The livestream was over, and some people were destined to have no sleep tonight.

Cheng Liu’s announcement of open source caught the industry off guard. On the one hand, everyone hated her, and on the other hand, they eagerly waited for Shenyin to disclose their technology.

The discussion on the Internet was even more explosive. No one had expected that the family of three involved in the accident had not updated their car’s system, let alone that Cheng Liu, the founder of Shenyin Technology, would directly open source their technology.

From the moment the livestream ended, Shenyin Technology’s publicity department had begun to guide online discussion, drawing everyone’s attention to the opponents of Shenyin Technology—not domestically, but abroad.

They skillfully promoted the idea that urging Shenyin Technology to withdraw from the field of autonomous driving was a conspiracy.

The more people exaggerated the seriousness of Shenyin Technology’s incident in the past, the more they were considered to have ulterior motives in why  they wanted Shenyin to stop their work in autonomous driving.

Several official media outlets that had been silent for a long time finally took action and almost simultaneously published long articles—the central theme being that of rejuvenating the country through science and technology. There was no mention of names or @, but at this point, anyone with brains could see who was being praised.

This happened only some ten minutes after the livestream of the press conference ended. A long article with this kind of content must have been prepared beforehand.

It also meant that Cheng Liu had already been in contact with government officials.

The forces that had previously tried to drive Shenyin out of the field of autonomous driving completely ceased their efforts and dared not continue to guide public opinion anymore.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The tsunami caused by the car accident finally subsided—but to everyone’s surprise, the online discussion began to take a strange direction.

An hour after the livestream ended, the most popular news was Shenyin Technology’s announcement of open source technology. However, as time passed, more and more netizens focused their attention on Cheng Liu herself.

Shenyin Technology has developed rapidly in the past few years. The age of the founder and how she started from scratch, these were enough to stimulate the majority of netizens.

Not to mention that Cheng Liu really looked pretty, she had also been on the hot search list some time ago and was rather popular.

After all, who didn’t like good-looking people? If Cheng Liu dressed up, she would be as good as any of the stars in the entertainment industry, not to mention her experience and expertise.

[Our President Cheng’s smile towards the end was so arrogant, I like it!]

[She is not worried about other companies getting ahead of Shenyin.]

[Seriously, if other companies are capable, they would not have let Shenyin advance alone. In the end, Shenyin will definitely be the one in control. Moreover, after this open source, at least in the domestic autonomous driving field, all frameworks going forward will be tailored to Shenyin’s works…]¹

[Although President Cheng looks very good today, I want to know if she only has this set of clothes? She used this same outfit when recording that livestream show before. She didn’t even change her shoes.]

[I heard from friends in the industry that President Cheng’s lifestyle is relatively simple.]

[No, doesn’t President Cheng have a watch on her wrist today? It looks quite expensive.]

[This watch… seems to be a men’s watch?]

Netizens were ofttimes very sensitive. Following this topic, more and more people began paying attention to the watch on Cheng Liu’s wrist.

[It is indeed a men’s watch, it’s a bit too big on her wrist.]

[Did President Cheng borrow it?]

[How is this possible? The founder of Shenyin Technology still needs to borrow a watch?]

[Pointing out that it’s possible that this is the first time President Cheng has ever worn a watch in public. In addition, I would like to whisper that Mr. He standing behind President Cheng loves watches.]

[So, the watch in President Cheng’s wrist belongs to Mr. He?]

Compared to Cheng Liu, He Bai appeared in public more often. In addition to his role as the chief assistant of Shenyin, he also participated in He family activities. Traces of his presence could be found from photos uploaded by others who also attended the same social banquets.

He Bai indeed had many watches.

Cheng Liu wore a men’s watch on her wrist. He Bai was her chief assistant and loved watches. It was hard not to think of him in this context.

[President Cheng didn’t refute the rumors before. Didn’t she have someone she liked?]

[Just wearing a watch doesn’t mean that the two of them are having an affair. It’s possible she just borrowed it casually.]

As Shenyin’s incident gradually calmed down, the netizens conversely became extremely curious. Shenyi’s topic was replaced by #what’s the deal with big boss Cheng#.

Many people were already convinced that the watch in Cheng Liu’s wrist was He Bai’s.

Until a watch lover posted a comment: [I looked at the screenshot carefully and confirmed the style of the watch. The material of this dial is special, so at the time is it was released, it was limited globally. There were not many sold, and there is only one in China. I can tell you definitively that He Bai was not the one who bought this watch.]

[How do you know it wasn’t He Bai who bought it?]

[Insider information.]

[Who bought it? I really want to know who lent President Cheng the watch!]

[I won’t talk about this anymore.]

This led to a huge discussion online over who owned the watch that Cheng Liu wore to the press conference.

… …

Cheng Liu didn’t know about any of this at all.

As soon as the press conference ended, she left for a meeting.

He Bai followed her. After Cheng Liu’s announcement, he had already made some vague guesses as to who they would be meeting tonight, but when he pushed the door open and walked in, he still couldn’t help being surprised.

There were several people already sitting inside, and He Bai knew one of them: he was a senior official in City S. He accompanied his father have dinner with him once.

But such a high ranking person was not the one sitting in the main seat.

While He Bai was still thinking, Cheng Liu had already walked in and shook hands with several people one by one.

Only then did He Bai find out who was the person sitting in the main seat.

It was the Deputy Minister of Transportation.

If It’s Wrong, Then It’s Wrong translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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FOOTNOTE:

1. I think they’re saying that all future regulations on autonomous driving—like road laws maybe?—would be tailored according to the open sourced technology, which is Shenyin’s technology. ↩︎