Wang Tong's Wonderful Journey (Part Two)

Perhaps because Digital Human technology was so realistic, Wang Tong had come to see Zhu Qizhen as a real person.

So after asking his earlier question, he paused, then added:

"Although I don't work with MR or AR technology, I know a bit about mathematical algorithms. The technical costs of doing it this way must be many times higher than simply printing replicas, right?"

"Cost, huh?"

Zhu Qizhen nodded without hesitation. The powerful algorithms let him understand what Wang Tong meant in an instant.

"That's right. The costs are high—extremely high, you could say."

"But the National Museum naturally has its reasons for supporting this approach."

As he spoke, Zhu Qizhen took a deep breath and explained:

"The first reason is fairly straightforward. If replicas were displayed directly, we couldn't claim that the exhibits were the originals. That would be bad for the museum's publicity."

"Second, these blank books offer visitors a novel experience. And since we only need to age the covers, they're cheaper to produce, so the museum can give them to visitors as little souvenirs."

"The blank books you're holding actually have notebook pages inside. They're practical and make meaningful keepsakes."

"But printed replicas are different. They're not as useful as notebooks, and although the technical costs are lower, their manufacturing costs are much higher than those of blank books. The National Museum would lose a fortune printing them."

Wang Tong thought it over for a moment, then nodded slightly.

That made sense.

The National Museum's little sleight of hand was fun, and it could also help popularize science to some extent.

For instance, most visitors probably wouldn't be upset once they learned the truth. They'd marvel at how advanced modern technology was—how even things they saw with their own eyes and touched with their own hands