Chapter 310 Is it a person? Not a person? (7200)
"Airport pick-up at 2:30 PM, arrival at the hotel at 3:20 PM, dinner at 7:00 PM, tomorrow morning at 9:15 AM, a symposium between Tesla and various sectors of Haixi, business talks at 10:30 AM, official lunch at 11:30 AM..."
A young man in his thirties wearing rimless glasses took a travel itinerary and concisely reported to Qi Liangcai the schedule for the reception of Musk.
Qi Liangcai frowned. "Wait, Li Zheng, I remember the previous version of the plan wasn't like this, right? Didn't Tesla propose to conduct a field inspection after landing and then arrange a meeting with Yuzi Technology?"
Li Zheng adjusted his glasses and smiled nervously. "After looking at the schedule, Deputy Chief Clerk Wang felt something was amiss. He said it wouldn't be a good idea to have a one-on-one meeting with Youzi Technology. He said Boss Ma had been traveling all week and hadn't adjusted to the time difference. He suggested we rest first, then have a welcoming banquet, and then arrange for everyone to come together the next day..."
"Change it back!" Qi Liangcai lowered his eyelids. "It's true that guests should follow the host's lead, but we should also make them feel at home and respect their wishes. They are here to invest, and we can't let them feel that we are interfering too much."
"However," Qi Liangcai changed the subject, "Deputy Secretary Wang's suggestion also makes sense. We can make two arrangements. After Musk arrives, we can first ask him if he wants to go back to the hotel to rest."
"After all, he's coming from Miami, and with a time difference of more than ten hours, he's certainly a bit tired. If he insists on the original schedule, we'll stick to it."
Li Zheng nodded as he took notes. "Zhang Yi, Youzi Technology previously replied that their company leader is only available in the afternoon. They may not be able to schedule time for tomorrow."
Qi Liangcai waved his hand dismissively: "I remember the person in charge of Youzi Technology is called Fang Yu, right? I've met this guy before, and he's quite sensible."
"Call them and tell them this is a major event for Haixi. They must have a broad perspective and cooperate unconditionally."
Qi Liangcai worked with Chen Shi'an for a period of time many years ago, and he visited Chen Shi'an a few days after coming to Haixi.
After seeing Chen Shian, Qi Liang realized that he was a dozen years younger than the other party, and his energy and spirit might not be as strong as Chen Shian's.
"Okay." Li Zheng took the pen and scribbled a few words on the notepad, then notified his subordinates to reprint the revised schedule and bring it over within five minutes.
"Master, do you have any other instructions?" Li Zheng put the revised schedule in a folder and showed it to Qi Liangcai again.
Qi Liangcai took a quick look and thought there was nothing wrong. He checked his watch and said calmly, "It's almost time, let's go to the airport."
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"Hello, Mr. Musk, welcome to Haixi Investment Inspection."
Seeing Musk walking down the gangway, Haixi County Mayor Qi Liangcai smiled and took a few steps forward, holding Musk's hands and shaking them up and down.
He never thought that Musk would come to Haixi for inspection, and it was Tesla that proposed it.
Last year, I heard that Tesla was going to set up a factory in Dazhou, and Musk was invited to visit Haipu, Yuezhou, Wuzhou and other places, but there has been no accurate news since then.
Originally, Haixi also wanted to fight for it, but for various reasons, it did not contact Tesla. However, unexpectedly, Tesla took the initiative to contact Haixi County a few days ago, hoping to arrange an inspection.
I have only been transferred to Haixi for a few days, and this is really a gift from God.
This is Tesla, the global leader in new energy industry!
It is said that the annual output of the factory to be invested in Dazhou this time must reach at least 500,000 vehicles. If the average sales of each vehicle is 200,000, the annual output value will be over 100 billion yuan.
The automobile industry chain has many upstream and downstream chains, and the output value of an automobile factory is at least three times that of the upstream and downstream chains.
A parking lot with an output value of 100 billion yuan can at least drive an upstream and downstream industrial chain of 300 billion yuan, which adds up to 400 billion yuan!
Although not all of the 400 billion yuan will be spent in Haixi, half of it is still 200 billion yuan.
Moreover, the electric vehicle industry is about to take off. Will production be even higher in the future?
One million?
That’s a total industry chain output value of over 500 billion!
Therefore, the standard of Musk's reception this time was quite high, equivalent to a foreign affairs activity, and people from relevant departments were specially called from Xinhao to participate in the reception.
The translator on the side translated Qi Liangcai's words to Musk. Musk also smiled and shook hands with the leaders of Haixi County one by one and said a few polite words.
"Mr. Musk, you must be exhausted from the long journey and haven't adjusted to the time difference yet. Do you want to go back to the hotel and rest for a while before continuing with your schedule?" Wang Yongzhong, deputy chief clerk of Haixi County, said.
Musk shook his head. "Thank you, Deputy Registrar. I'm used to this kind of work. I think we should stick to the original schedule."
"In addition to meeting with you all and understanding the investment environment in Haixi, the most important thing for me this time is the meeting with Youzi Technology. I hope to start a dialogue with Fang as soon as possible."
Wang Yongzhong was stunned for a moment.
In his opinion, Musk must have come to Haixi for its industrial and geographical advantages. After all, Haixi already has an automobile industry, a relatively sound related industrial chain, an ocean port, and labor costs are cheaper than Haipu.
But unexpectedly, Musk just got off the plane and without saying a few words, he directly changed the topic to Youzi Technology.
It seems like Haixi is just a side dish, and the main purpose is to come for Youzi Technology.
Qi Liangcai chuckled: "Mr. Musk is as hardworking as the people of our Great Zhou. No wonder he has achieved such success. Let's get in the car first and go to the harbor and then to the eastern suburbs according to the original plan."
Musk also experienced the Coaster.
There were seven or eight people in the car, including Qi Liangcai and Musk, Musk's assistant, Qi Liangcai's assistant, translator, security guard, and reporters.
Don't ever think that foreigners really don't understand business.
In fact, Musk appears to be outspoken and casual to the outside world, but he knows exactly who he can offend and who he cannot offend, and what kind of incense to burn when worshiping which Buddha.
Even if he doesn't understand, his staff will make him clear.
The airport is not too far from the Haigang Development Zone, and the drive takes only about 40 minutes. Along the way, Qi Liangcai pointed out the window and explained the development plan of Haixi to Musk. Musk nodded in agreement and was surprised to find that Qi Liangcai spoke English quite fluently and was familiar with the overall plan of Haixi.
When he learned that Qi Liang had only been transferred to Haixi for less than twenty days, he was even more surprised, and he couldn't help but raise his evaluation of Haixi.
However, compared with Haipu, Haixi still has a big gap, especially in terms of openness at the grassroots level and in finance.
If nothing unexpected happens, it will be more beneficial for Tesla to settle in Haipu.
Musk was thinking in his mind.
However, we can also let the negotiation team come and see what conditions Haixi can offer.
After all, we have to put some pressure on Haipu.
Qi Liangcai didn't expect Musk to give any feedback on the spot. An investment project of this level basically cannot be completed without a year or two of negotiations. Today, he just wanted to leave a good impression in front of the investors.
After looking at the two plots of land recommended by the Haixi local government, Musk directly asked Qi Liangcai to go to Youzi Technology for an exchange and discussion.
For him, this is the real purpose of coming to Haixi and what he thinks is the most important thing.
He originally invested in OpenaiAi because Google's Larry Page disagreed with restricting the development conditions of artificial intelligence, and even disagreed with restricting the power of artificial intelligence.
In fact, he has a very good personal relationship with Larry Page. He doesn't have a house in the Bay Area, so he stays at Larry Page's house every week when he goes to the Bay Area.
Because of this, he is very clear that Google may only need one step to completely open the door to true artificial intelligence in the field of AI.
But after Larry Page showed no desire to limit AI power and disagreed with the establishment of a so-called AI safety committee, Musk decided to set up his own company to compete with Google in AI.
This will ensure that any artificial intelligence that may reach the "singularity" will have an opponent and will not destroy humanity.
This company is OpenAi, which is currently adhering to the principles of a non-profit organization.
Because of this incident, even his friendship with Larry Page of more than ten years was completely broken.
Last year, he even sought out Obama and had a one-on-one conversation with him for nearly an hour, asking Obama to introduce a bill to restrict AI.
But what no one expected was that when Musk focused all his attention on Google and Facebook, the one that actually kicked open the door to AI was actually a startup company from Dazhou!
Moreover, he had never even heard of the names of the founders and key technical personnel before.
Musk was already worried about the birth of true artificial intelligence, and he was even more worried because this company was actually from the Zhou Dynasty.
Musk is a bit paranoid and likes to think about problems that seem to be unnecessary worries to others. Otherwise, he would not have started SpaceX.
Therefore, he had to see with his own eyes what the company did in order to dispel his anxiety, or even make him more anxious.
"Of course, no problem. We've already discussed this with the companies. You're all high-tech companies, so you must have a lot of common topics."
"We are looking forward to more companies like Youzi Technology settling in Haixi. We also hope to understand more of the needs of more companies through this on-site communication so that we can provide you with better services."
Qi Liangcai chuckled, but was a little surprised in his heart. He didn't expect that Musk actually attached so much importance to Youzi Technology.
"Well... Master, I would prefer to communicate with Fang alone." Musk blinked, his tone was humble, but his attitude was firm.
Are you kidding? If you guys are following me, what real situation can I see? What can I talk about?
Will AI destroy humanity?
Qi Liangcai's face changed slightly. He never expected Musk to make this request.
"Sure!" Qi Liangcai's mind raced through many twists and turns in an instant, but he only seemed to hesitate for a moment. "I believe that after Mr. Musk communicates with the person in charge of Youzi Technology, he will have a clearer understanding of our Haixi investment environment."
"After you visit Yuzi Technology, we've arranged a working dinner. It's not really a dinner, just some local specialties. Li Zheng, you'll accompany Mr. Musk to Yuzi Technology and then take him back for dinner."
When Li Zheng heard Qi Liangcai mention his name, he immediately nodded and picked up the notebook.
As soon as Qi Liangcai said this, Wang Yongzhong was obviously impatient, but after being glanced at by Qi Liangcai, Wang Yongzhong's eyes flashed, he endured it, and still didn't say anything.
Musk has dealt with countless similar bosses in the past two years, and now he can speak freely, no longer as immature and reserved as he was a few years ago.
"Your professionalism and dedication today have refreshed my understanding of Haixi."
"To be honest, I didn't know much about Haixi before this. But I didn't expect that in the Great Zhou, in addition to Xinhao and Haipu, there is a city like Haixi. I believe that under your leadership, this city will surely become better and better. I will have my negotiation team connect with you as soon as possible."
As soon as Musk got in the car and left, Wang Yongzhong said with a cold face: "Master Qi, how could you agree to let him go to Youzi Technology on his own? What if something goes wrong? This is an investment project with an output value of hundreds of billions! Who will bear the responsibility?"
"Also, why was the welcome dinner originally scheduled at the Guest House canceled? What kind of working dinner was it turned into? This is an important foreign affairs event. Earlier this year, when Musk went to Haipu, the entire Haipu team hosted a banquet for him!"
Qi Liangcai's expression remained calm as he chuckled, "Deputy Secretary Wang, please have more confidence in Haixi, and in the enterprises in Haixi as well."
"You said Haipu hosted a banquet, but has Tesla settled in Haipu now? Musk is an entrepreneur. When deciding where to settle, he only considers whether the area is suitable for his business development, how much convenience and support it can bring him, and whether it will hinder his operations."
"Pragmatism, efficiency, safety, and fairness are what these companies need. Times have changed. Colleagues, we all need to change our fixed mindsets."
After saying that, Qi Liangcai put on his hat, flicked his sleeves, and got into an H7 that had been following him.
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"Mr. Musk, we're here. This is the building."
The Coaster slowly stopped at the entrance of the National Innovation Base of Youzi Technology. Li Zheng couldn't help but frowned before he got out of the car.
What is going on?
There were no banners and no one came out to greet us. Do you even understand the rules?
Just as I was about to call and scold the contact person, I saw the automatic glass door of this small eight-story office building open, and a beautiful girl in an ivory dress came out.
He had been to Youzi Technology before and knew him. He knew that he was the human resources manager of Youzi Technology. It sounded intimidating, but he was actually a student at a national university.
"Where is Mr. Fang?" Li Zheng suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said lightly.
"Li Neishi, I'm sorry, Mr. Fang is in a very important meeting and asked me to come down and pick up Mr. Musk."
Chen Shuyao smiled apologetically at Li Zheng, then turned to Musk with a bright smile and said in English:
"Hello Mr. Musk, I'm Chen Shuyao from Youzi Technology. I'm very happy to meet you. I'm your idol. Oh, no, you're my idol. Sorry, I'm a little nervous seeing you."
Shen Shuyao stuck out her tongue, and Musk's eyes lit up instantly.
Smart, cute, and beautiful, his heart, which was torn apart by that woman Amber, seemed to be beginning to heal.
"It's an honor to meet you, Miss Shen." Musk smiled shyly.
Half is true, half is fake.
The first of Musk’s three tricks to pick up girls is contrasting cuteness.
Although Chen Shuyao is insightful and has a high level, she has never encountered a big shot of Musk's level playing this trick before. Although she didn't think about it in terms of gender, her liking for Musk has increased a lot.
"Mr. Musk, Li Neishi, please come this way. I will first show Mr. Musk around Yuzi Technology."
Shen Shuyao led Musk and Li Zheng into the elevator and went to the third floor first.
Li Zheng followed with displeasure, and when he reached the third floor, he was shocked.
Is it developing so fast? So many people have joined in just a few days?
He had just accompanied Qi Liangcai to Youzi Technology half a month ago. At that time, the third floor was still empty, with only fifty or sixty people. Now it seems that there are more than twice as many people.
As soon as Musk walked in, the entire open office area on the third floor was in an uproar.
There are many people in Da Zhoui, but the people in Youzi Technology are all young people, with an average age of less than 25. It is the time for them to make a breakthrough. Musk’s current reputation is almost unique in the technology circle. Which young person would not be excited to see the legendary Iron Man at this time?
Howard, who had been to space, was almost speechless.
Musk extended his hand and waved hello to the group of young people, and the scene became even more excited. The brave ones directly asked Elon if they could take a photo together, while the timid ones also took out their phones to secretly take pictures.
"Yuzu Technology is a startup company with only 280 employees. Nearly 200 of them have been employed for less than a month. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Shen Shuyao smiled embarrassedly at Musk.
"There should be only about a hundred people here, right?" Musk smiled and waved to the young people again.
Shen Shuyao nodded: "Yes, currently all the technicians who make large models of Youzi Technology are on the third floor. Fang Yu believes that this will speed up communication efficiency. This is our core department."
Core department?
Musk was shocked.
Did they just bring themselves in so confidently? This company has absolutely no sense of confidentiality; no wonder the model got leaked in the first place.
However, this also shows that they trust me. Maybe Fang Yu is also my fan? It seems that this time it will go smoothly.
"This side is the pre-training group and the long-distance associative processing group. Over there are the vision group, the reinforcement learning group, and the enterprise API application group. Oh, and by the way, the one standing on the table and yelling 'Elon, I love you' is Yang Zilong, the leader of our reinforcement learning group."
"The area over there is the Assessment and Analysis Group and the Alignment Group. Professor Hua Zecheng, one of the initial contributors to the Orange Model, is currently in charge of the alignment work."
"Most of our employees at Youzi Technology are in multi-functional positions and need to work across teams. Furthermore, we require every employee to work in the alignment team for one month after three months of working in their position."
Chen Shuyao looked extremely calm and told everything she knew.
She didn't know why Fang Yu told her that these things didn't need to be kept secret, but since Fang Yu said so, she naturally introduced them openly.
"So what do the rest of the employees do?" Musk couldn't help but ask, "There are only a hundred or so people here, so where are the other half?"
"Oh, and there are 64 employees who are our service partners. They mainly provide a full range of services to these talented scientists. Whether it's some administrative support within the company or solving daily problems, such as hiring a housekeeper and paying rent, these are all handled by our service partners, ensuring that these geniuses are not bothered by these trivial matters and can devote all their energy to innovation."
"There are about fifty or so employees working in our various project teams. They are on the other two floors. Fang Yu is having a meeting with one of these project teams today."
After that, Chen Shuyao took Li Zheng and Musk to the elevator hall again, took the elevator to the eighth floor, led the two to the reception room to get two bottles of bottled water, went to the adjacent conference room to take a look, came back and said with an apologetic smile: "Sorry, the meeting is not over yet, please wait a moment."
Li Zheng couldn't contain his dissatisfaction and slammed the bottle of water in his hand onto the coffee table in the reception room. "Ms. Shen, you should inform Mr. Fang to come down as soon as possible. Mr. Musk is a VIP guest of Haixi. How can you be so negligent?"
Chen Shuyao looked apologetic. "Li Nei Shi, I'm so sorry. This is indeed a very important meeting. You see, the original appointment time is 4:30, and there are still five minutes left. Fang Yu has always been very punctual, and he will definitely end the meeting before 4:30."
Li Zheng got even angrier when he heard this.
It’s just a small company and it hasn’t even gone public yet. What’s so great about it?
"Where is Mr. Fang holding the meeting? In the conference room next door?" Li Zheng twitched his lips and sneered, "Bringing in Tesla is a big deal for Haixi. Can you take responsibility if it goes wrong?"
After saying that, Li Zheng stood up and, ignoring Chen Shuyao's attempts to stop him, walked towards the meeting room where Chen Shuyao had just been.
With a "bang", Li Zheng unceremoniously opened the door of the conference room, and saw a young man in his thirties wearing glasses holding a laser pen and giving a lecture with various charts projected on the screen.
Fang Yu, wearing a sleeveless Nike shirt, was half-lying on a chair at the end, with his hands resting on his head and his legs crossed, listening to the report.
"Mr. Fang..." Li Zheng sneered and was about to speak when he saw Fang Yu frowning.
"Who let you in? Get out!"
Li Zheng almost didn't react.
What did he say just now?
"Mr. Fang, I'm Li Zheng, Qi..."
Fang Yu glanced at Li Zheng.
"Li Zheng? I don't know him. Get out! Can't you see we're in a meeting?"
Don't know me? You just saw me half a month ago, and now you say you don't know me?
Li Zheng's nose was almost crooked from anger.
"I'm asking you to get out, do you hear me? This is our company's trade secrets, what do you want to do?"
Suddenly, Li Zheng suddenly felt a terrifying aura coming from Fang Yu, which made it almost impossible for him to breathe. He could not help but take two steps back and just retreated to the door of the meeting room.
"Chen Xiaoying, close the door."
Before Li Zheng could recover from the shock, he saw a girl near the door slam the door of the conference room in front of her shut.
After more than ten seconds, Li Zheng finally caught his breath.
What happened just now?
Li Zheng glanced at the conference room angrily, with a hint of fear in his eyes.
Okay, you dare to do this to me, just wait and see how I’m going to deal with you.
Li Zheng stared at Chen Shuyao fiercely, but found that Chen Shuyao's face was red.
I returned to the reception room in embarrassment, and less than three minutes later, I heard the door of the adjacent conference room reopen. More than 20 young people passed by the reception room door while chatting, and took a curious look inside. When they found Musk inside, there was immediately another commotion.
Fang Yu walked into the reception room with a friendly smile on her face and her long legs swinging.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I just had a meeting. Mr. Li, you're such a jerk. You didn't even tell me you were coming. I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
"Hello, Mr. Musk, I'm Fang Yu."
When Li Zheng heard this, his eyes turned red.
Is this human language you're talking about?
But Musk was right next to him, and he couldn't show any abnormality. He looked at Musk with his face turned red.
But I saw Musk's face was full of horror.
He felt that Musk's expression was much more frightened than he had just been.
"It's you!!!??? Fangis!?"
"Fangis?" Fang Yu looked confused. "Who is that?"
Fang Yu was not worried at all that others would find out his relationship with Fangis through Chunriyou. He had already turned Chunriyou into an offshore company with a multi-layered equity structure.
And Youzi had already modified the original registration information.
Musk was shocked and angry: "Are you still playing dumb? We met at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the 1st night! And we even attended the Met Gala together on the 2nd!"
Li Zheng was both surprised and happy. He was surprised that these two people actually knew each other, and he was happy because it seemed that Musk hated Fang Yu very much. You offended me and you offended Musk. Let's see how you die!
Fang Yu was puzzled. "No. 1? No. 2? Brooklyn, New York? The problem is, I didn't go to New York. I even went to the amusement park with my girlfriend on the afternoon of the 2nd. If you don't believe me, ask her."
After that, Fang Yu put his arm around Chen Shuyao's waist, and Chen Shuyao nodded with a blushing face: "Yes, Mr. Musk, we just went to Happy Valley on the morning of the 2nd."
"Mr. Musk, did you recognize the wrong person?"
Musk was in a trance for a moment, rubbed his eyes, and looked carefully.
It seems that they are indeed not the same person. Fangis seems to have deeper facial features and a bit of mixed-race descent.
And if you look more closely, the two people's temperaments seem to be completely different, and their hair lengths are also different.
I haven't slept for more than 20 hours, so I really feel dizzy.
Are they all surnamed Fang?
Is this a coincidence, or?
"Mr. Musk, are you okay?" Fang Yu asked with concern.
"Sorry, I got the wrong person. I might be a little tired." Musk took a breath and smiled bitterly. "Aging is indeed a matter of moments. Even a few months ago, not sleeping for 20 hours was not a problem for me."
It turns out I recognized the wrong person.
Li Zheng couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard this.
After Musk reluctantly explained, he glanced at Fang Yu's arm around Shen Shu's waist without leaving any trace.
What a pity, this girl turned out to be his girlfriend.
Musk looked away and glanced around, just in time to see the Boundless Messenger hanging on Fang Yu's chest.
This is!
Musk immediately recalled the scene when he first met Fang Yu at the Oriental Columbia Building.
That's right! That Fangis has this thing too!
He didn't even take it off when he jumped into the water!
What’s going on!?
"Mr. Musk?"
Musk shuddered and looked up, just in time to meet Fang Yu's gaze.
There was a familiar hint of... teasing in his eyes?
Is it a person? Is it not a person? Is it a person? Is it not a person?
"Excuse me, Li Neishi, Miss Shen, I want to talk to Mr. Fang alone." Musk took a deep breath.
When judging a person, don't look at his butt, but look at what he does.
Personally, I believe Musk’s public expressions of concern about AI are genuine.
First, Musk was the only early backer of OpenAI to put up actual cash, $50 million. All other early pledged backers took nothing. Furthermore, this was a sponsorship, not an investment, and Musk did not demand any equity in OpenAI.
Second, Musk required OpenAI to be a non-profit company and to be open source, which was not confirmed by all early OpenAI employees.
Third, Sam Altman criticized Musk for calling for a merger between OpenAI and Tesla in early 2018. At the time, OpenAI was struggling with LSTM and making little progress. They were asking other backers to contribute, but others weren't paying. What would OpenAI do? They were just going to take advantage of Musk.
Fourth, after the OpenAI coup, a large number of people resigned. Most of these employees were engaged in startups in AI alignment and security, and many of them received investment or even sponsorship from Musk.
Fifth, Musk is one of the few Internet giants who, along with researchers such as Jeffrey Hinton, called for a six-month suspension of AI training.
Sixth, Musk is one of the few bigwigs who supports California's AI management bill and believes that the bill is too lenient.
Based on the above, I believe that Musk’s concerns about AI are real.
(End of this chapter)
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