Seeing this, people finally understood that they had misunderstood.
Lin Feng had not plagiarized Zhisu Technology's patent. He had been copying the structural designs of engraving machines from around the world.
Of course, calling it plagiarism was not quite right either. After all, they were completely different things; only their mechanical structures were somewhat similar. In essence, they were different machines.
"Therefore, I did not steal Zhisu Technology's design blueprints. I can only say that the structures of those engraving machines were simply too classic.
Whenever we wanted to design a new machine, they naturally surfaced in the minds of engineers like us.
At such times, we naturally adopted the simplest and most practical principles instead of deliberately making the designs more complicated.
After all, the more complicated a machine was, the higher its production costs would be, and the greater the chance of errors.
So when engineers like us designed machines, we tried our best to pursue Occam's Razor—the principle of simplicity and effectiveness."
"So that's how it was."
A netizen named "Muran Huishi" posted a comment filled with emotion.
What a series of twists and turns. Who would have thought that the structural design of the Handwriting Robot had actually come from engraving machines?
They had even suspected Lin Feng of stealing Zhisu Technology's patent. In the end, he had not done so at all; he had merely drawn on the design concepts of engraving machines.
This was also the first time they learned that the origin of Xingtu Technology owner Lin Feng's Handwriting Robot had actually been engraving machines.
But the video did not end there. The scene shifted to a photo of Lin Feng standing beside Chen Hang.
"Speaking of which, the story of how I developed the Handwriting Robot, along with its promotional video, has already been filmed and edited. I'll be uploading it to Bilibili and Youku shortly.
"Also, I have some good news. You've all probably watched CCTV's I Love Invention.
"That's right. CCTV actually came to me a week ago to film a video about my invention of the Handwriting Robot.
"According to the latest news I received, my episode will air next Tuesday, three days from now. Remember to come watch it."
With that, the video went black. Everyone who had watched it became excited.
"Damn, damn, damn! Isn't Lin Feng just too amazing? First he developed the Handwriting Robot, and now he's developing a Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle. This is insane."
This was a comment from a netizen named "Gene Lock."
"I knew Lin Feng couldn't possibly have plagiarized anything! Now the truth is out—the truth was engraving machines all along."
This was a comment from a netizen named "Zhang Wencheng Is a Former Name."
"I'm really looking forward to it. I wonder how powerful that so-called electromagnetic rifle is. Although Lin Feng already introduced its general power, there's still no substitute for the sense of realism that actual footage brings.
"Damn it, we have to wait half a month to find out."
This was a comment from a netizen named "Abyss of Weak Water."
"Lin Feng is so amazing, and so rich too. He actually spent 700,000 renting a Supercomputer just to create that Coin Coil Model. He really doesn't hold back. Is this what the world of the rich is like?"
This was a comment from a netizen named "Docile Virgin"...
At this moment, the comment section was filled with heated discussions.
Some people marveled that the Handwriting Robot had originated from engraving machines, while others eagerly anticipated the mysterious Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle.
But regardless of who they were, they all made the same decision.
They decided to watch the upcoming Handwriting Robot documentary and promotional video. Naturally, they also could not miss I Love Invention.
After all, Lin Feng was probably the first Bilibili uploader to appear on I Love Invention. This was an honor for all of Bilibili, so of course they could not miss it.
Naturally, many netizens also decided that after ten days, they would refresh Lin Feng's Bilibili account every day to see when he would upload his Coin-style Electromagnetic Rifle test video.
But at that moment, no one knew that the video would be far more spectacular than they expected. Even Lin Feng himself had never imagined it would be so incredible.
Two hours later, Lin Feng uploaded three new videos to his personal Bilibili and Youku accounts, as well as Xingtu Technology's account.
All of the videos were high-definition 1080P videos, not the low-quality footage seen on television.
Seeing this, Bilibili users who had been waiting for a long time eagerly clicked into the videos.
The first and second videos were both product promotional videos, mainly introducing, testing, and demonstrating the first- and second-generation Handwriting Robots.
Each video was around three minutes long. Their upbeat background music made them easy to watch, and after finishing them, viewers gained a deep understanding of the two generations of Handwriting Robots and their respective features and advantages.
As for the final video, it was a promotional film lasting a full forty-two minutes. Its quality was still 1080P, which was considered quite clear for that era.
In the video, Lin Feng stood beside an automatic Woodworking Engraver. As text appeared below, he spoke:
"If we shrank this down and added a pen, wouldn't we be able to make a handwriting printer? I think this thing is quite interesting and has great potential."
"Haha, Lin Feng, how could this possibly have any future?"
"Yeah, it's a waste of time. It'll never compare to a printer. It's nothing more than a toy."
"We should be thinking about how to find jobs after graduation instead of wasting our time and energy on things like this."...
Voices of disapproval and pessimism rang out in the background, yet Lin Feng continued standing before the engraving machine without showing the slightest sign of giving up.
Then the screen went black and changed to a photo of Lin Feng wearing Qinghua University graduation robes. The screen went black again, then showed Lin Feng standing with his parents while carrying his luggage.
The scene then shifted to nighttime. While eating, Lin Feng animatedly told his parents about the Handwriting Robot, and he received both his mother's and father's support.
A calendar then appeared at the side of the video. Lin Feng's movements accelerated countless times, while more and more equipment appeared in the laboratory.
But then the scene shifted to conversations among the neighbors. Whenever they talked about Lin Feng, they could not help shaking their heads and sighing.
As time passed, their words grew increasingly excessive. Until three months later, many people no longer concealed their disdain whenever they mentioned Lin Feng, even declaring that he was the disgrace of Xiaohe Town.
And those very words happened to be overheard by Lin Feng's parents. They stepped forward to argue, but how could two mouths possibly outtalk thousands upon thousands of mouths?
After returning home, Lin Feng's mother, He Xueqing, threw her arms around her husband and cried. In the end, they still decided to continue supporting Lin Feng!
Seeing this, the netizens watching the documentary could not help shaking their heads.
They only felt that those Xiaohe Town residents were too blindly influenced. They believed whatever others said without knowing the truth at all.
At the same time, they felt deeply sorry for Lin Feng—and for his parents.
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