Chapter 174

He clearly had something to say but didn't say it.

As the person in charge of the project team, his words must have a certain weight, but at this time he chose to remain silent, which must also mean he had his own ideas.

Perhaps he was afraid that the democratic nature of the result would be lost because of his words, so he simply didn't say it.

Shen Ci didn't force it, just nodded gently. As an investor, she naturally wouldn't participate in the voting, but with eight people in the team, it would be easy to have a tie.

"Then let's vote by show of hands. Since everyone is of one mind, let's not do any secret ballot. Those who agree to a one-time buyout raise their left hand, and those who agree to installment sales raise their right hand."

"1, 2, 3, vote!"

As soon as Shen Ci finished speaking, someone raised their hand immediately, some raised their hands hesitantly, and some didn't raise their hands.

Senior brothers Luo Tianrui, Ge Youcai, and Yuanshuai chose installment sales, while the other four senior brothers chose a one-time buyout.

Senior Sister Paipai didn't raise her hand, and everyone's eyes focused on her.

She pursed her lips and said: "I haven't thought about it yet, or rather, I—I think either way is fine."

Everyone put down their hands one after another, and their expressions were complicated. Actually, the answer in everyone's heart wasn't completely certain; it could only be said that they had some tendencies.

"Junior Sister, you are the investor and have the right of veto. Actually, what we think doesn't matter; in the end, it still depends on your meaning," Luo Tianrui suddenly looked at Shen Ci and said.

Shen Ci naturally hadn't forgotten her right as an investor, and she just wanted to see everyone's real thoughts.

Shen Ci nodded, pondered for a while, and then spoke in a gentle tone: "Let me tell everyone some of my own personal thoughts first, and then we can hold another vote after everyone listens."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and looked at Shen Ci seriously.

Shen Ci said: "I personally feel that if anything in this world is monopolized, it can't be considered a good thing."

"Our project may not have such a great original intention, such as thinking about how much contribution to make to artificial intelligence, or thinking about leading this industry forever. Maybe everyone's initial thought was to make money, because artificial intelligence is the biggest outlet now and even in the future."

"But since we have chosen this industry, we cannot fail to consider the future development of this industry. If this project is bought out by one company, then the next time we have new project results to trade with them, we may lose the initiative. If it is bought out a second time, and then constantly bought out, the right to speak of our team as developers will become smaller and smaller, or even completely lost."

"Everyone, think about it. What kind of impact and influence have those big groups that have monopolized the industry brought to other groups? The state's introduction of the 'Anti-Monopoly Act' is to let all walks of life flourish, not for one family to dominate."

"My words today may be a bit big, but this may not necessarily not become the predicament we have to face in the future. Senior Sister Paipai said everyone is worried that the pioneering nature of this product may be replaced by other systems in three or five years. Then why can't the product that replaces it in the future come from our own hands?"

"We replace ourselves. Today everyone can work together to make such an excellent project, then I believe everyone can make more sophisticated products in the future, constantly surpassing ourselves, and constantly transporting fresh technical support to the field of artificial intelligence, so we can earn a steady stream of money."

"Unless everyone says you are just a three-minute heat, and you will leave this industry and change jobs after finishing this project and getting the money, then just pretend I haven't said these words today."

"But if you have already decided to devote yourselves to the technical optimization and development of artificial intelligence in the future, then you should not support the decision of a single family buying out advanced technology from the beginning. Only when the whole industry advances together and the environment becomes better can we benefit from it and absorb more benefits, isn't it?"

These words of Shen Ci were like a head-on blow.

Sure enough, a merchant has a merchant's vision and foresight for the future. The whole team hadn't thought so deeply, and had never put their eyes so far away.

A temporary project could involve such far-reaching influence and significance, and Shen Ci's expression was very precise, and the analysis of pros and cons was very reasonable and convincing.

Senior Sister Paipai raised her hand: "I have an answer. I support Junior Sister's idea: installment sales."

Others also subconsciously looked at the people beside them, and then raised their hands to vote one after another.

This time, their opinions were completely unified, and they were all persuaded by Shen Ci's words.

And only then did Shen Ci say: "The income from installment sales is actually far greater than a one-time buyout. For example, if a company offers 5,000 to buy out the project, we get a good income at one time, and it needs ten companies to pay 500 each year to be on par with it."

"But this is only the income of the first year. If it's bought out, we have no subsequent income, but in the second year of installment, we can still receive usage fees from various companies, and even in the third year. Even if this program can only survive for three years, the money we earn in three years is definitely much higher than a one-time buyout."

Everyone nodded one after another. Everyone naturally understood this truth, but the difficulty lay in where to find so many group companies willing to cooperate.

You know, at the end of the project, Luo Tianrui took the project details everywhere to find investment, but didn't find any. In the end, it was Shen Ci who took the initiative to find them.

Otherwise, who knows where this project would be today.

They knew the difficulty of finding cooperation, especially Luo Tianrui. Perhaps this was also the reason why he didn't express his opinion just now. He knew reality was too difficult to let his opinion stand.

Seeing this, Shen Ci could also guess some of it. She patted her hands gently to encourage everyone: "The road is long, but we have already persisted through the most difficult part of the road. Now we are holding a product that has been tested successfully, not a few pages of paper. This is our confidence. I believe that as long as we work together, we will definitely be able to facilitate cooperation soon."

As she spoke, she looked at Luo Tianrui: "Does Senior Brother Luo still remember where we first met?"

Luo Tianrui nodded: "In the garden of the Gu family's villa."

Shen Ci smiled slightly: "The daughter of the Gu family is my best friend. I will find a way to talk to Uncle Gu again and strive to facilitate cooperation with them."

Luo Tianrui's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Shen Ci nodded and added: "And the Jiang family. Senior Brother Luo said before that he learned at the Artificial Intelligence Exchange that the Jiang Group has also begun to get involved in the field of artificial intelligence, and I have actually had contact with Mr. Jiang Yuanliang, the chairman of the Jiang Group. It's just that I wasn't sure if I could see him before, so I didn't mention this."