The phenomenal rise of DeepSeek heralds a paradigm shift in the AI ecosystem, leading to technological democratization and the explosive growth of AI applications across various verticals, especially in investment research. In this talk, we will walk you through the technological breakthroughs of DeepSeek in plain language, its significant implications and current understanding gaps for professional investors, and how it will empower a revolutionary AI-agent-based deployment of models and applications for financial institutions. This evolution will progress in tandem with digitization. We believe that 2025 will be the year of AI agents, with rapidly expanding use cases in investment research, such as attending and summarizing meetings, reading and writing reports, and stock picking with quantitative analysis, reaching the capabilities of a mid-level analyst.