Chapter 321: Heaven has its own way of reincarnation, no one can escape it
The popularity of "Sword Art Online" exceeded everyone's expectations.
After only one month of being online, all major Internet platforms were flooded with news about this game, occupying countless homepages.
Even when walking on the street or taking the subway or bus, you can hear many people discussing related topics.
Manufacturers found that they had underestimated the popularity of virtual games and netizens' acceptance of virtual technology.
"According to the news just released by Honghuang, the number of online users in the first month has exceeded 20 million, and there is still a trend of increase!"
Tour the headquarters.
A group of senior executives gathered together, their faces filled with shock.
"Twenty million people are online, and the equipment is more than ten thousand yuan each. This is a bit too exaggerated!"
"Doesn't this mean that Honghuang Virtual's user base has already reached 20 million?"
"More than that. According to statistics from my department, at least 30 million devices have been sold during this period, and they were all sold immediately after leaving the factory."
Sold right out of the factory!
Everyone gasped when they heard this.
What this means is that it’s not that Honghuang only sold this much, but that they only made this much.
The demand far exceeds the supply!
If this continues.
It is not a problem for Honghuang Virtual to have 50 million or even hundreds of millions of users.
This is just domestically.
It is even harder to find a helmet abroad now, and people are asking friends in China to buy it for them. There are many posts on major well-known forums asking when Honghuang will open its overseas market.
Once it is fully rolled out, I can’t imagine how terrifying the numbers will be. Two or three hundred million is already an underestimation!
You should know that the total sales of Nintendo's consoles has just exceeded 100 million.
"It seems that the mainframe is really going to be completely replaced."
The director sitting in the first seat sighed that this day had come so quickly.
I guess the Big Three would never have imagined that the virtual platform would be so powerful. They thought it would take at least two to three years to be replaced.
It seems now.
As long as Honghuang is willing to invest all the funds to expand the production line, it will only take less than a year, or even shorter!
"This is inevitable." A person on the side whispered, "If it were me, I would also give priority to the virtual side if I had both, because its advantages are too great."
"In this case, we have no choice but to consider withdrawing from the console market and investing our funds in the virtual market."
"What about the profit? How is the negotiation with Honghuang going?"
"Too many people have gone to negotiate, so we haven't reached an agreement yet. But the head of Honghuang said that we will start with 70 % of the market price. If the sales volume exceeds 10 million, we can increase it to 80%, and it will fluctuate up and down according to the situation."
"Well, that's about right. If there's no problem, sign it first. The virtual project can't be delayed any longer."
The 70% profit share has always been something that only leading platforms such as Steam and the three major console companies dare to offer. Smaller platforms generally give a higher share.
But this is the situation right now.
Honghuang is the only virtual platform.
It is already pretty good to be able to give 80%.
So the meeting ended quickly and preparations began.
…
The other side.
Inside the Honghuang studio.
Chen Lin looked at the data submitted below with a happy expression.
"Not bad. We sold so many. Go talk to Director Song and invest all the funds we just recovered to increase production capacity and prepare to ship a batch of equipment to overseas branches for sale."
"But... the CMA in England has not yet come to an agreement. They said they are worried that we may monopolize the market and need to conduct further investigation."
The employee in charge of overseas markets said hesitantly.
"Check?"
Chen Lin raised his eyebrows: "Do they think the money we gave them is not enough? Or are they sure they can develop a virtual device within two years?"
Without domestic technical information support, he was not worried at all that someone abroad would be able to develop it in such a short time, so he probably just thought the money was not enough.
"That's about right."
The employee said helplessly: "The price they want is too high. If we agree, our production capacity will definitely be severely limited. Director Song asked me to ask how to decide."
"What about the other branches? How are the talks going?"
"The deal has basically been concluded. They all want this technology and are eager for more equipment to flow in so that they can use it for research. England thinks we will not give up such a large market, so they are so confident."
"Don't they investigate our Honghuang style of doing things before making a decision?" Chen Lin sneered.
"Go and tell Director Song that there is no need to discuss this. If they have the ability, they can develop the equipment themselves!"
"Okay!"
The employee was delighted and left after receiving the order.
The other employees nearby were also very happy when they heard this.
This was the case with the console market before, and it is also the case with the CMA now. They all want to use their power to overwhelm others and force them to submit.
If it were any other boss, they would probably choose to give in and compromise for the sake of their own interests.
But their boss is different.
Notoriously bad tempered.
The more someone threatens him, the more he will confront them head-on.
Although this will result in the loss of part of the market, the people working below will feel proud and happy.
This is what you call the confidence of a big company!
Let’s see who dares to say that Honghuang is a nouveau riche in the future!
And at this time.
Inside the CMA headquarters in England.
Several senior executives who had just rejected the application for the development of Honghuang Market were gathered together and chatting happily.
"Mr. Smith, I can guarantee that Honghuang will definitely compromise with us in order to enter the European market."
A man with angular cheeks said with a faint smile.
"Of course. No one in this world can give up the European market. As long as Honghuang is not stupid, he will not refuse our request."
"Let's just wait for them to come and negotiate again."
bite--
The red wine glasses in the hands of several people clinked.
The words were full of confidence and arrogance.
He even started to think about how to transfer the money he extorted from Honghuang to his own account.
Think deeply.
There were bursts of laughter in the hall.
However.
Just at this moment.
A hurried shout came from outside.
"Mr. Smith, something terrible has happened!"
The door opened and a young clerk ran in hurriedly with a report in his hand.
"What's the matter? You'd better give me a satisfactory explanation!"
Smith turned around and looked at the clerk unkindly.
The expressions of the other people were not very good either.
But the clerk's next words made their faces change drastically.
"It was an international notice issued by Honghuang. They said... they felt that the CMA's concerns were correct, so they temporarily stopped the development of the virtual market in Europe!"
"What!?"
Everyone, including Smith, was stunned.
He looked at the notice in his hand with astonishment.
Immediately following.
A burst of hurried footsteps came from outside again.
"Smith, look what you have done!"
Angry roars echoed throughout the hall, and other CMA executives all arrived and walked in angrily.
They had previously said that Smith's demands were too extreme and asked him to be more restrained, but he refused to listen and insisted on using his veto power to threaten Honghuang.
That's better.
The whole world wanted to take this opportunity to improve their virtual technology research, but they were the only ones left out.
This can indeed ensure that the market is not monopolized.
But at the same time, the development of the virtual market was completely abandoned.
Unless they are sure they can develop new equipment on their own within a few years!
Not just them.
Many international companies have also received this news and have already been in an uproar.
They had not expected that this studio from China would be so direct. They did not even allow any room for negotiation and simply abandoned the entire European market!
Besides being shocked.
Many people also applauded.
Not to mention the domestic situation, where the drums and gongs are already beating loudly.
"Hahaha good! I've been annoyed with them for a long time."
"When cutting-edge technology flowed into China, we monopolized it for so many years. Now it's finally your turn."
"Let your lions open their mouths and be insatiable!"
"I still like your rebellious side, so it's better not to agree to it."
"God will punish anyone who has a problem with his fate!"
"Hong Huang did a great job!"
"Just for this, I'll buy a helmet to show my support!"
People in the country have suffered from technological blockade for a long time.
But we have to introduce it.
Because if you delay too long, you will fall behind quickly and fail to keep up with the times, so you can only watch overseas products continue to reap the benefits.
Now that I see domestic products rising and leading overseas for the first time, I am naturally very excited and finally experience the feeling of being proud.
These.
They were all given to them by Honghuang!
It is the pride of their Chinese country!
"It feels good. I'll place an order to buy two Honghuang helmets to show my support and give them to my brothers."
Many anchors who received the message quit the game to express their support.
As soon as the words came out, they attracted complaints from the audience.
"Smoke? You make it sound like you can buy it."
"I've been waiting for a week and still can't buy it. Are you sure you want to smoke it?"
“It’s so funny. I should buy more weapons, costumes and virtual real estate in the game.”
In the latest update, "Sword Art Online" has added many krypton gold costumes and virtual real estate. With just a little money, players can buy a house or a guild residence that belongs to them alone.
The emergence of this feature immediately attracted countless players to choose a house in their favorite place.
The CMA incident broke out.
This caused real estate sales in the entire game to skyrocket instantly, ushering in a wave of wild consumption, and solved their urgent needs.
"Since everyone is so supportive, let's open up some new content for them. It should be about time before we can conquer the 47th floor."
There are 100 floors in Aincrad, and the last 50 floors are the difficult part.
With so many players rushing forward to attack the maze area, it was only a matter of time before they reached the 50th floor "Algade".
I'd like to take this opportunity to do an update.
Add the "Like" system that players have been waiting for for a long time.
certainly.
This special event.
Naturally, it cannot be announced hastily.
After thinking for a while, Chen Lin picked up the phone and dialed the number of Jianghai Entertainment.
At the same time, the CEO of Jianghai Entertainment, who was in a meeting on the other side, also received the message from the operator.
"Mr. Zhou, someone named Chen Lin is calling you. Do you want to transfer the call?"
"Chen Lin?"
Everyone who was just discussing how to enter the virtual market was stunned.
Then, Zhou Fuhai, who was sitting in his seat, stood up suddenly.
"Quick! Transfer it to me right now!"
After saying that, he picked up the phone and put it to his ear.
That anxious look immediately made several stars nearby look puzzled.
"Who is Chen Lin? Why do I seem to have heard of him somewhere?"
"Chen Lin, you don't even know that he is the boss of Honghuang Studio!"
"That's the person who controls the prehistoric virtual world now!"
The accompanying agent hurriedly explained, his breathing becoming a little rapid.
Ever since the virtual technology was announced, all domestic entertainment companies have been racking their brains to enter the virtual market as soon as possible and turn their artists into the new generation of top stars.
And now.
The only virtual platform is Honghuang.
This is enough to show how terrifying the power in the hands of this Honghuang boss is.
It is not even an exaggeration to say this.
With the resources the other party has now, it would be easy for them to make someone famous.
At least no one can shake it until other competitors appear!
"It's that person?"
Several celebrities who reacted also became excited.
Calling at this time, are they asking them for actors?
