At this moment,
Time management expert Lu Li had just hung up the phone with old man Wang Lunshan.
The hot sale of the Iron Pilot truly surprised the old man.
He had expected it to sell out, but he hadn't anticipated it would be gone in less than half an hour.
This terrifying sales power was so great that even top influencers would have to call him their grandmaster.
After exchanging pleasantries, Wang Lunshan subtly inquired about the VR game. Upon receiving Lu Li's affirmative reply, he finally felt at ease.
Lu Li also took the opportunity to urge the progress on the Bt-7274 simulation access pod.
The Titan access pods were being rushed in production. Although there were only twenty thousand sets, their internal details were infinitely more exquisite than Xue Bao's capsule pods, ensuring consistency with "Titanfall," which was scheduled to launch in June.
He had to put in extra effort; this was a crucial strike.
He had to make these twenty thousand lucky players truly feel the power of the third strike.
Lu Li then presented another request to the old man – the matter of the Bt-7274 figurine.
He intended to mass-produce these, complete with patents.
After the game had been released for a while and most players had completed it,
He would make a figurine of Bt throwing the pilot out and saying, "Protocol Three: Protect the Pilot," a classic pose.
This would reignite fond memories for nostalgic players.
This shouldn't count as a fourth strike.
This was more like after-sales service!
Thinking of this, Lu Li couldn't help but let out a strange chuckle, leaving the old man utterly bewildered. He wondered if Lu Li was exhausted from working non-stop for the past few months and if he was alright.
Of course, Lu Li was perfectly fine; he was too excited.
After hanging up the phone,
Lu Li leaned back leisurely in his recliner, meticulously reviewing the preparations he had made in recent days.
He had been on this planet, Blue Star, for nearly a year.
He had developed six console games and one mobile game, accumulating countless resentment points, which had led to today's VR game, "Wanderer and the Colossus."
To better experience how VR games could torment players' emotions, he had integrated panoramic stereo cameras into the VR helmet, capable of perfectly capturing every detail of the players' reactions in the game.
As for haptic feedback transmission... Lu Li had originally intended to set the limit to 100%, but it was rejected by the health and safety review center.
Lu Li's initial allocation was 60%, and it was later increased to 80% out of consideration for Wang Lunshan.
In Lu Li's opinion, full haptic feedback was the correct way to play VR games.
Otherwise, it lacked the authentic feel.
With the health system constantly monitoring players' bodies and ensuring their well-being, safety was absolutely not an issue.
The source of his confidence was that Blue Star's advancements in healthcare were far greater than in his previous life.
Here, people lived to an average of 120 years, and the population of Dragon Country had exceeded 2 billion.
Being 70 years old here was considered young adulthood, and as long as their physical examinations were satisfactory, they could experience VR games.
The low barrier to entry naturally meant a high number of players.
This was one of the fundamental reasons for the rapid sell-out of the 500,000 helmets.
With 10 billion in sales, it was the highest in history.
However, Lu Li did not earn any profit from intermediary sales of this money. After deducting the internal raw material costs, the profit per helmet was only about two thousand yuan.
Wang Lunshan had intended to give Lu Li half of it, but he politely declined.
The old man was also very thoughtful and directly established a foundation in Lu Li's name to support students majoring in VR equipment and precision instruments.
Although he didn't say much verbally, Lu Li was inwardly delighted.
The old man was truly great. Once the Bt-7274 bionic game pod was ready, he would definitely send him one, allowing the old man to experience the charm of VR games as well.
As for overseas game manufacturers, despite their various attempts to sabotage him during this period, with the support of the eight major universities, they hadn't caused him too much trouble.
As long as the profit margins were sufficient, there would always be those willing to serve Lingjing.
By making some concessions to them, he could save a lot of trouble, and the rest would be earned foreign exchange.
Which company wouldn't love to earn foreign exchange? Domestically, everything went smoothly.
For a full two and a half hours, Lu Li realized that in his journey from an empty shell company to its current scale, besides the greatest assistance provided by the system,
He had also encountered many benefactors who had, to varying degrees, helped him at critical moments. Old man Wang Lunshan, in particular, had been of immense assistance in the VR field.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a guide.
His entry into Wang Lunshan's sight was due to an invitation to the Dragon Soaring University anniversary celebration, which gave him an opportunity to show off his skills.
His world was not large, and he had almost no acquaintances in reality, but he did not feel lonely because he had the companionship of many streamers and occasional exchanges with an anonymous netizen, Bai Zhiyuan.
His pace was not fast, and each step was taken steadily.
Looking at "Wanderer and the Colossus" waiting in the background,
Lu Li's gaze softened. The transformation of this world...
...had begun.
...
February 25th.
The warmth of the New Year had not yet faded, and Mo Zhi had long since climbed out of his warm bed.
There was no choice.
Today was the launch day of one of the world's only two VR games.
No streamer could resist the temptation to seize this opportunity for popularity.
"Ha, happy new year, everyone. You've waited a long time."
"Five hundred yuan?"
"So cheap?"
"The game next door, 'Stellar,' is priced at eight hundred yuan. Does the old thief know how to make money!"
As he opened his streaming room, Mo Zhi had already logged into Lingjing and purchased "Wanderer and the Colossus" from the VR game zone, placing it in the download queue.
To be honest, the price of a VR game... was really cheap.
A mobile game's top-up was casually 648 yuan, and this VR game was only five hundred?
This was an entire terabyte of resources!
"So big!"
Mo Zhi checked his computer's storage capacity. He still had five terabytes left, which was enough.
Even if the storage wasn't enough, according to the prompts, he could still play it normally.
The Lingjing VR zone had specifically set up a virtual disk. Players only needed to download the files to the virtual disk to connect with their VR equipment and enter the game.
A very user-friendly design that netizens praised.
'This design is great. Lingjing really pays attention to details; I'm touched again.'
'Holy cow, I was hesitant to play VR games because my computer is too trashy, but now it seems there's hope...'
'Let's buy a VR helmet first then.'
...
Soon, the game download was complete.
Mo Zhi excitedly put on the VR helmet, found a comfortable position to lie down, covered his stomach with a small blanket, and pressed the start button.
[Detecting... all physical indicators normal... logging in...]
[Login successful!]
[Wanderer and the Colossus – Produced by Lingjing]
The second time was more familiar than the first. With his initial experience, Mo Zhi quickly adapted to his state in the VR world.
He opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was lush greenery. Ancient, gray-white buildings in the distance appeared and disappeared in the clouds.
"Wow..."
Mo Zhi took a slow step forward, and the small grass beneath his feet made a 'rustling' sound.
A gust of wind blew past.
The fragrance of soil mixed with fresh grass wafted towards him.
Mo Zhi took a deep breath and instinctively spread his arms.
"Ooooh~~"
"So refreshing~~~"