Chapter 426 Propaganda and Controversy
"There are 40 million to 45 million blind people around the world, and the number of people with low vision is three times that of blind people. Among them, the blind and low vision people in China account for 18%!"
"However, we rarely see so many blind people in our lives."
"The world of blind people is far darker and more cruel than we think..."
Starting from September 15, a 150-second commercial promotional video appeared on major TV stations and video platforms, and was broadcast on new media such as Weibo, Kuaiyin, etc.
The protagonists of the promotional video are five blind people, both men, women, young and old. Some of them are young and old. Some are young and young children who are blind due to illness, some are firefighters and soldiers injured in firefighting, and some are family pillars who are unfortunate in car accidents.
These blind people lost hope in their lives, but when they put on a helmet of the same appearance and different colors and put on a cover, a miracle happened.
The blind child can run freely in the sun, sprinkling silver bell-like laughter all over the floor.
The firefighters and soldiers returned to their units and hugged each other with their comrades.
And the middle-aged man who was so desperate that he wanted to commit suicide could once again accurately touch his wife's face.
The last few seconds of the promotional video were completely dark, and a bright light immediately tear apart the darkness, and the subtitles appeared.
"On September 30, witness the miracle, Xinghai Technology's first generation digital optic neural image transmission system (DONTS) press conference, we warmly invite you to participate!"
At the beginning, this promotional video did not cause much response, but on September 17, a big V in the technology circle launched a topic on Zhihu.
"How do you view Xinghai Technology's promotional video?"
There is no word that attracts attention and is eye-catching in this topic. Among the many popular topics that are wise, it seems ordinary and not at all eye-catching.
It even gives people the feeling of "this big V is having sex again".
However, such an ordinary topic has attracted a lot of discussions among the big and small Vs in the technology industry, IT circle and biomedical field.
Many of them have high positions, powerful people, and are famous and have great weight in their words.
"Thank you, I saw this promotional video on TV yesterday. Some people may be unfamiliar with Xinghai Technology, but I believe you must know that the blood-drop cancer test kit was sold by their family, and it is said that it has sold for tens of billions."
"After watching the promotional video, I was very surprised, because Xinghai Technology seemed to have brought out a new product that can make the blind people see the light again, and it has achieved commercial-grade mass production!"
"I happen to have some understanding of this aspect. There are currently similar concept products abroad. The principle is to use chip implantation to transfer image signals to the brain instead of the optic nerve, which is equivalent to re-architecting a pair of eyes for the blind."
"In fact, the principle of this product was proposed as early as the 1990s, and due to the limited technology level, it has never been truly realized."
"And Xinghai Technology's products are obviously going further. Without chip implantation, it is really shocking to just wear a helmet to help blind people recover their vision."
"Although it feels incredible, I sincerely hope this is true, not PPT!"
The above reply comes from a famous IT circle tycoon.
"If this product is real, it will be of great merit!"
"I'm afraid it's PPT!"
"Xinghai Technology is amazing!"
"Hahaha, it's a copycat, Mindrayon has the same product."
"What's sour? Mindren is so awesome. How could he create a big scam about blood-spraying cancer? Even Bill's door was hit? Xinghai Technology has produced a truly useful product."
"Whoever believes in it will be stupid!"
"I just believe, are you biting me?"
The topic of wisdom was so pivotal, and the popularity was rising steadily. Soon, it became popular on Weibo and ignited the war.
Some people were amazed that Xinghai Technology had put out another big satellite, some people watched coldly and thought it was just a hype of concept products, and some people @Xinghai Technology's official V wanted a press conference invitation letter.
It’s a mule or a horse, you’ll know when you look!
So entries such as #Xinghai Technology#, #DONTS#, #Blind People Are Saved# quickly appeared on the hot search list.
This is indispensable for some people to fuel the fire, but the popularity it brings is real.
The Weibo official V of Xinghai Technology originally had only tens of thousands of fans, but it suddenly increased by dozens of times. The latest Weibo, which is the number of comments and reposts under the promotional video, all exceeded 500,000!
Many people can't believe it and think that Xinghai Technology is bragging.
But countless people are asking when this product will be launched, how much it will be sold, and whether it is really effective?
Many of the people who asked were blind families. They seemed to have caught a life-saving straw and were extremely eager for September 30, which is the day of the product launch!
This promotional video was also forwarded to foreign media platforms, attracting greater attention.
However, most foreign people have a skeptical attitude and even ridiculed attitude, and do not believe that Xinghai Technology has created such a black technology product, and believe that DONTS is just a concept product.
The purpose is to increase Xinghai Technology's valuation and prepare for its listing.
“The promotional video was well shot, but what the blind people need is a product that really helps them, rather than a fake concept design that hyped under the guise of helping them.”
Someone said this: "This is immoral!"
By September 18, the popularity of related topics not only did not decrease, but instead became more and more intense.
A blogger keenly caught a blind spot: "Can this product be used by normal people? What is its resolution? Can it replace VR glasses and realize the real virtual reality in the true sense?"
As a result, the topic fell apart.
"Ask the same questions!"
"If the resolution is high enough, darn! Then you can play action movies in a brain. I love you!"
"My mom no longer has to worry about my myopia!"
"Have you heard of the metaverse?"
"If it can be used to play games, it will be really good!"
It has to be said that the wisdom of the majority of netizens is amazing. They spontaneously analyzed and clearly revealed DONTS' future development route.
This is a huge market of trillions or even tens of trillions!
Someone has seen Xinghai Technology's ambitions.
Therefore, the number of media that want to receive invitations to the press conference increased sharply, and people's attention to Xinghai Technology increased exponentially.
However, in the face of controversy, Xinghai Technology remained silent and did not use the current popularity to hype it up.
It only sent electronic invitations to major media and some big V bloggers on Weibo, Zhihu, Bilibili and other platforms.
This press conference on September 30 will be held at the Shanghai Grand Theater.
The media and individuals who received the invitation letter posted it out, which has gained a lot of popularity.
Chapter completed!