Chapter 169: The Wheels of Time Roll Forward, Unstoppable by Anyone (Part 1/4)

There are no walls that do not let the wind pass through.

The news that Tang Feng was preparing to develop the first domestically produced computer chip was posted online!

Everyone who saw this news maintained a skeptical attitude.

Especially those working in the computer chip industry, who found the news laughable.

If it were so easy to make a computer chip, it wouldn’t be Tang Feng, an outsider’s, turn.

Posts about it piled up online.

Many people scoffed at Tang Feng.

“This Tang Feng really! He’s clearly a math genius, so he should just focus on math and strive to put China’s mathematical research at the forefront of the world! Computer chips, is that something he can handle?”

“I agree with the view above! A small computer chip might look simple, but making one is very difficult. Not to mention, just the precision machinery needed to produce some of the components, we can’t make it! The domestication of computer chips is ultimately a joke.”

“Being young and impetuous is understandable. But I’ll put it here, if Tang Feng can produce a completely domestically produced computer chip, I’ll eat my words! And I don’t mean in a month, even if it takes a year, as long as he can do it, I’ll immediately keep my promise!”

“He might just be using this as a publicity stunt, to hype himself up and swindle national research funds! Such a person should be arrested!”

“Tang Feng is not that kind of person! If he just wanted to make money, he wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble! Writing a few more songs, releasing a few more albums, participating in some competitions, taking on a few endorsements, would be enough to earn more money than most people can in a lifetime.”

“A joke! Is there really someone with too much idle money?”

“Look at those rich people in the world, even if they have enough money for ten lifetimes, they are still looking for ways to make money! Besides, the money Tang Feng has made now, compared to those super-rich, is just a drop in the ocean!”

“Anyway, he still has a month! If he can’t fully domesticate computer chips in a month, then he is a complete fraud!”

Su Ming and others had already seen these messages online.

Naturally, they were indignant!

They started arguing online with those people!

For a while, everyone was on edge, and the atmosphere was extremely intense!

Su Xiaoli also knew about these situations.

“Brother Feng! Can you really completely domesticate computer chips within a month?” Su Xiaoli was somewhat worried.

“Don’t worry! Definitely no problem!” Tang Feng appeared very confident.

“But now the internet is full of doubts and ridicule towards you! Some people are even slandering your character! I really want to find all these people and confront them face to face!” Su Xiaoli was somewhat agitated.

“It’s not worth it! They are just keyboard warriors hiding behind screens! If you really confronted them face to face, they might not even dare to fart! Don’t pay attention to these! It’s purely a waste of time! And it can affect your mood!” Tang Feng reminded her.

“But seeing such messages, I still feel unable to control myself. I won’t allow anyone to slander you,” Su Xiaoli said.

“People have mouths! No matter what you do, even if all you do is good, there will still be people who slander you! Doubt you! Because their hearts are always dark! You can’t find a single ray of light in them! Luckily we have the internet now, otherwise, they would just be poor people pretending to be genteel in front of others,” Tang Feng said lightly.

“Brother Feng, I feel like your thoughts are so profound. You seem to have seen through everything,” Su Xiaoli’s eyes were full of admiration.

In her eyes, Tang Feng was like a godly being!

“It’s just how things are. The world you see now is just the tip of the iceberg. In time, with the development of mobile internet, you’ll understand that the number of keyboard warriors online far exceeds your imagination,” Tang Feng said, his lips curling into a bitter smile.

You see, the total number of internet users now is just over two hundred million.

As time goes by and the internet develops, the number of internet users will rapidly increase, up to over a billion.

That means, the voices online will be at least several times noisier than now.

Everyone’s experiences are different, so their insights into life will definitely vary! These reasons ultimately lead to everyone having different opinions.

So, to maintain inner peace, one can only try to avoid looking at others’ opinions. Otherwise, it could very likely affect one’s mood.

“Brother Feng, what is this mobile internet you mentioned?” Su Xiaoli suddenly became interested.

“Simply put, it’s using your phone to access the internet! Once the era of mobile internet arrives, the vast majority of internet users will choose to go online with their phones! After all, phones are more convenient to carry,” Tang Feng answered.

“I hope that day comes soon! By then, we won’t have to sit in front of computers all day! Just holding a phone and lying in bed would be enough,” Su Xiaoli laughed.

“Don’t think that’s necessarily a good thing. Everything has its two sides. The phone is no exception. For some people, the phone is a good thing. For others, it could ruin their lives,” Tang Feng said, sighing.

“Aren’t you being a bit too serious? Regardless, as time progresses, technology is always advancing. Not to mention phones, even current computers have ruined many people’s lives. Many people have already started to become addicted to the online world,” Su Xiaoli said.

“Yes! The wheels of time roll forward, unstoppable by anyone!” Tang Feng nodded, saying, “I just hope technology can bring more convenience and benefits to people’s lives.”

“I think the benefits definitely outweigh the drawbacks. Otherwise, if the drawbacks outweighed the benefits, any country would try to adjust,” Su Xiaoli said.

“That’s true! Regardless, I need to hurry up and produce the domestic chips! Besides the chips, memory and computer screens also need to be domesticated. By then, the price of a computer might be less than a third of what it is now. The reduction in cost will definitely trigger an internet craze!” Tang Feng appeared very confident.

“If that really can be achieved, then our domestic computers could be exported in large quantities? Thus occupying a very large market share worldwide,” Su Xiaoli asked.

“That’s for sure! But those big companies abroad will definitely not sit idly by! They will surely find a way to produce even more advanced computers! They might even unite because only by doing so, can they regain the lost market share,” Tang Feng said lightly.

“It seems a very fierce competition is inevitable. You have to be well-prepared mentally in advance,” Su Xiaoli advised him.

“I know. I will definitely produce more advanced computers before them. By then, the huge amounts of money they’ve invested will have been wasted. Over time, even if they have strong financial resources, they will only end up bankrupt,” Tang Feng said, his lips revealing an inscrutable smile.

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