"All of them?" Xu Meng asked in disbelief.
"Uh…" Duan Siyu's expression faltered. "Not quite."
"Only the haptic gloves and full-body sync suits are sold out for pre-order."
Xu Meng breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it was still exaggerated, at least it was back within an acceptable range.
He currently had a爆ton of cash and nowhere to spend it, truly in a position of being rich and powerful.
Adding to that his complete confidence in these two product lines, and in order to lower costs, he directly placed an order for 500,000 full-body sync suits and 1,000,000 haptic gloves.
That's a full 1,500,000 units!
As a companion product, 1,500,000 VR headsets were also produced.
—He figured that since these things wouldn't expire anyway, he could just sell them slowly.
Warehousing wasn't a big problem for him either; Young Master Zhang could provide assistance, and the Yuanyang Group had plenty of space.
In comparison, there were far fewer simulators; only 200,000 units were ordered.
The omnidirectional treadmill was somewhere in between, with 300,000 units produced.
Except for the haptic gloves and full-body sync suits, the remaining products were not completely pre-ordered.
—Even the VR headsets weren't; Xu Meng guessed that some people must have bought both the full-body sync suit and the haptic gloves at the same time.
And quite a few of them.
Xu Meng returned to the company and checked the pre-order status of each product.
He was surprised to find—
The omnidirectional treadmill was far more popular than he had expected, with over 200,000 units already pre-ordered!
Judging by the trend, it would be sold out even before September 1st.
The tank simulator, flight simulator, and motorcycle simulator, on the other hand, were selling about as poorly as expected.
The reasons were easy to guess—
The footprint and price were one aspect, and the lack of content was another.
"War of Kings" wasn't finished yet, and just having a tutorial level wasn't worth buying such a large device to throw at home.
It would have to wait until [Hell on Earth] and even more gameplay were developed before these devices would have enough use to see rapid sales growth.
He retracted his gaze and called Young Master Zhang again, urgently placing a few more orders—
Another 500,000 full-body sync suits.
1,000,000 haptic gloves.
300,000 omnidirectional treadmills.
"I'm not asking for anything else, just give me a dozen virtual wives."
"???" Xu Meng blinked, quickly retorting, "Then should I also equip you with a pair of super-high-precision full-body haptic underpants with bullet-shell separation?"
"…You can really make that?"
"???" Xu Meng leaned back in a tactical retreat. "No, do you really want that?"
"Wait, Young Master Zhang, scion of the mighty Yuanyang Group, you can't be that horny, right?"
"Get lost, get lost." Zhang Yang was not polite, "I'm pointing you toward a clear path to becoming the richest man!"
"Opening a cyber chicken farm? Or cyber dragon tendon massage?" When Xu Meng joked with Zhang Yang, he always said whatever came to mind, never caring about his image.
Zhang Yang was clearly the same: "Good heavens, you really know your stuff!"
"Know my ass. If you really dare to do that, do you think the Publication Bureau won't care?" Xu Meng was speechless.
"Afraid of what! You've already overturned their cart once; just do it again!" Zhang Yang was arrogant on his behalf, "Besides, this is, at most, considered an adult product."
"Now, if you go buy a cup, it even has AI voice chat. If you make a great pair of underpants and add software to them, isn't that the same thing? At most, just get a health permit."
Zhang Yang was just joking at first, but the more he talked, the more he felt that this was reliable, and his emotions gradually rose:
"Buddy, you're the next King of Erotica! Adult products tycoon!"
"The position of richest man is beckoning you!"
Xu Meng's head was full of black lines, "According to you, should I develop a women's version as well?"
"The position of richest man will be even more secure!" Zhang Yang loudly agreed.
After a few seconds of silence, Xu Meng said earnestly, "Brother, listen to my advice—go to work properly, wait to take over your dad's job, and don't start a business casually."
"What, you don't think it can make money?"
"Maybe… it can?"
"Then why not make it?"
Why not make it?
Because this is money to be made in the red-light district!
Xu Meng was very speechless, but he didn't say that, and instead chose to turn the tables:
"How about this: you register a company, I'll take care of the technology, and then you can sell it however you want, just give me thirty percent as a labor fee. How about it, are you in?"
Zhang Yang actually started to think about it: "Including virtual wives?"
"…" This time Xu Meng was really stunned, "Brother, wait a moment… let me confirm, are you really not joking with me?"
"Of course." Zhang Yang affirmed.
However, just as Xu Meng was really starting to think about the technical route, review issues, and content production issues, he added:
"Let's do this, you design the product first, and make all the content, and I'll test if the product is easy to use, and if the virtual wife is good."
"If it's qualified, then we'll start pushing it to the market. If it's not qualified, then you can rework it and make another version."
"For you, making a dozen realistic virtual girls shouldn't be too difficult, right?"
"You motherfucker…" Xu Meng understood.
This guy just wanted to con him into being free labor!
"Stop beating around the bush. When I have time later, I'll make you a sexy girl as a birthday present, okay?"
"Good brother!" Zhang Yang was very happy.
Before hanging up, he didn't forget to add, "Hurry up! Both the virtual city and the virtual girls, hurry up!"
Xu Meng put away his phone, and when he turned around, he saw his little assistant, Chen Mengling, standing behind him, her face full of hesitation.
Who is Xu Meng?
He has always been very good to the people around him.
Seeing this, he immediately said understandingly, "Do you also want a sexy hunk as a birthday gift?"
"No problem! I'll make one for you too!"
"Just tell me your preferences—if you're embarrassed, you can also tell Ding Nian, just say it's my request."
"No!!" The little assistant retorted loudly, "I'm worried that you'll be late for your meeting, and I don't know if I should interrupt you!"
After speaking, she didn't care what Xu Meng said, and dragged him by the sleeve, running outside.
"If we don't leave now, we might be late, and it would be bad to leave a bad impression!"
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Xu Meng looked at the little assistant's blushing cheeks, and for a moment, he couldn't tell if she was shy or anxious.
After thinking about it, he decided to take a look at the image of the little assistant's smart office partner later, and then decide whether or not to create a hunk for her.
After all, they were friends who had gone to university together, so it was only right to give her some special care.
The little assistant, her cheeks flushed, drove the car, taking Xu Meng straight to Songshiji Restaurant.
—
A few days ago, at the Cologne Game Show, Zhumeng received help from Fourth Dimension Games—
Using their narrow booth, they exchanged it for the entire exhibition hall of Sunset Games Studio, which they had invested in.
Thanks to this, the subsequent trial play activities for "King of War" were so successful, and the influence and publicity effect were greatly amplified.
At that time, Xu Meng had already made an appointment with Yu Hao, the boss of Fourth Dimension Games, to meet after returning to China and exchange technology.
For this exchange, Yu Hao even specially returned to Ningzhou.
Xu Meng was very much looking forward to this meeting.
This expectation had nothing to do with "Abyss of Gods", nor did it have anything to do with the current state of domestic ACG games.
What he was really looking forward to was—
Fourth Dimension Games had announced its investment in brain-computer interface research as early as two years ago.
A virtual world based on somatosensory synchronization suits and VR glasses is good, but a virtual world with a brain-computer interface—
Is even better!!
If the other party had made sufficient progress in this area, then Xu Meng would even be willing to persuade the military to take out the somatosensory synchronization suit technology in exchange for authorization.
……
Half an hour later, the little assistant drove Xu Meng to the outside of Songshiji Restaurant.
This is a high-end restaurant, with an elegant environment, a cold decoration, and food that is as expensive as ripping people off.
And Yu Hao, the boss of Fourth Dimension Games, was already sitting in the private room waiting.
The two shook hands and greeted each other in a friendly manner.
Then, without exchanging any pleasantries, both parties discovered their common ground—they both disliked meaningless nonsense.
So, without even opening the menu, the two went straight to the point and entered the technical communication phase.
Xu Meng asked expectantly, "Fourth Dimension Games previously announced its investment in brain-computer interface technology. Now that two years have passed, have there been any results yet?"
Yu Hao's originally confident and reserved expression suddenly stiffened.
After Xu Meng noticed this, he immediately felt a sense of foreboding in his heart.
The next moment, this foreboding was confirmed: "Unfortunately, there has been some progress in stages, but it is still very far from the application level."
"Is that so? That's a pity." Xu Meng shook his head regretfully.
Yu Hao was relatively calm, "This kind of cutting-edge technology requires continuous investment for a long time before there is hope of seeing substantial results. We must have enough patience."
After speaking, he changed the subject and said his purpose: "Although brain-computer interfaces are still far away, another investment of Fourth Dimension—AI large models—has already achieved significant results and will soon be able to enter the application level."
Xu Meng blinked, his mood a little subtle: "AI huh..."
"Yes." Yu Hao affirmed, "We started the research and investment in AI large models earlier than brain-computer interfaces, and the funds invested are many times more. Now it has reached the harvest season."
"Harvest?" Xu Meng interjected.
"That's right." A light of expectation flashed in Yu Hao's eyes, "Have you ever thought about it: if AI is combined with games, so that NPCs and characters become as smart as real people, and make different reactions based on the player's language and actions, what would happen?"
Xu Meng thought for a moment.
The first feeling that emerged in his heart was not expectation, but a headache.
If all NPCs have their own ideas, then the game will be a mess, and the plot may not be able to advance at all.
If you want the plot to continue—at least not create conflicts—then you have to limit the behavior and reaction of the NPCs.
If there are too few restrictions, there may be accidents.
If there are too many restrictions, then why use AI?
Of course, the technology is very valuable, there is no doubt about it.
Since Yu Hao is so confident, he must have his own game design ideas and technical utilization methods.
Although Xu Meng's first reaction was trouble, he also had confidence—
As long as he had time, he could also use it very well.
"The next generation of "Abyss of Gods" is already under development, and AI large model technology will be fully introduced at that time."
"I think we can cooperate and exchange authorizations for Fourth Dimension Games' AI large model, which is specially optimized for game development, and Zhumeng's somatosensory synchronization technology."
"This is a win-win situation for us."
Xu Meng was a little helpless when he heard this.
What Yu Hao said was not wrong.
But the problem is…
He rudely lit up the phone screen and glanced at the APP icon with the pink loli head shape on the screen—this icon is even dynamic.
But the problem is… I already have this technology.
At this time, Xu Meng really wanted to say to Yu Hao:
"That's great, but can we change something else?"
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