20demayo Chapter 175 The Embrace of Reunion
Chapter 175 The Embrace of Reunion
As people enter, the curtain wall of the reception room gradually becomes frosted, and the translucent glass turns into a frosted texture, completely isolating the interior and exterior spaces. People outside can no longer see the scene inside, ensuring excellent privacy.
However, Bai Li's visit here for this conversation wasn't for the sake of secrecy.
Every word of my conversation with Professor Xu today was recorded by the accompanying confidentiality officer.
There's no privacy whatsoever when you're having a conversation.
The reason for choosing the reception room was simply to be able to sit comfortably.
After Bai Li sat down, she made no attempt at formalities and went straight to the point, stating her purpose for coming:
“Professor Xu, your team can use any equipment here at will, but I hope that if the project results involve the commercialization of civilian technology, I can obtain the first batch of commercial adaptation rights.”
After finishing her story, Bai Li glanced at the people accompanying her out of the corner of her eye.
Although no one showed any unusual expression, Bai Li knew that there were definitely officials among them.
As expected of someone with professional training, they don't easily reveal their attitude in front of outsiders.
Bai Li knew that her actions were risky. After all, this was a national-level classified project, and the project itself was very sensitive. Even though she provided equipment support, she was still an outsider and could not know anything about the project or participate in it directly.
Therefore, she had no interest in the content or data of the experiment.
But she was indeed quite envious of the project's results.
Once you get on the AI track, it's a fast track.
Although Bai Li didn't know what Professor Xu was researching, she could still deduce that it must be some very advanced technology, otherwise it wouldn't be a national-level classified project.
So she only made a reasonable request.
They only have the initial commercial adaptation rights.
As we all know, most of the technologies that have made it to the public and are used commercially are those that have been phased out by the government.
However, some people can still make a fortune by relying on these outdated technologies. For example, drone shows have become popular overseas, but their predecessor was drone swarms.
Similarly, artificial intelligence is a first-mover advantage market.
Whoever has priority access to technology will be able to create a gap between themselves and others.
Actually, Bai Li could have been indifferent to these things.
She even has a super-rich system, making a fortune every day.
But I always felt that it was a bit unfair to "selflessly" contribute the research institute like this.
Moreover, if we can use this opportunity to establish contact with the authorities and reach a long-term strategic partnership, that would be a huge win.
Compared to the endless numbers in an account, the technology you hold in your hands, backed by official connections, is the real weapon.
Although Bai Li's request was very simple, it surprised Professor Xu slightly.
After a moment's thought, he adjusted his glasses, which shimmered in the light, and said with a slightly serious tone, "Mr. Bai, you should know that this is a classified project."
Bai Li stretched one hand out behind her.
The assistant, understanding the unspoken message, handed Bai Li a contract.
Bai Li took the encrypted contract handed to her by her assistant, gently unfolded it on the table, and pushed it in front of Professor Xu.
Her fingertips traced the terms and conditions, finally settling on the section on cooperation permissions, where the labels "non-military" and "non-sensitive" were highlighted.
Bai Li explained, "Therefore, my application only targets non-core modules."
A brief silence fell over the meeting room.
Professor Xu read the clear terms and conditions, and sighed inwardly.
This Mr. Bai is truly remarkable for his young age; he definitely came prepared today.
He had been wondering which righteous person was so selfless, donating money and equipment, but now it seemed there was something to gain from it.
However, the method was extremely clever.
None of the terms touched on any red lines; in fact, they mitigated many risks for the company.
And to the greatest extent possible, they secured benefits for themselves.
Unfortunately, the initiative was not in their own hands.
If it were his personal project, he would probably have agreed by now, but this isn't just his project.
Professor Xu sighed softly and handed Bai Li's contract to his entourage.
He explained to Bai Li, "Your request will have to wait until the special assessment team completes its compliance review and is approved by the Ministry of State Security."
When Bai Li saw that her contract had been handed over to the officials and properly stored away, she knew that her proposal would at least not be rejected outright, and that there was still a chance. She had made the right bet!
However, there are many intricacies involved, and the success rate is probably only about 50%. She was already mentally prepared for this and didn't force it.
Bai Li simply nodded and said calmly, "I hope so, but no matter what the final result is, it won't affect Professor Xu's use of the equipment here. I always keep my word, and I won't take back the right to use the equipment I donated."
Professor Xu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Bai Li's open-minded demeanor.
To be honest, he was a little worried that Bai Li would use the right to use these devices to blackmail him, which would make things look bad.
Hearing Bai Li's promise and knowing that he could still use the equipment here, Professor Xu quickly smiled and said, "Then I wish President Bai every success."
After the conversation, Professor Xu decided to stay a while longer to tour the research institute and familiarize himself with the equipment.
He glanced at Shi Shui, then at Bai Li, and decisively kept Shi Shui there so that he and Bai Li could catch up.
Before leaving, he gave Shi Shui a meaningful look, making people wonder if his intention was simply to visit, or if he was just trying to give Shi Shui more time to spend with Bai Li.
Shi Shui was speechless. He felt that his mentor must have misunderstood something, and that he and Bai Li had a normal relationship.
Although I call her "sister," it doesn't mean anything else.
Just ...
Shi Shui blushed slightly, suddenly feeling that she was a little afraid to look Bai Li in the eye.
He felt like he hadn't seen Bai Li in a long time, and that Bai Li had changed a bit.
She became more beautiful and radiant, making him feel ashamed of his own appearance.
The closer you get to Bai Li, the more you can feel the gap between yourself and Bai Li.
I am just an ordinary apprentice of my mentor, only just starting out, but my sister is already someone who can exchange benefits with my mentor.
Bai Li walked towards Shi Shui, tilted her head, her eyes full of laughter, and teased, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
In fact, Shi Shui had a thousand words she wanted to tell Bai Li.
He cherished this opportunity to meet Bai Li immensely.
But when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she became nervous and didn't know where to begin.
Bai Li smiled to herself.
Shi Shui is so bad at talking; he was actually taken to the voice chat room before. No wonder he can't achieve any results.
Fortunately, he is now finally back on his track.
Seeing that Shi Shui couldn't utter a word for a long time, Bai Li could only speak first: "When did you join the classified project? You left without even telling me. How heartless! I thought you had forgotten about me."
Bai Li was just joking, but Shi Shui immediately panicked after hearing it, afraid that Bai Li would misunderstand him.
"I haven't forgotten, and I won't forget, because I can't say it."
Shi Shui answered very quickly at this moment, speaking much faster than usual.
After answering, Shi Shui glanced at the person standing not far away.
Bai Li also glanced in that direction.
Unsurprisingly, someone was keeping a close eye on everything that was happening here.
Her conversations with Shi Shui were even being recorded in real time.
Bai Li was surprised; the project was indeed highly confidential.
If I can't say everything, then forget it.
Bai Li had no intention of letting others hear her private affairs.
Since we can't talk about it, we have to take action.
Thinking of this, Bai Li stepped forward and gently hugged Shi Shui.
This was something she wanted to do as soon as she met Shi Shui, but she gave up the idea because too many people were paying attention to her.
The feel is definitely different now.
When I first saw Shi Shui in the hospital, she was so thin and bony that it was uncomfortable to hold her. Now, it's much more comfortable to hold her; she's warm and soft.
The real feeling I gained from "growing flowers" reached its peak at this moment!
Shi Shui's body froze instantly.
Even though Professor Xu had left, there were still people around! How could he not be nervous being watched?
Even if no one is around, he would probably still be nervous.
Bai Li's soft body pressed against him, causing his breath to stop for a moment, while his heart began to beat faster and faster uncontrollably.
It feels completely different from how it did back then. What happened?
Last time in the hospital, the situation was special, and the embrace between the two was filled with mutual comfort and being comforted, but this time...
Shi Shui felt that something was wrong, and a panic she had never felt before welled up in her heart.
But before he could react, Bai Li let go of him.
Bai Li smiled, took a half step back, and said with satisfaction, "Not bad, keep it up."
Shi Shui felt his whole body burning hot, and he was afraid he would turn completely red. He couldn't hear what Bai Li was saying very clearly.
Without thinking twice, he quietly replied, "Okay."
Only after responding did I come to my senses. What did Bai Li mean by "maintain"?
Should I maintain my current physique, or continue my academic efforts?