Black technology: a super empire spanning two worlds

Chapter 337 [The Great Defense is Broken, and the Rhythm is Flying]

This CEO chose to go all in, aiming to become a leading company in this niche market. He hopes that one day his company's cosmetics will be recognized by Likang Technology and included in the supply chain list of Liuguang Xingyu's peripheral products.

If we could become an officially recommended exclusive cosmetic product of Likang Technology, that would truly be a game-changer.

He insists on either not doing it at all, or going all in and going big. Currently, some peers have also noticed this niche industry track, but they are either observing or testing the waters first.

The boss was convinced that he should go all in first and get a head start. He believed that when he approached Likang Technology to discuss cooperation, he would have a competitive advantage over his peers. By the time his competitors decided to make a big bet, he would already be on board and have a first-mover advantage.

Of course, the risks are also very high. Success would be a great leap forward, but failure would mean certain death. He admitted that there was an element of gambling involved, but he was determined to take the plunge.

If you win the gamble, you can break through the encirclement and become a leading company in this field. Going public is not a dream. If you lose the gamble, the worst that can happen is that the company goes bankrupt and you can start a second business.

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Meanwhile, Qin Lang, who was live streaming on the other side, had turned his live stream into a battleground between genders, with the entire live stream filled with a chaotic and intense atmosphere.

The reason is that he spent nearly 12 yuan to buy a series of luxury brand clothes, shoes, necklaces, earrings and other accessories for a robot that was originally worth 11299 yuan.

Most of the viewers of Qin Lang's live stream are male, but there are also a small number of female viewers.

Some of the single female netizens saw that Qin Lang was so willing to spend money to buy so many high-end luxury goods for a robot, and they also saw that many male netizens in the live broadcast room were discussing how to match clothes for their cybernetic partners and what to buy for them.

Well, these guys are usually so stingy when it comes to getting gifts for holidays, but they're so willing to spend money on a silicone robot.

This comparison caused many single women to feel a huge sense of loss, which led to a breakdown in their defenses in Bengbu, and the conflict escalated. Qin Lang's live stream became a gender battleground, with both sides clearly attacking and insulting each other.

[They're all selfish, self-serving bastards; it's really a mess.]
[This robot is blatantly exploiting and objectifying women. What's appalling is that it can be sold openly. I'm so disappointed. Is there no one who can do anything about it?]
[I just don't understand. I bought a robot with my own money to entertain myself at home. What did I do to you? Why are you interfering with my freedom? You insist on calling it objectifying women, so why don't you order a male version? I'm absolutely not saying you're objectifying or exploiting men; you can objectify and exploit men all you want.]
[Exactly, the male version is actually cheaper. The male version's simulated physiological structure doesn't require a self-cleaning device, saving you 4000 yuan.]
Since you dislike each other so much, wouldn't it be better to just go your separate ways and not bother each other?
[Those who know, know why these girls are so upset. The men are all spending their money on the "Cyber ​​Companion" gadgets, and no more men are paying for their high-quality lifestyles. They're forced to downgrade their lifestyles and spending habits, which is why they're so upset!]
[Haha, that's the important part.]
Lies don't hurt, but the truth is the sharpest knife.
[I respect truly economically independent and outstanding women, and I believe that truly independent women are unlikely to dislike the "Starry Night" version, because they might even order the men's version.]
[Seconded. Truly independent women must have their own stable source of income and not rely on a man's wallet to live a high-quality life. The "Flowing Star Language" product, regardless of gender, can visibly and significantly improve the quality of life for anyone who purchases it. For one thing, simply taking care of household chores noticeably enhances the quality of life.]
[So, it's quite obvious what kind of people dislike Liuguang Xingyu and are so quick to react defensively.]
[Unable to wake up the humanoid ATM, it could no longer withdraw money, so it became enraged and even spent money on the lifelike robot, thus breaking down its defenses, haha.]
[I spend money on clothes and shoes for my lifelike dolls, but ultimately it's money for myself because they're my personal property. But can you say your human girlfriend is your personal property? That would only be true in ancient times; it's illegal in modern times.]
[That's right. Spending money on lifelike dolls is essentially me spending my own money to please myself. I'm not stealing or robbing, so what's wrong with that? Besides, my investment in the dolls guarantees emotional value feedback. The clothes, shoes, and jewelry I buy for them are still my personal property, and I can even recoup some of the money by selling them on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app).]
[Suppose you shower your human girlfriend with gifts and spend money on her, but these efforts may not yield the expected return. In fact, you might be unilaterally providing her with emotional support, ultimately becoming a backup option or a victim of injustice. Aren't these kinds of things all too common these days?]
[Your words remind me of the fat cat incident in April this year.]
[So on one hand, you might become the next fat cat, and on the other hand, Flowing Star Language can give you 100% certainty and no worries. Why take such a big risk to gamble on uncertainty?]
[Anyway, I don't want to tragically become the next fat cat, so I choose Flowing Star Language...]
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At this moment, Qin Lang also realized that the pace seemed to be getting faster and faster, and the situation was getting out of control.

Clearly, Qin Lang had no experience in dealing with this situation, and more importantly, he didn't have a team to assist him.

Seeing that the argument was getting more and more heated and he could no longer control the situation, Qin Lang decided to unplug the internet cable and leave, chatting briefly before ending the broadcast.

Although he ended the broadcast and disappeared, the controversy has already spread to other online forums and communities.

The emergence of this new phenomenon, "Flowing Star Language," has been accompanied by ongoing debates about gender conflict ever since its launch. The arguments have been almost non-stop, and after a brief lull, the debates will resurface.

In fact, before the emergence of "Flowing Star Language", the conflict between the sexes had existed for a long time, and hot topics would emerge from time to time to exacerbate the conflict.

This adversarial game ultimately has no winners, only a lose-lose situation. The ever-increasing cost of trust between the two sides is causing more and more people to choose to remain single. Women are afraid of encountering scumbags and entrusting themselves to the wrong person, while men are afraid of encountering gold diggers and being labeled as "simps" or "carrying a child unjustly." So they simply choose to lie low and let things slide.

As the antagonism intensified, the two sides remained deadlocked, and a saying began to circulate: since a win-win situation cannot be achieved through mutual cooperation, then let it be a lose-lose situation. A lose-lose situation is better than a win-win situation. If we can't live well together, then let's not live well together at all.

However, the sudden emergence of "Flowing Star Language" brought a huge variable to this game that was heading towards a lose-lose situation, and directly broke the stalemate.

The man left the card table without hesitation, accepting the sunk costs he had previously incurred. He then immediately went to place orders for "Liuguang Xingyu" (a card game), and the staggering 1260 million orders placed on the first day are the best proof of this.

When your opponent chooses to quit the game, no matter how amazing your skills are or how long you try to hold out, it all becomes meaningless.

Women who exploit men for personal gain naturally hate the product "Liuguang Xingyu" because it has "lured away" their "ATMs."

On the contrary, those truly independent and successful single women who achieve economic independence do not resist this product and have even placed orders. This is because, for single people, whether single men or single women, the fact that this product can take care of housework alone can visibly improve their quality of life.

Many truly high-quality single women are also ordering this product. It's not just for men; the brand also offers a men's version, which is more affordable. Although the lifelike doll is still priced at 11299 yuan, you don't need to spend 4000 yuan to buy the self-cleaning equipment when purchasing the men's version.

According to Likang Technology's back-end sales data, male consumers accounted for 95% of the total locked orders for the "Flowing Star Language" product, representing the absolute majority, while female consumers accounted for less than 5%.

The sales figures in the tens of millions provide sufficient sample size to support the data, which also reflects that there are not many truly economically independent single women.

In fact, putting aside the conflict between the sexes, the product itself, "Flowing Star Language," is liked by both male and female consumers. Men like beautiful women, and women like handsome men.

For women who cannot truly achieve economic independence, the male version of Liuguang Xingyu is better than human men in every way, but there is one fatal flaw: he cannot earn money for them to spend, nor can he act as their "ATM" like human men do. Instead, they have to buy things with their own money.

Clearly, for those women who are pseudo-economically independent, they need someone who can support them materially so that they can maintain a high quality of life without working for it, and the male version of Starry Night obviously cannot meet this requirement.

Their ideal scenario is for a human male to open his pocket and buy them the male version of Flowing Star Language. If that were the case, they would never boycott or oppose the Flowing Star Language product.

The idea is beautiful, but reality is harsh. If a man actually opens his pocket for that, he'll be branded with the words "a bastard" on his forehead.

No man with a sound mind would do that. Instead, he would directly order a cybernetic wife based on his ultimate fantasy of a partner, and that's exactly what happened. So, single women who want something for nothing have their guard down.

In conclusion, the birth of the product "Flowing Star Language" is destined to be accompanied by huge controversy for a considerable period of time, and it will continue to move forward amidst the controversy.

However, no matter how much controversy there is, it will not stop its popularization, because this is something that has already been decided by the higher authorities. In the foreseeable future, the life expectancy of the general population will increase significantly, and the popularization of Liuguang Xingyu has been regarded by the higher authorities as one of the important means to deal with the overheated population growth.

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(End of this chapter)