The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 538: Large-scale projects revealed! Did marginal industries make you angry? (ask for monthly tickets)

When most netizens heard Xu Meng's words, they thought he was joking and trying to make everyone laugh.

But some people don't think so.

When the dense comments became sparse, some different comments finally appeared in front of the audience:
"My grandfather's pension increased by 150 yuan last month. The text message said it was a personal donation."

"My grandparents, as well as the elderly in their village, have all seen their salaries increase by 150 yuan."

"My buddy is a college student village official. Last month, all the elderly people in his village received a subsidy."

……

Scattered comments flashed across the screen, attracting more and more attention in the live broadcast room.

Not all netizens who watch the live broadcast are idle people, but there are definitely a lot of idle people.

Most people are confused when seeing these comments that are completely off-topic.

While asking what it means, I have already skillfully searched for keywords on search engines and social networks:

[Pension], [Rural Elderly], [150 yuan]
There is very little information.

The earliest information was on the 25th of last month, when someone said on social networks that his grandmother’s pension had increased from 140 yuan to 290 yuan.

He's a little weird.

Because even if the price is raised in the past, it is only raised by 10 or 20 yuan. It is rare for the price to be doubled directly.

So I posted it online to ask.

In the comment section of this post, several people also left similar messages.

But at this time, I haven't contacted Xu Meng yet.

It was not until the 26th that Xu Meng's name appeared:

[The pensions of the elderly in our village have increased by 150 yuan this month. I called the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau to ask, and they said it was because of Xu Meng’s donation. I was wondering… Is this the Xu Meng I know? Or is it a coincidence?]
Perhaps it was because of the emergence of the hot word "Xu Meng", the content gradually increased in the following days and the popularity slowly rose.

However, rural elderly people rarely speak out on the Internet, and the government and Dream Building have not stepped in to help. In addition, the popularity of the "Sail in the Blue Sea" world war, the humanoid robot competition, and the world's number one dragon fighting conference has exploded one after another.

The popularity of this incident was quickly drowned out by the overwhelming amount of information, so much so that people only found out about it now.

There is a person named Xu Meng who may have donated tens of billions of cash to increase the pensions of hundreds of millions of rural elderly people!

If you just donate money to the elderly in one village, it is very likely that there is a duplicate name.

But if they donate money to the elderly in hundreds or thousands of villages, and each donation amounts to tens of billions, then it is impossible that there is a duplicate name!

How could there be so many wealthy people named Xu Meng who like to spend money everywhere? !
So after a while, the direction of the barrage changed:
“Your money is really useful!”

"Boss Xu is a real man!"

"You should make this money!"

"If you ask me, those who lost money in the stock market should just follow Boss Xu's example and donate money!"

……

But after Xu Meng noticed this change, he immediately shook his head.

"You're mistaken, that's not what I'm talking about."

"The pension subsidy cannot be counted on me."

"This is the contribution of users around the world who have participated in the [Rejuvenation] project testing and paid for this project."

“We have to thank them for that.”

This answer made the audience feel a little weird.

——Boss Xu's words sounded like genuine humility and gratitude, but if you savored them carefully, there seemed to be a subtle sense of pride.

But before everyone could think carefully, Xu Meng spoke again:
"When I say spending money, I mean something else—"

"Dream Building will launch a large-scale investment project with an initial budget of hundreds of billions."

"The actual project cost has not yet been specifically estimated, but it will be more, not less."

"The area of ​​investment is aerospace. More specifically, rockets and communication satellites."

“Whether this project will help the current weak capital market, I don’t know – and to be honest, I don’t really care.”

"But I believe it will be of great help to the aerospace industry."

“If there are people watching this live who are interested in making a career in these fields, now is the best opportunity!”

"Don't doubt my determination!"

Netizens certainly have no doubt about Xu Meng's determination and ability to spend money.

I was just a little confused about his sudden start of such an investment project:

"Why do we need a communication satellite? Do we need this to build our dreams?"

"Could it be that they are trying to expand into the African and South American markets?"

"What the hell! The cost of satellite networks is simply unaffordable for poor regions."

"Or does Boss Xu want everyone to play dragon fighting in the mountains and deserts?"

……

With the low-orbit communications satellite network of marginal industries as a reference, it is not difficult to imagine what Xu Mengxiang is trying to do.

I just don't understand why he wants to do this. The audience kept asking questions and wanted to know more details.

But Xu Meng just wouldn't elaborate, which made them so angry that their teeth were itching.

——But this can’t be blamed entirely on Xu Meng.

He has not yet unpacked all the technical details of the [Aurora Communications Network], so he can only give a rough outline at this time.

The specific plan will have to wait until the technology is fully digested.

He clapped his hands, interrupting the chattering in the audience.

"Next, we can finally get to the point!"

"All 60 holographic treasure chests have been found! The time has come for Dream Building's next large-scale development project to be unveiled!"

The scene was full of loyal players. When they heard Xu Meng's words, they quickly quieted down and listened expectantly.

"Before, Cheng Feiyu asked me when we could board the space station, and I answered him: There will be clues soon."

“And the clue is this large project.”

"Thanks to the launch of topological photonic chips, I will conduct a comprehensive upgrade of DreamBuilding's servers."

“It is now technically possible to create a giant digital space that can accommodate all of humanity.”

"And this is the next major project of Zhumeng——"

“Creating the world.”

“Such a huge project cannot be completed overnight.”

“So this is not a single game, but an ongoing project.”

“And the name of the first phase of the project is: [Great Pioneering]!”

"We will fully develop the vast wilderness outside of the sprawling cities and allow the world to continue to expand."

"In the future, you will measure the world with your own feet."

"Climb the most majestic peaks, cross the most turbulent rivers, see the most magnificent waterfalls, delve into the most bizarre abysses, cross the most deadly natural disasters, and defeat mythical and powerful creatures..."

"I'm not going to tell you right away what we're going to add to this world."

"With two exceptions—"

"[Misty Mine]"

"Here you can discover the remains of the dwarven kingdom and dig out various precious minerals."

"[Lost Ship]"

"Here you can discover the remains of the Ain-Sidi tribe and search for lost technology that is very different from the sprawling city."

"These minerals and technologies are a way for you to board the space station."

“Of course, this is not the only way.”

"And the space station won't be the end of your journey!"

"In the second and third stages, the boundaries of the virtual world will be further expanded!"

Xu Meng's words easily aroused the excitement and anticipation of players all over the world.

After he finished speaking, he did not forget to make an advertisement:

"But let's not aim too high! Let's keep our feet on the ground and start with the first step."

"After the press conference, DreamBuild will start a new round of recruitment to expand its development team."

"This time, the scope of recruitment will no longer be limited to Xia Country."

“Welcome game developers from all over the world to join us!”

Okubo Yu, who was still visiting the "Sailing in the Big Blue Sea" project team and had not yet left, couldn't help but slap himself on the forehead when he heard these words.

Xu Meng's movements were so fast that he was caught off guard!

The sudden slap startled Lu Ming who was standing next to him.

But soon, they turned their attention back to the live broadcast.

On the screen, Xu Meng has already started to say the closing remarks:
"That's all the information we can make public for now!"

"At the end of the press conference, I'll tell you one more piece of news—"

"After the No. 1 Dragon Fighting Competition and the Humanoid Robot Competition are over, the Jinghu Sea Battle will begin!"

"When the time comes, I will personally lead the team to join the battle!"

"The winners of the two competitions are free to decide whether to join!"

"Everyone, please stay tuned!"

After saying this, Xu Meng waved to the players in the audience and disappeared in the center of the stage.

The surprise press conference ends here.

But the impact of this incident began to spread rapidly!
——Almost at the same time as the press conference ended, Xu Meng’s cell phone rang.

After the call was connected, Wu Shuang's confused voice sounded:
"Has anything in the fringe industry irritated you?"

(End of this chapter)