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Chapter 578 - 377: How’s the Wine?

Chapter 578: Chapter 377: How’s the Wine?

Across the ocean, Silicon Valley.

"Star Array? A flawless record? Interesting..."

"Yes! This World Go AI Competition, although its influence is mainly in East Asia, the participants are still some of the most capable Go AIs in the world.

Having such a record shows that the other party really has some skills!"

"No matter how capable, they can’t possibly be a match for our AlphaGo. In my eyes, they are just a bunch of folks amusing themselves."

"Yes! I agree with that. The outside world doesn’t know that our AlphaGo has undergone numerous version upgrades. It’s simply not something those ordinary AIs can catch up to.

But I see some comments online saying that their performance isn’t worse than ours, haha! Such ignorance!"

"In the mountains where there are no tigers, the monkey is king!

But... our AlphaGo has indeed not appeared in public for a long time, so much so that they’ve almost forgotten the fear dominated by AlphaGo back then..."

"What do you mean?"

"Haha... of course, it’s to make them face reality..."

...

On the Shanghai expressway, a commercial van sped along the highway.

"My god! So many companies have investment intentions...

Yifei, do you think I’m about to marry into a wealthy family?"

Watching his girlfriend excitedly hold a stack of business cards, her eyes glittering with greed, Hu Yifei chuckled.

"I never realized you had dreams of marrying into wealth before?"

"Well, my boyfriend’s qualifications just weren’t up to par before! But now I see hope, don’t I?"

Weiwei, brimming with delight, held up her trophy and took several selfies with a "click click."

"How can Meng Lang know such an impressive development team?

Just casually comes out with software that’s so powerful?"

"Well... that shows, his social circle is not on our level...

An expert’s friend must be an expert!

If it wasn’t for their low-profile nature, they’d probably have made a name for themselves already.

With that much ability, wouldn’t most people want to broadcast it to the whole world? But have you seen them acting high-profile?

Isn’t it just clocking in at work, having soy milk and dough fritters?

This is truly an expert who doesn’t show off!

Such a big thigh, found so rarely, I must hold on tight!"

"Then you should really curry favor with your Sister Weiwei."

"Curry favor with Sister Weiwei for what?" Hu Yifei asked, puzzled.

"Don’t you get it? Think back, when has he helped out on several occasions? What were the circumstances each time?

The first time was the racing incident, right? Do you think he was after our 1 million reward?"

"Hmm... doesn’t seem like it."

With that ability, would he care about a mere 1 million?

"Then it was for whose sake?"

"For Sister Weiwei."

"The second time was the mountaineering event, who did he help?"

"Hmm... Sister Weiwei!"

The cause and effect were clear and straightforward.

"So this time we’re asking for his help, and who is the intermediary again?"

"Still Sister Weiwei!"

Hu Yifei paused after speaking.

"But... didn’t you say last time that Master Meng and that Lawyer Lin..."

"Haha! They aren’t married yet, right? The war between women isn’t so easy to conclude with a simple victory or defeat."

"Uh..."

Weiwei burst into a mischievous grin.

"Hehe! I need to give Sister Weiwei a heads up. This kind of potential stock... no, a super grade-A stock!

We definitely can’t let it go easily. If we do let go... it should be a strategic move!"

"This..."

Hu Yifei pondered for a moment, feeling his girlfriend’s line of thinking was faultless.

Yan Weiwei was his senior sister; regarding closeness, naturally Yan Weiwei took precedence, and that would enhance their relationship even further...

Isn’t that the way of the in-laws party?

"Matchmaking aside, romance is ultimately not something outsiders should interfere with excessively... be careful not to overdo it..."

Experts usually have peculiar tempers; he feared being too clever by half and offending them.

"Don’t worry, I’m aware of the limits. By the way, Yifei, have you decided whom to collaborate with?"

"Not yet, I need to think it over carefully..."

Considering the options, Tencent and Baidu were the most substantial in strength; the resources behind them could bring great aid to the Cretaceous period...

But whether or not to bring in external capital, he was still unsure.

He knew the Cretaceous foundation was weak; it couldn’t fully exploit Star Array’s potential applications. Bringing in external capital could undoubtedly accelerate its rise.

However, whether it would be a strong alliance or akin to inviting a wolf into the den was hard to say.

These big firms buying out smaller companies and then discarding them after extracting all value were not uncommon...

After all, the only notable thing his company had to offer was the "Star Array," and everyone’s motives were transparent.

Deciding how much to sell and at what price was also an issue...

"Since you’re unsure, why not listen to Mr. Meng’s advice?" Weiwei suggested.

"Hmm..." Hu Yifei thought for a moment.

Indeed, Wanwu Security still held 25% of the company’s shares, and Meng Lang was also the reference.

Although he was the majority shareholder, even if he wanted to sell shares, he still had to consider the other party’s opinion...

"Then I’ll make a call right now!"

He said, picking up the phone and dialing immediately; the call connected quickly.

[Hello, Mr. Hu?]

"Mr. Meng, I have some good news to tell you..."

When Hu Yifei had thoroughly explained how "Star Array" had triumphed in the competition and how several investors were interested in buying shares...

[Oh! I got it.]

Listening to the unusually calm tone on the other end of the phone, Hu Yifei quietly marveled that he indeed was an expert.

This unflappable attitude was much stronger than his own...

"Um..."

[You’re asking whether to sell or not, and if so, at what price, right?]

Hu Yifei was startled, had his thoughts been read before he even spoke?

"Then, do you think we should sell?"

[Sell? Why not sell!]

"Uh..." So decisive?

"Then, who do you think we should sell to?" Hu Yifei asked further.

[Isn’t that obvious? To the highest bidder!]

This straightforward answer suddenly made Hu Yifei feel out of his depth.

Normally, shouldn’t we consider who offers the greatest potential for the company’s development, followed by a fierce analysis?

Could it be the master meant... both options were equally viable, so it depended on who showed more "sincerity"?

"Then, how many shares should we sell?"

[Of course, the more the better!]

"Ah?" Hu Yifei was stupefied.

"But... the disparity in strength between us is too great. Once the other party holds a significant number of shares, we’d have no say at all; that’s when we’d be at their mercy."

He had 60% of the shares, and along with Wanwu Security’s 25%, that made 85%, with the remaining 15% held by other partners.

To ensure control of the Cretaceous Period, their combined shares absolutely had to be above 51%.

Otherwise, it wasn’t impossible for the other side to kick them all out of the management peripheral.

Apparently hearing Hu Yifei’s hesitation, the member on the phone spoke up again...

[Oh, it’s just a suggestion anyway...]

"I’ll follow your advice, sell! You say to sell, so I’ll sell! Please teach me, sir!"

Hearing this familiar line, almost reflexively, Master Hu immediately affirmed his position.

Big Wave: "..."

[Alright, I have three strategies here: top, middle, and bottom...]

"Best strategy! Please just tell me the best strategy!"

Seeing her boyfriend’s face which screamed "I don’t care, I just want the best strategy," Big Wave couldn’t help but facepalm.

This was definitely a severe case of PUA aftermath...

[Hehe! This best strategy... didn’t you hear it once before?]

Hu Yifei was stunned, "Heard it once before? Uh... ’Kong Rong giving away pears’?"

[Hehe!]

Hu Yifei was dumbstruck. So, my "pear"... hadn’t been completely given away yet?

"Mr. Meng, does this mean I have to give away all my shares to get past this calamity?" he couldn’t help but wryly smile.

[Do you know why you’re always unlucky? ’Cretaceous’... ’Creta’ sounds like ’evil’, that name was always bad luck.

As the saying goes, you can’t establish without breaking. Why not take this opportunity to completely let go of this burden and start afresh?]

"Uh... You mean for me to give up on Cretaceous and start a new company?" Hu Yifei finally understood.

[Why not? To soar to the skies,you need not only a tailwind but also a higher starting point...]

"Hmm..."

Hu Yifei struggled only briefly, but then he thought about how he was nearly bankrupt anyway, and if he could take a substantial amount of money and start over... it seemed like a pretty good idea.

"But it was not easy for our Star Array to become famous..."

Hu Yifei felt it was a pity to give up on Cretaceous just when it was taking off.

The company didn’t matter much, but selling the technology of "Star Array" like this...

[Hehe! What’s the pity, what you’re giving away is just a ’pear’ after all...]

Upon hearing this, Hu Yifei’s eyes lit up.

"Star Array V5" is just a pear?

Could this mean... they had something even better on hand?

"Alright! I’ll follow your advice! Sell!" Hu Yifei finally made up his mind.

He then asked, "So, what price do you think we should sell it for?"

[What do you think Cretaceous is worth?]

"Hmm... I had evaluated it before, and considering Cretaceous is merely a light-asset tech company, 1.8 billion seemed appropriate.

But now that we’ve made a name, perhaps tripling or quadrupling that valuation should be..."

[Good! Then sell it for 18 billion!]

"Uh..."

Hu Yifei’s eyes widened instantly.

The internet is like a pig—pricing sometimes really is unreasonable, all about the concept.

But to just open your mouth and instantly increase it tenfold...

"This... isn’t 18 billion a bit too high?"

He worried that such a number might scare all the investors away...

[High? A Lv bag costs just a few dozen yuan to make, but sells for tens or hundreds of thousands in the market... Now, doesn’t selling anything consider location, brand, and added value?

Moreover, the court’s Yuexi wine even goes for 180 a glass!]

Hu Yifei: "..."

So...

How about that wine, shall I hype it up for you?

...

At the Shanghai Film and Television Base.

Hanging up the phone, Meng Lang couldn’t help but smirk.

The valuation of Cretaceous had only doubled or tripled for now, but in a few days, that would probably change...