Zhao Mei looked at the man in front of her who was giving a speech with full confidence just a second ago, but became silent after hearing her question. She couldn't help but become more curious.

Huo Cailiang, who was sitting next to Zhao Mei, obviously knew the answer, but he had no intention of helping to explain. He ignored Du Hongzhe's pleading look and silently picked up the water and took another sip.

Seeing that asking for external help was obviously useless, Du Hongzhe could only sigh and seriously answer the question himself.

"When we released the demo for our project, many companies were eager to invest in it. However, as game developers, we are also gamers, which has given us some exposure to the practices of some domestic companies."

"It's not uncommon to give someone a sweet treat first and then get hit hard. We even have people in our group who were fired after their studio was taken over."

"Under these circumstances, the first few leading companies that approached us for investment were no longer considered due to their impressive conditions."

"But the subsequent problems not only weren't solved, but became even more serious. Because our game has very high technical requirements and the overall development costs remain high, the second batch of companies were no longer able to invest in us, let alone the third and fourth batches."

"So in the end, we didn't get the right investment, so we had to continue development in an awkward position. As the team leader, I could only take on other jobs to try to keep the studio running, but compared to what was needed, it was just a drop in the bucket."

Zhao Mei was quite curious when she heard this: "How much development funds do you really need? Even second-tier companies can't afford it?"

Du Hongzhe's eyes dimmed, and he said softly, "At least ten digits..."

Before Zhao Mei could react, Du Hongzhe quickly added, "But according to our calculations, if it succeeds, the final profit will definitely far exceed this amount."

Zhao Mei was actually not surprised by this number, but for investment, this was simply an impossible number. No investment company would want to gamble with this value at all.

"You mentioned that you're making a more traditional MMORPG, but as far as I know, the current revenue level for this game category is already average. Even if your quality is unique, I think it will be difficult for you to expand your user base."

Du Hongzhe probably anticipated Zhao Mei's question, and then said confidently, "We haven't yet introduced the most special feature of our game to you."

Zhao Mei raised her eyebrows when she saw his action. Originally, she was just trying to trick him to see if he had confidence in this project, but she ended up getting an unexpected reward?

Du Hongzhe turned around and opened another video file on his laptop, which contained a video of a person playing while wearing a headset.

In the video, the man is wearing a VR that seems to be hanging from the ceiling, and is walking step by step on something like a treadmill. The character in the game on the left is also walking step by step.

After walking slowly for a while, the man just raised his hand and drew a random symbol. The sword on his waist automatically flew out and stopped aside. The man walked up and controlled the flying sword, flying into a sea of ​​clouds.

Later there are demonstrations of taming beasts, refining pills, sparring, making moves and even overcoming tribulations. Although it is just a demo, the degree of completion is already terrifying.

"This is the true form of our Xianxun game, and why we insist on using realistic AI to generate quests and NPCs despite the highest costs."

"We need to ensure the authenticity of the Xunxian world to the greatest extent possible."

Zhao Mei was a little overwhelmed by this unexpected surprise. Although this was different from the science fiction movies she had seen before where the consciousness was completely immersed in the game console, and it still relied on VR as a whole, the overall UI adaptation had reached an extremely advanced level.

The overall page is quite clean. Apart from a horizontal toolbar below the line of sight that reminds people that this is a game, the rest of the page is very similar to the real world. It is simply a self-operating and perfect world of cultivation.

It's no wonder that such a huge amount of development funds is needed. Zhao Mei feels that Du Hongzhe is even being conservative. After all, compared to game development, the development of an adaptive AI that can control such a huge world of cultivation is much more difficult.

However, since Du Hongzhe dared to solicit investment at this time and promised to complete the investment within two years, it is estimated that the core technology should have been completed, otherwise it would be unlikely that he would have such strong confidence.

This deadly technology can completely prove that an innocent person is guilty of possessing a treasure. I guess the head can easily agree not to invest because he just wants to watch the fun.

Who would be able to swallow this game if they truly knew its basics? Even if they could swallow it, they probably wouldn't want to offend the boss.

After figuring out the key, Zhao Mei was a little worried about attracting hatred, but she felt that if she didn't invest in this project, which was equivalent to the Noah's Ark of the next era in terms of technology, she would be crazy.

Anyway, I have more money than I can spend, so investing heavily in this kind of project can be considered a contribution to China.

"How much do you want?"

Du Hongzhe, who was still nervously waiting for Zhao Mei to think, suddenly shuddered when he heard this: "Huh?"

“How much investment do you need?”

Du Hongzhe, who finally understood, hurriedly said, "Probably nine to ten figures, but it is very likely to exceed the budget..." After saying this, he scratched his head guiltily.

Zhao Mei didn't care at all. This amount of money was nothing to her. "No problem. I can double it for you, but I have a request."

Upon hearing this, Du Hongzhe said seriously, "Please speak."

Although this project sounds very tempting, Zhao Mei is obviously not considering just donating money. After all, she also has a mission to complete.

This project will bring about technological disruption and will definitely be a profit monster in the future. If your task assessment standards are really related to profits, then this project is probably your most advantageous helper.

And after thinking about it for a whole day and carefully pondering the system's words, Zhao Mei's mind, which is now particularly clear, has a different premonition.

The reward for completing a long-term task must be subversive and extraordinary, and it is definitely what I and even more people dream of. Otherwise, it would definitely not be hidden so deeply, and therefore, no matter what you pay for it, it is worth it.

After thinking it over and confirming it again and again, Zhao Mei raised her head and told Du Hongzhe, who had a serious face, about her plan.

"I hope to acquire your studio."