The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

I pushed open the door and entered the principal's office.

It includes Hao Ping.

Two middle-aged men in Zhongshan suits were also sitting on the sofa.

She has an extremely strong presence.

As soon as Chen Zhigang walked in, the conversation in the room stopped instantly.

Hao Ping pointed to the empty sofa opposite him, gesturing for Chen Zhi to sit down.

"Chen Zhi, let me introduce you."

"This is Director Li from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and this is Section Chief Wang from the Ministry of Science and Technology."

In the dead of night, two powerful figures from Beijing sat in the president's office at Peking University, waiting for him, a freshman.

What are they trying to do?

Director Li looked Chen Zhi up and down, his expression a mixture of scrutiny and admiration.

"Chen Zhi, we just watched the whole live stream."

"Moss's technical skill is truly impressive. To be honest, it far exceeds our expectations for the current state of AI in China."

He paused for two seconds.

"But have you considered the consequences if this level of technology were to leak overseas?"

Chen Zhi reacted very quickly; this was a warning to him.

"Director Li, please rest assured."

Chen Zhi sat up straight and placed his hands on his knees.

"The core technologies of deep space technology are all in our own hands."

"Every line of underlying code is in the underground computer room of Science Building No. 1, and all our servers are deployed in China, so they will never be leaked."

Director Li nodded and leaned back on the sofa.

"That's for the best."

"However, we still hope that you can establish deeper cooperation at the national level."

"After all, artificial intelligence technology is no longer just a commercial product; it is directly related to national security."

Chen Zhi understood; they wanted to recruit me.

"Cooperation is of course no problem. It is an honor for Deep Space Technology to contribute to the country."

Chen Zhi smiled and changed the subject.

"However, the specifics of the cooperation depend on the terms."

Director Li picked up his teacup.

"What conditions do you want?"

"It's very simple."

Chen Zhi held up three fingers.

"First, the absolute independence of Deep Space Technology must not be compromised. We are a commercial company and cannot become a research institution within the system."

"Secondly, I have full authority over the core technology team, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere with the specific research and development direction."

"Third, if the national team wants to invest, it must compete fairly with other capital and cannot resort to administrative allocation."

The atmosphere in the office changed instantly after those words were spoken.

Director Wang, who was sitting next to him, slammed his teacup down with a thud.

"You have quite an appetite."

Director Wang stared at Chen Zhi.

"Did you know that your Moss just recommended ten stocks to millions of netizens during a live stream?"

"The China Banking Regulatory Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission have just called you! Suspected of market manipulation and illegal stock recommendations—these accusations are enough to shut your Deep Space Technology company down tomorrow!"

"If no one had stepped in to protect you, do you think you'd still be sitting here peacefully negotiating?"

Faced with this level of pressure, an ordinary college student would have been terrified and their legs would have gone weak.

Chen Zhi leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his chest.

"Oh dear, I've been staying up all night every day lately for research and development, and I think my heart is starting to hurt."

Chen Zhi's brows furrowed, his face contorted in pain.

"Director Wang, you scared me like that, and it triggered my angina."

"If the medical conditions in China can't cure me, I might have to take my family to the United States or Singapore in a few days to get heart bypass surgery or something."

"If the surgery doesn't go well, I might not make it back. At that point, Moss maintenance and updates will probably come to a complete standstill."

Director Wang was completely stunned.

He had seen all sorts of troublemakers, but he had never seen anyone so blatantly shameless.

This is clearly a threat to them.

If you dare to shut me down, I'll just take the technology and run away overseas!

Hao Ping coughed loudly beside him.

"Chen Zhi, watch your step."

Although Hao Ping was reprimanding, his tone clearly showed a protectiveness towards his own.

Director Li suddenly laughed.

He waved his hand, stopping Director Wang from about to lash out.

"You're a really interesting kid. You're bold and quick-witted; no wonder you were able to make something like Moss."

Director Li took a business card out of his jacket pocket, placed it on the coffee table, and pushed it in front of Chen Zhi.

"Okay, we can consider your three conditions."

"But there's one red line you have to draw, and you must stick to it."

Director Li's smile vanished, and his tone became extremely serious.

"Moss's core technology must never be sold to foreign capital."

"Especially the United States."

Chen Zhi nodded without hesitation.

"make a deal."

He picked up a business card from the table; it only had a name and a mobile phone number on it.

"This is my private phone number."

Director Li stood up and straightened his clothes.

"If you encounter any troublesome people in the future, or if there are any policy obstacles, call me anytime. I'll take care of it for you."

Chen Zhi immediately stood up and carefully put the business card into his pocket.

"Thank you, Director Li. I won't hold back if I encounter any trouble in the future."

It was already 1 a.m. when I walked out of the principal's office.

The early autumn night wind blew against his face, and Chen Zhi let out a long breath.

I've passed this hurdle tonight.

With official endorsement, those domestic capital firms and large, envious companies that want to use underhanded tactics to target him will have to think twice about their own strength.

At this moment, the storm on the internet continues to escalate.

According to Dai Dama, the total number of online discussions about Moss has exceeded 300 million tonight.

The worst off are the internet giants that have just heavily invested in the "metaverse" concept.

In 2021, Zuckerberg renamed Facebook to Meta, and major domestic companies followed suit, pouring hundreds of billions or even trillions of yuan into this huge pit of virtual reality.

When Moss was released, it completely overturned the tables of the entire tech industry.

Suddenly, everyone realized that all those virtual reality headsets and digital collections were just toys in the face of real artificial intelligence.

The boards of directors of major factories held emergency meetings overnight to discuss countermeasures.

Countless investors canceled their vacation tickets to Sanya overnight and frantically searched for ways to contact Deep Space Technology.

As Chen Zhi walked along the campus path, his mind was already contemplating a much larger strategy.

Deep Space Technology is currently riding high, and money is not an issue for them at all.

As long as he opens up financing channels, there will be people scrambling to invest even at a valuation of tens of billions.

But what really bothers him is computing power.

Moss's evolution requires massive amounts of data to sustain it, which necessitates an extremely large computing power cluster.

The thousand A100 graphics cards in the computer room right now are just the beginning.

These are nothing compared to the computing power clusters of overseas giants.

He knew better than anyone that in just a few years, that superpower across the ocean would completely block the export of high-end computing chips to China.

In the previous life, the development of domestic AI was constrained by others in every way, and we were forced to develop free open-source models because we were held back by the lack of computing power chips.

If he wants deep space technology to truly become a world-changing giant, he absolutely cannot repeat the mistakes of the past.

We must stockpile enough computing chips before the sanctions come down.

To achieve this, domestic capital alone is not enough.

We must bring in overseas capital.

Capital knows no borders. As long as Deep Space Technology can bring them ten or a hundred times the profit, these bloodthirsty crocodiles on Wall Street will actively lobby Congress to help Deep Space Technology clear obstacles to purchasing chips.

This is called a shared interest.

Use magic to defeat magic.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhi quickened his pace and headed towards Building No. 1 of the Science Department.

Pushing open the door to the Deep Space Technology office, I found it brightly lit.

The employees were cheering and celebrating the huge success of the evening, with the table piled high with barbecue and beer that Dai Dama had just ordered.

Chen Zhi walked through the crowd and returned to his private office.

I had only been sitting down for two minutes when the door was pushed open.

Pei Ningxue walked in, wearing high heels.

Her eyes showed obvious fatigue, but her spirits were unusually high.

"Mr. Chen, our company's external email system is down."

Pei Ningxue slammed a stack of printed email lists onto Chen Zhi's desk.

"In just two hours since the live stream ended, I have received more than 300 letters of intent to invest."

"Sequoia Capital, Hillhouse Capital, Matrix Partners, SoftBank... all the top venture capital firms you can name are looking for us."

"My personal cell phone is ringing off the hook, all from people trying to bribe me through various connections."

Chen Zhi did not look at those documents.

He grabbed Pei Ningxue's wrist and applied slight pressure.

Pei Ningxue exclaimed in surprise and fell directly onto Chen Zhi's lap.

Chen Zhi buried his face in the crook of her neck and took a deep breath of her body fragrance.

Then he gave her a big kiss on her moist lips.

"What are you doing!"

Pei Ningxue's cheeks flushed slightly. She struggled symbolically for a moment before softly leaning into Chen Zhi's arms.

"There are people everywhere outside, be mindful of your behavior."

She complained, but her hands wrapped around Chen Zhi's neck.

"What are you afraid of? I'm the boss."

Chen Zhi held her in his arms, feeling the warmth and softness in his embrace.

"He's almost a billionaire, and he's still so childish."

Pei Ningxue rolled her eyes at him.

"No amount of money can compare to my Ningxue."

Chen Zhi casually uttered a cheesy pickup line.

Pei Ningxue's eyes lit up after hearing this.

She stared intently at Chen Zhi, her tone suddenly becoming incredibly serious.

"Then marry me."

"I can marry you right now, and we'll get our marriage certificate tomorrow. I'll have your babies right away, as many as I want."

The office fell silent instantly.

Chen Zhi's smile froze.

He silently looked away, pretending to look at the documents on the table.

"Scumbag."

Pei Ningxue cursed without any politeness.

She had long been used to Chen Zhi's evasive attitude of feigning death. Although she still felt a pang of sadness, she was no longer as heartbroken as before.

She stood up from Chen Zhi's lap, straightened her slightly disheveled skirt, and instantly switched back to work mode.

"Let's get down to business. With so many investment institutions, how do you plan to choose?"

Chen Zhi put away his joking thoughts and gave the instructions seriously.

"President Pei, you should reject all the ordinary domestic capital that just wants a piece of the pie."

"In this round of financing, we will only accept two types of funds."

"The first category is state-owned assets with official backing."

"The second category is well-funded overseas funds."

Pei Ningxue was stunned for a moment.

"I can understand state-owned assets; it's good to have a powerful backer. But why focus on attracting overseas dollar funds? We don't lack money right now; why let them come in and share the profits?"

"Because we need a shield."

Chen Zhi stood up, walked to the French windows, and looked at the dark night outside.

"Next, we're going to go on a large-scale buying spree of A100 graphics cards on the international market. If we make too big a move, it will alert some people."

"We let those Wall Street vampires invest so they can argue with the U.S. Department of Commerce on our behalf when it matters."

Pei Ningxue was exceptionally intelligent and quick to grasp concepts.

"I understand, it's about shared interests."

She nodded and turned to walk towards her desk.

"I'll reply to the emails right away and filter out the organizations that meet the criteria."