Yandu's Xiaguang CBD used to be a paradise mountain in the science and technology world, and hotels such as the National University and the International Trade Center were like temples, and the gods of the science and technology industry often opened altars and preached here. While absorbing believers, he also talks to the devils who have a bulging purse but can't find a way to multiply.

Now that the location of Heavenly Hill has been relinquished to a new town in the north of the city around the Olympic Center and the University District, Panwang Grand View has replaced the old hotels as a new shrine. This magnificent building, which is not inferior even next to the Olympic Bird's Nest, is full of celebrities in the world of science and technology all day long.

Another Saturday in September, Panwang Daguan and every weekend, fluttering various colored flags, each flag represents a top-level meeting, placed in other places, such a meeting is enough to make the local newspapers, radio and television fierce for half a month, but here can only be submerged in the sea of flags, to the most conspicuous inflatable color door with a foil.

The Sikh Baotou doorman greeted the guests with his hands behind his back, with a silky beard and a passion that only kissed the instep. For him, today is the hardest day of this time. The standard of this "Science and Technology Wealth Forum" is high enough, and the guests attending the meeting are VIPs with different identities and visions, and he must show 12% professionalism, otherwise these VIPs will lower their evaluation of their owners because of their unprofessionalism.

Therefore, when two young people, a man and a woman, got out of the taxi and ran to the escalator they were guarding, Dabaotou relaxed, and the person who came was definitely not a VIP. Although the man was wearing a suit, he raised his legs and arms for fear of tearing his clothes, which was very stiff, and the woman was even more exaggerated, wearing casual clothes with Big-bang printed on them.

I guess it's a little reporter from some media, no, although this forum has invited the media, they are all bosses. If it's for the boss, then it's not eligible.

While pondering, the big Baotou doorman stretched out his arm to stop the two, and said in standard Yandu dialect: "Please show the invitation letter." ”

The young man in the suit handed over the invitation, looked at the big bun, looked at the two of them again, and said very politely: "Please wait, I need to check the information", and then signaled the guests behind to go up first.

"What do you know how to skewer when you're young?"

"What kind of specifications is this forum, I thought it was a place where you could mix casually."

Those few people shook their heads and muttered, with a look of emotion that was declining in the world.

Da Baotou took a picture of the QR code of the invitation letter with his mobile phone, and the identity information in the conference database popped up on the screen, and the long-haired girl on the photo smiled sweetly, like a middle school graduation photo, but the English introduction was marked with CIT (California Institute of Technology), and there were two consecutive PHDs below.

After about half a second, Da Baotou's sagging back immediately tensed, and he bowed deeply close to the Japanese standard, stretched his arms straight, and invited the two of them to go up the escalator. 's flattering appearance made a few people waiting behind him shush, and they all said that Da Baotou was treated differently, and this young man must be the second generation of X.

"Have you watched Big-bang?"

Da Baotou asked rhetorically, no one shook his head, mixed in the science and technology circle, not knowing "The Big Bang Theory" is the same as mixing two-dimensional people who don't know that the Oriental Divine Cult is the same nature.

Da Baotou said very seriously: "I like to watch, Raj is my idol, but I admire Sheldon even more." The one who passed just now is the real Sheldon! ”

Everyone's surprised, that young man? How old is that!

Da Baotou shook his head: "It's that ......", he couldn't find the right word in Chinese, so he had to change to English: "younglady".

Xia Ming and Tang Xiaotang didn't see the scene behind them, and stopped them while chatting about Dabaotou.

"I thought that Ah San was going to play a play where a dog looked down on people, and I was ready to turn the neckline to show him the logo of the suit."

"Are you kidding? Look at the way you look, it's not people wearing clothes, but clothes wearing people, it's not like ah. ”

"Uncle Shi, it's the first time in my life that I've worn a suit of 10,000 yuan, and before I cross this LV force, let me imagine that it's not too low to slap that big bun in the face with Giorgio Armani."

"I'm strange, you encouraged me to wear this, but you got Armani, where did you get the money for a poor student? What are you thinking? ”

The joking dialogue between the two gradually deepened, and Xia Ming tried hard to cover it up: "From the perspective of pretending to be forced to learn, the follower must be tall and tall in order to set off how great the inconspicuous protagonist is, this is called contrast...... I'm sorry Uncle Shi, I sweared, and you wronged me. ”

Seeing Tang Xiaotang's willow eyebrows gradually standing up, he changed his serious tone and said: "I want everyone to see that an assistant dressed in Armani is carefully waiting for you in casual clothes for dozens of yuan, because you are a scientist." ”

Looking at the girl's face, Xia Ming felt that he was very hypocritical, saying "You are a scientist" in his mouth, but what he thought in his heart was "so beautiful".

Suddenly, his heart became empty, and he turned his eyes away and said, "I also want to do my best for the institute, and this Armani is an investment." ”

Tang Xiaotang said with a smile: "When you say that, it makes me feel a lot of pressure." ”

She helped Xia Ming sort out her tie: "But you look like this, you can't even serve clothes, what are you saying to serve me, relax!" ”

Even if Xia Ming was unintentional, the warm fragrant nephrite was half-in his arms, which made him a little intoxicated.

However, the fantastic enjoyment didn't last a few seconds before it was ruined by the accoster.

A ** person who knew Tang Xiaotang's identity came over to talk, and it seemed that the start was smooth, but in fact it was all useless. These people's topics all revolve around the two points of "young" and "lady", and the lower-end ones are only looking for topics on "The Big Bang Theory". And when she talked about the project of the institute, the other party responded with something like hahaha, the weather is so good.

When there are more and more attendees, and a well-known bigwig, such as the president of Microsoft Research, the boss of IBM Technology Center, and the leaders of giants such as BAT, also appear one by one, triggering a first-class upsurge of attention, Tang Xiaotang's small wave will be inconspicuous.

The forum officially began, and at the center of the venue were the speakers who bought the time slot at a high price to promote their products and technologies, and people gathered in small circles, chatting softly about the current trending industry topics or paying attention to the speakers' things.

Xia Ming and Tang Xiaotang were like a pair of lonely swans, huddled in the corner, a little at a loss.

Tang Xiaotang sighed: "If Yang Shengtang can put aside his selfishness and do business, he won't be so annoyed." ”

Xia Ming has already learned more about the research institute from Tang Xiaotang, the research institute is not all Yanda, Yanda has only made basic investment, and the operating expenses of the institute come from Ellillo Company.

Ellio is a biotechnology company that provides reagents, cultures, and other biologics for drug research and manufacturing. Although Professor Xu and Tang Xiaotang own the shares of Ellio, after all, there are other shareholders, such as Yang Shengtang's father Yang Yuanchang, who is one of the founders and the largest shareholder, and controls the operation of Ellio, so Professor Xu and Tang Xiaotang have no way to get what they want from Ellio.

The institute founded by Professor Xu and Ellio have always appeared as a family to the outside world, and Yang Shengtang's appointment as general manager of China seems to be a deepening of this strategy, and he is here to serve the institute. But Yang Shengtang's attitude towards Tang Xiaotang made Xia Ming feel that Professor Xu seemed to be naïve.

Tang Xiaotang's sigh was full of helplessness and exhaustion, the genius girl was dragged by dirty and tedious mundane things, and she couldn't gallop freely on the road of science, it was really a tyrannical thing.

"If I can't find 17 million, I'll be an anchor and broadcast a beautiful scientific research show!"

On the way here today, Tang Xiaotang said in a joking tone the arduousness of the task. The research schedule has been compressed, several projects have been advanced, and the number of operations in the core computer room has increased suddenly, and a lot of materials need to be supplemented, and the cost is at least 17 million.

Time can't be wasted, Tang Xiaotang decided to go to his alumni to help pull the strings, and Xia Ming took on the hard work and cast a net to catch fish.

Xia Ming is very familiar with this matter, it is the same thing as standing on the street and posting small advertisements during work-study, greeting each other in circles, handing out business cards, and saying: "Boss/teacher, do you know the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of Yanda University?" "All that is needed is a face to break through the shame.

After walking a few circles, he was met with a cold face from several circles, Xia Ming didn't care, and was about to go to Microsoft's IBM circle, but was stopped by a person.

"The people who come here have heads and faces, and they hate being surrounded by salesmen the most, look at you, what kind of atmosphere have you ruined this area? Believe it or not, wait for the security guards to chase people away? ”

It was actually Yang Shengtang, with one hand behind his back and one hand carrying the frame, reprimanding Xia Ming like a boss to an employee.

Then he looked at the top of Xia Ming's head, and his tone softened: "Go and call your Director Tang over, she didn't listen to me in the morning, and now she is running around like a headless fly, and I have to help her clean up the situation." Tell her, admit your mistake, and I'll help her figure it out. ”

The first paragraph made Xia Ming want to laugh, salesman? Isn't the salesman standing in the middle of the room? The difference is nothing more than giving money and not giving money. Atmosphere? A bunch of life's ambitions are money, and if you embellish them, you are tall? Is it different to go into a hairdresser with no atmosphere to summon a scoop, and follow up with an atmosphere of a clubhouse to summon a scoop, and be caught?

Hearing the back again, Xia Ming confirmed that this guy had seen them early in the morning, and it was clear that he was a family, but he didn't come forward, waiting to see Tang Xiaotang's jokes.

If you admit your mistake, you can get 17 million, not to mention Xia Ming, Tang Xiaotang may be wronged by himself, after all, the progress of the institute is big. However, Xia Ming felt that this Yang Shengtang did not have such a gentlemanly bearing. He would rather see Tang Xiaotang go to be an anchor to sell cuteness, rather than see Tang Xiaotang give Yang Shengtang a chance to take advantage of it for 17 million. He deeply sympathized with what his mother said yesterday: It's good to put this flower anywhere, but you can't put it on your lump!

Xia Ming smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, is it really good for people to relay such words?" Aren't you afraid of being distorted by me? It is recommended that you tell Director Tang in person. ”

Yang Shengtang's eyes were undisguised with anger, and he coldly spit out two words: "You dare?" ”

Xia Ming's heart did not fluctuate at all, whether it was getting used to entering a state of alienation, looking down on himself, or immersed in learning, intoxicated by knowledge, it made his mood change greatly, and his mind was becoming stronger, how could it be taken away by a rich second generation like Yang Shengtang? Of course, the Armani suit on his body also gave him confidence, not because of how strong Armani is, but because it proves that he already has the power to change something.

Xia Ming's smile didn't change at all, and he said softly, "I dare." ”

It was not a panicked retreat, nor an angry roar, this "I dare" was a level-eyed, no, even down-looking contempt, which made Yang Shengtang's heart jump like a tiger.

He tried to calm himself down, trying to keep his expression as graceful as Xia Ming, but the sliding glasses had to make him move. This raise of his hand seemed to make him fall behind in this silent contest of demeanor, so the fierce tiger suddenly broke through the defense line of will, violently pushing blood into his face, and rushing in even the tiniest capillaries.

"Summer, Summer ......"

Yang Shengtang gritted his teeth and read out a resume: "Xichuan people, twenty-two years old this year, parents are workers. Four years ago, he was admitted to Yanhua University majoring in journalism, but he has not yet obtained his graduation certificate. A month ago, I joined the Institute of Artificial Intelligence of Yan University as an intern managing the peripheral computer room. ”

After reading the back, Yang Shengtang's mood stabilized, yes, standing in front of him and despising himself is such a person...... Nothing more.

"Yanhua University, hehe, intern at Yanhua University! Look, find a random waiter or security guard in the hall, study in a higher school than you, earn more wages than you, where do you have the confidence to look down on people? ”

The flushing on Yang Shengtang's face quickly subsided, and he took control of the situation: "I understand, you think that if you become Xiaotang's assistant, it will be different, and you will carp jump over the dragon gate?" ”

He stretched out his arms and looked around, as if he had shrunk a world in front of Xia Ming's eyes: "Do you think that next to Xiaotang, you can stand here and talk to me, and if you talk to them, you will be the same world as us?" ”

He pointed to the floor again: "You're just dust falling there!" What qualifications do you have to judge this world with your pitiful mentality, and judge the matter between me and Xiaotang! ”

Yang Shengtang pointed to the suit on Xia Ming's body and struck a fatal blow: "What kind of gap is this?" It's like this set of Armani on you, Xiaotang bought it for you, right? You've got to earn a year, and I'm just a fraction of my pocket money every month! ”

Hearing that his resume was read out, Xia Ming was still a little flattered, so quickly put on the attention list and investigated himself clearly?

"Pocket money? Doesn't that mean that the fastest way to make money is to obediently listen to Dad? ”

"You don't know how the villain died in words?"

"It's good if you're happy."

Just as he was thinking about which one of these words to choose to fight back, and he felt that it was not interesting to choose any of them, they were just talking cannons, when a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the center of the venue.

"Thank you to the organizers for giving me valuable time, and thank you seniors for being willing to listen to my nagging. Actually, many people here know me, my name is Zhang Zhicheng......"

Xia Ming smiled, I didn't expect you to come, Mr. Zhang, you are also here, it is better to come early than to come by chance.

"Listen, what this Mr. Zhang brought is very interesting."

Xia Ming replied, Yang Shengtang's hand holding the frame couldn't be put down, what kind of person is this! Am I talking to a psychopath? All that was said in vain!?

"You ......" he wanted to draw Xia Ming's attention over, but the other party raised his finger and shouted: "Be quiet, don't spoil the atmosphere." ”