Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1033: Can you recognize this?
The briefing was still going on, and Marcus handed the podium to Zhou Rui and several special guests, including several genetic experts, biology professors, pharmaceutical company CEOs, health department officials, etc.

There will be more discussions, and Zhou Rui doesn't care whether the discussion is in a good or bad direction.

The briefing was held to test the reaction of the outside world, but the voices of doubt are more useful. They spread out, arouse everyone's discussion, and then get more comprehensive feedback.

But what was more surprising was that the discussion process was quite positive, and even had a hint of excitement.

Maybe everyone thinks this thing is still a little far from being usable, or maybe Master Zhou himself is here and he dare not speak out.
However, even though the briefing has not ended yet, news about its content has already grown wings and flown out of the "Fu Rui Hall".

Some media have already broken the news in the form of breaking news.

"Major breakthrough, Lingshu Biotech announced two new technologies at the China International High-Tech Expo."

"Real-time report, Master Zhou has cracked the mystery of the human brain. Future geniuses will no longer rely solely on talent."

"The leader has a new work, which concerns everyone and will change the future!"

"Shocked, an academician actually said something that challenges human cognition in public."

All kinds of news were flying around, and even visitors to the Science and Technology Expo received them.

Inside the main venue, a slightly overweight man with a messy beard was browsing his phone. He clicked on the news immediately after seeing it.
After a while, he shook his head unconsciously.
There were a lot of people around him, gathered in a corner of the exhibition hall, apparently for the purpose of taking pictures, holding professional cameras.

There were also many beauties, about seven or eight at a glance, but they were dressed a little too flashy and didn't look like serious reporters.

A man who looked like an assistant came over, also holding a cell phone: "Mr. Zhang, we seem to have big news at Fu Rui Hall."

The bearded man nodded and said, "It's a pity that our appointment quota is not for today. I didn't expect Fu Rui Group to make a big news on the first day. What a pity."

The deputy nodded and said, "I took a look. We don't have enough users. There are only a few dozen pieces of content about the Hi-Tech Expo on the platform. We have to hurry up today. We need to come up with at least 500 different pieces of content and remix of them to complete today's work."

Bearded man: "Well, I have explained everything that needs to be explained. Let's go back to work."

The group dispersed, mostly in groups of two or three, some holding cameras, some simply holding cell phones, and went to various booths.

The theme of the photography was the Science and Technology Expo, but the forms were varied. Products from various companies could be photographed, as could be beauties visiting the exhibition. The statue at the entrance alone took seven or eight shots.

The bearded man just stood there, as if he was the center.

After thinking about it, he took out his laptop from his backpack and squatted on the ground to process something, only looking in the direction of "Fu Rui Hall" from time to time.

After an unknown amount of time, a size 45 foot appeared in sight, approached backwards, and then stepped on his backpack.

"Oh~ sorry, sorry, I didn't mean it."

The bearded man looked up speechlessly and saw a tall young man, half a head taller than him, but with the temperament of a college student at first glance.

There were a few other companions around, also looking nervous. The name of their school was written on their clothes: "Harbin Institute of Technology".

Mr. Zhang checked the backpack. Apart from a large footprint on the outside, there was no damage to the rest. He was a little annoyed, but still waved his hand and said, "Let's go."

The tall young man stood there at a loss for a while, then disappeared for a few minutes. After a while, he came back and handed over a bottle of iced black tea.

"Uncle, it was my fault just now. I bought you a bottle of drink."

The bearded man stood up and asked, "What did you call me?"

Did you come back just to stab me in the back?
"Uh, brother, I called you the wrong name. From your accent, are you from Eastern Province?"

The bearded man was stunned: "What?"

"I'm also from the East Province, Zhushiyin, my name is Wei Hang."

"Your accent is wrong, isn't it?"

"Do I have an accent? Where in the East Province are you from, brother?"

The bearded man couldn't bear to blame the boy for his immaturity and stupidity, and since they were all from the Eastern Province, he took the drink and said a few more words.

"I'm from Qinghe County, a small place. You may not have heard of it."

Wei Hang's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Why haven't I heard of Qinghe? It's a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery! It's Master Zhou's hometown!"

The bearded man was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, shook his head and laughed, "That's right, now Qinghe County is no longer unknown."

Originally, he had just stepped on someone's bag, so he compensated with a bottle of drink and apologized. The topic should have ended there, but when he heard that the other party was from Qinghe County, Wei Hang tried to bring up the topic again.

"What's your name, brother? Is your home close to Master Zhou's? I heard there are only two high schools in Qinghe, so you're not his classmate, are you?"

Seeing the man's messy beard and slightly fat belly, Wei Hang changed his words and asked, "Or maybe he is my senior?"

The bearded man lowered his head and continued to work: "We are from the same school, but we are not familiar with each other." Obviously, many people have asked this question, and the other party's answers were not sincere.

Wei Hang also felt that the other party was not that interested in chatting, so he stopped pestering him.

But he seemed to be tired from shopping, so he leaned against the wall with a bottle of drink to rest, staring at the GJ Power Grid booth not far away.

After a few minutes, the bearded man took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"Zhou Rui is your idol?"

Wei Hang nodded first, then shook his head:

"It's not all about this. I seem to have seen Master Zhou when I was a kid, a few years ago, but I'm not sure. Does Master Zhou know how to fight? A kind of boxing called 'Six Qigong'?"

The bearded man shook his head: "I haven't heard of it. Isn't he practicing Li Cai Fo Quan? It happened a long time ago."

"Well, I must have made a mistake. Someone taught me a few moves before, and I always thought that was Master Zhou. You seem to know Master Zhou quite well."

"After all, I'm from Qinghe County, how can I get around this guy? My ears are already covered with calluses."

The bearded man looked up and glanced at the guy's height, and said:

"You are a student of Harbin Institute of Technology. Why don't you study hard and learn martial arts? Let me tell you, although martial arts may look fancy, people who have practiced martial arts still use bricks to fight."

Wei Hang scratched the back of his head. "Just to keep fit. I haven't fallen behind in my studies, but technology is changing too fast out there. I'm studying aerospace, and Master Zhou's progress in this field is too fast. I feel like what the school teaches is a bit outdated."

The bearded man said with an experienced tone: "It's not bad to go to college. You should cherish the opportunity. Besides, you want to catch up with the speed of the leader last week. You think too much."

After a moment's silence, the bearded man added:
“No one can catch up with his speed”

“Ordinary people should have ordinary expectations. It is better to let yourself go than to chase an impossible goal.”

Wei Hang didn't say anything. As a vigorous college student, it was difficult for him to listen to such words, especially the sudden preaching from a stranger.

I subconsciously responded: "Adults are too negative. They always want to lie down."

The two did not discuss whether "college students" are adults.

But the topic was completely terminated there, and the bearded man did not refute, but just smiled.

Whoever is not willing to listen to advice will wake up when he enters society.

After a while, some classmates came over. Wei Hang said nothing and went to another exhibition area with his classmates.

The bearded man worked quietly. From time to time, a group of two or three filming teams would come back, take a break and leave again. Only he did not move.

Gradually, time came to the afternoon. It gets dark early in winter and it was already a little dark outside.

Although the number of people around did not decrease, everyone was becoming increasingly exhausted physically and mentally, and their steps became slack and weak. Many people stayed at the edge to rest, so the space around the bearded man became smaller and smaller, and there were more and more people.

I simply packed up and moved outside. Although it was a bit cold, it was quiet.

After informing the filming team of the new location one by one, the bearded man continued to work, just like countless workers who came to the exhibition for work.

For them, the complicated and interesting Science and Technology Expo is just a part of their work and they don’t have the time to appreciate it in detail.

Until a pair of size 44 shoes stopped in front of me.

"Zhang Xin?"

The bearded man looked up blankly, then remained silent for a while, and finally shuddered all over.

Zhou Rui, wearing a baseball cap, looked at the person in front of him strangely.

He could hardly recognize that this was the high school classmate who used to be quite handsome.

He had a scruffy beard and was a bit fatter, weighing at least 40 pounds more than he remembered.
This is almost a cosmetic change to anyone's appearance, and Zhou Rui was just calling out these two words tentatively.

I didn't expect that I called the right one.

Zhang Xin stood up subconsciously. He wanted to pick up his bag and turn around and leave, leaving behind a sentence: "You got the wrong person."

But the hands holding the shoulder straps of the backpack could not lift it, as if the backpack weighed a thousand pounds.

Finally he sat down dejectedly.

But his voice was more relaxed: "I am really impressed that you can recognize this."

(End of this chapter)