Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 629 Zhang Lei's Project

According to statistics from multiple organizations around the world, at least 3000 technologies from the Apollo program have been directly transferred to civilian use, greatly promoting global scientific and technological development.

For example, the Apollo guidance chip spurred a chip revolution, enabling contractors like Texas Instruments to mass-produce it, and reducing the price of transistors from $1000 each in 1961 to $0.1 each in 1972.

For example, the shape memory requirement of the lunar lander antenna prompted North America to develop nickel-titanium alloy, a shape memory metal, which is then used in orthodontics, heart stents, eyeglass frames, and other fields.

In addition, the more than 2 technologies involved in the Apollo program have brought new knowledge, new methods, and new materials to the civilian sector.

These technologies were then further developed, improved, and had their costs reduced in the civilian sector, eventually being transformed into more than 500,000 civilian product variants, covering integrated circuits, modern computers, automotive electronics, home appliances, fire protection, racing cars, scratch-resistant materials, life monitoring systems, and more.

Therefore, the Apollo program was like a huge 'catalyst' and 'testing ground'.

It concentrates a large amount of resources to overcome engineering challenges in extreme environments, and then makes it backward compatible to promote development and breakthroughs in all fields, ultimately achieving civilian achievements, civilian quantity, and civilian value that are difficult to quantify.

Now, fifty years later, the technology used in the Apollo program has long been iterated and outdated, and its catalytic effect on the civilian sector has almost completely disappeared.

The three-system manned lunar landing using modern technology has become the 'second Apollo program,' poised to surpass the previous wave like the Yangtze River's waves, and to usher in a new chapter in history, catalyzing the technological development of all humankind once again.

This view was recognized by most people around the world long before the third system launched its manned space program.

Politicians, including those from North America and Europe, have repeatedly stated publicly that "if the three systems succeed, they will inevitably seize Western technological sovereignty."

That's why there was the competition among the three beauties and the anti-three alliance.

Based on the above understanding.

The news of the successful manned lunar landing of the three systems was like an invisible wave sweeping across the entire home planet, and then everything changed.

In order to snap up the companies in the "Trade Hall - New Third Board" and related companies, capitalists sold off their stocks, futures and bonds to cash out and then exchange them for banknotes.

As a result, tech stocks without Sanxi Technology plummeted.

Stocks without the concept of the three industries plummeted.

The leading stocks of companies without three major business lines plummeted.

Especially in the international currency market, the US dollar depreciated while the Chinese yuan appreciated, with the exchange rate once reaching 7.6:1.

The exodus of so many investors has instantly triggered a major upheaval in the real economy.

In order to survive and obtain operating funds, major brands have had to clear out their inventory.

3G series mobile phones are being sold at half price.

Western electronic components have seen price reductions of 60% to 80%.

Western car brands are announcing major sales promotions while secretly reducing production capacity.

This has forced the Western technology alliance, which had stopped releasing toothpaste three years ago, to pull out its trump card in an attempt to turn the tide.

The advent of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines means that silicon-based semiconductor chip manufacturing processes are about to break through the 20-nanometer barrier.

Qualcomm led the development of technologies such as CDMA and was the first to launch 4G. North American operator Verizon Communications is about to deploy a 4G-LTE network in North America.

Tesla's Roadster electric vehicle has been launched, with battery costs reduced to $500/kWh.

North America pioneered the shale gas revolution, leading to the maturation of hydraulic fracturing technology and officially surpassing North America in natural gas production.

'3D printing achieves industrialization, desktop 3D printers hit the market...'

'North American RRB Company unveils world's first adaptive collaborative robot…'

Zhang Lei, carrying a backpack, walked across the street in front of the high-speed rail station.

An external brain-computer interface patch, placed below the back of the head and concealed by the collar, provides insights into the latest developments in North America's technology sector based on the user's own thoughts.

The AR lenses, which look almost identical to ordinary glasses, occasionally mark and annotate shops on both sides of the road, as well as provide warnings about traffic lights and electric vehicles.

What will the future hold after the successful manned lunar landing of the third system?

This is what the future holds for him.

It has now been basically implemented and adopted in the factory.

Or rather, in Zhang Lei's view.

The successful manned lunar landing of the three systems will promote the technological development of all mankind, but all the results will be prioritized within the factory, or even exclusively enjoyed by the factory.

Just like the 'Three-Day Group Moon Trip' that has already started, any employee in the factory can sign up to participate, and all expenses are waived, which is also one of the collective benefits.

However, if outsiders want to participate, they need at least $2000 million, which undoubtedly eliminates 99.9% of people worldwide.

Similarly, regarding nuclear fusion projects, regardless of whether the three systems can extract helium-3 or whether helium-3 can be used as a raw material for nuclear fusion, the outside world will not be able to obtain nuclear fusion technology within ten or even twenty years.

In general, external changes will never exceed those within the factory.

After the successful manned lunar landing by the third system, the outside world could only use the term "things that have been phased out by the third system".

Just like in the consumer electronics field.

The three-series AR glasses, which have already been rolled out across the entire factory, will go global and become a fashion trend.

These glasses can enable 'augmented reality' within the three-system map service area, using functions such as calculation, measurement, recognition, navigation, and gaming.

The three-system brain-computer interface chip, which began limited sales two years ago, will be supplied in unlimited quantities.

It can recognize 128 kinds of instructions and interact with three peripherals.

For example, a three-system brain-computer interface combined with a three-system terminal can enable functions such as emergency rescue, making phone calls, reading messages, and browsing news using consciousness.

For example, a three-system brain-computer interface combined with AR glasses allows users to set navigation destinations, take photos and videos, and perform calculations and measurements using their consciousness.

For example, brain-computer interface chips combined with three types of smart appliances can enable people to complete various home activities using their thoughts.

It is also true in fields such as production and medicine.

The combination of brain-computer interfaces and precision processing allows for the manipulation of more sophisticated equipment with consciousness, replacing processes that were previously impossible to automate and required manual operation. In this way, personal experience combined with more sophisticated equipment can easily surpass previous methods.

The combination of brain-computer interfaces and medical devices allows for the use of not only intelligent prosthetics developed by People's Hospital and deployed globally, but also the ability to manipulate minimally invasive surgical equipment, nanorobots, and vascular catheters with consciousness, enabling three-year medical students to perform surgeries that were previously impossible.

However, these things are difficult for ordinary people to access. Once they become widely known, the outside world will only regard them as the result of the 'three-system manned lunar landing being transformed into civilian use'.

In general, a disconnect has emerged between the factory and the outside world in the field of technology.

Once these things are popularized globally, they can not only change the world, but also enhance the influence of the three systems.

For example, a three-system brain-computer interface combined with AR glasses.

If European and American exams did not ban this, a person could still achieve near-perfect scores on exams from birth to adulthood, even without attending school for a single day.

The same is true.

Currently, most senior executives of overseas companies doing foreign trade in Shiliying use the "Shiliying study abroad qualification" to purchase campus-exclusive external brain-computer interfaces and AR glasses for their children who have come to study in Shiliying. Then, they send these children who have studied in Shiliying back to their respective countries to take the exams.

Because overseas universities are unaware of the functions of the three-system brain-computer interface and AR glasses, or even the products themselves, the children of students studying in Shiliying easily received admission offers from top universities.

This is similar to the situation before 03, when few people knew about the listening devices hidden in ears, which led to many people slipping through the net during the college entrance examination. It was only after the authorities discovered these devices that they began to block signals and scan the entire body.

The children of foreign-invested students studying in Shili Camp can still achieve far superior results than ordinary people in unfamiliar companies after graduation, thanks to the help of brain-computer interfaces and AR glasses.

They could even leverage the resources of these three systems to start a business in their home country, become a leader among the younger generation, and then enter politics. This is similar to the situation in Dongfang before 99, where anyone who went abroad and easily obtained a degree from overseas could generally be highly regarded upon their return.

Now it has become that as long as you come to Shili Camp to study, you can easily spend two or three years there, and after returning to your own country, you can basically make your business big and strong.

If the three-system brain-computer interface + AR glasses become widespread, it's hard to imagine the impact the three-system will have on the world in the future.

on the contrary.

When three-dimensional brain-computer interfaces are combined with AR glasses, or three-dimensional smart appliances, or three-dimensional smart weapons, they become indispensable to countries around the world.

What would happen to the world if the three systems were to shut down?

Even more terrifying.

Without considering GDP or profit margins, the three systems could provide brain-computer interfaces and AR glasses to all of humanity for free, provided there are sufficient resources.

Countries outside the three systems are mostly capitalist societies. Given their profit-seeking nature, if the three systems offer them even a little bit of incentive during the promotion process, they will inevitably become supporters and pioneers in 'supporting the entry of the three systems' brain-computer interface + AR glasses into their countries'.

It can be said that after the manned lunar landing of the three systems, the brain-computer interface + AR glasses will inevitably become popular all over the world.

This may also be the main reason why the Morgan Group compromised with the three systems in advance, prompting both parties to reach a brain-computer interface cooperation agreement.

Against this backdrop.

Promoting the concept of large-scale resource development in the three-system universe is not as difficult as one might imagine.

Therefore, Zhang Lei went directly to the Carlyle Group headquarters in Dongshan Prefecture, which was set up there after the Carlyle Group invested in Dongshan Prefecture, and met with the person in charge, Jeb, another son of Old Bu.

Strictly speaking, the level of the supervisor of the third department is not high. The salary is the same as that of the workshop director and the single enterprise manager. Looking at the third department, the salary is at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, if not 50,000 yuan.

After all, there are city managers, regional managers, provincial government managers, development zone leaders, and regional helmsmen above them.

However, given that the manned lunar landing by the Third System coincided with the success of the Third System, the work permit bearing the inscription "Third System Aerospace - Third System Space Resources Development Office" could not have been forged.

Jeb then came down to greet him personally.

"Manager Zhang!"

"Mr. Jeb."

After a polite meeting, the two sides entered the conference room.

As a communications researcher in the third department, Zhang Lei certainly possesses genuine technical expertise.

In other words, Zhang Lei's ability to become a supervisor stems from his own resources and his status as a walking project.

In order to attract the first conceptual investment, he threw out a proposal on the spot to set the stage.

He used his spare time to improve upon the three-system simulator, and later recommended it to Sanyuan Think Tank as a digital twin.

Of course, this is not the 'simulated world used in the three-system manned lunar landing'.

Rather, it's an application that has been adapted for civilian use.

Zhang Lei took out his personal laptop and found the app he had prepared in advance.

“Mr. Jeb should have heard of the three-system simulation engine.”

"Yes, it can simulate evolution based on the entered information, and then obtain the optimal solution from thousands of evolutionary processes. For example, gene optimization and production optimization."

"So Mr. Jeb, my app is also an optimization solution."

After Zhang Lei finished speaking, he entered all his personal information, the purpose of his trip, Jeb's information, Carlyle's investment background, and so on, and then started the simulation.

"When developing this app, I originally planned to help live streamers evolve the best performance, attract the most fans, and get the most tips through simulation. Then, after the live streamers officially start their live streams, they can imitate this best performance while live streaming, and ultimately achieve 60% to 90% of the desired effect."

Upon hearing this, Jeb sat up slightly, indicating his interest in cooperating.

Zhang Lei continued, "Later I discovered that it can also be applied to the business field. For example, when we were discussing cooperation, we entered our relevant information into the system, and it can provide the script that has the highest probability of 'making our cooperation successful.' As long as I follow this script, you will most likely cooperate with me."

Seeing this, Jeb moved closer to the laptop screen, about to agree to cooperate.

Zhang Lei added, "Then I recently discovered that it has another terrifying use."

After saying that, he turned on his camera and said, "I support Bush!"

They then hacked into the surveillance system of the conference room where the two were located and found the surveillance footage from earlier.

After playback.

Jeb was the only person in the conference room, sitting in Zhang Lei's seat. He spoke into the Apple laptop, "I support Klin!"

Jeb: "???"

Zhang Lei offered no explanation, and after demonstrating again, declared, "I support Xiao Bu!"

They immediately hacked into the surveillance footage of the White House in North America and randomly selected a past surveillance time period.

After playback.

Little Bush was working when he casually opened his Apple computer. His speech, tone, posture, and lip movements were no different from usual. "I support Klin!"

Jeb stood up in shock. "Get some technicians!"

for a long time.

The technicians left empty-handed.

Zhang Lei said, "The app is not yet mature. It's like the two Apple computers in the surveillance footage. Although you can't tell the signs of modification from the data, people who look at it will find something suspicious."

"Furthermore, after the app is launched, considering the impact, the relevant functions can only be used through three types of terminals in restricted scenarios. Moreover, after connecting to the Internet, the data will be subject to AI monitoring, and the video content will be subject to manual review."

Jeb nodded. "But I think that if we take control of it, create some outrageous live-streaming scenarios, and then use the news media to report on them, while also modifying surveillance in society, I'm afraid no victim will be able to defend themselves."

Zhang Lei asked in shock, "Mr. Jeb, why did you immediately think of crime?"

"No, I also thought about the ballots."

"···"

"Sorry, I'm used to it."

"···"

Zhang Lei silently closed the app and opened a proposal. "Mr. Jeb, the project I hope to collaborate on with you is this one, also known as 'Lunar Treasure,' which is a mining game."

This time, Jeb was dumbfounded. "You've said all this just to promote the game and get me to play it?"

"It's not an ordinary game. Think about it, we modify the real-world scene based on the functions of this app, and then let players sit on their home planet and play a mining game. In reality, we set up a large number of mining machines on the moon and let players operate them to mine, but the players have no idea about it from beginning to end. In this way, wouldn't we gain a large number of laborers who don't need to be paid and might even recharge their accounts?"

Jeb: "???"

“My project will be launched soon, and it needs $200 billion. If you are not interested, I can contact Old Smith.”

"Fuck!"

(End of this chapter)