Most people would probably balk at spending a hundred thousand yuan on a computer just to play games.
But if a hundred thousand yuan could buy them a "world," there might actually be plenty of people clamoring for it.
Of course, the dream was wonderful, but in reality, there were quite a few problems with how Lu Zhou had calculated the cost. Many of the resources he used had cost him nothing.
For example, the chips he used to design the Neural Data Machine had been supplied by Professor Wu Tianqun.
He had funded the entire Carbon-Based Chip project out of his own pocket, so naturally, no one charged him for those. Then there were the carbon materials consumed in building the complete setup, which he had ordered from Zhongshan New Materials.
Though he called it an order, it was practically a giveaway. It was not that Lu Zhou wanted to take advantage of Boss Liu. Rather, when he tried to pay, Boss Liu had firmly refused.
"You developed all these technologies. How could I possibly charge you? Besides, you're a shareholder in Zhongshan New Materials too. It's only a few tens of thousands of yuan. There's no need to stand on ceremony."
Lu Zhou disliked hassle. Since paying was more trouble than not paying, he had let the matter drop.
Besides these visible costs, there were also hidden ones.
For example, there was the computing power supplied by the supercomputer-or, in fact, Lu Zhou's quantum computer. Converted into the service fees charged by an ordinary supercomputing center, that computing power represented another hidden expense he had saved.
Calculated that strictly, the hundred thousand yuan he had estimated might have to be doubled or tripled to reflect the actual cost.
In any case, after discussing it with his CEO, Lu