As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 176 Industrial Transformation (4600)

“It takes time for technology to mature, and technology is an iterative process.

VR was not popular before because the ecosystem was not mature yet, the user base was not large enough to support more ecosystems.

In the past, only the gaming ecosystem was relatively prosperous in VR, but this does not mean that in the future, only the gaming ecosystem will be prosperous.

Live streaming, video and even virtual shopping, these ecosystems will gradually mature with the advancement of technology.

From a strategic perspective, the first VR ecosystem to mature in the future will definitely be video and live streaming.”

“It’s true that we got the samples of Kechuang Future, and I’ve used them before, and the trial experience was very good.

But the product hasn't been released yet. Why are you speaking so confidently now, Mr. Li?

The quality of a product and whether it is popular in the market are two different things.

Tudou started to allow users to independently produce high-quality content earlier than Bilibili, and their products were also good, but it was Bilibili that succeeded in the end.

It won’t be too late to invest in this direction once the situation matures.”

Potatoes also belong to the tears of the times. They put forward the slogan "Everyone is the director of his life" a long time ago.

It's a typical case of getting up early and arriving late.

The restrictive nature of Ali's acquisition of companies is also magnified on Youku Tudou.

Although Tudou proposed the slogan of self-media early on, the soil for self-media was not fully mature at that time, and computer users could not support Tudou's strategic planning.

Later, Tudou was acquired by Youku. After the merger of Youku and Tudou, it was acquired by Ali in 2015 and became one of the components of Ali's large entertainment platform.

After Ali acquired Youku Tudou, it intervened in the company's operations in various ways, and finally Youku Tudou fell behind in the era of mobile Internet.

Now, it is not even a second-tier film and television app. It is even worse than iQiyi, which was acquired by Baidu.

It was also after Ali acquired Youku that rumors spread in the Internet circle that Ali's acquisition of a company would kill the company.

"If we wait until then to discuss it, it will be too late. It is easiest to discuss it now when no one realizes its value.

Moreover, VR videos require more storage than traditional videos. Once the content grows explosively, current storage servers will not be able to accommodate so much data.

What we need to do is to purchase a large number of Huawei's Beiming No. 1 storage servers in terms of infrastructure to prepare for the explosive growth of VR videos.

The second is to develop a Bilibili app based on the VR system.

The next step is to communicate with our anchors and encourage them to live broadcast VR games. At the same time, we will develop a first-person viewing mode for anchors.

Users can share perspectives with the anchor, which makes them feel much more immersive than LPL did in the first place.

Last but not least, I don’t know what Tencent plans to call the upcoming chicken-eating game internally.

However, Tencent will definitely develop this game in the direction of e-sports, and we want to obtain the live broadcast rights for the first professional league.

Even though I haven’t seen a PUBG-style VR game yet, I believe that as long as the quality of the game is above standard, Tencent will be able to make it popular.

What we need to do is to use Tencent’s resources and traffic.

These can be negotiated now if you want to, but if you wait until brain-computer VR becomes popular, the price may not be the same as it is now.

Don’t forget that Tencent has its own live streaming platform.”

Although Tencent is not the first company in China to reap the benefits of e-sports, it is definitely the company that has reaped the most benefits from e-sports.

It can be said that LPL has taken the e-sports professional league industry to an unprecedented level.

Even Riot itself could not have imagined that League of Legends could be operated by Tencent to this extent.

You have to know that Dota has a much larger player base and e-sports foundation than LOL. If Tencent were to operate Dota2, it would definitely not be what it is now.

Perfection is like exhausting the resources.

The success of League of Legends in the field of e-sports has made other game manufacturers jealous, and they are determined to organize e-sports leagues regardless of whether their own games are suitable or not.

Namely and critically criticized QQ Games' Onmyoji E-sports League and Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm.

Heroes of the Storm could be an e-sports game, but it was ruined by Blizzard's operations.

"Mr. Li, what you mentioned, to be frank, still involves gambling."

"That's right! If not now, when?
Now that all Internet companies are unable to find incremental markets, there is a godsend opportunity in front of us. Why not take a gamble?
This is not the case ten years ago, when we could still count on more users and a larger market. The demographic dividend is gone.

Can we beat Facebook, YouTube, Twitch and others when we go overseas?
On the contrary, if we do a good job in brain-computer-connected VR video and live streaming, it is very likely to enter the overseas market.

This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I believe VR will be an opportunity comparable to the mobile Internet, and a new round of Internet industrial revolution will be born here.”

Foreign Internet giants cannot enter China, and similarly, Chinese Internet companies find it difficult to enter foreign markets.

Ali and Tencent can acquire some Internet companies in Southeast Asia through acquisitions, but they cannot enter the European and American markets through the same means.

Internet companies in Europe and the United States are actually American Internet companies. There are no local C-end large companies in Europe.

There are large B-side companies in Europe, such as SAP, which is a very powerful enterprise-oriented Internet company.

European and American Internet companies have more than enough money to rely on European and American capital, and it is difficult for Chinese capital to pick up bargains.

There was an obvious example before, like in England, Amazon, FB, Google were able to invest in the top ten AI companies, but Tencent could only invest in SecondMind, which was ranked around 50th.

When industrial transformation is about to begin, some companies can sense it in advance, while others can only be pushed by the times.

There are many Internet companies that have obtained brain-computer VR samples. Some have already started in advance, while others are still waiting and watching.

Being able to connect brain-computer interfaces, VR and biological storage together requires a strong industrial acumen.

The updates and iterations of hardware technology have led to the prosperity of the software industry, and the explosive growth in storage demand will inevitably require the follow-up of hardware technology.

America's National Information Infrastructure Plan in 1992 - the construction of an information superhighway, led to the Internet bubble in 2000, which was as outrageous as the current cryptocurrency bubble.

Just like if mobile phones were still in the 3G era, short video apps would not have become popular.

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhong Ze. It's 24 o'clock in the evening on the th. Ke Chuang Future's brain-computer connection VR press conference has just ended."

At twelve o'clock in the morning, a digital up-host posted an unboxing experience titled Futureverse I on Bilibili: The next generation product of VR?

"And we were the first to get this brain-computer connection VR named Futureverse I by Kechuang Future."

"Because META is a registered trademark by Facebook, everyone knows that metaverse means metaverse, so many VR products are named something like metaverse, such as HTC's Viverse."

"So the name of Ke Chuang Future is not very original. Future Universe is taken from the last two characters of its name."

"I think everyone is familiar with Kechuang Future, a company jointly established by Kechuang Biotechnology, Tencent and Dami."

"The biggest gimmick of futureverse is brain-computer connection, which is also the specialty of Kechuang Biotechnology."

"Speaking of which, I just attended their press conference, and my attention was on Miao Miao the entire time. She had such a great temperament that I felt like she was going to call me wife again on the screen."

After the video was broadcast, when it came to this part, the barrage was full of people calling her "wife" or "this is my wife, don't fight with me for her."

Since Zheng Li's wealth accumulation is very transparent and there is no black spot, domestic public opinion has always advocated getting rich through science and technology.

In addition, Kechuang Bio is a rare company that does not require overtime, does not roll over, and offers good benefits. Therefore, Zheng Li has a very good reputation among young people.

In this era where Alibaba's layoffs are called "supplementing talent to society" and JD's layoffs are called "congratulations on graduation", it is a blessing to be able to work for a giant company that is on the rise.

Everyone wanted to work at Ke Chuang Biotechnology, so Zheng Li’s nickname on the Internet changed from Zheng Shen to Boss.

Of course, this is mainly a joke. In fact, the threshold for scientific and technological innovation is very high.

Even the production base of endorphins now has a first-class entry requirement, so you only need to have graduated from high school.

Education is depreciating year by year. Although the production process of endorphins is complicated and requires rigorous operation, even so, a high school student is more than qualified to do this job.

"You bunch of lsps! How dare you yell at the boss's woman?"

"Hahaha, I was just joking. Please don't send me a lawyer's letter from the legal department of Sinovation Biotechnology."

"Having said that, judging from the packaging, it is a very high-tech packaging, but I have seen too many similar packaging."

“首先说一下售价，12G+512G的基础版价格在9999元，12G+1T的加强版本价格是12999元，24G+2T的价格是16999元。”

"The price is a bit expensive. The starting price of 9999 yuan can buy two PS5s."

"But it's about the same price as the latest iPhone Pro. It depends on your needs."

"For a digital enthusiast like me, I am definitely willing to spend 10,000 yuan to experience the so-called most advanced VR product."

The pricing of Futureverse is not much different worldwide, fluctuating around RMB 10,000.

This price is definitely a little high for Chinese consumers, and some consumers may need two months' salary to buy one.

To be honest, these users may need to think for a long time before spending two months' salary on entertainment products.

For foreign consumers, the price of 10,000 RMB is relatively more acceptable.

"I opened it and tried it out. It's very light. It's lighter than the VR devices I've used before."

"Futureverse and other VR devices are similar in that they are glasses and a helmet that wraps around your head."

"But because it is said to use the most advanced brain-computer connection technology, Futureverse is spread across more than a hundred neural point signal capturers to identify your brain neural signals."

"The texture is also very good, and it definitely gets full marks in terms of feel."

"From the appearance point of view, the pure white body has a strong sense of technology. It seems that white has always been more likely to give us a sense of technology."

“Like the future world in science fiction movies, I like to use white as the interior background of the building.”

"White is really nice, but if you're worried about getting dirty, you can also choose black or blue."

"If I had to choose, I would definitely choose white."

“In terms of performance parameters, the chip uses Qualcomm’s latest SnapDragon 1035 processor, which is Qualcomm’s latest chip designed specifically for VR.”

Qualcomm has always focused a lot of energy on VR chips, and they believe this is the next direction.

Qualcomm began to increase its investment in the VR/AR field as early as 2015.

It has expanded in many areas in recent years, collaborating with META and ByteDance to build a VR platform.

Originally, Qualcomm also wanted to get involved in Kechuang Future, claiming that if Kechuang Future allowed Qualcomm to participate in the investment, Qualcomm would develop a chip specifically for brain-computer connection VR.

Kechuang Bio ultimately rejected Qualcomm.

“Supports WiFi and Bluetooth connections, display resolution up to 4k, and screen refresh rate reaches 120HZ.”

“At the same time, everyone knows that the biggest gimmick of Futureverse is brain-computer connection.”

"As an absolute leader in the field of brain-computer connection, KCLink Bio, as one of the major shareholders of KC Futureverse, has designed a brain-computer connection chip called KCLink I specifically for Futureverse."

"It is also equipped with an AI-assisted computing chip called KCAI I. According to Miao Miao at the press conference, it can greatly increase the real-time graphics computing capabilities of the CPU."

“Let players have a better experience.”

"The parameters are roughly as above. Since we need to release it as soon as possible, I won't go into details."

“Next, let me introduce some of the more unique features.”

"There are two mainstream VR models at present. Pico and META Quest, which are more popular on the market, are called all-in-one VR machines with built-in chips."

“You can just pick it up and play it.”

"There is also a type of VR device that needs to be connected to a high-configuration computer to play, such as HTC's Vive, which needs to be connected to a computer to play.

And there are configuration requirements. I remember that the latest Vive requires at least GTX 1070 to run it. "

“I bought a Quest and tried the Vive at a friend’s house.”

“If we simply compare Vive and Quest, Vive’s user experience is better. After all, Vive’s image quality is as high as 5k, while Quest’s highest image quality is only 1080P.”

"But if I had to buy one, I would buy the Quest. The Vive costs more than four times as much as the Quest."

The price of Vive pro is 12888 yuan, and the price of the new product will increase in 2023.
The price of Quest is around two thousand five hundred.

"At the same time, the weird thing about Vive is that it needs to be connected to a computer with a wire to play. Then you need to install a locator and plan a blank area as a play area."

"It's very troublesome for a lazy person like me."

"You can use it as soon as you put it on. Just make sure there are no obstacles around you that are easy to bump into before playing."

"Quest is much more convenient. Although Vive is good, it is not user-friendly for a lazy person like me."

“Having said that, Futureverse by Kechuang Future takes into account the advantages of both.”

"First of all, Futureverse is an all-in-one VR headset with Qualcomm's latest VR chip built in, so you can play it just by putting it on."

"At the same time, Futureverse supports Bluetooth. After installing a Bluetooth external device on the computer, Futureverse can be connected to the computer and share the computer's CPU and graphics card."

“When the built-in chip of VR meets the usage requirements, you can enjoy the game to your heart’s content.”

"And if there are some big games in the future that Futureverse lags when playing, you can connect it to the computer via Bluetooth and play it without lag."

"The company said at the Kechuang Future press conference that it is compatible with all graphics cards after 1080. It is also compatible with all CPUs after Intel 7th generation."

“It will at least meet all the needs of players for the next three years.”

"At the same time, if you don't have enough memory, you can download the game to your computer and play it via Bluetooth connection."

Tencent originally did not want to open the latter function.

Because if this function is opened, players can directly download VR games on the computer's steam, and then connect VR to the computer to play.

The consequence of this is that Steam will still be the game launcher, and the VR system will not receive any share of the game sales revenue.

Because the computer is running Windows system, no tax will be charged.

Finally, Tencent compromised. Now is the stage of building an ecosystem and we should not focus on these small profits.

"It's a very user-friendly design. When the configuration is insufficient, it can be compensated by the computer configuration."

This technology is one of Tencent's most powerful technologies in the VR field and is used in brain-computer connected VR systems.

In recent years, Tencent is the company with the largest number of patent registrations in the VR field.

Qualcomm's number of patent registrations in the VR field is not even in the top ten.

But on another list, two of the top ten valuable patents in the VR field belong to Qualcomm.

"The next part is the most exciting trial play session. I will try it out for my brothers first. If it's not fun, I can help them clear the minefield."

What follows is a fast-forwarded scene, in which Zhong Ze holds a handle, wears a VR headset, and dances around in the scene.

After the fast-forward of the picture ended, Zhong Ze took off the VR headset connected to the brain-computer and could clearly see a thin layer of sweat on his head.

"I can only say it's very, very good, the user experience is very good, if you are a game enthusiast, buying one is definitely worth the money."

“Of course, we must do what we can!”

"I'm not saying this just because I'm an employee of Tencent. I'm sure this is definitely a groundbreaking product!"

(End of this chapter)