Tech Hammer

Huawei, Shenzhen headquarters.

Yan Ming was looking at a map of China and thinking about it. The outline of Sanqin Province was specially outlined, and the location of Luopu County was a top priority. At this moment, Mr. Yan is trying to figure out Ning Wei's thoughts, trying to find out what's special about Luopu from the map.

This is obviously difficult.

Yan Ming thought for a long time but still couldn't find out what was so special about this little-known small county. This is actually very troublesome, because at the rotating chairman meeting later, he will not be able to explain why Ning Wei made this choice.

A little annoyed, he even wanted to call Ning Wei again. Why was he so determined to put such a promising project in a small county in inland China? If this future city can really take advantage of March's capabilities, it may become a new window for China to open up to the outside world.

As Ning Wei's thinking pattern was being considered in his mind, the secretary knocked on the office door.

"Please come in."

"Mr. Yan, I have been notified that a new topic has been added to the rotating chairman meeting in ten minutes. The topic has been sent to your mailbox."

"Okay, I know."

Yan Ming let go of the map, clicked on the internal mailbox, and saw an email lying in the unread list.

I clicked it and took a look. I was a little surprised. It was an email from Qualcomm forwarded by the group.

It probably means that Qualcomm is willing to put down its pretensions and re-establish a more solid cooperative relationship with Huawei. Yan Ming immediately captured the most important point and unconditionally gradually relaxed its chip authorization to Huawei until it resumed chip supply to Huawei.

Of course, this is a strict understanding. However, this email only states a direction and does not have a specific release timetable. In other words, if Huawei is really interested, it can almost reply to Qualcomm's email, and then everyone will sit down together to discuss. So this unconditionality is ultimately debatable.

Regarding this email, Yan Ming could not suppress a smile on his lips.

Sure enough, this group of people don't know who their father's things are if they don't fuck, and they are finally - anxious!

In fact, it's quite good. Although the R\u0026D department has begun to work overtime, it has not yet been determined whether the next generation of new products can use 3D chips. This involves an issue in the upstream and downstream industry chains. Not to mention that when selecting suppliers, Huawei needs to determine a standard, so the current generation of products designed around Apple's A-series CPUs will most likely not use 3D chips. If Qualcomm's conditions are not too excessive, it can really sit down. Let’s talk about it.

What is the special significance of visiting Luopu County?

Seeing that the meeting time was coming, Yan Ming suddenly thought of Liu Cong, so he picked up his mobile phone and called Liu Cong.

"Hey, Liu Cong, let me ask you something. Do you know that there is a Luopu County in Sanqin Province? Yes?! How did you know? Oh, oh, it's the hometown of Xiao Jiang. I understand, I understand. , I just asked casually, okay, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Ming felt a little bored. Sure enough, he is too old to understand the thinking of young people.

Twenty years ago, he might have been thinking in this direction, but now he has been trying to analyze it from a business perspective, and naturally he can't get the real answer. In other words, Ningwei proposed this project entirely because Luopu County was the first place to come up with this project.

We really need to ask for everyone’s opinions and evaluate it carefully.

Perhaps the most correct choice is to build a Huawei campus as mentioned in the plan.

…

Ning Wei finished compiling the first chapter of the textbook in the office, and by the way, licking his face, he went to have lunch in Senior Brother Lu's office. Mainly to promote the relationship with Senior Brother Lu.

In the afternoon, Ningwei had to accept an exclusive interview.

In fact, many media have been trying to interview Ning Wei, but basically all of them have been turned down. For Ning Wei, it doesn't make much sense to gain reputation in the media, but in Tian Yanzhen's view, what Ning Wei needs now is indeed to hide one's strength and bide one's time, rather than to seek the limelight, which is not necessary.

Even if he is not in the limelight, academicians have taken the initiative to write letters of recommendation for him. If he appears more in the media, wouldn't it mean that he has to stir up those people until they can't help themselves? God knows what other tricks they could come up with?

How should I put it? The strife between academic circles has always been completed silently. After the whole process, many people may not have reacted. You must be on guard.

Therefore, basically all interview requests were directly filtered by Tian Yanzhen. Those that could not be filtered out were contacted by Ning Wei, who also directly refused with various excuses.

However, the situation was a little different this time. The central media directly approached Jitu Company for coordination, and Chen Mingcai directly called Tian Yanzhen and Ning Wei, which made it difficult for both master and apprentice to refuse. Although master and apprentice are connected, they have no choice but to join forces.

And this is not the first time that the central media hopes to arrange an exclusive interview with Ning Wei. When the CNMD chip came out, the central media had already given this plan. At that time, Ning Wei still refused the exclusive interview request on the grounds that he was grasping the time and homework problems. This time Chen Mingcai called and talked again. It was really hard to refuse.

Of course, exclusive interviews must also be made good use of. For example, Tian Yanzhen specifically told Ning Wei that he could promote Ning Ban more. Ning Ban can mention it, and Ning Wei thinks that he can also use this interview to promote the future technology experience city that has not yet been officially approved.

The meeting time with the exclusive reporter was set at two o'clock in the afternoon, in Ning Wei's office, so Ning Wei could have a leisurely lunch at Senior Brother Lu's place and chat for a while.

Fortunately, Ning Wei doesn't have any nervousness. After all, he is a person who has seen the world. It is not that he has not been in the central media, and now you can find videos of interviews he gave when he was at Jiangnan University on the Internet.

…

Soon it was two o'clock in the afternoon, and the central media shooting team also arrived on time. What surprised Ning Wei was that the female host who came to interview him this time actually knew him. She was just the kind of person who knew it just by looking at it. However, when he was notified of the name of the interview host before, he did not match the name with the person. That realization.

It turns out she is Luo Zhen!

"Hello, Dr. Ning."

"Well, hello, Sister Luo, my dad used to really like watching your show, the one you hosted called "People". At least when I was at home during the winter and summer vacations when I was an undergraduate, he watched it every day."

"Oh?" Luo Zhen was stunned. She probably didn't expect Ning Wei to call her Sister Luo. After all, she should be at least ten years older than Ning Wei. She was really enough to be Ning Wei's aunt. She couldn't help but smile: "Then I have to thank your father for his support."

"You're welcome! It's a pity that he has returned to his hometown in Yancheng. Otherwise, he would be very happy to see the real person."

"It's okay. We can add WeChat later. When uncle comes to the capital, we can have dinner together."

"Uh? That's okay..."

"By the way, Dr. Ning, this is a question prepared by our program team in advance. Please see if there is anything that is inconvenient to answer. If so, you can ask it first. We will discuss changing to other questions. Or If you have any suggestions or what questions should be added, we can communicate with each other, and you can also think about how to answer these questions in advance."

Ning Wei took the question card handed over by the host and flipped through it. In fact, most of the questions are quite gentle. For example, they focus on his journey of concentrating on mathematical research, artificial intelligence, and chip technology, what difficulties he encountered during the research process, how he overcame it, etc... …

These questions are probably to attract Ning Wei to say some more inspirational content, probably out of consideration for ratings. In fact, there are also some more personal questions, such as some topics about Ning Wei's views on wealth and love. , and even the scandal about the Snow Country Princess that was so popular in Western countries is included in the question.

Of course, this is understandable. These days, the central media also has to consider the issue of ratings. Although scientists like Ning Wei, who are topical in nature, have great appeal, probably because of this, the program team hopes to have some lighter sessions.

If the whole article is about scientific research, it will actually be unfriendly to most viewers. After all, ordinary people are probably more curious about Ning Wei's other side than things that everyone doesn't understand, but Ning Wei must be willing to answer these questions, so there is advance communication.

"Well, let's not talk about these private topics in the interview, right? It would be awkward to ask me directly. I'm not a celebrity, so no one should be interested in my private life, right?" Ning Wei pointed to these questions.

"Dr. Ning, these are actually not very private things. You have to think about it this way. There is a lot of information from the Internet to China. There are actually many rumors on the Internet. In fact, you responding in this public way is not exposed. On the other hand, on the contrary, it can clarify some suspicions and false remarks on the Internet." Luo Zhen explained patiently.

"Oh? Is that so?" Ning Wei stared at the host opposite and inquired.

"Of course, we will not focus on the ratings, but will also consider the social impact on you. In fact, this is a very positive publicity. Of course, I believe Dr. Ning, you should be able to see it, you just need to Just speak out your true thoughts." Luo Zhen said with a smile.

"That's it. Then I'll add some questions and speak according to my true thoughts. Can you guys broadcast it without editing?" Ning Wei asked very purely.

"You can edit as little as possible, so what questions do you want to ask?" Luo Zhen asked.

"For example, I want to comment on some things about the beautiful country opposite, such as the quarrels they have every four years. What is the so-called democracy? It is clearly the power of 51% of the people against 49%! I think if the election is based on their ideas, they should obviously have two capitals. Those who like this boss will go with this one, those who like that boss will go with that one, and those who don’t like both bosses can still play their own game! This is how Perfect. Can this be broadcast?"

Ning Wei finished speaking seriously, and then asked with a sincere expression, looking at each other with sincerity.

Luo Zhen's eyelids twitched, and she said with a smile: "Okay, you are right, let's see what problems should be eliminated, but we need to add some new problems, otherwise there will not be enough material and time to support it. period program.”

"No problem. There are many things we can talk about. I wonder if our Director Tian is angry with you. Our School of Mathematics at Yanbei University is planning to hold a Ning class, focusing on the mathematical theory of artificial intelligence. We can have a good chat about this. In addition, I personally have a relatively big plan in the near future. I hope to raise a sum of funds to build a future technology city that allows people to experience the future. Let people enter the city and experience what the future of artificial intelligence will bring to their lives. What changes will it bring?”

Is this China's top scientist?

None of the pre-designed sensitive questions can be asked. To the extent that I want to advertise my business through this interview program of the Central Media, I have to say that this idea is really beautiful. Luo Zhen felt that she would be sorry if she didn't agree.

Sure enough, none of the billionaires are simple. It looked like this young man was really harmless to humans and animals, but things changed immediately when he communicated. Although he was complaining in his heart, he still had to do things. He spent an hour reorganizing the problem, and then talked to Ning Wei first. After a few correct answers, the camera finally started working.

"Hello fellow viewers, welcome to CCTV's character program. I am the host Luo Zhen. The guest we are honored to invite today is Dr. Ning Wei from the Huaxia Yanbei Mathematics Research Center. I believe everyone is familiar with this name. It’s not too strange. In addition to scientific research, he is also a frequent visitor to hot searches on the Internet. He often triggers heated discussions among the public because of various things. I would like to ask Dr. Ning Wei, how do you evaluate yourself for this situation of often being on the hot lists on the Internet? of?"

"Actually, sometimes I really think this matter is due to my physical condition. Maybe I am easily targeted by some people. For example, when I was still in Jiang University and was not very famous, I commented in a short video, I was targeted by the original creator, who tried to bully me online, but unfortunately failed. In fact, all the hotly searched events, except for the large-scale Turing test on Weibo, were not what I wanted. .”

"Hot-searched physique? It's a very new statement. In fact, everyone is still very concerned about your research process. We have also seen that there are actually no high-tech equipment in your office. Is it just the achievements you make here?"

"Actually, doing pure mathematical research does not require the support of too many high-tech equipment. It mainly requires the brain to think. Of course, there are often some problems that require numerical simulation, so I bought a supercomputing center. Of course, I do other research. I’ll go to the lab.”

"Is this how March was designed?"

"Actually, March was designed when I went to the United States to attend the STOC conference. I even bought a laptop in the United States for it because the hardware configuration of the laptop I brought with me was indeed inferior. By the way, that's it. That one..." As he said that, Ning Wei pointed at the HP Alienware placed on his desk.

"Oh? Then this laptop will definitely become one of the most cherished laptops in the world. I believe many people will want to collect this laptop that created the first artificial intelligence in human history. So you are doing three-dimensional silicon communication Does the tube and chip design also rely on this laptop?”

"Ha, how is that possible? This laptop cannot support the required environment..."

Just like this, the questions and answers lasted for almost half an hour...

"We have also sorted out some questions from netizens here. I hope you can help everyone solve their doubts. A netizen signed by the 985 student scumbag said that he found it difficult to read English literature during his undergraduate period, especially some professional vocabulary, and you are As an undergraduate, you have published six papers in the world's top journals. He wants to know whether your paper was written in Chinese first and then translated by someone, or whether it was written directly in English. If it was the latter, what is your English level? Exercise.”

Ning Wei nodded and said: "I wrote all the submitted papers myself and did not find anyone to polish them in English. How to put it, in fact, in my opinion, it is not unreasonable for English to be the most spoken language in the world. , because it is simple enough, of course it spreads more widely.”

"For example, what is what in English, wha is basically an exclamation in accent, and then adding a t represents a question, and there are twins, you see, we know tw, it is 2, in is in it, In the mother's belly, add an "s" to represent the plural. If there are two in the mother's belly, they are twins. There are many such examples, countless. So after mastering the rules, it is actually very easy to memorize words. As for those grammatical structures, they If you clearly distinguish the present, past, and progress, you can basically master it in one day.”

"To give a simple analogy, Chinese is like assembly language. It is difficult to learn. But if you learn it well, you will really fall in love with its breadth and depth. English is like Java. Many people use it, but when programming with it, you can even call a pointer. No. So I actually don’t quite understand what’s so troublesome about some English papers. If there must be, there’s no need to worry. We have already started to build our own journals. For example, the March Intelligence Journal has been officially established and only accepts Chinese papers. Our goal is also to make this journal one of the top journals in the world."

“And I firmly believe that in the near future, there will be more and more top-level Chinese-only journals. By then, you only need to be proficient in Chinese to publish articles in world-class top journals, without having to worry about English. And this goal will also be It is not far away, our generation can see it. Even now, a real pure Chinese programming environment has begun to develop, and the rapid development of artificial intelligence can also solve the problem of simultaneous interpretation in the near future. For example, in March, it is proficient in There are almost all languages ​​in the world, so if you feel that you really don’t have language talent, there is no need to worry at all.”

…

"By the way, I heard that the School of Mathematics at Yanbei University is preparing for a Ning class, right? What kind of talents will this Ning class mainly cultivate in the future?"

"Yes, we are intensively preparing for the Ningban class. The first batch of students will be admitted in September this year. The construction of the Ningban class is mainly to cultivate and reserve talents who study the mathematical theory of artificial intelligence, so the courses of the Ningban class are also more targeted. It mainly focuses on promoting the research on mathematical theory of artificial intelligence. Of course, there are public courses at the mathematical level such as Line Algebra A, Advanced Mathematics A, and Space Geometry, and there are also some very professional courses, such as I am responsible for professional courses such as "Introduction to Cognition and Mathematics Fundamentals of Big Data Science"."

"The difference between this class and Huaqing Yao Class and Zhi Class is that the training goal at Huaqing is mainly application ability, while our training goal is to equip these students with theoretical research capabilities, which means that in the future, the theories studied by Ning class students will It is used to guide students in Yao Class and Zhi Class to update and innovate current technologies, well, that’s about it.”

Luo Zhen continued to ask: "This is really amazing. Also, Dr. Ning, we also heard that you are taking the lead, hoping to build a large-scale science and technology city that allows people to experience the future in advance. Is this true? Construction? What is the original intention of this city?”

Ning Wei straightened his body and replied: "Indeed, there is. Even the location has been selected. It is in Luopu County, Kangcheng, Sanqin Province. In my idea, some high-tech companies will be invited to jointly construct the structure. An experiential city managed by artificial intelligence. Everyone can brainstorm and embody their own understanding of the future in this future city. Everyone can come to this city and experience it in the city in the next few years or even more than ten years. Life experienced.”

"For example, autonomous driving, fully smart homes in family hotels, wearable products that transcend the times, cutting-edge robot services, and even real-person role-playing game scenes guided by intelligent NPCs, including face-to-face interactions with our artificial intelligence ancestor March. . Even I am still imagining something more special, such as truly interactive film and television."

"The simple explanation is that through a series of technical means, visitors can experience the feeling of traveling into a movie. It is similar to VR technology and interactive movie technology, but the difference is that people are truly involved in the film and television. Everyone You can follow the perspective of anyone in the film and television works and pay attention to every detail. In short, it is to create an environment that modern urbanites cannot imagine."

…

"Wow, after listening to Dr. Ning's description, I feel very yearning for this future city. But I have a question, why should this city be located in a county in Sanqin Province?"

"I have thought about this carefully. This issue is mainly based on the following considerations. First, China no longer lacks window cities, such as Beijing, such as Pearl, such as Shenzhen, such as Guangcheng, but these international metropolises "

"Second, you may have never been to Luopu County. Simply put, it is a good place with beautiful scenery and beautiful mountains and clear waters. I hope that this future city can be perfectly integrated with the surrounding environment, allowing people to enjoy the future You can also experience a comfortable environment while using technology.”

"Third, I believe that the sense of contrast is even more fascinating when entering a future city from a relatively economically backward area. It can also give tourists a different feeling. And this future city can also feed back the local economy and become a Set an example of how technology can change a region."

"I see. I'm looking forward to the day when this city is actually built. I hope I can have the opportunity to experience it firsthand."

"Well, when the city is completed, I will send you a free electronic tour coupon. I hope you can give us more advice then."

"Definitely, definitely, okay, audience friends, I believe that today's program has given everyone a new understanding of the daily life of scientists like Dr. Ning. It is precisely with scientists like Dr. Ning who are working on the front line of scientific research that China can Having our own chips and more technologies made in China. Let us also pay tribute to all the scientists who are working silently on the front line of scientific research. It’s time to say goodbye to everyone again. I hope you can continue to pay attention to us. Goodbye, show and audience friends."

…

At the end of the recording, Ning Wei paid attention to the time. It took 70 minutes in total, and when this program was broadcast on TV, it usually lasted 50 minutes. So he smacked his lips and asked casually: "This needs to be edited for 20 minutes."

"Well, all recorded and broadcast programs will need to be edited later, but don't worry, no matter how you edit, I guarantee that the part about Ningban and Future City will not be edited."

"That's fine! Sorry, Sister Luo."

"Uh...ha, no trouble, Dr. Ning!"

"By the way, this show will be broadcast tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, it will be broadcast tomorrow, what?"

"Didn't I tell you that my dad is a fan of yours. If I come on your show, I must notify him. He will definitely be super excited."

"Haha, Dr. Ning, you are so funny."

…

After seeing off the reporters from the central media interview group, Ning Wei also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was able to perform with ease every time in front of the camera, he still felt that he was not used to it in his heart.

He doesn't have much obsession with being on TV, although it is an excellent channel to promote ordinary learning. But with the improvement of status, there is more of a feeling of not being able to live in a high place.

But now Ning Wei probably never imagined how much trouble this interview would cause, and it was also the part where he felt he was the most conservative and problem-free.

Well, things in this world can sometimes be so unexpected.

…

In Shencheng, Yan Ming rubbed his brows tiredly.

Sure enough, from the perspective of the company's interests, Ningwei's project is really too willful.

An investment of 50 billion is not a small amount for any company, even Huawei.

If this future technology experience city is located in an area around Shenzhen City, it will definitely receive unanimous approval.

This shows that Luopu County's position is really unpopular.

Of course, Ningwei's signature is there, whether it is turbulence algorithms, or the three-dimensional silicon channel chip technology that is more important to Huawei, or even the cooperation on the smart platform in March, these all require Huawei to maintain a close relationship with Ningwei.

Therefore, even if everyone is not very optimistic about this project, the verbal opposition is not very fierce, but in terms of direction, everyone is more inclined to accept the conditions proposed by Ning Wei, that is, Huawei will participate in the construction of this huge project to a limited extent. For example, in this After the city officially establishes the project, it will undertake the construction of an exclusive Huawei area within the city. In this case, the investment can be reduced to several billions.

Maintaining the relationship with Ning Wei at the least cost is probably the final decision.

From the company's perspective, this was actually good, but Yan Ming felt a little embarrassed to talk to Ning Wei. I even regret not reading the plan and taking care of everything.

Headache……

But after all, he still wanted to give Ning Wei a message. After thinking about it, he dialed Ning Wei's phone number.

"Hey, Mr. Ning."

"Mr. Yan, hello. Has the discussion on the future city concluded?"

"Yes, Mr. Ning, I'm sorry. In fact, everyone is very optimistic about this idea. However, due to the location selection, many people still have reservations about the future development of this city. Of course, we are still willing to participate in the construction. For example, we are building our own Huawei Park in this city, including building a large-scale product experience center and smart home hotel. At the same time, we are also willing to do our best for the overall digital construction of the city."

"Do you have a specific location in mind?"

"Yes, we think the area A2 is good. It is close to the future movie and television city and intelligent interactive game area in the design plan, and the area is large enough. The group has decided to invest an estimated 7 billion in this project. As for the shareholding We haven’t discussed this yet, and we can discuss it again when all investors are identified and the project is formally established.”

"Okay! It's decided then. Happy cooperation, Mr. Yan."

"Happy cooperation, Mr. Ning!"

…

After hanging up the phone, Yan Ming let out a long breath.

Judging from Ning Wei's tone on the phone, he didn't seem unhappy at all, so that's fine.

The most important thing is to be happy to work with you.

…

Ning Wei did feel quite happy. In fact, he had never considered actually cooperating with a company to build this future technology city, because for a future city with diversified experiences, the construction process requires a lot of professional talents. Design it.

There is no doubt about Huawei's capabilities, but there are always areas where it is not very good at it. For example, Huawei definitely has little experience in building the future movie and television city and the intelligent interactive game area, which are the most attractive and entertainment value areas. To make these areas exciting enough to perfectly connect technology and entertainment, a huge professional team is needed.

However, Ning Wei did not immediately look for collaborators in his address book. He happened to have already revealed this plan in the interview. He planned to wait for this program to be broadcast before contacting some potential partners.

Although he said he didn't care whether he made money or not, after all, it was a project he led, and Ning Wei still hoped it would succeed. Of course, because this project itself cannot be rushed, there are many partners involved, and all the wrangling in the early stage can be considered fast in a month or two.

So the next night, Ning Wei went home early and took Jiang Chenshuang and Jiang Chenlu to watch his talk show on TV.

Luo Zhen was very trustworthy. She said that the last part was not edited, but it was really not edited. Not a word was deleted, and it was presented completely.

How can I put it, Ning Wei is still very satisfied.

There is no greater pride in life than this. The show ended without any surprises. Lao Ning made a phone call. After the father and son exchanged business blows for two minutes, the phone call began to be passed between the two classmates Jiang. Looking at this happy scene, Ning Very satisfied...

At the same time, this interview program broadcast on the central media also spread around the world at the speed of light.

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"Grenya, you should take a look at this." In Switzerland, when the world-famous environmentally friendly girl was enjoying a sumptuous lunch, her mother handed over an IPAD.

"What is it?"

"A video, do you remember the scientist named Ning Wei? In a Chinese talk show, he revealed that he would build a so-called future technology city in a beautiful countryside. Oh my God, I can't even imagine that. How much damage will it cause to the beautiful surrounding environment.”

"Oh? Really?" Gelina clicked on the video, stared at the translated subtitles, and quickly understood the whole story.

"Okay, Mom, how much sponsorship can we get?" After putting down the iPad, Gelina looked at her mother.

"One million dollars, a very generous donor offered a price of one million dollars!" the mother said with a smile.

"This is really a beautiful morning, isn't it? Mom, but there are always some people who wantonly destroy the environment in order to let humans experience the so-called novelty. These people should go to hell!" Glinya also smiled, smiling brightly, The dimples on her face were exposed, and she looked extremely cute, although the words coming out of her mouth had nothing to do with cuteness.

"Of course, some people should be in hell. God knows why they were let out! I can't believe that the media would praise this so-called scientist before! Even the royal princess told him After a scandal, really, this is so disappointing.”

"Okay, Mom, have you decided the time and location of the event?"

"Of course, so we're going to set off after you finish breakfast. We're going to Manhattan, where we can make our voices heard for our planet. I'm sure there will be many people who hope someone can stand up and demand justice!"

"Well, then let's take action. Someone will send a picture album of the surrounding environment. I've already sent people to promote the posters."

"Thank you, your mother!"

…

"John, have you seen the poster? Grenya is coming to us tomorrow to hold a large-scale speaking event!"

"Oh? What happened?"

"Hey, don't you know yet? Didn't you read what it said on Facebook? The Chinese are breaking the balance between nature and people. They want to build a future city on green mountains and green waters, so that people can experience the sense of technology and do whatever they want. Destroying the environment. This practice may cause hundreds of thousands of people to have no clean water source, and those poor little animals will be homeless because of the new construction of the city."

"Oh my God, this is absolutely terrible! So where is Gelanya speaking tomorrow?"

“Right in Manhattan Plaza!”

"Oh, does that mean we can ask for leave openly tomorrow?"

"Haha, I think so too! We are speaking out for the benefit of all mankind! If we don't speak out for the earth, who else will?"