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

Chapter 97 Young people are always full of enthusiasm

While netizens were shocked, they didn't slow down in asking questions.

The barrage of comments poured out like a floodgate had been opened. Before Lei Zi could even put down the mouse, the software had already picked out the next question.

Lei Zi: "Mr. Yang, I admit your chips are amazing, but is the production capacity sufficient?"

Yang Yi's lips twitched slightly.

That's a good question; he was just wondering how to bring up the topic of production.

He considered his words for a moment, then leaned forward slightly: "Whether the production volume is sufficient or not is actually a false question. Because this is the first time we are selling, we have prepared a relatively large amount of stock."

But if the popularity exceeds expectations, then it's not enough.

He paused, picked up his phone, and gestured: "Moreover, today is the first time Hive Semiconductor has been launched, and no AIC partners have come to discuss cooperation yet. So currently, all the graphics cards sold are reference designs."

Although we are not overly reliant on AICs, we still hope to outsource the sales of graphics cards to our AIC partners. This will allow us to focus our attention on technological research and development.

The chat was silent for half a second, then someone started typing:

Simply put, we have the goods, but whether there are enough depends on the enthusiasm of buyers.

What is AIC?

"Republic of Gamers, Seven Colors, Micro—these are brands that sell graphics cards."

Got it! They just haven't found a distributor yet.

"So now only the bee colonies themselves are selling?"

Yang Yi glanced at the comments and didn't add anything. She had said all she needed to say; the rest was up to the netizens to explain.

Lei Zi and the others quieted down a bit, then clicked the mouse again. The fourth question popped up.

Lei Zi: "Mr. Yang, when will the Swarm Games update? I can't wait to experience the ray-traced version of Overwatch."

Yang Yi: "Within three days, all games under the Beehive platform will be updated one by one. As for other third-party games using the Beehive engine, the Beehive platform has also urged them to update. For games using other engines, although Beehive provides ray tracing data packages, the time may be much longer."

Lei Zi didn't release the mouse, and casually followed up with, "What makes you think, Mr. Yang, that ray tracing will become an essential technology for games?"

Yang Yi put her phone back on the table: "I never said ray tracing was an essential technology. But in the future, all large-scale games on Hive will..."

"Using ray tracing technology." He tapped on the keyboard. "I'll show you a comparison video of a 1080Ti and an FG150 playing Overwatch, and you'll see."

A segment of screen recording is displayed on the large screen, split into left and right sides.

On the left is a 1080Ti, and on the right is an FG150. Same map, same scene, with lighting coming from the upper side.

The shadow on the left is blurred at the edges, the metallic surface reflects light flatly, and the overall image quality is as if it is covered by a layer of fog.

The screen on the right is one level brighter, with sharp shadow edges. The light refracts onto the metal surface, creating a realistic halo. The glass curtain wall in the corner reflects the character's outline. Both screens have similar frame rates.

After the video finished playing, Yang Yi switched the camera back and added, "I want to reiterate that ray tracing is not necessary. If a game spends six months polishing its lighting, the effect may not be much worse than with ray tracing. Ray tracing can significantly shorten the time required to create lighting effects and enrich the details of lighting."

"Moreover, ray tracing technology consumes performance. The reason why the two videos have the same frame rate is because the swarm super-resolution rendering technology makes up for this."

"The two complement each other, resulting in the best visual effect."

He lowered his hands and leaned back in his chair. The comments section was filled with "Indeed," "Such a huge difference," and "The contrast is too obvious," but he had stopped watching.

His words seemed to downplay ray tracing technology, leaving game companies a way out.

However, if you listen to the opposite of what major game companies say, they can spend six months polishing an effect comparable to ray tracing, but the development cost will skyrocket.

If you don't polish it, the game will be rubbed into the ground by the swarm of games.

Other engines would also need a lot of time to research ray tracing functionality.

A series of formidable challenges, meticulously designed by Yang Yi, weighed heavily on all major game companies, forcing them to proactively switch to the Bee Engine and develop ray-traced games.

You're accusing the swarm of ray tracing thieves of being dishonest? They gave you the ray tracing data package and also told you how to do it without ray tracing. You didn't use it yourself, so how can you blame them?

If this continues, the position of the Bee Engine will become more and more solid, and the massive number of ray tracing masterpieces will further boost graphics card sales in the gaming industry.

Only small game companies and large game companies with extremely high-quality games can avoid this situation.

Small game companies can hardly resist the allure of the Bee Engine's near-zero cost; using the engine is tantamount to stepping into the Bee Swarm's ecosystem.

As for those high-quality masterpieces, they will also be forced to pursue better technical performance.

In the gaming industry, almost every company has been completely trapped by Yang Yi.

Excluding low-quality online games, because their users don't care about graphics quality at all; what they care about more is social interaction and the primal thrill of being superior to others.

At present, gamers are precisely the core buyers of the three major chipmakers.

With Yang Yi's ray tracing patent blockade in place, it remains to be seen whether Nvidia and AMD can bypass the swarm technology and develop their own ray tracing systems.

Even if they forcibly increase graphics card performance, game companies will not increase development costs for them—because without game support, even the strongest performance is useless.

As for the AI ​​field, Yang Yi doesn't believe they can outmaneuver him, who has a systematic approach.

Currently, the only thing that can stop Yang Yi from eliminating the three leaders is the US government.

The question then arises: could the arrogant Big Three and the US government discover Yang Yi's scheme?

Yang Yi felt that it wouldn't be long before the time came.

The three giants have such a strong foundation and have been living in comfort for too long that even if they discover problems, they will prioritize solving them through technological barriers and their existing base.

If it turns out that the problem can't be solved, it will be a matter for the next generation, and the replacement cycle for graphics cards is two years.

For Yang Yi, who has the system at his disposal, two years is more than enough time for him to develop.

By the time they realize it, they might already be able to build their own lithography machines.

He turned his gaze away from the comments and back to the camera, his tone returning to its casual manner: "Alright, that's enough about ray tracing. Let's move on to the next question."

Lei Zi moved on to the next question. The moment he clicked the mouse, he glanced down at the comments, then his lips twitched, and his voice betrayed a barely suppressed amusement: "President Yang, you've been secretly making your allowance zero, but I really want a Hive computer, what should I do? I'm a student, you know what I mean!"

The comments section erupted in laughter.

A string of "hahahaha" scrolled by, followed by various comments like "Students are ecstatic," "I'm a student too," and "What kind of operation is it to have zero living expenses?"

Yang Yi chuckled after reading it, leaned back in her chair, and said in a relaxed tone, "Don't say you're a student, you can't do it even if you're an animal."

The live chat exploded again.

He waited until the barrage of comments subsided a bit before continuing, "But I truly love players of swarm games."

He reached for his phone on the table, glanced at the time, and then put it down: "The lottery will begin at midnight tonight on the Qunfeng Games platform."

Prizes: Ten top-of-the-line FG190 dual-socket CrossFire PCs, valued at 30,000 RMB; twenty PCs with a single FG190 graphics card, valued at 15,000 RMB; and one hundred PCs with an FG130 graphics card, valued at 5,000 RMB.

He paused for a moment: "Participation conditions: Spend 100 RMB or more on the Qunfeng Games platform before midnight tonight (China time)."

The giveaway is open globally. Each winner will also receive an exclusive, limited-edition title based on their personal information from the Beehive gaming platform.

A hint of amusement crept into his voice: "The three awards have different titles. They are—The Chosen One, The Lucky One, and The Best Luck. And they're all dazzling."

The chat was quiet for about half a second, then it went completely crazy.

"The chosen one???"

"A dazzling title?"

If I can't get the computer-generated item, can I just get the title?

"There are only three dazzling titles for the Bees right now, right?"

Core player, Overwatch Top 500, Rainbow Six Siege Top 500—this is the fourth, fifth, and sixth.

Those Fortune 500 companies will recycle them! This one won't!

Spend 100 to enter the draw—the threshold is practically zero.

"I'll top up my account now."

Yang Yi glanced at the comments, her lips still curled up in a smile.

He certainly knew the value of the dazzling title; currently, there are only three dazzling titles available on the Qunfeng platform.

The "Hive Core Player" title was obtained by purchasing a bundle during Gamescom. The "Overwatch Top 500" and "Rainbow Six Siege Top 500" titles were earned through ranked play, and the latter two are reissued every season.

Extremely scarce. In the private trading market, accounts with the title of "Core Player of the Swarm" have been sold for over five thousand yuan, but there is no market for them, and basically no one is selling them.

He picked up his phone and waved it: "The design for the title is complete, and the official website will release a preview tomorrow."

As for what it looks like—I can only say, it's better looking than you imagine.

Lei Zi sat beside him, quietly read the whole thing, then lowered his head and typed a few words in his phone's notes app.

He wrote: "Lottery + Exclusive Titles = User Stickiness + Platform Activity + Secondary Market Premium, Brilliant, truly brilliant!"

Yang Yi glanced at Lei Zi's actions but didn't say anything.

But inwardly he wanted to laugh: Lei Zi, you can't learn this. All of this is the result of the high-quality production of bee colonies in the past two years.

I admit that the Mi 8 is also a flagship model, but with your garbage Mi 8, you think you can achieve the same effect?

He turned the camera back, smiled, and said, "Alright, let's continue with the questions."

Lei Jun had lost count of how many questions this was. After reading the comments this time, the smile on his face faded slightly, and his voice was a half-octave lower than before: "President Yang, my salary was recently reduced because I offended the boss, the kids' expenses are also high, and my wife keeps complaining that I'm incompetent. I'm under a lot of pressure right now, and I'm kind of hoping for a windfall. What should I do?"

The chat was silent for a moment.

The barrage of comments that were just spamming "hahaha" paused for a moment, and then someone started typing "bro, hang in there," "don't do anything rash," "life will get better."

This question was completely different from the previous ones, and it dragged down the atmosphere in the live stream.

Yang Yi's smile faded. He sat up straight, glanced at the comment for two seconds, and didn't speak immediately. Lei Zi turned his head and glanced at him, and Yang Yi gently waved his hand.

"Don't expect a king to fall from the sky." Yang Yi's voice was lower than before, and his speech slowed down. "A king like you, embedded in the ground, is the hardest to pin down."

Someone in the live chat typed a question mark.

Yang Yi continued, her tone returning to its unhurried rhythm: "You can wear studded clothes and studded shoes to a rock music festival, and once inside, just follow the beat and start hitting anyone you see."

"Don't worry, nobody cares how hard you hit people, they'll just think you're the godfather of rock and roll."

Yang Yi's three sentences silenced the dense barrage of comments in the live stream.

Nearly half a minute later, the comments section exploded with messages like, "Amazing! This kind of king is the hardest to dunk on!"

"Damn music godfather!"

I can vouch for Mr. Yang that it's true; Tyson could go in and fight for a round without breaking the law!

"Hahahahahahahaha, I'm still processing the last sentence."

Wearing a studded outfit to assault someone—is that an idea even a human being could come up with?

I'm going to buy a studded jacket next week.

Wang suddenly appeared out of nowhere and became the godfather of rock and roll; I'm impressed by his transformation.

"Mr. Yang, you're truly a god!"

Yang Yi leaned back in her chair, watching the comments scroll by one by one. Once the intense barrage subsided, she spoke again, her tone returning to how it was at the beginning of the live stream: "So don't think about those unnecessary things, try to cheer yourself up. If all else fails, come to the Hive Center for an interview; our cafeteria is pretty good."

The barrage of questions was filled with comments like "I also wish a king would fall from the sky" and "I also have a lot of life pressure."

Startled, Yang Yi quickly tried to cover up her mistake: "I said I'm here for an interview, not a direct offer! There's no special treatment for the interview difficulty. Anyone who wants to join the Beehive platform can just submit their resume."

This finally stopped the barrage of comments about "a king descending from the sky".

However, one comment was more poignant than any of the others.

It was so heavy that Lei Zi didn't want to read it or express his opinion.

After much deliberation, Yang Yi decided to read it aloud himself, which may have been the trigger for the small argument he had with Lei Zi earlier.

Yang Yi: "Mr. Yang, could you share your thoughts on the Dr. Tan incident?"

Yang Yi remained silent for a long time, a rare occurrence, while the viewers in the live chat were sharing information with each other.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Yi spoke solemnly: "Since everyone wants to hear, I'll just say a few words."

"I only want to ask one thing: given the unclear circumstances and insufficient evidence, how did Liang County detain Dr. Tan for three months? During those three months of detention, is there any surveillance footage proving that it was just a simple detention?"

"Personally speaking, and listen carefully, I personally would not go to Liangxian unless absolutely necessary."

"I'm afraid that if I go to a restaurant in Liangxian, eat something bad, give it a bad review, and then the restaurant sees that their sales have dropped that day, will I have to go back to work?"

"And I don't eat food of unknown origin."

"Leopard bones are prohibited by the state. Even if the stockpile of leopard bones were increased a hundredfold, it still wouldn't be enough, given the production volume of certain other items."

"If it's a folk remedy, what are its clinical effects?"

Why do other medicinal wines have clinical efficacy?

"You keep saying you're speaking with facts, but where are your facts?"

"I'm a rogue too, but I'm a rogue to top foreign giants, not to ordinary people."

Yang Yi sighed at this point: "I've been paying attention to this for a while now, but it's not appropriate to say these things before the chip and battery are released."

"I'm not bragging, but I can be considered the number one person in the domestic semiconductor and power supply fields now."

"You still need to have some courage."

"That's all for today's live stream. I'm not really in the mood to continue."

After the live stream ended, Lei Zi looked at Yang Yi with a complicated expression: "You were a bit impulsive. Actually, if you didn't comment, it would have been an admission of your opinion, and the audience wouldn't have held a grudge against you."

Yang Yi nodded: "I know, it's just that I feel a little uneasy. Even if no one asks, I might still bring it up."

"Besides, given my current importance and the significant public opinion issues he's already facing, I don't believe he'd dare touch me. And besides, wasn't this also your suggestion to instigate a small-scale conflict?"

Lei Zi smiled helplessly. That's true, who would dare to disturb the bee swarm at this stage?

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