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On June 6, 1996, Pokeni held a special press conference.

A few days ago, the reporters who received the notice were actually confused.

Because the theme of P Society's press conference this time is: "RTT, connect the world, change the world, and create the world." ”

Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw this title.

Pokeni is a game company, so shouldn't you publish content related to games?

Qing Zhiyuan said,What I'm releasing is game-related content.。

It's just that you haven't understood the connection between the two.

Back then, Penguin relied on this thing to become the world's largest game company.

What's more, in the future of real-time online games, chat tools are also needed, and there is no delay in doing this.

……

Although I felt very confused, the scene of the press conference was full of people.

The main thing is that everyone is also curious about what kind of moth can be made by a game-based company like Pokeni.

The press conference has not yet begun, and the following is already a heated discussion.

"It's amazing. A company that makes games actually wants to hold a new product launch conference for software. ”

"yes, I think it's incredible."

"Actually, I was mentally prepared, but I thought that the new product launch conference of Pokeni should be in the hardware side, and I was expecting them to become the next Sony, or the next Sega.

I didn't expect that President Qing Zhiyuan didn't seem to think about hardware at all. ”

"What is this RTT?" A reporter asked, confused.

"I don't know, P should be pokeni, right, but what is TT? It feels weird. ”

"What can connect the world, change the world, and create the world?"

"President Qing Zhiyuan really likes to engage in this kind of mysterious thing."

……

Seriously, if it weren't for the fact that there is no such thing as live broadcast now, Qingzhiyuan would also be particularly willing to do a live broadcast and bring the goods directly.

Originally, Qing Zhiyuan did not plan to hold such a press conference.

Because from a technical point of view, there is no technical difficulty in making a QQ at all, and if you directly open source it, others will think that your thing is a bit too simple.

It's not worth showing off at all.

If you are a 4G communication technology, or 5G communication technology in the future, even if it is the first conference of a smartphone, it will be more valuable and topical than this.

At least not so much on a technical level.

However, after thinking about it, Qing Zhiyuan still decided to hold such a press conference.

Some things are not lacking in value because they are not technical.

On the contrary, it is the application scenarios and the breadth that determine it.

The easier it is to be popularized, the easier it is to be accepted by everyone, the more it needs to be introduced in this way.

Qingzhiyuan has applied for a patent for TT.

Now I would like to take such an opportunity to introduce such a product to the world in the form of a press conference.

At the same time, it is also a way to spread the word.

Promote the spread of RTT in the future.

……

Qing Zhiyuan looked at his watch, it was about 9 o'clock in the morning.

It's almost time.

So he raised his hand and signaled to the host at the scene that he could start.

The host briefly warmed up the scene, and after some brief introductions, he said loudly, "Next, we have invited Mr. Aojiyuan, President of Pokeni Co., Ltd., to introduce this RTT product to you!"

Mr. Qing Zhiyuan, please. ”

Bang Bang ......

The audience applauded thunderously.

Qing Zhiyuan came out from behind the scenes.

And then there was another flash of light, clicking......

Journalists sighed:

"The appearance of the youth president is really excellent, even if there is no product today, I feel that just shooting people is enough."

"Yes, in the position of president, there really aren't many people who can be more handsome than Qing Zhiyuan."

"What do you mean that there are not few, according to me, there are none. Unless Kimura gives up being an actor to start a company. ”

"Hahahaha, have you ever thought that Kimura was actually created by President Seijiyuan."

……

Qing Zhiyuan laughed, first introduced himself, greeted the audience, and then raised his hand to guide everyone to look at the big screen.

On the top of the screen, the projector projects a large picture.

Above it is the Great Wall of China and the beacon towers that are located at intervals.

"Communication has been an important means of social interaction between people since ancient times.

In ancient times, when there were no telephones and transportation was inconvenient, what should the ancients do if they wanted to communicate with people thousands of miles away?

It's beacon smoke.

[Beacon fire] is an important means of military communication in ancient China's border defense, and the ignition of the beacon fire indicates the emergence of national war.

The reason why it is called "wolf smoke" is because in ancient times, the Central Plains people had many rumors about the border nomads related to wolves, and the purpose was to tell the rear army that "the wolf is coming". During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states successively built beacon towers on the frontier to transmit military information.

After Qin unified the Central Plains, the Great Wall was full of beacon towers, which continued until the Han Dynasty.

When there is an enemy situation, there is a special person responsible for lighting the fire to alarm, quickly transmitting information through the beacon fire between the peaks, and reflecting the specific enemy situation such as the size of the enemy, whether it is infantry or cavalry through different warning signals, or informing the adjacent walled city (sergeant) what kind of joint defense measures to take, forming a mature enemy information transmission system.

Then ......"

The next photo shows a pigeon with a bamboo tube tied to its legs.

The flying pigeon, also known as the "wild goose biography", refers to tying a letter to the pigeon's foot and passing it to the person to be delivered.

Around 3000 B.C., the ancient Egyptians began to use carrier pigeons to deliver letters.

The flying pigeon book uses the carrier pigeon's induction and "homing" to the earth's magnetic field.

The pigeons are particularly home-loving, which is an innate advantage.

However, because the carrier pigeon often has only one home, it can only be transmitted in a fixed person and a fixed place, the messenger needs to bring the carrier pigeon before departure, and the place where the letter is sent can only be the place where the departure point is located.

Therefore, the carrier pigeon can only send the letter unilaterally, and there is no way for the carrier pigeon to fly back to the sending place after the letter is delivered. ”

……

Qing Zhiyuan slowly told the history of the development of communications, and the reporters below gradually listened to it a little fascinated.

This process seems to be quite informative, but Qing Zhiyuan tells it quickly and very clearly.

From the beacon fire and wolf smoke, to the flying pigeon to pass the book, then to the post station, and then to the fish to pass the ruler, kite, bamboo tube to pass the book, and so on.

The ancient Chinese people constantly tried to perfectly combine the forces of nature with the medium of nature, which all reflect their extraordinary wisdom.

Then to the postman system, to the back of the telegraph, to the telephone......

"Nowadays, with the development of technology, the means of communication are also changing with each passing day."

Speaking of which, an assistant pushed out a computer that had been connected to the network and put it in front of Qing Zhiyuan.

At the same time, the camera in the back is pointed at the computer screen, and it is broadcast live.

So the audience can see the information on the computer through the screen.

The first thing that appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a chat interface.

On the left is a boxy chat window, and on the right is a row of people's names.

"With the increasing popularity of personal computers, there is another amazing thing that has begun to be born, and that is the Internet."

"And now ......"

Qing Zhiyuan raised his hand and pointed to the big screen, "Friends, Pokeni-Real-Time TOLK, or RTT for short. ”

Although everyone didn't quite understand what this was, all the atmosphere at the scene was mobilized by Qing Zhiyuan, and everyone couldn't help but applaud when they saw him enthusiastically and confidently introducing this software.

I don't know why I applauded, but I did.

……

Qing Zhiyuan picked up the computer and typed next to it, "Hello, David." ”

After a few seconds, a sentence appeared in the window, "Hello, Qing." ”

The whole chat was in English.

Qing Zhiyuan took the microphone and said with a smile, "I'm chatting with one of my friends in the United States right now, and the information everyone sees is sent instantly, and it's what is happening at this moment." ”

Wow!

Hearing this, there was an uproar below.

"Really? From here to the United States? ”

In order to verify what he said, Qing Zhiyuan specially dialed the phone number from the United States on the spot.

After the transfer, Breivik picked up the phone.

"David, can you tell us what's happening in your city right now?"

"emmm......" Breivik paused for two seconds on the other end of the line, "It's raining heavily, you can listen to it, just two minutes ago." ”

Then there was a loud sound of rain on the phone.

"Also, I saw a poster of the movie 'Replay' being put up outside."

"David, can you use TT to tell me what just happened?"

"Okay, Qing."

So on the computer screen, a similar conversation reappeared, but this time through text.

Soon, the reporters confirmed the corresponding news through their own media platforms.

What Breivik said was true.

Although it is not 100% sure whether Qing Zhiyuan is really communicating with the United States in real time, the performance effect on the scene is still very explosive.

"So David, can you send me the movie poster you just mentioned?" Qing Zhiyuan continued.

"The Pokémon advertisement was playing on the big screen in the square opposite me, and there was still the time of the moment, and I took a picture of it." David Breivik responded on TT.

"Okay, David."

After speaking, Qing Zhiyuan turned around, and everyone on the scene was waiting with him.

"Because there is a certain network delay, it will not reply so quickly. But as the network continues to evolve in the future, the latency will become smaller and smaller. Qing Zhiyuan said.

In addition, thanks to Sony, the digital camera has been done quite well, so now I can shoot and store it with the digital camera and send the photos.

After a while, about 10 minutes or so, a picture actually appeared in the TT chat window.

Sure enough, an advertisement for Pokémon was playing on the big electronic screen in Washington Square in Chicago, and the Pokémon 3D World was about to be released in the Omi region recently.

It does have a timestamp on it, showing a number from ten minutes ago.

And the big clock next to it also proves this.

……

Applause erupted again.

While taking photos, various media outlets confirmed the news with their parent companies.

This time, everyone basically believed that the instant messaging function of this TT was real.

"In Neon China, the delay time of this news will be shorter." Qing Zhiyuan smiled.

"Imagine having RTT."

"We no longer have to be hindered by space and geography, an Internet software can immediately contact our relatives and friends, and a new era of communication is coming......"

"The network connects the world."

"The earth of the future will be much smaller than we imagined."

Connecting the world, the Internet allows us to communicate, share, and collaborate with people around the world across time and space.

Through RTT, we can easily keep in touch with our friends and family who are far away from home and learn about their current situation and life.

This is the change brought about by RTT.

An instant messenger that is enough to change the world. ”

Bang bang, and there was warm applause again.

But so far, everyone is still not too convinced by Qing Zhiyuan.

If we have such a thing as a telephone, why should we communicate through such a tool?

It seems that the better thing to praise should be the file transfer and picture sending function of RTT.

However, even if it is so, it seems that it can be solved by e-mail.

In that case, doesn't RTT seem a bit of a chicken?

……

"Of course, what I said above is just the convenience of acquaintance socialization provided by RTT." Qing Zhiyuan seemed to have seen through the doubts and thoughts in everyone's hearts a long time ago, and laughed confidently.

"One of the biggest and most interesting things about RTT is that it helps us expand our social circle."

"As we all know, Pokeni is a game company, especially for galgame games.

Galgame is a very niche game in the entire gaming field.

There are even many manufacturers who make it into a blue game, which causes galgame to be shrouded in a peculiar aura. ”

Speaking of this, the audience below burst into laughter.

They glanced at each other, and everyone blushed a little.

"For our players, it is actually very embarrassing, blushing, and even social death to want to discuss such a game with others in reality."

"Not wanting acquaintances, or even friends and family, to know that I'm playing a game like this has become a small wish for players."

"But do you think they want to share it with others?"

"I think it's still going to be."

"At least, the emergence of a lot of fandom clubs illustrates this problem."

"I want to share with people who have the same hobbies, I want to share what I like with others, and I want others to experience good niche things together, these are our real demands."

"If you like to play basketball, you don't necessarily have the same friends around you."

"If you like astronomy and the stars, you may not be able to meet a few like-minded people in your life."

"And our RTT exists to solve such problems."

……

Speaking of which, Qing Zhiyuan once again operated in the computer.

He first set up David's conversation as a group, and then pulled the head of P-NET in.

The three of them chatted very happily in the group, although there was a certain network delay in the middle, but the reporters on the scene basically understood it.

"Wow, this thing can chat with multiple people at the same time?"

"yes, in this way, the function of RTT is obviously more versatile than e-mail."

……

After demonstrating the group function, Qingzhiyuan demonstrated again the search for friends and the search for the same friend group...... A series of operations.

"In China, there is a word called [bosom friend], which refers to a person who can really understand himself.

In the West, there is a word called soulmate, soul mate.

Who wouldn't want to meet such a soul mate in their life? ”

In neon language, the word that is most closely expressed should be "relatives and friends", close friends, but compared to bosom friends or soul mates, it is still so meaningless.

"There are 5.7 billion people in the world, and the probability that you want to meet another person is only 1 in 5.7 billion.

Think about it, how small is this probability?

If your soul mate, your friend, is really not in the circle around you, then how regretful should this life be? ”

"RTT helps you expand your social circle, so that everyone can find their own like-minded and soul mate among the 5.7 billion people in the world.

Perhaps, you will find that you are not alone.

In this world, there are many people like you. ”

"That's what RTT is all about.

Connect the world, change the world, create the world.

Thank you. ”

After Qing Zhiyuan finished speaking, the audience was silent.

Everyone was chewing on what Qing Zhiyuan had just said, immersed in the future he had described.

……

Bang Bang Bang ......

A small middle-aged man in the audience stood up and took the lead in applauding violently.

Everyone looked over and realized that this person turned out to be Masayoshi Son.

In the whole venue, Son's applause was particularly warm, but it was particularly unique in the empty environment.

After a few seconds, everyone stood up as if they had just woken up from a dream and applauded along with Mr. Son.

Scene.

Thunderous applause.

He is worthy of the man I have my eye on.

Son laughed.

A new era, a new world, is coming.

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