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Chapter 501 Pilot Project! (First Update!)

When Lin Yi told him that he planned to focus on intelligent technology, Guo Song wanted to dissuade him, but he knew that the young man in front of him had his own ideas and he couldn't persuade him otherwise.

His gaze lingered on the vehicle in front of him for a moment, then he turned to Lin Yi and asked with a smile:

"Since you're planning to focus on intelligent technology, how long will it take before we can drive intelligent cars like those in the movies?"

"It's the kind of car where you just sit down, tell the driver your destination, and the car will automatically drive there, or even go out and make money on its own."

"It would be even better if we could fly."

"Ten years? Twenty years? Or perhaps thirty years?"

“You guys are tech people, you should know better than me.”

Hearing these words, Lin Yi looked at Guo Song with a complicated expression, while his fists slowly clenched, because this old man really knew how to bring up the most sensitive topics.

Finally, he shifted his gaze from Guo Song to the car in front of him, stared at it for a few seconds, then stepped on the tire with his right foot, pressed down hard, and calmly said:

"lifetime!"

"Huh?" Guo Song exclaimed in surprise. As a soldier, he loved watching science fiction, where he could see many novel things.

Although these novel things are just a concept, what if they are?
What if it turns out to be successfully developed later?

Intelligent cars are a concept mentioned in many science fiction works. In fact, America even created a series of works called Transformers.

Transformers are impossible, so smart cars are a more realistic option.

He originally thought he would hear a specific time, but he didn't expect Lin Yi to use the word "a lifetime".

He took a deep breath and repeatedly asked himself the same question in his mind. Finally, he confirmed that Lin Yi meant that it was impossible for him to live a lifetime.

He couldn't help but take a step forward, staring intently at Lin Yi: "Why?"

Lin Yi slammed the pedal on the wheel again: "Because of traffic, you're not the only one involved!"

"The smart car you envision sounds like just a car."

"But in fact, it is the result of a series of coordinations, including roads, urban planning, individual terminals, data computing terminals, people, and laws."

"Informationized roads record vehicle conditions in real time and feed the data back to the data computing terminal. This requires a series of construction projects and money. Are you willing to pay for it?"

"For personal terminals, which are vehicles, you can't have only one manufacturer. If there's more than one manufacturer, how do you set the standards?"

"The data computing terminal connects the two. If you don't understand, you can think of this as Skynet."

"It needs to calculate the vehicles on each road in real time and provide each vehicle with an optimal travel solution so that the terminal vehicles can move forward according to the given data."

"If the vehicle in front slows down, control the vehicles behind to slow down as well; if the area in front is open, control the vehicles to speed up and move away."

"Stop at the right time at traffic light intersections, instead of trying to stop at a yellow light and ignoring traffic lights."

"Parking accurately in a parking space, instead of having two cars, one at the parking lot entrance and the other at the parking lot exit."

"Furthermore, as we move forward, we also need to prevent idiots from issuing random instructions."

“After a car accident, relevant laws need to be applied to handle the matter, such as determining liability and insurance company compensation. These are all issues.”

Finding that he couldn't flatten the solid tire with his feet, Lin Yi turned around and tilted his head to look at Guo Song:

"Tell me, how do you resolve this multi-party power struggle?"

The barrage of strong and forceful questions made Guo Song's scalp tingle. He secretly vowed that when he returned this time, he would definitely read all those science fiction works from beginning to end and then filter them.

Put aside those science fiction works that seem close to reality but don't pay much attention to detail, and look at the ones that are close to reality and the ones that are more outlandish.

Having made up his mind, he raised his foot and, just like Lin Yi, kicked the tire hard.
"I've already made the purpose of my visit here in the office."

"We now have a basic answer."

"I need to get ready to go back too."

"As I just told you, prepare a few of these cars for me, and then... contact Gao Hai directly, and he will help me transport them back."

"So, are you planning to leave now, sir? How about we go have a meal together?" Knowing that Guo Song was about to leave, Lin Yi politely invited him to dinner.

Guo Song paused for two seconds and nodded: "Perfect, I'd also like to try the Huaiyang cuisine here!"

Upon hearing the words "Huaiyang cuisine," Lin Yi waved his hand dismissively: "It's alright, I'll take you to eat authentic Lin'an cuisine!"

Two hours later, at Taihu Tower.

Guo Song squinted at the dead fish in the center of the table, its eyes wide open, and remembered a gesture his grandson had once made to him.

Then, he slowly raised his right hand and made the same gesture that his grandson had made—raising his middle finger.

Seeing Guo Song make this gesture, Lin Yi was taken aback for a moment, then asked with a smile:

"Grandpa, how could you do that?"

"I learned it from my grandson!" Guo Song replied unhurriedly, picked up his chopsticks, reached for the fish in the middle, then turned them towards the fish head and picked up the Dongpo pork next to the fish head.

As the tender Dongpo pork entered his mouth, his eyes narrowed instantly.
"This one sounds better!"

Beside him, Lin Yi quickly picked up a small glass of wine and placed it in front of Guo Song, whispering encouragingly, "The child can't learn these kinds of nonsense; he needs to be properly educated."

Guo Song naturally picked up his glass, took a small sip, and nodded.
“My grandson gave me the middle finger, and my daughter-in-law treated him to a meal of stir-fried pork.”

He ate the stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork tendon with great relish.

"Next time I have time, I'll treat you to a meal too."

"Then forget it!" Lin Yi chuckled, changing the subject, and used serving chopsticks to place a soup dumpling on Guo Song's plate: "Try this..."

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"Yangtze River Delta Communications Project Pilot? What's this?" In Qin Chao's office, Qin Chao held a document in his hand, his brows furrowed, and he looked at Xiao He across from him with great curiosity.

Xiao He rubbed his nose and whispered, "It's a document from the province, said to be issued by the industry and information departments."

"It is said that in order to promote more coordinated economic development, we are preparing to adjust the communication barriers in the Yangtze River Delta region."

"That means all those long-distance call charges between provinces, and all those other miscellaneous charges, will be cut."

"This is great!" Qin Chao exclaimed sincerely, opening the file. As he looked at it, a strange smile appeared on his face. He closed the file and looked up at Xiao He again.

"Um... could you go find Lin Yi and tell him this news?"

"I remember they also had communication base stations, but it seems they weren't used domestically."

“Ask him if their communication base stations can be used domestically, then we’ll just make the deal internally.”

"Order their equipment."

"As for the province, you give me a draft. It should be something like, if Nanjing agrees, we'll agree. In short, we're going to put Nanjing in a very difficult position."

"I understand!" Xiao He nodded, took out his notebook from his pocket, and wrote down what Qin Chao had just said. "Then I'll go and work on the draft first. After I finish, it will probably be noon, so I can go see General Manager Lin without delaying my work." "You can arrange it!" Qin Chao didn't offer any opinions on Xiao He's arrangements, only gave a word of advice, and then lowered his head to continue reading other documents.

[High-tech Zone Industrial Planning...]

Construction of the school on Xishan Island...

[Xishan Island Data Center Project...]

As it was nearing the end of the workday, Xiao He finally snapped out of his writing, got in his car, and drove straight to Xiaomi Heavy Industry Communications Company.

After finding Han Shunfa in the guardhouse and finding out Lin Yi's whereabouts, Lin Yi did not go to look for him immediately, but went to the cafeteria first.

Swipe your card to get your food.

After finishing his meal, he leisurely went upstairs and waited for Lin Yi in the office, who had just finished eating and was preparing for his lunch break.

Upon seeing him, Lin Yi knew his lunch break was ruined.

He sighed sadly, then led Xiao He back to his office, made some tea, and then asked slowly:

"Is something wrong?"

"To make a long story short!" Xiao He picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and put it down. "Today, every city in Jiangsu Province received a document."

"The document is titled 'Yangtze River Delta Communications Project Pilot Project'."

"The general idea is to accelerate the construction of 3G networks, advance the deployment of 4G networks, and reduce communication charges at the same time."

"Secretary Qin said that you have communication base stations, so he asked me to come and find you to see if your base stations can be used in China."

"Then we in Suzhou will decide on your position internally, to save ourselves the trouble."

Upon hearing about this, the memories that had died a few days ago began to attack Lin Yi.

He then recalled what the person next to Guo Song had said at the phone launch event.

Turning back, he smiled at Xiao He: "Can this be settled?"

Xiao He shrugged calmly: "Unless they don't want the subsidies!"

"If the three major operators decide to use their own funds to complete this business, they can choose at will, and they can even choose communication base stations that cannot be used."

"But this pilot project requires local cooperation, and the document states that there are supporting subsidies."

"If they don't want it, they don't have to cooperate."

It's true that having connections in the central government makes things much easier.

Lin Yi shook his head, picked up his teacup, and made a toasting gesture towards Xiao He: "Then please go back and tell Secretary Qin that our communication base station is arguably the best in the world."

"We will certainly not let him down!"

"OK! Then get ready. Once the project officially starts, assign someone to follow up and make sure it's done well." Having received the desired answer, Xiao He raised his hand in an OK gesture, finished his tea in one gulp, turned and left the office, then went downstairs.

In the office, Lin Yi stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, watching Xiao He go to the cafeteria, and then watching him come out of the cafeteria with a takeout box, get into the car, and slowly drive away.

He only looked away when the vehicle disappeared from sight. He hesitated for a moment, holding his phone, before finally calling Ke Yonghuai.

The first time, the call went unanswered.

After thinking for a moment, he dialed Duan Feng's number again.

The ringtone rang and then stopped, and Duan Feng's voice came through the receiver:
"President Lin, the Party Secretary is in a meeting, which will likely end in about half an hour."

"If it's not important, I can pass on your message."

“If it’s important, you can call again in 40 minutes.”

After a slight hesitation, Lin Yi decided that it would be better to make a call in 40 minutes and explain in person.

He tossed his phone onto the table, then sprawled into the leather sofa, closed his eyes, and began to sleep.

He was asleep when the urgent ringing of his phone woke him up.

He grabbed the phone and saw that the name flashing on the screen was Ke Yonghuai.

When the call connected, his cheerful voice came through the phone:

"Lin Yi, I have some good news for you, but please don't get too excited."

"It's about the matter we discussed before, where the three major telecom operators submitted reports to adjust fees, and it's been approved by the higher authorities."

"And the adjustment range is quite large!"

"Did you know? Besides Lin'an, the entire Yue province has been included."

"At the meeting just now, the provincial leaders emphasized that the relevant adjustments will begin the day the documents arrive."

"No one is allowed to turn a deaf ear; everyone must follow the documents carefully."

"The document has just arrived, which means that from now on, we will no longer be charged long-distance fees for calls within the same province."

"Related business activities will certainly be stimulated by this event, and then increase."

"Thanks!"

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yi felt a tingling sensation all over his body as he listened to the excited words.

no……

Is it really that easy?
You should know that in the past, the mere issue of adjusting data charges and data allowances caused a huge uproar online, and it took a long time before any adjustments were made.

Why does it feel so easy here?

What went wrong?
Is it my own fault?
It should be impossible.

Shaking his head, he banished these jumbled thoughts from his mind, coughed twice into the microphone to interrupt the person on the other end, and then asked softly:
"I heard there's another pilot project in the Yangtze River Delta region, also related to communication tariffs. Has Secretary Ke received any information about it?"

"I know!" Ke Yonghuai answered quickly, preemptively replying just as Lin Yi was about to press further.

"Actually, we were just discussing this issue, but our focus was on our own province."

"After all, these cities in our province each have their own industries, and these industries often need to communicate with other places in the province. By cutting the long-distance communication fees within the province, we can use this to attract more businesses to set up shop."

"At the meeting just now, after discussion, the provincial telecommunications company and we reached an agreement."

"In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the project and safeguard economic development, all projects in the province will be subject to integrated bidding."

"That is, to put all the needs of these cities together, make a single standard, and process them uniformly."

"The competitive negotiation will take place in about a month."

"Mr. Lin, if you're going to bid, you'd better be prepared!"

(End of this chapter)