Sure enough, the phone was ringing. I picked up the phone and saw that it was Director Zhang. I immediately picked up the phone.
Director Zhang, you should be polite with me first. I didn't want to disturb you so late at night, but this matter is really quite troublesome...
I quickly said that there was no need to be polite. Anyway, I don't have anything to do. If there's anything you need, just tell me.
I thought it was the business department's problem, because the new measures of the business department are bound to have loopholes. She didn't expect that what President Zhang said had nothing to do with the business world.
It turns out that the one in a hurry isn't Director Zhang, but Director Wang, whom we met at Yongcui Teahouse. Director Wang's chess teacher, Teacher Wu, just won the provincial chess championship a while ago. Director Wang was especially happy and specially held a celebration party for Teacher Wu.
Two days ago, President Wang received an East Asian foreign businessman. The two sides were going to discuss a 50 million business deal. President Wang brought Teacher Wu along to make a scene and introduced Teacher Wu to the East Asian foreign businessman during the dinner. He didn't expect this East Asian foreign businessman to have a chess expert by his side. Moreover, he looked down on Chinese Go players.
To be honest, this was quite strange. If it was chess or Go, foreigners might be able to do it. However, most of the Chinese chess experts were in China, and it was rare for foreigners to look down on Chinese chess players. President Wu also knew this. The business negotiations between the two sides were also in a stalemate. CEO Wang was not happy either. He scolded the East Asian foreign businessman a few times during the game. He did not expect the East Asian foreign businessman to not give in. The more the two sides talked, the more intense it became. In the end, the two sides agreed that they would sign the contract according to their plan.
Teacher Wu didn't want to accept the challenge, but the other party was closing in on him step by step. Teacher Wu had no choice but to accept the challenge. The two sides played two games in a row, and Teacher Wu actually lost completely. Teacher Wu was quite intelligent. He did not want to play the third game no matter what. He said that he did not want to participate in the bet between the two sides and asked CEO Wang to find someone else. After saying that, he left.
CEO Wang had no choice but to admit defeat. The other party was still arrogant and said that CEO Wang could hire another expert to complete the bet. The two sides agreed to continue the game tomorrow. After a private discussion between President Wang and Teacher Wu, Teacher Wu felt that the other party's moves were strange and unlike professional Go players. Many of the moves were unheard of and had never been seen before. He found two top Chinese chess experts to analyze these two games, but these two top Go players had never seen such moves before. The three Go players agreed that finding another pro player might not be advantageous. Director Wang was at a loss for words. Not continuing the game meant admitting defeat, but if he signed the contract according to the other party's opinion, he would lose at least 5 million. In the end, Teacher Wu thought of me and said that my moves were also very strange. Perhaps I could defeat him. Tomorrow morning, both parties agreed to continue the bet at Yongcui Teahouse. President Wang asked President Zhang to contact me and let me try. It doesn't matter if I lose, but if I win, I will definitely thank you heavily. That's why CEO Zhang called me so late at night.
I first asked Director Zhang if the other party had cheated. Director Zhang said that both parties knew that AI technology was particularly powerful now, so they specially checked both parties and did not find any cheating.
Director Zhang asked me what I meant. Actually, I really wanted to help Director Wang, but I was really in a difficult position. Winning wasn't a problem, but I didn't want everyone to think that I was a chess expert. Becoming famous might affect my future missions.
I could only say that the bet was too big and I was afraid that I couldn't bear it. I had to think about it carefully.
President Zhang was still quite impatient. He said,"Okay, think about it carefully. Call me back as soon as you're done."
Actually, I really want to help Director Wang, not to sign the contract. More importantly, Chinese chess can't lose to foreigners.
But how can I win without arousing suspicion? I still have no idea. I came to the Yuan Universe and tried to tell Gao Shizi my thoughts.
He didn't expect Gao Shizi to say that it didn't really matter. The universe had the ability to make you famous, but of course, it also had the ability to make you unknown. You just had to hide it a little.
After getting Gao Shizi's approval, I immediately called Director Zhang back and said that I could accept the challenge, but there was a small condition. My Chinese chess was actually taught by a reclusive expert. My teacher is very strange. He doesn't want others to know that his chess is very good, nor does he want to be famous. He doesn't want others to disturb his life because of Chinese chess. Therefore, the most important thing he asked me to abide by was not to be competitive and not to be ostentatious. If I were to fight tomorrow, I would know less, and after the game, it would be best if no one mentioned this game and gambling. Moreover, my teacher forbade me from participating in such gambling games in the future.
Mr. Zhang believed my words without a doubt. He suddenly realized and said,"No wonder you're so good at chess. It turns out that you have an expert as your teacher." No problem. I'll arrange it with CEO Wang and try to make sure that as few people as possible know about it. And this will definitely be the last time. You can completely let your teacher rest assured.
Early the next morning, I established a space-time connection with the supercomputer of the Space-Time Concept. After that, I had a simple breakfast and took a taxi to Yongcui Tea House. Chief Zhang and Chief Wang had already arrived.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, CEO Wang saw that the other party didn't come and specially brought me to a private room on the third floor. Here, I saw Teacher Wu, who I hadn't seen for a long time.
Time was tight, so Teacher Wu didn't stand on ceremony with me. He directly said that he shouldn't have appeared here, but he was afraid that I would let down my guard and still couldn't rest assured, so he rushed over early in the morning.
He reminded me that my opponent was a very impressive expert and told me to be more careful. If possible, I needed to make some bold and innovative moves on the standard Go manual. I pretended to be careful and thanked Teacher Wu for her reminder.
At this moment, Director Wang's phone rang. The waiter downstairs said that the other party had arrived. Director Wang and I went downstairs to the lobby on the first floor to welcome the other party.
The two sides met politely. I really admired this group of merchants. They had even wanted to eat each other up, but they still treated each other like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. They were especially friendly and relaxed. It was as if either side had lost if they showed any signs of nervousness.
President Wang first introduced me to the East Asian foreign businessman. Tell him that I am the one who will continue to complete the game. The East Asian businessman was dressed in a gray suit. He was neither tall nor short and was a little fat. He was also very polite to me, but his eyes revealed an extremely difficult to detect scrutiny and caution.
This East Asian foreign businessman used his not-so-fluent Chinese. After saying a few polite words, he also introduced a young man behind him to us. He said that it was still Xiao Pu who continued to complete the chess game today.
I understood immediately. This is the expert who won two games in a row against Teacher Wu. I carefully sized up this Xiao Pu. This expert should be less than 30 years old. He has a medium build and looks quite handsome. He is wearing a well-ironed suit and has gel on his head. He looks especially capable. We shook hands and exchanged meaningful glances.
After that, everyone was invited to a private room on the first floor to sit down and drink tea together. I'm really not good at this. Sometimes, I can only agree awkwardly.
Xiao Pu acted very naturally. After a few words about cooperation, the two sides began to get into the main topic. The East Asian foreign businessman first said in a friendly tone that everyone would still be friends through chess. The important thing was that both sides had to cooperate happily. However, if CEO Wang lost another round, he hoped that CEO Wang would keep his previous promise. After saying that, he smiled naturally.
CEO Wang was probably very anxious now, but he still said very naturally,"Of course, it's our honor to be able to cooperate with a big company like yours. In fact, it doesn't matter if we play chess or not. We're just here for fun." However, if we lose, we will definitely sign the contract according to your wishes. You can rest assured about this.
Both sides seemed to be preparing for my loss. Although that Pu didn't say anything, I still felt that he was a little arrogant and didn't take me to heart at all. It was as if he had the confidence to win no matter who went on stage. I acted as if it didn't matter.
After that, President Wang signaled the waiter to remove the tea set and put the chess on the table. Xiao Pu and I sat opposite each other. After the two sides shook hands, Xiao Pu took the red chess piece and went first. Unexpectedly, he actually went to the border soldier first.
My Go skills weren't strong to begin with, and I've never seen such an evil setup. It seemed that this Xiao Pu came prepared and wanted to use an evil opening to disrupt my rhythm.
However, he was thinking too much. The high-tech computer in the universe instructed me to play normally. When the opponent takes the second step, I jump straight. The other side jumped on the side horse, I came out of the straight carriage, and the two sides began the battle. After ten steps, the other party's evil scheme was basically broken and was ruthlessly suppressed by me. Step 16, I use a cannon to exchange for one of the enemy's vehicles.
Xiao Pu raised his head and started to size me up. I looked at him strangely, and he lowered his head to play again. After more than 20 rounds, I used a high-profile horse to checkmate the opponent.
President Wang and President Zhang had been watching the game very seriously just now. When they saw that I had checkmated the other party, they clearly felt a slight sigh of relief. Xiao Pu, who was sitting opposite me, didn't seem to have come back to his senses. He looked at me from time to time as if he wanted to see through me.
I didn't pay attention to it and just said lightly, should we continue or take a break? Xiao Pu began to show an expression of unwillingness to admit defeat, indicating that there was no need to adjust and that he could continue.
In the second game, I went first. I still used the most ordinary opening. I hit the cannon. The other party no longer pretended to be mysterious. He jumped straight back. I hit seven pawns, and he hit the cannon...
This time, he must have learned his lesson from the previous one, and he followed the rules. It seemed that the other party was really a top-notch expert. There were many moves that I didn't need to explain. I couldn't even understand them. I could only mechanically play against him according to the moves of the supercomputer.
It had to be said that supercomputers were more powerful. Even though the other party was already very careful, after 20 rounds, I still managed to take out a whole cart of them, which gave me a huge advantage. After another five rounds, the other party was killed by my iron gate.
Xiao Pu was still looking at me like he was in the last game of chess. He didn't look at the chessboard but looked straight at me. Then, he left his seat without a word. After making eye contact with his boss, the two of them excused themselves to take a break and left.
Even though I was playing chess with the help of a supercomputer, I had been carefully observing the chessboard. After the two of them left, I realized that there was a very imposing middle-aged man in the room. He looked especially familiar.
President Wang and President Zhang gathered around me and praised me non-stop. President Wang was especially excited. Then, CEO Wang introduced him to me. Xiao Li, let me introduce you. This is our city's Deputy Mayor Liu.
I just remembered that when I was working with Wang Xinya, I would sometimes watch the local TV news program. I really have an impression of this deputy mayor. I quickly got up and politely greeted Deputy Mayor Liu.
President Wang continued to introduce that Deputy Mayor Liu also attached great importance to this project. He heard that the contract was signed today and specially came over. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Deputy Mayor Liu said that he was also a chess fan, but after watching for a while, there were many chess pieces that he couldn't understand. Xiao Li was really an expert.
I quickly expressed that I only knew a little about it. Actually, only I know that this is the truth.
But they must think I'm being modest. In the end, I said that there were still variables before the last round, so we shouldn't be happy too early.
President Wang and Deputy Mayor Liu also agreed with my words very much. They said calmly that they would celebrate after we beat them in one go. At that time, we would definitely reward them according to their merits.
I shook my head noncommittally. Soon, the two foreign businessmen returned.
President Wang also introduced Deputy Mayor Liu to them, and they began to greet him politely. However, they did not forget about the chess game. Finally, the boss looked straight at me and said slowly and seriously,"I suspect that you cheated. Can we check?"
I smiled and thought to myself, I even cheated, but my cheating method is undetectable by ordinary people.
I graciously expressed that there was no problem at all. The East Asian businessman and Xiao Pu didn't stand on ceremony this time. They first observed me at a close distance, then took out professional equipment to scan me. After a long time, Xiao Pu looked at his boss and shook his head gently.
The foreign businessman squeezed out a smile and said that he was a little tired after playing two games in a row. It was better to rest for a while.
After saying that, the two of them found a single room. I was also very puzzled. What did these two people go out to do? I also made an excuse that I needed to rest for a while. After greeting Deputy Mayor Liu and the two CEOs, I also went to another single room.
I locked the door of the tea room and sat on the sofa, entering the realm of time and space. I directly asked the supercomputer what was going on and if they were up to something.
The supercomputer said that there was indeed something fishy going on. For the sake of profit, this Xiao Pu had developed an unorthodox method. He had undergone surgery to modify his left ear and placed a Bluetooth headset and receiver inside. There was a small hole in his left ear, which many normal people had. However, he used this small hole to place a camera inside. He was playing chess in front of them. He sent the images out, and the people outside used the most advanced computer to calculate and tell him how to play chess. No matter how strong the master was, he couldn't beat him. If you could beat him, he would be very surprised and suspect that you cheated.
Did I say that? Why would such an expert suddenly appear among foreigners? I continued asking. What were they discussing?
This was even simpler. They didn't want to admit defeat like this. They saw that I was indeed powerful and didn't want to play with me anymore. They used the excuse of changing players to break the rules of the game and wanted to play with Teacher Wu again.
When I heard this, I immediately had an idea. I said, I don't know where to buy signal jammers, but ours must be especially good. Can you prepare one for me in the tea room?
The supercomputer said that there was no problem. We can send one to you directly. After the communication was completed, I immediately returned to the real world. There was a small black box on my tea table. The things in the universe were really good. There were no buttons on it and it was completely controlled by my thoughts. Those who didn't know better would think that it was a small black wood. I looked at it and put it in my pocket.
After a while, Director Zhang called me and asked me to go down. I went to the tea room where we were playing chess just now. Sure enough, the East Asian businessman said that it was against the rules for us to change people halfway. If we wanted to continue the bet, we had to let Teacher Wu continue playing. We couldn't change people, or they wouldn't recognize the validity of the bet.
President Wang immediately said that they had agreed to the change, and it would be rude to go back on their word now. The East Asian foreign businessman said with a straight face. At that time, he only wanted to end the bet as soon as possible. Now, he wanted to follow the rules and not change the person. Otherwise, the bet would be invalid.
The East Asian foreign businessmen who had been polite just a moment ago turned hostile in the face of benefits. Seeing that the other party was going back on his word, CEO Wang had no idea.
Deputy Mayor Liu didn't say anything, but his expression was obviously ugly.
Director Zhang tried to mediate the situation, emphasizing that peace was the most important thing. If the deal failed, he would be benevolent and so on. In the end, he wanted to give both sides a way out. He said,"If it really doesn't work out, we'll give up the bet and renegotiate."
CEO Wang was just about to agree when I secretly stepped on CEO Wang. CEO Wang immediately stopped what he wanted to say and looked at me.
I said casually. To be fair, what the other party said was right. How could there be a change in the middle? It would be disgraceful to win.
The East Asian businessman and Xiao Pu nodded in satisfaction when they saw me talking to them.
I also gave Chief Wang a look. Chief Wang was very smart. Although he didn't completely understand what I meant, he could guess what I meant. He immediately said that he also agreed to let Teacher Wu continue to participate in the battle.
The two foreign businessmen were naturally very satisfied. They expressed that as long as Teacher Wu went up, the outcome would be decided in one round. No one was allowed to go back on their word.
Director Wang looked at me again, intentionally or unintentionally. I pretended to drink tea and nodded slightly at Director Wang. Director Wang readily agreed.
In the end, Deputy Mayor Liu said that he would be the guarantor and that he would decide the outcome in one round. Then, he would immediately sign the contract. No one could go back on their word.
Director Wang immediately called Teacher Wu and asked him to come over. Actually, I know that Teacher Wu is actually upstairs, but we have to do our best.
I made an excuse to go to the bathroom and walked out of the private room. Then I immediately called Teacher Wu and told him in detail about the process of our game. Finally, I told him that the other party was actually not an expert. He just used special methods to cheat. This time, I'm confident that I can interfere with the other party's signal so that he can't cheat. Teacher Wu just needs to act normally.
After the call, I returned to the private room. After ten minutes, Teacher Wu pretended to rush over from outside.
Director Wang also explained the current situation in detail. Finally, he asked Teacher Wu to complete the final game.
Ms. Wu already knew what was going on. She pretended to listen to the situation and readily agreed.
The two East Asian businessmen were also very satisfied with this result and showed a very friendly and polite side. Perhaps they already had the confidence to win.
After the pleasantries, Teacher Wu said that the game should be more formal this time and put on a timer. There could only be one ten-minute pause in between. The other party indicated that there was no problem, and the two sides began to play chess.
It was still Xiao Pu who went first. It was another relatively new arrangement. The opening was the River Patrol Cannon. Teacher Wu thought for a while and did not respond normally according to the Go manual. Instead, he directly charged at the pawn.
Xiao Pu thought for a while. The cannon shot from the back, Wu laoshi flying elephant, Xiao Pu vaulting horse, the first few steps of both sides were normal, and they were in a balance.
It was time. I immediately used my mind to control the signal jammer to cut off Xiao Pu's signal from the outside world.
Xiao Pu was startled. Then, he shook his head. Those who didn't know better would think that his neck was uncomfortable because he had been playing chess for a long time. Only I knew that he was looking for a signal.
Unfortunately, I won't give him another chance. Xiao Pu panicked. Without the help of a computer, he was just an ordinary Go player.
He applied for a break and then excused himself to go to the bathroom. His boss obviously felt that something was wrong and followed him out.
I didn't follow them. I knew what they were doing.
They struggled for seven to eight minutes. It was almost time to admit defeat before they returned. The two of them were obviously a little dejected. The East Asian businessman made an excuse that the two of them might have eaten something bad yesterday, which was why they were delayed.
In order to prevent Xiao Pu from lying, I directly increased the power and completely destroyed Xiao Pu's receiver.
The two sides continued to play chess. Without any external help to cheat, this Xiao Pu was completely at the amateur level. He was not on the same level as Teacher Wu at all. After three rounds, Teacher Wu had already beaten the opponent to death. After five rounds, he took out another horse. In less than ten rounds, Xiao Pu was already defeated. Teacher Wu's beautiful double-car mistake had checkmated his opponent.
Xiao Pu collapsed on his seat. This East Asian foreign businessman was also very disappointed, but his performance was still normal, indicating that he approved of the results of the competition.
Both parties sat down to discuss the signing of the contract. CEO Wang also took the opportunity to make appropriate concessions on the contract. After all, the two sides still had to cooperate in the future. The East Asian foreign businessmen were very satisfied. After that, the two sides signed the contract according to CEO Wang's plan. Although it was not a happy ending, it was definitely a very satisfactory result for CEO Wang.
After signing the contract, President Wang wanted to treat everyone to a meal. Deputy Mayor Liu excused himself and left.
The two East Asian businessmen weren't very interested either. In the end, only me, President Wang, President Zhang, and Teacher Wu were left. I told President Zhang and President Wang the whole story, and the two of them suddenly realized. Chief Wang wondered how I knew the other party cheated. I said, you guys didn't look carefully. The small hole on Xiao Pu's left ear is obviously bigger than a normal person's. Xiao Pu took roughly the same amount of time for each move. No matter how complicated the game was, Xiao Pu would only take seven or eight seconds. No matter how simple the game was, such as two sides playing cars, Xiao Pu would also take seven or eight seconds. This meant that the other party had the help of a computer. I was afraid that others would cheat, so I bought a signal jammer in advance. In the second half of the second round, I turned on the cheat device. Xiao Pu couldn't cheat, and immediately revealed his true colors as a rookie. And it was because they cheated that they suspected that I cheated and beat them, so they checked me.
After I finished speaking, Director Zhang, Director Wang, and Teacher Wu seemed to have woken up from a dream. They nodded repeatedly and praised me for being smart.
In fact, Xiao Pu was obviously inexperienced. I was smarter than Xiao Pu. I basically spent less time on simple chess and more time on complicated chess.
Everyone was very satisfied. No one seemed to notice why Xiao Pu cheated with an AI and why I was able to win the first round. There were only four of us left. Of course, CEO Wang was especially happy to sign such a suitable contract today and insisted on treating us to a meal.
We could only agree to the request. The group went to the most luxurious restaurant in the city and Director Wang ordered a table full of hard dishes. After a toast, CEO Wang asked his secretary to give Teacher Wu and me a card each. Teacher Wu and I quickly declined. Chief Wang forced it on us under the influence of alcohol. Chief Zhang also persuaded us by the side, saying that we deserved it.
In the end, Teacher Wu and I could only accept it. Forgive me for being a peasant. After I got the card, I was no longer in the mood to eat. After barely managing for two hours, I immediately went to the nearby ATM after the banquet ended. Although I had passed by and seen it before, I was still a poor person in the real world. Therefore, when I entered the password with trembling hands, I actually entered it wrongly. After entering the correct password, I checked the balance directly. It was actually 500,000 yuan. This was really not a small amount of income. I calmed myself down and slowly left.
The next morning, I arrived at the Great Wall 4S store. I was just in time for the store's event. I spent less than 110,000 yuan on a Harvard H6.
In the afternoon, I drove my new car back to my house in the countryside. I called my parents and they were both at home. I specially bought a lot of gifts and asked my father to help bring them into the house. Of course, it was mainly to show off my new car. Sure enough, when my dad saw that I was driving a new car, he told me directly,"Don't be so smug in the future. Try not to drive your leader's car when you go home. If you scratch it, can you afford to pay for it?"
I said disdainfully. How could the leader drive this car? This was my new car.
My dad became even more anxious when he heard that. He said angrily,"You just have some money and you bought such an expensive car. You bought it with a loan, right? You don't know how to save money." Your mother and I aren't going to pay off your loan.
When I heard that I couldn't understand the explanation, I told my dad to go into the house first and I'll explain it to you slowly. To be honest, it's really hard for me to explain. The main reason is that I can't tell them about the Primordial Universe. I had to tell them that I had made a big deal recently and made 500,000 in one go.
Of course, they didn't believe me and thought that I was talking nonsense. It wasn't until I took out the card and looked at the car outside that they believed that the 500,000 yuan might be real. However, they then suspected that the source of my money was unknown. My parents kept saying that although our family wasn't rich, we definitely couldn't do things like cheating and swindling. If you did it, you should quickly send it back.
I could only continue to explain that this was the money I earned through legal channels. It was especially clean.
Fortunately, they knew that I had become a vice president a while ago, so they had a certain degree of adaptation to my ability to make money. Otherwise, if they had an extra 500,000 yuan out of thin air, they would have sent me to the Public Security Bureau to turn themselves in. After explaining for a long time, they finally calmed down.
I bought a bottle of Wuliang liquor and some cooked food, and also two vegetables. I asked my mom to stir-fry a plate of peanuts and two vegetables to make a bowl of soup.
Then, my dad and I sat on the brick bed and started drinking. My dad knew that I finally had some potential, so he was interested and raised his glass.
My mom was afraid that he would drink too much, so she only asked me to pour half a cup for my dad every time. After drinking for a while, I said that I didn't have a partner yet, and I wasn't in a hurry. Our old house was built by my grandparents more than 20 years ago. We didn't use any good materials back then, but now we have money. He should flip the old house first.
At first, my parents were adamant about not agreeing. They said that they should get me a wife first. I explained again and again that I had money and a car now, so I would definitely have a partner. Our family didn't have to be so frugal. Moreover, it would be inappropriate for the new daughter-in-law to come to our house and see our house in such a dilapidated state.
After talking for a long time, my dad finally agreed. He said,"When you were young, there was a big fire and we almost lost our homes. At that time, I thought that we must have a better house."
Dad's words confused me. I didn't ask further and continued to say that they didn't have to care about anything. If you want to live in the city, you can stay at the place I rented first. If they wanted to live in the countryside, they could first clean up the gatehouse in front of them. Moreover, there were many empty houses in the countryside, so it was not a problem to go to any relative's house.
The old couple still couldn't bear to part with this piece of land in the countryside. In the end, they decided to settle it at the gatehouse.
After dinner, I found my relatives and friends from the same village and moved all my parents 'belongings into the gatehouse. Some broken furniture and some things that were not used often. I stole them when my parents were not paying attention and threw them away. Otherwise, they would keep them as good things. After a busy afternoon, they finally cleared out the old house, and the gatehouse was no problem at all.
The next day, I found a contractor from the village. This contractor had been building villas in the countryside for many years and was very experienced. Before I could say what kind of villa I wanted to build, he directly brought me more than ten styles of villas in the countryside for me to choose from. My parents and I spent a long time choosing a two-story villa. The style of this villa was not considered western, but it looked very solemn and elegant.
I negotiated a price with the contractor. Including the renovation fee, it's a total of 500,000 yuan. I have less than 400,000 yuan left in my card. We paid a part of the advance payment first.
In the end, I told the contractor that we won't change the style of the villa, but the interior decoration should be more eco-friendly and luxurious. I can give you an additional budget of 50,000 yuan.
The contractor immediately agreed.
I asked him when he could hand over the work. The contractor confidently said that even the renovation would take about 150 days, but it would be best to let go of the check-in period.
The contractor and I emphasized that the quality must be good and that the environment must be protected. Finally, we signed a contract.
That night, I returned to the city and left the rest to the construction team.
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