Chapter 118 - 117: A Terrifying Function
Chapter 118: Chapter 117: A Terrifying Function
Wang Kai was the first to download the smart assistant to his phone. As soon as he started the installation, a notification sound chimed on his phone:
"Blocking verification procedure detected. Bypass verification and install directly?"
Wang Kai was amazed when he saw this. "Yes" and "No" options had even appeared on his phone screen.
’It’s this smart?’
Moreover, he knew exactly what "bypass verification and install directly" meant.
He used an iPhone. To download and install any app, you had to use the system’s built-in App Store.
This was one of Apple’s draconian policies. Otherwise, the app would be verified, either becoming an untrusted piece of software with many functions disabled, or it simply wouldn’t install at all.
But now, this software could completely ignore Apple’s verification system and install directly?
Finding it incredible, Wang Kai immediately selected "Yes."
A progress bar then appeared on his phone screen. Once it was complete, the software actually began to install securely, as if the iPhone’s verification process hadn’t even noticed it.
This was too amazing.
Everyone knew that when it came to verification and detection, Apple was the absolute best. Yet now, the iPhone’s detection and verification systems were completely helpless against this software.
The other programmers also downloaded and installed the software on their phones, and every one of them had a look of shock on their faces.
This software was truly unbelievable.
It didn’t just ignore the phone’s system verification to install directly.
This software had practically changed the fundamental logic of computing.
They immediately ran some tests and discovered that after using the software, their phones’ performance had increased several times over.
They started running benchmarks and easily shattered the records of every major phone brand.
The crucial part was that during this process, they found power consumption had also dropped by a factor of three.
’Are you kidding me?’
’This is the kind of software that the country’s top tech companies wouldn’t even dare to dream of, right?’
Those companies had also made phone assistant apps, like Penguin Assistant, 063 Assistant, Mountain Assistant... and so on.
But the general user base knew full well what the performance and features of those assistants were like.
And the programmers knew even better. In short, they were just scams. They provided more psychological comfort than anything else and weren’t even as strong as the iPhone’s native blocking system.
The key thing was, after using it, they quickly discovered something astonishing—the intelligent assistant system:
"Master is performing a benchmark test. Commencing test..."
"Your usage habits have been recorded!"
"Master can add personal information and set a nickname so I can address you better. You can also adjust my data and settings, or input a voice sample to configure my unique voice..."
A chubby programmer immediately opened a video with dialogue. It was in Japanese, with a woman and a man conversing.
The woman’s voice was very familiar, like a certain "teacher."
A moment later, a voice sounded from the chubby programmer’s phone:
"Two voices have been recorded. Master, please select an audio clip to be my exclusive voice!"
The chubby programmer immediately fiddled with the settings.
A moment later, a female voice, soft and gentle, spoke from the phone: "Master, are you satisfied with my current voice?"
Hearing this voice, the other programmers looked at their chubby colleague as if he were a god.
’This guy really knows how to have fun.’
All at once, the other programmers also got busy, tapping away at their own phones.
As programmers, whose D-drive didn’t have the pleasant voices of a few "teachers"?
But this also left them completely stunned. This smart assistant software was truly intelligent. It could actually talk? It wasn’t like those parrot-like "Siri" types.
That thing was complete trash in comparison.
As the project’s deputy head, Wang Kai was more concerned with the software’s performance. After the installation finished, he opened up one of the latest mobile games on the market and started playing.
The moment he started playing, he was utterly astonished.
’Holy shit! With this software, his phone’s performance was boosted by several times even while gaming.’
He tried it on a second-hand phone, the kind that would lag badly even when playing *Honor of Kings*.
But after installing and running this software, the game played without a single stutter. It was smooth to the extreme.
This was a godsend for anyone with a cheap, second-hand phone.
"Holy... shit," Wang Kai finally couldn’t help but curse out loud.
The other programmers didn’t find it strange at all.
’What else could you say but "holy shit"?’
What other words could possibly express the shock they felt?
Wang Kai and his team were all software professionals. They quickly figured out the full extent of what the software could do, each of them wearing an expression of shock and disbelief.
Even a layman like Yang Ming could tell from the stunned looks on their faces that the software his cousin had produced must be incredible.
This also made him marvel. ’His cousin really does everything for a reason.’
First, he opened the tea factory and had the formula for Qingfeng Tea. Then he opened an appliance store and had the technology for the electromagnetic rice cooker. Now, he started a tech company and produced this amazing software.
He suddenly realized his cousin had become quite mysterious. ’How did he do all this?’
He was very curious, but he had no intention of asking.
He knew that his cousin’s sudden, dramatic change must be due to some secret—a secret his cousin clearly didn’t want anyone to know.
So, he wouldn’t ask. After all, his cousin had already changed all their lives for the better.
To be honest, as their leader, he had been quite useless. Ah Pao, Ah Lin, Da Fei, and the others hadn’t made any real money following him.
But now things were different. They all had hope for the future and were able to earn money, all thanks to his cousin.
Besides, the better his cousin did, the more their own status would naturally rise. In the past, they would never have had the chance to interact with a figure like Master Kai.
’No matter what, if my cousin doesn’t want people to know, then I’ll just do my best to cooperate with him and handle any trouble that comes up.’
Just then, Lu Feng turned to Wang Kai and the others. "Wang Kai," he asked, "what do you think of the software?"
Wang Kai hurried to reply, "President Lu, this software is simply incredible. I can say with certainty that if this smart software is promoted, it will absolutely take the world by storm. If it can’t be cracked and we maintain our market share, our company has a chance to become one of the giants."
In the tech industry, "giants" broadly described corporate groups with massive market caps. More specifically, it meant companies like Penguin and Douyin.
He also understood what Wang Kai meant.
’Why are companies like Penguin and Douyin so powerful? Isn’t it just because they have so many registered users?’
That’s why they can leverage that user base to build their own corporate ecosystem.
But once their smart assistant software was released, it was certain to become an indispensable app on everyone’s phone. Their user base would definitely surpass that of Penguin and Douyin.
When that time comes, even just launching a VIP diamond membership and smart avatars—for example, letting VIPs choose different characters to act as the smart assistant’s avatar—would be hugely profitable.
These avatars could be designed by their own company, or they could pay for the rights to use a celebrity’s photos and videos.
Then, they could set up some leaderboards. They might even be able to get fans to vote-bomb the charts to make their idols the most popular.
When that happens, the majority of the money from the voting would fall right into their pockets.
They could also release things like skins, or features for dressing up the avatar and buying clothes.
This was all part of the standard business model template for tech companies, pioneered by Penguin.
Of course, the prerequisite was that his software couldn’t be cracked. It needed to hold out long enough to attract sufficient traffic and create user stickiness.
He was extremely confident about this. After all, he trusted Cheng Sisi’s skills, and he trusted the computer technology from the era of the game world.
’The algorithms aren’t even the same. How are people from this era supposed to crack it?’
Thinking of this, Lu Feng said to Wang Kai and his team, "Wang Kai, take your people and try to crack this software. Of course, you can also invite the best hackers you know to help. If you can crack the source code, I’ll give you a one hundred million yuan reward."
These words stunned Wang Kai and his team.
’One hundred million?’
That was a number they wouldn’t even dare to dream of. And now their new boss was offering one hundred million as a reward?
Didn’t that mean if they just cracked the software, they could each pocket several million yuan, no problem?
Wang Kai and his team were instantly eager to try. The moment Lu Feng left, he turned to the other programmers and said, "What are you waiting for? Grab your computers and start cracking this software! Don’t you want to make money, buy a house, buy a car, and find a girlfriend?"
The programmers were instantly fired up, as if they’d been shot with adrenaline. One by one, they started making calls.
But as time passed, Wang Kai and the programmers were all dumbfounded.
Because they couldn’t crack the software at all. They didn’t even know where to begin.
This left all of them completely baffled.
’That shouldn’t be possible.’
’After all, it’s just a mobile app. How could it be this incredible?’
Although they weren’t the absolute top tier, their combined skills were definitely not to be underestimated.
"No wonder President Lu was so confident and even offered a hundred million yuan reward for cracking it," Wang Kai said, seeming to understand. They simply couldn’t crack this software.
But even as he felt a pang of disappointment, his eyes lit up again. If this was the case, then the software could absolutely attract a massive user base for the company, turning it into one of the giants.
If he could get a stock option bonus when that happened, it would be worth far more than a few million.
Once Wang Kai came to this realization, not only did he show no signs of giving up, but he was filled with even more motivation. However, he still wanted to test just how incredible this software really was.
He picked up his phone, dialed a number, and couldn’t help but say into the receiver, "Bro, I know I shouldn’t be calling you, and I know you look down on me. But I want to ask for your help cracking one of my company’s programs. Of course, it’s not anything illegal. It’s just to test our software’s encryption and defense. If you can crack it, there’s a one hundred million yuan reward!"
The person on the other end was silent for a long time before suddenly replying, "I do look down on you. But I don’t mind earning that one hundred million!"
Before long, a mysterious man arrived at Qingfeng Network Company.
The man was personally received by Wang Kai and led into an office.
Only Wang Kai knew the man’s identity, and his computer skills were terrifyingly formidable.
The man arrogantly took out his laptop at first, but as soon as Wang Kai gave him the software to crack, his expression slowly began to change.
"Impossible... this kind of computational logic..." The man’s voice sounded strained as his fingers began to fly across the keyboard.
But the more he worked, the more incredulous his expression became, filled with growing disbelief.
Finally, the man shot to his feet and exclaimed in horror, "No... How can this be? This software doesn’t use any existing algorithms! No one can crack this software."