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Chapter 239 Attending the Meeting (Part 1)

The exchange meeting was held in the VIP conference room on the 10th floor. The official start time was 10:00 a.m., but the exchange activities actually started before that.

Representatives from Yuanxu Technology and Deep Vision Matrix arrived at the Zhiwei Technology Building at 9:00 AM. They were first invited to the president's office on the 28th floor.

On Zhiwei's side, Dai Songquan, along with Ji Yongsheng, Gu Shiming, Qian Jiayu, Yu Sheng, and others, received them.

Dai Songquan, Yuan Wei, and Zhou Jiangbo are in frequent contact and are quite familiar with each other, but they don't meet very often. The senior executives below them, due to business relationships, actually meet and interact with them more frequently.

Taking this opportunity, the representatives from the three companies sat down together to exchange views on the industry's prospects and development trends, which would benefit all of them.

As leading companies in the industry, they are direct competitors in core market areas, but their development paths and strategic focuses are not exactly the same, resulting in a delicate "coopetition" relationship among them.

Zhiwei was the host of this exchange meeting and was originally supposed to host a banquet for the representatives from both companies the night before. However, since the meeting was officially organized, no one made any other arrangements before completing the core tasks.

Around 9:30, Dai Songquan received a notification that several leaders and representatives from three state-owned institutions would be arriving soon. Ji Yongsheng and Yu Sheng then led the representatives from the two companies to the 10th floor, where they sat in the meeting room to wait for the meeting to begin.

The important leader attending this exchange meeting is surnamed Han, and he is a leader of the National Safety Committee. Two other leaders are also present, including Director Liang, who will chair today's exchange meeting.

Director Han arrived early to listen to Dai Songquan's work presentation and to tour the company's core facilities—a perk of Zhiwei being the host of the exchange meeting.

Wei Hongsi and Liu Lu arrived at the venue at 9:30 a.m. and underwent security checks before entering the conference area.

The security personnel conducting the checks were not from Zhiwei, as could be seen from their name tags and the equipment they used. In fact, starting at 3 PM yesterday, security for the core areas of the building involved in the exchange event was completely taken over by the authorities.

Wei Hongsi saw that Liu Lu showed an ID to the security personnel, who scanned the chip on it with a device that looked like a mobile phone, and then scanned her handbag with a handheld detector before letting her through.

This time, Liu Lu did not receive the exemption from inspection, but she was not subjected to a routine body search either, making it much simpler than when Wei Hongsi underwent security screening.

Moreover, Wei Hongsi noticed that the security personnel looked at Liu Lu with a noticeably different gaze, probably because they saw someone from the same system.

The two entered the VIP conference room, where the conference table was arranged in a "回" shape, with place cards already set on it. The head row was occupied by official leaders and representatives from state-owned institutions, while opposite them were representatives from various companies.

Wei Hongsi and Lu Jiaqi's seats were on the side, which was the reporting and service area.

The staff at the venue had already set up the equipment. Wei Hongsi tested it, went through the report materials again, and was relieved to find that there were no problems.

Wei Hongsi said to Liu Lu, "Would you like to sit next to me during the meeting later?"

Liu Lu nodded and said, "Okay, I think it feels more natural than sitting outside."

Wei Hongsi couldn't help but smile. He recalled that during yesterday's board meeting, Liu Lu sat by the door, and everyone who passed by would glance at her twice.

Logically, since Liu Lu wasn't registered when the list was submitted before the meeting, she shouldn't be allowed to attend. However, her inclusion in this area clearly indicates she had already applied.

The two had only exchanged a few words when Lu Jiaqi came in from outside and walked up to Wei Hongsi, saying, "President Wei, President Ji would like to ask you to go to meeting room number 2. Representatives from Yuan Xu and Shen Tong are over there."

Wei Hongsi knew that this was to introduce him to the people from those two companies, as he would inevitably have to deal with them in his future work, so it wouldn't hurt to get to know them in advance.

"Okay." He got up and walked outside, and Liu Lu followed behind.

Lu Jiaqi felt that Liu Lu's actions were somewhat inappropriate, but seeing that Wei Hongsi did not stop her, she remained silent.

Wei Hongsi went to the adjacent No. 2 meeting room, saw that the door was open, and went in.

There were about ten people in the meeting room, some sitting and some standing, chatting in twos and threes, and the atmosphere seemed very relaxed.

When Ji Yongsheng saw Wei Hongsi come in, he called him over and introduced Yuan Wei and Zhou Jiangbo to him.

One of the core topics of this exchange was the newly released "Standards for Assessing the Subconscious Influence of Video Content." Yuan Wei and Zhou Jiangbo had both reviewed it carefully beforehand, and based on their experience, they could easily identify the key contributors in the drafting team.

Wei Hongsi was previously unknown, but his high ranking naturally caught their attention. Therefore, when they talked to Ji Yongsheng, Wei Hongsi came up in the conversation.

Wei Hongsi greeted the two men politely.

Yuan Wei said, "I didn't expect President Wei to be so young!"

Zhou Jiangbo nodded and said, "Yes, President Wei is truly a young man of great talent!"

Wei Hongsi said, "Both of you are industry veterans, just call me by my name. President Yuan, I have always admired your contributions to the development of the industry. I studied the theories you proposed when I was a student. As for being accomplished at a young age, I'm afraid no one in this field can compare to President Zhou."

Yuan Wei and Zhou Jiangbo couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

Wei Hongsi was not unfamiliar with Yuanxu Technology and Deep Vision Matrix, and had some understanding of the two bosses; otherwise, he would not have brought these two companies along when providing advice to the police.

The two points he mentioned were precisely what the two were most proud of, and a single sentence provided them with immense emotional value.

Ji Yongsheng couldn't help but think that Hongsi was quite good at speaking. Even Wei Hongsi felt that his speaking skills had greatly improved and that he had grown in his work.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Yuan Wei noticed that Liu Lu was still standing behind Wei Hongsi, so he asked, "And who is this?"

Wei Hongsi didn't want to go into too much detail, so he simply said, "President Yuan, she is my assistant."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Wei couldn't hide his surprise. Before Wei Hongsi arrived, Ji Yongsheng had told him that this young man was the secretary of Zhiwei's board of directors. How come this secretary had another secretary?

Zhou Jiangbo shared a similar view. Looking at Zhiwei's senior executives, from CEO Dai down, it seems no one has this kind of setup.

Not only them, but even Ji Yongsheng almost lost his composure, as he had only just learned of Liu Lu's identity within the company.