The inaugural voyage of the luxury cruise ship ended with a perfect performance.

According to the investigation after the fact, the eight-day cruise ship at sea is a bit short, most people can not experience all the projects, the schedule is very tight, and there are few places to visit for a second time, so An Feng and the company's management decided to switch it with sapphire after consideration.

That is, the Queen takes a 15-day ocean route in the Western Caribbean, goes south to St. Kitts Island, enjoys the company's renovated private resort area, carries out the VIP to the end, and then takes the route around Haiti to return, there is plenty of time, and tourists can experience the details of luxury cruises.

After the Spring Festival, An Feng continued other work.

Although the doomsday probability equation in his head has changed slightly, An Feng also suspects that these things will happen dozens or hundreds of years later, but now that the arrow is on the bow and the plan has been implemented, he can only do it well. After finishing early and resting early, he participated in the research and development of robots.

After An's Industrial spent 50 million US dollars to build a stereoscopic printer, the core mechanical components do not need to be ordered from other companies, as long as the graphics, materials used, the strength, toughness or quality of the finished product, etc., the computer calculates the possibility of its composition, and then comes up with a plan.

The results of the fine-tuning of the program are entered into the printer program, and the work starts with the raw material powder ordered from the outside world. The printer has more than 200 printheads for different purposes, and in addition to plasma technology, there are more precise laser beams when it comes to sintering metals.

It can make tiny objects at the nanoscale, or it can build a huge car – with enough materials, it can bring imagination to life. The research and development of robots has saved a lot of time, and finally achieved results in Anfeng's money-burning mode.

Hoffman called him into the lab for a formal test.

In front of An Feng was a silver machine skeleton that simulated the human body, about one meter seven high. The body is full of dense lines, the energy core is located in the body, and the internal and external skeletons are used, and the simulation to a great extent is currently almost a masked layer of simulated skin, which has changed from the appearance.

"The robot lets the computer control it remotely," Hoffman said. It is able to follow the written procedures precisely. ”

"How flexible is it?" An Feng is more concerned about these, and stiff robots are definitely not in the range of choices.

"Outstanding!" Hoffman is confident, "We can make it perform. ”

Hoffman then controlled the tablet with a few clicks to select the entry. Because there is no intelligence at present, no matter how powerful and flexible the robot is, it has to rely on the program to operate. After the command is given, the robot walks up to them with natural steps and shows how to walk freely.

"We can look over here!" Hoffman pointed to a nearby screen, which filmed the robot's movements and simulated them with a normal person. "Its movements and dexterity are 85% similar to those of a real person. Not absolutely, but within the limits of a normal person. ”

"The problem with obstacles?" An Feng asked.

"It can tell, like this-" Hoffman abruptly pushed a chair in front of the robot, and without hesitation, it took a detour to avoid the chair. Following several technicians approaching him, it actually dodged sideways.

It's hard to imagine that, according to the robot's philosophy, it should choose a free area to pass through. But under the pressure of several people, it chose to continue to walk in a straight line. But when it was about to collide with the human body, it was smart to turn sideways and let go of it, and continue walking to the end.

"Is this real-time control?" An Feng asked.

"No, it's a stored program, and the computer determines the optimal route for itself," Hoffman said. ”

"Very good!" What Anfeng needs is this kind of flexibility - it works well for both the human form and other outfits. For example, when a digging robot is about to encounter an obstacle or an accident, it can be very smart to choose the best solution to avoid it.

"But this approach is very demanding on the processor, as long as it is beyond the range of a supercomputer network," Hoffman said. It can't do cloud computing. If you can develop a highly intelligent processor, you may be able to install it on its own. ”

An Feng is optimistic: "Independent intelligence is difficult, cloud network is the easiest to achieve, in fact, you can think of it this way, as long as there is a dedicated network, even if the robot is located in Europe, it can be controlled through the network - so that the supercomputer can come in handy." ”

"You're right." Hoffman was inspired, "We can improve the receiver so that it maintains a stable connection to the cloud network. ”

Hoffman couldn't take care of An Feng anymore, so he went to do things himself, leaving him and the other technicians to continue testing the robot. Its agility is not only reflected in the legs, but also in the ten fingers of the hands are similar to the flexibility of a real person, and you can't feel the difference when you shake hands with your eyes closed.

The final conclusion is that as long as it is put on a layer of bionic skin, it is not much different from a real person, and the difference can definitely be seen after a long time together, but after a few minutes of coexistence, no one can see the true thoughts in the skin. According to An Feng's requirements, one more step higher, and it will be qualified.

As for force, don't think about it. There are two modes of exoskeleton and endoskeleton, and then there is a strong and durable titanium alloy skeleton, ordinary people don't have to think about it, even if they are soldiers wearing exoskeletons, they can't beat robots with simple strength and resistance. By streamlining the line, it can adapt to harsh environments.

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The research and development of robots has made good progress.

Other R&D of An's industry continues, superconductors are still challenging the peak, room temperature superconductivity is the ultimate dream pursued by Anfeng, but the money-making plan of superconductors cannot be stagnant, high-temperature superconductivity has shocked the world, and superconductor companies are currently developing mass production technology according to the plan.

Anfeng left a $100 million R&D fund for R&D in other fields, such as special materials, electric machinery industry, nuclear industry, etc., and strive to achieve a state of full bloom. The only thing to consider is money, and it is absolutely necessary to burn money to engage in R&D.

Fortunately, the development of various fields is going smoothly at present, and he has also made a lot of money.

It's February now, the beginning of the new year, the profitability of several industries under An Feng has been counted, and the private team began to sort out the report after returning from a Caribbean vacation. The way is very high-end, with the holographic projection technology that is now popular in the United States, it is displayed realistically.

An Feng stayed at home. Both John and Franklin were able to communicate with him face-to-face.

They report on all the sources of profit that Anfeng has been able to make this year, combined with financial statements and graphs.

The first is GP's revenue, which owns 65 percent of the company, has achieved its goal of surpassing $20 billion in revenue this year – a remarkable achievement before the EV sector explodes. After the major manufacturers release electric models this year, the turnover of next year may increase exponentially.

GP Electronics also made efforts this time, with revenue reaching 6 billion. Among them, the "Ares" supercomputer has brought them many orders, and this alone accounts for 20% of the share, and other small computers, servers or microprocessor chips that have been shipped are also profitable.

Both subsidiaries are very profitable, with a net profit margin of more than 30%, after deducting the provident fund, other development plans, transferred to the GP company, and then calculated a layer of tax, deducting the cost of expanding operations this year. In the end, Anfeng was able to allocate 2 billion US dollars, and the part that belonged to individuals was taxed.

The second is the research center. After this batch of pharmaceutical patents changed hands one after another, there were 1.5 billion US dollars in the United States, and 4 billion were traded through overseas accounts, which means that 1.5 billion yuan also had to be taxed normally, and the 4 billion was not taxed, but it was not Anfeng's, but three offshore companies.

With Anfeng's money getting more and more. After thinking about it, John set up two more offshore companies for him. Holding through a complex cross-cutting approach, while in terms of opening banks, there are Swiss people to deal with it, and the whole process is seamless, and there is no legal constraint in this regard, and it is difficult to manage.

Then there is the pharmaceutical industry.

The monopoly of anti-cancer drugs is not covered. Although Xin's Pharmaceutical Company is a newcomer to the market, it cannot stand up to its background and its connections. In one fiscal year, the turnover soared by $30 billion. Most of them are purchased in bulk by authorized dealers.

The cost of anti-cancer drugs is not high, so the profits are huge, and there is still $8 billion in profits that can be distributed after taxes and fees. An Feng occupies 45% of the shares, but in fact he has 60% of the profit dividends, because he has 70% of the shares of the research center and directly enjoys 4.8 billion dividends.

But considering the development of pharmaceutical companies, there is a great need for funds at present, more than one billion is needed to open up the market, and only 6 billion profits are allocated in the end, and Anfeng has 3.6 billion US dollars, of which 2 billion cannot be avoided to be paid through personal accounts, and the remaining 1.6 billion is paid to offshore companies.

The next item, although the business situation of Bida company is very good, the turnover of high-end products is 1.5 billion, but the profits are not distributed, continue to be used in the development of the company, and wait until this year's agreement is signed, it can also bring more than one billion funds to the company, and perhaps dividends will be distributed next year.

Meisheng's 14% share brought in 1.5 billion in revenue, this time nearly 4 times more than last year, because Meisheng's expansion has stabilized, and its revenue reached 75 billion US dollars last year, becoming a veritable world agricultural giant, with a net profit margin of 15%, and good earnings.

In addition, Meisheng also needs to pay Anfeng 2 billion wages in June.

Finally, HG company, weight loss drugs have now become popular in North America and some countries in Western Europe, and the 25% dividend has also brought 500 million income, which is also a normal way, very lucrative, and they are currently planning to buy out Anfeng's dividend ratio at one time, and the plan and amount are being discussed.

After listening to the report, An Feng asked, "All the data is finished?" ”

John nodded: "It's all listed, and some other items don't exceed 10 million, and here they are measured in billions." ”

The data is terrifying, An Feng can't remember: "Can you make a summary?" ”

John smiled slightly, and he also prepared the manuscript: "Sir, you have received 15.1 billion US dollars this year, 8.76 billion US dollars through personal accounts, and 6.34 billion US dollars through offshore accounts, according to the new tax law just promulgated, your personal income tax this year is 3 billion US dollars, and the minimum can be controlled at 1.25 billion." ”

John's answer made An Feng fall together, and I heard that the total amount received was 15.1 billion, cash! Net profit! The richest man in the world doesn't have that much cash! But it didn't take long for me to be happy, and after knowing that no matter how reasonable tax avoidance, at least 1.25 billion would have to be paid, I fell to the bottom. (To be continued......)