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Chapter 256: The feeling of humiliation
When Qiao Yu said this in the live broadcast room, God knows how many people felt a sudden pang in their hearts...

But obviously this cannot be blamed on Qiao Yu.

After all, on the public screen of Huaxia Doule live broadcast room, all the messages at this moment were “I don’t believe it!”

There are many diligent people who are even willing to type a few more words: "Unless you also test the security of XX stock exchange."

This XX covers almost all the world-renowned exchanges.

For example, the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Chicago Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, London International Financial Futures Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange...

There are people from the United States, Britain, Europe, as well as from Japan and South Korea, which are next to China, and of course there are people from China.

Of course, there are also some kind-hearted netizens who made very pertinent analysis of the reasons why these people were flooding the screen with comments.

"Actually, it's not that we don't believe you, we just want to see the big fireworks!"

Without a doubt, this comment is the most pertinent. If Qiao Yu has tested the security of the three major cryptocurrency exchanges, he can also test the stock, futures, and bond exchanges as these people say.

If these exchanges can really be easily hacked and even transactions tampered with as Qiao Yu said, that would be really fun.

Under stress, it is not completely impossible that someone really set off big fireworks.

In fact, when Qiao Yu started arguing with netizens in the live broadcast room about "Why don't you believe it", basically, except for China, all the financial markets around the world had begun to show unusual movements.

Of course, it is a downward movement, especially for technology stocks. It is even more of a slump. That is to say, the US stock market is not open now, otherwise the technology stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange would probably fall even more sharply.

However, all the companies in the Chinese stock market that have something to do with quantum have begun to rise against the trend. This is actually thanks to Qiao Yu's performance in the live broadcast room.

For example, when he saw someone asking when they would check the Chinese stock market, Qiao Yu just said something.

"Do you want to see what I'm talking about? China's three trading markets have already used the quantum-resistant security algorithm provided by our team. Oh, I know you definitely don't believe it.

However, you can suggest that Microsoft, which owns the most advanced quantum chip in the world, also form a testing team to use their advanced quantum computers to help our trading market test whether it can defend against quantum computing attacks.

Or we can have a challenge. Microsoft provides quantum security protection for the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, and we provide quantum security protection for the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and then both parties will form a testing team.

We will evaluate the trading security of the Nasdaq exchange, and Microsoft will evaluate the trading security of our Shenzhen exchange. I think this will be a fair technical exchange, and Microsoft is always welcome to respond to this request as soon as possible.

Those who are still calling for us to evaluate other trading markets should take a break first. It's not that I don't dare. The camera just cut to the engineering team. It was my uncle Zheng who talked to me and told me not to mess around. Do you understand?
So if you really want to see the excitement, go and leave a message to Microsoft. As long as they agree with my suggestion, I promise to meet your request immediately. And it can be broadcast live like today, and all technical means will be unreserved! "

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In the conference room of Microsoft headquarters building at One Microsoft Avenue, Redmond, Washington, USA, Satya Nadella looked very serious.

Like Brian, Satya Nadella chose to watch the live broadcast in a conference room with all relevant senior executives of the company.

Of course, the reasons for both parties are not the same.

He needs to quickly evaluate Qiao Yu's team's achievements in the field of quantum technology more than those cryptocurrency exchanges, and provide a reference for the next decision.

Just now they were also shocked by how quickly the entire security systems of the three major cryptocurrency exchanges were disarmed.

Originally, Satya Nadella had considered asking Microsoft technicians to help them make security upgrades before the so-called test began.

But the idea was ultimately not implemented.

The time was too short. The relevant engineering and technical personnel responded that even if they went, Qiao Yu's team would have already started testing before they had a clear understanding of the trading system.

It was not a big deal that they could not help at that time. If the news got out, it might give the outside world the impression that Microsoft engineers were vulnerable to the test attacks by Qiao Yu's team.

This is not worth the gain.

Of course, Satya Nadella was merely shocked by the efficiency of Qiao Yu's team and did not feel too angry.

He started to get angry when Qiao Yu began to comment on the world's financial system without restraint and then put Microsoft on the spot.

If Satya Nadella often hangs out on the Chinese Internet, he would know that Chinese netizens have a very vivid description of this mentality - impotent rage.

Yes, Satya Nadella was furious at this moment. However, his many years at the helm of Microsoft did not allow him to express his emotions as directly as Brian.

At least he remained calm on the surface, but there was no doubt that he was extremely angry in his heart.

If Qiao Yu was in the United States at this time, he would probably find a way to make this young man disappear physically from this world forever without hesitation.

Although he didn't understand Chinese, he could hear the frivolous tone of Qiao Yu during the live broadcast. There was not a single respect for Microsoft, only undisguised contempt.

However, when Qiao Yu said this, Satya Nadella suddenly suppressed his temper.

There is no need to ask the scientists at Microsoft Research, they also know that their Majorana chip is still in its infancy and this chip will cope with future challenges, not current ones.

Even with the relatively mature Azure Quantum quantum cloud service platform, it is unlikely that it will be able to control the main wallet of a cryptocurrency trading platform in ten minutes.

It is obviously unwise to have a face-to-face confrontation at this time, so you can't get angry.

So when he spoke, he immediately set the tone for the rest of the meeting: "It's time to end this farce. Find a way to talk to Qiao Yu and end this live broadcast as soon as possible."

After the words fell, everyone in the conference room began to look at each other.

They were live streaming, so should I talk to Qiao Yu about asking them to end it? How could I talk to them?
Of course, everyone can understand Satya Nadella's helplessness at this time. Qiao Yu directly fired at the stock market in the live broadcast room. This is something no one can tolerate.

For the CEOs of these American technology companies, one of the most important criteria for measuring their management ability is the company's stock price. This is also the reason why large technology companies are particularly fond of playing with concepts and telling stories.

After all, the stock price is not only related to the interests of the investors behind the company, but also closely related to the interests of all the executives within the company, including Satya Nadella himself.

Company executives definitely hold company shares. Most of them are restricted shares. So the long-term positive trend of the stock price is very important. It would be best if the stock price can still be high when everyone's equity can be cashed out.

If a decision causes the company's stock price to fall abnormally, or even remain in a downward channel for a long time, it is obvious that the CEO is unqualified.

There is no need for the board of directors to vote of no confidence, a large number of executives will become alienated from the helmsman.

Obviously, if this live broadcast continues, and Qiao Yu continues to target Microsoft in this obvious way, and Microsoft cannot come up with many countermeasures, it will really affect the stock market's movements.

I just finished telling the story yesterday, and today someone wants to confront me, but I don’t dare to respond. What do investors think? What do retail investors think?
As for giving an equal response?

Do not make jokes.

Although not every executive in the conference room understands technology at this time, they understand capital.

If Microsoft could really take control of the server backend in just ten minutes like Qiao Yu's team did when the other party was fully prepared, and even directly find the other party's main wallet and transfer all the virtual currency in the wallet, Microsoft would have started charging protection fees to these platforms in various forms long ago.

Microsoft's stock price may have surpassed the value of Google and all other technology companies to become the largest technology company in the universe.

Their quantum computing technology can only be said to be leading within a certain range, but it has not yet reached the ability to achieve this level.

Therefore, finding a way to get Qiao Yu to end this live broadcast is undoubtedly the best solution to avoid further damage.

Everyone was afraid of what vicious words Qiao Yu could say, and they were even more afraid that Qiao Yu would get stressed out by the comments in Hua Xia's live broadcast room and actually do something to certain markets.

Although the three major U.S. stock markets are closed, markets such as futures trading are still open.

A child who has not yet fully grown up but has already mastered terrifying powers is very scary, and it can even make people shudder if you think about it too deeply.

The problem is, although I understand, how can I talk to Qiao Yu now? Who will talk to him?
While everyone was still looking at each other in bewilderment, Satya Nadella's cell phone on the table suddenly rang.

The Microsoft CEO picked it up and took a look at it, then immediately stood up and said, "First, discuss a plan and find a way to end this live broadcast within ten minutes."

After saying that, he took his cell phone and walked straight into the small room next to the meeting room and answered the call.

The next moment, an unfriendly voice came from the phone.

"This isn't how it should have turned out. It's not in line with your promises. It makes me feel stupid."

"Yes, something beyond our expectations is happening..."

"No, no, no, it's not that it's beyond expectations, but you underestimated the destructive power of new technologies! This is terrible! We can't go on like this! No matter how much potential quantum hardware has in the future, we must first have a future! I hope you understand this, Mr. Nadella!"

"Of course, we are already discussing how to put an end to this farce."

"Very good, it seems we have reached a consensus! Shut up that damn guy as soon as possible, I mean at any cost! If everything gets out of control, it won't be a question of whether you can serve as CEO safely."

"Got it, Mr. Gates."

After hanging up the phone, Satya Nadella resisted the urge to throw the phone away. He stood there for a while and took a deep breath to calm down.

Although he knew that the real big shots were going to start passing the buck, he had no choice. Satya Nadella knew very well that his skin color determined that his current achievements represented his ceiling.

It's like his salary will never catch up with Tim Cook's. Even if the difference in their abilities is not that big. Even if he makes Microsoft more profitable than Apple, this is still impossible.

And when someone needs to take the blame, he is definitely a good choice. He is powerful, but not irreplaceable.

These damn hypocritical guys...

Of course there is also that little brat from China!
Ten seconds later, Satya Nadella regained his composure and reentered the conference room.

The discussions in the conference room came to an abrupt end after Satya Nadella came back.

All executives looked at the person who was currently at the helm.

"Has a plan been discussed?" Satya Nadella asked directly.

Now is not the time to make excuses.

After all, the time left for him is very short. As long as Qiao Yu is still in front of the camera, God knows what kind of vicious words he will say or what earth-shattering things he will do.

You have to know that Qiao Yu has only been on the air for 20 minutes, but the bigwigs behind him are already getting restless. He doesn't even dare to think about what will happen if he continues the live broadcast for one or two hours.

“Yes, Mr. Nadella. We have communicated with the three major exchanges. Regardless of the true situation, at least they admitted that the security test on the three major exchanges was invited by us.

So we hope that the three major exchanges can come forward to coordinate and end this live broadcast as soon as possible. Of course, this may require some costs. The Chinese are likely to make some demands. "

Satya Nadella took a deep breath, looked deeply at the senior vice president who was speaking, and thought of what Bill Gates had just said: "At any cost!" So he simply repeated it.

"I said, at any cost, make that young man shut up as soon as possible! You can also think of other ways. The people who negotiated with him before at Google, those mathematicians, or your personal relationships.

In short, any connections that can be used to contact Qiao Yu can be used. We don't have much time. I hope this farce can be stopped in 20 minutes at the latest! You can make a promise, a million-dollar project or investment!"

Many people looked at Satya Nadella in surprise, and began to guess who had called just now...

Being able to make such a promise shows how much pressure the person is under at that moment.

Others subconsciously looked at the live broadcast that was still going on, especially the young face who was talking to the camera with a beaming face...

It was a humiliating feeling.

(End of this chapter)