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Chapter 242 So be it

Huaxia, International Center for Mathematics, Yanbei University.

Qiao Yu discovered that he might have underestimated both his own influence and the California university system.

The former was because he found that he didn't need Zheng Xiwen to help him find out about Professor Frank's current situation. Naturally, someone would report the news to him, even every detail.

Even the scene where Frank fainted during the meeting and the process of calling an ambulance were described vividly.

The latter was because those high-tech companies were eagerly looking forward to his theories and technologies, but at noon when he began to restart negotiations with the executives of high-tech companies who were still sitting in front of their computers, the other party did not directly give up Berkeley.

Instead, he was informed that Berkeley had terminated the contract with Frank, hoping that the requirement for the company to stop cooperating with Berkeley could be removed from the prerequisites for the cooperation negotiations between the two parties.

Qiao Yu does not think that terminating cooperation with Berkeley will cause too much or even unbearable losses to these large technology companies.

On the contrary, quantum computing is what they value most now, because the quantum supremacy described by Google can really affect their most fundamental interests.

It is not only about the layout of the future and the ability to tell a technological story. More importantly, his theory will really affect the stability of the financial market.

It's impossible that these people don't even care about money, right? Then wouldn't it be true that those who don't care about life or money are truly invincible?

So we can only say that Berkeley or the entire California university system has great power, and even large technology companies like Google, Microsoft, Intel, Nvidia, and IBM do not want to offend them easily.

After a serious discussion with Uncle Zheng on the computer, Qiao Yu finally got the answer.

It's not that the California college system is so powerful, but the empire is a century old, and the various interests are intertwined, and it has become a complex pattern of you in me and me in you. So one move can affect the whole body.

It’s exciting just thinking about it.

Qiao Yu actually wanted to see what the result would be, but considering that there was no deep hatred between him and Berkeley, and after knowing the reason, others decisively cut ties.

If he continued to pester me, it would seem that he had lost his composure. So I happily decided to relax the condition a little.

After all, his original purpose was just to make that man's life less comfortable.

So at two o'clock in the afternoon, which was two o'clock in the morning Eastern Time in the United States, when Qiao Yu began his third contact with the executives of these companies who were responsible for negotiating with him, he finally changed his mind.

The first person they talked about was still John Martinis of Google, mainly because Qiao Yu had a good impression of John.

He is a typical scientific researcher. I can feel he has no bad intentions. He just talks about the matter at hand...

Unlike some bureaucratic scholars who are also heads of scientific research teams, he sets all kinds of traps during negotiations.

As I said, Qiao Yu has always hoped that good people will be rewarded, especially in his main battlefield, the academic world, so that he can fish in troubled waters.

"After careful consideration, I decided to modify the previous necessary conditions. If Berkeley can find a suitable reason to recover the various benefits given to Professor Frank over the years, then I will be willing to cooperate with you on quantum computing if you have cooperation with Berkeley."

"Ah? Um..." John Martinis obviously couldn't control his expression after hearing Qiao Yu's request.

While he was relieved, he couldn't help but admire Qiao Yu's imagination and... ruthlessness. After all, Professor Frank was afraid that he would have a hard time in the second half of his life.

John Martinis graduated from the University of California, and he knows better than anyone the influence of the entire University of California system.

This is a huge system, not just the ten universities under the framework. For example, Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara...

It also represents a huge money-making system. The tax-free policy of the University of California alone has attracted hundreds of millions of dollars of funds to flow in. Coupled with the industrial chains on campus, the wealthy people in the entire state will get a piece of the pie.

Coincidentally, the headquarters of technology companies such as Google and Microsoft are all in California. Therefore, the capital giants behind these companies have inextricable ties with the local wealthy people in California.

The request made by Qiao Yu this time can be said to have scared all the stakeholders into a cold sweat. But no matter what, this matter is finally over.

Being able to cooperate means that one is on the right track. As for Qiao Yu's way of cooperation, John Martinis thinks it is acceptable and even more reliable.

If we can cultivate a group of theoretical talents of our own, our subsequent scientific research work will not be restricted by others, and the continuity of future research can be guaranteed.

As for the risks involved, for example, Qiao Yu was simply trying to defraud money and had no intention of training seriously, John Martinis really thought it was not very likely.

Because if Qiao Yu had this idea, then the conditions proposed by Google would be more useful.

Hiring Qiao Yu as a technical consultant only requires him to occasionally give some reasonable suggestions and research directions. To be honest, this kind of job pays less.

John Martinis even suspected that even if Qiao Yu accepted these treatments and did nothing, Google would deposit Qiao Yu's salary into his account on time, as if it were protection money.

As long as the results published by Qiao Yu do not affect Google's vision and stock price, this tacit understanding will continue.

On the contrary, Qiao Yu's suggestion was a bit thankless. After all, there is a set of recognized standards for whether talents have been cultivated.

And in the process of training, it is easy to know whether Qiao Yu is playing tricks. After all, people are alive.

"Why? They wouldn't find it difficult to make such a small request from me, would they? Are all universities in California so humane? Or do you still need to hold a meeting to discuss such a simple request?"

John Martinis was still in a trance when Qiao Yu's voice forcefully penetrated into his ears.

Well, he'd been distracted for too long.

"No, sorry, I was just thinking about something else. I know it's rude, but you know, sometimes I can't control my thoughts. Well, of course I'm not saying they are inhumane, it's just... um...

I mean, compared to our expectation of cooperation, these little obstacles are not a big problem... Well, okay, I think this is not a problem, and there is no need for a meeting, I can promise you. "

John Martinis said apologetically.

Hearing this, Qiao Yu smiled and said with a dull look: "That's good. It seems that we have reached an agreement on cooperation. When will you send someone to sign the contract? Or will you sign the electronic contract directly?" "Ah?" John Martinis was stunned again. Is this the end of the discussion? From his perspective, it seems that both parties have not started to formally discuss the specific content.

"Well, we won't discuss the specific contents of the contract?"

"Weren't the specifics agreed upon yesterday? That's the specifics. You provide the people and I train them, and the remuneration will be based on what you agreed on.

You will know after a while that I am not interested in money. I don't touch money when I go out, so I don't want to care about those worldly things.

The progress of science is what I pursue. Wasting time on discussing specific treatment is disrespectful to life. So if you decide to cooperate, just prepare the contract according to my requirements and send it to me.

I'll let the legal colleagues at the research center take a look. If there's no problem, we'll sign it. I don't have that much time to waste on bargaining. John, I think you think the same as me, right?"

John Martinis nodded blankly. To be honest, he was not good at negotiation, but he was not completely without negotiation experience.

But he was obviously not good at negotiating with Qiao Yu. He felt something was wrong because he was too quick to cut the Gordian knot, but he also felt that what Qiao Yu said made sense.

Moreover, Qiao Yu has already made concessions on the most important issue. If they still care about those minor details, it will show that they are not sincere in cooperating.

Thinking of this, John Martinis nodded and said, "Okay, I'll report as I said yesterday. If everything goes well, we should have results tomorrow... oh, no, later today.

Oh my god, it’s already 2 a.m.! Dr. Joe, time always flies by when I’m talking to you! It’s already so late before I even feel sleepy.”

Qiao Yu just felt a chill...

Xia Keke said that he found this quite useful and could even feel a little warmth from it.

At worst, you can talk to a girl who is about his age, which can still gain some positive emotions.

But it felt completely wrong when it came out of the mouth of a man in his forties, so Qiao Yu decisively ended the conversation.

This old man has taken up too much of my time, as he still has five companies to talk to.

How to put it? In Qiao Yu's opinion, this is just like herding sheep. It's the same whether you let go of one or a flock of sheep.

When playing games, you can't just grab a big brother and grab him.
There is another benefit to letting the sheep herd their way. It allows several major high-tech companies to compete fiercely in the wrong direction.

How much he can earn in this process is secondary, and the loss of the other party is his ultimate benefit. Just like what he said to John Martinis, money is actually not valuable, what is valuable is resources...

Qiao Yu hoped that those high-tech companies could really send a group of selected high-tech talents to China to study for a few years. He didn't believe that it was impossible to assimilate these talents.

This is actually the same as how Chinese people who were sent abroad were always assimilated by the other side. The process of living in a different environment is actually a brainwashing process.

As for those ties... they are actually easy to resolve. As long as the situation is stronger than the people, then it is nothing more than a pile of various interests.

Of course, Qiao Yu had never thought that it would be so smooth. There are always some people in this world who are determined not to be assimilated. Of course, they probably won't learn anything real.

Some people have always believed that learning is the easiest thing in the world, and as long as you put in the effort, you will definitely gain something. But that is before the master's degree.

Now that I have started graduate school, it would be a joke to continue talking about hard work and rewards.

Especially mathematics, which requires a lot of understanding. The more cutting-edge the subject, the more so. It is normal that you cannot learn it with a stubborn mind.

Qiao Yu had never heard of any mathematics PhD who relied on a supervisor to teach him step by step. No mathematics supervisor in the world dared to say that he could make his students successful, so he could have a clear conscience.

After hanging up the video call with John Martinis, Qiao Yu was in a very good mood. He had already forgiven the old man for his last inappropriate words.

Because once the honest ones are dealt with, it will be easier to deal with the less honest ones. If they still want to play word games with them, they can just slap the agreement with Google in their faces.

Then just say if you want to sign, sign it, if you don’t want to sign, just get lost.

If these technology companies collectively put pressure on Google and Google changes its mind, then we will just stop playing.

The opportunity for psychological comfort has been given to the other party, and it is not his fault if he does not seize the opportunity. By the way, he directly stands on the moral high ground.

In this way, no matter what he comes up with in the future, or how much impact it has on the financial market, it will all be due to their current lack of vision, which has ruined the good situation of cooperation.

This is a negotiation and cooperation based on strength, and if you have strength, you can of course do whatever you want.

So Qiao Yu didn't spend much time on it afterwards, and his words were the same.

"Google has accepted my terms. If you still have objections, I can only say that I am sorry. I look forward to the opportunity for our next cooperation."

In this way, Qiao Yu quickly concluded all the negotiation procedures in half an hour. At the same time, his updated attitude towards the Berkeley University was also quickly conveyed to the ears of everyone who should know.

This naturally included Frank, who was at the center of the vortex. However, Frank had been escorted out of the high-end private hospital ward by several friendly-looking men in black suits, and then got into a black car.

After all, there is nothing wrong with his health, and even if there is a problem, he is not worthy.
Although he was panicking, he had figured it out, and at least his life was not in danger now.

Although Frank knew that Qiao Yu would definitely look down on him and even despise him, he believed in Chinese education very much. As long as he had gone through the normal nine years of compulsory education, even if Qiao Yu hated him, he would definitely not want him dead.

Three years ago, he had been looking forward to winning the Fields Medal; a year ago, he thought that even if he couldn't win the Fields Medal, getting a tenured teaching position would be good too; a month ago, he felt that if he could meet Qiao Yu, even if he had no academic achievements, he could still live on his son.

At this point, he felt that as long as he could stay alive, he would always be able to find a way out in the future.

This is how people’s demands are lowered step by step.

This world is full of stories of a new hope. He can only hope that such a story can happen to him...

(End of this chapter)