Chapter 166: Joint Press Conference

“Oh, Liang Weimin came to our doorstep to provoke us personally? Interesting. He’s probably trying to gauge how tight the connection between you and me is. It seems he can no longer bear it.”

After receiving Liu Yaofeng’s report, Du Qiu speculated about Liang Weimin’s thoughts.

Against an adversary like Liang Weimin, of course, Du Qiu couldn’t employ the same physical elimination method that he used on GIA’s Lagia.

Firstly, Liang Weimin is a citizen of Tang Country, residing within the country year-round. Secondly, Liang Weimin isn’t an ordinary man; an abnormal death would inevitably attract high levels of attention from domestic officials.

Thirdly, Du Qiu isn’t a bloodthirsty man; to dispose of such an enemy, causing him to lose all respect and reputation might be the best revenge.

Of course, Du Qiu is not an old-fashioned scholar; if Liang Weimin poses too great a threat, he wouldn’t hesitate to act when necessary.

In fact, ever since learning that this person was the domestic culprit behind his framing, Du Qiu had already started making arrangements; it’s just that he had many unfinished matters before and couldn’t bother with Liang Weimin temporarily.

Moreover, during this past year, Liang Weimin had behaved quite well, letting him jump around a bit more also made it easier to collect relevant information.

After Du Qiu strengthened his monitoring of organizations and individuals worldwide related to himself, Liang Weimin naturally became one of those monitored.

Although it was impossible to guarantee completely dead-angle monitoring of all the target’s activities, with vigilant planning against the oblivious, most things could still be controlled.

“Boss, I’ve arranged everything according to the plan. Let the kid feel smug for a while.”

“Hmm, don’t be too careless, especially Sister Yuan, she really shouldn’t overact. You also prepare properly for the next big events coming up for Dream Technology,” Du Qiu instructed.

“Don’t worry, Sister Yuan said that this is her playing to her true nature, and she will fully carry out the role of a good best friend.”

“That’s good. Tell Sister Yuan, once this matter is settled, I will arrange for Rein Leinar to take up permanent residence in Magic City, ending their days of living apart,” Du Qiu promised.

Du Qiu had never expected that after inviting Rein Leinar, heartbroken at the time, to become an advisor for Dream Technology, he would actually hit it off with Yuan Minhua.

“Hehe, the boss is indeed as caring as a father to his people.”

“Stop misusing idioms!”

Ending the communication, Du Qiu took off his smart glasses and toyed with them.

The smart glasses in his hands looked like ordinary glasses, but their internal functions were extremely powerful, adopting satellite communication modes, so there were no worries about data interception issues.

This time, Du Qiu had brought several pairs of the glasses back with him, distributing them to several important personnel as tools for staying in touch with him.

Of the six satellites that Du Qiu launched into space via commercial channels, the interiors actually contained mother-child satellites, meaning each satellite housed ten smaller satellites within.

After the mother satellites orbited, the child satellites would be released at the appropriate time, forming a small satellite network that ensured communication and monitoring over a specific area.

While it appeared there were six satellites, in reality, there were sixty-six satellites, and thanks to the powerful alien civilization technology Du Qiu incorporated into the mother-child satellite design, they were incredibly functional.

At least in one regard, Blue Star technology couldn’t match these; the child satellites were only one-tenth the size of regular satellites but exceeded their functionality and lifespan.

This satellite network, comparable to those of several major countries, was Du Qiu’s strategic advantage, a weapon for dictating battles from afar.

Under the control and coordination of Star Ocean, the entire satellite network played an immeasurable role.

From now on, Du Qiu needn’t worry about any country being able to eavesdrop on or monitor his communications with his own people.

After confirming that Ning Shuangshuang had not reported her video communication with him or her appearance at the rescue scene to the authorities, he arranged for Liu Yaofeng to also give her a pair of these glasses.

Now, Du Qiu and Ning Shuangshuang could communicate at any time without having to report it every time.

In the past, they communicated only once every month or two, and although Ning Shuangshuang’s phone was not monitored, the data consumption on her network was still traceable.

If Du Qiu and Ning Shuangshuang continued to use their phones for frequent online communication, the data usage would certainly show, and it wouldn’t be good for Ning Shuangshuang to suddenly claim she liked watching dramas on her phone.

The best solution, naturally, was to use these smart glasses, which would prevent those at the top from detecting anything amiss.

“Shuangshuang, don’t get agitated. I’ve already planned how to deal with Liang Weimin, so you don’t have to worry,” Du Qiu comforted her.

Ning Shuangshuang was furious when she heard that Liang Weimin had gone to Dream Technology to cause trouble and wanted to settle accounts with him.

“You don’t know, this Liang Weimin…”

Ning Shuangshuang recounted Liang Weimin’s past actions to him.

It turns out, in his early years, Liang Weimin had once pursued Ning Shuangshuang with great fervor, which, unfortunately, was rebuffed. Later, Liang Weimin married the daughter of the Sun family from the Imperial Capital who was of help to him.

Du Qiu had already understood this, and after listening, he assured, “It’s okay, it would be strange if someone like you weren’t pursued.

What Liang Weimin thinks isn’t important, but since he has hurt me, he must pay the price. You don’t need to worry about this; otherwise, it would only encourage him.”

“Alright, I will listen to you.”

Ever since Du Qiu had successfully rescued her mother, Ning Shuangshuang had become increasingly trusting and reliant on him.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have kept their communication a secret.

Nevertheless, Ning Shuangshuang still added, “If you need me to step in, just say the word.”

Two weeks later, Magic City.

A press conference took place at the Magic City International Conference Center.

In a hall that could accommodate thousands, the media and company representatives invited jointly by Wisdom Technology and Dream Technology were present in great numbers, reaching over a thousand.

It was mid-autumn, October, and the media from computer-related fields, financial journalism, entertainment media, including some official press outlets, as well as social media influencers, had received joint invitation letters from both companies a week earlier.

Such an event naturally attracted throngs of media participants.

Every attendee could receive a surprise gift simply by presenting their invitation letter.

However, what made these media personnel most curious was why Wisdom Technology, inventor of the latest type of chip claiming to completely unify computer and mobile phone chips, was holding a press conference with the household robot dominator and industrial giant Dream Technology.

What, exactly, were they going to announce?

As the time approached ten o’clock in the morning, when many media personnel grew impatient, two people walked onto the stage built in the hall. They were Yu Donghua, the CEO of Wisdom Technology, and Liu Yaofeng, the CEO of Dream Technology.

“President Yu, your arrival today not only shakes this stage but is surely about to shake the whole world!”

Liu Yaofeng, in a sharp suit, was the first to speak, although his first sentence turned out to be a jest at Yu Donghua.

Yu Donghua seemed to have gained a bit more weight; when he walked on the stage, it indeed shuddered with each step, to the mild concern of those below.

“With the support of Dream Technology, Wisdom Technology naturally has to shake up the old chip world a bit!” said Yu Donghua.

As they spoke, the two shook hands above their heads and together announced, “Starting today, Wisdom Technology and Dream Technology will enter into a strategic alliance!”

People flocked to take photos of the scene.

Many raised their hands to ask questions.

“President Liu, what specific initiatives will there be following the alliance between Dream Technology and Wisdom Technology?”

“President Yu, will your chips be sold to Dream Technology?”

“President Liu, aren’t you worried that using Wisdom Technology’s chips will get you banned by Intel and Qualcomm?”

…

Liu Yaofeng smiled and responded, “Dear journalist friends, please be patient. First off, after the strategic alliance, Dream Technology will naturally adopt the new chips from Wisdom Technology fully.

Secondly, I must tell you that with Wisdom Technology’s chips, those so-called bans become a joke.

Whether you’re computer manufacturers or mobile phone producers, you can confidently use Wisdom Technology’s chips. These are epoch-making chips.

If your computers and mobile phones use them, you’ll experience a transformative speed, and the later you switch to Wisdom Technology’s chips, the more your products will be eliminated from the market.”

“President Liu, does Dream Technology have any products that use the new chips?”

“President Liu, is it really okay for you to advertise for Wisdom Technology like this?”

“President Yu, can your chips truly completely replace those from Intel and Qualcomm?”

…

“Ladies and gentlemen, today is our joint press conference, but the spotlight will definitely be on President Liu. After all, Wisdom Technology represents internal beauty. Now, let President Liu introduce it to you,” said Yu Donghua, chuckling before leaving the stage.

Liu Yaofeng clapped his hands and added, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’ve heard your questions. Now let me show you with a concrete product just how powerful the new chips are.”

A beautiful girl in professional attire came up carrying a tray covered with a red cloth.

The camera focused on the tray on the big screen on site.

The object under the red cloth seemed small, about the size of a mobile phone.

“Could it be that Dream Technology has released a mobile phone?”

“That’s unlikely, right? Maybe it’s a small tablet computer?”

…

Liu Yaofeng said with a gleeful smile, “This tray contains the fruit of cooperation between our two companies, a product that will lead the public into the future.

Can you guess what kind of product it is? I think I’ve heard someone say it’s a phone. Do you think a phone can lead the public into the future?”

As people speculated, Liu Yaofeng grabbed the corner of the red cloth and said, “Now, let’s witness the dawn of a new era together!”

As his words fell, the red cloth was swept away.

“Ah…”

There was a collective sigh across the hall.