Crazy Entertainment System

Chen Yu smiled. He knew this couldn't be kept secret; with the higher-ups paying so much attention to him, how could it possibly be concealed?

When asked if he intended to hide anything, Chen Yu frankly stated, "I want to transform my hometown into the world's number one city—the City of the Future!"

Since ancient times, Zhouxu has held a high status, but now it's just a third-tier city. Why should Zhouxu be treated this way? Since you've abandoned it, then I'll build it up myself.

I'll be very frank with you; the investment required for the construction of Zhouxu is terrifying, so I'll be making money like crazy. Don't say anything.

I estimate that my life's work may be dedicated to developing this city. I came here this time to obtain government subsidies. The iPhone is about to be released, but in order to seize the market in the early stages and maintain the company's development, I need subsidies.

You can't favor one over the other. You can give it to other tech companies, but you can't leave me out!

"I'm really short of money right now, I don't even have the money to lay the foundation for the land in Zhouxu!" Chen Yu said, sounding a bit like a liar.

"You're short of money, so you're trying to get your hands on the government?!" The old man was so angry he laughed. He'd never seen anyone so brazenly demand subsidies before.

"I didn't take advantage of anyone. It's a national policy that we all meet. My iPhone has independent intellectual property rights and many of its technologies are very advanced. However, there's a company in the US called Apple that has also released a similar product. I want to seize the market before them, and my system and design are more stable."

"So I need money to subsidize and seize market share with lower prices!" Chen Yu said.

"Can I see your iPhone?!" the old man asked with a smile.

"I knew you wanted to see this, so I brought it for you!" Chen Yu said, taking out a mobile phone. If there were any Earthlings, they would be surprised to see that it looked like an iPhone 4.

It's also the most classic design for the iPhone.

Chen Yu was holding the black one.

The old man saw a very delicate little thing.

"Where's the keyboard?!" the old man asked, puzzled. Most phones have buttons, but this one only has two or three, and it's not one of those drawer-style keyboards!

"Virtual keyboard!" Let me teach you.

"Pressing the power button turns on the screen, and you can slide to unlock or set a password. You can easily navigate by swiping up, down, left, or right to turn pages and browse. For example, if you want to make a call, tap the phone app icon, which will bring up the phone directory. You can then easily find your contacts by swiping up or down."

"For example, this is your phone number. Just tap it to make a call!" He gestured for the old man to tap it.

The screen then switched to a call page.

"This can record, pause, hang up, and do other things too!" Before Chen Yu could finish speaking, the old man's phone rang.

The old man's eyes lit up immediately.

It seems quite interesting.

"It can also watch TV, listen to music, play games, send text messages, and send emails. It has all sorts of functions, as long as there's a corresponding app. For example, this is the Crazy app, which lets you browse Weibo on your phone. This is the Crazy Mall, where you can shop on your phone!" Chen Yu explained everything to the old man patiently, and the old man played with it with great patience.

The dazzling array of features astonished the old man; he had never imagined that a mobile phone could do so much.

That's absolutely amazing.

"How much are you planning to sell this phone for?!" the old man asked.

"The basic version is priced at $499 USD, and $3999 RMB in China. This is the lowest price I can afford, which is also to seize the market. But as you know, research and development and promotion both require money, so I came to you for help." Chen Yu looked at the old man with a bitter face, as if to say, "If you don't give it to me, I'll cry."

"You rascal, if I can approve the export, I'll subsidize 400 yuan per phone. For domestic sales, it's tax-free, and I'll subsidize 100 yuan per phone. However, the total subsidy cannot exceed 100 billion yuan. After all, it still needs to be given to other companies!" The old man said after a moment of silence.

"10 billion?!" Chen Yu was somewhat disappointed when he heard this. He had originally planned to ask for a subsidy of 30 to 50 billion, but now it seemed hopeless.

However, Chen Yu was not willing to give up.

“100 billion is too little. It would be more like it if it were US dollars!” Chen Yu said.

"You're overthinking it. US dollars? It's RMB, 100 billion at most. I still need to discuss this with the other leaders. If you don't want it, I won't give it to you!" The old man was furious when he saw Chen Yu's greedy look and said irritably.

"Fine, 10 billion it is, but you have to help me promote it!" Chen Yu said.

"Okay, is your phone safe?" the old man said.

"Don't worry, there won't be any backdoors. You can order a batch for your men, but these things aren't very durable and the battery life isn't as good as a feature phone," Chen Yu said.

"There's nothing we can do about it?!"

"There's no such thing as having it all in this world. You can't have everything. Powerful functions inevitably come with high power consumption. You can't expect a horse to run without feeding it. There's no such thing as a free lunch!" Chen Yu said, pouting.

"You've got a point, kid, but I'll help you promote it. I'll give the phones to other national leaders during diplomatic missions. Is that alright?!" Chen Yu said.

"Great!" Chen Yu was delighted upon hearing this. This was the best advertisement he could ever get, no amount of money could match it.

"But you need to give me a plan outlining how you intend to develop Zhouxu!" the old man said.

"I knew there's no such thing as a free lunch! I'll give it to you, but you have to promise not to circulate it. No more than five people can see this document. As for who shows it to, that's up to you!" Chen Yu said.

"No problem!" the old man readily agreed, but in his heart he was thinking, "After giving it to me, I can just show it to a few people without telling you, right?!"

"Don't even think about showing it to others. I'll send you a computer. This computer is specially made. If you want to see it, you have to record the face of the person who wants to see it. And don't even think about having any video recording equipment. It's very sensitive. It will shut down and automatically destroy any camera footage."

Therefore, only five people can watch it, and there is only one computer.

"Don't blame me for making a mountain out of a molehill, because the technology involved is cutting-edge. If it were leaked, I estimate I'd become easy prey for all the powers in the world." Chen Yu explained, seeing the old man's displeasure.

"Avant-garde?! How avant-garde?!"

“Some technologies are fifty years ahead of our time! Most of them are technologies that will be available ten years from now!” Chen Yu said.

"Are you sure!" The old man was utterly astonished. Fifty years of technology—this was unbelievable, practically futuristic technology! (To be continued.)