"I'll use the same question as before."
Han Luyi raised his phone to his mouth and began dictating.
"Book a restaurant suitable for a business dinner in Haicheng's Pudong New Area for seven tonight. A table for four, and no spicy food."
When he released the input button, his words were converted into text and appeared in Glutinous Rice Ball Chat's message box.
Han Luyi tapped send.
Glutinous Rice Ball's reply quickly appeared on the screen.
"All right. I'll first shortlist restaurants that meet your requirements, check them one by one for availability at seven tonight, then complete the reservation for you.
Please provide a little more information to help me narrow down the options.
What is your approximate budget per person?
Do you need a private room?"
Han Luyi held down the voice input button and spoke again. "Three hundred yuan per person. A private room would be best, but it's fine if there isn't one."
After the message was sent, Glutinous Rice Ball got to work. On the big screen, a new area opened to the right of the chat window.
A thin progress line extended from top to bottom.
After a brief moment of thought, Glutinous Rice Ball had broken the task down into subtasks it could execute in sequence.
Step one: confirm the location and time.
Step two: search for restaurants.
Step three: verify opening hours, menus, and private-room requirements.
Step four: present options to the user.
Step five: complete the reservation.
Camera shutters began clicking rapidly in the audience. These were professional reporters, but various online media outlets were also recording with all kinds of portable equipment. Some were livestreaming, while others were gathering footage to edit later.
Clearly, what Glutinous Rice Ball Chat was doing had caught everyone in the audience off guard.
Everyone