In terms of 3D modeling, holographic entertainment companies are the world's top, and there is even a suspicion of opening up black technology. After Meng Qian contacted them the next day, the outsourced character design was easily handled. With their technology, they can make dozens of character models in a day.

Meng Qian is also concerned about the progress of the game company "Titan" project, in this regard, VR companies and holographic entertainment each hold 45% of the shares, with an investment of 150 million US dollars, and the game team has also worked in a large company, with multiple advantages and multi-pronged efforts, and the efficiency has exceeded expectations.

The person in charge dared to assure: "It is expected to be released by the end of the year, catching up with the time when the first batch of VR glasses will be on the market." ”

The efficiency of game development has allowed the company to also pay close attention to the mass production arrangement of ordinary glasses.

At present, there are only 300,000 units of the deluxe version, and these trenches will definitely buy this VR game, but only 300,000 sales, and I'm too sorry for this "next-generation virtual reality masterpiece", it is the first model of the combination of fantasy team and black technology, and it must be famous.

So the next day, Meng Qian went north to San Francisco to pay attention to work.

Yuan Yubo talked to him: "We have found the right eyepiece manufacturer, which can reduce the cost to about 140 US dollars, and the bidding work has also been launched for other parts." ”

"Will the expected cost reductions be achieved?" Meng Qian cares about this, if the cost can't be reduced, the VR equipment will not be easy to sell, and it won't make money.

"Yes." Yuan Yubo is confident.

"Okay, let's hurry up and prepare for mass production of the regular version." Meng Qian said that large-scale games will be released in half a year, and VR companies have to keep up.

Yuan Yubo smiled: "In this regard, Mr. can rest assured that the whole company is running efficiently, and everyone is looking forward to the year-end reward." ”

"Well done, there will be something." Meng Qian will not be stingy with this money, and he will run fast if he grazes for the horses.

"One more thing." Yuan Yubo said. "We want to launch artificial intelligence for the Internet and let it communicate with the outside world."

"That's good!" Meng Qian agreed.

This is an idea that has been established for a long time, and the consent of the big boss is also expected, so the next day, the official website announced a news: they will let the artificial intelligence Isabella take over part of the company's manual customer service; At the same time, it was also announced that it would sign up for a social account.

VR companies are always good at surprises. When the craze of AI butlers has not passed, such an idea will be thrown out again - it is different from the previous robot customer service, Isabella will have her own personality, temper and way of doing things, and the company will not interfere.

This is equivalent to giving the outside world an open window to access artificial intelligence.

People are now very much looking forward to the expansion of the application of AI butlers, and looking at those ostentatious people on the Internet all day long, they regret that they did not book early, and they are also complaining that the price of VR companies is too high...... Now the appearance of Isabella can also make people try it.

Isabella is an AI lab based on the intelligence of the platform, using the company's server group. In short, it's very smart, it's unique. Immediately registered a Twitter account and posted the first tweet: Hello-World.

This short tweet has been retweeted by countless people! There is no shortage of celebrities and well-known media, and some people hail it as "the early advent of the future".

Isabella is also very popular, garnering more than half a million followers in just one day, and to celebrate this number, she tweeted the first batch of luxury VR glasses. Already in. In the mass production program, users will be able to experience it earlier.

The more amazing and breaking the outside world thinks it is artificially controlled. It's very fast to reply to tweets – not a speed that a human can achieve.

In other social activities, it can also respond to people's @ in seconds, and the communication is also very logical, showing the powerful characteristics of intelligence.

Even the popularity of artificial intelligence has even overshadowed the VR device itself, which is a niche. But AI Butler, it's by no means niche!

With the various good experiences brought by intelligent AI, most people have successfully liked it; With the increase of extended functions, the habit of use continues to form.

Users are dependent, once they get used to the convenient and fast way of interacting with AI. Returning to the original keyboard and mouse, I'm afraid it will be very uncomfortable.

VR company catches. At this point, the AI software subsidiary was officially established.

Isabella seems to have the intention of being the king of revelations, and once again shook out this news: In the future, more people will be able to use AI butler and use it on more platforms.

This news was also seen by many people and spread at the same time.

The VR company's move has won the support of countless people, and users have long wanted to experience this more advanced human-computer interaction model; In the eyes of Internet companies, this move is not unexpected, and no one will let go of the opportunity to make a profit! The huge market that ensues is also exciting.

Apple is one of the fastest.

Tim. Cook relied on his relationship with Meng Qian as an "old friend" and personally came to talk about things.

Because everyone is in the Bay Area, it's not far away, and the interview is easy. Meng Qian invited the other party to visit the VR company and showed him some powerful virtual reality technology.

Cook's focus is on artificial intelligence: "Has Mr. Meng considered developing this AI butler service outside of the PC platform?" ”

Meng Qian knew his purpose: "Of course, this is also the purpose of the company to set up this software company, and we are planning to release it on Android, iOS and other platforms. ”

Cook already knew there was no need to hide: "Apple is willing to buy out the exclusive rights to use the software on iOS for a fee." ”

Meng Qian smiled: "Google told me the same thing. ”

"But we're closer partners." Cook played the emotional card, "In terms of battery supply cooperation, Apple's sales are linked to your performance." ”

"Android devices also drain my battery." Meng Qian is not so easy to be moved - his purpose is to maximize the benefits.

Why doesn't Cook know? But he has confidence: "But it's clear that the batteries consumed by Apple, both in terms of capital and profits, are much higher than those of the other party." ”

Meng Qian looked at the other party: "Let's put it this way, Mr. Cook, this intelligent software will be shared across platforms, so I hope that more people will experience the convenience it brings." ”

Cook also understands that this man has no small ambitions, but he has the ability to achieve - software is not the same as physical goods, the latter requires a long cycle of manufacturing.

However, as soon as the software is developed, it can be sold in unlimited copies. According to the user's popularity of AI butler, there must be a huge market for paid software.

Cook instead asked, "What is Mr. Meng's plan?" ”

Meng Qian said: "I hope to carry out strategic cooperation with Microsoft, Google, and Apple, so that your respective systems can better support this software and achieve cross-platform development." ”

Cook understood: "Sir, can you prescribe a share of cooperation? ”

Meng Qian is also fast-talking: "The subsidiary of intelligent software allows the outside world to hold 20%. ”

It's not okay to engage in this kind of cross-platform software without cooperating with giants, and if their own system is not compatible with the software, it will be very troublesome; Another big reason is that the establishment of this software subsidiary requires a large number of developers and the need to constantly update the AI module.

The current intelligence is not really artificial intelligence, its various capabilities, personalities and characteristics, all need data support, users download whichever one, it has the set functions - these functions, need to be updated frequently, it requires a large team of engineers.

Cook, who knew the huge market here, did not turn down the offer.

Although Meng Qian valued the subsidiary at $20 billion, it is clear to anyone that it will be even more valuable in the future and that the investment prospects are now promising.

Apple readily agreed, as did Google and Microsoft, and the three of them shared the 20% stake, which would bring $4 billion to the VR company.

After the cooperation was reached, Isabella broke the news again, and the industry was boiling - it is absolutely rare to be able to let these three giants work together.

Did the VR company actually do it?

This company, which was unknown half a year ago, has dropped bombshells again and again in the past six months, rolling up a boom in virtual reality entertainment, artificial intelligence, etc., and now uniting the three giants, is it to plan for the future? What is the era of intelligence?

The discussion on the Internet about the cooperation of these three giants is particularly lively.

The few people who contributed to this scene were planning something further afield. Wang Manwen calculated: "When the first 2 billion funds arrive, the VR company's equipment, software and cloud services will no longer have financial pressure." ”

"The second tranche of 2 billion will be developed on VROS according to the plan, guided by AI butler software, paving the way for the future development of virtual systems."

The system mentioned by Wang Manwen is the purpose of VR companies.

The hardware, the software, that they did, has now been turned into VROS. Based on intelligence and more advanced ways of interacting in the future, VROS has the ability to eliminate other opponents.

However, the company's foundation is not stable now, and there is not enough capital, so it is too reckless to jump out to challenge the giants. As the saying goes, "you can't get fat by eating in one bite".

Now it is no less than pulling teeth out of a tiger's mouth to single out Microsoft and other system software giants.

Let the VR company become a giant in the industry first, and after the funds are abundant, it will launch a full-scale version of VROS in the future, and with the previous foreshadowing, it will have the ability to compete with the giants.

This ambitious plan was obviously not proposed by Meng Qian.

In the past, he only had the idea of creating a new giant of equipment and systems in the new field of VR.

But after Wang Manwen learned that Meng Qian was confident that AI would perform stronger on VROS, and that it could also introduce holographic three-dimensional operations and inductive interactions, she not only monopolized VR, but also had hard wings. After that, he will extend his claws to other fields and challenge the ideas of giants!

Meng Qian, who has technology as a backer, was also moved by her, so he agreed to implement it.

Rewriting the future, that's the ambition of VR companies.

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