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Chapter 490: Supercomputer and AI (Part 1) (SIMP ALERT!)
🕑 Added 2023-08-22 09:40:33 +0000 UTCTransformers Begin : Table of Content/Chapter List
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"I'm back!"
After uttering these words into the room's visual communication device at Villa, Sun Cheng, regardless of whether Ye Qi noticed or not, proceeded to carry the laptop transformed by Revenge and returned to his study.
After locking the door, he inserted the USB flash drive transformed by ai-001 into the port of the laptop transformed from Revenge.
In an instant, rows of data started appearing on the screen, rapidly being read and processed.
"How long will data retrieval take? Revenge..."
"Two minutes... The information that ai-001 has stolen is quite extensive. Without organizing it, it might disrupt the master's regular reading."
"Understood."
Upon hearing this, Sun Cheng didn't hurry. He took out Xiao Wu, the mini Decepticon disguised as an Apple smartphone, from his inner pocket and placed it in front of him.
"Xiao Wu, project a virtual interface!"
As his command left his lips, a beam of light immediately projected from the screen in front of him, forming a screen of approximately 40 inches before him.
Besides one icon, almost nothing else could be seen on the screen.
Sun Cheng didn't find this odd. He only used Xiao Wu in two situations: making or answering calls and sending messages. These tasks didn't require projecting a screen. However, he needed it to watch Ye Qi's livestreams.
Having used Xiao Wu to watch her livestreams before, he had a shortcut icon on the projected screen resembling a laurel tree. It wasn't very useful, though.
"Open the livestream..."
He calmly instructed, and the next moment, the single icon on the screen projected by Xiao Wu seemed to have been activated. A livestreaming website quickly appeared, one of the major platforms in China known as "Laurel Live."
However, instead of opening the homepage of Laurel Live directly, the screen projected by Xiao Wu didn't show any advertisements. It connected directly to a livestream room.
As he gazed at the screen, which occupied nearly half of the projected interface, displaying the familiar figure lost in passionate singing, Sun Cheng squinted his eyes in enjoyment, yet a chill resided within his heart.
He had harbored a certain degree of resistance toward livestreaming, a relatively recent entertainment trend that had gained popularity in China and around the world in recent years.
However, Sun Cheng had the right to dislike it, but he didn't have the right to influence others' likes.
In this age of attention economy, "The general's tomb lacks visitors, but an actor's affairs are known throughout the world" had already become the norm.
There's no point in blaming it on "changing times" or "declining morals." On a broader level, it could be attributed to the mainstream media's neglect of value guidance.
The emergence of an entertainment-focused atmosphere was simply a result of improved economic conditions. With material needs satisfied, ordinary people sought more spiritual enjoyment.
After reading some books on psychology and society in the Transformers Universe, Sun Cheng gained a new understanding of this phenomenon.
While the world had many intelligent individuals, there were even more average ones. Some people refused to settle for mediocrity and strove to change their family and destiny through years of study. However, the vast majority of average individuals and even some intelligent ones would become lazy and give up further progress once they hit a bottleneck or achieved some success.
From the moment they gave up, their future and prospects were destined to be mediocre. They would squander the time that should have been spent on learning and self-improvement.
Livestreaming platforms represented a more realistic showbiz and an accessible entertainment circle. They enabled those with coveted looks, singing voices, and speaking skills—especially handsome and beautiful individuals—to gain fame quickly and be adored by thousands. It was a win-win for fame and wealth.
Audiences enjoyed entertainment, wealthy individuals had their desires fulfilled through handsome and beautiful people, livestreamers gained fame and status, and the platforms reaped profits. It was considered a successful business model within the internet industry.
His gaze was fixated on the screen, on that breathtakingly beautiful figure. Sun Cheng's heart felt even colder than his eyes.
Ye Qi was the driving force behind his efforts in the Transformers Universe. She was also the one he couldn't bear to part with.
Having grown accustomed to the way of life of mechanical beings, Sun Cheng had often entertained the idea of never returning to the Real World.
Therefore, he couldn't and wouldn't allow anything to happen to Ye Qi, or let her admirers appear. Keeping her in Nan Du and by his side was just the first step.
"...The young lady is truly beautiful, her singing is enchanting. I'm a big fan..."
"The streamer is my wife, no dissent allowed!"
"You upstairs, what nonsense are you thinking? Clearly, she's my wife!"
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After glancing at the barrage of comments in the livestream room, Sun Cheng couldn't help but feel a murderous intent. (TL: "...")
He still remembered that last time when Ye Qi came to Nan Du, one of her friends, Chen Lan, was also livestreaming. At that time, it seemed Chen Lan had come to meet the local tycoons on the donation leaderboard. It seemed money had captured her.
There was certainly a wealthy individual similar to Chen Lan's financial backer, pursuing Ye Qi among the rich and powerful.
Thinking about this, he knew he needed to take some preemptive actions.
"Laurel Live... I recall that Panda engaged in venture capital investment last year... Series B or Series C... Livestreaming platforms aren't bad for promotion. They could add a Technology section, with some technical livestreamers for product appreciation and reviews..."
Sun Cheng had considered asking Ye Qi to help at his company before, but she had declined.
He understood Ye Qi very well, having lived together for over a decade. He knew that if she didn't want to come, he couldn't force her.
Thus, he could only find other ways to drive away those pests attempting to get close to her.
As he pondered how much investment would be needed for a strategic stake in Laurel Live and the subsequent plans, the continuously flickering data stream on Revenge's screen finally came to an end.
Simultaneously, its cold mechanical voice rang out, "Master, all the data stolen by ai-001 has been completely read and organized. Would you like to view it now?"
"Is it ready?"
Sun Cheng's spirits were stirred. He looked at Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, end the projection of the virtual interface!"
The suspended virtual screen before him immediately vanished. He then moved Revenge from beside him to in front of him and looked at the laptop screen that it had transformed into. There, a total of 137 different folders were neatly arranged from top to bottom in nine rows.
Each folder was labeled with a different name in Chinese characters. Due to the initial sorting by Revenge, all the most important files were concentrated in the top row.
Sun Cheng started looking through them one by one. Among the folders on the top row, the ones that stood out included "Beifeng Data," "Nuclear Test Simulation," "Electromagnetic Simulation," and "New Fighter Wind Tunnel Simulation."
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