Chapter 50: Need to Hurry
Chen Xiao’s basketball skills were somewhat rusty, causing many of the moves he wanted to try to be clumsy and awkward.
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After the game ended, Chen Xiao seriously reviewed the match and asked the system, “Endurance at 85 doesn’t seem that great.”
“An endurance of 85, what more do you want, host?”
What does that mean? Isn’t the full score 100?
“A perfect score of 100 means winning every battle!”
What? There’s a higher level?
“A score of 200 means never losing a battle.”
“...” He shuddered a bit. Good thing his endurance was 85 now; what was the 60 before? Was he some kind of invincible man for just one second?
After resting for a while, Zhao Xiangjun went to cook, and Elder Chen just lay down waiting to eat!
He was only enthusiastic about playing basketball; other than that, he was very lazy. But he was good at making excuses—playing basketball was just too exhausting!
Zhao Xiangjun was too tired to bother with him; she was already used to his ways.
There was a small regret—no female blessing fund tonight, because Chen Xiao had paid for the groceries today. The system was really stingy about such small amounts, which made him want to complain.
The next day, Zhao Xiangjun went to work as usual. Although she was now a major shareholder in Yinuo, she insisted on keeping her old lifestyle.
It was probably out of habit, and Chen Xiao supported this because if she changed jobs, he suspected her dedication value would reset to zero, and her special blessing fund would be much less.
Last night, Chen Xiao had dragged her into playing three basketball matches, until she was utterly exhausted and begged for mercy!
Youth was truly wonderful—young meant unstoppable energy!
After exercising, he held her close and briefly introduced his family situation, since his mother was coming in a couple of days; he wanted her to understand his background early.
When she learned that Chen Xiao came from an ordinary working-class family, she was even more amazed that he had amassed such wealth at such a young age.
She believed Chen Xiao’s explanation and attributed it all to luck.
Just like herself—although she now owned a big house and 10% of Yinuo Group, effectively financially free—she still felt like the same person she was before. Since the wealth wasn’t created by her own hands, there was always a sense of unease.
Therefore, she thought that Chen Xiao was still working as a salesperson for the same reason she stuck to her old job. How could two people’s values align so perfectly?
A smile lifted her lips, captivating enough to make nearby customers stare blankly. She didn’t realize how stunning her beauty was; if she smiled like that on the street, she could cause countless traffic accidents.
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Dr. Feng Robotics Co., Ltd.
Chen Xiao arrived early at the company to discuss a major strategic collaboration on a water conservancy project between the company and Jiangzhou Design Institute with Feng Feifei.
Ma Jing prepared some tea for him and joked, “Brother Chen, you’re glowing today. Got some good news?”
So obvious? He was feeling triumphant!
He checked himself in the mirror—yes, the acne had disappeared. Looks like venting some steam often was necessary!
“Ma Jing, when President Feng arrives, tell me right away. I’ll be busy for a while!”
Ma Jing rolled her eyes. Busy with what? Playing games without distraction!
Feng Feifei didn’t arrive until around ten o’clock, accompanied by a man of about thirty. They chatted all the way to her office.
A visitor? Chen Xiao felt a bit annoyed. If he didn’t finalize things with her in the next couple of days, the weekend would be wasted.
Time was of the essence for such major strategic projects—there could be no delays.
So he sent a message to Feng Feifei, reminding her that the project they discussed on the phone yesterday was huge and urgent and needed to move faster!
Upon reading the message, Feng Feifei blushed and inwardly scolded, “Chen Xiao, can’t you speak properly? What’s with this message?”
Sitting opposite her, Hou Fei, who was currently deep in conversation, asked in surprise, “Feifei, what’s wrong?”
“Oh, nothing. You go ahead. The colleague from the sales department needs to see me.”
Hou Fei smiled, “No problem. Handle your work first; we’ll talk after you’re done.”
“Okay, then please stay a bit longer. We might as well discuss this project together!”
She was straightforward and sent a message to Chen Xiao to come over.
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Chen Xiao entered the room and saw Hou Fei, nodding in greeting.
“Let me introduce you—this is Chen Xiao, a colleague from our sales department and our top salesperson!”
“This gentleman is my senior from my studies in Germany, Dr. Hou Fei. He will soon serve as our company’s CTO and Vice President. With Dr. Hou’s arrival, we’ve finally filled our last gap!”
Chen Xiao shook Hou Fei’s hand politely and took a seat on the nearby sofa.
He briefly and clearly reported on the major business collaboration underway with Bailu on the water conservancy project.
He analyzed the market prospects, market size, competitors’ current technical approaches, and market shares, and then drew conclusions.
He believed the market was large enough, and competitors were using relatively traditional technologies. If AI could be integrated at this stage to reduce costs and improve efficiency, the market potential would be enormous.
Feng Feifei and Hou Fei, both experts in the field, immediately understood. Traditional methods mostly involved machines collecting data and humans analyzing it.
Dr. Feng Robotics could collaborate with Jiangzhou Design Institute to achieve fully automated data collection and analysis. A crucial part was the ability to interpret massive datasets, which was their expertise.
The resulting product would be more efficient, more accurate, and save labor costs. Once launched, it would undoubtedly lead a market revolution!
Moreover, the market was astoundingly large. Unlike traditional industries, technology didn’t have first and second places.
In technology, it was a binary difference between zero and one; the winner takes all!
“Chen Xiao, this project is worth doing—must do! Arrange for Assistant Bai to join us. Whether we go to them or they come to us, we need to quickly communicate specific requirements!”
“Feifei is right. This project is indeed worth doing. I can personally take charge and lead it?”
You lead it? Chen Xiao glanced at him curiously. Was it appropriate for him to lead such a major project?
He looked at Feng Feifei and saw hesitation on her face, realizing she also thought Hou Fei was new and unfamiliar with the business, so he wasn’t suitable to lead.
But they didn’t want to dampen his enthusiasm either, as he had volunteered himself, so discouraging him wasn’t easy.
After thinking it over, Chen Xiao said, “President Feng, President Hou, this matter is extremely important. Assistant Bai has requested that it be elevated to the highest strategic priority, so it needs you, President Feng, to personally lead this project!”