In its collaboration on brain-computer interface VR, Tencent's goal has always been clear: to build an ecosystem, an ecosystem comparable to that of smartphones.

Lei Jun sees virtual reality, while Tencent sees a vast entertainment ecosystem.

That is why both companies are very enthusiastic about this collaboration.

As for innovative biotechnology, Zheng Li's goal is to lay the foundation for future virtual reality.

Controlled nuclear fusion combined with artificial intelligence technology can greatly unleash productivity.

If future society cannot provide enough jobs for everyone, and the employment rate can be reduced to 50%, then the employment structure can be adjusted to direct more people toward research fields.

However, not everyone is suited for research; virtual reality technology is the best entertainment product of the new era.

Lei Jun only saw the virtual reality market, while Zheng Li saw the future society he would lead through a technological revolution.

This is not to say that Lei Jun has a narrow vision, but rather that his background has limited him to view the future from the perspective of entrepreneurs in the current era.

Zheng Li, being an intelligent life form who came to Blue Star from a more advanced form of society, would naturally subconsciously push human society towards becoming a society of mages.

After arriving in Kuala Lumpur, Zheng Li witnessed the plight of the lower classes in the local Chinatown and was astonished by the unfriendly and exploitative practices of Blue Star Society towards them.

Because the population of the Mage Alliance is cultivated through artificial womb technology, even the next generation created artificially, who fall to the bottom, can receive free food, clothing, shelter, and a certain amount of entertainment products.

As a result, Zheng Li has made breakthroughs in controlled nuclear fusion and artificial intelligence, but he has great doubts about whether the liberation of productive forces can indirectly liberate the people at the bottom of society.

“Pony, with the emergence of Kechuang Biotechnology, we need to make some changes to Black Shark’s positioning.” Ren Yu approached Pony Ma to discuss his strategic plans.

"The concept of gaming phones is a pseudo-concept, and the market segment it represents is too small. We have acquired Black Shark for more than three years, and even with Tencent's backing, Black Shark's market share has not grown much."

Tencent originally positioned Black Shark as a hardware manufacturer, a supplementary part of Tencent's overall strategy. Expectations were not high to begin with.

However, the problem is that now that there is a future of scientific and technological innovation, brain-computer interface VR, whether from the perspective of prospects or current scale, makes Black Shark somewhat dispensable.

Little Ma knew that Ren Yu must have a complete plan when reporting on his work; all he had to do was listen to him finish speaking and then make a decision.

"Black Shark can be sold or kept. Keeping Black Shark is just a piece of cake for Tencent. Tell us your thoughts first."

At this time, Tencent's Penguin Island had been completed and delivered. The two stood in one of the office buildings in the Penguin Island complex, looking at the sea view outside.

Ren Yu was poached from Huawei by Tencent and rose through the ranks to become Chief Operating Officer.

Because he had experience with flowers, he also had a strong understanding of hardware.

"Black Shark can be kept, but it shouldn't be invested in gaming phones anymore."

"This direction clearly doesn't have much of a future."

"Black Shark should develop supporting hardware for brain-computer interface VR, or even participate in the brain-computer interface VR industry chain."

"I breathed a sigh of relief after the sales figures came out. If it had failed, it would have been too difficult to gather the full strength of the group again."

Even at Ren Yu's level, he still needs to demonstrate his achievements to get things done.

Only by achieving success can one obtain subsequent resource support.

If the brain-computer interface VR does not achieve the expected results, internal struggles will naturally use this as a pretext to attack him, and his influence will decrease accordingly.

Ren Yu continued, "Facebook has fully invested its resources in the VR field, and they are very wary of Futureverse."

Facebook was already paying close attention to the brain-computer interface VR products from Kechuang Future before they were released.

Facebook's global vice president even made a special trip to Suzhou to meet with Cheng Gang, hoping that Facebook could participate in the future of science and technology innovation.

They expressed their willingness to offer Quest as a stake in exchange, and Zuckerberg had his vice president relay a message that if Zheng Li was willing, he could personally go to Singapore to negotiate.

Kechuang Bio did not agree to the cooperation, but Facebook has been paying close attention to the developments of brain-computer interface VR.

It wasn't until brain-computer interface (BCI) products emerged that the potential for global popularity of BCI VR became fully apparent.

Facebook made one last attempt, asking Kechuang Biotech whether its brain-computer interface VR technology could be licensed.

After being rejected, Zuckerberg was initially hesitant about collaborating with Musk's Neuralink. However, after a long meeting and discussion between Zuckerberg and Musk, the two parties reached a strategic partnership.

The reason for the hesitation in collaborating with Neuralink is that Neuralink's technology is too far removed from that of Kechuang Bio. As someone who knows the inside story, Zuckerberg has serious doubts about Neuralink's technology.

What if Kechuang Bio opens up its technology in the future, and they are unable to obtain technology licenses from Kechuang Bio in their cooperation with Neuralink?

Globally, Kechuang Bio is synonymous with brain-computer interfaces.

Its brand recognition is even higher than DJI's. After all, the number of drone users is far less than that of brain-computer interface smartphones.

"Brain-computer interface VR is not only very popular in China, but its popularity abroad is no less than that in China. Tencent's ecosystem rarely has the opportunity to enter overseas markets."

"We also need to increase our investment in the VR field. Gaming phones are no longer suitable for the current development environment; they should play their proper role."

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