Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 150 It’s a matter of life and death!
Huajing University's vigorous product launch did not affect the pace of Li Xu and his team.

Everyone once again immersed themselves in intensive study and work.

This kind of entrepreneurial life mixed with study time seems boring but extremely fulfilling compared to the rich extracurricular activities of other students.

Everyone was immersed in it, and their rhythm remained steady.

Under Li Xu's strong self-confidence, although no one knew why, everyone felt full of confidence.

Li Xu never considered Huajing University as a serious opponent.

But what Li Xu didn't expect was that he didn't regard his opponent as an opponent, but the opponent seemed to regard the campus card project of Peking University and Tsinghua University as a perfect reference.

This weekend, as soon as Li Xu returned to the dormitory, Zhang Chenghui told him a shocking news.

"Li Xu, your project is on the financial news!"

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, his brain stopped working for a moment, and he frowned and said, "It's on the financial news?"

Zhang Chenghui nodded and said, "I recorded it on purpose."

As he spoke, he turned on the TV in the dormitory, used the replay function, and selected yesterday's news.

Li Xu's eyes shifted to the TV. Zhang Chenghui did not lie to him, but the protagonist of this financial news was not Li Xu's project.

This is not a high-end financial news channel. It is just a financial channel in the city, an interview program with average ratings in the evening time slot, which broadcasts some interviews with entrepreneurs in the city.

The interviewee of this episode is Lei Lifeng from Huajing University.

Lei Lifeng, who appears on TV, is indeed calm and composed, unlike an ordinary college student. He spoke eloquently in front of the camera: "Our cloud-based campus card uses the most advanced NFC function."

The host asked: "What is the NFC function?"

Lei Lifeng patiently explained, "Simply put, NFC works on the principle of electromagnetic induction. When two NFC-enabled devices are close together, their electromagnetic fields interact, just like two little magic boxes that can 'induct' each other, converting the stored information into electrical signals and transmitting them back and forth."

"Many mobile phones already have this function, and it is foreseeable that in the near future, NFC will become a standard feature of smartphones. Once smartphones have NFC as a standard feature, who will still use physical cards?

"I can boldly predict that within five years, most physical cards on the market, such as campus cards and bus passes, will be replaced by mobile phone NFC cards. In the future, people will be able to travel across the country with just a mobile phone, and no one will need to carry a wallet anymore."

Zhang Chenghui looked at Li Xu, there was something indescribable in his eyes. At least at a certain moment, he felt that what the other person said was right. If Lei Lifeng was right, then wouldn't Li Xu be the one who was wrong?

Li Xu watched TV in silence.

I have to say that, in a sense, Lei Lifeng is a very capable person. At least he made the right judgment that within five years, wallets would become history. However, while the conclusion was correct, there were some deviations in the deduction process. It was not NFC but the QR code function that replaced the wallet.

Li Xu continued watching TV, and then Lei Lifeng and the host's topic somehow turned to Peking University and Tsinghua University, which was the project that Li Xu and his team were working on.

The host asked: "What do you think of the campus card system being promoted by Peking University and Tsinghua University?"

Lei Lifeng chuckled and said, "So, it still goes like that. If I accidentally end up in Peking University or Tsinghua University, wouldn't my life be ruined?"

This is a joke about the love-hate relationship between people from Beijing University and people from Peking University and Tsinghua University, but it is still funny when it is said in such an occasion.

The host laughed, then asked, "Do you think their project is not very good?"

Lei Lifeng shrugged and said, "To be frank, their physical card system is already outdated technology. Imagine one day in the future, when everyone can do everything with just a mobile phone, why would you still carry a campus card?"

The host thought for a moment and asked, "But that day hasn't come yet, has it?"

Lei Lifeng shook his head and said, "So we are the creators of the future."

The show hadn't finished yet, but Li Xu was already bored with the rest of it. He shook his head and said to Zhang Chenghui, "Turn it off. It's boring."

Zhang Chenghui asked curiously, "Aren't you worried?"

Li Xu asked curiously: "What are you worried about?"

"This opponent is coming with great force."

Li Xu looked at Zhang Chenghui with a half-smile and said seriously, "If I say I don't consider him as an opponent at all, would you believe me?"

Zhang Chenghui frowned and asked curiously, "Is their project not going to work?"

Li Xu sighed slightly, then said seriously, "The success of a project isn't determined by its technology. If technology alone determined everything, Tencent wouldn't be the best internet company in China. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Although Li Xu said this, he was very clear that the other party's project had such a high degree of overlap with his own that it would not be long before they would have their first head-on confrontation. He just didn't know what form it would take.

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After a period of time, the new version of the campus card was finally fully rolled out in Peking University and Tsinghua University.

In winter, the trees on the campus of Peking University and Tsinghua University become bare.

Thanks to the unremitting efforts of Xia Xiaohe and others, the school's shops, canteens, libraries, laboratories and other important places can be used for entry and consumption with the campus card.

The card swiping devices in shops, cafeterias, libraries and laboratories on campus are operating normally, and students can enter and exit freely and consume with the card.

Li Xu is also developing other functions in full swing.

In fact, after a long time, Xia Xiaohe, An Duoduo and others realized one thing.

As Lei Lifeng said, the campus card developed by Li Xu does not involve much technical difficulty. At least the implementation of basic functions does not have too much technical difficulty. However, the realization of those functions cannot be achieved by relying on technology alone. The key lies in coordination.

That’s right, if they hadn’t negotiated with the bank, they wouldn’t have been able to implement a fee-free version of online payment; without negotiating with the school, they wouldn’t have been able to renovate the access control system and library.

In a sense, this integration capability is more important than so-called advanced technology.

As time went by, it wasn’t long before the cloud-based campus card of Huajing University next door was successfully launched.

Entrepreneurs with investors are different from grassroots people like them. As soon as their cloud-based campus card was launched, it was once again on the financial channel.

Lei Lifeng introduced their cloud campus card on the show. This time, everyone in Li Xu's team watched it together on the computer in the conference room.

The atmosphere in the conference room was somewhat solemn, and everyone was staring intently at the computer screen.

Lei Lifeng said: "Our cloud campus card can be directly topped up through WeChat Pay. In addition, it can also be used to borrow books from the library. We can do the same things as the Tsinghua University and Peking University next door. The only difference is that we don't need to carry a physical card."

Everyone looked at Li Xu, wanting to hear what he thought.

Li Xu simply said calmly, "Well, how long is left until the defense?"

Tang Qiaoning said, "It's almost there, only two or three weeks left."

Li Xu nodded slightly and asked, "How long will it take for the social tree hole and matching functions to be available?" Xue Xue said, "It's already in the testing phase."

Li Xu looked at Liu Yunfei again and said, "Where is that key function?"

Liu Yunfei said, "Don't worry, the testing has been completed, and all terminal devices will be upgraded next week."

Li Xu nodded, silently noting down all the progress, and then said with a relaxed look: "The results will be out in a week or two, don't worry."

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What Li Xu and his team didn't expect was that the head-on confrontation with Huajing University would come earlier than expected.

Three days before the roadshow defense for the municipal competition, the winter sun was bright but a little chilly.

Li Xu was sitting in his office, looking at his computer screen and thinking about the next steps for the project, when he suddenly received a call from the event organizer.

The reason why the other party made this call was very simple. They needed to conduct a round of elimination between Li Xu's team and Lei Lifeng's team before the roadshow.

The reason is that the projects of their two teams have too much overlap in content, completely overlapping functions, and completely overlapping markets. The final investment team will definitely only choose one of the two.

Li Xu smiled slightly and agreed readily. He knew that Lei Lifeng must have received the call as well.

But it is unknown whether the other person's mood is as calm and free as his.

Three days later, Li Xu and his team arrived at the venue of the city-level competition.

It was a modern studio.

What Li Xu didn't expect was that there were actually many representatives from well-known domestic investment institutions among the judges in the city-level rematch.

The program also includes a broadcast recording of the financial channel.

Li Xu was not at all impressed by this channel that repeatedly disparaged their team's project from a Lei Lifeng perspective.

But it's also good this way. It would be quite pleasant to defeat the opponent fairly and openly in such a scenario.

Inside the studio, the lights are bright and the stage layout is simple and grand.

The audience sat in their seats, whispering to each other, full of anticipation.

The lights came on and the program began recording. The host, wearing a well-fitting suit, walked onto the stage in high spirits.

The host briefly introduced the purpose and rules of this episode.

The only two contestants stood on either side of the stage, each with a podium in front of them.

It looks like this is going to start in the form of an opposing debate.

Li Xu looked at Lei Lifeng opposite him and found that he was also looking at him with a strange look.

After the host introduced the rules, he simply said that the purpose of this episode was to rank the two teams' projects.

The host smiled at the end and said, "How about you two introduce yourselves first and say hello to each other?"

Lei Lifeng smiled and started first.

He said, "Hello everyone, I'm Lei Lifeng from Huajing University. I'm two years older than my junior Li Xu. On stage, we're rivals, but off stage, I hope to be friends with Li Xu. But I'm sorry, in this semi-final, only one of us can advance, and it has to be in our event."

The other party's words were full of hostility as soon as they opened their mouths, and the judges in the audience all smiled.

Then everyone turned their eyes to Li Xu to see how this younger entrepreneur was going to respond.

Li Xu also chuckled. He didn't speak immediately into the microphone. Instead, he waited until the crowd was completely quiet before slowly saying, "For our project, if we don't get a spot to advance, the worst outcome is that we continue to serve students from Peking University and Tsinghua University. But if Senior Lei Lifeng from the other team doesn't advance to the semi-finals..."

At this point, Li Xu's eyes were somewhat playful. "That means we won't be able to get subsequent financing, and this project will be dead."

At this point, the judges present were stunned for a moment.

Originally, Lei Lifeng's words could only be regarded as a provocation, but after Li Xu said this, the competition was suddenly escalated to a life-and-death level.

Has it determined who is superior and who is inferior, and also decided life and death?
The representative of Wansheng Capital sitting in the audience had a playful expression on his face.

As Li Xu said, if their project failed, the worst that could happen would be that they would have to go back to Peking University and Tsinghua University to continue working on it.

But Lei Lifeng's project is different. Although Lei Lifeng does not need a physical campus card, both research and development and server leasing are considerable expenses.

Without the subsequent injection of funds, this project will definitely decline, and if it fails to compete with Li Xu here, it will definitely undermine the confidence of investors.

It will be very difficult to obtain subsequent financing.

Unexpectedly, Li Xu saw this key point at a glance.

Sure enough, after Li Xu said this, Lei Lifeng's expression changed slightly.

But he was still very graceful, showing a seemingly calm smile, and seemed not to care much.

The host took over the conversation and said with a smile, "As expected, Li Xu from Peking University and Tsinghua University and Lei Lifeng from Huajing University are both top students from our country's top universities."

"It can only be said that great minds think alike. Unexpectedly, both parties came up with the same innovative idea for this entrepreneurial project: the campus card."

"On the campus card, both sides adopted completely different approaches. So, which team, Li Xu's more traditional approach, or Lei Lifeng's team, which uses advanced NFC and network cloud technologies, will be more favored by our investor judges?"

"First, let's move on to the first session. Both parties please introduce your projects."

This segment was actually just a formality, after all, all the judges in the audience had detailed project materials in their hands.

Moreover, when introducing the project, there is only a three-minute time limit, which means that not much can be introduced.

After a brief introduction by Li Xu and Lei Lifeng, the audience could not tell who was better.

It's just that most people seem emotionally more inclined towards vigorous and decisive projects.

The real highlight was the following questioning session, where the judges in the audience questioned both sides' projects.

Let’s take them one by one, starting with the swift and decisive project.

The spotlight was on Lei Lifeng, and he looked at the judges in the audience with a confident smile.

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ps: I'm sorry, I originally wanted to finish writing this story in one go, but something happened tonight and delayed me. Because my wife is already three months pregnant, there are some things that I really can't help, so I can only divide it into two chapters. I'll stop here for the time being. I apologize to everyone!
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