Xie Chengnan drove Professor Duan to the factory. On the way, he handed over the driving permissions to Jason, demonstrating the AI-controlled fully autonomous driving feature.
Professor Duan was a bit nervous at first, but when he realized the car was not only driving steadily but also navigating through traffic without a hitch, he became quite excited. "This feature is excellent! If traffic could be unified under AI command and vehicle control, the efficiency and mobility of urban transportation would increase significantly. It would also eliminate all traffic accidents caused by human error."
Xie Chengnan mused, "With Jason's current computing power, he can't yet handle such a massive amount of data processing. Furthermore, as far as I know, there are no more than five car models globally equipped with fully autonomous driving systems. The average price of these five models is over a million, which isn't something the general public can afford."
Professor Duan looked regretful but quickly cheered up again. "Even if it can't be done now, it doesn't mean it won't be realized in the future."
"You're right," Xie Chengnan agreed with a nod.
This was the path of human technological development—starting from a single point, slowly spreading into a plane, and finally becoming an indispensable and natural part of existence.
Xie Chengnan's fingers lightly tapped the center console. A traffic network controlled by AI... it sounded quite interesting.
The car came to a steady stop at the factory gates. Xie Chengnan led Professor Duan to Workshop No. 1 first.
Professor Duan had imagined many scenarios, but he never expected to see a robot production workshop where hardly a human soul was in sight.
Today was the first day of operations. There were only a few technicians in the workshop who had received prior training, performing equipment debugging. One production line that had already been calibrated was beginning its run.
Professor Duan stood to the side, watching with his own eyes as parts of various sizes were precisely combined one by one, slowly assembling into a specific component of a robot. He was so excited he couldn't look away.
With a smile on his lips, Xie Chengnan quietly accompanied the old professor, occasionally offering explanations.
Professor Duan stayed at the factory for a long time. After finishing his tour of the assembly line, he discussed many professional issues with Xie Chengnan, only leaving reluctantly when it was time to clock out.
"Isn't it fully automated? Why do they still have to get off work?" Professor Duan grumbled with dissatisfaction. If time had permitted, he truly wanted to stay there until the first robot was fully assembled.
Xie Chengnan explained, "Mainly because the technicians need rest. This is the first time this equipment has been put into production; I wouldn't feel at ease without someone monitoring it."
Professor Duan sighed and made an appointment with Xie Chengnan for his next visit before finally heading home contentedly.
When Xie Chengnan arrived home, Jiang Yuan was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, looking over some materials.
As soon as he heard the door open, the young master dropped the documents in his hand and ran to the entryway. He threw himself fiercely into the arms of his boyfriend, who still carried the chill of the outdoors, and acted spoiled. "Why are you just getting back? Have you eaten?"
Xie Chengnan was knocked back a step by the impact. Looking at the lively little lover in his arms, he felt helpless. "Not yet. Have you?"
"Me neither." Jiang Yuan helped him take off his overcoat and hung it by the door. "I wanted to wait for you."
Professor Xie was stirred by his boyfriend's rare tenderness and consideration. He turned around, pinned the boy against the door, and gave him a lingering, soul-stirring kiss.
Jiang Yuan had been responding enthusiastically at first, but once he realized things were getting a bit out of control, he began to struggle, trying to flee.
"Wait, wait, wait a second!" The young master turned his face away and caught his breath. "I'm hungry! I want to eat!"
Xie Chengnan's eyes were dark as he looked at him. "Be good. We'll eat in a bit."
"No!" Jiang Yuan covered the mouth that was leaning in again. "I'm starving to death. I want food!"
Professor Xie was somewhat helpless. Seeing that his boyfriend's will was firm and he wouldn't let him move an inch further, he could only let go and obediently go to cook.
Having just escaped the tiger's den, the young master was very tactful and hid in the living room, not daring to go over. He felt a bit troubled.
His arms had been sore and weak all day, and the skin on his inner thighs felt like it was burning. He reckoned that if they rubbed together a few more times, the skin would break.
Yet that old man still looked unsatisfied and high-spirited. It was truly terrifying; he had to find something to distract him quickly.
Don't ask why the young master was being a coward; it was simply because that old beast wasn't human.
Both men had their own thoughts.
Professor Xie ate a bowl of rice with an elegant posture but at a very fast speed. The young master, however, picked at his rice grain by grain, wishing this meal could last until the end of time.
Xie Chengnan placed a piece of food in his bowl. "What's wrong today? No appetite?"
Jiang Yuan silently rolled his eyes, thinking to himself: *I'm afraid that once I finish eating, you'll eat me!*
Poking the ribs in his bowl forcefully with his chopsticks, Jiang Yuan tried to find a topic to divert Xie Chengnan's attention. "Secretary Fang brought me some documents today."
"Oh?" Xie Chengnan looked up, indeed becoming serious. "About the winter internship?"
"Yeah." Jiang Yuan handed him the documents nearby, his expression somewhat baffled. "Jiang Kunbo actually acquired a live-streaming platform."
The Jiang Corporation had built its foundation on real estate. Their residential brand, "Jiangyue," could be said to be synonymous with high-end residential areas in the country. In recent years, they had expanded their business, investing in commercial complexes and department store chains in several first-tier cities, which had now reached a decent scale.
Jiang Yuan had thought he would be assigned to a small real estate company to practice, but he hadn't expected to end up with such a small company that didn't fit in anywhere.
Xie Chengnan picked up the documents and flipped through them. Even if he wasn't a professional in the field, he could see from the data that the prospects for this live-streaming platform were not optimistic. The only thing that might attract investment was likely the very low acquisition price.
Jiang Yuan rested his chin on his hand, pondering. "This is basically a small company on the verge of bankruptcy. Its positioning is vague, and the streamers are all nobodies. I reckon by the time winter break is over, this platform will be dead."
Xie Chengnan closed the file and pushed it back. "Have you thought about how the Jiang Corporation's investment advisory team passed this acquisition? From any angle, this is a losing deal."
Jiang Yuan froze for a moment. Indeed, it was impossible for the Jiangs to buy such a small company just because the price was low. After all, once it failed to turn a profit, the investment would be as good as thrown away.
Xie Chengnan picked up a napkin and wiped the corner of his mouth. "I looked at the date on the acquisition contract. It's today."
Jiang Yuan opened it to take a look and was instantly speechless. "You think... this is an acquisition plan made specifically to target me?"
"Mhm." Xie Chengnan's fingers tapped the tabletop. "The acquisition decision was made too strangely, and the timing of it being handed to you was too rushed. It's like it was delivered exactly on cue."
"The one who delivered the documents was Secretary Fang." Jiang Yuan frowned. "It couldn't have been a mistake."
Xie Chengnan asked a key question: "Do Jiang Hao and his mother have the ability to interfere in the company's business?"
"Tsk." Jiang Yuan's brow smoothed out as he tossed the documents onto the table. "Jiang Hao's mother, Li Yan, is the company's Executive Vice President. If it's her, she really does have the power to dump this small company into my hands."
Xie Chengnan frowned. "But one thing still doesn't make sense. Isn't the Jiang Corporation in real estate? For them to suddenly acquire a live-streaming platform... logically, Jiang Kunbo wouldn't agree to it either."
Jiang Yuan tapped his finger against his cheek, analyzing, "The physical economy has been a bit weak these past few years. Jiang Kunbo has long had plans to test the waters of the internet industry. It's not strange that this acquisition proposal was sent to the evaluation team, but for it to pass, Li Yan must have been the one pushing for it."
Xie Chengnan nodded. "Then it makes sense."
Whether it was Jiang Yuan or Li Yan and her son, they all knew that the so-called internship was actually a test Jiang Kunbo had set for his two sons. Whoever could deliver a brilliant result would have more leverage in the future struggle for control of the Jiang Corporation.
Seeing that Jiang Yuan was so busy talking that he hadn't eaten much, Xie Chengnan stood up, walked over, and pulled the boy into his lap. He fed him while asking, "What do you plan to do? Go find Jiang Kunbo?"
The young master chewed on the tenderly stewed rib meat, saying indistinctly, "There's no point in finding him. He'll only think I can't even handle a small matter like this and fell for Li Yan's trick just the same."
The young master declared grandly, "I'm actually going to take on this crappy little company. Just you wait and see how I bring it back to life."
Professor Xie looked at his bright-eyed boyfriend and gave a light chuckle. "Mhm. I'll wait to see my baby conquer the field."
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