June 3, a little after six in the morning.
Capital International Airport.
Early that morning, Xu Zhengyang rode in the front passenger seat of a black minibus sent to pick Han Luyi up at the hotel. Zhao Wenyuan had arrived ahead of time to wait.
The vehicle looked unremarkable from the outside, but the moment the door opened, Han Luyi liked it.
Not only were the seats like sofas, but it also had crowd-pleasers such as a large television and a refrigerator. There were worktables in front of the seats, and even a coffee machine on the counter beside them.
After sitting down, Han Luyi asked Liu Yu, "What kind of vehicle is this?"
As Liu Yu answered, he understood the unspoken message.
Buy one.
Traffic had not yet backed up at this hour. The minibus soon reached the expressway and headed straight for Capital Airport.
Han Luyi made himself a cup of coffee with the machine on board. It was about on par with the hotel's coffee.
Zhao Wenyuan sat opposite Han Luyi, still looking troubled.
"Boss Han, we've sent our request over, but there's still no definite answer. Why do you think Glutinous Rice Ball didn't make the rankings? Even if its results were poor, it should still appear somewhere near the bottom," Zhao Wenyuan said. "And there's no way its results were poor. Version 0.9 ranked fourth, and 1.0 improved so much..." Han Luyi looked up at him. "Stop dwelling on it. Aren't they going to release the models' results? We'll find out then."
Zhao Wenyuan could not help giving him a thumbs-up. "Boss Han, you really are something. This hasn't shaken you at all."
Han Luyi shook his head. "There are hundreds, if not thousands, of rankings like this out there. Why should we care about