Mei Xiaoting pulled Chen Zhe into the elevator. The moment the elevator doors closed, she saw Yu Da standing there, petrified, through the crack and suddenly found it somewhat amusing.
"Do you know that person outside?"
Chen Zhe was also somewhat embarrassed.
"College classmate".
"Oh, the paths you two have taken are quite different. One of you is still working as a security guard, while the other has already become the manager of one of our Linglong Club branches."
Mei Xiaoting raised an eyebrow as she spoke, her tone somewhat teasing.
"Sister Mei, please stop making fun of me. I am where I am today entirely because of your and Sister Hu's help. It's all luck."
"Hey, where does all that luck come from? Even if it is luck, you deserve it. So, how does it feel to be a manager?"
Mei Xiaoting's tone was very well controlled; she didn't give off that condescending feeling that you'd expect from a former leader meeting a former subordinate.
Instead, he spoke in the tone of an old friend.
"Honestly, it's been really tough. Look how much worse my dark circles have gotten lately..."
Mei Xiaoting squinted; "Your dark circles aren't necessarily because of work, but I've heard that the girls in the North District are all very pretty, I'm afraid..."
Mei Xiaoting didn't continue speaking, but her meaning was clear from her eyes.
Chen Zhe cried out that he was wronged, that he was really only thinking about work and hadn't thought about anything else.
Mei Xiaoting chuckled; "Alright, I was just kidding. Why are you explaining so seriously? I'm not your girlfriend."
After he said that, the air suddenly became quiet for a few seconds.
Although we're not boyfriend and girlfriend, we've done what we should have done. Even though it only happened once, it's impossible to completely pretend that nothing happened.
Seemingly realizing that the atmosphere had become a bit awkward, Chen Zhe coughed and changed the subject.
"Sister Mei, do you know why we're holding this meeting here?"
"Huh? I don't know either. This matter is quite confidential. I was only notified at the last minute. But I know that many regional managers have come, so it seems to be quite important."
"Oh, I see..."
"Alright, stop thinking about it. We'll find out when we get there."
"Too."
...
The elevator arrived at the hotel on the floor below the restaurant, which surprised Chen Zhe.
Why choose a hotel for a meeting? Aren't there private rooms upstairs?
However, his doubts were resolved once he opened the door and went inside.
From the outside, it looks like a normal hotel room, but once you open the door and go inside, the space is enormous, about the size of a basketball court.
Chen Zhe was surprised. It turned out that there was a hidden world inside. The room was decorated like a conference room. With the heavy curtains drawn back, there were floor-to-ceiling windows. Looking out from here, the entire East China Sea seemed to be at his feet. This feeling of being on top of the world and looking down on all the mountains was extremely shocking.
In the center of the conference room was a long conference table. Along the wall near the corridor, there were several small cubicles with their doors closed, so Chen Zhe couldn't see what was inside.
At the head of the conference table, there was a black leather suitcase. The suitcase looked very special. It didn't look like something for travel or office use. If I had to make a comparison, it looked a bit like something a secret agent would use.
It was placed quietly on the conference table, and the person sitting at the head of the table was Hu Ling.
Hu Ling twirled a pen in her hand, her eyes scanning the managers who came over.
Chen Zhe knew two other people besides Mei Xiaoting who came over.
One is Yang Yun, the current manager of the East District, and the other is surprisingly Lin Meiyu.
Lin Meiyu sat near Hu Ting, and the two exchanged a few words from time to time.
Just then, the door opened again, and an older man in a suit with his hair neatly combed walked in.
Chen Zhe was shocked when he saw who it was.
He froze for a moment, then couldn't help but look Hu Ling up and down after he came to his senses.
[Could she be calling this meeting today to introduce the man behind her to us?]
When the man arrived, Hu Lin and Lin Meiyu stood up to greet him warmly, and everyone took their seats according to their names.
Chen Zhe was not able to sit with Mei Xiaoting; Yang Yun was assigned to sit next to him.
Yang Yun didn't give Chen Zhe a friendly look, and Chen Zhe didn't want to be ignored, so the two didn't exchange a word.
Hu Ling stood up, supporting herself on the table. She spoke concisely and without any unnecessary words.
"Managers, I have invited you here today to announce something important. Starting today, we will be implementing a new management model. Before we begin, I would like to introduce our technical consultant, Mr. Zhang Zhihong!"
Zhang Zhihong stood up and politely nodded to everyone.
Chen Zhe clapped along.
Feeling a bit shocked, he suddenly realized that Hu Ling and Zhang Zhihong had entered this room together. Could it be that they weren't lovers?
Thinking of this, Chen Zhe subconsciously glanced at Hu Ling, and Hu Ling's eyes were also on him, with a hint of mocking smile in them.
[Oops, I misunderstood! !!!]
Chen Zhe immediately looked away, not daring to meet Hu Ling's gaze again.
The woman was playing him; her reaction at the time was simply teasing him.
He originally thought he had discovered his boss's secrets, but to his surprise, it was not what he expected at all.
Hu Ling is like a fog; it's impossible to know when she's being genuine and when she's being deceitful.
If you want to use something against her to blackmail her later, you won't know if it's real or fake, which is terrifying.
Yang Yun, who was standing next to Chen Zhe, noticed that something was wrong with his expression. She sneered and whispered, "What's wrong? Is this your first time attending a meeting like this, you newbie?"
"Hmm? Newbie?"
"Isn't that right? You've been looking left and right since just now, and all your expressions are written on your face. That's the behavior of a newbie. It's obvious that you've never seen anything like this before."
Chen Zhe felt ashamed. Yang Yun was right. He had indeed been quite shocked by the place and hadn't been able to hide his expression.
Chen Zhe was surprised by Yang Yun's keen observation skills. She barely looked at him, yet she noticed his entire expression. It seems he really needs to work on his expression management.
After the applause subsided, Hu Ling continued her speech.
"Mr. Zhang Zhihong was previously the head of the technology department at Nova, a top-five AI company globally. The theme of our meeting is also related to AI. In order to keep up with the times and further improve our management model, I have decided to introduce AI management. How exactly will it be managed? Mr. Zhang Zhihong will answer that for us later."
Hu Ling led the applause, and everyone followed suit.
After the applause ended, Zhang Zhihong stood up.
"Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Zhihong, and I will be the technical consultant for Linglong Club from now on. We will also be colleagues. If you have any questions about what I am about to say, please feel free to ask. Now I will briefly explain how AI management works."
As Zhang Zhihong spoke, he opened the black leather suitcase.
His action drew the attention of all the managers present, including Chen Zhe, who was always very curious.
The suitcase was opened, revealing a white sphere about the size of a teapot. These white spheres looked incredibly smooth, leaving Chen Zhe somewhat puzzled.
What does this mean?
Zhang Zhihong picked up one of the white spheres and then gave an instruction.
[PC Mode!]
After he finished speaking, the smooth white sphere in his hand suddenly unfolded. The sound of it unfolding had a slightly mechanical quality. In less than five seconds, the white sphere in his hand had transformed into a handheld laptop.
Such a technologically advanced product caused a stir among the crowd, and even Yang Yun, who had just said that Chen Zhe had never seen much of the world, covered her mouth in surprise.
Modern science and technology are developing rapidly, but the appearance of electronic products that ordinary people can access has not changed much. So when these technological products that can only be seen in movies appear in their eyes, they are still very surprised.
Zhang Zhihong, accustomed to their performance, continued, "Robot mode."
The laptop in her hand transformed into a 25cm tall robot in five seconds. This robot looked like an enamel doll, pure white with exquisite features. Compared to the idiot-like robots on the market, its appearance was simply outrageous.
The robot moved very nimbly, completely lacking the mechanical feel that a robot should have. If he had to describe it, Chen Zhe felt it was more like a pseudo-human; its movements were just too human-like.
The robot trotted to the center of the conference table, and everyone's eyes followed it.
Suddenly, its eyes emitted a blue light, and it tilted its head back at a 45-degree angle. A whole screen of empty space suddenly appeared a meter away from its head.
The empty screen played various images, and the picture quality was very clear, without any blurriness.
At this moment, Zhang Zhihong took out another white glove from the suitcase. This glove had a very high-tech design. It was not a full glove, but rather a half-glove that was more like a finger cot. The material looked like leather, but it also looked like cloth. It was impossible to tell what the material was.
After Zhang Zhihong put it on, he tapped the screen a few times in the void, and the void screen suddenly began to change, like a mobile phone touch screen, as an image was slowly magnified by him.
This is a street view map, and even real-time video.
Chen Zhe was deeply shocked. This was an image from downstairs at the Donghai Pearl Building. He saw Yu Da pacing back and forth. Although he couldn't hear him speak, he could clearly see Yu Da making gestures and cursing.
It's really a bit scary.
"What you are seeing now is real-time satellite imagery. This robot is our Nova company's latest product, named StarEye. We launched a dedicated satellite for it. Through StarEye, we can see real-time images of most areas in the world where signals are not blocked. You can think of it as surveillance, a 24/7 surveillance system..."
At this moment, Yang Yun raised her hand and asked, "Consultant Zhang, may I ask, is this Star Pupil just a monitoring device?"
Speaking of surveillance, every Linglong Club in every region has surveillance cameras. Yang Yun was a little confused as to what the point of adding another layer of surveillance was.
Zhang Zhihong smiled.
"Of course it's not that simple. What I just talked about was only its basic functions. What I'm going to talk about next is its specific applications."
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