Chapter: 6516

Ye Chen nodded in agreement: "Lai Long's words make sense, but it still feels like this channel has a relatively large net or maybe most people will be caught by others. But there are also unknowns, such as whether someone will upload their photos and videos to social media platforms. If 80% of people do, that would cover only 64%, leaving out 36%."

Lai Yanlin said, "That's true, but we can think of other ways to fill in the remaining 36%."

Just then, Lin Waner appeared beside them and whispered, "Ye Chen brother, can we buy out the automatic vending machine companies in various countries?"

"Automatic vending machines?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow unconsciously: "What do you mean by that?"

Lin Waner said, "Every airport has automatic vending machines, not just one or two, but many at large airports. From beverages to snacks and masks, earplugs, and more, almost everything is available. If I were a company operating automatic vending machines, I would definitely install surveillance equipment on my terminals for safety considerations, allowing me to monitor any issues that arise in real-time. The data from these surveillance systems would naturally be uploaded to my own server in real-time. As long as we acquire enough automatic vending machine companies, we would have our own surveillance system at airports all over the world, and these machines are usually set up along passenger routes, allowing us to establish a strong foothold at each airport."

"Genius!" Lai Yanlin exclaimed excitedly, then tried to lower his voice: "This plan is too great! It's like Trojan horses spreading throughout major airports, allowing us to stealthily monitor and control everything 24/7. We can run our business as usual, but open a hidden data interface on the server for AI models to grab the surveillance footage in real-time, with everything under our control! If the automatic vending machine business takes off, we might even be able to cover streets and alleys in major cities, and at that point, we would have our own network of networks, spread throughout the world!"

Ye Chen couldn't help but raise his thumb in praise, congratulating Lin Waner: "This plan is too great! How did you come up with it?"

Lin Waner said, "Just because you all want to hack into surveillance systems at major airports doesn't mean it's realistic. With so many airports around the world, even if we can successfully hack into each one individually, it would take a long time and a lot of effort. Moreover, all commercial systems have powerful service providers behind them, constantly upgrading and optimizing their systems, searching for and filling in vulnerabilities. It's their top priority task, which makes it difficult for us to achieve comprehensive surveillance;"

He continued, "Although Li Tao said UGC is very useful, we don't have control over the initiative, and there are too many uncontrollable factors. So I think building our own surveillance system would be more reliable, but airport security is extremely high, so it's unlikely that we can set up our own monitoring systems without drawing attention to ourselves. That's why I think using this kind of pseudo-mode, with the most inconspicuous methods, and putting the surveillance into airports would work best."

Ye Chen nodded enthusiastically: "This plan is very feasible and has a high degree of concealment. I've been alive for nearly 30 years, and no matter where I go to buy something from an automatic vending machine or walk past one, I never thought that an automatic vending machine wouldn't record my personal image. Almost nobody would suspect anything, as long as we operate properly, our surveillance system can quietly spread throughout the world."

Li Yalin cautioned: "To achieve this, we must ensure that every company we acquire operates normally, with only core technical personnel having access to this level of information. We have to let them think they're doing their job without knowing what's behind it."

Ye Chen laughed: "Don't worry, I'll find a way to mobilize my connections and use a large number of shell companies around the world to make acquisitions. For Asia, we can rely on the Su family, for Europe, Helena can help, and for North America and South America, we can ask the Fei family to handle it. Japan, Korea, and other Asian regions can be entrusted to the Ito family, Africa is not difficult either, and we can give the Su patriarch an opportunity to make a name for himself by taking charge in Madagascar. As for Oceania, I don't have any close connections at the moment, but if necessary, we can send someone from the Wanlong Temple to handle it. Once we acquire these companies, technical personnel will be provided by An Jia, and all back-end systems will leave an interface connected to this one."

An Kai-feng saw three people whispering in the corner for half a day, curiously approaching them to ask: "What are you guys talking about? So invested?"

Ye Chen laughed: "We're researching a new business with a lot of room for imagination."

An Kai-feng curiously asked: "What kind of new business is this? Tell me too."

Ye Chen said: "I want to monopolize all the automatic vending machines in the world, aiming to have 80% of the world's automatic vending machines under my control in the future."

An Kai-feng was taken aback and awkwardly said: "Dad... this business has no imagination at all. You're going to operate all the automatic vending machines in the world? Even if you succeed, you won't make tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars a year. You might even lose money. This is just small-time stuff that can't be scaled up, with limited profit space. Equipment costs money, venue rental costs money, electricity costs money, personnel salaries are not negligible either, and equipment has wear and tear, with annual maintenance and replacement costs. Moreover, there's the risk of facing financial losses in areas with poor security... you'll just earn a hard-earned salary."

Ye Chen chuckled and said: "Uncle, don't even talk about earning tens or hundreds of millions in a year. Even if I earn nothing at all, or worse, lose tens or hundreds of millions, I'll still acknowledge it."

An Kai-feng was puzzled and asked with a face full of doubts: "My dear nephew-in-law, you can casually sell the Return to Youth Pill's money, but Coca-Cola has not earned that much even after decades. Why bother with automatic vending machines?"

One side, Li Yalin couldn't help but say: "Heavenly Net! Kai-feng! Heavenly Net System!"

"What does 'Heavenly Net' mean?" An Kai-feng was more confused, looking at the three people in a daze, not knowing what kind of medicine they were selling.

Ye Chen chuckled and said: "Li, people's cameras on Heavenly Net are all installed high up to monitor from above. We should call this project 'Earthly Net'!"

An Kai-feng saw Ye Chen and Li Yalin still chatting quietly, and he started tapping his foot impatiently at the spot.

He was afraid that others would notice their private conversation, so he tried to lower his voice but spoke very urgently: "What are you two talking about? Hurry up and share it with me. I'm a person who's impatient and can't stand a moment of delay."

Li Yalin smiled and said: "I've come up with an excellent idea! Buy all the companies that operate automatic vending machines around the world, then upload their monitoring video data to AI model servers. In this way, we can achieve real-time monitoring of major transportation hubs such as airports, train stations, and ports, and let AI continuously analyze these video data to find the person we're looking for. As long as our target is on the move, we'll be able to catch them and know their location and next destination." JrNovels.com