Huayu 2021: Isn’t he in the technology field?

Chapter 178 The entire internet is shaken, abilities materialize.
In the following days, Jiang Qing acted out of character, going to and from get off work with all the employees on time every day, which amazed everyone at Wuwen Technology, who joked that the sun must have risen in the west.

The problems of the brain-computer interface project team have been solved for the time being, but this project is destined to be a long-term battle. Achieving breakthrough results will definitely not be a matter of a day or two, especially since Tencent is preparing to apply it to the field of games.

However, Tencent is rich and powerful, and the project team doesn't feel the pinch at all when they use their money to do things.

After resolving the issues with the brain-computer interface project team, Jiang Qing immediately began testing the training results of the large model team.

Thirteen is keeping a close eye on it, and he is very satisfied with the current performance of the large model. Apart from the relatively high error rate when generating images immediately, the large model can now be programmed with simple small programs.

Everything is progressing steadily and in a positive direction.

Time flies, and it's Monday, August 9th.

But this day was destined to be anything but peaceful.

At 1:50 p.m., the air conditioning at the JD.com headquarters press conference venue was very strong. Zhao Quan couldn't help but shiver when he raised his hand to straighten his tie clip.

Suddenly, the giant screen behind him lit up with the words "JD.com × Wuwen Technology Strategic Cooperation," making him squint.

He could tell that JD.com was openly announcing its close partnership with Wuwen Technology.

As expected, JD.com's stock is expected to surge today.

At 2 o'clock, the press conference officially began as Liu Qiangdong walked onto the stage.

"This intelligent warehousing system can reduce our empty-load rate to below 8%."

……

At 2:39 p.m., Liu Qiangdong’s voice, holding a microphone, came from the large screen in the Wuwen Technology lounge. When Jiang Qing looked up, she saw Liu Qiangdong loosening his tie in his signature gesture.

The broadcast switched to a 3D logistics model, showing refrigerated trucks on the Jiaodong Peninsula flowing in an orderly fashion, like red blood cells in a blood vessel.

The process went very smoothly, but the atmosphere at the press conference was far less heated than the online buzz.

When Liu Qiangdong said on stage that "this intelligent system can save JD.com 5 billion yuan in costs every year," the sound of reporters in the front row gasping in the broadcast even drowned out the static from the sound system.

"What happened to the promised 3 billion?"

This comment instantly dominated all live streaming platforms.

As early as last week, JD Logistics' official account teased a "major cost optimization plan" with an estimated cost of 3 billion yuan, which shocked the entire internet. Now, the bright red numbers jumping on the PPT at the press conference have directly exceeded the 5 billion yuan mark.

The top five trending topics on Weibo were instantly dominated by related topics, with "JD.com saves so much money it could print a money machine" dropping to the top spot with 30,000 searches per minute.

Financial blogger @算盘精 quickly posted a comparison chart with accompanying text.

"That's equivalent to 137 high-speed trains running from Beijing to Shanghai every day, or giving every person in the country a 3.5 yuan red envelope."

Commenters immediately picked up on the joke in the comments section.

"Has Mr. Liu installed perpetual motion machines on all the logistics vehicles?"

Some even dug up a 2018 report that JD Logistics reduced its costs by 50%, jokingly saying, "Jiang Qing's system has probably changed the laws of physics."

When the words "300 million yuan system customization fee" appeared on the big screen at JD.com's strategy launch event, the media present stood up, and the live chat exploded with comments.

It is rumored that this system is the collaboration that Jiang Qing made with Liu Qiangdong in Hangzhou last time. In other words, Jiang Qing led the Wuwen Technology team to create a logistics and warehousing system worth 300 million yuan in just two months!

Many netizens couldn't help but wonder, "Can we interpret this as Jiang Qing being able to complete this system in a shorter time if he wanted to?"

As is widely known, Jiang Qing first made a cameo appearance in "The Four Seas" in the past two months, then completed the filming of "The Beginning", and also took time to attend the Baidu AI Conference.

So, if Jiang Qing focuses on this project, how long will it take to complete it?

Or rather, where is Jiang Qing's limit?
Jiang Qing has recently been involved with the entertainment industry, making everyone almost forget that he is a world-class technology genius!

At this moment, they witnessed the manifestation of this technological genius's abilities!

Although Jiang Qing's resume was dazzling, most people did not understand the value of those papers, journals and awards; they only knew that he looked very impressive.

But when you see the figure of 300 million announced by JD.com, the impact is overwhelming.

I was absolutely stunned!

One creator stacked banknotes into the shape of JD.com's headquarters building, accompanied by a mechanical voice narrating: "This glass house built with money houses the most expensive logistics brain in China."

Some even converted the 300 million yuan into celebrity endorsement fees and captioned it: "That's equivalent to hiring a top celebrity to endorse for ten years. JD.com has won big this time!"

Before the shockwave had subsided, Xiaomi's cloud-based product launch event dropped a second bombshell.

Lei Jun's demonstration of a smart speaker's ability to instantly respond to 200 different devices went viral online, turning it into a GIF of "Lei Jun casting a spell."

His subsequent announcement of a 1.8 million yuan contract, delivered with a smile, caused an earthquake in the tech world. A large voice model sold for 1.8 million yuan, and Lei Jun cheerfully said, "This is a friendly price!"

Listen to this, is this even reasonable?

The Zhihu hot topic "How do you view Xiaomi spending 1.8 million yuan to buy audio equipment?" received nearly a thousand answers in two hours.

"This money was well spent!"

Former Google engineer @CodePoet breaks down the technical details in his answer.

“Traditional voice models are like asking a symphony orchestra to read a full score when processing commands from multiple devices. Wuwen Technology’s solution is like giving each musician a brain-computer interface.”

The answer quickly garnered 20,000 likes, but the comments section veered off-topic to "CEO Lei should have Jiang Qing develop an anti-voice-breaking algorithm."

The link posted in the comments comes from a funny video uploaded by a netizen showing Xiao Ai (Xiaomi's AI assistant) automatically alarming when a child screams.

The official announcements by the two internet giants sparked a digital frenzy, spawning countless cross-industry comparisons, with many netizens joining in the discussion.

Some netizens converted the 300 million and 180 million into physical goods.

"The fuel money saved by JD.com is enough to buy popsicles for deliverymen across the country for three years, and the cost of Xiaomi's voice model could buy Luo Yonghao's live streaming company twenty times over."

An even more unethical comparison comes from a tech blogger.

"A certain factory spent 27 billion yuan on marketing last year but only sold 15 cars. Jiang Qing's brain is worth ten marketing departments."

However, his remarks were met with a lot of rebuttal, with many netizens saying, "Jiang Qing's brain is worth far more than 270 billion?"

The impact was even more pronounced in professional fields.

The Zhongguancun Forum held a special seminar overnight, where a chief analyst from a securities firm pointed to JD.com's stock price chart and exclaimed, "This 5 billion yuan isn't about cost optimization; it's a stimulant for the capital market."

JD.com's stock price has hit the daily limit today!
At a closed-door meeting of the logistics association, executives from STO Express, YTO Express, ZTO Express, and Yunda Express circulated clips from the press conference. One of them said with a wry smile, "We are still researching driverless cars, while others are already playing with logistics prediction."

A highly-rated long article on Zhihu, titled "The Industrial Changes Hidden Behind 5 Billion," provides an in-depth analysis of how Wuwen Technology restructured its business logic.

"Jiang Qing's team has transformed logistics cost reduction from a subtraction problem into a function problem. When route optimization can be combined with weather, road conditions, and even the driver's biological clock in real time, the savings go far beyond just fuel costs."

The article's concluding question, "Should we fear or embrace this efficiency revolution?" sparked thousands of heated discussions in less than half an hour.

Ordinary consumers have more down-to-earth concerns.

Rumors are circulating wildly in mothers' groups that "JD Express is going to lower its prices." Although there has been no official confirmation, the topic of "Should the money from Jiangxi Province benefit us?" has already garnered millions of discussions.

A college student posted on Hupu (a Chinese sports forum).

"If the delivery fee could be reduced by 50 cents, I would immediately put Jiang Qing's photo on the dormitory wall."

Ten minutes after the message was sent, it received a barrage of replies saying "Count me in."

Tech enthusiasts are increasingly focusing on Xiaomi's massive 1.8 million yuan contract, something Xiaomi rarely does with such deep pockets.

Bilibili Up主 @HardcoreTeardown disassembled five Xiaoai speakers in a live stream, trying to find the differences. He found that the motherboard was exactly the same as the previous generation product.

"What does this mean?"

The shot at the end of the video suddenly zooms in.

"The core model provided by Wuwen Technology is truly priceless!"

When this video topped the daily charts across the entire site, Xiaomi Mall's speaker sales surged by 300% year-on-year.

The undercurrents within the industry behind the numbers are equally turbulent.

A food delivery platform hastily convened a board meeting, and leaked meeting minutes indicate that "the proportion of investment in unmanned delivery must be reassessed."

The purchasing departments of home appliance giants are frantically inquiring about the "technical threshold for accessing Xiaomi's ecosystem." A screenshot of a brand director's WeChat Moments post has gone viral, asking, "Is it too late to switch careers and learn artificial intelligence?"

In this nationwide frenzy, perhaps the most composed are the university laboratories.

Several universities, including Tsinghua University and Kyoto University, have suddenly adjusted their curriculum for artificial intelligence majors. In the newly added course "Case Studies of Commercial Transformation of Intelligent Systems," a comparative analysis of JD.com's 5 billion yuan and Xiaomi's 180 million yuan has become a classic teaching case.

One professor joked, "Students used to want to build robots, but now they're all focused on Jiang Qing's financial reports."

As night fell, the digital storm reached its dramatic climax in the live stream.

A top-tier livestreamer made a last-minute change to their product selection, listing the same T-shirt worn by Jiang Qing and claiming it was "blessed by the aura of a top student." The 30,000 units sold out in ten seconds.

Even more absurdly, the product details page boldly states: "This clothing does not contain artificial intelligence, but wearing it may give you an IQ boost."

At 6 p.m., Weibo's data center released some shocking statistics.

The total readership of the two official announcements has exceeded 10 billion, which is equivalent to each netizen participating in the discussion four times.

At this moment, netizens' enthusiasm for discussion remains high.

Meanwhile, on the set of the TV series "Protecting the Heart".

"Thank you for your hard work, Professor Zhou Ye!"

"Zhou Ye looks great today!"

"Teacher Zhou Ye..."

Zhou Ye, still in her ancient costume after finishing filming, was greeted with much more enthusiasm than usual. She responded politely to each greeting, her face almost frozen from smiling.

Zhou Ye knew exactly what was going on, but in fact, she was still completely confused.

During her break, when she saw the trending topics, she was stunned by the numbers "3 million" and "1.8 million".

Even though she had always known that Jiang Qing was wealthy, this was the first time she had seen Jiang Qing's earning power. The direct impact of these numbers was too strong!

Thanks to Jiang Qing, the director was exceptionally kind to her today, and the actors she worked with were practically fawning over her. Even Hou Minghao kept asking her about Jiang Qing.

In fact, she felt the difference in how everyone treated her when she first joined the group, and this feeling was particularly obvious today.

It's important to know that they haven't officially announced it yet.

A sudden surge of immense pressure rose in my heart.

You need to work hard too!

Zhou Yeye!
The girl breathed a sigh of relief and secretly cheered herself on.

Meanwhile, at the hotel where the "Are You Safe?" film crew was staying.

Chen Duling leaned against the headboard, flipping through "Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" in her hands, struggling to read the obscure and difficult text and code, her brows furrowing more and more as she read.

After more than ten minutes, she put down the book in her hand and pinched the bridge of her nose.

She wanted to learn more about Jiang Qing, but found that the formulas and codes he could recite so readily were not something a layman like her could easily understand.

The previous rumors about Jiang Qing and Zhou Ye hadn't made her too panicked, but after seeing today's trending topics, she suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

She knew she could never catch up with Jiang Qing, but she thought it would be good if she could learn more about his field of expertise.

But... it's so difficult!
Chen Duling looked down at the book beside her and wrinkled her nose unhappily.

But we still have to get through it!
She picked up the book again, two small, defiant flames flickering in her eyes.

VIP waiting room at Changsha Airport.

Wearing sunglasses and with her long hair cascading over her shoulders, Meng Ziyi leaned back in her chair, exuding star quality, and tapped on her phone screen.

She kept browsing the trending topics, sometimes turning to the "Love at First Sight" super topic, watching the CP fans constantly urging her to quickly win over Jiang Qing.

Her red lips, hidden behind her sunglasses, curled slightly upwards as she couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.

"Actually, I already got him a long time ago, hehe..."

(End of this chapter)