Memory inheritor

Chapter 87 Settling

During a break from his daily work, Wei Hongsi spent two days writing down the framework for the "Emotional Reshaping Method" and sent it to Gu Shiming.

After reading the material, Gu Shiming first spoke with Wei Hongsi privately to understand his motivation. Then, he arranged a time to discuss it with Qian Jiayu, Yu Sheng, and Fang Wei.

Fang Wei is the director of Department 6. He was previously transferred to the IR1 project team to participate in the work of establishing the "subconscious influence of video content" assessment system. He was not involved in the work of the CDU project team.

Gu Shiming's invitation to him to participate in this discussion can be seen as a clear signal.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Fang Wei will succeed Meng Haolin as the general manager of the Technology Development Center. The support of the Technology Development Center is essential for the realization and application of the "Emotional Reshaping Method."

On Wednesday afternoon, everyone arrived at Gu Shiming's office at the agreed time.

Gu Shiming briefly explained the main theme of the discussion, and then Wei Hongsi gave a detailed introduction to the concept of "Emotional Reshaping Method".

To help Fang Wei familiarize herself with the situation, Wei Hongsi also introduced the content and application of the "Neutralization Method" and the "Cognitive Reconstruction Method," and compared the three methods, analyzing their respective advantages, disadvantages, and application scenarios.

We can use a common medical procedure as an analogy.

The "neutralization method" is like various special medicines, with different formulas for different conditions. It is relatively low-cost and quick to take effect, but it has obvious side effects and is not easy to cure completely. It may be ineffective for seriously ill patients.

The "cognitive restructuring method" is like a nutritional supplement; it can enhance a person's physical condition, boost immunity, and prevent tiny, low-harm viruses from eroding health.

The advantages of this method are minimal side effects and the ability to create "vaccines" targeting specific psychotropic viruses for prevention and control. The disadvantages are a longer treatment period, resulting in slower effectiveness, and some limitations in its applicability.

"Emotional restructuring" is akin to surgery; it can precisely eliminate negative emotions from the subconscious and cure the underlying condition. Its drawback is its extremely high economic cost, heavily reliant on supercomputer computing resources, making it difficult to popularize and promote as widely as the previous two methods.

In addition, this method has some technical challenges that need to be overcome, and the time cost is also very high.

After Wei Hongsi explained the situation, Qian Jiayu and the others understood why Gu Shiming had brought them together for a discussion.

This material about "emotional reshaping method" is roughly equivalent to a project proposal, but it only discusses the technical aspects and does not cover other content.

Although no detailed calculations have been made, a rough estimate suggests that the required investment would be at least in the hundreds of millions of yuan, assuming that the company's existing computing resources can support it.

As a private enterprise, Zhiwei Technology must consider the issue of input and output. A project requiring an investment of over 100 million yuan is doomed to fail if the board of directors and shareholders cannot be convinced.

Wei Hongsi's comparison of the other two methods with the "emotional reshaping method" is not wrong in principle, but from the perspective of company operations, they are completely different things.

Qian Jiayu couldn't help but exclaim, "Hongsi's idea is truly ambitious!"

Wei Hongsi smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

The concept of "Emotional Reshaping Method" originated from the interpretation of Mu Jie's dreams. The DL organization has already revealed the tip of the iceberg, and he felt that some things should be planned for in advance, so that there would be no trouble if there were any.

Fang Wei nodded silently, not in a hurry to express her opinion.

Recently, he has communicated with Wei Hongsi quite a few times in the IR1 project. Wei Hongsi gives him a mature and steady feeling. If they are only communicating online, he often forgets Wei Hongsi’s age.

It wasn't until Fang Wei heard Wei Hongsi's idea that he truly appreciated the boldness and vigor of the young man, who was completely different from his usual self.

He admired Wei Hongsi's talent and courage, but he wasn't optimistic about the project. It wasn't that the "emotional reshaping method" was bad, but rather that it was too expensive.

However, since Gu Shiming invited them over to discuss the matter, he most likely agreed with Wei Hongsi's idea, so Fang Wei decided to wait and see.

Yu Sheng bluntly pointed out, "This project will require a huge investment, and I'm afraid it's not up to President Dai to decide alone."

Wei Hongsi said, "I think we can focus on technological research and development first, and we don't need to rush into other investments. In addition, we can work with other units on this project, and we can leverage our first-mover advantage to reduce investment costs."

Yu Sheng said, "That's one way. But how do we convince other organizations to join?"

"Yes, other units also consider the input and output issues," Fang Wei echoed. With Yu Sheng taking the lead, he didn't hold back anymore.

Wei Hongsi said, "The negative emotions evoked by Option B that we have encountered are actually not very harmful in a relatively sense. The 'Emotional Reshaping Method' aims to address those more extreme negative emotions, such as those that threaten public life or other more serious situations."

After his reminder, the others understood.

In dealing with certain special emergencies, economic costs may be a low priority, especially when national security is involved.

It turns out that Wei Hongsi's idea was aimed at the national security level, so cost was not really an issue.

Qian Jiayu nodded and said, "If we can get support from the national level, the controversy over ethical risks can be minimized."

After a brief discussion, the group reached a consensus on the feasibility and necessity of initiating the "Emotional Reshaping Method" project. The discussion then moved to other topics, including potential technical challenges, analysis of potential partners, and funding arrangements.

Wei Hongsi recorded everyone's opinions, preparing to compile them into a project proposal and report to General Manager Dai later.

After the discussion, Gu Shiming kept Wei Hongsi behind and said to him, "You know the teacher will be back this weekend, right?"

"Yes, I know." Wei Hongsi nodded.

"The school-enterprise cooperation is about to be launched soon, and now you've proposed the 'Emotional Reshaping Method' project. With all these things happening at once, can you still manage?" Gu Shiming said, not chuckling to himself, feeling that his junior brother was really good at seizing opportunities.

"It should be possible, but I might have to work overtime a lot," Wei Hong thought for a moment and said.

"That only solves the immediate problem. Without free time as a buffer, you can't keep going," Gu Shiming reminded him. "You need to start looking for group members now and try to delegate some of your work."