Inside the warehouse of the Holographic World Group.
Ding Yun pointed to the equipment and core devices behind her, introducing them to the staff from the relevant national agencies who had come to receive them:
"These are what I've custom-made for the country. They don't connect to the commercial Holographic World. They operate independently, and the control completely belongs to you. Even the researchers at our Holographic World Group cannot interfere. This is the core of a small-scale Holographic World research and simulation device.
Take it back, use it according to the manual, and you can create a new Holographic World. Then, you can conduct various scientific research, weapons research, and even military simulations within it."
Although the country had recognized the value of Ding Yun's Holographic World, a civilian commercial version was clearly not enough for them to trust completely. Conducting various research directly within this Holographic World raised concerns about the leakage of advanced research processes or data, and the possibility of Ding Yun obtaining them.
Therefore, when they first approached Ding Yun.
They had brought this matter up with her.
To resolve this issue and simultaneously gain a steadfast backer, Ding Yun spared no effort, consuming all the faith power attracted since the public release of the Holographic World. She forcibly materialized a complete set of equipment for a small-scale Holographic World, possessing some functions of a virtual divine realm, though without the ability to absorb faith power or materialize internal objects.
Today marked its official handover.
To be precise, the equipment Ding Yun was now preparing to deliver to the country was the true holographic equipment. The Holographic World she had created herself was actually a Holographic World disguised as a virtual divine realm.
However, if she didn't say it, no one would know.
"Ms. Ding, you've been very thoughtful. Rest assured, once this equipment is in our hands, it will absolutely not be released for civilian use to compete with your market. The civilian market will remain your sole domain. Additionally, related tax incentives and a portion of the cash for purchasing this equipment will be processed within a week. If you encounter any problems in the future.
You can also contact this number directly.
As long as you are in the right, we will do our best to help.
By the way, if this equipment encounters any issues, we will also contact you. We hope you can provide some technical assistance. Is that alright?"
Many things had been discussed and agreed upon long before Ding Yun completed the handover. The person in charge of receiving the equipment this time was also acting according to the prior arrangements.
They exchanged pleasantries with Ding Yun and confirmed things once more.
Ding Yun, naturally, nodded in agreement and continued to explain to them how to operate and use the core equipment, as well as the other accompanying devices. She even provided them with some basic theoretical data before the formal handover.
They were then instructed to transport the items.
The entire process was smooth and well-guarded. However, even so, once the items were transported to the designated base, they were activated and inspected by professionals. It was roughly confirmed that Ding Yun had not left any backdoors for invasion before they were officially put into use.
Thus, all staff members of national research institutions were equipped with holographic helmets independent of the market. Various top-tier cutting-edge research equipment and materials were continuously materialized and utilized within that small-scale Holographic World through holographic scanning machines. Weapons and other items were also handled in the same manner. All research projects involving practical application.
Their speed was significantly enhanced as a result.
Of course, ordinary people had no interest in these matters. They were more concerned about urging their favorite software and games to be integrated into the Holographic World, and about the Holographic World quickly developing lighter and more portable devices to replace computers.
In addition, users overseas were desperately urging Ding Yun's holographic helmets and Holographic World to be launched in their regions, as purchasing through代购 (daigou, personal shoppers) was too troublesome.
In short, after this period of fermentation.
The Holographic World and holographic helmets had become a global sensation, truly global. Anyone who could afford it wanted to buy one.
Other industries with connections to it.
Were all actively participating in cooperation.
It was at this time that trouble arose. Domestically, with the backing of the state, there was naturally no need to worry about any mishaps, and everything was developing smoothly. However, the overseas market expansion faced far too many challenges.
It was manageable for developing and friendly countries, where promotion went smoothly. The more troublesome ones were developed countries, especially those with ongoing economic and commercial conflicts and mutual hostility. They truly stopped at nothing to obstruct.
Including, but not limited to, censorship, tariffs, and sanctions.
And numerous software programs united to disallow holographic integration, preventing Ding Yun from building a foreign holographic ecosystem in order to minimize their losses.
Even antitrust investigations followed suit.
The stated reasons externally were mainly based on two points.
First, they harbored baseless suspicions that Ding Yun's holographic equipment was harmful to the human body, spirit, and soul, and then fabricated fake news and distorted messages, threatening the public that if they used holographic equipment, they would become devil's lackeys, and go to hell after death, and so on. They were truly cunning.
Second, they continued to express groundless suspicions that holographic equipment would steal personal information and monitor the globe.
All of this was merely their speculation, either baseless or fabricated news.
Ding Yun, therefore, was too lazy to bother. After all, how could a merchant contend with rogue nations? When people are shameless, they can be invincible. Even more so when a nation, or several nations, unite in shamelessness. So Ding Yun simply issued an announcement and withdrew from those countries, ceasing sales.
Of course, this did not mean Ding Yun had compromised. Soon, her specific countermeasures arrived.
First, she deepened and intensified cooperation with domestic software companies, helping them adapt and create versions more suitable for overseas users, along with components like universal translators to facilitate global users in completely disregarding language and cultural barriers for seamless communication.
Second, she feigned the launch of a new quantum satellite, publicly announcing the establishment of a global quantum network, and that anyone who purchased holographic equipment could use it for free.
In reality, she completely unlocked the functions of the virtual divine realm disguised as a Holographic World, making it independent of network operation. Even without any network, and even with many information blockers nearby, as long as one wore a holographic helmet, they could smoothly enter the Holographic World and use it normally. So, as long as one obtained a holographic helmet.
All restrictions imposed by various countries would be rendered useless.
The third point was even more ingenious. Ding Yun directly created a simplified template and a super-simplified template. The simplified template was a device similar to a wristwatch. As long as one wore it and bound it, they could enter the Holographic World. The super-simplified template was even just a chip the size of a fingernail. Once attached to any part of the body, it would integrate into the skin.
The bioelectricity would be sufficient to keep it running normally.
Even if certain hostile countries imposed bans and embargoes, as long as someone wanted to buy it, a fingernail-sized chip and a watch-like device could still be easily transported in and sold. They couldn't possibly arrest every buyer, as this would further touch upon the public's bottom line.
So, the outcome was naturally as expected.
Before long, the countries that had specifically targeted Ding Yun worldwide were all helpless, realizing they had no way to prevent holographic equipment from spreading within their borders. The chip integration template made it impossible for them to even ascertain who had obtained a holographic chip.
However, the most devastated were not those countries.
But rather the software and game vendors who had jointly resisted holographic integration, wanting to exclude Ding Yun's Holographic World from their overseas ecosystems. They had done this before when facing the rise of Chinese mobile phone manufacturers.
And they had succeeded.
However, this time they had completely failed.
The reason for their past success was that mobile phones without their support had become useless bricks. The public overseas, despite their dissatisfaction, had no choice but to give up.
But holographic equipment was sufficient for the public to disregard all problems, allowing anyone who owned the relevant devices to communicate freely and without any language or cultural barriers. The Chinese software, and even TV shows and movies, which were previously inconvenient to use, could now be used and watched smoothly.
Not to mention that holographic equipment was not expensive.
Who could resist such temptation?
Therefore, the final result was that those software and game vendors discovered their active users were declining at a terrifying rate, migrating to those Chinese software and game vendors that they had previously been unable to deal with but had not managed to overcome in the international market. They were truly like ants on a hot pan, nearly going insane!
Soon, some software and game vendors, unable to suppress their fear, began to negotiate with their respective countries, stating that they could not continue like this. If it continued, they, as software and game vendors, would likely go bankrupt.
It was time to compromise.
Even some software and game vendors with deep foundations and immense assets had bypassed their own countries and directly negotiated with Ding Yun about accessing the Holographic World.
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There was no other way. If they delayed any longer, they would cease to be giants and would be reduced to ordinary software and game vendors.
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