Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 949 - 360: Wanting More_2

In fact, this has nothing to do with the relationship between the parties involved. In Huaxia, companies directly tied to national welfare and the people's livelihoods are absolutely impossible to leave entirely under private enterprise management. Otherwise, the trouble in the future will likely be immense.

The best choice is...

"This matter has been under consideration for a while, and I believe it's worth doing. It can be trialed in Xilin, but Licheng can only provide technical support. This proposal would have been difficult in the past, but since Dou Dou's decision tree interface was opened previously, it can now be implemented."

After Dou Dou introduced the idea, Qiao Ze casually remarked.

Hmm, sounds good, it aligns with what Su Lixing was thinking.

If it's just about the last 500 meters, then Xilin Licheng can fully participate in specific operations. But if, as Qiao Ze suggested, it involves a major overhaul of the entire city, then Xilin Licheng would indeed be less suited to take on the project.

But not participating doesn't mean there are no concerns.

Truth be told, if Xilin were to follow Dou Dou's proposed transformation plan, it would certainly impact many people's finances.

"Should I reject that company for now?" Su Lixing asked.

"Yes, if Xilin Licheng is only providing technical support, there's no need to collaborate with any company. If the opposing side is strong, they can discuss partnership details directly with the enterprise primarily responsible for the project in the future."

Qiao Ze said simply, then pressed his lips together.

Su Lixing could tell that this was Qiao Ze's way of signaling he didn't want to keep discussing the topic. At this moment, Su Mucheng had brought over a freshly brewed cup of tea and placed it on the coffee table beside Su Lixing.

"Dad, here's the tea you asked for. Not sure if it's to your liking, but it's a gift from Principal Chen. I don't drink tea, neither does Qiao."

"Oh, no problem. It's just as well—I've finished discussing with Qiao Ze. I'll take my leave now. You two take care of each other." Su Lixing, with the authority of an elder, said as he gave them a small farewell remark.

His mind was still a bit unsettled.

Even if Xilin Licheng was merely providing technical support, this would likely be the most impressive business he'd ever had a hand in during his lifetime.

The material base project previously led by Xilin Licheng only impacted a high-tech material zone. This time, the business encompassed the entire Xilin City.

If they truly implement Dou Dou's proposed idea and integrate all functionalities, Xilin Licheng would have to collaborate with virtually all the city's functional management departments.

Most importantly, being a pilot city often implies that if successful here, there's a chance the scope of the experiment might expand in the future.

And even a casual expansion would be calculated city by city.

Su Lixing wasn't a complete novice when it came to technology. He knew at a glance that integrating this type of AI platform required much more than just software and production robots. It also meant investing in a variety of infrastructure projects.

Surveillance cameras that meet the criteria, various sensors, and robots tailored to different tasks...

Only when all these hardware facilities are in place could the functionalities Dou Dou mentioned be achieved.

The stakes involved were undoubtedly massive.

As the sole technology provider, Xilin Licheng would essentially hold the ultimate standards for connecting the complete suite of foundational products. Moreover, Qiao Ze owned ninety percent of Xilin Licheng's shares.

Fortunately, Su Lixing trusted Qiao Ze's integrity and that he wasn't overly obsessed with money.

Otherwise, imagining what temptations Qiao Ze might face if this plan were realized was almost frightening.

To be honest, even some of those temptations could make him falter...

"Seriously? Dad, were you really just here to talk business? You're leaving as soon as the discussion's over?"

"What else? Listen, Chengzi, you're soon going to be a mother. You need to be steadier in how you handle things. Don't be so loud and reckless all the time."

Casually scolding her, Su Lixing then glanced at his son-in-law and said, "Alright, Qiao Ze, I'll leave it at that for now. If you're really moving forward with your plan, let me know in advance."

"Sure, goodbye."

"Yeah, goodbye."

As he walked out of Qiao Ze's office, the kid didn't bother to see him off—but honestly, it didn't matter. He couldn't expect more anyway.

Though, all things considered, his daughter may have her flaws, but her judgment was spot-on.

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Inside the office, Su Mucheng made a playful face seeing her father leave.

She specifically brewed tea that went unconsumed, got scolded before he left—it was just too much. Her father hadn't treated her that way before.

Luckily, her husband treated her well enough.

So Su Mucheng picked up the tea initially brewed for her father, moved closer to Qiao Ze, and spotted him reading an email in English. Curious, she asked, "Whose email is that?"

"Peter Schultz," Qiao Ze replied.

Actually, he didn't need to answer; Su Mucheng had already seen.

"Oh, what are you discussing now?" Su Mucheng blinked—it was hard for her to stay interested in the dense and esoteric content of the email, packed with complicated text.

"Exploring some new mathematical problems. Lotte forwarded to him parts of the email I had sent to Edward. He found certain portions intriguing and thinks they might be applicable to perfectoid space theory."

Qiao Ze casually explained, then closed the email and opened Dou Dou's dedicated search bar, typing in Peter Schultz's name.

Soon after, the young Western mathematical genius's recently published influential articles and conference papers appeared in the search results—extremely convenient.

Considering that Qiao Ze had envisioned Dou Dou as a more efficient research paper retrieval system, this was just basic functionality.

Indeed, Dou Dou's capabilities in other areas far surpassed simple paper categorization and searching.

"Lotte Dugan forwarded the email you sent to Professor Witten to Peter Schultz? Hmm... That seems a bit odd." Su Mucheng commented.

She truly couldn't make sense of it.

Su Mucheng knew Edward Witten had agreed to visit Xilin Mathematical Research Institute due to an email invitation from Qiao Ze.

At the time, the two had discussed this matter.

Qiao Ze had only sent his recent research results to Edward Witten for discussion, mentioning casually that it would be great if Witten were willing to visit, but it didn't matter if he wasn't.

Now Lotte Dugan had forwarded this email to Peter Schultz—was he trying to help Qiao Ze recruit someone?

Were foreign professors really that enthusiastic?

Su Mucheng, as a mathematics major from a prestigious university, naturally understood that mathematicians of Peter Schultz's caliber held National Treasure-level status in number theory. If Lotte Dugan were playing this kind of game, wouldn't it offend people?

"I hadn't realized before that Peter Schultz also has deep research in mathematical physics, covering quantum field theory and string theory." Qiao Ze, examining the search results, casually clicked on a few papers and responded.

"Um... do you want to invite him to Xilin too?"

"It would be great if he could come."

After speaking, Qiao Ze closed the paper's content and summoned Dou Dou.

"Draft a reply in my tone that includes partial explanations and demonstration ideas for the issues he raised. Like last time, include an invitation for future collaborative research."

"Got it, Daddy."

In the next instant, Qiao Ze's email client automatically switched to the draft screen, quickly generating a response.

"Dear Mr. Schultz,"

"I've received your letter. Allow me to briefly address your doubts:

Firstly, interaction and interweaving are approaches for dealing with complex systems. To solve these intricate problems, I require a more comprehensive mathematical framework, outlined in the attached theoretical basis.

Your proposed question could potentially be addressed using more fundamental theories and techniques. For instance, Liapunov functions can be employed to study system stability, or global stability can be proven by constructing Lyapunov functions.

Of course, to fully resolve these problems, current research is still far from adequate. The content you've received comprises merely part of the proof process for such problems, far from the endpoint desired by Professor Witten and myself.

If you're interested, perhaps you could join our research at Xilin. As you once said, mathematics is the language of the universe, and unraveling its mysteries is the mission of geniuses. I want to uncover these secrets—what about you?

Sincerely,

Qiao Ze."

After briefly scanning the email and finding it satisfactory, Qiao Ze decided not to make any edits and simply hit the send button.

In his heart, he thought to himself—Lotte Dugan is indeed a good guy.

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