Chapter 95: Tuqiongdajian
(The end of the previous chapter has been partially modified.)
He Jingmei couldn’t figure out what Qin Shaoyan’s routine was, and what he was going to do in front of Shanda Shanda Deal with the Ninth City.
It says it has a nose and eyes, just like the real thing.
She was a little suspicious for a moment that Qin Shaoyan was lying to herself before.
He hesitated whether to get up and leave too.
Facing He Jingmei’s question, Qin Shaoyan smiled and said gently: “Mr. He, I’m sorry, please wait a moment, I will send the penguin away first, it will only take a few minutes.”
He Jingmei turned to look at the two penguins who had been silent. Ren Yuxin and Chen Yu stood up with doubts on their faces and walked out of the conference room with Qin Shaoyan.
They don't care at all who they are going to deal with, they only have one thought in their minds at the moment.
“We must get CS online games.”
Because this is a pie falling from the sky for Penguin, who has just entered the online game market, and there is no reason not to seize it.
Looking at other Internet companies making huge profits from the game industry, Penguin also established a game platform in May 2003 to test the online game market.
At that time, it was popular for domestic online game companies to go to South Korea to sign games and come back to operate them, because Shanda and Ninetowns made a lot of money from "Legend" and "Miracle", and everyone followed suit.
Penguin also went to South Korea to sign "Triumph", gearing up for a big fight.
It’s a pity that the first shot didn’t go off when the door opened, so the tuition was paid.
There are so many cheats in online games in South Korea. South Korea doesn’t pay much attention to Penguin and doesn’t have much technical support. As a result, news about “Triumph” quickly disappeared.
Penguin doesn’t have any projects on hand right now. When Qin Shaoyan threw the CS pie at them, both of them were still in a state of confusion, feeling unreal.
Qin Shaoyan took the two people to the small conference room next to him and made an invitation gesture, "Sit down."
As soon as Ren Yuxin came in, he saw the photos hanging on the wall. What stands out is a photo of Mr. Qin and Fatty G.
The two of them sat on the famous iron valve with their arms around each other, laughing very happily.
The other photos are also internal photos of V agency, basically all of Mr. Qin’s.
Some of them were Mr. Qin standing in the conference room giving advice, and some were Mr. Qin trying out the game, with a circle of people standing behind him.
The two Penguins were completely stunned at this time, especially because there was a trophy, certificate of honor and a gold keyboard placed in the glass case behind Qin Shaoyan.
Engraved on the golden keyboard are a series of large characters, "ChinaPCgameNO1!"
What is this?
This is the number one player in the Chinese game, and he was awarded the title by the United States.
Ren Yuxin was shocked at the time and asked with a guilty conscience: "Um, Mr. Qin, are you really giving us CS?"
"Yes." Qin Shaoyan nodded with a smile. nod.
Ren Yuxin asked doubtfully: "Mr. Qin, why did you choose us?"
At this time, Penguin is not ranked at all in the online game industry, and it has more experience than it. There are so many companies that I can’t even count them with one slap.
Why does CS fall on them?
What is CS? It is the absolute top among FPS games.
In this era, every computer in Internet cafes has Counter-Strike, and there are people playing Counter-Strike in every Internet cafe.
Not only in China, but also around the world, Counter-Strike is also the absolute big brother in the FPS field.
For such a game, to be exaggerated, you don’t even need to hype it up. Players will flock to it as soon as the server opens.
What's more, there are all types of online games currently, but there is a lack of FPS games.
In this case, winning CS means winning a golden mountain.
"I am very optimistic about the development of Penguin and intend to enter the online game market with Penguin."
Qin Shaoyan's answer was very official, which made Ren Yuxin a little unsure that Mr. Qin was not serious.
Ren Yuxin and Chen Yu looked at each other, then hesitated and asked again and again: "Mr. Qin, I have a question."
"There will be no problems with research and development. I will take care of it myself." Qin Shaoyan directly interrupted the other party, "We will also ask the developers of Half-Life and Counter-Strike from Valve to provide technical guidance to ensure the quality of the game."
“Of course I believe in Mr. Qin’s R&D capabilities.” Ren Yuxin said quickly, “What I want to ask is, do you have any conditions for Mr. Qin to give us the CS online game?”
“ The royalty price will be discussed later, but I want 35% of the share." Qin Shaoyan showed his fangs at this moment, "And we have to sign a binding contract. You must accept the games I recommend to Penguin unconditionally."
"And QQ. If you want to help us promote the campus network, I hope there will be a big discount on the promotion fee.”
“In addition, our campus network will have many activities in the future and we hope to have in-depth cooperation with Penguin.”
"This..." Ren Yuxin was stunned when he heard this condition.
35%?
Why don’t you go and grab it?
A score of 30 to 70 in R&D and operation is already a huge concession from the operator. What else will we make if you bite the bullet?
As for other conditions, he is only responsible for the game part and cannot make the decision at all. "You don't have to worry about what's wrong with the game I'm pushing to you." Qin Shaoyan confidently patted his chest and said, "With my ability, of course I won't push you junk projects."
"Mr. Qin, that's not what I meant." Ren Yuxin thought for a while, "This matter is too important for us to make the decision. Let us go back and report it before telling you."
"Okay." Qin Shaoyan nodded, "You go back and think about it, and call me when you have figured it out."
"I will leave for the United States in April after the new year. You'd better do it quickly. Decision.”
“Okay, thank you, Mr. Qin.”
Qin Shaoyan stood up and walked the two of them to the door. While shaking hands and saying goodbye, he suddenly said: "Mr. Ren, can you please keep what I said about Ninetowns and Blizzard a secret today?"
Ren Yuxin and Chen Yu looked at each other. , and then quickly promised: "Don't worry, we will never reveal a word."
"Then we will see you after the year."
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He Jingmei passed the meeting The man who looked at the penguin from the glass of the room walked out happily, feeling bad for a moment.
Soon Qin Shaoyan turned back again and invited Mr. He to the small conference room next door for a detailed discussion.
Full of doubts, He Jingmei looked at Qin Shaoyan sitting under the golden keyboard trophy, and also saw the domineering "No. 1 in Chinese games".
"Mr. He, let me show you something." Qin Shaoyan took out his laptop and turned it over.
“This is the framework diagram of the new game. You don’t have to worry about research and development issues. We at Sentinel Technology are very confident in this aspect.”
He Jingmei actually doesn’t know much about the game. Look at the various closed-loop design methods on the mind map.
Growth system, core gameplay, social system, other gameplay, she even saw the commercial design part.
"There will be no problems with this set of things." Qin Shaoyan said very confidently, "When Sohu gets the beta version, it can be tested on a small scale to see the effect."
He Jingmei looks at He looked at Qin Shaoyan, then at the golden keyboard, and couldn't help but said: "It's not that I don't believe in Mr. Qin's ability, I just want to ask, what's so special about this game?"
"Mr. Qin just said So confident that it can surpass Shanda Legend."
"It's nothing special," Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "It's a free game, and the business model is to charge for items."
"Free game?" He Jingmei frowned.
The current mainstream business model of online games is still charging for online time. Although some games have begun to develop the concept of free games, the business models are still in the exploratory stage.
To put it bluntly, there is no successful free-to-play business model yet, and everyone is trying to cross the river by feeling the stones.
For online games, once the business model is wrong, it is a fatal mistake. It will die in minutes. Taking into account the research and development costs, the price is too high.
Although there are already free games, they have not become popular at all, and everyone still uses the method of charging with point cards.
Qin Shaoyan said sincerely: "Mr. He, the reason why I want to engage in free online games is not for gimmicks."
"I am basing this on the following considerations. Please listen first and see if what I say makes sense. Then you can make your own judgment."
He Jingmei nodded, "Mr. Qin, please tell me, I'm all ears."
"The first point is that the domestic online game market is saturated." Qin Shaoyan raised his eyebrows. With one finger, "More than 70 online games will be launched this year. Although most of them will die, the ones that survive will inevitably divert some players away."
He Jing nodded, the total number of domestic game players It is certain that with so many online games coming in to share the pie, the number of people online for a single online game will inevitably decrease.
The number of people online is an important indicator of point card games.
“Second point, once a phenomenal game appears in a Dianka game, it will inevitably drive away other game users.”
“Mr. He can pay attention to NetEase’s Fantasy Westward Journey, which has The potential in this area has exploded since its launch." Qin Shaoyan added, "There is also World of Warcraft. You can have people collect information in this area in the United States. It will be launched in the domestic market next year."
He Jingmei frowned. This was the second time Qin Shaoyan mentioned World of Warcraft.
“The third point is that the business model of the point card model is flawed. Its income ceiling is too obvious, and it is too slow to collect money based on the number of people hanging around for a long time.”
"Nowadays, point-and-click online games have become a red ocean in the industry." Qin Shaoyan smiled, "There is no point in playing in the red ocean. Why not open up a new track."
"Nowadays, free online games are everywhere. Blue Ocean, if the quantity doesn’t work, then the quality will matter.”
“It is said that in the legend, a dragon-slaying knife could be sold for 80,000 yuan, and a paralysis ring would cost hundreds of thousands.”
“Instead of letting the players earn this money, why not let us earn it?”
He Jingmei frowned and hesitated, “Is this...appropriate?”
"Why is it inappropriate?" Qin Shaoyan said confidently, "People come here to spend money to play just to have fun. Why do they want to play if they don't feel happy after spending money."
"We directly sell weapons and attributes, and the local tycoons gain happiness. , we gained money, it’s a win-win situation.”
A win-win situation?
He Jingmei couldn't laugh or cry. Mr. Qin's theory is really novel.
(End of this chapter)