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Chapter 1270 The press conference begins!

When the virtual world reopened, it was still late at night here in Daxia.

Although they didn't have to go to work the next day, after a brief stroll around the virtual world and finding that there were no obvious changes and that the new game [Project Cradle] was not online, most players went to bed early.

——This is true even for serious gamers and professional streamers.

They are confident in their ability to stay up late, but space is so vast, how can they figure it out in a short time?

Not to mention, Lin You will hold a press conference the next morning, and after the press conference, a bunch of games will be launched online.

If you don’t want to miss this event, you must recharge your batteries now!

Many overseas users - especially users in the Americas on the other side of the world, in order to adapt to the time of the press conference, have also taken the initiative to adjust their schedules, forcing themselves to go to bed early even if they are not sleepy, just to prepare for the release of new games after the press conference tide.

After holding it in for so long, the players’ anticipation has been overwhelming!

What’s interesting is that the intelligence agencies and space agencies of various countries also have subtle expectations for the press conference.

The staff of the intelligence agency still believe that the thing sent from the experimental base to the Tongchuan rocket engine test bed was a smoke bomb.

The thing Lin You wants to bring out at the press conference must not be this engine!

But engineers at the space agency are very hopeful that this is not a smoke bomb.

Because based on the previously observed engine test results, senior aerospace engineers judged that this new engine is indeed very powerful, and the color of the tail flame is indeed very different from traditional liquid engines.

Based on pure estimated power, it is about 30% more powerful than the current rocket engines.

This is really strong!

But it's not out of reach, let alone "epoch-making" - optimistically, as long as the current investment in research and development is maintained, our own rocket will be able to catch up with this kind of thrust within three years.

However, this is only a rough estimate. The more critical indicators: thrust ratio and the potential of the technical route cannot be seen yet.

If you want to know more detailed information, you can only wait for Lin You to announce it himself.

If this engine is not a smoke bomb, Lin You will give a special speech at the press conference.

At that time, it will not only bring more inspiration to the aerospace industry, but also urge your own government to allocate more scientific research funds to avoid falling behind Daxia in the competition of the aerospace industry.

Killing two birds with one stone is a good thing!

The only thing that is not very controllable is that if this engine is too outrageous, the current technical route will be completely eliminated once it is released, causing engineers on the traditional technical route to completely fall behind.

But that possibility is very small - since the traditional rocket engine test bed is still needed, it means that it is still in the previous aerospace industry system, and the difference will not be too big.

So...just wait and watch the fun!

……

……

This sense of expectation and curiosity that pervaded the world lasted for a full ten hours.

It was not until 20 minutes before the press conference that Yunmeng finally made some news.

All users in the virtual world received an invitation letter at the same time——

"Dear user:

Hello there!

The Yunmeng 2031 global press conference is about to be held. The press conference is expected to last two and a half hours (10:00-12:30). If you have leisure, we sincerely invite you to take the time to attend the conference. "

When everyone received the invitation letter, a window appeared in front of everyone——

[Send to the conference site? ]

[whether]

Players, users, media, and all kinds of ghosts and ghosts who had been waiting for this moment pressed the OK button one after another, and their bodies turned into streamers and were transported to the conference site.

At the same time, Yunmeng's official live broadcast room lit up, and an empty podium with only one microphone appeared on the screen.

Yunmeng APP also sends notifications to players who have made reservations to remind them not to miss it.

In the press conference hall, in an instant, the sound of needle drops suddenly became loud!

"Splash! Here! Here!" Xia Yi in the second row happily waved at Splash.

Shui Hua also turned around and happily responded to Xia Yi's call.

After Ayi hit Yelang on the shoulder, his expression suddenly changed and he greeted Yelang's sister a little reservedly.

Super Tomato was stunned to find that he was sitting in the front row, next to his university professor, with a look of confusion written all over his face.

——The conference site still took the form of a mirror copy.

There is only one podium, but there are countless copies of the hall below that accommodates participants, so that it can accommodate hundreds of millions of users.

Under Lin You's careful arrangements, the invited players were not randomly thrown into a mirror.

People in a team will be teleported together, and friends will be teleported together as much as possible. This results in many familiar people in the same press conference hall, and the atmosphere becomes very lively.

Members of various organizations and associations in the space city appeared in the same hall.

Tang Mingyue, a farmer, also sat with many downstream shop owners and talked about their dissatisfaction that after the alien disaster ended, the space city's insurance fund pool was penetrated and declared bankrupt on the spot, and they could not receive full compensation.

Of course, this also caused a little surprise: two players who had more than 50 friends in common but were not friends with each other were also assigned front and rear seats according to this allocation method.

But this set of algorithms obviously does not take into account: What is the reason that leads to this situation...

……

Excluding these minor accidents, the 20 minutes before the press conference was generally very enjoyable.

Then at a certain moment, the lights in the conference hall suddenly dimmed, and everyone subconsciously stopped talking and looked to the front.

When the light came on again, Lin You was already standing in the middle of the podium.

He opened his arms and shouted to everyone:

"Everyone! Welcome to the 2031 Yunmeng Global Press Conference!!"

The press conference was suddenly filled with cheers——

“Ohhhhhhh!!!”

“Awesome!!!”

“Boss Lin is awesome!!”

……

Everyone has been waiting for so long, and now the press conference has finally begun, and everyone is very excited.

"This is Yunmeng's first press conference, and it's also my first time hosting it. I don't have much experience, so please give it a try and make do with it."

Lin Youyou said cheerfully.

The audience immediately burst into laughter and cheers.

Lin You didn't mind. He picked up the microphone and said slowly:

"Let me tell you something first."

"The invitation letter said that this press conference can last two and a half hours..."

"Haha, I'm just talking nonsense. I can't say exactly how long it can be driven."

"But don't worry, everyone! How did you say that?"

"Enjoy the uncertainty of life!"

The players were a little speechless, but they were used to Lin You's style. They rolled their eyes and continued to listen quietly.

Lin You is not a person who likes nonsense. After making a little joke, he immediately goes straight to the point——

"I know what everyone wants to hear most, but give me some time first."

"After all, this is Yunmeng's first press conference. Let me first introduce you to the origin of Yunmeng."

"You may not know, but I also have angel investors."

"When I started building the first Mirage prototype, I only had 8600 yuan. I was a really poor kid. I might not even be able to buy all the parts for the prototype."

"But it was also that night that the little princess of Daxia personally knocked on my door with a large box of equipment and solved my urgent need."

"So, she was a big help in the birth of the first prototype."

"Later, Journey was born, and she was also the first player."

"In other words, she is both the first virtual game player in the world and the first user of Yunmeng."

"At the same time, when Yunmeng Studio was established, she was also the earliest member." - Just as early as Xiaomeng."

"Even Qin Songyun and Sister Chun are several days behind her."

"so--"

Lin You lengthened his tone.

The audience in the audience and the netizens in front of the screen were full of question marks——

"He's not planning to propose at this time, is he?"

"Bring people all over the world together and show your love to everyone?"

“Is this something a human can do??”

……

But the moment this idea came up, everyone reacted again——

This is indeed something Lin You can do!

Shui Hua and Xia Yi in the audience had their mouths wide open in surprise, especially Shui Hua, who could hardly help but exclaim!

Zhu Cixia himself, who was looking at Lin You from the staff seat on the second floor, also widened his eyes in surprise.

Just at this moment, Lin You suddenly changed the subject and said the remaining half of his words——

"So I would like to express my sincere gratitude to her on such an occasion."

"Oh~~~~" There were a lot of disappointed and unexpected voices in the audience.

The little princess also laughed silently.

And the splash in the audience wanted to rush up and bite him to death!

But the next moment, Lin You looked at Zhu Cixia's position seriously, and said very disgustingly: "Thank you for always supporting me, my princess sister."

"Oh!!!" The disappointed audience immediately became excited again.

"But if I want to express more gratitude, I think it's better to say it in private." Lin You added.

"Speak now!!!!" Ah Yi shouted loudly in the audience, "Say it right here!! We love to hear it!!!"

This loud voice reached the stage, and because of the special space on the stage, it spread to all the mirrors in an instant, and the sound spread all over the world...

This immediately made countless people laugh, and the audience burst into laughter.

But Lin You was unmoved: "I'm not telling you this. It's none of my business what you want to hear... Next, let's get back to the topic."

"Um...where did I just talk?"

——Lin You proved with his actions that he really has no experience in developing press conferences...

"I remembered, we talked about the earliest Yunmeng Studio."

"At that time, there were five people in Yunmeng Studio."

"Me, Xiao Meng, Princess, Qin Songyun, and Sister Chun."

Every time he read a name, an image appeared on the stage.

But soon, everyone realized that it was not an image - because in the next second, the pink-headed little dream jumped onto Lin You.

Lin You hurriedly caught her.

"Xiaomeng, no further introduction is needed, we all know each other." Lin You briefly introduced Xiaomeng's situation, nodded to the little princess, and then looked at Qin Songyun and Xiaochun.

"What do you guys say next?"

"Okay." Xiao Chun nodded.

She and Qin Songyun looked at each other, then turned to look at the audience.

"Some netizens should know that I have suffered from ALS for many years. Last year, the disease entered an advanced stage." Xiaochun said calmly.

As soon as these words came out, the originally lively and laughing audience immediately fell silent.

Terminal illness is always a heavy topic.

Xiaochun continued: "Originally, Yunsong left NetDragon to join Yunmeng, just hoping that I could be completely paralyzed behind the bed and be free in the virtual world."

"But we didn't expect that this choice would completely change our lives."

"Six months after joining Yunmeng, my remuneration increased hundreds of times, and then we established the [ALS Drug Research and Development Foundation]." Qin Songyun continued what Xiaochun said.

"But the research and development of special drugs is like a bottomless pit. More than one billion investment has only produced a few splashes. It is unknown whether and when the results will be produced."

"Then the boss heard about it."

“After that, the foundation received an investment of 10 billion—and this was just the first one.”

Qin Songyun looked at Lin You with eyes still filled with gratitude.

The audience in the audience also looked at Lin You.

Lin You stood on the side, feeling a little unbearable. He couldn't help but said: "Let's talk about business, talk about business."

Qin Songyun knew that Lin You didn't need this kind of thanks, but he still couldn't help but say a few more words.

Finally, Xiaochun spoke up and revealed the real purpose:

"Now, we want to announce good news to everyone: just last month, a key breakthrough was made in the development of specific drugs for ALS."

"As the first ALS patient to try new drugs, my condition has been effectively controlled and my physical condition has improved overall."

"Now, new drugs are undergoing clinical testing on an expedited basis and will be fully available as soon as next year."

"We are announcing here because we hope that all ALS patients who can see this conference can learn this good news as soon as possible."

“Don’t give up, don’t despair, and don’t be negative.”

"No matter who you are, no matter what you have been through before, I want to tell you: we are saved."

"Our lives can start again."

"We...can also have a future!"

Xiaochun's voice became choked as he spoke.

As a patient, she knows all too well the despair of losing control of her body little by little and slowly heading towards death.

This news was announced half a year later. It is unknown how many patients will choose to end their lives out of despair.

Now that the dawn of hope has appeared, if someone chooses to give up his life because of the delay in news, that would be really disappointing!

Therefore, after Xiaochun mentioned this matter, Lin You decided to announce the news to the public at this highly publicized press conference without even thinking about it.

With the attention this press conference has received, this news will definitely gain wings and fly around the world in the shortest possible time!

The audience in the audience was a little confused.

At first, when Xiaochun revealed his identity as a patient with ALS, they thought he was going to tell a story that would “move Daxia”——

‘A terminally ill woman spent her last days working diligently to create a game that became popular around the world and brought joy to countless players around the world. ’

This classic script has appeared in many people's minds.

But no one expected that they would change the topic and go straight to the special medicine!

Lin You did not hesitate to invest tens of billions of dollars into it for his start-up team members without blinking an eyelid.

then……

That’s it? !

[ALS]! A terminal illness that has plagued the world for so long has been overcome just like that?

"Is this how money can make things work?"

"So... ALS is curable?"

"As expected of Yunmeng's behavior!"

"Yunmeng... awesome!!!"

　Two-in-one!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)