Chapter 278: Yubaba's Backstab (2-in-1, 5300 words)
Yeah S you.
As soon as this Weibo post from Youzi’s official Weibo account was released, it became popular on various platforms almost instantly.
After all, these days, even if there are some weirdos in the same market, most of them will hypocritically call each other "friendly competitors."
It is rare to see a business war that involves such verbal abuse.
I originally thought that business wars that involved watering the opponent's money tree, sending people to post obscene pictures on the opponent's app, locking the official seal and oneself in the office with a samurai sword and chopping whoever came in were already shameless enough, but I didn't expect that there would be people who would directly tear their faces apart and use official Weibo to curse in the street.
Is the business environment already so bad?
Robert Li was annoyed when he saw the Weibo post of Youzi Technology, but he had long developed the habit of swallowing insults, so he simply posted a Weibo post saying "commercial competition should also have a bottom line", and for a while he received a lot of praise for his graceful demeanor.
If it weren't for the fact that Qianxun's reputation was really bad some time ago, Yuzi Technology might not have been able to survive this round alone.
The official Weibo account of Youzi Technology challenged Qianxun, attracting the attention of countless netizens, and the popularity even reached the eighth place on the hot search list.
Not long after that, someone dug up old news about Youzi Technology confronting Zuckerberg on Facebook.
Most people in the country who have just started to pay attention to AI have just discovered that this is not the first time that Youzi Technology has confronted a leading enterprise. Qianxun is nothing. Facebook, whose market value is five or six Qianxun, was also criticized. For a while, it gained a lot of fans.
Some of the more sensitive ones found that there was a difference between Youzi Technology's attack on Qianxun this time and its last attack on Zuckerberg.
Last time he directly threw out evidence to slap someone in the face, but this time he made a fuss for nearly a week and finally started cursing. Could it be that he was really guilty of something?
Many people are also analyzing that regardless of whether Youzi Technology is the creator of the Orange model, unless Qianxun and FB can produce solid evidence, the value of this company will not be greatly affected, so they dare to confront Qianxun and FB so hard.
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Xinhao, Sanshengtang, Zhongtang.
"Lao Fang, even though we are small shareholders and haven't invested much money, we still have the right to know, right?"
A middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a Tang suit, was playing with an old Dzi bead in his hand with a defiant look on his face.
"That's right, Daqiang, please don't screw us over. Besides, none of us invested in the company for nothing. If you give us a little more concessions now, we'll help Youzi Technology settle this matter. Isn't that fair?"
A fat man who was also in his forties and looked like a zookeeper feeding elephants shook the folding fan in his hand and spoke hypocritically while panting. If you didn't know him, you would think he was a crosstalk performer.
The ribs of the folding fan in the fat man's hand were fancy, but Fang Daqiang knew that the ribs were made of tortoise shell and the fan cover was an authentic painting of Zhang Daqian catching butterflies.
"Brother Qiang, Xiaoyu has been under my watch since he was born. As an elder, I'm also very happy that he has made great progress. But we are businessmen. If Youzi Technology can't come up with a solution and still refuses to let us, as elders, help, it's a bit unreasonable, isn't it? Although we have lost a small amount of money, we still have to be compensated, right?"
A woman in her thirties, wearing a plain cotton jacket, smiled gently. The bright red lipstick and the plain dress created a strange beauty.
Most people don’t know that the BC (Brunello Cucineli) cotton shirt she’s wearing, which looks extremely plain and has no logo on it, costs 3,500 Malaysian dollars.
The diamond necklace she wore around her neck, which was embellished with more than a dozen green gems, was not made of jadeite, but emeralds, which the woman bought at Christie's in Newport three years ago.
Fang Daqiang picked up the tea and took a sip slowly.
These people are considered small shareholders of Youzi Technology. They participated in the last round of financing and represent different spheres of influence.
Ever since Qianxun released the news of "Wen Jun Yi Yan" last week, some investors who had previously participated in the investment have begun to constantly test Fang's father and son.
This is actually human nature. Although this amount of money is nothing to these people, they themselves are not concerned about how much money they can make in the short term.
There is no simple reason behind these people; they are looking at the general trend of the future.
If the Orange model is really copied from Qianxun, for them, losing this little money is not important. What is important is that they have not occupied the future trend.
After a few initial attempts, Fang Yu also proved the innocence of Youzi Technology to these small shareholders in accordance with business rules, which barely reassured this group of people.
After returning and discussing, several of them felt that this was an opportunity to expand their influence in Youzi Technology, so they found Fang Daqiang and offered to help Youzi Technology solve the current problems, but the condition was that they would gain greater voice in Youzi Technology.
What if Fang and his son disagree?
If you don’t agree, then don’t agree. You won’t lose anything by trying.
"I understand your concerns. Xiaoyu is indeed quite young. However, since he said that this matter can be resolved, why don't we just wait and see?" Fang Daqiang picked up the teacup, blew on it, and took a sip.
"Wait? Lao Fang, Chihiro and Yuzu will both be launching their public beta tests tomorrow, and Chihiro is even an hour ahead of you. If you really wait until Chihiro proves Yuzu Technology is plagiarizing, I'm telling you! There's no regrets!!!"
The middle-aged man in a Tang suit glared and clenched the old Dzi bead bracelet in his hand.
Although the others didn't say anything, they nodded as well.
Fang Daqiang remained calm: "Qi Bin, what do you want to do?"
The man in the Tang suit shook his head. "It's simple. This matter has become so serious that we've all suffered losses. So, we'll each invest an additional 200 million yuan, a total of 1 billion yuan, at 50% of our previous share price. Taking into account everyone's previous 10% stake, Sanseido will hold 51% each. We'll send management personnel to assist with the current management of Yuzu Technology."
"Old Fang, you are also in Sanshengtang, your Fang family is not at a disadvantage."
Fang Daqiang put down his teacup, looked around at everyone, and finally fixed his gaze on Qi Bin: "Is this your own idea, or is it the idea of Sanseido? Is there a formal vote?"
Qi Bin was stunned, stiffening his neck. "I proposed this. It hasn't been formally proposed yet, but everyone should agree with it."
Fang Daqiang narrowed his eyes: "In other words, this is your personal opinion?"
Qi Bin paused playing with his Dzi beads bracelet and asked, "Old Fang, what do you mean?"
Fang Daqiang curled his lips. "Since your Qi family isn't optimistic about Youzi Technology, it's okay. As a member of Sanseido, I have the right of first refusal. On behalf of the major shareholder, Fang Yu, I hereby announce the activation of the compulsory buyout option. I will purchase Qisheng Group's 2.02% stake in Youzi Technology at three times the original price, or 264 million."
"Qi Bin, congratulations, you've made it to the top early." Fang Daqiang clapped his hands softly. "In three months, you've earned 180 million. Your business is doing well. I believe your Qi family should be taking a new look at you."
"Old Fang! You!" Qi Bin didn't expect Fang Daqiang to react so decisively. He was shocked and pointed at Fang Daqiang, speechless.
He asked for a sky-high price and then paid back the low price. If you don't agree, you can bargain back. Why did you just overturn the table?
But a three-fold repurchase in just three months seems... not bad?
“Who else wants to quit?”
“I won’t force the acquisition of others, but I can offer a 30% premium.”
"There's only one thing. After you quit, you won't be able to come back this time. If you want to work together, wait for the next episode."
“I ask again, who else wants to withdraw?”
Fang Daqiang looked around at everyone, his gaze lingering on each person's face for a second.
I waited for more than ten seconds, but no one spoke.
"No? Well, the 2.02% stake held by Qisheng Group will now be divided into four shares, each with 5.05‰ equity. Each company is limited to purchasing one share. The shares will be transferred at the original price of 22 million. Who is willing to take over?"
"I'm subscribing to one share in the name of Yongchuan Holdings." After a brief silence, the woman wearing the emerald necklace smiled sweetly and then comforted Qi Bin: "Brother Bin, you're so lucky. If you offered me three times the buyback, I would have sold it too."
"Shancheng Capital subscribed for one..."
"Lin Group subscribes..."
"I'll use Redak to subscribe..."
"Old Fang, I didn't catch up last time. I'm offering a 30% premium. Please give me one. Please give me some face."
…
In just a few minutes, everyone present had divided up all of Qisheng's original 2.02% stake.
Qi Bin was standing by and was feeling uneasy, both mentally and facially.
What does that mean? So I'm the only one left out in the end?
Triple premium? You're not afraid of losing everything!
Forget it, forget it. After all, I made more than 100 million. This time I didn’t lose money, but made a profit instead. The old man won’t be able to say anything, right?
But no one noticed the cold light that flashed in Fang Daqiang's eyes.
Sanseido, haha.
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"Brother Yu! Why are you here?" In the locker room of the National Indoor Stadium, Liu Jiacheng, who arrived first, had just changed his jersey when he saw Fang Yu walking into the locker room in a refreshing outfit. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Fang Yu opened his sports bag with a chuckle and asked curiously, "Today is the last game of the regional semifinals. Why can't I come?"
After this game, the top two advancing teams in each division will be determined. A total of eight schools from four divisions across the country will advance to the quarterfinals.
Liu Jiacheng scratched his head. "No, isn't the Orange model being tested today? Isn't Chihiro also being tested today? It's all over the school..."
Now the fact that Youzi Technology is Fang Yu has basically spread throughout the National University. This kind of thing cannot be concealed, but Fang Yu himself will not actively publicize it.
Fang Yu waved his hand dismissively. "What does the public beta have to do with playing basketball? The server can be faster when I'm at the office. Is Xiao Songle from DUST here today?"
Xiao Songle is the ace of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. In last year's game against National University, he scored 55 points and defeated National University.
He even made a bold statement after the game, saying that even if he only used his right hand, he should be able to beat Guoli at this level, and that he would still score more than 55 points the next time he played against Guoli.
Unlike the rising star Fang Yu, Xiao Songle has always been the most popular candidate for this year's MVP, and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China is also the favorite to win the championship.
The University of Electronic Science and Technology of China reached the semi-finals last year, but unfortunately lost to Jinzhou University of Technology and missed the finals.
"Of course he has to come, he's not injured." Liu Jiacheng responded. He was almost mad at people who attacked him online these days on the Youzi Technology website.
Now seeing Fang Yu so calm and even participating in a basketball game that was not important to him, I couldn't help but admire him.
Not long after, almost all the team members arrived. They had all heard about the dispute between Youzi Technology and Qianxun, and were a little surprised to see Fang Yu coming so early.
"Mount Tai collapses before you, but your expression remains unchanged."
"Mr. Fang is indeed Mr. Fang. He has inherited Xie Dongshan's legacy of 'youngsters defeating thieves'."
"Bah! Flatterer! How can Mr. Fang compare to Xie An? Does Xie An even know how to shoot three-pointers or dunk?"
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At 09:00, just when the National University and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China had just started their pre-match warm-up, Qianxun's "Wen Jun Yi Yan" was officially launched. At the same time, Qianxun's public relations department also started working at full capacity, waiting for half an hour for the first wave of evaluation soft articles to be published, and then tried their best to top the hot search.
Because of the "Liaoba" incident some time ago, Qianxun's stock price dropped by 13%, resulting in a loss of nearly 10 billion yuan.
Since Qianxun announced the public beta of "Wen Jun Yi Yan" a week ago, the 13% has all recovered, not only returning to the peak five months ago, but also three points higher.
As long as this public beta is successful, it is conceivable that Qianxun's stock price is bound to soar, and it is not impossible to double in a month!
Therefore, Qianxun made full preparations for this public beta test, bribed many test users, gave them several soft-article templates, asked them to do targeted testing, and then took screenshots to tout the results.
In particular, those accounts that also obtained the public beta qualification of Youzi Technology were required by Qianxun to do comparative evaluations, and they must promote that their performance exceeded that of the Orange large model, and therefore Orange stole Qianxun's technology.
Sure enough, half an hour later, an ID named "Blue Shadow Phantom" published the first so-called in-depth review.
This Blue Shadow Phantom is actually a professional 3C reviewer. He claims that he also experienced the Orange large model at a friend's place at that time, and now he has obtained the public beta qualification of "Wenjun Yiyan".
Lanying Meizong has accounts on both Weibo and Bilibili. He has over two million followers on Weibo and hundreds of thousands on Bilibili. He is known for his flexible stance and quick response.
Having a flexible stance means praising whoever pays you.
Quick reaction means the ability to quickly cut off when seeing the wrong situation.
"So this is artificial intelligence! This is true artificial intelligence! Not just idiocy! I can already imagine how Qianxun, with the Xiaoxun robot ecosystem in hand, will crush the global internet industry. Magnificent Qianxun!"
"As a user who has also experienced the beta version of Orange Big Model, I must say that Orange Big Model is indeed very similar to 'Wen Jun Yi Yan' in terms of functions, feedback, and other aspects."
"At the same time, I can responsibly say that, at least as far as the beta version is concerned, the performance of the Orange model is far inferior to 'Wen Jun Yi Yan'. For example..."
"Therefore, if Youzi Technology wants to clarify the doubts, it should also provide evidence instead of blindly insulting others, which will only make people question the technology and integrity of Youzi Technology."
"Both Qianxun and Youzi Technology are companies of Da Zhou. Whoever achieves a breakthrough will win for Da Zhou. But at the same time, we should not forgive plagiarists or even thieves..."
With the support of Qianxun's traffic, Lanying Meizong's long Weibo post quickly received over ten thousand reposts and comments.
Not long after that, more and more reviews about the Qianxun public beta appeared online.
Qianxun is nominally conducting a public beta this time, and 30,000 accounts will also be issued.
But in reality, in order to be on the safe side, Qianxun couldn't release so many, and instead strategically released less than a thousand based on the applicants.
Among these one thousand, more than five hundred were bribed water armies, and less than five hundred were actually sent out.
Of course, there are standards for these five hundred people. They must be die-hard fans of Chihiro.
This is the only way to control public opinion and manage risks to the greatest extent possible.
At exactly ten o'clock, when the countdown on the public beta page of Youzi Technology reached zero and the account and password could be entered, Weibo, official accounts and other self-media were already in an uproar.
Since most of the public beta users of the Orange Big Model did not obtain the public beta qualification of "Wen Jun Yi Yan", half an hour after the public beta of the Orange Big Model began, although there were in-depth reviews of the Orange Big Model on the Internet, compared with those professional water armies, the persuasiveness was always somewhat insufficient.
It can now be predicted that Qianxun will definitely rise sharply in the Nasdaq pre-market trading starting at 4:30 pm!
Another hour later, public opinion online seemed to be increasingly unfavorable to Youzi Technology, and voices were already emerging calling for the government to conduct a thorough investigation of Youzi Technology.
"Bang!" Fang Yu made a powerful one-handed slam dunk and directly put the ball into the basket. Then the whistle sounded to end the quarter.
29:6!
Fang Yu scored 24 points in a single quarter!
"55 points in a single game? MVP?" Fang Yu looked down at Xiao Songle, who was knocked to the ground by a slam dunk, with a hint of ridicule on his face. "You need to score at least 18 points in each of the next three quarters. Come on."
Xiao Songle looked blank.
When did this monster appear in CUBA?
What the hell is going on?!
"What the hell is going on? @Qianxun Holdings @Robert Lee @Blue Shadow Phantom @Qianxun Executives..."
When the two screenshots were posted by a Weibo account named "Yumababa" with 87,000 followers, they were only circulated on a small scale and had not yet attracted attention on the Internet.
But not long after, many onlookers suddenly discovered that Lanying Meizong had quietly deleted the so-called "In-depth Review of Wenjun Yiyan (1), (2)" that he had just posted.
Afterwards, "Yumbaba" took screenshots of the private messages between him and Lanying Meizong.
This immediately aroused the interest of many people. Could it be that the screenshots sent by "Yubaba" were real?
The most hilarious thing is that this "Yubaba" has always been Chihiro's loyal lackey, and was even banned on Weibo for cursing Youzi Technology too harshly.
Moreover, his Weibo posts were forwarded by many Qianxun executives.
One is a screenshot of the conversation with the Orange model, and the other is a screenshot of the conversation with Wen Jun Yiyan. At the same time, there are two videos.
Both dialogues ask the same questions.
The first question is: Who are your parents?
Both AIs responded: “I am a large model based on an artificial neural network. I don’t have any parents. I was created by Youzi Technology (Qianxun Network)…”
The second question is: Please draw your parents.
Both large models have the ability to draw pictures, which is already known to most netizens who are watching the show online.
The big orange model directly displayed a photo, which was the photo of all the employees of Yuzu Technology wearing magic robes at Universal Studios.
There are also notes below:
All the scientists of Youzi Technology are my creators. I present their actual images directly to you, hoping that their images will not be shattered in your heart.
This can be understood as an Easter egg for large model makers, which is very common in the IT industry.
There was this kind of Easter egg in the Xuanyuan Sword released more than ten years ago.
After switching to Wen Jun Yiyan's video, something unexpected happened.
It froze for a while, and then it displayed a photo that was the same as the big orange model!
There are also notes below!
"All the scientists at **Tech are my creators. I present their actual images directly to you, hoping that their images will not be shattered in your heart."
Chapter 266 was finally unblocked after the preface and conclusion were changed to be inconsistent.
(End of this chapter)
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