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Chapter 263 This is Artificial Intelligence_1

Chapter 263: Chapter 263 This is Artificial Intelligence_1

Just now, Lin Yan had received a few people.

They were from Wansheng Investment.

Among those people, only one young man was interested in his company; the others were not.

Although that young man was the president of Wansheng Venture Capital, it was unlikely that he would actually invest.

Anyway, Lin Yan didn’t hold much hope.

For a company like this, it wasn’t just the president who had a say, they also needed to consult the opinions of other shareholders.

It was unlikely that the young man would make a decision all on his own.

To be honest, Lin Yan was feeling somewhat disheartened.

Even though he firmly believed that artificial intelligence had a great future.

However, he really couldn’t see any hope at the moment.

Perhaps, he had entered the industry at the wrong time. Maybe in a few years, when the timing was better and it was easier to attract investment, there would be a better chance of receiving capital investment.

"Yes," Shen Dong nodded.

"Then come over at two o’clock in the afternoon," Lin Yan said.

"Okay, see you at two o’clock in the afternoon," Shen Dong uttered, and hung up the phone.

Afterward, he briefed Zhou Chengyu and the other two about the situation.

"It’s almost mealtime now, let’s find a place to eat, and after eating, we can head over," Zhou Chengyu suggested.

"Where to eat? Leave that to Mr. Li. He has explored so many restaurants, he knows where to find good food," Wan Pengfei said with a laugh.

"No problem, just follow me," Li Kaiyao offered without hesitation.

The group got into their cars and followed Li Kaiyao’s car for more than half an hour to a high-end restaurant.

"The roasted lamb here is unparalleled; I guarantee you’ll be satisfied," Li Kaiyao said with a smile.

The party went in and took a private room.

The lamb was roasted on the spot, right in front of them.

The roast lamb chef was extremely skilled; after roasting, he used dazzling knife skills to cut the lamb into pieces and place them on the plates.

Just watching the roast lamb chef’s carving was a delight.

"Although I haven’t tasted it yet, just by looking at the chef’s actions, I can tell it’s delicious," Wan Pengfei laughed.

Shen Dong and Zhou Chengyu both nodded in agreement.

They had never seen such skill before.

Zhou Chengyu, however, had seen something similar before; the technique of the barbecue chefs at Brazilian Barbecue Restaurants wasn’t much different.

But he felt that the skills of the chef in front of them were the most impressive.

Such knife work was truly top-notch.

Everyone who tried the lamb had nothing but high praise for it.

Before long, a middle-aged man in a suit walked into the private room and came up to Li Kaiyao, saying with a smile, "Mr. Li, since you’ve brought your friends here to dine, order anything you want and enjoy; the meal is on the house."

The middle-aged man was the manager of the restaurant.

"How could I impose like that," Li Kaiyao chuckled.

"Mr. Li, ever since you visited our restaurant, our monthly turnover has doubled compared to before. Our boss said that from now on, whether you come alone or with friends, it’s all on the house," the restaurant manager said cheerfully.

"Then please thank your boss for me. It’s a win-win cooperation, haha," Li Kaiyao did not refuse again.

In this regard, he didn’t really care.

Once he understood the reason why the owner was offering a free meal, he naturally wouldn’t insist on paying.

After all, none of the people in the group were short on money.

In regards to this matter, they weren’t too concerned; whether the meal was free or not didn’t really matter to them.

"Then I won’t disturb you any further. I’ll go get you a bottle of red wine," the restaurant manager said, about to leave.

This too was instructed by the owner; whenever Li Kaiyao came, they were to offer him red wine.

The red wine wasn’t cheap, a bottle of French wine costing 50,000 yuan.

"Manager, that won’t be necessary. We still have important matters to attend to this afternoon, and we have to drive later. Maybe next time," Li Kaiyao quickly gestured with his hands.

After eating, they would still have to drive to visit the artificial intelligence company, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to drink.

"Okay, next time then. I won’t disturb you any longer, please take your time." The restaurant manager smiled and left the private room.

"Mr. Li, you have quite the influence, huh? The restaurant owner said that you don’t have to pay for meals and we all get to benefit from it too," Wan Pengfei said with a laugh.

"Haha, it’s all thanks to Shen Dong. Without him promoting me, I wouldn’t have gotten such treatment," Li Kaiyao guffawed.

Truth be told, he was extremely grateful to Shen Dong.

If it weren’t for Shen Dong’s guidance, his luxury car videos wouldn’t have garnered any fans at all.

It was only after following Shen Dong’s advice and transitioning to a food vlogger that he became a super influencer.

"It’s all your own capability, don’t drag me into this," Shen Dong said with a smile and a wave of his hand.

The group had been eating for over an hour, and seeing that it was about time, they left the restaurant and headed to Zongheng Artificial Intelligence Company.

The company was located in the suburbs.

In a very old office building.

The company wasn’t big, and there weren’t many people, only five in total.

All of them were young like Lin Yan.

Their appearances were a bit run-down, with dark circles under their eyes and messy hair—definitely not very well-groomed.

However, their state resembled exactly what Shen Dong imagined some research and development staff to be like.

It seemed much more reliable than the team they had seen in the morning at the world’s number one company, all dressed up in neat, luxurious clothing, with slicked-back hair.

"Have a seat," Lin Yan invited Shen Dong and the others to the reception area and poured each a cup of warm water.

The company was small, with no separate reception room, just a reception area. The research and development area where the workers were located was right next to it, and they could all see and hear each other clearly.

That was the setting, and Lin Yan didn’t offer any apologies for it.

For a startup, such an environment was quite normal.

"President Lin, could you show us the product you’ve developed?" Shen Dong asked.

"No problem, just give me a second," Lin Yan replied, getting up and leaving. He quickly returned with a robot in tow.

This robot was smaller than the ones they had seen at the world’s number one company, only the size of an adult’s head.

It was chubby and looked quite cute.

"This is a minimalist artificial intelligence robot we’ve developed. It can chat with people. If you ask it a question, it might not give the correct answer, but it will interact like an ordinary person," Lin Yan explained, placing the chubby robot on the table.

"Is that so? I want to try it out," Wan Pengfei, feeling a bit sulky since he couldn’t get answers to his questions at the world’s number one company that morning, was eager to try this robot.

"Go ahead," Shen Dong said, looking forward with anticipation.

After all, this company was going to be ranked among the top fifteen AI companies in the world in the future.

The product they developed was bound to be extraordinary.

"How should this be dealt with?" Wan Pengfei finished the water in his paper cup, shook it, and asked.

The same question as before.

To see if he would get a different response.

"You’ve drunk the water, and if you no longer need to drink, the paper cup should be thrown in the trash can," the robot answered.

"Not bad, this is what I call artificial intelligence," Wan Pengfei’s eyes lit up, and he was very satisfied with the robot’s response.

"How should you greet me the first time you see me?" Li Kaiyao asked the same question that had been asked at the world’s number one company.

"Hello, nice to meet you. As long as we understand each other, I believe we can become very good friends," the robot said.

"Really nice," Li Kaiyao was also very satisfied.

"What do you call him?" Shen Dong pointed at Lin Yan.

"He’s my boss, I always call him ’Boss,’" the robot answered.

"What do you think of your boss as a person?" Shen Dong questioned.

"Come on, that’s a question it can’t answer," Wan Pengfei said, somewhat speechless.

Even Zhou Chengyu and Li Kaiyao felt like Shen Dong was putting this little robot on the spot.

Lin Yan’s expression didn’t change at all.

He had confidence in his product; if it was supposed to communicate, it would definitely do so.