Chapter 131: The Theme

Chen Mo placed great importance on promoting the Chinese Character Programming Language, so he showed leniency towards Lin Zhiyuan at the company. This programming language had not been around for long, and very few people could master it so quickly and use it to create game scripts.

This Lin Zhiyuan was a talented person.

That kind of situation was not a serious mistake, and he did not want the company to lose such talent because of it.

His programming language was somewhat better than other programming languages, but it was just the beginning, and many people had not yet realized it.

As long as those people truly understood the importance of the Chinese Character Programming Language, they would start learning it on their own without him having to promote it.

All of this required a turning point. And he had a feeling that this turning point might emerge in the near future.

“Boss, is something on your mind?” Zhu Li interrupted Chen Mo’s thoughts.

“Nothing,” Chen Mo said with a smile.

“Boss, is this your first time in the Capital?”

As one of the first people to join the company, Zhu Li knew that Chen Mo was a very easygoing boss, so she felt comfortable chatting with him freely.

“It really is my first time. It’s more bustling than Binhai City.” Chen Mo turned to look out the window.

“Behind the prosperity, there are many unknown little corners where many ‘ant tribes’ live in cramped conditions.” Zhu Li sighed and looked out the window at the hurried passersby.

“You know about these things?” Chen Mo asked.

“I was one of those ‘Capital drifters’ back in the day. When I was young, I always thought that girls could make their mark in the world, so I chose to drift to the Capital. As a lone girl arriving here, I soon learned how harsh life could be.” Zhu Li said with emotion.

Many people appear glamorous on the surface but live their lives in cramped, crowded conditions. Back when she was working, she had to endure the greedy looks from her leaders, truly knowing the hardships firsthand.

Some of the girls she worked with couldn’t resist the temptations and let themselves fall. If you didn’t want to accept the hidden rules, you had to stay in the same place for a long time, waiting until you achieved something before you could climb up.

Zhu Li felt a bit emotional; this period of time really felt like a dream. If it weren’t for Zhao Min’s recognition and nurturing back then, she would still be one of those hurried white-collar workers on the street.

That’s why, when Zhao Min contacted her and asked her to join the startup Legion Ant Company, she resigned without hesitation from her position as department head at Wanbao Company and went to Binhai City to help Zhao Min build the early Legion Ant Company.

Hearing Zhu Li’s story, Chen Mo also felt a sense of emotion. He considered himself lucky; ever since he saved Xiaoyu, the trajectory of his life had completely changed.

After chatting briefly, Zhu Li began to discuss business matters with Chen Mo.

“Our main schedule for this Internet Conference is: the opening forum on the morning of the 23rd, the business exchange meeting in the evening, the Internet executive annual meeting on the morning of the 24th, and the summit development forum and closing forum on the 25th.”

“At the opening forum, you will attend as a guest, followed by the business exchange meeting that evening…”

On the way, Zhu Li carefully explained the schedule to Chen Mo. This was Legion Ant Company’s first time participating in the Huaxia Internet Conference. She had to inform Chen Mo of the detailed arrangements to avoid any embarrassing mistakes.

“As a rising star company domestically this year, we were invited to give a keynote speech. You should know about this; you will need to go on stage to speak.” Zhu Li said.

“That’s not good news.” Chen Mo said.

He preferred to sit quietly and listen from below, but he couldn’t do that this time. If it weren’t for the speech, Zhao Min might have sent someone else as a representative.

But for the keynote speech, since Zhao Min was unavailable, Chen Mo had to come. Besides Zhao Min, Chen Mo was the only one in the company with enough stature to give this speech.

By the time the two returned to the hotel near the Capital International Conference Center, it was already evening. After dinner and a shower, Chen Mo began reviewing the materials for the Internet Conference.

The Internet Conference covered many cutting-edge technology fields such as mobile internet, innovation and entrepreneurship, cloud computing, big data, and the Internet of Things. This was a major event for domestic internet companies, with hundreds of executives from domestic and international companies gathering at the conference.

This year’s Internet Conference theme was ‘New Era, New Starting Point, New Intelligence.’ The development of Artificial Intelligence had become a new mainstream topic.

Important forums like the Internet Executive Annual Meeting and the International Internet Innovation and Development Forum were also held concurrently. At that time, domestic tech giants would gather at these forums to discuss the next steps in development.

As the fastest-rising star company domestically, Legion Ant Company was participating in this forum for the first time.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Chen Mo and Zhu Li headed to the venue of the Internet Conference, the Capital International Conference Center.

As soon as they arrived, they saw a continuous flow of people at the entrance. Many were dressed in suits and ties, clearly there to attend the conference.

“There are quite a lot of people.” Chen Mo said.

“Hundreds of executives from home and abroad are participating in this conference, and there are also hundreds of media outlets here for coverage. Plus, various forums of all sizes are happening at the same time, so people from small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs are all coming. It’s a major event.” Zhu Li walked alongside Chen Mo, explaining the situation as they went.

After entering the conference hall, Chen Mo was guided by staff to sit in the front row on the left.

“CEO Chen, long time no see.”

Shortly after Chen Mo sat down, a deep voice rang out. Yu Chengnan, also guided by staff, sat down next to him.

“General Manager Yu.” Chen Mo showed a slight smile upon seeing Yu Chengnan.

“It’s been a while, hasn’t it?” Yu Chengnan said with a laugh. “I didn’t expect to meet here. Since the conference hasn’t started yet, how about we discuss some business?”

“General Manager Yu, please go ahead.” Chen Mo said.

“It’s about the same matter as last time. Are you interested in licensing the Smart Assistant technology to us?”

After Legion Ant Company’s expansion into Europe was hindered, Huawei had been eyeing the high-end market. With the help of a Multilingual Intelligent Assistant, they could definitely capture some of the international market share from Apple and Samsung.

“I’m afraid it’s not possible for now.” Chen Mo shook his head.

The Smart Assistant was the biggest selling point of their Butterfly Eye Phone. If they licensed it to Huawei, they would lose their advantage.

“Gentlemen, may I join your conversation?” While the two were talking, a voice interrupted them. “Young friend Chen Mo, long time no see. I didn’t expect our next meeting would be under these circumstances.”

The newcomer was President Zhou Hongwei of Qihu. Chen Mo had earned his first pot of gold from Qihu. After greeting both of them, Zhou Hongwei unceremoniously sat down next to Chen Mo.

“I never thought that in less than a year, young friend Chen Mo would have achieved such success.” Zhou Hongwei said with emotion.

“It was just luck.” Chen Mo said, neither humble nor arrogant.

“President Zhou, you know CEO Chen?” Yu Chengnan interjected.

“Yes, we had a pleasant collaboration once.” Zhou Hongwei said with a smile. “Sitting here today, I assume you’re both scheduled to speak? President Yu, what’s your theme this year?”

“Terminal-Cloud-Chip.” Yu Chengnan said. “And yours, President Zhou?”

“Cybersecurity.”

As soon as Zhou Hongwei finished speaking, both of them looked at Chen Mo, awaiting his answer.

“Artificial Intelligence.” Chen Mo said.

“Young friend Chen Mo is now one of the top figures in the internet world. Do you have any suggestions regarding Cybersecurity?” Zhou Hongwei asked.

“The internet is no longer safe. In the near future, new challenges will arise.”

Zhou Hongwei and Yu Chengnan exchanged glances, then looked back at Chen Mo, waiting for him to continue.