Ye Fan's Office.
Ye Fan was in no hurry at all, leisurely savoring the Da Hong Pao brought by the four old directors.
This tea was absurdly expensive on the market, worth hundreds of thousands per pound.
Yes, the kind you saw in small supermarkets was basically lousy tea using the Da Hong Pao name. There was nothing anyone could do about it; who cared about copyright these days? Still, people had gradually begun to take it seriously in recent years and started cracking down on piracy.
Life, the economy, everything would slowly get better.
Seeing that Warfire Hero's backend had fewer than three thousand visits, Ye Fan smiled. Time would prove everything.
All he needed to do now was wait.
After the Press Conference ended, Weibo exploded across the internet.
The top ten trending searches were all news about the Four Great Corporations.
"We finally have our own technology. We're no longer afraid of being monopolized and sanctioned by others. We're not afraid!"
"Technology is the foundation. With a foundation, we can gradually catch up to them. Go, Four Great Corporations!"
"All of these technologies were developed by Future Technology Crystal Company. Whether it's the system or the hardware, they dominate everything alone. If one day they raise their prices, will we still be able to buy refined, affordable phones? Will the Mobile Phone Industry enter a period of soaring prices?"
As soon as the Press Conference ended, all kinds of news emerged.
Some praised them, while others deliberately stirred up controversy. There were all sorts of people.
But most people were thrilled and excited by the rise of the Four Great Corporations.
Magic City Prison No. 31.
Fenghuo, whose real name was Qi Sheng, was a gaming Big V. However, he had provoked Ye Fan some time ago, causing his dirt to be exposed. Both he and the wealthy Li Bo had ended up in prison.
During mealtime, everyone ate in the cafeteria while watching the news.
"Hello, viewers. Here is the latest news from our station. At noon today, the Four Great Corporations released new phones. Flash Memory Technology and Under-Screen Camera Technology have both been developed by Future Technology Crystal Company, and the Four Great Corporations' stocks have surged once again!"
Hearing this while eating, Fenghuo's pupils abruptly contracted. He then stared wide-eyed at the television hanging high above.
"Ah!!! Ah!!!"
Fenghuo broke down and howled miserably, standing there and roaring like mad. The people around him were startled and quickly moved away, frowning at him.
What was wrong with this kid?
Why was Fenghuo so devastated? It was all because of the stock market. He had invested nearly a million in Huawei stock, thinking it would soar after some time. On the day the X System was released, he had indeed made money—at least two million—but he had not sold. Instead, he kept betting everything on it.
Later, other foreign companies struck back, and the stock price plunged. He sold his shares at a low price and lost millions. Filled with resentment, he smeared Ye Fan online.
He never expected to end up here.
After coming in, he discovered that the stock market had soared again!
Ah!!!
Why? Why? Why did this happen to me? Fuck...
Fenghuo was utterly shattered inside.
It felt as though heaven were toying with him. This time, Huawei Group's stock surge was no mere doubling or tripling. Those who had not sold before were now making a fortune.
That was the stock market—sometimes it could make you rich overnight, and sometimes it could leave you bankrupt overnight!!
That night.
Sony Phone Group announced that it would cooperate with Samsung and IOS.
The three mobile phone groups announced that they would pool all their resources for joint research until they developed Under-Screen Camera Technology, even better Flash Memory Technology, and more.
It was a declaration of war.
But this declaration of war lacked confidence and caused no harm whatsoever to the Four Major Mobile Phone Groups.
Later that night.
Wei Tao was a novice streamer who broadcast on Huya Live.
What game should he play?
Wei Tao frowned tightly. He had only been streaming for two or three days and had no popularity. He had just graduated from college and could not find a job. Even if he did find one, it would not be something he wanted to do.
He was simply interested in games and wanted to lie at home while making money.
Sigh.
There were so many people playing League of Legends, and his skills were not good enough. Why would he ever become popular?
What about PUBG?
There were plenty of streamers for that too, and his skills were about average. But becoming popular would be difficult. He could only start with niche games or classic games.
That way, he might gain some loyal fans.
But when it came to classic games, Wei Tao had a headache. He had no idea what to play.
Warfire Hero.
Hmm?
As he was thinking, he remembered that Warfire Hero had just been released today.
He would download it and give it a try.
He did not know what else to play anyway, so he would treat it as recording a game review video and see what the game was like.
20G???
Only 20G? That little? PUBG was already 14G. Wasn't this supposed to be a thousand-player team fight? Why was the file so small? Could it just be a gimmick?
Forget it, forget it. He would download it first.
He clicked download.
Wei Tao did not know whether it was his imagination, but the download speed felt insanely fast, as if he had activated some kind of super VIP service.
Ding~
Wei Tao's eyes widened.
How long had it been?
It was already downloaded in less than half an hour?
Holy shit.
Even PUBG could be downloaded in half an hour if the connection was good, but with a bad connection, it took an hour.
Sometimes an update alone took more than an hour.
This game downloaded so fast. That was ridiculous.
After entering the game, he reached the name creation screen, which was fairly similar to PUBG. He could create a character, and there was even an automatic adjustment panel.
Other than the character's height and build, he could customize everything himself.
There were beautiful characters that looked incredible, ugly ones that made you want to puke, and everything in between. Tattoos, makeup, it had everything.
This was better than PUBG. At least Future Technology Crystal Company did not plan to make money from that aspect.
He quickly finished creating his character. There was only one map.
Wei Tao clicked to enter.
123/1000
There really were a thousand people!
Wei Tao was shocked. So what if there were a thousand people? He did not know whether it would lag after entering. Maybe it would lag like crazy.
The graphics definitely would not be good. What kind of graphics could 20G have?
888/1000
That fast!
Wei Tao's eyes lit up slightly.
It seemed there were quite a few players.
Unfortunately, he did not know that Guo Yang had arranged for every player entering the game to face 999 AI opponents alone.
This was the fastest way to experience the game.
1000/1000!
Entering the game.
Buzz!
The screen appeared. It was not one plane.
Instead, more than a dozen large planes appeared, flying through the air. Wei Tao could see every detail on the planes with perfect clarity, especially the characters seated by the plane windows.
Hiss!
Wei Tao sucked in a breath. He had a bad feeling about this.
The map below was enormous and crystal clear, especially the white clouds and blue sky.
Parachute jump!
Whoosh!
Only after jumping did he realize that people filled the sky, flying everywhere.
They landed quickly, and the controls were fairly similar to PUBG.
Rat-a-tat-tat~
Gunfire erupted next door. Wei Tao panicked and searched everywhere for a gun.
He found one.
Unlike PUBG, the firearms were incredibly realistic and had a strong sense of weight. It even felt as if he were personally holding the gun.
"Someone's coming!" Wei Tao had just loaded his bullets when he heard someone entering his room, along with footsteps.
Rat-a-tat-tat~
Wei Tao immediately fired and eliminated the AI opponent who had entered.
Holy shit.
Why did this feel even more fun than PUBG?
More intense and more exciting too.
Looting the crate.
Hmm, this was good. I'll take this too.
Holy shit!
While looting, Wei Tao suddenly noticed something.
Why wasn't it lagging!
Why was it so smooth?
That was impossible.
This was a thousand-player team fight. Why did it feel smoother than playing CrossFire? Even CrossFire lagged sometimes.
What was going on???
Wei Tao froze.
"Streamer, what game is this? We've been talking to you, but you're ignoring us?"
"Damn streamer, we talk to you and you don't answer? You bastard, all you know is how to play alone!"
"Are you even human? Can you say something? Ahhh, I'm pissed!"
Seeing a flood of Livestream Room messages pop up in the upper-right corner, Wei Tao froze for a moment before excitement surged through him. Someone had entered his Livestream Room. Hahaha, this was great.
Just as he was getting excited, footsteps sounded next door again.
"Everyone, wait a moment. I've only just started playing this game too. Once I kill the guy next door, I'll tell you what game this is!"
Wei Tao hurriedly said.
"Hurry up, die already. What are you playing for? Go play Fighting the Landlord!"
Seeing the Livestream Room become lively, Wei Tao was beside himself with excitement. It seemed he was the first person to discover this hidden gem.
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