The "I Love Invention" Crew Came Knocking

"Hello, do you know Lin Feng?"

The helpless young reporter, Chen Hang, could only ask again. He was already quite familiar with people freezing up like this.

Ordinary folks were always three parts timid when facing reporters like them, afraid of making a bad impression, so they often froze for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

"Lin Feng? You mean the Lin Feng who graduated from Qinghua University but ended up living off his parents at home?"

Having come to her senses, the auntie questioned the young reporter, Chen Hang.

"Yes. Can you tell me about him?"

Reporter Chen Hang's eyes lit up as he continued questioning her.

"What story could there be? Just the story of a Tsinghua University graduate living off his parents at home."

The auntie waved her hand, then thought for a moment before continuing:

"Speaking of which, Lin Feng used to be the pride of our Xiaohe Town. After all, he got into Qinghua University. That was the kind of thing people in all the surrounding villages could brag about for a lifetime.

"Unfortunately, Lin Feng was spoiled by his parents. After graduating from Qinghua University, instead of finding a job and serving the country, he went home to live off his parents.

"I heard he's been doing that for three or four months now. It's simply brought shame upon our Xiaohe Town!"

"Alright, thank you for your answer."

Reporter Chen Hang said with a smile, while also realizing that the auntie on Xiaohe Town's streets did not know about Lin Feng's current situation.

She did not know that Lin Feng had not been idling at home and living off his parents for the past three months, but had been inventing a Handwriting Robot.

After that, reporter Chen Hang asked more of the elderly men and women on the streets. Some knew Lin Feng, while others did not, but most had at least heard of him.

Naturally, those who had heard of Lin Feng generally had nothing nice to say, and some young people even openly called him the shame of Xiaohe Town.

This made reporter Chen Hang shake his head repeatedly, feeling deeply sympathetic toward Lin Feng.

It could only be said that Qinghua had made him and Qinghua had ruined him. Qinghua University's reputation was simply too great. In the eyes of ordinary people, anyone who graduated from Qinghua University was supposed to accomplish great things and serve the nation—a top-tier talent.

Thus, the people of Xiaohe Town neither knew nor cared what Lin Feng was doing at home. They only knew that he had been living off his parents for three or four months, so naturally they harshly criticized this behavior of avoiding work and mooching off his family.

After asking around all the way, the three-person filming crew from "I Love Invention" finally drove from Xiaohe Town's streets to the northern outskirts of Xiaohe Town.

The northern outskirts of Xiaohe Town lay near the famous Jiuzhou River. From higher ground, one could see the endless lake waters and the ferry crossing. It was considered a fine vacation spot, but unfortunately, the area was too poor to be developed.

Lin Feng's home was naturally located in one of the mountain-backed areas in the northern outskirts. It was not particularly far from the town center, only a little over a kilometer away.

"Hello, I'm Chen Hang, a reporter from CCTV's 'I Love Invention.' Do you know Lin Feng?"

After arriving near Lin Feng's home, reporter Chen Hang followed his usual routine and questioned nearby residents, gathering relevant footage.

The person he approached happened to be Lin Feng's old acquaintance, Aunt Ba—the woman who had once asked him when he planned to find a job.

"Lin Feng? He's incredible now. I heard that the Handwriting Robot he spent three months developing can earn him more than a hundred thousand yuan a month!"

When speaking of Lin Feng, Aunt Ba was filled with emotion. Who could have imagined that Lin Feng had truly hired workers and opened a factory?

Back then, she had mocked Lin Feng for bragging without even drafting a script, telling him to keep boasting all he wanted. Yet only two days later, Lin Feng really did start hiring workers—and hired more than a dozen at once!

A month had now passed, and more than twenty people were working for Lin Feng's family. It could be said that the more successful Lin Feng became, the more embarrassed Aunt Ba felt.

Still, no matter what, Lin Feng was someone she had watched grow up. She could not speak badly of him in front of outsiders, or the relationship between neighbors would become too strained and no one would be comfortable.

"Could you tell us about Lin Feng's business venture? And could you also talk about what happened over the past three or four months?"

Reporter Chen Hang's eyes lit up as he continued questioning Aunt Ba.

Aunt Ba naturally had no objection, and she proceeded to tell him everything she knew.

Afterward, reporter Chen Hang went to ask several other nearby residents. Only then did he find Lin Guohua, He Xueqing, and Lin Feng himself, who had already received word in advance.

"Hello, welcome. I really enjoy watching 'I Love Invention.' Like 'Into Science,' it's one of the shows I watch every day."

Lin Guohua excitedly shook reporter Chen Hang's hand.

"That is our honor. Thank you very much for your support."

Reporter Chen Hang politely shook hands with everyone present. Then Lin Guohua led the group to the reception hall on the third floor.

The reporter carrying the camera followed them in as well, then turned on the recording and aimed it at everyone.

"Editor-in-Chief Liang of the 'I Love Invention' program heard about the Handwriting Robot online yesterday and wanted to produce an episode about it.

"As it happened, we were originally supposed to travel to Haikou to film another program, but at Editor-in-Chief Liang's request, we changed course halfway and came here instead. Would it be convenient for you to cooperate with us in filming the program?

"Of course, there will be some compensation for cooperating with us, though it certainly will not be much. It will only be enough to cover roughly ten days of lost work."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng's parents both turned their gaze toward Lin Feng. After all, he was the central figure in all this.

"Of course there's no problem. Appearing on a CCTV program is something countless people in our country dream of, especially a television program with such a large audience as 'I Love Invention.'"

Lin Feng agreed immediately. Since he wanted to establish himself as a super genius, appearing on "I Love Invention" was also in his best interests.

"However."

Lin Feng's single "however" instantly made everyone present tense up, wondering what other demands he might have.

"The Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle I'm currently developing has entered its final stage. It is expected to enter live-fire testing in half a month. Would you be interested in that?"

Why had Dianxia Technology, which invented the Second-generation Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle in his previous life, struggled so much to turn profitable?

Wasn't it because Dianxia Technology had been completely unknown at the time?

The Second-generation Electromagnetic Rifle they designed was a rather outstanding product. Otherwise, it would not have caught the attention of both American Empire companies and Great Xia Armaments Industry in succession.

But their weakness lay in Dianxia Technology being far too small, with neither fame nor influence.

If the inventor of the Second-generation Electromagnetic Rifle had not been them, but Lei Bus's Rice Technology Company instead—

Then this thing would likely have caused a nationwide sensation upon release and directly attracted the weapons industry to seek cooperation.

And now, he had undoubtedly encountered an excellent opportunity. The "I Love Invention" television program had tens of millions of viewers and was an exceptionally well-established show.

If his Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle could appear on it, that would mean more than ten million people would see it.

Not only would it cause a massive sensation, it would surely attract the attention of the weapons industry and military-industrial companies around the world. Then the initiative would be in his hands.

So the sudden arrival of the "I Love Invention" crew really was an unexpected delight.