Chapter 215: Is it too late to stock up on graphics cards now?
"It's out! The complete version of Big Cousin is really coming out!"
"Do you know how painful it is for me to wait?"
"Great! I must watch this Honghuang Carnival!"
"My pistol and my fists are thirsty."
"So we should thank Juying for letting our cousin come out so quickly? (dog head)"
The release of the full version of "Red Dead Redemption" is undoubtedly the most exciting event for players, even surpassing the first carnival of Honghuang itself.
The discussion topic that had originally disappeared has gradually shown signs of revival, forming a four-way competition with the three major families.
This is unique for a game studio.
This attracted many manufacturers to come out and watch the show.
For no other reason.
They all admired Honghuang for his courage to challenge Juhan head-on.
"Even if Hong Huang loses this time, it will be enough for many people to remember them."
"Hong Huang really did something this time that none of us dared to do."
"It's just that the timing is not good. Juying has been preparing for this for a year. Are they really sure they can snatch players from Juying?"
Although this time, Honghuang did not choose to hold the annual meeting from morning to noon like Juying.
But if they open on the same day, the impact is still very big.
Because the players' excitement has passed, when it is your turn, there will always be some emotional imbalance.
Unless you change the time to before the super hard.
But Ju Jian started in the morning, and it would have to be the early morning to revise it, and even less people would watch it.
It can be said that the time is very strict.
…
"Mr. Chen, why don't we open at the same time as them like we did last time?"
In the Honghuang studio, Lao Li asked in confusion.
"You're stupid. Last time it was just a single game PK, so the concentration didn't need to be too high. Players could watch both at the same time. But the carnival is different. No one knows when important information will be revealed, so generally you can only focus on one."
Old Song glanced at him. This guy still couldn't think at all. It turned out that technology was the best career for him.
"That's right." Chen Lin said slowly, "After all, this is our first carnival. We don't need to risk both sides losing money by competing with them. We can just follow the original plan."
He knew very well that Juying did not respond just to stir up trouble by stepping on them.
Isn't that what he thinks too?
So this carnival must be held beautifully.
He wants to let players know that what big companies can do, they can also do!
Even things that big companies can't do, Honghuang can do it!
Thinking of this, Chen Lin couldn't help but look at Lao Li: "How are the things I asked you to prepare going?"
"Don't worry, it's been prepared long ago. I set up a special team and spent more than half a year to make it. It's definitely a large quantity and will definitely satisfy your every need." Old Li grinned.
He is not good at operations, but he is very good at game production.
"What about the venue? Have you contacted the B station branch?" Chen Lin looked at Lao Song again.
"It's done." Old Song smiled. "As soon as Manager Su heard that we wanted to use their venue to hold the carnival, he readily agreed and arranged all the equipment for us free of charge."
"That guy is quite smart."
Chen Lin looked strange. He thought it was the right choice to choose the other party as his cooperative ally.
He likes this kind of people who don't waste time and get things done quickly.
"That's right."
At this time, Lao Song thought of something and said, "Since this is our first carnival, we should talk about our future plans later, right? What are your plans?"
"Future plans?" Chen Lin fell into deep thought.
Soon, his eyes sparkled and he raised his head: "AI, our plan this year is to prepare to enter the field of game AI!"
"Hiss! AI??"
Song and Li took a deep breath.
This is the most cutting-edge technology available today.
Although there have been signs of it emerging in recent years, no one has ever thought of applying it to games.
“I know you are surprised, but I assure you that the emergence of AI is an inevitable trend, so we must pave the way before it impacts the market.”
“Perhaps in two or three years, or maybe four or five years, major industries will usher in another major change.”
"Of course it won't be that fast this year. We are just putting this gimmick out there."
In the previous life, it was Juying that led the AI trend.
Even though everyone has given up hope on AI, huge amounts of money are invested every year to develop this project.
As a result, they really came up with it, which instantly caused a huge impact on major industries and caught many companies at home and abroad off guard.
Although I don't want to admit it.
But Juying is still very capable in opening up new markets.
He also received some information through various channels that there was indeed such a project underway at the Juying headquarters, but no one believed that the project would succeed.
I guess it's because of this reason.
They are unable to spare any time to deal with Honghuang.
Chen Lin is not sure when the world's AI process will explode, so it is always a good idea to prepare early.
"Mr. Chen... Mr. Chen, is what you said true? Will AI really rise?"
Old Li was obviously still a little surprised.
If someone told him that AI would become popular soon, he would probably just brush it off without saying a word.
But these words came from Chen Lin's mouth.
As the boss, his information channels must be much wider than his.
In addition, Chen Lin's god-like insight into the market has long established a tall image in his mind, so he would believe it even if someone said that pigs could fly.
Old Song is more calm.
After being shocked, he immediately showed a thoughtful look: "I have indeed received some similar news recently, saying that Juying and several other international manufacturers are researching this technology, but the industry generally does not look favorably on this kind of thing."
“That’s because the computing power level is not up to par.”
Chen Lin's mouth curled up slightly: "Have you noticed that the prices of graphics cards and chips have started to rise recently?"
"If I'm not mistaken, chip factories A and N are going to make big moves. Once chip computing power explodes, what other conditions do you think will limit the development of AI?"
"this!"
Song and Li were shocked and their eyes suddenly widened.
Although they are not engaged in the chip industry, they will still carefully understand the chip industry when purchasing equipment.
They could already imagine the scene without even needing Chen Lin to explain in detail.
Yes.
The biggest factor limiting the development of AI is computing power!
But once the computing power is lifted, it means that this restriction will no longer exist !
What kind of terrifying market insight does it take to discover this?
You have to know that the price of chips has only increased in recent months. In the eyes of others, it is just normal fluctuation in market prices and they don’t associate it with AI at all.
opportunity!
What a great opportunity!
The two people who figured it out suddenly had golden light in their eyes.
"What you mean is that if I start stockpiling graphics cards now, I will make a lot of money in the future?" Lao Li said, rubbing his hands.
Old Song rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Look at how little you can do. This is the general trend of the market in the next few years, and you only want to stock up on graphics cards?"
Strong winds like this may not occur once in several years.
Even if they do encounter this, the big manufacturers will soon divide them up, and the small manufacturers that are slow to keep up can only follow behind and enjoy the benefits.
But once it catches the wind, even a pig can take off!
He never thought that Chen Lin would reveal such important news to them in just a work report.
If other companies knew about this, they would treat me like a god.
It also made him realize once again how terrifying .
"Okay, you can stock up on graphics cards, and you can buy stocks, but you'd better not spread this kind of thing. After all, it's just the beginning, and others may not believe it if you tell them."
Seeing how excited the two were, Chen Lin began to give them instructions.
"Don't worry! I won't go out and tell anyone!"
"I still understand this measure."
The two of them immediately made a promise.
After all, this concerns the future direction of the industry, and they dare not speak carelessly until they are absolutely sure.
that's all.
The work report is over.
After chatting for a while about the precautions of the carnival, the two left in a hurry.
Come outside the office.
Old Li came up to him with a sly look in his eyes.
"Boss Song, when you buy stocks later, tell me which one to buy. I don't understand this. I'll buy whatever you buy."
"You, you only think about money all day long and you haven't made any progress at all." Old Song glanced at him, looking helpless.
"Then what can I do? My sister has just been discharged from the hospital, and the medical expenses are very high. Besides, I still have to pay back the one million yuan that Mr. Chen advanced me. I am so poor."
"Alright, alright, stop complaining about being poor. Aren't the bonuses and dividends you received this year enough? This is not something you can just decide casually. I'll call you after I've studied it."
After saying this, Old Song left.
Lao Li expressed his gratitude and returned to the Dawn team excitedly to start working on the carnival matters.
…
Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, the 15th arrived.
Amid the players' eager anticipation, the Giant Hard Annual Meeting finally arrived as scheduled. The venue was set up in Kyoto and broadcast live on the entire network.
"Here it comes, the annual meeting is about to begin."
“So excited, I wonder what new games Juying will release this year.”
"It's a pity that I didn't get the tickets, otherwise I would have gone to watch it in person."
"I heard that those who go to the event will receive a free commemorative controller."
"Fuck, there is such a good thing ?"
"Why didn't I get it? Damn it!"
As soon as the live broadcast rooms of major platforms were opened, a large number of viewers flocked in.
Whether they are fans of the giant platform or passers-by, no one will miss this event and they all gather to join in the fun.
Even Chen Lin, who was preparing for the scene, was keeping an eye on the developments on Juying's side.
It was just as expected.
The host of the event was Carter, who was in charge of this year's exclusive.
"This was the guy who looked down on my game last time, right?"
At the venue, Lao Li was looking at the images on his laptop.
At this time, Carter had already walked up to the stage with a microphone and gave his opening remarks in fairly fluent Chinese.
Then, he handed the microphone to the employees, and they took turns to introduce the new game that would be launched on the Xbox platform.
For a moment, everyone was paying attention.
One game after another was adapted to the screen, causing huge exclamations.
I have to say that Juying was very well prepared this time.
The game types alone cover almost all categories, satisfying almost all types of players' hobbies.
Even the recently popular plot-killing games have launched two games, obviously trying to compete with Honghuang for the market.
It’s just that the plot-based game doesn’t seem to be well suited to the console. Not only is there a lack of interest on the scene, but the live broadcast room also fails to generate enough heat.
"Idiot, the most important thing for this kind of game is multiplayer interaction. You, as a console, are inherently deficient in this aspect, and you still want to take over this market."
Old Li curled his lips and laughed.
Even though he doesn't know much about market rules, he still understands the way of thinking from the player's perspective.
"As the rumors say, this Carter is a fool who got to the top through connections. He doesn't even know the basics of the game and is stubborn. It was definitely a huge mistake to send him to the branch in the domestic region."
Old Song stroked his chin with one hand and analyzed in a low voice.
It also confirmed Chen Lin's previous guess.
The Juying headquarters is working on a big project and can't spare many people to come over.
They thought they could take over the domestic market by just sending anyone. Sooner or later, this arrogance will make them suffer at the hands of the other two companies.
And just as they were discussing.
The people in the live broadcast room and the audience on site also noticed this and expressed their doubts.
"What's going on? Aren't these games supposed to be PC games?"
"That's weird. A console can actually have a multiplayer interactive game?"
"Do you really think my living room is crowded every day?"
"Why are you playing with more than a dozen people? If I had so many friends, would I still need to play on a console?"
As the employee on the stage explained, the doubts from the audience grew louder and louder, causing the employee's forehead to begin to sweat and he made frequent mistakes when speaking.
Carter in the background noticed this and felt something was wrong.
The situation began to improve after we immediately sped up the progress of these multiplayer interactive games and moved on to other single-player games.
Especially when it came to the highlight, the annual exclusive masterpiece "Faith", Carter came on stage to commentate in person, and the atmosphere inside and outside the stadium became high again.
