After everyone had laughed enough, a reporter asked, "Mr. William Devonshire, you are now the richest young man in England. Do you have any plans after acquiring such a large sum of wealth?"
William thought for a moment and replied, "I should first buy a big house for my mother, Lina. She worked too hard before, and I hope her future life will be easier, allowing her to do what she likes without worrying about money."
As soon as William finished speaking, applause erupted in the conference hall. Everyone was touched by William's filial piety.
"Secondly, I will use a portion of this money to do things I always wanted to do but couldn't. I have many ideas in my mind, for example, last year I invented a new MP3 encoding mode, the Windows Media Audio encoding file format, or WMA for short. There are also some inventions related to drones."
Diana Rigg interrupted William before he could finish, "Excuse me, William, I have to interrupt you. If I'm not mistaken, the WMA mode you mentioned is a new mode, one that hasn't appeared before, right? Could you explain it in detail?"
William looked at Diana Rigg with some dissatisfaction. Diana Rigg quickly clasped her hands together and winked at William, acting cute.
William rolled his eyes at Diana Rigg, then nodded and said, "Since someone wants to know, I'll briefly talk about it. In my opinion, current MP3s are too big and ugly, and the sound quality is too low. Customers who have already bought CDs from record companies cannot convert their CDs to MP3s, and if they download legitimate music online, they have to pay again, which is too unfair to consumers."
Everyone present nodded continuously after listening.
"Also, although current MP3s allow people to download and listen to music freely online, this piracy is constantly killing the record industry. This method is also not advisable. What consumers want is a simple, cheap, convenient, and high-quality product. So I directly invented this WMA mode. It's more than twice as small as an MP3 file, its sound quality is the same as a CD, and you can copy your purchased CDs to an MP3. Moreover, it can store more than 3 times the number of songs compared to current MP3 products."
Diana Rigg stood up without raising her hand, her eyes watery and gazing affectionately at Erik, saying, "William, are you saying that you thought the current MP3s were too ugly, too small in capacity, and had poor sound quality, not meeting your aesthetic standards, so you invented a brand new MP3 yourself?"
"Pretty much, yes. I'm a science and engineering guy, and I have a bit of an obsession with things I'm interested in. I always want to create things that satisfy me," William said, a little embarrassed. He was plagiarizing technology from his previous life, but he still had to make the product himself.
Seeing William's shy expression, Diana Rigg looked forward to her date with William even more that evening. She thought William was interested in her, which was why he was blushing. To her, it was really adorable.
The reporters on site and the audience in front of their televisions were also stunned by William. We know you're a genius, but do you have to be this much of a genius? Are we even from the same Planet? You must be from Mars.
"William, when will the product you mentioned be available on the market? You've talked about it so much that I want one of your MP3s right now! I'm fed up with the current MP3s!" a reporter asked loudly.
"If the patent review is fast, I think it should be available in half a year," he said, then pointed to his head, "Everything for this product is in my mind. I even made a simple one myself at home these past few days."
With that, he pulled out an MP3 the size of a cigarette case from his pocket and showed it to everyone, saying, "The official product will be smaller and half as thin as this. Because the casing is made of plastic by myself, and the electronic components on it are things I scavenged from a second-hand electronics store. Do you want to try listening?"
"Of course," everyone nodded.
William turned on the MP3 and placed the headphones in front of the microphone. "My Heart Will Go On" began to play.
Many people present who owned MP3s immediately recognized that the sound quality was much better than the MP3s currently on the market. After listening to one song, William turned off the MP3 in his hand.
"In my vision, the new MP3 should be simple, practical, and beautiful. When people first see it, they won't be able to take their eyes off it. It will represent fashion and youthful vitality."
"It also needs to be able to store 1000 songs. The standard for its success is that people won't want to put it down after buying it."
Another round of thunderous applause erupted, and the reporters felt that coming today was absolutely the right decision.
William Devonshire was a news-making machine. He was the pride of England and would become a favorite of the World. They were all now tempted to buy one of the MP3s William described to try it out.
After waiting for a few tens of seconds, William looked apologetically at Roger Moore, the vice president of Blockbuster, and said to the reporters, "Ladies and Gentlemen, let's get back to today's main topic. Our President Roger Moore is already feeling a bit under the weather, and we've left him out in the cold for too long."
"Hahahaha..." Laughter erupted again.
Roger Moore calmly said into the microphone, "NO, NO, NO, I'm just like everyone else now, not concerned about the game. William, I just want to know when I can buy that MP3, and how much I'll have to pay for it. What's the name of the MP3 you're talking about, William? You have to give her a name, right?"
"Haha, yes, William, what Roger Moore wants to know is what we want to know!" many reporters loudly supported Roger Moore.
Roger Moore showed no sign of anger now. He knew that as long as William became more famous, the game he created would also become famous, which would benefit Blockbuster.
William nodded apologetically to Roger Moore and said to the reporters, "Alright, since Mr. Roger Mooredoesn't mind me stealing the show, I'll say a bit more. The name I've given this MP3 is 'my listen,' or 'My Listening.' If everything goes smoothly, it should be within half a year, or maybe even three months. It all depends on when the England authorities can issue me the industry access permit. The electronic components required for the first generation of the Listening series are all currently available on the market; it's already a mature product. If I place the order today, three months will be enough for the OEM company to produce it."
"As for the price, I can't confirm it yet, but I guarantee it won't be more expensive than existing MP3s. After all, the research and development cost for this product is very low, so low that I now regret developing it alone. This makes it difficult for me to get the 1.5 times R&D tax refund stipulated by the England authorities." He then made a helpless grimace at the camera.
"Hahaha..." The room burst into laughter again.
"That's the benefit of having a smart brain; it saved me a lot on R&D costs."
Seeing William shrug, everyone couldn't help but applaud William, shouting, "Well done, William! We love your smart brain! If you can lower the price by half again, we'll marry Diana Rigg to you immediately!"
"Hahaha."
Diana Rigg looked shyly at Erik, her eyes seeming to say, "William, if you propose now, I'll accept immediately."