Marvel Little Genius

And gods from all walks of life have also appeared one after another. Cooperation and orders from well-known universities, medical institutions, the military, the government, and even foreign countries are pouring in, and they are all vying to deliver the money in their pockets to Mark. However, Mark left all the responsibility for these matters to the employees of the Ministry of Commerce and did not personally come forward.

On the fifth day after the press conference, after working overtime to prepare and adjust goods, the new NERvGear products have been packaged and sent to the warehouses of major stores. A large countdown display also appeared on the official website of the Mark Research Center. The time above told everyone who was looking forward to it that there was only one hour left before the unified online and offline global release.

When the countdown display began to count down like a time bomb, the entire network seemed to have been detonated. Hundreds of millions of network traffic from all over the world began to pour into the servers of the Mark Research Center, making it more difficult than selling private Health Assistant's server, which has been expanded more than ten times, is almost unable to support it and has been teetering on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, Mark took action in time and ensured the normal operation of the website through load balancing and speed difference control.

When the countdown to the last second cleared and offline stores in different regions around the world with different time differences opened their doors at the same time, the same scene happened in every Mark Research Center store.

A large number of customers rushed to the checkout counter, rushing to pay before they even got the goods, in order to be the first to get a purchase quota.

The world's first batch of 10 million machines were sold out in less than ten minutes online and offline. In order to catch up with the sales speed, the production manager of Mark Company urgently contacted Stark Industries. Five modified production lines were added, bringing the daily production capacity of NERvGear to 15 million units.

But just like that, in the next few days, it was still sold out by enthusiastic customers in less than ten minutes of opening, and the online queue has reached Nantianmen, and the number of reservations has increased without declining. Many unscrupulous buyers and the underground black market have sold brand new, unopened NERvGear for astronomical prices of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and business is still booming, with supply exceeding demand.

In order to ease the current tight supply and demand situation and avoid scalpers taking advantage of him, Mark quickly asked the public relations team to introduce purchase restrictions.

Minors and women have priority in purchasing, and disabled people and military personnel have priority in purchasing. However, each person is limited to one purchase. You need to register your identity when purchasing. After registration, the system will automatically bind NERvGear to the registrant's information. After binding, NERvGear No one else can log in except me.

After the implementation of this measure, although the sales speed is still very fast, it has effectively inhibited scalpers from buying and selling to earn the price difference.

The booming business lasted for half a month before it gradually calmed down. But this is only relative to the situation at the beginning. If we compare prices with stores of other merchants, Mark's stores are still crowded, and sales are still rising.

But just when everything was going smoothly, the trend in society and on the Internet suddenly changed.

Overnight, many parents of children suddenly appeared on social networking sites and disparaged the virtual reality technology of NERvGear. Generally speaking, it is because of NERvGear that children who are addicted to virtual games not only have irregular eating habits but also abnormal sleep. Such phenomena are not conducive to physical health (Wang Nuo's), and their grades have declined. Children who originally loved sports no longer exercise, and their physical fitness has declined, etc.

In addition, some so-called experts have jumped out and said that NERvGear is a new spiritual product and electronic tablet cloaked in high-tech clothing (to avoid harm, please understand), and the government should come forward to restrict its sales and related games. Hairstyles, while minors are prohibited from purchasing.

Seeing the emergence of these unfavorable news and negative fishing boats, the general manager of Mark's company immediately summoned all the company's top management for a meeting and informed Mark of the development.

"Have you found out who was behind it?" Although Mark looked calm on the outside, he was already furious in his heart [If you dare to touch my little money, I will never finish with you! ].

Chapter 73

"I'm very sorry, boss. The incident happened so suddenly that we haven't had time to investigate yet, but according to my analysis, this matter must have something to do with those old game console companies." The general manager said, lowering his head in shame. .

"Well, you don't need to take it to heart. Even if they didn't instigate this matter, they were definitely behind it. After all, our success this time has touched the cake of many people. They want to use some tricks to do this. Also normal.

But if they dare to put their hands into my pocket to take money, I think they are old people who hang themselves because they think their lives are too long. Dabai——! "

(●—●) “Lord, I am here.”

"Collect all the lists and evidence of these people who publish false statements for me to prepare for emergencies. In addition, through the IP of these people to trace the source, I want to know who is behind the scenes!

What impact have these fishing boats had on our business and sales? "

The general manager replied: "There is still some impact, but not very big. Because in addition to retail business, we also have a large number of cooperation projects with other companies or department groups. These people will not be blinded by mere rumors, so we The revenue is relatively stable.

And although rumors are rife on the Internet, the appeal of NERvGear cannot be overshadowed, and consumers' willingness to buy is still strong.

However, because minors are an important part of our sales targets, and their financial expenses are mainly controlled by their parents, today the sales proportion of minors has dropped significantly, which has also indirectly affected our sales speed, and even some None of the NERvGear on the shelves in stores in countries and regions today has been sold out and needs to be taken back to the warehouse. "

Mark nodded silently after listening. This situation was not much different from what he expected. He was very confident in NERvGear and "Sword Art Online". This is like many diners who know that puffer fish is poisonous and must be tasted every time. Taking a fatal risk, but still unable to resist its delicious taste. Virtual reality has such appeal, not to mention that under Mark's careful design, NERvGear and "Sword Art Online" are not fatal poisons at all.

Before the product was launched, Mark had already considered the attitude of parents towards virtual reality games. This was just like when television first appeared in people's lives. Being criticized would make people corrupt; then in the game After the emergence of game consoles, game consoles had the reputation of replacing TVs and were called electronic products. Then when the Internet, computers, mobile phones, tablets, and new technologies appeared one after another, they were always accompanied by slander and doubt.

But there is a saying that goes well, technology is not good or bad, the key is how people use it. In order to attract people to use it correctly and play healthy games, Mark added a real-time body monitoring device to NERvGear. Once the user's physical condition does not meet the usage standards, NERvGear will not be able to log in.

During use, if the physical indicators drop to a certain level, or the game duration reaches a certain time, the player in the virtual reality environment will also receive a reminder and need to log out of the game to replenish energy and take a proper rest. Even in an emergency, NERvGear can allow Users are forced to log out, and there is an emergency alarm function that can send help messages to nearby hospitals.

Although adding such a configuration increased the cost of NERvGear by dozens of dollars, Mark still followed his own principles and conscience and ordered that every machine shipped from the factory must be equipped with a real-time body monitoring device, and to ensure that it cannot Demolition through non-violent means.

Therefore, at this time, the remarks about declining grades, irregular diet, lack of energy, etc. that are going viral on the Internet can be said to be completely slanderous behavior by competitors, in order to damage the sales of Mark's new products and create a negative impact on themselves. The company's business decisions require longer lead times.

"Do you have any strategies to deal with this emergency?" After coming back from his thoughts, Mark asked the key question.

"I have held an emergency meeting with the senior management to discuss it. The most important thing now is to express our own position, present factual evidence, and carry out positive publicity. In addition, we are cooperating with the International Disability Organization for the first phase of the [Nirvana] public welfare project. It has been successfully concluded. I think this will be a good weapon for us to respond to the counterattack. It is also a good opportunity to use the spotlight of fishing wheel publicity. With the positive effect of this public welfare activity, we can not only reverse the current negative fishing wheel, but also further To promote our virtual reality technology.”

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"Yes, just follow the strategy you discussed. But there is one more thing. Let the developers of the game department add a unified system prompt to the NERvGear login scene to remind players to play moderately and not be affected by addiction to the virtual world. life in the real world.”

"Okay boss, let's take action immediately!"

After the meeting, the company's senior management returned to their respective posts and began to actively respond to the fishing vessel crisis. In the conference room, Mark, who was just about to get up and return to the laboratory, heard Dabai's voice in his ears.

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"Master, the masterminds behind this fishing attack have been found to be Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. Since the release of NERvGear, the three game console products of Nintendo's "Switch", Microsoft's "Xbox One" and Sales of Locky's "PlayStation 4" have all plummeted, and the three companies' combined market share has fallen below 30%. Both revenue and stock prices have been impacted and plummeted.

Therefore, the participating leaders secretly communicated and jointly launched this fishing attack against the new product NERvGear of the Mark Research Center. "

"Hmph! I have already announced that I will open the virtual game development platform to all game developers for a fee. These guys don't think about following the trend and transforming as soon as possible, developing new virtual reality games, and carving up this great blue ocean. Instead, they still follow I play dirty.

Then don't blame me for being a petty person. Dabai helped me blacklist the Chinese and French people involved in this incident. These people should never be selected into our company's talent pool.

In addition, these three companies have also been included in the company's prohibited cooperation list. From today on, Mark Research Center is prohibited from having any business dealings with them. Also, secretly invade their company network to see if there is any black material left behind and collect it for me.

If they want to cut off my wealth, I will make it impossible for them to go! "

"Understood, Master." Three.

Chapter 74

The top executives of Mark Company acted very efficiently and quickly. Within an hour after the meeting, they had already introduced and improved detailed response measures, and organized employees from various departments to start working closely with each other, and quickly responded to the sudden emergence of the situation. Negative fishing boats fought back fiercely.

The employees in the game department began to follow Mark's request to add login prompts for NERvGEAR and "Sword Art Online", and to add prompt sounds when the game takes too long.

Employees in the business department began to publish updates on the company's official website and major social media to refute the rumors, and showcased a series of anti-addiction functions in NERvGEAR to the public. And of course we can’t forget to pull out Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony for beatings. It clearly shows that compared to these game consoles that have no anti-addiction function at all, NERvGEAR can be said to be the conscience of the world.

The employees in the marketing department worked hard to sort out and classify the video materials left behind by the previous [Nirvana] charity project, and edited it into a mini-documentary, and contacted all TV and online media for negotiations.

Finally, after reaching some PY deals in exchange of interests, the marketing department negotiated with three mainstream TV stations and five online media, agreeing to broadcast this mini-documentary during prime time.

The timely response and meticulous countermeasures from the Mark Research Center turned things around very quickly. In particular, the response to the micro-documentary of the [Nirvana] Charity Project was very strong. Not only did people begin to praise the Mark Research Center’s charity behavior and conscientious products, but they also gained a more comprehensive and clear understanding of the various functions and limitations of NERvGEAR. Breaking the negative impact of negative fishing wheels.

After this incident, the sales of NERvGEAR increased instead of decreasing. The popularity brought by the incident made the product sales exceed the performance on the first day of sale, creating an amazing sales miracle.

The Mark Research Center took advantage of the popularity and launched the second virtual reality game "Attack on Titan". Due to its excellent world view structure and thrilling game plot design, the sales volume on the first day of release was It broke the highest sales record of "Sword Art Online".

While other game manufacturers had just obtained development platforms and developers were beginning to become familiar with how to use them, Mark Company had already launched two blockbuster games in a row. Success meant that the sales share of the entire game market was fully occupied, making its peers the leader. Extremely envious.

On the other hand, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony are having a tough time. In the past few days, mysterious figures have been constantly disclosing black materials about the executives of these three companies, or scandals within the companies and gray operations involving legal issues.

These revelations are so shocking that they dazzled the public. They are no less popular than the news about Mr. Luo’s multi-person sports, and even compare to the top-searched Mark Research Center and [Nirvana] charity project. , has become one of people’s indispensable pastimes after dinner.

As negative news continued to break out and was verified one by one, many senior executives of these three companies were invited to have tea by relevant departments one after another, causing the normal operations of the companies to be affected. In the Wall Street stock market, the stock prices of the three companies fell off a cliff, hitting the limit every day when the market opened, and their market value dropped by an order of magnitude.

Seeing the miserable conditions of these three companies, Mark naturally hid in the laboratory and clapped his hands and cheered. If you dare to take advantage of my little money, see if I don't kill you.

Mark also didn't expect that none of the business war strategies he thought of would be used. Just asking Dabai to keep releasing black information about the three companies had already made them half dead, and completely lost their previous cards.

"Master, there are guests visiting. The general manager asked me to invite you to the reception room." Just when Mark was still feeling proud about bringing down three companies, Dabai's sudden notice interrupted his mood.

"Is there a guest? I didn't hear there was an appointment today - do you know who it is?" Mark asked 0...

"It's a middle-aged Chinese woman named Melinda Mei. According to the general manager's instructions, she is the assistant specially found for you."

"Assistant? Don't I already have a secretary? Why do I need another assistant? I don't think we need one more person to help with company affairs or experimental research." Mark frowned, feeling that the general manager's move It's a bit unnecessary, and it doesn't even have my consent.

But why does the name Melinda May sound familiar? May—that’s right! The Chinese female agent in the American TV series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Master, she is not applying for a business assistant, but a life assistant. The general manager is worried that you will be intoxicated in the experiment and forget to eat, so he specially hired a life assistant to take care of your diet and daily life."

After hearing Dabai's explanation, Mark nodded absently. He was already thinking about the purpose of Melinda May coming to approach him, because it was impossible for the general manager to make the decision to find a life assistant for him without authorization. We must know that there are many priceless secrets hidden in Mark's private laboratory. How could a person be allowed to enter at will in the name of taking care of his own daily life?

And although the general manager doesn't know that he owns an artifact like the Nutritional Hibernation Cabin 0.3, he has Dabai's extension next to him to keep an eye on its physical condition, which is much more reliable than any life assistant.

So the general manager's actions with unclear meaning were either coerced or brainwashed. As for the traitor, Mark didn't believe it. After all, Mark had installed a hostility detection system in the office building, imitating the Sybilla system in "The Psychometrician". If the general manager really betrayed him, the alarm in the laboratory would have sounded long ago.

"Since you delivered it to your door yourself, I will get to know you well and find out what kind of medicine SHIELD sent you to buy in the gourd."

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I owe a chapter, so I will post it later or tomorrow.

Chapter 75

Make up for the chapter I owe today

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Arriving at the reception room, Mark pretended not to know anything and asked, "What's going on? I heard from Dabai that you wanted to find a life assistant for me. Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance?"

The general manager seemed to have suddenly remembered, with a look of enlightenment on his face, and murmured: "Yes, I should ask the boss for instructions online. How could I forget? How could I forget... "

Looking at the other party's dazed look, Mark guessed that he was not coerced by people from SHIELD, but was hypnotized by some unknown black technology, and directly implanted a [want to give] to him in his mind. The boss's idea of ​​​​finding a life assistant made Yazi look confused and not very smart.

After understanding the truth, Mark didn't blame him in his heart. After all, no normal person would have thought that they would be targeted by government agents and exploited without even realizing it.

"It seems that in the future, employees of these companies must be equipped with some self-defense and self-protection equipment. Otherwise, if these spy organizations continue to do this, our company will sooner or later be like S.H.I.E.L.D. and be taken over by another organization." Mark I thought to myself secretly.

At this time, the general manager who was trapped in a tangle seemed to be affected by the implanted thoughts in his mind. He suddenly came back to his senses and said to Mark: "I can't remember anything. Forget it. Let's forget about it for now." , Boss, the person applying for your life assistant position has already arrived, you should interview him first, maybe he will be suitable for you?"

Mark looked embarrassed on the surface, but he had already made up his mind to take advantage of the situation.

Since S.H.I.E.L.D. sent people to monitor him, there must be a purpose, and when assigning candidates, they chose Melinda May, an agent with Chinese descent. It was obvious that they had done a detailed investigation and analysis of Mark, and knew that Mark's late mother was of Chinese descent, so he was counting on Agent Mei, who also had Chinese ancestry, to use her identity as a compatriot to leave a preconceived impression on Mark.

"Okay, in that case, let me do the interview. This sister, please introduce yourself first." Mark looked at Melinda and said.

"My name is Melinda May. I was born in Macau, China, and my parents are Chinese." Melinda first stated that she had Chinese ancestry and wanted to win Mark's favor.

Unfortunately, Mark, who had long known that the other party had evil intentions, was not fooled and continued to play the role of interviewer with a serious expression.

Seeing that her first move didn't work, Melinda was slightly disappointed, but she didn't show it on her face, but continued to introduce herself calmly.

"I have the experience of graduating from New Oriental Chef School, and I have also passed various housekeeping skill level examinations. In addition, my psychological assessment test shows that I have a high level of mental health. I am an optimistic person who is good at taking care of other people's feelings, so I I think I am a good fit and capable of being your life assistant.”

After listening to Melinda's self-introduction, Mark was also a little impressed, because although psychological tests can be faked by means of SHIELD, Melinda, as a professional agent, must have truly mastered professional skills such as cooking and housekeeping.

Mark couldn't help complaining in his heart: "You agents are all so powerful, capable of both literary and martial arts, and have great learning abilities. You can't contribute to society by doing anything, but you have to do such a dangerous job as an agent." 】

"Sounds very capable, but do you have any commendable work experience or professional resume? After all, you work in a high-tech company, and even a life assistant needs to have some cards." Mark pretended to be embarrassed. Melinda looked like she was making things difficult for herself.

But in fact, Mark is also collecting information about the other party in this way. Whether what Melinda said actually happened or was fabricated in advance to cope with it, it can help Mark understand the true purpose of SHIELD and collect more inferences. evidence of.