Super Island Tycoon

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: Excitement

Some media workers even wanted to force their way in, but how could these elite specialists be brought down by such a small difficulty? The media personnel pushed and shoved, but they never managed to break through the protective circle of the elite specialists. Looking at these media workers, Major General Xiang Dong couldn’t help but feel a bit of a headache. He frowned, rubbed his head, and said apologetically to Jiang Cheng, ”Sorry, brother Jiang Cheng, I really neglected to keep things confidential, causing you this trouble.

It’s okay.” Jiang Cheng waved his hand, glancing at the time, realizing it was already 5:50 PM, about an hour and a half before the evening banquet, so there really was no extra time to waste with these media workers.

As Jiang Cheng looked in their direction, the media reporters became instantly excited, like a group of frenzied fans,

shouting loudly, their voices overwhelmingly noisy, assaulting the eardrums.

”Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng, I am a reporter from Daniu News; I want to ask you a question!” A reporter who looked rather honest shouted loudly,

with a very loud voice.

”Mr. Jiang Cheng, I am a reporter from Souhu News, and I want to ask why you refused the Turing Award!” A long-haired beauty of a reporter also shouted, raising her voice.

Overall, the situation was chaotic, and Jiang Cheng couldn’t help but feel a headache. He really didn’t know how to deal with this situation, so he simply waved his hand to signal Major General Xiang Dong to let the elite specialists lower the water, allowing a few reporters to come in for an interview.

”Okay, don’t worry, my time is limited. Sorry, I can only accept interviews from a few media outlets. Let’s see who can come in.” Jiang Cheng made an apologetic expression in front of the cameras.

Then, a dozen or so reporters broke through the elite specialists’ defense line and made their way to Jiang Cheng’s side, squeezing each other as they started the interview.

”Mr. Jiang Cheng, do you really want to accept the interview?” Reporter Sun from Wangyi News felt like crying; a dozen elite specialists were not easy to deal with, and just because he squeezed a bit, he felt like his bones might break.

”Yes, but due to my limited time, I will only answer five questions in total, and this is the first one.” Jiang Cheng nodded, indicating that their interview could officially begin.

What?

Only answering five questions, and this is the first one?

When Jiang Cheng said this, the dozen or so media outlets that managed to squeeze through with great effort were momentarily dumbfounded. Five questions might seem like a lot, but there were a dozen media outlets; on average, three media outlets could only ask one question together.

Moreover, more importantly, even asking whether or not he could accept an interview counted as one of the five questions?

Nobody had ever heard of an interview being conducted like this.

The reporters from over a dozen media outlets suddenly felt as if countless horses and cows were racing across their hearts.

Even though they were bewildered, these reporters were quite skilled at adjusting their emotions, and in just a moment,

a reporter from one media outlet asked the first question.

”Mr. Jiang Cheng, regarding the smog-curing bacteria you developed, how do you think it will change the world?”

A reporter with flowing long hair and light makeup moved the microphone to Jiang Cheng’s mouth and asked.

Jiang Cheng smiled and replied, ”The smog-curing bacteria I developed, in my view, is the most significant achievement in the biochemical field this year. The structure of the smog-curing bacteria is quite distinct from the bacteria found in today’s biological world; they use toxic particulate matter as the nutrients needed for growth and sulfur dioxide as the raw material needed for respiration, which can offer substantial insights into the study of microorganisms worldwide.

As for solving the smog issue, I personally feel that it is not as meaningful as the achievement of the smog-curing bacteria.

Jiang Cheng shook his head, indicating the next reporter to ask a question.

Jiang Cheng, although he had answered the reporter’s question, signaled the next reporter to interview.

But his last sentence kept echoing in the minds of the dozen or so media workers who were closest to him.

As for solving the smog issue, I personally feel its significance is not as great as the research achievement of the smog-curing bacteria.

As soon as Jiang Cheng said this, all the media workers were thunderstruck. Solving the smog issue is still less meaningful than the smog-curing bacteria? That is a monumental national issue that has been unsolvable for years.

Yet you claim that the significance of solving the smog issue, if scrutinized, is not greater than the smog-curing bacteria itself?

Indeed, a genius’s way of thinking is hard to comprehend. Remember, Jiang Cheng solved a problem that had troubled hundreds of millions of people nationwide for several years.

Such an unorthodox pretentious manner left the media workers feeling extremely self-conscious.

At this moment, they immediately remembered what Ma Yun had said, ”The biggest mistake of my life was founding Alibaba,”

and a sensational quote from a certain tycoon: ”Set a small goal first, like making a hundred million”—the current situation was so very similar.

Solving zero smog has always been a national pain; whoever comes up with a method to curb the occurrence of smog weather would

surely be remembered by countless people.

But Jiang Cheng, with his calm demeanor, seemed not to take the achievement of solving smog as anything important, instead finding his development of the smog-curing bacteria interesting?

The reporters present obviously had no idea what Jiang Cheng was thinking, but they still recorded his statement verbatim, intending to use it in their reports.

Regarding solving the smog issue, I personally find it less meaningful than the achievement of the smog-curing bacteria—such a straightforward sentence, yet it is imbued with such high-level pretentiousness and sophisticated flair.

Following the shock among the dozen or so media reporters, as some reporters in the back were squeezed further behind to listen, one media outlet also posed a question.

A male reporter with a square face and pleasant voice asked: ”Mr. Jiang Cheng, I heard you received the Turing Award this year but didn’t attend the award ceremony. Why is that?”

Upon hearing this question, the other reporters present immediately snapped out of their shock; they were actually concerned about this question too. However, they hadn’t managed to gather much information, so there hadn’t been any reports on it yet. ”Oh? The Turing Award?” Jiang Cheng pondered for a moment, then picked up the microphone and said, ”Regarding the Turing Award, I don’t want to explain too much, so I’ll just keep it simple.

”We live in this world, and we shouldn’t live for the perception of others. I, Jiang Cheng, have always carried this belief while conducting research, never imagining what kind of reputation success in research might bring me. Perhaps it is precisely because of this mindset that I have achieved what I have today.