517: Metaverse Games

President Qian is now saying he wants to make lithography machines, and those big foreign companies that make lithography machines are already trembling.

Even they are like this; every single domestic company is afraid that President Qian will break into their industry.

President Qian's meaning is already very clear.

He doesn't want to play in the mud with foreign game companies; he wants to overturn the table and disrupt the industry.

What they are thinking now is, how should they disrupt it, and how can they achieve this disruption?

After much thought, they had no clue.

Zhao Caiyi spoke up, "Should we ask President Qian?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned grim.

Ask President Qian?

It's certainly possible!

But wouldn't that make them seem useless?

Ju Yewei said, "How busy is President Qian?"

“Feihuang Group has so many subsidiaries, plus Han City is undergoing major construction. President Qian has become thin from exhaustion, and you still want to trouble him with everything?”

Everyone felt ashamed.

Besides fearing that President Qian was tired, they also feared that President Qian would say they were useless.

President Qian trusts their abilities so much, yet they trouble him with even a small matter.

Everyone pondered deeply.

Ju Yewei suddenly said, "Actually, President Qian has already given us a hint."

Everyone looked at Ju Yewei.

Ju Yewei said, "Think about it, President Qian has invested so much money. What kind of game would cost so much money?"

“And what kind of game can earn more money?”

“Investments need returns. If we invest fifty billion, even if we make the game perfectly, can we earn back fifty billion?”

Everyone shook their heads.

It's not a 3A game; a price of three hundred yuan per copy is already the maximum.

Fifty billion, three hundred yuan—how many copies would need to be sold to break even?

Nearly two hundred million copies.

Is it possible to sell two hundred million copies?

Clearly impossible.

Furthermore, even if they sold two hundred million, it would only just break even.

Investing fifty billion just to break even?

Are you crazy!

Who invests without wanting to make money?

President Qian's investment must also be for making money.

If purely from a game perspective, no matter what kind of game it is, it's almost impossible to earn fifty billion.

Ju Yewei excitedly said, "Since President Qian invested fifty billion, and he said it's at least fifty billion, and making games can't cost that much money."

“Then this money must have other uses.”

“What use could it be?”

It's impossible to invest it all in games. Zhao Caiyi scratched his head and said, "It can't possibly be distributed to players, can it?"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Ju Yewei said, "Caiyi, send a message to President Qian and ask him if the fifty billion is for the players!"

"Okay." Zhao Caiyi felt that asking the question this way, where President Qian only needed to answer with a 'yes' or 'no,' was very easy and shouldn't disturb President Qian.

So he immediately drafted the text message and sent it.

Qian Ziyong was in his car, which was heading towards Feihuang Plaza.

He received Zhao Caiyi's text message, and upon reading it, he saw that he asked: "Is the fifty billion for the players?"

Qian Ziyong immediately beamed with joy: "He has awareness!"

“His awareness is getting higher and higher.”

“This isn't something I said, but something Zhao Caiyi thought of himself.”

“No one should suspect me of deliberately losing money now, right?”

Qian Ziyong immediately replied, "Excellent, your awareness is very high, keep up the good work."

“If fifty billion isn't enough, then five hundred billion; if five hundred billion isn't enough, then five trillion.”

“Be bolder, I have confidence in you all!”

Inside Maha Game Company, everyone was anxiously awaiting Qian Ziyong's reply.

With a 'ding' sound, Zhao Caiyi's phone vibrated, and everyone looked over.

Zhao Caiyi quickly read the message and excitedly said, "Brother Ju, you are truly amazing!"

“The boss praised your awareness and said that if fifty billion isn't enough, he'll invest five hundred billion, or even five trillion!”

After speaking, Zhao Caiyi placed his phone on the table, allowing everyone to pass it around and read the message.

Every person who saw the message had an excited smile on their face.

Everyone looked at Ju Yewei.

Since Ju Yewei's guess was correct, then Ju Yewei must know President Qian's true intentions.

Under everyone's gaze, Ju Yewei smiled confidently and said, "If I'm not mistaken, President Qian has only one goal, and that is the metaverse!"

“Humanity's second world!”

“And only the metaverse can support an investment of five trillion!”

“And only the metaverse can make those foreign game companies fall far behind us, or even fear us.”

“A metaverse game is like a second world, a second real world; it is no longer limited to games but is closely related to human life!”

Everyone was excited.

Yes!

How did they not think of the metaverse?

President Qian's hint was so obvious: he wanted to invest fifty billion, five hundred billion, or even five trillion.

What kind of project could support such a massive amount of capital?

Only the metaverse.

President Qian had always said to broaden their horizons, to make them even bigger.

He had made it very clear; what kind of vision is bigger than the metaverse?

They were foolish to only understand it now.

So it was the metaverse!

Ju Yewei's face was flushed with excitement, and he passionately said, "We are witnessing history—no, we are personally creating history."

“When our metaverse game is successfully developed, it will be a dimensionality reduction strike against all foreign games.”

“We will all leave our names in gaming history; even if it's just one name, it will be enough to bring honor to our ancestors and be remembered by future generations!”

Everyone was very excited.

A dimensionality reduction strike!

Other game companies were diligently making games, while they were already ten thousand steps ahead, beginning to develop metaverse games.

Bi Chengwang suddenly understood, "People say that President Qian's calculations are flawless, that he sees ten steps ahead for every one he takes."

“Now that I think about it, it seems that from the moment President Qian established the game company, he was preparing for today.”

“When Maha Game Company was first established and all employees were in place, President Qian didn't immediately have us start making games. Instead, he uncharacteristically made us rest for a month, and it was mandatory rest.”

“The purpose was to wash away our old ways of thinking, and also to let our bodies rest well, so we could have fresh ideas and healthy bodies for creation.”

“Later, President Qian personally designed a game and led us to completely break free from past shackles, truly igniting the innovative thinking we already possessed.”

“Then he used a 3A game to train our abilities, cultivating us to be world-class in every aspect.”

“Later, it was two games per week, directing other game companies to produce games, which was training our leadership skills.”

“Once all our abilities were in place, President Qian then brought out the ultimate weapon, 'Working'!”

“A metaverse game!”

“Step by step, President Qian had already begun planning from the very inception of the company.”

Everyone suddenly realized.

No wonder the games President Qian had them make had so many irrationalities.

No wonder President Qian, despite having excellent ideas, rarely guided them, always letting them figure things out on their own.

It turned out he was training their abilities.

No wonder after they completed a large 3A game, President Qian didn't let them continue making 3A games to earn money!

They had been very curious before.

Why wouldn't he let them make 3A games, even though they were more profitable and influential?