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CCTV building, underground parking lot.

As soon as Lin Che stepped out of the elevator, flashes of light pelted his face like machine gun fire.

"Mr. Lin! Is the 100 million bet you mentioned earlier true?"

Is Weiguang Cloud facing the risk of a broken funding chain, hence this hype?

"Mr. Takamatsu called you a 'commercial rogue,' how do you respond?"

Reporters from more than a dozen media outlets blocked the car door, their microphones almost poking Lin Che's chin.

Security guards tried desperately to stop them, and the scene was chaotic.

Lin Che put on sunglasses and didn't even look at the camera.

"Get out of the way."

Only two words.

But it was that extreme indifference that caused the noisy crowd to pause slightly.

Wang Jian took the opportunity to open the car door, and Lin Che bent down and climbed into the Audi A8.

The car windows rolled up, shutting out the faces outside, contorted with excitement.

"Boss, this is a serious mess."

Shen Nan held the tablet computer, his fingers trembling.

"The trending topics exploded. The top ten were all insults directed at us. The comment section of Weiguang Cloud's official Weibo account crashed, filled with people spamming candles and 'RIP'."

Shen Nan pulled up a candlestick chart and handed it to the person in the back seat.

"When the US stock market opened, influenced by public opinion and short-selling institutions taking advantage of the situation, our stock price fell by 4% in pre-market trading. The shareholders' group was in an uproar. Sequoia Capital even called to ask if you had been drinking too much."

Lin Che leaned back in the leather seat and unbuttoned one button on his shirt collar.

"Tell Sequoia that if they're scared, I can buy back their shares at market price right now."

Shen Nan swallowed hard: "This... Boss, you've offended everyone, the Go community, the cultural circle, and even our own investors."

"offend?"

Lin Che looked out the window at the fleeting Beijing night view.

A giant GG sign by the roadside is playing Lee Sedol's endorsement of GG, with a confident smile and resolute eyes.

"I'm not trying to offend them."

Lin Che took a bottle of soda water from the car refrigerator and unscrewed it.

"I'm teaching them a lesson called cognition."

……

……

the next day.

March 3, 9 am.

There are 3 hours left until the start of the first round of the man-machine battle.

Four Seasons Hotel, Seoul.

Although the competition is held in South Korea, it has attracted the world's top technology media and Go masters.

A young man was sitting in the coffee shop in the hotel lobby.

He looked very young, even somewhat childish.

But the people around him looked at him with awe.

Ke Jie.

Although he is still a minor, he is already the world's number one Go player, a true prodigy.

At that moment, he was lying on the table, scrolling through his phone listlessly.

The screen on the phone displayed a screenshot of the video of Lin Che presenting the 100 million yuan check on CCTV yesterday.

"Arrogant, truly arrogant."

Ke Jie pursed his lips and tossed his phone to the team leader opposite him.

"Is this guy named Lin Che out of his mind? How could Lee Sedol possibly lose? I've seen the game records of that machine, and its level is very rough. I can't even beat it, let alone Lee Sedol."

The team leader chuckled: "Businessmen, they're all about grabbing attention. I heard that Weiguang Cloud is about to launch a new product, this is just opportunistic marketing."

Just then, a commotion suddenly broke out at the entrance of the coffee shop.

A group of people dressed in black suits walked in.

The man in the lead was tall and imposing, wearing sunglasses, and exuded an aura as cold as ice.

Lin Che.

He still came to Seoul.

As the owner of Weiguang Cloud, he had to be present at this historic moment.

Ke Jie's eyes lit up, a light ignited by the competitive spirit unique to young people.

He pushed back his chair, walked straight over, and blocked Lin Che's path.

"Hello, Mr. Lin."

Ke Jie had his hands in his hoodie pockets, his chin slightly raised, and a look of arrogance on his face.

Lin Che stopped in his tracks.

He took off his sunglasses and looked down at the boy who was half a head shorter than him.

In his past life, this boy would also be sitting in front of "AlphaGo" a year later.

That was humanity's last, tragic charge.

Back then, Ke Jie would cry like a child in front of the chessboard.

But now, he is still that arrogant young man who thinks he is "invincible".

"Is something the matter?" Lin Che asked.

"I am Ke Jie."

When the boy announced his name, he paused deliberately, as if waiting for Lin Che to show a surprised or admiring expression.

But Lin Che's expression remained unchanged.

"I know, the world champion," Lin Che said calmly.

Ke Jie frowned; he was very uncomfortable with the feeling of being looked down upon.

"Since you know that, I'll just say it straight: your 100 million bet is doomed to fail. Don't even mention 4 to 1, Lee Sedol won't lose a single game, and neither will I."

Ke Jie took a step forward, his eyes sharp.

"Mr. Lin, how about I make a bet with you? If the machine wins, I'll kneel down if I ever encounter this broken machine again. But if Lee Sedol wins, you'll put 'Long Live Go' on the startup page of the Weiguang APP for three days."

Reporters swarmed around immediately, flashes going off everywhere.

A teenage prodigy goes head-to-head with a financial tycoon. This is big news.

Lin Che looked at Ke Jie.

Looking into those clear eyes that haven't yet been touched by despair.

He suddenly felt a little cruel.

"I won't bet with you," Lin Che said.

"Scared?" Ke Jie sneered.

"Because you will cry."

Lin Che's voice was very soft, and only the two of them could hear it.

Ke Jie was stunned.

He had expected Lin Che to curse, mock, or even throw money at people, but he never expected to hear such a nonsensical remark.

"Just enjoy the game, kid."

Lin Che reached out, seemingly wanting to pat Ke Jie's shoulder, but stopped in mid-air and instead helped him straighten the slightly crooked hoodie.

"After today, your worldview will be shattered."

Cherish this feeling of omnipotence you have now; it's the last bit of naivety you'll ever experience.

After saying that, Lin Che put on his sunglasses, walked past the stunned Ke Jie, and led his team into the elevator.

Ke Jie stood there, his face flushed red.

"You're insane!"

He shouted at the elevator door, but he couldn't suppress the inexplicable feeling of panic in his heart.

……

……

12 noon.

Microlight Cloud Beijing Headquarters, Operations Command Center.

There is no Go board here, only walls covered with data monitoring screens.

"Internet traffic has begun to surge."

Wang Jian sat in front of the control panel, his voice tense.

"Tencent Video, Douyu, Sina... all the live streaming platforms are requesting bandwidth expansion from us. The current number of concurrent users has already exceeded that of the Spring Festival Gala."

This is not a game of chess.

This is a nuclear explosion of traffic.

Lin Che sat on the sofa in the back, holding a glass of iced Americano.

"What about the stock price?" he asked.

Shen Nan glanced at the screen, his face pale: "It's still falling. Someone just leaked that you were mocked by Ke Jie in Seoul. Now everyone online is saying 'Lin Che, get out of the Go circle.' Short-selling institutions are dumping shares like crazy."

"Let them smash it."

Lin Che took a sip of coffee, the bitter taste making him even more awake.

"The steeper the drop now, the worse those who shorted will be when the market closes this afternoon."

The game has begun on the big screen.

Lee Sedol played black, and AlphaGo played white.

Lee Sedol's first move was placed on the small eye in the upper right corner.

Very traditional, very steady.

The commentator's voice echoed across the world: "The match begins! Lee Sedol appears very confident, making his moves quickly..."

Lin Che did not look at the chessboard.

He stared at another screen. It was the real-time computing power log from the Weiguang Cloud backend.

Although AlphaGo was not developed by Weiguang Cloud, Lin Che managed to get Wang Jian to create a simulator through special channels.

Look here.

Lin Che pointed to an inconspicuous data stream on the screen.

"AlphaGo's decision time is constant. No matter how complex the situation, its calculation time is always between 1.2 and 1.5 seconds."

Wang Jian leaned over for a look and gasped.

"This shows..."

"This shows that it didn't hesitate at all."

Lin Che put down his coffee cup, stood up, and walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

Outside the window, the sky over Beijing was somewhat gloomy, as if a downpour was imminent.

"Humans are thinking about 'how to win'."

"And it's thinking about 'how to make your win rate zero'."

Lin Che turned around and looked at the tense engineers and executives in the room.

"Get the champagne ready."

"Although the competition has only just begun, in the eyes of that monster called AlphaGo..."

"This is already a closed game."