Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 627: World Expo

Chen Yiyang didn't stay long in Lin'an before heading to the Imperial Capital.

On one hand, it was to discuss the acquisition of Kaidi Maps.

On the other hand, he needed to recruit a batch of talent in the Imperial Capital to officially start working on his search engine and browser.

Since he had acquired the Opera Browser, he didn't have to worry much about the browser side; he just needed to recruit a team of tech personnel to continue development and maintenance according to Opera's technical path.

But the search engine side was troublesome.

Developing a new search engine from scratch is quite difficult.

Chen Yiyang wanted to come to the Imperial Capital to seek advice from Lei Jun, a former software bigwig.

However, before meeting Lei Jun, he first went to see Gong Fan.

Because Gong Fan had previously sent him a message saying that the shooting of Earth Wandering 3 was going to be delayed.

"I remember you said earlier that everything was ready. Why the sudden delay?"

"The script is finished," Gong Fan said, "I plan to split Earth Wandering 3 into two parts, with a script totaling 150,000 words. But the special effects need a major overhaul."

"Why?" Chen Yiyang asked, puzzled.

"Because as a sci-fi filmmaker, I almost turned the sci-fi film into a costume drama."

Gong Fan explained, "I watched the parade a while ago and realized that the weapons and equipment I came up with in Earth Wandering 2 aren't just outdated for 2044, but even for this year."

A while ago, Chen Yiyang also watched the parade, but he was just enjoying the show as he knew little about the military.

Gong Fan explained further, "In Earth Wandering 2, I designed a type of close-in defense cannon called the Watcher.

This cannon is deployed around the space elevator and planetary engines, equipped with pulse Doppler tracking radar, capable of capturing and tracking multiple dynamic targets, and has ground-to-ground and ground-to-air target interception capabilities."

"You've made it quite advanced."

Chen Yiyang remembered seeing the attack scene of this weapon in the theater.

The scene was quite spectacular, with multiple close-in defense cannons firing simultaneously, intercepting all the falling moon fragments.

"But the weapons showcased in this year's parade have already adopted laser cannons.

We already have laser cannons this year, yet the 2044 in my film is still using a big machine gun going rat-tat-tat."

Uh.

Seems like it.

Thinking of Earth Wandering 3 being filmed with machine guns, it indeed looked like a costume drama.

How was it that technology advanced but somehow regressed?

"So it needs to be changed." Gong Fan said, "At least the ground weapons need to be redesigned."

"What about space?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"For space, I'll wait for the domestic space station space movie documentary to come out, and I'll change it after watching it.

Otherwise, if I change it now, it'll probably need further changes later on."

Chen Yiyang didn't expect Gong Fan would encounter such a problem.

Realizing this problem had nothing to do with him, he immediately burst into laughter.

Prompting Gong Fan to insist he treat everyone to dinner that evening.

After meeting with Gong Fan, Chen Yiyang also arranged a meeting time with Lei Jun.

Since Lei Jun was busy with work recently, he would only be available to meet Chen Yiyang three days later.

Chen Yiyang originally planned to take a break during these few days.

But someone he hadn't contacted for a long time reached out to him.

"Mr. Cui, long time no see."

Chen Yiyang met Cui Zhihao, someone he hadn't contacted for quite a while, at a restaurant.

"Mr. Chen, I really didn't expect you to have time to meet me." Cui Zhihao, upon meeting Chen Yiyang, placed himself in a very humble position.

So humble that he no longer seemed like a South Korean.

"Haha, I dragged you into being detained for so long, of course, I'd meet you."

Chen Yiyang gestured for Cui Zhihao to sit down quickly.

"No, no, the issue was my own, had nothing to do with you." Cui Zhihao dared not let Chen Yiyang take the blame for that incident.

Cui Zhihao was someone Chen Yiyang met in South Korea, and he could be considered a broker type.

Later, Cui Zhihao took on a job from the South Korean military to buy drones domestically, and Chen Yiyang helped him.

Unexpectedly, issues arose later, leading to Cui Zhihao being detained for a period.

"What business do you plan on doing this time in Beijing City?" Chen Yiyang inquired.

"This time, I'm actually representing our government to find you."

With a mysterious air, Cui Zhihao said. "I've heard that Mr. Chen has a lot of connections and influence in Europe, so the government officials sent me because of my relationship with you."

After hearing Cui Zhihao's words, Chen Yiyang was slightly confused.

Didn't Cui Zhihao already offend the government over the drone issue?

How could he still get work from the government?

Also, wait a minute, what could the South Korean government possibly need a small businessman like him to help with?

"Just tell me what it's about." Chen Yiyang asked directly.

He felt this was a bit strange.

"You know about the World Expo, right?" Cui Zhihao said.

"I know." Chen Yiyang nodded.

The World Expo is the World Exposition.

The one previously hosted by Japan was an example.

Back when Japan was on the brink of an economic boom, they hosted a World Expo, garnering praise from all sides.

And after the World Expo, Japan entered a golden era.

So Japan somewhat superstitiously believes that hosting another World Expo can revive its declining economy.

But unexpectedly, instead of shining, they ended up exposing their shortcomings.

However, the World Expo still holds significant allure for countries worldwide.

Unlike the Olympics, which require host cities to build all venues, only to use them for a short period.

The World Expo is much more economical.

Firstly, each country designs its own pavilion; the host country of the World Expo just needs to provide a master planner and layout a general plan.

This aspect alone saves a lot of money.

Moreover, countries generally bring in foreign designers, but the workers used are usually local.

This is another significant economic benefit.

Furthermore, the World Expo pavilions aren't permanent structures.

After exhibitions, they need to be dismantled.

Although the pavilions are dismantled, the flattened land and overall design are retained.

And the World Expo generally takes place in urban suburbs.

Once the World Expo concludes, just selling the flattened land can make the host city a fortune.

Moreover, compared to the Olympics which last only sixteen days, the World Expo runs for a full six months.

Taking 2010 Shanghai World Expo as an example, during its run, the operating revenue reached 13 billion.

After deducting all expenses, about one billion remained.

And during the World Expo, the economic benefits, and the cash income from auctioning the land used for the World Expo afterward, are tens of times greater than this one billion.