One hundred million.
The loudest shouters were stunned; it was still US dollars.
Everyone says that throwing money at someone damages their dignity, but with this kind of amount, who the hell cares about dignity?
The moment the number was announced, the room fell silent. Looking at the silent crowd, the person in charge smiled.
In this day and age, job competition is incredibly fierce. What does one hundred million US dollars even mean?
Even if I could go back to being twenty years old and have ten more livers, I still couldn't earn even a tenth of that amount of money in my lifetime.
Especially Cui Yan, who had been shouting the loudest just now, stared blankly at the person in charge, then at Wen Shanshan who hadn't dared to confess her feelings, his eyes turning red.
One hundred million US dollars! Even in Shanghai, where land is Magic City, that's enough to own a large house and allow your next generation to live the life of a true second-generation rich kid.
I'm only thirty, but my health is worse than my fifty-eight-year-old father's. Isn't it all because of money? If we had money, who would want to work overtime all night? Who would want to get up at five in the morning to squeeze onto the subway? Who would want to spend forty or fifty yuan to eat that garbage pre-made food?
Who wouldn't want to go for a run in the morning and walk the dog in the evening?
Who wouldn't want to leisurely buy a good steak or ribs and cook it themselves at home?
Who wouldn't want to leisurely stroll around for an afternoon, like those Laoda with a cup of tea in hand?
Why do people still go out and endure the fatigue of traveling during holidays, even knowing that it will be crowded and hotels will be expensive?
Isn't it because there are too few precious holidays and too little time to relax?
They have so little that they wouldn't dare waste it like the Laoda.
In the limited time available, I want to experience something different to feel that it's worthwhile.
Ultimately, it all comes down to not having money.
Who the hell would be willing to be a wage slave for a company that's so rich, wasting their own life?
One hundred million US dollars!
"Actually," a soft voice slowly rose, "What's a risk-free way to make money?"
A group of people looked over in astonishment. They hadn't expected that the first person to speak so frankly would be Sister Chen, who was usually so aloof.
The person in charge also looked over curiously. Of all the people, Chen Xiaohui was the least likely to be swayed by the money. He had investigated everyone's information. Chen Xiaohui belonged to the elite middle class and had a high reputation in the industry. Although 100 million US dollars was a lot, it was not enough to make her risk her life.
He didn't even intend for her to participate directly in the experiment; instead, he planned to hire her as a professional data analyst.
After Pu Yunchuan's experiment succeeded, they discovered that using the same steps, they could not achieve the same level of perfection as Pu Yunchuan in several other fields!
It's not that data life cannot be formed; in fact, there have been ten successful cases of data life so far. However, there are two problems. First, it is still uncertain whether the data entity is a person, whether it is an electronic pet or a real data life.
The second point is the long-standing issue.
Because of ingrained memories, they discovered that not only being bombarded with massive amounts of data can cause problems with data lifecycles, but other stimuli can also cause them.
For example, death!
Yes, it's about death. Through Pu Yunchuan's example, they found that people are more likely to grow in familiar environments due to memory inertia, and data processing will become smoother. But there are two prerequisites. First, it has to be realistic enough. For example, there was a doctor whose environment was too monotonous. It was a game where he was raised in a hospital. He had no time to go out and play except for working in the hospital. Over time, he became irritable due to the monotony and boredom.
It quickly stopped growing, and even after a period of numbness, it ceased functioning altogether, becoming a dead mass of data.
The second point is that you cannot die!
An overly realistic virtual world can lead to dangers and accidents; several test subjects died in the virtual world, and that was the end of them.
If we're trying to simulate real life, death is inevitable. Human memory is ingrained with the concept of lifespan, and numerous experiments have shown that data-driven life cannot withstand aging. After a certain period, it will simply lose consciousness, just like ordinary life. This is what investors find most unacceptable.
Although current technology can extend lifespan, those wealthy clients are looking for more than just that!
If data cannot live forever, what is its purpose?
However, to achieve immortality, the problem of memory inertia must be solved, and among all the experiments, only the world of Pu Yunchuan has a successful case of Samsara.
He is the only data life form that can continue to function after dying in the virtual world, making him a very important experimental result. In order to replicate his success, the person in charge persuaded the investor to bring back all the employees who participated in the game. If they can replicate Pu Yunchuan's success, it means that, at least in the future, this virtual game world will be the main venue for the immortal data life forms.
Of course, you could spend money to make a similar game, but since there's an existing one, you should definitely use this one as an experiment first.
Chen Xiaohui is a must-have on the list. She is not only one of the game's staff members, but also a well-known data analyst in the Central Federation. She is the most suitable person to do the big data optimization of the game's data life.
I was just thinking of discussing the collaboration with her privately later, but I was unexpectedly moved when she took the initiative to come here.
This was beyond his expectations.
The others were also quite surprised. In their memory, wasn't Sister Chen driving a Maserati? Was she really that short of money?
" Sister Chen is right," Wen Shanshan hesitated for a moment before adding, "Now, what's the safest thing to do?"
One hundred million US dollars! I can go back to my hometown in Southern Capital, buy a big villa, and live the life of a rich lady. All the places I've always wanted to travel to— Paris, the Maldives, Tahiti, Switzerland —so many places. Before, I could only travel virtually through videos. With this money, I can go wherever I want.
Seeing that the goddess had spoken up, Cui Yan naturally followed suit, saying, "That's right, what doesn't involve some risk?"
With someone taking the lead, the rest quickly broke through their psychological barriers and agreed, saying, "That's true."
"However, we'd like to know the specific risks," Ziyue said.
"This will be explained to you before signing the contract," the person in charge quickly said. "The technology we use is brain-computer interface technology, which is also the main technology for virtual reality games nowadays. Unlike the usual neural connections, we have also achieved the download function, which means that we can digitize your neural memory data and transmit it to the device."
"Through numerous experiments, we have been able to completely separate the data from the physical body. This not only ensures that the physical body retains its vital signs, but also that the data within remains unaffected. Once a certain point is reached, the data will be transmitted back, and you will immediately return to normal. However, you will have an additional memory of your time in the virtual world."
"Oh?" Ziyue squinted and said, "It worked?"
"Yes, there are indeed successful cases; the data transmission experiment has been successful several times."
"Then what do you need us to do?" Ziyue thought of a possibility, but still asked with a puzzled look.
"Because Pu Yunchuan's world is special, his situation could be successfully replicated, which allowed the financial backer behind the laboratory to completely dispel his doubts."
"In what situations would you need to copy something?" Wen Shanshan asked curiously.
"After dying once!" the person in charge said quietly, "All data life forms, in other virtual environments, would become a mass of dead data upon death. Only Pu Yunchuan here can successfully Samsara. We hope you can replicate his situation."
"Forehead"
This time, the group, who had just barely mustered up their courage, immediately shrank back.
really
That 100 million isn't so easy to get.
This is truly a life-or-death struggle!!