The collaboration between Linghui Entertainment and a non-industry technology company took place quietly.
Many people are unaware of this.
The head of Fusheng Technology, who was initially somewhat wary of Linghui Entertainment's motives for the collaboration, had no further objections after seeing that Xiao He had provided a brand-new AI algorithm for the motor drive model. He approved the use and reference of their products by "Time and Space Standoff" and specially provided five sets of the latest equipment for the crew's prop modifications.
Once Xiao He got his hands on the equipment and materials, he immediately dismantled everything and modified it himself.
—While learning can no longer change his IQ, spending money can change his abilities.
After successfully obtaining a 【Mechanical Modification (Intermediate)】 item, Xiao He was certain that he could now walk sideways with impunity.
【Mechanical Modification (Intermediate) Details: Intermediate mechanical modification techniques logged in the database are applicable to any illegal modification and reconfiguration activities, and are more conducive to your use of different tools to commit higher-tech crimes.】
Well, actually, I wouldn't dare to do it so brazenly. After all, these days, modifying a lot of things without reporting it is practically like developing your own bomb to take revenge on society. In some ways, this thing is like his hacking—it's all a bit shady.
Moreover, he can claim to have studied computer science when it comes to hacking, but mechanical modification... well, he can't really be self-taught, can he?
Besides, modification is modification, not creation from nothing. He couldn't possibly conjure up those special materials and basic parts out of thin air, nor did he have any way to obtain them. So Xiao He simply came up with this solution: to go through a long detour, finalize the publicity and public welfare matters with Fusheng Technology in advance, and incidentally get a few "unlisted" devices from them for legal modification.
This made everything go very smoothly.
The production crew assumed the robotic arm prop was provided by a technology company, while the technology company assumed the production crew had it modified by someone they hired themselves.
The two groups, who already had industry barriers, successfully connected with the wrong brainwaves and were both quite satisfied with the current situation.
Only Xiao He, who had stayed up for several nights in a row modifying the robotic arm prop to his satisfaction, revealed a weary smile.
...
"Wow, wow, how can he be so handsome?"
When Pu Rong arrived at work that morning, he saw Xiao He adjusting the robotic arm on the right and exclaimed in surprise.
No one knows how Xiao He did it, but his right hand was directly replaced by a mechanical arm, which shimmered with a dark metallic light. There was even a faint blue light flowing between the bones, as if the mechanical arm really had cyber blood flowing slowly.
As Xiao He looked down to observe, the arm moved in perfect harmony with his movements, its mechanical fingers rotating nimbly, as if Xiao He himself were controlling it.
Pu Rong was stunned. He thought it was a real hand and shook it. He then found that the feeling was the same as when he shook the prosthetic hand of Professor Song Zhe. It was cold and mechanical, without the real body temperature of a human.
Only then did he realize that it was a prop.
"Has technology really advanced to this point?"
Pu Rong was amazed.
"There are even more powerful ones."
Xiao He tried hard to suppress the urge to smile, gestured for Pu Rong to step aside, then tapped the computer with his left hand, sending new commands to his arm—
The next moment, the mechanical arm disintegrated, unfolding dramatically ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) to reveal the cold blue data cables and black torso inside. The wrist was folded in half, and all the fingers were closed. Then, with a click, it reassembled, and a dark gun muzzle was pointed at Pu Rong.
Pu Rong stared blankly at the dark muzzle of the gun in front of him, his jaw almost dropping to the ground.
What? What is that thing? Clicking and clicking, then doing this and that, and finally it turned into what it is now?
Good heavens, is this still the urban channel I'm on? Are you kidding me, or are you going to switch me to a sci-fi channel?
Pu Rong felt a sense of awe, like a country bumpkin looking at a cyber world. He glanced at the robotic arm, then at Xiao He, rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.
Xiao He had already removed the mechanical arm and was able to move his shoulders again.
He also casually placed the robotic arm on the support platform.
"Brother Xiao, how did you do that?"
Pu Rong rushed to the support stand, carefully examining the arm in front of him, his eyes filled with longing: "This thing is really cool! Compared to this, the props the props the props team prepared before were just plastic shells!"
Xiao He raised the corners of his mouth, stood in front of the support platform, and began to manually put the "transformed" robotic arm back into place.
Unfortunately, with limited materials, limited time, and overly complex requirements, Xiao He currently finds it difficult to make the robotic arm remain "slender" while also being able to transform into various "weapons" at will. Therefore, some of the transformations are temporarily popped out all at once, and can only be manually returned to their original positions after they are transformed.
"This was delivered by Fusheng Technology."
Pu Rong watched as Xiao He fiddled with the mechanical arm like he was playing with a model, blinked, and suddenly realized: "So, Brother Xiao, when you asked me about Brother Song's prosthetic arm company, it turned out you wanted to borrow their equipment? You're something else, Brother Xiao! Your mind works so fast! We just didn't think of that."
Using technology from tech companies to meet filming requirements is indeed something many sci-fi film crews do, but whether they can get the support of those companies is another matter entirely. After all, technology isn't something you can just ask someone to provide.
Fortunately, Xiao He also had some leverage.
"It's amazing that Fusheng Technology is willing to help us to this extent. They truly deserve to be a top company in the industry. This is the first time I've ever seen a transformable robotic arm like this! I thought they were all made up of CG effects and were fake."
Xiao He shook his head: "This is not a particularly advanced technology."
Once you understand the principle, it's not particularly difficult to make a deformable mechanical arm yourself. There are similar creation demonstrations by domestic and foreign craft bloggers. Some masters have even made deformable mechanical arms directly from wooden boards. Xiao He's method this time was just that the tools were a bit more advanced, but it didn't reach the level of a specialized invention.
After all, if he could really achieve the effects seen in science fiction movies, then what else is there to say? We could just recruit him and mass-produce transforming thermal weapons to shine on the battlefield.
Pu Rong, however, still looked completely bewildered.
"Physical education students don't understand you science and engineering students."
Pu Rong directly interpreted Xiao He's words as Versailles, and finally, with a blank stare and light steps, he walked out of the prop room.
A few minutes later, he arrived with the others.
As a result, Xiao He successfully garnered a new batch of praises such as "Wow!", "Holy crap!", and "Awesome!"
Xiao He pretended to be nonchalant, but in reality, the corners of his mouth were almost curled up to his ears.
While the rest of the "Time-Traveling Confrontation" crew gathered to see the robotic arm, He Wenming pulled Xiao He aside.
Have you seen the recent news?
His very first question left Xiao He completely bewildered: "Huh? Which one?"
Recently, Xiao He has been fully focused on modifying the robotic arm and hasn't been browsing the internet much.
"Rongding Media has gone bankrupt."
He Wenming's simple question instantly sharpened Xiao He's gaze: "When did this happen?"
