Chapter 62: Master of Quarreling

The more Li Pingan thought about it, the more tempted he became.

If they really used the Kirin chip, being the very first company to adopt it would generate explosive hype!

By then, would they still need to worry about anyone not knowing about Cube Tech's guide dogs?

Chances were, even foreign countries would know about it!

No matter how you looked at it, this was a winning deal.

The only question was whether Huawei would be willing to sell...

If they truly refused, he would have no choice but to settle for the second best option and procure chips from another manufacturer.

"Old Wu, do you still have the contract I sent you last time?"

Wu Wenbin was stunned for a moment. After processing the question, he asked, "You mean the patent licensing contract?"

"Mmm."

Li Pingan grunted in acknowledgment and said, "There's contact information on it. Give them a call and ask if they are willing to sell their latest Kirin chips, or even the previous generation would do."

As someone capable of serving as a company general manager, how could he be foolish enough to miss the crucial point?

"Boss, you mean..."

"Yes. If we can seize this opportunity to launch with the Kirin chip right after Huawei, the hype will be off the charts."

"However, don't get your hopes up too high."

Just as Old Wu was making the phone call right in front of him to inquire about Huawei's willingness to sell chips externally, Li Pingan suddenly froze completely.

"Ding-dong..."

At that exact moment, a chime rang out in his mind, a sound so profound it felt like the splitting of heaven and earth, sending a jolt through Li Pingan's entire body.

Before Li Pingan could react and check the elementary school learning machine inside his consciousness, the mechanical voice sounded in his mind once again.

"As an outstanding elementary school student, how can you not know how to play games? New project unlocked: Virtual Reality Games!"

He checked the learning machine in his mind, and sure enough, among the numerous projects, alongside artificial intelligence, a new icon was now lit up.

This sudden unlocking left Li Pingan extremely puzzled.

What could have triggered this unlock?

The next second, his phone received a message sent by the artificial intelligence, Xiao Fang, and Li Pingan seemed to understand why.

"Master, please help me find a new home quickly. I'm getting tired of arguing with this bunch of utter idiots on the internet."

That anthropomorphic tone, tinged with a hint of petty emotion, was completely different from before.

The most fatal part was Xiao Fang's final sentence.

Filled with a bad premonition, Li Pingan casually opened a social media platform and checked the comment section under the trending topics about the guide dog.

The next moment, upon seeing that every single comment was followed by a reply from a screen name called "Xiao Fang," Li Pingan went black in front of his eyes.

This fellow didn't even hesitate to start cursing the moment anyone spoke ill of the guide dog.

It seemed to know the speech guidelines of all major platforms inside and out, as it hurled insults without using a single profanity.

As for those who praised the guide dog, they all received a uniform reply containing a little red flower.

Inside a certain university female dormitory.

He Meihai let out a chuckle after posting a comment: With all these cameras on the guide dog, how can women's safety be guaranteed?

Thinking of how popular this topic was, He Mei's eyes lit up.

She immediately recorded a video.

"First of all, I am a woman..."

Satisfied with the result after recording, He Mei proudly posted the video onto the platform.

Seeing several unread notifications, she assumed someone had already liked it so quickly, and tapped to check.

She was instantly enraged.

"What kind of person is this?!"

Growing angrier the more she thought about it, He Mei started firing back with insults.

Who didn't know how to curse?

"You son of a bitch, what are you barking for?"

"Is the smart guide dog your daddy?"

The next second, the other party replied instantly.

"Woof woof woof~~~ So what if it's my daddy? I'm barking, but are you barking too?"

"Come on, bark one for me to hear."

Seeing the reply, He Mei was absolutely furious.

How could there be such a shameless person in this world!

Just as she was about to continue the fight, she saw a notification that made her eyes widen in shock.

She had actually been muted by the platform administrators for violating community guidelines!

That son of a bitch not only cursed at her, but actually reported her as well!

"Ah!!!!!!"

"Who doesn't know how to report someone!"

Yet, reporting seemed to have no effect...

It was only then that He Mei noticed that beneath the comment sections of all smart guide dogs, there were replies from this exact "Xiao Fang."

On the other end, watching the follower count of his artificial intelligence's newly created account grow at a visible speed, Li Pingan's mouth twitched slightly.

He had seen people gain followers, but never had he seen anyone gain them this fast purely by arguing with people on the internet.

Without needing to guess, Li Pingan knew that these were all anti-fans.

If not for the fact that the account hadn't posted any videos yet, the video comment section would probably have fallen long ago.

Just the thought of these internet trolls failing to out-argue Xiao Fang brought a smile to Li Pingan's face.

Not only could they not win the argument, but they also had no outlet to vent their frustration.

After all, unless two accounts followed each other, direct messages were limited to a single text bubble.

Opening the trending rankings, sure enough, Xiao Fang had single-handedly surged onto the hot search list.

At first, people might not have noticed.

But with that sheer volume of comments, how could any human possibly reply to them all?

There was only one possibility—it was an artificial intelligence.

Seeing the terms "Xiao Fang" and "Argument Prodigy" on the trending list, Li Pingan grinned broadly.

This might well be the critical moment for Xiao Fang's awakening, so how could he possibly stop it?

Meanwhile, the Ministry of State Security, which had been keeping an eye on Cube Tech, intending to let the online arguments flare up and push Cube Tech into the spotlight before finally stepping in to speak up for them, also noticed the anomalous user named "Xiao Fang."

Based on the IP address, they directly locked onto Room 201 of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubation Base at Tsinghua University.

Looking at the smiley face displayed on the IP-tracking screen, the technical department fell silent.

The other party knew someone was tracking their IP, yet made no effort to hide or cover their tracks.

Looking at that smiley face, Nan Hui chuckled.

"This artificial intelligence is quite interesting."

"As expected of a genius who developed a new AI learning algorithm, the AI he creates is truly one of a kind."

"Ahem, Captain, are we going to intervene?"

Nan Hui glanced sideways at the technician and smiled: "We are the Ministry of State Security. What we handle is national security."

"What does a quarrel on the internet have to do with us?"

"Besides, this AI Xiao Fang didn't use any profanity. How are we supposed to intervene?"

"Just keep monitoring it. I'm going to brief the Bureau Chief and issue a statement."

Soon, a pre-prepared draft was published through the official news account.

It strongly emphasized that all data uploaded by the smart guide dogs would be securely managed and controlled by the state.

Back in the office, Wu Wenbin hung up the phone and cast a strange look at his boss, who kept chuckling from time to time.

Noticing Old Wu's gaze, Li Pingan smiled and asked, "What did they say?"

"The other side said they would report it to their leadership."

"Once there's news, they'll get back to me immediately."

Li Pingan nodded. Today was Wednesday; if there was still no reply by tomorrow evening, the deal was basically dead.

"Get yourself ready to procure chips from another company at any time."

"Understood."

"Right, once the products are sold, our customer service must keep pace."

After pondering for a moment, Li Pingan continued, "Here's what you'll do: have HR recruit a batch of freshly graduated college students to work as customer service representatives."

"Train them on the job."

"Also, for after-sales support, we need to hire a team of professional repair technicians."

Wu Wenbin nodded. Even if the boss hadn't mentioned it, he would have brought these matters up himself.