Chapter 426
Qin Shaoyan just fired a blank shot on the portal and ignored it, while people in the game industry analyzed the interview for several days.
Does what he said make sense?
Yes, there is, but it seems that something has been said, and it seems that nothing has been said.
Everyone has been analyzing "Warring States OL" for a long time, but for a while they still didn't understand the relationship between the design in the game and the retention and arpu value mentioned by Qin Shaoyan.
Not to mention the framework of the overall game. It is now in the internal testing stage. There are definitely many functions that have not yet been released. We can only analyze it based on what is available.
The most intuitive feeling given by "Warring States Online" is just one word, it's a blast to play.
The pace of the entire game is obviously faster than other games on the market. There are no stinky and long tasks, and you won't have to play for several minutes to level up.
Unconsciously, the player has already reached level 20 or 30, and has worked hard on the main plot.
What surprises everyone most is that "Warring States OL" has achieved the ultimate in various details, and the auxiliary functions such as feedback prompts, label instructions, and gameplay guidance are all very complete.
Although the development cycle of online games is long, repeated modifications occur, resulting in high research and development intensity.
Under the high-intensity situation, the R&D personnel did not pay attention to various small details or were too late to deal with them. However, "Warring States OL" has a short development cycle, but it has done a good job in this aspect.
Players will not be confused about the game or the rules during the game.
"Warring States OL" not only has a built-in game manual, but also has an automatic path-finding system, so that players no longer have to find their own destinations.
Small details are inconspicuous, but they really improve the player experience.
The players feel happy, but the various producers involved in research and development have a headache because this thing is too trivial.
Everyone can do it, it is not difficult, but it takes a lot of time and energy, and the cost performance is very low from a research and development perspective.
Having this time can make a new gameplay design, which is much more useful than focusing on details.
What's more, the game content will undergo repeated modifications. If you have finished it in advance and then modify it, you will have to start it again.
Is it okay if I wait until the final launch and then focus on doing it again?
In theory it's possible, but in reality it's simply too late by then.
On the contrary, the automatic path finding can be improved.
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Kou Hongfei, CEO of Qvod.com, is facing a very difficult problem at this time. Just now, a supervisor in charge of operations reported to him that a certain video playback data was abnormal. .
Kou Hongfei was a little surprised, "It's not like you have never seen the viral video. Do you need to make such a fuss about it?"
"Brother Fei, the situation is different this time!" Yan Jingtao, director of the Operation and Maintenance Technology Department, said worriedly, "The data of this video is growing very fast. It took less than three days to upload. The number of views started to increase very fast last night. According to the recommendation rules, it has been posted on the homepage, and the number of views is still skyrocketing.”
“Content luck. The camp department said that they have never seen such good data for user-generated content before. They are still analyzing the video content." Kou Hongfei frowned, "Do you suspect that the data is spoofed? IP address?”
“I checked it and didn’t see any problems.” Yan Jingtao shook his head.
"The director of the content operations department called over." Kou Hongfei gave an order to his secretary on his landline, and the director came over soon.
"Is there anything wrong with the video content?" Kou Hongfei asked directly.
The director replied: "Things are a bit complicated. The main content of this video is a spoof and re-processing of the latest fantasy blockbuster "The Promise". The content is humorous and uses a lot of popular online content to interpret it, subverting the In the past, reviews of film and television dramas catered to the thinking of Internet users and found market hot spots."
Kou Hongfei frowned and knocked on the table, "To put it bluntly, this video. What's wrong with the video?"
The director hesitated and asked cautiously: "We see that other social platforms are reposting and discussing this video content. Could it be... that it was a hype arranged by Mr. Qin? ?”
“Probably not.” Yan Jingtao shook his head, “Mr. Qin will communicate with the technical department in advance. We do not modify the playback data in the background.”
Kou Hongfei was stunned for a moment. The question from the director of the content department made him hesitate. It was hard to say whether Mr. Qin was responsible for this.
After all, Mr. Qin has always been unconventional.
"If it was not arranged by Mr. Qin, then our suggestion is to keep this video low-key and remove it from the homepage." The director of the content department said directly.
“Why?” Kou Hongfei was a little surprised.
“The video content uses a large number of clips from pirated movie resources, which is suspected of infringement.” The director said worriedly, “After all, Qvod.com has joined the anti-piracy alliance, and I am afraid of the negative impact...”< br>
"This spoof video has become popular. I am afraid that there will be a large number of follow-up works in the future. The secondary processing and parody interpretation of various film and television dramas will involve legal issues."
"And this movie is Chen It was filmed by Kai Ge. The popularity of this video is not very high. The reputation of the movie has collapsed. I am afraid that he will be angry with us."
Kou Hongfei was also startled and realized that this video was indeed a bit troublesome.
"That's it. I'll call Mr. Qin and ask for advice." Kou Hongfei couldn't make up his mind and decided to ask Mr. Qin first.
In the past, Qvod.com didn’t care about infringement or non-infringement. As long as it could increase the playback data, it would be used directly.
But things are different now. Qvod has joined the anti-piracy alliance and cannot be as unscrupulous as before.
After Kou Hongfei made the call, he first greeted him, and then asked cautiously: "Mr. Qin, did you make that steamed bun?"
"What steamed bun?" Qin Shaoyan felt confused. , "I haven't cooked in a long time and I don't know how to steam steamed buns."
"It's not that steamed bun." Kou Hongfei quickly explained He said, "A very popular video appeared on Qvod.com called "A Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun". I would like to ask Mr. Qin whether this video has anything to do with us."
After hearing the news, Qin Shaoyan first He was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, "This is content created by the user himself. It will be recommended immediately and pinned to the top of the homepage."
"Also, you should contact the user who uploaded the video and sign a cooperation agreement with him."
Kou Hongfei hesitated, "But he used a lot of material from the movie "The Promise" in this video. I I’m afraid there will be trouble.”
“There will definitely be some trouble. "Yes, but don't be afraid of trouble!" Qin Shaoyan said very calmly, "If "The Promise" sues the author, we will take action, and we will protect this person."
Of course Qin Shaoyan knows "A Steamed Bun." Whatever was in "The Murderous Case Caused", he had seen it in his previous life.
This video can be said to be the first of spoof videos, and it also became the beginning of the online spoof video genre in later generations.
The author of the video is called Hu Ge. He became popular on the Internet with his spoof videos. He later created "China Team Wins the World Cup", "Birdcage Mountain Bandit Suppression", "Internet Addiction War", etc.
Although Hu Ge inadvertently created a genre, he did not continue on this path. Later, he gradually retired and disappeared after a few years.
However, a young actor he often collaborated with in spoof skits became famous more than ten years later.
The man's name is Gong Geer, the producer and screenwriter of "The Wandering Earth". He has also dubbed for World of Warcraft and participated in the Fast Man Talent Show.
"A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun" was originally just cut by Hu Ge for fun, and uploaded to a video website to share it with friends.
Unexpectedly, it went viral as soon as it was posted online, and it quickly made its way to the homepage of Qvod.com.
"The Promise" is a fantasy blockbuster shot by the great poet Chen Kaige, with a production cost of more than 300 million RMB.
The great poet had full confidence in this movie. Unexpectedly, the reputation of the movie collapsed immediately after its release.
Although it claimed to have a box office of 140 million in its first week, its reputation has plummeted due to the collapse of its reputation. In the end, the box office did not reach 200 million, which can be said to be a loss to my grandma's family.
The failure at the box office and the collapse of reputation made Chen Kaige feel very depressed. After the appearance of "Murder Case Caused by a Steamed Bun", he immediately broke his guard.
Qin Shaoyan doesn't care at all. If you make rubbish movies and disgust the audience, can't the audience retaliate?
As for the infringement issues of user-generated content such as parodies, secondary creations, and commentary, there are still debates ten years later, but few copyright owners actually come forward to file lawsuits.
Nowadays, pirated resources cannot be controlled, let alone pranksters.
Qvod website came out to express its attitude, which also gave content creators confidence.
Mr. Qin had already spoken, and Kou Hongfei understood. He put down the phone and said seriously: "The boss said that the author of the video should be protected, and the video does not need to be removed from the homepage."
The director was a little surprised, "What if Chen Kaige protests?"
"What should we do?" Kou Hongfei said disdainfully, "Let him protest. He is not afraid of a lawsuit. If he dares to make a fuss, he will do it. Him!”
“What is our identity, Mr. Qin, chatting and laughing with Bill Gates? He has a strong background in the administrative department."
"What kind of level is Chen Kaige? Are we at Qvod.com still afraid of you as a director in the entertainment industry?"
"I understand. !” The director promised, patting his chest, “Leave the rest to us!”
The director hurriedly returned to the operation content department and shouted loudly: "Immediately put a steamed bun on top and give me more recommendations!" "Mr. Qin has spoken, do it hard!"
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Qin Shaoyan doesn't know what Qvod.com is doing, and even if he knows, he doesn't care. He is busy preparing for the annual meeting.
Everyone under him was busy with business, and no one had time to do the trivial task of the annual meeting, so Mr. Qin personally took on this important mission.
The administration department, secretary Xiao Chen and driver Xiao Hao were busy contacting the auditorium, finding the performance team, arranging pick-up and drop-off vehicles, etc.
After a while of scrambling, we finally got the annual meeting together.
Ming Yue followed Qin Shaoyan, carefully checking the process of the annual meeting with a list in her hand, and checked the menu with the manager of the auditorium.
Then I checked the layout of the venue and was sweating profusely after running around for a lap.
Qin Shaoyan took out a tissue and wiped it with Mingyue, "How are you, you are exhausted."
"I'm not tired." Mingyue looked at the venue with a smile, holding her waist with both hands, and said very proudly, "I haven't attended the annual meeting yet. In the past, I only heard about other companies' annual meetings and lottery draws, but now I can finally do it myself Participated!"
"Hey, didn't you prepare a lottery box? Why didn't I see it?"
"What lottery box?" Qin Shaoyan was a little confused.
"It's a closed box with an opening on it. Everyone puts a note with their name on it, and then the boss reaches in and takes out a few notes." Mingyue gestured happily.
"We are an Internet company, and we all use lottery programs. Who would use that thing?" Qin Shaoyan proudly showed off, "High technology, and manual lottery draws are easy to cheat!"
"You know what the heck, that's called ritual. If you use computers to draw prizes, it's useless." Mingyue rolled her eyes.
She originally planned to draw the lottery in person, but her wish came to naught.
Seeing Mingyue's angry look, Qin Shaoyan had to say: "I'll let you use the computer to draw the lottery for them later."
"Will your computer lottery be cheating? "Ming Yue asked suddenly.
"That's impossible, we have high technology!" Qin Shaoyan emphasized.
"Oh." Mingyue felt relieved and continued to inspect the venue.
Less than an hour later, a large group of people rushed over and quickly filled the entire auditorium, filled with lively laughter.
This auditorium is specially designed for wedding ceremonies. It is fully equipped with all kinds of equipment. From the manager to the waiters, they are all experienced and are used to such large events.
When the time came, all kinds of exquisite dishes and drinks were served like water, and the table was filled.
Various performances also started immediately. Everyone watched the performances while eating, with a relaxed smile on everyone's face.
These people have been busy with Qin Shaoyan for a whole year, and it is rare to have such a moment of relaxation.
After the performance, various snacks and snacks were served, and Qin Shaoyan came to the front stage with a microphone.
"Comrades, please eat and drink well. Let me say a few words."
A burst of warm applause broke out from below, and someone whistled.
"Who is booing there? The heads of each department will take notes and write them down. I will prepare a few more pairs of shoes to distribute later." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "I personally organized this year's annual meeting. , If you think it’s done well, applaud, if you think it’s done poorly, just hold back.”
More enthusiastic applause broke out.
"Okay, okay, this applause is too fake." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "Originally I planned to have Mr. Zhang, Mr. Fan and Mr. Hong all put on a show, but I think it's too cruel to ask them to work overtime this year. , my remaining conscience does not allow me to continue to exploit them, so I canceled this session this year.”
There was a burst of boos.
I don’t know whether he was booing Mr. Qin’s conscience or regretting not being able to see the senior executives’ performance.
"2005 was a year of struggle, but also a year of harvest. All departments have achieved great results." Qin Shaoyan glanced at the employees below, "This year's year-end bonuses have been distributed. I hope Have a good year everyone.”
"I think back to the first annual meeting last year. At that time, Qvod.com only had a few people when it was established. Now it has grown to more than 300 people."
"Last year, there were only Campus Network and Qvod.com. , this year there are more game companies, animation companies, and film and television companies. Today the five tiger generals are all here, I am very happy.”
Actually, there is one department that is not present at today’s annual meeting, that is Xiong Jiajia. The "Online Public Opinion Monitoring Department" managed by the company has arranged its annual meeting separately.
The identity of this department is too special to be exposed to other departments.
"Now that everyone is here, let's start the lottery." Qin Shaoyan made a gesture, and Mingyue walked up holding a laptop and quickly connected to the projector.
"This year's lottery program was handwritten by Zhang Pingyi and Zhang Tianshi. Everyone is welcome to supervise and open the lottery program code for everyone to see."
Looking at the code on the projector, many newcomers were very surprised. What is this? Routine?
Why did you read the code live?
"If there are no objections, the lottery will begin now." Qin Shaoyan gestured to Mingyue, and then Mingyue pressed the Enter key to start the lottery process.
Work numbers kept scrolling on the projection screen, and bursts of cheers and regrets erupted from time to time.
This year's prizes are much richer than last year, not only in quantity but also in quality.
In addition to the laptop, Qin Shaoyan also prepared several gold bars.
The golden light under the light is more attractive than other electronic products, although the value is similar.
The lottery system written by Zhang Pingyi is not really random, but has different weights according to the time of joining. The older the employee, the easier it is to draw good prizes.
However, Qin Shaoyan prepared many prizes this year, and every employee got something valuable, making everyone smile.
Even Ming Yue won a 500-gram gold bar, which made her so happy that she almost lost her sight.
She held the gold bar in her hand, holding it carefully, and glanced at Qin Shaoyan sitting next to her, "Do you think I can bite off a piece with my teeth?"
Not yet. Qin Shaoyan replied that she directly rejected the idea, and she was reluctant to bite her tongue on it.
Qin Shaoyan was quite jealous at the side and kept encouraging Mingyue to take a bite.
Ming Yue glanced at him warily, "Why do you want me to take a bite? What is your purpose."
"Bite a piece of it and give it to me. You see, I didn't win a prize today. It's not good to get nothing." Qin Shaoyan pretended to be pitiful, "You can give me a piece of such a big gold bar."
"I don't, I got it myself, I don't care about you." Mingyue quickly put the gold bar into her arms and packed it carefully.
“Look at how you behave.” Qin Shaoyan turned around angrily.
Mingyue felt a little panicked and timidly tugged on Qin Shaoyan's clothes, "Hey, what's wrong with you."
"You're not really angry, are you?" Mingyue thought for a while, "I'll go back I’ll cut a piece for you.”
Qin Shaoyan said with a sullen face, "One piece is not enough. Give me the whole gold bar and I will forgive you."
Mingyue hesitated for a moment, then slowly took out the gold bar in her arms and handed it over carefully. "Here, take it away."
As she said this, she turned her head and couldn't bear to watch the gold bars being taken away.
Soon Qin Shaoyan took away the gold bars, but the next second, she felt that her hands seemed heavier. She turned her head and saw that there were two more gold bars in her hands.
Ming Yue was surprised and happy. She raised her head and looked at Qin Shaoyan, "You..."
"Keep it, I'll reward you." Qin Shaoyan said proudly.
Only then did Mingyue realize that Qin Shaoyan was joking with her. She angrily raised her fist and punched him.
With her fist raised but unwilling to use force, Mingyue lightly slapped Qin Shaoyan.
"Hey, are you going back to your hometown for the Chinese New Year this year?" Mingyue asked hesitantly and shyly.
"Huh?" Qin Shaoyan looked at the other party in surprise, "If you don't go back, I will take my parents to the capital to celebrate the New Year."
"That's good." Mingyue said softly, "I will take grandma over this year. Come over when you are free."
"Huh?!" Qin Shaoyan was startled, and felt a little confused for a moment. Bewildered.
(End of this chapter)