In the hallway of Tencent's building, a project manager in a suit walked by quickly. He was holding a document in his hand. Judging from his expression, he must have encountered something good.
Du Shuze stood in front of Ma Huateng's office and took a deep breath. He adjusted his tie and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
When he heard the voice from the office, he immediately pushed the door open and walked in.
"Boss, the acquisition is done. Wanghai Lexiang Technology already has news. With the support of our investment, the Deepoon virtual reality equipment they are currently developing has the ability to connect directly to the laptop data cable and solved the original compatibility problem. I just passed the test yesterday and it can already run Microsoft's Minecraft and EVE Valkyrie games that are already logged into the virtual reality platform. "
The former had quite a bit of fame in the country. Ever since the release of the 1 virtual reality advertisement in September 2015, it received a lot of attention in the country. Although the latter wasn't well known in the country, it was because Eve chose the wrong agent.
"Negotiate with Iceland's CCP for the agent. We must get it," Ma Huateng said in an undertone.
Without a good game, it would be very inconvenient for the promotion of the virtual reality business. People wouldn't spend money to buy a VR device just because QQ could be used on VR devices.
"But Eve's partner, Shiji Tiancheng, is also talking about Valkyrie. They already represent Eve. We don't have an advantage in the competition for Valkyrie, "Du Shuze said with a troubled expression.
Ma Huateng smiled mysteriously. "We have money and a better customer base."
In the past, it was because they didn't pay attention to a niche game like Eve, but now that they thought about it, since it was virtual reality, what could be more attractive than flying in space?
After confirming the boss's determination, Du Shuze let out a sigh of relief and continued.
"What about Microsoft's Minecraft?"
"That's a standalone game, right?" Ma Huateng frowned.
"The game is mainly a standalone game, but it can also be cooperated with the community," Du Shuze answered.
"So you mean, we don't need a large server as the server and can connect to the LAN through a private bridge?" Ma Huateng smiled.
"Theoretically, yes." The project manager nodded.
"Don't worry about it. We're only doing online games. The spirit of the internet is sharing, so players will naturally try to crack it. "Ma Huateng waved his hand.
The project manager was stunned for a moment before realization dawned on him.
"Boss is wise!"
Do I need you to tell me that? Ma Huateng glanced at him.
However, flattery sounded very comfortable. Ma Huateng leaned back in his chair with a slight smugness. The sudden emergence of Future Technology was indeed difficult to deal with, but with the foundation of Tencent's empire here, it was easy to enter the virtual reality field.
The reason why they had been biding their time was because the mobile market was not saturated yet. You're just a new company, and you dare to fight with BAT for market share? It was simply a dream.
However, this war had already been provoked, so he paid more attention to the actions of the other two giants.
"Pay attention to the movements of Ali and Baidu. I feel that they may be in this business —"
The door was suddenly pushed open and interrupted the conversation between Ma Huateng and Manager Du.
The person at the door held onto the door frame while panting heavily with a crumpled document in his hand.
Ma Huateng raised his eyebrows. He was displeased with the employee's rude behavior of coming in without knocking. On the other hand, Du Shuze glanced at this person with schadenfreude, and quickly regained his serious expression.
After a few breaths, the person finally stood up straight. He didn't even bother to apologize as he walked to Old Ma's desk and placed the document on the desk with trembling hands.
"Boss, boss. Future Technology is making a new move. This is the contract I copied from the internet cafe we have a partnership with. Phew — "The person finally caught his breath as he said.
Ma Huateng glanced at him before focusing on the document on the desk.
"Virtual reality experience agreement?"
Ma Huateng flipped through the document as his eyebrows raised.
For some reason, Future Technology's actions made him feel uneasy.
"Little Du."
"Yes." Du Shuze immediately stood up and waited for the order.
"You are responsible for the company's virtual reality. After work, you can go to this experience store for me," Ma Huateng said nonchalantly.
"Yes! Boss. "
"Alright then, the two of you can get back to work first."
Du Shuze immediately walked out of the door. The person who rushed in hesitated and wanted to say something. But when he saw the displeased expression on the boss's face, he realized he was being too reckless. He immediately shut his mouth and left the office with Du Shuze.
…
Wanghai city center, Star Date Internet Cafe was packed with people. There were a lot of empty machines, but the front of the counter was still packed with people.
When these people entered the Internet Cafe, the first thing they said when they leaned against the counter was —
"Network Manager, help me get a 'Phantom' helmet."
"Sorry, sir, the only four Phantom helmets in the shop are already being used." The employee didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She had repeated the same words at least fifty times.
"What?! Already full? "The man's eyes widened." Wait, why do you only have four here? "
This explanation didn't satisfy the man. If it weren't for the fact that the employee was a beauty, he would have cursed out loud.
As a loyal fan of Future Technology, he had been paying attention to 's official website and looked forward to the monthly update of the promotional video. Other than that, he also followed the streamers who were selected to participate in the closed beta.
Although the streamers usually kept their mouths shut about the content of the game, when it came to whether the game was fun, even a certain streamer with a poker face would smile like an internet addict.
It had been half a year since the official website was released. Now that he could finally play it, how could he not be impatient? When he saw Future 1.0's push for the experience store, he immediately put down what he was doing and locked onto the nearest internet cafe on the map.
But now, Star Date Internet Cafe told him it was full?
[Are you kidding me? It is the largest internet cafe nearby, but there are only four "Phantom" out of thousands of machines?]
"How much longer do I have to wait?" The man said impatiently.
Seeing the man's unfriendly expression, the new waitress was on the verge of tears.
"Yes, line up."
"Of course I know to line up. I'm just asking how much longer do I have to wait?" The man said aggressively.
The employee couldn't stand it anymore. She immediately pulled the new employee to the back and said politely, "Sir, would you like to play normally or experience virtual reality?
If you wish to experience virtual reality, please line up on our computer. There are 51 players in front of you. If you wish to experience the virtual reality service, please queue up on our computer. There are 51 players in front of you in the queue. Also, if you have time at night, you can choose to join the night queue. There are currently 51 players in front of you. Also, if you have time at night, you can choose to join the night queue. There are currently 23 players — "
When the person heard he had to line up for five days, he immediately exploded as he slammed the counter and yelled.
"Fu * k, what lousy internet cafe. I have to line up just to go online. I'm not playing anymore."
Although that was what he said, the man didn't leave. He stared at the employee, waiting for her to show an expression of compromise.
But the employee was clearly experienced as he looked at him with a smile and didn't reveal any of his true abilities.
Seeing that the man was stuck in the queue, the people in the back were already displeased.
"Can you hurry up? If you don't want to play, get the f * ck out. You're wasting my time. "
"Yeah, stop wasting time like a f * cking sissy."
Hearing the voices behind him, the man's face turned red. He wanted to leave, but seeing the long line behind him, he was afraid that if he left, he wouldn't have the chance to experience it anymore.
"Who, who said I don't want to play? Let's wait, how much is it?"
"Didn't you say so?" Boos came from behind him, but the man clearly decided to ignore it.
[Say what you want. I'm thick-skinned enough.]
"Six RMB an hour." The employee pointed at the sign at the door.
The price was not expensive, so the man felt a little better in his heart. Trying out an Apple computer cost 12 RMB an hour. Future Technology was quite generous.
The same scene happened in Wanghai, Shenzhen, Shangjin, and other major cities. It was gradually moving inland. In a few days, New York, London, Paris, and other major international cities would have the "Phantom" helmet.
When the first player reluctantly put down the virtual reality helmet and excitedly picked up his phone to share his shock with his friends, it marked the beginning of the first intimate contact between human civilization and the virtual world.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
