215: Chapter 214 Something happened?

Hanzhong City, Optics Valley Software Park.

Wang Shuo looked at the screen in front of him, his expression one of utter astonishment.

After a long while, he turned his head to look at Han Xiaoxin standing to the side, his brows slightly raised.

"Did you hire a water army?"

"No."

Han Xiaoxin was also bewildered: "Don't tell me these water armies praising us weren't hired by you, Boss?"

Wang Shuo furrowed his brows: "Is there any need for me to hire a water army?"

This left Han Xiaoxin speechless. It was true; Wang Shuo had no need to hire a water army.

It wasn't a matter of not believing in his own strength; it was entirely because... Wang Shuo hated spending money.

Han Xiaoxin had come to understand this boss of his: when money needed to be spent, even if it meant throwing away tens of millions, he wouldn't hesitate or even blink.

But when it came to money that shouldn't be spent, even a hundred yuan would make his heart ache for days.

"Then who could it be?"

Han Xiaoxin was completely baffled.

What he couldn't understand most right now was why the consequences of his provocation strategy had been so unpredictable.

Looking at the videos and posts about Frontier Technology Co., Ltd. that had emerged online over the past few days, two distinct factions had formed.

Those who believed in them praised them to death, saying things that made even Han Xiaoxin, the person who hosted the zero egg launch, feel ashamed.

They called Frontier Company the dawn of China, claimed the emergence of zero egg had created a golden age for Artificial Intelligence, called it unprecedented and unsurpassed, and some even suggested crowning the inventor of zero egg as the true father of Artificial Intelligence...

Looking at it this way, his own claim that zero egg was the world's number one Artificial Intelligence seemed a bit conservative. This was clearly the pride of humanity, the light of civilization, right?

Those who didn't believe in it, however, were smearing it with all their might.

The methods were nothing more than a few types: some dug into history from the origins of computers to find evidence; some looked at the domestic and international scenes, using advanced foreign companies to argue about the development process of Artificial Intelligence; some directly presented data and theories to prove that Artificial Intelligence was unfeasible; and others didn't explain anything, just blindly smeared and attacked...

Of course, to anyone with a discerning eye, the last group was just a joke, best ignored; at most, they only served to boost the popularity of the topic.

Wang Shuo didn't speak.

This was also something he hadn't figured out.

If there was a traceable pattern to the smearing, where did this group praising them come from?

He had already asked zero to analyze all the videos on the internet. It was almost certain that any video featuring zero egg was just a clip from the initial videos released by the testers, with some special effects added to some, making them almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

These videos had largely led the trend, turned public opinion around, and made most people who believed in "seeing is believing" firmly stand on the side of defending Frontier Company.

This was very strange.

In this society, were there actually people as helpful and selfless as Lei Feng?

Unable to figure it out, Wang Shuo calmly accepted the status quo and had zero open the pre-order backend to check the data.

It was a flourishing scene.

Starting from last night, the pre-order volume for zero egg, which had already quieted down, began to surge. As of now, the total pre-order volume had exceeded half of the second batch of available units.

And the total pre-order quantity for the second batch was 20,000 units.

This meant that another 130 million in revenue had been booked.

This was very good.

Wang Shuo smiled slightly.

As for who was behind the water army helping him and what their purpose was, Wang Shuo couldn't be bothered to care anymore.

If they were learning from Lei Feng, then so be it. If they had other motives, no matter what they wanted to achieve, they would eventually just be lifting a rock to drop on their own feet.

When zero egg was delivered, that would be the time to cement his success.

On this point, Wang Shuo had full confidence; when it came to technology, he really feared no one now.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

Seeing Wang Shuo silent for a long time with a faint smile on his face, Han Xiaoxin asked tentatively: "Do you know who did it?"

"No."

Wang Shuo shook his head and looked at Han Xiaoxin: "Although I don't know who hired these water armies, you did a good job with your task."

Han Xiaoxin's eyes lit up immediately. This was affirmation from the boss; with just this one sentence, he could show off in front of that girl Xu Kexin for quite a while.

"Boss, are you satisfied with the results?"

"Hmm."

Wang Shuo nodded. An increase of several thousand pre-orders for nothing—of course he was satisfied.

Han Xiaoxin became even more smug.

"Boss, do you want to know how I did it?" Han Xiaoxin's voice carried a hint of temptation.

"No."

The flat but certain word made Han Xiaoxin's smile freeze on his face, and the words of credit he had prepared in his stomach were stuck in his throat.

Wang Shuo, however, ignored him and stroked his chin, continuing to think.

Adding the first batch of pre-ordered zero egg, the current pre-orders for zero egg had already exceeded 20,000 units.

Among them, the quantity he needed to deliver within fifteen days was 10,000 units, and that had to include logistics time.

The delivery time for the second batch of zero egg was thirty days.

The production line in Donghai City had already been built. Although there were only four lines, relying on new technology and the assistance of zero, as long as the materials were well-prepared, completing the production task would not be difficult.

And as for the materials, Liu Yemei had already arranged everything; he didn't need to worry at all.

Thinking of this, Wang Shuo couldn't help but feel fortunate again that he hadn't rejected Chen Xin's kindness earlier. If he had been determined to turn Liu Yemei away, what would he do about these things now?

Where would he find such a pentagon warrior? Even if he found one, how could he guarantee they would be as capable as Liu Yemei?

After a while, he turned around, only to find Han Xiaoxin still standing there.

"Why are you still here?"

"Boss." Han Xiaoxin looked at Wang Shuo with some resentment: "Do you really not want to know how I did it?"

"No." Wang Shuo straightened up, leaned back in his chair, and said calmly: "Unless you want to tell me where the tens of thousands of yuan in your account came from."

Han Xiaoxin's expression changed instantly.

Wang Shuo looked at him with a half-smile: "Still want me to know how you did it?"

Han Xiaoxin shook his head hurriedly.

Just kidding, if he couldn't even see such an obvious hint, how could he continue to mix in the hacker circle?

He immediately and righteously declared: "Boss, you've been traveling and working hard, I won't disturb your rest, goodbye!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already slipped out of the room.

Watching Han Xiaoxin's back, Wang Shuo smiled slightly.

As a key object of monitoring, how could the little things Han Xiaoxin did escape his notice? Besides, when sending the email, Han Xiaoxin had even used zero egg to help him cover his tracks.

"Zero." Wang Shuo narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly: "Summarize the task progress and explain them one by one. Hmm... let's start from Task 7."

"Yes, sir." Zero's voice sounded: "The completion status of Task 7 is already displayed on the screen in front of you, please take a look."

Wang Shuo glanced at it and nodded.

"Well done. Record the relevant situation. If there are any tasks of this type in the future, follow the same procedure."

"Yes, sir."

"Continue the report, Task 8."

"Task 8, incomplete. The reason for the incompletion has been recorded. We will continue to expand the search scope based on data analysis."

"Hmm, Task 9."

...

And just when Wang Shuo was comfortably listening to zero egg's report...

Donghai City.

Liu Yemei, who was in a meeting, glanced at her constantly vibrating phone, picked it up, and walked out of the office, leaving a room full of employees looking at each other.

A moment later, Liu Yemei walked back into the conference room with an unchanged expression.

"Continue the meeting."

On her phone, a newly received message came into view.

"Assistant Liu, something happened!"