Players Invade Cyberpunk-Chapter 787 - 254: Relentless Assassinations (Part 2)

"This price isn't cheap, to be honest, I'm tempted."

Owen put the document on the table, looking at the young man who stirred up the storm in Night City for a good long while before he asked

"With this technology, why didn't you approach Channel 54 News? As a media industry partner, Channel 54 and WNS are much larger in scale than our DMS."

Owen valued this technology, yet he was fully aware of the answer to this question, but it didn't stop him from asking.

Lin Miao replied, "In the traditional news media sector in North America, Channel 54 might be the dominant one, even WNS has some distance to cover, but in the Mewtwo industry in Night City, who can compare to DMS, painstakingly built by Hote?"

"Moreover, the premise of cooperation is equal status for both parties. DMS is the leader in the Mewtwo industry and doesn't have the domineering influence of Channel 54. No matter how you look at it, your esteemed company is the best partner."

"Hehe, Mr. Lin praises us too highly."

Faced with Lin Miao's flattery, Owen didn't take it seriously. He had heard flattery so often that it felt like he grew a callus on his ear.

He valued the benefits the other party could bring, which is what every company cares about.

I don't mind how much trouble you have; I'm only concerned with how much money you can bring.

"But my experts tell me... although your neural implant design concept is sound, it could impact the brain's blood-brain barrier, causing the neuronal receptors to develop slight resistance to certain chemical agents... Mr. Lin, I'd like to ask what's going on?"

Besides, Owen also tried to have his technical experts crack the technical encryption of the neuronal component, but unsurprisingly, they failed. The other party's hacking skills far surpassed those of DMS experts, though that was not something they could openly admit.

"Just a trivial price to pay, isn't the most important thing the vast prospects this product can bring?"

Lin Miao asked with a smile

"A person's time and money are limited in a day. If I use a bit more, you use a bit less. Would the DMS president really consider their competitors?"

"Haha."

Owen, of course, knew what these words meant and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Indeed, if someone can't get high because of this, what does it matter to him?

If fewer people are doing drugs, they can spend their money and time on his Mewtwo, isn't that right?

"We at DMS are a company that sells dreams, fulfilling dreams for countless people. Mr. Lin, I didn't expect it would turn out that you'd realize my dreams."

"The implants developed by your company and our vision are a match made in heaven. I can hardly wait to meet the genius who designed the product."

Yes, a genius.

Watching the enthusiastic DMS president, Lin Miao couldn't help but think to himself

'That genius was laid off by your company to save costs and then came to me.'

Even if DMS hadn't fired Arturo, they couldn't have allowed him to develop something like Mewtwo to cure depression, let alone this implant, which was essentially used to cure addiction and repair damaged neurons; the Mewtwo enhancement was just a side effect.

Only a desperate reality would make people actively pursue beautiful illusions and be unwilling to wake up. If you cure them and fill them with hope for reality, what dreams am I supposed to sell, cutting off the path to profits?

Lin Miao did not plan to tell the other side about Arturo, to avoid discouraging this president.

"That wouldn't do; if you intended to poach talent in front of me, wouldn't I be at a big loss?"

"Hahaha, look at you, how could that be?"

Owen let out a chuckle, brushing off the topic, and then began discussing the subsequent terms and matters of cooperation with Lin Miao. After discussing, he still needed to take these items to a board meeting and convince most people before officially starting the collaboration.

However, Owen understood one thing clearly: the reason Mewtwo could compete with drugs head-on in the market wasn't primarily because of them, DMS, but thanks to the creativity of thousands of grassroots creators.

Regardless of the technical quality or whether it was violent or bloody, the fact that everyone could create their own Mewtwo through equipment was the true reason for its vitality.

The neural regulator developed by Horizon Corporation would inevitably impact other manufacturers' Mewtwo industry chain, not just DMS alone. Instead of letting those players quietly enjoy the benefits of industry upgrades, it was better to pull them into the water too.

"Are you suggesting establishing a Mewtwo Industry Association, Mr. Owen?"

"Yes."

Owen nodded

"This technical upgrade is said to have a far-reaching impact on our Mewtwo industry. I think we could take this chance to establish a relatively complete system of rules in the industry, rather than letting it continue to grow barbarically...."

Lin Miao immediately recognized what this guy intended to do, he wanted to take this opportunity to make DMS the true leader in the Mewtwo industry.

Although DMS might be a minor player in the traditional media industry, in the Mewtwo domain, they had a perfect pioneering advantage, even Lin Miao and the players used the Super Dream Headbands made by DMS.

In other words, this DMS platform wanted to unify all creators to set rules for the industry.

"Certainly, but I have a suggestion."

"Please go ahead."

"I've investigated before coming here. In 2075, excluding Black Mewtwo, 173 deaths occurred due to Mewtwo throughout the year, averaging one death every two days. And it was mainly because people were excessively addicted to Mewtwo and forgot to eat, ultimately leading to physiological failure and death."