Are androids really flashy?

This seems to be true if viewed entirely in terms of the relationship between short-term investment and return.

Wu Qian looked at the three pretty women standing next to the pizza counter, the first time he saw the three beauties, he didn't feel anything, he had seen too many beauties in the last half a year, but when he learned that these were three robots, a voice in his heart told him that he must buy it!

"Professor Mastin, let's talk about the investment rules. ”

Wu Qian said seriously, he made up his mind, no matter what, he would become the main sponsor of this laboratory, if he could, he would definitely not hesitate to buy the laboratory.

Bloomberg waited on the sidelines, behaving with a sense of restraint.

Mastin's eyes pushed his heavy eyes and said with a smile: "Our laboratory wants to raise $300 million through this science and technology exhibition for the research and development of androids in the next three years, and there are three main goals. ”

"First, reduce the cost of making androids by 50 percent, second, change the way androids obtain energy, and third, establish a more complete command program so that androids can build virtual bridges with humans, rather than control through this. ”

Mastin's hand shook the remote control, he was very dissatisfied with this thing, even disgusted.

Wu Qian nodded, he did not have any doubts about the three directions proposed by Mastin, they were all links that needed to be improved.

"Did Mr. Bloomberg have a sponsorship deal with your lab?"

Wu Qian asked.

When Bloomberg heard Wu Qian talk about him, he raised his eyebrows, did not speak, and waited for Mastin's statement, at this time, he did not need to stand up and say it in person, it would be a loss like that.

"Yes, Mr. Bloomberg is very generous, and he is willing to spend $600 million to sponsor the research and development of the laboratory in the next five years, and the equity ratio is 60 percent," Mastin. ”

Sixty percent of the equity accounts for the equity, which means that in the next five years, all the patents obtained by the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab, and all the income in the next few years and more distant years, will have a share of Bloomberg.

Wu had a strange look on his face, and he boldly guessed in his heart that Bloomberg's original intention of investing in five years was probably very far away in preparing for his re-election in four years if he won the election.

"Professor Mastin, with all due respect, I am not very interested in simple sponsorship, what I hope is to be able to cooperate with your laboratory for a long time, or rather, I intend to sponsor the research and development of your laboratory on a permanent basis!"

Wu Qian said solemnly.

Listening to what he said, he couldn't listen to half of it, Bloomberg listened to the previous sentence that Wu Qian said, he thought that Wu Qian was going to give up, but who knew that the other party not only did not intend to give up, but also planned to buy the entire laboratory directly and completely squeeze him out.

Although his original intention of investing in the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory was to campaign, bubble up in the high-tech field, and harvest favorability in related fields, he was indeed optimistic about this project and thought that this field would have bright prospects in the future, so he was unwilling to be squeezed out.

"Oh, roar, Mr. Wu, I think you may not be rational in doing this, you may not know that investing in the high-tech field is very risky, and the best way to do this is to share the risk with others. ”

"It's like I invested 600 million, it is very likely that this 600 million will not bring me any benefits, and it may make me a lot of money, don't you consider working together to reduce investment risks?"

Bloomberg said in the tone of an achiever that, indeed, he qualified because he had been successful in his life.

He knew that Wu Qian's entry into the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory was a foregone conclusion, because he knew that the other party had the financial resources, but he didn't want to spend more money to compete, and the best way was to cooperate.

Good politicians are like this, one second ago they are enemies and competitors, as long as there is a suitable reason and opportunity, they can immediately shake hands and make peace and become friends.

Wu looked at Bloomberg with a smile, he shook his head, and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Bloomberg, my original intention of investing in this laboratory was not to make money. ”

After that, Wu Qian turned to Mastin: "I don't know how important the funds are to the research and development of the android project, if what I say is offensive, please understand." ”

"Money may not be omnipotent, but I am willing to use money that is not omnipotent to provide unlimited possibilities for the laboratory, as long as you need research and development, I can provide one billion dollars, or five billion dollars, ten billion, two billion, even more, as long as you really need it, I will provide you with the financial help you need!"

"Professor Mastin, this is my sincerity, because I share the same goal as you, I want to see the birth of the perfect android, and I hope that this day will not be too long. ”

Fortunately, today is a professional day, and the number of people who come to the exhibition site is very limited, otherwise Wu Qian's remarks just now will definitely make the headlines of the next day's newspapers.

The media reporters specially invited by Bloomberg were itching, they really wanted to uncover the camera to record the conversation between Wu Qian and Mastin, no matter what the final outcome was, it would become a very good news, but unfortunately, the staff of the Bloomberg campaign did not allow them to record it.

Bloomberg was very shocked by what Wu Qian said, he didn't believe that Wu Qian would fulfill his promise, and he felt that Wu Qian's refusal to cooperate with him was just humiliating him with clumsy means, which was very ridiculous.

If it's not about making money, then what's it for?

Bloomberg couldn't understand Wu Qian's intentions, which seemed to him to be very stupid and childish behavior, but he didn't say anything, just smiled and shook his head.

Mastin, unlike Bloomberg, although he didn't quite believe Wu Qian's words, he was very moved in his heart, just because of Wu Qian's last words, the two of them had a common dream and had a unique resonance, just like meeting a bosom friend.

Among all the people present, I am afraid that only the two members of the spade force standing behind Wu Qian believed that what their boss said was not a big story, but a big truth, because they had never seen the boss tell a lie, but everything he promised did not fulfill his promise.

Wu Qian saw Bloomer's playful eyes, as well as Mastin's expression of expectation and helplessness, he smiled and spread his hands, and said, "Why, doesn't anyone want to believe what I say?"

Bloomberg made a physical expression to Wu Qian, which probably meant that I didn't say anything.

It was true that he didn't say anything, but the meaning he wanted to convey was made clear through his eyes and expressions.

As the person in charge of the booth, Mastin's knew that he had to say something to ease the awkward situation.

"Mr. Wu, I'm ......"

Wu Qian waved his hand at Mastin, and said: "Professor Mastin, I am serious, I intend to bear all the research and development costs of Stanford's artificial intelligence experiments in the next few years, I don't know if your laboratory has considered this situation, and how will the rights and interests be distributed?"

Masdin looked at Wu Qian's serious expression, he felt that the other party really didn't seem to be lying to him, why was there always a feeling of serious nonsense, just because the matter itself was too ridiculous and unbelievable.

On the road of artificial intelligence development, the laboratory has welcomed many investors in the past 60 years, but in the end, no one can hold on for more than five years, and if an agreement is reached with Bloomberg, then Bloomberg will be the only capitalist who insists on investing for five years.

More often, the research and development expenses of the laboratory are provided by Stanford University, which is not a lot, but at least there is money to spend, but the progress is slow.

"Ahem...... Mr. Wu, that's right, the situation you said is tantamount to a direct acquisition of our laboratory, but ...... At the beginning of the AI Lab, there was a paper agreement between the founders and Stanford University. ”

The agreement clearly states that if someone wants to acquire the artificial intelligence laboratory in the future, no matter how much money they pay, they need to donate 10% of the equity of Stanford University, and in exchange, Stanford University will give priority to providing the instruments, materials and related talents required by the laboratory. ”

This is an agreement between the founders and Stanford University when the laboratory was founded in the sixties of the last century, and the tripartite accreditation is valid in perpetuity.

Masdin learned about the agreement when he took over the lab, but he never imagined that one day he would actually need to read it......

"That's good, Professor Mastin, who do you need to talk to if you want to buy your lab?"

Wu Qian asked.

"For a long time, Stanford University provided a lot of resources to the laboratory free of charge, so the laboratory is now owned by Stanford University, and as for the purchase price, it needs to be paid about ...... $300 million, yes, I remember the university gave an estimate at the beginning of the year. ”

The price of $300 million is not set blindly, this is the amount of investment that Stanford University has invested in the laboratory over the years, and if it were not for the indirect support of Stanford University, after the death of the founder of the laboratory, the laboratory would have closed its doors in the years without sponsors.

Of course, Stanford University is not without gains, and the biggest gain is the gain in fame, because the laboratory continues to make technological breakthroughs, so that Stanford University's artificial intelligence science has been in a leading position in the world.

It is precisely because of the successive investment in "training" fees that many capitalists shy away from such laboratories backed by prestigious universities, and rarely talk about acquisitions, but adopt the method of sponsoring scientific research for a period of time in exchange for profits.

For this price, Wu Qian didn't even hesitate, and said: "I like to do things happily, let's do this matter well today, is there a problem?"

Wu Qian is not worried about researchers changing jobs, because there will inevitably be relevant legal contracts to bind them.

"Oh, that's a big deal, Mr. Wu, wait a minute, I'm going to get in touch with Stanford University and tell them the news, Mr. Bloomberg, I'm sorry, I'm leaving. ”

After that, Masdin hurriedly walked to the side and called, and before leaving, he did not forget to start the three Lucia sisters, continue to show the exquisite pizza making process, and have a strong sense of responsibility.

Wu Qian's decision made the corners of Bloomberg's mouth jump slightly, he really couldn't understand what Wu Qian, a "madman", was going to do, and secretly sighed that he was really old and couldn't fit into the world of young people at all.

"Looks like I'm out, it's a shame......"

Bloomberg gave up the competition with Wu Qian, he has some ideas that are very similar to Buffy, he can't understand things, he won't make impulsive decisions, and giving up is the best choice.

"This wealthy Mr. Wu is about to become the new owner of the Stanford AI Lab, but fortunately, there are other companies and labs that are very good at AI robotics at the exhibition, let's go and see other excellent scientific research products. ”

Mr. Bloomberg beckoned his people out of the Stanford booth, apparently not intending to give up on getting involved in the field of artificial intelligence robots.

Wu Qian was teasing Elizabeth, and smiled slightly after hearing Bloomberg's words, he didn't want to discourage Bloomberg's enthusiasm, but in fact, if Bloomberg stared at the field of artificial intelligence, he might not have the slightest gain today.

When Bloomberg hurriedly signed the contract to return the contract to Mastin, Wu Qian seemed to foresee the current situation, and he asked David, Bauer and the spade troops to go to the exhibition in advance.

After Wu Qian came into contact with several technology companies, he was not worried that he would not have enough money to spend, and not every company or laboratory could be worth hundreds of millions like the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.

Many of the tech companies have a market capitalization of between $5 million and $50 million, and they don't cover a wide range of areas, and they may only be a small branch of artificial intelligence, but they are well studied.

He already has a plan in his heart to make a name for himself in the field of artificial intelligence robots, so the first step is to attract talents.

"Hi Elizabeth, how does work feel today?"

Wu Qian bent his arm on the pizza counter and asked Elizabeth, just like accosting a beautiful woman at a bar.

Elizabeth, Lucia and Milisa, three androids, Wu Qian likes Elizabeth's style the most, just because the engineer who pinched the face designed Elizabeth's face very well, with a clear Western outline and a hint of oriental beauty, which is very recognizable.

Elizabeth was sprinkling mozzarella cheese on the pizza, and when she heard Wu Qian ask her, she paused what she was doing, looked at Wu Qian and said with a smile: "Sir, I just started my work today, what flavor of pizza do you like, we can help you make it." ”

Wu Qian shook his head with a smile and said, "What else do you know besides making pizza?"

"We make coffee, get massages, put printer paper, pick up garbage, clean up, and take takeaway ......"

Elizabeth said a lot, if it wasn't for Wu Qian shouting to stop, I'm afraid Elizabeth would have kept talking.

Wu Qian found out that the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is probably full of straight men of steel, and the programs written will only teach them to do some odd jobs, which is simply outrageous.

"Elizabeth, if you don't have a boyfriend, I want to invite you to a movie, I wonder if you mind?"

Wu Qian asked with interest, he was thinking that if Elizabeth appeared in front of Yao Xinlu or other female companions, it would be very interesting.