Chapter 54: Please Allow Me to Proudly Announce (First Update)

The livestream started while all internet users were completely unprepared.

When people discovered that the official channel had initiated a broadcast without any prior notice, a sense of confusion washed over them.

After all, the official channel never started livestreams casually, let alone without advance warning.

This violated standard procedure.

Normally, whenever the official channel held a broadcast to announce major developments, an announcement would be issued beforehand.

On one hand, this gave netizens time to prepare their reactions; on the other hand, it maximized viewer traffic while lending the occasion a solemn and formal air.

Ceremony was sometimes of paramount importance, as it represented public image.

The weightier the matter, the earlier the notice.

Only when confronted with an event of sudden, utmost urgency and magnitude would a broadcast be launched without a shred of warning.

Yet such occurrences were exceedingly rare, sometimes failing to happen even once in several years.

Even for an event as monumental as the Tongxue-class missile, an advance notice of a seven-day countdown had been issued, alongside a final reminder half an hour before the broadcast.

Yet now, the livestream had gone live without a single word of warning!

This sent a jolt through the hearts of the netizens, who hurriedly flooded into the broadcast room!

"What is going on? Is this actually being hosted by Dean Zhao in person?"

"Could the Grand Academy of Sciences be announcing some more super technology?"

"You scared me half to death; I thought something terrible had happened. But seeing Dean Zhao here puts my mind at ease—the Academy must be unveiling a new technology!"

"Haha, Dean Zhao mentioned there would be surprises earlier, and Researcher Wang also said they were developing more super tech. Could it be that they've already succeeded and are announcing it to us?"

Netizens who had initially worried about some unfortunate, sudden emergency all breathed sighs of relief upon entering the livestream and seeing Zhao Zizhen smiling as he personally hosted the broadcast. Immediately, they began to speculate among themselves.

Over the past few days, the Grand Academy of Sciences had successively announced the Tongxue-class missile and photolithography machines, while also hinting at the continuous development of new super technologies. Now, with this sudden livestream, it was hard for netizens not to connect the dots.

Coupled with the obvious joy radiating from Zhao Zizhen's face on screen, it clearly looked like good news was on the way, leading almost all netizens to conclude that a new technology was about to be revealed.

Yet what truly piqued their curiosity was what kind of newly developed super technology could possibly make the Grand Academy of Sciences dispense with all previews and impatiently start a livestream without the slightest warning.

Meanwhile, looking at the massive wave of viewers instantly pouring into the stream and the torrent of comments scrolling past, Zhao Zizhen did not immediately announce the reason for the abrupt broadcast.

Instead, he picked up a smartphone and began operating it.

Behind him stood a large screen, projecting in real-time the operations being performed on the phone in his hand.

This left the netizens bewildered once again. A sudden livestream without announcing the purpose, only to start playing with a phone?

Soon, however, sharp-eyed netizens noticed something different.

Through the projection on the large screen, every operation carried out on the phone was clearly visible.

Unlike the interactive interface of any previous mobile operating system, this was a completely unprecedented mode of interaction.

Furthermore, the fluidity and smoothness were palpable to the extreme.

This discovery sent a profound shock through the hearts of numerous netizens.

Could it be that a new mobile operating system had actually been developed?

Boom!

In an instant, the comment section in the livestream exploded.

"Oh my god, is this a new mobile operating system?"

"Are you kidding me? Can this be real? It's only been three days, how on earth could they have developed a brand-new OS?"

"Am I losing my mind, or has the world gone mad? A brand-new system whipped up in a mere three days?"

"Is this a CGI video? If this is a real system, it's too unreal! The fluency and the interactive design make me feel like I'm watching a sci-fi movie..."

"CGI video? Are you out of your mind? Look closely at who is hosting this broadcast!!"

"Hahaha, even though it feels a bit like a dream, this is Dean Zhao himself hosting on the official channel! There is absolutely no way this is some CGI video playing a sci-fi blockbuster for us!"

"Exactly! At this moment, I only have one thing to say: Absolutely legendary! If I'm not mistaken, this new mobile operating system must have been developed with the help of the legendary Senior Tongxue!"

"It has to be. Senior Tongxue is simply too formidable!"

"Damn it, watching this system makes my hands itch—I want to own it right now!!"

"Dean Zhao, stop messing around with your phone and give us a straight answer. Is this really our domestically developed new mobile system?"

"..."

The livestream's comment section went completely wild. Watching Zhao Zizhen leisurely play with his phone, the netizens felt an unbearable itch in their hearts.

For no other reason than—

This suspected new mobile OS looked way too cool!

Even if it wasn't a real mobile operating system, they wanted it anyway!

Finally, amid the ardent expectations of millions of netizens, Zhao Zizhen temporarily put down the phone, raised his head, and spoke with a smile:

"Friends on the internet and those watching this broadcast through other channels, greetings. I am deeply honored at this moment to proudly announce to the entire world: we now possess a completely independent mobile operating system of our own!"

With Zhao Zizhen's words, whether they were netizens in the livestream or every single Shangxia citizen who saw or heard the sentence through other means, everyone paused in stunned silence for a split second.

And then.

The comment section of the livestream detonated all over again!

"Holy crap, holy crap!! It really is a new mobile system?!!"

"We guessed right, this really is a new system!!"

"Oh mama, suddenly I feel like crying!"

"I want to cry too. Who can understand the thrill and emotion I felt when I heard Dean Zhao say 'proudly announce that we possess our very own mobile system'!"

"Sob, sob... I want to cry too. We finally don't have to be held hostage by those few Western giant corporations anymore!"

"My country! Absolutely legendary!!!"

The entire internet erupted.

Everyone still found it hard to believe that such a powerful new operating system was genuinely theirs.

Allowing everyone a moment to react and process the news, Zhao Zizhen paused for a brief second before continuing:

"This mobile system will inaugurate an entirely new era of interaction and even alter the current way mobile phones are used. Just as the netizens have guessed, this mobile system was helped into creation by Senior Tongxue, and it is completely different from any mobile system currently on the market!"

"We hold all the technology and proprietary patents for this mobile system!"

"Allow me to proudly state once again: from this moment onward, Shangxia will pioneer a new era of mobile operating systems!"

In that instant—

Every Shangxia netizen who heard those words felt a tingling sensation ripple across their scalp!

(End of this chapter)