How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 716

The Next Step in Exposing Yang Chen’s Plan

Yang Chen and the Starlight Corporation faced a fierce backlash from female netizens, who demanded he cancel the robot girlfriend project or face continued attacks against him and the company.

Some radical netizens even lodged complaints with relevant government departments and flooded them with phone calls. In short, the pressure from public opinion was immense.

Unsurprisingly, Yang Chen received a call from the authorities, requesting that he remove the robot from the market. They warned that if he didn’t, the domestic version would be barred from including the embryo conception service and would be reclassified as an ordinary working robot.

In fact, Yang Chen had anticipated this situation. Robot embryo conception involves complex legal, moral, and ethical considerations. Even for someone as influential as him, these issues couldn’t be ignored, so he had prepared two backup plans.

First, he would manufacture some prototypes and display them in Starlight Automobile 4S stores [car dealerships] for customers to observe, gauging public opinion. If there was no significant opposition, he would proceed with official production and delivery. If it triggered a massive public outcry, as it was now, the domestic version would have the embryo conception function removed.

However, a key selling point of the robot girlfriends was their ability to have children. Removing this feature would significantly reduce their target consumer base.

For example, it was unlikely that the numerous single men in rural areas would spend hundreds of thousands on a robot unless it could conceive children. That was the primary incentive for them to make such a purchase.

Therefore, Yang Chen devised a countermeasure. All customers who purchased the high-end versions would receive a chance to “travel abroad,” where certain matters could be discussed and handled outside of domestic regulations.

Starlight Technology’s official Weibo [Chinese social media platform] account posted a message:

“In accordance with the requirements of relevant departments, the top-end domestic version of the Starlight Robot Girlfriend will remove the embryo conception function and will only be used as a general-purpose working robot. However, the foreign version is not restricted, and we will operate in accordance with local laws. The price of the top-end version will not change after the function of conceiving embryos is removed, but we will give customers a free overseas travel opportunity. Please consult sales staff for specific rights.”

Although this episode affected the sales of Starlight robots, the impact was not significant, especially after people learned what projects were included in the free “overseas travel.”

Early in the morning, Yang Chen received a call from Yu Shishi.

“Hello, darling, I’m on my way! I’m already on the high-speed train. Get ready,” Yu Shishi said with a smile.

Yang Chen laughed and said, “I’m ready. We’ll fight until dawn tonight. No one is allowed to sleep.”

Yu Shishi immediately replied happily, “Hehe… You said it! Whoever sleeps is a puppy. Wait for me!”

Hanging up, Yang Chen quickly got up and asked the *yongren* [domestic helper] to change the sheets and quilt covers, thoroughly clean the room, and instructed the chef to prepare Yu Shishi’s favorite dishes.

Since she was taking the initiative to come over and have a baby for him, he felt obligated to make a grand gesture.

After washing up and changing clothes, Yang Chen drove to the high-speed rail station to wait for Yu Shishi.

Soon, the train arrived, and Yang Chen waited for her at the exit.

As soon as Yu Shishi emerged, she spotted the tall, handsome Yang Chen, threw down her suitcase, and ran to him.

“Ouch, are you tired?” Yang Chen asked with a smile.

Yu Shishi shook her head and said, “On the way to see you, even the air is sweet, so how could I be tired?”

*Oh, she has read a lot of youth literature.*

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Then let’s go home and eat quickly, and then get down to business.”

Yu Shishi nodded happily and jumped away from Yang Chen.

Yang Chen picked up Yu Shishi’s suitcase and took her back to the Prince Gong’s Mansion.

It was indeed time for Yang Chen to have children, otherwise the quality would decline.

Seeing a table full of dishes prepared by the chef that she liked, Yu Shishi was overjoyed.

The two immediately sat down to eat, and after eating and drinking their fill, they went to the bedroom.

Yang Chen had a system that allowed his body to recover quickly, but Yu Shishi didn’t have such an ability, and she soon cried and ran out.

“Didn’t you say that whoever runs away is a puppy?” Yang Chen asked with a smile.

Yu Shishi quickly said, “I am a puppy, I am a puppy. Woof woof…”

Originally, Yu Shishi planned to spend a few more days there, but after two days of intense activity, she returned to Hai City to help Yang Chen oversee the company. Thanks to Starlight Corporation’s high-end machine tool manufacturing, the efforts of Starlight Technology’s aerospace talents, and Yang Chen’s detailed drawings and technology, all the components for Starlight Technology’s space station had been produced. They were now being assembled and tested on the ground to ensure there were no problems before launch.

On the other side, Chang’e 6 [Chinese lunar exploration program], which was completed with Yang Chen’s help in the final calculations, was also successfully launched.

The entire launch was broadcast live, and the world’s eyes were focused on Chang’e 6.

Netizens in China and around the world were discussing it enthusiastically.

“I heard that this time it will land on the far side of the moon. Didn’t a certain country’s space agency say that the far side of the moon is black? Have they ever been to the moon?”

“Haha… I’m laughing. The secret of the studio’s moon landing can’t be hidden?”

“Dragon Country [China] launched it again? I feel like they are either launching satellites or other things. They treat high-end technologies that other countries can’t reach as if they are toys.”

“Dragon Country is going to land on the far side of the moon this time. Some people’s lies are about to be exposed. I really want to hear how they explain why the far side of the moon they landed on is black, and the far side of the moon that Dragon Country is about to land on has light. Could it be that there are two moons, and we and Dragon Country landed on different moons?”

…

Chang’e 6’s chief engineer, Hu Ming, served as the commentator to explain the entire process of Chang’e 6’s launch and return.

While chatting with the host, Hu Ming mentioned the problem of calculating Chang’e 6’s orbit.

“Actually, we had done all the preparations, but in the end, we were stumped by how the lunar rover should orbit the moon and land. Then, I remembered that Mr. Yang, the boss of Starlight Corporation, has strong physics and mathematics skills, so I contacted him to help calculate the orbit. I thought it would take him a while to calculate the best orbit and landing point, but he only took 10 minutes to calculate the result. Our lunar rover’s landing after orbiting the moon twice was based on Mr. Yang’s calculation results.”

The host was immediately shocked and said, “Ah? Was the orbit calculated with the help of Mr. Yang of Starlight Corporation? Mr. Yang is really amazing. He runs his business well and is very knowledgeable. He can not only research quantum chips but also calculate aerospace orbits.”

Hu Ming said with a smile, “I was also very shocked at the time. I thought he could calculate it, but I never expected that he would calculate the accurate result in just ten minutes. At that moment, I suddenly felt that our country would not have to worry for the next hundred years. The various wealth brought by talents like Mr. Yang can at least help the motherland not be afraid of competition from any country within a hundred years. The wealth I am talking about is not just money, including the technology and manufacturing system under his name. History has proven to the world that manufacturing is the foundation of stable development. As long as manufacturing is developed, any competition is not to be feared. It is precisely because we have a strong manufacturing industry that we can be invincible in international competition. In addition, I would like to reveal to you a piece of news that Mr. Yang has begun to build a private space station and a lunar base. He and I have also agreed to see whether we will build a base on the moon first, or Starlight Technology will build a base on the moon first.”

The host was even more shocked and said, “Ah? Mr. Yang wants to build a private space station and a lunar base? I never thought that individuals could do such a thing. I always thought that such projects must be handled by the country.”

Hu Ming said with a smile, “Starlight Technology has launched many satellites into near-Earth orbit, and their various technologies are very mature, so if the news suddenly exposes that Starlight Corporation has launched a space station, don’t be surprised. This is just a very ordinary step they are taking in an orderly manner.”

The audience watching the live broadcast was extremely excited.

Barrage [scrolling comments on a live stream].

“Ah? How many industries does Mr. Yang have? He just released a robot girlfriend, and now he’s going to go to heaven?”

“Is it really possible to build a private space station?”

“It’s reasonable to be able to develop quantum chips and other existing aerospace technologies, right?”

“No wonder Starlight Corporation has become an interstellar express company again. After Mr. Yang gets the space station done, will he accept space station tourism? As long as you are willing to spend money, they can send people to the space station to play for a few days. Foreign tycoons have been preparing for this track for a long time. Is it going to be taken over by Mr. Yang?”

…

Because this live broadcast was broadcast globally by CCTV [China Central Television], many foreigners were also watching. At this time, the audience on the international channel was also discussing it enthusiastically.

Barrage.

“What the hell? Yang wants to build a private space station and a lunar base? Is he a devil? How can one person be so powerful?”

“Is Yang an alien? Why is he so powerful? Has he already researched the technology to develop the human brain and used it on himself? Otherwise, I really can’t imagine how one person can be so powerful.”

“After Yang’s space station is completed, can he take us up to play for a few days? I hope the cost can be cheaper, don’t be too expensive.”

“What is Max doing? Didn’t he shout about going to Mars a long time ago? Why hasn’t there been any real achievement after so many years of development, while Yang is about to build a private space station and a lunar base without saying a word.”

“I think we should send agents to assassinate Yang. He is forcibly driving the leapfrog development of Dragon Country’s technology to a higher level than other countries with his own strength. Such a person does not belong to us and should die, otherwise we will live in fear in the future.”