A live stream of someone hand-making a giant white robot attracted the attention of the government,

One minute.

These three words, like an unreasonable bug, slammed the restart button hard into Su Wanqing's crashed brain.

The air in the office seemed to have been sucked out.

Wang Tao's barely contained ecstasy erupted again with even greater force. His mouth was open, but no sound came out, and he was frozen in a comical pose.

Su Wanqing's brain was kicked out of the vicious cycle of the "car manufacturing dilemma". For the first time, her worldview, built on logic and data, was cracked by this unreasonable physical magic.

What is that?

One minute?

Her first instinct was to refute it, to use all the electrochemistry knowledge she had learned to prove that it was simply a fantasy.

However, it was Bai Che who said this.

This man just used the phrase "Get lost" to sway domestic public opinion from the depths of despair to the heights of euphoria. His logic simply cannot be judged by common sense.

So, the question that was on the tip of her tongue took a detour and became a question related to TikTok.

"are you serious?"

"Otherwise what?"

Bai Che minimized the design and leaned back on the sofa, looking utterly bored, as if to say, "Would I waste three minutes joking with you?"

"The car manufacturing cycle is too long, and the impact is too slow to translate. We need something that can instantly ignite the market and shut everyone up."

He made a virtual tap in the air with his finger.

"This 'little gadget' is a shotgun bullet. We don't need to build a shotgun right away; we just need to show everyone that this bullet can penetrate steel plates."

Shotgun bullets!

These five words, like a bolt of lightning, cleaved through all the fog in Su Wanqing's mind.

She understood instantly!

With a small product that delivers an extreme breakthrough, it forcefully feeds the market a "quick-acting heart medicine," whetting everyone's appetite!

Use this little thing to complete the most basic capital accumulation and influence harvesting, and save up enough ammunition for the real "hunting rifle" later!

This is the kind of thinking a genius should have!

After being shut down for several hours, her powerful CEO brain finally started up in overclocking mode. An unprecedented brilliance exploded in her clear, cold phoenix eyes.

"I see!"

She turned around abruptly, strode to the whiteboard in the office, grabbed a marker, and snapped off the cap with a swift and decisive motion.

"Contract manufacturers! We need the world's top contract manufacturers! Foxconn, BYD Electronics, Luxshare Precision! They have the most mature production lines and quality control!"

She spoke so fast it was like rapping, and a string of company names instantly appeared on the whiteboard.

"Wang Tao!"

"Huh? Here!" Wang Tao jolted awake from his petrified state.

"Go to the legal department immediately and register 'Zero Boundary Energy Bar,' 'Enlightenment Energy Bar,' 'T1,' and every other name you can think of, along with their design, in every country in the world! Don't miss a single one!"

"Alright!" Wang Tao, as if receiving a royal decree, rushed out as fast as he could.

Su Wanqing's mind was racing, and she clearly uttered one instruction after another.

"Online sales channels! No distributors involved! We've built our own official website, connecting to global payment systems! All orders are processed directly online!"

"Logistics! Contact the top executives at SF Express, DHL, and FedEx! We need a global one-day delivery solution!"

"And..." She took a deep breath and wrote two words heavily on the whiteboard: Press Conference.

She turned around and stared intently at Bai Che.

"We need a press conference, a live online broadcast to the world. To bring all those who doubt us and ridicule us together in front of the same screen."

"Then, fire this 'bullet' right in front of them!"

~

three days later.

A brief announcement was released through ZeroBoundary Technology's newly registered official Twitter and Weibo accounts.

ZeroBoundary Technology will hold a global online launch event for its first consumer product this Friday at 8 PM (Chinese time).

The news caused an uproar in the global tech and financial media.

coming!

The madman who flipped Apple with "Get Lost" is finally going to pull something out!

Is it an electric car with a range of 2,000 kilometers? Or an energy storage station that can keep the entire city powered?

My expectations were instantly raised to the maximum.

However, less than half an hour later, a rumor leaked by an "insider" began to circulate wildly online.

"Don't even think about it, it's not a car, it's a power bank."

This news was like a bucket of ice water poured over the heads of all the fervent anticipators.

power bank?

You call that the "first consumer-grade product"?

Public opinion shifted dramatically within just one hour.

Bloomberg's headline was sarcastic: "From Technological Revolution to Pocket Chargers: Zero Tech's 'Small Goals'."

Richard Stone was among the first to speak out, going live on Fox News where he expressed his deep sorrow and nearly broke down in tears.

"I told you so! This is a scam! A complete commercial hype! He just wants to capitalize on the hype and make money off a cheap gadget! It's a disgrace to technology!"

Public opinion within the country has also begun to waver.

"Seriously, officer? I've already taken my pants off, and this is what you show me?"

"All talk and no action. Turns out it was just a power bank vendor. Goodbye."

"Heh, I knew it. They were just bragging too much. They couldn't build a car, so they could only try to fool people with a power bank. They've embarrassed themselves internationally."

The ridicule, disappointment, and doubts, like a tsunami, completely destroyed the "tough" persona that Zero Boundary Technology had painstakingly built up.

Amid this global storm, an eerie calm prevailed within the Qiming-1 laboratory.

Friday night, 7:50 p.m.

In the makeshift backstage of the live stream, Su Wanqing nervously stared at the screen displaying the ever-increasing, yet maliciously surging, number of real-time online viewers.

"The number of people online simultaneously worldwide has surpassed 30 million."

Her palms were sweaty.

Wang Tao sat there restlessly, constantly scrolling through the negative comments on his phone, his face turning pale.

"President Su, Brother Che... this... this is practically public execution! The comments section is unbearable to watch!"

Only Bai Che, at the eye of the storm, was leaning back in his chair, resting with his eyes closed. He was wearing a simple black T-shirt and jeans, as if he wasn't going to a press conference, but rather preparing to go downstairs for some barbecue.

"Bai Che, are you really... confident?" Su Wanqing's voice revealed a hint of nervousness that she herself was unaware of.

Bai Che finally opened his eyes.

He didn't answer, but simply stood up, dusted off his pants, and walked straight towards the passageway leading to the stage.

That figure, as always, was languid, yet carried an air of unwavering certainty that defied easy comprehension.

It's exactly eight o'clock.

The dazzling lights came on.

Under the gaze of tens of millions of viewers worldwide, Bai Che walked slowly onto the minimalist stage.

Behind them was a huge LED screen that covered the entire wall, which was now completely black.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments at that moment.

"Hahaha, here it comes! The best skit of the year, 'The Father of Power Banks'!"

"Hurry up, I can't wait to see how you blow this up!"

"Hey, I'm all set to record this. This is going to be an epicly embarrassing moment!"

Bai Che walked to the center of the stage, ignoring the "bullet comments are out of control" warning from the director through his earpiece.

He didn't even say a single opening line.

Under the watchful eyes of the world, he simply and casually put his hand into his pocket.

Then, he pulled out a matte silver metal strip, only the size of a piece of chewing gum.

He held the little thing up to the camera so everyone could see it clearly.

In the live stream, the sarcastic comments paused for a moment, then erupted even more fiercely.

"Holy crap! That's it? It's smaller than my USB drive!"

"This is hilarious! What can this thing even do? Wear it as an earring?"

"It's all over, it's the biggest scam of the year."

Bai Che continued to ignore it.

His calm, emotionless tone, delivered clearly through the microphone, reached every corner of the globe.

"Zero Boundary Energy Bar, Type T1"

"Its capacity is enough to fully charge a latest iPhone from zero ten times."

The moment those words were spoken, the live stream chat exploded!

"Ten times??? Do you think I'm stupid?! Have you forgotten about the law of conservation of energy?"

"Bragging without thinking! Where's the hardcore disassembly king? Come and expose his lies!"

"Liar! Get out of here! Give me my money back!"

Bai Che seemed oblivious to the commotion.

He paused, then threw the second bomb.

"It only takes one minute to fully charge itself."

Dead silence.

A deathly silence that lasted for three seconds.

The sarcastic comments disappeared, replaced by a deluge of question marks and angry shouts of "liar!"

Everyone felt that their intelligence had been insulted like never before.

This is no longer a business launch event, it's a fantasy storytelling session!

Bai Che looked at the camera, as if he could see through the screen and see those angry or bewildered faces.

He finally uttered his last words.

"Its price..."

He paused slightly, then clearly uttered three words.

"Ninety-nine yuan, let's be friends! (ಡωಡ)"