The auditorium was packed. Today's press conference was attended mainly by faculty and students. Leaders and professors from every school were there, along with more than forty Nobel laureates and academicians!
Considering that the press conference had invited only people from within the university, the lineup was truly spectacular. After all, there were only a handful of universities that could bring together more than forty Nobel laureates and academicians!
Quite a few media outlets had come as well. They had set up cameras below the stage and were waiting in full readiness, with long lenses and short lenses aimed at the platform.
At last, the auditorium lights went out!
The big screen lit up. Instead of a countdown to whip up the atmosphere, it showed a calm white icon on a black background: the grand logo of the Interstellar Bank, with a satellite orbiting a planet and tracing a path like a copper coin.
A masked man walked onto the stage, and applause erupted throughout the auditorium!
"Thank you! Thank you, everyone!" Song He gave a slight bow. "Thank you to everyone here and everyone watching in the Livestream Room. I'm Song He."
Song He was so famous that practically everyone knew him. When introducing himself, he no longer needed to pile on a long string of titles. A plain and unadorned "I'm Song He" was already more than enough to thunder in everyone's ears!
Another round of enthusiastic applause followed. Everyone in the auditorium clapped with all their might, doing their best to build up the atmosphere for the dean of the School of Pharmacy!
"Tonight's conference will focus on introducing the Interstellar Scientific Research Platform. There isn't much to cover, but it's extremely important!" Song He began.
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