Pokeni Co., Ltd. held a unique press conference.
A few days prior, the reporters who received the notice were all bewildered.
This was because the theme of Pokeni's press conference this Time was: "RTT, Connecting the World, Changing the World, Creating the World."
Everyone was stunned when they saw this title.
Pokeni Co., Ltd. is a game company, so shouldn't you be releasing content related to game?
President Aoki said, I am indeed releasing content related to game.
It's just that you haven't yet understood the connection between the two.
Back then, Penguin became the world's largest game company by relying on this very thing.
What's more, future real-Time online game will also require chat tools, so doing this won't cause any delays.
… …
Although there was much confusion, the press conference venue was packed with people.
Mainly, everyone was curious about what kind of trick a game-focused company like Pokeni Co., Ltd. could pull off.
Even before the press conference began, lively discussions had already started below.
"It's truly amazing. A game company is actually holding a new software product launch."
"Yes, I also find it incredible."
"Actually, I was mentally prepared, but I thought Pokeni Co., Ltd.'s new product launch would be in the direction of hardware. I originally expected them to become the next Sony or the next Sega.
I didn't expect President Aoki to not consider hardware issues at all."
"What is this RTT thing?" a reporter asked confusedly.
"I don't know either. P should be Pokeni Co., Ltd., but what is TT? It feels very strange."
"What can connect the world, change the world, and create the world?"
"President Aoki really likes to play these mysterious games."
… …
To be honest, if it weren't for the lack of live streaming at the moment, President Aoki would have been particularly willing to do a live broadcast and directly sell products.
Originally, President Aoki did not intend to hold such a press conference.
Because from a technical perspective, creating a QQ has no technical difficulty at all; if you open-source it, others would even find it overly simple.
It's simply not worth showing off.
If it were 4G communication technology, or future 5G communication technology, or even the first smartphone press conference, it would have more substance and be more topical.
At least from a technical standpoint, it wouldn't be so undignified.
However, after much deliberation, President Aoki still decided to hold such a press conference.
Some things are not without value just because they lack technical content.
On the contrary, their value is determined by their application scenarios and widespread adoption.
Products that are easier to popularize and more readily accepted by everyone need to be introduced in this way.
President Aoki has already applied for a patent for TT.
Now, he wants to take this opportunity to introduce this product to the world through a press conference.
It is also a form of widespread advertisement.
To promote the future popularization of RTT.
… …
President Aoki checked his watch; it was around 9 AM.
It was almost Time.
So, he raised his hand to signal the host that they could begin.
The host briefly warmed up the atmosphere, gave some simple introductions, and then announced loudly, "Next, let's invite the President of Pokeni Co., Ltd., Mr. Aoki Haruhi, to introduce this RTT product to everyone!
Please welcome Mr. Aoki Haruhi."
Clap clap clap clap clap clap… …
The venue erupted in thunderous applause.
President Aoki walked out from backstage.
Then came another flurry of camera flashes, click-clack, click-clack… …
The reporters exclaimed one after another:
"President Aoki's appearance is truly outstanding. Even without today's product, I feel just photographing him would be enough."
"Yes, among those in the position of President, it seems there are really few who are more handsome than President Aoki."
"What do you mean 'few'? In my opinion, there are none. Unless Kimura gives up acting to start a company."
"Hahahaha, have you ever thought that Kimura was actually also created by President Aoki?"
… …
President Aoki smiled, first introduced himself, greeted the audience, and then raised his hand, guiding everyone to look at the large screen.
On the screen, the projector displayed a large photograph.
It showed the Great Wall of China and the beacon towers every so often.
"From ancient Times to the present, communication has always been an important means for people to engage in social interaction.
In ancient Times, without telephones and with inconvenient transportation, how would the ancients communicate with people thousands of miles away?
This is beacon smoke.
'Beacon smoke' was an important means of military communication for border defense in ancient China. The lighting of a beacon indicated the outbreak of war.
It was called 'wolf smoke' because in ancient Times, the people of the Central Plains had many rumors about border nomadic tribes related to wolves, the purpose being to tell the rear army that 'the wolves are coming.' During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, various vassal states successively built beacon towers along their borders to transmit military intelligence.
After Qin unified the Central Plains, beacon towers were spread throughout the Great Wall, continuing into the Han Dynasty.
When there was an enemy situation, dedicated personnel would light fires to raise an alarm, rapidly transmitting messages through the beacon fires between mountain peaks, using different warning signals to indicate the size of the enemy, whether they were infantry or cavalry, and other specific enemy situations, or to inform adjacent strongholds (soldiers) what joint defense measures to take, forming a mature enemy intelligence transmission system.
And then… …"
The next photo showed a pigeon with a bamboo tube tied to its leg.
"Pigeon post, also known as 'swan goose post,' refers to attaching letters to the feet of carrier pigeons and then delivering them to the intended recipient.
Around 3000 BC, ancient Egyptians began using carrier pigeons to deliver letters.
Pigeon post utilizes the carrier pigeon's sensitivity to the Earth's magnetic field and its 'homing instinct.'
Carrier pigeons are particularly attached to their homes; this is their innate advantage.
However, because carrier pigeons usually only have one home and can only transmit between fixed personnel and fixed locations, the sender needs to bring the carrier pigeon before departure, and the delivery location can only be the departure point.
Therefore, carrier pigeons can only deliver messages unilaterally; after a carrier pigeon delivers a message, it cannot fly back to the sending point."
… …
President Aoki slowly narrated the history of communication development, and the reporters below gradually became engrossed.
This segment seemed to contain a lot of information, but President Aoki narrated it quickly and very clearly.
From beacon smoke to pigeon post, then to post stations, and then to fish-delivered letters, kites, bamboo tube messages, and so on.
The ancient Chinese people continuously attempted to perfectly combine natural forces with natural media, all of which demonstrated their extraordinary wisdom.
Then to the postal system, and later to the telegraph, telephone… …
"Today, with the development of technology, communication methods are also advancing rapidly."
At this point, an assistant pushed a network-connected computer to President Aoki's front.
At the same Time, the camera behind focused on the computer screen, live-streaming it.
So the audience could see the information on the computer through the screen.
What first appeared before everyone's eyes was a chat interface.
On the left was a square chat window, and on the right was a list of people's names.
"With the continuous popularization of personal computers, another magical thing also began to gradually emerge, and that is the Internet."
"And now… …"
President Aoki raised his hand and pointed to the large screen, "Friends, Pokeni Co., Ltd. – Real-Time Talk, abbreviated as RTT."
Although everyone didn't quite understand what it was, the entire atmosphere of the venue was stirred up by President Aoki. Seeing him passionately and confidently introduce the software, everyone couldn't help but applaud.
Though I don't know why I should applaud, applauding is the right thing to do.
… …
President Aoki picked up the computer and typed on the side, "Hello, David."
After a few seconds, a sentence appeared in the window, "Hello, Aoki."
The entire conversation was in English.
President Aoki took the microphone and said with a smile, "I am currently chatting with a friend of mine from Europe and America. All the information you see is sent instantly; it is happening right now."
Wow!
Upon hearing this, there was an uproar below.
"Really? From here to Europe and America?"
To verify his words, President Aoki made a call to Europe and America on the spot.
After the transfer, Brevik answered the phone.
"David, can you tell us what's happening in your city right now?"
"Emmm…" Brevik paused for two seconds on the other end of the line, "It's raining heavily here, you can hear it, it just started two minutes ago."
Then the sound of heavy rain came through the phone.
"Also, I see posters for the movie 'Replay' being put up outside."
"David, can you tell me what just happened using TT?"
"Okay, Aoki."
So, on the computer screen, a similar conversation appeared again, but this Time it was communicated through text.
Soon, the reporters all confirmed the corresponding news through their own media platforms.
What Brevik said was true.
Although it couldn't be 100% confirmed whether President Aoki was truly communicating in real-Time with Europe and America, the live performance was still very explosive.
"Then David, can you send over the movie poster you just mentioned?" President Aoki continued.
"The large screen in the plaza opposite me is playing a Pokémon advertisement, and also the current Time. I'll take a picture and send it over." David Brevik responded on TT.
"Okay, David."
Having said that, President Aoki turned around, and everyone present was waiting with him.
"Due to some network latency, it won't reply that quickly. But with the continuous development of future networks, this latency will become smaller and smaller," President Aoki said.
Additionally, thanks to Sony for making such excellent digital cameras, it's now possible to capture and store photos with them, and send them over.
After a while, about 10 minutes or so, a picture really appeared in the TT chat window.
As expected, a Pokémon advertisement was playing on the large electronic screen in Washington Plaza, Chicago. pokémon 3d world is about to be released in the Europe and America region soon.
There was indeed a timestamp on it, showing the numbers from ten minutes ago.
And the large clock nearby could also corroborate this point.
…
Below, a warm applause erupted once again.
Each media outlet took photos while confirming the news with their parent companies.
This Time, everyone basically believed that the real-Time communication function of this TT was real.
"In Japan, the message delay will be even shorter," President Aoki smiled.
"Everyone, imagine, with RTT."
"We will no longer be hindered by spatial and geographical barriers. An internet software will allow us to instantly contact our relatives and friends. A new era of communication is coming…"
"The network connects the world."
"The future Earth will be much smaller than we imagine."
The network connects the world, allowing us to transcend the limitations of Time and space, and communicate, share, and collaborate with people from all over the world.
Through RTT, we can easily stay in touch with relatives and friends far away, and learn about their recent situations and lives.
This is the change that RTT brings.
An instant messaging tool capable of changing the world."
Clap, clap, clap, warm applause sounded again below.
However, up to this point, the crowd was still not entirely convinced by President Aoki.
Since we have things like telephones, why do we need to communicate through such a tool?
What seems better and worthy of praise should be RTT's file transfer and image sending functions, right?
But, even these, it seems, can be solved with email.
If that's the case, doesn't RTT seem a bit redundant?
…
"Of course, what I've said above is just the convenience of social networking among acquaintances provided by RTT." President Aoki seemed to have already seen through everyone's doubts and thoughts, and smiled confidently.
"The biggest and most interesting point of RTT is that it can help us expand our social circle."
"Everyone knows that Pokeni Co., Ltd. is a game company, especially one that has made many galgames.
The galgame genre is a very niche one in the entire game field.
It even leads to galgame being shrouded in a strange halo because many manufacturers turn them into blue games."
At this point, the audience below burst into laughter.
They looked at each other, and everyone's faces were a little red.
"For our players, it's actually a very embarrassing, blush-inducing, and even socially mortifying act to discuss such games with others in reality."
"Not wanting acquaintances to know, or even friends and family to know that I'm playing such games, has become a small wish for players."
"But, do you think they want to share with others?"
"I think they do."
"At least, the emergence of many fan clubs proves this point."
"Wanting to share with people who have the same hobbies, wanting to share what I like with others, encountering good niche things and wanting others to experience them too—these are all our true demands."
"Someone who likes playing basketball might not have friends around who also like it."
"Someone who likes astronomy and stargazing might not meet a few like-minded people in their entire life."
"And our RTT exists precisely to solve such problems."
…
At this point, President Aoki operated the computer again.
He first set David's conversation to a group, and then added the head of P-NET Company.
The three of them chatted very happily in the group. Although there was some network delay, the reporters present basically understood.
"Wow, this thing can even do multi-person simultaneous chat?"
"Yes, in this way, RTT's functions clearly have more application space than email."
…
After demonstrating the group function, President Aoki also demonstrated a series of operations such as searching for friends and searching for interest groups…
"In China, there's a word called [Zhiyin], which refers to someone who truly understands oneself.
In the West, there's a word called [soulmate], a soul partner.
Who wouldn't want to meet such a soulmate in their life?"
In Japanese, the closest word to express this should be [Shin'yu], intimate friend, but compared to Zhiyin or soulmate, it always lacks that layer of meaning.
"There are 5.7 billion people in the world. The probability of you meeting another person is only one in 5.7 billion.
Think about how small that probability is?
If your soulmate, your kindred spirit, is truly not in your surrounding circle, then how regrettable would such a life be?"
"RTT helps you expand your social circle, allowing everyone to find their kindred spirits, to find their soulmates among those 5.7 billion people worldwide.
Perhaps, you will find that you are not alone.
In this world, there are many people just like you."
"This is the meaning of RTT's existence.
Connect the world, change the world, create the world.
Thank you all."
After President Aoki finished speaking, the entire venue was silent.
Everyone was carefully chewing on what President Aoki had just said, immersed in the future he described.
…
Clap, clap, clap…
A short, middle-aged man in the audience stood up and led a vigorous round of applause.
Everyone looked over and realized that this person was Masayoshi Son.
Throughout the venue, Masayoshi Son's applause was particularly enthusiastic, but it stood out uniquely in the empty environment.
After a few seconds, everyone woke up as if from a dream and stood up, applauding along with Mr. Masayoshi Son.
On site.
Thunderous applause.
As expected of the man I admire.
Masayoshi Son smiled.
A new era, a new world, is coming.
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