The young man stopped after hearing the question and answered, "They are booking a taxi."
The old man was stunned: "Taking a taxi?"
Shouldn't you walk on the street to take a taxi, and then give a thumbs up to stop a taxi when you see an empty taxi?
Markel even suspected that the young man was deliberately deceiving him, but the young man said, "Yes, because it's too hot outside, everyone uses the software inside to call a taxi first, and then go out when the car comes..."
The old man looked at the young man with a blank look, and he didn't understand what he was talking about.
Why can the people sitting inside know when the car comes, why does the car know that someone wants to take a taxi here, why can the software in the computer be related to taking a taxi, he didn't see a computer here... This is beyond his understanding.
Seeing that the old man looked confused, the young man said bluntly: "Do you need a taxi? Why don't I book a car for you and take you to the car. Otherwise, no car will come here. Everyone comes here only after receiving an order."
Markle hesitated and nodded: "Well... thank you..."
The young man smiled: "No, this is what I should do."
Markle asked tentatively: "Because I'm a foreigner? I remember that your attitude towards foreigners has always been..." Markle couldn't continue with the rest of the words.
The young man was surprised and said, "It doesn't matter what country you are from. If you see someone in trouble, isn't it natural to help? This is common sense."
Markel: "…………"
His wife whispered to Markel, "Chinese people have always been like this. They don't have the habit of racial discrimination and are always friendly."
Markel felt mixed emotions and muttered, "So that's how it is. I actually thought... this feeling wasn't bad." He
felt warm in a group and felt safe wherever he went.
Because he knew that as long as he shouted for help, people around him would not run away in fear, but would rush over to help.
It was completely different from his country.
The young man asked, "Where are you going?"
The old man replied, "Any hotel near the Olympic Stadium will do."
"So you're going to watch the Olympics." The young man smiled and said, "There are still a few days before the Olympics start. You can go around the area. There are many scenic spots with a long history in China..."
The young man opened the taxi app, entered the address, and completed the operation.
Markel smiled and said, "Even if you don't go to see the scenic spots, there are enough things in China that I have been looking at for a long time... This place is like a magical country!"
The young man thought about it and grinned, "You are right."
It's like magic.
Three or four years ago, who could have thought that their country would become what it is now.
To use the words that those foreigners always say, China now seems to be living in the future world.
No one knows what China will be like in the future, but everyone is full of confidence and hope for the future.
The young man looked at the countdown on his wrist, "3:45 until the car arrives," and said to the old man, "The car will be back in three minutes."
"Okay, thank you, little brother, you are such a good person." The old man was surprised and no longer asked why.
The young man said, "Many hotels near the Olympic venues may be fully booked. Do you need me to help you check in advance to see if there are any vacant rooms? Otherwise it will be troublesome to look everywhere."
Markel's wife smiled and said, "Thank you so much... But where can I buy this terminal? I really like it!"
The young man said, "You only need to use your ID card to register with your real name, buy a nanochip and inject it into your body. But even if you buy it, you can't use it when you return to your own country, right? After all, it requires supporting network facilities and programs."
Markel quickly explained, "We also have the Internet."
It was really unexpected that he would have to explain to the Chinese that although his country was backward, it was not that backward.
The young man hesitated and said, "Well... I know, but a network that is not good enough cannot support terminal operation. For example, we don't need a second to download more than ten two-hour movies, but you can't do that. There are also positioning systems, supporting programs, etc...."
Markel said disappointedly, "So that's the case..."
Markel's wife was not discouraged: "But we can spend more time in China! We can always use it here!"
Markel thought about it and smiled happily: "Yes! That's right!"
As he spoke, the young man helped the two elderly people find a hotel with vacant rooms, and showed them the three-dimensional image of the hotel and its specific location. When they moved their fingers, the house would expand and shrink, and they could directly see the display room inside.
The two of them exclaimed in surprise and admired this magical scene. The young man said, "The car has arrived, let's go out."
Markel seemed to be dreaming the whole time. He followed the young man out the door, and just as he stood on the side of the road, the car stopped right in front of him.
Markel couldn't help but sigh, "It's amazing..."
The young man smiled, waved to the two old people in the car, and said goodbye.
Markel said to the driver who had already driven out, "Let's go...what's that place called?" Markel forgot the name of the place all of a sudden, and said to his wife beside him.
The driver seemed to know it in advance: "XX District XX Street XX Building XX Hotel, right?"
Mark was really convinced, "Yes, that's it."
His wife smiled and said: "You see, I told you that the videos on the Internet are real. I have long wanted to experience the feeling of being able to take a taxi anytime and anywhere, just like the summoning magic in a fantasy world!"
Seeing his wife so happy, Mark couldn't help but smile happily: "Then let's stay in China for a while. I think we won't get bored even if we stay for a year or two, after all, it's so good here."
"That's for sure!" His wife said with satisfaction.
They sat in the car, enjoying the cool air conditioning. Watching the stylish and cool cars speeding by not far away, and the high-rise buildings that reach into the sky rising from the ground. The three-dimensional screen displayed thoughtful notifications or commercial advertisements, and Mark didn't want to miss any of them.
He stared at one of the ads and thought the stuff in the ad was really cool, but he didn't understand what it meant specifically, and asked in confusion: "Hologram...what is this?"
The driver in front of him said, "Holography is to directly instill our consciousness into the online world, or to interact with it anywhere in the real world through projection..."
Markle was dumbfounded and said, "What? Are you serious? Oh my God! This is the most incredible thing I have heard today!"
Seeing Markle so excited, the driver said with a little smile, "This thing was launched several years ago. My children use this thing in school. Not only cultural courses, but also equestrian courses, dance courses, and basketball courses can be signed up. You can study with children from all over the country without leaving home, and you don’t have to worry about the huge difference in teaching staff. Everyone can have the best teacher."
Markle asked curiously, "Besides learning, what other functions does it have?"
"There are so many things. I can't finish talking about them even if I talk about them for a whole day and night!" The driver laughed and said, "Anyway, you can do everything you can do in the real world on the Internet. For example, you can project your consciousness to another province or city, go traveling, go shopping, go for interviews, go to study, and meet friends. Although you can't eat, you can buy the things you like and send them to your home. As long as you want, you can travel all over the country."
Mark felt yearning just by listening to it. This is even more incredible than the science fiction world he saw in the movies!
"I must buy one of these holographic devices! This is more magical than a tablet!" Mark said excitedly. "
Honey, you have to buy a tablet too, otherwise we won't be able to use these high-tech things after we return home." His wife reminded him.
"Oh, that's true..." Markel said helplessly, "I suddenly don't want to go back at all... When will our country have these things? Are we really living in the same world? I think I might not be sitting on an airplane, but a time-space shuttle."
The driver sitting in the front was laughing so hard.
He slowly stopped the car on the side of the road, and the smart device in front of the car said, "We have arrived at the destination. Passengers getting off the car, please pay attention to the items you carry with you. I wish you a happy life."
"That's it?" Markel looked at the side of the road and took out change from his pocket.
The driver was stunned when he saw the coins, and rummaged through a corner, found enough change and handed it over.
"Have a good time!"
"Of course!" Markel smiled and waved goodbye.
He watched the car leave and said to his wife beside him: "I don't know if I'm overthinking it, I feel like they're a little too cautious in hiding the money?"
His wife smiled and said: "They're not hiding money, but they haven't used the money for a long time, so they can only put it in a corner."
Markel wondered: "No money? Are they still using food stamps now?"
His wife said with a smile: "I told you, that was a long time ago, they used virtual currency, they just used their wristbands to transfer the money."
Markel hesitantly said: "Okay, I won't be surprised anymore."
Although he said that, in fact, his surprise continued until the day the Olympics started.
At the same Olympic Games, Si Qi, who was sitting in his seat watching the opening ceremony, noticed that Chu Lin, who was standing next to him, was not looking at him, but leaning to the side to whisper with someone.
Feeling a little curious, Si Qi turned his head and stared at him for a while, and found that Chu Lin was asking someone a question.
Although he couldn't hear the content clearly, it felt like he had been asking for a long time and had no intention of stopping.
This was inconsistent with Chu Lin's usual style.
He reached out and gently poked Chu Lin's shoulder, pretending to have something to say.
Chu Lian quickly leaned over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Si Qi looked at him with one hand on his chin, "What are you asking? Why don't you ask me? I know everything."
Chu Lian was stunned for a moment, then chuckled a few times, "Didn't you say that the Mont Blanc just delivered was delicious? I was asking him for the recipe, thinking of making it for you in the future."
Si Qi suddenly realized, "So that's it."
"You said you know everything." Chu Lian took a close look at the boy and said with a smile, "Can you even cook?"
"…………" Si Qi touched his nose, a little embarrassed, "Okay, except cooking."
Chu Lian smiled, "Were you jealous just now?"
Si Qi raised his eyebrows, "What are you talking about?"
Chu Lian laughed a few times, "Nothing, you continue to watch the opening ceremony."
"Huh." Si Qi ignored this guy.
Turning his head, he found that the development history of China over thousands of years, including glory, disgrace, rise and fall, and hard-earned harvest, was being performed below.
The academicians and leaders beside him secretly wiped their tears while watching the grand scene below. They were the ones who could empathize with these contents the most.
Si Qi thought about it and did not disturb them, watching the program seriously.
An hour later, the opening ceremony ended. Various high-tech technologies that far exceeded what foreigners could imagine appeared casually in many programs for free, causing waves of exclamations from people watching the live broadcast around the world. Even after the opening ceremony ended, they were still savoring it and discussing it continuously. People once again felt the power of China head-on.
Si Qi and the leaders left here in a low-key manner under the escort of a group of security personnel.
When the director of the Satellite System Engineering Headquarters passed by Si Qi, he reached out his hand and patted Si Qi on the shoulder.
Although he didn't say anything, the look in his eyes as he looked at Si Qi seemed to say everything.
Si Qi and he smiled at each other and left in different cars.
Although they were driving in different directions, their ultimate goals were the same.
At night, the director lying in bed had a dream.
He dreamed that decades ago, his young self walked into a glamorous department store and stood in front of a watch store counter.
He fell in love with a watch on the counter at first sight and carefully asked the clerk if he could take out the watch and show it to him.
The person standing next to him, whom he will never forget in his life, said to him in surprise: "Oh, my God, you are Chinese! You actually came here!"
The minister's heart tightened, and he felt humiliated as a conditioned reflex, and he had a premonition of what would happen next.
But who knew that the other party laughed and said to him: "Do you like our watches too? This is really our honor! Do you know? You Chinese are great! It is the best country in the world!"
The minister looked at him blankly, his mind a little confused.
The man continued with a bright smile: "Do you like this watch? You have a good taste! I think this watch will definitely want you to be its owner! Try it on and see!"
The minister couldn't help but smile after hearing this. He took the watch from the clerk, touched the strap with care, and whispered: "Yes, I like it very much."
As he smiled, tears suddenly welled up in the corners of his eyes.
"Strange, why did I cry suddenly?" The minister said to himself, wiped away his tears with his hands, raised the corners of his mouth and said with a choked voice: "I must be too happy."
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