“Why did the price increase?”

This is the first thought of netizens who eat melons.

Although according to the operation of previous developer conferences, Frontier will donate ticket revenue to institutions such as China Open Source Zone.

But what everyone subconsciously noticed is that this year’s price has increased by 1,111 yuan compared to last year.

Then I noticed the length of the meeting.

"Oh, there are actually 8 days this year. That means the money should be increased. Although Frontier doesn't make this money, we can't waste this hard work."

"After all, Frontier has been silent for almost 10 months, 300 days. I really don't know what kind of big move Frontier has been holding back."

"I really ignored what was said above. In fact, from the emergence of Frontier to the first developer conference that shocked the world, it only took about 300 days, right?"

"Strictly speaking, it should be less than 300 days. I vaguely remember that Frontier officially became widely known because of the Nuwa System 1.0 on National Day in 2010."

"In fact, there were only more than 500 days from the establishment of Frontier to the first developer conference, and at that time Frontier was far from the size, resources, capabilities, manpower, and material resources it is now..."

"What you are saying makes me, a layman, want to buy a ticket to join in the fun..."

"..."

Someone will start trading soon.

"Let's guess how long it will take for tickets to this more expensive Frontier Developers Conference to be sold out."

"..."

Most netizens think it will take about a week.

A few think it will take longer.

A very few think it may be difficult to sell out in the end.

Very few think it can be sold out in one day.

With the opening of electronic ticket purchases on the Frontier official website, the inventory did decrease rapidly at the beginning, and within a short time there were 1,000 fewer tickets.

But then it became much slower.

Let more netizens believe that it will take a long time for tickets to be sold out for this developer conference.

but……

Later, Frontier officials released some promotional materials through public opinion channels.

The inventory of tickets has dropped rapidly again, and soon there will not be much left.

After some sorting, everyone found that Frontier had released a lot of information at once.

For example: "MindOS? XOS? 5? What is everyone's fantasy about the future smartphone operating system? What should it look like?"

"What's the next DeskOS? Tarzan?"

"Have you ever thought about the shape of the future operating system?"

"..."

"Have you ever imagined the future of mankind on a certain day or at a certain moment? Is it the limit of industrialization or the era of science fiction? Come here, maybe you will have a brand new answer."

"..."

"What exactly is intelligence that everyone is talking about? Maybe you have also wondered whether humans can really open the door to machine intelligence, or maybe what is behind that door is not what humans yearn for;

If the intelligent society really comes, how will humans deal with it...

Let’s solve these puzzles together!”

"..."

"Frontier Science Developer Conference, so stay tuned."

"..."

Such promotional materials not only gave netizens who were eating melons enough to talk about, but also touched people in the industry.

Of course, Chigua netizens are keen to express their opinions in the online world.

"Why does this conference have such an unusual taste?"

"That's right, Frontier doesn't want to make blockbusters, right?"

“This promotional slogan is so good that I’m getting goosebumps.”

"However, laymen only see the excitement, and insiders see the door. According to a big boss friend of mine, these promotional materials reveal that the areas that the Frontier Developers Conference will show to the outside world are unprecedentedly broad;

In addition to the software of the operating system, there are many more hardware things, and there may even be some shocking conceptual things;

In the past 300 days, the frontier may have made rare achievements behind our backs!

These results may really involve the most cutting-edge scientific research directions of mankind, and even further scientific research."

"..."

The ecstasy of netizens who eat melons has not affected the weighing and decisions of people in the industry.

so……

Only 1 hour and 42 minutes after tickets for the developer conference went on sale on the Frontier official website, 10,000 tickets were sold out.

Once again aroused heated discussion in public opinion.

…………

In the following days, Frontier will occasionally release some new content.

Like solving a puzzle step by step, the mystery of the conference is slowly revealed.

Time also passed quickly during this process.

Early in the morning on May 6th after Labor Day, classmate Fang Nian packed up and rushed to Fudan.

today……

This is Fang Nian’s last ‘exam’ on his way to study at Fudan University: graduation defense.

After today, Fang Nian will graduate from Fudan and officially become a member of society. He will no longer be able to add the word "classmate" after his name.

Sister Lu accompanied Fang Nian to Fudan—she had not been to Fudan for some time. Her postgraduate course ended at the end of March.

What Lu Weiyu needs to do in the next time is to complete two philosophical research projects in collaboration between Frontier and Fudan University.

Strictly speaking, it is a category of management.

But using philosophy to discuss it is also a good way.

On the frontier side, Guan Qiuhe and Liu Xi participated.

It's a very strange combination.

However, this is Fang Nian's arrangement and there is no room for negotiation.

Lu Weiyu escorted Fang Nian to the door of the defense classroom. She made a fist with her right hand and shook it hard: "Junior Fang, come on!"

"With Senior Sister Lu's encouragement, I am no longer afraid!" Fang Nian said seriously.

"..."

Only when Fang Nian walked into the classroom did he realize that the person in charge of the defense was actually Professor Wang Defeng.

Good guy, I’m afraid this isn’t the standard for master’s defense, right?

But this is a small thing for my classmates.

Following the process, Fang Nian briefly stated the ideas, content, conclusions, etc. of his paper.

As expected, after the brief statement, overwhelming questions came.

Fang Nian, who was able to submit papers to philosophy reviews as early as his sophomore year, went one step further with his graduation thesis.

Multiculturalism, intercultural exchanges and dialogue: the five thousand years of humanistic superiority of Chinese civilization

Judging from the title, this should not be the scope of undergraduate thesis at all.

There are tens of thousands of words written eloquently, explaining Fang Nian's personal views in a profound and simple way, expressing his views on the superiority and mainstreamness of Chinese culture in the current multicultural world.

It even touches on a little bit of political content.

From this paper, the professors can already roughly understand Ping Shu’s views on Fang Nian in Luzhou at that time:

The ultimate patriotic populism.

And the think tank’s analysis of Fang Nian: extreme disgust for the West and extreme national pride.

Fang Nian does not even identify with Marxist philosophy, but rather identifies with Chinese culture, especially Marxist thought, which has promoted China in the philosophical category.

Philosophy always talks about categories.

If Wang Defeng hadn't known Fang Nian's identity, he would have been unable to withstand Fang Nian's sharp opinions.

This is why Fang Nian’s defense consisted of himself and the teacher, not even a single classmate.

After a rather heated discussion, Professor Wang Defeng concluded: "Student Fang Nian, congratulations on passing the defense."
To be continued...