As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 310 Online Education
Zheng Li's behavior is quite different from that of normal people most of the time.

His lack of emotions and his incompatibility with the world made it easy to sense the difference between Zheng Li and ordinary people after spending a long time with him.

Even if you change many bodies, the uniqueness of the spirit and soul cannot be changed.

So Zheng Li did not choose to put the vest in the same place.

If Zheng Li had chosen China's high-energy physics research institute at that time, it is possible that other mages would have sensed the similarities between the new vest and Zheng Li.

Although Zheng Li already has a certain ability to protect himself, he still doesn't want the outside world to find out that Zheng Li and Merlin are the same person.

There would be no similar risk at CERN, as the mages of the European Alliance had never met Zheng Li.

In the foreseeable future, they will not go to China.

Zheng Li chose to maintain a friendly distance from Kate to protect his vest and not appear too strange.

Everyone has emotional needs.

It would be weird if you didn't have it.

Even otakus who don't go out and interact with people will place their emotions on virtual characters.

Zheng Li shook his head and said, "There are no crows around here."

The security level of CERN's base and surrounding areas has been raised to the highest level in recent years.

State-of-the-art bird and animal repellents have been installed around the perimeter.

There are almost no bird life in the sky over the entire CERN area.

Kate nodded and said, "Alas, seeing only blue sky and white clouds every day is also kind of boring."

“Only when I go to Geneva do I feel like I’m still in the Blue Planet.

At CERN, except that the soil is not fiery red, I often feel like I’m on Mars.”

"Zheng Li, did you watch yesterday's Nobel Prize ceremony?" Li Miaomiao's face was full of excitement.

In front of outsiders, Li Miaomiao showed no expression most of the time, and even if she had emotional fluctuations inside, she had to hide them.

In China's traditional values, those in power are required to not show their emotions on their faces.

"Mount Tai collapses in front of me, but I don't change my expression. A deer appears on my left, but I don't blink."

“When faced with great events, stay calm”

Various traditional Chinese sayings have built up such collective demands.

Therefore, Li Miaomiao would only show himself as a young man in his twenties in front of Zheng Li and his family.

Zheng Li replied: "I saw it on the news. It was a wonderful magic."

Li Miaomiao said enviously: "Yes, I saw speculation online that Dr. White is also a Merlin wizard.

Why is it that although we are both Merlin wizards, you and Dr. White can cast such gorgeous magic, while I only know the most basic spells?

It reminds me of the differences between people.”

Blue Star currently divides magic into two categories. Those who obtain the ability to cast spells through Merlin's magic coin system are called Merlin wizards.

Everyone in London can cast spells with just a spell, and this type of magician is called a London magician.

Because there was Merlin, the best example of a Merlin wizard before, and then there was Alan.

The performances of two Merlin wizards, who were believed by the outside world to be different wizards, in public made Merlin magic more advanced in the minds of the general public.

After Li Miaomiao finished speaking, she felt quite depressed.

Although there has never been a shortage of similar blows from small to large.

Li Xulin is a professor at Jiangcheng University. Some of her colleagues' children have learning talents that she can't even begin to match.

When she was in high school, other people could get 150 points in math because the score was only 150 points, but she could only get 120 points despite her best efforts.

Zheng Li replied: "Because magic lies between idealism and materialism, it requires you to have an objective and rational understanding of everything in the world, and at the same time use your will to pry open the real world.

It is up to you to achieve the organic unity of two contradictory things.

This is indeed not an easy task.

You have performed very well.”

After Zheng Li said this, Li Miaomiao felt much better.

Especially Zheng Li’s last words to comfort her.

Zheng Li continued, "After all, you haven't even learned topology and algebra, so it's hard for you to understand how some magic at the spatial level is achieved."

Li Miaomiao felt relieved: As expected of Zheng Li, this is his style.

She interrupted quickly, "Okay, okay, there are so many things going on in the company recently that I really don't have time to think about these.

High school math was hard enough for me.

Even though I now have the bonus of the magic brain, it is still difficult for me to study topology.

Besides, there are security personnel, and I stay in China and don't go abroad, so there is no danger.

I think a little life magic is enough for now.

You wouldn't ask me to take part in any secret operations, would you?"

Li Miaomiao looked at Zheng Li with a scrutinizing look.

Zheng Li shook his head and said, "No, you just need to help me manage Kechuang Bio."

It was just when Zheng Li first came to Blue Star that he needed some social resources in his hands, so he founded Ke Chuang Bio.

Up to now, the importance of Ke Chuang Bio to him is decreasing.

In addition, artificial intelligence can actually take over all matters of Ke Chuang Biology in the name of Zheng Li himself.

But because Li Miaomiao had been following him since the first day he arrived at Blue Star, Zheng Lixiang gave Li Miaomiao some social resources that were insignificant to him.

Money, fame, power, knowledge, appearance, etc. are all social resources.

Li Miaomiao took over the conversation: "That's right, so I don't need to master very advanced magic.

After studying for a while, I found that I am not Hermione. I am just a Muggle who has no talent and accidentally entered the magical world. "

Zheng Li explained: “Every individual has his or her own talents.

Not everyone is suitable to be a mage. "

Zheng Li now recalled that in the Mage Alliance, only a minority of the minority could become mages.

Most people, after receiving basic education, are just magic apprentices.

Due to the perfect welfare mechanism, many people become addicted to the virtual world after graduating from school and entering society, and they can only use magic related to daily life.

During the hundreds of years of war between the Mage Alliance and the Empire, the Empire also gained some understanding of the social structure of the Mage Alliance.

The Empire believes that the Alliance is wasting resources and not making good use of the strength of each individual.

However, in Zheng Li's opinion, based on the established mechanism, the virtual world provides each individual with enough room for choice while respecting individual choices. This is the driving force behind the Mage Alliance's long-lasting prosperity.

After visiting so many countries on Blue Planet, he believes that there is no country on Blue Planet with a similar mechanism.

Because training every individual in this way is simply impossible given the current level of productivity on Blue Planet.

Li Miaomiao nodded and said, "That's right, everyone has his or her own talents.

But for most people, they don’t have the opportunity to try different directions and realize their talents.

Trying requires a cost, which is the so-called trial and error cost.

The few families who can afford to give their children the opportunity to try and fail can only afford the cost of trial and error once or twice at most. However, it is difficult to find out what you really want to do with just one or two attempts.

The reason why I was able to start a business with you was that my parents were able to provide me with the cost of trial and error, which was also an important factor.

A lot of people don’t have that opportunity.”

Zheng Li added: "Virtual reality can reduce the cost of trial and error and provide richer education."

Li Miaomiao nodded and said, “In three months, our Pico Future’s global shipments have exceeded 50 million units.

The global shipments of brain-computer connected VR officially exceeded 100 million units yesterday.

The online education track has once again become a popular track after the double reduction policy that year.

Countless companies are pouring in.

Currently, the only Internet giants that are doing well include Tencent, ByteDance, and QQ.

Traditional online education companies such as New Oriental and TAL Education Group are also very vocal.

Among them, Ali recently acquired a partial stake in New Oriental.

JD.com also wants to enter the online education industry.”

The predecessor of New Oriental is Xueersi, which has a good relationship with Ali.

Many years ago, Ali acquired an AI education company called Innovent, which was under the New Oriental Education and Technology Group.

Later, when Babytree was listed on the Hong Kong stock market, the shareholders behind it, in addition to the founder's family, were the Ali Group, Fosun Group and New Oriental.

Fosun is more well-known in the country for Fosun Pharma, which has been engaged in mergers and acquisitions for many years, and its capital operation strength is far greater than its R&D strength.

Of course, Fosun Pharma is still much better than Zhifei Biopharmaceuticals. Fosun Pharma has an annual revenue of 30 billion yuan and invests 3 billion yuan in research and development.

In 20, Zhifei Bio had a revenue of 150 billion yuan from selling vaccines and invested 3 million yuan in R&D. In 21, it had a revenue of 300 billion yuan from purchasing vaccines and invested million yuan in R&D.

In this era of comparing the worst, Fosun Pharma is considered a relatively good company.

However, if we compare it with the international level, the revenue and R&D investment ratio of the top ten international biopharmaceutical giants fluctuates around 5 to 1, and the lowest R&D-to-revenue ratio does not exceed %.

Back to the online education industry, due to the cooperation in capital operations in the past few years, Ali and New Oriental have very close ties.

There are not only capital operations at the official level, but also personal relationships.

The founder and chairman of New Oriental is Zhang Bangxin, a student of the second batch of Lakeside University, which is the university founded by Ma Yun and has been closed in recent years.

Zhang Bangxin was the only representative from the education industry at Lakeside University that year.

The overt capital operations and private interactions make the relationship between New Oriental and the Ali Group beyond the imagination of the outside world.

After the emergence of brain-computer VR, Tencent increased its investment in online education, and Ali also spared no effort.

First, it made a large investment in New Oriental, and at the same time fully supported New Oriental's online education in the VR industry.

"The top five companies in the market are Tencent, ByteDance, New Oriental, TAL Education Group and Zhuchang."

“But miHoYo and Bilibili have risen quickly in this field. Using 2D characters as teachers in VR online education is more likely to win the favor of parents and adults.”

In 2026, children born in the s and even s will begin to become the main customer group for online education.

Therefore, it cannot be said that they have a level of acceptance of the two-dimensional world, but rather a preference.

"In addition, there are some startups. Angel investment institutions such as IDG, Sequoia, and Hillhouse have invested in some online education startups.

Previously, Cheng Gang also came to act as a matchmaker for one of the online education companies, called Temple Education.

The company claims that it wants to narrow the gap between geniuses and ordinary people through their efforts, so it is called Temple Education.

Cheng Gang probably also has shares in it. He hopes that we can invest in Temple Education and is willing to transfer the shares to us at a very low price.

I think I should relax and talk about it. Temple Education doesn't need money. All the shareholders behind it need to add the words "Ke Chuang Biology" to its name. It will be very easy for them to attract venture capital later."

After leaving Kechuang Bio, Cheng Gang took a break for a while and then started working again.

Relying on the original accumulation made at Ke Chuang Bio and his title as the former general manager of Ke Chuang Bio, his angel investment companies are still able to receive some good projects.

Among them, Temple Education is the company that Cheng Gang thinks has the most potential among his investments. It has such potential that it is worth using up the connections he has accumulated at Ke Chuang Biotechnology.

Li Miaomiao continued: "The biggest advantage of Temple Investment is that most of the founding team members are from top American universities such as Harvard and Yale, and all of them have doctoral degrees.

Because of this, the teaching team they recruit is very strict about academic qualifications.

At the same time, because one teacher can be responsible for many students in VR education, the cost can be spread out by quantity.

Therefore, Temple Education is considered a good startup in online education.

Currently, the angel round has received investment from IDG Capital and Cheng Gang’s investment company. Cheng Gang said that the A round of financing will start soon.”

To describe Ke Chuang Bio as a behemoth in the country is even underestimating it.

The market value of Kechuang Biotechnology alone exceeds the total of all other companies on the Science and Technology Innovation Board.

If Temple Education can obtain investment from Ke Chuang Biotechnology, they can just wait to count the money in their subsequent financing.

Li Miaomiao continued: "I have already declined Cheng Gang's offer. We will not participate in the war of specific applications.

Just like Apple does not operate its own apps other than the built-in apps for iOS, there is no need for us to be both referees and players. "

Zheng Li nodded and said, "You decide on these matters."

Before the college entrance examination is changed, it is not realistic to reduce the burden on children. Because as long as there are parents who push their children, if you don't follow your children, they will fall behind in primary and secondary school.

Especially now that it is impossible to repeat a grade, the consequences of falling behind, especially when the probability of being admitted to high school from junior high school is only 50%, are very serious.

Therefore, policies cannot prevent parents from pushing their children to study hard through various means.

The Chinese government, which has been very strict in offline training and online education in recent years, has left a loophole in VR online education.

Because the front-facing cameras of VR devices can easily perform facial recognition, China stipulates that children cannot use VR devices for more than one hour.

One hour a day. If you parents want to push your child to study harder, you can only give him one more hour at most.

After one hour, it will automatically lock after face recognition and can no longer be used.

Therefore, in this context, the quality of services provided by online education institutions is crucial.

Sorry, my cat scratched me yesterday and my palm was bleeding, so I took a day off yesterday.

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