Crazy Entertainment System

时间：2007年8月24日13：00整！

All media reporters, guests, and geeks from around the world began to enter.

The grand entrance lasted for nearly forty minutes.

When everyone was seated, it had been less than fifteen minutes since the event started.

Throughout the event, advertisements for Zhanlong were playing, but no information about the new products being announced was provided. Even now, no one knows what was actually being revealed at the event.

"Wow, Zhanlong Technology's secrecy measures this time are really impressive. They're still keeping things under wraps at this point, no one else can do that!"

"Yeah, you said the press conference is about to start, so hurry up and finish it. I want to know what they're going to announce!"

"A revolutionary product?! What product is revolutionary? Is it something smart?!"

"You're overthinking it, bro. Smart technology?! Are you kidding me? Let's not even talk about whether that thing exists or not. Even if it does, it's definitely not something we can have in this day and age."

"Yes, artificial intelligence is incredibly difficult. So many countries, institutions, companies, and organizations around the world are working on this, but what?! Nothing!"

"Haha, that's absolutely right. And people who do this work must understand computer science, psychology, and philosophy. Artificial intelligence is a very broad science, composed of different fields such as machine learning, computer vision, and so on. Generally speaking, a major goal of artificial intelligence research is to enable machines to perform complex tasks that usually require human intelligence. But different eras and different people have different understandings of this 'complex task'."

To reiterate, artificial intelligence will exist in the future, but whether we will live to see it is truly a question!

I believe the Crown Prince can do it, but I doubt I'll have enough time. I'm already forty, and the Crown Prince will need at least thirty or fifty years. I don't even know if I'll live that long!

"Haha, this brother is absolutely right. You might be heading back to the Western Paradise in a minute, haha~"

"666, I don't need to live to 99, or even 98. I'll be content if I can live to 88."

"Eighty-eight is pretty good, that's a long life, okay? The average human lifespan is only around seventy years. Most people start to decline around seventy, and after eighty, they're just waiting to die. They're completely useless, and even playing with their grandchildren will be looked down upon!"

"Haha, brother, why be so pessimistic! My grandfather is eighty-five and plays very well with his great-grandson!"

"It's hard to say. Some people live to be ninety and are still very healthy, while others are basically useless by the time they reach 60. It mainly depends on the individual."

"That's right, but have we gone off-topic? Weren't we supposed to be discussing this press conference? How did we end up talking about how old we are!"

"Haha~"

"Haha~"

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Ten seconds from two o'clock, the familiar countdown appeared again.

Ten seconds silenced almost everyone, who waited for the press conference to begin.

Even those who do speak do so very quietly.

"Dear media reporters from all over the world, geeks from all over the world, and distributors from all over the world, I am very happy that we can gather in Beijing on such a wonderful day as August 24th."

We gathered here.

On behalf of everyone at Zhanlong Technology, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for your presence. Chen Yu said, bowing in thanks.

A thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

"At this moment, I believe many people are curious about what today's press conference is about! Such a big press conference, and we still haven't revealed what we're going to announce. Doesn't that seem strange? I guess we're one of the very few companies in the world that holds a press conference like this.

A few days ago, during a live stream, I said something like this: "If the topic reaches 5 billion views on Weibo and 2 billion online searches, I'll reveal something. If that doubles, I'll tell you the price. If it doubles again, all products will be 20% off that day! If you're really good enough to reach 40 billion views and 8 billion searches, all orders within a week will be 40% off."

"I don't know if anyone here watched that live stream, or if anyone has seen the recording of my live stream. If so, or if you're watching the live stream on your computer right now, you can find the video and compare it. What I said should be exactly the same." Chen Yu finished speaking, glanced at the scene quietly, and then continued.

"I originally thought that my fans, Zhanlong Technology enthusiasts, and many friends who support me would work hard to bring the data to the second standard line, and some friends who need digital electronic products would also try their best to join this real welcome. Not to mention the 20 billion topic volume and 4 billion search volume, let alone the 40 billion topic volume and 8 billion search volume."

However, reality has made me realize the saying, "Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh!" After Chen Yu finished speaking, the audience at the scene laughed, and the viewers watching the live broadcast also laughed.

They seemed particularly happy to see Chen Yu get his comeuppance.

Some foreigners also used their personal translators to translate Chen Yu's words, though they were a beat behind.

These are foreigners who understand some Chinese culture.

After all, most foreigners don't really understand the saying "ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh."

"I also complained about it last night, but I didn't expect it to cause such a big public opinion and involve countless netizens. It also gave me the words that I both wanted to hear and didn't want to hear the most."

Isn't that contradictory?!

Those preparing for postgraduate entrance exams should have learned about the unity of opposites in their Marxist studies, right?

Actually, from the very beginning, I said that I hoped my fans would be rational and could approach idol worship in a rational way.

I hope they can prioritize their lives and put chasing celebrities second.

But as a human being, I have selfish desires, vanity, and possessiveness. Deep down, I still want my fans to care about me, to feel like they can't live without me.

I believe that every celebrity has this desire deep down. You may not admit it, but it definitely exists. As long as you are human, you will definitely have it.

It just hasn't been unleashed yet! (To be continued.) mz