323: Chapter 323 The Smart City is Complete, Ready to Dazzle the World

Meanwhile, many people watching the press conference could no longer laugh.

Domestic and international beauty companies.

High-end makeup artists.

Medical aesthetics institutions.

Live streaming companies.

Influencer incubator agencies.

They were all watching.

At first, many people were dismissive.

Guanghui Technology was a hard tech company.

It understood Robots.

It understood Anti-gravity.

It understood Virtual Reality.

But did it understand beauty?

Someone even mocked in an industry group chat: "The easiest mistake for a tech company to make is thinking that algorithms can solve aesthetics."

But after the live demonstration of the Xingyan S1 ended, the group went silent.

Especially when the price of 15,999 yuan was announced, and the number of pre-orders continued to rise crazily, the expressions of many people changed completely.

Because they realized that the Xingyan S1 was not just an ordinary makeup tool.

It was a new entry point.

A new entry point that no user could avoid when sitting in front of the mirror every morning.

The beauty giants were the first to react.

If the Xingyan S1 became popular, users wouldn't just be buying lipstick, foundation, and eyeshadow palettes in the future.

They would also buy makeup packs.

They would buy parameters for celebrity-style looks.

They would buy makeup looks from movie and TV collaborations.

They would buy brand-customized styles.

They might even buy exclusive styles personally tuned by top makeup artists.

Traditional beauty brands would no longer just sell products.

They had to enter the makeup ecosystem of Guanghui Technology.

This was the truly terrifying part.

Guanghui Technology had unknowingly brought up another platform.

And this platform wasn't inside a phone.

It wasn't inside a virtual world.

It was placed on every user's vanity.

For at least a few years, it was unlikely that any tech company could make a smart makeup machine to the standard of Guanghui Technology.

Because everyone knew in their hearts.

If they could really make it, Robots that could crush Guanghui Technology's would have already appeared.

Influencer makeup artists also began to panic.

Some stubbornly said that machines had no soul.

But soon, people realized that the Xingyan S1 would not make all makeup artists unemployed.

It truly changed the way of distribution.

In the past, a top makeup artist could only serve one person at a time.

But now, the aesthetics of a top makeup artist could be turned into a makeup pack and sold to ten million people.

Those who adapted would earn more.

Those who didn't would be eliminated.

At the end of the press conference.

Secretary Wang Qiuge stood in the center of the stage, looked at the camera, and said:

"The Xingyan S1 will not define what beauty is."

"It is only responsible for returning the power of choice to the user."

"You can be cold and detached, you can be bright and vibrant, you can be gentle, you can be sharp."

"You can choose to be yourself today."

"You can also choose to become another version of yourself tomorrow."

She paused for a moment.

"Starting from today."

"Technology does not just belong to the sky, the city, and the distance."

"It also belongs to every moment a person looks into the mirror."

The big screen slowly dimmed.

But the comments in the live stream didn't stop.

"15,999, I finished cursing, and I also placed an order."

"Guanghui Technology really understands human nature."

"It knows I think it's expensive, and it also knows I really want to look good."

"Husband has already paid, sisters, I've taken the lead."

"My credit card has fallen in battle, but my beauty is about to be resurrected."

"Starting from today, I announce that my early mornings are saved."

"The men's fresh mode, whoever buys it knows."

The Xingyan S1 officially started pre-sales.

The first batch of stock.

Sold out instantly.

Almost at the same time, the top three on the trending list all changed.

[Guanghui Technology releases a product for women for the first time]

[Xingyan S1 makeup machine]

[Men's image management mode]

Lu Li looked at the backend data and was just about to turn off the live stream.

A message from Su Qingxue popped up.

[The arrangement for the semi-open tour of the Beining City smart city has been set.]

[Do you want to go there yourself?]

Lu Li looked out the window.

The Xingyan S1 trending topic was still climbing.

And the other line should also be pushed forward.

He replied:

[It's time to go and see. It would be best to set up the project now, organize a live stream and a tour, hype up the concept, and coordinate this with the City Hall.]

Not long after the message was sent, Su Qingxue replied.

[Then I will have the project team prepare the materials and let you go over the current progress first.]

A few days later, the necessary materials were prepared.

Lu Li originally thought this was just an ordinary progress report.

After all, the Beining City smart city project had been running for quite a while.

From the initial planning to urban construction approval, and then to Guanghui Technology providing the underlying AI scheduling system, new building materials, smart traffic solutions, and Robot service systems, it had been pushed forward for more than a year.

During this period, the project team also regularly sent him reports.

But Lu Li usually only looked at the key nodes.

For example, whether the road system was connected.

Whether the AI scheduling was stable.

Whether the flying vehicle docking platform passed safety tests.

Whether there were any abnormalities in the smart logistics channels.

As for the specifics of which street, which building, or which business district was decorated to what extent, he naturally couldn't stare at it every day.

But this time, the materials sent by the project team were much more complete than he expected.

The core pilot area of the Chengbei District in Beining City had been officially renamed to — Chengbei Smart New District.

The core area of the first phase was basically completed.

Smart shops, fully automatic buses, flying vehicle docking platforms, city AI scheduling centers, smart logistics channels, and Robot sanitation systems had all entered a semi-testing state.

Even some residential areas, the Future Commercial Street, and community service centers had already begun internal stress testing.

Lu Li looked at the materials, his fingers tapping gently on the edge of the tablet.

He knew the project team's progress was not slow.

But he didn't expect it to be this fast.

Su Qingxue quickly arranged a remote meeting.

After the meeting connected, more than a dozen project team leaders appeared on the screen.

Sitting at the very front was Deputy Chief Engineer Chang Mingyuan of the smart city project.

Deputy Chief Engineer Chang Mingyuan was in his forties, his hair was cut very short, he wore black-rimmed glasses, and he looked a bit serious.

He was not the type of person who was good at small talk.

As soon as the meeting started, he went straight to the topic.

"Mr. Lu, Ms. Su, currently the core area of the first phase of the Chengbei Smart New District has been opened for internal testing."

"The main city roads have been connected to the Xingchen AI city scheduling system."

"The fully automatic smart buses are running stably."

"Smart logistics Robots can cover most business districts and communities."

"The Robot sanitation system has been running continuously for 460 hours without any major failures."

"The flying sightseeing vehicles have completed safety route settings, and all routes are restricted within a fixed airspace, which cannot be breached manually."

As he spoke, the big screen behind him switched to an aerial view.

On the map, the Chengbei Smart New District was divided into modules of different colors.

Green represented completed.

Yellow represented semi-testing.

Gray represented still under construction.

Lu Li took a look and found that the green area of the first phase core area was larger than he had imagined.

Deputy Chief Engineer Chang Mingyuan continued to report:

"The Future Commercial Street has entered the final debugging stage."

"Currently, the confirmed enterprises moving in include Wanda, Yonghui, Xiaomi, Huawei, McDonalds, Laoxiangya, etc."

"These enterprises have all submitted smart flagship store plans, among which McDonalds and Yonghui have the fastest progress and have already entered pre-trial operation testing."

Speaking of this, Deputy Chief Engineer Chang Mingyuan paused.

"In addition, after the Xingyan S1 press conference, Yazilan temporarily added a future beauty experience store."

"They hope to make this the first Xingyan S1 linked experience flagship store in the country."

Lu Li was not surprised to hear the name Yazilan.

After the Xingyan S1 press conference, the reactions of domestic and foreign beauty brands were very fast.

Yazilan was one of the fastest moving among them.

They didn't continue to wait and see, nor did they stubbornly say that machines had no soul.

Instead, they signed an ecological cooperation agreement with Guanghui Technology at the first opportunity.

Makeup packs.

Brand parameters.

Future store experience.

Yazilan clearly wanted to occupy these positions in advance.

Su Qingxue looked at the materials and said calmly:

"These enterprises are moving very quickly."