Chapter 062 The mining boom is coming 1
After sending Nancy away, Li Yunhan asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Mr. Chen, it's not good to say these things in an interview, right?"
As someone who knew the whole story, Li Yunhan felt that what Chen She said was unreasonable.
Obviously, neither the connotation of this Mewtwo nor the reason for choosing ordinary people as Mewtwo actors are the same as Chen She explained.
In Li Yunhan's opinion, Chen She was obviously talking nonsense.
But the question is why did Chen She say that?
If this interview is released and promoted through the various resources of Skynet Group, it will definitely have a great negative impact on the Super Dream "Another Possibility".
After all, players and viewers don't know the inside story. If even the boss of the company that developed Mewtwo said that this Mewtwo is meant to shatter these people's fantasies about the pastoral era and make them content with the status quo, then many people will definitely believe it.
The problem is, in Li Yunhan's opinion, this Mewtwo does shatter people's fantasy of the pastoral era, but it does not intend to let them be content with the status quo.
It is clearly hoped that everyone will realize that space-time activities and space-time particles are not the root cause of all suffering. It is meaningless to simply want to return to the original idyllic era. We should recognize the deep-seated problems and make practical changes.
But according to Mr. Chen’s explanation, isn’t everything reversed?
Chen She smiled slightly: "Don't you understand this? Of course it's for a better disguise."
"If every Mewtwo we make is seen as promoting the spirit of struggle and pointing the finger at the big corporations, we will definitely be targeted over time."
"If it's any other company, then of course there's no problem. After all, there are many Mewtwo companies that specialize in Mewtwo and criticize the major chaebols without any problems."
"But the problem is that our identities are special. The more attention we receive, the higher the possibility of being exposed."
"Even if we have to reveal our identity as a resistance fighter to the whole world one day, it can only be an active action, not a passive one, otherwise it will bring tragic losses."
Li Yunhan was a little confused: "Mr. Chen, I understand the reason. But this will be too detrimental to our initial publicity."
Chen She smiled slightly: "Watch "Embers Are Going Out" and you will understand that sometimes turning the tide against the odds is the most exciting."
"Come on, follow me to check out Mewtwo's data."
Although Li Yunhan strongly disagreed with Chen She's statement, he always reminded himself that he was just a student and still had a lot to learn from Mr. Chen in terms of subverting the Super Dream Industry.
He didn't say anything else, and he and Lin Luxi followed Chen She to the Mewtwo R&D department to check the data changes of the Mewtwo "Another Possibility".
Seeing the data curve, Li Yunhan shook his head slightly. Sure enough, it was no different from the data curve he had seen before.
Obviously, the biggest problem lies in the first step, which is the promotional video.
Most people quit after watching the trailer and never continued to experience it, because the trailer only showed some negative emotional reports. Ordinary people would not be able to bear it.
Of course, "Embers Are Out" follows the same approach, but the problem is that "Embers Are Out" is a role-playing Mewtwo, which is not the same thing.
Players can fight enemies with their own skills in the role-playing Mewtwo, and the Mewtwo in "Embers of Desolation" also has a special training effect. For ordinary people, although it is rare to encounter life-and-death situations, it is always good to improve their reaction speed and cold weapon combat ability.
But "Another Possibility" is an experience-based Mewtwo, which means that after the audience enters Mewtwo, they cannot defeat the enemy by relying on their own superb operations, but can only put themselves into the perspective of the miserable character, feeling depressed from beginning to end.
Even for the old players of "Embers Are Out", the Mewtwo in "Another Possibility" is really not attractive to them!
Therefore, the plummeting data in the early stages is understandable.
Moreover, many viewers were directly discouraged from watching the movie after seeing the beggars, because it was too miserable. They could only pick up food from the garbage dump, and suffered from cold and hunger. It was heartbreaking to hear about it and bring tears to eyes to see it.
What's more, many people are already nostalgic for the idyllic era of the past, believing that even if there was poverty and suffering in the past, everything would be fine with the normal development of science and technology. It's just that time and space activities forcibly interrupted this process, making the world unsuitable for survival.
Therefore, when seeing this kind of Super Dream that smears the pastoral era, many people are instinctively unwilling to accept it.
Just like Chen She in his previous life, some people may have beautiful fantasies about certain foreign countries. Once they see some people writing articles or shooting videos that show the ugliest side of their dream paradise, they will find it unacceptable and have strong resistance in their minds.
In short, so far, the Mewtwo in "Another Possibility" is quite unpopular.
Chen She was very satisfied with this, as this was the result he wanted most.
On the one hand, Mewtwo cannot make money and will not further increase the profit risk on the pendulum. On the other hand, the overwhelming publicity and his own performance in the interview can minimize the attention of the Fujido Group and other large conglomerates on Lishan Technology, thereby reducing the risk of attention.
Everyone looked at the data curve of the new Mewtwo, and the scene became quiet for a moment.
Just then, footsteps were heard outside the Mewtwo R&D department. Chen She turned around and saw that it was Zhang Sirui and Zhao Zhen who had arrived.
Zhao Zhen looked at the data curve and said, "The situation does not seem optimistic."
Even a layman like Zhao Zhen could see that there was something wrong with the data curve, which was enough to prove how big the problem was with this new Mewtwo.
Li Yunhan nodded helplessly, thinking, if the data is not good, it is not my problem. I have made it strictly according to Mr. Chen's requirements.
However, after Zhang Sirui took a look at the data curve, he said, "Mr. Chen himself, together with two gold medal producers, couldn't even promote this Mewtwo."
"Li Yunhan, this should be your problem, right?"
Li Yunhan was shocked: "What does this have to do with me? I have been producing it strictly according to Mr. Chen's requirements, and the entire script was also approved by Mr. Chen."
"Even during the filming process, I didn't give these Mewtwo actors too much intervention or guidance. I just followed what Mr. Chen said and filmed them in their most natural and real state."
"It's a bit too much for you to put the blame on me."
Zhang Sirui chuckled: "Look, before you came, Embers of Desolation was a huge success, but after you came, the same team was still responsible for developing the new Mewtwo and it failed. If this isn't your problem, then whose problem could it be? "
“Do you understand the control variable method?”
Li Yunhan was almost furious, but Mewtwo's performance was indeed not good at the moment. As a producer, he felt a little embarrassed and had no good way to refute it.
Seeing Li Yunhan innocently taking the blame for him, Chen She couldn't help but laugh in his heart and changed the subject. "How is the bracelet and the Chaomeng game cabin?"
Zhang Sirui said: "I just came back from the base in the wild and sent them another batch of game cabins."
"However, the sales of these two new products are still not good. It is not a solution for us to continue to digest them internally. It will be unsustainable in the long run."
"The most hateful thing is that Fujido Group said that they wanted to get along with us, but then they turned around and cut the prices of their own bracelets and game pods. They already had a lot of stock, and with this price cut, they directly squeezed out our market share."
"This damn Fujido is really not a human being."
Chen She nodded. Everyone had a high degree of consensus that Fujitang was not a human being.
However, for Chen She, this situation is actually more favorable. After all, the worse the sales of Lishan Technology's new products are, the more Fujitang Group will relax its vigilance against them.
Chen She said: "It doesn't matter, just keep going, there will be a turning point one day."
Zhang Sirui sighed, "But for us, time waits for no one. These high-tech products are updated quickly. Gaoke Group releases 2 to 3 flagship chips every year. The innovation of other components is also in progress. After a few months, there will be a significant generation gap between new products and old products."
“By then, I’m afraid we won’t be able to sell it even at a lower price.”
Chen She was just about to say a few more words to comfort him, but unexpectedly Zhao Zhen spoke first.
"Mr. Chen is right. I was just about to say that a turning point is indeed about to appear. Didn't you guys watch the news today?"
As soon as these words were spoken, question marks appeared over everyone's heads.
Chen She had the most question marks above his head, but the halo of the Cursed Scholar covered it up, so no one could see it.
Li Yunhan couldn't help but glance at Chen She and found that Chen She was calm at this time, as if everything was within his calculations.
Suddenly Li Yunhan suddenly realized and asked, "Uncle Zhao, are you talking about the mining tide?"
Zhao Zhen nodded: "Yes, mining tide!"
"The latest mining boom has arrived, and all the products sold by Fujido Group have been sold out. There is no stock left on the market."
"Under these circumstances, our products have also started to find sales. Although there is a certain gap between our chips and other products, it is no longer a question of whether they are good or not, but a question of whether they are available."
"As the only manufacturer with stock and prices that haven't become outrageous, our products will of course be snapped up."
"In fact, if you open the sales page right now you will see that our orders are increasing rapidly."
Everyone hurriedly opened the shackle bracelets and the sales page of the game cabin and found that there were indeed many orders being completed, and the speed was getting faster and faster.
Chen She also clicked on the bracelet to check, but what he saw was not the sales page, but the online discussion about the mining boom.
"Is this another mining boom? It came too suddenly."
“There is no doubt that the volume on the Avalon exchange has surged, the hash space has fluctuated, and basically all the products that can be bought on the market that have anything to do with computing power have either increased in price or been sold out.”
"Now is the time to take out your game cabin and bracelet and do some mining. Maybe you can make some money."
"After this mining boom, I'm afraid there will be many millionaires again. Those big mine owners must have received the news and started stockpiling goods a long time ago."
"It is recommended that ordinary people should not get involved. Your computing power is not enough. However, if you need to replace your bracelets and Mewtwo game cabins in the near future, you should buy them as soon as possible if the price is right. If you are late, you may have to wait for more than a year."
“Yes, although the shortest mining boom ended in 5 or 6 months, the longest one lasted for more than two years. During this period, the computing power has been increasing and the hash space has been fluctuating. No one dares to gamble. If the gamble is wrong, the bracelet and game cabin cannot be updated for more than two years, which is really useless.”
"The key is that the longer you wait, the higher the price will be. There is no point in waiting."
"At worst, I won't play Mewtwo. My Mewtwo game pod is an old model from two years ago, and I've been wanting to change it recently. I had my eyes on the one from Fujido Group that was on sale, but it was sold out because I was a step too slow. Then I saw that all the other game pods seemed to be increasing in price. Forget it, it seems I won't be able to play Mewtwo anymore."
"I see that Lishan Technology's shackle bracelets and the coffin-rising gaming cabin are still on sale normally, and the price hasn't increased. This is quite conscientious. I suggest you buy them quickly, or you won't be able to buy these underworld products anymore."
"But these two products don't use flagship chips. Wouldn't it be a big mistake to buy them now?"
"Do you still care whether it is a flagship chip? The mining bosses don't care. Even if the computing power is slightly lower, it does not mean that mining is impossible. Although the appearance of these two products is very shady, if you think about it this way, you can't buy them at all if they are not shady! Those products with a slightly better cost-effectiveness have already been sold out."
"Forget it, you've convinced me. I'll go take a look and buy one as soon as possible."
Looking at the discussions of these people online, Chen She couldn't help but be stunned.
He sensed a sense of resignation from these people's discussions.
In Chen She's previous life, he had also witnessed some mining floods and mining accidents. But those people in his previous life were obviously more angry, while the people in this world seemed somewhat helpless and had gradually adapted to coexisting with the mining floods.
The reason is simple. This kind of drama has been played out many times in the old land, and everyone has become accustomed to it from the initial anger.
In the old land, a platform like Avalon Exchange, which is dedicated to virtual currency and virtual space transactions, can actually develop into one of the top chaebols. This is enough to show how outrageous and commonplace this matter is in the old land.
Most people have absolutely no way to deal with this phenomenon and can only learn to coexist with it.
Before the mining boom came, both large mine owners and ordinary individuals would purchase various digital products with computing power for active or passive reasons.
Some think that the prices of these products will rise sharply, and it will be profitable whether they are used as scalpers to sell second-hand or directly used for mining. Others simply know that the mining boom may last for as long as one or two years, and if they don’t buy now, it will only be more expensive in the future, so they can only prepare in advance.
This consensus among the people made the mining boom come even faster and more violently.
This is a bit like the toilet paper paradox in supermarkets , because toilet paper in supermarkets takes up a lot of space and is not expensive, so most supermarkets will not put a lot of it. So when there is a problem in the city and ordinary people need to stay at home for a long time, there will be a shortage of toilet paper.
Once there is a shortage of toilet paper, people will rely on their life experience and prioritize buying and hoarding toilet paper in large quantities when a similar situation occurs, which will further cause a shortage of toilet paper.
The same is true for this mining boom.
Chen She knew very well that the fluctuation in the hash space's computing power this time was not caused by any mining boom at all, but because of the Naraku Plan secretly implemented by the Fujido Group, which occupied a large amount of computing power and caused the hash space to fluctuate.
Du Guanqi revealed this fact in the space-time broadcast, but the news was not widely spread and was suppressed by the Fujido Group.
In order to divert people’s attention, Fujido Group began to spread the word that the fluctuation of computing power was due to the impending mining boom.
As a result, people were in panic and began to rush to buy various products again. The trading volume of the Avalon Exchange also began to increase rapidly, and the mining boom that did not exist was created.
What's even worse is that the mining tide in this world is different from the mining tide in Chen She's previous life. In this world, although the computing power of the bracelet and the Chaomeng game cabin is very different, the so-called mining is actually the virtual boundary in the hash space. Unlike virtual currency, you can't mine it anymore.
So although the computing power of the bracelet is weak, if you join others in mining during the mining boom, you will still earn some income.
Therefore, whether it is the bracelet with lower computing power or the Super Dream Game Cabin with higher computing power, they are all snapped up.
What's more, some people buy these products not for mining, but simply because the bracelets or Mewtwo game cabins they are currently using happen to need to be upgraded.
They are worried that after the mining boom arrives, the prices of these products will continue to rise within one or two years, so they must buy these replacement products as soon as possible, otherwise they will not be able to afford them.
