In fact, this three-star employee underestimated people's enthusiasm for virtual reality technology.
By the time 50,000 helmets had been sold, the price of an HV-1 helmet on the second-hand market had exceeded 50,000. Compared to the original price of 12,000, it was more than four times the original price.
After seeing this price, many people who sold early had a regretful look on their faces. Orders that were sold at lower prices were constantly canceled by the seller and sold at higher prices.
This was a strange scene on the second-hand market.
There weren't many transactions, but the price of the helmets was jumping up a notch every minute. The seller was dominating the market to the point where there was a demand but no supply.
If it was a general product launch or exhibition, there would be a group of scalpers standing at the entrance, asking the customers who came out of admiration but returned empty-handed if they wanted to buy the products of the scalpers.
However, the situation here was the complete opposite. Although there were also scalpers at the entrance, they weren't targeting the customers who couldn't get in the queue. Instead, they were targeting the customers who had already bought something from the exhibition hall with backpacks on their backs.
Every time they saw such a person, they would rush up to him like the drivers at the train station and ask him questions tirelessly.
"Brother? Are you selling it? I'll pay 24,000 yuan! You'll be able to double the price. You won't get another chance like this if you miss this opportunity! "
"Psh! You want to buy it with this little money? I'll pay 30,000 yuan! Sell it to me! "
Of course, in addition to the scalpers, there were also some players who really wanted to buy the helmet.
However, who didn't want to buy it?
Therefore, no matter what price those people offered, apart from a few people who would hesitate, most people would only give a concise and comprehensive answer — —
"F * ck off!"
At the same time, when the "expensive helmet" was trending, many users who were lucky enough to attend the conference had not only taken the helmet home, but they had also posted their experiences on the internet, attracting the envious gazes of countless onlookers.
For example, the well-known director Wang Lihui posted a long blog post on his Weibo after the press conference. He described his experience with the HV-1 fully immersive VR technology.
[First of all, this is not an advertisement. It took me a lot of effort to get tickets for the press conference. I don't think Huawei and Star Sky Technology need me to advertise for them.]
[As the world's first publicly available neural interface virtual reality device, the HV-1 equipped with the Phantom system has rendered the virtual reality world to the extreme. Compared to other products, there are no other products on the market. Now, I just have to wait for the Da Mi Group to release the helmet at the end of the month, then I can do a complete evaluation.
[In terms of price, 12,000 yuan is definitely not cheap, but in fact, it's the price of some high-end laptops. In my opinion, it's completely worth it to spend 12,000 yuan on a virtual reality world. In fact, I've already noticed that some people are selling the helmet for 200,000 yuan on the second-hand market. It seems like the market agrees with this price.
[Of course, I don't recommend that my fans buy the helmets secondhand. After all, Huawei will produce another batch of helmets next month. Once the supply meets the market gap, everyone will have the opportunity to embrace this illusory and beautiful world.]
[Let's talk about the experience! I can't describe this feeling with words. It's new and groundbreaking. It's beyond my understanding of the Internet and the virtual world! Many of you should have seen Player One before. I bet you that the experience won't be any worse than the movie Player One has shown you in! You can even play it lying down or sitting down, and your eyes will never get tired. All of the images are directly generated on the optic nerve!
[Of course, as a filmmaker, virtual reality technology has inspired me to think about the future of the film industry. Maybe it won't be long before we'll be able to immerse ourselves in the world of movies through a brand new, immersive way of watching movies …]
Less than an hour after this article was posted, it went viral on Weibo, WeChat, WeChat, etc.
There were only one million helmets on the market, and online sales wouldn't start until the early hours of the morning. However, there were tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people in the country and around the world looking forward to this helmet.
People had been fantasizing about virtual reality technology for a long time.
Many years ago, in sci-fi blockbusters depicting the future, people could see people's imagination of fully immersive VR technology. Moreover, he believed that in the distant future, space in reality would no longer be the boundary that limited people's vision. Unlimited information would expand people's thinking by an entire dimension.
Now that this technology has finally moved from the laboratory to the real world, almost everyone who has turned the Internet into a part of their lives is eager to know what kind of experience this so-called second heaven is.
According to the statistics of major search engines, the search volume for keywords such as virtual reality, Phantom, and HV-1 had surpassed all other keywords.
At this moment, people exploded with unimaginable enthusiasm.
They crazily searched for every piece of information about virtual reality, just to learn more about it before they embraced this new era …
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The product launch was originally planned to last until five o 'clock in the afternoon.
However, no one expected it to end at three o 'clock in the afternoon.
The reason was that the prices on the second-hand platform continued to reach new highs. Some people even took the high-speed rail from the neighboring city to buy the helmets. This caused more and more people to gather at the venue. They had to evacuate the crowd to avoid any major accidents.
Another more direct reason was that the 100,000 helmets were almost sold out at three o 'clock in the afternoon.
For those people who came here for nothing, it was hard to say if they would vent their dissatisfaction or not …
Even Huawei, the company that organized this press conference, didn't expect the offline sales to be this hot.
Even though they expected the world's first neural interface virtual reality helmet to sell like hotcakes, they didn't expect it to be this hot …
The press conference ended with a bang.
Ten o 'clock at night.
The Huawei headquarters was still brightly lit.
Especially the sales department, a group of people were already sitting in front of the computer, meticulously staring at the screen in front of them, not daring to make the slightest mistake.
In two hours, 900,000 helmets would be sold on the official website.
What made people dumbfounded was that there were still two hours before the helmets would go on sale, but the huge number of visitors was already flooding in.
It was obvious from the number of IP addresses that people were constantly refreshing the website, as if this was their way of buying the helmets in advance.
The project manager responsible for the HV-1 helmets felt like he was carrying a few hundred pounds of rock on his shoulders. Even though he was drinking cup after cup of coffee, he didn't feel any better.
Time quickly passed by, and it was almost twelve o 'clock in the afternoon.
The employee sitting in front of the computer looked at the time on the screen and spoke with excitement.
"Boss, it's almost time!"
The project manager put down the coffee in his hand and nodded. He controlled the excitement in his voice and spoke in a serious and calm manner.
"Launch our product!"
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