In the next period of time, what Fang is doing is acquiring companies related to Full Stealth Technology. He has three goals in total.
The first is ARGUS, the electronics company that developed and manufactured the full-dive device "NERvGear". It fell into decline after the death game incident broke out. Not only did it spend a lot of money to deal with large-scale lawsuits and compensation from the victims, but the board of directors also collectively resigned and apologized because of this incident, and the stock price also fell to the limit. If the death game incident had not been completely resolved yet, I'm afraid ARGUS's only way out would be to apply for bankruptcy protection.
Fang Zheng naturally bought all the ARGUS shares sold in the stock market without hesitation, becoming the company's largest shareholder. Of course, ARGUS is basically on the verge of death, but for Fang Zheng, what he needs is a consolidated force. It just so happens that ARGUS has enough popularity and is also suitable to be used as a base for development.
Next was the comprehensive electronics company "RECT" that released the "NERvGear". When the full-dive game device was launched, RECT had seen the potential in this market and spent a large amount of money to obtain the exclusive sales rights for the "NERvGear". However, once the death game incident broke out, all that money was instantly wasted.
Not only that, the government also seized all of RECT's inventory, causing it to suffer huge losses. Although as a comprehensive electronics company, RECT did not completely collapse like ARGUS, but because their original goal was to make Complete Undercover the next well-known brand of the company, they invested all their main resources in it, resulting in current financial constraints and poor turnover.
More importantly, just a while ago, Nobuyuki Sugo, the head of RECT's operations department, died in a car accident. Not only that, when sorting out his belongings, the police also discovered that he had plans and actions to use RECT's SAO backup server to try to imprison players for brain control and manipulation.
Once this incident was exposed, it immediately caused an uproar in public opinion. The death game was already very provocative to the public's nerves, and it was revealed that someone actually tried to use this device to control other people's brains. This also caused RECT's stock to fall to the limit, and it became a fellow sufferer with ARGUS.
Fang Zheng expressed deep sympathy for this, so he observed a three-second silence for RECT, and then directly bought all the stocks that the other party had sold.
If ARGUS and RECT both deserved their bad luck, then SAO's game production company "EagleJump" was the one who got shot.
As the production company of the first full stealth game, EagleJump originally intended to make the company famous through this game and then go global. However, after the death game incident, no one dared to buy their games anymore. Although the entire full stealth system was designed by Akihiko Kayaba, and EJ was just a game production company, who asked them to make monsters and bosses that really killed people?
Ordinary people would not understand this problem. In their view, this game was made by EJ, so if the monsters in the game killed people, it was equivalent to EJ killing people... Although EJ did not encounter similar troubles as the previous two in terms of legal proceedings, there were constant protests. From time to time, people held up signs to protest, causing panic in the entire company. Many employees chose to resign, and even the president himself considered selling the company. So Fang Zheng took direct action and took down EJ.
The good thing about capitalism is that as long as you have money, nothing is impossible.
But some things cannot be achieved with money alone.
The basis of all this is the full stealth technology, which was developed by Kayaba Akihiko. With his death, the progress of the technology development department has almost stagnated. Although it is not impossible for Fang Zheng to do it himself, Fang Zheng, who is always on his way to save humanity or the world, does not have the extra time to develop any full stealth mechanical equipment here.
Fortunately, Fang Zheng also found a very strong candidate.
That is Tetsuhiro Shigemura, professor of electrical and electronic engineering at Tohto Institute of Technology.
"So... you want me to join ARGUS and jointly develop a new generation of AR technology?"
In reality, Shigemura Tetsuhiro is a serious-looking old man in his fifties. He sits behind the sofa, staring at Fang Zheng in front of him with a pair of sharp eyes.
"That's right."
Fang Zheng nodded.
“Full stealth technology is very interesting, and I admit that it is enough to change the fate and future of mankind. In the fields of medicine and military, VR may have unparalleled advantages. But in terms of civilian use, I think AR is a better choice.”
Fang Zheng had his reasons for saying this. Just look at the people in The Matrix who tried to digitize their souls and become gods but ultimately failed and could only lie in hibernation chambers and wander around the galaxy. He didn't want the Earth in this world to become like that.
When it comes to scientific progress, Fang Zheng is a rather conservative type. Especially after seeing the consequences of various deformed technology trees caused by technological development in many worlds, he is extremely cautious about the development of technology. It is true that VR can allow people to travel to another world, but on the other hand, from a social perspective, VR is like a drug that makes people addicted to a false world. If this continues, not to mention the country will no longer be a country, it is possible that people will no longer be human.
If it weren't for this death game incident, maybe in a few years, Fang Zheng would no longer see humans walking on the streets. Every person would have a NERvGear, lying in their rooms and living like zombies. Socializing, teaching, and everything would be done in the virtual world. No one would care about the real world anymore. The whole city would be like a huge ICU with countless vegetative patients sleeping inside... Just imagining this scene, Fang Zheng's hair would stand on end!
"After some research, I know that Professor Shigemura is an expert in BMI (non-invasive brain-computer interface), so I hope you can join us and lend us a helping hand."
After acquiring "ARGUS", "RECT" and "EJ", Founder hired a professional manager to integrate them into a new electronic information technology company, named "CyberConnect Corporation", abbreviated as "CC".
The newly born CC company needs a fist product that can eliminate the shadow of "death game", and it also needs a brand new game.
This is also the reason why Fang Zheng appears here.
"…Let me think about it."
Shigemura Tetsuhiro seemed to be somewhat persuaded, but he still did not make up his mind immediately. Instead, he thought for a moment and gave an answer.
"This is my business card. If you are interested, you can contact me directly."
Fang Zheng did not force it, after all, these plans would take some time to implement, but then again, doing these tasks in this world was quite enjoyable for Fang Zheng. Although he now had the power to save the world, Fang Zheng still missed his work and life before his rebirth.
He couldn't find a place to make games in the main world, but in this world, Fang Zheng could fulfill his dream.
After all, he is fundamentally a game producer!
Before his rebirth, the world's technology had not yet developed to the point of AR, so he could only make mobile games. But now...
AR pay-to-win games? Just thinking about it makes me excited!
Fang Zheng couldn't wait to think about how he could happily reap the joy and pain of the players.
The two chatted for a few words, then stood up and left the reception room. However, just as Professor Shigemura was seeing Fang Zheng off, suddenly, a young girl came over from the other side of the corridor.
"dad!"
"Yuuna!"
Seeing the girl in front of him, Professor Shigemura's expression immediately softened. He took a few steps forward and hurriedly grabbed the hand of the girl named Yuna.
"Why are you here? Your body..."
"It's okay, I'm feeling much better now."
In response to Professor Shigemura's question, the girl smiled and made a "strong" gesture.
"Look, Dad, I can walk here by myself now. Besides, the doctor told me to exercise more, right?"
"That's what you said, but you..."
Having said that, Professor Shigemura patted his head, then turned and looked at Fang Zheng.
"Sorry, Mr. Fang Zheng, this is my daughter Yuna..."
"Yuuna...?"
After hearing Professor Shigemura's introduction, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment. At this moment, the girl curiously poked her head out from Professor Shigemura's side and looked towards Fang Zheng. After seeing Fang Zheng, the girl's eyes suddenly lit up!
"Mr. Fang Zheng! It's Mr. Fang Zheng!"
"Wait, this voice, you are..."
Hearing the girl's surprised cry, Fang Zheng frowned and looked at her carefully again.
"Yuna?"
"Yes, it's me! Mr. Fang Zheng, I didn't expect to meet you in real life. It's great!"
Accompanied by cheers, the next moment Yuna threw herself into Fang Zheng's arms and hugged him tightly.
At this moment, behind Yuna, Professor Shigemura's face was already full of black lines.