Li Rong's assessment had been right. After he had his secretary contact Phantom Immortal Technology's Administration Department, he soon received confirmation of a meeting—and Shen Bing would receive him personally.
When Li Rong arrived at Shen Bing's office, he found Shen Bing sitting leisurely behind his desk.
"Chairman Li, please have a seat!"
Li Rong had weathered his share of storms, but facing this young man barely in his twenties, he felt an inexplicable nervousness.
"Chairman Shen, I really am sorry about what happened earlier. I had no other choice."
Shen Bing pointed to the chair again. "Let's sit down and talk first! Didn't you say you wanted to cooperate on Dragon Scale Software? I'd like to hear exactly what you have in mind. If your proposal interests me, cooperation should be straightforward."
Li Rong dared not waste words. He quickly sat down and said, "Chairman Shen, regarding Dragon Scale Software—uh, no, I should say the Dragon Scale System—I personally believe it will be a history-making operating system. At present, your company uses a subscription model for it, with a base price of eighteen yuan a month. That isn't expensive, but it certainly isn't cheap either. Right now, there's only one artificial intelligence operating system in the world. Users have no alternative, so naturally, they're willing to pay. But if another operating system offered the same experience for free, would users still be willing to foot the bill?"
The corners of Shen Bing's mouth lifted slightly. "I have confidence in our company's products!"
Li Rong immediately replied, "Chairman Shen, before Facebook developed AI1I, I would have agreed with you. But according to tests conducted by experts in the United States, AI1I's intelligence is no worse than that of the Dragon Scale Intelligent Core. Now that the U.S. Government is boycotting