DipNovel Chapter 90 Chatting
Chapter 90 Chatting
It was already late at night when Sun Fumin finished lunch.
The group played mahjong for a while longer, but Chang Niankong was completely oblivious to social etiquette and won eight out of ten hands, which made everyone lose interest in continuing to play.
Ten hours have already passed in this day.
Without the hustle and bustle of the recent journey back and the intense work of the past few days, everyone felt uneasy about suddenly having so much free time.
At this moment, apart from Jiang Ning, the others were chatting in the living room of Taiqing No. 1 Courtyard, while also keeping an eye on Sun Fumin to prevent him from accidentally falling asleep.
The main subject of this experiment was Sun Fumin. The Huitian team was prepared to see what would happen if Sun Fumin didn't sleep.
This requires Sun Fumin to stay up all night.
As they chatted, the conversation turned to the "Daily Ultimate Experience Conference," which had been generating a lot of buzz lately.
This is another phenomenal event following Project Scorpion, Yesterday's Survival Collaboration Program, the Memory Contest, and the Emotional Farewell Ceremony.
The event was initiated by Amy Chan from the United States.
The core of this activity is to abandon material accumulation and design each day as a unique festival.
Based on the memory bank, we can predict whether the day will be sunny, rainy, or involve special astronomical phenomena, and then organize large-scale group meditation activities in art, music, and sports.
It can be considered a ten-fold upgraded version of the "emotional farewell ceremony".
What's most striking is that the event used up all available resources on the very first day, pushing the frenzy to its absolute limit.
It also suggests that everyone can choose to relive their most cherished day or make up for past regrets.
The event became an instant global sensation.
The traditional values of frugality and sustainable development have been completely shattered; now, the focus is on consuming resources as quickly as possible.
Sun Fumin scrolled through his phone, grinning, "It really proves that saying: 'Eat one steamed bun and throw it away; drink one bowl of spicy soup and pour it out.' If we didn't only have one day, I reckon everyone would be so bored they'd be tiling the Great Wall and installing an elevator on Mount Everest..."
Zhang Jimin was also scrolling through his phone, remarking, "This is turning the inability to keep someone into the necessity of keeping them, forcibly achieving a high density of happiness."
Lu Xue was feeding the dog in her room and didn't participate in the chatter.
Upon hearing this, Su Mian coldly replied, "It's just a lonely celebration. After the celebration, you might be even lonelier! It's not as good as Chen Xiao's 'Memory Heritage Foundation'."
The Memory Heritage Foundation is a new initiative launched by an emergency organization in the country.
At its core, since material things cannot be preserved permanently, the plan aims to transform all of humanity's cultural heritage into information that can be transmitted daily.
This new project can be considered a continuation of the "Future Memory Bank" project.
If it is the Future Memory Bank Project, it aims to call on all people with good memories to use their professional and systematic efforts to remember human civilization and assist in the development of current technology.
So this "Memory Heritage Foundation" is a grassroots program launched for ordinary people.
Every morning, the previous day's "memory inheritor" recounts all the knowledge known in the local community to anyone willing to listen through oral storytelling, drama, singing, gossip, and other means. This ranges from science to history to literature, and even some meaningful little things and insights from life.
Each listener stores these contents in their own memory and becomes a new narrator the next day.
At the same time, develop a set of highly streamlined "core symbols of civilization," such as a poem, a story, or a set of gestures, that can convey the most important warnings about the future within minutes.
Its function, in theory, is to ensure that even if a great catastrophe lasts for a hundred or a thousand years and the population is drastically reduced, as long as there is one person who remembers, civilization will not be truly lost.
"I'm not too optimistic about this plan!"
Chang Niankong sat at the head of the tea table, responsible for brewing and pouring tea for everyone. When he heard Su Mian mention the "Memory Heritage Foundation," he spoke up to refute it.
"What did Master Chang say?"
Su Mian looked up from the tablet and asked.
Master Chang smiled, refilled Su Mian's teacup, and looked at everyone, saying, "You are all young, so you may not have seen a show called 'Ace vs Ace'."
"What's wrong with this show?" Zhang Jimin took off his glasses, rubbed his slightly sore nose, and said, "I vaguely remember it."
Chang Niankong: "There was once a game called Memory Relay, where one person would recite a line or describe a scene, and the next person would take over. This would continue for four or five people, and the last person would repeat it. The team that could repeat the most lines won."
"And then?" Su Mian had never watched this program and had no recollection of it at all.
"And then...it's a long story!"
Chang Niankong gave a rare, reserved smile, and then recounted in detail the variety show he remembered watching.
Upon hearing this, everyone wore strange expressions and couldn't help but want to laugh.
It was only because Chang Niankong had such a good memory and clear logic that when he recounted a variety show he had watched, it was like telling a joke. He could completely reproduce the guests' reactions and lines at the time, which made everyone laugh.
Zhang Jimin: "Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember seeing a joke about soldiers passing commands during training exercises. Potatoes turned into yams, and attacks turned into washing machines. Although it's a joke, it does prove that relying solely on verbal communication can indeed lead to inaccuracies."
"That makes perfect sense!" Chang Niankong nodded.
Sun Fumin continued, "Many people online are saying this now. Netizens use mythology as an example. When talking about myths and legends, it's probably because of misinformation and the fact that the ancients didn't understand them, which made things seem more and more bizarre."
At this point, Sun Fumin couldn't help but grin: "Some netizens are worried that if production capacity can't keep up 200 years from now, descriptions of nuclear weapons might be misrepresented as immortals casting spells."
Su Mian shook her head: "What Chang Daoren said does make sense, but the netizens' assumption is a bit presumptuous. It may be difficult for humanity to move forward, but 200 years from now will only be four or five generations. Some long-lived people may not even have lived through three generations."
Furthermore, this is a project involving the entire nation. Even if history were to regress, those in power in the current dynasty were not all fools. On the contrary, the wisdom of the ancients was not lacking, and there would certainly still be corresponding organizations in place.
Zhang Jimin's biggest hobby is reading novels, and upon hearing this, he immediately perked up: "Isn't this just reversing ancient traditions? If it really comes to that, I wonder what interesting stories will unfold..."
And so, the group chatted idly until the fifteenth hour. Sun Fumin realized this wasn't going to work, so he suggested that everyone take turns keeping him company while the others could rest.
Although no one was sleepy, the thought of not knowing how much longer they would have to wait made them agree with this statement.
Zhang Jimin was the first to stay.
After everyone else had left, Sun Fumin immediately tossed him a cigarette: "Hey Lao Zhang, I'm so bored! We can't just sit here like this, why don't we go find Political Commissar Zhou to hang out with?"
"I think it's okay..."
Four hours later, it was already dawn, and the date was January 2nd. The person accompanying them had changed to Lu Xue.
Sun Fumin took Lu Xue to eat hot pot in the first-floor living area of Taiqing Mountain. When they met some familiar staff members, they also invited them to eat together.
Another half day passed.
By the 21st hour, Sun Fumin felt a bit tired and couldn't keep going. Su Mian was there to keep him company at this point.
Su Mian has a cold personality, and Sun Fumin doesn't want to cause too much trouble. Apart from occasionally staring at each other, the two are busy with their own things the rest of the time.