"This... okay, let me think about it."
Xiao Yi did not refuse in the end, after all, he was not a pedantic person.
Anyway, this amount of money is completely worthless compared to the US$10 million commission they will receive after the final project is completed.
However, this is the first time that I have so much money to spend, and it seems that I really don't know what to buy?
How to spend $150,000?
Waiting online, urgent.
Calculating the exchange rate, it seems that 6.5 RMB is equal to 1 US dollar now, which is equal to...
I'll do it!
Nearly 1 billion!
How many fully loaded Prodigy Eyess are this enough to buy?
Although the price of graphics cards has begun to rise rapidly due to the rise of mining, 1 million is still a bit much.
But obviously, it is impossible for him to spend this money on things like attracting Prodigy Eyes.
So what should I buy?
After thinking for a long time.
Suddenly his eyes lit up and he asked, "I want to buy a server, is that okay?"
"Of course that's totally fine! And it's quite reasonable."
Kleinrock smiled and said, "When the time comes, the purpose of the funds will be written on it. To run a dedicated server to simulate our protocol, it will not be a big problem."
"But what kind of server are you going to buy? Depending on the use, the configuration will also need to be changed. Of course, I have the connections to buy the best configuration at the best price."
Xiao Yi said, "I plan to try to see if I can develop a blockchain."
"Build a blockchain?"
After hearing what Xiao Yi said, the three people present showed surprised expressions.
"This is a bit surprising." Kleinrock said, "To build a blockchain, you do need a small server, but the construction process is quite troublesome and requires a lot of computer expertise. Can you do it alone?"
"Well... it should be done." Xiao Yi said, "I have also studied it in the past two days. Although it seems a bit troublesome, the problem is not big."
He had thought about this idea that day. Anyway, the concept of blockchain is also very popular now, and the country is also vigorously developing blockchain technology, so he will comply with the country's call.
Of course, he also wanted to put his mathematical abilities into practice and see if he could use his abilities in applied mathematics.
He has no prejudice against applied mathematics.
But after hearing his words, the three professors couldn't help but look at him deeply.
You, a student who has never studied computer science, are now saying here that building a blockchain is not a big problem?
Now they can't help but become curious about what kind of blockchain this guy can come up with.
"I think if you develop a mining algorithm with your mathematical ability, it might be even more powerful." Terence Tao said.
"This is also under consideration." Xiao Yi smiled.
"Have you really considered it?" Terence Tao raised an eyebrow, "If you really come up with it, I will help you promote it."
"Then thank you in advance." Xiao Yi said.
"Okay, I'll contact someone later and build a server for you."
Professor Crainlock said.
But at this time, Xiao Yi thought of another question. He will return to China next month. How will he take the server he bought here back with him?
"Well... that's definitely a problem."
Kleinrock thought for a moment, clapped his hands at the end and said, "Let's do this, you give us a delivery address in China, and then the goods will be shipped directly to China."
"Wouldn't this cause problems?" Xiao Yi asked.
"There is no problem. Although I applied in the United States, the funds can be used to buy things from any country." Kleinrock is so old and has experienced all kinds of things. "If this topic is a government topic, it may be a little troublesome, but since it is World Bank's, then there is no problem at all. Don't worry."
Hearing Kleinrock say this, Xiao Yi felt relieved.
"Thank you, Professor."
"It's okay, you're welcome, you deserve this."
Kleinrock waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
"So, is our meeting here for today? Let's get the procedures done as soon as possible. We will also attend Joint Mathematics Meeting at the end of the month."
"OK, so be it!"
Several people agreed.
But at this moment, there was a knock on the office door suddenly.
"Please come in." Terence Tao said.
They turned to look at the door, and then saw someone walking in.
"Huh? Professor Doggs, why are you here?"
After seeing this person, Terence Tao was surprised and said, "Aren't you supposed to be at San Jose now? Joint Mathematics Meeting will open soon, right?"
"Haha, Tao, long time no see. I just came here from San Jose."
The uninvited guest said with a smile, then his eyes turned to Xiao Yi, and then he smiled heartily, "This should be the famous young genius, Xiao Yi, right?"
"Nice to meet you."
After saying that, he stepped forward, stretched out his hand to Xiao Yi, and shook his hand.
Terence Tao also began to introduce, "This is Adam Professor Doggs, the current director of AMS. Of course, Professor Doggs is also a member of the organizing committee of this year's Joint Mathematics Meeting."
"Professor Doggs, hello." Xiao Yi nodded.
"I'll keep the story short, because I have to go back to San Jose for a meeting soon." Douglass said, "I came here specifically for the paper that Mr. Xiao recently published."
He said to Xiao Yi, "The Xiao's Polynomial Expansion you proposed in this paper has now spread throughout our mathematical community, so we also hope to invite you to the conference to share your thoughts on this new expansion method with everyone."
"This..." Xiao Yi was stunned. "Isn't Joint Mathematics Meeting about to start? Can you still arrange a time for me to give a speech?"
Dougs smiled and said, "They Princeton can all spare a day for you. Of course we can also spare time for a speech for you."
"Speaking of which, we actually wanted to invite you to give a report on Twin Prime Conjecture on our Joint Mathematics Meeting, but who would have thought that Princeton would make the announcement first, so we had to give up."
"But now Xiao's Polynomial Expansion has already shown a very powerful effect just a few days after its birth, so we also hope to use your speech to bring a surprise to all the participants of Joint Mathematics Meeting."
"I just don't know if you are willing, Mr. Xiao."
"I..."
Xiao Yi Feeling helpless, I finally thought, OK, I've already come here anyway, so this time is not the last time.
Then he nodded in agreement, but still said, "Of course I can only speak a little. After all, I have nothing prepared now and I won't be able to speak for long."
"Haha, it's best if you agree." Hearing Xiao Yi agreed, Dougs smiled and said, "A single report is only 45 minutes, so it doesn't take too long. You can also only speak for 30 minutes and use the rest of the time for communication. Maybe the participants will be happier."
Xiao Yi nodded. "Okay, that's it."
"Okay, then in one week, we will welcome you at San Jose." Dougs nodded, then looked at the time and said, "Then it's time for me to leave. Goodbye everyone!"
So the director, who had just arrived a few minutes ago, left directly.
"It seems like he's really busy."
Kleinrock said.
The other three nodded.
Time passed quickly.
About four days later, their cross-chain transaction protocol program was officially completed. After a simple simulation, its security was fully proven.
During the simulation process, they ran a "transaction account" on each of the two computers, and the transaction process occurred on a server in the UCLA computer laboratory. This server also served as the "third-party trading platform" in the cross-chain transaction process.
The end result was very successful.
When the computers representing the buyer and seller start running the transaction program, no matter what method they use, they cannot intercept the transaction information of both parties.
As a "server provider", they cannot intercept the funds of the two accounts based on their server data.
In the process of simulating hacker attacks, it will not have any effect.
"Hahaha! What a perfect deal!"
When the final result came out, Kleinrock laughed.
Some people from the UCLA Computer Science Department also participated in the experiment. They were all surprised when they saw the final results.
Tens of millions of attacks and zero data leaks.
The security of this protocol simply exceeded their imagination.
Their laboratory has always been studying blockchain and multi-party secure computing. They have also simulated the security of current cross-chain transaction protocols in the past. Faced with top hacker attack methods, it is impossible to guarantee 100% security.
And now...
For a moment, they couldn't help but look at the Chinese boy standing next to them.
According to Professor Kleinrock, the security of this protocol is largely due to the mathematical help provided by Xiao Yi.
Thinking of this, they couldn't help but wonder, if they are good at mathematics, can they really do whatever they want on the computer?
"Okay, let's call it a day!"
As the last simulation was completed, Kleinrock clapped his hands. "Pack the program and paper and prepare to send them to World Bank!"