Chapter 46 Crowdfunding the Folding Keyboard
It was a bit embarrassing, and Zhong Ming really couldn't think of how to prove that he was the author of this song.
Suddenly, he saw a small object that had been dusted on the bookshelf for a long time, and his eyes lit up.
This is OK!
It's a calculator, and it's the kind with sound.
In fact, in this world, calculators have long been eliminated, but this thing is still used by people during the Intelligent Machinery Crisis. In that war, many Internet-connected electronic products were invaded by artificial intelligence, so humans were like returning to the era of internal combustion engines, and gadgets like calculators were produced in batches.
Now you can buy calculators online, but basically no one has used them anymore. After all, the bracelet has the function of a calculator.
This calculator was used by Zhong Ming when he was a child. Because he was reluctant to throw it away, he kept it. However, he had been eating dust on the bookshelf for a long time.
Zhong Ming took off the calculator, wiped the dust on it with a tissue, and pressed it casually.
Still useful!
These calculators were produced during wartime, so the battery lasts for decades and is very long-lasting.
When Zhong Ming presses different numbers, the calculator will make different sounds. This is a function that many calculators have, and this is a scientific calculator. It not only has numeric keys, but also many other buttons. The sounds after clicking are also different.
Yes, Zhong Ming wants to play "Pacific Rim" with this. Of course, it may not be that flavor at all, and he can only play a very simple melody, but those who have listened to it will definitely feel that this is that song.
Zhong Ming turned on the video recording function of the bracelet and started to play.
After trying three times, the results of the recording were not very good, and I was very unfamiliar!
Because the music fruit added musical attainments to Zhong Ming, the skill of playing the folding keyboard, but not the skill of playing the calculator!
There is still a big difference between a calculator and a folding keyboard, and the keys are completely different. Fortunately, Zhong Ming does have the product in his mind, so after trying it more than ten times, a small paragraph popped up, not only the simplified score written by the title, but also more than that.
Although the "Pacific Rim" played with a calculator does not have the majestic feeling at all and it sounds a bit dramatic, I can still be sure that this is that song.
Zhong Ming also wanted to prove his identity quickly and post this song as soon as possible to avoid any trouble. What if anyone was inspired to plagiarize after hearing this melody?
Zhong Ming passed this video to the real Q&A, looked at the watch, and it was almost 1 a.m.
There shouldn't be many people who have problems during this period of time, so I'd better go to bed first, after all, I have to get up early to go to work tomorrow.
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The next day, Zhong Ming got up as usual and went to the company after breakfast.
On the way, Zhong Ming opened the real question and answer, and a series of prompt messages popped up instantly!
There are 999+ likes and more than 100 comments!
Click to answer, and it was full of shocked comments from the people who were eating melons!
"Damn it really popped up!"
"It's indeed this song, but why did the big guy play it with a calculator?"
"Is this a big guy playing with romantic or showing off his skills? Don't use a calculator with a virtual keyboard? It's retro!"
"Didn't you say that, the guy doesn't have a folding keyboard on hand now!"
“…How did you write this song without a folding keyboard? What did you use when learning to fold a keyboard?”
"Are you stupid? You must have had a folding keyboard before, but it has been broken recently. The boss said that he has no money recently and can't afford new ones."
"It's indeed this song, it's this melody! Big guy, please upload the full version quickly, I want to listen to it!"
Not only comments, but also many private messages, all asking Zhong Ming for the full version of this song!
Zhong Ming didn’t expect that he had received so many praises just after one night. Are everyone so idle and don’t sleep at night?
After taking a look at the system message again, Zhong Ming understood.
The reason why many people see this answer is not because the question itself becomes popular, but because there is a video module in the real question and answer. All answers with videos will be unified into this video module and sorted according to the player's clicks, likes and other data.
In other words, if the video in the answer becomes popular, it can be ranked higher in the video module, which in turn makes this answer popular!
Zhong Ming quickly added a piece to his answer: "Don't ask for the original song. I said I really don't have a folding keyboard on hand and I can't play it. If there is a enthusiastic person who is willing to crowdfund a folding keyboard for me, I can play it for everyone. Don't worry, the money will be returned to everyone after I get my salary next month."
Zhong Ming didn't know if this was useful, but he would rather give it a try.
And he didn't lie, he really had no money and couldn't afford to buy a folding keyboard...
Not long after I added this post, Zhong Ming heard a "ding" prompt sound.
"User Zhou Liu appreciated your answer!"
Zhou Liu also posted a comment: "Big Boss, I want to hear it! Don't be too little for a dollar, I will contribute to you!"
There is a appreciation function in the real question and answer, which can directly reward the answers you like, that is, cash support. The amount is one yuan, five yuan, and ten yuan, and no matter how high it is, it will be gone. Because the purpose of real question and answer is that knowledge is priceless and valuable, those who answer questions seriously and have practical information should be able to monetize knowledge, but they cannot set up rewards of thousands or tens of thousands, and turn the Q&A website into a live broadcast platform, so the maximum amount is only ten yuan.
This user directly praised the dollar and expressed encouragement to Zhong Ming.
Soon, there was another one dollar and the third one...
Zhong Ming couldn't help but sigh that people in this world are very aware of intellectual property payments.
Although these few dollars are not enough for Zhong Ming to have lunch, it is a lot. If thousands of people praise him, they can really raise a folding keyboard. Of course, the probability is very low. Even if you can get a few thousand likes, you may not be one-tenth of the money you are willing to pay for. It would be good to raise a thousand yuan.
However, Zhong Ming was not in a hurry. After raising enough money and buying a folding keyboard, it would be equivalent to prepaying the salary for next month in advance. When the salary was paid, the money would be returned to everyone.
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Arrive at the company.
Today's project seems very busy, especially the design team.
After a weekend, the data of the new version became clearer. Although Zhong Ming didn’t know the specific data, he could generally feel that both the players were active and the revenue had increased significantly!
In this case, the main task this week is to continue to recharge and make more money while taking advantage of this popularity.
Many people are working overtime on Saturdays and Sundays. New operation activities have been urgently driven out. The discount is very strong, so the players are also very enthusiastic about recharges. Many local tyrants who have long entered the salted fish state have been tempted again and spent a lot of money just to compete for honor for their guild in the Star Sea battlefield.
For Zhong Ming this week, his work is very leisurely. Now everything is ready. Just wait to collect money while lying down. It depends on whether the players are very capable.
However, this morning, Zhou Zhen, Xiong Kai, Zhang Qiuze and several others were called to Liu Yuxin's office, and I don't know what to discuss.
Chapter completed!