Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

He then successfully stayed on to teach at the school, relying on his qualifications and experience.

Later, after he had explored almost all the origins of modern video games, he began to feel a bit bored.

So he later found a new direction, which was artificial intelligence.

The research institute and team he established were among the first teams to conduct artificial intelligence research and development.

Taking advantage of their first-mover advantage, their team achieved quite a few results in the early stages.

Later, he suddenly had a new idea.

Combine artificial intelligence with video games.

However, he had not yet realized how deep Zhu Youxing was.

His idea is still to train an artificial intelligence to compete against humans, hoping to use the learning ability of artificial intelligence to surpass humans and become a hopeless wall in the e-sports industry, and completely dominate the e-sports field with artificial intelligence.

However, this kind of thing is somewhat thankless and laborious, with slow results and even if results are achieved, it seems difficult to produce anything that has a substantial impact.

If it weren't for his years of experience and achievements, he probably wouldn't have been able to persuade Stanford University to continue funding his research projects.

However, even Stanford University's funding department eventually couldn't resist the temptation. They seriously suspected that Benedict was trying to take advantage of the research to have fun, since everyone knew he switched majors because he liked video games.

"Benédy, it seems you haven't been doing too well lately? Have you hit a bottleneck in your research?"

On the other end of the phone, Aya Tsukino first showed concern.

"No, there's no bottleneck, it's just other reasons. Never mind, let's not talk about that now. Senior, why did you suddenly think of calling me today? Do you want to borrow some students from me to help you research game technology?"

Previously, Ayaya Tsukino would occasionally ask her junior, Benedict, to borrow a few qualified Stanford students to help develop some related technologies for video games.

Of course, this wasn't free; Aya Tsukino was very generous and gave quite a bit of money.

Benedict suddenly realized that if his senior needed help, he could lend her his own.

I just want more money. It might be a little bit of help for the project research, but even a small amount is still something, right?

"No, I'm not asking to borrow anyone this time. I want to ask how your research on artificial intelligence (AI) is progressing?"

"Huh? Not borrowing someone? You want to ask me about AI?"

Benedict was somewhat surprised.

I didn't expect Aya Tsukino to ask this question suddenly.

"I remember you told me that your StarCraft AI, which can beat professional players, is almost finished, right? I'd like to see the results."

"Ah...you mean this? The results are almost there, but there's still a tiny bit of a gap."

"What exactly does the gap mean..."

"It's about...funding."

Benedict spoke with some hesitation.

Aya Tsukino suddenly realized: "You're short of money? Aren't the people at Stanford giving you money anymore?"

“They felt our project output was a bit slow and were getting impatient, so they temporarily stopped providing funding. But now is exactly when we need more computing power; we need more equipment…”

"I'll sponsor you."

"Ok?"

"Oh, I might not have been entirely accurate. It should be that our Yusei Electronic Entertainment can sponsor your research, but before that, our president, Takeyusei, has a request. Specifically, he wants you to..."

Benedict was already having trouble hearing what Aya Tsukino was about to say.

All he could hear in his mind were those few words from Aya Tsukino.

'Youxing Electronic Entertainment can sponsor'

Suddenly, Benedict felt all the gloom in his heart vanish with that one sentence.

Chapter 926 Please Don't Treat Us Like Humans

926

Research also requires money.

And this money can sometimes be terrifying.

Sometimes, a huge amount of money may be invested simply to research a scientific project that seems meaningless at the moment.

As for those who can provide money, Benedict can call them "Dad".

As long as you have enough money to complete your research, then everything is worthwhile.

Benedict would be even more excited if the person investing in his research projects was someone he greatly admired.

"Mr. Zhuyou, I have admired you for a long time. It was your video games that opened up a whole new world for me!"

Through the video call, Benedict was able to speak with his idol, Zhu Youxing, for the first time.

This is no easy feat.

"Thank you for liking me, and thank you for liking my video games, but let's cut to the chase now. I need your help to create an AI training model."

“I know this very well! Mr. Zhuyou, please feel free to make any requests you have, and my students and I will do our best to help you fulfill them.”

Of course, if you fulfill your requirements, don't forget to invest in me too.

"Okay, here are my requirements..."

After Zhu Youxing finished explaining his request to Benedict, Benedict replied almost without hesitation, "No problem, the request is very simple. Now, I'd like to ask if you want to do such a demonstration because you want to apply this technology to video games?"

"That's right, but my people don't quite understand how to apply AI to video games yet. I'm just giving a rough demonstration."

Benedict was even happier to hear Zhu Youxing's affirmative reply. He was very excited to be able to apply his AI technology to video games, as this was also what he was currently doing, although the direction was slightly different from Zhu Youxing's: "Okay, I'll have my students work on it now. It's not difficult. It should be done by tomorrow morning, and some basic model training should be completed by the afternoon."

Benedict originally intended to say tomorrow afternoon, but in addition to writing the corresponding code, AI also needs a certain amount of training time. He needed half a day to train the model and then at least produce a rough version to show Zhu Youxing.

Zhu Youxing nodded: "Thank you very much. I'll wait for your good news tomorrow. Oh, by the way, the initial five million US dollars of funding for your research institute will be approved by your people as soon as possible. And I hope that the technology your team researches can be shared with us in the future, or at least that I can have the right to use it."

"That's no problem. Whoever invests will naturally have more say. Of course, the patent owner will still be our school. Mr. Zhuyou, you..."

"That doesn't matter. I only need the right to use the technology. If you need more money later, you can come to me again. I can afford this amount of money."

Benedict's eyes lit up when he heard this.

This is what he most wants to hear.

My previous admiration for Zhu Youxing was half genuine, and half probably a way to use it as a pretext to bind Zhu Youxing, my big spender.

After hanging up the phone, Zhu Youxing said to the still somewhat bewildered group, "Alright, today's meeting can be adjourned for now. You can finish your work first, and we'll have a new meeting early tomorrow morning. This meeting will not only be attended by the managers of your Fourth Development Department, but also the First, Third, Ninth, Engine Development Department, Visual Effects Department, and other departments. I will show you something a little different tomorrow."

After hearing this, everyone dispersed, while Tsukino Aya looked at Takeyusei with a strange expression.

Takeyusei turned to look at Tsukino Aya and asked with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"It seems like you've found something incredible again."

Why did you say "again"?

The last time you acted like this was when you were explaining the smartphone market to Bob, and the time before that was when you asked Bob to promote video platforms.

Every time you exhibit this kind of behavior, it means you are absolutely certain about the development of a certain industry.

Zhu Youxing shook his head; "It's not that exaggerated. I just have a slightly different perspective."

"So, are you also planning to invest in AI this time?"

“That’s the investment department’s business. I won’t get involved. They will review the development prospects of the AI ​​industry, and Minoru Matsuhashi will make his own judgment. I will only use AI to make games.”

Aya Tsukino crossed her arms: "Then I'd really like to know how you plan to create the game you envision."

"Hehe, just wait and see, this might really be a chance to change the gaming industry again."

Although Zhu Youxing wasn't entirely confident about this opportunity.

But having had a smooth journey all along, he eventually wanted to take a gamble.

Even at worst, it's just a loss of a little money.

That's nothing to Zhuyouxing now.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."

At that very moment, inside the Benedict AI Lab in the United States, Benedict informed his students of the good news that he had secured investment.

His students cheered immediately upon hearing this.

With money, everything becomes easier.

"But don't get too excited yet, everyone. The money will take a while to arrive, and before that, you'll probably have to work through the night. This is the first time I've asked you all for help as your mentor."

"Huh? All night?"

The students were stunned.

“That investor had a specific purpose in investing in us, and his only purpose was to get us to help create a product demonstration.”

The students blinked, and then one of them raised his hand and said, "Teacher, is it too late for me to change my advisor?"

"Heh, you don't want your credits anymore?"

"Teacher, are you even human?"

“I will give each of you an extra $5,000 in study allowance this month. My only request is that you stay up all night today.”

"Teacher, please don't treat us like human beings. Talking about money is too vulgar. We are dedicating ourselves to our dreams. We're willing to do it for ten or twenty days, let alone just one day! We are young and full of energy!"

"Alright! Let's get started now! I'll tell you what the client's requirements are."

"Excuse me, teacher, can I ask you a question?"

"You said."

"Who exactly is this sugar daddy?"

"Oh, I forgot to mention this. You'll be very happy to hear about this big spender. He's Zhu Youxing, the owner of Youxing Electronic Entertainment, the God of Games!"

The students exchanged glances, and sparks began to ignite in their eyes.

"Teacher, please let us be your slaves tonight!"