Chapter 70 New Product Launch
The instant the three S-class new energy mechs flew out of the tower, the parameters of the team mechs on both sides of the bottom right corner of the big screen were instantly refreshed.
On the KOA team's side, only one player was capable of piloting an S-class mech. The performance parameters of the hybrid electric mech were inherently inferior to those of the pure electric mech, with a maximum flight speed of only 405 kilometers per hour when it first left the tower; while JR's speed was more than twice that of the opposing team.
Putting aside the skill level, this was a pure numerical crushing victory.
Not only were the comments section stunned into silence, but the moment that number appeared, the commentary booth became so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.
It wasn't until the two mechs met at the intersection of the lanes that the female commentator realized what was happening, and exclaimed in shock, "My goodness, is the speedometer on the field malfunctioning?"
"I remember that the top speed of Platinum Technology's latest pure electric mech is only 600 kilometers per hour. Now JtR's new energy mech has reached a speed of nearly 900 kilometers per hour, and the acceleration time is half that of KOA."
As soon as she finished speaking, the first team fight was about to break out.
The two commentators, forgetting all about banter, quickly took turns explaining the team fight maneuvers:
"The game has only been going on for four minutes, and CUN has already quickly cleared two groups of jungle monsters and returned. His flight speed is really too fast. Okay, CUN has tied up the long and short blade players from the KOA team."
"Critical hit! JR's long-short blade mech cut off 75% of the opponent's outer plate durability in one strike. Isn't the additional damage of the new energy mech a bit too overpowered? How can KOA possibly win?"
Unlike the passionate commentators, the female commentators spoke in a gentle and detailed manner, explaining the background of the match to the audience between their commentary and gameplay:
"Before the competition, I did my homework. Giant Technology claimed that this new energy mech can improve the operating efficiency of energy stones. Whether it is the energy cannon or the energy fluctuation value attached to the long and short blades, it will increase by at least 20%."
She laughed and said, "Judging from their actual performance on the field, their technical descriptions are still too modest."
By the eighth minute, the outcome of the match was almost a foregone conclusion.
Ma Xusen stood like a mountain in front of everyone. The once cumbersome hard-tank mech could now provide rapid support. He was like an impenetrable wall, firmly wielding his shield to block three energy cannons in succession.
Wu Yucun quickly cleared the jungle monsters and returned to support the lane. His outstanding movement speed made the opponent look like a monkey, and he would knock the opponent's squishy heroes into the crowd of JR team members at any time.
Cheng Che didn't break a sweat the entire time and even had time to chat leisurely with his teammates:
"Hehe, our mech does seem to be much faster than the other side. Those guys on the other side are as heavy as lead blocks."
Wu Yucun: "That's too kind. The other side isn't that agile."
They were handling the situation with ease, but the members of the KOA team felt that their opponents' movement and acceleration were strangely fast.
The men were beaten as if they were being chopped into pieces, like an old-fashioned self-assembled steel pipe pistol encountering a drone attack on the battlefield.
KOA and his crew often found themselves thrown dozens of meters away by the force of the grappling hooks appearing out of nowhere, sometimes even faster than their own mechs at full speed.
In the tenth minute of the match, the KOA captain requested a timeout from the organizers.
The male commentator interjected, "Let's see why KOA called a pause... Oh, they suspect that JR's mechs have been illegally modified by adding built-in boosters. That's an interesting reason, huh?"
The official camera panned to the preparation area, where Fang Zhuo was leaning against the railing, casually waving to the live stream camera.
The team manager and coach of KOA were clearly not as calm as he was.
KOA members strongly demanded that the officials conduct a second scan and inspection of the mechs brought by the JR team on the spot to determine whether the mechs had undergone any temporary or additional modifications.
As the large scanner was moved to the preparedness area, Fang Zhuo beckoned with his finger and took several appraisal reports from Jiang Yu.
The forensic report was then directly shown to the official cameras—
The report shows that the mech has passed the assessment of the Mech Alliance Association. From the maximum operating speed to the 100 km/h acceleration time, all parameters are clearly marked on the report.
After presenting the report, Fang Zhuo calmly instructed the official photographer to film the video on the large screen in the preparation area.
This is the first time that Juke has released a behind-the-scenes video of the development of the new energy mech to the public. In the video, a large number of expensive energy stones are piled up in iron baskets like rocks.
S-grade energy stones, more valuable than gold, were fed into the mecha's energy bay like flowing water. Energy that would normally take years to fully consume during parameter adjustments was now exhausted in just a few hours and then casually tossed into the waste bin.
The energy stones shown in the video alone are worth at least seven billion, not to mention the several race-class mechs that are almost dismantled into parts.
After watching the video, the coach and manager of the KOA team exchanged glances.
These mechs not only have certification from the industry's highest association, but have also been proven to be the result of technology costing tens of billions of dollars.
The KOA team manager gave an awkward laugh: "Mr. Fang, why didn't you release this video sooner? Look at the mess this has made..."
Upon seeing this, the official scanning engineer from the arena rubbed his nose and said, "Do we still need to scan the mechs? This is an extra service you requested. If the scan comes back normal, you'll have to pay the official 50,000 yuan."
The KOA team manager waved his hand: "Uh, misunderstanding, misunderstanding. No need to scan anymore, let's continue the game."
Fang Zhuo grabbed the official engineer: "We'll pay for the scan."
The scanning fee is only 50,000 yuan, but it can give the new mech an extra ten minutes of advertising screen time in the official live stream with more than five million viewers.
I appreciate the promotional opportunity offered by our competitor.
As the scanner flashed green, the contestants re-entered their mechs. Their competitive state was completely unaffected, and the atmosphere became even more relaxed. The competition continued to be one-sided.
At this moment, the comments were flying by, and the sentiment was no longer as skeptical as it was before the start of the competition. Those accounts that were clearly paid to smear the game had been drowned out by the genuine shock of a large number of casual viewers.
[I apologize QAQ, mechs aren't mass-produced factory goods, I'm the mass-produced one.]
[Wait, why wasn't this solid behind-the-scenes video shown at the press conference?...]
[I've worked at three different mecha factories, and I've never seen any of them invest so heavily in R&D. I really want to do a project like that, regardless of budget... Let me put it this way: just the resources shown in the video alone would require at least thirty project meetings and presentations to get approval at other companies; the sheer number of bureaucratic hurdles would be unbearable.]
[Mr. Fang, you have so much money to join the Mech Alliance...]
[This is really going to reshape the landscape of leading mecha companies. Does anyone in the industry know which manufacturers have been licensed for new patents? Veteran stock market investors are itching to jump in again ^^]
[I don't know about others, but Yuanchuang definitely got their hands on some. Aside from the slightly ugly appearance, the workmanship and quality of this factory are truly impeccable. My uncle runs a children's mecha experience center, and for the past few years he's been stocking Yuanchuang products; they've had far fewer malfunctions than the Platinum Caterpillar mecha.]
[Understood, stock purchase]
[I followed this match from start to finish. The performance of the new energy mechs is significantly better than the old power mechs. I estimate that the price of used mechs will plummet after this match, and almost all organizations will have to start replacing them with new ones.]
[Mr. Fang, could you please transfer half of the patent fees to me for no reason? I'm really tempted.]
The match was nearing its end during the live stream. JR's five players had only died twice in total, and both of those kills came from the gunner players who were part of the team's old squad.
Inside the preparation area, Nie Shuyang replaced the outer panels of his mecha at an alarming speed.
The operator next to him held up the new outer panel for him. As Nie Shuyang pressed his palm slightly at the joint connecting the mecha and the old outer panel, the old outer panel fell to the ground in an instant, so close that the camera couldn't even capture the details of his hand.
The whole process took less than ten seconds, which was four or five times faster than the two professional repairmen on the other side.
Meanwhile, the veteran experts on the other side were checking the mecha's various parameters on the computer screen; their experience was clearly much greater than that of the experts on the other side.
Faced with the same abnormal parameters, the two KOA repairmen spent a long time examining the parts on the mech's legs and discussed it with each other for a minute before finally deciding to have the contestant replace the mech with a spare.
The veteran expert in the JR preparation area simply glanced at the screen: "Some modules overheating is normal and has no impact."
With the appearance of a comment about recognizing relatives, the previous evaluation of the repair team underwent a complete reversal.
[This guy looks a bit like my former boss when I first started out. I remember he was a highly paid expert hired by the company, and he had six or seven major industry patents. What's he doing here?]
[I was just about to say that the old man with the white beard next to your former boss looks like the head of the mecha deployment department at my former company. If I'm not mistaken, my former department head was already earning a million-dollar salary five years ago.]
Now that you mention it, I think I've seen that old man slacking off next to the author's picture in the author's profile of a university textbook.
[Wait, guys, do you mean the mechanics on the JR team are all top experts in the mech industry???]
[I take back what I said before the competition started; the grandpas and uncles are still going strong, it's just that my eyesight is failing me.]
[Are the viewers in the live chat all trying to scam people? According to your logic, JR's repair team's salaries alone would exceed three million! What team wastes money like that??]
[I know you. Last night you made a lot of nonsense online, using copied reasons to prove that Giant Technology's 10 billion yuan R&D must be fake. Half an hour ago, you joined the comments to mock JR for hiring a 50-year-old man as a repairman.]
They lack independent thinking ability, disbelieve concrete photographic evidence, and readily adopt conspiracy theories. Why don't you just search online for a photo of the author of the third volume of "Mech Construction"?
[Even a casual new technology R&D project costs over 10 billion yuan, so 3 million is nothing to them~]
With a deafening roar as the tower collapsed, the match ended in the thirteenth minute, becoming the fastest-ending match of the year in the sixth division.
Stepping out of the cockpit, the JR team members looked relaxed, just like before the match started. Meanwhile, the KOA team members had sweat soaking their backs and looked pale.
This match shattered KOA's dream of becoming the last T-season champion, and the entire match only lasted thirteen minutes. The dream was shattered so quickly that there wasn't even time to savor it.
By the end of the match, the number of viewers in the online live stream had exceeded six million, setting a new record for the highest number of online viewers in the sixth division's secondary league.
From a marketing perspective, this was an extremely successful large-scale advertisement.
Leveraging the massive traffic at the competition venue, Fang Zhuo successfully opened up the market for all the new energy mechs.
Leaning back on the sofa in the preparation area, he listened quietly to the system broadcast in his mind—
[Company's current reputation value: 15, matching the title 'Showing promise']
[Congratulations, host! You have obtained the rare title 'Huge Marketing']
[You are a businessman who doesn't care about investment, you are the most reckless gambler. You will receive this title when your project costs exceed 10 billion and you achieve peak traffic of over 5 million people.]
[Two unnamed blind boxes have been given away and added to your system inventory]
Winning the match was expected; Fang Zhuo's focus was more on the huge commercial value behind the match.
No one online will question the performance of the new energy mechs anymore; the technology has garnered even more attention than described in the book.
The moment the system pop-up ended, a message also popped up in the patent release group. The slowest-progressing mecha manufacturing company sent a message informing them that they expected to complete the preparation within three days.
Fang Zhuo tagged everyone in the group: [Dear bosses, as required by the contract, please prepare the new product posters by noon next Wednesday and release the new mechas on a unified basis.]
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