Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 512 Industrial Chain and Ecosystem, Little Yu's Game

The department responsible for game development at Sanyuan Agriculture is located within the factory's cultural troupe and is supervised by the cultural and sports system of Shiliying Subdistrict Office.

Initially, Yu Yang made several suggestions to the department, which led to the creation of games such as Candy Crush, Link-Link, Poker, Pet Mayhem, Legend of Mir, and Pay-to-Win series.

Later, Feng Zhe, the store manager of MT, contributed ideas and basic architecture similar to web games, and the department launched a large-scale fantasy online game - Tianxia.

Just as the twin sisters said.

Currently, Western electronic games focus on CPU processing performance, then pair it with a GPU that matches the memory transfer rate, and with the help of pre-downloaded clients, ultimately forming a client game that is mainly based on algorithm decoding.

As client devices grow larger and monitor resolutions increase, the Western Electronics Alliance will place increasingly higher demands on CPUs and GPUs in the future.

Sanxi Electronics' games focus on GPU graphics capabilities, then combine them with cloud data (online downloads), and finally use Sanxi transceivers and customized central processing units to create PC games that are primarily graphics-accelerated.

As game data increases and monitor resolutions improve, the demands of 360 Electronics on network speed and GPUs will also increase in the future.

This resulted in phenomena such as overheating of the three-system signal transceivers and bandwidth compression.

In fact, Sanxi Electronics could learn from Western electronic alliances and adopt a 'pre-downloaded client + server' approach to reduce online data downloads and alleviate bandwidth pressure on the Sanxi communication network.

However, adopting the Western technology alliance model inevitably requires adopting the other party's CPU architecture, instruction set architecture, and microarchitecture, such as x86, RISC, and MIPS, and then paying patent fees.

Furthermore, by adopting the other party's architecture, the other party can easily crack the client and server sides of our side, then imitate our side's game, and then dump the cracked and imitated game onto the companies invested in by the Western technology alliance in the East, thereby creating competitors for our side.

Therefore, the three-system electronics only have two paths to take.

First, the "online gaming" approach continues, with no expense spared in expanding the speed and bandwidth of the three-dimensional communication network. However, current communication technology leads to an increasing number of communication towers and higher power consumption, ultimately affecting industrial production and people's normal lives.

Secondly, similar to the game cartridges of the Little Tyrant learning machine, the client is integrated into the video memory of the graphics card array to achieve pre-downloading by the Western technology alliance, reducing network requirements, and then it is partitioned independently to avoid affecting daily use, but this will increase its own costs.

For example, if an all-in-one computer priced at 998 RMB adopts the second option, it's equivalent to adding an extra graphics card. In addition, the labor costs required for integrating the game could potentially double the price, reaching around 2000 RMB.

However, the second option not only allows for locking and encryption, but also enables the client to be 50G or 100G in size, making the file package so large that even if Western technology alliances crack it, they will not be able to imitate it.

Since the PC from the Western Technology Alliance has a minimum price of 4000 red coins, and Yu Yang personally got involved in the game development, he preferred the second option.

In particular, they possess many readily available resources.

For example, the geographical information of the home planet in the Xintai database can be sorted out, simplified to about 100G, and then the player character can be placed into this 'super 3D map' in the form of textures to achieve scene interaction.

At that time, we can further refine the landscape modeling to create a fantasy online game set on the home planet, a post-apocalyptic online game, or even a virtual reality online game – The Sims.

They could even further simplify geographical information, creating a 3D bird's-eye view of the home planet's geography, dividing it into regions and forming a grid. Then, they could add weaponry elements to create a civilization-themed game, economic elements to create a business simulation game, or adventure elements to create a treasure hunt game...

Therefore, creating a completely new three-system game is not difficult.

The challenge lies in defining one's own goals and achieving successful business operations.

Or rather, the difficulty lies in finding a brilliant planner who can understand the intentions of Chief Executive Yu.

···
Sauna City, VIP Area.

After Yu Yang and Fan Tao finished their sauna session, they went to the rest area to enjoy some fruits.

“In the past, we focused on the industrial chain.”

"Like medicine."

"Planting medicinal herbs → Processing and storage → Formula development → Categorized production → Retail in pharmacies"

"Thus, Sanyuan Pharmaceutical, Sanyuan Pharmaceutical Industry/Sanyuan Pharmacy came into being."

"In order to take over the pharmaceutical manufacturing and pharmacy business, we also set up staff hospitals, central hospitals, and six extra-large collective hospitals (Zaoshi, Tianfu, Kuncheng, Yingxiongcheng, Xiamen, and Xiangjiang Stanley)."

"This led to the development of three types of medical equipment, three types of biological genes, three types of biochemicals, and three types of nutritional health care."

"Simply put, it means building an upstream and downstream industry around pharmaceuticals to achieve a complete closed loop, unaffected by external factors."

"But with the development of science and technology, medicine is no longer just medicine."

“Biogenes → Three-line seed, three-line animal husbandry, three-line zoological and botanical garden, three-line biochip”.

"Medical devices → Neuro-computer interface, AI prostheses."

"Nutritional health products → Functional beverages, high-end snacks".

"Biochemical Engineering → Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons"

"In general, the pharmaceutical industry used to be like a big tree with roots and stems. Now, the pharmaceutical industry is like a big tree splitting into countless plants and giving birth to countless roots, which is equivalent to evolving from an 'industrial chain' to an 'ecological chain'."

"So the next stage for our company is to integrate our numerous existing industrial chains into a super ecosystem, making ourselves even more indestructible."

"So the question arises: how do we build an ecosystem?"

"My idea is to use games in the early stages to connect all industries and realize the 'connection value' first."

"For example, medicine is medicine and beverage is beverage. They have no connection. But if you launch a functional beverage made from Chinese herbal medicine, as long as people recognize it, like to drink it, and are willing to buy it, medicine and beverage will achieve a synergistic value."

"Similarly, game points can be exchanged for snacks, game achievements can be rewarded with soybean oil, and game time can be used to redeem drinks... As long as people approve of it and are willing to play it this way, the game and food will achieve a connection value. Even if we don't provide food for free, as long as there are enough people playing the game, external food companies will definitely be willing to sponsor it for free in order to promote their products."

"Of course, this is just one idea."

"In my mind, the so-called ecosystem should be like MT's AI, where everything can be AI-enabled, and everything can be connected."

After listening, Fan Tao pondered for a long time, "Boss, I think I understand. The essence of an ecosystem should be to utilize saturated old industries, or products with saturated markets, to achieve a result equal to A through a 1+1 approach. Then, through games or other means, we can persuade consumers to accept A. Only in this way can we sweep through the market and dominate it with innovation..."
To put it simply, out of 100 people, 10 like milk and 10 like tea. We only have 20 customers. Based on this, if we combine milk and tea to create milk tea, and then do some marketing, we'll instantly gain dozens of new customers, and even our 20 existing customers might buy. If we add a new element—milk + milk tea + traditional Chinese medicine, or even a slimming tea—we might attract even more new customers.

"Good understanding, this is the value of the ecosystem."

Yu Yang exclaimed in admiration, opening the SY handheld console and bringing up the Three Systems Human Resources Management System. "I originally planned to have Feng Zhe, the store manager of MT, take charge of this matter, but he was busy setting up the comprador enterprise TMD... no, it's Tian Shu Technology. Later, I thought of having Zhu Hua, the inventor of the Three Systems Internet Card, take charge of this matter, but he's hopeless. He can't even manage the SY series, so how could he be capable of developing games? Then, I thought of promoting a few promising talents, such as Zhang Lei, the academic star from Xijiang Hero City, but the next generation has its own tasks, and we can't waste our energy and time on these transitional industries."

Fan Tao nodded. "Actually, I could do that too, but compared to games, promoting the development of the private economy seems more important."

"That's right. Although the collective values ​​the cultivation of cognition, awareness, and versatility, the unified three-system technology line will inevitably lead to the gradual solidification of collective thinking. Supporting more private capital will help improve market competitiveness, spawn more innovative technologies, and break the collective deadlock. Therefore, the market share of the collective's three-system industries will be controlled at around 40% in the future, with the remaining 20% ​​belonging to private capital, 20% to local government-owned enterprises, and 20% to foreign capital... Your task is to accelerate the development of private capital and seize the 20% market share as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, boss. As long as there are enough funds, I might be able to build a private industrial ecosystem."

“This suits me perfectly. I will approve 5000 billion yuan for you as the first phase.”

"Thank you for your trust, Chief Xie."

···
It was noon the next day when we left the sauna.

Fan Tao went to the Third Ring Road area to investigate and find a way to support private capital.

Yu Yang wandered around, admiring the changes in the Third Ring Road while learning about popular games on the market through internet cafes and internet clubs.

By mid-2005, the once wildly popular Legend of Mir 2 was squeezed out by a constant stream of new games for PCs and 3G mobile phones, and its lifespan was far shorter than that of another timeline.

The most popular games right now are:

World of Warcraft has approximately 1300 million daily active users worldwide.

Legend of Mir has approximately 300 million daily active users worldwide.

Fantasy Westward Journey has an average of approximately 270 million daily online users on the platform. Audition Online has an average of 160 million daily online users on the platform.

KartRider has an average of 80 daily online users on Dongfang.com.

Bubble Fighter has an average of 80 daily online users on Oriental Online.

The game "Hot-Blooded Jianghu" boasts an average of 30 daily online users on the Eastern

Perfect World...
Legend of Pay-to-Win...
JX2 (Sword Net 2)
MapleStory...

Lineage 2...
After finishing the statistics, Yu Yang randomly found an internet cafe and set up a computer.

Then he posted on Yahoo! Forums:

User 668: "If there were a game where the gold coins you earn each day (8 hours) could be exchanged for three hamburgers; the accumulated online time each day (8 hours) could be exchanged for a sports drink; and your character's combat power could be converted into real-world benefits, such as medical treatment, but you would need to spend 2000 yuan to buy equipment, would you want to play it?"

First floor: "Are you planning to destroy the entire society?"

Second floor: "My family owns a mine. I'm going to sell the mine, buy hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment, and then open a studio to grind 24 hours a day. Then, I'll use the free hamburgers and drinks I redeem to open a hamburger shop and a beverage shop, forming a chain. Then, I'll use the profits to buy more equipment. As long as the game doesn't shut down, I'm confident that I can take down KFC, McDonald's, and Coca-Cola within two years."

Third floor: "Damn, this is perfect for the old folks in the village. Let them play the game, and as long as their combat power increases, it's like getting free social security!"

Fourth floor: "OP, are you sure your superiors have given you permission to list this game?"

Fifth floor: "Recently, AI virtual humans have been revealed in North America. If this game were to be released, and the AI ​​operated like the one on the second floor, the game company would probably go bankrupt."

Sixth floor: "Old Yu once said that what determines destiny is not IQ, but cognition and EQ. Click the following link to test your cognition and EQ; click the following link to register for Master Sun's lecture... No need for 998, no need for 698, just 98 red bills can change your bumpy life and lead you to the peak of life."

Seventh floor: "The people upstairs are book-selling scammers. They give you a printed notebook after you pay, and then they ignore you."

Eighth floor: "Upstairs, I think what you need to improve is your IQ."

User 668 (the original poster) on the 9th floor: "Good news! My idea has been sponsored by Chairman Yu. The new game is expected to be launched for testing within 2 months. Everyone is welcome to sign up. The link is below."

10th floor: "???"

Eleventh floor: "Holy crap, there really is such a game?"

12th floor: "Is the questioner a scammer?"

Thirteenth Floor: "I clicked the link; it's the official website of the Sanyuan Communications Network - Factory Cultural Troupe. There's no scam here!"

Fourteenth floor: "Has Little Yu gone mad?"

15th Floor: "Sanyuan Foods has officially announced that it will invest 200 million yuan to sponsor the food items in the game. If the game is well received after its launch, it will become the exclusive supplier of food rewards."

Sixteenth floor: "Can anyone tell me what game this is?"

The next day.

User 668: "Thanks to Chairman Yu for his sponsorship and support. The new game company has been established and named 'Second Life'. The company is currently leasing a graphics card matrix and a central server."

Photo.Jpg.

First floor: "This looks like the 'Hanging Gardens'—the interior of a supercomputer?"

Second floor: "Has the person upstairs been there?"

Third floor: "During the May Day holiday, the southeast corner of the rooftop garden will be open."

Fourth floor: "Could there really be such a game?"

Fifth floor: "A gimmick, absolutely a gimmick to attract attention."

Day three.

User 668: "The new game resources are in place. Thanks to the uncles and aunts of the cultural troupe for simplifying 90% of the geographical information for me. The resource pack has now been reduced to 80G."

Photo.Jpg.

First floor: "This looks like a 3D map!"

Second floor: "It's a 3D map of the home planet."

Fourth floor: "Can anyone tell me what game this is?"

Fourth day.

User 668: "Thanks to Sanyuan Hi-Tech for helping to divide the resource package into regions, enabling geographical classification from township to county to city to province to state and scene and map switching within one day."

Photo.Jpg.

First floor: "This grid-based partitioning is a bit like 'Civilization,' and a bit like 'Empire Earth.'"

fifth day.

User 668: "Thanks to the Sanxi E-commerce Industrial Park for helping our company complete scene modeling, character modeling, and the initial map run."

Video: The screen shows the home planet. Click on any area with the mouse to switch the map to a state, then select any region to switch the map to a country. Create a character, choose gender and origin, and then the screen will change, and the character will be randomly born in a village.

The game features an ancient art style, characters who have just come of age, and a starting village with no quests, offering a high degree of freedom where players can learn blacksmithing, swordsmanship, hunting, dancing, and more.

The wilderness contains forests, grasslands, rivers, and mountains, but to enter it, one needs to master skills such as hunting, climbing, and swimming.

If you reach the maximum hunting level, you have a chance to obtain rare treasures by hunting large wild beasts, such as beast gall, beast bones, beast tendons, medicinal herbs, etc.

If you reach the maximum swimming level, diving into deep water gives you a chance to obtain relics, such as swords, magical artifacts, and money.

If you climb to the maximum level, you may find ruins in the mountains, such as Taoist temples, Buddhist temples, and even find a celestial gate to obtain 'celestial destiny'.

First floor: "Damn it, if you dare to lie to me, I'll definitely find you by touching the internet cable!"

Second floor: "It feels like a movie trailer."

The eighth day.

User 668: "Thanks to the Sanxi Electronics Industrial Park for jointly developing a graphics card array that can accommodate the client for Second Life's first 3D masterpiece - Simulated Cultivation. The release date of the new machine and the new game has been reduced to two weeks."

tenth day.

User 668: Video.

In the scene, a listless young man walks into an internet cafe, turns on his computer, and prepares to waste his time. However, he notices a white cloud icon he's never seen before on his desktop. Out of curiosity, he drags the mouse and clicks it…
The pleasant sound of flowing water and a small bridge drifts by. Switch maps, create a character, and then begin hunting, swimming, fishing, and barbecuing in the starting village...

After playing for eight hours, I clicked to redeem my reward, and the lovely internet cafe manager personally served me three hamburgers and a drink.

First floor: "Can this game really be released?"

Second floor: "Why not? Even TV stations can hire old experts to sell fake medicine."

(End of this chapter)