She had heard of people using drones to "make puzzles" and "set off fireworks" before, which would look quite stunning at night, but those were programmed, and of course it was impossible for everyone to have a drone like they do now.
Each drone represents a pair of eyes. They fly in the sky, searching for life like a helicopter.
The sound of a drone is still very small compared to that of a helicopter, but it is a different story when so many of them are gathered together. The busy people below hear the noise, look up and see this shocking large group of aircraft flying by.
They had discussed the route in advance, and when they arrived at the destination, they immediately split into several teams and searched carefully in different directions.
On a tree that was almost completely knocked down by the flood, a middle-aged woman clung to the trunk tightly. Most of her body was immersed in the water. She only escaped the disaster because of the buoyancy created by the dense branches crossing each other.
But these branches saved her life and also formed a perfect "big umbrella" above her head. When the huge helicopter flew over, even though the woman, who had no strength left, tried her best to call for help, she still could not expose herself to the pilot's field of vision.
"There's someone here!!! I'm here!!!"
She clung to the branch tightly, watching the helicopter flying over her head with a loud roar. The hope on her face gradually turned into despair.
——Buzz buzz buzz.
——Buzz buzz buzz.
The woman who was half lying on the branch heard the strange sound so close to her, and tried to raise her head to look.
——Buzz buzz buzz.
A pure black drone spun its wings, slowly descended from above, and hovered right in front of her.
Two seconds later, two other identical drones flew around the branches behind it, hovering to the left and right, looking at the woman.
The woman's cracked lips opened and closed slightly, and she asked with hope, but not certainty:
"You, are you here to save me?"
The drone in the front was swaying up and down, as if nodding.
At this moment, for the trapped person, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were gods coming to earth.
In the following time, the other two drones slowly took off and left. They were going to search other places, but the woman was not afraid because the first drone was always with her.
Until rescuers arrived in a lifeboat.
"The trapped people have been found."
As the rescuers rescued the woman onto the lifeboat, the drone that had been accompanying her slowly took off and continued to fly forward.
There are many rescue examples like this after the emergence of large numbers of drones.
Their smaller size allows them to move flexibly through the ruins and discover trapped people who are difficult to find.
Blocked by trees.
Trapped in the car.
Stuck in a narrow corner.
In the event of communication interruption, these drones also performed the role of transmitting information very well. Some drones can even hang food and water on their bodies so that trapped people who are not in immediate life-threatening condition can get supplies first.
In the square that was selected and located at a very high altitude, people were sitting or standing, carefully controlling the drones in the distance and reporting their discoveries from time to time.
"We found about 17 people trapped, 16 children and one adult."
"We found a trapped person, an adult male, who needs urgent rescue."
"Two people were found trapped, one male and one female. The male had a forehead injury and was in a coma."
Of course, not all of the 500 drones can fly through dangerous locations unscathed.
Being buried by collapsed buildings, hit by various debris falling from the sky due to the flood, trapped by tree branches, entangled by electric wires, and so on and so forth.
It is already difficult to fly in adverse conditions, not to mention that they are controlled to fly to such dangerous places, so it is normal to keep hearing news of "plane explosions".
These drone models are not cheap, and can even be considered relatively expensive among drones. The people responsible for recording the damage felt heartbroken just by hearing about it, but Sheng Quan remained quite calm.
To be precise, not only was she calm, she even operated them remotely and bought a batch of drones for replenishment.
However, the main problem is not the number of drones or the bombing of drones, but the fact that the environment is too harsh and only a few experts can get down.
But the situation with floods is that the environment is harsh everywhere.
What they need now is not only someone who can fly drones around, but also drone experts who can fly drones in all kinds of harsh conditions.
The receiving leader was also very anxious, mainly because the effectiveness of these 500 drones was so great. Since they began to join the rescue, the rescue work instantly became at least twice as fast as before.
As a result, the progress is now stuck, and it is not a problem of equipment, but a lack of talents who can flexibly use drones. The first reaction of this man in his forties is:
"How about I make some more calls and see if I can get another batch from those stores that sell drones."
"If we gather the money from each family, we should be able to get it together."
This is a stupid method, but it seems to be the fastest way to gather people at the moment.
Sheng Quan was about to nod when he suddenly stopped.
"Wait a minute, let me take a look first."
The reception leader didn't know what the young CEO Sheng wanted to see, but after seeing her take out her cell phone and look at it, his frown slowly relaxed.
Sheng Quan's brows didn't just relax. When she raised her head, even her tone was a little more relaxed: "Don't worry, I have a way to call in drone experts. There will definitely be a lot of people."
*** The characteristic of the Internet age is that no matter what circle it is, as long as there are a few more people in it, these people with common interests and hobbies will naturally gather together.
If a person with a new hobby wants to find an organization, or wants to ask a senior expert to guide him, he only needs to search on social platforms such as Tieba, Weibo, Q group, Fetion group, etc., and he can quickly find the experiences shared by various people.
If this person is not satisfied with just looking at experience, but wants to communicate closely with like-minded seniors, he can either post for help when encountering problems, or join a group of like-minded people.
It has to be said that the time young people spend in online groups is sometimes even longer than the time they spend making friends in real life.
Just like Sheng Quan, whether in his previous life or this life, he has a bunch of novel groups, comic groups, and calligraphy study groups.
Those groups that are just for entertainment are okay. They are basically like Sheng Quanjia’s novel group. Group members get together to share food with each other, talk about couples, and chat about gossip from all over the world.
However, once these hobbies involve technology, the group will be divided into "big gods", "little gods", "experienced seniors", and "newbies who know nothing and can only shout 666".
That’s the case, fellow aviation enthusiasts.
Maybe Gu Zhao’s point of view is somewhat correct. Humans will naturally admire the strong, especially when this strong person can help them.
In some drone groups, the status of the "great god" can be said to be so powerful that he can command the support of hundreds of people. Every time he appears, there are people following him, shouting 666 and blowing flattery.
Generally speaking, these "great gods" will also be the group owners. Their love for drones definitely exceeds that of most people in the group, and sometimes they will hold some offline activities.
Wang Xujie is such a "great god". Although his name sounds ordinary and he is not very old, because of his well-off family background, he was able to get in touch with drones at an early age. He has a high level of qualifications among "flying enthusiasts".
He had already formed a group of drone enthusiasts when he was in high school. After entering college, he still actively competed and became the president of the drone club. It can be said that he spends most of his time on his hobby.
As an active drone enthusiast with plenty of money, Wang Xujie has organized dozens of offline events of varying sizes. His usual online name [Flying Eagle] (yes, this online name is very childish) makes him extremely famous in the drone community.
As a college student who still has some remnants of his middle school mentality, Wang Xujie is very satisfied with his current life. He doesn’t know if other people have vanity, but he does, and it’s very strong. Every time he inspects the group he created, he has a sense of happiness that “this is the kingdom I have conquered.”
Although his family members think that he is not doing his job properly and just plays with drones every day, he is thick-skinned and pretends not to hear as long as he is given enough pocket money.
Sometimes when I get annoyed by being criticized, I have to defend myself by saying, "I don't drive fast, I don't hang out in bars every day, and I don't spend my money like a drunkard. I just like to play with drones. Why do you always criticize me?"
Of course, parents won’t care about these things, at least Wang Xujie’s parents won’t. Faced with their son who is addicted to playing with such “little toys” all day long, they feel that “this kid is ruined.”
Fortunately, they are his biological children after all, so even though they are disliked, Wang Xujie still has a lot of pocket money, which allows him to concentrate on building his own "drone empire".
He often "recruits troops" on the Internet, and even bought two mobile phones, one for daily life and one for his "drone empire". When he attends events and leaves his phone number, he leaves the one specifically for drones.
It was a normal day for him until he received a phone call.
"Lucheng disaster relief? Drone?"
After listening to the situation carefully, Wang Xujie was even a little confused.
He had been playing with drones for so long, but he had never thought that they could be used for disaster relief.
After a brief moment of confusion, the young man in his early twenties almost immediately agreed: "No problem, I will go to the group to organize group members with strong technical skills. Wait a minute, let's add Fetion, and tell me in detail about the flight situation over there and the current difficulties."
For some reason, Wang Xujie found himself shaking with excitement.
Maybe it was because it was the first time someone needed me, or maybe it was because it was the first time I was able to save someone.
He remained excited and checked the situation with the other party. After everything was confirmed, he solemnly opened his computer and edited the following message: [@All members, Lucheng was hit by a flood and a large number of people were trapped. The rescue team over there sent out drones for search and rescue, but the flood caused poor flying conditions and they urgently needed drone experts to provide support.
Now there is a paid recruitment for drone experts. The salary, car allowance and meal allowance are as shown below. Travel expenses are all included. If you are interested, please contact me to sign up and I will screen you. 】
After sending it out, he quickly posted it on the bulletin board.
This is a large group of drones, which is usually well managed by Wang Xujie. It is very active in almost every period of time. When this news came out, the group members who were chatting casually were all startled.
[Fuck! ! Five hundred rescue drones, how much does that cost? Fuck! Fuck!]
[I know how to use drones and can also help with disaster relief. I’m signing up]
[As expected of a big boss, I’m following suit. It just so happens that I have these two days off, so I’ll just treat it as attending an offline event.]
[Why didn’t we think of this before? Drones can fly even without an internet connection, which is perfect for this kind of large-scale rescue! ! ]
[It's not that I didn't expect it, it's just that it's too easy to crash in this situation, and drones are expensive. Most enthusiasts only have one or two, and if they crash, it will cost 10,000 or 20,000 yuan.]
[Oh my god, all 500 drones are M series, they are so valuable, aren't you afraid that they will explode? If they explode, do you want us to pay for it?]
Group leader Feiying: [The purpose of looking for experienced people is to avoid crashes as much as possible. Don't worry, there is no compensation for crashes, but try to avoid crashes. They specifically said they were looking for experts, and the ones they chose must represent the highest level in our group. If the machine crashes, they won't say anything, but we will be embarrassed, right?]
Group leader Feiying: [I have already inquired about it. Not only our group, but also Guyuan and Xinxin will bring their group members with them.]
[Fuck! Big Boss Xin is going too?!]
[Gu Yuan is going there too. Hasn’t he participated in offline activities for 800 years? ? ]
Originally, if we were just talking about our own group, the group members would not be deeply touched. But when they found out that this matter was actually aimed at all drone enthusiasts, they realized belatedly: [What a grand occasion]
[Oh my god, I need to go to the scene to record the video. Apart from the performance, when have I seen so many drones traveling together?]
[Drone team! This is the first time I’ve seen such a big scene in all my time in this industry.]
[Fuck! I’m so excited! I’m signing up! ! ]
[I'm not good at this, but can I come with you? I can help with other things. I'll pay for my own travel expenses.]
[Register, the group leader agreed and I asked for leave immediately]
The flood in Lucheng has become a hot topic now. In fact, when most people in the group see the hot topic, they just make a comment to express their support.
But the situation changed after seeing this recruitment notice. No one thought that their hobby would one day be able to help with disaster relief.
When one side is in trouble, all sides will come to its aid. This saying has been circulating in China for a long time, of course, because most Chinese people have this concept.
More and more people signed up. When Wang Xujie was recording, he found that some people kept saying that they did not need a salary, so he had to make some changes in the announcement in the group.
[The cost of purchasing the drone and the operator's salary are borne by a company called Xingmang Entertainment. They clearly stated that they would pay the salary and are not recruiting volunteers. Please stop saying that you hope to work for free.]
It would have been fine if the announcement hadn’t been posted. Once it was posted, group members couldn’t help but ask which company Xingmang Entertainment was.
Most people don’t remember the names of companies in the entertainment industry. To be more precise, apart from those who are fans or those who are in the circle, no one cares about these companies.
After searching, someone discovered: [This is the company opened by Sheng Quan]
[It turned out to be Sheng Quan. That's not surprising. She is very rich and has always been a nice person. She even donated 100 million before.]
[She was the one who invested in college students a while ago. I said she was a good person at that time, and now it seems she is indeed the case.]
[Why is there no news online about her buying 500 drones to rescue disaster areas? Usually, even trivial things would become hot searches, but why is there not even an interview about such a big thing?]
[Fuck, fuck, fuck! Brothers! I found out, I know why Sheng Quan appeared in Lucheng! At that time, a movie produced by Xingmang Entertainment was being filmed nearby, and when the flood became serious, the crew went over with props to help.]
[The key is!! The biggest props they brought were thirteen helicopters!! And they weren’t very small ones. Someone took a picture of those helicopters flying to Lucheng. I’ll post the picture later.]
Helicopters are rarely seen in China except in tourist attractions, let alone such a large number of more than a dozen helicopters taking off together. When they flew all the way to Lucheng, there were people filming below all the way.
The crew didn't even say it was theirs and they just flew there directly. But news spread quickly on the Internet and everyone would check.
Netizens are full of hidden talents. Just by looking at the photo, they can tell that this is not a helicopter commonly used by the country. Someone immediately found out that this was used for the filming of "War of the Worlds".
"War of the Worlds" has been filming for almost a year. During this year, the film has been traveling to various places and the thirteen helicopters have appeared frequently. Although there has been no clear news explanation, many fans and moviegoers know how big the investment of this crew is and that they bought them for real filming.
Some more in-depth fans also know that these helicopters were all purchased by Sheng Quan privately, but everyone only spread the news among their own circles.
After all, although buying thirteen helicopters to shoot a movie sounds shocking, passers-by would just listen for fun.
But the crew flew their thirteen helicopters to the disaster area for disaster relief, and even a passerby who heard about it would say "good job".
Not to mention the friends in the [Fei Fei Fei] group who are recruiting drone experts with high salaries.
[I just checked, a helicopter costs 70 million...]
[Although helicopters can play a big role in disaster relief, there is still a risk of damage due to the harsh environment. This is not cooperation with the government, and there is no compensation even if it is damaged. In this case, all helicopters can still be dispatched. I admire you.]
[I never pay attention to the entertainment industry, but Sheng Quan is really conscientious, I am a fan]
Of course, it is impossible for everyone in the group to be an expert. There are some average players and some rookies who have just entered the industry. No matter how eager and excited you are to join, you can only give up with regret.
However, seeing that the experts in the group are about to go to the "front line" while they can only chat online, they feel both envious and disappointed.
Once they feel lost, they want to do something.
Some group members repeatedly checked the disaster information.
Some group members have already started to seriously analyze the map and take-off environment.
Some group members kept running around in various trending searches, taking screenshots and adding the comment: "I think you can fly here."
"It seems like there's a shortage of medicine over there, so you guys can bring some more medicine when you go."
"Yes, yes, yes. I saw the video of the helicopter transferring the injured to Lucheng People's Hospital. But those transferred were the more seriously injured. Those with minor injuries still need medicine."
A group member named Lele is one of those who “run around the Internet”. Although he has only been into drones for a short time, he was very excited to encounter such a big event.
He checks Weibo, looks at the trending searches, and types on the keyboard to make comments, all with a sense of participation as the main focus.
Then, he saw a new trending search: #xx donated 100,000 to Lucheng and shouted "Come on Lucheng"# This trending search was obviously bought, and when he clicked on it, he saw that there were not many comments from real people.
In the past, although Lele would have felt subtly unhappy when seeing this situation, perhaps something like "The disaster is so serious and you are still trying to get attention from it", she would not have said anything.
After all, they really donated money, and he himself only donated a hundred yuan at most, so he has no right to say that he donated one hundred thousand yuan.
But at this moment, looking at this hot search, Lele did not skip it directly like before.
He felt it was extremely unfair.
Shengquan dispatched thirteen helicopters and bought five hundred drones for on-site support. They also paid people to use the drones and paid for them.
She wasn't even on the trending search list! With nothing else to do, Lele felt that he had to do something.
He thought about it, opened the group, and started speaking in the group:
[Big guys, I found that no one on the Internet knew about the good things Shengquan did. Let alone helicopters, so many people talked about such a large-scale drone, but no one said that Shengquan bought it. ]
[The xx on Weibo bought a hot search because he donated 100,000 yuan. Let’s also put Shengquan on the hot search list, right?! We can’t let the people who really do practical things go unnoticed, right?!]
The group was already excited about the "expedition to the disaster area", and after Lele said this, those rookies who were not qualified to go on the "expedition" immediately became excited.
They are just worried about having nothing to do!
[Yes! Why don’t many people mention Shengquan?]
[That won’t do. I’ll go post a thread to get some help! ]
[Everyone is looking at the donation list on the charity website. Sheng Quan didn’t donate money directly, so no one noticed her. However, the helicopters and drones she used for disaster relief, if converted into money, would definitely beat those on the list.]
This large group of drone enthusiasts seems to be divided into two groups.
Go all the way to the "front line" to provide support.
Stopped along the way to post in "Logistics".
Thanks to their efforts, topics such as #Shengquan purchases 500 drones to support Lucheng##Shengquan's 13 helicopters##Star Wars crew uses helicopters for disaster relief# emerged.
This was the time when people all over the country were paying attention to the flood in Lucheng. Many news updates could appear in one second in real time. Therefore, even if no one bought hot searches, these topics would quickly enter the eyes of netizens.
More and more people were attracted to join in.
[Helicopters? Those helicopters belonged to the crew? ]
[I went to the Star Wars official blog and saw nothing.]
[It's normal that there's no movement. Everyone is busy with disaster relief. I heard that the Internet is down in many places in Lucheng, and they are still repairing the communication.]
[Oh my god! ! I am Mr. Sheng! I thought that according to her personality, she should have donated money in this situation, why is there no movement? It turns out that she is all in kind! ! ]
[You may not have a deep understanding of 500 drones. These 500 drones are equivalent to 500 flying rescue personnel at the scene, and they can basically go anywhere]
[My aunt is in Lucheng. She has contacted my mother and said that the person was found by a drone. I am really grateful to Shengquan for this rescue method.]
[This is more hardcore than donating any amount of money. Thanks to Sheng Quan from Lucheng]
Just as more and more people were joining in the topic, Lu Cheng also made new progress.
The busy leaders received the message.
Thirty transport trucks loaded with various relief supplies arrived.
(End of this chapter)