He Xingzhou's latest video didn't get good feedback, mainly because everyone thought he was just bragging. As a result, he lost quite a few followers.
The website's video editors quickly sent He Xingzhou private messages, saying: "Big guy, you can't be playing around like this. It was so hard to gain followers, now they're all unfollowing you. Some have even reported you for making fake videos just to attract the crowd."
He Xingzhou replied: "Don't worry, the video is real."
Little Mu was on the verge of tears. After so much effort to uncover a UP master with potential to be a top influencer, he had not expected him to start down the path of self-destruction so quickly.
While working overtime at night, Little Mu was depressed.
His colleagues asked: "What's wrong? You've looked unhappy all day."
Little Mu helplessly said: "Don't mention it, do you know that UP master, He Xingzhou?"
"Of course!" His colleagues still remembered him for his live broadcast on building a Miniature Nuclear Fission Reactor, "He's the UP master with the fastest recent follower growth. The chief editor even mentioned him at the last meeting, saying he's still on the priority recommendation list."
Little Mu said: "Today, he released a video, claiming he's going to make an Electromagnetic Floating Car. That's fine, but he also said he's created a metal-air battery with twenty times the performance of regular lithium batteries!"
"Twenty times? Is he joking? With such a badass battery, why would he still be making videos?" His colleagues teased.
"Yeah, it would be fine if he was a UP master who makes prank videos. But his tag says he's a hardcore tech video creator, isn't this going to ruin his image?" Little Mu said gloomily, "It took so much effort to discover a potential author, and with this move, he might just ruin himself."
While they were talking, another colleague asked: "What are you guys talking about? The battery in the news? I think it's badass. If this battery goes into mass production, it could increase the range of electric vehicles by twenty times, and I'll buy an electric car in the future!"
"What news? What battery?" Little Mu and the colleague he was chatting with both turned to look at him.
"Just the news," the colleague read from his phone, "Just got a push notification. The Battery Technology Research Institute of the Huaxia National Academy of Sciences announced. Under the leadership of our scientists He Xingzhou, Yu Xing, and other comrades, the research team has successfully developed a commercially viable metal-air battery."
"This battery can reach twenty times the energy density of current power batteries, overcoming the international challenges of electrode material, safety, and low cycle life."
The Xuanwu Plan team also discussed whether to give credit for the announcement. They eventually decided to partially credit individuals because the Xuanwu Plan was bound to be disclosed eventually, and when the time comes, it will require influential scientists to verify the matter, and crediting them can expand the scientists' influence.
"What?" Several video editors were stunned when they heard this.
Were they discussing it just to find the news confirming it now?
"Really? Let me see!" Little Mu hurriedly asked for his phone to check the news.
Sure enough, the news had reported it.
"Holy shit, it's actually true!" An editor exclaimed.
"Look at the signature, the reporting unit is the National Television Station!"
"Not just that, Huaxia Society News reported it too, and so did the People's Paper!"
"There's a video, the 'News Broadcast' just now also aired it!"
In the video, the familiar TV host reported: "Breaking news, today at 6:30 PM. Announced by the National Academy of Sciences, under the leadership of Comrade He Xingzhou and Comrade Yu Xing, our country's battery technology research team has successfully developed the world's first commercially viable metal-air battery with completely independent intellectual property rights, known to be a cross-era new generation battery…"
"???!!!"
Upon seeing the news, the expressions on the faces of the video editors instantly went from skeptical to shocked!
"If I remember correctly, the video author you just mentioned is named He Xingzhou, right?" A colleague asked Little Mu.
"Yes... it seems so!" Little Mu's mind went blank.
"Damn, that's awesome, bro!" The colleagues started shouting, "You've struck gold, this author is really a bigshot!"
"The National Television Station's news, the announcement by the National Academy of Sciences, even with signatures! Now it's a hot news topic, trending on Weibo, and there's coverage on Zhihu!"
"It's like a mama bull taking a plane, blasting off to the sky with badassery!"
After holding it in for a while, Little Mu said: "I was actually thinking about asking him to change the video. After all that, turns out I'm the clown myself!"
He quickly sent a private message to He Xingzhou: "Boss, I saw the news! I was wrong, you're too awesome! I'm contacting the operations team right now to get your video and web recommendations, APP recommendations, pin to the top, the whole one-stop arrangement! (Emoji: Bowing down to the boss)"
He Xingzhou saw the message and replied: "Calm down, we've barely even started."
It wasn't just Little Mu who saw the news; fans who had watched He Xingzhou's videos also received the news alert.
Some returned to the comment section, and this time, their comments were drastically different.
"Slapped in the face, slapped in the face! Just saw the news, and it's true! The battery mentioned in the author's video has really been developed!"
"6666! Hurry up and bow down to the boss!"
"Where are those who said the author was faking it? Did you see? The national TV has broadcasted it, and the Academy of Sciences has officially announced it!"
"What kind of monster did I actually follow? The YouTuber is too amazing!"
"Love, love, love, quickly hitting follow!"
Those netizens who had doubted He Xingzhou hurriedly came out to make statements, saying: "Everyone stop scolding me, I apologize. I really didn't know the YouTuber was so strong! I take back my previous words, now I only have one thing to say, He Xingzhou is awesome!"
Others rewatched the video, reminding new viewers in the comments: "You might think the author is bragging, but after watching, you will realize, the author is genuinely incredible!"
"The hardest-core video creator on the internet, I'm freaking blown away!"
"Suddenly, I'm really looking forward to the author developing this Electromagnetic Floating Car!"
...
He Xingzhou's video quickly gained popularity, and in the comments under various news articles, many netizens expressed their admiration.
However, most ordinary people didn't understand the significance of the improvement in battery technology, only knowing that future batteries might last longer.
But those relevant enterprises went crazy when they saw this news.
Ningyuan Era, the leading battery company within Huaxia with a market value exceeding eight hundred billion, is the battery supplier for well-known companies like Apple, BMW, Toyota, Tesla, and more.
The moment they saw the report, the company was in an uproar.
"Forward the link [Our country has independently developed a commercially viable metal-air battery...]."
"Folks, this is huge news! Such new technology has suddenly emerged! The battery industry is about to change!"
"This is terrifying, if it weren't for the announcement from the National Academy of Sciences, I would hardly believe it; this technology is at least twenty years ahead of us!"
"Hurry up and contact our research team, we must get authorization for this technology, otherwise we'll be eliminated by other companies!"
"I'll go personally!" Company founder and president Cao Wang spoke. He himself had come from a scientific research institution and had connections in this field.
How could he not care about such a monumental technological leap in the industry?
Other battery companies were also rushing to gather information, and the related industries were boiling with excitement.
BYD Auto Company, a famous domestic car company in Huaxia and also the world's second-largest producer of rechargeable batteries.
At the company headquarters, it was already 7:30 in the evening. The executives should have been off work, but because of this news, they called an emergency meeting.
"It's incredible, the metal-air battery has actually been developed, and it's specifically mentioned as commercially viable!" one executive said. "Doesn't this mean that the era of electric vehicles is truly upon us!"
"Yes!" the excited executives at the meeting responded, "With this kind of battery, range and power will no longer be issues for electric vehicles, they might even surpass fuel vehicles!"
"Surely other competitors have received the news as well. We need to contact our R&D team urgently. Who has a channel?"
"The news mentioned two people, He Xingzhou and Yu Xing. We can find information on Yu Xing; he is an expert at the Battery Technology Industrial Research Institute under the Academy of Sciences. We can't get through to his phone at the moment, we have contacted the research institute, but have not received a response yet."
"What about the other, He Xingzhou? Does anyone know who this big shot is?" a vice president asked.