Niu Xiaoqiang has no interest in awards and honors, he is interested in practical interests.

As soon as he heard that this project could still get strong support in terms of funds, Niu Xiaoqiang immediately started to think crookedly: I happened to be worried because I had no money to invest in the United States, but I didn't expect that I hadn't gone to the United States yet, and this problem was solved.

In order to avoid this project being targeted by relevant departments too much, and then causing a fire, Niu Xiaoqiang decided to continue to understand the situation in depth: "Professor, this project is currently only dealing with the theoretical stage, and it is estimated that it is not so easy for us to get results.

Watson waved his hand and said excitedly: "Don't worry, the relevant departments will definitely look at it, you don't know the situation in the United States, the U.S. government will spend a lot of money every year to support those forward-looking scientific research, even if there are no results, it doesn't matter, after all, it is engaged in scientific research, who can guarantee that it will be successful? With the name of MIT, coupled with my vigorous publicity, there is no problem at all for artificial intelligence projects to get financial support!"

Niu Xiaoqiang's worries when he heard this were reduced a lot: Well, when the time comes, as long as you deliberately delay the progress, and then announce the failure of the project, of course, you still have to do it in the early stage, so as not to cheat the money.

Niu Xiaoqiang's personality is actually more cautious, under normal circumstances, he only does things that he is sure of, and he will give it a go as a last resort.

A project like artificial intelligence will definitely attract a lot of attention, and even rise to the height of the country, it stands to reason that Niu Xiaoqiang should not be involved too deeply.

The reason why Niu Xiaoqiang decided to get some start-up capital through this project is mainly because he has considered the most critical link in advance, which is participation.

Although I don't know the specific market situation of artificial intelligence, since even Watson said that this is a very high-end and cutting-edge topic, it must be difficult to develop it. Niu Xiaoqiang plans to participate in it on a limited basis, and it is best to help with it, or be responsible for those links that are not too important. This makes him less likely to be targeted by certain departments and can avoid getting into trouble.

As soon as he thought of this, Niu Xiaoqiang couldn't help but smile happily: "Then I will wish the professor success in advance." ”

Watson patted Niu Xiaoqiang on the shoulder: "You can't just watch it, you have to help when the time comes." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang immediately nodded: "Please rest assured about this, I will definitely provide necessary help, as long as there is sufficient external support, our project will definitely be successful." ”

Watson laughed: "There must be support, MIT itself has many high-end laboratories in scientific categories, at least in terms of hardware conditions, we have a great innate advantage." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang originally just wanted to get some start-up capital to invest and start a business in the United States. Hearing this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and had another thought: Look at my brain, I have actually forgotten this stubble! MIT's scientific research hardware is a well-known existence in many universities, and if I don't take advantage of such good conditions, it will be too unpleasant.

Niu Xiaoqiang has sorted out a lot of information on patented technology, some of which are only preliminary research results and are not very mature. For example, the EFI technology that was successfully developed just a few days ago, and the V8 engine technology that Fang Dongping is leading the research on.

These technologies are still far from being applied in practice, and it would be wonderful to think that they could be perfected with the help of MIT labs.

Niu Xiaoqiang was still a little reluctant, no matter how mature he was, his family and friends were all in China, and he would still feel melancholy when he went to study in the United States thousands of miles away.

But now it's different, Niu Xiaoqiang's melancholy and reluctance have been swept away, and he can't wait to get up and go to the United States immediately, where he can show his strength.

Before that, Niu Xiaoqiang still needs to complete one task, that is, Yang Pan and Liu Xue studying abroad.

He took advantage of Watson's happiness to repeat the old words: "Professor, I told you about the incident before, I wonder if you can help?"

Watson was in a good mood and immediately expressed his attitude: "This matter is on me, and two places are not a big problem for me." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment before his face showed joy: "Then thank you for the professor's help!"

He thought to himself: I originally just wanted to try it, after all, Yang Pan and Liu Xue's own abilities are not very strong, it is difficult to guarantee that the professor will not refuse, who would have thought that he would agree with his mouth, this is really unexpected good news.

Niu Xiaoqiang knows the foreign professor in front of him very well, Watson is a very straightforward character, and belongs to the same kind of people as Niu Xiaoqiang and Fang Dongping.

"Professor, if you can, I hope you can help me exchange some dollars, you know the situation in China, it's hard to get dollars here, even if the children of my two friends get a place to study abroad, if they don't have dollars in their hands, they won't be able to survive in the United States." ”

Watson attaches great importance to Niu Xiaoqiang, and he needs the strong support of this talented teenager in the artificial intelligence project. In this case, helping to exchange dollars is a trivial matter.

Watson smiled and opened his backpack and took out two bundles of dollar bills from it: "This is the $20,000 living expenses I specially prepared for you, you can use it first, and when you officially enter MIT, the school will give you a scholarship, and you can return it to me when the time comes." ”

Niu Xiaoqiang does not need to pay for the passage to the United States this time, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has a special grant, and Watson has already applied for it, and his travel expenses to the United States are paid with this grant.

$20,000 can be spent for a long time in the United States, provided that you can't buy valuables, of course. If you live in a dormitory on campus and only need to pay for food, you can spend this money for two or three years.

Niu Xiaoqiang hurriedly thanked him, put $20,000 in the pocket of his pants, and then stood up: "It's not early, professor, you should rest early, tomorrow I will bring those two people who apply for study abroad qualifications, and the professor will just look at the arrangement." ”

Watson asked, "Would it be okay if I put them in a third-rate university?"

Niu Xiaoqiang immediately nodded: "Of course it's no problem." ”

Watson pouted: "Then why didn't you say it earlier? If I knew this was the case, what was I worried about? Not to mention two, even if it was ten, I could help you get it!"