Chapter 1 Pei Qian's Confusion

Pei Qian had just finished washing up when the phone rang.

He looked at the caller ID; it was Meng Chang.

"Huh?"

Pei Qian was a little puzzled. Why was Meng Chang taking the initiative to call him?

Even though it was almost the end of the month, hadn't Meng Chang already given up on this month's commission?

Even if it was about the new promotional plan, they wouldn't start considering it until next month, right?

However, Pei Qian thought about it and still answered, "Hello? What's up?"

Meng Chang on the other end of the phone tentatively asked, "Oh, President Pei, it's nothing special, really. I just heard that Chi Xing Studios and Shenhua Corporation have jointly developed a VR headset and have made a few samples. Would you like to try them out?"

"You always taught me that I should understand the product thoroughly before making a promotional plan."

Pei Qian frowned.

Huh?

The VR headset already had samples?

That was too fast!

But on second thought, VR headsets of this level weren't particularly difficult to develop. Moreover, strictly speaking, the VR headset wasn't developed by Chi Xing Studios, but by a department of Shenhua Corporation's original mobile phone business. They were familiar with all aspects of the business, so it was normal for them to be fast.

But...

Pei Qian hadn't heard any news about this VR headset at all. If Meng Chang hadn't taken the initiative to call, he probably wouldn't have known that the headset was made.

On second thought, that was unavoidable.

The VR headset was, after all, a project of Chi Xing Studios. Now, Chi Xing Studios could only be considered a game company invested in by Tengda, neither a wholly-owned subsidiary nor a subordinate department. Lin Wan didn't need to report everything to him.

Moreover, Lin Wan probably felt that frequently asking for instructions and bothering President Pei about her studio's affairs would be very inappropriate, so she wouldn't take the initiative to speak until the product was largely completed.

This made it difficult for Pei Qian to grasp the current specific state of Chi Xing Studios.

It could only be said that you win some, you lose some!

In order to drive Lin Wan away, Pei Qian came up with the plan for Tengda and Shenhua to jointly establish Chi Xing Studios, but this would inevitably lead to the information there not being as smooth as in his own departments.

Fortunately, Meng Chang ran over to inform him.

Pei Qian immediately nodded, "Of course, I'll go take a look! Let's meet at Chi Xing Studios in an hour."

For Pei Qian, the best outcome for this VR headset project would, of course, be losing money and suffering a complete loss. In that case, the money Tengda invested would all be wasted.

The second best outcome would be the game not making money or making a small profit, a waste of time, and earning some reputation. This would neither make money nor would it successfully push Lin Wan further away from Tengda Corporation.

The worst outcome would be the game making a lot of money.

Therefore, Pei Qian definitely still had to go see and understand the situation.

Although he felt that there was no reason for the VR project to be popular at this time, and even if it was popular, it was impossible to recover such a huge amount of research and development funds, one should be prepared for all possibilities, so he had to see the samples to feel at ease.

What's more, he still had to demonstrate to Meng Chang how to conduct reverse publicity correctly, so it was necessary to take a look at the product.

On the other side.

Meng Chang hung up the phone and immediately prepared to take a taxi to Chi Xing Studios.

This was official business, and he could get reimbursed, so he didn't have to take the bus!

The reason he knew that the VR headset samples had been sent to Chi Xing Studios was mainly because he had been paying attention to the VR headset project.

He really wanted to see how President Pei would complete the reverse publicity for this project!

In Meng Chang's view, the VR headset was already a project that could not fail.

Shenhua and Tengda, two major groups, invested a huge amount of money, successful game producer Lin Wan personally took charge, the original team of Shang Yang Games helped, and Shenhua's original mobile phone department was responsible for the development of the VR headset.

Even, some time ago, he unintentionally laid a huge foreshadowing: Qiao Laoshi.

If the promotional plans Meng Chang had made before were of difficult level, then this project looked like hell level no matter how one looked at it.

President Pei could even handle this?

Meng Chang didn't quite believe it.

It wasn't that he didn't believe in President Pei's ability, but mainly he wanted to broaden his horizons.

So, he had been paying attention to this project. As soon as he got the news from the person in charge, he immediately notified President Pei.

At this time, Meng Chang was like a primary school student eager for knowledge.

For him, learning regular knowledge was boring, but this kind of unconventional knowledge was interesting!

If President Pei could really succeed in publicity under this difficulty, then Meng Chang would willingly admire him and call President Pei the strongest!

...

An hour later, Pei Qian arrived at Chi Xing Studios.

Meng Chang had already arrived, and Lin Wan, Cai Jiadong, Ye Zhizhou, the VR headset's product manager Lao Song, and Qiao Laoshi were all there as well.

"President Pei!" Everyone greeted him.

Lin Wan was very touched to see President Pei come in person.

If it was in Shang Yang Games, Lin Wan would definitely ask President Pei for instructions as soon as a new device was developed.

But things were different now.

She was now the highest person in charge of Chi Xing Studios, and there was only an investment relationship between Tengda and Chi Xing Studios.

This VR headset was just a prototype, so it was a bit inappropriate to disturb President Pei for such a small matter.

It was as if Shenhua Group was also an investor in Chi Xing Studios. After the VR headset samples were made, would they have to ask Shenhua President Old Man Lin to take a look? That was definitely not appropriate.

Therefore, Lin Wan felt that she should take responsibility for any problems herself. It would not be too late to send a copy to President Pei after the final mass-produced version of the VR headset came out.

But unexpectedly, President Pei actually came over!

Obviously, President Pei knew that Chi Xing Studios had not been established for long and was not at ease with the projects here, so he came over to take a look.

It was like a parent who was worried about their child who had just started boarding school. Although they knew they shouldn't visit, they still ran over at noon to take a look through the school fence.

As for Cai Jiadong, the chief designer of Chi Xing Studios, as well as Ye Zhizhou, Qiao Liang and others, they had the same thoughts at this time.

With President Pei here, they had a backbone!

With President Pei here, this project was stable!

Pei Qian didn't know that everyone's psychological activities were so rich. Time was precious, so he simply went straight to the point: "Where are the glasses?"

"Here." Cai Jiadong immediately took out two VR headset samples from the side.

After President Pei and Meng Chang reached out to take the glasses, he took out four handles from the side and handed them over separately: "These are the handles."

Pei Qian reached out and took it, but before he put it on his head, he fell into silence.

What was going on with this unique shape...?!

Most of the VR headsets on the market today have similar shapes. From the front, they are just ordinary rounded rectangles, or slightly curved, and the color scheme is mainly white, which looks relatively rigid.

The VR headset from Chi Xing Studios, on the other hand, is full of angularity, wider than ordinary VR headsets, with a high-tech feel of deep black carbon fiber material, and a V-shape with red and blue changing light effects on it, which looks quite cool.

The shape of the entire glasses is also similar to a V-shape, but the angle is not as exaggerated as the V-shaped light.

Above the V-shaped light, there are two inconspicuous small round holes, which are two cameras for positioning.

Different from the three-strap design of ordinary VR headsets (top of the head + both sides), the main part of this VR headset is in a relatively independent state. The straps are not directly connected to the main body of the glasses, but to the "forehead protector" part.

The forehead protector is a crescent-shaped design, and the curvature fits the forehead of ordinary people. It is not bare, but has a flat, almost long hexagonal protrusion, engraved with the Chi Xing Studios logo.

Because it is not connected to the main body of the VR headset but to the forehead protector above, the straps do not extend horizontally to the back of the head, but diagonally downward to the lower part of the back of the head.

The end of the strap is a long strip-shaped battery compartment. After wearing it, the strap will automatically adjust and tighten. Of course, there are also manual adjustment knobs and unlock buttons.

There are protective pads on the forehead protector and the battery compartment that are close to the skin, in order to better fit the player's head and improve comfort, and also to isolate the heat that the battery compartment may emit.

Compared with other VR headsets that use elastic straps to tighten, the biggest advantage of this design is convenience and comfort.

Other VR headsets are troublesome to wear. Different people have to adjust different strap lengths. If it is too tight, it will be very uncomfortable, and if it is too loose, it will not be able to be worn and will easily fall off.

Moreover, VR headsets will have a heavy feeling, and the front half is more pressure on the face.

This VR headset uses this design to distribute the weight of the VR headset evenly back and forth by counterweighting the battery compartment in the back.

And most of the weight is in the forehead protector position, which is not connected to the main body of the glasses, so it is equivalent to the entire main body of the glasses being suspended on the forehead protector, and you will not feel pressure on your face.

When wearing it, just put the glasses on your face first, then open the unlock button of the battery compartment to lengthen the strap, and buckle it on your head. The strap will automatically tighten, which is very convenient to wear and adapts to different head shapes.

But this is obviously not the most outrageous thing, these two handles are even more outrageous!

The handles of other VR headsets are basically a cylindrical object with a joystick and several buttons on the top.

But the handle of this VR headset is more like a future science fiction style pistol, but the barrel is much shorter than a normal pistol, and the angle between the barrel and the handle is very large, a bit like the handle of a shotgun.

On the back of the hand, there is also an adjustable strap, which is elastic and can also be adjusted in length.

After wearing it, the thumb naturally falls on the hammer position at the end of the barrel. There is a small platform here. There is a joystick that is wider than a conventional VR handle joystick. After the thumb is pressed on it, the pulp of the finger fits the curvature of the joystick cap, so you will not feel uncomfortable if the joystick cap is too small and you use it for a long time.

The hammer position to the lower left of the joystick is a special button that simulates the hammer and can be pulled. To the left of the joystick are two clickable circular buttons, which are also larger in size than ordinary VR handle buttons, similar in size to the host handle, and are more comfortable to press.

The index finger naturally falls on the trigger position of the pistol shape. Unlike other handles, which are just a lone trigger button, this handle also has a ring-shaped guard like a pistol, which is used to prevent accidental touches and can also protect the trigger button.

When the thumb is placed down and the mouth of the tiger naturally fits the handle, there is another button at the magazine button position of the pistol, which is slightly smaller than the original button above, and the feel is also different.