Capítulo 766: Chapter 251: All Professionals

Upon checking the information, it was found that the recent announcement by Qiao Yu was about conducting Quantum Simulation Calculation using classical electronic computers. This should fall under the software category.

The feeling of direct confrontation emerged immediately.

It was just before the official statement from Yanbei University when the three major exchanges in the United States suddenly issued a notice stating that they were actively inviting Qiao Yu’s team to conduct security checks in the Quantum Era.

But this can’t withstand scrutiny!

Everyone knows that Huaxia has never recognized cryptocurrency as part of a legitimate financial market.

So the three U.S. exchanges did not approach Microsoft, which had just released a Quantum Chip, nor Google, which claims to have mastered Quantum Dominance, nor IBM which disputes Google’s claims of achieving Quantum Dominance.

But instead, they reached out to a technical team from a country that doesn’t recognize the legality of cryptocurrency.

What’s the point?

It’s hardly likely that these financial giants are jumping at the chance to slap their tech companies. A casual analysis clearly shows there’s something fishy going on.

Thus, various analyses emerged.

By the time Qiao Yu woke up, if he browsed his phone, he could already see familiar content circulating widely on major platforms and short video apps.

Some analyses were quite well-argued.

Unfortunately, Qiao Yu had no time for this.

He didn’t even sleep until nine o’clock because it wasn’t an alarm clock that woke him, but Zheng Xiweng.

Originally, Qiao Yu was cranky when getting up.

Especially since he stayed up until five in the morning last night; it was when he was sleeping at his best. However, upon seeing Zheng Xiweng’s panda-like dark circles, he held back.

Looked at his phone, it was only half-past eight, and Qiao Yu looked at Zheng Xiweng with a grievance, saying, “Uncle Zheng, it’s still so early. I set an alarm.”

“Not early, the company Character Leap sent people over hoping to sign a unique global live streaming agreement with you before today’s broadcast.”

“Exclusive global live streaming agreement?” Qiao Yu rubbed his face, needing to clear his head to discuss business.

“Did you tell them? I won’t conduct the livestream in the way they designed.”

“It’s all settled. It’s just a single cooperation agreement with no extra requirements. All the proceeds from the live broadcast will be used for your project research.”

“The broadcast could have revenues? Should I open a tipping function? Uncle Zheng, what do you take me for? What do they take the serious scientific tests for?”

Zheng Xiweng ignored Qiao Yu’s fuss and said, “It doesn’t matter if you enable the tipping feature; anyway, the signing fee is three million. Plus, there is traffic sharing.

Simply put, several levels are set, and when the number of online viewers reaches each different level, there will be extra financial rewards used for your Quantum Simulation research project.

So if you decide to sign, get up quickly; the Character Leap people are already waiting in your office. If not, I’ll go reject them right now.”

After hearing Zheng Xiweng’s introduction, Qiao Yu suddenly didn’t feel so sleepy and got up directly from the bed.

“No, don’t do that. I’ve thought about it, maybe I should sign it after all. It’s not that I care about the money; it’s mainly the desire not to hurt the sincere heart of our Huaxia company wanting to sponsor Huaxia’s scientific research development. You can understand, right?”

“I’ll head over first. You can go straight to the office later.” After speaking, Zheng Xiweng turned around and left.

…

After a quick clean-up, Qiao Yu hurried to the office and then signed a contract in record time.

After a rough understanding of the situation, Qiao Yu found that even if Character Leap didn’t provide money, he would still be able to sign the contract.

After all, regarding the live broadcast stuff, he was not professional, but the other party was. They even brought a team and equipment over directly. Essentially, he didn’t need to worry about anything beyond the technical aspects.

Of course, Qiao Yu felt grateful towards Zheng Xiweng.

He remembered that last night, he just told Old Zheng something, then went to sleep. It was certainly Zheng who anticipated all this and proactively requested it.

Subjective initiative was fully played; thinking of everything, even those messy things outside of scientific research. Having someone like this to help him check for omissions was quite convenient.

The only thing that made Qiao Yu slightly uneasy was the fact that Zheng Xiweng was currently serving him for free. Not that free isn’t good; it mostly makes him feel insecure.

If Zheng Xiweng is assigned other tasks one day, he would have to get used to a new person by his side all over again.

But it was just a bit of unease.

After all, Qiao Yu felt his value was still very high, and when it comes to replacing people, a word from him would make it difficult for Old Zheng to leave.

From any perspective, Qiao Yu felt that serving him should still be easy, especially as he stayed in Yanbei University’s campus most of the time.

The food is good, and there’s less work. The most important thing is spending time with energetic young people, which can make one’s mindset much younger.

It’s not just what he said; the photographers from Character Leap also said the same.

Once the contract was signed and still a while before ten o’clock, the stationed photographers were busy; a female lead for the live broadcast business who came along started chatting with Qiao Yu.

“Teacher Qiao, will you be on camera to explain some related knowledge later? From a live broadcast perspective, some explanation makes it less dull.”

“Must I be on camera?”

“Not necessarily. The Mathematics Institute and Chenlong Super Cloud Company also have teams we dispatched. When explanation is needed, the main responsible engineers from there can explain.

However, if you explain, the audience’s trust is higher. And in terms of traffic, your explanation undoubtedly brings better results.”

Qiao Yu thought for a moment, and considering the contract he just signed was flow-based, he agreed.

“Alright, if necessary, I can be on camera to chat with everyone about theoretical stuff and do some simple science communication.”

He didn’t quite understand those professional terms backstage, but according to Character Leap’s people, simultaneous online numbers and average online duration were the two most critical metrics.

Or rather, the two most crucial metrics for this live stream, because in the final settlement of how much to pay, only these two were considered.

As for other indicators like interaction volume, viewback rate, conversion rate, etc., since it’s a one-time deal, the contract didn’t specifically emphasize them.

Moreover, Qiao Yu felt that his appearance wasn’t bad, and his videos and photos had already appeared online; no need to maintain mystery.

It’s definitely not because of money, especially when he was already quite wealthy.

“That’s great. Teacher Qiao, during the broadcast, if you find it necessary to explain things for the audience, just give our director a signal. Or do you feel you need a host? Generally speaking, if a host leads the atmosphere, it might help the average online duration…”

“Forget the host; if needed, I’ll communicate directly with the director.” Qiao Yu straightforwardly refused.

He realized that interacting with these experienced live stream folks means the boundaries keep getting pushed.

At least he must guard against adding a host as a baseline.

“That’s fine, everything according to you. There’s one last small favor. Teacher Qiao, now that the live broadcast is about to start, could you promote this exclusive broadcast on Weibo?”

Sure enough…

Qiao Yu knew there’s no free lunch in this world. The three-million signing fee isn’t so easily pocketed.

But thinking it over, these demands didn’t seem excessive, at least they didn’t make him feel resistant.

It’s safe to say the lead here used her brain as a regular tool, not just decoration.

“Fine, Weibo mainly highlights that the global broadcast can only be viewed on Character’s video app, right?”

“The wording is entirely up to you. Essentially, just hang the two live stream addresses there.”

“Two live stream addresses?”

“One for Huaxia Internet, one for international viewership. Because they’re on different apps, the live stream addresses differ slightly.”

After listening, Qiao Yu gave a thumbs-up, “Professional!”

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