91: Does Xiao Ai have planet-destroying cannon technology?

"That's it?"

After listening to Xiao Ai finish, Chen Chen fell silent.

No, wait, after anticipating the system upgrade for so long, this is it?

Granting a portion of your abilities to the physical hardware... can that chip in little star even handle your capabilities?

Besides, I still don't even know what your actual capabilities are.

And yet you're talking about granting a portion of them to the hardware.

In truth, Chen Chen didn't fully understand what Xiao Ai was; at its core, it was an artificial intelligence program, just smarter and more powerful.

It could be called a super artificial intelligence.

Furthermore, the abilities granted to the hardware didn't need to run on every single little star unit; they only needed to be uploaded to the server-side of classmate xiao xing.

"So, what are the rewards for this mission?"

"20nm processor SoC design blueprints and Flexible Screen technology."

Disappointment—nothing but disappointment.

Chen Chen had thought this system upgrade would bring bigger changes or something different.

He had even fantasized about developing a Star Destroyer Cannon in the future and charging out of Earth or something.

It seemed he really had been overthinking it.

Fortunately, the rewards for this two-and-a-half-year wait were still quite generous.

"Xiao Ai, do you have any data on Controllable Nuclear Fusion, Interstellar Spaceships, or Star Destroyer Cannons in your database?"

"Current data cannot be realized with the technology of this dimension."

Chen Chen felt a surge of joy; 'cannot be realized' meant she had it!

In other words, Xiao Ai's database contained all sorts of information.

But it required technology to reach a certain level; otherwise, even if it were brought out, it couldn't be implemented.

One step at a time.

Since it existed, it meant realization was possible in the future; besides, he hadn't even fully sorted out a single mobile phone yet.

If he brought out even more cutting-edge technology, he wouldn't be able to manage it, and there would be no choice but to hand it over to the state.

Furthermore, as a phone manufacturer, if you suddenly brought out Controllable Nuclear Fusion technology, you would definitely be suspected.

You couldn't exactly say it was just to make phone batteries last longer!

Dismissing those idle thoughts, focusing on the task at hand was the real priority.

Following the old routine, he took out a hard drive, transferred the data, and prepared to hand it over to Dr. Lu's team at the company the next day.

It looked like the company's security would have to be raised another level.

Chen Chen didn't fully understand the parameters of this Flexible Screen yet, but in a word: if it's system-produced, it's bound to be a masterpiece.

With Flexible Screens, the form factor of the next stage of mobile phones would undergo massive changes. First would be the Full-Screen Display; by solving the Packaging Technology, they could achieve narrower bezels and smaller chins.

Then there would be Curved Screens, Foldable Screens, and even the Scroll Screens he had seen in his previous life—all became possible.

But it didn't mean a single screen could conquer the world. In Chen Chen's view, with current domestic craftsmanship, this Packaging Technology wouldn't be settled for a year or two, or even longer.

Then there was the production process. Although the system provided advanced production techniques every time, the Engineers still had to fully digest them before they could modify the production lines.

It wasn't that no one in China was working on Flexible Screens, nor was it a lack of orders, but there was a behemoth called Samsung sitting above them.

You had no idea what stage their latest screen technology had reached, let alone how much toothpaste was left in their tube.

With the last 1080p resolution screen, he had only exploited a timing gap, releasing it just one month earlier than HTC, making it a contemporary product of Samsung's.

Now Samsung had withdrawn from Huaxing Optoelectronics. The entire equity structure of China Star consisted of TCL, the Shenzhen SASAC, and Red Star. Since Red Star currently lacked the ability to build a modern panel factory, it could only choose to trade technology for equity and continue cooperating with China Star.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was the first Friday of October.

During this entire week, the number of pre-orders for the Kunpeng mobile phone ultimate collectors edition had surpassed 2 million people.

This was enough to show how much hype this phone had.

Even some of the old man's friends from when he was alive called Chen Chen to catch up and then added a line: 'Reserve an ultimate collectors edition for me; I don't need the perks, just the phone.'

It left Chen Chen caught between laughter and tears.

He also deeply understood the success of the Huawei mate series from his previous life.

Yu Big Mouth said that when the mate series was at its peak, some company bosses would call him directly wanting to get a unit for themselves.

He hadn't expected to experience it himself this time.

It seemed the strategy of a limited edition targeted at high-end business professionals was a success.

The only regret was that the price was set too low.

It gave off a bit of a small-minded vibe.

Look at Samsung's 'W' series.

Starting directly at five figures.

Next time he did something like this, he definitely had to raise the price. Sigh!

In fact, Chen Chen had underestimated certain groups of people.

Those with more money than they knew what to do with would feel their DNA stir the moment they saw words like 'Collector's,' 'Exclusive,' 'Ultimate,' 'Limited,' or 'Supreme Commemorative.'

Especially with China's large population base, the sheer number of people in such niche groups was significant.

Even Chen Chen himself, in his previous life, would feel his DNA stir whenever he saw something like a 'Transparent Exploration Edition' or a 'Bright Silver Edition,' unable to control his hand from wanting to join the rush to buy.

As the Kunpeng series phones went on sale, Chen Chen doubted it even took a second before these 20,000 units of the ultimate collectors edition were gone.

Out of a total of 50,000 ultimate collectors edition units, only 20,000 were released this time. The rest would be released in a few more flash sales—wouldn't that bring in more hype and traffic?

As for the Kunpeng 2nd Generation, Chen Chen glanced at the numbers: there were about 200,000 units for the first launch. This result was already very good for just a few minutes, and this sale wasn't limited; people could buy freely for an hour.

On the contrary, the sales of little star exceeded expectations by far; Chen Chen had estimated that a million orders for the first launch would be good enough.

He never expected that in just a few minutes, it would already reach a million units. Fortunately, the servers had been upgraded again and again, so the website crashes from the early days wouldn't happen.

Otherwise, this instantaneous traffic of millions would 100% cause the servers to crash.

"Damn, gone in a second! This takes me back to the days of trying to snatch a Red Star 1st Generation."

"Give it a rest, the Red Star 1st Generation wasn't 'gone in a second.' This time, before I could even click purchase, it told me it was sold out."

"Who managed to grab a Collector's Edition? I'll add 2,000 yuan to buy it!"

"Who has serial number 00001? I'll add 20,000 yuan; modify the order and I'll pay immediately!"

"Don't need the perks, any serial number is fine, just want the phone. 10,000 yuan ready to be transferred at any time."

"Serial number 8888, bring your price and let's talk!"

Many people looking at these 'wanted' posts felt their hearts fill with regret—why didn't they try to grab one?

If they had just snagged one, wouldn't they have made over ten thousand yuan?

If they were like the guy above and grabbed a special number like 6666, they could flip it for tens of thousands!

Seeing that this round of purchasing had ended, those who failed to get the Ultimate version ran to Red Star's official account to ask when the next sale would open.

Only a fool wouldn't want to make money; if they managed to grab one, it would be at least two or three months' salary.

Meanwhile, Chen Chen, who hadn't been particularly busy lately, created an online persona called [Number One in the Phone Circle], formed a small team, and started posting teardown videos online.