Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

"Secretary Li, Principal Zhang?"

Lin Ruoxi looked anxious, waiting for the other party's reply.

In fact, teachers have encountered this kind of awkward situation more than once or twice. Most of the time, they just laugh it off and move on. We are all adults, and there is no need to explain everything clearly.

However, Lin Ruoxi did not think that way. In Lin Ruoxi's mind, the college secretary was equivalent to the head of a high school grade, and was the students' "immediate boss".

Although she felt it was normal for college students to date, she thought it was wrong for them to be too intimate on campus, so she was afraid that Xue Rui would be criticized.

The moment the words left his mouth, the room fell completely silent.

Secretary Li was surprised by the girl's naiveté; who would bring up such a thing for no reason?

No one wanted to bring it up, but Lin Ruoxi brought it up herself. Secretary Li subconsciously glanced at Xue Rui's neck, then exchanged an awkward look with Xue Rui, before his eyes kept darting over Lin Ruoxi.

It was a questioning look in his eyes: What's wrong with your girlfriend?

Xue Rui was on the verge of tears. He finally understood why the little girl was blushing; there was someone outside the door...

"Xixi, how dare you speak to your boss like that?" Xue Rui's tone was slightly stern.

The little girl is just adorably silly, always doing things that seem like she's trying too hard to hide something.

"Anyway, you can scold me if you want, because I forced him to kiss me."

Lin Ruoxi looked aggrieved and a little angry.

Xue Rui was speechless; the little girl was starting to give up entirely.

That's just how I am, what can you do about it?

Go ahead and expel me if you dare, I don't attend classes anyway...

His nonchalant attitude left Xue Rui speechless.

"Hehe, we didn't see anything, so who's going to criticize whom?"

Principal Zhang said with a smile that he just thought the girl was very interesting, as she liked to take everything seriously.

No matter how smart they are normally, they are prone to making stupid mistakes when they are nervous; he has seen many students like this.

"Hello, Principal Zhang."

Xue Rui greeted him. He wasn't familiar with Principal Zhang, but he knew very well that the principal must have given his permission to approve such a large plot of land.

"Xue Rui, you are a star entrepreneur in our school. Your software has over ten million registered users, right?" Principal Zhang's eyes were full of admiration.

Xue Rui humbly replied, "Not at all. Having a large number of people doesn't mean making money. I just integrated some existing local services. Most of them operate their own businesses, so I don't make much money."

Xue Rui was telling the truth. His current income mainly comes from the dividends of the game "Candy Crush," which accounts for more than 60%, followed by the electronics factory, and then "Omnipotent Campus."

Omnipotent Campus has a large user base, but it's more like an onboarding model. Its current revenue still comes from advertising fees on e-commerce platforms, and incidentally, it drives traffic to some small products produced by its own electronics factory.

To be honest, the electronics factory was able to keep operating entirely thanks to the all-powerful campus e-commerce platform that attracted customers and created blockbuster products. This year, the handheld mini fan alone sold nearly a million units.

"Don't underestimate yourself. Your users are all college students, and you have access to a certain level of cultural resources."

Principal Zhang's amiable attitude made Xue Rui even more suspicious, as he was unsure of the school leaders' intentions.

"Please have a seat, I'll go get some water."

While Xue Rui turned to get some water, the principal sat down in the second seat next to the main seat.

Xue Rui glanced at Secretary Li first, then planned to sit down to Secretary Li's right.

However, he had only taken a few steps when Principal Zhang grabbed his arm: "Weren't you supposed to be in a meeting? Just pretend that Secretary Li and I don't exist. We're just here to listen."

Wu Hongwei also made a "please" gesture, indicating that Xue Rui should sit in the main seat in the middle.

"Okay." Xue Rui sat down, forcing himself to do so.

The moment Xue Rui sat down, he saw the principal take out a notebook and a pen...

Xue Rui felt as if the chair had thorns on it, making him feel prickly and itchy.

Is this a meeting? It feels more like being taken to a police station...

Suddenly, Xue Rui felt a soft touch on the back of his hand.

Lin Ruoxi held Xue Rui's hand, looking at him with tender eyes.

"Rui, don't be nervous. Do you remember what you said to me when I gave a speech in high school?" Lin Ruoxi said softly.

Xue Rui squinted, about to recall, when Lin Ruoxi's voice came again: "Just treat them like they're all just ordinary people."

The conference room was small, and although Lin Ruoxi had lowered her voice considerably, everyone could still hear her clearly.

Xue Rui suppressed a laugh, thinking to himself that Lin Ruoxi hadn't been in her position as CEO for half a year for nothing.

Just as Xue Rui was thinking this, Lin Ruoxi glanced timidly in Secretary Li's direction and nervously shrank her neck.

Xue Rui: "..."

Xue Rui tapped the table and connected his laptop to the conference TV. This was a PowerPoint presentation he had hastily put together. He had assumed it was an internal meeting, so he had done it haphazardly.

The first page of the PPT features a large title: "How to Grow Oranges in Huaibei".

Principal Zhang looked surprised, but only for a moment before copying it onto the paper.

Xue Rui's lips twitched. He thought to himself, "How can someone become a leader? They even remember this stuff."

"The computing center will be up and running in a little over a month. Now I'll set the direction for the future."

Xue Rui pressed the page-turning button, and another line of text appeared: Orange Open Source Universe.

Three main headings are clearly written below:

First, open source computing power.

Second, the data is open source.

Third, the model is open source.

"Our computing power will be made available to all universities across the country free of charge."

The moment Xue Rui finished speaking, Principal Zhang looked up, his eyes filled with shock and confusion.

No, I granted you land and electricity, thinking I'd get some special privileges, and you're telling me it's free for everyone?

What about what I did before?
Out of courtesy, Principal Zhang did not raise any questions, but simply listened quietly.

"Of course, it's not completely free. They have to exchange data for it. All data from projects that have run on our platform must be labeled according to our format and made open source. This is the second aspect of open source data," Xue Rui continued.

"The third model is very simple to open source. Regardless of the industry, whether it's AI, mathematics, or physics, the code and calculation process must be open source so that others can reproduce it and avoid doing repetitive work..."

During the speech, everyone listened attentively, including Secretary Li and Principal Zhang who were in the audience.

But everyone wore an expression of utter shock.

Since the PPT only had two pages, Xue Rui had nothing more to say, so he waved his hand dismissively:
"I didn't write down the details below, I just made a rough framework. The remaining details will be discussed internally during the meeting."

The moment Xue Rui finished speaking, Lin Ruoxi raised her hand neatly, like a primary school student answering a question.

"Please go ahead, Mr. Lin," Xue Rui said with a smile.

"Mr. Xue, I think you're amazing! You spoke so coolly today."

Lin Ruoxi's eyes sparkled. "Those who want to flatter don't need to raise their hands," Xue Rui said with a dark face.

"Hahaha……"

In an instant, the air in the conference room became cheerful.

"He's...he's really handsome, what are you laughing at?" Lin Ruoxi muttered softly.

Teng Wenbo stood up and said in a slightly obsequious tone, "President Xue, this time we're going to build an open source community. Could our company handle it? We've done similar projects before, so we have experience."

Teng Wenbo handed over a folder.

"Yes, I trust Professor Teng in this regard, but this project involves scientific research, so we can't be careless."

Xue Rui waved his hand, not having looked at the specific documents; this was his original arrangement.

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi raised her little hand again.

Xue Rui assumed Lin Ruoxi was about to spout "nonsense literature" again, so he pretended not to see it and continued chatting with Wu Hongwei.

Only when Lin Ruoxi raised her hand to Xue Rui's face did Xue Rui nod helplessly:

"What's the matter?"

“We want to create our own virtual currency.” The moment Lin Ruoxi finished speaking, a rebuttal came from the other end of the table.

“Absolutely not.” Principal Zhang retorted sternly.

The atmosphere instantly turned icy. From the start of the meeting until now, half an hour into the discussion, Principal Zhang had been taking notes in his notebook the whole time, nodding occasionally, and maintaining a very positive attitude.

His first words were such a stern rebuttal that everyone held their breath.

"Principal Zhang, please go ahead." Xue Rui gestured for him to speak.

Principal Zhang took a deep breath: "The reason I came here is not because of Secretary Li or you, but because of this computing center."

"Do you think you can hide such a massive infrastructure?" Principal Zhang narrowed his eyes. "Cryptocurrency is a waste of electricity. Don't come looking for me when there are power outages. I can't help you."

Xue Rui was taken aback; Principal Zhang's words had a hidden meaning.

The ban on cryptocurrencies is something that should happen in a few years, but Principal Zhang has already keenly sensed the problem.

Indeed, those who become leaders are not ordinary people; their overall perspective is truly exceptional.

"No, no, no." Lin Ruoxi shook her head like a rattle drum: "The virtual currency I'm talking about can only circulate within our platform and is used to quantify computing power."

“Although we are providing free computing power, we will definitely need to quantify and allocate the computing power in the future, otherwise people will use the free computing power to mine cryptocurrencies.”

"Understood, you may continue." Principal Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and fell silent again.

Xue Rui nodded, signaling Lin Ruoxi to finish speaking.

"First, allocate a certain amount of computing power to each university and let them submit data annotations and projects in exchange for points."

"Subsequent projects will require points to start, which will create a positive cycle, allowing those who contribute to the community to obtain computing power, while those who don't need to find ways to contribute..."

Lin Ruoxi explained the uses of "virtual currency" clearly and logically, her voice growing louder and more confident, a stark contrast to her usual stuttering and stammering manner.

How should I put it... it's like she's become a completely different person.

Xue Rui was completely mesmerized, feeling as if he were meeting Lin Ruoxi for the first time.

No wonder Lin Ruoxi's team is so devoted to her; the young woman certainly has a leadership charm.

"Now you understand, right? Early computing power was easy to obtain. You could get computing power while doing labeling, or you could submit a project."

"But in the later stages, due to the large number of community members and data duplication, it becomes very difficult to obtain points, which is very similar to virtual currency, so I call it that."

"I'd like to call it Orange Coin, is that okay?" Lin Ruoxi asked tentatively.

"can."

Xue Rui pinched the bridge of his nose; all he could think about now was oranges.

"A fantastic concept, absolutely perfect." Wu Hongwei couldn't help but applaud.

Lin Ruoxi's ability to make computing power plans in such a short time is a once-in-a-century genius, and she has managed to combine blockchain with the open-source community.

"Will they leave the community if they encounter difficulties in acquiring computing power in the future?" Teng Wenbo asked.

Wu Hongwei glanced at Teng Wenbo with disdain, moved his chair a few steps in the opposite direction, and made no attempt to hide his disgust.

"what happened?"

Teng Wenbo looked completely bewildered, and everyone stared at him as if he were an idiot. Even Secretary Li was now showing a look of disdain.

"Chairman Xue, why don't we kick him out?" Wu Hongwei said seriously.

"No, please." Teng Wenbo looked completely innocent.

Lin Ruoxi said gently, "When it becomes difficult to obtain computing power, it proves that the community's open-source data has accumulated to a terrifying level, and no one will quit."

"Would you uninstall QQ and WeChat?" Wu Hongwei questioned.

"This is the core of the Orange Open Source Universe: binding everyone together with open source. When Orange Coins become scarce, the Orange ecosystem will have already formed its own system, a behemoth that no technology company can do without."

Principal Zhang smiled and said, "At that time, our country's scientific and technological level will reach a new level."

"clap clap"

Xue Rui led the applause and said to everyone:

"Let's see what true vision is."

Principal Zhang closed his notebook, stood up, and patted Xue Rui on the shoulder:

"Don't underestimate yourself. What you're doing is very important. If you need anything, come to me. The school is very supportive of your project."

Just as Secretary Li was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and whispered in Xue Rui's ear:

"Xue Rui, the leader couldn't say it earlier, but you should understand what I mean. Our school is also short of computing power. We've provided you with so much convenience. So, when the time comes, could you use that coin of yours?"

At this point, Secretary Li patted Xue Rui's shoulder, which was practically a veiled indication of his intentions.

Xue Rui readily agreed: "We're family, the school is my old employer."

"Hehe, off you go. Remember to do the interview next week, I've already found a reporter for you," Secretary Li said cheerfully.

Xue Rui was speechless. He had to admit that Secretary Li was quite a character.

After seeing the two off, Xue Rui returned to the conference room door. He didn't go in, but listened outside for a while.

Lin Ruoxi and Wu Hongwei were having a heated discussion.

"With a unified data standard, interdisciplinary research will become much more convenient. Data from various disciplines will be publicly available, and your AI will make great progress. Xue Rui has also said that he did all this for you."

"I know, I owe him so much..."

Upon hearing this, Xue Rui frowned. His original intention in doing this was for Lin Ruoxi, but he did not want Lin Ruoxi to bear such a heavy responsibility.

Children whose schoolbags are too heavy will not grow tall.

Xue Rui pushed open the door and entered, casually saying, "Who said it was for Xixi?" (End of Chapter)