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Chapter 99 Professor Jiang

In 1969, the Chinese University of Hong Kong moved to its current location in Sha Tin.

Following Jiang Chong'er's directions, the car did not enter the university campus, but instead drove into the village next to the school, stopping in front of a simple two-story building.

The sign "□□口人工知□研究中心" hangs next to the entrance of the small building. The character "那知" is only half a character; the bottom part has inexplicably disappeared.

Cao Tai looked at Jiang Chong'er with a look of suspicion in his eyes: Is this what a well-known university professor's laboratory is like?

Jiang Chongji explained with a wry smile, "My second uncle originally had a dedicated high-end laboratory at the school, but there was an accident in the laboratory some time ago, so the school had no choice but to rent this small building in the village for him to use temporarily."

"A while ago? This sign must be at least ten or eight years old, right?" Cao Tai pointed at the sign of some unknown research center, no longer in the mood to complain.

"This sign was commissioned by my second uncle after he missed out on the Turing Award. It used to hang on the door of his lab, but it was moved here after the lab was unexpectedly closed recently," Attorney Jiang quickly explained.

"Okay, I'll take it as you're telling the truth."

"What do you mean I'm telling the truth? This is the truth." Attorney Jiang was almost furious. She stomped her foot and pushed open the door to the small building.

Cao Tai and Xiao Fu exchanged a glance, and Xiao Fu quickly shook his head, "I won't go in, I'll wait for you outside."

Upon entering, there was a large hall filled with miscellaneous items. Only a narrow passage, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, led directly to the stairs. Hearing Jiang Chong'er's footsteps reaching the second floor, Cao Tai didn't hesitate any longer and followed her.

Going up the stairs to the second floor, there was a large door directly opposite the top of the stairs that was open. Jiang Chong'er stood a step inside the door. At the very back of the room, a tall figure was holding up a small cube about the size of a coin with tweezers and examining it.

Sunlight streamed through the glass window and shone directly onto the cube held by the tweezers, causing it to shimmer with a golden luster, a captivating light that seemed impossible to look away from.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" A deep baritone voice rang out, as if talking to himself.

Then Cao Tai turned his attention to the burly figure in the white coat, whose bushy white hair resembled a lion's mane.

The figure carefully placed the cube it was holding onto a piece of velvet cloth on the table, then turned around.

Alright, this look is clearly that of a mad scientist from a movie or anime, someone with a high level of expertise.

"Chongchong, what brings you to visit your second uncle today?"

"Second Uncle, I made an appointment with you yesterday. Didn't I say I was going to meet my boss today?" Attorney Jiang sighed, rubbing his forehead.

"Oh, I remember now, right, I need to meet with your boss today." Professor Jiang also slapped his own shiny forehead.

"Young man, who are you looking for?" Professor Jiang looked at Cao Tai outside the door with a puzzled expression, as if he had just noticed him.

"Second Uncle," she said in a drawn-out, coquettish tone, "this is my boss, Mr. Cao."

"Oh, oh, your boss!" Professor Jiang continued to stare at Cao Tai with that seemingly dim-witted look. "Mr. Cao, what's your surname?"

Cao Tai glanced at Lawyer Jiang speechlessly, while Jiang Chong'er awkwardly tried to dig out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment with her feet.

Seeing that Attorney Jiang didn't want to talk, Cao Tai could only communicate with the oddball by himself.

"How old are you, Mr. Cao? You look only a few years older than Chongchong. You're quite good-looking, and your height is a big plus!"

"Are you interested in dating Chongchong?" Professor Jiang stared at Cao Tai for a long time, as if he had discovered some treasure. His eyes, which were a little confused before, suddenly lit up.

"Second Uncle" Lawyer Jiang stamped his little feet.

"Oh, uh-huh, what does Mr. Cao want to discuss with me?" Professor Jiang suddenly became serious, catching everyone off guard.

"I heard from Jiang Chong'er that Professor Jiang was a leading expert in the field of artificial intelligence and even helped Stanley revamp their computer system. Our company happens to need a high-performance server right now, so we would like to ask Professor Jiang for help."

"You can buy high-performance servers anytime you want if you have the money, there's no need to come to me!" Professor Jiang blinked.

"What I want is a supercomputer with performance similar to that one in Stanley."

"That's impossible," Professor Jiang shook his head vigorously, his frizzy hair trembling like a lion's mane.

"Why?" Cao Tai was a little puzzled. The small supercomputer that could be built a few years ago could no longer be used now?

"The same materials can't be found now. Some of the core components in that computer in Stanley were experimental products from the advanced laboratory of the Bald Eagle Space Agency."

I heard that some of the materials were extracted from lunar soil brought back from the moon, but because the test results were so poor, the parts produced were eventually destroyed.

The main components used in that computer in Stanley were sold privately by certain people at NASA, and I happened to be doing an academic visit to the United States at the time, so I obtained them by chance.

Professor Jiang briefly explained why it's impossible to build another computer like the supercomputer in Stanley Prison.

"Even NASA thinks the parts they produce are no good, so how can you assemble a supercomputer from these useless parts?" Mr. Cao seemed to have found the key point.

"Hehe, this brings me to the super chip I developed myself." Professor Jiang turned around and used clips to pick up the small golden square from the velvet cloth.

"Look, how perfect this little thing is!" Professor Jiang's eyes were focused on the small golden cube as if he were looking at an absolute beauty.

"Just this little thing?" Cao Tai's tone was somewhat incredulous.

"That's it. The space agency's chips were too bad, so the machine couldn't work properly after assembly. But with my little cutie, the same components worked like a supercomputer."

"Is there any way to find that kind of part again? Is it possible that someone at NASA still has it?" Cao Tai asked again, unwilling to give up.

"There's no way there will be any more. They even destroyed the means of production. Sigh!" Professor Jiang carefully placed the gold chip back onto the velvet cloth and couldn't help but sigh.

"That's such a pity. I think if there were still any left, it would be worth spending a lot of money to get one back!" Cao Tai pretended to be very regretful.

"How much can you pay?" Professor Jiang seemed to suddenly brighten up when he heard the word money.

"Didn't they say they were no longer available?"

"That part is gone, but there's still a finished one in Stanley!" Professor Jiang stared intently at Cao Tai.

"Is that okay?" Cao Tai asked, feigning curiosity.

"Of course! As long as you invest in my lab, I'll find a way to get you that supercomputer."

"Invest in your lab? How much will that cost?"

"Ten million!" Professor Jiang had barely uttered his offer when Cao Tai turned to leave. "Five million, that's the lowest I can go. My third-generation chip will cost at least five million to develop successfully. You can then take half the equity."

"When will we sign the contract? I need to get the computer before the investment funds can be transferred to your lab's account!" Cao Tai turned around, smiled, grabbed Professor Jiang's outstretched hand, and shook it vigorously a few times.

"I...you..." Professor Jiang seemed unprepared for Cao Tai's sudden change of expression.

"Pfft!" Lawyer Jiang, who had been watching the show for a while, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

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