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Chapter 608 [Extra] The Meeting of Two of the World's Richest Men
The US ban on TikTok is only a postponement; negotiations will continue regarding whether to extend it before the first grace period expires.

Things can be postponed once or twice, but not three times. I estimate that three postponements are the limit. At that time, we must come up with a solution that is acceptable to both parties.

It's also possible that after only two extensions, an ultimatum will be issued.

Because Chen Guiliang has recently gotten himself into a pretty big mess!

The NPU architecture in mobile phone chips is so powerful, so this design concept can certainly be applied to AI training chips.

Chen Guiliang then developed the Pangu M1 chip, which, although using a 7nm process, has a single-chip computing power equivalent to 60% of NVIDIA's 3nm chip. Moreover, it has higher training efficiency and better results in affective computing and multimodal understanding.

Combined with the Tianwen S2's ultra-low training cost of only 1/200, the Pangu M1 chip dealt a fatal blow to Nvidia. American companies that had heavily invested in AI were now on high alert.

They will unite to launch a comprehensive crackdown on Chen Guiliang's company.

But such an encirclement is definitely ineffective, because Chen Guiliang has achieved localization of everything from lithography machines to chips to large AI models by purchasing technical blueprints from online stores.

In the commercial sector, the Tianwen S2 is priced at only one-thirtieth of comparable AI models. Even small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe and America are voting with their feet by using the Tianwen platform to train their AI.

Especially in India, dozens of AI companies emerge every year, using Tianwen S1/S2 while boasting that they are original Indian creations.

The US stock market has recently experienced significant volatility as a result!
On April 1, the Forbes World's Billionaires List was released.

First place: Chen Guiliang, $3880 billion. An increase of over $1000 billion in two years.

Second place: Elon Musk, $3010 billion. Due to the impact of Tianwen AI, his net worth has shrunk by more than $400 billion compared to the other timeline.

Third place: Zuckerberg, $2160 billion.

Looking at the top three on the global rich list is quite strange. The first is significantly ahead of the second in terms of assets, and the second is ahead of the third.

Musk visited China at the end of April.

He first spent two days in Shanghai, one day inspecting the Tesla factory and the other day consulting with local leaders. Then he flew to Beijing to discuss the issue of rare earth export restrictions, hoping to obtain an export license for the use of rare earth magnets.

……

“The Chinese food at this restaurant is great; I’ve eaten here twice before,” Musk told his girlfriend.

His girlfriend's name is Sivon Zilis, and she's about the same age as Chen Guiliang. She worked in data and machine learning at a venture capital firm early in her career, joined the OpenAI team at 29, and then joined the autonomous driving and chip design team at 30. She is now a board member of OpenAI, focusing primarily on brain-computer interface projects.

Of course, she also had a job of having children for Musk, giving birth to three boys and one girl (including a pair of twins) in four years.

Musk currently has at least 14 children.

Why do I say "at least"?
Just two weeks ago, 26-year-old American social media influencer Ashley St. Clair had a paternity test done on her child. The report showed that the child was indeed Elon Musk's.

Who knows when another woman will pop up with a paternity test result claiming she also had a child with Musk.

“Take a picture of the service here, they’re really great,” Musk said to his entourage.

He came to dinner today, and even brought a live-streaming team with him.

Chen Guiliang was already in the private room, with Bian Guanyue sitting next to him, and she had already started her live stream.

"Wow, is this my sister-in-law?"

"Sister-in-law is so beautiful!"

"Hello Professor Bian, I have taken your course on the appreciation of traditional Chinese music."

"Is she your sister-in-law or a professor?"

"Listen up, he's a professor from Peking University!"

"Sister-in-law, I'm your fan. I've been a fan of yours for almost 20 years."

"Sister, kill me!"

"..."

Chen Guiliang looked at the comments and was both amused and exasperated. He said to Bian Guanyue, "You've stolen all the limelight."

Bian Guanyue waved to the camera: "Hello everyone, I am Bian Guanyue."

Having acquired the system for about a year and a half, Chen Guiliang has obtained various items, including accessories for women (which increase female charm).

He also won a youth-preserving pill in a lottery, which can delay aging (it has nothing to do with lifespan, it's purely for maintaining good looks).

Chen Guiliang simply bought a few more Youth Preservation Pills, giving them not only to Bian Guanyue, Tao Xue, and Xu Fengyin, but also to his parents, grandmother, maternal grandfather, and maternal grandmother when he went home for the New Year. It seemed that the elderly did not change much after taking this stuff, except that their wrinkles and gray hair were slightly reduced.

Bian Guanyue was already very beautiful, and with the added effects of her accessories and the anti-aging pills, as well as her status as the wife of the world's richest man, she completely captivated the viewers in the live stream.

Even female netizens would find it hard to be jealous of her, because she is so outstanding that she is simply not on the same level.

After chatting with the viewers in the live stream for a few minutes, Musk and his entourage arrived.

Chen Guiliang and Bian Guanyue stood up to greet them. The two introduced themselves and shook hands, while the live chat was flooded with comments like "Kings meet kings".

Musk also did a live stream on his own platform, and the chat was full of comments like "China's Chen" and "China's Chen's wife is so beautiful."

After they were seated, Chen Guirong, the cousin, personally came to serve them.

After a brief chat, the screen was removed, revealing a whole performing group. There were traditional instruments such as the pipa, erhu, and xiao, as well as foreign instruments like the piano and guitar.

Chen Guiliang explained, “More than 800 years ago in the Yuan Dynasty of China, there was a musical art called Xiaochang or Xiaoqu, which has undergone many changes over time. This song, Banqiao Daoqing, was rearranged by my wife, incorporating some modern musical elements, making it more suitable for the auditory aesthetics of modern people.”

Musk even argued about this: "My ex-girlfriend Grimes was also a singer and songwriter, and she voiced Lizzy Wizzy in Cyberpunk 2077."

After saying that, the guy added smugly, "She gave birth to a son and a daughter for me."

Sitting next to Musk, Chilis, instead of expressing displeasure, looked at him with admiration. It seemed that her boyfriend's promiscuity was something she was proud of.

But in both the Chinese and American live streams, the chat was filled with mockery, clearly indicating strong displeasure with Musk's remarks. Pre-dinner refreshments were served, and the performance officially began.

Bian Guanyue made a significant adaptation of "Banqiao Daoqing". The main melody is still played by traditional instruments such as the pipa, but foreign instruments such as the piano are added to the basic layer, and even popular drums are added to the rhythm layer. The interlude is also accompanied by strings, pipes and other instruments to enhance the ambiance.

The singer's vocal technique is closer to popular singing style, reducing overly theatrical vibrato. The rhythm is also more dynamic, unlike the original song which sounded somewhat sluggish.

Bian Guanyue began experimenting with this kind of adaptation several years ago, but academic opinions on it are mixed. It is highly acceptable to the general public, but it has not been able to truly become popular, with only a small group of die-hard fans who love it to the core.

In an awkward situation.

At this moment, however, the performance has a different effect, because the world's first and second richest people are sitting there. The music they're listening to must be incredibly sophisticated!

"I love it! This is the real Chinese style!"

"Damn, the lyrics blow today's trashy Chinese-style songs out of the water."

"Nonsense, the lyrics were written by Zheng Banqiao."

"The melody and arrangement are amazing too."

"Sister-in-law, I love you!"

"What the hell? You love your sister-in-law, huh?"

These are the comments in the Chinese live stream chat.

Meanwhile, in Musk's English live stream, phrases like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Kung Fu," and "Dragon Warrior" appeared repeatedly.

Before the first little song was even finished, the first main course had already been served.

Musk whispered to his girlfriend, explaining that he had tried this dish last time and really enjoyed it.

Chen Guiliang secretly used the [Bond Contract] on Musk, and after a series of system checks, it was indeed impossible to form a "Master-Slave Contract".

The following bonds are available for selection: rival, friend, close friend, confidant, both friend and foe, and best friend with whom you can talk about anything.

Chen Guiliang repeatedly compared the terms "confidant" and "close friend with whom one can talk about anything," and ultimately chose the latter, reminding himself to be extremely careful with his words. This is because the bond effect works in both directions.

Chen Guiliang really wanted to send a card to Musk's girlfriend as well.

But thinking about it, I decided against it. With Musk's selfish personality, even if I hooked up with his girlfriend, it wouldn't make any difference.

[A Best Friend with No Regrets] The moment their bond was formed, Musk suddenly felt that Chen Guiliang was very much to his liking. He had a strong urge to confide in him and wanted to tell him about his recent troubles, but in the end, he forced himself to hold back.

Chen Guiliang asked, "It seems there are many people in the United States who oppose you?"

Musk held back for a while, but couldn't help but blurt out: "They're all a bunch of idiots!"

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "Now many Chinese netizens say that you are the 'American version of Zhang Juzheng'."

"Who is Zhang Juzheng?" Musk asked curiously.

Chen Guiliang said, "A reformer from hundreds of years ago in China temporarily pulled the declining Ming Dynasty out of its financial quagmire. But during his reforms, he faced opposition from countless people. After his death, the emperor even exhumed his grave, whipped his corpse, stripped him of all honors, and confiscated the property of his family. This was because he had taken away the interests of too many people."

Musk remained silent, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

He suppressed an inexplicable urge to confide in others and managed not to reveal his troubles in public.

Musk is wondering: It's strange, why do I always feel like I want to confide in him?

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "I recommend you read a book called '1587, A Year of No Significance'. It has an English version and has been adopted as a textbook by many American universities."

“I will read it,” Musk said.

Chen Guiliang glanced at the live stream chat: "Some Chinese netizens want me to invite you to stream yourself playing games."

Musk's face immediately darkened.

Two weeks ago, he streamed himself playing Path of Exile 2, but was repeatedly crushed by the tutorial boss, which drew fierce ridicule from netizens and made Musk angrily end the stream.

Sure enough, when Chen Guiliang said those words, Musk's live stream immediately erupted in cheers.

"Elon, promise him you'll play games with Chen from China."

"I suggest you switch to a game with simpler controls, so you don't get killed by the tutorial boss again."

“You can do it. I’ve seen Chen Wan’s OE game before, and his gaming skills are on par with yours.”

"Musk, quickly prove your title as the king of boosting with your skills!"

"..."

Chen Guiliang said to his live stream, "Old Ma didn't refuse, so it seems he accepted."

After saying that, he repeated it in English, which made the American viewers in the live stream laugh and send out a bunch of funny emojis.

Musk said, "Play PUBG. I like multiplayer games; games where you have to fight bosses are boring."

Chen Guiliang immediately said to the live stream: "I'll be playing PUBG with friends tonight afternoon. Everyone is welcome to come and snipe me. I'm very resilient to pressure, and I won't be forced to end the stream like Lao Ma did."

In early 2017, Youke launched "PUBG" and resolutely cracked down on cheating. Over the years, countless accounts have been banned to prevent the game from becoming full of cheaters.

As a result, PUBG has been operated by Youke as an evergreen game, and it remains extremely popular worldwide after so many years.

Chen Guiliang and Musk didn't talk about anything serious; they just ate, listened to music, and chatted. After the meal, they went to Chen Guiliang's house, where there was a whole room full of various game consoles.

The number of viewers in both of their live streams skyrocketed, and news of them having dinner together immediately became a trending topic.

Countless netizens are eagerly anticipating the two tycoons' hilarious antics. Many others have logged into the game early, hoping to snipe them in PUBG and achieve the astonishing feat of defeating the two tycoons in a single game.

(End of this chapter)