Brainoid

Under the care and supervision of Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong and Mr. Qi Zhiguang, Qi Min had just enough time to plan for the future in his bedroom.

She explained the results of the "human experiment" on the brainoid body to Yelena, and invited her to cooperate very seriously: "This is a big deal. If we can build it bigger and build a VR game city, we will be quite good." So in the future, Zuckerberg, Ma Huateng, maybe even... what is the name of the founder of Google?"

"Wait, wait, we have to figure it out first," Yelena sounded excited, but still a little worried, "Can this be repeated?"

"There is no need to consider duplication, we only need to expand the scale of the brainoid body." Qi Min said quickly, "Where do you think it is more appropriate to build a new supercomputer? I still have to discuss it with my collaborators..."

"You really want to cooperate with me?" Yelena said in surprise, "I mean... I haven't even graduated yet - but if this can be done, why bother with graduation!"

"That's right, Lian Na, what do you think? Is it worth investing the money?" Qi Min asked with a smile.

Yelena - in her own words - still has a little money at home. Qi Min knew that even if Sakharov was not an oligarch, he still made a small fortune in the 1990s. At present, looking for Yelena's parents to invest is the most feasible way.

"Okay... I want to discuss it with my dad." Yelena said quickly, "It may not cost much, but it should be enough to start the company. I will be responsible for finding the money, and you and your collaborators will invest in technology. This is just right... If it doesn't work out, I'll get a loan, as long as your experiments are okay."

What Qi Min wants is Yelena's refreshing energy. In fact, she is not an only child, and she was not originally interested in business. The family business is supported by her brothers and sisters. Yelena really just wants to live a leisurely life while studying for a Ph.D. But even though she is not very interested in making money, being famous in history is still attractive enough to her. For such a groundbreaking project to build a virtual world in a brain-like body, making money is no longer the first priority. Yelena could see that if this project was really successful, the name of its founder might appear in future history textbooks.

Qi Min hung up the phone, thinking about how successful she was.

Leng Buding Anton said: "Aren't you really a BOURGEOSIE?"

"Hey, what do you know?" Qi Min said with his arms crossed, "In the structure of a capitalist society, only by playing according to the rules of capitalism can you truly promote your technology. I discovered the consciousness storage properties of brain-like bodies , if I don’t do it myself, this opportunity will also fall into the hands of those big guys. Do you choose to let me make money, or do you choose to let Ma Huateng make more money?”

"The problem is that 'Yuyun' is a state-owned asset, and what you get is also the government's investment." Anton reminded her.

"My brain-like body has been built, animal experiments have been done, and part of the project has been completed." Qi Min explained calmly, "The current trend is to pay more and more attention to the transformation of results, and my transformation has truly been successful. Yes, the government should encourage it."

Anton frowned and looked at her with some distrust, but Qi Min smiled and said to him: "I can use this to open a company, attract business investment, and make a real career. No one will dare to call me LOSER.”

She lay weakly on the bed, with all the hair on her head shaved off, and could only wear a hat pitifully, but her eyes rarely shone with ambition and confidence.

——

Anton didn't expect Qi Min to really do anything big, but when Qi Min was lying on the bed, he had already started to contact Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan and Yelena to discuss the establishment of a company.

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan was shocked to learn that a virtual world could be built in a brain-like body. She has been doing research on supercomputers for half her life, but she doesn't know much about biology. She never thought that consciousness could be demodulated and converted into a format that a computer can store in such a simple way. However, strictly speaking, there is no real demodulation in the process of consciousness entering the brain-like body. The brain-like body, like the previous neuron algorithms, cannot be understood by external analysis. And rather than understanding it, the application of brain-like bodies is more interesting.

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan doesn’t play video games very much, but anyone who knows a little bit about the Internet entertainment industry can see the commercial value contained in brain-like bodies. Qi Min provided the technology, Yelena Andreevna Sakharova provided the money, and Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan provided the "Nimbus" computing resources and maintenance guarantee. The three hit it off.

Qi Min hung up the multi-person call with Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan and Yelena. When he looked up, he saw Anton lying on the bedside looking at him quietly. He couldn't help but reach out and pinch his cheek.

"When I get rich, I will build you a modern kitchen of 100 square meters, with a full ventilation system. You can have whatever you want." Qi Min boasted rather arrogantly.

Her look made Anton laugh. Regardless of whether this was really possible, Anton still leaned over and kissed Qi Min on the cheek: "Okay, I'll wait."

"Can you get me some juice or something?" Qi Min asked "excessively".

This was the first time she had an active need for food after coming out of the brainoid body. She only drank some egg drop soup at lunch, but now she wants to drink juice, which is a good sign, showing that her digestive function is recovering.

Anton immediately asked: "What kind of juice do you want?"

"Apple, pear, whatever." Qi Min said, "I was a little thirsty after talking for so long."

After receiving the "instruction", Anton opened the door of Qi Min's bedroom and went out to prepare juice. The way from Qi Min's bedroom to the kitchen was through the living room. When Anton came out, he happened to see Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong and Mr. Qi Zhiguang sitting in the living room.

Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong walked over and asked in broken English: "What do you want to do?"

Qi Min in the bedroom shouted: "I asked Anton to get me some apple juice."

"I'll just give you a beating." Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong said quickly.

"No, just let him go." Qi Min said directly, "He's not paralyzed again."

Qi Min winked at Anton, meaning to ask him to behave well. Anton understood and hurriedly walked towards the kitchen. Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong was worried and followed her.

Anton walked into the kitchen and quickly found the juicer - the so-called wall-breaking machine that Mr. Qi Zhiguang bought just last month. It can probably squeeze more fully than ordinary juicers. Then he found an apple in the refrigerator - the second-hand refrigerator Qi Min bought in his apartment was exactly the same model as the original refrigerator at home, and the way to put things was exactly the same.

Just as he rinsed the apples and picked up the knife to peel, Ms. Zhu Shaoqiong waved her hand to him and had to say in broken English: "Don't use...this...knife. You use that...that..."

She couldn't figure out how to express "paring knife" in English for a while. When she was worried, Anton finally couldn't help it and whispered in Chinese: "Mom... I can actually understand Chinese."

Qi Min→Buddhist visionary

Yelena → Overage patient with secondary disease

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan: Why do I have the illusion of raising a child?