Huayu 2021: Isn’t he in the technology field?

Chapter 125 is full of interesting stories and attracts attention from all sides.

1:10 PM.

The buzzing noise in the main hall of the National Convention Center suddenly rose. The moment Jiang Qing and the others walked in through the side door with the staff, a boy in the back row shouted "Jiang Shen!" The entire audience erupted like water splashed in a pot of oil!

Attendees in suits and tech enthusiasts holding their phones all stood up, and the sound of the thirty-odd rows of seats clattering and tumbling was like firecrackers.

"This way, this way!"

Li Yanhong, who arrived earlier, stood in the middle of the aisle waving, his hair sticking up at the back of his head without him even bothering to fix it.

Lei Jun, Chen Tianshi, and Jiang Qing walked together, chatting and laughing as they headed to the front. The cameras of the media were almost all pointed at them, and the flashes of the cameras were constantly going off. Fortunately, the lighting was good enough, otherwise, it would have been impossible to open their eyes.

Jiang Qing and his group took their seats as guided by the staff. He glanced around and found that almost everyone in the first and second rows was a familiar face.

In the fourth row, several Jiang Qing fans wearing "Rational Fandom" T-shirts were live-streaming with selfie sticks. The girl on the left wearing a floral dress was shaking so badly that the camera could only capture the back of Jiang Qing's head and her occasional side profile.

"My God, he's alive! Jiang Qing is alive!"

Her companion quickly switched her phone to the rear camera, and the flash went off with a "click," making Lei Jun laugh.

"Young lady, take it easy, you're blinding my old eyes."

He turned around and threw out this sentence, which made several girls blush.

Jiang Qing turned around, and the girls immediately abandoned their shyness and waved their hands enthusiastically at him.

Seeing this, he waved to them, and the girls' screams almost lifted the roof off, making him grin from ear to ear.

A burst of laughter erupted from the crowd, and everyone found it quite amusing to see the usually composed Jiang Qing so flustered.

Suddenly, a muffled thud came from the back row. A blogger who was live streaming had knocked over a beverage rack as he squeezed through the aisle, spilling three cups of cola all over Yu Chengdong's trouser leg.

Yu Chengdong's leg-shaking motion was caught on camera during a Douyin live stream, and the screen immediately filled with "hahaha" comments. The hashtag "Yu Chengdong gets splashed with Coke" also climbed to the bottom of the trending topics list ten minutes later.

"Please take your seats as soon as possible. There are still fifteen minutes before our conference begins."

The host's voice was completely drowned out by the cheers when he tested the microphone.

A boy in a high school uniform rushed from the back row to the front row, holding up a crumpled math textbook and shouting.

"Jiang Shen, please sign your autograph! I took the high-speed train for three hours to get here!"

Just as the staff were about to stop him, Jiang Qing had already taken the textbook, and Lei Jun naturally took out a pen and handed it to him.

"Use this, the water will flow smoothly."

The scene was being updated in real time on Weibo, and a nine-grid photo posted by a scalper was forwarded over 10,000 times in five minutes.

In the third photo, Jiang Qing, wearing a black shirt, is signing autographs with his head down, while Lei Jun stands beside him like an assistant. The caption "Lei Jun transitions to agent" immediately went viral on Weibo's trending topics list.

The most popular comment in the comment section: "Mr. Lei, could you please send me the link to the fountain pen?"

Wang trembled and pulled his hat brim down even further, covering himself completely with his mask.

She was sitting in the eighth row, at the very edge, and could clearly see Jiang Qing's profile as he occasionally turned his head diagonally in front of her.

The woman sitting next to me was chatting away with her companion.

"This young man is even more handsome than he looks in the photos. No wonder my daughter insisted that I film him."

The phone camera suddenly tilted in her direction, and Wang Churan quickly dodged to the side, her canvas bag hitting the handrail with a "thud".

"Hey! Is the girl alright?"

The older woman kindly offered to help her pick up her bag, but Wang trembled and quickly shook her head, deliberately making her voice rough.

"it's okay no problem."

She took out her phone and pretended to browse Weibo. The latest update in the trending topic of Jiang Qing's unedited photos was a side profile photo taken by a front-row audience member.

Sunlight streamed in through the domed glass, landing directly on his eyelashes. Many netizens in the comments section lamented, "His eyelashes are longer than my life plan!"

Baidu's host finally brought the situation under control, and a warm-up video began playing on the big screen.

When the number of viewers in the Bilibili live stream reached four million, the camera panned across the audience and suddenly focused on a boy dressed in a mascot costume.

The sign he was holding read, "Jiang Shen, look at me, I failed advanced mathematics."

The screen was instantly flooded with comments like "I am another person in this world," and an account with "Shuimu University" certification left a comment.

"I suggest you directly send him to Wuwen Technology to clean toilets!"

As Jiang Qing was being pulled aside by Li Yanhong to talk, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted from the back row.

It turns out that the technical director of Ali Cloud was crouching down and moving forward when he was deliberately tripped by an engineer from Huawei, almost falling on the academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This scene was turned into a GIF and went viral in many WeChat groups, with the caption "The War of Internet Giants". The most liked comment was: "So it turns out that the big shots' meetings are just like our company's team building activities."

"Teacher Jiang, would you like some water?"

The bottled water handed to him by a staff member rolled halfway around on the table. Lei Jun picked it up and unscrewed the cap.

"Mr. Jiang, I, your agent, will serve you to the very end."

He had clearly seen the trending topics and was constantly on the front lines of online research.

"Mr. Lei, you flatter me. I would never dare to use you as my agent."

Jiang Qing smiled and reached out to help him turn on the water.

"Mr. Jiang..."

As they were talking, a flash of light suddenly went off in front of them, and more than twenty media reporters raised their microphones in unison. One female reporter with a ponytail shouted the loudest.

"Dr. Jiang, what are your thoughts on crossing over into acting?"

Whistles erupted from the audience, and the comments section of the Douyin live stream suddenly started scrolling at an accelerated pace.

Li Yanhong, sitting next to him, quickly raised his hand to smooth things over.

"Hey, let's leave the questions for later!"

But Jiang Qing had already taken the microphone with a smile.

"That's my impression."

He deliberately dragged out his words, waiting until the entire room quieted down before speaking.

"Writing code is still much easier."

The audience burst into laughter, and Lei Jun slapped his thigh and joked with Chen Tianshi.

"This kid has a good sense of humor."

Other media outlets continued to raise questions, eager to get to the bottom of things since they had finally gotten a chance to question Jiang Qing.

Questions included, "Mr. Jiang, what do you think of the several couples that netizens have paired up for you?" "Were Mr. Jiang and Ms. Chen Duling already friends during their university years?" "It's been reported online that actresses Tian Xiwei and Meng Ziyi visited you on set one after the other. What are your current relationships with them?" and so on.

Jiang Qing did not respond to them again, but simply smiled. Li Yanhong also signaled to his staff to ask all the media to move aside.

In the fourth row, Wang timidly pulled out a power bank to keep her phone powered on; the lock screen wallpaper was a leaked photo of Jiang Qing on set of "The Beginning".

The super topic was just updated with behind-the-scenes photos, one of which showed her curled up in her seat.

A comment from a sharp-eyed CP fan almost made her smash her phone in anger.

"That young lady in the white hat looks like Zhou Ye!"

You are Zhou Ye!
Your whole family is Zhou Ye!
Three topics related to the Baidu AI Conference are among the top ten trending topics on Weibo, and several other terms are approaching the top ten. The three terms "Lei Jun helps Jiang Qing open a bottle cap", "Internet moguls' team building scene", and "Jiang Qing's crossover ceiling" are currently the most popular, ranking first, second, and fifth respectively.

The most popular video on Douyin right now is a 15-second clip secretly filmed by an HW engineer. When Jiang Qing turns his head to talk to Lei Jun, Li Yanhong, who is next to him, is desperately trying to move his own company logo into the camera.

This little gesture has also been turned into a "scheming boy" meme by netizens.

Suddenly someone poked Wang Cherish's shoulder from behind, startling her so much that she almost threw her phone away.

Turning my head, I saw a girl wearing glasses, her face flushed with excitement.

"Sister, aren't you the one who acted in that movie?"

Before she could finish speaking, her companion covered her mouth and nodded to her shyly.

"Sorry, I've mistaken you for someone else!"

Wang Churan shook her head stiffly and raised her hand to press down the brim of her hat again.

Her heart was pounding so loudly she could hear it herself, and her palms were covered in cold sweat.

It wouldn't have been a problem, but she canceled her original schedule to be there today. If her manager finds out she's here, she'll get scolded again.

When the Baidu promotional video was shown on stage, a chorus of yawns erupted from the audience.

A programmer in a plaid shirt crouched down and slipped into the aisle, holding a gimbal camera and taking pictures of the back of Jiang Qing's head for ten minutes.

This video of "Jiang Qing spacing out" later garnered over a million views on Bilibili, with comments counting how many times he twirled his pen and tapped the table.

Suddenly, a message popped up in the fan group saying that scalpers were selling Jiang Qing's used tissues at the gate.

Wang opened the photo posted by a friend in the group chat, and in the blurry picture, there really was a security guard chasing a man who was carrying a trash can.

Someone has already made an offer in the super topic.

"I need help getting fresh air in Jiang Qing's seating area, urgently!"

Wang put down his phone, shook his head, and sighed. How come these people are even less rational than him?

Eh?
wrong!

Why do I feel like there's something wrong with my brain?
……

at the same time.

Haikou, the filming location for the Chinese restaurant.

After washing the dishes and utensils from lunch, Zhou Ye immediately pulled Yao Anna to find an empty seat and hurriedly opened the live stream on iQiyi.

"Don't worry, it doesn't start until 1:30. Your Dr. Jiang is the opening speaker, so he'll definitely be on time."

Yao Anna picked up the kettle and poured a glass of water for each of them, speaking calmly.

"Oh dear, I'm afraid I'll miss it. I've watched his previous videos and I think he's so cool when he's giving speeches on stage. I don't want to miss the live broadcast, which is a rare opportunity."

Zhou Ye held his chin in his hands, staring intently at the screen, not blinking, afraid of missing even the slightest bit of Jiang Qing's image.

"You really should let Jiang Qing see what you've become!"

Yao An couldn't help but sigh when she saw her like this.

Zhou Ye seemed not to hear, his eyes fixed intently on the screen, his gaze filled with anticipation.

She hadn't seen Jiang Qing for a while and missed him terribly.

Shanghai, the set of “Our Best Years”.

During a break, Chen Duling took out her phone and opened a Douyin live stream. When the scene of Jiang Qing talking with Lei Jun appeared on the screen, her eyes flickered.

Even after all these years, he remains the center of attention wherever he goes.

Just like before.

Speaking of which, she should go back to Xiamen for a visit.

A residential area in a mountain city.

After being confirmed to star in "Qingqing's Daily Life", Tian Xiwei turned down many unnecessary activities and focused on studying the script at home.

But today, she unusually put the script aside, wearing a simple white dress, leaning against the headboard, holding a tablet in her hand.

When the live stream showed Jiang Qing and Li Yanhong chatting, she couldn't help but recall the scene where Jiang Qing had asked Li Yanhong for a role for her.

Thinking about that scene, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

She figured that Mr. Li from Baidu was probably also quite confused.

What she didn't know was that Jiang Qing's participation in this conference was precisely because of her role.

Star City, a coffee shop.

"Sister, it's a promise, we can play for two more days and then focus on reading the script."

Fangfang placed a cup of mocha in front of Zhang Jingyi and asked her to do it.

"Oh, it's a promise, definitely."

Zhang Jingyi grinned at her, then lowered her head to focus her gaze on the live stream on her phone.

Fangfang leaned closer to take a look, and her expression suddenly turned strange.

"Jingyi, what did you and Dr. Jiang do after I left that day?"

She asked the question as if it were unintentional.

"Just eating."

Zhang Jingyi answered without looking up.

"and then?"

"I took a walk on the beach, fished for a while, and then played ring toss... Hey? Why are you asking so many questions?"

Zhang Jingyi suddenly realized something was wrong and looked up at her.

"It's nothing, I just saw it trending and was curious to ask."

Fangfang shook her head innocently.

Zhang Jingyi looked at her suspiciously for a few moments, then lowered her head again.

Seeing her artist completely oblivious, Fangfang sighed inwardly. Since that day, she had seen Zhang Jingyi watching Jiang Qing's videos quite often.

"Dr. Jiang seems to have quite a few scandals."

She suddenly spoke, and then Zhang Jingyi's hand tightened suddenly.

OK, confirmed.

……

The number of people watching this live stream was far greater than Jiang Qing had imagined.

At this point, there was only one minute left before the start of the game.

(End of this chapter)