The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 368 Sanction me? I also want to sanction you! (ask for monthly ticket)

[International Neural Interface and Virtual Reality Summit], Xu Meng had actually heard of this name.

The conference is abbreviated as ISNI-VR and has only been established for two years.

But because it stands on the shoulders of two "giants" - the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems and the Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces for Electronic Engineers.

The technical exchanges covered multiple fields such as virtual reality, machine learning, computational neurology, brain science, etc., and also connected with large venture capital and industry partners from around the world.

It has both technology and business, and is indeed very popular.

If we exclude all external factors and simply ask Xu Meng whether she is interested in this meeting.

Then Xu Meng had to say: I am indeed interested.

The technology provided by the system is very advanced, but it is too isolated after all.

Not to mention, it would be a huge waste to just make the product and forget about the technology.

Only by continuously digging deeper, researching, communicating, and drawing inferences from one instance to another can we maximize the value of these technologies.

Xu Meng is now considered a semi-professional scientific researcher.

If you go and communicate with some of the top minds and technical talents in related fields, you will definitely gain a lot.

Maybe we can optimize the dream machine a little bit more.

——Even the current dream machine is not the same as the prototype given by the system.

Xu Meng has optimized it many times.

As far as he knew, the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences had also optimized the dream machine, but the direction was slightly different from his.

All his optimizations are aimed at stabilizing the connection and connecting the game world.

But the Academy of Sciences is constantly adjusting the underlying details, hoping to make dreams another place for scientific research.

……

Unfortunately, external factors cannot be ignored.

So he would not accept this invitation.

In the next few years, he has no plans to leave the country, let alone go to San Francisco.

Not only him, but also the core employees of Dream Building - both the scientific research team and the development team - will not attend this meeting.

Because once you go, you may never come back.

There was no way Xu Meng would fall for such a stupid trick.

Even if you reject this invitation, it will cause a series of chain reactions——

First, a White House spokesman held a press conference and publicly announced that the construction of "The Great Firewall" had begun. Once completed, entities deemed by the federal government to be unfriendly, unsafe, inhumane, and illegal would be banned from entering the U.S. territory.

Then the invitation letter was delivered to Xu Meng.

The meaning of this approach is already very clear:

If you come to this exchange meeting, everything will be easy to discuss.

But if you don't come, DreamBuild will definitely be labeled as an "unfriendly, unsafe, and illegal" entity, included in the sanctions list, and banned from entering the U.S. territory.

It looks like he's holding a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other.

Typical of a condescending politician.

But considering the US president’s criminal record, the carrot and the stick may all be fake.

So Xu Meng simply did not respond.

Just pretend you didn’t see it.

Let’s see what means we have.

So the day passed amid the uproar in the media around the world.

Neither side made any move.

But the next day, an official from the president’s team said in an interview:
"Dream Building Games poses a huge threat to the data privacy of the American people. The president intends to add it to the sanctions list and ban it from entering the national network."

Xu Meng still turned a blind eye.

Then, a document waiting for the President’s signature was “accidentally” leaked.

It is the sanctions order against Dream Building Games Company.

Once the president completes the signature, DreamWorks will be added to the sanctions list, and its Internet business in the United States will inevitably be severely affected.

But the ambiguity lies in that the document has not yet been signed.

In Xu Meng's eyes, these layers of pressure were like a strong man holding up a big stick and shouting:

"I'm going to hit you! Come and beg for mercy!"

"Beg for mercy now, or I'm really going to hit you!"

"I'm really, really going to smash it!!"

After watching this drama so many times, Xu Meng, who was originally a little nervous, became speechless.

But it’s not a big deal if it keeps on like this.

Xu Meng herself doesn't care.

However, the employees were very upset and had to focus on this issue every day, which caused their work efficiency to drop.

Players were also affected.

In the past two days, there have been a lot of posts in Mengjin analyzing these things, and it’s endless.

The worst hit are American users.

To Xu Meng, it is just a big stick waving in the air, but to American users, it feels like it is hitting them every time.

As great as the excitement brought by the dream machine is, there is now as much worry and frustration.

There was an uproar on overseas social networks.

This made Xu Meng feel that he should give some reaction.

So he called his assistant.

"Mengling, help me write a statement." The assistant came running over. "What statement?"

“Sanctions statement.”

"Ah?" Chen Mengling was a little surprised.

I’m not surprised that Xu Meng wants to sanction others - it’s normal for Xu Meng to sanction others, right?

What surprised her was: it seemed that no friendly competitors had offended her recently?

"Sanction who?" she asked curiously.

Xu Meng calmly said a name that she couldn't think of no matter how hard she tried:
"The U.S. federal government."

"???" The assistant's eyes widened and he could hardly speak clearly, "Mi, Mi, Mi??"

"Yes." Xu Meng nodded.

Chen Mengling was stunned, like a fool, and couldn't speak for a long time.

After finally finding his voice box, the first thing he said was to persuade: "Senior, do we really have to go head-to-head like this? That's the United States! A large part of our revenue comes from the US market."

"I know." Xu Meng nodded, "So we are not sanctioning the United States, but the federal government."

"You have to understand that the federal government is only a part of the United States, not the entire United States."

"Really...?" The young assistant was still a little confused.

"Yes." Xu Meng affirmed.

“So go ahead and write it.”

"Be careful not to use harsh words."

"Just say that the federal government ignored the facts, violated world trade agreements, and damaged the business environment... Anyway, just look for similar reasons. Add all the reasons that can be used."

"Finally, for these reasons, DreamBuild has decided to add the federal government to the list of 'untrustworthy' entities and reject all cooperation and exchange activities initiated by the agency."

Chen Mengling habitually took out a pen and paper to take notes.

But because he was so shocked, his hands were shaking so much that he couldn't write properly.

Fortunately, this does not affect her work——

On his shoulder, a cartoon capybara was holding a pen and paper, quickly writing down every word Xu Meng said.

"So...I'm going to write it?"

"Go ahead. Once you're done writing, we won't stamp it, and we won't publish it using the official account."

"Ah?" The assistant who just turned around was confused again, "Then what is the purpose of writing it down?"

Xu Meng smiled slightly: "Of course, it's to prevent it from being leaked accidentally."

The young assistant left Xu Meng's office in a daze.

……

……

Three hours later.

The well-known insider of Mengjin, the uncle party [Little Lip Bead] who has repeatedly and accurately revealed the internal intelligence of Dream Building, has once again made an effort——

[Breaking news! Dream Building is about to launch reciprocal sanctions against the U.S. federal government! Fire at hegemonism!]
This explosive title instantly attracted the attention of a large number of netizens.

Anyone who sees this title can't help but click in to see what's going on.

The content of the post was also quite explosive——
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Super big news!
My uncle had some work to confirm with Boss Xu today, but when he arrived at the office he found that the boss was not there.

After asking, I found out that the boss had visited the development team again and put Easter eggs in their game.

I don’t know what outrageous Easter egg he came up with this time. He left in such a hurry that he didn’t even close the office door.

When his uncle was closing the door for him, he saw that his desk was very messy.

My uncle admired Boss Xu very much. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but go in to help him clean the table.

Then guess what my uncle saw?
A sanctions statement waiting for Boss Xu’s signature and seal!
This is it:

[picture]
Statement on Adding the U.S. Federal Government to the Untrusted Entity List

My God, my uncle was stunned when he saw this thing.

But I can't blame him for that.

Because I was stupid when I saw it!
Anyway, let me give you a heads up first.

Big news may be coming soon!
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When netizens saw the content of this post, they were really dumbfounded.

The picture in the post is really a sanctions statement!
It is indeed aimed at the U.S. federal government.

But it's not just this that makes everyone dumbfounded. The post itself also makes netizens feel very explosive -

"No buddy! Your uncle just ran into the boss' office and took photos of unpublished documents? And he fucking sent them to you? And you sent it out???"

"Fuck, Boss Xu is as tough as ever! But you, my friend, you and your uncle are even tougher than Xu Meng!"

"There is a big problem with the administrative management of Dream Building!!!"

“If it’s not signed, it means it’s not decided yet! This is probably just one of the solutions. Maybe there’s a statement in the drawer [thanking the federal government for its understanding and support]! Now you’re releasing this separately. Are you trying to force Dream Building to abandon the North American market?”

"You have ulterior motives! You have ulterior motives!!"

“@Xu Meng, @Zhu Meng, @Mengjin Management, please delete this post immediately! Block this traitor!”

……

This shows how high the status of Zhumeng and Xumeng is in the hearts of players.

——Although everyone likes to watch the fun, when it really involves the leakage of DreamBuilding information, a lot of people immediately shouted at the management to delete the post, for fear of causing serious losses to DreamBuilding.

However, the Mengjin management team, which used to be super responsive and available 24 hours a day, now seems to be disconnected from the Internet and has not responded yet.

This sanctions statement, which has not yet been signed and sealed, quickly spread beyond Mengjin and across domestic social networks!

Within just over ten minutes, it was spread to overseas social networks.

No matter where this statement spread, there was an uproar!
(End of this chapter)