Chapter 426 TikTok Faces Its Biggest Crisis in History, Brain-Computer Interface Is Just Waiting for a Favorable Wind
"Equality is sunshine, illuminating every corner. Reject the haze of racial discrimination. Unscrupulous TikTok, get out of America!"
"Love has no boundaries, hearts have no barriers, let's build a harmonious society without racial discrimination!"
"Racial discrimination is the shackles of the soul. Let's unlock it together and embrace freedom and equality!"
"Respect every life, regardless of skin color!"
In the second hour after the TikTok scandal broke out, parades appeared in all states of the United States. They wore red eye-catching hats and shouted slogans of equality.
A large number of students also marched on campuses of famous universities such as Massachusetts and Cambridge, and they vigorously promoted the uninstallation of TikTok.
No one knows how they made the banner so quickly, but the topic of "anti-racial discrimination" has always been politically correct in the West.
Those who are familiar with history know that the slave trade was originally shipped to the West, forcing them to do endless labor.
As a historical legacy, American society is more opposed to discrimination against blacks than to racial discrimination, because they will be selectively blind if they discriminate against Asians.
Today, the United States, or the entire Western society, is extremely cautious about the issue of black people. The main reason is probably that they know where these people come from.
Cambridge campus.
Locust clock area.
The locust clock is a landmark building of Cambridge University. It is made of brass. Above the magnificent clock stands a huge, ferocious black locust. Every time the pendulum below swings, its body will also lean forward once, like a living thing, devouring time.
"Squeak--"
The glass protective wall of the locust clock was sprayed with the word "TikTok" by students in red paint, followed by the English words "This damn racial discrimination software" and a cross.
Dozens of students have gathered around, forming a semicircle around the area, and there are black students holding banners with slogans saying "We should not be discriminated against".
In addition, an NBA basketball superstar stood up and posted a video on Twitter, which was the process of uninstalling TikTok. At the end, he attached a sentence: "We did nothing wrong. Skin color is not our choice, nor is it a reason for you to hurt our group."
The video tweet was posted within five minutes, and the number of likes exceeded 27,000, and the number of comments was as high as thousands.
[Layana Nord]: "Support the boss to speak out. TikTok is really abominable. It is discriminating openly!"
[Antonio Buri]: "The person who wrote this song will definitely go to the eighteenth level of hell. He was called nigger nigger nigger as soon as he came up. I really want to punch him twice."
[Peter Brown]: "Boycott TikTok, boycott discrimination, and support the boss to speak out!"
When the heat exploded, NBA stars came off the court one after another. They couldn't understand why TikTok could allow such videos and BGM to pass the review, and they couldn't understand the blatant discrimination of the official customer service.
Those who like to watch NBA games know that the proportion of black stars is far greater than that of white and yellow stars.
This is because black people have a natural advantage in physical fitness, and other races are inferior to them in confrontation.
Not only in the NBA, but also in the most popular American football event, the Super Bowl, black players also occupy the majority.
Their advantages are strong physical fitness and not easy to get sick, but their disadvantages are also obvious, that is, their thinking ability is not enough. There are almost no black people in the team of scientists who affect the development of the world. It can be said that both strengths and weaknesses are very obvious.
With the collective exit of black stars in the NBA and the Super Bowl, this anti-discrimination movement has swept every corner of the United States, and the number of TikTok uninstalls has reached an unprecedented level.
At the same time.
On the other side, European countries.
They also launched an "anti-discrimination movement", especially in the streets of France, where thousands of people gathered and marched.
"Oppose discrimination!"
Someone walked in front, holding a loud speaker and leading the shouting.
The moment he finished speaking, tens of thousands of black people behind him echoed in unison: "Oppose discrimination!"
"Ban TikTok!"
"Ban TikTok!"
"Oppose discrimination!"
"Oppose discrimination!"
"Ban TikTok!"
One person shouted, and ten thousand people echoed.
More and more people joined the parade, from the original thousand-meter team to a ten-thousand-meter long team. The topics discussed today on social software such as YouTube and Facebook are basically all related to discrimination.
Under such a large-scale parade, several headquarters buildings of TikTok in Europe were also smashed to pieces, and the walls were sprayed with red paint and anti-discrimination slogans.
Only four hours after the thunderbolt, TikTok became a banned application, and a large number of bloggers chose to cancel their accounts because they were also afraid of being politically correct. After all, the gang culture of black people is not a joke.
The initiator of all this, Pascal, the behind-the-scenes promoter, was sitting outside a coffee shop on the street in Paris, elegantly holding up a cup of coffee and admiring his masterpiece.
Such a large-scale parade that swept across Europe and the United States could not be organized in a short time without the promotion of promoters.
It was because some people wanted TikTok to die that it broke out in an instant.
Far away in Britain, Creighton of the Rothschild estate was also silently admiring it. Unlike Pascal, the thing in his right hand was not coffee, but a burning expensive cigar.
"Huh~"
He exhaled a puff of smoke.
During this period, Chen Xing was pressing too hard, which made him extremely irritable. Now he can finally relax.
Clayton also didn't expect that a young man less than thirty years old could actually force a family with a century-old heritage into such a situation, which also made him put aside his contempt.
If they had paid attention to it and targeted the Kaitian baseband chip the moment it came out, they might not have the current Huaxia chips, 5G high-speed network, and the extremely threatening territorial drones.
Clayton took another heavy puff on his cigar, and while spitting it out, he said calmly: "After TikTok is banned, no matter how capable you, Chen Xing, are, you will not be able to shake our foundation."
In the past, they had an information cocoon room, and they could selectively present news that was beneficial to them to the public, and as for unfavorable news, they could completely block it.
This is why people in the West have always felt that the Dragon Kingdom was still in the agricultural era and had neither enough food nor warmth to wear.
But when they set foot on the land of China and see the magical city with music and entertainment every night, the solemn and domineering imperial capital that symbolizes national power, the smoky Guangfu, and the extremely modernized Shenzhen City, they will suddenly wake up. It turns out that the information cocoon room is actually So terrible.
TikTok has been boycotted and banned by the West. The happiest people are none other than Clayton and the Jewish conglomerate family.
the other side.
Washington, Capitol Estate.
The conference hall was already full. Renato Marotta, who was sitting at the chair, looked serious and spoke righteously: "The Anti-Racial Discrimination Bill was proposed by the previous Speaker. Fourteen years have passed since today. I think To revise, add the following content.”
"1. Any social media software must not promote anti-racial remarks, and service providers are obliged to review them."
"2. Those who make racially discriminatory remarks on the Internet, magazines, TV stations and other disseminating media platforms will be sentenced to one year in prison, which can be increased indefinitely if they persist in admonishment."
"3. Unapproved software is not allowed to be used to illegally disseminate information. Relevant network information security departments in various states need to conduct self-examinations regularly, and violators must be dealt with severely."
"4. Spread discriminatory slurs..."
The revised "Anti-Racial Discrimination Act" is almost comprehensive and covers all aspects of racial discrimination without blind spots, and it also has the intention to target TikTok, both covertly and covertly.
After Renato Marotta finished speaking, he glanced at the seats in the conference hall and asked: "It is your choice to pass or reject."
The words fell.
The green light for counting votes flashed crazily.
Pass or reject?
They had no choice.
In Western society, racial discrimination is much more serious than gender discrimination, and you may have to eat peanuts.
And now that there is a big demonstration, if there is no force behind the scenes to promote it, it will be a damn thing. The congressmen are certainly not stupid.
141 votes, all green.
"Unanimous vote."
Renato Marotta declared on the spot.
"Pah, pah, pah—"
There was constant applause in the parliament hall, and things were developing in the direction expected by Renato Marotta, Creighton and others.
…
The imperial capital of the Dragon Kingdom.
ByteDance headquarters building.
Inside the top floor office.
Zhang Ming was walking back and forth anxiously, his face full of worry. He didn't expect that the matter would be so serious.
In just a few hours, the data center backend showed that 19 million people had uninstalled TikTok, and this number was still soaring, and it was about to exceed 20 million people.
Once the West really bans TikTok, the tens of billions of construction funds it has invested in the West will be wiped out instantly.
Although tens of billions will not cause ByteDance to go bankrupt, what will the board of directors say if it loses so much money?
You must know that companies with normal financing operations have internal boards of directors. They are the BOSS behind the scenes and the people who take away the most money. Generally speaking, they are the CEOs of various investment institutions.
It would be very embarrassing if they jointly drove Zhang Ming out of office.
Even if they are unable to step down, ByteDance’s daily business projects may be severely cut. To restore blood to these people, it is not an exaggeration to say that it will break their muscles and bones.
"what can we do about it?"
Zhang Ming thought hard.
At this time, there was a knock on the office door.
"Come in."
Not a moment.
Zhang Ming's secretary walked in. She looked panicked and reported the situation: "Mr. Zhang, something happened again in the European and American markets. A large number of bloggers chose to terminate their contracts and asked you to compensate, saying that TikTok has affected their reputations."
"compensation?"
Zhang Ming's face darkened.
He has to pay for it!
You unilaterally terminated the contract and still used your reputation rights to demand compensation. Do you really think that he is a soft persimmon that you can pinch whenever you want?
"Let the Legal Department talk about it."
Zhang Ming's tone was cold, as if he had thought of something again, and continued: "By the way, you go notify the people in the public relations department and ask them to hurry up and send out another apology announcement."
"Understood."
The secretary did not dare to delay.
TikTok is now on the verge of life and death, and any disturbance may become the straw that breaks the camel's back.
After exiting Zhang Ming's office, the secretary in flat high heels jogged all the way to the public relations department floor.
"Director Wang, Mr. Zhang asked you to write another apology announcement. It needs to be sent to his email address within half an hour for preliminary review."
"Didn't I just send it..." Manager Wang complained in his heart, but he still responded: "No problem, I will send it to Mr. Zhang's email within half an hour. Does Secretary Xu have anything else to do?"
"there is none left."
The secretary shook her head, and before leaving, she warned: "This time the matter is a bit big, you have to think carefully about how to write the manuscript."
"If the public opinion can be calmed down quickly, maybe the year-end bonuses of all employees in your public relations department can be doubled this year."
"Understood, we'll try our best."
Manager Wang responded.
Year-end bonuses for all employees in the department doubled?
He didn't believe this nonsense.
If the verbal promise was effective, there would be no paper contract. Besides, Zhang Ming didn't even come forward. They couldn't afford this gift just by relying on the secretary.
As soon as the secretary left, employees from various stations in the public relations department gathered together and complained about the benefits.
"I'm trying to make a fool of myself again. Before I joined the company, I was told that my salary would be increased during the half-year review. However, after two years, my salary has only increased by 200 yuan."
"The year-end bonus has been doubled. If you don't work harder, this cake will be strong."
"My salary has been delayed for a month. I don't want to eat this pie. I always feel that the company is going to collapse. The battle line is too long."
"It won't go bankrupt. Don't look at the shareholders of our company. Chen Xing and Longxing Group are in it. They have traffic. Now we just want to see if we can achieve profitability."
“The situation in our company feels a bit like Penguin 20 years ago, but we just don’t know how we can turn around.”
The employees talked to each other and even compared ByteDance to Penguin.
But then again, today’s ByteDance is indeed very similar to Penguin 20 years ago in terms of traffic.
There is traffic, but no monetization channels.
If Xiao Ma hadn't realized the traffic monetization by relying on the game, Penguin Company would have gone bankrupt long ago.
Nowadays, ByteDance’s Douyin is gradually relying on advertising to make money, but the overseas version of TikTok is a bit struggling. The money contributed by advertisers is simply not enough, and the live broadcast function is still being tested and cannot be launched in time.
to be honest.
TikTok operates with money.
"Okay, okay, please keep your voices down and hurry back to your workstation to finish the manuscript." Supervisor Wang stopped the discussion, and then said: "Although it is the boss's pie, we have to eat it, so work quickly."
The words fell.
Employees returned to their workstations one after another.
After a while, the sound of crackling keyboards continued to be heard, and the public relations department was rushing to write an apology.
…
And on the other side.
Sweet city Xicheng.
WuXi Group headquarters base.
With a bald head, the boss Li Ge looked happy and quickened his pace, looking sideways and asking: "We are finally biologically compatible, right?"
"That's right, boss."
Wang Youpeng, the head of the biological laboratory, nodded in response and continued: "We have completely replaced the brain-computer interface materials, and used "microcurrent camouflage technology" to paralyze the recognition nerves, and successfully desensitized the experimental monkeys."
"Very good."
Li Ge looked excited and murmured: "Once the brain-computer interface is realized, we will be the first contractor, and we will enter the Longxing Group's product supply chain."
"What did Mr. Chen say?"
Wang Youpeng asked.
"No rush." Li Ge waved his hand and responded: "I'll see the results first, and then go to Mr. Chen when there are no problems."
Just after he finished speaking, he said with emotion: "More than half a year has passed before I knew it. I guess he is also anxious."
"It's definitely a matter of urgency, but I guess he doesn't have the energy to take care of this. Now that the Longxing Group is making such a big fuss, he can be said to be at his wits' end, with one head and three heads."
"Too."
The two of them walked and talked.
The news that Chen Xing has recently stirred up the world's finance has spread throughout the entire Dragon Kingdom entrepreneur circle, and has also aroused their awe.
Dare to face the United States directly, this courage is already something that ordinary people want to look up to.
Entering the biological experimental base, Li Ge and Li Ge skillfully changed their protective clothing.
You must know that the biological experimental base is no different from other scientific research institutes. You only need to wear a white coat or dustproof clothing to enter. If you want to enter the internal area here, you must wear protective clothing.
The reason is also very simple. Biological laboratories are full of unknown viruses.
Despite the wide variety of treatment subjects in hospitals, with dozens of departments, there are only a handful of diseases that can be cured by humans.
Not talking about cancer, but talking about rheumatism and bone pain, neither Western medicine nor traditional Chinese medicine can cure the problem, they can only relieve the pain.
As for more terrifying viruses, according to the World Health Organization’s records, the only example of humans defeating a virus is the smallpox virus.
As for the disappearance of other viruses, it is very inexplicable. It may be the coexistence of weakened virulence, it may be the influence of the environment that is no longer suitable for their survival, or it may be the evolution of humans themselves, no one can say for sure.
Therefore, before entering the biological laboratory, you must wear protective clothing and undergo all-round disinfection and sterilization in and out.
After the two people were dressed neatly, they passed through several glass doors in succession, and separated the areas one by one, which were the areas for disinfection and sterilization.
After they passed through seven or eight closed doors, they finally arrived at the internal laboratory.
Wang Youpeng was familiar with the road and took Li Ge to a laboratory.
As soon as you walked in, you could see a monkey in an isolation observation cover. There was an obvious opening on the upper left back of its head, and equipment cables were connected to it.
When it noticed a stranger coming in, it immediately grinned and growled.
"Mr. Li."
"Chief Wang."
The experimenter said hello
Li Ge nodded and went straight to the point: "How is the progress?"
"Everything went well. We also found that this brain-computer interface is surprisingly powerful. It can not only restore sight to monkeys, but also allow paralyzed monkeys to stand up again."
While the experimenters responded, someone handed over the research report.
It clearly states the content of the scientific research report on how they made experimental monkeys lose nerves in their limbs, implanted brain-computer interfaces to stand up again, and how monkeys who were born blind and deaf regained vision and hearing.
For scientific researchers in the field of biological experiments, cruelty and ruthlessness are compulsory courses, because their experiments all involve the abuse of animals.
Many scientific researchers who cannot accept it will choose to change careers after only half a month in the industry.
Li Ge took it and watched it carefully.
About ten minutes later.
"call--"
He breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Yes, what is the content of this experimental monkey now?"
"Vision restored."
While the researcher was explaining, he took out the external controller of the brain-computer interface and gently pressed the close button. The experimental monkey observing the cover suddenly went crazy.
"squeak--"
Its claws clawed at the glass, and the screeching sound was disturbing.
"Once the brain-computer interface is turned off, the connected nerves are also disconnected, and the blind experimental monkey cannot see."
Li Ge listened to the explanation and could understand why the experimental monkey was frightened.
Not to mention monkeys, even people who suddenly become blind will panic to the point of shouting. Even if they have a strong psychological quality, they will still be nervous. This is inevitable.
Darkness equals the unknown, and the unknown leads to instinctive fear.
Why do horror movies need night scenes?
Very simple.
Great atmosphere at night!
If Sadako from "The Ring" crawled out during the day, the terrifying atmosphere would be reduced by more than half in an instant. If you are a bold bachelor, you might even go up to see what Sadako looks like and whether he can be his wife.
"Open it again and take a look."
Li Ge wanted to see a comparison between the two.
The researcher in charge of the experiment pressed the remote control again. The monkey in the glass observation cover immediately rubbed its eyes, and then roared in the direction of Li Ge and others. It could distinguish the direction, indicating that its vision had recovered.
"There are other experimental monkeys ahead."
Wang Youpeng reminded.
Li Ge became interested, followed their steps, observed each one, and discovered that the brain-computer interface was indeed powerful.
The quadriplegic experimental monkey can run, bark, and is extremely energetic. However, once the brain-computer interface is turned off, the entire monkey will immediately collapse to the ground and can only roar with its head.
There are also irritable and some mentally abnormal monkeys, but after using the brain-computer interface, their temperaments have become much more docile.
After observing for a while, Li Ge looked at Wang Youpeng and all the project staff and said, "The brain-computer interface project is very successful. Are there going to be human experiments next?"
"That's right." Wang Youpeng nodded and responded: "It's time to find volunteers for testing, but for such a high-risk craniotomy project, I think Mr. Li can discuss it with Mr. Chen first. The public project requires department review. If there is It might be a lot easier for Longxing Group to do the endorsement.”
"I see."
Li Ge nodded.
As a CEO in the pharmaceutical field, he also knows the research and development process very well.
For products in the biomedical field, in addition to self-testing by manufacturers, they also need to submit applications to relevant departments before recruiting volunteers for human trials. This process may take one year or several years, and the waiting time is very long.
But if someone endorses it, or if a big company comes forward to guarantee it, the review time may be greatly shortened.
"Then Mr. Li, what should we do?"
Wang Youpeng asked again.
"You guys need to sort out the research and development information. By the way, you also need to get the film and television information. I will send it to Mr. Chen personally."
"Okay Mr. Li."
After Li Ge's instructions, the scientific researchers of WuXi Group immediately took action, packaging the test results, principle reports, and experimental film and television materials of the experimental monkeys into hard drives, and handed them to Li Ge.
Li Ge did not hesitate for a moment after getting the hard drive of scientific research data. He suppressed his excitement and quickly returned to the locker room of the biological laboratory. The next second he took off his protective clothing, he picked up his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to Chen Xing.
"Brain-computer interface only owes east wind!"
"call out--"
Message sent successfully. (End of chapter)