"Although Honghe claims that the research institute only has eight floors above ground and three floors below ground, in fact, apart from the thirty-first floor below ground which only the boss has the authority to enter, the entire research institute has eight floors above ground and thirty-one floors below ground. Once all researchers enter the underground, they will lose contact with the outside world. Every day when they go to work and leave work, there will be special military personnel to conduct routine security checks. In other words, once you enter the underground research institute, you can't bring anything in. Similarly, no one can take a single seed out of the research institute."

Zhang Cang affixed his name tag to the access control panel on the door of one of the laboratories. After completing two fingerprint and iris scans, the laboratory door opened, revealing the interior layout:

Compared to the lush greenery of the plant laboratory, the number of plants in this laboratory has decreased dramatically. Apart from two large-leaved plants with leaves similar to konjac in the corner, there are only two or three green cacti on the desk.

Some of the project participants are ready. Each of them has a separate, semi-enclosed desk separated by bulletproof frosted glass. From the angle from which they enter, all they can see is the desk reflecting blue light and the hands of programmers typing code.

"Crackling and popping—"

"Crackling and popping—"

"Clap clap clap clap..."

A dozen or so hands deftly tapped on the keyboards, the vibrant activity demonstrating their dedication to their work. In the center of the laboratory, a large holographic computer screen floated, its pale blue projection vibrating slightly, displaying several large, three-dimensional characters:

[The "Shadow of the Night" era, produced by Red Harvest.]

"The lab is equipped with all the experimental equipment you need. Every computer is connected to Honghe Technology's mainframe computer, but that's another mainframe that processes holographic games. Usually, their team members are on the next floor, so they don't have much contact with you."

Zhang Cang gestured for Jiang Xinyue to look at the young soldier who was standing guard diligently:

"Of course, there are people on duty 24 hours a day inside and outside the project laboratory. Everyone inside the laboratory is equipped with an alarm. Each person has different permissions, and the alarm level is different. Mr. Jiang, please take a look. If you think this laboratory is not suitable, you can apply for other laboratories."

Jiang Xinyue suppressed his shock, seemingly processing the facts slowly. After a long while, he finally asked the question that had been lingering in his mind:

"Excuse my bluntness, Mr. Zhang, even if the 'Shadow of the Demon' software is groundbreaking, isn't its security level a bit too high? I've noticed that there are many rare and exotic plants on the 21st basement level that have yet to be seen, and each one seems to be more worthy of protection than an immature software development project."

The proposal Jiang Xinyue received clearly stated that "Magic Shadow" software is a video editing software that will be available to the general public in the future. He had also conducted several market surveys in the past two days. The video editing software currently available on the market is not mature enough and can only rigidly capture a certain segment for editing.

—In his view, the security level of the "Magic Shadow" project exceeds that of some magical plants, which shows that Ren Honghe seems to have a lot of confidence in the "Magic Shadow" software that is not yet completed, as if he is certain that it will deal a heavy blow to the film and television market.

While confidence is necessary for business investment, blind confidence is not a good sign.

"Haha, Mr. Jiang, you don't know this. The 'Shadow of the Demon' project proposal that you saw before you joined the company was just the initial idea. Honghe Technology's smart terminal has already written complete running code. Although it is not yet fully mature, it is enough to show us the huge impact it will have on the film and television industry in the future."

Zhang Cang waved to Fang Shijun in the office:

"Xiao Fang, I've brought your boss over. He was personally appointed by President Ren and will be in full charge of the 'Shadow Demon' project from now on. Come and meet him. This is Jiang Mingyue, the former CEO of Mingyue Media Co., Ltd. President Jiang, how is 'Shadow Demon Generation 1' going? Shall we show it to President Jiang?"

Fang Shijun was dressed in casual clothes and looked somewhat haggard, but he seemed to be in good spirits. Upon hearing Zhang Cang's words, he immediately extended his hand to shake hands with Jiang Xinyue.

"President Jiang, it's an honor to meet you. We've been waiting for you to come. Now, without further ado, let me briefly explain the progress of the experiment."

This was purely official politeness; after all, Jiang Mingyue had only been officially employed for less than a day, so there was no question of "anticipation."

Fang Shijun led the two to the computer created by the holographic projection, swiped the ID card around his neck remotely, and a dazzling red light danced, two soaring firebirds took turns flying up and down, and finally everything disappeared, leaving everyone with the simplest operation interface:

On the blue computer screen, only the software labeled "Magic Shadow 1.0" was clearly visible, so rudimentary that Jiang Mingyue wondered if she had invested in the wrong thing.

That's it?

Is this all you're showing me?

Even a software novice fresh out of school could create software that's more sophisticated than this, right?

"'Shadow 1.0' was created based on the master software provided by Mr. Ren. Even with military-grade hardware, we still couldn't find a way to support its long-term operation. So our main goal at this stage is to develop a lower version of the Shadow software, forcing the software to adapt to the hardware. Although, although it can only support half an hour of editing, but..."

Fang Shijun spoke in a dreamy tone, tapping the software on the screen to start playing a video:

This is a boundless expanse of golden wheat fields, with tall, straight wheat stalks reaching towards the sky, and the ripe ears of wheat weighing down heavily, signifying that this year will surely be a bumper harvest.

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