"Through the tireless efforts of the research team and the game development department, the virtual game 'Unrivaled Three Kingdoms' has officially been born."
Lu Shaojun said with a smile, "'Unrivaled Three Kingdoms' is a lord-based game set against the backdrop of the Three Kingdoms period. Players descend upon the Divine Land (Shenzhou Continent), obtain a village-building token, and become lords."
"For detailed information about the game, everyone can go to the Super Dimension Technology official website to download and browse."
Lu Shaojun stopped in the center of the stage, a smile on his face.
"So, what will be the selling price of this epoch-making high-tech product?"
Watching Lu Shaojun on stage, the guests present and the audience in the live stream all held their breath.
At this moment, Lu Shaojun waved his hand, and a floating interface appeared, showing only one price figure.
¥49,999 RMB.
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands... What? Only fifty thousand yuan?" A guest in the audience counted the digits and then cried out in shock.
Instantly, thunderous applause erupted in the square.
All the guests stood up, applauding this "jaw-dropping" price. The official website's live stream was dominated by "Buy, buy, buy!" comments.
Originally, everyone had thought that such a sci-fi, 'black tech' product would cost several hundred thousand yuan at least.
Who would have thought you could take it home for just fifty thousand yuan?
Fifty thousand yuan is still a large sum for ordinary people, but definitely not an unattainable figure.
This release price was truly a pleasant surprise.
After the applause died down, Lu Shaojun said with a smile, "Some time ago, Super Dimension Technology was aggressively acquiring internet cafes in first and second-tier cities across the country. Many media outlets said we were foolish and had too much money."
"Actually, we fully considered the real situation of consumers. Not everyone can afford a device costing fifty thousand yuan."
Lu Shaojun continued, "Therefore, Super Dimension Technology decided to adopt the internet cafe model, allowing the general public to access the virtual world."
At this moment, everyone understood.
So that's how it was.
Lu Shaojun was right, fifty thousand is not a small sum.
But if the internet cafe operating model is used, then there's almost no barrier to entry for the virtual brain-computer interface.
At the same time, many investors' eyes lit up, and internet cafe operators were ecstatic.
Because the second spring for the internet cafe market had quietly arrived.
Unaffected, Lu Shaojun on stage said: "The virtual brain-computer interface will go on sale in the domestic market on September 15th, which is five days from now."
"When users receive their devices, they need to contact the Super Dimension Technology service point in their city, and specialized technicians will provide free home installation. Currently, the virtual brain-computer interface is only available for pre-order on the official website. After midnight tonight, everyone can pre-purchase it on the Super Dimension Technology website."
"At the same time, the Super Dimension Technology Internet Cafes will officially open for business on September 13th. Players can visit the Super Dimension Technology website to find the locations of the cafes."
The live stream chat instantly exploded.
"Hahaha, I checked, there's a location in my city!"
"Ahhh, why isn't there one in my city?"
"Sorry folks, there are three locations here. I've already packed my bags, ready to go wait."
"Ah, take me with you!"
"..."
Virtual world, press conference venue.
Lu Shaojun stood center stage and said with a smile, "That concludes today's press conference. Thank you all for your support." "See you in the virtual world."
At this moment, the official website's live stream was flooded with "See you in the virtual world."
Real world, press conference venue.
Ten minutes after the press conference ended, a large group of media reporters surrounded Lu Shaojun in the first-floor lobby.
Staff and security personnel quickly appeared and stabilized the situation.
The interviews officially began. A foreign reporter asked first, "Mr. Lu, excuse me, will the virtual brain-computer interface be released in Europe and the US?"
Lu Shaojun responded with a smile, "Perhaps it will be released in the Asia-Pacific region by the end of this year. There are no corresponding plans for Europe and the US yet. Next."
A domestic reporter got the chance to ask, "Mr. Lu, will your company consider launching nutrition pods in the future?"
Lu Shaojun raised an elegant eyebrow, "Anything is possible."
"Mr. Lu, how did your company overcome the research difficulties of the virtual brain-computer interface?"
"You'll need to ask the research team about that; I'm not a technician."
"Mr. Lu, what is your company's current production capacity for the virtual brain-computer interface? Can you guarantee the launch in five days?"
"Please rest assured about that. There are already 2 million units that have come off the production line, and the production lines are constantly being added. The annual production capacity can reach 40 million units."
The interviews lasted half an hour. Afterwards, news articles from various media outlets were quickly published.
[A New Era for the Internet Opened by a Chinese Company!] — "Global Times"
[The Virtual Brain-Computer Interface is Undoubtedly an Epoch-Making Great Product, Its Only Flaw is Not Being Born in Silicon Valley] — "New York Times"
[This is a High-Tech Product Developed by Chinese People? God Must Be Joking With Me] — "Agence France-Presse (AFP)"
[Our Nation's Enterprise Super Dimension Technology Launches Blockbuster Virtual Brain-Computer Interface, Humanity Officially Steps from Reality into the Virtual World!] — "Huaqing Net"
[Sci-Fi Becomes Reality! Roaming the Virtual World and Playing Virtual Games Will No Longer Be a Dream!] — "Science and Technology Daily"
The media reported extensively on the virtual brain-computer interface, while tens of thousands of netizens searched for Super Dimension Technology Internet Cafes near them.
Amidst this feverish atmosphere, Baotong Technology CEO Yao Chunming publicly posted on Weibo, apologizing to Super Dimension Technology for his previous doubts.
"Here, I need to say sorry to Super Dimension Technology. The virtual brain-computer interface your company released is a great product. I hope our two sides can cooperate in the future."
Yan Tao, General Manager of Huali Technology, also immediately apologized to Super Dimension Technology and expressed hope for potential cooperation.
It wasn't just these two bigwigs; bloggers and even netizens who had previously criticized Super Dimension Technology spontaneously began to apologize.
Besides the buzz in the media and online, major capital players also started making moves, preparing to enter the internet cafe industry.
Internet cafe operators couldn't contain their excitement and began frantically contacting Super Dimension Technology, requesting partnership discussions.
Everyone knew the internet cafe industry was about to take off, regaining its former glory and becoming a massive market worth hundreds of billions.
However, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), concepts previously considered emerging sunrise industries, completely fell out of favor. The future of these industries was directly stifled by the virtual brain-computer interface.
Capital is the most rational and also the quickest to act.
The next day when the A-share market (China's stock market) opened, stocks related to the AR and VR concepts all plummeted, hitting their limit down without exception.
This made the 'leeks' (retail investors) tremble with fear, and the capital market sighed with emotion.
It truly validated that saying.
When the era abandons you, it doesn't even say goodbye.