The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 477: All in, it is a kind of wisdom! (asking for monthly votes)

"Sprawling City Midday News", the number of global viewers, including live broadcast and rebroadcast, has already reached tens of millions.

It’s just that most of them are young people, and the proportion of elderly people is very low.

Even the elderly who have been to the sprawling city are not as enthusiastic as the young people and are not as hungry for all the new information.

But after Li Hongmin and Zhang Ruiying's identities were exposed, the situation immediately changed -

The number of middle-aged and elderly viewers has skyrocketed!
The appeal of the once national-level host, coupled with the huge temptation of [Rejuvenation], has made this program's appeal to middle-aged and elderly people soar exponentially.

“[Rejuvenation] is not a biological change, but an intersection of cognitive neuroscience and information technology.”

"The general principle is to stimulate specific areas of the brain through precise neural signals to awaken neural connections that have entered the decline stage, and then compensate through computing power so that the nerves can once again bear the neural activities that they were originally unable to bear."

While the host is explaining, the director uses a small window to display——

A rendering of the brain, commonly seen in medical presentations, features a number of small but densely packed double-headed arrows, indicating key areas of action.

Some sensitive viewers saw this scene and immediately began to worry:
If all the technical routes and specific areas of application are released, will technical secrets not be leaked? ?
The answer is: Of course not.

It is no secret in academia what changes occur in the brain as we age and which areas are key to problems such as memory loss, decreased energy, and distraction.

But no one knows how to effectively reverse this aging process.

——Xu Meng didn’t change either.

He simply reactivated and gave the nerve tissue a wheelchair.

“If you understand how [the motion synchronization service] works, you will find that the two have certain similarities in operation.”

"Just one stimulates the muscles and somatic nerves, and the other stimulates the cranial nerves."

“The similarities are that both require sophisticated algorithms and a lot of computing power.”

“However, [Rejuvenation] requires more computing power and costs much more than the somatosensory synchronization service.”

As soon as we heard the word "cost", everyone's ears pricked up.

Especially for the well-trained young people, lines of [Element Detection] barrages immediately floated across the live broadcast room.

Complain first, then bargain!

Seen too much.

Especially this kind of extraordinary experience with immeasurable value, I don’t know how many people are begging for Dream Building to take advantage of them.

No matter what the price is, there is no problem selling it.

But what Li Hongmin said next surprised many people -

"The following are Mr. Xu Meng's original words:

The total computing power of Dreams' own server centers and rented third-party cloud servers is second to none in the world.

Simply put: Dream Building can afford this expense.

Therefore, Zhumeng will provide all elderly users with a [return to youth] experience of no less than 3 hours per day.

This will be a completely free experience and all costs will be borne by DreamBuild.

However, this technology has only recently been released, and its long-term impact cannot be predicted rashly. It will not be popularized in the short term.

Users who want to experience it first can apply through online channels and participate in technical testing. "

Netizens were very surprised when they heard this.

This behavior of not making money when you have the chance is simply against common sense in today's business society!
Especially such a large sum of money.

But soon, Zhang Ruiying resolved their doubts:

“The online application for the [Rejuvenation] project will open tomorrow.”

"Users who participate in the test will not only be able to get the first chance to experience the [Rejuvenation] for 3 hours a day, but will also have the opportunity to extend the experience time to 6 hours."

"However, as the experience time increases, the computing cost will increase greatly until it exceeds the limit that the server can bear."

"To ensure that the server as a whole is not affected, DreamBuilder will release some quotas every day based on the server status, and users from various countries participating in the test will snap up the quotas."

“Finally, only the most experienced testers can extend their experience beyond six hours.”

“But the computing power cost will increase tenfold or a hundredfold at this time, and users will need to bear the computing power cost themselves.”

After Zhang Ruiying finished explaining these rules, the main mission of "Midday News" was completed.

Afterwards, the two followed tradition and said goodbye to the audience with a smile, just like they did 30 years ago.

Instinctively, I picked up the news releases on my desk.

The cast and crew list also appears on the screen line by line.

This scene that was replayed yesterday once again left many middle-aged and elderly viewers stunned.

But more viewers used this time to sort out the usage rules of the [Rejuvenation] project and started passionate discussions:
"Awesome! Boss Xu is as generous as ever!"

"What does it mean that science and technology benefit the people? This is what it means that science and technology benefit the people! The most cutting-edge technology, free to use!"

"It's over! Dream Building has started to burn money! I don't know if there will be any year-end dividends this year."

"It depends on whether the price of the extra 3 hours is expensive. If it is expensive enough, I can still make it back." "Making a profit is a fart! I'm just worried that the servers won't be enough and the game will become laggy."

"Can people under 60 sign up? I also want to grab the extra time for my grandpa."

"Your grandpa whom you've never met? Are you sure he's not a scalper?"

"The timid ones are still asking if they can be scalpers, while the bold ones have already invested in the stock market!"

"All in! All in!"

……

"Look, boss! A pretty good reaction, right?!"

The young assistant who had just returned from a short-term training course sat on the sofa, pointing excitedly at the huge holographic display screen to take credit.

As she spoke, she rubbed Xiao Meng who was lying on her thighs.

Dreaming has developed so rapidly that it has now become a large multinational group that has attracted worldwide attention.

Chen Mengling, the general assistant who graduated from Ningzhou University of Science and Technology, is somewhat limited in her abilities even though Xu Meng provided her with opportunities to hone her skills.

Although with the help of the smart office system and Xiao Meng, this has no impact on Xu Meng.

But after all, she knew her well and was a veteran employee who had shared hardships with her, so Xu Meng enrolled her in a training course to supplement her professional knowledge.

This charging method was the first time she suggested it to Xu Meng.

Xu Meng's initial idea was quite simple and crude——

It’s free for 3 hours, just think of it as a built-in function of the dream machine.

Selling monthly cards or VIPs for 3 to 6 hours is considered a value-added service.

In the last 6 hours, I sold the 8th trumpet to a rich man to make a profit. It can be said to be a "super deluxe package" or something.

But Chen Mengling advised him not to do so.

The reason is: this will cause a psychological gap among users. On the one hand, it may cause "class" confrontation among players, language conflicts, and deterioration of the community environment. On the other hand, it will also affect Xu Meng's image in the minds of users.

——No matter how low the price is, there will always be people who think you are taking advantage of them.

Xu Meng asked her what she thought.

The assistant then came up with this plan.

In essence, this charging plan is exactly the same as Xu Meng's idea, with no changes.

But after being packaged like this, Xu Meng was transformed from a businessman who sold time into a super kind person who selflessly contributed and paid out of his own pocket to serve the elderly all over the world!

Word of mouth will not decline in the slightest, but will be further consolidated.

And this is the purpose of the young assistant Chen Mengling.

——In her opinion, Xu Meng’s reputation is more than ten times more important than Zhumeng’s business performance!
Seeing the assistant taking credit with a smug look on his face, Xu Meng did not hesitate to give him praise: "Not bad, not bad, you did a great job."

"Next we'll see how users from different countries react to the different prices for the duration of the game when the test begins tomorrow."

When Xu Meng mentioned this, Chen Mengling was not so confident anymore.

Although after her action, many people will pay attention to whether she got the item or not, there will also be discussion about the price.

But the boss's pricing is bound to be controversial.

The domestic price is 1 yuan per hour, and there is a 20% discount for rural residents.

However, the price for overseas users is at least 50% higher than that for users in China, and in developed countries in Europe and the United States it is as high as 300%!

Of course, this is the price for the [3-6] hour range.

In the [6-8] hour period, all these benefits will be reset to zero, and the starting price will be 30 times!
This is a luxury item prepared for wealthy old men and women.

So whether domestic or foreign, we treat everyone equally.

Just one word: cut!
"Sprawling City Midday News" is broadcast during lunch time.

At this time, the Xiaguo stock market was suspended, so everything seemed calm.

But when trading resumed at 1 p.m., the share prices of companies related to "cloud services", "servers" and "computing power" rose sharply!
Dozens of stocks hit the daily limit on the spot.

Hundreds of related stocks surged.

Tens of billions of funds poured into the stock market, driving the three major stock indexes to rise simultaneously!

This phenomenon is not unique to the Xia Dynasty.

In the overseas financial trading market, all "server" related stocks have seen a sharp rise during any trading period.

The market that has not yet opened is also getting active, brewing its own big rise!
……

But at the same time.

Out of everyone's sight, a photonic chip production line was also started testing in high confidentiality.

(End of this chapter)