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Chapter 306: Brad is full of vigor and vitality
The Chinese people’s reaction on the Internet was predictable.

Some were surprised, some were delighted, some were excited, and of course there were also people who just felt unbelievable, or even had their faith collapsed.

In a forest with a population of 1.4 billion, it is normal for all kinds of birds to grow.

However, since the reaction of the Chinese Internet was so intense, one can naturally imagine how intense the reaction of the world's Internet would be.

Most of the words used to express feelings are WTF! If you want to translate it into Chinese in this context, it would probably be "Fuck you!"
I knew Xida was shameless! But who could have thought it was so shameless?

After all, everyone knows that Xida is now broke and has been living a tight life in recent years. Now they want to start a major infrastructure project? Where the hell is the money coming from?

No, I should say where the hell can it come from?
What the guy in the white house can think of, everyone can think of. After all, everyone is familiar with his style of doing things.

But I still feel extremely uncomfortable.

Everyone knows that this guy is shameless, but no one expected him to be so shameless!
Unfortunately, someone soon made the sad discovery that being shameless can really make one invincible.

Less than two hours after the guy in the white house tweeted on X, a question that had just been asked on Quora was pushed to the top of the trending list.

“If West University and East University unite into one camp, and the rest of the world unites into another camp, does the latter have a chance of winning?”

You can probably imagine how pessimistic the answer to this question is.

After all, most professional answers list real data for comparison, and only after the comparison can you find out how big the gap in regional development can be.

Not counting the military aspect, the two sides account for more than 60% of the world's steel production; more than 60% of the world's electricity production; more than 70% of the world's technology; and 65% of the world's manufacturing industry...

Dongda and Xida together account for more than 60% of the satellites in the sky, and other regions need the consent of these two companies if they want to launch satellites.

The two navigation systems that together account for more than 95% of the world's usage also belong to the two countries. Not to mention that these are the only two systems that support precise navigation.

If we also count the aircraft carriers, the planes, the tonnage of the warships, the drones, and the space-based defense system that China just practiced...

Soon everyone sadly discovered that in terms of global strategic deployment and high-end weapons systems, the combined military strength of the two sides directly controlled the world's military dominance.

If the East and West really put aside their past grudges and start a grand narrative, not to mention that there are various contradictions between the other nearly 200 countries and regions on this small broken planet...

The conflicts between dozens of countries in Europe alone are obvious to all. What would it matter even if they could really unite?
In this era, it is not enough to just pile up people. The most advanced weapon systems in the world are sold by these two companies. Both companies are very clear about any shortcomings.

If there really is any dispute, the two companies can simply stop GPS and Beidou and everyone can go to bed.

Especially China, that space-based defense system is currently the strongest defense system in the world. It can almost guarantee that the mainland will not be attacked...

It is said that the second phase of the space-based defense system will directly cover the entire northern hemisphere, which means that the response time will be greatly extended.

In addition, there are even more pessimistic views, as one netizen said.

"Don't analyze those weapons, it's meaningless. Think about it, classical electronic computers are from these two companies, and now quantum simulation computers are also from these two companies. Android, IOS and Hongmeng are all from these two companies!
What would happen if they stopped providing services worldwide? We can't even use Quora, and before we know it, all high-tech products belong to them!"

Pessimism spread rapidly and soon turned into anger.

There is no doubt that Xida played a very dishonorable role in this incident. After all, this is equivalent to directly betraying the entire system that it once led. Who wouldn't be angry?
The specific manifestation is that on major global interactive software, users with Xida IP addresses will be targeted.

Some people even started to criticize Xi’an University on international short video software such as TT.

Well, originally many netizens of Xida University were also in a state of confusion at this time, and even many people who didn’t care about these situations didn’t know what was going on.

As a result, after browsing the Internet, I suddenly found that the whole world was scolding them. It was as if they had become enemies with the whole world overnight. Who could stand this?
I felt even more aggrieved after understanding the situation.

This is the decision of the guy in the white house. What does it have to do with ordinary people like them?

Of course, everyone has a rebellious mentality. When being scolded, they will naturally fight back. As they are scolding, they find that the other party has more people and more power and they can’t win at all. So someone starts to call for everyone to go to the social software of Dongda University, and then a lot of people respond.

After all, it is well known that the Chinese netizens on social software speak very nicely. They always say "dear" and "baby" as soon as they open their mouths, and they especially like to praise people.

There are almost no dirty words in the comment section, at most there are some harmless * signs.

The most important thing is that when the two sides were at loggerheads in the past, Chinese netizens all had a very good attitude. Now that the higher-ups are starting to make peace, their attitude is naturally even better.

This seems to be the case.

When netizens from Xi'an University flooded into the Chinese network, they were immediately warmly welcomed by Chinese netizens who were in the midst of heated discussions about whether the two sides really wanted to be friendly.

There is no way, everyone is very concerned about this matter. It just so happens that both parties are involved. Netizens in China are also very curious about what ordinary netizens in Xida think after learning about this news.

Then it got out of control, and everyone was talking about speculation. Most of the netizens at Dongda wanted to make money, and they were frustrated by the disgusting economic environment in recent years.

Although we won’t starve to death, there are visibly fewer ways to make money!

As for the netizens of Xida, they have been envious of China's beautiful infrastructure for a long time. They simply don't have the ability to rely on their own construction team.

There has been a legend circulating on the Internet that Hua Xia can build a hospital in ten days, while it takes one or two years to build a small toilet in Xida.

Execution and efficiency are not at the same level. Netizens of Xida University have no doubt about the ability of Dongda University in infrastructure.

The two sides hit it off immediately and began to imagine the future together on the Chinese Internet.

This series of chain reactions and the joyful scenes on the Chinese Internet are probably something that many people never expected!
……

Brad Smith couldn't quite remember how he got back to the hotel after dinner.

There's no way, Chinese wine is magical.

When I first drank it, it felt quite mellow, not very strong. Although I was a little uncomfortable at first, after drinking a lot, I felt it was quite smooth, almost like water.

So when those Chinese people started toasting, Brad Smith just started drinking too.

As a self-proclaimed expert on China, he certainly knows how important China's wine culture is.

In the second half, Brad Smith was actually starting to lose consciousness. He vaguely felt that he had said a lot to Qiao Yu, but he couldn't remember exactly what he had said. In the last period of time, he even blacked out.

He had no idea how the dinner ended or how he returned to the hotel and lay down on the bed.

After opening my eyes, I lay on the bed for a while with a blank mind.

It was different from previous hangovers. I didn't have a headache, but I felt dizzy. And I was thirsty...

"Water..." Brad Smith sat up and shouted after he gradually felt better.

The door was pushed open immediately. Apparently his secretary had been waiting outside.

"Mr. Smith, are you awake?" As the secretary said this, he had already poured a glass of warm water and handed it to the Microsoft CEO.

After hurriedly drinking a glass of water and feeling a little better, Brad Smith asked, "What happened yesterday? How did I get back?"

The secretary said speechlessly, "You were drunk last night. I helped you back home and cleaned up the place, and you fell asleep, and have been sleeping ever since."

"Huh... damn alcohol." Brad Smith cursed and put it down. It was the secretary who sent him back, and he couldn't ask for too much now.

"I think I need to take a shower first, damn it! How did I sleep last night?"

The secretary didn't say anything, but just packed up her things silently.

……

After taking a hot shower, Brad Smith did feel much better, and his brain finally regained its normal thinking ability.

His accompanying secretary was also called into the room again.

"I didn't do anything rude or say anything inappropriate last night, did I?"

Brad Smith asked seriously.

The accompanying secretary shook his head.

This also made him feel much better. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, the secretary added: "But the video of you at the dinner party last night was circulated on the Internet, and the response was quite big."

"Huh?" Brad Smith frowned.

Come to think of it, there seemed to be reporters there last night, but it still made him feel embarrassed.

After all, there is a big difference between a private promise and one that is made public, which made him a little nervous.

"And then?" Brad Smith asked, frowning.

"Perhaps you should watch the Fox evening news, which ended an hour ago. You know it's already eleven o'clock in the morning, China time."

Well, it was eleven in the morning in China, and it was probably past ten at the headquarters. The evening news had indeed finished.

Brad Smith took a close look at the secretary's expression and suddenly felt that the exposure of this video might not be all bad news, because the secretary's expression was just weird.

Brad Smith took the phone and opened the recorded video. After watching it, he breathed a sigh of relief and thought that this world was really amazing!
Regardless of what people in other countries in the world think, a bunch of ordinary people in the West unexpectedly agreed with the decision made by the guy in the White House this time.

Fox News not only broadcast a lot of interactive content between netizens from both sides on the Chinese Internet, but also randomly interviewed 500 people.

Surprisingly, more than 80 percent of the people are optimistic about the cooperation between West China University and East China University of Technology. Many people even say that the idiot in the white house has finally done something serious!

You have to know that anyone who describes someone in the White House as an idiot is definitely not that person's die-hard supporter.

Even the message posted by that person on X really attracted a lot of people to fight for their own state.

It can be seen that these people are very excited and really hope that their state can be the first state to introduce the East University infrastructure.

To be honest, this is something Brad Smith is not used to!

After all, these people had been brainwashed that the Chinese had taken their jobs, including himself. However, so soon these same people began to scramble for the Chinese to build infrastructure?

Especially because this incident caused such a stir, even though Fox News also broadcast the video of him at the dinner yesterday, his behavior did not cause much discussion.

Everyone seems to have accepted that it is understandable for Microsoft to take the initiative to move towards China.

At least I didn't see too many people scolding him, nor did too many people think that he did something wrong. Even when a few netizens said that he was a traitor, many netizens from Xi'an University jumped out to defend him, saying that his behavior not only promoted friendly coexistence between Xi'an University and Dongda University, but also contributed to the future development of Xi'an University!
Brad Smith instantly felt more confident. Although most of the time, netizens' opinions were not important, this situation would undoubtedly help him overcome many obstacles in persuading the board of directors.

It even made him feel that his choice was correct, in line with the trend of historical development, and that he was indeed doing the right thing.

Of course Brad Smith also noticed some alarmist analysis in the comments.

For example, some netizens concluded, based on the history of the disintegration of the world's first level, that Western University's compromise this time might be the beginning of a disaster. In the future, Western University might also be broken up into many small countries, and the North American continent would be divided like Europe.

Even listed many reasons.

For example, Western Australia has a relatively loose federal system, where state governments have too much power and uneven development, which is very similar to the former federation country.

Therefore, once you succumb to competition, you are likely to repeat the same mistakes.

But Brad Smith thought this was a joke. It was a complete mechanical application of history. After all, the two were in completely different historical eras, and China was not as aggressive as Xida was back then.

The two sides have a standard mutually beneficial relationship, so this kind of worry is completely groundless.

So Brad Smith just glanced at these negative comments, put his phone aside, and said with a relaxed look: "It seems we need to hold another board meeting."

"Mr. Smith, it's almost midnight Washington time," the secretary dutifully reminded him.

"Haven't we stayed up late enough recently? Kelly, you have to remember not to always choose to compromise with other people's time. Remember my words, maybe you will benefit from them for the rest of your life. You have to learn to let others compromise with you!"

(End of this chapter)