124: Chapter 124 Of course I'm afraid of dying, but I'm even more afraid of losing you!

At the Mingzhu City International Convention and Exhibition Center, the drizzle fell like silk.

Inside the VIP passage, the stars shone brightly.

But today, even the A-list superstars who were accustomed to the spotlight in their daily lives appeared exceptionally humble, even carrying a hint of pilgrim-like reservation.

Lu Li walked slowly with Su Qingxue on his arm, his expression calm.

They happened to bump into a few celebrities.

"President Lu, President Su, I've heard so much about you."

Brother Hu, dressed in a suit and tie, took the initiative to reach out his hand. His attitude was humble and polite, with absolutely no airs of a big star.

He was more concerned about the public welfare project of Guanghui Technology, which was why he was willing to come and support it, not even letting his agent negotiate an appearance fee.

"Hello, Brother Lu." Liu Yifei nodded slightly, a hint of curiosity on her cold, clear face.

She was actually older than Lu Li, but Lu Li was the existence who controlled a trillion-level group, so she naturally had to use an honorific. Besides, the Robot Company under Guanghui Technology was currently leading the world with a crushing advantage.

"President Lu is even more handsome in person than in photos." Yang Mi was even more poised and graceful, her expressive eyes full of smiles.

"Brother Lu Li, I'm your fan. When the Virtual Helmet press conference happens, don't forget to invite me!" Bai Lu smiled purely and shook hands gently with Su Qingxue and Lu Li.

Lu Li shook hands with them one by one, greeting them with a composed demeanor, though his attitude toward the female celebrities was slightly distant.

That sense of composure and the aura of a superior emanating from his very bones made Yang Mi and Liu Yifei subconsciously hold their breath.

They knew very well.

In front of this man who held the power to change the world's landscape, the so-called top stars of the entertainment industry were nothing more than fireflies decorating the sky.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Lu Li did not linger and took Su Qingxue toward the backstage.

Watching their departing figures, the few big stars couldn't help but exhale in unison. They looked at each other and saw the awe in each other's eyes.

This was the helmsman of Guanghui Technology.

An aura capable of rivaling a nation single-handedly.

A subtle ripple stirred in Lu Li's heart.

In his previous life, when he was still a research dog buried in the laboratory, he had also been a fan of these stars, cheering for their works.

In this life, their roles were reversed.

He had become a mogul in the tech circle, a genuine capitalist, and the existence that was looked up to and respected.

...

The press conference officially began.

The stage lights suddenly dimmed, and then, a beam of cold white spotlight shone down.

Chen Shuyu, wearing a white slim-fit suit and high heels, walked to the center of the stage. She was capable, sharp, and her aura was fully unleashed.

"Hello everyone, I am Chen Shuyu, the CEO of the Guanghui Smart Robot Company."

She first gave a simple self-introduction, then changed the subject, winking playfully.

"Of course, friends in the industry prefer to call me by another name—President Lu's number one tool person."

Boom!

The whole venue erupted in a burst of good-natured laughter.

The bullet comments in the live stream were instantly flooded with "Hahaha."

"The outside world is saying that Guanghui Technology has been sanctioned and that we are finished."

A look of disdain curled the corners of Chen Shuyu's mouth, and she snapped her fingers.

On the screen, the parameter chart of the new "dorami" poured down like a waterfall. The performance parameters directly crushed all competing products currently on the market, including the so-called "high-end European and American goods" that had not yet been released.

"But today, I want to tell the whole world."

"In the face of an absolute technological generation gap, sanctions? They are nothing but the wailing of a loser."

Chen Shuyu briefly introduced the various upgraded features of dorami, as well as the most important thing: the price.

The functions were basically the same as Doraemon's, with the main persona being female, and the cute image making it approachable.

As for the cameras and chips, due to the entity sanction list, the actual sanctions from various companies hadn't been that fast, so they naturally used the same models as Doraemon.

As for the self-developed chips?

That was what Lu Li planned to bring out at the next press conference along with the Virtual Helmet to make the United States completely dumbfounded, so it wasn't mentioned this time.

"The final price for dorami is—31,999 yuan!"

After introducing the features, Chen Shuyu announced the price on the screen.

Compared to Doraemon, the price was reduced by three thousand yuan. This pricing once again triggered a gasp from the audience, maxing out the price-to-performance ratio.

The first half of the process went by quickly, and everyone knew that the main event of the day was yet to come.

Sure enough, after introducing dorami, Chen Shuyu took a deep breath, her smile becoming solemn and gentle.

"Next, we will enter the most special segment of the day."

"Please welcome the soul of Guanghui Technology, and also the hero of us all—Mr. Lu Li!"

Amidst thunderous applause, Lu Li walked slowly onto the stage.

He didn't say any superfluous opening remarks, just looked calmly at the audience below, his voice carrying through the microphone across the entire venue.

"Today, I would like to invite some special guests to the stage."

The spotlight moved, shining on the first row of the auditorium.

A little girl with pigtails, holding her parents' hands, walked onto the stage a bit nervously.

It was Yueyue, the girl who had been rescued by Doraemon in that fire, along with her family.

The whole venue instantly quieted down, everyone's gaze focused on this family that had once tugged at the heartstrings of hundreds of millions of people.

The bullet comments in the live stream also stalled at this moment.

Everyone was holding their breath in anticipation.

"Hello, Yueyue." Lu Li squatted down, looking gently at the little girl. "Tell Uncle, in the last fire, were you hurt?"

Yueyue shook her head, her voice timid but clear: "No, Doraemon protected me."

As she spoke, her eyes turned red. She looked up at Lu Li and asked in a voice choked with sobs: "Uncle, my Doraemon... can it come back?"

Yueyue's father also stepped forward and bowed deeply to Lu Li, his voice choked with emotion: "President Lu, we know the repair costs must be very high, we are willing to pay fifty thousand yuan! Please, repair it and give it back to Yueyue! It's not just a Robot; it's our family's benefactor, it's Yueyue's family!"

This scene moved countless people at the scene.

The sense of anticipation was pulled to its peak.

From the fire on the 29th day of the lunar new year, to the subsequent clarification and reversal, and then to the heroic feat of Doraemon that touched hundreds of millions of people.

Everyone was waiting for this moment.

Waiting for the return of the hero, waiting for the most perfect reunion.

No one wanted to see a tragedy, especially since the festive atmosphere of the New Year hadn't passed yet; everyone wanted to see a happy ending, after all, the entire first lunar month is still the New Year.

Lu Li stood up, faced the backstage, and snapped his fingers gently.

A staff member pushed a small cart and walked up slowly.

On the cart, there lay quietly a figure that everyone was incomparably familiar with—that blue and white Doraemon.

Its shell was brand new, but its eyes were tightly shut, in a powered-off state.

The breathing of the entire venue seemed to have stopped.

Lu Li walked to its side, extended his finger, and pressed lightly on the switch under its bell.

"Beep—"

A soft sound.

Doraemon's eyes slowly lit up, and blue light flickered in the darkness.

The programs inside its body began to self-check, and the memory chip began to read the last piece of information.

Firelight, thick smoke, pungent odors, and the heart-wrenching cries of its little master...

The memory froze at the moment of rushing out of the fire.

The next second.

In Doraemon's electronic eyes, data streams flashed frantically. It suddenly raised its head and, using the dubbed accent of Doraemon, shouted the first sentence after booting up:

"Doctor! Hurry, save Yueyue!"

Boom!

This sentence was like a tear-jerking nuclear bomb, detonating explosively in the center of the venue.

The scene instantly turned into an ocean of tears.

Yang Mi and Liu Yifei in the front row had tears streaming down their faces, and their makeup was ruined from crying. Brother Hu's eyes were also red, and he kept wiping them with his hand.

Its memory was still stuck at the moment it rescued its master!

The first thing it did upon waking up was not to check itself, but to care about its master's safety!

"Doraemon!"

The little girl Yueyue saw that familiar figure and heard that familiar voice. She could no longer control herself, tears gushing out. She took off on her short legs and rushed over, hugging Doraemon's leg.

"I'm okay! Doraemon! I'm okay! The fire is out! Wuu wuu wuu!"

Doraemon's violently trembling body froze the moment it touched the little girl.

The blue light in its eyes flickered frantically, seemingly performing extremely complex data processing.

[Target vital signs detected: Stable.]

[Ambient temperature: Normal.]

[Threat level: 0.]

[Identity confirmed: Yueyue.]

Its mechanical arms stopped struggling and instead slowly and carefully lowered, also taking the opportunity to hug Yueyue.

It lowered its head.

Looking at the little girl in its arms who was crying her eyes out.

The coldness belonging to a machine instantly faded away, replaced by a tenderness and doting that was nearly human.

It reached out its round hand, clumsily wiping away the tears on Yueyue's face.

"That's great..."

That iconic, husky voice sounded, but with a distinct tremor.

"Yueyue isn't hurt... that's great."

Yueyue sobbed, looked up, and hit its round belly with her small hands: "You big idiot! Why did you do that? Do you know you could have died! Next time... next time, can you be a little more afraid of death?"

The whole venue listened quietly, their hearts tightening.

Unexpectedly, this incident had made this young girl seem to have grown up, and she even hoped that her Doraemon could be afraid of death, could stay alive...

Lu Li stood in the shadows, watching this scene, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

He had written countless logical judgments in the code.

But at this moment, he knew that this machine had transcended code.

Everyone also wanted to know how this AI, which had been endowed with "humanity," would answer.

Doraemon's electronic eyes flickered with a soft blue light. It looked at the little master in its arms, and using that classic dubbed accent of Doraemon, but in a tone full of infinite tenderness, it said slowly:

"Of course I'm afraid of death."

"But what I'm even more afraid of is losing you, my master!"

Boom—!

At this moment, the psychological defenses of countless people completely collapsed.

In the live stream, the bullet comments stalled for a second, then exploded into a tearful sea that covered the sky.

"I'm a 1.8-meter-tall strong man, and I'm crying in the office like a 300-pound child!"

"Is this the warmth of technology... Lu Li, you owe me tears!!"

"It's not a machine! It has a soul! I'll fight anyone who dares to say it's a machine!"

"Screw the sanctions! Screw the chip blockade! United States, can you make something like this?!"

"I originally thought I was here to watch a press conference, but I didn't expect to be here to receive a baptism of the soul."

"Buy! Even if I have to smash the pots and sell the scrap metal, I'm buying one! Not to play with, but to find a family member for my child who can be entrusted with their life!"

"I just asked my Doraemon the same question, and it answered me the same way! I broke down on the spot! Wuu wuu wuu!"

"I want to kneel and kowtow to Doraemon. He saved this little girl. I want to kowtow to make him protect my son well. My dog wouldn't kowtow, so I held him down and made him kowtow three times!"

"Kowtowing would be too embarrassing for Doraemon, I'd rather go buy new clothes for my Doraemon; it is my family!"

On this day.

Guanghui Technology did not release Nuclear Fusion, nor did it release a Lithography Machine.

But Lu Li used a Blue Fatty to prove one thing to the whole world:

China's technology is not just about cold computing power.

It also has a burning soul.