo, and Jun as in a gentleman!"

"Teacher, my name is..."

Fifty people, one by one, announced their names.

After everyone had given their names, a girl named Li Zhijun mischievously asked, "Teacher, can you remember all our names at once?"

"Of course, it's simple for me to remember someone's name, isn't it?"

Not only their names, but also their appearances—Xu Lin remembered them all at a glance.

Xu Lin then asked, "Does our class have a class monitor?"

"not yet."

Everyone shook their heads.

Xu Lin then looked at Li Zhijun and said, "You're the most lively person in the class, so you should be the class monitor!"

"Wow, really? Can I be the class monitor?" Li Zhijun was very happy; she was indeed the most lively student in the class.

"Of course, you will be our class monitor from now on."

"Thank you, teacher!"

Xu Lin created another class group and asked everyone to scan the QR code to join.

After explaining some things, he left while the military training continued.

He's been quite busy lately, and as for classes, he'll have to wait until after military training is over.

(End of this chapter)