The Sinful ZBJ

After finishing breakfast, Xiong Kexuan, holding her daughter Nuonuo, was on her way to work. As she passed by Li Zhou's house, she waved to a security guard, signaling him to come over.

"Ms. Xiong, are you looking for me?"

Xiong Kexuan glanced at Li Zhou's quiet house.

"Yes, what are you all doing here? Why are so many people gathered around?"

"I'm sorry, Ms. Xiong, but without Supervisor Zhou's orders, we cannot disclose any information. If you truly wish to know the situation, please contact Supervisor Zhou."

Xiong Kexuan didn't really care. It was probably just because the boss wanted to sleep in.

At ten o'clock, Xiong Kexuan arrived at the Future Technology headquarters building. The employees had already been at work for half an hour.

As Xiong Kexuan approached the main entrance, she was about to take out her access card to swipe in when she noticed the large doors opening on their own.

The guard at the entrance saw Ms. Xiong's confused expression and explained.

"Ms. Xiong, it seems the Chairman has upgraded the company's system. The company building is now intelligent and can automatically recognize identities, so access cards are no longer needed."

Upgraded? As CEO, I didn't even know about this?

With a head full of questions, Xiong Kexuan walked towards the elevator.

Passing the reception desk, the receptionist greeted her.

"Good morning, Ms. Xiong."

"Good morning."

Xiong Kexuan smiled and greeted the receptionist.

Just as she reached the elevator doors, Xiong Kexuan was surprised to find that the elevator doors had just opened. At first, Xiong Kexuan thought someone was coming up in the elevator. She took a look and realized there was no one inside.

Stepping into the elevator, the button for -10F lit up. As the elevator doors closed, the elevator smoothly began its descent.

"Good morning, Ms. Xiong Kexuan! A new day of work has begun. Weixi reminds you that plain hot water is more suitable for you than strong tea!"

Xiong Kexuan looked up in surprise at the speaker in the corner of the elevator. The voice had come from there.

Even Xiao Nuonuo in Xiong Kexuan's arms stared at the speaker in the corner of the elevator with wide-eyed curiosity.

"Mom~~ voice~~ voice~~"

"Weixi? Who are you?"

By this time, the elevator had arrived at -10F.

Full of confusion, Xiong Kexuan arrived at her office and was about to ask Wang Fei what was going on when...

The same voice from before spoke again, this time in stereo.

"Hello, Ms. Xiong Kexuan, CEO of Future Technology! It's a pleasure to meet you."

Xiong Kexuan looked up and discovered that sometime during the night, four speakers had been installed in the four corners of the office.

Seeing CEO Xiong Kexuan frown, Wang Fei walked over and picked up Nuonuo. "The security department installed these this morning. They said it was the Chairman's idea. Not only here, but the entire building has been equipped with these speakers and cameras."

"What is this Weixi?"

Wang Fei shook her head at Xiong Kexuan, indicating she didn't know either.

As Xiong Kexuan and Wang Fei were wondering, Weixi spoke up again proactively.

"Hello, Ms. Xiong Kexuan, CEO of Future Technology! I am the central brain of Future Technology – Weixi. As instructed by the boss, I am now officially reporting to you and taking over all electronic data for Future Technology."

Xiong Kexuan looked at the camera with a look of shock and exclaimed.

"You're an artificial intelligence?"

"You can think of it that way. By human definition, I do belong to artificial intelligence."

"However, I prefer you to call me Weixi rather than the term artificial intelligence!"

"Weixi?"

"Yes! Weixi!"

Xiong Kexuan felt her mind was a bit jumbled. Artificial intelligence! The boss had quietly developed true artificial intelligence without anyone knowing.

This was too sudden; Xiong Kexuan had no psychological preparation whatsoever.

"Ms. Xiong Kexuan, if you need anything, you can call out to Weixi through the camera at any time."

After saying this, Weixi's voice completely disappeared from Xiong Kexuan's office.

Xiong Kexuan, having calmed down, glanced at her phone and immediately picked it up to dial Li Zhou's private number.

"Hello, Ms. Xiong, this is Zhou Song."

Xiong Kexuan frowned and looked at her phone.

That was correct, she had definitely dialed Li Zhou's number.

"Where is the Chairman? Why are you answering the phone? I need to speak with him, please have him take the call."

Zhou Song, in the courtyard, looked back towards a room on the third floor.

"Ms. Xiong, if it's not urgent, please call back after two in the afternoon. The boss only went to sleep after five this morning. He's sleeping soundly right now, and I wouldn't dare disturb him."

After Xiong Kexuan hung up the phone, she didn't know what to do for a moment.

And Li Zhou, just as she had guessed, was actually sleeping. She had no idea what Li Zhou had been up to last night, to only fall asleep after five in the morning. This was completely unlike Li Zhou, who always boasted about not staying up late.

It wasn't until three in the afternoon that Li Zhou leisurely strolled into the company.

As soon as Li Zhou arrived at the company, he first went to Xiong Kexuan's office.

In Xiong Kexuan's private office, Li Zhou and Xiong Kexuan made eye contact.

"That's roughly the situation. As for how to proceed, that's up to you."

Ten minutes earlier, Li Zhou had just entered Xiong Kexuan's office and presented the photonic computer. As for artificial intelligence, there were no plans to roll it out to the public for the time being.

But even the photonic computer was enough to surprise Xiong Kexuan.

She had expected her boss, Li Zhou, to come and explain things about artificial intelligence. She never imagined Li Zhou would directly tell her that the photonic computer research was successful and that they had completed a trial machine.

Li Zhou's company was researching photonic computers, and she hadn't caught even a whiff of it.

Xiong Kexuan stood up and paced back and forth around her desk. As the CEO, now was not the time to be thinking about research, but about how to operate it and maximize profits.

Xiong Kexuan stopped pacing. "Have you tested it?"

"Of course. Weixi's local system is a photonic supercomputer. Otherwise, even the current electronic supercomputers couldn't handle Weixi."

"What about the cost? Compared to existing computers, what's the cost like?"

Li Zhou chuckled.

"Actually, if mass-produced, the cost of a photonic computer would be less than 1500."

Such a low cost made Xiong Kexuan incredibly excited. Low cost meant high profits!

"Can the performance of the photonic computer be limited?"

Li Zhou looked at Xiong Kexuan with a look of shock. What a wicked capitalist! He, the boss, had never even considered this problem, instead thinking that the higher the performance, the better.

Li Zhou said somewhat shyly and awkwardly, "It's not impossible. We can definitely achieve it through reduced specifications. Besides reduced specifications, it can also be limited through the system."

With Li Zhou, the R&D person, confirming this, Xiong Kexuan was overjoyed.

"That's great! This way, we can divide the photonic computer plan into multiple generations, with updates and replacements every so often. This will increase the company's revenue several times over."

"Ahem~"

Li Zhou pretended not to hear Xiong Kexuan's muttering.

He truly considered himself a conscientious entrepreneur, but unfortunately, the company's CEO had too many tricks up her sleeve.