Chapter 285 Academician Jiang Jing of the Dragon Kingdom!

Inside the solemn and majestic venue, all eyes were focused on the center of the podium.

The old man's calm and powerful voice spread through the microphone to every corner of the venue, and was also transmitted in real-time to CCTV's official Livestream room via cameras set up around the perimeter.

"...The world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. Scientific and technological innovation has become the main battlefield of international strategic competition and is a key variable in promoting economic and social development and ensuring national security..."

The old man elaborated on the irreplaceable importance of science and technology in the current era, emphasizing the Dragon Kingdom's firm determination to pursue a path of independent innovation and build itself into a global power in science and technology.

His words were unhurried, yet carried a power that seemed to pierce through the future, causing everyone present to listen intently.

On the internet, a large number of viewers had already flooded into CCTV's official Livestream room.

These were mostly netizens who usually closely followed national affairs and policy trends.

[Support! Science and technology revitalize the country, hard work revitalizes the nation!]

[Support the country's vigorous development of science and technology! This is the foundation of our rise!]

[Sending flowers! May the motherland become stronger and stronger!]

Initially, most of the bullet comments were expressions of support and emotion, with flower and applause emojis constantly flooding the screen.

As the speech deepened, the old man's topic began to shift to specific achievements and individuals.

"...In our Dragon Kingdom, there are such young scientific and technological workers who, harboring a sincere love for science and relying on outstanding wisdom and the courage to be the first, have achieved world-renowned breakthrough results in multiple frontier fields..."

Hearing this, some viewers in the Livestream room felt a slight stir in their hearts, vaguely having some kind of guess, but they were not yet sure.

The old man continued, speaking eloquently: "He developed world-leading bioactive material technology, opening up a new height for skin management."

"He independently overcame high-precision neural sensing and signal analysis technology, allowing the intelligent Prosthetic limb to come into existence, bringing new hope to countless disabled people."

"He even uniquely created an all-new Brain-controlled robot system, opening up a brand new direction for human-computer interaction, and even the future development of intelligent equipment..."

[Wait! This description... why does it sound more and more familiar?]

[Biotechnology? Neural sensing? Brain-controlled robot? Damn! Could this be...]

[To the person above, I thought of that person too! No way?!]

The bullet comments began to show some sounds of doubt and speculation, and the pace clearly accelerated.

Finally, the old man said that name and threw out that earth-shattering decision:

"He is Comrade Jiang Jing!"

"What is even more commendable is that Comrade Jiang Jing, with his heart set on the nation, has gratuitously contributed some of his invented technologies to the country, greatly enhancing our country's scientific research strength and international influence in related fields!"

"In order to commend the outstanding contributions made by Comrade Jiang Jing, after strict evaluation and approval, it has been decided to confer upon Comrade Jiang Jing the honorary title of Academician of the Dragon Kingdom Academy of Engineering! At the same time, he will enjoy related national ministerial-level treatment!"

"Buzz—!"

It was as if a bombshell exploded in the Livestream room and in the minds of everyone who heard this news!

[Jiang Jing, it really is him, Jiang Jing from Xingchen Technology!]

[Academician?! Are my ears playing tricks on me? A Dragon Kingdom Academician?!]

[He is only in his twenties! My God, the youngest Academician in history has been born!]

[Ministerial-level treatment?! This... this is top-tier even among Academicians, right? Regular Academicians seem to correspond to deputy ministerial level; is this directly giving him full ministerial-level treatment?]

[Brain buffering... someone pinch me and tell me this isn't a dream!]

[A twenty-five or twenty-six-year-old Academician... When I was twenty-five or twenty-six, I was still going bald trying to pass the postgraduate entrance exam... Comparing people is infuriating!]

[To the one above, I couldn't even pass the exam, I'm already in the factory screwing bolts (crying and fainting).]

After a brief silence, the entire Livestream room completely boiled over!

The bullet comments came surging like a tsunami, dense and thick, almost completely covering the livestream screen.

[Awesome!!! (Voice cracking)]

[I've been following him since the beauty serum; I didn't expect that in such a short time, he'd be deified!]

[Although I'm shocked, if you think about it carefully, which of the things he created isn't an epoch-making product? With this contribution, giving him an Academician title really isn't excessive!]

[Not excessive, more than not excessive, I think he deserves it!]

[+1 to the person above. Think about those who stood up again because of the Prosthetic limb, think about the foreign media whose jaws dropped when the Brain-controlled robot was demonstrated; this contribution is worth this title.]

[So fired up! This is the role model for us young people!]

[Wuwuwu, I feel honored, I feel like I'm basking in the glory too!]

[Quickly @ my bestie/brother/classmate/ex-boyfriend... come and watch the legend!]

[Mom asked me why I'm kneeling while watching my phone...]

Of course, amidst the exclamations and praise, there were also some different voices mixed in.

[Isn't he too young? Are his qualifications enough? Won't this be a bit like forcing growth?]

[The contribution is indeed large, but Academicians value academic accumulation and systematic construction more, right? He seems more like an inventor...]

[Enjoying ministerial-level treatment... isn't this treatment given too highly? It's easy to make people arrogant.]

[Agree with the above, young people still need to settle down; reaching the peak so early might not be a good thing.]

[Heh, who knows if there's any shady business behind this? A private company boss, and in the blink of an eye, he becomes an Academician enjoying ministerial-level treatment?]

But these questioning remarks were quickly drowned out by more supportive and explanatory bullet comments.

[Qualifications? Laughable. His achievements are right there; they are the best qualifications! Some people spend a lifetime mixing up qualifications and still can't produce any of his achievements!]

[What drives human progress are tangible results, not rigid rules and regulations!]

[Ministerial-level treatment is an affirmation of his contributions, and it's treatment, not an actual official position, what's the problem?]

[Are you jealous? Can't stand to see others do well? If you have the ability, go make an epoch-making invention yourself!]

[Shady business? Do you think the national leadership has water in their brains like you? For such a national treasure-level figure, they would protect him before anything else!]

The number of people in the Livestream room grew exponentially and crazily, with countless people summoned by explosive news on friends, family, and social media.

The server even experienced a brief lag.

CCTV official rarely did not carry out any bullet comment control, allowing various viewpoints to collide fiercely, together forming a grand picture of nationwide heated discussion.

And the core emotion running through all discussions, without exception, was extreme—shock.

Inside the venue, Jiang Jing sat upright in the arranged seat, his expression calm.

Although he couldn't hear the clamor on the internet, he could feel the gazes of the reporters in the venue—surprise, admiration, inquiry, and even some indescribable complex emotions.

When the old man finished speaking and looked gently in his direction, the staff member next to him immediately gave Jiang Jing a subtle signal.

It was his turn to go up.

Jiang Jing took a deep breath and stood up calmly.

The spotlight instantly hit him, and the formal attire set him off, making him appear even more outstanding.

With a confident smile on his face, he walked steadily toward the center of the podium, toward the old man who was waiting for him.