The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 352: Competitors are there to stab you! (ask for monthly tickets)
Three days later, at Xu Meng's home.

Feeling sleepy, he welcomed Xu Lu and his colleagues to his home.

Xiao Meng brought two cups of hot tea and placed them in front of them in a proper manner.

Xu Lu subconsciously reached out to get the tea, but was elbowed by a colleague next to her before she reacted and quickly withdrew her hand.

——She was a little tired in the past few days and accidentally mistook Xiao Meng for a real person.

Xu Meng noticed their actions and felt a little embarrassed, so he stood up and asked, "What would you two like to drink?"

Xu Lu and her colleagues shook their heads at the same time.

They were not here as guests, so they asked Xu Meng to sit down again and handed her a document.

"what is this?"

"Some people with ulterior motives mixed in with the group of frogmen outside your company that day. We investigated and arrested a few of them."

Xu Meng already knew about this.

He casually opened the file and asked, "Did you catch the big fish?"

Xu Lu and her colleague looked at each other, and her colleague gestured to her, as an eyewitness, to speak.

So Xu Lu told Xu Meng: "In the end, we caught 8 people, 5 of whom were just minions and had no value."

"The remaining three are a spy from the International Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Izumo, a Xia national employed by Mossad, and a Xia national employed by the CIA."

"CIA?" Xu Meng looked up and thought of this organization with which he had had conflicts.

He only destroyed the server of the CIA's cyber attack department and did not rashly attack the CIA headquarters.

But now, he suddenly felt a little restless.

Seeing that he was interested in this spy, Xu Lu introduced the details to him:
"At first, he tried to use his identity as an employee of Sony's Xiaguo branch as a cover, saying that he was only assigned by the parent company and wanted to get a closer look at what kind of person you are."

"We gave him a somnambulism injection and designed a dream for him in which he had to report to his superiors."

"Although the design of the dream had some loopholes and we were unable to extract much valuable information, his identity was easily confirmed."

"They have no defenses or resistance to dreams."

When Xu Lu said this, there was a hint of joy in her voice.

Xu Meng exclaimed, "What a great guy."

For users who have not received special training, it is easy to encounter a problem when using the original version of the Dream Machine - not realizing that they are dreaming.

In Xu Meng's view, this was a problem that needed to be solved, and he did solve it quickly.

But in the eyes of Guoan people, this is not a problem at all, but a huge advantage!

Now I can't wait to use it.

If you think about this thing in a more evil way, it is absolutely effective when used in interrogation.

However, Xu Lu would not tell him much about this matter, and Xu Meng didn't care much about it.

What he cares about now is: "Is it New Force again?"

The three national intelligence agencies are not easy to mess with.

——It’s not that you can’t afford to offend them at all, but if you get involved, you’ll get into a lot of trouble. How can it be as easy and pleasant as picking on a weak person?
Xu Lu didn't expect that Xu Meng's first reaction would be this. She smiled helplessly and said, "According to the interrogation results, Sony is indeed seeking peace with you while also trying to target you."

However, they came to see Xu Meng not to talk about these business matters.

After mentioning it, he quickly skipped the topic of Sony and got down to business: he hoped that he would strengthen his awareness of prevention and stop casually interacting with large numbers of players in real life.

"If you really want to contact me, you can also go into the game world!"

"You can also reach players from all over the country and even the world at the same time. Doesn't this fit your philosophy better?"

"You see during the Spring Festival, you interact with so many players from all over the world, and everyone is very happy."

……

Xu Lu is also a young person and can understand Xu Meng's desire to interact closely with players.

So she didn't advise Xu Meng not to contact players, but just advised him earnestly: try to interact with players in the virtual world.

Only after Xu Meng nodded and indicated that she would seriously consider it did they complete their mission and leave.

Xu Meng lay back and collapsed on the sofa.

Xiao Meng also smiled and leaned lazily on Xu Meng.

Xu Meng thought for a moment and said, "How about we try harder and kill Xinli?"

Xiao Meng was eventually led astray by Xu Meng and didn't love peace at all. When she heard what Xu Meng said, she immediately nodded vigorously: "Okay, okay!"

"Xiao Meng, are you going to delete their database now?"

Xu Meng rubbed her head: "It's not necessary. This method can't be used indiscriminately."

"Please notify the head of the International Affairs Department to terminate all negotiations with Sony and kick them out."

"Then... let me think about it."

Xu Meng recalled the current situation of Sony.

Forget about "Dread Wolf".

The game's reputation was mixed to begin with, and it was only able to sell over one million copies thanks to the old players of the previous game. We can only hope that future updates or DLC can revive it and adopt a long-term strategy.

As a result, the server crashed and the player data jumped back to one month ago.

Not to mention game saves, many people have lost their game archives.

These troubles not only made Sony overwhelmed, but also annoyed Sony's players.

What's next for Dread Wolf? No one cares anymore.

The large-scale layoffs at Shengcai Entertainment have already begun.

The failure of two highly anticipated blockbusters in succession has seriously dragged down Sony's software business revenue.

After the server had major problems, revenue in this area instantly plummeted to the bottom.

This is true for software and hardware as well.

Sony's latest generation of consoles is counting on first-party blockbusters to boost sales.

Now it’s good, two films have failed in a row.

There is simply no reason for gamers to buy a more expensive console with fewer compatible games.

The sales volume is so bad that it is not worth showing off.

Software and hardware sales have plummeted at the same time, with no sign of improvement in the future. The confidence of users and employees has suffered a huge blow.

This is the dilemma that Sony Interactive Entertainment is currently facing.

——But even so, they still want to target Zhumeng.

Being so stubborn, Xu Meng had to call him awesome.

In this case……
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As soon as Xu Meng arrived at the office after breakfast, he called the head of the game platform operations department.

“Contact the studios that have plans to release games this year, especially those with more famous titles that players are looking forward to, and tell them that as long as they don’t log in to Sony Game Station, DreamZhu’s channel share can be reduced by 10%.”

Xu Meng hopes to further cut off Sony Game Station's third-party game lineup.

But he didn't like to force developers to sign exclusive agreements, so he chose to bribe them.

——With the revenue from "Akkira!" here, it is impossible for developers around the world not to be tempted.

Next is the head of the marketing department.

"I want to organize a promotion for Fantasy Game Kits." Xu Meng went straight to the point.

When Zhang Baiquan, the head of the marketing department, heard this, he was stunned on the spot, and even subconsciously confirmed:
"what?"

"Hardware promotion." Xu Meng repeated.

Zhang Baiquan couldn't understand: "Our hardware is selling very well, especially the holographic equipment, which is in short supply."

"Our main problem is not that we can't sell the equipment, but that we don't produce enough equipment to sell."

"Have a promotion under these circumstances?"

Xu Meng nodded: "Yes."

Zhang Baiquan looked confused.

The previous situation of being completely unable to keep up with the boss's thinking happened again.

Past experience tells him that when this happens, just do what your boss says.

So he said, "Okay, I understand. What activities do you want to do, boss?"

"Trade in the old for the new." Xu Meng replied.

Zhang Baiquan breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that his boss would do something too outrageous that he couldn't understand.

When I heard that it was a common marketing method like [trade-in for new], I immediately felt relieved.

He even understood why his boss did this: "It is to facilitate our users to upgrade from VR glasses to holographic devices and reduce the cost of players upgrading, right?"

"No problem. I'll do it right away."

Zhang Baiquan admired in his heart: He is worthy of being the boss, he cares so much about the players!

But to his surprise, Xu Meng shook his head and said, "Broaden your horizons and don't limit yourself to our users."

“Only by helping each other and making progress together can the healthy development of the industry be promoted.”

"Boss, what do you mean?" Xu Meng's polite words made Zhang Baiquan even more confused.

"What I mean is..." Xu Meng stopped keeping the secret, "When it comes to hardware replacement, don't just focus on our own products."

"Sony PlayStation is completely behind the times."

"If it continues to be in the hands of players, it will only take up space. It is better to exchange it for a voucher and buy an advanced Fantasy game kit at a more favorable price."

"This will not only make it convenient for players, but also help competitors filter out 'disloyal' users. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone?"

"What do you think?"

I think?
Zhang Baiquan slowly widened his eyes.

I think this move is too cruel!

How can this be called a trade-in? This is simply “eliminating” Sony’s users!

The expression on Zhang Baiquan's face quickly changed from shock to excitement: "Boss, are we going to kick Sony out of the Xiaguo market?"

"It means kicking out of the global market." Xu Meng corrected, "But to begin with, we can start with the Asia-Pacific region."

"Understood!"

Zhang Baiquan patted his chest and assured Xu Meng that he would complete the activity plan as quickly as possible.

He actually did it—

In less than five days, the event was launched to the market along with the latest batch of holographic equipment.

This immediately caused an uproar in the gaming circle!
(End of this chapter)