Chapter 798: Talent That is Created by Popularity?
The Spring Festival this year was very unusual and the whole high society of the capital seemed to have been enveloped in a gloomy atmosphere.
Quite a few of the planned banquets were all canceled.
At this moment, everyone’s attention was suddenly gathered on the Second Family of the Lu Family.
Only then did everyone discover that Zi Yi’s racing club would be holding a robot exhibition on the fourth day of the New Year.
“Wasn’t the exhibition venue always set at the National Gymnasium? Why is it being exhibited at Zi Yi’s racing club this year?”
“This type of exhibition is organized by the state’s organization and for the country to agree to hold it at her racing club, it only shows that she is capable.”
“In my opinion, it’s not because of her capabilities. Instead, isn’t it because the Second Young Master Lu is capable?”
“Well, it just shows that she married well, right? Even if her Grandfather’s Family is a scholarly family, the country would not have given her this level of face if not for the Second Young Master Lu.”
“Oh well, it’s all because of her pretty appearance.”
“Don’t be deceived into thinking that you can hold robot exhibitions just anywhere and everywhere anyone wants. That’s a high-tech exhibition and there will definitely be numerous local and foreign journalists broadcasting it live. If anything goes wrong, she might not even be able to handle it well.”
“That’s right. How can a racing club hold a robot exhibition?”
“If something really happens, I believe the Second Young Master Lu will find a way to handle it for her, right?”
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“Why are the comments online so sour?”
Other than Elder Dou, the entire Dou Family came out just to check out the robot exhibition.
The exhibition had yet to start. Dou Zerui, who was seated in the audience seating area, checked his phone and with a simple glance, saw that most of the comments were negative.
Several other young people also took out their phones to check the online comments.
At the sight of the comments, Dou Yue’er stomped her foot in anger. “How dare they say that Cousin Yiyi could only hold the robot exhibition here because of cousin-in-law’s connections?! It’s clearly because of Cousin Yiyi’s skills! I’m so angry that I want to fight back!”
“Yue’er, don’t make random comments,” the Fourth Madam said, “We should just leave it be. After the exhibition at Zi Yi’s place starts, naturally, these people will shut up.”
The Third Madam agreed with her. “That’s right. Yiyi’s racing club is fully mechanized and it would complement the robots that are going to be displayed here. We’ll just use facts to fight back.”
“That’s right.”
The others had the same thought.
Inside the racing club. There was a large crowd of people here today.
It was an open exhibition for the public and among the crowd were many local and foreign journalists.
It was the first time they had received such good treatment from Zi Yi’s robots and they felt overwhelmed by the treatment.
“Dear journalists, when you enter and turn on your cameras shortly, you are not allowed beyond this area. There will be our own cameras shooting the exhibition using a 360 degree view and if you feel that there are a few shots that you have not managed to take well, you can come to me and request the recording.”
Standing in front of the journalists was Zi Yi’s racing club manager robot.
However, as the manager robot was too human-like, the journalists did not notice at all.
After the manager robot finished issuing the information, he even distributed two bottles of expensive beverages to everyone and reminded them again.
After the manager robot finished issuing the information, he even distributed two bottles of expensive beverages to everyone and reminded them.
Most of the journalists were professional. Since the organizer had explicitly mentioned the areas that were not open to the public, they would not go there.
However, there were just one or two people who felt rebellious.
After all, it was a place where they were not allowed inside. Could there be a secret inside? If they were to expose the secret…
The manager robot took his leave after he finished talking and the journalists began to set up the shooting equipment.
In addition to the teams sent by a few universities within the capital and neighboring cities, there were also teams sent by the robot clubs.
The organizer had arranged all of them inside a large-sized lounge.
As to the robots that the teams brought along with them, they were still covered with a curtain in trucks parked in the parking lot.
As the exhibition had yet to start, everyone gathered together to chat.
Professor Ning from the Business University next door asked Professor Dou, “Professor Dou, what type of robots are you exhibiting during this exhibition? Are there any upgraded robots equipped with multiple functions?”
Professor Dou revealed a mysterious smile. “Professor Ning, you will know shortly.”
Professor Ning said, “Professor Dou, why are you like this? We aren’t in a compet.i.tion and there’s no need to be so mysterious! Haha.”
Professor Dou merely smiled without responding.
Professor Ning only asked in pa.s.sing and shortly after, he followed up with another question. “Will Zi Yi from your school be showcasing any works? I took a quick glance around her racing club and it does indeed feel unusual.”
In fact, many people were all discussing Zi Yi’s racing club.
As people who specialized in making robots, they were relatively sensitive to mechanical parts.
“I feel that there must be some of Zi Yi’s robots here. Since she could use robots for all her staff in [Futuristic] Bar, I’m pretty sure there are robots here.”
“Speaking of [Futuristic] Bar, I must pay a visit to the place this time around. I heard that not only are the service matters fully handled by robots, but even all the interiors inside the bar are also made using futuristic technology.”
“I heard that [Futuristic] Bar requires booking in advance. How do you plan to go there without a reservation?”
“I already made a reservation online half a month ago.”
“Oh no, why hadn’t I thought of making a reservation? I had also wanted to make a trip to [Futuristic] Bar to widen my outlook this time around.”
“Why don’t we have a talk with Student Zi to see if she can open the back door for us?”
The group of professors from the neighboring cities burst out laughing as they conversed with each other.
The team from the robot clubs who came to partic.i.p.ate in the exhibition saw the group of professors laughing merrily. Some of them wanted to approach them and expand their network with them, while some of them expressed their disdain.
“The robots made by the schools only have the additional halo of exclusivity because they created it amongst themselves. But I feel that any single one of the robots our robot club has created is better than theirs,” a man in his mid-twenties who looked very proud had muttered.
The manager standing next to him overheard him and hastily reminded him in a whisper, “Xiang Lu, this is not our robot club and you had better talk less. Otherwise, if you offend people with your words, even I won’t be able to protect you.”
Xiang Lu did not take his warning to heart. “Isn’t what I said true? The upgraded multi-functional robot they mentioned is full of tricks that I’ve already played around with long ago.”
Xiang Lu was a genius in the field of robots. He had started playing with robots at a young age and the robots he had created were all advanced.
His manager knew about his abilities, but there is always someone who is better. “You are indeed very talented in robots, but don’t forget. Zi Yi is more talented than you.”
“Cheh! Talent that is created by popularity?”
The manager got frightened at his words and he quickly checked his surroundings. After ensuring no one was paying them any attention, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and warn him. “You had better not say such things. Miss Zi’s talent in robots can be seen from her fully robotized bar.”
“After this exhibition ends, I’d like to see how capable her robots are then.”