Chapter 442: Attending the Summit (Part 2)

Zhao Qingfeng demurred for a while, pretending it was a hard decision before agreeing.

“I’m really embarrassed. Then it’s settled, Old Brother Sun, you set up a match with that provincial champion. Once I return from the Internet Summit, we’ll have our ten-game match.”

Sun solemnly nodded, “Little Feng, I’m putting all my hopes on you! I’ll bring more people over then, we have to beat him black and blue, make him kneel on the ground and beg to be my disciple!”

Once said, there’s no taking it back.

After making a solemn promise, Zhao Qingfeng immediately contacted Li Zhi, asking him to find two people to develop AI for Chinese chess.

This was also an indispensable part of their own small games project, merely advancing the timeline.

After receiving a positive response from Li Zhi, Zhao Qingfeng bid farewell to old Sun and returned to school.

Three days later,

Zhao Qingfeng, accompanied by Shen Lingyao, appeared in front of a well-known hotel in Shanghai City.

Flags were flying, colorful banners fluttering. The National Information Industry Department officially opened the first Internet Summit today.

Arriving a bit early, Zhao Qingfeng, with nothing better to do, sat by the roadside chatting with Shen Lingyao like an ordinary couple.

Shen Lingyao’s first thought was to look for good food.

She had already prepared a travel guide beforehand, excitedly introducing the styles of Benbang cuisine and Su-Xi cuisine to Zhao Qingfeng with her little hand waving in the air.

“Su-Xi cuisine is Jiangnan style, with strict ingredient selection, fine knife skills, sophisticated seasoning, and good at soup-making; Benbang cuisine is characterized by its folk flavor, wide selection of ingredients, emphasis on knife skills and seasoning, and aims for color, aroma, and taste.”

“I’ve already decided what I want to eat, I’ll only say it once, if you don’t remember, I’ll pinch you!”

“Listen carefully, I want to eat Nanxiang small steamed buns, Songjiang bass, Shanghai pan-fried buns, eight-treasure duck, local braised pork and white cut chicken, as well as crystal shrimp, crab shell, and Empress chicken!”

“Did you get all that? Recite it back to me.”

Zhao Qingfeng remembered it well, earnestly reciting it back.

Shen Lingyao’s chubby cheeks immediately blushed with happiness, “Good, Brother Qingfeng, you’re so good! Let’s go, it’s almost time. Eh? Brother Qingfeng, look, why is that aunt over there secretly wiping her tears?”

Not far from them, near the entrance, a well-dressed woman in her forties had just gotten out of a car and hid behind a tree. She glanced at the summit’s flags and then wiped the corners of her eyes.

“Is it the wind?”

Shen Lingyao licked her finger, feeling the strength of the wind. In the winter of Shanghai, the wind was indeed strong.

“No.”

Zhao Qingfeng shook his head, his expression solemn, “She’s just sad…”

Shen Lingyao was surprised, “Do you know her?”

Zhao Qingfeng did know her but couldn’t explain at the moment, “I’m guessing. Let’s go in first, we can talk about it later.”

They got up and went to the entrance.

The security guard looked somewhat fierce, seeing their young appearances not resembling company bosses, and waved them away.

Zhao Qingfeng took out the invitation, unfazed, and handed it over.

The security guard was taken aback, “My goodness, you’re the CEO of LeXin? Ah, Mr. Zhao, please, the summit is being held in the second-floor hall, please come in.”

Zhao Qingfeng took back the invitation, acting as if nothing had happened. After all, this kind of situation was not uncommon in China, just a case of being looked down upon.

But just as they reached the elevator, they heard a call from behind. Turning around, they saw it was the middle-aged woman who had gotten out of the car earlier.

“Are you the CEO of Lingfeng Technology?”

The woman’s expression was complex, asking respectfully yet firmly.

“Ms. Zhang, hello, yes, I am Zhao Qingfeng.”

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