Chapter 342 - 238: Summit (4)
The Capitalist stood alone on the 400th floor of the Alliance Mansion, lost in thought.
Because the background Lin Qi had cultivated for himself was so mysterious, the Capitalist was on the verge of connecting him to Guang Ling.
Two equally mysterious people.
Both with backgrounds in the Eastern Alliance.
Two people who had never appeared at the same time.
Why couldn’t they be one and the same person?
「...」
The circular chamber had fallen completely silent.
Every corporate representative remaining in the chamber had jacked into the Big Business Alliance’s internal network.
The AI-generated simulation was fully connected to the representatives’ senses.
In this simulated environment, no one could connect to the external network. Any unauthorized connection detected would result in immediate disqualification from the summit.
Liu Xuan was now completely immersed in the simulated environment.
"General Manager Liu, here is the current data report on pharmaceutical companies in the Asian Administrative Region. Please advise."
"General Manager Liu, the company is launching a new product. We must make a push to become a big business this time."
"General Manager Liu..."
For simulating business activities, the Cyber World possessed a vast database, with every event having a historical precedent.
The corporate representatives participating in this simulation could hardly feel any trace of it being a simulation while they handled affairs and formulated their company’s operational strategies.
The various events and incidents were all too real.
And because the simulation time was limited, events came one after another for the participants.
More importantly, everyone was in the same setting—or rather, on the same server.
The incidents they encountered were not limited to randomly generated events.
There was also crushing pressure from their peers.
For instance, at this very moment, the "Xuancao Pharmaceutical" that Liu Xuan had established in the simulation was under a frenzied assault from "General Biological."
Price wars, media wars, dumping, and even assassinating management...
The various maneuvers were practically a carbon copy of corporate warfare in the Cyber World.
’I’ve been targeted. Did Jin Shanghe of General Biological see through my alias and figure out who I am?’
’Then again, it’s not just that he recognized me; I recognized the other three top corporations as well.’
’Anyone familiar enough with how a big business operates can’t hide in a simulation. The data will reveal the truth.’
If anyone were to check on Liu Xuan’s condition in the outside world, they would discover that the power to the Suppressor on her left eye had dropped to zero.
Liu Xuan was completely focused, pouring all her attention into this simulated business war.
Not only was she fighting against General Biological, but Liu Xuan was also secretly targeting Kudou Gen’s alias, "Arasaka Organism."
Liu Xuan had previously investigated Kudou Human Body Engineering Company. By analyzing its operational logic and its strategies for dealing with upstream and downstream enterprises, she had easily identified Kudou Gen.
’General Biological, Arasaka Organism, Xuancao Technology?’
’Which company representatives founded these aliases, Arasaka Organism and Xuancao Technology? We’ve just entered the early stages of the simulation. If it keeps going like this, aren’t these three going to unlock the corporate war DLC simulation module?’
’If this keeps up, there are too many variables in the simulation. No, I have to get certified as a big business in the program as soon as possible! Without the status of a big business, my risk tolerance is too low.’
’They’re insane! These established big businesses are all insane!’
’General Biological, Arasaka Organism, Xuancao Technology, Sail Science, and Sunshine Human Body Company... These five must be the aliases for the four old powerhouses plus United Pharmaceutical. As expected of representatives from big businesses, their methods are ruthless...’
Some corporate representatives who had been somewhat confident in their own abilities were forced to face reality in the first round of the simulation.
According to the rules, the simulation was divided into six rounds.
Each round lasted two hours and spanned a timeline of ten years.
A total of sixty years of strategic planning and competition to determine the final winner.
The first round wasn’t even over, yet some corporations had already been eliminated, becoming casualties in the clash of titans.
「...」
「Two hours later.」 In the circular chamber, some people, their defenses shattered, ended their simulations.
The number of people who ended the simulation was not small; over sixty had been eliminated.
After being eliminated, this group cursed and grumbled, "Damn it! I’ve heard of this kind of simulation. There were similar exchanges during the decennial Alliance conferences in the past. But this time, only a few hundred companies are participating, and they unlocked the corporate war module in the second round? Are they crazy?!"
"Keep your voice down. I heard the strategic choices in the simulation often reflect the participants’ real-life tendencies. This means some of the big businesses are genuinely considering starting a corporate war."
"Insane, truly insane!"
In just two hours, the contest within the circular chamber had already reached a fever pitch.
Many of the representatives jacked into the simulation were already drenched in sweat in reality.
The high-speed thought processing was putting them under immense pressure.
Corporate war!
They had never experienced one!
How could one just break out in a simulation?
Not a single big business license had even been issued, yet a war had already begun. It was utterly terrifying!
「...」
Lin Qi was still unaware of how intense the contest in the circular chamber had become. For the vast majority of representatives, a corporate war was completely out of their league.
Among this group of representatives, only one person had real-world experience with corporate warfare: Jin Shanghe of General Biological.
It was obvious that escalating the conflict and initiating a corporate war within the simulation had been Jin Shanghe’s plan all along.
Coupled with Liu Xuan’s fierce response and her desperate attempts to drag Kudou Human Body Engineering Company down with her, Jin Shanghe’s objective was achieved even faster.