Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 932 - 334: The Most Perfect Testing Ground (Part 2)
No matter whether others believe it or not, Zheng Xiweng believed it.
After settling everything, Zheng Xiweng went straight to Qiao Yu’s office.
These past two days, Qiao Yu had been staying honestly in Yanbei. He neither ran around nor indulged in pleasures.
To be fair, based on this point alone, Zheng Xiweng thought Qiao Yu was very responsible.
Especially considering Qiao Yu has not yet reached thirty.
How many already accomplished big shots would still personally stay in the office and code?
Huaxia is not devoid of technically skilled people who become big shots after attaining success.
But even if their code flows as beautifully as poetry, they probably wouldn’t be bothered to stare at screens for long periods.
Qiao Yu is different.
He isn’t particularly interested in appearing before the public or in giving various interviews.
Alternatively, it could be said that Qiao Yu isn’t very interested in anything not directly related to monetization.
If one must say Qiao Yu has any peculiar hobby, it would probably be his particular fondness for mentally manipulating people...
Apart from the people around him, he never minds testing the depths of human nature.
For example, going directly to two big shots in the technology industry to ask for their backup technology data; Zheng Xiweng felt this belonged to probing the other’s limits.
Thus, after sorting out everything, of course, he was to report to Qiao Yu immediately.
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"You were right, they surrendered directly. Log in using the account and password on this document, and you can access all related research data."
"Oh? I expected it would take a few more days. Is West University’s efficiency so high now?"
After hearing Zheng Xiweng’s report, Qiao Yu was visibly surprised, took the document passed by Old Zheng, glanced through it, and regrettably shook his head, saying, "These past four years are too unfortunate. Initially, I wanted to use this opportunity to soar, but these two gave me no chance."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiweng shook his head.
Sure enough, he knew Qiao Yu held some kind of not-so-good intentions by not speaking directly to the two individuals.
"Hmm, their attitude was actually quite good."
"I know, if they weren’t, it wouldn’t have been so quick. If they gave you the brush-off, we could immediately make a move to take over Microsoft or Google.
Although their technology is a generation behind, they still have some foundation. Replace them with our people to manage, and immediately make the company better.
This could accelerate the recognition of Huaxia among some people. But now, if we make a move, it seems unethical. Of course, ethics aren’t really important.
But rumors going around could hurt many people, making it not worth it. After all, trust is a mysterious concept; it’s best not to discard it too casually."
Qiao Yu’s regret was evident.
All right, obviously, he wasn’t aiming to talk about credibility with Microsoft or Google.
Rather, if people are cooperative to this extent, ongoing coercion and plunder will make us no different from the previous West University.
This clearly won’t work well.
Zheng Xiweng thought that Google and Microsoft’s two big shots probably realized this, so they didn’t waste any time.
Only when face to face did they each exclaim difficulty, but privately both agreed immediately.
Wait a minute... Zheng Xiweng suddenly felt something was off.
Why did these two astute individuals both talk about difficulties in meetings? Then they backed down so quickly?
Could it be that they both hoped the other would be the first to act? Or did both fancy each other’s business, thinking to eventually use the momentum to swallow each other up?
With such thoughts, Zheng Xiweng suddenly felt uneasy.
Unable to comprehend, he directly told this situation to Qiao Yu.
Listening to this, Qiao Yu laughed.
"Haha, indeed that’s the case. Now Microsoft has lost the operating system, its cloud services are outdated, and it can only rely on games to survive.
For a large tech company like Microsoft, this is indeed very dangerous due to overly singular business operations.
Similarly, Google’s situation now is comparable. Most of their previous technological reserves have become outdated.
The quantum simulation calculation technology they obtained is limited; they can’t compete with Huaxia in artificial intelligence. The Android system will soon be replaced by the quantum system.
Couple that with the fact that their industrial base isn’t good, they can only rely on search engines. So, both companies currently face a lack of security concerning the future.
Under such circumstances, eyeing each other’s business is normal. For now, they don’t dare target us, so must rely on their businesses for sustenance.
Whether Microsoft eats Google or Google eats Microsoft, they’ll at least have an additional card to play. Otherwise, a minor disturbance in their main business could spell big trouble. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Actually, in the long run, this situation is bound to happen. Hence, westerners have a strong sense of crisis."
Zheng Xiweng exhaled. Suddenly feeling exhausted.
Who is he dealing with now?
Really, when David Hopkins and Brad Smith met at the meeting, they seemed like old friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time.
Who would think that in their minds they actually hoped for each other’s demise so they could suck blood from the carcass?
"Don’t look like that. The reasoning of businessmen is actually easy to discern. Just understand where the benefit lies.
At least they won’t do things that harm others without benefiting themselves. Unlike some people, acting like madmen.
For so-called ideals and beliefs, they completely overlook the benefits and losses. To one’s own, such individuals are the most admirable, but to enemies, they are the most terrifying.
Because you can never guess the extent of the sacrifice they’ll make to accomplish a task. Such individuals often have thinking that surprises everyone.
That’s also the reason why businessmen, or capitalists, are actually easy to deal with. Although they can kill without blood, you can at least trace possible action pathways from their goals."
Having heard this, Zheng Xiweng furrowed his brow and suddenly asked, "Is this the reason you want to help Richard? Richard should be the kind of idealist you’re talking about, right?"
Upon encountering this question, Qiao Yu smiled even more happily.
"Haha, at most he’s half of one! And only if he truly succeeds without forgetting his original intention.
But most importantly, he’s not scary at all. Even rather adorable. Because if he truly succeeds, for someone without roots, no matter where he lives, it won’t change anything.
Since launching now, he doesn’t have the possibility nor the time to build up his power. You know what’s amusing about the West University’s congressional system?
They truly allow aspirants to achieve nothing. It allows opportunists to maximize benefits too. So actually, I don’t have any major goals.
I just want to probe where the bottom line of this elite-maintained system lies. Previously, at least he had received decent education. He had certain business acumen. Was well-exposed.
But what if an actual small figure comes to create a stir? It can be considered a super-large social experiment. You can also consider Richard as a torch lit by the Beast.
Meanwhile, through these years, many seeds have been planted. We already impact seventy-three small and medium schools in West University, expecting more in the coming decade.
When these seeds find their torches have achieved the utmost but still can’t change anything, I keenly await to see what will unfold.
Such situations are impossible to witness in Huaxia. We’ve already completed a comprehensive national integration; even in any other country worldwide, it’s unseen.
Because there’s nowhere else with such a complex composition, to add extremely deep-seated racial conflicts.
More importantly, the Empire once was the strongest nation on this planet, arguably unrivaled, providing absolutely the perfect testing ground."
