The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 405 "We deeply sympathize with our friends' experiences" (asking for monthly tickets)
"No problem! Leave it to Xiao Meng!"

Xiao Meng jumped up from the sofa and began to dig up relevant information with great interest.

Sony did not do this openly, and it is impossible for a big deal involving billions of dollars to be spread everywhere.

If you just search the public information on the Internet, you will probably not find any reliable news.

but--

Xiao Meng can collect more than just public information!

In the past, under Xu Meng's teaching and discipline, Xiao Meng was very well behaved and acted in accordance with the rules.

Whether at home or abroad, we strictly abide by local laws and regulations.

What about illegal intrusion, stealing data, injecting backdoors, modifying permissions...

That is not done at all.

Very well behaved.

But [BitStorm] changed all that.

Xiao Meng mastered the "weapon" in a very short time, and used the servers of seven large multinational companies and an intelligence agency's subsidiary, as well as billions and tens of billions of dollars in economic losses, to "sharpen the blade".

A lot of things that I had never done before have now become easy to do.

After the US President decided to build the [Great Firewall] to target DreamWorks, in the digital world, the US Internet has become a "hostile area" for DreamWorks.

Since it's a hostile area, why be polite?
Just do it cheaply!

Zhang Baiquan was shocked to see that a large amount of pink codes appeared out of thin air in the air around Xiao Meng, flowing down from top to bottom and then disappearing.

Xiao Meng often interacts with the employees of Dream Building, and gradually learns a lot of useful and useless "knowledge".

such as--

[Let the boss see your work!]
I don’t know what this little girl was thinking, but she upgraded her special effects the next day.

Make the code gorgeous and eye-catching.

It’s hard not to see your dream.

Zhang Baiquan was seeing it for the first time and was amazed.

He subconsciously tried to identify what the codes were, but found that he could not understand any of the code flows at all.

Coming to his senses, he immediately asked for leave: "Boss, should I step aside for a while?"

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Zhang Baiquan left quickly.
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Xiao Meng was extremely efficient, and after a while, the flowing codes disappeared.

"Done!" Xiao Meng waved her hand happily.

A clear picture of the Internet appeared in front of Xu Meng.

Each key node is marked with a frame with enlarged and bold keywords.

Next to the keywords, there are emails, personal information, phone recordings, meeting minutes, news screenshots, video evidence...

Neatly arranged on the side.

Xu Meng took a look and saw four huge keywords:

[The Great Firewall], [Internet License], [Massive Blackmail], [Transaction Progress].

"The Great Firewall? This thing hasn't been abandoned yet?"

After the [Sakura Container Theft on the High Seas], the Federal President not only helped cover it up, but also lifted the restrictions on chip purchases after Dream Building.

Xu Meng thought that he had given in and would no longer oppose Zhu Meng.

I didn’t expect that such an outrageous project as the Great Firewall is still being promoted! ?
"Yes!" Xiao Meng stretched out her hand, and more information about the [Great Firewall] appeared.

And Xu Meng immediately discovered——

Although the US President still targets China in his public speeches, he keeps saying that the "Great Firewall" is designed to respond to China's technological threats and to protect national network security and citizen data privacy.

But in fact, no sanctions were imposed on Dream Building.

Instead, it has taken advantage of domestic Internet giants and other wealthy targets overseas, especially in Europe.

The manipulation is also amazing:

[Great Firewall] Although we have just started to form a team, we haven’t written many lines of code yet.

However, under the President’s strong demands, the federal government began selling “licenses” for free and unrestricted passage through the [Great Firewall].

And it’s expensive!

Under the keyword [obtaining an Internet license], Xu Meng saw a large number of media outlets frantically criticizing this policy, angrily accusing the president and the government of violating the constitution and seriously undermining citizens' freedom of speech and business freedom.

Ordinary netizens also cursed.

But amid the surging wave of opposition, large multinational companies in the fields of Internet, technology and education have continued to pay money and buy this pass that they don’t know when they will be used!
The media and netizens were dumbfounded.

However, Xiao Meng discovered from the board records and executive emails of Jinlian and Juanyun that these companies did not buy any passes.

——They believe that once this president steps down, the so-called "Great Firewall" will most likely come to an end.

But they still decided to pay the money.

Because this is basically protection money!

As indirect evidence, those traditional military, pharmaceutical and energy groups didn't care about these firewalls and passes at all.

Nor did the president's team put pressure on them.

"Okay, okay, you're using me as a target on the surface, but you're actually taking advantage of the situation to make money?"

"genius!"

"You must have made a lot of money this time, right?" Sony Interactive Entertainment did not buy this [Internet license].

But it’s not because they are strong enough and are not afraid of being retaliated against, but just the opposite - they don’t want to do it anymore.

After being hit hard by DreamWorks, Sony's gaming business is in a very bleak state.

If the hardware cannot be sold, the software cannot be updated.

Revenues fell precipitously.

The losses were so severe that they could not be repaired.

There is almost no hope of reversing the downward trend in the future, and the outlook is bleak.

In this case, why should I spend a huge sum of money to buy a pass that I don't need?
That's too disgusting!

The board of directors of Sony Group headquarters felt that the entire [gaming business] centered around game stations and online games had become a “non-performing asset.”

The situation will only continue to deteriorate in the future, dragging down the group's financial statements.

The decision to "sell the gaming business in a package" therefore came about.

This is a very difficult decision -

The gaming business is very important and was once the largest revenue pillar of Sony Group, accounting for a quarter of the group's annual revenue.

Many senior executives cannot accept this approach.

But no matter how important it was in the past, now that it has turned into a comprehensive loss, the price to be paid is huge!

And the longer you delay, the less valuable these assets will be!

——Dream Building is pushing the global gaming industry into a new era. Who would still care about things from the old era?
Not to mention, taking over this part of the business might also incur Xu Meng's hostility!
If we delay until the Dream Machine is fully launched on the market, the price will drop to the bottom!

Every day of delay will cause them to suffer greater losses!
In the end, despite the stark loss figures and declining valuation curve, the resolution was passed.

After passing the test, they began to look for their next buyer in a low-key but frantic manner!
They tried to contact various groups, whether related or not, as long as they had the strength to carry out this transaction.

This even includes the super rich in the Middle East——

Saudi sovereign fund.

What’s outrageous is that the one with the strongest willingness to buy is actually the Saudi sovereign fund.

They have been seeking to acquire top entertainment assets to drive economic transformation and reduce dependence on oil.

It also attempts to intervene in the global output of cultural content to enhance the country's image and soft power.

But the problem is: no one has ever taken them out to play.

Not only can we not buy the best assets, but most of our investment attempts have also failed.

Sony’s gaming business can just meet their needs!
After all, what Sony Group wants to sell is the "entire" gaming business.

It not only includes hardware production, R&D, global player data, and online gaming business, but also its own content production and distribution departments!
As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. As the former leader in consoles, Sony has signed contracts with many star studios and well-known producers.

Previously, "Nebula Special Forces" and "Fear Wolf" were successively pitted, which was due to the social environment and DEI in Europe and the United States.

It’s not that there aren’t some great game makers.

“So, they’re really going to sell it?”

"Yes, the progress is quite fast." Xiao Meng nodded.

Xu Meng immediately shook her head: "How can that be possible?"

“When it comes to the gaming business, is there a more suitable buyer in the world than DreamBuilder?”

"Of course not!" Xiao Meng was very supportive and shook her head vigorously along with others.

The cat ears on his head were swaying.

"That's right!"

"Moreover, they didn't even tell their users about such a big thing, and they just took it upon themselves to sell all their information..."

"That's too much!" Xiao Meng frowned, playing the role of a dissatisfied user.

"That's right! Players should also have the right to know!"

"Especially European and American users, when they know that their information is going to be sold by Izumo people to 'pagans' who have no experience in game operation, I wonder what they will think?"

Xiao Meng's eyes flashed with gloating light, but she said: "The players are all good people! Maybe they will understand them."

"Yes, haha, let's take a look at the players' attitudes."

Xu Meng did what he said, logged into the official accounts of Dream Building in China and overseas, and posted a message at the same time:

“I heard that our close Izumo partner is looking to sell off all of its gaming businesses.

Including hardware production and research and development, online gaming business, player data and game development studio... and so on.

We deeply sympathize with the difficulties encountered by our friendly competitors.

I am also very interested in this part of the business.

The company’s top management has held an emergency meeting to discuss whether to participate in the acquisition.

If the acquisition is decided, Dream Building will make an open offer. "
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As soon as this dynamic was released, a comment immediately popped up in the comment area:

"Inside information: Sony Group is going to sell its gaming business to people in the Middle East!"

The person in charge of the Dream Building official account accidentally "slipped" and liked this comment.

Even though it was quickly withdrawn, it was still caught red-handed by countless netizens!

Sony users were immediately furious!

(End of this chapter)