From Wanghai City to Melbourne, we boarded a luxury cruise ship bound for the new country from Melbourne Port. [Fengyun.com]
Cafeteria, lounge, swimming pool, gym, Internet cafe, shop, medical office, ballroom and luxury banquet hall that can accommodate 2,500 people. With a 12-story deck and magnificent decoration, this is not only a 6-star hotel, but also a huge amusement park.
In the banquet hall of the cruise ship, not one of the 2,000 players was absent, and all of the people present were die-hard fans of Futureman Technology or game fans.
When selecting players, although there is nominally equal opportunity, Futureman Technology actually introduces certain indicators as a reference. Specifically, in the new era, players who have played for a longer time are more likely to be selected, players with higher VIP levels are more likely to be selected, and so on.
In addition to these 2,000 players, the rest are the service staff of the cruise ship and the staff of Futureman Technology. Because it was not a press conference, but a closed beta opening ceremony, Xia Shiyu declined the media's request for an interview, and only arranged for three reporters from the Futureman 1.0 news panel to record the process of the closed beta opening ceremony, as well as conduct brief interviews with players. interviews.
Tables full of champagne, courteous waiters.
Standing in the banquet hall, the luxurious atmosphere made Wei Wendong feel a little suffocated. Although his income can be considered to be close to that of an A-list star, people who play games are essentially homebody and have not seen much of the world. Before he came, he had prepared a fairly expensive suit, but now that he was wearing it, he still felt that it didn't match the environment he was in.
But when he saw the similarly fussy players around him, he suddenly felt relieved.
At least compared to those country bumpkins, I am still considered an elite among the bumpkin. Many people were standing stupidly in the middle of the venue wearing a caring T-shirt, and that was like really not being able to read the air.
Among these players, he unexpectedly saw many acquaintances.
For example, there is a professional player from the Conquerors Guild, and there is a host who is on the same live broadcast platform as him.
After all, there are only 1,500 places in the global lottery, and the remaining 500 places are privately given by Futureman Technology to well-connected game guilds, or to relatively influential game anchors.
Just when he was about to step forward to talk to an acquaintance, the lights suddenly dimmed.
People kept silent, waiting for the banquet to officially begin.
at this time. On the originally dimly lit stage, a spotlight suddenly lit up. Jiang Chen, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, walked from behind the scenes to the stage with a calm yet tense pace. The spotlight followed his footsteps. Send him to the stage.
When Jiang Chen came on stage, his hands were empty. The background wall behind the stage is a 1050-inch giant screen. In the center of the screen is displayed the Future Technology>
[We lead the future]
When he saw that person, Wei Dongwen couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Jiang Chen!
Known as the Bill Gates of the East, Jiang Chen, the chairman of Futureman Group!
"Wow. Look, look, it's Jiang Chen!" A big-breasted anchor covered her mouth lightly and said excitedly while pulling her best friend she just met.
"... I feel so young." A female e-sports player blushed slightly.
"Damn it, the chairman of Futureman Group actually came in person." A male player said in shock.
"..."
The players in the audience excitedly took out their mobile phones and took pictures of Jiang Chen.
Facing the enthusiastic players in the audience, Jiang Chen smiled easily and said in a joking tone: "You can take photos, but remember to turn off the flash. Otherwise, I won't give you an autograph until the closed beta is over."
Because Jiang Chen said this sentence in Chinese. Many foreign players looked confused and didn't understand, but the Chinese players let out a good-natured laugh.
The female player with the flash on had the deer in her arms and turned off the flash on her phone with a red face.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost calm, Jiang Chen raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
This is not the first time he has given a speech.
Perhaps he was used to being looked up to in the last days, but now facing more than two thousand people, he didn't feel the slightest disturbance in his heart.
Jiang Chen calmly reached out and fiddled with the headset hanging on his ear. Jiang Chen smiled and said to the players: "Everyone who has taken the trouble to come here, good evening!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the triangular logo on the screen behind him suddenly spread out and shattered into pieces the size of grains of sand spread out on the screen. Lines of text are outlined.
It turns out to be a translation in eight languages including English, French, German, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Korean and Arabic!
The overseas players present were originally complaining that they couldn't understand Chinese and didn't know what Jiang Chen said on stage. When the text was displayed, the players finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then their eyes widened in surprise.
Real-time voice translation!
Using computer software for real-time speech translation has always been a difficulty in software technology. Although Microsoft has launched a software called APP that can achieve similar functions. But that software is very weak at recognizing both long and fast sentences. But the real-time voice translation function demonstrated by Futureman Technology is obviously not as heavyweight as that one.
Not only can it translate accurately in this noisy environment, but it can also automatically polish the language!
"Where's the applause?" Jiang Chen laughed.
The players who recovered from the surprise gave warm applause.
After coming back to their senses, the players felt relieved after thinking about it. After all, it is a technology company that can create artificial intelligence like Xiaobai. It must not be difficult to leave this kind of thing to artificial intelligence.
Jiang Chen stood on the stage. Smiling and waiting for the applause to subside, he continued: "Today, Futureman Technology will bring you an epoch-making product. Let us witness this historical moment together..."
Having said this, Jiang Chen raised his right hand. Light particles emerged out of thin air and gathered in his open palm, forming the appearance of a motorcycle helmet. Everyone in the audience stared with their eyes widened, looking at this dumbfounded scene.
Holographic projection technology!
... ... Well, this is not a strange technology. But Futureman Technology's skills are really amazing. The helmet floating in Jiang Chen's palm seems to be a real thing.
"Virtual reality, our Future People Technology has always focused on technological innovation. Whether it is in terms of software or hardware. I believe you are all familiar with virtual reality games. Even when you are dreaming, you have fantasized about owning one." To wings that can fly freely. To embark on a passionate and exciting adventure in the land of swords and magic."
Looking at the expectant faces and hot gazes, Jiang Chen smiled with satisfaction.
"I am honored to tell you that this is no longer just a fantasy, it has become a reality!"
Everyone held their breath. His eyes were filled with excitement and hope.
"Now, let's watch a promotional video to let everyone know about the virtual helmet we launched called 'Phantom'." Jiang Chen walked towards the podium and sat in the reserved seat.
The translation on the giant screen faded away and spread out like ripples on a lake.
Immediately afterwards. A man with a figure and face similar to Jiang Chen appeared in the center of the screen. He picked up the virtual helmet, put it on, and laid it flat on the bed.
The picture flashed, just like the blink of an eye, the camera instantly switched from God's perspective to "Jiang Chen's" first perspective, observing the scene inside the helmet.
"start up."
The originally dark built-in screen of the helmet immediately lit up, and countless light particles poured in front of him in a three-dimensional manner, as clear as if they really existed.
"Iris verification process started..."
"Confirm as new user."
"Registering..."
"Gene code has been logged in, please set a nickname."
"..."
Seeing this, the emotions of the players in the audience were quite stable. He didn't show any surprise. So far, Futureman Technology has not shown any differences between the VR equipment they designed and those on the market.
However, the next second, everyone was shocked.
The light on the screen gradually dims, just like when a person closes his eyes while sleeping.
Suddenly, the screen suddenly opened up. Epic music was playing in my ears, and butterflies flew from the flowers and stopped on the fingertips of a graceful elf. She looked outside the jungle, where was the human city-state.
With the shining blades of their armor and the soul-stirring war drums, the soldiers shouted and rushed towards the orc defense line... and then were smashed to pieces by the iron hoofs of the wolf cavalry.
On the distant hills, a giant dragon roared. The dragon knight rushed down from the mountain. The high-temperature flames were released, sweeping away the orcs' charge like wheat.
All of this is as if it really exists.
What shocked everyone was not the lifelikeness of the picture, but the immersive sense of seeing it.
Could it be...
"The virtual gaming helmet in the game! It's not some junk like VR equipment. Damn it, it can still fly!"
"God, this is incredible! I didn't expect such shocking technology to come from a Chinese company."
"Nani? Isn't this the helmet from Sword Art Online? Damn it! It was actually made out by future people's technology!"
Wait patiently for the players to vent their shock and excitement, and wait until the discussion gradually subsides. Jiang Chen slowly raised his hand, gesturing for people to look at him.
"The promotional CG just now includes the C operation method of the 'Phantom' virtual helmet, as well as the full version of the game promotional CG. Regarding the specific content of the game, players are also asked to wait for the cruise ship to arrive at Coro Island and experience it with their own eyes. The charm of this virtual reality online game.”
"Here, I announce that this two-month internal beta has officially begun!"
"I hope you all have a good time on the cruise ship. Everything here, including pastries and drinks, can be enjoyed for free. This is also our thoughts from Future People Technology to all the supporters who have traveled thousands of miles to come here."
"Thanks."
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into warm applause. In this thunderous applause, Jiang Chen left the stage with a smile and a wave.
When the lights were turned on again in the banquet hall and the elegant music sounded again, people were brought back to reality from the shock of virtual reality.
"So handsome..." A girl in a long skirt held her mobile phone and looked in the direction of the stage infatuatedly.
That pink blush, I don't know if it's rouge or a blush caused by some kind of reverie.
Wei Wendong, who was standing not far away, saw this and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
"The lights are on, but I haven't woken up from the dream yet." (.)