35 A Breaking News Worldwide! (1/2)
Earlier that day, Inside a Chairman of a company's office
”That's the overall report for the first 12 hours of the run time of Bearth, Chairman!” A Chinese woman wearing a usual company attire, like a secretary, explained. A Chinese man that looked in his fifties and wore formal attire, like a Chairman of a company, sat on an executive office chair while holding papers about the first 12 hours of Bearth. The man had a troubled look and the air in the room started to become heavier each minute.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
A series of knocks rang on the door of the room. The man instantly frowned as his focus was turned to the door. Seeing the chairman irritated, his secretary went near the door.
”Should I open it, Chairman?” She politely asked as a sign of respect.
”Go on... It must be urgent!” He waved his hand as he commanded. The secretary bowed slightly and opened the door in a gentle manner.
'If this is not something urgent... I might dismiss this person from the company!' The irritated Chairman thought inwardly.
”Chairman... Sorry to bother you on an unprecedented note! I am here to report that the VR box maker company, The Yang Developers, had sent a notice that the mass production of the VR box would not be a problem! They solved the Energy Consumption Issue by partnering with a Southeast Asian company, The Armaz Energy Corporation! For the western and European countries, They partnered with The Joe Energy Corporation International!” A man in a formal suite reported respectfully.
”Someone was willing to invest and take a very high risk?” The Chairman was astounded.
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The current problem of the VR box was energy consumption. If Bearth was opened to the public and they ordered VR boxes, It was predicted that there would be high amounts of players quitting due to the high energy consumption of VR boxes that may be costly for ordinary people to sustain.
Considering the difficulty of the game and VR boxes' high energy consumption rate, It would only look like the people were burning money for nothing. Which was not a good trait for a game. A game must cost low or be affordable at the least.
With the Atomic Energy Crystal III technology of the Armaz Energy Corporation, The overall operational cost (the total energy consumption rate cost) of a VR Box would become lower and be affordable for everyone. The only backlash was the overall price of the VR Box would increase a bit.
Although the overall price of a VR box increased, the market price was still affordable for everyone.
It was a risk for the Armaz Energy Corporation because the partnership was between them and a company in the gaming industry.
Regardless of the risk, the business partnership was considered 'small' compared to business partnerships between Energy Corporation and the countries' government. With the advanced technology available, the Energy consumption of the people increase. Hence, the demands for the Energy Industry skyrocketed.
The Armaz Energy Corporation took the risk by considering a few factors. First, Some of the company board members supported the partnership. To these board members, As long as the company would gain profit, they would give their support. The second was, the President, Mr. Jon Armaz, supported this partnership since Pedro, his son, personally proposed it out of the blue. Knowing Pedro, although he was a gamer, he was still performing good in his schools. Hence, his son must not be that d@mb to suggest a proposal just for a game.
Considering the circumstances, the company board members agreed to the partnership with the Yang Developers. However, they restricted their contract only in Asia and Australia.
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”Yes, Chairman! With the help of this, we could also update the game back to its original feature!” The man continued.
”Wonderful! Tell the Yang Developers and the two energy companies to begin mass production already!” The Chairman shot up to his seat and ordered in a delightful manner.
”Yes, Chairman!” The man bowed slightly and quickly left the room. The secretary was patiently waiting beside the door.
”Ms. Luo! Please set up a hologram conference for everyone in a minute!” He ordered to the secretary.
”Yes, Chairman!” the secretary bowed slightly and was about to leave.
”Another thing! Please tell the Game Development Team that we would be speeding things up... a bit!” The Chairman added. The secretary nodded in response and quickly left.
”It's about time!” The Chairman, smiling, was standing while looking to the view of the city with the Sun, starting to set.
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minutes later...
In a dark room, Holograms of standing people, arranged in a circular way, Started to appear one by one that illuminated the room. Other than the holograms, only the Chairman was inside the room.
When everyone was complete, the Chairman Clapped his hands and spoke.