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Chapter 354: Product Launch Event

The first episode of the fifth season of Mushroom House aired as scheduled.

That night, it topped seven lists including Weibo's trending topics, variety show charts, e-sports charts, and finance charts.

How to say~
The variety show rankings and Weibo trending topics rankings were somewhat expected, but the following four rankings were unexpected by netizens.

Especially when Lu Yiming first caught a shad, and then netted another shad, and then looked at the expert's astonished expression, it was absolutely hilarious.

The fishing forum also changed its profile picture to a large photo of Lu Yiming, mainly to pray for the newly crowned fishing god.

Meanwhile, the scene of the five of them eating fish at lunchtime, with Yixing having a separate small table, also went viral.

It's fair to say that Mushroom House dominated half of the trending topics that night, with Lu Yiming making up the majority of them.

The second half of the program.

The introduction to the drones was equally engaging, with the sky filled with fully intelligently controlled drones, which amazed many viewers.

However, the price is also devastating.

The complete package, depending on the configuration, starts at a million for the low-end version and can cost several million for the high-end version.

Although the coverage area was wide enough, the cost was too high, so sales did not increase after the program aired, but the number of people asking about it did increase.

Until mid-April.

Fanxing Group made international news headlines.

Among Lu Yiming's fans are many who are concerned about international affairs. Meanwhile, a blogger named Manhattan Square Face on Bilibili posted a video that went viral in Lu Yiming's fan groups.

[Manhattan Square Face: The West accuses my country's Star Group of selling high-end military equipment to the Central and Northern regions without prior notification, causing a large-scale humanitarian disaster]

The title is very long.

But it looks really confusing.

When did the Starry Sky Group start manufacturing weapons?

They hadn't heard Lu Yiming mention it in the live stream either!

After watching the video and hearing the uploader explain the details, they realized that the agricultural drone swarm equipment sold by Fanxing Group had been used on the battlefield and was performing surprisingly well.
[Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter! A drone used for rice planting dropped bombs! Those guys over there are really clever!]

[Who can argue with that? This intelligent irrigation drone uses a water container to carry fuel for precise water delivery—it's capable of handling anything!]

The most important thing is the small drone. These are used to detect pests; using them to find people is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

[Understood! I recommend a nationwide public reprimand! This is utterly outrageous by the Fanxing Group! How can they export something like this?]

[Upstairs, you don't actually think these drones didn't have a backup plan, do you?]

[Upstairs! You know too much!]

Holy crap! Five hundred regular soldiers plus over a thousand mercenaries, all in one day? That's terrifying!

[That's not the most important thing! The most important thing is the fully intelligent strike! Once the program is set up, you don't need to do anything else; the drones handle all the assembly themselves. That's the most terrifying thing!]

【.】

While Lu Yiming's fans were having a heated discussion in the group, Lu Yiming's fan forum updated with a leave notice, and he himself had brought his core drone team to the capital.

As soon as Lu Yiming got off the plane, he saw Gu Wenya leading the sales team. The team members looked uneasy, as if they had made a mistake. Lu Yiming laughed and said, "What's the panic! We're doing a legal transaction! How they use it is their business! I've never heard of someone buying a knife killing someone and then the person who legally sold the knife being held responsible. Stand tall!"

Early April.

Gu Wenya led her team to participate in a technology exhibition in the capital, where they exported five pieces of equipment.

All the procedures and processes were legal, so Lu Yiming wasn't worried at all.

of course.

This was also somewhat related to the phone call I received from He Haijian before boarding the plane.

That's how technology is; your research and development goal might be A, but you might achieve greater results in direction B, which takes time to discover.

This is the situation with this drone equipment.

China's drone industry is considered a top-tier international player. Although its appearance at the exhibition was impressive, as an agricultural technology exhibition, the focus of the event is on agriculture.

Not many people would think of point B, and this device is only superior in terms of intelligence and battery life. Other functions can be found better in China, but it wins because it has comprehensive functions.

Who knows if the other party will buy it for farming or "fertilizing"!

Fanxing Group is also a victim.

At this moment, Lu Yiming was preparing to attend a press conference as a victim.

in the afternoon.

The incident continued to escalate, and the news topped the trending searches at 3 PM, successfully aligning with international standards.

Fanxing Group is also well-known in the technology industry. Its artificial intelligence and supercomputing are top-tier in the international market. The orders for the second-generation Aurogon supercomputer alone are already booked for three years from now.

The most impressive feature of the Aurogon supercomputer is its core algorithm, which has no specific hardware requirements and can be used with any graphics card. Therefore, if you want to get the product in advance, you must provide your own graphics card, but the price will not be cheaper.

In fact, the reason why the market value of the listed Aurogon supercomputer can only be stabilized at 800 billion is mainly because its production cannot be increased. It can be said that once production is increased, the market value will break 1 trillion in an instant.

At this point, more than half of Lu Yiming's fans knew about this, and the news of his leave on the Fish Bar made domestic self-media start to speculate whether he had encountered some trouble.

It was then announced that he would hold a press conference in the capital at 5 p.m.

Four thirty.

Half an hour before the press conference was scheduled to begin, Lu Yiming met with some people under the guidance of He Haijian. Several conversations during the meeting warmed Lu Yiming's heart.

Originally, the event was planned to be held in Xingcheng, since Xingcheng is where Fanxing Group is located. However, the higher-ups said that the press conference should be held on a larger scale, which would also be an opportunity for Fanxing Group to gain international exposure.

Lu Yiming didn't intend to make a splash internationally, but since everything was already arranged, he couldn't be bothered to refuse. It would only take two hours for the private jet to fly over anyway.

The conference site.

More than a hundred media outlets were present, with overseas media accounting for 40 percent of the total.

Compared to the foreigners who were exchanging ideas with serious expressions, the domestic media professionals were all smiles and extremely relaxed.

soon.

When the time comes.

Lu Yiming appeared from the side, and the flashbulbs went off all over the place. This was not the first time Lu Yiming had encountered such a scene. Although he was not used to it, he endured it and walked to the podium prepared for him in the middle of the stage.

The article was prepared by his superiors; what he really had to deal with was the interview segment that followed. These foreign media outlets were all based in the capital, and they had received orders to make things difficult for Lu Yiming.

He Haijian had already informed him about this.

Behind Lu Yiming stood Liu Zhenyun and Gu Wenya, who would answer any technical questions. They stood to his left and right, before and after he stood on the podium. Lu Yiming had memorized his speech using quantum reading and delivered it extemporaneously. The core message was his rejection of foreign quality control and his insistence that his drones were agricultural equipment.

[President Lu is awesome! He gave a speech without a script! Looks like he was well-prepared, I'm relieved~]

[Just wondering how much that equipment costs? No offense, I have a lot of land.]

[A few million, I guess? But I heard the export unit is US dollars, and it's a stripped-down version.]

【??? Is the stripped-down version really this strong? Are you sure?】

[Confirmed! I attended the agricultural technology exhibition and compared the data of the models shown there with the data published on the Pangu Group's official website. The export version doesn't support the Bai Ze intelligent network; it only uses a stripped-down version of the intelligent control software. However, it's still quite impressive! It allows for a user-friendly, intuitive way of modifying commands.]

Holy crap! No wonder they turned it into a weapon so soon after exporting it. But was this really not intentional? Why provide a stripped-down version of the smart control software?

Because intelligence is the selling point of this device; without intelligence, it's just a drone platform.

【.】

The press conference was broadcast live on multiple platforms.

This naturally includes the Shark Platform.

The official platform was very accommodating, allocating all the advertising slots in the homepage's live streams to this press conference. If love has different levels, Lu Yiming is currently enjoying the treatment of a biological father on the Fanxing platform.

Um..
Even the shark platform itself probably wouldn't dare to acknowledge its own son.
After a ten-minute impromptu speech, the interview session began, but there was an unexpected incident before it started.

Liu Zhenyun was carrying a briefcase.

Lu Yiming glanced at the suitcase and nodded slightly before handing it to the waiting staff.

This scene left the reporters present and the viewers watching the live broadcast somewhat bewildered.

But soon.

When everyone noticed that the opened box contained only pairs of glasses wrapped in plastic packaging.

The sense of bewilderment deepened.

At this moment, Lu Yiming smiled and said, "As I just said, Fanxing Group is committed to changing the world with technology! These glasses are a new product recently developed by Pangu Company, but they are not yet in mass production. Therefore, what you have received is only a semi-finished product. This is a good opportunity for you to experience them. If it is convenient, we hope that you can give us feedback on any problems you encounter during the experience."

Smart glasses are nothing new.

At least Fanxing Group wasn't the first to release a finished product.

When new products are distributed for trial use at a serious occasion like a press conference, the screens of various live streaming rooms are filled with "666" (a Chinese internet slang for "awesome").

At this point, people began to receive their assigned glasses.

Lu Yiming continued, "There is a button on each side of the glasses. Friends from abroad, please press the right button to turn it on. Domestic media, please press the left button to turn it on."

Although I don't know what's going on, I'll just have to cooperate.

As people put on the glasses and followed Lu Yiming's instructions, foreign media personnel also performed the same procedure with the help of their translators.

There were quite a few nearsighted people at the scene, but Lu Yiming was prepared and had also prepared some clip-on lenses.

They were all produced at noon. The eyeglass frames were rushed out using printing equipment, and there are obvious sprue marks in many places that were not cleaned properly.

As we all know, current 3D printing technology is not fast; low-end equipment often takes more than a day to print one item.

However, Fanxing Group naturally uses high-end equipment, which can print dozens of copies at the same time without any problem, and it is also faster than ordinary 3D printing equipment.

at this time.

Seeing that most of the people present were wearing glasses, Lu Yiming immediately smiled and said, "Alright! Let's officially begin the Q&A session!"

The words fell.

A chorus of gasps erupted from the foreign media personnel. The reason for their astonishment was none other than the text that appeared before them after Lu Yiming finished speaking—a translation of his words.

Domestic media professionals were unaware of what had happened.

It wasn't until someone nearby exclaimed "Fuck!" that the translated text appeared on their glasses.

at this time.

The only ones left confused were the viewers watching the live stream.

Looking at everyone's reactions, Lu Yiming smiled and nodded, saying, "It seems you've already experienced it~ That's right! This is a new product that Pangu Company is preparing to launch in May: translation glasses! However, the pair you see in front of you right now only has the most basic functions. More functions will be available in the official version after mass production."

Translation glasses aren't actually high-tech; the real technological sophistication lies in their AI-powered intelligent recognition system and AI-powered intelligent translation function.

The former ensures that the translated content is only what you want to hear, while the latter ensures the accuracy of the translated content.

For example, how do you translate "Oh yes, yes, yes~"?

Ah, yes, yes, yes?

That definitely won't work, but translating it as "Yeah whatever" will immediately make foreigners understand, and that's what Baize AI's intelligent translation function can do.

Lu Yiming has experimented with it and found that there is a certain probability of triggering an Easter egg. For example, after the AI ​​thinks that you will hear this word frequently and understand its meaning, when you wear headphones, it will translate it as "yeah yeah yeah..." with the tone gradually decreasing.

At this moment, the viewers in the live stream heard this.

They went from being completely bewildered to utterly confused, after all, they just couldn't understand why Lu Yiming would suddenly start selling products on such an important occasion.

of course.

Some people also became interested in the so-called translation glasses that Lu Yiming mentioned. These people were either planning to travel abroad or were about to study abroad.

The appearance of these glasses was somewhat out of place, but the current situation is surprisingly good. Foreigners are human too, and these glasses give them a very good sensory experience. Their highly practical function makes them want to go out for a walk wearing only these glasses.

The interview session has officially begun.

The first reporter to ask a question was a blonde teenage girl.

She stood up, took the microphone, and said, "First of all, thank you very much for this gift. However, regarding the fact that your company's equipment became a killing weapon in Zhongbei, I believe your company bears an unshirkable responsibility! I believe Mr. Lu Yiming, you have also seen the reports. I wonder what you have to say about the loss of more than a thousand lives!"

The question is very pointed.

The approach of "courtesy first, then force" has given them the moral high ground.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiming replied without hesitation, "Items have many uses. Even the microphone in your hand can become a murder weapon. I was deeply saddened when I received the news that your own farm equipment was being used as a weapon."

Do not ask!

I refuse to take the blame!

Lu Yiming was ready to engage in a heated debate with the assembled scholars.

However, his answer did not satisfy the reporter. But since she had already used up her questioning rights, she handed the microphone to the next person. This person's question was more pointed, but Lu Yiming also played the tai chi well. In short, the core message was to sympathize with the plight of the victim, feel deep sorrow, but absolutely not admit that his company had any responsibility.

what?
Why can agricultural drones carry bombs and deliver them accurately?
Sorry! I don't know! All I know is that this drone was designed to deliver rice seedlings. If it can't deliver them accurately, wouldn't it waste manpower if the seedlings were planted crookedly?
(End of this chapter)