Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 305 [The Highly Anticipated Press Conference]

Weekends and weekends.

The hottest topic online these past two days has been the new product launch of Likang Technology. Today is the weekend, and the answer will be officially revealed tomorrow.

Xiao Yu arrived in the city where Likang Technology is located at around 17 PM today. He did not go to the company immediately, but rested at his hotel after arriving. At this time, the outside world did not know that he had come to the city.

Otherwise, the media would have already reported it, and the news would have spread both inside and outside the industry long ago.

Upon learning that Xiao Yu had arrived, Zhou Chengyang immediately took the initiative to visit him and personally reported to the big boss, mainly regarding matters related to the press conference.

Although the two companies are nominally in an equal partnership, President Zhou acted as if he were just a lapdog, speaking to Xiao Yu with such an attitude that his emotional intelligence was off the charts, leaving Xiao Yu with no good reason to find fault.

To be honest, Xiao Yu was quite satisfied with his cousin-in-law, Yun Shu, because he had a very solid connection with President Zhou.

Since he had handed over his soul, he stopped having his own ulterior motives and followed the boss's arrangements and instructions completely. Xiao Yu couldn't find anything to be dissatisfied with, and he didn't mind carrying this "accessory" on his lap, helping President Zhou and his Likang Technology take off.

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The following day, Monday, January 19.

Around 13 p.m., at the headquarters of Likang Technology Co., Ltd., industry guests, fans, consumers and media personnel began to enter the venue for the press conference, which was scheduled to begin in half an hour.

Xiao Yu works in the backstage area.

At this moment, Zhou Chengyang, dressed in a suit and tie, came backstage. He looked around and saw Xiao Yu. He quickly ran over, handed him a tablet, and said, "Mr. Xiao, everything is ready. Here is the procedure."

Xiao Yu took the tablet and looked at the PPT on it. After a while, the two went to a lounge.

With no one else around, Zhou Chengyang couldn't help but ask, "President Xiao, has the product subsidy been approved by the higher-ups?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu immediately said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you yesterday, the subsidy has been given, and it's 25%."

Zhou Chengyang was taken aback, then overjoyed: "They actually gave such a large subsidy?"

Xiao Yu nodded and smiled, "However, the national government has taken some factors into consideration and will not directly subsidize this product. Instead, Lingjing Technology will provide the subsidy. This is a technical operation, and the subsidy funds will be reflected in the reduction of product costs. It's just a matter of making some adjustments."

Zhou Chengyang nodded immediately. Although Xiao Yu didn't say much, he believed in the big boss's vision and that it was unlikely he would have any reason to harm Likang Technology.

"Adjust the price listed on this slide, and change it when we project it onto the stage later." Xiao Yu said, typing a price number on the tablet. Zhou Chengyang glanced at it and nodded, "No problem."

He immediately made a call to one of his back-office staff and asked him to adjust the pricing parameters.

A moment later, a staff member from Likang Technology knocked on the door of the lounge, opened it, and said, "Mr. Zhou, it's your turn to go on stage in two minutes."

Zhou Chengyang turned to Xiao Yu and smiled, "Mr. Xiao, please excuse me. Please rest here for now. A staff member will come to call you later."

Xiao Yu nodded: "Go ahead and do your thing."

Zhou Chengyang immediately got up and left the lounge. Two minutes passed quickly, and it was 13:30 p.m. The highly anticipated product launch of Likang Technology officially began.

The press conference was also broadcast live online, with live streams available on platforms such as Douyin and Bilibili.

More than ten million netizens watched the press conference online across all platforms, demonstrating its immense popularity, especially considering it was a weekday.

Zhou Chengyang never dreamed that Likang Technology would one day receive such high attention. He knew that this was all thanks to aligning himself with Lingjing Technology. The time quickly reached 13:12 PM. Xiao Yu sat quietly in the backstage dressing room, eyes closed, while Zhou Chengyang had been speaking confidently and eloquently on stage for over ten minutes.

Finally, Mr. Zhou addressed the audience, saying, "I am not the main character at today's press conference. Someone else will take over and unveil the mystery of our groundbreaking product for everyone."

Everyone present was quite curious, as President Zhou spoke in a mysterious manner.

"However, before that, there is a special performance segment at our press conference. Please enjoy it with us, both those in the audience and those watching online." After saying this, Zhou Chengyang walked steadily away from the press conference stage.

As he left the stage, the stage lights were turned off, and then twelve moonlight-like beams of light poured down from the dome.

As an ancient melody pierced the silence, twelve graceful figures in moon-white robes emerged from the clouds. They were twelve dancers dressed in moon-white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), as if they had come from the Jinshui River. Their wide sleeves flowed like silk, and the hair ornaments in their hair swayed gently with their waists.

"What kind of show is this?" a fan in the audience exclaimed in surprise. "Wow, where did Mr. Zhou find 12 such incredibly beautiful young ladies?"

Both the audience at the scene and those watching online were surprised and taken aback at this moment.

On stage, 12 stunning dancers are performing classical Chinese dance. But at this moment, no one realizes that the 12 young ladies performing the classical dance for them are actually lifelike humanoid robots.

The audience at the scene all thought they were real humans. Not to mention the unsuspecting audience, even Zhou Chengyang was still amazed by the scene before him. After being connected to Lingjing Technology's AI intelligent body, these lifelike dolls seemed to have been infused with souls.

With 244 degrees of freedom in their joints, they can perform a variety of physical movements just like humans, and performing a dance is a piece of cake. They can dance any kind of dance, as long as the data is loaded.

Zhou Chengyang had seen it more than once during rehearsals, but he was still deeply shocked at this moment. If he hadn't known beforehand and hadn't looked closely and examined it carefully, he wouldn't have been able to tell from a distance whether it was a simulated human or a real human.

At this moment, the entire audience was quietly appreciating the dance of the 12 dancers. Some people were amazed by the synchronized movements of these 12 beauties. Their coordination was incredible. They wondered how long they must have practiced backstage to achieve such a level of coordination.

However, these 12 dancers are lifelike robot puppets, and the amplitude and posture of their every movement can be almost completely synchronized.

The lead dancer spread her arms, her toes drawing perfect circles on the floor. The arch of her feet, the subtle tremors of her muscles, and even the lifelike beauty mark below her collarbone all seemed to speak of the warmth of life.

"So elegant, so beautiful! The dance is beautiful, and the dancers are breathtakingly beautiful. Now I can finally experience the perspective of an ancient emperor," a fan in the audience murmured in amazement.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments, with some viewers exclaiming that their feelings had changed 12 times in just one second.

Many netizens are very curious about where Likang Technology found these 12 stunningly beautiful young ladies. Their looks and figures are captivating, and their dance skills are so solid that they shouldn't be unknown.

Even now, no one realizes that these 12 young ladies are lifelike humanoids.

Even after the dance performance ended, no one realized this, because the skin texture and vivid expressions were so realistic that they could not be discerned from a distance without close inspection.

As the dance ended, the 12 lifelike figures left the stage, and the audience gave them a warm round of applause.

Although everyone still doesn't understand why Likang Technology arranged such a performance at the beginning of the press conference, it has to be said that it was indeed beautiful, enjoyable to watch, and pleasing to the eye.

Some viewers who watched the live stream even commented that the performance, which lasted less than five minutes, was far too short and ended before they had a chance to fully enjoy it.

Finally, Zhou Chengyang did not return to the stage, but his voice resounded throughout the audience: "Why this special program was arranged will be revealed later; for now, we will leave it at that."

Zhou Chengyang, holding the microphone, paused for a moment, then said, "Next, it's time for that man to make his appearance. I think everyone here knows him, so let's give him a round of applause!"

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(End of this chapter)