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Chapter 588: Dream Heart Takes Off! Pingyun Soars!
Chapter 588: Dream Heart Takes Off! Pingyun Soars!
This was a day of great anticipation for countless people.
Yesterday's Breeding Competition naturally attracted everyone's attention.
However, for many, today's date was even more crucial!
Indeed, it was the second day after New Year's Day.
This day held immense significance.
For today marked the official release of the Dream Heart for sale!
At this very moment, Dream Heart had already held its product launch event.
During the event, a stream of comments flashed across the screen:
"It's released! It's finally here!"
"Waaah, I can finally stop being a cloud player."
"Hey, aren't there a lot of rich people in Dragon Nation? Even the regular version being sold today seems to cost over a million."
"No more talk, show us the screenshots!"
"Damn, this thing used to cost a whole billion, and now it's just one million for the standard version, and the premium version is only three million. That's a huge profit, right?"
"Profit confirmed!"
"As expected, the early bird catches the worm. The ancients didn't lie to me!"
"Don't be foolish. I heard that the Dream Heart helmet costing over a million is no match for the one that cost a billion in terms of meditation speed."
"You get what you pay for. Besides, how else can we make those who bought it for a billion feel better?"
"Haha, Ping Xiaozzi hit the jackpot."
"Win, win, win! I hit the jackpot too. My family wouldn't buy it for over a billion back then, but now it's just a measly one million. Why not buy it? It's all for my meditation, right?"
"..."
The chat was filled with various opinions.
At the top of Pingyun Company's building, Dong Muchun had returned to his office and sat at the chairman's desk, looking at the backend system.
Although countless users had already paid the deposit,
Even the deposit alone was an exaggerated amount, but in reality, it was also because the selling price of the Dream Heart was still incredibly high.
Indeed, the previous Dream Heart was too expensive.
A price of a whopping 80 million, or even directly valued at a billion, was simply unaffordable for ordinary people.
Aside from production capacity, there were two main reasons for this. One was the excessively high value of the mechanical core, which far exceeded the value of companion beasts at the same level.
The other, more critical reason was Fei Fei's inability to quickly activate a large number of them.
However, during this period, both of these issues had been resolved.
First, with the new method provided by the Association of Machinists, which allowed for the activation of mechanical cores through stimulation and conversion, the Dragon Nation's mechanical core production was no longer restricted by Eagle Nation and other Beastmaster nations on Blue Planet.
This last shortcoming had been completely eliminated.
Secondly, after Fei Fei's evolution to the Monarch rank, the mechanical psychic tentacles derived from the Titan Mainframe could now activate a large number of Dream Heart helmets.
Since the middle of the year, when low-cost mechanical cores appeared, Dream Heart had been preparing for this sale for the past half a year.
Even Dong Muchun had to approach this with caution.
She exhaled nervously and then turned to her secretary beside her:
"Have the previous announcements been sent out? The users who purchased the Dream Heart at a high price will receive top-tier in-game fashion outfits and the exclusive title 'Pioneer'."
"Rest assured, Chairman. These have all been distributed. Moreover, these users will have their names displayed with shimmering rainbow effects when chatting in the Dream Heart world channel."
"Most importantly, it has been explicitly stated that the current version of the Dream Heart helmet, when upgraded in combat, will extract psychic energy far surpassing that of the newly released version, ensuring the utmost respect and prestige for these users."
Although the saying 'the early bird catches the worm' has always held true,
This time, the Dream Heart virtual helmet was being resold at a much lower price. The standard version was only 1.5 million, while the advanced version was 3 million.
Compared to the previous price, which was dozens of times more, or even nearly a hundred times more, it was impossible for that group of people to have no complaints.
Although those who could afford to spend a billion on these items wouldn't care about the money,
However, the wealthy are not fools; on the contrary, they are shrewd and astute.
They may not care, but Pingyun, as a company, cannot afford to ignore them!
Of course, Pingyun has Su Ping backing them, that's for sure. But if they don't want to buy your products, you can't force them to, right?
Company operations are not just about having a good product or a strong background.
Dong Muchun had realized this a long time ago.
And now, it's time for a test.
She turned to her secretary again:
"Also, as of now, how much stock is there in the warehouse, including the outsourced production?"
The little secretary hurriedly replied:
"Madam Chairman, there are already 300,000 units in stock. It should be enough, right? Additionally, the Association of Machinists isn't rushing us for payment. They're doing this to give face to Pingyun."
Dong Muchun nodded and then smiled, "This isn't about giving face to Pingyun, but to Su Ping. I, Dong Muchun, don't have that kind of face."
Indeed, it's almost a luxury item worth several million.
And the face given by the Association of Machinists is not insignificant.
Currently, the cost of Dream Heart is under tremendous suppression. Of course, this is natural. With a cost of around 500,000 to 600,000, it's enough to create the lowest-level Dream Heart.
However, the value of 300,000 new Dream Heart helmets is just the cost, and it's already close to a trillion in value.
In the entire Dragon Nation, only a few associations can afford such a large flow of funds and material supply.
The Association of Machinists directly gave her the items without asking for payment. They only need to be reimbursed once the funds are recovered, and they shouldn't forget to repay them.
This favor is not just for Dong Muchun and Pingyun, but even the most prestigious Dong Family wouldn't have such a big face!
It's all because of Su Ping's face, and he deserves it. After all, with such a low-cost mechanical core, even if one fails to awaken, it's still thanks to Su Ping's efforts.
It's just that, although Dream Heart has become much cheaper, this number is still sufficient.
"Good, you go and make the arrangements. Dream Heart is Pingyun's main strategic map for the future. It's fine if the elixir business is delayed a bit, but if anyone dares to cause trouble with Dream Heart, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Yes, Madam."
Dong Muchun sat at her computer desk, thought for a moment, and then took a pair of headphones from the side and plugged them into the computer.
"Feifei, how's the progress on the new Dream Heart project?"
"Miss Dong, rest assured. With me, Feifei, it will be several hundred times better! Those stupid companion beasts of yours only know how to fight and compete. Where can you find someone as capable as me?"
An electronic synthesized voice sounded, filled with an indescribable sense of pride and arrogance.
It was as if comparing it to Su Ping's other companion beasts would be an insult to Feifei.
Dong Muchun nodded, "Haha, I have great confidence in you! This time, the development of Dream Heart is a creative breakthrough! It's no less impressive than the emergence of the Internet."
"Haha, that's what they say, but for Dream Heart's connection ports to achieve the same level of popularity as computers and mobile networks will take a long time!"
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However, currently, the construction of Dream Network is almost complete, and it's no longer limited to just the game within Dream Heart.
It can even be used to create a virtual and illusory real world through conversion!"
Excitement and enthusiasm could be heard in Feifei's voice.
Dong Muchun thought for a moment and then suddenly said, "Yesterday, I sent you some mechanical data, which gave me some different ideas. I feel that this thing might also be applicable within Dream Heart.
It's not about physical installation but using the theory of the monetary core to create a more data-oriented virtual psychic energy allocation system.
This will allow connected Beastmasters to improve their psychic energy in this situation. At the same time, this virtual psychic energy can be used as a currency.
These psychic energies can only be obtained by killing monsters and leveling up in Dream Heart. However, this psychic energy doesn't need to be directly extracted and converted into real psychic energy.
Instead, it will be used as a currency and remain in the Dream Heart. Through these psychic energy currency transactions, additional in-game purchasing services can be developed for other aspects.
Along with the corresponding trading system, a portion of the psychic energy currency will be drawn as a commission. What do you think of this proposal?"
Dong Muchun's lengthy explanation did not confuse Feifei, the highest-level mechanical intelligence. Although he had a basic understanding of finance and grasped the concept instantly.
Moreover, Dong Muchun's proposal was not actually that complicated.
So when Feifei heard this, his voice carried a hint of disagreement:
"Miss Dong, please don't go down the path of the Golden Heart. If you do this, there will be big problems! When my master asked me to create the Dream Heart, it was not created with this initial intention!
As long as we work hard to kill monsters and level up in the game, we can receive feedback and rewards in psychic energy. Once this acquired psychic energy can be traded, then the Dream Heart will undergo changes.
At that time, won't it just become another kind of real world? It's just that in the real world, some people work and do other things to obtain resources for breeding companion beasts.
In the Dream Heart, some beastmasters work hard to level up and obtain virtual psychic energy.
In the end, the result is that the top-tier people will solidify their status, and the solidification will be extremely severe.
The price of the Dream Heart will become lower and lower in the future, and I still think that your proposal is not very appropriate..."
Feifei's refusal caught Dong Muchun off guard. She paused briefly before nodding:
"Feifei, you're right. My way of thinking has some issues, and it goes against the original intention."
Merchants seek profit, which is undoubtedly the case for the Golden Guild.
However, even Dong Muchun herself hadn't expected that, under the influence of subliminal messages, her thoughts had deviated from the original path. Fortunately, it wasn't too late.
"Alright, it's ten o'clock, and the online sale of the Dream Heart is about to begin. Haha, that old Xu is quite capable."
Dong Muchun looked at the wall-mounted TV, where Xu Jingli, the general manager of Pingyun Company, was confidently presenting at the product launch, showing no signs of stage fright in front of the media journalists from various fields.
At the same time, after the explanation was finished, a countdown appeared on the large screen behind him.
The pre-sale numbers from before were also displayed alongside.
Previously, Dong Muchun had told Su Ping that the pre-order for the basic version of the Dream Heart had already reached approximately 10 billion in pre-sale deposits, with an estimated additional 300 billion after deducting the deposits.
Now, these 300,000 Dream Heart helmets represent thousands of billions in funds!
No wonder Dong Muchun was so serious this time. Not to mention Pingyun, but the entire Dragon Nation's other companies were also watching.
Such a massive transaction volume was unimaginable! Even after deducting costs, the profit of thousands of billions was enough to make Pingyun soar and become an undisputed giant in the Dragon Nation.
After all, the Dream Heart was a genuine monopoly business.
However, the pre-sale was just the beginning. As the countdown ended,
The numbers behind General Manager Xu began to soar!
1w!
3w!
5w!
In just ten minutes, the direct sales had already exceeded 50,000.
This number was already very satisfying to Dong Muchun, even far exceeding her expectations.
There was no other way; this thing was too expensive.
The amount of money this number represented was already several hundred billion.
In the future, they would also need to consider placing some stores.
These 300,000 units should be enough to temporarily saturate the domestic demand.
The next sale will be the word-of-mouth fermentation of the Dream Heart, along with a large number of overseas orders.
Indeed, this trip to the Thousand Islands Nation, besides these gains, the most important thing was undoubtedly the complete opening of the sales channel in the Thousand Islands Nation.
It even caused Pingyun's original production line to struggle to keep up with the demand.
But with money, there were no issues.
And just at that moment, Pingyun, standing at the forefront, with two wings behind it, didn't even need the wind to take off.
(End of Chapter)
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