83: What is the price of Chapter 83?

The stage lights refocused, beams cutting through the air like swords, isolating the man and the blue Robot in the center of the stage.

Lu Li casually patted Doraemon's round head, the gesture looking just like he was petting his own dog.

"Go on, stop blocking me from acting... ahem, stop blocking me from introducing the product."

Doraemon immediately stepped aside obediently, even playfully making a "V" sign with his round hand.

Lu Li turned around, one hand in his pocket, the other holding the microphone, his previously lazy demeanor suddenly shifting.

His gaze sharpened, like a blade drawn from its sheath.

"The sentimental part is over."

"I know that everyone here, along with the tens of millions of viewers behind their screens, only has two questions in their heads right now."

He held up two fingers.

"First, how exactly does this thing move?"

"Second, how much does it cost?"

The giant screen behind him suddenly lit up, and a complex exploded view of the internal structure was displayed with a bang.

Countless precision gears, linkages, and circuits, like a piece of cyberpunk art, rotated slowly in the air.

"Let's talk about the heart first."

Lu Li pointed to a chip emitting a faint blue light in the Robot's chest cavity.

"I know some of you are guessing whether it uses the latest Snapdragon 835? Or perhaps Apple's A11?"

Offstage, Lei Jun and CEO Yu were indeed thinking exactly that.

After all, for mobile chips, achieving this level was already the limit.

A mocking curve tugged at the corner of Lu Li's mouth.

"Don't joke around."

"Can those phone toys handle a real soul?"

Boom!

That one sentence directly choked the industry titans in the audience, turning their faces livid.

Lu Li's voice suddenly rose:

"What it's equipped with is, naturally, an Intel desktop-grade processor!"

The entire venue erupted in an uproar!

The engineers in the front row nearly popped their eyes out.

"Are you crazy?!"

CEO Yu shouted involuntarily, completely disregarding his image, "A chip of this level generates massive heat. Putting it into such a small, enclosed body—are you trying to build a bomb? How do you solve the heat dissipation?!"

Lu Li seemed to hear the questioning from the audience.

The screen image instantly zoomed in to the surface of the chip, revealing a layer of silver fluid, thin as a cicada's wing, flowing slowly.

"Good question."

"To tame this beast, we have redefined heat dissipation."

"A micro-liquid cooling circulation system combined with a graphene superconducting heat plate ensures that even at full load, the core temperature won't exceed 45 degrees."

"This is the answer from Guanghui Technology: stuffing the computing power of a desktop computer into the body of a Robot."

Dead silence.

Absolute, total silence.

This was a dimensional strike.

Lu Li was very satisfied with this effect and continued to drop heavy bombshells.

"For the eyes, dual 4K-level bionic cameras, supporting micron-level depth perception."

"For the power system, self-developed high-torque servo motors, with enough explosive power to carry a 200-kilogram load on those short legs."

"For the battery, second-generation Qinghai Lake silicon-carbon anode with a 15,000mAh capacity. As for battery life... as long as you don't make it move bricks, it can chat with you for two days and two nights without any problems."

With every parameter announced, the faces of the industry titans in the audience grew paler.

This hardware stack...

Is this even a Robot?

It's practically an industrial miracle built with gold!

Fan Yu slumped in his chair, his fingers trembling as he tapped on his calculator.

"Motors... sensors... chips... liquid cooling... integral alloy frame..."

"Even without development costs, just the BOM (bill of materials) cost alone is at least 40,000 yuan per unit!"

"Adding in R&D amortization... selling it for 100,000 is still a loss!"

On stage.

After introducing all the parameters, Lu Li turned to look at Su Qingxue, who had been watching him silently.

"CEO Su, as the head of Guanghui Technology, what price do you think we should set for this partner from the future?"

Su Qingxue was slightly taken aback.

Looking at the smile in Lu Li's eyes, she instantly understood his mischievous intent.

She cooperated by furrowing her brows, appearing to be making a difficult business estimation.

"Based on hardware costs, plus the tens of billions in R&D expenses we've invested..."

Su Qingxue's cool, clear voice carried throughout the venue.

"If we want to ensure a reasonable commercial profit, the pricing should be around... 150,000 RMB."

Everyone in the audience nodded one after another.

150,000 to buy a real intelligent Robot, to buy a childhood dream—is it expensive?

It's really not expensive!

You could even call it conscientious!

That big yellow dog from Boston Dynamics costs hundreds of thousands of dollars!

Lu Li, however, shook his head.

"150,000?"

"Too expensive."

He turned around, facing the sea of audience members, his voice becoming deep and emotional.

"If it sells for 150,000, then it can only become a toy for the rich."

"The children of the rich can own a Doraemon, but what about the children of ordinary families?"

"What about those lonely elderly people in the middle of the night?"

"The ultimate meaning of technology is not to make towers taller, but to let the sunlight shine into every corner."

Lu Li waved his hand abruptly.

"Guanghui Technology does not need to rely on this machine to make money."

"What we want to do is popularize the future!"

The numbers on the giant screen began to jump frantically!

150,000... 100,000... 80,000...

The speed at which the numbers dropped made everyone's heart stop along with them.

Finally.

The number locked firmly in place amidst a red flame special effect!

**¥34,999**

Boom—!!!

At this moment, the roof of the exhibition center seemed to be blown off by the wave of sound.

Everyone felt as if they had been struck by an electric current, springing up from their seats in a frenzy.

"Holy sh*t!!!"

"34,000?! Did I read that right?!"

"That can't even cover the cost, can it?!"

"They're crazy! Guanghui Technology is crazy! Lu Li is crazy!"

Lei Jun froze in place, his lips trembling: "Killing a thousand enemies while losing twelve hundred of your own... selling this configuration for 34,000 means losing at least 30,000 per unit! What is he aiming for? What on earth is he aiming for?!"

What was he aiming for?

On stage, Lu Li looked at the fans below who were weeping and shouting "Long live Guanghui," a barely perceptible cunning curve tugging at the corner of his mouth.

Losing money?

How could that be?

Those so-called liquid cooling, servo motors, and artificial intelligence—yes, if the company had to develop them from scratch, it really would cost hundreds of billions, but thanks to the system rewarding him with achievements from his previous life, the R&D cost was practically zero.

The actual material cost for the entire Robot was, at most, no more than 20,000 yuan.

Selling one unit, after taxes, would net a profit of 10,000, and the local government had even provided some tax exemption policies for the Robot.

He was reaping profits, earning the reputation of a "conscientious enterprise," and pushing competitors into a dead end.

And he could let everyone experience the beauty of technology!

This is what a truly conscientious enterprise is!

"I know what you are worried about."

Lu Li spoke into the microphone, his tone so "sincere" it was heartbreaking.

"That's right, at this price, we are selling at a loss."

"The finance department was just arguing with me backstage, saying I'm squandering the company's fortune."

"But I want to say—"

His gaze was firm, like a martyr burning himself for an ideal.

"As long as Doraemon can enter every household, Guanghui Technology can afford the loss!"

Thunderous applause erupted, long and unceasing.

Many emotional female audience members were already streaming with tears.

What kind of spirit is this?

This is Prometheus, burning himself to light up the world!