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Chapter 610 [Extra Chapter] The Real Final Chapter
Magic City.

ByteDance Regional Headquarters Park, Douyin Global Headquarters.

Chen Guiliang flew over to watch the UFC match as a side trip; his main purpose was to come and communicate with Xie Yang in person.

Xie Yang has just returned from negotiations in the United States.

This is already the third round of negotiations this year!
"How did the talks go?" Chen Guiliang asked with a smile, offering a cigarette.

Xie Yang took the torch and lit it: "Smooth my ass. I'm not planning to go to the fourth round myself. I'll send a vice president with a team to slowly wear down the Americans."

Chen Guiliang asked, "What's the current status of the negotiations?"

Xie Yang said, "The tone has been set; it's just a matter of compromise between the parties."

TikTok has always maintained a very tough stance under Chen Guiliang's leadership, and is now caught in the middle of the legal and regulatory gaps between China and the United States, struggling to survive.

According to the TikTok Act previously passed in the United States, the parent company ByteDance must relinquish control over content data security. Even if a joint venture is established, ByteDance's shareholding cannot exceed 20%.

However, according to China's export restriction list, TikTok's algorithm cannot be handed over directly, and even authorized use requires strict approval.

The relevant laws and regulations of China and the United States have set the tone for ByteDance's negotiations.

Specifically, a joint venture will be established to handle TikTok's data protection, algorithm security, content moderation, and software safeguards in the United States. ByteDance will hold a maximum of 19.9% ​​of the shares in the joint venture. The algorithm, after being approved in China, will be legally licensed to the joint venture.

The tone of the negotiations cannot be changed; the focus of the negotiations lies in the distribution of benefits.

The soon-to-be-established joint venture is a non-profit organization. However, it requires huge operating costs to maintain, which is essentially an excuse to take a share of TikTok's US profits.

Chen Guiliang asked, "How much do the Americans want?"

"According to the US's demands in this round of negotiations, after calculating all the miscellaneous fees, 60% of the US market profits will be taken away," Xie Yang said, puffing out a cloud of smoke. "It made me so angry that I almost threw the folder at them on the spot."

Chen Guiliang asked, "What do you guess is the other party's bottom line?"

Xie Yang said, "They probably want to take 45% to 50% of TikTok's US profits. I'm afraid 45% is already the limit for us. Moreover, even if we strive to make ByteDance the largest single shareholder in the joint venture, only one non-American is allowed on the board. Once the contract is signed, we will only have the core algorithm, commercial operation rights, and about 50% of the profits left. Everything else will have to be handed over to the Americans."

“If you keep delaying the negotiations, I’ll think of another way,” Chen Guiliang said.

Xie Yan sighed deeply: "What other options are there?"

"Hehe." Chen Guiliang chuckled.

He obtained many small items through the system, such as the [Limited-Time Puppet Talisman], which can control a person's behavior for one hour.

If this thing were used to control relevant personnel and obtain explosive information about the Epstein case... keywords like "eating," "ritual," and "baby" would make many American officials and wealthy businessmen hesitant to act.

Not only are there written materials, but there might even be photographic evidence!
Chen Guiliang certainly didn't know who he was controlling, but Musk probably did.

We could invite Musk to come to China again, and secretly use a "Truth or Dare cheat" on him to induce him to tell the truth at some point. Afterwards, Musk would only think that he had let something slip.

……

Chen Guiliang seems to do nothing productive all day. He watched Ooyama Eine's UFC debut in Shanghai, met up with some old friends in the business world, and even had the leisure to attend the CJ exhibition, which he hadn't attended for more than ten years.

Then he returned to the capital to attend Bian Guanyue's solo concert, where the performance consisted entirely of traditional music that Bian Guanyue had compiled and adapted over the years.

Then I went back to my hometown and gave my grandmother a pill, which permanently cured her severe motion sickness.

Grandma no longer gets carsick, so she can finally travel everywhere.

Chen Guiliang invited his maternal grandparents and parents, along with his grandmother who was not afraid of motion sickness, and personally accompanied them to various scenic spots across the country.

TikTok's fourth round of negotiations with the US this year has still yielded no results, but the details of the negotiations have been leaked by someone and have sparked heated discussions in both China and the US for a week.

Musk finally came to China, and he came on his own.

Old Ma made a special trip to China to promote the implementation of Tesla's FSD software and reached a cooperation agreement with ByteDance on map licenses. He also chatted with Chen Guiliang, but no one knows what they talked about.

Two months later, Trump extended the ban on TikTok for the fifth time, this time for a full five months.

The two sides are still negotiating, but the tension has eased, and it's more like a performance-like routine.

"How did you do that?" Xie Yang flew all the way to the capital to ask.

Chen Guiliang said, "I called Trump and talked to him sincerely for an hour."

"Is sincerity enough?" Xie Yang clearly didn't believe it.

Chen Guiliang nodded: "Yes, sincerity is enough. My sincerity is very valuable."

Xie Yang said disdainfully, "Are you kidding me? Tell me!"

Chen Guiliang's expression was serious: "We can't tell you. Let's go fishing instead." He turned and called out, "Xiaohua, bring out two sets of fishing gear!"

A beautiful woman soon appeared carrying fishing gear, but her walking posture was slightly strange.

Xie Yang exclaimed in surprise, "A robot?"

"Yes." Chen Guiliang nodded.

Xie Yang said, "Damn, if you don't look closely, you'd think it was a real person. The movements and expressions are so natural and smooth."

Chen Guiliang said, "The latest version of the AI ​​system—Tianwen W1—has also undergone hardware upgrades. Hehe, how about we use this numbering to iterate to W550?"

This thing uses a black technology provided by the system.

"Can it be mass-produced?" Xie Yang asked.

Chen Guiliang said, "Mass production is not yet possible, but private customization is already available. The cost is extremely high, and we don't know how long it will take to bring the cost down."

Xie Yang looked at the robot closely, even waving his hand in front of its eyes, and discovered that the robot's eyes could actually move: "Make one for me too."

The two walked to the lakeside terrace in the garden, followed by the beautiful robot carrying fishing gear.

"Damn, why are you livestreaming?" Xie Yang asked.

Chen Guiliang said, "We're showcasing robots."

Chen Guiliang pointed his phone camera at the robot, and the number of viewers in the live stream quickly increased, with many fans flocking to the stream immediately.

Netizens didn't even realize it was a robot, and were still joking that Chen Guiliang had a beautiful woman accompanying him while fishing.

"Hey, this beautiful woman's movements are a bit strange."

"The way she squatted down to fetch water and bait, she didn't look like a living person at all."

"Could it be a robot?"

"Damn, its turning motion was a bit stiff. Can a robot even help hang bait?"

"..."

Chen Guiliang pointed the camera at Xie Yang: "Let me introduce you, this is Chairman Xie of Douyin. After Chairman Xie's arduous negotiations, we successfully got Trump to extend the ban on TikTok again." Xie Yang subconsciously tossed his hair and waved at the camera, saying, "Hello everyone, I'm Xie Yang."

"Hello, Mr. Xie."

"Damn it, TikTok is the root of all evil!"

"Thank you, you old scoundrel, take this!"

"..."

Xie Yang is very famous, and various stories about him are widely circulated.

In particular, he dropped out of college before even finishing his first year to join Chen Guiliang and help him build a vast empire. This story has evolved into several versions and is widely discussed among netizens.

Furthermore, as the vice president of ByteDance, he "started from scratch" to create Douyin Technology Company and successfully promoted TikTok to the world.

Thanks to his shares in ByteDance and Douyin, Xie Yang is now worth billions of dollars and has long been a regular on the Forbes China Rich List.

Xie Yang leaned over to look at the live stream chat and immediately said in frustration, "Why are you Old Ancestor Chen, but I'm just Old Thief Xie?"

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "Everyone hates Douyin, what else could you be but an old scoundrel?"

"Depend on!"

Xie Yang picked up his fishing rod, baited it, and sat down on the edge of the terrace to start fishing.

Chen Guiliang reminded them, "We just baited the area; the fish haven't come over yet."

Xie Yang took out a box of cigars and fiddled with it: "Those who are willing will take the bait."

Chen Guiliang took another picture of the robot: "This is a new type of robot that can already perform delicate operations like baiting. It uses the brand-new Tianwen W1 system, which has extremely strong information processing capabilities. However, it is very expensive. I plan to release a simplified commercial version first, or perhaps a robotic pet like a cat or dog."

The comments section quickly took a strange turn.

"Wow, it's really a robot? It looks so realistic."

"Realistic...? Can it be used?"

"Hey you in front, you'd better explain what 'bi' means in 'bi zhen' (逼真, meaning realistic/perfect)."

"It doesn't necessarily have to be human-shaped. As long as it's realistic, I wouldn't mind if it were a little dog."

"Uncle Hat, there are so many people doing lewd things here!"

"Name your price. As long as it doesn't exceed the bride price, I'm willing to buy it."

"..."

Chen Guiliang was both amused and exasperated: "Can't you guys be a little more civilized? By the way, my brain-computer interface company recently made a breakthrough. People with ALS and those with hand and foot disabilities can use mechanical prostheses more flexibly through their consciousness. It's non-invasive and has already entered the clinical stage. Compared with other similar products, it's safer, lighter, more flexible, and more stable, and can perform more precise movements."

Chen Guiliang continued watching the comments: "It's not science fiction. China's brain-computer interface technology is very strong, it's just that they don't hype it up like Musk does every day."

"In addition, we are also developing medical devices for vision."

"One type is a retinal prosthesis, which involves implanting an electrode array into the retina to replace damaged photoreceptor cells... This product is already commercially available in Germany and the United States, and we have also made breakthroughs in it. However, the visual resolution is still relatively low, and it can only recognize the general outline of objects. Our goal is to bring down the price so that blind people in ordinary families can afford it. I hope that one day, this product will be covered by medical insurance."

"Another type is for blind people who have lost their eyes. We implant a visual cortex prosthesis in the brain, bypassing the eyes and optic nerve, and directly implant an electrode array into the visual cortex at the back of the brain... This technology has entered the early clinical trial stage..."

Xie Yang had lost interest in fishing and turned to look at Chen Guiliang in surprise.

In fact, Chen Guiliang had already been investing in these areas. China is developing some technologies faster than Europe and the United States, but it lacks human trial data.

Now that we have the system, we can buy that data directly.

After buying it, you can hand it over to the lab and tell the researchers that you secretly bought it from Europe or America.

"Old Master Chen is awesome! My classmate had a car accident and lost a leg. His family is rich, so as long as Old Master Chen develops the product, he'll definitely buy it and use it!"

"My sister is blind. We've consulted about overseas technologies, but the surgery is too expensive for us. We hope Mr. Chen's product will be launched soon, and ideally, it should be covered by medical insurance!"

"Amitabha Buddha, Mr. Chen brings blessings to all living beings."

"This is what a people's entrepreneur should be like!"

"..."

Chen Guiliang's live stream had already sparked a small-scale discussion online before it even ended.

Some netizens who have relatives or friends who are disabled flocked to the live stream after hearing the news, asking for all sorts of details.

Chen Guiliang gave them a website address and told them to check the official website information themselves. After chatting for a while, he ended the live stream.

Xie Yang had already caught a few fish, and casually threw them back into the lake to release them: "Wow, that's awesome! When did you invest in all this?"

“It’s been years, you just haven’t been paying attention,” Chen Guiliang laughed. “Even Musk is involved, how could I possibly let go of such a cutting-edge field?”

Just as Xie Yang was about to speak again, his phone rang. He answered the call and said, "My wife has landed."

Eleven years ago, this guy officially started a relationship with Qin Shanshan. They broke up and got back together several times, like a pair of bickering lovers. In the end, they got married because she was pregnant, and he had to take responsibility for getting her pregnant.

Now they have a son and a daughter, the eldest of whom is already six years old, and the whole family has long since moved to Shanghai to settle down.

Chen Guiliang called Tao Xue over, then called Bian Guanyue and Xu Fengyin to leave class and get off work early, and then personally went to the school to pick up the children right on time.

When Qin Shanshan arrived, everyone had already set up the barbecue grill.

"Wow, where did you guys get your skin treated? Your skin looks so fair and smooth!" Qin Shanshan was immediately drawn to Bian Guanyue and the others.

Tao Xue said in confusion, "I just take care of my skin normally, I don't know why my skin is getting better and better."

Bian Guanyue said, "I'm also surprised. Not only has my skin improved, but all my minor ailments have also disappeared, and I have more energy than before."

Xu Fengyin joked, "Now I'm not afraid of getting fat even if I don't control my diet."

Qin Shanshan exclaimed with envy, "You must be hiding some high-tech skincare products!"

Chen Guiliang stood to the side, grinning as he grilled meat. He had not only used some advanced technology on his wives, but his children had also unknowingly taken many pills. Each of them was now physically and mentally excellent.

The sizzling meat released its oil, and the aroma wafted further and further away.

Several children were chasing and playing in the garden, while adults were laughing around the barbecue grill.

Chen Guiliang completely lacked the image one would expect from the world's richest man, transforming into a chef amidst smoke and flames as he prepared barbecue for everyone. At this time, the internet was filled with information he revealed during his live stream.

His business legend has only just begun.

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(End of the book)

(My next book is expected to be uploaded on May 1st. It will take a long time to prepare, and I'm aiming to write a truly representative work.)
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