Chapter 450 Technology is used to serve people
Yao Wenqing finished speaking,
It was like an electric current passing through the scene.
Some of the people sitting there stood up excitedly.
"I can't sit still anymore! What kind of worldview is this?!!"
"Next year?? That means it's already started now!!"
"Mr. Lu is personally involved? Looking forward to it!"
And at the same time.
Online,
A direct, complete, and total collapse.
It is no exaggeration to say:
Previously, Weibo’s server was down for a minute.
The homepage list is completely blank.
After the technicians urgently repaired...
The top ten hot searches are all the same:
#Whale Leap Conference#
#Qi Wei Experiences Stopping War#
#Whalefall#
#Stop the War#
#Virtual Game Cabin#
…
On Yinlang and in the forums, everything was flooded with "Whale Fall"...
And it's not just the Internet circle.
People in major universities, technical institutes, gaming groups, family groups, and even some scientific research laboratory groups were frantically forwarding screenshots.
“Witness history!”
"Which company developed this system neural interface? Can anyone get the technical details?"
"The whale leaps over the curve!"
"I originally wanted my child to study visual arts, but after watching the live broadcast, I decided to change direction."
"This isn't just a concept! They actually made it!"
"Hey kid, do you need to use your phone to play games in the future?"
“A new industry has emerged!”
Even some fund managers are getting impatient:
"Does anyone have a chart of Jingyue's shareholding structure? Doesn't this company plan to go public? I want to get in early!"
"Why would we need to invest more? With Whale Fall, Whale Leap will never be short of funds!"
Now, many people in the audience have started to discuss,
"Old Yao, please announce the price!"
"There shouldn't be a purchase limit on this thing! After all, you've already built the factory!"
“So, when can I buy it?”
"Yeah! Are there any purchase instructions?"
“I want to buy in bulk, is there any discount?”
In the midst of a crowd of excitement, the scene.
Yao Wenqing's voice sounded again, with a hint of restrained smile:
"It seems everyone is impatient for the price."
The whole audience was in an uproar!
Some audience members stood up and shouted:
"Mr. Yao, can you tell us...when can we buy it?"
"Have you guys started mass production yet? I'm willing to pay a deposit first!"
"How much is it? No matter how expensive it is, I'll take one first!"
"I want to experience this! Now, right now, immediately!"
"Does anyone have an appointment on-site? We can transfer the money right away!"
Yao Wenqing smiled and raised his hand to gently signal for silence.
Then, he paused and said something that caught everyone off guard:
"To be honest."
"We...were actually very troubled about pricing at the beginning."
Everyone at the scene was stunned.
“Because technology is advancing so rapidly.”
“We ourselves didn’t expect everything to go so smoothly!”
"Because we were still developing the Starship before, but now, Whale Fall is about to be released!"
"This is definitely a stab in the back for many Starship users!"
“Even for us, it’s an iteration between products.”
"But please believe me, this kind of competition with the same product is really not what we want to see!"
The lighting is slightly dim.
The big screen switched to the initial prototype of the Whale Fall virtual cabin.
"After all, as everyone knows, we launched 'Starship' before."
"That device was also Whale Leap's first exploration of immersive interaction."
"But this time, the 'whale fall' is completely restructured."
"In order to achieve multi-dimensional sensory mapping, muscle command completion, and core neural redundancy calibration, we used—"
"A total of 184 sensor modules."
"The price of each set... is very expensive at the moment."
“And we didn’t compromise.”
“No low-precision solution was adopted.”
“There is no reduction in internal computing modules.”
“We’ve chosen to use the highest specification processing components throughout.”
"so……"
"This price"
He paused slightly.
Then click on a line of text on the screen.
[Whale Fall initial price: 3,080,000 yuan]
Wow!!
The venue exploded!!
The live broadcast room barrage was full of comments:
"Fuck!"
"??? Three million!?"
“Only three million!!”
"Fuck, I don't deserve it!"
“Is anyone really going to buy this at such a high price?!”
"Sorry, I was just about to rush in, now I'm slowly backing out"
"To be honest, the product is good! But the price is worth it! I even feel that Whale Leap's pricing is too cheap!"
"The current price should be the price of the technology. After all, it's just a game, and many people don't go there just to play the game!"
"It's not expensive! It's really not expensive!"
"Can I pay in installments?"
"This isn't a consumer-grade product, so the price is actually very cost-effective!"
Yao Wenqing looked at the people who were discussing the matter.
"to be honest!"
"3.08 million is the lowest price we can currently offer."
“This is not a gimmick.”
“It’s the real cost.”
"The assembly and debugging of each core computing module of Whale Fall is extremely complex."
"The connecting contact piece is made of special biomimetic muscle material."
"Moreover, each one must be guaranteed to operate safely and have a long service life!"
"Even in the beginning, our factory could only produce... 30 units a day."
"Its price is not even enough to cover our R&D expenses during this period."
"Of course, this may also be due to problems with our current supply and production links!"
"Moreover, as a manufacturer, I'm sure you won't sympathize with what I say. After all, to users, every word the manufacturer says is just to raise prices!"
"But actually, from my own perspective, we also hope that whale fall can become popular as soon as possible!"
“So, we prepared another version.”
Wow!!
The big screen changes and a new device image appears
【Whale Fall·Virtual Helmet】
The appearance is similar to that of a motorcycle helmet, but the shape is more restrained, and the contact points are adjusted from 8 groups to 3 groups, retaining only visual, auditory and basic tactile channels.
"This is the Whale Fall Virtual Helmet"
"Its upper limit of simulation... is 30% of whale fall."
"Simply put, the Whale Falls virtual cabin is 100% realistic and can even adjust itself. The helmet, on the other hand, can only simulate a maximum of 30%. There are also some other performance reductions. You can read his detailed explanation on this."
“…”
“But what I want to say is that its price is less than half of the whale fall.”
The whole audience was shocked!
The live broadcast room barrage instantly poured out:
"Less than half? I can accept that! Buy it up!!"
"How much is it?! Stop keeping me on hold!"
"Honestly, being able to achieve 30% already surpasses all current equipment! This is a new field!"
Yao Wenqing said softly:
"So, the price of the Whalefall Virtual Helmet is..."
“878,000!”
"Whether it's the Whalefall Virtual Cabin or the Virtual Helmet, we provide both standard versions!"
"Besides, we only have one version!"
"We currently have very limited stock!"
"But we also hope that everyone has the opportunity to participate in the changes of this era."
"Even if you can't afford three million."
"We also hope that you have at least one chance to walk through its entrance."
“We hope that a whale fall is not an island.”
"It's a sinking that everyone can get close to."
"so……"
"All users who have purchased 'Starship'."
"You can directly apply for a discount on the Whale Fall Helmet or Whale Fall Virtual Cabin."
"You can directly submit your order information through our Deep Blue platform and get the corresponding price!"
"All products can be purchased directly on the official website after this press conference!"
"Also, let me say this: all the games in Whale Fall are released for free!"
Yao Wenqing finished speaking,
Although many people at the scene shouted "worth it!", "I can afford it!", "this is not a sale, it's a gift",
However, in the barrage, countless people at the scene couldn't help but whisper:
"The problem is... we know this thing requires high technology, but I really can't afford three million..."
"Ordinary families simply can't afford it. Even if I pay in installments, I can't afford to buy it at hundreds of thousands a year."
"It's not that I can't afford it, it's that I don't have three million..."
"You can ask me to buy a game cabin, but I can't sell my house, right?"
"No matter how cheap it is, it's still three million, brother!"
"It's no big deal. High-tech products are like that! Commoners like me can only wait!"
"It's a good thing, but the price is really hard for me! I want it but I don't have the money!"
“The game is free, but the equipment is not free!”
At this moment, the direction of the discussion in the live broadcast room began to change:
From "technological explosion" to "epoch-making change"
becomes:
“Can ordinary people experience this?”
“It’s fine for technology to be ahead, but can it wait for us?”
"Can we share the bill? There are over 300 of us, so each of us can contribute a little?"
In this turbulent storm, Yao Wenqing looked up and smiled gently.
He said:
"Everyone."
“We also realized…”
“While Whale Fall is not a consumer product, it cannot be an island.”
“The price of hundreds of thousands of yuan is too high for popularization!”
"But for now, we must enrich the whale falls!"
“It’s our responsibility.”
"We activated the whale fall."
“We have to make it sink into everyone’s heart as well.”
"After all, technology is used to serve people."
"so……"
Yao Wenqing turned around and a new page appeared on the screen.
[Floating Bank Experience Hall·Full Access·Official Launch]
"Starting today, we will fully deploy whale fall virtual equipment in all 149 floating shore experience centers across the country."
"in--"
"Each museum will be equipped with a whale fall virtual cabin and a whale fall virtual helmet."
“All users can make an appointment to experience it.”
“And the price…is the same across the country.”
He spoke slightly slower, with a smile on his face:
"Whale Falls Virtual Cabin, 150 yuan per hour."
"Whalefall virtual helmet, 50 yuan per hour."
"This experience mode is the same as when you go online!"
The entire press conference seemed to have pressed the pause button.
Then it completely exploded!
“…What? 150?”
“It’s not 1.5 million, it’s 1.5 million per hour???”
"I've already opened Dezi. Does anyone know where the nearest floating shore experience center is near my home?"
"Fuck, this is Whale Leap's killer move!"
"If you ask me to spend three million, I'll hesitate. If you ask me to spend 150, I won't even hesitate!"
"I'm going to take a day off tomorrow. I want to go experience Zhi Ge!!"
"This wave, this wave is virtual equal rights!!"
"That's amazing, really amazing..."
"Is this the layout of Floating Shore? From today on, will Floating Shore become Floating Shore Virtual?"
…
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