Chapter 35: Su Zhengming Was Numbed by the Shock

With the exposure of Tianqi Technology's revenue data, the three terms Tianqi Technology, Tiantian Assistant, and Su Xin have become hot topics of discussion among countless netizens.

"I have to say, it's truly awesome!"

"I watched Su Xin grow up step by step. From the moment he participated in the Qianlong Cup, seeing that confident posture of his during the pre-match interview, I knew this kid was definitely a dragon among men. Sure enough, he swept his way to the Qianlong Cup championship, took advantage of the buzz to release Tiantian Assistant, and became an overnight sensation."

"Give me a break. I heard that when Su Xin won the championship, you people watching the livestream were all saying he cheated and were even cursing him. Now that you see he's awesome, you claim you saw he was a dragon among men back then? Have you no shame?"

"If it weren't for Su Xin's strong mindset, he might have been ruined by you cyberbullies long ago!"

"Su Xin is a one-of-a-kind god-level genius in the programming world. If he were ruined by your cyberbullying, it would be a huge loss for the entire Long Country."

"That's right, Tiantian Assistant is far stronger than any similar software on the market. It is at a level that is far ahead internationally. This is the pride of our Long Country!"

"Su Xin was able to develop such powerful software at eighteen. He will surely develop even stronger software in the future, leading the Long Country's Artificial Intelligence industry!"

Of course, besides the majority who constantly praise Su Xin, there are also some who speak out to denounce Su Xin's practice of charging for Tiantian Assistant.

"He's really obsessed with money. It's just a lousy mobile assistant. All other manufacturers don't charge, yet only his Tiantian Assistant charges."

"Charging is one thing, but a one-time buyout would be fine. He just had to go with a subscription model—ten yuan a month, one hundred and twenty a year. Using it for ten years would be twelve hundred. This is way too expensive!"

"Reject Tiantian Assistant, starting with me."

"In my opinion, now that Su Xin has so much money, how could he have any heart to continue delving into technology? He might just lie on his laurels, living the high life, and be ruined from here on out."

"Therefore, for the future of the Long Country's Artificial Intelligence industry, we must boycott the charging of Tiantian Assistant, so that Su Xin maintains his original intention and continues to focus his energy on technical research, instead of taking a pile of money to enjoy life."

These remarks were immediately refuted by a large number of netizens.

"If world-leading technology cannot make money, then that would be the sorrow of this world."

"Without such a myth of sudden wealth, how could it attract so many top geniuses to throw themselves into research one after another, and how could we have such a rapidly changing technological era as we do now?"

"Without the incentive of money, where would Su Xin get the motivation to continue researching more and better products? Could it be by relying on the spit of you keyboard warriors to cheer him on?"

The various remarks on the internet continuously pushed the popularity of Tiantian Assistant to even higher points.

Regarding this, Su Xin just took a brief look and didn't pay much attention to it.

Seeing so much money arrive in his account, Su Xin directly arranged for the finance staff to transfer ten million to his personal account in the name of dividends.

Of course, after paying personal income tax, the actual amount received was only eight million.

"Tiantian, call my dad."

Following Su Xin's command, the call was automatically dialed to his father, Su Zhengming.

"Son, I saw the news online. You're amazing! Haha!"

As soon as the call connected, a rough and hearty laugh came from the other end.

"Hehe! I'm glad you saw it. Dad, quit your current job. Go back and buy a house in the city with Mom. If you want to do some other business, I'll invest for you."

Su Xin grinned.

His father was an ordinary mason who spent most of the year in a distant northern city, dealing with bricks and cement all day, overdrawing his body and health to support the whole family.

Not to mention the physical exhaustion, the most critical thing was the significant danger. For example, a coworker who worked with his father died in an accident last year, and such things were not uncommon on other construction sites.

Therefore, the first thing he did after having money was to make sure his father quit that dangerous job and returned to take care of his health first.

If the previous hundreds of thousands weren't enough to persuade his father, then now that the profit had reached several hundred million, it was completely enough for his parents to live a retired life in advance.

On the other end of the phone, Su Zhengming refused:

"I'm still young, and my body is in great shape. How could I go back and rely on my son to support me? Let's talk about this in twenty years. Keep your money to continue doing business, and for buying a house and getting married in a big city in the future. Don't spend it recklessly on us."

Su Xin said helplessly:

"Dad, don't worry so much. The money I have now is more than enough to buy a house, and I'll be able to earn even more in the future. You don't need to save money for me. Spend it when you should. You raised me for over ten years; now that I finally have money, if I don't show some filial piety, I won't be able to get past it in my own heart."

"More than enough to buy a house? Then tell me, how much money did you earn?"

"Is there anyone else around you?"

"Why? Are you afraid that the number you say is too scary and will cause your dad to be kidnapped?"

Although Su Zhengming said that, he still carefully looked around.

He had already finished work and was eating at a small roadside stall near the construction site with his coworkers. He had walked to the side of the road to answer his son's call, so no one really noticed him.

But he still walked a distance away before saying: "Alright, tell me. Your dad has seen the world too."

"Hmm, I earned over three hundred million."

"How much? Three..."

Su Zhengming forcibly cut off his words, only feeling that his brain had been numbed by the shock.

He had only seen online that his son's Tiantian Assistant had more and more downloads and the company was doing well, but he had been busy all day today and hadn't been online at all. He had no idea about the charging for Tiantian Assistant, let alone that his son's company had reached a revenue of four hundred million on the first day.

"Right, I earned over three hundred million. I've already withdrawn eight million from the company, and I'll transfer it to your card in a moment. Hurry home and buy a new house with Mom, and by the way, get your driver's license and buy a car so it's more convenient to go anywhere."

Su Xin continued.

This time, Su Zhengming could no longer say anything to refuse, and he nodded in agreement.

"By the way, Dad, don't just tell anyone about this kind of thing."

"I know that."

After hanging up the phone, Su Zhengming returned to his coworkers, and an acquaintance immediately greeted him:

"Zhengming, was that your son on the phone?"

"Yeah."

"You're really blessed. Your son is only in his third year of high school and is already capable enough to start his own company. He'll definitely make big money in the future."

"He's just capable on his own."

Su Zhengming exchanged a few pleasantries with his coworkers and said: "My son said something happened at home, so I need to go back quickly."

He had been struggling in the world for decades; although he hadn't achieved anything great, he knew the principle that one must be on guard against others. Naturally, he wouldn't directly say that his son had earned enough money for him to go home and enjoy life.

He knew very well how great the temptation of money was, especially a huge sum of several hundred million.

For someone like him with no power or influence, a moment of carelessness could attract all sorts of monsters and demons, so he had to be careful.

After finding a random excuse, Su Xin did not even pack his luggage and took the earliest high-speed train back to Baohe City that very night.