The café is named 92 degrees and is located on the corner not far from the convention center.

The traffic in the neighborhood is not very large, and the café is quite elegantly decorated, with hanging potted plants giving the bar a green look.

"The optimal temperature for contact with the ground coffee beans throughout the brewing process is 9194, and this temperature is also known as the optimal extraction water temperature. Below this temperature, the coffee will have a more pronounced sourness and astringency, while above this temperature, the coffee will have a more pronounced bitterness. And 92 can be said to be just right, which is the characteristic of this café. ”

Lu Zhou: "I don't know very well. ”

Ye Nan smiled and said, "It's okay, I can introduce it to you." Can you tell me, what kind of coffee do you drink in general? ”

Not very interested in this topic, Lu Zhou said casually: "Instant, can refresh the mind and drink basically anything." ”

"Quick, instant?" was obviously stunned by this sentence, but fortunately, Ye Nan's reaction was quite fast, he coughed dryly to hide his gaffe, and immediately opened his mouth to take over the conversation, "Instant coffee is also a very unique coffee taste, generally speaking, people who like instant coffee have a strong sense of time, as well as vigorous execution and dedication beyond ordinary people."

Looking at the way this benevolent brother racked his brains to help him recommend coffee, the corners of Lu Zhou's mouth couldn't help but pull a smile.

to no other meaning.

It's just that this guy's appearance reminds him of those who are not interested in academics, hollow out their minds all day long, and only think about giving him benefits as they like.

"I just like a simple life, I don't want to spend too much time on boring entanglements," he shook his head and said, Lu Zhou then looked at the waiter who was standing aside waiting for the order, and said politely, "Just bring me a cup of Mocha." ”

"Yes sir."

The young waitress nodded, and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth as she heard the conversation between the two from beginning to end, and quickly wrote down Lu Zhou's needs in a small notebook.

At this time, Lu Zhou's mobile phone in his pocket suddenly shook.

"I'll answer the phone."

Seeing that Lu Zhou pointed to his mobile phone, Ye Nan nodded hurriedly and said.

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry about that, please bring me a glass of Sicilian ice."

"Yes sir."

After making a note in the notebook, the waiter smiled and nodded, turned and walked in the direction of the bar.

A person sat bored at the table and waited for about five or six minutes, until the coffee came up, and Lu Zhou, who had gone out to make a phone call earlier, walked back from outside.

A warm smile was quickly put on his face, and Ye Nan casually found a topic to ask.

"That phone call just now?"

"It's from the Engineering Institute."

Ye Nan was concerned and asked, "Is it urgent?" ”

Lu Zhou said casually: "I'm not in a hurry, it's just that I asked someone over there to intercede, and I don't know where he got my phone number." ”

Hearing this, Ye Nan suddenly sweated wildly.

It's okay if there's no hurry.

You're not in a hurry, others are going crazy.

However, as a person outside of academia, and a native of China, he naturally cannot sympathize with an academic organization across the Pacific Ocean.

At most, he was just a little surprised.

I didn't expect Professor Lu, who is often called elegant and easy-going, to have such a dark side.

Speaking of this, he silently made up his mind in his heart, if he offends anyone, he can't offend this guy, and no one who provokes this guy seems to have a good end.

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Lu Zhou, who took a sip of coffee, reminded him and said.

"Tell me about you."

"Ah, yes, yes."

After hearing this reminder, he quickly came back to his senses, thinking that he only had five minutes, Ye Nan suddenly felt a sense of urgency in his heart, and immediately opened the conversation.

"At the product launch conference just now, the words of Huawei's chief product strategy officer really made me feel enlightened, especially the 18N strategy, the construction of a new ecology of the Internet with mobile devices as the core, and even the Internet of Things, which simply said to my heart!"

Raised the coffee cup and took a sip, Ye Nan, who had been talking for a long time, said with blazing eyes.

"I feel like I've seen where the next investment outlet is!"

Although he didn't know what this had to do with him, in order not to let him be cold, Lu Zhou still asked politely and casually.

"Where?"

"Networking! Whether it is the Internet or the Internet of Things, the technology that will informatize all of us and things must be the outlet for future investment! ”

Lu Zhou: ""

This guy

Is it a joke?

It's already 2022, and it can be regarded as far-sighted when someone said this twenty or thirty years ago, but now it's taken out and said, it's just like "people will die if they are killed", which is equivalent to a nonsense.

Not noticing the strange expression on Lu Zhou's face, the benevolent brother continued smugly as if he was moved by his foresight.

"Of course, I might be a little broad, but that's pretty much it."

"I've been thinking about this for a long time these days, and I've been there for all kinds of cutting-edge research presentations, commercial product launches, whether I can understand or not, but I haven't had any good ideas."

"It wasn't until just now, when the Warwick chief product strategy officer talked about a series of possible breakthroughs, including smart home, smart wearables and augmented reality technology, that I suddenly realized."

Seeing that he stopped again, Lu Zhou was a little annoyed, but out of obsessive-compulsive disorder, he still patiently asked: "What do you realize?" ”

"Have you ever seen a movie called Ready Player One?"

Lu Zhou: "? ”

Seeing Lu Zhou's inexplicable expression, Ye Nan immediately said excitedly.

"It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it, I'll tell you the plot briefly."

Looking at Ye Nan with an excited face, Lu Zhou raised his hand with a little headache: "Stop, you just pick the key points and say it." ”

Ye Nan immediately obediently went straight to the point and said: "! This is where Warwick overlooked! It is also my most optimistic investment project! ”

"With all due respect, people don't mention it doesn't mean that they ignore it, maybe they just don't think it's necessary to mention it separately. And this kind of thing has been hyped many years ago. ”

Although Lu Zhou didn't know much about this matter, he had heard a little about it. Back then, there was a "small company" that made a player because it was a device, and it was labeled as a concept, and then one of the most magical scenes in the history of the stock was staged.

Anyway, it's 2022 now, and it's not a new concept.

Seeing that Lu Zhou didn't understand what he meant, Ye Nan explained anxiously: "That's not what I'm talking about!" The kind of design with a monitor on your head is purely a fart with your pants off! I'm talking about virtual reality in the truest sense of the word! ”

"Doesn't carbon-based chips increase the performance of processors exponentially? Like that device in Ready Player One, can carbon-based chips do it? ”

Taking a sip of coffee, Lu Zhou thought for a moment, then put down the cup in his hand and said: "I roughly understand what you mean, you mean the kind of technology that talks about the direct connection between consciousness and the computer, modulation and demodulation of neural signals into electrical signals, and then converting electrical signals into a series of neural signals such as vision, hearing, smell, etc., and feeding back to the brain, am I right?" ”

Ye Nan snapped his fingers excitedly: "Exactly!" ”

Seeing the inexplicable excitement and confidence on his face, Lu Zhou sighed, and couldn't help but hold his forehead and said: "I have to remind you that carbon-based chips are not a panacea to solve all problems in the development of electronic technology, especially the real virtual reality you mentioned, it is not just a matter of computing power."

Ye Nan immediately couldn't wait to say: "I have money, I can invest!" I can get hundreds of millions! As long as we make this technology, we will become the richest people in the world! Even if the market value adds up, we will easily step on it. ”

Lu Zhou: ""

Why do you think I'm Tinker Bell?

I can't complain about this guy's brain hole, and at this moment, Lu Zhou has roughly seen that this guy is probably the rich second generation of a family, and he has money and no place to waste it.

It's not enough to spoil himself, but he also registered a venture capital company to help him spoil it together.

Maybe he does have more vision than ordinary people, but I don't know if it's his own delusion, I always feel that he seems to lack a root in his brain, and he can't tie his brain hole.

"There are some things that money can't solve."

Speaking of this, Lu Zhou paused and said teasingly.

"What's more, if you have money, can you have money with me?"

Hearing this, Ye Nan suddenly remembered a rumor about East Asia Power that was circulating in the investment community, and the expression on his face suddenly became subtle embarrassed, and he scratched the back of his head embarrassedly.

"Well, I don't think so."

Seeing the embarrassed expression on this guy's face, Lu Zhou shook his head with a smile.

The theory of diminishing marginal effects is not only tried in the field of economics, but also in the field of scientific research. Especially for advanced research, money not only does not solve the problem, but even creates a sense of frustration that there is nowhere to spend.

However, the virtual reality technology he mentioned, which is different from traditional equipment, did make Lu Zhou a little interested.

Of course, this interest is mainly outside the field of research, and only for the technology itself.

If only consciousness could be connected to a computer

After looking at the time on the table below, and taking a sip of the remaining coffee in the cup, Lu Zhou stood up from his chair.

"It's five minutes up."

"All I can say about what you said was funny, but unfortunately I can't help."

"I'll call you if I have a new idea, though."

also stood up, Ye Nan hurriedly said.

"Then don't forget."

Lu Zhou nodded, didn't make too many superfluous expressions, and said goodbye to this benevolent brother.

Walking out of the café, Wang Peng had already driven the car to the parking space and waited for him.

As he walked towards the car, Lu Zhou took out his mobile phone from his pocket and said casually.

"Xiao Ai, help me with the next movie."

Soon, a string of bubbles popped off the screen.

Roger, master!