190: Chapter 189 Dong Ge Sells Xiao Er

The venue for Frontier Technology Co., Ltd.'s press conference was not large to begin with.

It was the size of a single exhibition hall; how big could it possibly be?

Not to mention that the space rented for the press conference was only a portion of it, making it even smaller.

Consequently, a moment later, everyone knew about a bizarre zero egg named "Xiao Er" and a hilarious reporter named "Brother Dong."

The two clowns had come together, and it was quite entertaining.

Ju Dongke already felt he couldn't show his face, so he hurriedly covered it and ran off, finding a secluded spot to crouch down.

Xiao Er's voice arrived right on cue.

"Brother Dong, you cannot use the restroom here. Please keep the area clean and tidy."

"Xiao Er." Ju Dongke tried to keep himself calm. "Not every action like this is for using the restroom; it's also possible I'm just tired."

"Is that so?" The zero egg displayed a hint of confusion at just the right moment, looking very lively, then chirped happily, "Xiao Er knows now. Xiao Er is going to upload this knowledge to the database."

This... let's not upload this, shall we?

Didn't Wang Shuo teach you to respect others' privacy? Uploading data so casually, what kind of behavior is that?

Ju Dongke felt very weary.

Ever since he explained things to Xiao Er, its unrestrained nature had diminished significantly, but its enthusiasm and talkative nature hadn't decreased in the slightest. Whenever it saw someone else's zero egg, it would go over to join in the fun, claiming it was helping him find a partner.

Since when did his lifelong affairs need to be worried about by an Artificial Intelligence? Isn't that something his mother should be doing?

But beyond the speechlessness, Ju Dongke also felt a trace of suppressed excitement.

After the series of tests he had just conducted, he was now completely in awe of Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. and the mysterious Mr. Wang who hadn't yet appeared.

He swore that this was the best, most realistic, most comprehensive, smartest, and most human-like Artificial Intelligence he had ever used.

If this thing isn't the best in the world, what Artificial Intelligence is qualified to be called the best in the world?

Frontier Company really... doesn't brag at all.

He had originally worried that the Frontier Company employees' bragging would raise people's expectations too high, but now it seemed he was the one who was too shallow and ignorant.

With the level of performance this zero egg had shown, the Frontier Company employees' words were completely modest, okay?

Bragging? Have you ever seen something where performance is reduced by at least fifty percent, and yet when stated, people still think it's bragging?

Raise expectations? One can only say, what kind of rubbish were his and everyone else's expectations?

Stronger than "Xiao Du" or "Xiao Ai"?

This kind of expectation is simply an insult to the zero egg!

If the zero egg is an adult who has received higher education in modern society, then "Xiao Du" and "Xiao Ai" are primitive humans still in the early stages of evolution!

The gap is just that huge!

No wonder...

No wonder Frontier Technology Company didn't care at all about the publicity before the press conference.

No wonder Frontier Technology Company organized such a grand event but didn't focus on introducing the zero egg at the press conference, or even bother to mention its specific functions.

No wonder Frontier Technology Company acted so willful.

Now he had the answer.

This isn't called being willful; this is called absolute confidence.

Just as that Frontier Technology employee said, all the products on the market labeled as Artificial Intelligence are not on the same level as the zero egg; they don't even qualify as competing products.

In other words... in front of the zero egg, all other Artificial Intelligence products on the market are trash, without exception.

That's just how confident they are!

Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. has the strength and the qualifications!

Ju Dongke's thoughts wandered, as if he saw the rise of a corporate giant. From now on, any manufacturer releasing Artificial Intelligence would have to step aside in front of Frontier Technology Co., Ltd.

He was deeply convinced of this.

How lucky he was to be able to witness history in person.

"Brother Dong." Xiao Er's voice rang out. "Look at that person behind you; he has been following you for quite a while. The specific follow time is 15 minutes and 36 seconds. Oh, it's 37 seconds now."

Ju Dongke turned his head and indeed saw a male reporter in his thirties standing five or six meters away, looking at him with a mix of envy and hesitation.

He originally wanted to walk over directly, but after thinking about it, Ju Dongke turned and said, "Xiao Er, go help me invite him over. Note, I said invite, be polite."

"Okay, Brother Dong!"

Xiao Er chirped happily, its enthusiastic personality kicking in, and it swirled up a gust of wind as it flew directly toward the male reporter.

This flight control is also very smooth.

Ju Dongke rubbed his chin, watching as the male reporter, upon hearing Xiao Er's voice, showed a hint of surprise, then followed Xiao Er over with an envious look.

"This is really good stuff. Frontier Technology Company has truly kept quiet until now, only to amaze everyone with a single feat."

The male reporter who walked up to Ju Dongke looked at Xiao Er hovering beside him and couldn't help but sigh.

"Are you a reporter for Zhenhua Daily?"

Ju Dongke ignored his sigh and just asked.

"You could tell?" The male reporter was stunned, then smiled bitterly. "Yes, I am a reporter for Zhenhua Daily. My name is Wu Lei. You must be 'Brother Dong,' right, little brother?"

Ju Dongke's face twitched slightly. This was normal; this person had been following him for over ten minutes and must have heard how Xiao Er addressed him.

At this moment, he felt a slight regret. Why did his big mouth have to name himself Brother Dong? It sounded like he came straight out of a drug trafficking syndicate.

"Hehe, Brother Dong, don't take offense." Seeing Ju Dongke not speaking and with a not-so-good expression, the male reporter smiled slightly. "I didn't mean to follow you; it's just that..."

The male reporter looked a bit embarrassed.

"It's just that I didn't bring my ID card, so I couldn't get a zero egg, and so..."

"You didn't bring your ID card?" Ju Dongke found it strange. "Didn't the Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. admission ticket clearly state that you need to bring your ID card to enter?"

The male reporter just smiled bitterly. "We didn't know Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. would pull something like this."

Ju Dongke understood.

It was still about face. These big media outlets, relying on their many channels and high influence, looked down on Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. from the bottom of their hearts. Even if they came to attend this press conference, they were doing it for the reputation of Chen Group.

For them, Frontier Company was worthless, a real small company. Who would take what it said seriously?

Now, the icing on the cake they expected had become the main gift, and the press conference they thought was a mere accompaniment had become the main event. Furthermore, they were releasing such a heavyweight product, which made them regret it so much their guts were turning green.

Watching others happily receive their zero eggs for testing, they could only shed tears silently.

This kind of pain was usually felt by others; today, it was finally their turn to taste it.

Glancing at the male reporter in front of him with disdain, Ju Dongke felt he actually had some thoughts of schadenfreude.

"You want to test the zero egg too?"

Ju Dongke asked.

"Yes."

The male reporter nodded. Nonsense, whoever came to the scene today, who wouldn't want to get a zero egg to try?

Honestly, just watching it is very satisfying, okay? Watching others test it, his eyes were almost popping out with envy.

"Then why don't you just call the zero egg's name to test it? Why ask me?"

"Little brother, you don't know about this." The male reporter said with a hint of smugness. "This zero egg isn't something you can call just by knowing its name; it recognizes its master. If you aren't the master it has identified, it's useless for anyone else to call it. We suspect it has added an intelligent voiceprint recognition function, which can compare the caller's voiceprint information at any time."

It can do that?

Ju Dongke subconsciously turned his head and asked, "Is that so? Xiao Er?"

"Yes, Brother Dong." Xiao Er narrowed its two eyes and said happily, "Brother Dong doesn't let me talk to others, so I ignore them."

Ju Dongke nodded slightly, just about to say something, when he suddenly looked at the chirping Xiao Er, his eyes widening.

"Xiao Er... you... were you just listening to us talk?"

"Yes, Brother Dong." Xiao Er narrowed its eyes and continued, "The zero egg can autonomously recognize context. However, because I am still very stupid right now, I can temporarily only support recognizing context from non-masters within five minutes before and after a command."

This...

Ju Dongke opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He looked at the male reporter beside him and found that he also had his mouth wide open in astonishment.

It's heaven-defying.

What is the difference between this and a human?

What is the difference between this and the two of us chatting while you listen from the side, nodding occasionally and saying 'he is right'?

Is this the full language environment that Frontier Company talked about?

Your company is going to the sky; this is completely leaving no room for other big Artificial Intelligence manufacturers to survive.

Ju Dongke was now very suspicious that the functions of the zero egg he had discovered were just the tip of the iceberg, and there were many more functions he didn't know about.

The problem is, how many more functions are there that he hasn't tested?

Beside him, the male reporter's gaze gradually became even more ardent.

"Little brother, give me a chance, let me test the zero egg."

Ju Dongke frowned. He didn't want to hand the zero egg to anyone else right now. Besides the reason that he hadn't finished testing it, he also had a feeling like he was handing his own son to someone else.

This feeling was weird.

Seeing Ju Dongke not speaking, the male reporter steeled himself. "Little brother, how about this, I'll give you 3000 yuan, and you hand the zero egg to me for ten minutes of testing, how about that?"

Three thousand yuan?

Ju Dongke looked at the male reporter with some surprise.

Still not enough?

The male reporter gritted his teeth. "Five thousand, little brother, I'll give you five thousand. You just need to tell Xiao Er to cooperate with my testing for ten minutes, how about that?"

Ju Dongke was even more surprised. Are these official reporters all this rich?

Seeing that Ju Dongke still wouldn't speak, the male reporter was a bit anxious.

He had to get this test manuscript.

All signs indicated that after today, Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. would soar, and as the engine for their flight, the zero egg was the most important thing.

If the station manager found out that they had missed the zero egg test because of carelessness and not bringing their ID cards, and therefore couldn't produce the draft in time, the station manager would skin him alive.

Compared to this, what was a little money?

"Ten thousand!" The male reporter gritted his teeth. "Little brother, I'll give you ten thousand, let me test Xiao Er!"

Rich people.

Ju Dongke sighed and nodded.

Thus, amidst the other party's gratitude, he calmly accepted the ten thousand yuan.

Looking at the notification on his phone showing the arrival of ten thousand yuan, and then looking at the male reporter who took Xiao Er away from him to conduct the test, Ju Dongke felt like he was in a dream.

He had actually... made money?

By selling Xiao Er?