Prototype Complete

"Thank you for the trouble, everyone."

Wang Yi thanked the installation technicians. After conducting some preliminary tests and finding no issues, they politely took their leave.

"This is what we should do. If you encounter any problems in the future, Mr. Wang, feel free to contact us at any time. We provide free on-site service during the warranty period. We'll be leaving now."

"Alright, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

At that moment, a row of Blade Servers had already been installed in the top-floor room of Tenghao.

Additional electrical wiring and fiber-optic cables had been connected to meet the servers' requirements.

Besides that, Wang Yi had separately purchased various chips, ports, and cables. Later, he would further expand the servers' basic framework according to his own needs.

The specific adjustments would still depend on Lin Shiqin's own adaptability.

Once she could initially begin programming herself and gradually improve, it would ease quite a bit of Wang Yi's burden.

Wang Yi had also brought the skeleton upstairs. If necessary, Lin Shiqin could control it herself to carry out assembly work.

Just as Wang Yi finished the initial assembly, Lin Shiqin flew in through the window with the Silver Pendant wrapped around her.

The Silver Pendant silently returned to Wang Yi's wrist and coiled itself around it again, while Lin Shiqin plunged straight into the chips.

Although she had spoken lightly and acted decisively before, being killed for such a ridiculous reason had still dealt Lin Shiqin quite a blow.

"What? Shut yourself off?"

"Nothing of the sort. I just want to improve my functions sooner. Since the hardware is all in place, don't disturb me. Go downstairs and look through your materials. Don't worry about me."

Lin Shiqin's muffled voice came from the servers. One indicator light after another lit up, and the various systems gradually reached their optimal levels.

Lines of code began to continuously appear on the configured monitors, while windows popped up one after another as various optimizations began.

They steadily improved the compatibility between the Silver Chip and the servers.

"Fine, then take some time alone and calm down."

As Wang Yi spoke, he left the room and closed the Security Door behind him.

He had rented three rooms, with openings in the walls for data cables and electrical wiring. By now, the servers in all three rooms had been linked together for Lin Shiqin's use.

Only now could this modified Artificial Intelligence be considered to have completed its prototype. All that remained was for it to continually improve and upgrade itself while becoming fully compatible with the hardware.

Artificial Intelligence itself was inconvenient to expose and could not be directly monetized, but there were other ways...

Wang Yi returned to the Rental Room. Ma Dong and Liu Xiaoke were still with the Film Crew and had not returned. Whether it was Ma Dong or Liu Xiaoke, both would surely cherish this opportunity.

That left Wang Yi to make do with a few boxes of Instant Noodles before opening the Mote question he had posted earlier.

Sure enough, there still weren't any useful replies.

If it had not been difficult, he would not still have been unable to solve it. Even if all he needed now was a line of thought, it would not appear so quickly.

Many comments on Mote wanted to ask Wang Yi for his opinion on academic discrimination.

Wang Yi naturally could not be bothered to respond.

Meanwhile, Wang Yi's popularity within the country had already dropped considerably. Only one music-related trending topic of his remained in the top ten. Instead, he saw that Lin Shiqin had begun trending.

After the case had been solved, the confidentiality requirements naturally no longer needed to be so strict.

The paparazzi swarmed in like sharks smelling blood, continuously revealing the details of the case.

Lin Shiqin had already possessed a certain degree of popularity, and her looks had won her a group of die-hard LSP fans. When this case came to light, it truly left countless people dumbfounded.

Wang Yi glanced at the CPU usage, then spoke directly into the microphone.

"So, does seeing that some of your fans are standing up for you make you feel a little better?"

"I'm just an AI. I don't know what you're talking about."

Her voice came from the speakers, carrying a trace of emotion. Wang Yi felt that his employee's condition had improved somewhat.

"Fine, Miss AI. While upgrading yourself, please first learn about registering Offshore Companies. Register two Investment Companies under different names for me as backups, then help me register a Game Company in the country."

Now that he had a pitiful little assistant, Wang Yi was prepared to gradually begin accumulating capital.

"Registering Offshore Companies is no problem. I was already familiarizing myself with the process last night. Shouldn't the domestic Game Company be controlled by an offshore parent company?"

Having severed her ties with the mundane world, Lin Shiqin quickly got into the swing of things. And while using the little skeleton to write code yesterday, she had apparently already begun looking into the relevant procedures.

At that time, Wang Yi had not even told her what he wanted her to do, yet she had already prepared in advance.

"No. The Game Company must be completely separated from the Offshore Companies. There must be no connection between them. We're still short on money right now, but you can start looking for suitable people first. Once we have money, we'll directly build the framework. Remember to apply for a Game License as well. Applications should still be fairly relaxed now. And remember to connect with the ST Game Platform in advance."

All these elaborate arrangements were really just to avoid potential risks. They might never be needed, but once one was familiar with the process, company registration itself did not cost much.

Wang Yi would hold the relatively harmless Game Company himself, while everything else would be controlled by the Offshore Companies in the future, directly under Lin Shiqin's control.

For now, however, all these companies had only one living person—him, a bare-bones commander.

Still, Wang Yi only needed company shells for the moment and had no intention of hiring employees yet.

Even after the companies hired people in the future, Lin Shiqin would definitely handle most of the operations. They could simply use headhunters to recruit professional managers. Other than the Game Company, Wang Yi would remain firmly behind the scenes.

Even for the Game Company, he could present himself as a game developer who had been sidelined.

With Lin Shiqin keeping control and the core technology in his hands, he did not need to fear the company slipping out of his grasp.

Even the most reliable people could change, but Artificial Intelligence would not.

Company registration in this world was already very convenient and could be completed online. With an Artificial Intelligence that had already taken initial shape handling it, the process was extremely easy.

The offshore "Eternal" Venture Capital Company, and the "Truth" Holding Company.

The domestic "World Cultural Entertainment Game Company."

It looked like a fierce flurry of operations, but the combined funds in the company accounts amounted to only one million.

This was only because entrepreneurship was encouraged, allowing residential buildings to be listed as company addresses. Otherwise, he would have needed to rent office space as well.

And just like that, Wang Yi's ragtag operation had barely been assembled. All that remained was to keep filling out the framework.

Without accepting capital investment or giving away a share of the pie, the difficulty of getting started was worlds apart from using a PPT to draw in vast resources.

Sometimes, high-quality creative companies accepted capital investment not merely for the money, but also for the channels and resources held by the investors.

If you did not let others share the profits, why would they bring you along?

Rely directly on bank loans? Rely entirely on the founding team to struggle?

While you were painstakingly carrying bank loans and drumming up business, your competitor might take off the next second, waving checks backed by capital investment.

Before his cheat ability arrived, Wang Yi had actually intended to take that route—holding onto core technology so capital could not leave him behind, then gradually becoming one of the capitalists himself.

But now, at the very least, he could not possibly share the core interests connected to his goals.

He could still throw out some peripheral benefits to win over specific people.

As a dignified Legendary Mage, wasn't it only natural for him to keep the whole pie for himself?

First update~

Chapter comments are open now, though I probably won't reply to the old ones~