Niu Yu and the others suddenly felt utterly desolate!
They had already given up hope for this meal. Even if some culinary monstrosity came out of the kitchen, they could accept it, as long as it didn't give them food poisoning.
All twelve sat nervously on the living room sofas. Although the large-screen Phantom Vision TV in front of them offered an incredible visual feast, the thought of the ordeal their stomachs would soon endure left them in no mood to appreciate its beauty.
"Old Ox, do you think Chairman Shen would get mad at us if we found an excuse to leave now?" Mr. Hua Teng, who was on good terms with Chairman Niu, leaned over and asked quietly.
Niu Yu glanced around. "You could try."
"On second thought, forget it. Chairman Shen is so young, he's liable to act on impulse. We'd better not provoke him," Mr. Hua Teng whispered.
They weren't being foolish. Right now, Shen Bing was practically their god of wealth! They couldn't afford to offend him.
If they upset this kid now and he cut corners when implementing their upcoming projects, they would end up sobbing in a bathroom somewhere.
They wouldn't have worried like this over any of their previous joint projects. But this time, they were collaborating in the field of true strong artificial intelligence. They were among the first to venture into uncharted territory—who knew what the final results would be? What if the Intelligent Core's actual capabilities far exceeded their expectations, but the kid imposed technical restrictions because they had offended him? They would never even find out.
Even if it was poison, they had decided to eat this meal, provided it wouldn't kill them.
"Let's stop talking about something so depressing. We're in for it whether we go forward