Chapter 47 Preemptive Test [VIP]
The atmosphere in the conference room was very solemn.
On the projection screen, the news push "Xinrui Technology announces that the 'Starlight Holographic System' will be launched globally next Friday" was clearly displayed. The members of the R&D department looked at each other in confusion, and some began to talk in low voices.
The members of the R&D team are the most free and easy group of people in the company, but they are also the ones who create the most commercial value for the company.
Lin Zhihua did not stop them, nor did she yell at them to be quiet. She listened to Ye Qianxi's report calmly, her fingers tapping rhythmically on the table unconsciously.
"Xinrui Technology announced at nine this morning that the Starlight System has broken through the limitations of traditional holographic projection. Using 'photon matrix' technology, it achieves unbounded projection. The holographic era is about to begin." Ye Qianxi clicked on the next slide of the PPT. Facing the R&D team, she spoke in a low voice, "Xinrui Technology has also sent us an invitation, urging our researchers to attend the press conference."
After the Starlight System's extensive publicity and the full opening of reservations offline and online, social media exploded in popularity, and the entire network was discussing that mankind was about to enter a new era.
After the stock market opened this morning, the stock price of Zhixing Technology was affected and the situation was not good. Within just one hour, Lin Zhihua had received calls from several directors.
"This is a blatant demonstration against us!" An experienced professor from the R&D team slammed his desk in anger, his voice piercing with rage. "Photon matrix technology consumes enormous resources; it simply cannot be promoted in the civilian sector!"
"Country M claims to have entered the simulation phase, but in reality, they've only recently started development and their progress isn't as fast as ours. Logically, our R&D progress should be world-leading, so how come we've been caught up so easily by a newcomer?"
Ye Qianxi coughed lightly and said, "The new person in charge of the Starlight System is a student of Professor Smith, a holographic expert from Country M."
He was also Jian An Ning's senior brother. After she said this, she subconsciously glanced at the silent person in the corner.
"Mr. Lin, our holographic technology has been successfully developed. Why don't we launch it before them?" someone suggested.
The system they developed has undergone several rounds of testing in the laboratory and passed the cycle test with zero delays and zero failures. It is ready to be launched on the market this week!
Cheng Cheng nodded. "Yes, we've also reduced the cost to a minimum, enough to support daily use for some businesses! As long as we can get to market first, we can definitely take back market share from them!"
Lin Zhihua didn't express her opinion. She closed the document and glanced at everyone in the meeting room. "Does anyone have anything else to say?"
Jian Anning, who was sitting in the corner, stood up and picked up her notebook, which was filled with densely packed data. "Mr. Lin, I analyzed the Starlight System's paper on photon matrix technology. Their holographic projection has a fatal flaw."
As soon as the words fell, the noisy conference room suddenly became extremely quiet.
"Go on." Lin Zhihua looked at her sharply.
Jian Anning retrieved a set of data, "Besides the high cost, their holographic projection will experience image delays in high temperature environments.
Jian Anning walked over to the projector and pulled up a data model. "This data is from a test I did in a laboratory in Country M. As the device runs continuously for more than five hours, the heat buildup on the chip will increase exponentially, causing image delays, distortion, and even crashes. Jonathan is betting that the user's usage environment won't be so extreme, and that there won't be a concentrated outbreak in the unlikely event of a sudden and severe heat wave."
"The traditional cooling solution used by Xinrui cannot cope with the high-load operation of the holographic chip, but our system uses a newly developed cooling system, which perfectly solves this problem." She pressed the remote control, and on the screen, the cooling system they developed could still operate normally and smoothly in a simulated high-temperature environment.
The crowd exclaimed in surprise, and with Lin Zhihua being the first to applaud, warm applause broke out in the conference room.
"This technology was provided by Minister Jian, and it solved our big problem."
"It's because of this cooling system that our holographic system was able to pass the extreme environment test. It's flawless!"
Jian Anning shook her head. "Although it passed the extreme test, its shortcomings are also obvious. Our costs have increased significantly because of this cooling system, and the selling price will not be cheaper than their system, which cannot meet the needs of most people. This is also inconsistent with our company's original intention of benefiting the people. Further improvements are still needed."
Lin Zhihua twirled the pen in her hand. The Starlight system's flaws were obvious; their R&D team must be aware of them, but they likely couldn't overcome them in the short term. New Tech was rushing to bring immature technology to market, hoping to attract public attention and claim the title of world's first successful development.
Less than an hour after the market opened in the morning, if someone took the opportunity to short the stock...
Lin Zhihua is in trouble.
She cleared her throat, not loudly, but enough to make them want to use their voice to pressure us, so we started to prepare.
"It's not a lab version, it's the uncut version for the public." Lin Zhihua's lips curled up, and after looking around, he continued to smile. "Do you have the confidence to be the first to market?"
The eyes of the R&D team members all lit up, and the younger members shouted directly, "We have the confidence to challenge them!"
Everyone's fighting spirit has been fully aroused. "That's right! Let them know what haste makes waste and what true holographic technology is!"
"Okay," Lin Zhihua smiled and stood up, her expression calm. "Everyone, get ready. I'll contact the PR department for publicity. We'll conduct a livestream test in a week, and everything else will proceed as planned. The press conference will be held in two weeks, and our products will be released globally at the same time!"
Orders were issued one after another, and all departments of the company soon became busy.
"Boss Lin." Ye Qianxi took out her tablet and placed it on Lin Zhihua's desk. "Xinrui Technology has chosen popular celebrities as their ambassadors. Leveraging the popularity and influence of Xu Xingran and Zhou Miaoting, their official Weibo account has already attracted over ten million followers."
Lin Zhihua calmly looked at the promotional poster on the tablet. "What did the marketing department say?"
"The public opinion field needs a voice. Director Chen means that we should also ask celebrities to help promote it. It's just that the choice of celebrities..." Ye Qianxi glanced at her, "Currently, the two most popular stars in the country have been hired by newcomers, and we haven't found a suitable candidate yet."
Lin Zhihua was flipping through the contents of her tablet when she saw a familiar name. Her fingers paused. "Xinrui had considered Yan Zhuyin and Ruan Wanning before, so why did they choose Zhou Miaoting in the end?"
"Mr. Lin, if you don't read the entertainment news, you might not know. Ruan Wanning is currently busy setting up her own studio and hasn't produced any hit works recently. After she announced her relationship and abandoned her former agency, she lost some fans." Ye Qianxi spoke quickly, "The original candidate for Xinrui was Yan Zhuyin, but today, many negative news about her were exposed, so Xinrui doesn't dare to use her."
"Black material?" Lin Zhihua frowned.
Ye Qianxi turned around and opened the trending search list on Weibo. "There are quite a lot of gossips. I don't know if they are true or not, but she probably offended someone."
At the top of the hot search list, apart from discussions about cutting-edge technology's holographic system, almost all others are related to Yan Jie.
Lin Zhihua clicked on one of the hot search terms and a familiar photo came into view.
This was a scene from their class reunion last week. Didn't she delete it from Zhou Yan and Zhou Ming's phones? Why is there still someone using it to spread rumors that Yan Jie and Xue Zeyu are in a relationship?
Lin Zhihua narrowed her eyes slightly and ordered, "Tell the PR department to remove the trending search."
Ye Qianxi was a little surprised. "Boss Lin is planning to choose Yan Zhuyin as the publicity ambassador?"
"Yeah." Lin Zhihua nodded. She noticed that Yan Jie had a popular reality show scheduled, and suddenly had an idea. "Let's contact Director Guo and ask him if he's willing to sell us the live broadcast rights for this episode of 'Exploring Intangible Cultural Heritage'."
Ye Qianxi's eyes lit up, "Okay, Mr. Lin, I'll contact Director Guo right away!"
With the popularity of the national variety show, coupled with the star effect and various publicity, they don’t have to worry about the voice of public opinion not being able to drown out the cutting-edge star system!
Lin Zhihua was about to take another look at the trending searches, but when she refreshed the page, she found that all entries related to Yan Jie had disappeared.
Is their company’s public relations department so efficient?
"Yinyin, good news, good news!"
Yan Jie was originally taking a nap, but the next second she was pulled out of bed by Qi Siling who suddenly broke into the house.
"What's wrong, Sister Ling?" Yan Jie was startled awake by her.
"Double happiness!" Qi Siling shook her arm, her voice trembling with excitement, "Someone helped you suppress the trending searches!"
"Who is it?" Yan Jie yawned and wondered in her heart. She didn't have any capital connections in the entertainment industry. Could it be Li Yingqi?
"I guess it's Zhixing Technology..." Qi Siling deliberately lowered her voice.
"How is that possible?" Yan Jie raised her eyes and interrupted her. Although she had a good relationship with the class monitor, Lin Zhihua was not the kind of person who would interfere in other people's affairs at will. It was absolutely impossible for her to help her remove the hot search without asking.
"How is it impossible? Look what this is?" Qi Siling handed her the phone, on which was a page of chat history.
Yan Jie took the phone in her hand and couldn't help rubbing her eyes when she saw the content clearly.
Zhixing Technology actually developed holographic technology? And invited me to be a promotional ambassador?
"He came to me half an hour ago to discuss cooperation. I called you then, but you didn't answer. I knew you must have fallen asleep again." Qi Siling opened the curtains, and the bright sunlight outside suddenly filled the room. "So I hurried to your house to look for him. Do you want to answer?"
Yan Jie was blinded by the sunlight and blurted out, "Of course!"
She was touched. The class monitor was so nice. Not only did he sign her as his spokesperson despite the pressure of being attacked, he also helped her solve the issue of being on the hot search.
Qi Siling nodded without surprise, "Yinyin, get ready. We'll go sign the contract this afternoon!"
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