My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 349 "Do you have any movies?"

It's those people who carry a jetpack and hold two jet nozzles to adjust their direction!

Forty years later, this would be considered very cool "high-tech" in short videos.

Even if Wei Dong knew that this gimmicky flying machine, which had misjudged the technology tree, would still be the same forty years later, with no practical use whatsoever.

But seeing it appear before the public at this moment was still quite shocking.

Qin Yuye opened her cherry lips wide, seemingly sensing something, and grabbed the photographer's arm, urging, "Take pictures, take pictures! My God, does this mean we can fly in the sky like this from now on?"

This made Wei Dong extremely calm, and he frowned, pondering what benefits this thing could bring him.

In the end, they were disappointed to find that there was nothing there.

I know this thing is useless, and it really is useless.

So I'll just leave, feeling a little down.

Especially when you see the mainland pavilion, it's just a particularly authentic archway built in front of a completely uncreative square warehouse.

The theme of the venue is "The Four Great Inventions of an Ancient Civilization".

I feel a deep sadness from the bottom of my heart.

The same oppressive and helpless feelings that had plagued him for the past forty years came crashing down on Wei Dong once again.

Being poor, disabled, and burdened makes it extremely difficult to even try one's best.

While others are showcasing robots playing the piano, here a dance troupe is performing the Silk Road dance on stage.

Because the booths only displayed four categories: silk, medicine and health products, local and animal products, and handicrafts; there wasn't a single item related to science.

This is a science expo.

Perhaps the only benefit is that it can make the international community completely abandon its vigilance.

Wei Dong silently raised his camera and took a picture at the entrance of the more than 1,000-square-meter exhibition hall.

I'm recording this scene that will motivate me for many years to come.

He turned and walked away with a very unpleasant expression.

Qin Yuye, who had been watching intently from the sidelines, even mimicking the dance moves on stage, unexpectedly ran out and said, "I thought you were going to stay longer and watch more."

Wei Dong refused to explain to her, and she lost all interest in playing and having fun, skipping all the national pavilions.

Headed straight to the largest Citibank Pavilion and a large corporate pavilion.

In particular, there were 28 corporate pavilions organized by Japan itself.

It provides a comprehensive overview of the overall level of international scientific and technological development.

So Qin Yuye began to skillfully act as a decorative vase again, her alluring figure "captured" at various special product booths.

Some Japanese guys actually sneakily slipped business cards to Hong Kong girls and even invited them to join as public relations managers.

The young woman, who plans to sell a million pairs of export jeans a year, already has the air of a queen, dismissing people with a smirk and a mere glance.

The main reason was that she clearly sensed the cold, aloof aura emanating from Wei Dong, which was somewhat unexpected.

From the time they met in Hong Kong, through the mainland, to the plateau, and to Japan, they've spent almost half a year together, and I've never seen him in this state before.

Observe very carefully.

This is what she's been best at since she was a child.

It wasn't until Wei Dong accidentally saw a familiar-looking device at a Citibank booth that he felt a slight warmth return to his frozen state.

He quickly focused his attention on the rather cute mini computer: "What, you like this?"

Wei Dong had to get as close as possible.

too small.

The display board next to it indicated that it was a nine-inch monitor.

It doesn't feel like it can expand much more than some large-screen phones.

But none of that matters. The key is that a graphical interface is displayed on this tiny, cramped screen!
Moreover, it's the kind that all later computer users will be familiar with: a long vertical bar of various drawing tools on the left, and various color options below.

Then you can paint on the "blank paper" on the front!

Yes, there's a mouse next to it!

Wei Dong couldn't help but reach out and awkwardly place his hand on the even more clumsy mouse.

It took me a second to get used to this "cigarette box that can hold thirty cigarettes," and then I used my palm to push the mouse and skillfully moved the arrow on the screen.

Moreover, he was better able to adapt to the single button on the "cigarette box flip cover" than any other transmigrator or reborn person in the world.

Because he'd looked at it for decades and never used it!

More importantly, a person with only a left thumb will never have the experience of using a two-button mouse.

It's like reaching a high level in martial arts, but it's all internal energy, so there's never any discomfort in the movements.

He didn't have any old habits to correct in any of his new actions.

It went very smoothly...and I was very skilled at it!
Push it onto the brush, tap to select, then move it to the center of the image, press and hold to start doodling, no problem.

After using a different airbrush to draw a few more times, I became more and more skilled.

I even tried to close the drawing interface by looking for the "X" in the upper right corner, but there wasn't one.
Oh, the top left corner works too.

I closed it, and then saw the files on the desktop. Almost instinctively, I opened them one after another!

The screen was filled with English text, which was still a bit difficult for him, given his mediocre English level for the college entrance exam.

But after clumsily trying to type a few letters with one finger on the keyboard, I grabbed the mouse and closed the top left corner. Then... I moved the mouse over the computers, folders, and the like, and subconsciously wanted to right-click to check the properties.

I didn't know what to do. Just then, a hand reached out from the side, pressed the auxiliary key on the keyboard, and said something in a very gentle tone.

Without needing to understand, Wei Dong simply clicked the mouse, and sure enough, he saw the menu that should have been opened by right-clicking. Oh, so that's how it works. Interesting.

Then he straightened up and looked at the person next to him, but was immediately startled!
Because the surrounding area was full of people, all of whom were white, except for a very few locals from the Mule!

He didn't know that although this first-generation Apple computer had a built-in monitor, it also had an external display port that was connected to the huge projection screen next to it!

That means many people in the audience saw what he did.

They all squeezed over without prior arrangement.

Even without seeing the real person, just by looking at the movement of the arrows on the projection screen, one could almost sense how this "clumsy" user had become "skilled" in just a few breaths.

In particular, the fact that the wrong closing point was found but quickly corrected and then the text was edited perfectly illustrates the evolution from a complete novice to a pro.

This is so rare.

This is why Wei Dong had never seen so many foreigners gathered together in his more than sixty years of life.

Then Qin Yuye stood in the middle of them, looking at him with bright eyes, clearly proud of attracting the attention of the foreigners.

Wei Dong simply smiled, nodded to the man in the turtleneck sweater next to him, and turned to leave.

There wasn't even a greeting.

It felt like a large group of foreigners were moving sideways like a screen, blocking his view, and they were all talking at once.

Unable to understand, Qin Yuye eagerly stepped in, asking Wei Dong to raise his hand: "What do you think of this computer?"

"How does it feel to operate?"

"It's amazing! They and I all wondered how you could use a mouse so naturally, as if it were a friend you'd known for years, since it was your first time using one!"

Let Wei Dong take another look at the all-in-one machine placed on the velvet table.

He's seen it all too often.

That's right. In modern terms, this kind of computer, which combines the host and monitor into a box, much like an air fryer, should be called an all-in-one computer. With a keyboard and mouse, it's already a complete computer, although it's a bit unconventional.

However, the computers used in the tax authorities' service halls are mostly all-in-one machines.

This makes Weidong more familiar to consumers than to ordinary consumers.

The most crucial point is that currently all computers are black command-line systems.

To use a computer, you must first learn a programming language and learn how to input commands to communicate with the computer.

This computer with a graphical operating system already operates exactly the same way it will forty years from now.

Even a single-button mouse.

So he just frowned and said, "Shouldn't a mouse look like a rat? What kind of square-headed rat is this? Everything else... it's alright. This is the best computer I've ever seen."

It is well known that Eastern men are generally reserved, and many will never say a word of praise to their wives in their entire lives.

This has become a stereotype in Western societies where people are used to making unfounded accusations and praising women at any time.

So Qin Yuye quickly translated the second half of the sentence, which earned him a high level of trust, and some people even applauded.

But the man in the turtleneck sweater frowned: "What else did he say, besides praise?"

Oh, as everyone knows, Qin Yuye, the translator, really likes to make her own decisions. In fact, she's even better at navigating negotiations than Wei Dong.

"Of course, he also offered some suggestions for improvement. Pete is a very perceptive genius, and his efforts deserve to be rewarded." This statement was very appropriate for her.

This is quite obvious among Hong Kong people: they admire foreigners, but they are even more excited to take money from foreigners' pockets.

The foreigners weren't surprised, but they were more curious to ask Qin Yuye what price he was going to offer. Some of them even pulled out banknotes for tips.

The man in the turtleneck sweater spoke again: "Could you ask him what he thinks is good about this computer?"

This is a master negotiator. Since you've set a "boundary," ask what you can ask on the other side of that boundary first to test the waters.

Qin Yuye quickly translated: "I can only reveal your opinion when I see benefits. I didn't say anything about this rat... What did you call it just now? How did you know it was a rat?"

She was finally a little surprised.

Wei Dong quickly tried to cover it up: "Mouse, I do know English, but I lack conversational skills and have a very limited vocabulary. The advantage, well, it's huge. All the computers in the world should be like this. Is that enough?"

Qin Yuye smiled with satisfaction at the clever double entendre: "I really like this feeling of tacit understanding."

Then he turned to the other person and said, "He said that all computers in the world should be like this, that's the best way."

Gone.

Even a fool would know that these two had exchanged several sentences just now; it couldn't be that simple!
I wish I could find a Chinese translator right away; this curly-haired Asian woman is just too awful.

Many people are turning away: "He says the whole world has become like this, but who gave him the right to define the whole world!"

"Steve, you didn't hire these actors, did you?"

The man in the turtleneck sweater, referred to as Steve, looked at Wei Dong and asked, "What price do I have to pay to get his honest assessment just now?"

Qin Yuye immediately translated, "He's so special, is your assessment really that important?"

When Wei Dong took a closer look at the other person, he honestly couldn't recognize who this long-haired man in a turtleneck sweater who looked like the younger brother in the American sitcom "Growing Pains" was.

He didn't even know what status or future this person had.

But his demeanor was alright. This was the first time in his life that he had observed and interacted closely with a white person so closely. After thinking about it, he decided to get straight to the point.

He really doesn't have any negotiation skills.

Yet it can be described as a question that changed the times.

(End of this chapter)