The Other Side

"Son, does that person really have the powerful background you mentioned, capable of influencing the order of our Alliance States?"

"He wasn't capable before, but now that his father is retired and unable to manage things, there's a real possibility he could push things forward!"

"The internet age is finally here!"

Song Fengying whispered in the live broadcast room.

An individual is far from enough to shake an era, but those who establish national order can undoubtedly propel the era forward.

No matter how Song Fengying broadcasts or how much she stirs up controversy, there are only so many people watching the spectacle; after all, not everyone has a camera.

However, once people know that they can buy cheaper and even more advanced products online, they will undoubtedly flock to it and be compelled to purchase video recorders and log in to the shopping app.

This is a real benefit, far better than just watching the spectacle to attract people to buy the device.

Song Fengying's assessment of the internet age stems from this.

"This must be the age of genes, right?" Zhang Xuezhou reminded him.

"The privileges of a few do not represent the characteristics of an era," Song Fengying said happily. "Even if you are in the Ninth Sequence or tenth tier, it has nothing to do with normal people. Only an impact that benefits the entire population can be called an era!"

"My mom is so knowledgeable!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought about it and ultimately decided not to argue.

This kind of thing is all about perspective; if you were to ask Zhang Weimeng, you might even conclude that this is an era of reading.

Li Yingbo did not pull Song Fengying, who had difficulty communicating, into the Alliance Group No. 9, and Zhang Xuezhou could only convey the spirit of the online meeting.

In short, things have already begun.

The Zhang Household holds a very small share in Alliance Nine. Furthermore, with future changes or the orderly development of the platform, Zhang Xuezhou and the others' shares may be subject to forced acquisition or forced to be sold due to additional funding.

But Zhang Xuezhou wasn't in a hurry. After all, as long as they continued to develop, their investment would inevitably bring increased returns, and even if they were to exit the market and benefit others, they would still make a profit.

For Zhang Xuezhou, the profits from Alliance Nine were not the most important thing.

"When you're livestreaming and selling products, please don't push Western Capital City's products too much," Zhang Xuezhou advised.

"Your mother isn't stupid," Song Fengying said. "I'll definitely sell local specialties wherever I go; I would never ruin the popularity I've worked so hard to build by selling products that don't have an advantage!"

"That works too!"

Zhang Xuezhou thought for a moment and then nodded.

Even before Alliance Nine officially began operation, Song Fengying was already thinking about selling goods from outside the province.

Having used both low-end and high-end products, Song Fengying's eye for quality, while not necessarily sharp, is certainly good at selecting goods and understands their true value. She may even be able to target specific customer groups for targeted sales.

The products will most likely sell well through the Alliance Nine platform. The only drawback is that Song Fengying's choice of products may not meet the expectations of Li Yingbo and others.

However, Song Fengying did not tie Feiyu Live to the Alliance Nine platform, and was not subject to any restrictions.

If Song Fengying is unwilling, she can even refuse to sell the goods.

This made it difficult for Zhang Xuezhou to understand the feelings of the people in Western Capital City upon their arrival.

The Alliance Nine platform was a rather unexpected event. Although Song Fengying mentioned that it marked the beginning of the internet age, Zhang Xuezhou felt that it did not have an immediate impact on his current life.

Like the 'huge chicken' video, he only participated when the opportunity came his way.

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the popularity data of the relevant videos and felt quite satisfied.

The fact that even Song Fengying was attracted to Qin Meng's ferocious beast shows just how popular the video was.

Zhang Xuezhou's original video has been taken down, but it couldn't withstand the spread after being downloaded. Even some streamers on Feiyu Live had alternative and innovative demonstrations, using this ferocious giant bird to increase popularity and attract viewers.

However, it's clear that nothing major could have happened in just twelve days. Currently, many things are just circulating online, leading to all sorts of strange rumors.

"You guys play on one side, we'll play on the other!"

After spending nearly half the time returning to reality organizing the 108,000 acupoints, Li Yingbo's matter came up again, and Zhang Xuezhou's laboratory's blood agent debugging was delayed for a long time.

This is something Zhang Xuezhou can handle but Zhang Manqian can't, and Luo Burang would find it even more difficult to deal with.

"Sister Zhou, I want to buy some culture medium to play with!"

"So, you've finally found the interest to test your research?"

Having just witnessed Zhang Xuezhou getting involved with Alliance Nine, Zhou Yueyan was surprised that less than an hour later, this guy contacted her through Alliance Nine's communication group.

"Only after I paid off the debt to you could I dare to study it even a little bit," Zhang Xuezhou said via the communication.

"That's interesting," Zhou Yueyan said. "Will you sell your disgusting paste?"

"Are you interested in this?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously. "If you need it, I can send you a liter directly!"

"Free?" Zhou Yueyan asked.

"I'll give it to you for free if you want it, but I'm not willing to give it to others for free," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"You're so generous!"

Zhou Yueyan muttered something to herself, then asked Zhang Xuezhou what kind of culture medium he wanted.

This led Zhang Xuezhou to look at the list that Luo Burang handed him, and he casually began to read it aloud.

"That's impossible! This can't be! When did you become so knowledgeable about biological genes? Do you have... Could this be a list provided by Luo Burang?"

Just as Zhang Xuezhou announced the specifications for several types of petri dishes, Zhou Yueyan snapped out of her daze.

"These are all research resources needed by our B13 lab. We guarantee that these resources will never be resold or given away," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Besides, Tianhao is right here with us. Do you really suspect me of reselling experimental resources?"

"You're right," Zhou Yueyan finally agreed. "Luo Burang's spending is restricted by his grandfather, so he can't afford to buy it even if he wants to. It's such a pity about his talent in scientific research!"

"You seem to know Luo Burang quite well?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"He's a very capable person," Zhou Yueyan said after thinking for a moment. "His thinking is extremely agile; he's a rare genius-level researcher. But such people's thoughts are like wild horses, and it's difficult for others to keep up. This also makes him very aloof and difficult to approach!"

"Is she aloof?"

Zhou Yueyan herself was a cold and aloof woman who was difficult for outsiders to approach. Zhang Xuezhou never expected that Zhou Yueyan would use "cold and aloof" to describe Luo Burang.

This made him glance at Luo Burang, who shrugged, indicating that he didn't care about other people's opinions. After all, he just didn't want to waste time talking nonsense with people he didn't have anything in common with.

"Go take a look around the A9 lab in the next area and you'll see," Zhou Yueyan complained. "He's really hard to deal with. You don't know that this kind of madman has a ton of explosives in his own lab. Tell me, who among us would refuse contact with someone and then plant a ton of explosives next to them?!"

"Perhaps this is his way of protecting his research data?" Zhang Xuezhou glanced at Luo Burang and said.

"What's there to protect about his place?" Zhou Yueyan complained. "Twenty years ago, his thinking was ahead of its time, his scientific inspiration was phenomenal, he was a genius in gene research. Ten years ago, his research was still somewhat useful. But today, his theoretical research is completely outdated. Any intermediate-level laboratory in our country can do the theoretical research he did, and even surpass it by a lot."

"I remember he did some research on longevity genes, didn't he?" Zhang Xuezhou said.

"But that still needs to be applied to humans," Zhou Yueyan complained. "Professor Luo Hui said that Luo Burang researched longevity for mosquitoes. What use are long-lived mosquitoes? I dare say that if Luo Burang publishes this longevity research and it is used in practice, he will probably be cursed by the public for decades."

"He's been restricted from high-end consumption, so he probably can't use better live subjects for experiments. He can only catch mosquitoes for experiments here in Beirehe," Zhang Xuezhou sighed.

"What you said does make some sense; it's ultimately a pity for him!"

Zhou Yueyan pondered for a few seconds, then finally put her mind at ease.

Firstly, she couldn't interfere in the Luo family's affairs; secondly, the risks of live human research were very high, and Zhou Yueyan was extremely cautious about it.

She chatted with Zhang Xuezhou for a while before finally agreeing to his order for sixty different types of products, which included four hundred portions of Zhang Xuezhou medium, and even offered him a good price.

This made Zhang Xuezhou feel that the Spirit-Forging Pill he had given away for free had actually worked quite well.