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"Who put out this fake news? How could there be a virus here? It's just a joke!"

"There's no way Ritter Labs would do something like this."

"Don't worry, everyone. I have now arrived in the area near Ritter Laboratory. The air here is very fresh and it is very suitable for traveling and relaxing."

"I heard that being infected with this kind of thing can make people lose control of their bodies and have explosive power far beyond normal. I really want to give it a try. I think I will dedicate myself to science."

"Even if it does happen, it's nothing to be afraid of. It's just like a cold or a fever."

"You're right, those people in the east are really too timid."

"Being forced to stay at home is too unfree."

…

June 20, 2024.

Thursday.

Jingzhou City.

Xingyuan Technology Longhu Park.

Niu Geng sat lazily in his office, browsing over the wall to read the opinions of netizens on overseas websites regarding the Ritter Laboratory leaks. The corners of his mouth could not stop rising, revealing a sarcastic smile.

Some people are truly ignorant and fearless.

That day, after Niu Geng learned through Xing Ling's investigation that the events in Jingzhou City were related to Baik, he directly asked Xing Ling to invade the system of Rite Laboratory.

And did a little bit of manipulation.

Only then did the laboratory leak incident occur that aroused discussion among overseas netizens.

Some people may say that this is immoral and that the virus should not be allowed to have a worse impact.

But Niu Geng just followed his heart.

He is just treating others in their own way.

Since the Ritter Laboratory dared to stand against all mankind and develop this new type of virus, it should have considered the risk of leakage.

After all, there are no absolutes in anything.

What's more, it was Baik who started the whole thing, and all the responsibility should be placed on Baik.

Immediately afterwards.

Niu Geng flipped through a few more pages and then looked away, because he always felt that continuing to browse might affect his IQ.

Anyway, the incubation period of the zombie virus is only a few days. When a full-scale outbreak occurs, they will naturally know how the damage the virus does to the human body compares with colds and fevers?

But there is no chance of regret.

in addition.

After domestic netizens learned that the culprit that caused them to stay at home was Ritter Laboratory, they were naturally outraged, and the entire network was scolded.

Describe it in one sentence.

That is……

The simplest bad mouth, the most extreme enjoyment.

Later, the WHO had to announce that it would send a working team to the Ritter Laboratory to investigate the matter.

certainly.

The outside world is in chaos, but Back is still sitting firmly in the office of the general, unaware of anything going on in Ritter's laboratory, and resolutely refuses to admit that it has anything to do with him.

Totally a master at pretending to be confused.

And the security building was not idle at all. After receiving the order from Baik, Battelle mobilized almost all his subordinates and asked multiple departments to cooperate to launch a detailed investigation of the force that attacked the building's protection system. .

There is no doubt about it.

The power that this configuration can display will definitely make any power in the world fearful, and there is basically nothing that cannot be accomplished.

But this time it happened.

Still a big one.

No matter how they looked for clues, they were still unable to trace the clues related to Xingling. In the end, they began to wonder if they had encountered aliens.

Otherwise, how could any normal human be able to do this?

When Baik learned of this result, although he was very surprised and angry, he also understood that this should not have much to do with the abilities of his men.

So in the end, Battelle had to stop the pursuit and completely sealed the matter as top secret.

Mainly, Baik is a very smart person. When faced with things that are beyond his control, he will choose the most certain approach.

You know that the other party is very powerful and there is no way for your own people to find out. If you continue to pursue it, if it triggers a crazy counterattack from the other party, it will only make the situation even more unfavorable to you.

But what is certain is that after this incident, Baker will feel an inexplicable sense of worry if he wants to plan new actions.

Just as I was thinking of this, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

"Please come in."

Zheng Wenle pushed open the door and entered with a folder in his hand.

After walking straight to the desk, he spoke very respectfully: "Mr. Niu, this is the first batch of movies to be launched in the virtual cinema. Please check it out."

Naturally, Niu Geng is not unfamiliar with this person, because he is the person selected by Xingling from within the company to be responsible for the virtual cinema business.

Speaking of which, Zheng Wenle still couldn't believe it when he recalled this incident. He didn't expect that he would be so lucky.

Before this incident happened, he had joined Xingyuan Technology for almost two years and successfully sat in the position of deputy manager based on his qualifications and outstanding performance in other companies.

As the deputy manager of Xingyuan Technology, all benefits and benefits are far superior to those in the industry, so Zheng Wenle is relatively satisfied.

But he never expected that the company headquarters would suddenly transfer him to take charge of the newly established virtual cinema business.

It is equivalent to a cross-level promotion.

Even after the news spread in his department, everyone unanimously guessed that there was someone above Zheng Wenle.

No matter how Zheng Wenle explained it, no one believed it.

Even his direct leader suddenly became humble and specially organized a party to celebrate Zheng Wenle.

Of course Zheng Wenle would not know that this was actually the result given by Xingling, but there was a saying that he had indeed been in charge of film and television-related business before he worked at Xingyuan Technology.

After finally being trusted by the top management, Zheng Wenle knew exactly what to do with this hard-won opportunity.

At least let the leaders see your abilities.

So after Zheng Wenle officially took over the virtual cinema business, he negotiated several excellent films that were waiting to be released in a very short period of time.

Although this is due to the needs of the producer and the powerful functions of the virtual cinema itself, it has to be said that the results provided by Xingling did not disappoint.

After all, there is still a process between the film studio's intention and reaching cooperation.

These are all things that are entangled with interests, and no one will decide easily.

However, it is worth mentioning that not all movies can be launched in virtual cinemas.

A movie like that is shoddily made and all the investment is taken away by the stars, and the virtual cinema will never want it.

Otherwise, it will only cause resentment among users.

What you lose is your own reputation.

Anyway, virtual cinemas do not rely on this to make money. When the platform chooses movies, Zheng Wenle has enough confidence to say no.

After Niu Geng took the document from Zheng Wenle, he put it directly on the table without looking at anything.

After all, he was also selected by Xing Ling and would be able to handle these matters well. Niu Geng still believed in this.

This way there is no need for him to see it in person.

Even if it's your own company, fishing is still more comfortable than working.

"I won't read the documents. Just do it according to your style. If you have any needs, you can directly report them to Xingling through the company's internal system."

"You just need to remember that this time we are thinking about the users and we need to look at the problem from their perspective. It doesn't matter whether it's money or not."

After Zheng Wenle saw Niu Geng's actions, his eyes showed a little bit of emotion. As soon as Niu Geng finished speaking, he couldn't wait to promise: "Don't worry, Mr. Niu, I will definitely build the virtual cinema into the world's largest online theater." Going to the cinema.”

"Not bad, very energetic."

Faced with Zheng Wenle's rude performance, Niu Geng had no choice but to give some appropriate words of encouragement.

Subsequently.

Zheng Wenle did not wait long.

With his face flushed, he nodded sharply at Niu Geng, and then hurriedly exited the office, obviously eager to get back to work.

…

Because the film side has already confirmed the cooperation, this makes the follow-up things very smooth.

That morning.

Smart terminal users will receive a push message stating that several previously promoted movies will be officially launched in the virtual theater at 4:30 p.m.

Users can pay to watch.

However, since the films produced by overseas film and television have not yet reached a cooperation intention with Xingyuan Technology, the first batch of films to be launched is only ten.

But compared to users who haven’t been to a movie theater for a while, this is already good news.

You must know that the look and feel of movies played using holographic projection technology is not inferior to that of a movie theater, and it is completely a real private theater.

The key price is not even half of a normal movie ticket.

After the news came out, it quickly became a hot topic on scarf searches, and a large number of netizens were discussing it with each other.

Mainly because I don’t go to work right now and I stay at home every day. Whenever something new happens, I naturally have to vent for a while.

It's time to pass the time.

"Xingyuan Technology is really great. Knowing that we can't go out for the time being, we simply moved the cinema online. I would like to call it the company that loves its users the most in history."

"When the theaters were closed, I couldn't see some of the movies I was looking forward to. I never thought I would realize my dreams in this way."

"I won't say anything anymore. I'll give Mr. Niu a kiss first."

"Poor people can't afford smart terminals, so they have to go to my girlfriend's house to have sex for nothing in order to watch movies at night. This is very reasonable."

"I don't want to expose you, can't you afford it?"

"Damn it, I've always wanted to experience what it's like to clap with my girlfriend in a movie theater, but I'm not too brave to do it. I think I can give it a try today."

…

As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are worried.

While users were looking forward to the movie being released in the afternoon, the heads of several leading theater chains in the country could not sit still.

Users have all watched the movie online. Even if it is playing when the theater opens, who will watch it a second time?

It is definitely a devastating blow!

So under such circumstances, several theater chains that were originally in a competitive relationship were forced to unite together to discuss ways to deal with online theaters.

You must know that there is really not much time left for them.

——

afternoon.

In a private club.

Although entertainment venues are required to be closed according to regulations, for people who are in contact with the boss behind the scenes, there is still no problem in entering when the doors are closed.

At this time, six or seven people were already sitting in the private room.

These include the person in charge of the Wanda Cinema Chain, as well as the person in charge of the Great China Cinema and other theater chains.

"The current situation is very unfavorable to us. The popularity of virtual theaters has been hyped to a very high level by netizens. If this continues, all theater chains may exist in name only."

After a period of silence, it was finally the person in charge of the Great Emperor Cinema who spoke first to break the atmosphere.

As soon as these words came out, several people around him couldn't help but frown slightly.

Clearly aware of the situation.

Seeing someone successfully opening up the conversation, others no longer remained silent and simply expressed their opinions.

"Since the rapid development of the Internet, it has had an impact on entities in many industries. I didn't expect that it is our turn now."

"Who would have thought that Xingyuan Technology would advance the development of science and technology so quickly, otherwise we wouldn't be where we are today."

"How can I put it, this emergency is also an opportunity, otherwise those film studios would not have approached the virtual cinema."

"I get angry when I mention this. Those film producers are really thieves. They don't want to wait any longer. They have made the cooperation with Xingyuan Technology so strict. Before today, I didn't receive any information."

"Haven't you seen it yet? Xingyuan Technology obviously wants to enter the film and television industry."

While others were discussing with each other, one person did not speak for a long time and sat there tasting red wine alone.

Seems a little out of place.

As for this person...

It was Zeng Maolin, the person in charge of Wanda Cinema Line.

soon.

Others noticed this, too.

So they all turned their attention to Zeng Maolin, showing some dissatisfaction.

"Mr. Zeng, why don't you say a few words?"

"Who doesn't know that the box office of Wanda Cinema is the highest in the country. If virtual cinemas really come up, you will be the most affected."

"Mr. Zeng, are you not worried at all?"

Listening to the words coming to his ears, Zeng Maolin knew that he could not do anything if he did not express his position. In desperation, he had no choice but to temporarily put down the wine glass in his hand and comfort everyone.

"Of course I'm not worried."

"Because it is the biggest mistake for those film studios to choose virtual theaters."

mistake! ?

Although Zeng Maolin's two sentences were relatively concise, they shocked the spirits of others, as if they had caught a lifebuoy when they were drowning, and they immediately asked:

"Mr. Zeng, why do you say that?"

Looking at the faces of several people who were full of curiosity for knowledge, Zeng Maolin smiled disdainfully in his heart, and then explained in detail.

"Why do you say this? The reason is actually very simple."

"Those film producers who choose to cooperate with virtual cinemas are all greedy for the box office performance of Dawn of the Machine. They just want to take advantage of this opportunity to give it a try. Even if they can achieve one-fifth of the performance of Dawn of the Machine, it will be considered a success. .”

"But they forgot one thing."

"The movie Mechanical Dawn was originally invested and filmed by Xingyuan Technology, and a large number of companion robots were used in it. Most of the people who were willing to pay to watch it were fans of Xingyuan Technology's products, so in the end it achieved such high box office results. Others If the movie comes out, do you think so many people will buy it?"

Everyone shook their heads when they heard the sound.

Zeng Maolin saw everyone's reactions in his eyes and paused for a moment before continuing:

"So even if these film partners cooperate with virtual theaters, they will not get much box office results by then, and they will still have to be released in offline theaters."

"The key is that with this example, will other film producers choose to cooperate with virtual cinemas in the future?"

"And according to our understanding, the price of this film is lower than the last film Dawn of the Machines, which makes it even more unlikely to have a good box office."

Others may not know much about virtual cinema, but Zeng Maolin suffered a big loss because of this last time, so he naturally conducted a detailed investigation of his opponents.

The words he said today were determined through analysis from all aspects.

He has a lot of confidence.

As the saying goes, listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. At this time, the expressions of others also looked very complicated, as if they were thinking about the truth.

It took about two or three minutes before someone finally broke the silence.

"I think what Mr. Zeng said is very reasonable. Maybe everyone is too worried this time and regards Xingyuan Technology as their opponent."

"There is indeed nothing wrong with this. Our competition is only for virtual cinemas, and we are not hostile to the entire Xingyuan Technology. How can we be timid before losing?"

"I also agree with Mr. Zeng's analysis. High popularity online doesn't mean anything."

When each person finished speaking, the others would nod in agreement.

Because as the last person said, sometimes the popularity on the Internet is nothing, let alone the hot searches before the movie is released.

I don’t know how many movies were praised by various film critics and celebrities before they were released, and they basically occupied several hot searches.

Not to mention that everyone knows about it, at least the audience who is going to watch the movie knows that there is such a movie.

But what about reality?

Not only was it a huge hit after its official release, it was also criticized by netizens.

It doesn’t matter whether your actor’s traffic is big or small, let’s talk about it first.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for others to support Zeng Maolin's analysis. At least compared to the mentality when he first came here, he is obviously much more relaxed now.

So a few people gathered together and simply changed this business into a rare opportunity to relax, and asked the boss to call some pretty girls.

Anyway, I came here, so I can’t let such a good place go to waste!

After sitting at home for so many days, the protein is almost turning yellow.

…

Because they don’t have to enjoy the blessings for the time being, many people are already ready to watch movies at 4 p.m.

While lying on the sofa bed, make sure you have enough snacks and drinks.

Some watch it with their gay friends.

Although it is not as crowded and atmospheric as a movie theater, it still has a different feeling, especially since it can be paused at any time.

finally.

As the time came to 4:30 in the morning promotion, ten new movies appeared on the virtual cinema at the same time.

And it is a unified selling price.

For the audience, they have naturally already planned the first video to watch, so there is nothing to hesitate at this time and they just click on the central button to complete the payment.

However, no one can be sure of the results of these films until the final data is released.

Is it just as Zeng Maolin analyzed that everyone rushed to the street, or is it another result?

unknown.

But no matter what the result was, it gave the audience a hearty sensory enjoyment.

In the past, when watching movies, most viewers would only choose one or two movies in the same period that they were interested in buying tickets for. Otherwise, not everyone would be able to afford such an expense.

Now, if you choose to watch online, there are very high discounts on ticket prices, which allows users to watch more movies in one go.

And you can try it for five minutes.

The treatment between the two is completely different.

that's all.

One night passed.

With the powerful computing power of Xingling, the single-day results of ten movies were announced, which immediately attracted a large number of people to watch.

Strictly speaking, the data released is still a few hours or less than a day away.

When everyone clicked on the official report card of the virtual cinema, they couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and fell into shock.

Because only two of the ten movies did not make over 100 million on their first day.

This has definitely never been encountered in the online payment model, and people can't believe it.

Another thing to understand is that when a film is released in a virtual theater, the box office that the film side can get will definitely be higher than that in the theater.

These two points alone are enough to attract more producers to embrace virtual cinema.

After all, after working so hard to make a movie, who doesn’t want to have a better result?

At the same time, many netizens also understand from this data that the theater industry may undergo a major change as a result.

Whether other physical theater chains will transform or go bankrupt is unknown.

I was filled with emotion for a while.

"It can only be said that this emergency has accelerated the transformation of theater chains, and no one can change anything."

"The advancement of technology will always be accompanied by the destruction of some industries, and this pain must be endured."

"In fact, Xingyuan Technology has long been able to bring about changes in the industry, but Mr. Niu has never had the idea of ​​entering the film and television industry. This has allowed offline theaters to continue to be popular for a while, and this promotion of virtual theaters is also for the consideration of all of us."

"Anyway, I quite like the virtual cinema. I hope that the number of movies will be as large as possible in the future."

"It would be best to include overseas films."

"I watched all ten movies all night long, and now I feel so empty. Is there any new movie coming out today? Please hurry up."

For the audience, this visual feast was satisfying, but Zeng Maolin, who was staying at home at the moment, only felt his face was sore from being slapped. Unexpectedly, he had just finished his serious analysis yesterday, and today's box office data gave him such a big slap. .

In addition, the heads of other theaters also called to question him, and they probably wanted to tear him apart.

Even his subordinate Hu Dongfeng was beaten a lot.

But Zeng Maolin didn't answer any of these.

It's not that he's afraid of being verbally attacked by these people, it's mainly that he has completely lost confidence in the theater industry after today.

The rise of virtual cinemas will inevitably have a huge impact. Wanda Cinema Line may simply disappear by then, so what's the point of whether he can keep his position.

While others are still thinking about how to save the situation, smart people have already begun to find a home for themselves.

After thinking about this clearly, Zeng Maolin took a long breath and said to himself with a lonely expression: "I am so stupid to let Xingyuan Technology be my competitor!"