From gaming to becoming the richest man, it all started with his counterattack against XunTeng.

Ultimately, Yang Yi decided to utilize the backup hidden energy source, as time was of the essence.

The earlier semiconductors are researched, the better; at least hardware ray tracing should be developed before Nvidia.

Once you have points, you can participate in the lottery. However, to Yang Yi's surprise, after winning a piece of cutting-edge technology, you can no longer participate in the lottery!

Yang Yi did some research before discovering that the lottery points had increased from 100 million to 1000 million.

What real-time hot patch? You're just nerfing your own game because it's selling so well, aren't you?

Yang Yi grumbled and cursed for a long time, but finally let it go.

Trying to do too much at once will only lead to failure. Even with the current cutting-edge technology, Yang Yi is finding it difficult to digest. No matter how many more amazing technologies come along, they won't be of much use.

[Controller Technology (Haptic Feedback, Adaptive Triggers, and Hall Effect Sensing) (Research and Development)]

This technology is amazing.

The controller can be said to be the soul of a game console; the Switch in its previous life achieved legendary status with HD rumble.

Before domestically produced gamepads caught up with the mainstream, HD rumble was simply irreplaceable.

If the Pro Controller from back then had added linear triggers, the Xbox One would have been completely outclassed.

However, Nintendo stubbornly refused to add it, which really disappointed Yang Yi at the time. He preferred the Switch 2 to the PS5. He thought it would be so much fun if Zelda and Mario Kart could be played with a PS5 controller.

It's okay, I want them all this time!

It seems the company is going to recruit a controller development team.

Every recruitment by Hive Corporation attracts a lot of attention, and this time it has sparked a lot of discussion among players.

The last large-scale recruitment drive basically foreshadowed Yang Yi's big plans, so why is he now recruiting for a controller development team?

Is it true that they started neglecting their duties after making money?

Compared to ordinary players, many peers were even more shocked, as they were fully aware of the swarm's movements.

The battery and semiconductor industries are heavily regulated, and acquiring companies under such regulations is incredibly troublesome. Every step of the acquisition must be documented, which is essentially announcing it to the world.

However, they racked their brains but still couldn't figure out what Yang Yi was up to, since the leap was simply too great.

They were filled with shock, vigilance, and a little bit of joy.

What is shocking and alarming is that Hive seems to be venturing into the gaming hardware industry, which suggests that Yang Yi has considerable ambitions.

The good thing is, if Yang Yi really isn't interested in games, that would be perfect. Let him go and fight to the death with foreign semiconductor companies.

One Rainbow Six was already overwhelming them; two more and they really couldn't handle it.

If anyone could truly understand Yang Yi's thoughts, it would have to be her old rival, Xun Teng. They basically figured out Yang Yi's future plans—to create a game console platform—in just one meeting.

The only thing I don't understand is the battery company.

However, XunTeng doesn't care; it's more likely that you'll cooperate directly with Intel and AMD.

Develop it yourself? Do you even have enough money? Go to sleep, you can dream about anything!

They considered this to be a foolish move by Yang Yi.

Given the current environment, this decision was destined to fail.

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Although Plants vs. Zombies has a short development time and a small game size, Yang Yi is still willing to endorse and promote it.

This classic game never faded from players' view even in the era of numerous blockbuster titles, let alone now.

But players don't seem to be buying it—

"That scared me to death! I thought it was 100 MB!"

"100mb... is there a typo?"

"You mean, you hired a development team of over 300 people, and all you gave me was a 100MB game?"

"It's not even as big as my GIF."

"From groundbreaking AAA titles to a tiny 100MB game, that's quite a leap!"

"I think Yang Yi has started to neglect his duties. Didn't he just recruit a game controller development team a few days ago?"

"I really don't know what's so interesting about a broken controller. You can get two controllers for 9.9 yuan on Pinduoduo, and they work just as well."

Competitors will certainly not miss this opportunity to kick someone when they're down.

Various gaming media outlets collectively voiced their opinions—

[Has Yang Yi run out of ideas, moving from top-tier AAA games to casual games?]

[They're hiring 300 employees, all for this reason!]

[From the rise to the fall of domestically produced games, the swarm of bees willingly succumbed to decadence!]

[Another masterpiece from a top-tier domestic FPS game producer – a 100MB mini-game]

Of course, for every pessimist, there is someone with high hopes.

"Forget about the game's size; all I want to know right now is the relationship between the plants and the zombies."

"Stop the baseless criticism. Doesn't Mr. Yang know whether his game is fun or not? He has the confidence to release it!"

"Judging from the promotional material, it's supposed to be for children! Zombies can be for children? That's something."

"Even if there's a money-making scheme, it won't be a small game. Even if they sell 10 million copies, it'll only amount to 200-300 million."

And just like that, Plants vs. Zombies, which hadn't even been released yet, already had a lot of buzz. Black and red are still red, after all, and these little black fans have the highest stickiness.

The guy with the middle part has been dead for years, yet he still has a lot of haters who never give up! (Me, Kun, send me money!)

Plants vs. Zombies was officially released globally at 4 PM on April 15th.

In the hive's rest room, Shen Xiao pushed open the door and walked in carrying fruit and her homemade fruit tea. The table was full of various snacks, some of which she liked and some of which Yang Yi liked.

Thick-cut beef tripe and dried shrimp are Yang Yi's must-have snacks when watching videos. Recently, Shen Xiao recommended boneless red oil chicken feet.

Well, for Yang Yi, convenience is more important than taste. She doesn't like eating a whole piece of fruit at all, but she loves a fruit platter.

I seem to have gone a bit off-topic...

Today is Teacher Ma's Plants vs. Zombies special!

If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the state banquet tonight.

Clicking on Teacher Ma's live stream, it was indeed already broadcasting.

The screen is now filled with sunflowers and pea shooters.

"I'm confident I'll win this round."

"Believe me, I have my own unique understanding. You know, I'm someone who doesn't follow the beaten path."

"Think about it, a sunflower costs 50 yuan, and he can earn 25 yuan for each one he produces, right? He can earn it back in no time."

The comments section was also very supportive.

"genius!"

"Financial Management"

"It's such a mess, my OCD is about to kick in!"

With all 12 sunflowers working together, the sunlight was almost used up, so Teacher Ma casually added an unused cherry bomb.

The cherry bomb began to inflate, its expression gradually becoming ferocious.

Bang-!

"Huh? Why did the cherry just explode!"

"Fine, we've got the money! Let's just blow it up."

"Make a hole in the middle of a spiced egg and put a potato mine inside."

"It will take a little while for it to grow, so let's put a spiced egg in it to protect it."

At this point, the potato mine is protected by walls of nuts on all sides, firmly enclosing it in the center.

It's obvious that many viewers have already figured out how to play the game.

"Golden Wheel, you're a demon in Ganzhou!"

"It's a human being!"

"Please, please remove the spiced egg from in front of the potato mine! I'm uncomfortable!"

"Four protect one!"

Obviously, Teacher Ma realized his absurd actions and quickly offered an explanation.

"Brothers, I understand!"

"Look, after a zombie finishes eating a spiced egg, it will find a potato mine waiting for it. How desperate must that be for the zombie?"

Unfortunately, Mr. Ma's potato mines never went off until the game was over.

In just a few hours, Teacher Ma's live stream was bursting with hilarious jokes.

There are even encrypted calls that mimic Dave's language.

"Waibiwaibi, waibibabu."

"Hey good Malaysia."

Viewers were surprised that a children's strategy tower defense game would be so effective in Ma Laoshi's hands during a live stream.

Encrypted call.

Malaysian diplomat.

"Is the illness acting up?"

Finally, Teacher Ma got to play his 4-6.

"The next level looks like it's..."

As they were talking, Teacher Ma suddenly noticed a plant he had never seen before: a two-headed pea shooter.

"Why does this have two ends? What's the purpose of having two ends?"

A little confused, Teacher Ma simply stopped thinking about it, because this level involved playing as a zombie, and a new zombie he had never seen before appeared in the zombie list at the top—the miner zombie.

"Miner zombies—what does that mean?"

After a brief moment of thought, Teacher Ma suddenly noticed two potato mines in the plant camp and had a flash of inspiration.

"Ouch—the potato mine digger!"

"It's obvious..."

As he spoke, he placed the miner zombie in the row with the potato mines.

As soon as the miner zombie landed, it quickly burrowed underground and advanced, but before it could move even one space, there was a loud bang, and the potato mine and the miner zombie perished together.

Game lost!

Teacher Ma panicked on the spot!

"Is there something wrong with my intelligence, or is there something wrong with the designer?"

"You're called a miner zombie? If you can't dig for dirt mines, what kind of miner zombie are you?"

Just then, a series of rockets suddenly appeared in the live stream.

When Teacher Ma saw the gift, she was no longer in a hurry and quickly expressed her gratitude.

"Thanks to Yang Yi for the big rocket..."

A golden comment appeared in the live stream chat—

"You mean, send miners to dig up landmines? Those are miners, not sappers!"

Teacher Ma's face instantly turned red.

Oh no, I got caught talking bad about someone by the person in question!

The live stream chat went wild instantly—

"Haha, telling the game developer he's mentally unstable!"

"You're a monster in Jiangxi, Teacher Ma!"

"They actually caught that one!"