Seeing the webpage freeze, everyone's heart sank.
Quickly, they kept refreshing the page, praying to every god they could think of.
Finally, they managed to get inside, there was one holography cabin still available for purchase, they immediately clicked on purchase.
The sweat was pouring off their palms as they entered their purchase password.
Afterward, they saw a holography cabin waiting to be shipped.
Their hands were so sweaty that the phone was almost slipping: "I got it!"
Overwhelmed with excitement, their body was trembling slightly.
At the same time, many people were posting on social media: snagged one.
Numerous positive updates kept popping up.
It seemed it was really easy to snatch this holography cabin.
Suddenly, someone said: "I didn't get it."
From then on, everyone was posting about not getting one.
Checking the time, the first person to post about not getting one was 1 minute and 55 seconds after the sale.
Those who missed out were fuming: "Who designed this crappy webpage? Can we get a decent software please? It has been nearly unresponsive since the moment it began, and as soon as it started working again, the cabins were sold out."
"How many of them were actually for sale? Did anyone really get one?"
"Stop complaining, look at how many people online are saying they got one."
Hearing this, the man clicked out, indeed, full screen showed posts of people who got one.
Some were so excited that they didn't even cover their address and phone number, their personal information, when they posted.
Those who missed out were driven mad.
"It's not fair, why there are so many people who got one, why can't I have one? Just how many were for sale?"
This became a massive issue.
The social media server even crashed for more than two minutes.
This is the biggest event besides celebrities' announcements or houses collapsing.
After a while,
The scientist's website software updated a new announcement.
Answering everyone's questions: "This round we released 10 million units, they were all sold out in about 1 minute and 30 seconds."
"We regret that many of you didn't get to purchase, however, our factories are working overtime. Soon, the second batch will be on presale! We're going to make it better, please stay tuned."
After this announcement, the underneath comments started to copy and paste: “When will the second presale be?”
Others pondered: "It turns out that I am the only one who's poor."
It costs 138,000, not 13,800. They throw away their money without blinking an eye.
Within various gaming squads, these geniuses, with their fast hands, each managed to snag a unit, and they excitedly posted on social media to share their joy with their fans.
Originally, they thought everyone would praise them.
Who would've thought, this time the fans' comments differed slightly: "So it was you professional players who were competing with us."
"Can there be a limit to this next time, or can the officials intervene?"
"What's the difference between them and machines with their incredible speed? And what's more outrageous is that each of you gets one. It's too much. Give the extras out for fans to win."
"Agree +1."
"Agree +2."
"Agree +10086."
The person who posted on Weibo was complained by the whole team, this is a full immersion game, it might fundamentally change the landscape of the gaming circle.
Anyone who got it wouldn't willing to give it out.
The person who made that post on Weibo was immediately met with harsh criticism and quickly deleted the message with a heavy heart.
Enraged netizens started to question the other gaming teams if they managed to snag one.
All other teams were silent as lambs.
Indeed, they had gotten it, but they didn't dare say.
At this point, the online community was like a lit fuse.
Whoever got it would become the public enemy.
But there were exceptions.
Among the main team members, there were those who were unlucky and didn't get it, but their trainees did.
It turned into a bidding war, coupled with the prospect of letting them play and score points on regular occasions, almost like a deceptive trick. However, they flatly refused.
Starry Sky Kindergarten had previously been visited by the ace team.
Since then, those few people had been constantly talking about the holographic game.
They spoke about it with such mystique, their hearts couldn't help but feel a longing.
They hadn't had the conditions before, but now they finally had the opportunity to experience it. Who would give up this type of moment?
Online news of increased prices surfaced, driving people nearly insane.
Less than an hour after going on sale, the price skyrocketed to 270,000 yuan, nearly double the original price.
Unfortunately, there was a purchase limit enforced during the initial sale - everyone could only buy one copy.
And the ones who snagged a copy were definitely not willing to sell.
Now their rare commodity was in great demand.
Sell it and you might regret it later, as the holographic game could be worth even more.
Netizens, enraged, stormed onto the Weibo page of the official website.
If they hadn't been delayed by just a few minutes, they would have gotten it.
They had plenty of time, over a minute and a half!
This was totally unfair. They had been monitoring the countdown the entire time, waitlisted alongside people who were holding out for the final countdown.
Why did this have to happen?
So, the pent-up anger was vented on the official account.
The sweat dripped down the face of the person in charge of operations.
Programmers were questioned by the higher-ups.
"We have the most powerful purchasing software available on the market. But compared to the official business platform, we're nothing. They have their own servers," said the programmers.
A massive influx of two billion people came in at once.
It truly frightened them.
It only lagged for about 30+ seconds.
This is, in fact, an extremely powerful software.
But the users won't listen. This 30-second lag was the difference between getting it and not.
Moreover, the programmers felt wronged.
Because of maintaining the webpage, they couldn't even secure a copy for themselves.
It's a holographic game, after all.
The bosses didn't blame them, gave their programmers a pat on the back and sent them home.
Originally, they thought the holographic game would only create a slight ripple in the domestic market.
Unexpectedly, it was a hit overseas.
Due to the proliferation of sci-fi movies, the concept of holography is not unfamiliar.
Many countries are researching it.
But no one could really create a holographic system that integrates all senses.
This time, they not only developed the gaming pod, but also more than 20 games.
How could they create this within such a short period?
Rumours and conspiracy theories started to circulate on overseas online platforms.
When repatriated, the domestic netizens, their mouths as poisonous as snakebites, gave them a taste of what online fury really was.
They had been bemoaning the lack of an outlet for their pent-up energy, and now these foreigners were directly in their crosshairs.
So, the foreign internet was utterly bombarded with criticism.
There were even overseas netizens asking for a "daigou".
They had previously heard about daigou, which is the buying and shipping service for overseas products. Now that the holographic game was advanced by over a decade,
They finally got a taste of what daigou really means.
Even people within the country can't purchase it, let alone those overseas.
With overseas participation, the price has been driven up again, now at a minimum of 330,000.
It's utterly outrageous!
Since the release of this game capsule, everyone has been exceptionally busy.
Shen Wei is fine.
But she just got 50 million credited into her account.
She then received a phone call: "This is the first batch of dividends. Starting from now, you'll receive a share every month, the amount will depend on the sales!" This is the benefit the scientists have negotiated for her initially.
Thanks to her donated design, and her initial "help" in advancing the research of this holographic capsule, she contributed greatly to the nation.
This alone has made many financial giants green with envy.
They invested a massive amount of money into it, but were not able to acquire even 10% of the shares through R&D.
Shen Wei didn't expect to earn so much in dividends right off the bat.
Given the current hype on the internet, the money is bound to keep rolling in.
"There won't be any danger, right?"
A tenfold wealth can tempt people to risk it all, not to mention when it's a hundredfold or thousandfold.
Shen Wei's words made the person on the other end of the line laugh: "You probably don't realize, but up top, you're on a whitelist. You have special people protecting you."
Who would be so foolish as to try to snatch the shares or money from Shen Wei at such a critical time?
They would have to be begging for death.
Shen Wei felt a lot more reassured.
...
Ever since Gu Qingyan managed to secure the first brand new game capsule from Shen Wei just by his looks,
Before the others even received their delivery,
All the guys were overcome by jealousy, beneath Shen Wei’s comment section were all men offering themselves.
This made Gu Qingyan extra cautious.
He acted almost like a puppy guarding its precious treasure.
Gu Qingyan was so mad his eyes were red: "Shameless, these men are utterly shameless."
"..."
