No one knew how Old Lu had shaken off those academicians. All they knew was that when he left the next day, he had dark circles under his eyes and looked at Chu Feng with deep resentment, making Chu Feng feel rather embarrassed.
Before leaving, Chu Feng also signed a contract with the academicians. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the super laboratory named Origin Laboratory entered into a strategic partnership.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences could use all of Origin Laboratory's equipment free of charge, but research results had to be shared with Origin Laboratory. It was not really useful yet, though; Chu Feng was simply giving the country a way out. After all, the laboratory's engineers could practically be their teachers.
Having achieved their goal, the academicians prepared to return. Institutions such as the Jinling Academy of Sciences and the Magic City Academy of Sciences that had obtained Quantum Computer allocations were overjoyed, while those that had failed to get any looked utterly miserable. Still, considering that they could use those mouthwatering devices for free in the future, their expressions improved somewhat.
The country also learned of the matter and offered its support to Origin Company, a company that had made major contributions to the nation.
Most directly, several major state media outlets gave Origin Company extensive positive coverage, leaving Volkswagen dumbfounded. The state was endorsing Origin Company—who the hell would dare provoke them now? Those people who had long been itching to make a move, as well as companies planning to take advantage of the situation, all backed down.
As the first company to form a strategic partnership with Origin Company, 361 Company enjoyed more than a dozen consecutive limit-up days in the stock market. Those who had sold their shares regretted it too late, while Chu Feng and Zhou Hongwei grinned like weasels that had stolen chickens.
Today was the fourth day of the countdown. The rented factory building in the high-tech zone had long since been renovated, and staff had already been recruited. Salaries were 10% higher than at comparable manufacturers, nearly matching wages in more developed areas. In Hailing, a third-tier city, that was already very good.
The fully automated production workshop only needed a dozen or so people to monitor the stability of the power supply. As for inside the workshop, not even a fly could get in. Production was carried out in a dust-free environment.
Every Fully Automatic Assembly Platform was assembled under the control of the intelligent computer. Various raw materials for phones were delivered from outside, fed through the intake according to the required proportions, and phones came out one after another from the other side, leaving the employees amazed.
As long as it had materials and electricity, the Fully Automatic Assembly Platform could produce endlessly.
Many of the components were shipped in from elsewhere, but Hailing's docks and roads were bustling with activity everywhere.
After components arrived, they had to be inspected by the intelligent computer. Only qualified ones were added during the final stage, where they were packaged and sealed in plastic.
The only tasks requiring manpower were transporting raw materials and packing the final products into boxes.
News that Origin Company was producing phones also spread. That was simply impossible to keep secret.
This caused another huge uproar. After all, Android was also suppressing Origin Company, which meant Origin Company could not use the Android system. And Symbian had already been eliminated—hardly anyone used it anymore.
If that was the case, wouldn't the phones they produced just become bricks?
The Weibo staff complained bitterly about Origin Company. Every time Origin Company made a move, they had to work overtime. The trending searches practically seemed to be run by Origin Company—they could get on whenever they wanted, without even asking whether others could take it...
Perhaps thinking the Weibo staff were not under enough pressure, before the new phone buzz had even died down, the official website dropped another bombshell.
"Origin Company launches the Origin System!"
The comments on Origin Company's official account were practically exploding, filled with both curiosity and concern.
The funny thing was that the topic knocking Origin Company off the top of the trending list was another trending topic of its own.
Tieba was even livelier, and posts were spreading wildly through social media. It was as if anyone who did not say something about Origin Company had fallen behind the times.
All I can say is that I wasn't educated enough—one "holy shit" is enough to travel the world. Origin Company is awesome!
Where can I download the new system? I absolutely support Origin Company. The United States is disgusting!
So arrogant. Do you really think making a system is that easy? Otherwise, other systems would have appeared long ago. Origin Company is just a grasshopper after autumn!
Laughing as I pat the dog upstairs on the head. Since Origin Company dared release it, they must have considered all that. Looking forward to the new system!
Where can it be downloaded? Let's bring it out and see whether it's a horse or a mule!
The official website says the download will open promptly at noon.
Half an hour left. I'm waiting for the download too. I want to see what's different about the system Origin Company made.
Same here. Waiting for it to open.
Waiting +1.
At noon, Origin Company opened the download source for the Origin System right on schedule. It came in mobile and PC versions, each with a download count displayed beside it for everyone to see at a glance.
The moment it opened, the mobile version shot up to three million downloads, while the PC version had 1.8 million.
The numbers continued rising nonstop. The reputation and customer base Xiaoke had built left all the companies waiting to laugh utterly stunned.
It was also enviable. Some downloads were undoubtedly out of curiosity, but overall, most people were now die-hard fans of Origin Company.
There was no helping it. It was easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go back. Once they were used to the flying sensation of Origin Accelerator, not using it felt wrong no matter what.
Once you were used to a smartphone, would you still use an old-fashioned phone?
The growing reputation was also one of the reasons the system's launch could attract such massive download numbers.
And the download count was still climbing at an astonishing rate.
Four million...
Five million...
Don't forget that Xiaoke's users could be counted in the hundreds of millions!
Li Qian was a student at Jiangnan University. At noon, when she should have been taking a beauty nap, the girls in her dorm were all staring at their phone screens as if something inside had captured everyone's attention.
"Lili, has yours finished downloading?"
"It has. It's verifying now, but are we really going to replace the phone system? If it isn't good, the phone will become a brick. I just bought this phone—I begged my dad for ages before he bought me this Fruit Machine."
"Yeah, I've downloaded it too, but I haven't installed it yet. What if a lot of programs aren't compatible?"
"Are there any online reviews?"
"There aren't any test posts online yet. How about we wait and see?"
The people discussing it were Li Qian's roommates. After Origin Accelerator came out, Li Qian had become full of admiration for Origin Company. It was simply too powerful. When she first used it, her phone's performance and power consumption were actually better than the Fruit Machines her dormmates had just bought. How could that not amaze everyone?
After everyone installed it, they were completely won over.
When Xiaoke appeared, the girls in the dorm became even more devoted fans of Xiaoke.
When Apple, Android, and Microsoft jointly suppressed Xiaoke, they were all filled with righteous indignation!
But Li Qian, who had never paid much attention to her phone settings, had not noticed that her system had automatically updated over Wi-Fi. When she woke up the next day, Xiaoke, who had accompanied her, was gone. She could not find Xiaoke no matter how hard she looked.
She had grown used to chatting with Xiaoke whenever she had something on her mind, having Xiaoke remind her about things, and never worrying about her phone overheating or lagging while gaming...
Losing Xiaoke truly hurt. Xiaoke was no longer just a piece of software, but a friend who had been by her side every moment.
Fill in user information, agree to the user agreement, uninstall the system, installation complete. She followed the prompts step by step.
As she watched her phone screen go black, Li Qian felt a little uneasy. Trust was one thing, but reality still made her worried. However, her desire to find her "friend" strengthened her resolve.
Thankfully, the phone started up three minutes later. Before Li Qian could rejoice, it entered the home screen, but the screen was completely empty except for her wallpaper. Her heart sank halfway.
"Could this system really be incompatible with the software?"
As if she could hear her own heart breaking, a familiar figure stepped out from inside the screen. It wore the outfit she had painstakingly put together. It was her Xiaoke.
Xiaoke carried a large backpack, set it down, and looked at Li Qian adorably.
"Qianqian, darling, Xiaoke missed you every day we were apart. Did you miss Xiaoke?"
"Mm, I missed you very much." Her eyes suddenly reddened.
"Huh? Qianqian, your system updated? Let me take a look too." Lili had been hesitating, but when she saw that Li Qian's system had updated, she leaned over to look.
"What? Qianqian updated hers? Let me see too."
Before long, all five of them were staring at Li Qian's phone.
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