“Meta universe” has become a hot field of digital economy development at home and abroad. Under the background that Shanghai is impacted by the “late spring cold” epidemic，it is urgent to cultivate new drivers of economic growth and strengthen the resilience of the real economy，the “meta universe” is expected to become an important catch. Shanghai has the base advantage of digital infrastructure，the technological advantages of artificial intelligence，blockchain and cloud computing，and the advantages of rich application scenarios in terms of the preemptive layout of the “meta universe” new track. In the future，Shanghai should “grasp the three important gateways and promote the transformation of the three advantages”，through intelligent terminals to drive，digital tools to support，multi ecological shaping，consumption scenario empowerment，focus on regional division of labor，strengthen compliance guidance Seven aspects of opening up and cooperation are promoted to take the lead in the layout of the “meta universe” new track，and the resilience of Shanghai’s real economy development is strengthened by strengthening the “meta universe” demand side empowerment，governance side empowerment，supply side empowerment and technology side empowerment.