In the era of fetal wear, she became the first socialite in Hong Kong

"Miss Fu, this is our winery's latest production." The manager, noticing the young lady's interest, led the group toward the wine cellar.

Passing through the bright and clean modern brewing workshop, they arrived at the wine cellar, which was separated from it by a wall.

The interior was dimly lit. As the door opened, rows of wooden crates and shelves filled with wine bottles were neatly arranged in front of her. The person in charge enthusiastically and professionally introduced the vintage and brewing quality of each wine to Fu Ziyan.

Fu Ziyan picked out some new wines released this year, and then, following the introduction of the person in charge, selected several high-quality wines with good vintages. After pointing them out in the wine cellar, she concluded, "Buy a batch of each of these and coordinate with my assistant."

"Yes," the person in charge nodded calmly. Although Miss Fu bought quite a lot, their winery only served big clients, and these big clients' purchases were no less than Miss Fu's. He was used to serving them.

He just smiled and asked again, "You had a batch of wine stored at the winery a few years ago, are you going to take it with you this time?"

As a shareholder of Château Lussen, Ms. Fu receives a batch of new wines almost every year, some of which are stored directly in her private cellar. Year after year, the quantity has grown to a considerable amount.

Fu Ziyan was unaware of this matter.

Anyway, Meng Tiao would always replenish the wine cellar in the Shallow Bay villa for her in time every year, and it was never lacking, so Fu Ziyan didn't pay much attention to it.

She owns too many assets; all she can recall are numerical reports. As for the profits from holding shares in companies like Lusen Winery, which are settled through wine collections, Meng Tiao and her team are mostly responsible for handling these matters. Even when they report to her at the end of each year, it's likely to be mentioned briefly among a large number of other reports.

"Keep the ones you have from before, and take the ones you pick out today."

"Yes, Miss Fu."

As a renowned winery, Château Lussen offers wine collecting as both an investment and a convenient way to use wines in the future. A single banquet can consume a significant amount of wine, and there are several banquets and parties every year. Having a stake in a winery ensures the quality of its wines.

As for the wine stored in this cellar, whether to continue storing it or move it to another location, that will be handled by Meng Tiao later.

Meng Tiao: You even gave me extra work while I was on a happy vacation, thank you so much, Miss!

Fu Ziyan just suddenly remembered that she owned a winery here, and on a whim, she came to visit and also to prepare gifts for her father and friends.

After a fun two-week vacation, of course you should prepare some souvenirs.

Fu Ziyan's gifts included not only wine, but also cashmere shawls she found in Milan, almond candies she bought in Venice, and a watch she specially commissioned for her father during a stop in Switzerland.

However, Fu Ziyan only stayed in Switzerland for one day to place the order for the watch, and then flew to the United States that evening.

IBM is about to launch its first personal computer, and she's going to New York to see the launch event.

While jet-lagged on the plane, Fu Ziyan was unaware that she had just learned from a friend that Selene had commissioned five custom-made watches in Switzerland and had made a special trip to Vilda, Switzerland...

Missed again!

*

"Selene, I didn't expect you to be here too! I thought you were still busy with work at the Yuanxi Hotel!" Cassius was also at the press conference. As soon as he saw Fu Ziyan, he walked over enthusiastically. "Are you free later? Let's grab a coffee together?"

Fu Ziyan raised an eyebrow and smiled in agreement.

Judging from Cassius's demeanor, he seems to be planning something big, and it will require a large sum of money.

as predicted.

After the waiter put down the coffee and turned to leave, Cassius asked, "Selene, what do you think about AH developing a gaming computer, like an IBM personal computer, specifically for gaming and entertainment?"

Without letting Fu Ziyan speak, Cassius listed and analyzed the specific development path himself, pointing out the technical possibilities from various angles, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.

"If we succeed, AH will become the uncrowned king of the gaming industry!"

Fu Ziyan, who had been reaching for the coffee, put her right hand back on her knee.

She thought about it seriously for a long time before gently shaking her head: "It's a very idealistic idea, but I don't think the market will accept it. It's technically feasible, but what about commercially?"

“Our optimism about IBM stems, to a certain extent, from its open ecosystem and its potential in the PC market. But the same open ecosystem is contradictory when applied to gaming.” Fu Ziyan looked directly at Cassius and asked him rhetorically, “The core of gaming is user experience. Once we open up the ecosystem, can we still guarantee the user experience?”

Like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head, Cassius fell silent.

Thinking along the lines of Selene, the final situation becomes quite clear: once AH Games loses the trust of its customers, it will be in grave danger.

After a long pause, he murmured, "What if we set up a monitoring platform to control the quality of the game?"

Fu Ziyan placed the coffee cup back on the glass table with a slight crisp sound, as if a sharp blade had pierced Cassius's assumption: "Then the final price will only remain high, and our consumers will only be more willing to buy cheap game consoles."

Cassius rubbed his temples: "You're right, I was too idealistic."

“Although we’re not making gaming PCs, your idea still has merit.” Fu Ziyan smiled, picked up her coffee cup and clinked it against Cassius’s coffee cup on the long table. “Setting up a monitoring platform to control game quality is feasible, but instead of an open ecosystem, we’ll do the opposite and create a closed ecosystem!”

Cassius frowned in thought, then slowly asked, "A closed ecosystem? You mean strictly controlling production, game censorship, and channel sales?"

"So you're saying we shouldn't sell game consoles, but game software?" Having worked in the gaming industry for many years, he quickly grasped the key point. "To achieve this and create a closed ecosystem, we first need to fully expand our game consoles to the market. Only then will we have the opportunity to set and control the rules, and only then can selling games become the main source of profit."

Cassius and Fu Ziyan looked at each other, wanting to confirm whether their understanding was the same.

Fu Ziyan smiled gently.

Cassius was quick-witted; she had actually borrowed Nintendo's business model from her previous life. Although borrowing was shameful, Fu Ziyan suddenly felt it was alright once she thought about how it originated from Japan.

“But to reach this point, there must be a sufficient number of high-quality games.” He looked at Fu Ziyan. “Aside from a few game design companies that appeared on the market the year before last, most video games today are designed, produced, and sold by game companies themselves.”

"It doesn't matter if there are only two or three companies now. The market changes with the wind. As long as AH releases the news that they want to buy games, that's fine. Hold one or two competitions and promote the 'money-making potential' of game development. There are probably quite a few students in the university town who want to make money."

Once the door to game development is opened, a trend will quickly take hold.

Cassius had also considered this point and immediately posed the next question: "While AH home game consoles are selling well, they haven't reached full market penetration yet. To achieve full market penetration..."

The two men spoke in unison, looked at each other, and laughed: "We have to lower the price!"

It sounds simple, but to achieve widespread market penetration, prices must initially be reduced to cost. During this period, they'll essentially be living off their existing resources, with negligible profits. At the same time, they also need to maintain game quality, making it a high-stakes gamble.

Cassius raised his glass: "Want to give it a try?"

"Why not?" Fu Ziyan smiled brightly and raised her glass to clink glasses.

The crisp clinking of coffee cups echoed in the room.