As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

After Chapter 192

Li Miaomiao subconsciously said: "Geely will definitely not agree."

Tencent is an Internet giant in China that has spanned more than 20 years from the personal PC era to the mobile Internet era. Social networking is their most core business.

This becomes increasingly clear as time goes by.

If Tencent loses its social networking function, it will become a sourceless stream.

Just like Yahoo, which has lost its dominance in the search engine business, no matter how much cash it has, it will only die a slow death.

Zheng Li said calmly: "Just because it's impossible now doesn't mean it's impossible in the future."

“When virtual reality is realized, it will be a whole new era if this industry is led by scientific and technological innovation.”

"Then Tencent has no room for resistance."

In 2020, Tencent dared to take action against Apple tax by issuing the "Announcement on Regulating Virtual Payment Behaviors in Official Accounts".

The hope is to eliminate the 30 percent Apple tax.

But if it were before 2011, Tencent would never dare to take action against the Apple tax.

At that time, WeChat was still competing with MiTalk, and the Internet social communication industry was far from being settled.

The same principle applies to virtual reality. Tencent is directly suppressed at the beginning, and they don’t have much way to resist this dimensionality reduction attack.

Looking at the couples laughing and having fun around her, Li Miaomiao felt a surge of regret in her heart. She wondered why she had mentioned the job.

But the conversation had already begun, and it was rare to see Zheng Li so interested in talking.

She had no choice but to reply: "The share of Tencent in Kechuang Future is almost the same as ours."

"When the technology matures in the future, it will be difficult for us to bypass Tencent unless we start from scratch."

Zheng Li only mentioned one point: "The technology patents are still in the hands of the parent company, and Kechuang Future only obtained technology authorization."

Li Miaomiao quickly responded: "So when the patent expires, we can discuss the redistribution of shares."

"Not to mention that as long as the subsequent virtual reality supporting technology is in the hands of Kechuang Biotechnology, Rice and Tencent will have to accept our redistribution of shareholding ratios."

Ren Yu mentioned earlier that Black Shark should transform itself into developing supporting products for brain-computer-connected VR in order to avoid such things from happening.

But their little thoughts were in vain in front of the magician.

Moreover, Tencent itself does not have the genes to make hardware.

The mutual conversion between olfactory nerve signals and electrical signals is not something that can be successfully developed by just piling up resources.

Considering the balance between cost and user experience, the research and development difficulty of an olfactory simulator that can achieve more than 80% accuracy is no less than that of artificial intelligence that can pass the Turing test.

A simple olfactory simulator, or a subsequent component of a virtual reality device, will also not have a market if the price is too high.

As early as 2017, a Valencia company claimed that it could convey up to ten smells to VR users.

The ten scents include cake, mojito, anchovy and wetlands.

But the product is priced at 1500 yuan, just the olfactory simulator part costs 1500 yuan, how can there be a market for it?

Li Miaomiao continued: "For Tencent, they have to compromise."

"Because we have the real core technology in our hands, we also own 40% of the shares of the VR system."

"Compared with breakthroughs in hardware technology, the difficulty of system development is much lower."

There are many technical difficulties to overcome in the realization of virtual reality.

In 2016, the first year of VR, overcoming these problems sounded too far away, but now it is 2024.

There are relatively mature solutions for visual effects, eye tracking, wireless transmission, tactile feedback, etc.

Eye tracking technology has been completely solved through Kechuang Bio's brain-computer connection solution.

The only difference is that the electrical signals are converted into neural signals and then received by the human brain.

And this is precisely the strength of Kechuang Biotechnology.

From the time Li Miaomiao was preparing to establish Ke Chuang Future to the official launch of Ke Chuang Future's first product, her understanding of the industry has been constantly deepening.

In Li Miaomiao's opinion, the first generation of true virtual reality will be realized in about five years.

Five years may seem like a long time to an individual, but it is just a blink of an eye to a business.

"Considering the market foundation and reputation that the Futureverse series has laid for us, as long as Tencent is willing to compromise, there is no need for us to develop virtual reality devices separately."

“And it’s only natural that virtual reality devices have built-in communication technology.”

"No matter how difficult the decision is, Tencent will gradually compromise."

Li Miaomiao said as he walked:

"And it's important to note that Tencent cannot dominate social communications in the virtual reality world, but its dominance on mobile and PC platforms remains unshakable."

Even if virtual reality technology is really implemented, it is impossible for people to live only in the virtual world.

Computers may be replaced, but mobile phones will not be replaced in the short term.

Virtual reality can achieve a high enough degree of realism and can directly supply energy to the human body through nutrient solution, but people will still have a need for mobile phones.

In the personal computer market, which is most likely to be affected, capital has already begun to react in advance.

The great success of brain-computer interface VR and the rise of scientific and technological innovation have led analysts in the capital market to be optimistic about the prospects of virtual reality.

Everyone agrees that virtual reality will be realized in ten years at most.

The optimism about virtual reality was accompanied by pessimism about the personal PC market, and Microsoft's market value continued to decline.

Microsoft missed the era of mobile Internet, and its Symbian operating system suffered a crushing defeat in the mobile phone market.

Now it seems they are going to miss the Metaverse era again.

Analysts have repeatedly downgraded their internal assessments of Microsoft.

Zheng Li nodded and said, "Geely can be a specialized entertainment service provider, which is exactly what they are good at."

Although Zheng Li himself has basically never played any pay-to-win games produced by Tencent, he can't help but complain about Tencent whenever people around him mention it.

There are quite a few Chinese people in the Lion City R&D center. After everyone knew that Ke Chuang Biotechnology and Tencent had cooperated, when the matter was discussed internally, the evaluation of Tencent was that they would do anything to make players spend money.

"Don't think about it. We have plenty of time to work, but not many opportunities to go out and play." Li Miaomiao called Zheng Li and her to move forward.

"There will be fireworks later, let's go ahead and grab a spot!"

Before leaving, Li Miaomiao specifically contacted Universal Studios in Singapore through the channels of Ke Chuang Biotechnology and asked them to prepare a fireworks show of the highest standards.

The additional costs incurred were borne by her.

The annual meeting of CStone Biopharmaceuticals’ Lion City R&D Center has been held more than once at Universal Studios.

Therefore, there are special business channels to connect with Universal Studios.

"Didn't anything happen between you and Zheng Li?" Li Shuyao was surprised when she received a call from Li Miaomiao at 11 o'clock in the evening.

Li Miaomiao shook her head and said, "You're overthinking. This state is pretty good right now."

"I think Zheng Li has no other ideas at all. He just treats me as a friend and partner."

"In this case, there is no need for me to act rashly before any competitor appears."

"And my daily life is already fulfilling enough without adding another relationship to it."

Li Shuyao pointed out: "So you won't date anymore?"

"Just follow Zheng Li forever? But Zheng Li does give a lot, so it's not a loss."

The shares that Zheng Li gave to Li Miaomiao were about one point. When Kechuang Bio was listed, shares were distributed to senior executives, and Zheng Li also gave his own allotment to Li Miaomiao.

Therefore, her share of the shares is much larger than Cheng Gang's.

Based on the 3 trillion yuan market value of Kechuang Biotechnology, Li Miaomiao's net worth is about 30 billion RMB.

After Kechuang Biopharma went public, Chinese media have been comparing Li Miaomiao and Peng Lei.

Because both of them served as executives in giant companies and then achieved financial freedom after going public.

"Tell me what happened to you today?" Li Shuyao's face was full of gossip.

Although Li Shuyao had heard of Zheng Li more than once before he became famous.

When Li Miaomiao and Zheng Li went to Suzhou to start a business, Li Shuyao talked with Li Miaomiao for a long time and advised her to be cautious.

At that time, Li Shuyao felt that Zheng Li was not very reliable and thought that he could succeed just by having skills.

The result taught her that if one’s skills are advanced to a certain level, one can really do whatever he wants.

Zheng Li is now the richest man in China, a wealth legend created by technology.

Li Shuyao became even more interested in the gossip about the richest man.

There have always been various speculations about Zheng Li’s relationship status on Chinese social media.

After listening to Li Miaomiao, Li Shuyao shook her head and said, "Why didn't you hold his hand while watching the movie?"

"If you're embarrassed, at least hold Zheng Li's arm."

"In a place like a movie theater, there are couples everywhere, and the atmosphere is so good that you can definitely get closer to each other."

As a senior emotional expert, Li Shuyao is adept at this basic routine.

"Doesn't your behavior clearly show that you are just friends?"

Li Miaomiao said coquettishly: "I feel embarrassed, and I think this state is pretty good now."

"If Zheng Li rejects me outright, we won't even be able to be friends anymore."

"So forget it."

Li Shuyao: "This is your business. You are right. It's not wrong to be cautious."

"After all, there are no competitors now."

"If a competitor emerges, it will be too late to regret it."

Li Miaomiao: "What's there to regret? There are so many beauties in the Lion City R&D Center, but Zheng Li didn't like any of them."

"Zheng Li is very likely to have prosopagnosia. I'll have to find a chance to ask him next time."

"I always think about asking, but forget it every time I meet him."

Li Shuyao laughed exaggeratedly on the other end of the phone: "Hahaha, it's possible."

"You don't need to ask him directly if he has face blindness, but show him pictures of beautiful women and ask him which one is prettier."

"I think it's progress that you can go out on a date with Zheng Li to watch a movie."

"Zheng Li must be interested in you, otherwise why would he go to the movies with you?"

"It's still my previous logic. Zheng Li has very little need for emotions."

"Perhaps in Zheng Li's understanding, the relationship between you two is already higher than that of friends, and his emotional needs only need to stay at this level of relationship."

“So you have to learn to guide.”

Li Miaomiao was very curious: "How to guide?"

Li Shuyao smiled and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know how to do it either. I never actively pursue boys."

"You can try to guide Zheng Li to do something you haven't done before, such as skydiving or surfing."

"Extreme sports can stimulate the secretion of adrenaline"

Before Li Shuyao could finish, Li Miaomiao interrupted and said, "Zheng Li will definitely not go. Zheng Li will not participate in any activities that are even slightly dangerous."

"When Zheng Li went to Singapore, he took a specially customized cruise ship to Singapore."

"When asked why he didn't take a plane, he said if a plane crashed, there would be no way to escape, but if a boat crashed, at least there was a chance of survival."

"You have to know that chartering a cruise ship is much more expensive than chartering a plane. Not to mention skydiving or something like that. Zheng Li definitely won't go."

After the date with Li Miaomiao, Zheng Li did not return to the Lion City R&D Center, but returned to the penthouse apartment he bought in Wallich Family.

Because Li Miaomiao was only willing to send him here and told him not to go back to work.

Later, on the way back after the meeting, Li Miaomiao also talked to him about the issue of brain-computer connection to prosthetics.

Kechuang Bio has designated some cooperative manufacturers who are responsible for the technical implementation of brain-computer-connected prosthetics, but the hardware production still needs to be outsourced to mature medical device companies.

Then sales and other things are also the responsibility of the medical device company.

Ke Chuang Bio mainly produces brain-computer interface prosthetics for bionic hands. In the past, good products of this type cost hundreds of thousands of yuan.

After Ke Chuang Bio entered the market, the minimum price of brain-computer prosthetics was around 300,000 yuan.

This price is difficult for most ordinary families to afford.

Li Miaomiao proposed to develop a donation plan for teenagers from poor families who need prosthetic limbs.

To prevent these teenagers from being unable to afford brain-computer prostheses due to family reasons.

After listening briefly, Zheng Li agreed to Li Miaomiao's plan because he really didn't need the money.

Zheng Li felt it was great to be able to help those in need.

After returning home, Zheng Li felt that he could do more, not just through the magic forum and magic coin system.

Magic could definitely have more of a presence.

Instead of letting Blue Star's entertainment companies define what magic is, he would rather define it himself.

But the problem is that Biological Cloud is only a primary artificial intelligence, and it is difficult to simulate more characters.

Moreover, the clones on Clark Island will occupy most of the computing power of the primary artificial intelligence.

Zheng Li realized that he had to think carefully about how to end it.

The cloud brain service he provided in the magic forum has not been purchased once so far.

Zheng Li plans to put some new products on the shelves.

He planned to prepare a special batch of drugs to increase the lifespan of carbon-based life forms, put them on the magic forum, and exchange them through magic coins.

He just didn't believe that the people of Blue Star could remain calm when faced with increasing their lifespan.

Originally, Zheng Lixiang wanted to run an academic journal himself, and the standard for including papers was even higher than that of "SCIENCE" and "Nature".

But the problem is that he is only one person and cannot judge the authenticity of all the papers.

A wizard is not omnipotent, and he cannot make accurate judgments on knowledge in any field.

Therefore the plan was shelved.

"If I want to get more involved in magical events, what would be the best way to do it?"

Zheng Li planned to look for some information to see if there was any that could give him some inspiration.

(End of this chapter)