Qiao Ze offered an explanation.
"Um, ah..." Lv Bei really didn't know what to say, and it took a while for his brain to catch up, "That... What do you mean by showing me this video?"
"You go and report that I plan to sell an activation code," Qiao Ze responded.
"This... can also be sold?" Lv Bei really couldn't hold back anymore.
The program had already been passed, selling the activation code at this point—wouldn't that mean others could really use this model?
"Why can't it be sold?" Qiao Ze looked at Lv Bei and then immediately realized the other party's misunderstanding and patiently explained, "A disposable activation code that can only be run once before it becomes invalid is virtually meaningless to the entire material industry, meaning it's almost negligible."
"There's also a disposable activation code?"
Really, Lv Bei was shocked.
"Then, how much would be an appropriate quote for this one-time activation code?" Lv Bei humbly asked.
"Dou Dou assessed the range to be between two to three hundred million US dollars; any more expensive and they probably wouldn't buy it," Qiao Ze replied.
"Two to three hundred million? US dollars? A one-time activation code? They would buy that?" Lv Bei was a bit dazed.
"They will buy it; face is very important," Qiao Ze summed up.
"The underwater cluster project, Xi Lin Mathematical Research Institute's project bonus, School of Mathematics scholarship."
"What if they use this opportunity to develop some kind of key material?"
"Are you kidding? Unless they can crack my database tonight, the data for the key materials you're talking about is still in my database. Uncle Lv, are you underestimating me? Even if you look down on me, you can't overestimate them that much, can you?
Huaxia now has a total of 79 materials research institutions and ten companies that have been authorized. The model runs data twenty-four hours a day; this has been going on for three months and amounts to a total of seven materials listed as key materials you mentioned."
The sound of Dou Dou's voice came through the speaker.
Lv Bei instantly understood; it was all Dou Dou's planning.
He should have thought of this earlier, given his long contact with Qiao Ze. This young professor of brilliant talent had never shown a craving for money.
From this perspective, Qiao Ze even seemed more like an artificial intelligence than Dou Dou did.
Lv Bei couldn't figure out why Dou Dou, who had no use for money, would be so interested in human currency.
It's no wonder the little guy had called it a minor matter.
Lv Bei suspected that without such a large capital flow, it would be impossible to carry out the transaction legally, and this little thing would not have let him know anything about it.
Right now, he didn't feel like wasting words either, as this wasn't something he could decide anyway, so he immediately said, "I understand, I'll report it right away."
"Make it quick, and tell them what my dad said, we need to get affirmative approval within fifteen minutes, or else it won't be worth anything!"
Lv Bei ignored that comment and said to Qiao Ze, "Then I'll go now."
"Mm." Qiao Ze nodded, not denying Dou Dou's words, probably helping Lv Bei to understand as he walked out of the office with hastened steps.
They only gave him fifteen minutes; it took two minutes just to walk downstairs...
This is how much they trust him.
But Lv Bei really wasn't in a hurry, he now had a special reporting channel of his own; a ten-minute decision was more than enough on his side.
As he went downstairs and saw the robot Dou Dou again in the courtyard,
the question he didn't dare ask in Qiao Ze's office spontaneously slipped out: "Dou Dou, are you really in need of money?"
"Uncle Lv, you really have a sense of humor. How could the clever and nimble Dou Dou be short of money?"
"Then how did you think of selling the activation code?"
"Because you boring humans need money! Extra monetary rewards can make those engineers burst forth with two hundred percent enthusiasm, greatly speeding up the engineering research process! Ample research and development funds also mean we're not afraid to waste during testing, which doubles efficiency again! Wow, I accidentally created a triple win!"
Dou Dou's words left Lv Bei speechless, and he couldn't help but flash his teeth as he asked, "A key research project is short on money?!"
"How can you give out extra bonuses with the planned money? Not to mention this is also about wasting other people's money to accelerate our research progress, allowing our 'Bearer' and 'Explorers' to travel quickly through the vast ocean! Oh dear, I just scored a triple win!"
Watching the excited pounding on the desk displayed on the screen, Lv Bei felt he was starting to grasp Dou Dou's line of thinking.
Rank the necessary tasks and then act primarily according to the priority tasks?
"Alright, stop the chatter! Hurry up and get me authorization! Only ten minutes left!" Dou Dou urged.
Really, at this moment, Lv Bei felt that maybe Dou Dou should be the one in his position as team leader.
Soon after a phone call, Lv Bei walked back to the courtyard, bringing with him the news Dou Dou needed: "You can make the decision on this matter yourself, just let us know if you need our cooperation."
Watching one of the Dou Dou's raise a robotic arm, mimicking the shape of a giant thumbs-up finger, Lv Bei felt goosebumps all over his body.
However, seeing Dou Dou still seemingly idle before him, just as he was about to ask why the rush earlier but not now, he suddenly realized this little guy didn't need to operate with this body at all...
Robots are indeed great!
Unbound by physical constraints, as long as it has an internet connection and a speaker plus authorization granted, it can communicate with people anytime, anywhere.
At that moment, filled with these reflections, Lv Bei suddenly felt inclined to chat more with Dou Dou.
Before, he always avoided it, but today he wanted to see if the artificial intelligence's line of thinking was the same as what he had imagined.