“…… According to the test results of our engineers, citrus mobile phones do have anti-eavesdropping capabilities. This function is manifested as a reminder that the mobile phone owner is eavesdropping, and displays the eavesdropper's mailing address, including the eavesdropper's phone number and signal location. The emergence of this function is due to the automatic derivation of the security system that comes with the intelligent operating system of mobile phones. The security system of Citrus Mobile Phone was developed in response to the increasingly rampant mobile viruses and online financial crimes. The anti-eavesdropping feature wasn't the driving force of our design, it was just an accident......"

Viewers across the United States can see the president of Strus Electronic Technology answering a reporter's question about the bugging feature at a press conference on television news.

Link and Jessica, of course, also saw Martha talking nonsense in a serious manner.

Jessica laughs and says, "Martha seems to have a lot of talent as an actress!"

"If you are in business, if you go to acting, it is very simple to get an Oscar nomination for leading role. Link felt like he was starting to turn into a drama outside. "And she wants to be an actress, she can eat with her face, and her acting skills may be negligible. "It's not uncommon for Hollywood to rely on a face and figure and then be a heroine with a wooden face. Martha is a very pearl.

Jessica smiled, reached out to protect his waist, and said, "If you admit that you have that function, why do you want to deny that it is an active research and development function?"

She now uses a special Strus phone, and Link told her exactly what it was doing when he gave it to her. It is absolutely impossible to have discovered it now.

"Patriotic Law!"

Link shook his head slightly and said three words.

Taking the initiative to develop software that is anti-eavesdropping and can track down eavesdroppers will really make Strus famous, and it will give the impression of being technologically sophisticated.

But that impression isn't worth much.

As long as the phone has that kind of function, it can attract enough customers.

And admitting that the feature was developed on its own initiative, who knows if the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will punish Strus for violating the so-called Patriot Act?

As long as Strus does not admit that it was actively developed and the function has been exposed, the country must ask the opinions of consumers if it wants to restrict the sales of Strus mobile phones. And if that happens, Strus can file a lawsuit in court.

But now it seems that the US Department of Homeland Security does not have much time to take care of them now. Now they are being disgraced by the attacks of the opposition in Congress.

The Patriot Act is a law that targets terrorism and endangers the homeland security of the United States. But now federal parliamentarians are also being monitored. Whether the Patriotic Law can still exist is still a question.

Link had been waiting for the anti-eavesdropping feature to be discovered, but he never imagined that the first person to discover it would be a councilor. It is especially rare that this is an opposition MP.

Originally, there were quite a few legislators who opposed the abuse of the Patriotic Law. More centrists. Now that there is an incident of a Member being wiretapped, will it inevitably make other Members feel the same way?

Playing politics, that ass is absolutely clean, and if they get caught on the phone, they don't have to mess around in the future.

As for the public, after the media report, there was even more turmoil.

But instead of marching in the streets, people are talking about it online.

Link and Martha's strategy is a plan for online publicity.

As a result, some rhythmic people soon appeared on the Internet. They specifically reply or discuss in the circle of friends who discuss eavesdropping concerns.

"I always felt like I was being wiretapped. Although I am not a terrorist, I have never thought about doing anything to be sorry for the United States, let alone worrying about the plan to bomb the building being discovered. But when someone knows about a quarrel with my girlfriend and losing it, it always makes me feel very uncomfortable. ”

"Oh my God, I'm worried that my audio-visual love conversation with my boyfriend last night will be used as evidence in court......"

"Maybe tomorrow the whole world will know that I'm bent. I'm GAY, but I don't want my wife and kids to know. ”

"Maybe I should buy a citrus. While apples are tastier, citrus is noticeably more useful. At least it tells me if it's being tapped or not. ”

Those people bring with them certain people who are worried that they are being eavesdropped, or that they may be eavesdropped on in the future.

Whether for or against the Patriotic Law, no one wants to be wiretapped.

Moreover, the Patriotic Law has always been controversial and has been amended many times. Now it is suddenly rumored that even members of Congress have been monitored by the Department of Homeland Security, and ordinary people are even more concerned.

Later, some people even came out to popularize science: "With the support of the Patriotic Law, the federal government has the right to require American companies to disclose all information." Signals from telecommunications companies are also among them. The access point they listen to is the network of the communication phone, so ordinary anti-eavesdropping software is useless for them. But citrus mobile phones seem to have the ability to do so. ”

The man also used detailed simulations to explain how the federal government eavesdropped on the target.

The day after Strus's press conference, Martha called Link, and her voice was tinged with reserved surprise, saying, "Link, we made it. In half a day today, the number of Strus mobile phones sold reached 75,000 units. Dealers in major cities are asking us to ship as soon as possible. Flagship store reserves around the country are also about to sell out. ”

"I remember that there was a lot of stock in the factory warehouse. Link joked. "Are they being gnawed by rats?"

"Of course not, rats are not interested in them, only people do. They are being sent to various cities. I just wanted to tell you that we made it!" Martha couldn't help but laugh. "I can now be sure that we will be a big success!"

"Aren't we going to do a hunger sale?

Link frowned slightly, could it be that Martha was stimulated by the current market reaction?

"I certainly remember to be hungry to sell. But now that we're shipping, many stores won't be able to get the goods until tomorrow. And the quantity has been researched by us to meet some of the needs, but it will make the market feel that we have limited supply. In particular, we currently limit online sales to a maximum of 50,000 units per day. ”

"50,000 units, that seems like a lot. ”

"That's a lot. However, more than 130,000 units were ordered this morning. ”

Link couldn't help but be a little surprised, the sales of 130,000 mobile phones were at least 100 million US dollars: "Oh. So, 50,000 is indeed less. ”

"It will slowly increase in the future. Martha said with a smile. "We need to keep this sales boom going as long as possible. ”

Perhaps the prolongation of this buying spree will not lead to a significant increase in sales of Strus phones. But it can make the fame of Strus's phone brew for a long time.

Martha paused for a moment and then said, "I think we can think about the European and Asian markets." ”

Although the international status of the United States has declined a bit now, some products are unlikely to become a fashion like Apple's in the past. But the functionality of Strus mobile phones can also attract foreign customers. Before, because there was no fame, the cost of advertising would be high. Now that Strus is famous, advertising in those countries will be twice as effective with half the effort.

At this time, it is the best time to sell Strus to other countries.

"I have no problem with promoting foreign markets, but can we keep up with the production capacity?" The production capacity is really not very large. "Should we stabilize the U.S. market first? ”

"We don't have to worry about production capacity for the time being, we have a lot of products in stock before we start going on sale. In the past month or so, our production line has not stopped. Now we have enough inventory to meet the market demand until the production capacity is increased. ”

Link would think of the more than a billion dollars that Strus had already borrowed, as well as the money he personally invested. That does need to be recycled as soon as possible. So he stopped objecting, saying, "Then I have no opinion." ”

He has no opinion, but there are many people who have opinions.

Apple, Blackberry, and mule-pulled motorcycles, these are all famous brands of American mobile phones. They used to be the giants of the mid-to-high-end mobile phone market in the United States.

Strus has sprung up, and although it hasn't affected them yet, looking at this sales frenzy, no matter how high their confidence in their brand is, they will inevitably feel threatened.

But in the current situation, it is no longer useful for them to snipe Strus with normal market competition methods. Because their products don't have any competitiveness against Strus.

So a congressman who supported the Patriot Act came out and spoke: "I'm very concerned about the sale of Strus phones. That would make it impossible for our security personnel to conduct covert investigations against those suspicious individuals. As long as we do something, we are reminding the terrorists: I am investigating you. What's more, we can't tell their plans from their calls. It is not possible to prevent the innocent citizens who may be killed in advance through such a method. ”

The words of this councillor are very rhythmic. As soon as his words fell, a large number of similar worries appeared on the Internet.

Martha got a report from her subordinates and knew that someone was using a water army on the Internet to bring a counter-rhythm. If this rhythm continues, the federal government may be justified in asking Strus to stop selling mobile phones.

She was about to fight back. Carrick took the initiative to ask for an interview with reporters this time.

"A lot of people are now worried that Strus's anti-eavesdropping capabilities will make counterterrorism work harder," he told reporters. I would say that it was just an excuse. When all the terrorists know that they might be spied on, do you think they're going to talk about their plans on the phone? I think the U.S. health care reform really needs to be changed, so many people with boogers are not being detected. Well, if they feel that if terrorists buy our mobile phones, it will make their jobs harder to do. They can provide us with a list of suspected terrorists. We can use real-name sales and refuse to sell to people on the list. Of course, we will keep the list absolutely confidential. ”

He is the only one who dares to propose that the federal government submit a list of suspects. As for absolute secrecy, what does it mean to "refuse to sell"? That makes people laugh.

If it weren't for the fact that he was the independent developer of Strus's intelligent program, everyone would have thought he was a psychopath or a fool.

Although Carrick's words were a bit of a scoundrel, he did fight back. Martha's hired sailors are also making a move: "Maybe I should ask the federal government to issue me a 'non-suspect certificate' so I can have a Strus phone." ”

But the federal government, in the face of parliamentary bombardment of the Patriotic Act, has no intention of paying attention to these matters.