Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

Time leisurely moved to August.

Chen Pingsheng returned to his routine, managing some of the businesses for his eldest daughter, An'an.

Whenever he found time, he'd have Secretary Lin Lu say some pleasant words and casually award her bonuses ranging from tens to hundreds of thousands.

According to incomplete statistics, during these days working temporarily, this beautiful young secretary had already bought a fully-paid three-bedroom two-living-room apartment in Baiyun for over seven million.

The average price is just above fifty thousand and below sixty thousand.

Nowadays, houses hardly have any shared areas, and many properties offer a lot of bonus space.

In top-tier cities, real estate prices in good locations generally stay between fifty to eighty thousand, while core areas still exceed a hundred thousand.

As for those second and third-tier cities, most have averaged out between ten thousand to twenty thousand.

Outside the third-tier cities, the average price is generally below ten thousand.

Most maintain prices between four thousand to six thousand.

The crazy real estate era is long gone, and the land rental economy is irretrievably lost.

The contemporary era is purely a technological era.

No matter whether it's pig farming or apple planting, everything is deeply tied with AI.

The most valuable company of Tengfei Group has long become Tengfei AI.

Excessive technological development has brought evident disadvantages, where many industrial ends are replaced by AI robots.

Young people's future prospects can only be described as increasingly challenging.

This is especially true for a populous nation.

In the past, those large labor factories have mostly been replaced by AI robots.

Even countless technical industries, including animation production, online literature, painting, sketching, live lectures, and e-commerce, have been replaced by AI.

Tengfei AI currently covers chips, AI robots, whole industry AI appliances, computing power, cloud data, and other advanced technologies.

Its valuation has reached four hundred billion US Dollars.

The development of the era can sometimes be hard to imagine. At least Chen Pingsheng, retired for eight years, often marvels at how quickly he feels left behind by the development of the era.

The widespread adoption of AI has freed most repetitive labor but also created a more challenging employment environment for society at large.

The future will be a society of humans and robots.

The role of robots already encompasses everything from home life, girlfriends, healthcare, and work, providing all the quality services needed.

Five years ago, Tengfei AI launched its first intelligent girlfriend robot, with an initial price of 38,000 US Dollars.

This intelligent girlfriend robot not only featured human-like chat functions but could also act coquettishly, soothe emotions, clean, and cook family meals.

Essentially, aside from the intimate aspect, it could provide all the services of a girlfriend.

The key is it never gets angry and never has mood swings.

A household girlfriend for about twenty thousand is a choice for many users.

Five years later, this robot has advanced to the fourth generation.

Be it the chat functions or household services, both have seen enormous improvements thanks to big data enhancements.

Now, what's being discussed at the group is neither irrelevant but about completely upgrading this girlfriend robot to be capable of intimate relations.

This will undoubtedly cause great waves and the discussions it incites are sensational.

It means, except for bearing children, it would have everything that a girlfriend could offer.

Instead of spending hundreds of thousands on bride price for an expensive-wife-to-be, it might be better to spend a little over twenty thousand on a robot girlfriend that's hardworking and does everything.

Many are saying online that the excessive development of robots is already a moral descent, even an absence of ethics.

If this development continues endlessly, not only will it be hard for the children of poor families to emerge, even finding a decent job would be increasingly difficult.

Reality proves that Chen Pingsheng's decision to retire eight years ago and hand over all power to core technicians was very wise.

Over the past eight years, the group's technical domain has surged into an unprecedented level of excitement.

Everything is driven forward with technology as the core push.

Watching these technological developments before him, Chen Pingsheng can amuse himself in the office by flirting with the little secretary.

He genuinely doesn't comprehend the technology domain.

Regarding whether the sixth generation robot should include that one function, he doesn't give an opinion.

After all, things have already turned like this, might as well use robots to replace the high bride price.

In this era, some people still willingly spend their savings online chasing those elusive female streamers, and they are utterly foolish.

Not only is Tengfei AI developing rapidly, but new energy vehicles including mobile phones are as well.

Today's mobile phone functions have long surpassed what could be imagined seven or eight years ago.

Everything centers on AI; a mobile phone is not merely for entertainment but can intelligently replace life and work.

It can also automatically collect user information to provide the best service.

Describing current AI phones with "one thousand faces for one thousand people" could not be more fitting.

Era development is always unexpected; nobody knows what the next era-changing technology will be.

But there's no doubt that the past decade and the coming twenty years will mainly revolve around AI.

Technological talents keen on emerging might only be able to focus their attention on this area.

This includes Chen Lu and Su Xiaoxi.

Their plan to turn two billion into four billion, or even more, the best method is simply to invest in stocks or new AI tech companies.

Hitting a successful investment can easily double assets.

Since he is helping Su Xiaoxi earn money, Chen Lu cannot obtain information from his father or mother.

Nor can he shortcut his way into learning the group's large investment plans internally.

Finding promising startup companies on his own is undoubtedly very challenging.

But, as time is still long, he isn't in a rush.

Chen Pingsheng calls An'an, asking when she can come back; An'an says she has to float at sea for at least three more months.

Until she has thoroughly enjoyed drifting away, she definitely wouldn't be returning.

Alright then… he'll have to temporarily serve as president for three more months.

There is good news at home, which is that Er Piya has had her card suspended by her mother and is now on her way back.

This girl has been playing without limits.

Chen Pingsheng receives a call from Xiao Le; her next appointment has been confirmed, she's being transferred to be the head in a county in Zhejiang Province.

This was achieved thanks to the family pulling quite a few strings to push her to this position.

This step is critical for her; if she succeeds, her future career growth should steadily rise, but if she fails, her subsequent career path would be difficult to advance.

She's just a month away from transitioning before she officially takes on the position; by then, Chen Pingsheng will definitely visit her there.

Every county, due to its geographical location, surrounding circumstances, and industries, has distinct developments.

Leadership needs to tailor strategies according to local conditions, and he needs to leverage some group resources in support.

Only through mutual coordination can they push Xiao Le further ahead.