Chapter 449
What is the most expensive thing in the 21st century?
Talent!
Nowadays, the online game market is booming rapidly, and one wealth-making myth after another is born, making countless capital ready to move.
But the online gaming industry is too new, and it used to be a very unpopular industry, with only a small number of employees.
The market is booming now, and there are a large number of online game players. However, production capacity is severely restricted due to talent shortages.
Therefore, the first entry point for capital is to find people, find top-notch talents, and then fill the team, establish projects, research and development, go online, make money, go public, collect money...
When everyone is hungry for talents, Penguin is no exception and is also looking for elites everywhere.
But Qin Shaoyan started too quickly. When he was developing stand-alone games overseas, he was buying stand-alone studios everywhere.
And his reputation is so great that he is the number one game producer in China and the record holder for single-game sales...
Surrounded by such a large halo, as long as Qin Shaoyan climbed up and shouted, heroes from all walks of life would immediately come to join him.
It is easier to succeed if you follow him, and the money is generous, the funds are sufficient, and he has a world-class game engine developed by himself. He is definitely the first choice in the industry.
Now that online games have exploded, more people have proven their strength, and more people have come to join them.
When Ren Yuxin visited the game company, he found that they had established four or five projects for online games alone, and there were also several stand-alone projects, all of which were very motivated.
Can't compare, can't compare.
His eyes were red with envy, and he wished he could poach a team directly.
It's a pity that he thought of many ways but didn't dare to take action.
It's not because Penguin is now in a cooperative relationship with Qin Shaoyan, but because he is afraid of being retaliated by Mr. Qin after poaching people.
This person is not a good person.
A certain old-timer is in trouble, he has the heart but not the courage.
Liu Kun pretended not to understand Ren Yuxin's hint, because he would not leave.
Not to mention that Mr. Qin was kind to him. He redeemed Pixel from Sohu and gave everyone generous treatment.
It’s great to work here with Mr. Qin. I want to do stand-alone games, do online games, and don’t have to worry about funds. I’m very happy.
Now that "Warring States OL" has made a lot of money, brothers are waiting to spend their money to buy cars and houses. Only mentally ill people will change jobs.
Ren Yuxin quickly brought the topic back to games, "Are you making this "Sword Hero" because of "Sword and Demon Sealing Record"?"
"Sword and Demon Sealing Record" is Pixel's famous work. Although it was well received, it was not a box office hit and made no money at all.
In the end, I had no choice but to sell part of the company's shares and cooperated with Sohu to develop the online game "Sword and Sword OL", which can be regarded as the online game version of "Sword and Sword Sealing Demon Record".
It’s a pity that “Sword OL” ultimately failed due to technical and conceptual reasons.
Pixel has a lot of accumulation and experience in making fighting action games. Ren Yuxin had this guess when he saw "Sword Hero".
Liu Kun is really a jerk, and I can't forget his sword.
"Oh, well, there is a reason for this." Liu Kun smiled slightly, "But the main idea for this online game comes from Mr. Qin."
"That day Mr. Qin asked me to play arcade machines together, and we started discussing it."
"I thought Mr. Qin wanted me to make a 3D online game, but he said let's make a side-scrolling fighting game. I was quite surprised."
Ren Yuxin became curious when he heard this, "Then how did Mr. Qin have this idea?"
"I don't know. I didn't know what to do when I started doing it." Liu Kun said with emotion, "Later I found that Mr. Qin still had great ideas. Did you know that in May last year, South Korea also launched a 2D horizontal screen? A version of the fighting game, the gameplay is very similar to our "Sword Hero"
"Huh?" Ren Yuxin was a little surprised, "There is such a thing, then I have to go and see."
"Don't look at it, they use the idea of LAN connection." Liu Kun said disdainfully, "If the network is not good, it is difficult to form a team, and it is often disconnected. It is also difficult to change to online game mode because the foundation is not good. , it will definitely be easy to be cheated by cheaters.”
When Ren Yuxin heard this, he immediately lost interest. It is common knowledge in the industry that Korean games have too many problems.
As for the behavior of the Korean R&D team, they did not even take the most basic technical precautions.
Moreover, he did not respond to the agent's request, which was like kneeling down to beg for food.
Penguin had been cheated by Korean online games before, which made Mr. Ma very angry. From then on, he decided to engage in research and development on his own.
Speaking of cheats, Ren Yuxin was a little hesitant, "What about you, "Sword Hero", have you done a good job in anti-cheating?"
"Don't worry, we have experienced anti-cheating through the "Warring States OL" project." Liu Kun assured, "Technically speaking, we are already at the top level in the country."
"Online strikes and offline physical strikes, a two-pronged approach, are very effective."
"Hmm." Ren Yuxin couldn't help but become curious after hearing this, "I heard that Mr. Qin, your boss, is so powerful that even those who engage in cheating come to the United States and ask you to find the CIA."
"Oh, that's a rumor." Liu Kun immediately clarified, "It's just a hacker in the United States. Mr. Qin has some connections in the United States and asked the FBI to arrest him."
"That's very impressive." Ren Yuxin said with emotion, "Mr. Qin is very successful at home and abroad, but we can't compare."
Liu Kun smiled and said nothing. He often heard Mr. Qin say that Penguin was "Nanshan Pizza Hut". He didn't know what it meant. Anyway, he knew that Penguin was a very special company.
The two sides quickly changed the topic and started discussing "Counter-Terrorism OL".
FPS games are the hardest hit by cheating, and it will not be possible to solve it until twenty years later, so Ren Yuxin pays special attention to this issue.
Liu Kun didn't understand the procedure and couldn't brag to Ren Yuxin. In fact, he was quite worried.
However, Ren Yuxin quickly diverted his attention because Zhou Yuan from the operations department arrived, and he immediately followed him and got close to Zhou Yuan.
……
After the signing ceremony, Liu Kun had just returned to the game company when Mr. Qin's secretary called.
President Qin called to discuss something.
Liu Kun rushed to Qin Shaoyan's office immediately. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Mr. Qin transforming into a signing machine, stamping and signing.
"Mr. Qin, I'm here."
"Oh, Brother Kun, please sit down first. I'll finish reviewing the documents in my hands before we talk." Qin Shaoyan said casually and continued to study and stamp.
Secretary Xiao Chen immediately brought tea, and then continued to bring documents to Qin Shaoyan.
Qin Shaoyan saw that the documents were piling up more and more, so he simply stopped reading them, threw away his pen and official seal, and walked directly to the sofa next to Liu Kun and sat down.
“How was the signing ceremony?”
"It went very smoothly. Penguin worked happily and there were no setbacks." Liu Kun thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Qin, isn't this gambling agreement a bit risky?"
"It doesn't matter anymore." Qin Shaoyan said with a relaxed expression, "So what if Penguin wins? I won't lose."
"Besides, I have full confidence in your abilities. "Sword Hero" will definitely be a hit."
You have confidence in me, but I have no confidence. Liu Kun hesitated for a moment, but was embarrassed to say it.
Qin Shaoyan said to himself: "Brother Kun, the "Sword Hero" project is almost done now. What are your thoughts in the future?"
"Ah?" Liu Kun was stunned, ""Sword Hero" is still early in the open beta, and we will continue to watch it after the open beta."
"Just leave it to others to keep an eye on. You need to train their ability to take charge of their own affairs." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "We will have so many projects in the future, and you will need to keep an eye on everything. Even the Monkey King can't keep an eye on you."< br>
Liu Kun was a little confused, "Mr. Qin, you want me to let go now."
"I'm not asking you to let go, but you should do something of your own." Qin Shaoyan looked at Liu Kun and said, "Do you still remember what I promised you before?"
"Huh?" Liu Kun was completely stunned.
"Game for game." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "Now that "Sword Hero" has been produced, what are you going to do next, Brother Kun?"
Liu Kun's blood rushed to the top of his head. When he defected to Qin Shaoyan before, the two parties did have a verbal agreement of "game for game".
He helped Mr. Qin make an online game, and then Mr. Qin gave them financial support to make the games they liked.
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After being busy for almost two years, Liu Kun almost forgot about this matter.
But Mr. Qin didn't forget it, and even called him over to bring the matter up again.
Liu Kun suddenly became excited, and various thoughts flashed through his mind. It was so confusing that he couldn't figure it out for a while.
When a project is started, it cannot be completed with just a few million, it may be tens of millions.
Such a big thing made Liu Kun hesitate.
After the failure of "Sword and Sword OL", he had no idea whether his project could be launched.
What if it fails?
Then it's not a matter of wasted funds and time, and Mr. Qin can't always support him.
Even if you can continue to help Mr. Qin as an executive producer and work for him in the future, will you still give yourself a chance in the future?
Seeing that Liu Kun was silent, Qin Shaoyan continued to ask: "Stand-alone or online game?"
"Mr. Qin, I..." Liu Kun's lips trembled.
"It's okay, Brother Kun. If you don't think about it, you can go back and think about it slowly. Just give me a project proposal later." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "I just want to tell you that what I promised you before was to Just do it boldly.”
"It doesn't matter if you fail, the promise is still valid, the game changes the game."
"You help me make one, and I support you in making one."
Having said this, Liu Kun gritted his teeth and made up his mind, "Actually, I have an idea for an online game."
"Oh, let's talk about it then." Qin Shaoyan looked at Liu Kun with encouraging eyes.
"I saw the idea of "World of Warcraft". Our country still lacks an online game with our own characteristics." Liu Kun's eyes began to sparkle at this time, and he couldn't suppress his excitement and said, "I want to make a "World of Warcraft" for us in the East. "World of Warcraft", and I think those Q-version Korean styles are not very good. We need to have our own unique art style."
"I want to make an online game in the style of a Chinese art film!"
Liu Kun gestured excitedly as he spoke, "We all grew up watching Chinese art films when we were children. The unique style of Chinese art films is our childhood memory, but now this style has disappeared for a long time."< br>
"I want to reproduce it in an online game so that everyone can recall that precious memory..."
"Feelings." Qin Shaoyan added slowly.
"Yes, yes, it's feelings!" Liu Kun nodded excitedly, feeling that Mr. Qin's words summed it up very well. He came up with this idea just for feelings.
Qin Shaoyan looked at Liu Kun and suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought that this style of painting may not be popular with the market?"
"Uh..." Liu Kun choked. He looked at Qin Shaoyan's expressionless face and hesitated for a moment. He said hard, "There may be this problem. I want to try my best to make up for it in terms of gameplay."
"The market may change. After all, no one can say for sure, and it's hard to figure out players' preferences..."
Liu Kun wanted to work hard to convince Mr. Qin, but he was racking his brains to think of the advantages of his idea.
"Brother Kun." Qin Shaoyan interrupted him, "Have you really considered doing this?"
Liu Kun was silent for a moment and said honestly: "I want to do it"
Qin Shaoyan nodded, "Let's do it."
"Huh?" Liu Kun was stunned and looked at Qin Shaoyan in disbelief.
You must know that the boss hates risks, but Mr. Qin is willing to do it even though he knows that this project is risky.
"Chinese art film style, online game." Qin Shaoyan repeated, "Then let's do this. Brother Kun, go and write a plan. Let's discuss it and give me a budget."
Liu Kun's brain was still confused at this time. Mr. Qin agreed so happily that it made him feel unreal.
Did he really agree?
Qin Shaoyan did not look at Liu Kun's expression, but continued to ask: "Is it free or paid?"
Liu Kun hesitated and asked, "Mr. Qin, what are your suggestions?"
"If you really want to do it well, then do some card charging. It would be unreasonable to use this kind of sentiment to sell attributes." Qin Shaoyan made the final decision, "After all, charging online games are fair, and the operation time is longer."
Liu Kun is now finally sure that Mr. Qin has sincere support.
Nowadays, free online games are so profitable, and he also supports the development of online games that charge card fees. Mr. Qin is really the master of our game industry!
"Be free to try boldly and treat it as accumulated technology." Qin Shaoyan warned, "After completing this online game, we will make a disruptive online game."
"Okay, Mr. Qin!" Liu Kun excitedly patted his chest and promised, "We will do a good job."
"Well, I believe you." Qin Shaoyan looked at Liu Kun with a smile.
He knew what Liu Kun wanted to do, which was "Searching for Immortals" with a very different style of painting.
In his previous life, the game "Xun Xian" could be regarded as a conscientious game in terms of production. Liu Kun had a fierce quarrel with Penguin in order to adhere to the style of the art film and Penguin's management, and the two sides almost started a fight.
But in the end Liu Kun persisted, which shows how far he is.
In "Searching for Immortals", there are more than a dozen possible images to choose from when creating characters. From big-headed dolls to old men and old ladies, from foreigners to monkeys, they are all classic shapes from Chinese art films.
It is thankless to know that this kind of thing is because one image represents a whole set of actions, and the art and action team has to do more than a dozen sets of actions, which is a lot of work.
Qin Shaoyan feels that "Xunxian" must be done whether it is for feelings or technical accumulation.
He doesn't expect to make money from this game either. It is still necessary to train the team.
He has opened seven stand-alone projects at one time, ranging from "Minecraft" to "Mount and Blade". Some are profitable and some are loss-making, but technology and experience must be accumulated.
"Black Myth: Wukong" was not pulled out of thin air.
Taking advantage of the current low labor costs in China, it is always good to practice more.
When Qin Shaoyan was conceiving his future game blueprint, his secretary Xiao Chen came in again and reported, "Director Xia Lian is here."
(End of chapter)