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Chapter 233 Documentary Becomes Popular

On the evening of December 8th, in an apartment building near Stanford University.

Li Tongwei was arguing with a bald, middle-aged white man.

"Closed systems are the future of mobile operating systems. Such systems are simple, efficient, and secure, and can better utilize the hardware capabilities of mobile phones, enhancing the user experience!"

The white man chuckled and shook his head, saying, "Kevin, I admit you're very talented and often come up with brilliant ideas."

However, you still have a long way to go in terms of operating systems.

Trust me, open systems are the ultimate answer.

An individual's wisdom is limited, and a company's energy is also limited.

An open system is a symbiotic platform that can absorb the inspiration and talent of others and gain the support of more companies, thus forming a synergy.

Faced with this combined force, a closed system is utterly vulnerable and has no future.

Li Tongwei stubbornly said, "I still think a closed system has more advantages."

This path is more difficult, but if you succeed, the rewards will be greater!

All developers must join the business ecosystem I have established.

This is the real barrier to entry in the business world!

The white man looked at the stubborn Li Tongwei, sighed, and said, "I used to have the same thoughts as you."

In 1992, I joined Apple Inc., where I was responsible for the development of smartphone operating systems.

At that time, our research and development focus was on closed systems, specifically targeting Apple's phones.

For this research and development, a few colleagues and I set up a small cubicle in the office, where we ate and slept, often working for dozens of hours straight.

Those were truly difficult yet unforgettable years.

Finally, in 1995, we developed a system called Magic Cap.

I dare say, this system is really great, better than any other mobile operating system on the market.

On the first day of Magic Cap's release, Apple's stock doubled!
Everyone was amazed by the system, and we were very happy, thinking that Magic Cap had been a great success.

But things took a sharp turn for the worse afterward.

Very few companies are willing to accept our system.

No matter how good your system is, if it's not recognized and accepted by the industry, it's just a bunch of useless code.

And just like that, our R&D department was disbanded, and I was laid off by Apple.

The white man arguing with Li Tongwei was named Andy Rubin, and he was Li Tongwei's teacher.

Inspired by Zheng Jing, Li Tongwei regained his fighting spirit. He found his former teacher, and with his recommendation and help, he came to Stanford University for further studies.

Andy Rubin is an adjunct lecturer at Stanford University.

After taking Andy Rubin's class, Li Tongwei frequently asked him questions and sought his advice, and Andy Rubin also discovered Li Tongwei's talent.

At this time, Andy Rubin and his friends founded the company "Danger," which involved a lot of work.

He thought Li Tongwei was a very useful and cheap labor force, so he introduced him to part-time work.

At first, Andy Rubin only wanted to exploit Li Tongwei, but as they spent more time together, he saw his former self in Li Tongwei, and the two gradually became friends.

This future father of Android also worked at Apple developing closed systems in his early years.

After the failure of Magic Cap, he learned from his experience and turned to open systems.

In Andy Rubin's mind, Magic Cap is an obsession, an unfulfilled dream.

After hearing Andy Rubin's story, Li Tongwei was not swayed. He firmly stated, "Things always progress through twists and turns. Magic Cap was simply too advanced a concept, which led to its rejection."

With the rapid iteration of mobile phone hardware performance, closed systems are bound to shine.

Andy Rubin smiled and stopped arguing.

He got up, took two bottles of beer from the refrigerator, and a bunch of snacks, saying, "Let's not talk about work on Saturday night."

Let's have a drink, watch some TV, and relax.

After turning on the TV, Andy Rubin joked, "I'm going to show you something really exciting today, from a pay channel!"

Hearing this, Li Tongwei felt his mouth go dry.

He started school early and is a tech enthusiast; at 22, he has never had a girlfriend.

Li Tongwei was looking forward to it, but then he saw Andy Rubin switch to the Discovery Channel and say jokingly, "Hey, Discovery Channel is getting more and more expensive, it's $3.99 a month."

As an engineering student, Andy Rubin's favorite channel to watch is the Discovery Channel.

He found watching these documentaries very relaxing.

Li Tongwei was jolted and almost spat out the imported beer he had just drunk.

Upon seeing this, Andy Rubin burst into laughter.

At that moment, the Discovery Channel was airing a program called "Beast Mechanic," which showed engineers fixing a car.

This kind of show can put women to sleep.

But Andy Rubin and Li Tongwei watched with great interest.

It was 8 p.m., prime time.

After the video of "The Beast Mechanic" finished playing, an intro appeared.

Why was a 600-pound black bear killed by a single arrow?

Is it the mysterious Chinese Kung Fu, the vampires in the forest, or the legendary dark elves?
A genuine hunting video, exclusively provided by the American Hunter Association, documents all of this!
After the commercial break, let's follow in Zheng's footsteps and explore the ancient hunting techniques of China.

The opening sequence begins with Zheng Jing shooting a black bear with an arrow, followed by Zheng Jing dodging and weaving through the mountains and forests, performing parkour with abandon. Combined with the introductory text, this scene piques the audience's curiosity.

Everyone wanted to see the full movie, so they had to patiently wait for the commercials to finish.

Andy Rubin exclaimed, "Is this Zheng from your country? Does he have superpowers, able to float around in the trees?"

For a moment, I thought I was watching a movie, not a Discovery Channel documentary.

Li Tongwei felt a sense of pride upon seeing Zheng Jing, but he still asked, "Could this be the edited version of the video?"

Andy Rubin shook his head and explained, "In the United States, hunting is a huge industry, involving multiple products such as firearms, weapons, and outdoor sports. The market is very large."

The American Hunter Association is a partner of the Discovery Channel.

One way for hunters in the Hunter Association to advance in rank is to record their hunting process and submit it to the Hunter Association for evaluation.

The Hunter Association selects some of the most exciting hunts to broadcast on the Discovery Channel.

To make their programs more engaging, the Discovery Channel will edit video footage appropriately.

However, the entire hunting process was definitely real.

The editing is only to increase suspense and interest, and will absolutely not affect the authenticity.

Otherwise, it would damage the reputation of both the Discovery Channel and the Hunter Association.

The commercials are finally over, and the main feature is starting.

It has to be said that Discovery Channel's editing skills are truly impressive.

They edited Zheng Jing's hunting process into a series of twists and turns.

The film begins by introducing the characters, emphasizing that Zheng Jing is the teacher of James Hill, a member of the Hunter Association Hall of Fame, who has performed the feat of shooting an arrow through a halberd at a gate, and also knows the mysterious Chinese kung fu of spinning a wheel.

The opening scene immediately establishes Zheng Jing's high-class status and clearly defines the main objective—hunting down a giant black bear weighing over 600 pounds!

Just as the audience was empathizing with Zheng Jing and feeling great, the show began its first emotional suppression.

Due to China's policies, Zheng Jing had never participated in any hunting. After entering the mountains, he couldn't find any prey and was ridiculed and looked down upon by Edwin and others. The audience was very unhappy about this suppression, and then they saw Zheng Jing seemingly possessing superhuman agility, climbing trees in a few swift movements and leaping lightly between the branches.

Taking advantage of their superior vantage point, they begin searching for prey.

Edwin further mocked, saying that they would definitely not find any prey that way.

They were proven wrong in the blink of an eye.

Zheng Jing has found his prey.

The first hunt began, and the two coyotes were easily killed.

Zheng Jing demonstrated his superb archery skills and even showed off his "lightness skill," giving Edwin and others a slap in the face, which the audience thoroughly enjoyed.

But then another problem arose.

You can't find a super-sized black bear weighing over 600 pounds.

The program repeatedly emphasized how rare black bears weighing over 600 pounds are, and that no one has ever hunted them.

Some even suspect that the person who saw the bear deliberately exaggerated its size.

There are no black bears that big in the Morgan Mountains.

This increases the difficulty of finding the black bear.

Then the audience saw Zheng Jing's performance.

Zheng Jing expanded his search area and began "forest parkour," as if he had broken free from the constraints of gravity, moving rapidly between the tree branches.

This incredible performance shocked everyone.

Andy Rubin forgot to drink, his mouth agape, clearly stunned.

At this moment, the production team even gave Edwin and others close-ups of their expressions, editing in their shocked looks.

Then, a series of interview segments were inserted.

Edwin said, "When I saw Zheng jumping around in the tree, I fucking swore!"

This is absolutely insane!
I've been a hunter for twenty years, and this is the first time I've ever seen someone walk in a tree!

Is this the mysterious Chinese Kung Fu?

Photographer Miller said, "It's a pity we weren't prepared. If we had height-adjusting equipment, we could have followed Zheng's movements in the tree and filmed him perfectly!"
I've read Zheng's Twilight and Underworld. I think his books aren't just made-up stories; perhaps they're autobiographies.

As everyone has mentioned before, Zheng hid the secret of the spinning wheel in "The Da Vinci Code".

I think Zheng is a vampire hidden among humans; he concealed this secret in Twilight and Underworld.

Discovery Channel director John said, "Zheng was able to do all this not because of superpowers, but because of his strong physical abilities."

In fact, it's not just Zheng who has this ability; the girl next to him, named Cici, is one of Zheng's apprentices, and she can also jump a few times.

Seeing them dancing in the treetops reminded me of a movie—Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

I used to think that fighting in a bamboo forest was an exaggerated artistic expression.

Now I'm starting to believe it; this is the power of Chinese Kung Fu!

Finally, James Hill appeared, saying, "My teacher told me that kung fu is not mysterious, and we should not mythologize or distort it."

He said that running and jumping in the trees was just a form of entertainment, which he called "forest parkour."

Discovery Channel is really good at creating entertaining content. Zheng Jing's forest parkour, coupled with the shocked expressions of the crowd and the praise during the interview, was a perfect example.

It was a very enjoyable watch for the audience.

Zheng Jing searched tirelessly and finally found the enormous black bear.

The production team then exaggerated the difficulty of hunting such a large black bear.

Ordinary firearms can't handle it, and it's even more impossible to complete the challenge with a traditional bow and arrow.

Finally, Liu Yifei shot the black bear in the eye, and the bear was still able to go berserk, which seemed to confirm this point.

Traditional bows and arrows are no match for such a large black bear.

Even through the camera lens, viewers felt immense pressure as they watched the massive black bear charging towards them.

At the critical moment, Zheng Jing shot an arrow into the black bear's other eye, piercing its skull.

The black bear died instantly.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Tongwei took a sip of his drink and exclaimed, "Awesome, Zheng Jing! He took down such a big black bear with a single arrow!"

Andy Rubin stood up and yelled "Fuck!" while shouting and yelling, venting his excitement.

"Zheng is amazing! I admire his warrior spirit!"

Andy Rubin spoke loudly.

But he quickly quieted down.

Because at the end of the documentary, Zheng Jing played a song on the ocarina – The Last of the Mohicans.

The setting sun cast a dim yellow glow, amidst withered leaves and weeds, and a black bear lay at my feet, its blood flowing everywhere.

The blood-red sunset, paired with a desolate song and a filter specially added by the Discovery Channel, creates a rugged, wild, and tragic scene.

Seeing this scene, some people thought of the Mohicans who live by hunting, some felt the cruelty of nature, and some felt that this was a man's bloody romance.

The audience quieted down and listened to Zheng Jing's performance.

This final segment elevates the entire documentary.

After listening to the song, Andy Rubin said, "This documentary is a work of art. I want to buy a set of DVDs to keep as a collection!"

Li Tongwei said, "Buy one for me too, I want to collect it."

With its airing on the Discovery Channel, Zheng Jing's hunting documentary suddenly became a hit in the United States.

The documentary attracted over ten million viewers in just a few days during its premiere and rebroadcast.

The sport of "forest parkour" has begun to be imitated and participated in by a large number of Americans.

In some places, preparations are even underway for related competitions.

Zheng Jingduo has many nicknames, such as the King of Kung Fu, the Wheel King, the Messenger of the Forest, and the Walking Vampire.

Seeing this, Anne and Amanda reacted quickly and released many press releases to emphasize Zheng Jing's mystery.

The idea that Zheng Jing hid the secrets of vampires in the books Twilight and Underworld also began to gain popularity.

The same tricks and routines will still work well when used again.

Sales of Twilight and Underworld both increased.

In addition, Liu Yifei also unexpectedly became popular.

She performed exceptionally well in the documentary, demonstrating remarkable abilities in both tree climbing and hunting.

Even when facing a large black bear, he remained calm and composed in the face of danger.

In addition, Liu Yifei was only 14 years old and had an outstanding appearance, so she was remembered by many people.

It's a pity that Americans don't understand what a celestial beauty is; most people call Liu Yifei an elf princess.

Because Liu Yifei followed Zheng Jing up a tree and wandered through the forest like an elf, her name, Xixi, comes from Princess Sissi.

That's how he got this nickname.

(End of this chapter)