287: Chapter 286 A Different Future

He Chenguang looked at the man following behind him, dressed in casual clothes and looking around ever since they entered the Software Park, feeling somewhat helpless.

"General Manager Yu, does Elder Ren know… that you're doing this?"

Hearing He Chenguang's question, the Middle-aged man withdrew his gaze and smiled, "The reason I came is precisely because I was instructed by Elder Ren."

He Chenguang believed this.

Otherwise, how could he explain General Manager Yu's behavior of having him change his flight ticket specifically to accompany him to Hanzhong City?

It was just that the time he had originally planned to report to the company yesterday afternoon had been dragged out until today, and since it was already approaching noon, he would have to explain properly why it had been delayed for so long.

"Is this where the Frontier Technology headquarters is located?"

The Middle-aged man asked.

"Yes."

He Chenguang nodded, not at all surprised by the Middle-aged man's question.

In fact, he had felt the same surprise when he first came here.

He never expected that the headquarters of a high-tech enterprise that released the zero egg would be located in such an incubator park.

It wasn't that incubator parks were bad.

It was just that no matter how good an incubator park was, it didn't seem to have much to do with incubating a company capable of launching the zero egg.

Small and weak—that was the basic image of the companies inside an incubator park.

The Middle-aged man did not ask any more questions; he still maintained a keen sense of curiosity, observing the surrounding environment as he followed He Chenguang toward the small building where Frontier Technology was located.

Behind him, several The Young Men were following, all dressed in formal attire, carrying briefcases, and looking very professional.

Turning a corner, the Middle-aged man soon saw the three-story building standing not far away, the large characters "Frontier Technology" on the roof already indicating its identity.

However…

The Middle-aged man glanced at the characters on the roof and felt that the overall vibe was somewhat strange.

A The Figure was already standing in front of the small building.

He Chenguang slightly quickened his pace and walked up to The Figure.

"General Manager Wang, sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Not at all, you arrived right on time."

Wang Shuo responded with a smile, then immediately turned his gaze toward the Middle-aged man beside He Chenguang.

He Chenguang introduced him: "General Manager Wang, this is…"

"I know."

Wang Shuo looked at the Middle-aged man and smiled, "Huaneng Group, General Manager Yu."

Unlike himself, who rarely made public appearances, the person before him was a figure who frequently appeared in the media and could be called one of the faces of Huaneng Group; unless he never went online or used electronic products, how could he not recognize him?

What surprised him was that Huaneng Group had sent an appointment request just moments ago, and already the person was at his doorstep—and it was this household-name, heavyweight figure who had come.

What was this about?

Wang Shuo pondered slightly in his heart.

The moment the Middle-aged man saw Wang Shuo, a trace of imperceptible surprise flashed in his eyes, but upon hearing Wang Shuo's greeting, he nodded with a smile.

"Huaneng Group, General Manager Yu Tongguang."

...

After some mutual greetings, Wang Shuo personally led everyone to the reception room on the second floor and had Xu Kexin pour tea.

Since General Manager Yu Tongguang had not come alone and had brought several assistants, the small reception room suddenly seemed a bit crowded.

"General Manager Wang."

He Chenguang said with some embarrassment: "General Manager Yu and his team are here this time because they have something they wish to discuss with the company."

"Something to discuss?"

Wang Shuo turned his gaze to General Manager Yu Tongguang, revealing a hint of curiosity.

General Manager Yu Tongguang looked at He Chenguang helplessly, coughed, and said: "That's not urgent, you two can talk about your own business first."

This time, it was He Chenguang's turn to be curious.

He looked at General Manager Yu Tongguang, his confused expression seeming to say: Didn't you pester me to act as a bridge? Why are you backing out now that the matter is set?

General Manager Yu Tongguang coughed again and said: "Well… General Manager Wang, this is our first time here; would it be possible to take a tour of your company?"

Wang Shuo understood and nodded, then called for Xu Kexin.

"Take General Manager Yu and his team on a tour of the company."

As he spoke, he emphasized: "There is no need to hide anything; except for the source code of the Central AI, everything else can be toured."

"Understood, General Manager Wang."

Xu Kexin's eyes sparkled: "Can I use Zero to introduce it?"

Wang Shuo nodded.

Xu Kexin excitedly led General Manager Yu Tongguang and the others out, leaving only Wang Shuo and He Chenguang in the reception room.

"General Manager Wang, I…"

He Chenguang started to say something.

"No need to explain, I know."

Wang Shuo waved his hand and said calmly.

He knew very well what He Chenguang wanted to say; although he was surprised by General Manager Yu Tongguang's arrival, this could not be blamed on He Chenguang, as even if He Chenguang hadn't said anything, given the scale and capability of Huaneng Group, they could have found out through other channels.

"But General Manager Wang, please rest assured, I only told Huaneng Group that you might want to produce a Chip, and I did not mention the specific technical route."

He Chenguang's gaze was sincere.

"It's fine."

Wang Shuo said dismissively: "It doesn't matter if you did; since I can put this into the permission system for you to study, I'm not worried about it leaking."

What Wang Shuo didn't say was, even if it leaked, so what?

Do you have ready-made design concepts? Do you have design blueprints based on improvements to existing Chips? Do you have the specific implementation software? Do you have the specific technical path for the production line? Most importantly—do you have a Room-temperature superconductor?

With nothing, what is the use of obtaining the theory? Just to brag?

He Chenguang was slightly silent.

This was also the part that shocked him the most.

When he broke into the realm beyond the level 5 permission of the zero egg with a competitive, unyielding mindset, he finally understood why, out of a total of 15 permission levels, he—a high-tech talent with the standard of a postdoctoral fellow and even higher actual ability—could only obtain level 5 permission.

Because… here at Wang Shuo's place, he, a dignified postdoctoral fellow and a young genius entrusted with important tasks by Huaneng Group at a young age, was only worth level 5 permission.

Beyond level 5 was a field he had never come into contact with.

That's right, the requirement to unlock permission beyond level 5 was to completely master the new knowledge provided by the zero egg—Super Chip theory and design.

Only by learning and completely mastering this brand-new knowledge he had never encountered, and passing the zero egg assessment, could he obtain level 6 permission for the zero egg.

And the biggest problem was… the things provided by the zero egg… simply did not exist in the real world!

When he realized this fact, he stared blankly for over an hour.

What did something that had not yet appeared in the real world mean?

If it weren't for the fact that during their previous meeting, he had caught a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of this knowledge from the few words Wang Shuo provided, and already had some awareness, perhaps he really would have treated this assessment as a joke.

In that case, he didn't know what he would have missed.

Just like now, he still didn't know what he would gain.

Even sitting here today, face-to-face with Wang Shuo, he still felt it was somewhat incredible.

Who could have thought that within the zero egg released by young man in front of him, there was actually such a huge secret hidden?

If what he could see was already so astonishing, then what about the things he couldn't see? How incredible must they be?

What was General Manager Wang's purpose in designing all this?

He didn't dare to think about it.

"General Manager Wang."

He Chenguang still couldn't help but ask: "The things in this permission system, you just provide them for people to learn like this?"

Wang Shuo looked at his serious expression and was slightly speechless, correcting him: "Do you think everyone is like you?"

He Chenguang was slightly stunned.

"You mean…"

"Exactly what you're thinking."

Wang Shuo said with annoyance: "Level 5 permission isn't as easy to get as you think, but it's not as hard to get as you think either; there is a difference between easy to get and hard to get, do you understand?"

He Chenguang was, after all, a person who had worked in programming, and he instantly understood what Wang Shuo meant.

"You mean, there is a distinction within the data here?"

"Of course there has to be a distinction."

Wang Shuo nodded and said.

As for how exactly it was distinguished, that was not something He Chenguang could know, as it involved one of his important plans, and he couldn't reveal too much for the time being.

He Chenguang let out a slight sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease.

Since he was a person of Frontier Technology, he had to consider things for Frontier Technology.

If he studied these things himself, it could only be said to be the company's method of cultivating talent, but if people on the outside all studied them, what would be the point of him joining Frontier Technology?

Wouldn't it be better to just buy a zero egg and sit at home and learn?

Of course, learning it but not being able to build it would undoubtedly be even more painful for him.

Wang Shuo tapped on the table.

"As the first person in the world about to break through to level 6 permission of the zero egg, I want to ask you, how much of what I asked you to study have you mastered?"

He Chenguang came back to his senses and said somewhat awkwardly: "I've been in contact with it for a very short time and haven't had time to study it in depth; perhaps… only about 20%."

20%.

Wang Shuo calculated silently in his heart; 20% meant he had probably already studied some theoretical knowledge and knew the implementation principle of the Super Chip, and what remained was the design concept.

Because it was a brand-new underlying foundation, the design concept was particularly important; all design concepts of existing Chips could not be applied directly and needed to be reorganized.

"That's not bad at all."

Wang Shuo said: "Don't waste time studying the remaining theoretical parts; go directly into design studies, and I will have Zero help you change the course content."

As expected, General Manager Wang could change the learning content.

He Chenguang thought to himself.

"As for the design part, I have designed a brand-new Chip here according to the new theory, and the blueprints will be pushed to your zero egg later; you can use the design concepts and ideas as a reference."

"I'll give you two days to design your own Chip and submit the blueprints to me; I'll check them."

Wang Shuo was like a teacher who forces growth, completely ignoring a step-by-step approach and going straight to the end result.

He Chenguang didn't dare to disobey at all, only feeling as if he had returned to his doctoral studies.

He continued to wait for Wang Shuo's instructions, but after a long time without hearing Wang Shuo's voice, he couldn't help but look up, only to see Wang Shuo looking him over. Seeing him look up, Wang Shuo asked:

"Can I ask you a question?"

He Chenguang nodded subconsciously.

"Why did you join Frontier Technology?"

Why join Frontier Technology?

He Chenguang was somewhat stunned.

He couldn't help but think.

His initial impulsive resignation to join Frontier Technology was undeniably due to the huge impact the zero egg had on him, especially the knowledge within the permission system.

But after such a long time, he had already calmed down, and thinking back now, why did he want to join Frontier Technology?

He Chenguang raised his head, looked into Wang Shuo's eyes, and spoke with sincerity.

"I want to… personally create a…"

"Different future."