Chapter 452: Vanished from the World

The more users, the more data.
This massive amount of data is the ultimate raw material for forging the next generation of even stronger AI.
“Does ‘Close AI’ mean…while others are still researching our first-generation product, we'll directly release the fifth and sixth generations, completely leaving them behind with a technological gap?”
“Yes! It’s about crushing them with absolute technological superiority!
Using an insurmountable technological chasm, making all the competitors’ efforts to catch up a joke.
Then, even if users want to find alternatives, they will despairingly discover that in this world, there is no other choice but our GPT!”
Therefore, the most important thing right now is the platform!
Social media, exchanges, streaming media, mobile devices…
Everything is for one purpose:
To get more people using GPT in more ways.
To make everyone a part of GPT's evolution!
“By the way, let’s do another promotion: pay for GPT subscriptions with Fanghuan Coins and get a 20% discount, which will also boost the coin price.” Su Hao added.
"Okay, Chairman Su, that's a great idea!
However, there's a very real problem.
If we expand too much, the user base will inevitably grow exponentially, and our... our servers are already about to crash!"
No matter how grand the blueprint, it ultimately needs to be implemented.
Connecting all platforms and building a perfect closed-loop ecosystem using Fanghuan Coin and GPT sounds incredibly exciting.
But ultimately, we still have to face the most realistic hardware limitations.
“GPT’s popularity has exceeded our most optimistic estimates. Servers are already experiencing lag and latency.
And this is only GPT-3; Close AI says this is just the beginning.
Once more powerful versions are released, the computing power required will be hundreds or even thousands of times greater. The data traffic…
It’ll probably crash the servers.”
“Are all our existing servers running at full capacity?”
“Yes, Mr. Su, we were relatively well-off before.
But since we brought in the behemoth ‘FaceWeb,’ things have taken a sharp turn for the worse.
They used to use Asia Pacific’s BWS cloud service, and now that they’ve switched to our own servers, the pressure is immense.”
“That means we have to expand.”
“Yes, Mr. Su, it’s urgent.
But with the global chip shortage and huge demand, even if we have the money, building a sufficiently large data center quickly won’t be easy.”
Su Hao frowned slightly. This was indeed a problem.
The setup is complete, but the servers can't keep up—it's like building a skyscraper on sand; it could collapse at any moment.
We need to think of a solution.
Su Hao kept this in mind and then asked, "By the way, how's the situation in Nigeria?"
"We're keeping track of it. The good news is that our foundation's personnel have arrived safely and begun their aid work."
"What about security?"
"The Wildfire Security Company has deployed their most elite personnel—almost their entire force."
"The Nigerian government was very cooperative, giving us the green light as soon as they heard our donation of over 100 million yuan arrived."
"They processed it quite quickly."
"Yes, that commander-in-chief named Anthony is truly outstanding. I thought the procedures alone would take a month or two, but he got it all done in no time. He's a ruthless guy."
Su Hao nodded. It seemed his initial intuition was correct; this man was indeed capable.
"What's the security situation like in Nigeria?"
"Not optimistic. It's said the situation has worsened recently. Criminal organizations from all over the world are treating Africa as a lawless zone, and Nigeria has become a major disaster area.
What's even more worrying is that their internal strife is escalating. People are living in fear, and the entire social atmosphere is extremely tense."
"I hope nothing happens to our foundation's people."
"The wildfire security team also said they're on high alert, providing almost 24-hour close protection.
But… to be honest, it's still quite worrying."
"I heard that even their government has run into some problems recently."
"The government?" Su Hao keenly caught the key word. "What happened to them this time?"
"It seems they're involved in internal strife. Several important political figures have suddenly vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead..."
***
Meanwhile, across the ocean.
In the conference room on the top floor of the Asia Pacific Group headquarters building, the atmosphere was tense.
"Chairman, BlackRock and Vanguard have sent an ultimatum."
"What?!" Bezos was stunned.
"Our Amazon's market capitalization has plummeted from trillions to a mere four hundred billion dollars.
They demand a reasonable explanation and an immediate, convincing solution to turn the tide.
If you can't provide a satisfactory answer..."
"And what will happen then?"
"They will join forces with other shareholders to remove you from your position as chairman, and then... sell the company to Fang Huan Investment."
"What?!" Bezos slammed his hand on the conference table. "These bastards!!"
Regret!
Bezos was now kicking himself!
If only he had known this would happen, he should have followed FaceWeb's example and implemented a "dual-class share structure," firmly grasping the company's lifeline and absolute control!
Otherwise, this mess wouldn't have happened!
“Of course, Chairman, it was precisely because we didn't implement a dual-class share structure that we gained the market's trust, allowing the stock price to soar.
Showing shareholders your openness and trust, and leading the company forward together—wasn't that your original vision?”
The assistant cautiously reminded him.
That wasn't wrong.
If they had implemented a dual-class share structure, the stock price would definitely have been affected. The Wall Street giants wouldn't have been so enthusiastic, and Amazon wouldn't have entered the "trillion-dollar club" so quickly.
“But so what?! The result is that these bastards are stabbing me in the back!” Bezos trembled with anger.
“BlackRock and Vanguard, haven't they always only done financial investments and never interfered in operations?
Why are they suddenly jumping out to bite me?”
“They are, after all, fund managers; they're investing their clients' money.”
"The stock price has plummeted so drastically, clients have been calling them non-stop.
If they don't take action soon, they won't be able to explain themselves."
Most critically, these two companies combined hold over 20% of the shares, wielding significant influence on the board.
"If Fanghuan Investment launches a public takeover bid, won't the stock price recover?!" Bezos still held a sliver of hope.
"That's the problem!" The assistant shook his head bitterly.
"Fang Huan and his gang are cunning as devils. They've been buying our stock, but each time they precisely control it below the red line where disclosure isn't required.
Meanwhile, they're constantly releasing negative news in the market to suppress the stock price!"
"This...doesn't the regulatory authorities care?!"
"It's difficult to regulate. We recently conducted massive layoffs, which caused widespread anger and resentment, and we've lost public support.
Besides, the company's performance has been declining for a while now, and none of this can be blamed on Fang Huan.
All their operations are within the rules."