435: Chapter 435: Never Back Down!
Gearing Up for Battle!
435: Chapter 435: Never Back Down!
Gearing Up for Battle!
“I’m sorry!
This story of yours is just hilarious!”
Tang Xiao hurriedly put down her drink bottle and reached for a tissue to wipe Wu Jie’s face.
“Wipe what?
Don’t use paper!”
Wu Jie pried Tang Xiao’s hands apart and brought his face closer:
“Well done, Tang Xiao!
You actually dared to spray my face with juice!”
The phone suddenly rang.
Tang Xiao picked up a wet wipe while answering her father’s voice call.
From his forehead to the tip of his nose, and then to his cheeks and chin, she carefully wiped Wu Jie’s face clean.
The call had just connected.
Tang Long hastily said:
“One good news and one bad news!”
“The good news is that the higher-ups are taking this very seriously and have swiftly made arrangents; the Electronic Warfare Troops will co to our aid as quickly as possible.
However, assembling troops and flying here will take ti.
If there are no accidents, they should be able to make it in ti for the technology competition!”
“As for the bad news, the three behemoths have already scared off other competitors, aside from us, and they have also recruited many experts to support them.
Intelligence indicates that they have sought assistance from their respective countries’ Electronic Warfare Troops!”
There was a slight pause in his tone, then Tang Long said gravely:
“Their technical advantage was already obvious.
Now, with the gathering of top experts, I fear they are even more unshakable!”
“The higher-ups are aware of this and have asked us to be prepared for failure and to do our best regardless of the outco.”
“I will start making arrangents soon.
If, during the technical competition, we are found to have technical flaws or vulnerabilities, we will imdiately find a way to redy them and ensure that our projects in operation don’t encounter issues!”
“At the sa ti, we will set aside so risk funds in case we run into claims or similar issues.
That way, we can deal with them quickly and prevent the situation from escalating, so we don’t gain notoriety and embarrass ourselves globally!”
Hearing this, Tang Xiao solemnly said:
“Alright!
Even though it’s a battle we’re almost certain to lose, we’re not short on money or fighting spirit!”
“Consider this technology competition a costly practical lesson, allowing us to learn and improve from experience!”
Tang Long echoed, “Exactly!
Retreat?
That’s absolutely out of the question.
Even if we fail, what of it?
At least we will know what a gap looks like!
It will inspire us to be ashad and then strive to do better!”
…
Wu Jie did not voice his opinion.
He went to wash up and change into shorts, then lay down on the bed to rest with his eyes closed.
The battle was approaching ferociously.
Even though it was an information and electronic warfare without the smoke and casualties of battle, he couldn’t bear to see Tang Xiao and the others make such heavy sacrifices to pay for their learning and advancent.
If his woman wanted to secure a project, no matter the thod, he had to make sure she got it!
Moreover, it was beneficial for the country and the people; why should foreigners reap the benefits?
Therefore, Wu Jie browsed the system’s marketplace.
There were plenty of good items!
Picking just one could be seen as a ‘nuclear weapon’ in this technology competition.
By comparison,
When “Great God Burst into Flas” faced a concerted cyberattack by several dostic IT companies,
Wu Jie then played the role of a ‘mysterious force’, causing the opponent to collapse and suffer a crushing defeat, with a hefty compensation and apology.
Wu Jie believed that even the three giants were not necessarily much better in terms of skills.
After all, in the field of information technology, the dostic and international levels weren’t much different, at most a difference of three to five years.
And unlike fields such as aircraft engines and high-precision intelligent machine tools, where the gaps were significant, leading to the necessity of importing Russian stealth fighters for use.
Therefore, Wu Jie decided to watch the situation first and intervene himself if the situation beca dire.
No need to bring out the artificial intelligence systems for the technology competition.
That would simply be a wasteful overkill, like using a nuclear bomb to kill a chicken; such a misuse of resources!
Of course…
If he were cornered by the three giants and couldn’t hold on, then don’t bla him for being rciless; he would just have to show his dominance!
Having made up his mind, Wu Jie exited the system marketplace.
Upon opening his eyes, he found that Tang Xiao was not sleeping next to him, and there was no one in the washroom.
Without guessing, he knew she must have gone to another eting.
“Such a workaholic!”
Wu Jie sighed and stretched out his arms, lying on the bed.
Feeling the occasional turbulence of the official aircraft and listening to the engine noise that couldn’t be completely muted…
he gradually beca sleepy.
It couldn’t be helped!
In the morning, he took Bai Fengling to visit Yuan Zihan in the hospital, encountered Su Geng, that big buffoon, and got so angry that he fainted…
In the afternoon, he tested and optimized system software for the technology departnt, and in the evening, he even developed an AI Beauty Identification Feature…
On the plane, he flirted with Tang Xiao more than once…
Engaging in a battle of wits is ntally exhausting.
He was not made of iron; even he deserved to be so worn out that he needed a good sleep.
This feeling of falling asleep as soon as he closed his eyes was like playing video gas in a frenzy until his mind was completely exhausted and then collapsing into bed to sleep.
This sleep was truly sound and peaceful.
Even turbulence from high altitude didn’t wake him.
When Wu Jie woke up abruptly to the violent jolting of the plane, they were already landing.
Tang Xiao wasn’t by his side, and he didn’t know if she had slept at all.
A classic workaholic!
After hurriedly getting ready, Wu Jie went to the business class.
He discovered Tang Xiao and everyone else eating a late-night snack.
Indeed!
Although the flight lasted twelve hours, due to the ti difference, it was deep into the night in Aseyah.
“Hurry and eat sothing, and when we get to the hotel, we’ll go straight to sleep to beat the jet lag!”
Tang Xiao snapped her fingers, and the stewardess imdiately brought over a al.
“Tsk tsk!
This is the first ti in my life that I’ve woken up not to breakfast, but to supper!”
Wu Jie exclaid, sitting down to eat quickly.
Before long.
After the private business jet ca to a stop, everyone finished their al and got off the plane one after another.
The capital of Aseyah, Asya, is a typical high-altitude city.
The climate is cool in May, and it gets even colder after nightfall.
Fortunately, the welcoming convoy was waiting not far from the parking spot.
In the vast night.
A line of pickup trucks, escorting a bus, roared into action.
In the poor and backward regions of Africa, don’t even think about driving luxury cars like rcedes, BMW, or Audi.
It’s not about showing off wealth being dangerous, but the more expensive the car, the more troubleso it is to maintain.
Therefore, sturdy and hard-wearing pickup trucks are very popular here.
They can transport people and cargo and can be modified at will.
Mounting heavy machine guns or rocket launchers in the cargo bed, they can easily transform into a combat vehicle.
Luckily, Aseyah has been relatively peaceful in recent years and is not a war-torn area.
The convoy sped away from the airport, traveling over so bumpy roads toward the hotel in the city center.
On the road.
Tang Xiao couldn’t resist her drowsiness and fell asleep on Wu Jie’s shoulder.
Having been up since morning at ho till now, that’s like pulling an all-nighter for over twenty hours—how could she not be tired?
anwhile, Wu Jie, visiting Africa for the first ti, couldn’t help being curious, looking around at the different architectural styles and city nightscapes.
Upon arrival at the hotel.
Cai Xu, the sales manager for the East Africa region, had already made arrangents.
Wu Jie and Tang Xiao naturally checked into a nice double-bed room, while the others got standard rooms.
The exhausted Tang Xiao washed up and went to bed early.
This left Wu Jie, who had slept enough on the plane, feeling sowhat frustrated.
Damn!
Not only did he miss out on getting close to a beautiful woman, but there were also seven hours left until dawn.
How was he to endure it?
With nothing better to do.
Wu Jie first checked on the work group to see the latest operational status of the Dashing God APP software.
The Dashing God APP had begun introducing advertisents—how were the user responses?
The newly introduced AI Beauty Identification Feature had stirred up controversy—what were the benefits it brought?
Of course, Wu Jie didn’t forget that it was 3 AM back ho, so he didn’t make any work arrangents in order not to disturb everyone’s rest.
Moreover, Tang Xiao had already said that as the boss, one must learn to let go, provide guidance on the overall direction, and leave the details to the subordinates.
His own company was fine.
But what about Tang Xiao’s big project?
When Cai Xu led Wu Jie and Tang Xiao to their rooms, he had briefly reported the situation.
At present, for the SAM project in East Africa, only three giants and Tanglong Industrial Group remained.
The three giants had each booked a hotel for closed-door preparations for the battle.
They had brought quite a few security personnel, not to ntion technical staff and engineering equipnt.
Therefore, it was impossible to know the battle readiness of the three competitors.
But Cai Xu had managed to estimate that they had over a hundred people by investigating the food purchases of the hotels they had booked.
And there must be high-level executives supervising the battle because they had bought many top-grade ingredients.
Additionally, the hotels they booked had plenty of rooms available, and they had prepared quite a few vehicles.
Thus, before the technical showdown begins the day after tomorrow, it’s possible that even more experts and reinforcents will rush in!
Gathering over a hundred people!
Top executives personally supervising the battle!
Damn, this really is the rhythm of an all-out war!
A storm is about to hit!
If he couldn’t sleep, then there was no point in trying.
Opening his laptop, Wu Jie worked through the night to prepare.
Utilizing his skills as an international-class software engineer and communications engineer to create offensive and defensive software as backup—virus and Trojan malware, of course, couldn’t be left out.
It was like preparing for a big battle—it was not enough to only prepare nuclear weapons, conventional ammunition must also be stocked in abundance.
You wouldn’t just start off by throwing a nuclear bomb as the ace, would you?
Engrossed in his work, ti flew until it was light.
After washing up and packing, he had a full al.
Wu Jie followed Tang Xiao and the bidding team to the International Conference Center.
The silent war for the bidding that would determine the ownership of a seven billion US Dollar project and impact the future market share worth hundreds of billions of US Dollars had quietly begun.
And the battle had just started; they hadn’t even reached the technical competition phase.
It was just the preparatory eting for the bid opening.
Aixin TLM, one of the three giants, gave Tang Xiao an early show of power during the bidding session.
Pushy, arrogant…
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