"It's easy to cater to their preferences; I just need to know what kind of AI technology is needed abroad."

He Lingchuan looked at the person in front of him with confidence and said softly, "I will make whatever kind of robot they need. That's what it means to cater to their preferences."

Gu Chengze looked at He Lingchuan with a puzzled expression. He still didn't understand what He Lingchuan meant. He just patted He Lingchuan's shoulder gently and said, "I don't know anything. You can handle it yourself. If you need me anywhere, you can come to me anytime."

Hearing his words, He Lingchuan smiled and nodded: "I won't stand on ceremony with you."

Having decided to cooperate with foreign companies, He Lingchuan directly rejected offers from some small domestic companies.

Their decision to cooperate with him at this juncture is simply to increase the company's visibility through the current news; to put it bluntly, they're just trying to ride the wave of popularity.

Their actions were even more despicable than those of the Chengfeng Group.

Looking at these obscure little companies, He Lingchuan sighed: "They work diligently on projects, so they shouldn't be looked down upon by people in the industry."

Gu Chengze knew what he was lamenting. Even after so many years since graduation, He Lingchuan still loved this career so much. He was still full of passion and had not been affected by the dirty things in this society at all.

Gu Chengze smiled at the person beside him, his face full of admiration: "Ling Chuan, I really think you are amazing. After going through such a marriage, when everyone clearly didn't have high hopes for you, you were still able to create works that amazed everyone. After all these years, you are still the most talented."

He Lingchuan was surprised by Gu Chengze's sudden感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection), and gave a self-deprecating laugh: "You think I have achieved such results because of talent? You're wrong. The reason I was able to stand out in the competition is because I have never slacked off."

He continued to study and design projects after graduation, but because Shen Yanxi didn't like it, he never let her see it.

Furthermore, he felt ashamed to face Professor Zhao and to bring his work to the competition because he had resolutely chosen to get married and had given up Professor Zhao's teachings.

Looking back now, if Shen Yanxi hadn't gotten back together with Zhou Mingyan, if I hadn't chosen to divorce her but instead forgave her, he still wouldn't be participating in the competition; he would probably still be the man behind Shen Yanxi.

He Lingchuan chuckled self-deprecatingly and looked at Gu Chengze with gratitude: "Chengze, it's fortunate that you were there for me during that time, otherwise, I really don't know how I would have gotten through it."

Gu Chengze was a little surprised, but he smiled nonchalantly and said, "You're my good brother. If I don't stick with you, who will? But I really didn't expect you to say such a cheesy thank you."

Gu Chengze couldn't help but laugh out loud. He Lingchuan was stunned for a moment before realizing that what he had just said was indeed a bit sentimental.

He turned his head away somewhat awkwardly and made up an excuse to leave: "I, I'll go to the lab first."

They've been brothers for so many years, it's long past the time to say thank you.

However, He Lingchuan still hasn't changed this habit. He will remember any small favor someone does for him, let alone Gu Chengze, who has practically given his entire fortune to support him this time.

He Lingchuan felt guilty just thinking about it. He secretly vowed to make Gu Chengze's laboratory bigger and stronger, and to turn it into an international industry.

...

After deciding to collaborate with a foreign company, He Lingchuan stayed in the lab and didn't come out for the entire afternoon.

If Gu Chengze hadn't come looking for him, he would have almost forgotten about recycling the waste robots.

Gu Chengze, covered in sweat, dragged a pile of old, broken robots to He Lingchuan, who was holding a list of consumers who had returned their products.

"Why is it so long?"

He Lingchuan raised an eyebrow. Did they sell that many products?

Gu Chengze handed the list to He Lingchuan, his tone somewhat heavy: "I also find it strange. Do you think it's possible that some people are taking advantage of the situation?"

They have been monitoring sales figures ever since the robot was launched.

Although they sold a lot of robots, it's impossible for so many of them to have problems.

Gu Chengze boldly speculated: "Do you think it's possible that Zhang Ying hired a lot of people to maliciously return the goods?"

Zhang Ying was willing to lose hundreds of millions of yuan to retaliate against He Lingchuan for rejecting him. Now that He Lingchuan has directly held a press conference to contradict him, he is very likely to hire someone to maliciously return the goods in retaliation.

He Lingchuan frowned; he had the same guess.

"Actually, I found it strange from the very beginning."

He looked at Gu Chengze with great confidence: "These two robots were originally given to my son. You know how much I love them. I would never allow any hidden dangers in the robots. I also personally supervised their production. I know better than anyone the importance of robot quality. How could there be problems so quickly?"

He had previously refused to cooperate with Chengfeng Group because their company had quality issues. However, Zhang Ying was very good at public relations and quickly shifted the focus of the conflict. Consumers trusted him more, and he took the opportunity to play the victim.

The same tactics were used this time as well.

He Lingchuan looked at the list. He had a good memory and had checked the sales figures and purchase records when the robot was sold.

He could probably remember some names, and most of the names on the list were people he had never met before.

"This person has never bought my robot."

"Are you...are you sure?"

Gu Chengze looked at He Lingchuan with suspicion: "Are you sure you're not mistaken? I remember you didn't go back after that. Is it possible that he bought it later?"

Gu Chengze believed that He Lingchuan's robot would not have any problems, but his statement that this person had never bought it was too absolute.

"I can't remember wrong, especially since this person's surname is so unique. As for whether it's possible that he bought it, that's possible, but after Chengfeng Group stopped selling it, I checked the sales records again and can roughly remember the names of the buyers. This person definitely didn't sell it."

If he really bought it, he would definitely remember it, since compound surnames are not common.

He Lingchuan frowned and put the list into his bag: "I'll check it now. There must be more than one person on this list who didn't buy the robot."

Gu Chengze jogged after him, saying, "I'll go with you."

However, before that, they must find a way to get into Chengfeng Group.

Half an hour later, He Lingchuan and Gu Chengze stood at the entrance of Chengfeng Group, confronting the security guard with annoyed expressions: "I am the person in charge of this project, why won't you let me in?"