Li Fei thought for a moment, "Based on the technical capabilities displayed in your code, you are fully capable of developing it yourself."

"Why do you still need to find me?"

Until this very moment, Li Fei had never doubted that this code was written by a huge team.

It is conceivable how much shock Scum Cheng's photographic memory had brought her.

There are many people with good memories, but she had only ever seen Chen Cheng be able to do it like a scanner, without missing a single word.

Chen Cheng's lips curled up slightly, "Two aspects."

Li Fei lifted her chin, signaling him to speak.

"First, after all, I'm a latecomer to this field. It's safer to have an experienced and highly respected senior like you at the helm."

Chen Cheng smiled, a bit embarrassed, "I'm also a bit lazy. Once I've thought it through, I'm not very willing to put in the work..."

Li Fei's mouth twitched, and she clenched her fists.

Too lazy to put in the work... That's exactly what he said when he refused to come here to pursue his PhD with me.

She really wanted to smash this piece of 'late-stage lazy cancer' scrap metal in front of her that refused to improve.

"Second, I want you to help me attract the fire. Personally, I don't really want to be chased by the spotlight."

"I'm earning more and more in the financial market. If I were to also make achievements in the field of Artificial Intelligence..."

"I'm afraid I won't live long."

"The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind!"

Li Fei cursed under her breath, "Monster!"

To be as smart as he is, he should be arrogant and aloof, but instead, this person is as slippery as a loach.

Li Fei pondered for a while and then said slowly, "I can only work part-time."

Chen Cheng nodded, "Of course, I never thought about asking you to give up a career you've spent thirty years building."

A smile appeared on Li Fei's lips, "I have one more condition."

"Go ahead," Chen Cheng said. He wasn't surprised; no one is a saint, and naturally, everyone has their own desires.

"You come and study for your PhD under me."

Uh... Chen Cheng couldn't hold it together. Why was she still so persistent?

"Professor, do you think that's even necessary?"

Li Fei nodded solemnly, "If you don't want to be branded as 'plagiarizing others' work and exploiting employees' in the future, having an academic credential is a necessary measure."

Chen Cheng frowned. That seemed to be the logic.

Thinking about it, with over a million lines of code in his head, deriving a few papers didn't seem difficult at all.

With recognition from the academic world, there might even be many conveniences.

Chen Cheng nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll study for my PhD under you."

Li Fei's lips curled slightly, and she raised her head and shouted towards outside the office, "Mary!"

Mary, with chestnut curly hair and wearing round-framed glasses, came in.

Li Fei: "Help me write a letter of recommendation for the admissions committee, and then help me schedule a committee group interview with Christopher, Professor Jiang, and Professor Wu."

Chen Cheng watched Li Fei's hurried arrangements, his eyes widening.

However, he wasn't worried; currently, regarding Artificial Intelligence, he 'knows a little!'

As she spoke, Li Fei thought for a moment, then waved her hand, "You just need to help me write a recommendation letter for the admissions committee," she pointed at Chen Cheng, "Chen will be coming to study for his PhD under me."

Mary acknowledged and retreated out.

Li Fei turned back and looked at Chen Cheng, "There won't be any problem with submitting a top-tier conference paper later, right? Although I'm always opening my doors for you, the necessary procedures must be completed."

Chen Cheng nodded. Although most science and engineering PhD programs in the United States accept direct applications from undergraduates, there are conditions.

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow, "Professor, why don't you pick a topic for me?"

Li Fei's mouth twitched, "I really owe you."

Chen Cheng was already preparing to build his own team, so many aggressive and innovative directions could be attempted.

The two chatted for a long time and helped Chen Cheng determine the topic.

As the sun went down, Chen Cheng and Li Fei walked out of the laboratory side by side.

Li Fei invited Chen Cheng to have dinner at her home, and along the way, the two kept talking about laboratory issues.

Although Chen Cheng had a million lines of code in his arsenal, he was still a layman in the laboratory.

Li Fei recommended another one of her students to Chen Cheng; as for whether the two could get along, that was their own problem.

Coming out of Li Fei's house, Chen Cheng felt a bit overwhelmed.

He discovered that he had been scammed by the system.

This damn thing wasn't a reward at all.

Doing Artificial Intelligence, putting in 100 billion probably wouldn't even make a sound.

The ticket to the future is even more, hundreds of billions of dollars.

The servers, damn, start at 100,000 H200s.

To solve the power problem, there were even plans for three small reactors.

It's just absurd.

Do I really need to wade into this muddy water?

Chen Cheng was almost broken by his conversation with Li Fei.

There's a reason why she hasn't returned to the country for so many years.

The country doesn't have the conditions for this.

It was only because she saw some hope in human factors in Chen Cheng that she would never have agreed to work part-time for him otherwise.

Chen Cheng stayed in the Bay Area for a few more days, scheduled some interviews, and also had a chat with the guy in the yellow leather jacket.

He also thought for a long time before he found his only advantage.

He could get a head start. Before Altman's 3.0 came out, most outsiders didn't consider AI that important at all.

Nor did they think the era of Artificial Intelligence would come so quickly.

Without attracting attention, he would have the opportunity to hoard enough computing power for five to ten years.

Afterward, he flew non-stop to Beijing, Jiangcheng, and Pengcheng.

The money was there, now he just needed people.

According to the list provided by the headhunter, Chen Cheng personally went to discuss poaching people.

He would serve as CEO himself, though in reality, it was more like a nominal role.

So he needed to find a capable CTO to be responsible for daily operations.

By the time he returned to Magic City, it was already October.

Tan Zongming helped him sort out the land issue in Lingang. The early servers would be placed here.

He had already commissioned the design through bidding.

Closing his laptop, Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Na, "Li Na, you go first, let Eleven take you home. You all have two days off. You've been running around with me for so long, get some rest."

Li Na had a smile on her lips, "I'm not tired!"

Chen Cheng smiled, "I need to rest."

Li Na was stunned for a moment, "Alright then."

In the past half month, following Chen Cheng outside, Li Na gradually began to be impressed by Chen Cheng.

Physical strength, brainpower, looks, and a serious attitude toward work—everything was top-notch.

It's no wonder he would succeed.

Eleven walked over from the back of the cabin and raised an eyebrow at Chen Cheng, "Then I'm leaving, okay?"

Eleven watched Anna clinging to Chen Cheng and had already become numb to it.

Her jealousy had already crystallized.

Chen Cheng smiled and nodded, "Hurry up."

Eleven smiled rarely, nodded, picked up her bag, and got off the plane.

Chen Cheng looked at Anna, who was obediently helping him pack up his computer and mouse, and his lips curled up slightly.

The second day Chen Cheng arrived in Angel City, she said she wanted to have a baby.

Chen Cheng thought about it; in the original plot, she really did have a daughter.

Maybe she really was fertile, so Chen Cheng agreed.

Except for when she was on her period, Chen Cheng was working hard on sowing seeds the rest of the time.

"Oppa~" Anna called out, opening her innocent, big, beautiful eyes.

Chen Cheng smiled, "Let's go, let's go home."