Food and drink available.
And the Internet too.
Those who originally planned to sleep through the flight imdiately lost their drowsiness as they took out their switched-off mobile phones, their faces breaking into smiles when they saw they automatically connected to Wi-Fi.
In the past.
Mobile phones could only make calls.
Functionality was minimal.
But the ergence of ’Epoch’ completely transford their way of life, a gateway to the Information Age that was simply irresistible, their dependency on it growing stronger and stronger.
Chatting.
Binge-watching TV series.
Social interaction.
Gaming.
Studying.
Scrolling through updates.
Things that were once impossible or poorly experienced on mobile phones were enhanced and satisfied on ’Epoch’, with a variety of categorized content and interesting apps for everyone.
Scary.
Where did the ti go?
---To the mobile phone.
...
With the Internet available, the photographer felt a bit lost for a mont; the cache in his tablet was all prepared for offline use, but now that he had access to the Internet, he felt like it would be a waste not to use it.
Quite strange.
In the end.
He decided to watch a movie he hadn’t downloaded.
He opened the Cot Video app, entered the movie section, and the vast library of copyrighted works on Cot Video ant they were never short of things to watch, as new movies were added to the interface every day.
Of course.
Only mbers could watch them.
At first.
Many scoffed at the idea, saying, "I’ve been watching for free all these years, and now you’re telling I need a mbership? Fine, if I have to, I’ll just download from sowhere else. No need to watch it here, right?"
However.
Gradually.
As Cot Video introduced a variety of rich original and third-party content, things changed significantly. Unlike mass-circulated movie and TV show sources on the Internet.
These were originally produced content.
Updated very quickly.
If you really liked it and wanted to keep up, you had to be a mber. And because it was original content, the Cot Group could legally take pirate websites that distributed their content to court.
After a few cases were made.
There weren’t any websites daring to infringe anymore.
Of course.
Privately.
The Group didn’t care about personal sharing that wasn’t profit-driven, focusing only on targeting websites that wanted to profit from it. This approach won the support of all video providers because their inco ca from views on the platform.
...
Inside the cabin.
The photographer snacked while watching "Transforrs," which had premiered in the middle of last year in the United States, and after more than half a year, it finally landed on Cot Video.
He had actually seen this movie before.
But he couldn’t resist clicking on it again.
Last year.
The global movie market was exceptionally lively.
"Transforrs"
"Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End"
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
"I Am Legend"
"Spider-Man 3"
"Iron Man"
"Hancock"
"WALL-E"
A slew of sci-fi movies were released, many specifically chosen to compete with "Civilization" during its release window, hoping to asure up, but unfortunately, they could only end up as supporting acts, trampled by "Civilization".
The scene.
Tsk tsk.
Truly heartbreaking for the viewers.
I heard that this year, the United States movie industry has invested a huge amount of financial strength and determination to compete with Cot Group. Think of many movies releasing sequels; it makes quite happy.
Undeniably.
"Civilization" is a delicious dish.
But.
Street snacks have their unique flavor too.
Suddenly.
He was watching a movie.
Suddenly, a question popped up in his mind.
How fast is the Internet here?
To test it out, he casually clicked on a video to buffer.
Hmm?
The photographer’s eyes widened.
Thought he saw it wrong.
He then opened a well-known Network Speed Test Software.
A dozen seconds later.
"Heavens!"
Upon seeing the test results, he couldn’t help but exclaim.
"What happened?"
The people around were startled, thinking sothing had been broken. This was the chairman’s ride, worth several hundred million RMB; even a cushion might be equivalent to their month’s wages.
The photographer quickly turned the tablet around.
"Look at this."
Kuang Mao leaned in, saw the results, and his eyes also widened.
"100M." Kuang Mao said in surprise.
"How is that possible?"
"For real?"
"Honestly."
"Unbelievable."
"..."
It took a while.
They finally accepted the fact and marveled at their boss’s wealth. Such Internet speed, it’s not like leasing a satellite; it’s more like monopolizing one, extrely luxurious.
"This is the stratosphere; there is no interference from the various atmospheric and environntal factors, obstacles, complex electromagnetic waves, etc., that you get below, which allows for such speed," another photographer analyzed.
The photographer thought about it.
Shook his head.
"But still, data needs to be transmitted from the ground to the satellite and then to the airplane. It has to pass through the troposphere, so there is still interference from the complex environnt."
"Are you stupid?" retorted the other.
"What do you an?"
"As the ground relay for the satellite, transmitting Internet data up to the sky, erm... how should I put it, it’s like the city’s water supply, you’ve got to pump up the pressure," said soone, none of them professionals, just making casual guesses.
Listening to this explanation,
everyone else found it reasonable.
If they were the users, and the water was the data, without increasing the pressure, how would the users in high-rise buildings get it?
"I see."
"Understood."
"Makes sense."
"...I have a feeling you’re just bluffing."
"..."
Right or wrong, at least it was an explanation.
"Internet speed so fast, it must have cost a lot of money," he quickly changed the subject.
"Let try the computer... Wow, also the maximum." The speed test software tested a range, and although the current Internet speed only showed a little over ten, as long as it was over ten, it ant a hundred gabits.
And his computer’s hundred gabit network card.
Could only support so much speed. In the dostic market, having ten gabits broadband used to be good, and even in the 4G era when speeds soared, ho devices hardly ever reached the limits of network cards.
But here.
It directly hit the wireless network card’s limit.
It’s just a pity.
They don’t have digital devices with gigabit network cards right now, otherwise they’d all feel the urge to test it out.
Then,
the photographer started showing off on Monts.
"Bullshit, there’s a signal on the airplane?"
"Don’t believe it, ditto."
"Fake, it’s like saying nobody else can Photoshop, I could Photoshop an Astronomical Number for you."
"..."
Many reactions in Monts.
With novelty, in just one minute there were over a dozen replies; no one believed it, it’s not like they hadn’t been on a plane before—my mobile phone isn’t even allowed to be on, yet you’re telling you’re using a hundred gabit Internet speed?
You’re joking!
The photographer was frustrated.
He was just about to bring up Tang Qing.
"Xiao Liu, don’t reply," Kuang Mao stopped him in ti.
"What’s wrong?"
The photographer was puzzled.
"If you reply, it will be taken as leaking the chairman’s itinerary. The company might not care, but in your personal report, you’ll definitely be tagged as loose-lipped and boastful, don’t cause yourself trouble."
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