Hardcore crisis

"Hey, the live broadcast has started on YouTube?" He Buwei held up his phone and let out a light sigh.

Biting into the lunch box he just bought, Qi Junpeng devoured it.

There were endless tears and unspeakable pain. It was said to be dinner, but in fact it was just a lunch box. This was a bit different. But forget it, it's not like Qi Junpeng has never eaten box lunches, and he eats a lot due to work, which he can understand. But Brother He, Uncle He, can you stop urging me?

"Y-really?"

Qi Junpeng swallowed the last mouthful of food, breathed a sigh of relief, raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was only five o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still three hours before the press conference. As for starting the live broadcast so early? Are all foreign netizens so free?

"Have you finished eating? Hurry up and leave after you finish eating. Why are you eating so slowly at such a young age..."

Qi Junpeng almost choked to death at He Buwei's words. Of course you ate quickly. You only took a few bites of the lunch box and stopped eating. What qualifications did he have to say that he didn't waste any food next to him?

They hurriedly walked back. For fear that there would be no parking space when they came back, they did not choose to drive, but called a taxi. Now, I continued to call a taxi and rushed back to the convention and exhibition center.

Unexpectedly, it was the rush hour for getting off work at this time. As soon as I turned around a street, my car got stuck in the traffic jam. It wasn't until almost six o'clock that the two of them arrived at the square of the Convention and Exhibition Center.

Unexpectedly, it took fifteen minutes to drive there and over an hour to get back. The two of them were quite helpless. It is said that there is almost no such serious traffic jam in Qingdao.

Even though they were vaccinated, the two of them were still a little shocked by the number of people who were almost crowded in the square. Especially Qi Junpeng, as a reporter from Digital Home, he has participated in many press conferences in China, but he has never seen seven or eight thousand people gather together before. Even if you can't enter the venue, you still have to stand outside and watch the live broadcast.

This product hasn’t even been released yet, but it already has so many fans?

Well, it can’t be said that he is a religious fan. “Coco” has conquered so many people, including Qi Junpeng… I didn’t see his current mobile phone. It has been switched to one of the two adapted models.

It was definitely not easy or relaxing to squeeze forward among so many people. It took a lot of effort. The two of them had to squeeze in in the cold weather of more than ten degrees Celsius, sweating profusely. Go to the main entrance of the convention center. From here on, there are security guards pulling cords to control the crowd, and smart technology employees also help maintain order. An invitation letter for inspection and entry will be issued, and a metal nameplate will be issued.

"Brother He, what is the relationship between smart technology and that mysterious hard-core technology?"

Qi Junpeng asked gently as he entered the queue.

"Relationship? Does this need to be said?"

Why not say: "That hard-core technology. They took a fancy to Yan Zhiwen's potential and special fan group, and used him for preliminary publicity... Maybe Yan Zhiwen has already hooked up with that hard-core technology company, but we Outsiders just don’t know.”

The two of them were chatting. They queued up and waited until the security guard checked the invitations before letting them into the quarantine area. Amid the envious looks and photos of people outside, I walked to the counter where nameplates were issued.

Three beauties in beautiful clothes, with charming smiles as service staff, accepted the invitation from He Buwei. After verifying their media identities, they handed over two nameplates with silver metallic luster and a line of letters on them - "ARK 2015".

Below is the LOGO of the "Hard Core" company. It is very weird. This is the first time I have seen the LOGO of this mysterious company with my own eyes. It is the earth surrounded by something like the rings of Saturn, but it is not a "planetary ring". It's two intertwined ones. All in all, it's very strange. It leaves a deep impression on people at first sight and is hard to forget.

The nameplate itself is beautifully made and probably cost a lot of money. It's so heavy in your hand that it feels like it could be treated as a handicraft, even if it's just a nameplate for admission.

The two of them hung this handicraft-like nameplate on their chests and walked in with the equipment. They found that the crowd in the hall was dense. Although it was not more than the people outside, there were at least hundreds of people. The most surprising thing is that at this press conference held in China, more than half of the foreign media and participants were present!

In other words, of the more than 800 people who entered the venue, nearly half were foreigners.

In addition to the fact that the lottery itself is open to people all over the world, it is also because many people abroad are willing to spend a lot of money to buy from domestic lottery winners, which leads to the imbalance in the proportion.

"Brother He, there are still about forty minutes left. Do you want to go to the lounge and sit for a while?" Qi Junpeng asked.

At present, admission to the press conference is not allowed. Many people are standing in the hall chatting or playing with their mobile phones. From time to time, they can hear the sweet and refreshing voice of "Coco".

"No need, just look outside."

After they left, the hall obviously changed significantly. The originally empty and unattractive hall had been put up with some promotional signs by the staff. Several large electronic display screens in the center of the hall were also being replaced by the staff. Conduct on-site debugging.

Why not get closer to the promotional sign? There are many media reporters and foreign people surrounding the sign, either taking photos with professional cameras or taking pictures with their mobile phones... But to be honest, just a promotional sign is not worth it ?

Why not stare at the sign carefully, trying to find clues worth thinking about from the simple patterns and "mysterious" words on it.

The cartoon-like sea is easy to identify. You can recognize the huge waves as the sea at a glance. But what does that big ship in the storm mean? There are also some animals painted on the boat, including snakes, pigeons, elephants, horses, sheep, dogs, and dozens of different kinds of animals.

"The moment that changes the world is right before our eyes?"

Why not murmur the slogan and pick up the nameplate on his chest thoughtfully, "Ark?"

Yes, doesn’t the English name ARK on the nameplate mean Ark? Looking at this promotional picture again, it couldn’t be clearer.

So what does the ark mean?

Representing a new world? New beginning?

Why not just think of a dozen meanings at random. Everyone can figure out the meaning, but whether it meets the requirements of the meaning is not that simple. The meaning of Apple's annual press conference sounds quite high-end, but the products in recent years are just that, and it is difficult to give anyone a big surprise.

A few Americans were arguing in a low voice, why not because they were not good at speaking, but there was no big problem with dictation. They understood it as soon as they heard it. The two Americans also understood the meaning and were discussing it. Also, as a Chinese, he already understands the meaning of the Ark, let alone an American, so he is even more familiar with the meaning of the Ark.

Walking around the hall, I took dozens or hundreds of photos continuously. Through the WIFI high-speed network provided for free at the venue, why not send the edited pictures back to the editorial department, and then quickly send them to the live broadcast of pictures and texts after being reviewed by other people? Inside the post.

At this moment, the number of comments in this graphic live post has reached more than 8,000. From the last Microsoft new product launch conference in October, until the end of the final conference, the number of comments reached more than 7,400. At that time, the number of comments was so high It was so powerful that the server was under too much pressure, and Digital Home almost couldn't submit graphics and text updates. The press conference has not yet started, but the number of messages has exceeded 8,000, approaching the 10,000 mark. Fortunately, the server has just received an upgrade. Otherwise, facing so many traffic refresh requests, there must be huge pressure.

"Hey, you can enter."

Just as He Buwei was thinking about it, the crowd suddenly became noisy, and Qi Junpeng next to him also started to scream.

He Buwei quickly turned around and saw that, as Qi Junpeng said, the door to the conference venue had been opened, and the staff were checking people's nameplates and putting people into the venue one by one.

"Quick, go over and line up."

The crowd began to flock in. Fortunately, the media reporters had a separate entrance channel unlike the general crowd. Even so, there were more than two hundred media reporters, and the queue was long enough. (To be continued ~^~)