Lucy said calmly: "At the beginning of last year, I invested in a start-up company in Silicon Valley, and after the investment, the company was renamed NW-VR, which means New World VR, New World VR, this company specializes in the research and development of VR technology and its products. In the middle of last year, I invested in a game development company that had been in business for five years, and the company changed its name to UP-NW, which means Unlimited Possibility New World, which specializes in developing VR virtual worlds. With the support of NWC's huge funds, both companies have reached the industry-leading level.

However, even in the United States, even in Silicon Valley, not many people know that they exist. At my deliberate request, they have always been very low-key, and have never released news to the public, let alone shown the company's technical strength and scientific research products. ”

Xu Xincheng was surprised by Lucy again, but he didn't expect that in the field of VR, she also had a layout and action, and at the same time, he was surprised and puzzled, why Lucy asked the two companies to keep a low profile, that is not reasonable, generally speaking, high-tech companies have to be high-profile, the higher the profile, the more it can attract the attention of others, the higher the profile, the higher the market valuation, and the higher the profile, the more beneficial the company's future development.

However, Lucy deliberately told the two companies to keep a low profile, what was the reason for her to do so?

Just when he wanted to ask a question, Lucy had already given the answer, she said: "Although, there are many VR glasses on the market now, but even the highest-end products with high prices, they can only be regarded as just past the threshold of VR technology, the experience is very average, and the realism of the current 3D virtual world is still very poor, so the experience is not good, and the market has not yet reached the time to heat up." We still have time, and we don't need to rush into the market yet.

What's more, NW-VR's goal is to develop real VR products, to develop VR products that can shake up the entire industry, which will take more time, and it is better to keep a low profile until the goal is achieved, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble and interference. It's the same with UP-NW, they also need more time. What I want is nothing more than a blockbuster.

In addition, according to my plan, from the middle of next year, we will also set up a VR project team, at which time, the project team will carry out all-round strategic cooperation with NW-VR and UP-NW.

As for the question you just asked, when will you officially enter the VR field? There is no need to determine this for the time being, let's see the progress on our side first. ”

"Okay. ”

Xu Xincheng has always been interested in VR, because he knows that that is the future, and now that Lucy has already set foot in the VR field and has ambitious goals, he is very interested, he doesn't want to miss this good opportunity to ask Lucy for advice, he asked: "Lucy, how long do you think it will take for VR glasses to become popular, like today's smartphones?"

Lucy said lightly: "At the current level of the VR industry, it is still far from a technological breakthrough and large-scale popularization, whether it is software technology, or hardware technology, whether it is wireless network technology, or mobile communication infrastructure, it takes at least two or three orders of magnitude of great development to promote a major breakthrough in VR technology, in order to promote the large-scale popularization of VR glasses."

As for how long it will take, it's really hard to say now, it may be 15 years, it may be 12 years, it may only take 10 years, or even only 6 or 7 years, it depends on how much manpower, material and financial resources the world's largest high-tech companies will invest in the field of VR in the next few years. Our company will adjust accordingly according to the changes in the VR industry, and our short- and medium-term goal is to always stay ahead of the technology, and the ultimate goal is to seize the vast majority of the market, especially the virtual world market. ”

"Huh?" Xu Xincheng didn't quite understand.

"The core technology of the virtual world is artificial intelligence, and as an artificial intelligence company, the virtual world is a market that we must compete for and must win, which is one of the biggest goals of our company. ”

"Oh. I understand. Xu Xincheng suddenly realized.

Lucy just mentioned the virtual world, which is one of the topics he is most interested in, he said: "Lucy, more than two months ago, I watched a movie called "Ready Player One", the VR technology and virtual world shown in the movie are shocking, and people who have seen the movie have a lot of imagination and great enthusiasm for VR all of a sudden. ”

"I watched that movie too. Some of the settings and scenes are still very creative. ”

Luck actually watched that movie, and when Xu Xincheng heard it, he immediately asked with some excitement: "Lucy, what I want to ask is, when we achieve a big breakthrough in VR technology and realize the popularization of VR glasses, can we realize the virtual world scene shown in that movie?"

As soon as he finished asking, he leaned forward slightly, excitedly waiting for Lucy's answer, he knew that Lucy must have some brilliant insights, and he could get some useful inspiration and gain from them.

"That virtual world in the movie, the Oasis, is very difficult to achieve. A movie is a movie after all, and it is artistically exaggerated, greatly exaggerated. ”

"Greatly exaggerated?"

Lucy said lightly, "Have you ever wondered how many lines of code you need to write to achieve the level you show in the movie? How many genius-level algorithms do you need?"

Xu Xincheng was debunked by a sentence, and he immediately woke up: yes, how many lines of code do you need to write? What kind of algorithm is needed to achieve those settings? It is estimated that even if you hire 100,000 programmers of the highest level and write non-stop for 10 years, you will not be able to write.

Lucy continued: "That's number one. Second, if we really design and program the virtual world called Oasis, if that virtual world can really reach the level shown in the movie, how much computing power does it take to run the terminal computer of that virtual world? Also, how big does the host of that computer have to be, and how much electricity does it have to consume every day?"

Xu Xincheng was stunned again, he really hadn't thought about these two questions. Indeed, the computing power required to run that virtual world smoothly is unimaginable, and how much power is needed to support that kind of computing?!

Lucy added, "Of course, I just said 'hard', that is, not 'impossible'. ”

"Huh?" Xu Xincheng was shocked by Lucy's sudden words, listening to her, those things are actually achievable, and she has a way to achieve them.

"However, there are already several technologies that are far ahead of their time, and it doesn't make much sense to talk about them now. ”

Xu Xincheng thought to himself: "What are some technologies that are far ahead of this era? What kind of technologies are they?"

However, as soon as he thought about it, the thought disappeared in an instant, and since Lucy didn't want to talk about them, he naturally didn't think about it, let alone ask again.

At this time, Xu Xincheng wanted to know the answer to another question, a question that he felt he could ask, "Lucy, in that movie, what impressed me the most was the almost real sense of experience, and that sense of experience should also be exaggerated, right?"

"Yes, that movie greatly exaggerates the experience. If it's just the kind of VR glasses, tactile clothing, treadmills and other equipment that are at the same level of technology as in the movie, they can't achieve the experience shown in the movie. ”

Xu Xincheng asked curiously, "Then how can we achieve that sense of experience?"