Over the next period of time, Fang Zheng focused on acquiring companies related to Full Dive technology. He had three targets in total.
The first was ARGUS, the electronics company that developed and manufactured the Full Dive Device, "NERvGear." After the Death Game incident broke out, it had gone downhill fast. Not only had it spent a fortune dealing with widespread lawsuits and compensation claims from the victims, but its entire board had resigned to take responsibility. Its stock had hit the daily limit down as well. If the Death Game incident had already been fully resolved, ARGUS's only option would likely have been to file for bankruptcy protection.
Fang Zheng naturally showed no mercy. He bought up every share of ARGUS stock being dumped on the market, becoming the company's undisputed largest shareholder. Of course, ARGUS was barely hanging on at this point, but what Fang Zheng needed was a force he could consolidate. ARGUS happened to have enough name recognition and was well suited to serve as the foundation for future development.
Next was RECT, the comprehensive electronics company responsible for selling NERvGear. When Full Dive gaming devices first hit the market, RECT had spent a massive amount of money to secure exclusive sales rights for NERvGear after spotting the market's potential. Then the Death Game incident erupted, and all that money went straight down the drain.
What was more, the government had seized all of RECT's inventory, dragging it into enormous losses. As a comprehensive electronics company, RECT had not completely collapsed like ARGUS, but it had originally intended to make Full Dive technology the company's next famous brand. It had poured most of its resources into it, leaving it short on funds and unable to keep its cash flow moving.
More importantly, not long ago, Sugiyama