202: Chapter 202 Don't Expect Too Much? Lu Shen Takes You to See the Smart City

Su Qingxue: "..."

Her earlobes heated up imperceptibly, but she still maintained her composure, looking at him indifferently.

"Then are you eating or not?"

This time, it was Lu Li's turn to pause for half a second.

Chen Shuyu was stunned at first, then her eyes lit up immediately.

Brilliant!

President Su's retort was brilliant!

She almost applauded on the spot.

And Lu Li looked at Su Qingxue, the corners of his lips finally curling up slowly.

"Fine."

"Let's go."

Chen Shuyu sat up straight instantly.

"Are you really going?"

"If you ask one more time, I will change my mind right now."

"Fine, I won't ask." Chen Shuyu immediately lowered her head to unlock her phone, entering full battle mode, "Then I'll prepare the teaser right now."

Su Qingxue frowned.

"Post it now?"

"Of course, post it now." Chen Shuyu spoke rapidly, "Things like this can't be delayed. If it drags on, they'll control the narrative. We need to build up the anticipation right now."

As she spoke, she opened her social media account.

"Can't post on the official account, it's too much like a press conference."

"Can't post on the Beining City official account either, it's too much like urban construction propaganda."

"I'll start with my personal account."

Lu Li, who had already picked up his cup to drink water, looked up upon hearing this.

"You certainly have a lot of experience."

"Duh." Chen Shuyu didn't even lift her head, "After getting hit so many times, of course I know how to hit back the hardest."

She typed quickly, and a few seconds later, she extended her phone between the two of them.

"Take a look."

Su Qingxue looked down.

[Tomorrow afternoon, I'll take you all to tour the Chengbei District of Beining City.]

[It's not a press conference, no PPT presentations, just seeing the live site.]

Very simple.

But precisely because of its simplicity, it had an indescribable sense of directness.

Su Qingxue nodded.

"That works."

Chen Shuyu immediately clicked send.

Almost at the same time, she tossed the link to Su Qingxue.

"You repost it."

"Me?"

"Who else?" Chen Shuyu said matter-of-factly, "Once you repost it, the traffic will double immediately."

Su Qingxue glanced at her, ultimately didn't say anything, and lowered her head to repost.

She didn't write much, just added one sentence:

[See you tomorrow afternoon.]

After sending it, Chen Shuyu's gaze slowly shifted to Lu Li.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became a bit subtle.

As soon as Lu Li saw her look, he knew nothing good would come of it.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"You post it too."

"I'm not posting."

"You must post it."

"Why?"

"Because once you post it, this won't just be 'Chen Shuyu taking everyone for a walk'," Chen Shuyu stared at him, enunciating each word, "It will be — Lu Li, entering the arena himself, taking everyone to see the future he has created."

Su Qingxue also turned to look at him.

She didn't speak.

But the meaning in her eyes was already very clear.

Lu Li was silent for two seconds.

Finally, under their gaze, he slowly picked up his phone.

"Fine."

"But I'm only posting one sentence."

"Just post it."

Lu Li lowered his head and casually typed four characters.

[Don't expect too much.]

Then he clicked send.

Chen Shuyu stared at those four characters for two seconds, then suddenly laughed.

"Do you know?"

"These five characters of yours have more lethality than my entire post."

Su Qingxue also looked down at the post, the corners of her lips curving slightly.

She knew this man too well.

When others say "Don't expect too much," they might really be afraid of crashing.

When Lu Li says this —

It roughly translates to: You had better be mentally prepared in advance.

Sure enough.

In less than ten minutes, the comment section exploded.

"Holy crap, God Lu is entering the fray himself?!"

"Wait, and you call this 'don't expect too much'?"

"It's over, I'm not going to work tomorrow afternoon."

"Bro, every time you say that, I know something big is about to happen."

"The last 'little thing' gave the entire industry a good thrashing, and this time you're telling me not to expect too much?"

On the other side, the comment section of Su Qingxue's repost was also scrolling rapidly.

"President Su is going too?"

"What kind of lineup is this? A live stream by the future district power couple?"

"I don't even care about Chengbei District anymore; I only care about how exciting it will be to see these three people strolling the streets in the same frame."

And those accounts that were still trying to stir up trouble were clearly having a hard time knowing how to proceed at this moment.

They had originally intended to use the angle that "the smart city is likely just a model project" to steer emotions toward doubt and anxiety.

But it turned out the Chengbei District of Beining City wasn't engaging in a war of words with them at all.

They went straight to showing it.

This tactic actually made it difficult for them to attack for a moment.

But precisely because of this, they couldn't stop.

Soon, another wave of narrative manipulation followed.

"Clearing the area in advance, rehearsing in advance, of course the live stream will look good."

"Just walking down one street, and you can brag about the future?"

"I think it's just a high-end version of a model room."

However, this time, the number of mocking comments was significantly lower.

More of them were just onlookers whose appetites had been whetted.

The Chengbei District project in Beining City had always been mysterious.

Secrecy, limited traffic, blocking high-definition local videos, always hearing the name but never seeing the shape —

Now they suddenly say they're going to live stream.

Who wouldn't be curious?

Who wouldn't want to see if this thing is truly awesome or just hype?

That night, related search terms began to climb.

[Beining City Chengbei District live stream]

[Su Qingxue and Lu Li live stream tomorrow afternoon]

[Does Chengbei District actually have anything?]

More and more people began to reserve, wait for the time, and repost.

A tech blogger even posted a long analysis, stating that this live stream might be more lethal than a traditional press conference.

Because at a press conference, one could still argue that lighting, the stage, and the demonstration environment provided a boost.

But a street that is actually in operation cannot deceive people.

...

Over in the United States, they received the news at almost the same time.

The head of the public opinion team knocked on the meeting room door immediately and delivered the latest update.

President Trump was still reviewing other reports, and after listening, he looked up.

"Live stream?"

"Yes."

"They are going to live stream that so-called smart city test zone."

President Trump first let out a scoff.

"A smart city?"

"What else could it be? Taking a few Robots to sweep floors, give directions, and adding some glowing things, and that's called the future?"

His tone carried obvious disdain.

In his view, a military parade is power, weapons, deterrence, and something that must be taken seriously.

But a smart city?

It sounds too much like some kind of vanity project used to tell a story.

Burning money, pretentious, a flashy trick for laymen to look at.

But although he said that, after two seconds of silence, he still raised his hand.

"Tomorrow afternoon, connect it for me."

The person beside him immediately acknowledged.

President Trump leaned back, his expression still carrying a hint of irritation.

"I want to see."

"How he manages to hype up a street as the future."

...

The next afternoon, before the time had even arrived, the domestic internet was already heating up.

Countless people had already camped out on the reservation page in advance.

In offices, some people were pretending to type on their keyboards while shrinking the live stream window to the very corner.

In dormitories, some people had set up a table full of snacks and drinks.

Wang Peng even turned on the TV casting directly, sprawled out on the sofa, muttering:

"It's here, it's here, it's here."

"My brother is taking you all to tour the future city."

Yang Yueru sat beside him, complaining that he was noisy, but her hand had already adjusted the volume.

Lu Yaoguang was also scrolling through messages.

Several groups at Jingda University were posting the link.

Someone said they originally just wanted to watch the excitement, but the more they thought about it, the more absurd it felt — a man who makes products is now starting to take netizens across the country to see a smart city.

This statement itself was already surreal enough.

Yet, as it happened to Lu Li, it seemed inexplicably reasonable.

Time ticked down bit by bit.

The traffic surged higher and higher.

And whether domestic or abroad, countless people were waiting for the same screen to light up.

Waiting to see what Lu Li would bring out this time.

Until —

The countdown on the reservation page jumped to the final ten seconds.