Cutting-Edge Technology R&D Center

Chapter 32: BlackBerry

“Hello, could we interview you?” Just as Zhao Chun was feeling a bit conflicted, he suddenly heard a calm, gentle voice. Surprised, he looked at the three people who seemed to have appeared out of thin air: a stunning woman and two men carrying shoulder-mounted video cameras. The one who spoke turned out to be the attractive, sophisticated woman leading the group. “You’re…” Wang Hao also glanced at the suddenly appearing beautiful woman, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes. He couldn’t fathom why there was a reporter in this village—and it seemed as though she had been waiting specifically to intercept him. “I’m Sun Yan, a reporter for CCTV. Here’s my press pass,” Sun Yan said, pulling out her press pass and handing it to him. Wang Hao looked at the press pass in his hand, then cast a puzzled glance at Lan Wei. Seeing her give a slight shake of her head, he couldn’t help but smile wryly to himself. If she wasn’t after her, then she must be after him—but how had she found out where he was? “All right.” But seeing how worn out she looked from her long journey, Wang Hao nodded in agreement. “Then let’s do this right here,” Sun Yan said after a moment’s thought. “May I ask why you’re buying so many books?” Wang Hao was taken aback. He’d originally thought she’d ask about the college entrance exam, but he hadn’t expected this kind of question. After a moment’s thought, he replied, “To give as gifts…” “Could you tell me exactly who you’re giving them to?” Sun Yan persisted, refusing to let the matter drop. “To those who need them, I suppose.” Wang Hao replied calmly, but his smile moved Sun Yan deeply, stirring even more emotions within her. If she hadn’t heard the general story from Mr. Qian, she would never have imagined that this eighteen-year-old boy standing before her could possess such a generous spirit. “When one is poor, one cultivates oneself; when one is prosperous, one benefits the world.” She never would have imagined that, even while struggling to make ends meet himself, he had continued to support impoverished children in the mountains for three years—a fact that made even her, as an adult, feel a sense of shame. Meanwhile, at the headquarters of Blackberry Media, a man was staring blankly at an app on his phone. His name was Li Fan, and he was a platform software tester at Blackberry Media. Blackberry Media was a small internet company specializing in mobile apps. Li Fan was staring blankly at his phone because, just moments ago, he’d spotted an extremely bizarre app in the “Pending Review” queue. "Garbage Truck as a Data Packet"—the name was truly bizarre, but that wasn’t the reason for his dazed expression. Driven by curiosity, he had tested the app himself, only to be left utterly speechless by the results. He pulled out the four or five phones he used and ran tests on them all. The result left him stunned: his phones, which had previously suffered from lag, actually ran as if they’d been restored to factory settings after using that “Dear Sanitation Worker” app—they were even as smooth as when they were brand new. Yet all the apps on his phones were running normally—and their speed had improved significantly. At first, he was skeptical, so he tested all his phones. Knowing his devices inside and out, he was astonished to find that after using the cleaning app, their performance had improved dramatically. “This is a massive improvement,” he said, still skeptical, as he opened a mobile game—*Honor of Kings*, a massively popular competitive mobile game that he played frequently. But this time was different; the speed was incredible, and the loading speed left him utterly amazed. He’d been using this phone for two years, and it usually ran very sluggishly, so lately he hadn’t been playing *Honor of Kings* on his phone much—he’d been using his tablet instead. But now, the moment he opened the game, the user experience was like night and day compared to what he’d experienced before. “It’s actually improved this much?” He’d never experienced such smooth gameplay on his phone before. He thought for a moment, then started a match. As he played, he even felt like the responsiveness of his phone’s controls had improved slightly—though he wasn’t entirely sure about that; it might just be an illusion caused by the phone running more smoothly. “Li Fan, you’re actually playing ‘Honor of Kings’ during work hours? The boss is right here at Company,” said someone beside him, glancing at Li Fan in disbelief. “I’m testing the software,” Li Fan replied without turning his head. “...” The person shook his head and said nothing more. Since he’d already warned him and Li Fan hadn’t listened, there was nothing else he could do. When he turned back, he froze. Seeing the boss standing right next to him, he wanted to remind Li Fan again, but the boss’s warning glance made him silently lower his head and pretend not to notice. “Li Fan, ‘Honor of Kings’ is pretty fun, isn’t it?” The boss walked up behind Li Fan and watched him playing the game on his phone, a flash of anger crossing his eyes. “I told you I’m testing a piece of software.” Li Fan was still engrossed in his phone after testing the junk cleaner app, but he suddenly sensed something was off—that voice wasn’t his coworker’s at all, but seemed to be his boss’s. “Boss.” Li Fan turned around and saw his boss’s eyes blazing with anger. His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly stood up. “Come with me to my office for a moment.” The boss frowned as he glanced at the others. Li Fan was someone he’d held in high regard—he was usually very responsible at work. But seeing him playing a game during work hours made him feel as though he’d misjudged the man. Still, he wasn’t about to reprimand him in front of everyone. “Boss, I was really just testing some software—this ‘Dear Sanitation Worker’ app,” Li Fan said as he hurriedly pulled out his phone in his boss’s office to explain. “After I installed and used it, I felt my phone was running much faster than before, so I just wanted to play a game to test it out.” “This thing?” Chu Tian, Li Fan’s boss, looked at the app’s icon and its bizarre name and suddenly felt as if his intelligence had been insulted. “Boss, if you don’t believe me, you can install it yourself. I’ve been working with you for a long time—you know my character. If you’re not satisfied, I’ll resign and take full responsibility,” Li Fan said excitedly. With the arrival of this cleaning app, he felt his Company was about to reach new heights. “Install one for me and let’s see.” Seeing the excitement on Li Fan’s face, Chu Tian suddenly had a hunch that this system might actually be quite good. A moment later, Chu Tian stared in disbelief at his several phones. Initially, after installation, his iPhone didn’t see a huge boost in speed, but there was still a noticeable improvement. Skeptical, he brought in a few more phones loaded with testing software. After testing them in advance, he suddenly realized that this cleaning app, called “Dear Sanitation Worker,” was nothing short of miraculous—it had actually solved one of Android’s biggest drawbacks: the problem of the system getting slower the more you use it.