Chapter 422
The "Warring States OL" project development team and operations department all looked excited and expressed that they would go all out to win the first battle of the project.
Seeing how everyone was gearing up, Qin Shaoyan was very satisfied, his morale was high and his military spirit was ready.
After the meeting, and waiting for everyone to leave, Zhang Pingyi sat on a chair and breathed a sigh of relief, "No matter how much psychological preparation I did before, I became even more nervous when things came to an end."
< br>"There is nothing to be nervous about." Qin Shaoyan said lightly, "As long as the server does not crash frequently and there are no fatal injuries such as bugs for brushing props, the game will definitely make money."
"It's just a matter of how much you earn."
Zhang Pingyi glanced at Qin Shaoyan, "You say there is nothing to be nervous about, but you are more nervous than anyone else in your heart."
"Really?" Qin Shaoyan touched his chin, "Why didn't I see it?"
It would be nonsense to say that he wasn't nervous.
Qin Shaoyan is also very anxious, but he can't show it in front of his subordinates. He is now the leader. If he panics, the morale of the gang following him will be lost.
It's not because of the tension about the launch of the game. In his previous life, he participated in the research and development of seven or eight launch projects, some of which had a revenue of one billion, two billion or even three billion.
Online, operations, version maintenance, and handling of operational incidents are all things he is familiar with.
But the launch of online games this time is not simply a question of how much turnover there is, but also a question of the market value of the campus network.
After all, this is his first time to start a business and go public, and Qin Shaoyan has no experience in this area.
I started my business in 2003, and it took only three years for my company to be listed on Nasdaq. This has surpassed most company bosses and is rare.
No matter how the campus network ends in the end, Qin Shaoyan will still leave a mark in the history of the Internet.
But Qin Shaoyan wants more than just this.
If it was just for wealth, Qin Shaoyan would not choose to start his own business. After getting the first pot of gold, he would be able to invest easily and freely, and have more wealth than he could spend in a few lifetimes.
But Qin Shaoyan felt that he had to do something when he relived this life, and he would not waste the opportunity given by God.
Seeing that Qin Shaoyan was silent, Zhang Pingyi thought of changing the topic to a lighter topic, "You are so cowardly when you talk about "Zhengtu". You postponed the test as soon as you got the wind. If it were other If our opponents play like this, our "Warring States" will definitely become popular next year."
"'Zhengtu' is not a coward." Qin Shaoyan said softly, "It's just cautious. Our main opponent next year will be it, so we can't take it lightly."
"Huh?" Zhang Pingyi was a little surprised, "It's just It’s a 2D online game, are you a bit disappointed?”
“I don’t overestimate it at all,” Qin Shaoyan explained seriously, “Don’t think it’s a one-size-fits-all game. It is a 2D online game. It is not yet time for 2D to retire, and its target users overlap with ours.”
“Shi Yuzhu has invested a lot of money in this game and will not give up easily. Yes, he is counting on this online game to take the company public."
"Huh?" Zhang Pingyi was surprised, "Is the giant going to go public too?"
"Where will the money come from if it is not listed on the market? Now it is difficult to sell Brain A serious online game enthusiast, he saw that Shanda and NetEase had become successful through online games. He made a lot of money, so he switched to this track.”
“He is very good at marketing. You must know that marketing is also very useful in the online game industry.”
“I still know. I thought your goal was Shanda." Zhang Pingyi suddenly realized.
"Shanda..." Qin Shaoyan said disdainfully, "There are dead bones in the grave, and now Chen Tianqiao puts the company's strategic focus on the Shanda box, and he doesn't care about the game business."
< br>"What about "Perfect World"? Its 3D engine is also pretty good." Zhang Pingyi continued to ask.
"That's it." Qin Shaoyan didn't take it seriously, "It's not a big threat. We will also make a 3D free-view online game later."
"The 2D side-scrolling fighting online game project of Pixel Studio is over. In the end, Brother Kun will definitely switch to 3D. He has been studying it for a long time.”
Speaking of 2D horizontal fighting online games, Zhang Pingyi is a bit difficult to comment on. From an emotional point of view, it is a bit interesting, very similar to before. Play in the arcade.
But from the perspective of online games, this thing may be a hit.
Zhang Pingyi decisively changed the topic again, "Do you think "Zhengtu" will copy the gameplay design in our game?"
"Hahahaha." Qin Shaoyan suddenly laughed, "That would be great."
"Why are you laughing?" Zhang Pingyi felt strange.
"Games are not that easy to copy." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Those gameplay designs have a strong purpose and are an important part of the economic system. The economies of "Journey" and "Warring States" The ecology is different, so it’s hard to say what the consequences will be if we copy it.”
< br>“If you want to copy well, you must have a deep understanding of the design ideas of the entire game. Only when you understand it thoroughly can you start copying.”
“There are many things in the closed beta version we have now that are not open. They are The copied versions are all simplified and cannot be played at all.”
"Online games like MMORPG seem very simple, but they are the most difficult to make."
Zhang Pingyi thought for a while, "Now as long as online games can be made, they can almost make money. Maybe it will be the same if you look at it."
"It will be different soon." Qin Shaoyan sighed, "There will be more and more online game products, and the market competition will be fierce. Don't look at the current number of online game users. are increasing in large numbers "Mr., hundreds of games are released every year, and players have more choices. If they don't come up with something real, they won't be able to make much money."
Zhang Pingyi also fell silent. , and after a while he asked softly: "Our game will make a lot of money, right? You've always been pretty good at it."
"It will make money." Qin Shaoyan said firmly, "You will definitely make a lot of money!"
...
Liu Xiaoming got into the Internet cafe near the school early, quickly turned on a computer, and then opened the "Warring States OL" post bar.
“Collect invitation codes for the internal beta of “Warring States OL” at a high price, chat privately with the boss if there is something available.”
“Whoever still has the invitation code for Warring States Period should take it out quickly and stock up on this stuff. What are you doing! ”
“Who has the invitation code for the Warring States Period!”
Liu Xiaoming was a little disappointed and subconsciously pressed F5 to refresh a few times.
But every time it is refreshed, there will be a large number of posts asking for purchase invitation codes, but there are not any posts for selling.
Now "Warring States OL" is extremely popular, and countless players want to get in and experience this online game in advance.
Unfortunately, it is too difficult to get invitation codes for internal testing. Although there are various activities on the official website and Tieba to give away invitation codes, there are too many participants, and they are all snatched up in one second every time. .
Nowadays, it is difficult to find a code on the entire Internet, and some rich people even claim to be willing to pay 10,000 yuan to purchase an invitation code. Even so, it is priceless but not marketable.
Scalpers who specialize in various game invitation codes are also harassed. They are also jealous of this business opportunity, but they have no channels and channels.
Every time there is an event where invitation codes are given out, they can't get it. Even they can't get it using a script, which makes them very depressed.
After the event ends, someone will soon be selling it on the market for prices ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan, and then it will be bought by eager players. Liu Xiaoming sighed and looked at the official website announcement over and over again, and kept wandering to the campus online post bar and popular squares, waiting for random distribution activities.
The campus network has recently launched a lot of new activities, and they want to issue 5,000 invitation codes, which has caused many people to flock to the campus network to grab them. It is even more lively than when Supergirl was there.
When Liu Xiaoming was waiting with great expectations for today's campus network activity, his friend hurried back and sat next to him, "Good news, the teacher didn't call your name today."
"This is not good news. "Liu Xiaoming sighed, "I thought you had an invitation code."
"I'm still waiting for your invitation code." The friend chuckled, "No. Are you saying there will be a lottery at ten o'clock today to give out invitation codes?"
"Fuck! Another lottery!" Liu Xiaoming scolded in disappointment, "You won't win every time. Draw.”
Liu Xiaoming’s luck was not good. He registered on the campus network in early 2004 and was one of the earliest users of the campus network. He was frustrated that he couldn’t win every lottery draw.
Even so, he still opened the lottery page and waited for the event to start at ten o'clock.
His friend has opened Fantasy Westward Journey and is playing it leisurely, while Liu Xiaoming is watching the news and paying attention to the countdown to the lottery.
As the time approached ten o'clock, Liu Xiaoming sat up straight, rubbed his hands vigorously, and prepared to pray before going to draw the lottery.
His friend took action directly, "What's the ink stain on you? Your hands are so black, I'll draw them for you."
"Get out of here!" Liu Xiaoming hurriedly pushed his friend away. , "Your hands are darker."
"It's not your fault!"
The two of them started to fight for a while. Liu Xiaoming was afraid that his friend would ruin his big event, so he grabbed his friend's arms tightly with both hands, and violently used his head in his panic. Hit the mouse hard.
The mouse button was touched during the collision, and the lottery pointer started to rotate crazily.
My friend who was still struggling suddenly stopped and looked at Liu Xiaoming's computer screen in stunned silence, "Alas!"
"You're a piece of shit." Liu Xiaoming rubbed his red face Cursed on his forehead, "I told you not to move, but you have to move..."
The friend shook Liu Xiaoming's shoulders desperately and pointed at the screen with his finger, "Hey, hey, hey, hey!"
"What the heck!" Liu Xiaoming looked up at the screen, and then fell silent, "Oh! I'm hit. !”
The four characters “Congratulations on winning” flashed on the screen, making Liu Xiaoming go crazy, hugging his friends and laughing.
It soon attracted the attention of other people in the Internet cafe, and someone immediately came over.
"Brother, how much does your invitation code cost? Hurry up."
"No, I want to play by myself." Liu Xiaoming decisively refused.
My friend was very sorry, "You are stupid, now the invitation code is sold for one thousand yuan."
"..." Liu Xiaoming was shocked, "Is it so expensive?"
< br>"If you don't believe me, go check it out online."
Liu Xiaoming didn't have to look for information. Soon his private messages were filled with various messages, including various purchase invitation codes.
The asking prices range from 400 to 800 yuan, and there are also many people who want to have sex for free, and there are also a lot of people begging, threatening and abusing them.
Liu Xiaoming decisively deleted these people’s private messages, and he made up his mind to keep them for himself.
But he changed his mind two hours later, because someone was willing to pay five thousand yuan to buy it, and it was a face-to-face transaction.
Five thousand yuan is enough to buy a computer. Liu Xiaoming hesitated for a long time and gritted his teeth and agreed.
Soon, people looking for invitation codes came to the door. At first, Liu Xiaoming was worried that the other party was a liar, but when they met, he found that the other party was wearing a suit and leather shoes, which looked like a white-collar worker, so he felt relieved.
After activating the invitation qualification, the other party readily handed over 5,000 yuan to Liu Xiaoming and left in a hurry.
......
"Mr. Shi!" A man in a suit and leather shoes walked into the office and said happily, "I got the invitation code for "Warring States"."
"So fast?" Shi Yuzhu praised with satisfaction, "Wu Lian, you did a good job."
"Bought with money." Wu Lian felt a little regretful, "The other party's asking price was too harsh, and they killed fifteen thousand, one point less. Not for sale.”
"It's okay, you can go to the finance department later to get the money." Shi Yuzhu didn't care about the small amount of money, "Give me the account number."
Wu Lian immediately took out a small notepad, tore off a page from it and handed it to him with both hands. Shi Yuzhu.
Shi Yuzhu took it over, glanced at it, and put it aside casually, "Wu Lian, there is one more thing you have to do."
"Mr. Shi, just give me your orders!" Wu Lian He said confidently, "I will work hard to do it well."
“This matter must be kept low-key and not let too many people know.” Shi Yuzhu glanced at the office door, then waved and called Wu Lian to come closer, “Go and find some game studios. The kind that specializes in finding loopholes.”
"Isn't "Warring States" going to be in closed beta? Let them go up and take a look. If they can find any bugs, report them immediately."
Wu Lian was stunned and hesitated, "Mr. Shi, I heard that Warring States is Bian's operation launched a high-priced bug solicitation The maximum I can give you for a bug is 10,000 yuan!" Shi Yuzhu said generously, "I want a very hidden bug, do you understand?"
"Uh, I understand." Wu Lian nodded.
Of course he understands what the boss means, which is to ask him to find someone to collect the opponent's game bugs, such as bugs that can cause the server to crash, or unlimited props and money.
It would be better if we can find a team that makes plug-ins.
Although the online game industry has only developed in five or six years, there are already a group of people who specialize in related black and gray industries.
They specialize in studying loopholes in online games, either exploiting loopholes to make profits or asking game manufacturers to collect money.
Wu Lian patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, Mr. Shi, I will definitely take care of this matter."
"Go." Shi Yuzhu sent the other party away, and then sent Lin Hai Xiao called over and handed the note to the other party, "This is the "Warring States" internal beta qualification account I got from someone. You can take it and study it."
Lin Haixiao was a little surprised, but still took the note.
“You must study hard and see if they have any advantages that you can learn from.” Shi Yuzhu patiently warned, “Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.”
(End of Chapter)