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The city of Mountain-View is also known as Mountain View. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, many people don't know that this little-known small city is the center of Silicon Valley.

In the Cowboy West, Mountain View was originally a small stop on the carriage line between San Jose and San Francisco, but by the end of the last century, it had become the headquarters of major companies such as Google and Microsoft, and the city reached its unparalleled peak during the Clinton era. Housing prices here have multiplied by white-collar workers in large companies, and the original occupants of the town have moved out, and even then, you have to wait in line to buy a house.

Unfortunately, with the economic crisis and the weakening prospects of large companies, it has become depressed again, the main street is deserted, only Chinese restaurants are still supporting, everywhere you go seems to be so quiet, the most lively place is the public swimming pool, you can at least hear the sound of children playing.

Jessica Poser was sitting at a Mexican restaurant called "Fiachia La-Fiesta" across the street from the police station, eating breakfast as usual.

It should be said that 90% of the customers in the restaurant are her police colleagues. However, they are all older cops, and the younger ones like to go to Starbucks on Castro Avenue in the city center. She once went to Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee. The waiters there all put on their signature robot expressions, they are like workers on the assembly line, and the unified training and mechanized programs make her feel uncomfortable.

At this time, a small, dark-skinned Mexican waiter brought her breakfast.

A large plate of tortillas, soft pastries, omelettes and bacon, and a cup of coffee.

"Torres, I see you've reported it! Celebrity waiter, ho, awesome!"

Yes, the man named Torres is the star employee of this restaurant, and the local newspaper in Mountain View has a special story about him, he has been serving plates for 30 years, and he never thought that because of his excellent service and qualifications, he would change jobs to seek a higher position in another restaurant, which may be the "small town spirit".

Torres was a shy man, he was shy, he just kept nodding his head, and finally held back a sentence with a deep Spanish accent: "Thank you, sheriff, good appetite!"

"Thank you!"

I feel a lot better here than Starbucks, just because of the human touch.

Jessica Poser is a native of the city and knows the city all too well, and she and her family are among the few original residents who insist on staying because there are so many fond memories of it. Jessica joined the Mountain View Police Department in 2005 for another twenty years. In 2007, she was promoted to captain for her outstanding field command and leadership skills. In addition to her training at the FBI National Academy and her time on the East Coast at Harvard Kennedy's Executive in Government, Jessica spent her prime time in her city, for which she would continue to serve as a sergeant.

After eating and paying, she pushed open the door of the restaurant and saw a police car with a white MVPD printed on it parked in front of the restaurant, and it turned out to be her subordinate and old partner, Max Nowaski, who had come to pick her up.

After getting into the car, Jessica almost choked to death, she quickly rolled down the window and looked at Max with an incredulous expression. Today his face was shaved clean, his uniform was ironed, and he was sprayed with too much cologne.

"Are you concerned?"

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I'm a fan, so of course I have to take it seriously. Max started the car and they drove up Bush Street.

Today is a big day for this small city.

Lancer's new product launch will be held at Pioneer Garden in the heart of the city, while the Mountain View Police Department will send police to assist with security. Max is a big fan of Biop and is thrilled to have the opportunity to meet the founder of Lancer.

Max squinted at Jessica, and immediately returned to the front, and he said proudly, "Boss, aren't you also a Biop user?"

Yes, Jessica has a biop player stuck in her breast pocket in her uniform, and she's not a hipster person. This music player was a Christmas gift from her daughter last year. It's small, it's easy to carry around, and most importantly, it's easy to use, and people like Jessica have always had to worry about electronics, but even she has to admit that this biop is so easy to use.

Jessica is not a stingy person, and she naturally praises good things.

"Biop is really endearing!"

"That's right!" Max immediately agreed, and then gushed again, "The best thing is that all the songs are free, you don't need to log in to a ghost software, and then spend money to download them! It's just that I don't understand, about the copyright issue, what kind of agreement Lancer reached with the record company, all free This is a paradise for music fans, but how to pay for the huge copyright, how do they make money!"

Jessica doesn't care like Max about such a thing. She smiled knowingly, this player, there is a playback mode setting, of course it has the most perfect creature mode, the sound quality is like heaven, but you can also choose the cassette mode. Then, you will have a very rare opportunity to experience the effect of the tape machine, press the play button again, and the music will play normally again. Jessica burst out laughing when she first heard it, and she really admired the idea of this small setting, which was entirely in mind for the small entertainment needs of customers of her age.

The police car passed through Church Street, named after the Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph, and after looking at the main street, they arrived at Pioneer Park.

The entrance to the park is guarded by guards, and the venue is at the Mountain View Performing Arts Center in the park.

Park the car in the police parking lot, and before getting out of the car, Jessica asked Max, "By the way, you said that the headquarters of Lancer Corporation is in Cupertino on the other side of Steven Creek Street, why did they go to all the trouble to come to Mountain View for a development conference?"

"Well, I don't get it either. It's really curious!"

They walked towards the center of the venue.

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Being backstage at the venue, Eddie took a deep breath and replaced Chris on stage today.

He felt his throat dry, and going on stage made him nervous, as always.

Why not at the Lancer headquarters, but here for the development conference.

This was decided by Chrys.

A symbol in the heart of Silicon Valley, it's up to Chris to announce the end of a glorious era. They become history, and Lancer will usher in a new era. Confirmed by the utopian conceptual cities built by the giants of the past, their obsolescence is confirmed.

To this end, Eddie dressed up seriously, the top was a black long-sleeved T-shirt, which he bought on sale at the Target supermarket, the pants were bought in Banana Republic, orange striped pants, and a pair of Aibu ECCO leather flats, he definitely wore American casual style.

If Chris were to see it, she would definitely tease the color of her pants, "Wow, the color of a sullen man!"

Eddie smiled uncontrollably, straightened his back again, and stepped into the front desk.

The opening remarks were immediately followed by the scene of Chris on the yacht, she first praised the grand occasion of the venue, and then wished everyone a good time today, still as humorous as ever, although she was not present, the video footage still caused laughter from the audience.

The rest of the time is given to Add.

As the saying goes, people's potential is forced.

Eddie was doing a lot better than he expected. is not like Chris's witty and relaxed style, he is a strong academic, eloquent and elegant, of course, occasionally add a sentence or two of self-deprecation to reconcile the atmosphere. He swaggered the history of technological development, quoted scriptures, and retracted freely.

Immediately afterward, he asked everyone a question in which he said that many people asked themselves "How exactly does Lancer's Biop player make money?"

Yes, this question hovered in the minds of many people, causing a murmur in the venue, and the good people also shouted several guesses of their own.

Add smiled and explained that playing music with Biop is actually sending and transmitting biological signals, so that a huge network is formed, so there is a similar server, so Lancer has a super "mother machine". When people use Biop, the "mother machine" will receive these biological signals, and in a sense, the gathered signals will produce a strong magnetic field, and the "mother machine" will convert them into biological energy. Yes, Lancer makes money from this bioenergy, and this energy is the future of humanity!

"First and foremost, it's renewable!" Eddie declared loudly.

There was already an uproar off the field, this was a top-level trade secret, why did Lancer announce it like that?

Eddie saw the surprised expressions of the people in the audience, and said easily: "Gentlemen, ladies, the next thing is the main event! Please allow me to introduce the new product released by Lancer today, the Bio Engine!"

The fully resolved image lit up next to Eddie's hand, showing off the new product. Add waved his finger and let the images flash one after another, these are all areas where bio engines can be used, cars, airplanes, ...... Next, Lancer paints a panorama of future life. The whole image is of a young couple in their own home, a home that provides bioenergy. The temperature in the room is comfortable, the woman picks up the coffee pot to fill her cup, and there are all kinds of household items for the expansion of bioenergy in the room; the man is fiddling with his car, and the red light of the instrument in the car is on, showing that there is no gas, he pats his head and looks depressed, at this time the woman walks into the garage with a cup of coffee, she hands the coffee cup to the man, holds the Biop in her hand, and points it at the receiver on the car, it only takes a few seconds, and the bioenergy she has accumulated from listening to songs for a week makes the car come back to life, the energy is full, and the problem is solved......

"Let's take a look at the application, the real thing. ”

The scene turned to the Pioneer Garden outside the venue, and under the cover of the silver screen, people could still see its appearance, which was a car. With Eddie's order, the silver curtain was pulled away in an instant, and the streamlined body was revealed.

"This is the latest Tesla sedan, developed in collaboration with Tesla and using a bio-engine. Eddie and the others got used to it for a while, then continued, "Secondly, and of course most importantly, it doesn't need to be recharged, it doesn't need to be refueled, it uses bioenergy. Lancer is still working on the next step of development, so that it can truly achieve perpetual motion on its own!"

"Perpetual motion!" the audience was in an uproar.

From the "super chip" to today's "super engine", the small graphene (3) shines in Eddie's hands. Eddie's research at the university was on the nanomaterial graphene. He applied more cutting-edge and mature graphene technology to Lancer's second-generation product, Biop, which is made into a tiny, thin and lightweight "superchip", with countless graphene emitting electrons generated by the tiny power and its own unique "light pressure" driving performance, which can not only conduct biological signals, but also never need to be recharged.

Although the "bio engine" has now been developed, he feels that it is not perfect.

Eddie's ambitions are even greater, and he's not satisfied with that. Eddie is developing graphene's "light pressure" capabilities, and he wants to make Lancer realize Kepler's great vision 400 years ago – to enable fuel-free space travel, to build a perpetual motion space vehicle that can travel through space by capturing the light energy of the sun alone. What Lancer has done for the future of humanity will be unimaginable!

Thinking of this, he laughed from the bottom of his heart, bowed deeply, and made a perfect curtain call.

There was thunderous applause, some people whistled loudly, and some shouted "Bravo!"

The crowd rushed outside the venue and surrounded the new Tesla to get a glimpse of it.

As Eddie walked out of the venue, people came up to shake hands with him and congratulate him.

He responded with a smile and enjoyed the spotlight he had never had in his life.

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Claire Ricken behaved very professionally, as always.

She sat in an office at the Performing Arts Center, and this interview was booked, and although she was a big fan of the interviewee's father, a die-hard fan, she showed no signs at all, thanks to her good mental qualities.

But Eddie, who was sitting across from her, was not calm, he was even more nervous than he was in the much-anticipated venue just now.

Why, you ask?

He knew that the person he was going to interview was a woman, and that the New York Times columnist must have the impression in his mind of a strong, stereotypical New York woman.

But he was wrong.

He never thought that this Ricken lady looked too much like Katherine Rose, oh my God! If the innocent and sweet runaway bride Elena in "The Graduate" is fascinated by everyone, Eddie prefers Catherine in "Haw Par Bully" (4), dressed in a white robe, standing in front of a bicycle, carried by Paul Newman, whose delicate figure in the sun fascinates Eddie. Truth be told, Eddie liked Paul Newman more than his father, and he often imagined himself as Paul, riding with Catherine in the countryside of the West, which was the life he pursued.

And there is such a stunning beauty in front of her, she has long brown hair, big and charming eyes, three-dimensional face, lips are not big or small, and she is sexily upturned before she smiles. Although her tortoiseshell-colored glasses accentuated her intellectual beauty, Eddie felt that it was redundant, and he even wanted to reach for them and take them off so that her electric eyes would be revealed. She was dressed simply, with a white shirt and a long brown dress, and Eddie loved her nostalgic retro style.

God, Eddie even felt his ears pour out the cheerful soundtrack Raindrops_Keep_Fallin_On_My_Head from "Haw Par Overlord" in his ears, and he felt his heart beat faster.

Claire was used to men looking at her with such stunned eyes, but she cleared her throat kindly.

Add's opening line is: "Has anyone ever said you look like ......"

"Catherine Rose?" Claire chuckled, "yes, a lot of people say that. ”

Eddie smiled embarrassedly, his own move was a bit rude.

As a journalist, Claire took over the initiative, and she congratulated first: "Today's press conference is really a great success. ”

"Thank you!"

"Today you started by saying that you were hosting a press conference for the first time, and you were very nervous. ”

"Yes...... Before the opening, I was so nervous that I wanted to retreat. Eddie said to himself: I'm more nervous now.

"You performed very well, can you say that your father's actor genes are revealed in you today. ”

Normally, Eddie wouldn't like people to put him and his father together, but now he thinks it's just a clever statement.

He does not admit or deny it.

"Holding a press conference in Mountain View today means something, right?"

Not only is she beautiful, but she is also very sensitive.

"This is the heart of Silicon Valley, and it was only natural that we wanted to do an important press conference here, which is an inspiration to Lancer himself, and of course a tribute to history!"

This is the official euphemism, Claire smiled and said, "It doesn't look like a tribute to me, the outside world has always thought that Lancer is too sharp!"

Lancer literally means a French type of spear lancer, also known as "spearman". In fact, this name is a combination of Chris's Chinese surname and another name, which has an extraordinary meaning for her. Of course, the outside world is willing to understand Lancer as a sharp spear, but it is also in Eddie's heart.

He would also laugh and say, "Lancer would like to make a groundbreaking spear." ”

Next, one question and one answer, the two sides had a pleasant interview on many aspects.

Half an hour passed.

Claire looked at her watch and sighed, "I didn't expect to talk to you so pleasantly, time flies so fast." ”

Add muttered to himself: If you're willing to extend the interview, I'm fine.

She was a very punctual reporter, and she was the first to stand up and hold out her hand: "Thank you very much, Mr. Eastwood, Lancer has amazed the world again today!"

Today, you amaze me!

Despite his thoughts, he quickly stood up, and then shook her hand in a short, forceful manner.

She takes her leave, and Eddie opens the door for Claire and sends her out the door.

He was completely in the afterglow of a wonderful conversation with the beautiful woman, completely oblivious to the fact that someone was secretly watching them.

Eddie stood there, stunned as he thought back to Claire leaving, when Chris's voice suddenly came to mind in his head, "Honey, if you're waiting for Jia Yuan alone, it's only empty!"

As soon as he thought of this, he didn't know where the courage came from, and rushed out to chase her.

Suddenly, the figure of an old man appeared around the corner, as he trotted in pursuit and collided with the old man.

The things in the old man's hand fell to the ground and scattered all over the ground.

Eddie scolded in his heart, but he obediently lowered his body and helped the old man pick up the papers.

Finally he touched a photo, and he didn't mean to see it, but just happened to glance at it.

At this moment, he was stunned.

The old man picked up the other things, walked over, and snatched the picture back from Eddie's hand.

The old man showed a very disgusted expression, it was really rare to see such an expression today, but Eddie was the protagonist of all the attention.

"I'm sorry! I didn't hurt you, did I?"

The old man didn't say anything, put away his things and turned around and hurried away.

Eddie stood there, engaged in a fierce battle of thoughts.

It was nothing else in that photo, it was "kryptonite", and it was green, they had never seen kryptonite of this color, and Eddie's heart was difficult to calm down for a while.

Between the beauty and the clue, naturally friends are more important, but it is too late to call Mark at this time, he chased the figure of the old man and rushed to the parking lot.