Chapter 241 - 195: Chu Bamboo: Huh? I’m the one who established Celestial Net Company this time?

’The Golden Dawn Organization? No, two characters were blacked out, so it must be the Golden Organization! As for the codename, I have limited information, so I’ll ignore it for now... The item they used was probably one of the Ancient Divine Artifacts that Golden Dawn was collecting in the worldline I infiltrated. And the effect of this redacted part... Contamination? Monsterization?’

Chu Bamboo pondered this silently, feeling he was more or less on the right track.

He also felt that, if all went as expected, the answers to his remaining questions could probably be found in his good buddy’s diary. But before that... ’I should look at the macro-level changes first!’

He said, "Describe Chu Bamboo’s life experience! Start from the year ’25 and provide a detailed analysis of why the Federation Countries convened to decide on killing him with a neutron weapon!"

Nuwa No. 17 fell into thought for a full ninety-seven seconds before finally providing an answer.

"In April of ’25, Chu Bamboo burst onto the scene. With his unimaginable musical talent, he indiscriminately dominated the entire global music industry!

From singing to instrumental performance, he swept through every field. In the future, he would come to be known as the Son of Music!"

"At the end of April ’25, Chu Bamboo was invited by Howard Raven, the CEO of the White-headed Eagle’s Stone Roll Music, to travel to the White-headed Eagle! There, he officially signed a top-tier collaboration agreement with Stone Roll Music!

Under Howard Raven’s personal management, assistance, and promotion, the foundation was laid for him to become a top global music superstar."

Chu Bamboo’s eyelid twitched. A storm of shock surged within him; he almost thought he’d misread. ’Howard Raven... is the CEO of Stone Roll Music?’ He remembered looking into Shi Gun Company before... after all, he had started getting into music himself.

’If I remember correctly, the CEO at that time didn’t have this name, right? Don’t tell me Howard was parachuted in? It couldn’t have been just in the last couple of days...’

’And on top of that, my good buddy signed with him and went to the White-headed Eagle...’

"This world is absolutely insane. A mouse serving as a cat’s bridesmaid!" Chu Bamboo muttered. He couldn’t make sense of it, but he was utterly shocked.

"In early May of ’25, Chu Bamboo officially participated in the 100-meter and 200-meter track and field events at the White-headed Eagle Grand Slam."

This was his debut on the world stage of sports.

However, this single debut sent shockwaves through the entire world!"

"In the 100-meter dash, he took first place with an astonishing time of 9.59 seconds! In the 200-meter dash, he also claimed the championship with an amazing time of 19.20 seconds!"

"This was unimaginable! Ever since Bolt ran the 100-meter in 9.58 seconds and the 200-meter in 19.19 seconds, this was the closest anyone in human history had ever come to his records!

And the one who achieved this miracle was merely a twenty-year-old young man from the Divine Continent.

Considering the typical athletic lifespan of a track and field athlete, he still had room for improvement! He... was almost destined to be the champion who would break the human world records!"

"This shocked the White-headed Eagle, shocked the world, and ultimately, shocked all of East Asia!

He was hailed as the Pride of the Yellow Race!

Japan called him: The Eagle of the World!"

"Howard keenly seized this opportunity and began his promotional campaign! This directly led to Chu Bamboo’s English songs nearly achieving complete domination of the music charts...

Even when his songs didn’t top the charts, countless people suspected it was because of the White-headed Eagle’s animosity toward the flying man from the Divine Continent, and that the charts had been deliberately manipulated!

But without a doubt, the albums he released were bestsellers across the globe, setting the highest record in nearly thirty years!"

"At the same time, the Divine Continent’s two major entertainment companies, Z and C, also made their move.

They launched a large number of short dramas starring Chu Bamboo, which swept across the Divine Continent and then the entire world!"

Chu Bamboo: "..."

To be honest, Chu Bamboo wasn’t actually shocked by this development...

After all, his good buddy’s run was just too incredible; he had every possible advantage stacked in his favor—

He was in the White-headed Eagle, the center of global public opinion at the time, while also holding Divine Continent citizenship; he was just a hair’s breadth away from breaking world records before even reaching his peak, and on top of that, he was a musical prodigy...

’And maybe Howard and his people’s marketing efforts?’ Chu Bamboo speculated. The Raven Clan’s influence in the White-headed Eagle, and even throughout Europe and America, was undeniable.

Signing a contract meant making money for the Raven Clan, so of course all doors would be wide open for him.

The only thing that made him click his tongue in amazement was...

"Z, C... entertainment companies?!"

This was the first time he’d ever seen... that word attached to those two companies!

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Chu Bamboo patted his cheeks and continued reading.

"In June of ’25, Chu Bamboo returned to his country. That same month, C Machinery Co., Ltd. officially launched the Alisu Energy Battery! This was a revolutionary battery...

The moment its real performance data was leaked to the market, the world’s major corporate giants went into a frenzy!"

"The CEO of the ’Fruit’ company flew to the Divine Continent overnight, hoping to secure their support for smartphone batteries!"

"Di Zi Company’s top executives held an emergency overnight meeting to discuss the massive impact this would have on Di Zi."

"In July of ’25, Z Intelligence Co., Ltd. officially launched an updated version of Z! They also invited Chu Bamboo to be their spokesperson!

In just seven short days, Z Company’s reputation echoed across the globe! Z Company’s AI downloads achieved the terrifying feat of topping every major global chart for a solid month!

Z Company successfully joined the ranks of the world’s AI giants as a result!

This was considered by their competitors to be the most unimaginable, craziest, and yet most brilliant marketing move ever made!

Chu Bamboo later commented on the matter: ’This was because Z’s quality was simply beyond imagination! I only made a trivial contribution.’

However, the AI competitors in the Divine Continent didn’t see it that way!

Precisely because of this special case, the price for Chu Bamboo’s one-year global endorsement deal skyrocketed to the horrifying price of one billion Divine Continent coins!

However, aside from Z and C Company, Chu Bamboo never accepted any other endorsement deals."

Chu Bamboo: "..."

’Alright, I don’t know about the other stuff... but I can tell he was absurdly famous at this stage!’

’His global popularity at this point was probably equivalent to the fame of the biggest "traffic star" in the Divine Continent during their most popular years, right?’

Chu Bamboo thought for a moment. ’It might have even been higher than that.’

"In August of ’25, C Company once again launched a new technology: long-range wireless charging! It allowed for unlimited charging within a hundred-meter radius.

This created a synergy with the Alisu Battery, forming an unbeatable combo.

As a result, Di Zi and numerous other companies in related industries abandoned any thought of going against C Company, and instead pivoted to full-scale cooperation."

"In January of ’26, the two major companies, C and Z, reached a strategic partnership with the Raven Clan.

The two companies spun off their international divisions. In exchange for a large number of shares and a certain degree of control, these two new international entities successfully obtained the support of the Raven Clan.

The Raven Clan named the holding company used to acquire large stakes in these two international divisions: Celestial Net."

Chu Bamboo’s back straightened abruptly, his gaze sharpening. "...Celestial Net?!"

’And this time... he actually! Damn! My good buddy actually sold the company... no, wait, it was the international divisions?’

Chu Bamboo fell into deep thought. Clearly, the domestic companies were still under his control.

’The difference between the international and domestic companies should be similar to Douyin and its international version, TikTok...’

’Z’s core was probably not integrated into the international company... so he just gave them a shell?’ A flood of information surged through Chu Bamboo’s mind. ’According to past precedent, this is basically equivalent to just giving the international divisions away! That makes sense...’

A look of understanding soon appeared on Chu Bamboo’s face. He had almost forgotten that once Celestial Net Company was established, it would continuously receive support from an Extraterrestrial Civilization according to the "Law of Conservation of Technology."

’Considering it from that perspective, it’s better to define oneself as the party exporting the technology... Even if history repeats itself and he’s eventually forced into a buyout, it would be hard to say he truly lost out!’

’After all, by reaching an economic agreement, he could all but guarantee his good buddy’s safety.’

’Economic ties are the most reliable relationships in this world! Humans can never betray their own interests.’

"...This is really something!" Chu Bamboo recalled what he had written before—to survive as long as possible—and felt a wave of emotion. He never thought his good buddy would actually manage to forge such a path... though it was a difficult one to swallow...

’But now, I think I have a pretty good idea what my good buddy’s reputation is like in this worldline...’

Chu Bamboo could basically assert that in this worldline, the Divine Continent couldn’t have trusted his good buddy too much. It was even possible that in the final Federation vote, the Divine Continent had tacitly approved...

But even so, this was currently the longest-surviving timeline, bar none. Even Lin Xia’s longest-surviving timeline only made it to sometime in the ’70s.

"In January of ’29, C Machinery Co., Ltd. officially announced to the public that it had successfully developed a room-temperature superconductor and was capable of mass production!

The lead researcher was Lu Keke, a fourth-year senior at Jinling University who had yet to even graduate!

Once this news broke, it once again shook the entire world!

This was C Company’s most revolutionary achievement to date!

The advent of room-temperature superconductors was almost certain to change the world, change humanity, and even change the future!"

"..."

"In July of ’35, the Divine Continent issued a Cyberpunk Declaration!

It officially announced to the public that the world had now entered a Cyberpunk Society!

The cyberpunk economy’s share of the total global economy, excluding the White-headed Eagle and the Divine Continent, had already reached thirty percent!"

"Z and C Company in Southeast Asia and East Africa, and Celestial Net Company in South America, West Africa, South Africa, and so on, had all constructed their own Cyberpunk Societies.

The Seven Cyberpunk Giants were successfully selected, with the Divine Continent claiming a full two spots: Chu Bamboo ranked first among the seven, and Zhao Shao ranked third."

Chu Bamboo: "..."

’If I recall correctly, the Celestial Net Company in this worldline... was basically created by me, right?!’

’So...’

"All three of them are related to me... No wonder I’m ranked first!" Chu Bamboo couldn’t help but click his tongue.

Chu Bamboo was now rather curious about the other five... If there were no surprises, James Raven was probably one of them?

’As for the remaining four, could they include the two surviving giants from Golden Dawn? No... looking at the situation, it’s likely all seven giants are strongly connected to Z, C, and Celestial Net. After all, the technological level of these three companies is probably on a completely different level from other ordinary companies.’

"On July 8th, ’37, due to unfavorable negotiations, Celestial Net Company, representing the interests of Europe and America, officially announced a complete break with C and Z Company.

The smell of gunpowder between the three megacorps grew thicker! War between the giants was imminent."