CHAPTER 386: CHAPTER 386: SPECTACULAR

But no matter what, the loss caused by the departure of technical experts for Penson is immeasurable, and at the same time, it gives many others a chance to join Penson.

However, now Penson’s new product launch is so low-key, they’re not even doing any Weibo activities, making those who want to join Penson hesitant.

Is Penson truly weakened badly and can’t recover? Now that those who possess Penson’s technology have gone to other companies, it means that Penson isn’t the dominant company anymore; other companies will start competing with Penson. Even though Penson is the first to blaze the trail, the waves of the Yangtze River push forward, and Penson’s glorious era may be coming to an end.

Such voices online are increasingly common, and the pessimistic mindset is as though Penson is about to go bankrupt tomorrow.

Amid the online discussions, the joint new product launch by Penson and Chambers Group was held.

In past launches, Penson would invite industry insiders and journalists, but this time, those invited by Penson were somewhat unique.

Apart from journalists, almost all others were gaming industry experts.

Could Penson’s product this time be related to gaming?

Not only were the journalists puzzled, but the invited gaming experts were equally confused. They never thought they could be invited by Penson.

Penson, the entity they dared not even dream of.

They felt an irrepressible excitement inside but couldn’t quite comprehend the situation.

Is Paige Sterling really as rumored online, at the end of her rope and lowering her standards to begin making games?

Also invited, Mason understood their inexplicable feelings at the moment but guessed they would be even more thrilled after experiencing the holographic game.

Among them were several gaming experts Mason knew, who approached him to speak, "Mason, you were invited too?"

Mason boasted, "Of course, I am the spokesperson for this game."

"It’s really a game? Penson has actually started making games?"

They themselves were gaming experts, making a living off games, naturally not looking down on games.

It’s just that the products Penson previously researched were too high-end; now they’ve suddenly ventured into the gaming industry, inevitably leading to speculation—has Penson really hit the end of the line and fallen to the point where they need to compete for resources in the gaming industry?

Is their God Sterling going to fall from grace?

Seeing their expressions of despair, Mason couldn’t help but say, "This game is different from any you’ve played before, trust me, after the launch, you’ll be questioning your existence."

Several people looked disbelieving. No matter how exciting the game is, it shouldn’t make them question their existence, right?

As Paige Sterling said, she sent Henry an invitation, in addition to several uninvited industry executives.

They also wanted to see how Penson would respond after the departure of technical experts.

Rather than staying home watching the news and waiting for updates, they preferred to visit the site themselves.

At this moment, several people sat together, conversing among themselves.

"What big move are Penson and Chambers Group planning this time? How come not a single bit of news has leaked?"

"I think Penson truly stumbled this time, and had no choice but to choose collaboration with Chambers Group. It seems Penson is really on a decline."

"Well, I used to have collaborations with Penson, though just minor ones. I made quite a profit, but if Penson collapses..."

Then they expressed sympathy, as if Penson had truly fallen, and they were genuinely feeling sorry for Penson.

A bunch of hypocritical old timers whose expressions were clearly filled with excitement.

Henry maintained a gentle smile on his face, but inside he thought these old timers were worrying for nothing. Their companies were much worse off, far behind Penson. Instead of managing their own affairs, they chose to sympathize with Penson.

If they fell, Penson wouldn’t have to.

"Alas, isn’t Penson in such a situation because the chairman is a woman? What does a woman understand about business? What vision could she have? Long hair, short insight—how can she manage a corporation? She should stay home, be a good wife, and teach her children. Now if it falls apart, it’s only fitting..."

"I think Penson fell because they held onto their technology too tightly, monopolizing the industry. Hence in business, it’s critical not to focus solely on immediate benefits; everyone could earn money together, right? Insisting on monopolization, Young President Hale, don’t you agree?"

Henry internally scoffed.

Blaming others for monopolization due to one’s incompetence. They worked hard to research it, is it wrong for them to monopolize?

Besides, if Paige Sterling hadn’t released those technical experts first, fearing technical leaks, these people wouldn’t have had the chance to access Penson’s research data.

Now that they are making money off others’ technology, they criticize them.

In terms of shamelessness, no one could surpass these old timers.

The group continued their chatter, while Henry maintained his smile.

In truth, their thoughts were not baseless—they just over-exaggerated them.

If Penson’s new product fails to surpass previous ones, Penson’s reputation would indeed suffer greatly, confirming the rumors of Penson’s stagnation. Mentioning Penson’s new products in the future wouldn’t stir the same anticipation as before.

These people were eagerly waiting for Penson to fall hard from its heights.

Finally, this day was approaching soon.

Soon, the launch event began, but Paige Sterling didn’t come forward, so Evan Chambers was responsible for it.

He first announced the collaboration project between Penson and Chambers Group—a game.

Then the design team came on stage to provide a detailed introduction of the product.

The audience’s expressions varied.

Admittedly, the new game seemed quite decent, yet they came with expectations to witness cutting-edge technology miracles. Now that a mere game was presented, the disappointment was palpable.

It was like waiting for a breathtaking scoop, only to have a few drops of rain fall.

Evan Chambers, watching their lackluster attitude from the stage, remained undeterred. The biggest surprise was, naturally, saved for last.

Thus, when someone on site couldn’t hold back and wanted to leave, Evan Chambers finally announced: this is a game supported by holographic technology.

The few gaming experts who had been dozing off suddenly came alive.

"What? Holographic technology? Did I just hear that wrong?"

"No, President Chambers really mentioned holographic technology."

The same went for the cohort of journalists—those who were reluctant to film now suddenly perked up upon hearing Evan Chambers mention holography.

Penson and Chambers Group actually launched holography?

Is this a joke?

But regardless of whether holography is genuine or fake, they knew today’s headline was in hand.

If holography is real, all the better—they can praise and promote it.

If holography is just a gimmick, then there’s nothing they can do—they’d have to criticize it, confirming the online rumors of Penson’s decline.

In an instant, several seasoned journalists had their headlines prepared, article outlines structured.

Amidst excited gazes, Penson’s technical staff came on stage to introduce holographic technology.

At the same time, chairs and helmets on stage, previously ignored, began attracting attention as introduced by the technical staff.

Now, no one in the audience felt a hint of sleepiness—all were stunned and speechless.

Some believed, some didn’t, and debates ensued.

After all, holographic technology is extraordinarily difficult; many companies have researched it for years without progress. Now Penson suddenly stands up and says they have achieved holographic online gaming—how could this not be shocking?

Henry Hale’s usually composed expression was now showing a bit of excitement.