Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 841 - 289: Tai Chi Product Launch (Part 1)
At 9:50, Qiao Yu still hadn’t checked how the backstage equipment was prepared, and Zheng Xiweng began inviting the closest people to Qiao Yu in the VIP room to take their seats in the front row.
As by then, everyone else had already taken their seats.
This included the bigwigs of the Quantum Simulation Alliance Committee and the special guests invited from the West.
These people were all invited to sit together.
Although Qiao Yu insisted on not meeting anyone before this conference, it didn’t prevent the top members of the alliance from contacting these Western bigwigs in advance.
In fact, both sides have the need to sit down and chat together. At least in recent years, the demand has been mutual. As for future matters, who can say?
When the VIP room quieted down, Qiao Yu, too lazy to stay, followed Tian Yanzhen’s advice to check the equipment for this launch’s demonstration.
Professor Wang Xingyao was in charge of the setup, but Professor Wang primarily oversaw; the hands-on work was done by his students.
Upon arriving, Qiao Yu saw a familiar face he had seen a few days ago and greeted them with a smile.
"Huh? Xiao Deng was also sent to do the hard work?"
Although being called Xiao Deng made Deng Kai feel a little awkward, being remembered by Qiao Yu brought more excitement than discomfort.
"Yes, Academician Qiao, I received the command from Director Wang last night and came over. Rest assured, we did a comprehensive test last night.
This morning at six, we started specific tests based on the press conference’s proceedings. I guarantee today’s product launch won’t have any issues."
"Thank you for your hard work!" Qiao Yu replied with a smile, looking over at Professor Wang.
Professor Wang Xingyao glanced at the staff and urged, "Academician Qiao, it’s about time; it’s almost ten o’clock, you should head to the front."
It was evident that everyone was tense, except for Qiao Yu, who remained relaxed.
"Old Wang, how many times have I told you, we also need to have a relaxed approach. Westerners do this well. Especially since we’re working on quantum simulation calculations, we must learn to tolerate errors. It’s just a press conference, not a Sky Shield exercise; a few minutes of delay isn’t a big deal.
Trust me, even if I am a few minutes late on stage, it won’t be long before people stop discussing my tardiness and instead will be astounded by the powerful capabilities of the quantum simulation computer we’ve unveiled! Isn’t that right, Xiao Deng?"
"Uh?"
Suddenly mentioned, Deng Kai was stunned for a couple of seconds, then quickly reacted and, glancing at his mentor, hesitantly replied, "Yes, Academician Qiao is right." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"Ha-ha, see, Professor Wang, your mindset is outdated! Do you know why young people nowadays like a relaxed atmosphere? Because we’re confident!"
Saying this, Qiao Yu smiled and turned towards the backstage direction.
Interestingly, Qiao Yu has always been this way; when major events occur, he often seems more relaxed than usual. Especially today, when he’s in an excellent mood.
Although Qiao Yu genuinely felt a slight delay was insignificant, the staff’s meticulous operation led to the exact timing from backstage to the podium.
At precisely ten o’clock, the live press conference began on time.
Not only did the lights dim precisely as scheduled, but the promotional video playing on the big screen also concluded with perfect timing.
Then, the screen went black, lights on the podium switched on, and Qiao Yu, wearing the outfit specially chosen for him by Xia Keke, strided confidently onto the stage.
Amidst the enthusiastic applause in the auditorium, this highly anticipated product launch, promoted for an entire month, finally started.
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"Hello everyone, I’m Qiao Yu, entrusted by the Huaxia Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance Committee to host today’s product launch.
First, allow me to represent the Huaxia Quantum Simulation Computing Alliance in welcoming you all to the first generation Tai Chi Series Quantum Simulation Computer product launch."
Qiao Yu’s opening words on stage immediately sparked a brief uproar.
After all, the name Tai Chi had been tightly guarded before the launch.
Fortunately, not many focused on the name, and the murmurs didn’t significantly affect Qiao Yu’s speech on stage.
Qiao Yu quickly refocused everyone’s attention back on himself.
"I wonder if everyone remembers that four years and five months ago, at the Riemann-Qiao Yu Theorem academic conference held at Yanbei University, I proposed a hypothesis.
Given that we have theoretically proven that in many aspects, quantum computing has innate advantages over classical electronic computing.
For instance, the quantum superposition’s physical characteristics at microscopic levels can provide exponential acceleration in many algorithms. SHOR’s Algorithm is one such example, also applicable when solving certain types of optimization problems.
Here, please allow me to thank Google; their Quantum Dominance theory directly promoted the development of quantum computing. It encouraged many leading tech companies to engage in pioneering and highly challenging research.
For instance, companies that everyone knows well, such as IBM, Intel, NVIDIA, and Microsoft..."
During Qiao Yu’s speech, the cameras alternated, capturing faces of the major companies he mentioned, finally settling on Microsoft’s CEO, Brad Smith.
