76: Chapter 76 First Impressions, Just Wandering Around

After getting off the plane,

Dragon Kingdom sent people specifically to the airport to pick them up,

and take them to the congress venue.

The venue was arranged in an indoor skyscraper complex;

the interior space of the building was massive,

and most areas were interconnected.

Aside from the exhibition halls and booths of various countries and companies,

there were also many service staff,

along with free wine, drinks, and snacks provided.

It looked like a grand banquet,

showing that Barcelona was also placing great importance on this World Mobile Communication Congress.

Although the venue was large,

the congress officials had arranged for dedicated guides,

so Bai Jingqing quickly found his way after arriving.

From a preliminary observation, the place was divided into several major zones;

first, super-zones were divided by continent,

and then, under the guide's direction,

Bai Jingqing entered the Asia zone.

The main parts of the Asia zone were the three countries of Dragon Kingdom, Japan, and Stick Country.

Bai Jingqing arrived at the Dragon Kingdom exhibition area,

which was further subdivided internally.

Major technology companies,

such as Li Xiang Technology, Mobile Communications, and other large enterprises, had their own independent exhibition halls,

occupying quite a large area.

The rest were small companies;

they didn't have it as good,

usually with several small companies squeezed together,

having only a few corresponding booths.

There were already quite a few people in the venue;

some were setting up booths,

while others were wandering aimlessly.

The congress wasn't just for one day;

it would last for many days.

During this time, everyone could roam and wander around the venue,

visiting the entries brought by other countries and companies,

and experiencing the latest mobile communication technologies.

Later, there would be a day for representatives of all entries to go on stage to give speeches and demonstrations,

and finally, dozens of judges from various countries would give scores,

selecting the winners for each award.

Bai Jingqing only brought two exhibits,

so there wasn't much to set up.

He wasn't in a hurry to set up either;

he asked for a free glass of orange juice from nearby,

and while drinking, he prepared to first wander around the surroundings,

to see what the other exhibition entries were like.

However, the place where he was located was the product space for small Dragon Kingdom companies;

after all, although Huayao Technology had been very famous back then

and had occupied half of the domestic mobile phone market,

it had ultimately gone bankrupt.

The newly established Huayao Communications was different;

Huayao Communications was just a small company.

When others heard this name,

they even thought he was trying to piggyback on Huayao Technology's popularity.

So Bai Jingqing was squeezed together with these small companies,

though he didn't particularly mind this.

The products of some small companies around him were already on display,

including Hi-Fi headphones, chargers, wristbands, watches, and various other small gadgets.

He took a walk through these companies' exhibits

but didn't find anything particularly innovative.

Next to his booth

was a small company called Huaheng,

whose exhibit was a wristband.

Bai Jingqing went over and took a look,

taking the wristband in his hand

to play with it for a bit.

The boss of Huaheng Technology, Liu Guanfeng, personally came over to receive Bai Jingqing.

“Hello, would you like me to explain it to you?”

Bai Jingqing nodded.

Liu Guanfeng said, “This is Huaheng's latest product;

we've named it the Z Watch.

Currently, we have upgraded the sleep monitoring algorithm for the wristband;

it can monitor sleep more accurately

and can judge which stage of sleep you are currently in based on your heart rate.

You should know,

human sleep is divided into REM, light sleep, and deep sleep,

and our wristband can clearly record the duration the wearer spends in different sleep states.

At the same time, this wristband also supports heart rate detection and step counting.”

As he spoke, Liu Guanfeng lit up the wristband's screen,

showing several indicators to Bai Jingqing,

and also helped Bai Jingqing put it on his wrist

to let him observe the changes in the numbers on it.

Bai Jingqing nodded;

these were all very common functions for wristbands and watches.

Although the functions of this Z Watch wristband were still very few,

even these few small functions

were considered very advanced in this era.

Liu Guanfeng continued his introduction: “Although there are already many wristbands and watches on the market that support heart rate monitoring, step counting, sleep monitoring, etc.,

the prices are still quite expensive.

However, by improving the algorithm,

changing the sensors,

and switching to optical sensors,

we have further upgraded the wristband

and brought its cost down.

Therefore, our wristband will be sold very cheaply.

It is foreseeable that

the price of these wristbands and watches with complex functions will become lower and lower in the future,

and their functions will become increasingly complex,

and our Z Watch will take this first step!

And become the leader of this industry!”

Liu Guanfeng was a very talkative person

and full of confidence in the future.

At the moment, no one else was coming to his booth,

so he spoke incessantly to Bai Jingqing about his company's philosophy.

He particularly mentioned one point:

the Huaheng company he founded wanted to get investment from Li Xiang Technology,

or it wouldn't even matter if Li Xiang Technology acquired his Huaheng company.

The main problems he was currently facing were a lack of professional talent

and insufficient funds.

To this, Bai Jingqing said nothing.

Although he didn't get along well with Li Xiang Technology,

the young man in front of him looked full of vitality and enthusiasm,

and he had no personal grudge against him,

so why should he pour cold water on him and discourage him?

After briefly experiencing the Z Watch wristband,

Bai Jingqing left the small company exhibition area.

He had no interest in Li Xiang Technology's side.

However, once he left the Dragon Kingdom exhibition area,

outside were the entrances to the Stick Country and Japan exhibition areas.

Bai Jingqing first went to the Japan exhibition area for a look;

Japan's mobile phone industry was even more of a mess,

even inferior to some domestic knock-off phones.

However, Japan's mobile phones were not on the same track as domestic phones;

they were pursuing the conversion of mobile phones into cameras,

or rather, combining the two.

After all, Japan's camera manufacturing level was still very strong,

and they likely wanted to combine their strengths.

After walking around,

Bai Jingqing had no interest in it.

Coming out of the Japan exhibition area,

he prepared to enter the Stick Country exhibition area.

The Stick Country exhibition area had only one brand,

which was Samsung.

After all, rather than saying Stick Country had a Samsung,

it was better to say the entire Stick Country belonged to Samsung.

Samsung's business coverage was also very extensive;

besides mobile phones,

there were communications, military industry, real estate, and so on.

If you could think of it,

there was nothing Samsung couldn't do.

It could be said that the Samsung conglomerate controlled every aspect of Stick Country.