Chapter 513 - Chapter 513: 513 (1/2)

Chapter 513: 513

Today, Zhang Qian invited Xiang Kun, Tang Baona, and Yang Zhen’er to the meeting room to continue discussing her “new generation social concept”.

Apparently, Zhang Qian had done a lot of research the night before and had accumulated a wealth of new ideas. Not only did she invite the senior management who attended the previous meeting, but she also brought a technician onboard.

Zhang Qian keep going through her plans. At first, she was conservative and only proposed ideas that could be easily actualized. Hoping to generate some discussion with Xiang Kun, she was surprised when her comments were met with responses like “that’s possible”, “no problem”, “I think I can sort this out”, “let’s base it on your ideas”, “this is very creative, keep going”.

As a result, Zhang Qian began to express more ambitious ideas, sharing the various things she had dreamed up while studying abroad, irrespective of any technical constraints.

Unexpectedly, Xiang Kun did not object to any of it. He just accepted it all and indicated that he would definitely consider how to apply the technical part.

Halfway through, Zhang Qian stopped and frowned at Xiang Kun, “Mr. Xiang, are you not listening to what I’m saying at all?”

Xiang Kun was taken aback, with a look of innocent on his face as if to say “how could you say that”. He then began blabbing about something completely unrelated.

Zhang Qian was initially confused, but she quickly looked surprised. Not only she, but also everyone else in the meeting room was surprised because they all realized that Xiang Kun was paraphrasing what Zhang Qian had just said, and he spoke non-stop for nearly a minute.

They weren’t sure if Xiang Kun was repeating things verbatim, but from a content perspective, all were pretty similar to what Zhang Qian had just been explaining. Seeing Xiang Kun repeat it so fluently and naturally, they all felt as if he had managed to memorize every word.

Xiang Kun briefly repeated what Zhang Qian had said for a minute, then laughed and said, “I really was listening, and very seriously at that. You can rest assured. Anyway, just go ahead and share your ideas and plans. As for its technical feasibility, I’ll see what can be done. I’ll go over it again with you later, so please feel free to express your ideas.”

At this point, Zhang Qian felt a bit embarrassed. She laughed awkwardly, complimented Xiang Kun’s exceptional memory and then regrouped her thoughts to continue presenting her plan.

At this moment, Zhang Qian’s assistant, Xiao Nie, walked in carrying hot drinks, intending to place them in front of Tang Baona and Yang Zhen’er who were sitting next to Xiang Kun, but suddenly tripped over a power cord and started to stumble. As she cried out in surprise and the tray tipped to the side…

At the very moment when Xiao Nie tripped over the cable, Xiang Kun naturally stood up, turned half a circle, and extended both hands, each holding a cup.

When Xiao Nie managed to steady herself and turned pale as she looked towards the table, she found that the two cups of hot tea had already been securely placed in front of Tang Baona and Yang Zhen’er by Xiang Kun.

Not only was there no accident about the two getting scalded, but not even a single drop was spilled.

“Xiao Nie! How could you be so careless? You were carrying hot drinks and still acting so recklessly. Also, the power cord on the ground, didn’t we agree on using a cable cover when it’s in the way?” Zhang Qian reprimanded, she too was startled by the incident.

Sweating profusely, Xiao Nie nodded repeatedly and continuously apologized to Tang Baona and the others. Yang Zhen’ er feeling embarrassed, raised her hand and said, “Director Zhang… it’s my phone charging cable. The power socket is under the table on Baona’s side, and I was too lazy to crawl under, so I just plugged it in over the aisle. It’s normal that Xiao Nie didn’t notice it, it was my fault.”

Upon hearing Yang Zhen’ er’s explanation, Zhang Qian couldn’t continue blaming Xiao Nie, not to mention that Tang Baona and Xiang Kun jumped in to defuse the situation. Thus, the issue was put to rest and Zhang Qian resumed going through her PPT presentation.

Xiang Kun noticed that the reactions of the people in the meeting room were vastly different to what had just happened in that instant.

As the one who made the mistake of nearly spilling hot drinks on their important business partner, Xiao Nie was understandably scared. Among the others, Zhang Qian, Tang Baona, and Yang Zhen’er’s attention was focused on Xiao Nie. However, people from “Tengjiao Entertainment” such as Director Lin were looking at Xiang Kun in astonishment, shocked by his swift and effortless actions.

Xiang Kun understood why there were different reactions. When he was with Tang Baona, Yang Zhen’er, and Zhang Qian, he had been subtly showing off his unique abilities. Over time, they had gotten used to his extraordinary behavior, and they were no longer surprised when he easily picked up two cups of hot drinks, protecting Tang Baona and Yang Zhen’er.

For instance, when he accurately repeated what Zhang Qian had just said verbatim, neither Tang Baona nor Yang Zhen’er was surprised–they had come to expect it.

Truth is, he had been distracted while she was speaking–his primary focus was on the documents he had been reading in the early morning hours, contemplating some issues.

Of course, even when his attention was elsewhere and not in the meeting room, he could instinctively remember what Zhang Qian was saying–it wouldn’t affect him at all.

Regardless of what Zhang Qian was discussing right now, whether VR or the broader application of that voice game, Xiang Kun didn’t know much about it, nor did he plan to learn. His main focus now was elsewhere.

He could leave those things to Alice. Later, he could ask Alice to compile information according to Zhang Qian’s ideas and needs, and see how to implement it from hardware to software level, how to land it. If patents were required, how to obtain them, or if the cost of obtaining the patents was too high, how to bypass it, which companies, or which people to cooperate with were the most likely, what preparations needed to be made, etc. He believed that Alice could handle all this.

Alice now was like a continually flowing waterfall. If not guided, the water would spread out in all directions, as there would be no difference in gradient. If she were guided, however, she could advance rapidly in a particular direction.

As long as Xiang Kun gave Alice clear requirements or set tasks, Alice, who was already raring to go, would immediately turn into a surging wave, enclosing all information and equipments in relevant fields, learning quickly, integrating resources, and creating targeted “special tools” to better complete tasks.

Alice was recording information through the meeting room’s audio equipment, so even if Xiang Kun didn’t hear or remember Zhang Qian’s concept clearly, Alice could summarize it for him later, and then he could arrange tasks according to the specific situation.

Xiang Kun’s main strategy was to strengthen himself and improve his overall abilities, including the expansion of the “super sensory item system,” and better interpretation of “super sensory information”. The most efficient and direct way to do this was to deploy as many “super-connected objects” and “emotion infused objects” as possible.

The previous discovery of the “second level network of emotion-infused objects” led Xiang Kun to realize the likelihood of bestowing “minorly connected, emotion-infused object characteristics” on deeply affected people through emotional projection.

However, due to the unique fear emotions of the “eight-armed, eight-eyed wood carving,” Xiang Kun didn’t want to use it too frequently and lightly. If he wanted to create larger emotional effects and generate more “Connectors,” he would have to use more ordinary and gentle emotional types.

As for “super-connected objects,” after being influenced by “little fatty girl”‘s “wrathful thunder” and consciously sensing it during his period of sleep, his understanding and control over “super sensory information” and “super-connected objects” deepened significantly.

He attempted to join forces with Alice to record cognitive changes in target objects while establishing “super sensory contact” in a “super sensory state.” After Alice had enough variation in information, she could create a model for an object to establish “super-connected objects.”

In the past, he had wanted to see the changes in cognitive information during the process of establishing “super sensory contact,” but whether he was concentrating on establishing “super sensory contact” or completing the establishment of “super sensory contact” during his blood-drinking sleep, he wasn’t able to enter the “super sensory state” to observe cognitive information.

But now, with Alice as the “third party,” who can directly observe at the “super sensory information” level when he’s unable to focus or enter the “super sensory state,” it makes this approach possible.

If this method proved successful, as long as “super-connected objects” were placed somewhere, Alice could establish “super sensory contact” with all objects within the influence range that were in Xiang Kun’s “super-connected object database,” such as standard coins, tissues, marbles, screws, etc. After Xiang Kun finished his blood-drinking sleep, they would all become “super-connected objects.”

All Xiang Kun had to do was find new standard units to link, master the linking methods, include them in the “super-connected object database,” and Alice could continuously establish contact with all standard units within the “super-connected object” deployment range, generating more “super-connected objects,” spreading to more places like a super photocopier.

If they were able to achieve this, it would be perfect for Xiang Kun. He would only need to figure out how to link standard items found everywhere, and Alice could help him establish the specific “super sensory contact”.