Chapter 437 Tell more stories
Not only Zhou Yuan, but even Liu Kun was shocked. Mr. Qin's idea was too unreasonable. Why did he think of developing the Middle East market?
Before 2006, China's online games were all imported into the country, and there were no products exported overseas.
Later, "Perfect World" became the first online game to go overseas. Japan's CCMedia won the Japanese agency rights for US$2 million, which opened the way for Chinese online games to go overseas.
Before "Perfect World", except for Qin Shaoyan, no other Chinese game company could make money from foreigners.
However, the way for China's online games to go overseas is not as simple as imagined. In the early days, the online game market in mainland China was not saturated, and most companies did not have the motivation or ideas to go overseas.
Later, the market competition became fierce, and only when we could gain a firm foothold in the market could we consider going overseas. The purpose of going overseas was purely driven by economic factors.
Due to cultural factors, the main regions where domestic online game products go overseas are East Asia, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
In addition to China, the two largest markets in East Asia, Japan and South Korea, are also the two strongest fortresses.
Japan's game industry itself is very strong. It is a duo with Europe and the United States, and has its own unique style and market environment.
South Korea strongly supports online games, and its online game production capabilities are stronger than those in China. It has been exporting products to the Chinese market since the beginning of Legend, but it is very difficult for China to export back.
Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are also facing competition from Korean online games. At the same time, these local markets are also small, localized versions are complex, and management is cumbersome.
In addition, some operators in these areas have low standards and do not strictly manage server source code. The server source code of "Legend" was leaked from Vietnam, which then led to the proliferation of private servers.
When Liu Kun heard that Qin Shaoyan was going to explore overseas markets, he was a little worried, "Our domestic market is not saturated yet, so it would be too big a step to expand overseas."
"The overseas market situation is very complicated, and it will be difficult for us to get over it."
Zhou Yuan didn't say anything at the side. He found it difficult to operate the domestic market, let alone integrate with international standards.
The current operations are all personally trained by Mr. Qin, and the operation plans are also drawn up by Mr. Qin. It can be said that Mr. Qin leads the operations department alone.
At present, these people are still digesting and absorbing the knowledge they have learned. They haven't learned home yet, so don't think about going out.
Qin Shaoyan said very firmly: "It is only a matter of time before we go to sea, and it is better to prepare in advance than to prepare later."
"There is a price to pay for pioneering. I am mentally prepared for this. I am already prepared to pay the tuition."
"The East and Southeast Asian markets have been taken over by South Korean online games, and these are the first battlefields for domestic online game companies to go overseas. As representatives of the game industry, we should be at the forefront."
"As for the market in the Middle East, I will find someone else to investigate."
Liu Kun frowned, "Mr. Qin, you want to push "Warring States OL" overseas. Do you have a specific timetable and plan?"
"No, it's not "Warring States"" Qin Shaoyan replied, "it's that side-scrolling fighting game you have."
"Ah?!" Liu Kun was shocked and asked in disbelief, "Are we going to overseas markets?"
"That's right, your side-scrolling fighting game is not just for the domestic market, but also for overseas expansion." Qin Shaoyan looked full of energy, "It's not just a side-scrolling fighting game, but also an FPS. They will all be the vanguard of overseas expansion.”
"We Chinese game companies cannot just focus on our own homes and rely on deception and abduction to make money."
"Fighting in a nest is not advisable!"
"We want to go out to sea in an upright manner, defeat those powerful enemies outside, and use our own works to show our own things."
"This is what we Chinese gamers should do."
"Brother Kun!" Qin Shaoyan looked at Liu Kun seriously, "Are you willing to do this with me?"
"Of course!" Liu Kun said without hesitation, "This is also my dream!"
Zhou Yuan said quickly: "I am also willing to follow Mr. Qin and open up bigger and more markets!"
Qin Shaoyan suddenly changed the subject, "I know the brothers have been a little distracted recently. After all, the company has started to make money, and everyone is eagerly waiting to see how I will divide the bonus."
"Well, some people are talking about this." Liu Kun quickly explained, "But it's normal. Everyone was under too much pressure during the closed development. Now that they have finally seen the results, they are naturally a little relaxed. I will warn them."< br>
"That's okay. After all, the bonus distribution plan is related to the vital interests of the brothers." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "If the distribution plan is not announced for a day, everyone will not be at ease."
"I will take the time in the past two days to send the distribution plan to each of your departments, and then you can review it to see if there is anything that needs to be modified or omitted."
"Okay, Mr. Qin." Liu Kun and Zhou Yuan also smiled. After all, they were giving out money, so everyone would be happy.
However, Zhou Yuan was much more thoughtful than Liu Kun. He knew that Mr. Qin would not talk about this matter for no reason. He began to wonder if someone in the operations department had complained recently and Mr. Qin found out about it.
Be sure to check it out when you go back!
Qin Shaoyan slowly said, "After the plan is announced, there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied with the distribution plan. You should also pay attention. The distribution plan cannot be comprehensive."
"Feedback any problems promptly, and if you are dissatisfied with the plan, you can communicate and chat."
Liu Kun, no matter how slow he was, noticed the meaning of Qin Shao's words, and immediately said: "Who would be dissatisfied? You can raise your dissatisfaction. We are divided according to work performance. It is already very fair and transparent."
"Whoever does more will do well for everyone to see."
Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "Some people may feel that their talents are underappreciated, that their talents are buried by the company, or that they are excluded and suppressed by their colleagues. This is normal."
Liu Kun frowned, "Who is this person? If he was really capable, he wouldn't have been discovered by now."
"It's hard to talk about this kind of thing." Qin Shaoyan's tone was not harsh, but very gentle. "Communicate more with the brothers below. It's important to understand their ideas and abilities."
"Leave this matter to me, Mr. Qin." Liu Kun said seriously, "I will definitely sort it out."
"Brother Kun, you misunderstood. I didn't ask you to rectify it." Qin Shaoyan pondered for a moment, "I mean what if someone wants to leave?"
"Leave?!" Liu Kun was shocked, "They all signed a non-competition agreement, how can it be so easy to leave, and don't you want the bonus?"
"Let's just talk about the non-compete agreement." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "There are many ways to avoid it. We are not a concentration camp with no entry and no exit. No one will dare to come to our company in the future."
"Then you can't come just when you want, and leave whenever you want!" Liu Kun said angrily.
"Brother Kun, don't get excited, that's what I said." Qin Shaoyan comforted him, "In case all the brothers are satisfied, let's not think too badly of him."
Zhou Yuan frowned as he listened.
What do you mean by this?
That means there must be people who are dissatisfied. Will these dissatisfied people leave?
He didn't know what was going on in the online game R&D department, but he was a little unsure about the operations department.
After all, he hired many people from other companies, so don't expect them to have any feelings for the company.
What's more, the bonuses for the operations side will definitely be smaller than those for the R&D department.
Mr. Qin said to Brother Kun, are you hinting at me?
Qin Shaoyan suddenly said seriously: "We can't stop those who want to leave. After all, there are only two reasons for leaving. They are not happy with the work and they are not given enough."
"They can leave if they want to, but before leaving, call them all together and I'll talk to them." "Huh?!" Liu Kun and Zhou Yuan were stunned together, not understanding that Mr. Qin What's the meaning?
How many people are leaving without him, the big boss, needing to come forward in person?
Isn't this giving those guys too much face?
Qin Shaoyan smiled and said, "That's it. Report to me if there is any situation."
Liu Kun and Zhou Yuan agreed, but they were still a little confused.
……
After the meeting with Liu Kun and Zhou Yuan, secretary Xiao Chen came over to inform Qin Shaoyan that a guest was coming.
People from IDG and Sequoia came with their respective leaders, and more than a dozen people filled the reception room.
Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised when he walked in, "Is there such a big battle today?"
"The IPO will be in a few months, and there is a lot to do." Xiong Xiaoge glanced at Qin Shaoyan, "We have to hurry up."
"We have to hurry up." Qin Shaoyan glanced at the calendar on the wall, "Can we go public before September?"
"If you cooperate well, the time will be moved forward a little earlier, preferably in the summer." Zheng Nan said in a relaxed tone. It was obvious that he was very confident about the launch of the campus network.
Read the error-free version at 69 Book Bar! 6=9+Book_Bar debuts this novel.
When investing in the campus network before, Zheng Nan just thought that the campus network model was very innovative. Then comparing the situation of Facebook, the campus network seemed to have great potential.
But he didn't expect that in just over two years, the campus network would have grown to such a scale.
Although the number of users is slightly insufficient, the campus network has shown strong vitality and ability to attract money.
In particular, the success of this online game operation has given Campus Network a powerful means of revenue growth. It makes money much faster than the previous e-commerce business, and the profits are also quite high.
"It is no problem that the market value of Campus Network can reach three billion US dollars." Zheng Nan said confidently, "As long as the subsequent online game business revenue can be maintained, four billion is not impossible."
"Our goal is five billion US dollars. Mr. Zheng, your three billion is too conservative." Qin Shaoyan said dissatisfied, "You must have confidence in your investment vision!"
Zheng Nan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Qin taught you a lesson!"
"Five billion U.S. dollars." Zheng Nan first chanted, then raised his voice, "Five billion U.S. dollars! Our goal is five billion U.S. dollars!"
Xiong Xiaoge slowly took a sip of coffee and said: "We originally set the price at 15 US dollars per share. I think we can adjust it again. 16 to 19 US dollars is also fine."
"Then let's just go for eighteen dollars." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "This is also auspicious, and you can get a good fortune."
"Okay." Zheng Nan agreed, "Eighteen dollars per share, this is a suitable number."
Everyone was very excited as they were about to go public and make money.
After all, it is too difficult to make money from Qin Shaoyan.
Seeing the heated atmosphere, Qin Shaoyan decided to add some emotional value to everyone, "This week's backstage turnover data has been calculated, and it's close to 25 million."
"Huh?" Xiong Xiaoge was also a little surprised, "It's exceeded 25 million in just one week?"
"The number of online users is growing rapidly, and everyone is more active in recharging." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "It is almost certain that the revenue will exceed 100 million this month."
Xiong Xiaoge asked: "Will your turnover continue to grow?"
"That's for sure." Qin Shaoyan said categorically, "Our number of online users is less than 800,000, far from reaching the peak. I estimated based on the user model of 1.2 million to 1.5 million. .”
"It won't be a problem for subsequent sales to exceed 200 or 300 million."
Zheng Nan was very surprised, "If this is the case, then the market value of five billion is a bit conservative."
"It is indeed conservative." Qin Shaoyan continued, "We have begun to prepare overseas operations departments and are discussing overseas cooperation."
"At the same time, we are already considering the European and American markets and the Middle East market."
"Middle East market?" Xiong Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, "Aren't your overseas market targets too tricky?"
"Recently, Facebook is exploring the market there. You can take this opportunity to try it." Qin Shaoyan replied, "Countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are still very wealthy."
Xiong Xiaoge asked curiously: "Are you sure?"
"There should be no problem. Even if you don't make much, you won't lose anything." Qin Shaoyan replied sincerely, "After all, there are many rich people over there and they spend money generously. As long as one rich person recharges a server, it will be a big profit."
"Well, we can talk about this matter when the time comes." Xiong Xiaoge didn't take it seriously. Anyway, he would just brag about any news that was beneficial.
"The revenue of the online game department will be on an upward curve. There is no need to worry about it throughout 2006." Qin Shaoyan pondered for two seconds and said, "In the second half of this year, I will take a further step in the field of campus network social networking and increase the number of users. This will also be good for the stock price. Exciting.”
"Very good, very good!" Xiong Xiaoge laughed, "I know Mr. Qin that you must have a backup plan. Please make more efforts. If you can increase the market value to tens of billions of dollars, what will I invest in what you do in the future? ”
Qin Shaoyan's eyes lit up, "Is this true?!"
Xiong Xiaoge hesitated and said, "Pretend I didn't say anything."
"Mr. Xiong, you are so boring!" Qin Shaoyan was very speechless, "You are going back on your word."
"I was just joking." Xiong Xiaoge said awkwardly.
Qin Shaoyan turned to look at Zheng Nan, "Mr. Zheng, what do you say?"
"Ah?" Zheng Nan thought for a moment and raised the coffee, "Let's have a drink."
Qin Shaoyan sneered, and the two old tricksters also raised their coffee cups, "Cheers!"
……
After Liu Kun returned to the game company, he called art director Hong Fei and CTO Fan Xiaoqian over, and asked with a serious face: "Have you heard anything recently?"
Fan Xiaoqian was stunned, "What's the news?"
Hong Fei also looked at him in surprise, "Brother Kun, what's wrong with you? Did Mr. Qin say something?"
Liu Kun shook his head, "The bonus distribution plan will be announced soon. I'm afraid that people's hearts will change."
"If you want to say this..." Hong Fei hesitated, "I did hear some news about the planning."
Liu Kun was immediately shocked, "It really does exist! Who is it?!"
(End of chapter)