After the college entrance examination, life began to follow one's heart

Chapter 385 Virtual World Pilot Launch (Business)
New Year's Eve arrived quickly.

As it's the annual New Year's Eve, tonight is naturally very lively.

Like in previous years, Xu Lin also went to celebrate the New Year.

But tonight is different.

It was exactly twelve o'clock.

The Jiangdu pilot project for the virtual world has officially launched.

The three thousand people who were selected in advance and received "virtual glasses" were on high alert. As soon as the virtual world went online, they used the virtual glasses to log their consciousness into the virtual world.

These virtual reality glasses represent the latest technological breakthrough from Xu Lin's laboratory over the past two months. They are also an inevitable medium for the virtual world to promote, just like computers and mobile phones. Computers cannot be moved around, while mobile phones are the easiest to popularize.

Virtual reality glasses are small in size. Like previous VR glasses, the first generation of virtual reality glasses was a bit heavy due to technical issues. Only with further technological breakthroughs will virtual reality glasses have a smaller size and lighter weight, thus achieving portability.

The three thousand selected individuals are essentially beta testers.

This was a while ago when Xu Lin posted a lottery list on Weibo, selecting people aged 20 to 35 from Jiangdu.

Now that the virtual world has been launched, three thousand people have arrived in the virtual world on time.

Among them were more than fifty journalists from mainstream media outlets.

At the same time, Xu Lin also started a live stream, allowing people to see the scene of three thousand people in the virtual world.

The popularity was unprecedented. In less than ten minutes, it topped the trending searches, and the live stream also became the number one trending topic on various platforms.

Moreover, it was broadcast live globally.

As for whether foreigners watch it or not, Xu Lin doesn't care.

It's enough that foreigners, especially Western politicians and capitalists, are watching.

The opinions of ordinary people are not important; what matters is how these elites view it.

It's enough that they're restless.

As the live stream began, people saw various virtual world scenes, the scenery of which was extremely stunning and quickly impacted everyone's visual senses.

"Wow, the virtual world is so beautiful!"

"Can we still see the Kunpeng and those mythical creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas that Young Master Xu and his group created last time?"

"Is it possible?"

"When will we be able to enter the virtual world? And wasn't it said that Jiangdu would be a pilot area? When can the people of Jiangdu buy those virtual reality glasses?"

"Let's wait for Mr. Xu or Moon Goddess Company to issue an announcement."

"By the way, how much do these virtual reality glasses cost? If they're too expensive, I can't afford them. They're not going to cost tens of thousands of yuan a pair, are they?"

"Oh! Everyone, look! Young Master Xu has appeared in the CCTV reporter's live broadcast room!"

"Which is the CCTV reporter's live broadcast studio?"

CCTV also has a live broadcast room in the virtual world, and the CCTV live broadcast room is one of the live broadcast rooms that are open to the world this time.

So when Chinese netizens came in, they saw all sorts of strange languages ​​in the comments section. These were languages ​​from all over the world, and they couldn't understand what these foreigners were saying.

When people clicked in, they saw a small rooftop garden.

But it's not the kind of rooftop garden you see in real life; it's a garden that's truly suspended in the air.

"Hello everyone, this is the CCTV live broadcast studio. We are honored to have Mr. Xu join us for the program today!"

The male reporter greeted the audience.

Xu Lin greeted everyone: "Happy New Year's Eve, everyone. I'm here today to answer some questions about the virtual world."

"Haha, Young Master Xu, this is my first time visiting such an important person as you, and I am also very fortunate to be among the first to enter the virtual world!"

This reporter was a newcomer, a male reporter, a few years older than Xu Lin, but he was quite nervous in front of Xu Lin.

Xu Lin laughed and said, "I'm not some big shot."

"Young Master Xu is still too modest!"

The reporter smiled and began asking questions according to procedure: "Mr. Xu, tonight is the first night of the virtual world pilot launch, but only three thousand people have logged in. I believe many people are curious about when more people in the Jiangdu pilot area will be able to log in?"

Xu Lin: "We initially allowed 3,000 people to log in, just to warm up the atmosphere. In fact, we have already been able to open the virtual world to 150,000 people."

"150,000 people? That's great! I'm eagerly awaiting the full opening of the login!"

"Don't get too excited yet. Will you be able to snag a spot?"

In the live broadcast room.

The reporter then asked, "When will it be fully open so that all 150,000 people can log in?"

"Our virtual world will be available for purchase on the Luna Technology website tomorrow at 6 PM."

"Young Master Xu, what will the release price be?"

Generally speaking, other companies tend to keep product pricing a secret, saying things like the price won't be higher than a certain amount, letting people guess before finally announcing it at the official launch event.

That's how these companies operate.

The reporter instinctively felt that Xu Lin would keep things mysterious.

But Xu Lin didn't have many messy tricks up his sleeve, and he didn't even hold a press conference.

Xu Lin held up one finger: "Twelve thousand yuan."

"Young Master Xu is amazing! This kind of groundbreaking technology only costs twelve thousand?"

"Really? Only a little over ten thousand? Is it RMB or USD?"

"Why are you talking about US dollars when you're selling to the domestic market? What else could it be but RMB?"

"If it really sells for 12,000, that would be amazing! This is truly a revolutionary super technology!"

A groundbreaking technology, only selling for 12,000? That's outrageous!

A comparison will make it clear: nowadays, high-end mobile phones cost several thousand or even ten thousand yuan, starting at ten thousand yuan.

Laptops are even more expensive. A little over ten thousand yuan will only get you a decent gaming laptop. If you really want a high-end configuration, it will cost several thousand, or even twenty thousand yuan. But Xu Lin, even cutting-edge technology like virtual reality glasses, sells for ten thousand yuan.

At this moment, the big shots watching the live stream felt their scalps tingle. If they didn't sell tens of thousands of copies, they would be letting the times down.

But Xu Lin is not a capitalist after all.

Inside the live stream, the reporter was both surprised and puzzled, and quickly asked, "Mr. Xu, is 12,000 RMB?"

"Of course, otherwise, would it be US dollars?"

"Young Master Xu, this is simply astonishing! This is technology that is ahead of its time, yet it only costs twelve thousand!"

"It is true that technology is ahead of its time, but if it can only be kept in an ivory tower or used by only a few people, then it is not good technology. My dream is to popularize the virtual world, so that people all over the country and even the world can log in to our virtual world, instead of making the virtual world a niche product. That is not my original intention."

"Young Master Xu, your dream is truly magnificent!"

The reporter praised it.

The cost of the virtual reality glasses is actually over 6,300 yuan.

Therefore, Xu Lin can still earn more than 5,000 yuan by selling 10,000 units.

He could have easily sold it for a higher price, but as he said, he wasn't trying to make the virtual world a niche product.

In the early stages, popularizing the virtual world means, from a capital perspective, conquering the market.

At this point, it's obviously easier to popularize the product if it's cheaper.

Although he is currently the only one in the market capable of developing the virtual world, it is never wrong to plan ahead, not to mention that he has a long-term strategy.

In addition, in order to reduce costs, Xu Lin has led his team to tackle hardware technology in the past few months.

Actually, the most expensive component is the chip, which is supplied domestically.

By 2028, domestic chip technology will have made breakthroughs and will be able to replace advanced foreign chips to a certain extent.

Xu Lin did not use foreign chips because he needed to negotiate with the Western world later, and if he used their chips, he would be held hostage.

Xu Lin doesn't buy into the tricks of those old imperialist scoundrels in the West.

Even later, Xu Lin still had to try to overcome the challenges of chip technology.

Even if it costs hundreds of billions or more, we must get this thing sorted out.

Because chips are a potential liability; if you don't have them, you'll be at the mercy of others and put yourself in a very passive position.

Unprecedented unicorns like Luna Technology are being watched closely by many.

The interview continues.

"Young Master Xu, there have been some rumors circulating about your company, specifically regarding when your first virtual game will be released?"

"Midnight on the 3rd."

"I believe this is very exciting news!" the reporter exclaimed excitedly.

Xu Lin: "Theoretically, it's exciting."

"Young Master Xu, currently only the pilot program in Jiangdu is open, and only partially so. When will it be fully open in Jiangdu, or even nationwide and worldwide?"

The reporter continued, asking a very relevant question that everyone wanted to know the answer to.

"The full opening of the Jiangdu pilot program will have to wait until April, May, or even June, because my data center cannot currently support too many people logging in. As for nationwide opening, we are currently building a nationwide super-large data center, which cannot be achieved in the short term. Opening to the world will take even longer."

Hearing Xu Lin's answer, the audience outside the venue was also very excited, but those outside Jiangdu could only continue to endure it.

The visit lasted an hour, during which Xu Lin answered many questions about the virtual world succinctly.

For example, regarding the sale of virtual reality glasses, the time was 6 PM on the 1st, only one ID card was allowed to purchase one pair, and only people in Jiangdu could purchase them; scalpers were not allowed to buy them.

Generally speaking, scalpers are uncontrollable; they exist in every industry.

But things are different here with Xu Lin. He has the Moon Goddess monitoring him, so the scalper has nowhere to hide.

A pair of virtual reality glasses can easily fetch over 100,000 yuan, and there are plenty of wealthy people willing to pay for it.

But Xu Lin didn't want these idiots to make money off his products, especially since the premium money wouldn't even reach him.

After the interview.

The trending topics on major platforms were mostly dominated by the virtual world and Xu Lin's answers.

The same is true abroad.

Later, tonight became known as Virtual World Night, and this year was also called the first year of the Virtual World.

Because with the emergence of the virtual world, the entire trajectory of world development has been altered.

The afternoon of the second day arrived quickly.

Amidst much anticipation, Luna Technology's official website has opened a channel for purchasing 150,000 virtual reality glasses.

But it sold out instantly without a doubt.

Xu Lin also posted on Weibo on time: 150,000 virtual reality glasses have sold out. The second batch of virtual reality glasses will be available for sale in April. In other words, the Jiangdu pilot program will be fully launched by then. Please look forward to it. In addition, I wish all the friends who will be among the first to log in to the virtual world a pleasant experience!

"Damn, it sold out in seconds and I didn't get one!"

"Damn it, who actually got it?"

"Me, hehe! Screenshot of successful purchase.jpg"

"I'll offer 50,000 to buy it if anyone's for sale!"

"I'll offer 100,000, no joke, for two sets!"

"I'm offering 300,000 yuan for one set, no joke, I'm not short of cash! [Bank card screenshot.jpg]"

"Brilliant!"

The unprecedented popularity speaks volumes.

(End of this chapter)