Chapter 318 - 295: Brother Ling’s Masterful Performance
Chapter 318: Chapter 295: Brother Ling’s Masterful Performance
"So, does that mean I guessed correctly?" Ning Tianliang asked with a smile.
"Uncle, you’re unbelievable!"
Ye Ling couldn’t help but let out a sigh. "They did contact me," he said. "And they mentioned that one of the big shots wants to meet with me to discuss the details of our collaboration."
"Take the meeting," Ning Tianliang said.
While people at that level could be difficult to deal with, there was no denying they wielded power far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"They’ll likely demand a partner’s stake," Ning Tianliang added. "If they do, you can consider letting them do all the heavy lifting..."
"I understand," Ye Ling replied.
In fact, ever since Huang Wenwen first contacted him, he’d been considering offloading the work.
Running a company involved so many different things.
It wasn’t just about money and manpower; it also took time!
Take all the approvals and paperwork, for example. Some of that could take a month or two...
But if those big shots were to handle it, it might only take a day or two. That would shorten the lead time for Tianxin Technology Company to get up and running.
Right now, the sooner they started, the better.
After all, while 5nm and 7nm chips still dominated the market, research into 3nm had already begun...
If Tianxin Technology wanted to achieve a monopoly, they had to launch their chip before the Western conglomerates developed their own 3nm versions, allowing them to rapidly capture the market share.
Ye Ling’s plan was simple: keep his dealings with these people strictly business. He would let them use their power to pave the way for Tianxin Technology’s rise to the top!
After hanging up, Ye Ling leaned back on the sofa, closing his eyes to contemplate his future plans...
...
"Master, Master!"
Before long, Luo Yue padded into the living room, barefoot in her slippers.
"What is it?" Ye Ling opened his eyes, giving the young woman a wary glance.
’She’s being this nice?’
’This must be a trap!’
"Master, is that really necessary?" Luo Yue said with an eye-roll, completely exasperated by Ye Ling’s guarded expression.
"It is necessary," Ye Ling shot back. "If you have something to say, just say it."
"Um... Master, do you have a minute to help me with something?" Luo Yue asked, sticking her tongue out playfully. She had been about to argue, but since she needed a favor from Ye Ling, she decided to cut the chatter.
"Is it about the competition?" Ye Ling inquired.
"Wow, you’re amazing, Master! How did you guess?" Luo Yue exclaimed in surprise, clapping her hands.
"Alright, alright, enough nonsense," Ye Ling said, pursing his lips. "Hurry up and tell me what the problem is. I don’t have all day."
’As if I even needed to guess what this girl was on about.’
"Well..." she began, sticking her tongue out again. "The competition is about finding vulnerabilities, but I’m having some trouble with the sample program they gave us."
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow at that.
"Can’t find a vulnerability?" Ye Ling asked.
"Yeah!"
Luo Yue nodded. "There’s one I just can’t find, no matter what. I’ve been stuck on it for days."
"Show me." Ye Ling’s curiosity was piqued.
Luo Yue was actually quite skilled with computers. It was only because Ye Ling was on another level that she didn’t seem as impressive by comparison.
If Luo Yue was an expert, then Ye Ling was a god.
And being an expert is no small thing.
Of course not!
To be called an expert, your skills have to be far beyond those of an ordinary person, after all...
So, the fact that something had stumped Luo Yue meant the problem was anything but ordinary.
Ye Ling sat down at the laptop and quickly began scanning the lines of the program.
He moved incredibly fast, scrolling through a new screen of code every three seconds, leaving Luo Yue dazzled.
This just went to show how vast the gulf in skill was between him and Luo Yue.
In about a minute, Ye Ling had scanned the entire program. He then turned to Luo Yue. "How many vulnerabilities are there in total?"
"Seventeen, I think," Luo Yue said, sticking her tongue out. "The organizers’ answer key says seventeen, but I could only find sixteen."
"Seventeen?"
Ye Ling frowned, a hint of confusion on his face.
"What’s wrong?" Luo Yue asked, taken aback.
’Don’t tell me he couldn’t find them either?’
"I found eighteen," Ye Ling stated plainly.
"Eighteen??"
Luo Yue was completely dumbfounded.
’Now that was on another level!’
"I might have miscounted," Ye Ling said. "Let me just mark all these vulnerabilities and patch them up." His fingers flew across the keyboard as he got back to work.
Since he was also patching the vulnerabilities, it took him a bit longer this time—about ten minutes before he finally stopped.
"All done?" Luo Yue couldn’t help but ask.
’That was way too fast!’
"Done." Ye Ling nodded.
"Let me count... one, two, three... seventeen, eighteen!" Luo Yue immediately began to count. The moment she finished, her face was a picture of pure shock.
’There really were eighteen?’
"Master, you’re a legend!" Luo Yue cheered.
"Just happened to spot them. It was a lucky break," Ye Ling said with a dismissive wave of his hand, completely unconcerned.
To be honest, the vulnerabilities were all well-hidden. There were a couple that even he had almost missed...
Now, some might ask: doesn’t Brother Ling have god-level computer skills?
But vulnerabilities are a tricky business...
Haven’t some of the greats said it before?
Programming is just a constant process of finding vulnerabilities, patching them, and then finding new ones!
Given more time, would Ye Ling have found even more vulnerabilities?
It’s really hard to say!
But Luo Yue didn’t have to worry about that.
She was just trying to win a competition. The contest problems would be fundamentally related to the examples provided, so all she needed to do was master them completely.
"Which vulnerabilities were you missing?" Ye Ling asked, turning to Luo Yue.
"This one, and also this one!" Luo Yue said immediately.
"For this one, look..." Ye Ling glanced at it and started to explain.
About half an hour later, Luo Yue finally nodded, all of her questions answered.
"You’re the best, Master!" Luo Yue couldn’t help but cheer.
"Hmph!"
Ye Ling snorted. "Just try not to fight me for Ruoruo’s attention so much from now on."
"Hehe... no can do," Luo Yue said, making a face at Ye Ling before skipping off toward the living room.
She looked like a little general who had just won a battle.
Ye Ling’s face darkened with exasperation, and he let out a low snort.
’That little brat... sooner or later, I’ll have to teach her what real suffering is!’