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While a few people were chatting and joking about entrepreneurship, not far away, a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance, dressed in white shirt and trousers, and a neat and concise style, had just returned to his CEO office.

If we talk about entrepreneurship, this internet pioneer can be considered outstanding. He started from scratch and became a successful entrepreneur with his hyperlink technology, which brought him his first investment.

Although Baidu later launched features and products such as search, library, and forums, which made a mess of the market, it was undeniable that around the year 2000, his determination and vision to quit Wall Street and Silicon Valley and start his own business in China was truly exceptional.

Li Yanhong was a person who believed in careful planning before taking action and rarely acted on impulse. Before founding Baidu in 2000, he spent five years carefully studying the internet situation and environment in China.

Whether it was later focusing on independent search engine websites, going public in the US, or proposing the concept of frame computing and launching data and application open platforms, all of these were the results of his careful consideration and repeated deliberation.

At the beginning of this year, Li Yanhong established Baidu's Deep Learning Research Institute, elevating the status of AI to the core technology needed for the company's innovative development. Although it was the first of its kind among all domestic manufacturers, it was actually the result of his more than two years of research.

As early as 2012, when all the major domestic manufacturers were still skeptical about AI-related technologies, Baidu had already verified the effectiveness of AI algorithms in speech recognition and image recognition.

"After reading the results presented by the Baidu team, I am convinced that AI-related algorithms and technologies will bring tremendous value to our various technical fields," Li Yanhong said firmly.

"Baidu has algorithm capabilities, solid technical foundations in search and retrieval, and possesses massive amounts of big data and powerful computing platforms. These are all the things that AI needs the most. It can be said that Baidu has the right timing, geographical advantage, and human resources!"

"We must build the world's top AI research institute!"

With Li Yanhong's rallying cry, China's first AI research center was established in January of the 13th year.

However, nearly a year had passed, and Li Yanhong was not very satisfied with the current situation and progress of the research institute.

He reclined his boss chair and closed his eyes to rest, but his brows involuntarily furrowed.

It seemed that he also felt this way. Li Yanhong lightly rubbed the bridge of his nose with his left hand, between his eyes.

Although it brought some relief, it still couldn't resolve the faint worry in his heart.

"The achievements of the research institute are not bad, but every year we completely fall behind the international breakthroughs," Li Yanhong sighed, feeling a bit tired.

He asked himself, he thought he started early in this direction and invested heavily. Then why did it seem like every year there were outrageous and exaggerated technological breakthroughs that far surpassed Baidu's achievements?

Last year, it was AlexNet. He even offered a bid of 200 million RMB, but still couldn't win over the Hinton team from Google.

This year was even worse. It was an unknown student from China, and his university, Yan Jing Electric Power University, was located near Baidu's headquarters in Yan Jing.

But this guy seemed intentionally unresponsive!

The more Li Yanhong thought about it, the more annoyed he became. His slightly relaxed brows furrowed tightly again.

"This should be a good thing," Li Yanhong comforted himself in his mind. "It shows that this kid has some confidence and is not arrogant or impatient. That's why he's protecting his information and not rushing to contact the industry."

"If he didn't have any real skills and just got lucky, he would probably want to sell at a good price as soon as possible."

Li Yanhong sat up slightly and pressed a button on the telephone in front of him. Soon, his secretary gently knocked on the door and entered.

"Mr. Li, what can I do for you?"

"What's the latest news from Professor Fu at Yan Jing Electric Power University?" Li Yanhong asked. This was the only reasonable communication channel on paper.

"There is no new information. He replied last time saying that the student doesn't want to be disturbed and has reported to you," the secretary quickly flipped through her notebook and added, "He said he would convey the message on behalf of the student, but I think at most it was just a casual mention or a mention along with other similar situations. It may not have much effect."

"As for Weibo, we have already contacted the student personally, but he doesn't seem to use Weibo much. After posting the clarification article last time, he hasn't updated any new posts."

"However, we managed to obtain his registered mobile number on Weibo a couple of days ago." The secretary hesitated and said, "Considering that the other party doesn't seem to want to communicate much, we didn't take the liberty to contact him. We thought we would wait until you are less busy and let you make the decision."

This secretary had been with Li Yanhong for quite a few years and knew her boundaries. She had arranged attempts through public communication channels.

But for methods like obtaining someone's personal mobile number through certain means, she would leave the decision to Li Yanhong himself, as there were certain risks involved.

"Give me the phone number," Li Yanhong decided quickly after just a second or two.

He preferred to maintain politeness and courtesy, but ultimately, he hoped to get things done.

As time passed, every second that slipped away increased the risk of not being able to secure this talent.

Since he had made up his mind, Li Yanhong never wasted time in getting things done.He took the notebook from his secretary and immediately pulled out his phone to dial.

"Hello, how can I assist you?" Meng Fanqi had actually received quite a few calls from various companies' HR departments or headhunters recently. Apart from these people, he hardly received any calls, "May I know which company you are from?"

Deeply aware of the harm of information leakage, if it weren't for his curiosity about the domestic offers at this time, he would have turned off his phone long ago.

"Meng, you seem to be in high demand." Li Yanhong laughed, "Let me introduce myself, I am Li Yanhong from Baidu, I guess there's no need for me to say more?"

"Mr. Li? I've heard a lot about you." Meng Fanqi wasn't too surprised that Li Yanhong would come to him. As the only domestic company that bid against Google last year, Li Yanhong should be the only high-level executive at this time who could understand the value of his achievements.

"But I really didn't expect that Mr. Li would personally call me."

"How else can we show Baidu's sincerity?" Li Yanhong thought to himself, this kid really knows his worth, "Are you still near the school?"

"I'm nearby."

"If you're nearby, let's meet and talk directly, it's not far." Li Yanhong stood up and flipped through his schedule, "Are you free today? You can come to our headquarters, or we can meet somewhere nearby."