bacchusnovels Chapter 219 Undercurrents
Chapter 219 Undercurrents
Clearly, Su Hao was not the only one who experienced the immense sense of accomplishment that comes with witnessing the birth of such an epic project for the first time!
"Waaaaah... Thank God, thank you for choosing us from a hundred resumes!"
Ellie was so excited that tears almost welled up in her eyes.
Jason thumped his chest and roared with absolute certainty:
"Boss! Don't worry! From now on, I'll give my life for you!"
From now on, just say the word, and I'll work like a beast of burden! You can't get rid of me!
Indeed, with the privileges granted by Dean Whitman, Su Hao ultimately exercised his employment privileges.
Despite pressure from all sides, he insisted on appointing these two relatively inexperienced individuals as his personal academic assistants.
Even though they, as assistants, couldn't participate in the terrifying profit sharing of core equity...
But just the dazzling resume of "a core member of the Boston official project led by Su Hao," coupled with the hefty salary offered by MIT...
All of this is absolutely enough to become the most powerful springboard for these two guys in their future careers!
From now on, when I go out to look for a job, I can look the interviewer down with my nose!
A few minutes later.
Three young people, their hair disheveled and sweating profusely with excitement, each held a can of chilled Mountain Dew that they had just bought from a vending machine at the end of the corridor.
"Cheers!"
"Cheers, boss!"
"Ding!"
The three cans of soda collided joyfully and heavily in mid-air, splashing out sparkling carbonated water droplets.
The passionate youth and the ambition to revolutionize the world converge completely at this moment!
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A few days later, a massive project, capable of reshaping the physical logic of the entire city, was officially launched.
There was no boring ribbon-cutting ceremony.
There was no tacky champagne.
Only one super vehicle, poised to crush the old traffic rules, is set ablaze.
The gears of fate began to rumble at that very moment.
MIT Media Lab, Building E14.
The fourth floor houses the Urban Transportation Research Center.
This place was once a pilgrimage site for the world's top geeks and academic giants.
Now, it has become the main laboratory for this massive transportation project.
Here, even the dust floating in the air carries a hint of hardcore algorithms and cutting-edge technology.
This massive project certainly needs a true leader who can command respect and oversee it.
The person in charge was Dean Whitman.
The joint co-leader was Deputy Director Allen.
Both of them are cunning old foxes who have made waves in academia and politics. They can be considered a perfect combination of literary and martial arts.
However, this is a massive, cross-cutting project that brings together the best resources in the United States and involves the nerves of countless stakeholders.
The person who holds the highest command and has been thrust into the spotlight as the research director.
It's Su Hao!
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It was evening.
The golden rays of the setting sun slanted across the Boston River, cutting into the laboratory like scattered gold dust.
The conference room, surrounded by completely transparent glass, now resembled an ancient Roman gladiatorial arena.
Top experts from MIT, elite scholars from Harvard University, and senior officials from the Boston Transportation Authority.
The various deities sat in a semi-circle around the hall, clearly divided into different groups.
The atmosphere seemed harmonious on the surface, but undercurrents were turbulent beneath.
pat.
A very soft, crisp sound.
Su Hao remained calm as he steadily pushed the laptop's connector into the docking station.
With a whoosh!
The expensive 180-degree curved ultra-high-definition screen on the wall was instantly lit up.
The intricate road network of the entire city of Boston was transformed into countless pulsating points of light and streams of dark blue data, appearing before everyone's eyes without reservation.
"Great, let's begin now."
As you all know, today marks the official launch of the Boston Automatic Traffic Signals Project.
Dean Whitman wore that gentle smile that belonged only to the elite academic elite.
With his steady voice, he announced the official start of this conference that would change the city.
"This is not an ordinary project, nor is it just a technological innovation."
This marks the first-ever, unprecedented, in-depth convergence of the four major fields of mathematics, urban engineering, artificial intelligence, and policy studies on a single, grand platform.
Whitman's voice gradually rose, carrying an air of authority.
"It's not just the top brass in Boston. Researchers all over the world, and countless political giants, are all scrutinizing this project with a magnifying glass right now."
You are all leaders in your respective fields. I hope that in the days to come, you can set aside all distractions and give full play to your professional abilities, which you are so proud of.
Whitman slowly looked around.
His gaze lingered subtly for half a second as it swept over a few specific seats.
In fact, this was by no means a purely academic discussion.
The political maneuvering behind it is unfathomable.
Just a few days ago.
Mayor Patrick met privately with a "familiar professor" from Harvard.
Immediately afterwards, the mayor put pressure on Deputy Director Allen, proposing the only hard condition in the entire cooperation.
That is: this project, which is crucial to the city's lifeline, absolutely, absolutely cannot be monopolized by MIT!
The political considerations behind this are extremely pragmatic.
How can the lifeline of the city's transportation network, encompassing tens of thousands of intersections and millions of citizens, be entirely controlled by a university's server?
What if these lunatics decide to change the traffic lights into a snake game someday?
To those inherently suspicious politicians, this approach was politically extremely dangerous.
Although the mayor had to grit his teeth and admit to the absolute dominance of MIT in the field of science and engineering.
But he is a politician.
For that damned, illusory "balance of power".
In order to provide voters with so-called "transparency in decision-making"...
He almost compelled Harvard University to force its way in and participate in this massive research project.
MIT was naturally disgusted by this, and they cursed it countless times in private.
But despite the criticism, the slogans they used were simply too perfect.
"Isn't it a truly historic achievement that two of America's top universities are joining forces to benefit millions of Boston residents?"
Faced with this kind of politically correct righteousness that exudes the radiance of a saint and is full of high-sounding rhetoric.
Even though MIT's top officials were seething with anger, they ultimately couldn't refute it openly.
Fortunately, the city government eventually succumbed to practical pressure and stepped in to guarantee that MIT must have an absolute dominant share in the project.
Otherwise, given the fiery tempers of those geniuses at MIT, this so-called joint research project might very well be ruined on its very first day!