Jiangning, Tianba Studio.
In the height of summer, the studioâs air conditioning is broken, with no cooling effect at all, and the fans arenât quite cutting it. So Chen Ba simply gave everyone the day off.
The repairman for the air conditioning is slowly tinkering away at the studio.
Chen Ba brought Dong, Lu, and Zhong Shengwei to the neighboring Xianyu Digital for an investigation.
"Welcome, Ba!"
Unlike the male-dominated Tianba Studio, Xianyu Digital has more women than men.
So many girls!
But thatâs to be expected...
Except for the storeâs customer service, almost all event planners and operation specialists are females. Only in the packing and shipping department are there a couple of guys.
"Is there a live stream going on?"
Chen Ba glanced over to find that Xianyu Digital was having a promotional sale live stream today. All graphics cards, CPUs, hard drives, and memory sticks were sold with a 100 yuan discount for every 1000 yuan spent.
The discount is quite decent.
Whatâs happening in other live streaming rooms isnât clear, but in Xianyu Digitalâs, the discount is genuine, with no exaggeration.
"Ba is here?"
"Damn, Ba! Host, turn the camera, I want to see Ba..."
"Ba, I love you!"
The audience in Xianyu Digitalâs live stream room consists of customers with needs and seasoned old viewers.
After all, Xianyu Digitalâs two female hosts, Qianqian and Rourou, not only have nice faces, but they also have great figures.
"Ba, the viewers want to see you!"
Hearing host Rourouâs words, Chen Ba smiled and said, "Okay, if they want to see me, then Iâll be a guest sales host today."
"Lu, post the link!"
"Itâs a rare visit to Xianyu Digital, so letâs give a benefit to the live stream audience. The 4090 is only 4090 yuan, the 4080 is only 4080 yuan, limited to 50 people, first come first served!"
Whoa!
As soon as Chen Ba finished speaking, the entire live stream room went wild.
for 4090 yuan?
Ba is so honest, selling the graphics card for its model number price; even Old Huang would call it professional.
"Itâs a benefit after all!"
Though selling at this price is a definite loss, since even the purchase price is higher, Chen Ba doesnât feel any remorse.
On one hand, itâs a benefit for the players, so thereâs no room for feeling distressed.
On the other hand, the 50 series is about to come out, so a promotional event and fully stocking up on the new 50 series cards is just clearing out inventory.
pieces of 4090 and 50 pieces of 4080 quickly sold out.
At this price, you donât even need to think about it; no matter how many you have, theyâll be gone instantly. Even if you donât use them, buying and selling them can still earn you money; definitely a financial product.
"Ba, how do you view Old Huangâs statement that the 50 series can easily handle âStar Emperorâ?"
"Huh?"
Seeing this comment, Chen Ba turned to ask Yang Dong, "Did Old Huang really say that?"
"He did!"
Yang Dong was quite aware and explained, "This was a statement Old Huang posted on social media after the Los Angeles station of the GAL League S2 ended."
"He meant that the 5070 could easily handle âStar Emperorâ in 2K with extreme settings."
"The 5080 is good for 4K, and as for the 5090... Old Huangâs exact words were, this card can handle any game, with no rivals!"
So arrogant, Old Huang!
Chen Ba tutted, "Isnât he underestimating âStar Emperorâ and our Tianba Studio with such words?"
But Old Huang has the capital to be arrogant.
Although âStar Emperorâ is a well-known "graphics card burner," it is a two-year-old game, a relic of the 30 series eraâs glory.
This game can still dominate into the 40 series era because Old Huang was conservative, with the 40 series not improving much over the 30 series.
But after experiencing loss in the GAL League and AMDâs rise in the gaming market, Old Huang has decided that the 50 series will see a major upgrade.
These words of Old Huang show how confident he is in the 50 series.
easily handles 2K âStar Emperor,â 5080 easily handles 4K âStar Emperor,â once said, which gamer wouldnât look up to the 50 series?
If Old Huang isnât lying.
Then this 50 series truly is a big enhancement; once it reaches the level of the 5070, it should be able to sweep the market for all games without equal.
In other words, 5070 is the Immortal Emperor Card! 5080 would be the Sacrificial Dao Card, and as for 5090...
âStar Emperorâs Path to Immortality couldnât even match a title to it.
"My view?"
"Itâs still the same old saying, weâll see when it comes out! Popping champagne halfway is not a good idea because you never know what will happen the next second..."
Chen Ba smiled weirdly.
Does Old Huang like popping champagne halfway?
Then let him do it! The more he enjoys shaking the champagne now, the more bewildered heâll be when he receives his surprise later.
Thatâs right!
Chen Ba thinks Old Huang is getting too arrogant, thinking a mere 50 series could take down âStar Emperor,â and a mere 5070 could become the Immortal Emperor?
Itâs like he doesnât even acknowledge him.
Being taken down by the 60 series is one thing, after all, from the 30 series up to the 60 series, even if âStar Emperorâ gets defeated, it wouldnât be with any regret.
But the 50 series just wonât do...
The dignity of âStar Emperorâ dictates that this game canât fall to the 50 series; if Old Huang wants to take down âStar Emperor,â he should go back and cultivate in seclusion for another year.
"Extreme Sublimation Plus version?"
Leaving the Xianyu Digital live stream room, Lu wondered, "Is there a Plus version of Extreme Sublimation?"
"Of course there is!"
Chen Ba explained, "Itâs just too dangerous and was abandoned during development."
Thatâs a lie.
Extreme Sublimation is already quite superior, how could there be an even more superior abandoned plan?
The truth is, Chen Ba plans to use the optimization function of the Iron Fool System to slightly enhance the Extreme Sublimation mode of âStar Emperor.â