Facing partnership requests from major international software and gaming conglomerates, Ding Yun convened the CEOs of software and gaming companies that had already signed cooperation agreements in the metaverse.
A metaverse conference was held.
The primary discussion was whether to cooperate.
And if not, how to deal with the desperate counterattacks from those giant software and gaming groups, and whether everyone could set aside differences and work together to seize market share.
Faced with Ding Yun's inquiry, everyone present was both hesitant and tempted. The hesitancy stemmed from their genuine concern about facing desperate counterattacks from international software and gaming giants, the potential impact and consequences of which were immeasurable.
This was especially true for software and gaming companies that already held a significant share in the international market.
If they failed, their losses would be immense.
However, the recent surge in user numbers and the previously difficult-to-expand, but now rapidly growing, overseas markets also made them very eager to compete with international giants for market share.
Furthermore, if they missed this opportunity, they might never get another chance.
Thus, how could they not be conflicted and hesitant?
Ding Yun did not interfere with their arguments and considerations, as whether to cooperate with the international giants or not did not affect her own interests.
Nor did it affect her goal of increasing her influence.
Her willingness to negotiate with them and even advance together was primarily due to their shared nationality, the rare opportunity that had arisen, and the significant help she had received from the country. This was why she was giving them this opportunity.
As for whether they could seize it,
it would depend on their own choices.
Several hours later, the CEO of Kowloon Group silenced the others present and stated unequivocally:
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me.
It is true that you have achieved some development in the international market, and even if international giants rapidly enter the metaverse, you have a high degree of confidence in stabilizing your existing territories. However, if it comes to a fight to the death, the losses could indeed be greater.
But have you considered what if we succeed? What if we successfully withstand their fight to the death, then the international software and gaming giants could be replaced, and even the names on the Fortune Global 500 list, and even the rich list, could change significantly!
This kind of transformative opportunity, akin to an industrial revolution, if missed, we might not encounter it again in our lifetime. Have all those who oppose become old and timid, afraid to fight?
I personally suggest that we can take this gamble.
I even think many of your concerns are unfounded. I've thought it through: if we lose this gamble, the worst-case scenario would be significant damage to our overseas assets and the destruction of the overseas business territories we've painstakingly developed. But that's the most it would be. Our domestic industries would not be significantly affected.
With this safety net, why should we be afraid to take this gamble!
I remember several of you had the courage in your youth to start over after losing a gamble. Now, if we lose, we don't have to start from scratch; it will simply be some losses.
Our foundations will absolutely not be shaken.
What are you afraid of?
Furthermore, since Ms. Ding invited us to this meeting and even consulted us on this matter, doesn't it mean that Ms. Ding actually has the confidence to win this intangible commercial war? If she lacked confidence, she wouldn't have needed to notify us and could have directly signed contracts with those giant groups, and we wouldn't have been able to say anything.
I believe Ms. Ding called us here to pool our collective strength, gamble on the nation's destiny, and go for it.
Moreover, I believe the country will be our backing. After all, if we succeed, it could mean we can completely control global public opinion in the future, no longer being like before where our international statements were constantly attacked and distorted, and even though we tried to clarify, we couldn't quickly inform everyone.
Once we succeed, that past disadvantage in international public opinion will completely disappear.
His words, and Ding Yun's nod of agreement, undoubtedly gave many wavering individuals a shot of confidence. Soon, the majority approved rejecting the cooperation, followed, of course, by discussions on how to reject the international giants and how to respond to the potential fight to the death after rejection.
Additionally, Ding Yun also discreetly notified the country, allowing them to prepare in advance and withstand pressure.
However, rejection can be nuanced.
To buy time, Ding Yun did not directly refuse them. Instead, she first stated that their country had prohibitions, making it difficult for her to implicate them. Therefore, their cooperation should be postponed. They could discuss cooperation again after their country's prohibitions and taxes were lifted, allowing their metaverse and holographic devices to enter their country and be sold freely and normally.
This was a delaying tactic that did not close the door completely. It would buy some time, and given the internal disagreements within those countries, even if the international giants strongly demanded the lifting of prohibitions, it would likely drag on for months, and the complete lifting of prohibitions would be a matter of many months later.
And during this interim period, China's major software and gaming companies would naturally undergo rapid expansion. The day after Ding Yun's polite refusal, most of the software in the metaverse that was originally charged began a year-long free celebration event. Even holographic movies, TV shows, and variety shows started to be offered for free on a large scale.
There were also activities like earning money by watching news, earning money by answering questions, and accumulating gold coins by playing games to redeem for cash, which were launched frantically. Ding Yun subsidized some of these, the software and gaming companies themselves subsidized some, and the country even quietly provided some tax incentives and subsidies.
Through the strategy of free offerings and cash giveaways,
the holographic chip, the metaverse, and various software within the metaverse began to expand rapidly worldwide. Citizens of countries still paying subscription fees could be described as rushing to buy, as the price of holographic chips, when removed from the helmet, had dropped to seven to eight hundred yuan.
For countries with higher currency values, the price could even drop to under a hundred of their local currency, equivalent to only a few hours of wages.
For such a small amount of money, one could get a holographic device, which contained a plethora of free software, free games, and even free TV shows and movies.
What more could one ask for!
Even a year of free access was an incredible deal.
At this point, Ding Yun still had not stopped her subtle maneuvers. She secretly contacted several office software companies, signed contracts with them to acquire half of their shares, and then helped them upgrade their software, successfully breaking the monopoly previously held by foreign companies on certain software and functions. This made their software superior to their foreign counterparts within the metaverse.
As for the monopoly of international giants on systems,
and chips.
That was even less of a problem.
In terms of systems, Ding Yun's metaverse did not require any system; the integration of the software was completely unrelated to mobile or computer operating systems. As for chips, Ding Yun's chips were biological.
Not only could she manufacture them herself, but their core was related to mental power and had nothing to do with the chips or lithography machines monopolized by international conglomerates.
It could be said that after completing the short-board of office software, Ding Yun's metaverse ecosystem was finally completely constructed, with no weaknesses, and was much better than the ecosystems previously built by major international giants.
At this point, the major conglomerates that had been closely watching the development of the metaverse ecosystem finally realized something was wrong and that Ding Yun seemed to have no intention of cooperating.
All previous actions were merely to delay time.
Then, naturally, in a state of shock and fear, they completely fell out with Ding Yun and, more shamelessly than before, engaged in a near-frenzied business war.
Nearly three hundred of the Fortune Global 500 companies were drawn into it, as were the countries represented by these major corporations. Although no war was declared, all sorts of underhanded tactics were employed. The most extreme even involved enacting new laws to sanction the metaverse.
Finally, even warships were deployed.
In short, not only was the commercial back-and-forth extremely intense, but there were even signs of impending war between countries. Do not think this is impossible; some countries once went to war to sell opium. Now, with the electronic and internet industries being severely hit and falling from grace, it is possible that war could be instigated.
The international atmosphere and situation were very tense.
It was at this time that Ding Yun formally announced the Soul Eternal Life Plan, stating that her metaverse already involved human souls, and it was precisely because it involved human souls that such a perfect metaverse could be created. The Soul Eternal Life Plan was to guide souls into the metaverse after death.
And continue to live on in the metaverse.
To this end, Ding Yun specially held a live broadcast, demonstrating the souls of several terminal cancer patients, whose cancer cells had spread throughout their bodies and were on the verge of death, being guided into the metaverse for regeneration.
Instantly, global public opinion was in an uproar. Even the CEOs of the most fiercely battling groups, who were at each other's throats, quickly registered accounts to watch the broadcast, wanting to know if the matter was true.
There was no other way, eternal life was an eternal proposition. Those who were worth hundreds of billions or trillions, let alone hundreds of billions, did not want to die early and wanted to live a few more years.
Faced with the temptation of longevity, even the greatest enmities could be temporarily set aside to first ascertain the truth of so-called soul eternal life.
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