my return 2002

Chapter 214 Ghost Blowing Lamp and Dungeon

While the internal beta of World of Warcraft was in full swing, the wave of online articles swept quietly.

Since Xingchen Chinese.com launched the "Great God Training Program", holding high the banner of guaranteeing the bottom line, it has attracted a large number of excellent online writers to join.

In fact, many authors were skeptical about this "great master training plan" at the beginning. After all, payment for online articles is still in the groping stage these days, and very few people are willing to spend money to read books. Is Xingchen Chinese website for charity?

However, with the mentality of the first batch of authors holding a try, after the success of the internal investment, after receiving the guaranteed manuscript fee in the second month, more and more excellent online writers flocked in.

Although the editors of Xingchen Chinese.com quickly raised the requirements for guaranteed contracts, they still couldn't stop the author's enthusiasm.

Due to the influx of a large number of excellent online writers, there are more and more high-quality works in the Xingchen Chinese website library. The reader base has increased sixfold in just half a year, and the number of daily page views has exceeded [-] million.

Of course, in the past six months, the Xingchen Chinese website also burned Shen Lang's nearly [-] million yuan, so that Li Xuelin came to Shen Lang specifically to ask if he wanted to stop the "Great God Training Program".

Shen Lang just said: "How many great god-level authors have Xingchen cultivated now?"

Li Xuelin stopped talking, how could he cultivate a great master in such a short period of time?
The "Great God Training Program" has been continued, and it is also continuing to output excellent authors for Xingchen Chinese Network. A large number of web writers and readers.

However, with the launch of Xingchen's "Great God Cultivation Plan", the loss of authors and readers has become more and more serious, and even the advertising revenue is shrinking day by day, which has aroused Shanda's dissatisfaction even more.

In fact, Shanda doesn't care if Singularity makes money, as long as it can provide blood transfusion for Shanda's game business. It may be possible to invest money in Singularity, so there is no guarantee.

On the other hand, Xingchen Chinese website, the effect of throwing a lot of money is also very obvious. A large number of excellent online works have emerged on the website, and one of them has detonated the entire Internet - [Ghost Blowing Lantern]

Compared with other online articles, "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" has a more unique style, with mysterious but familiar elements such as tombs, treasure hunting, feng shui, etc., which make readers unable to stop and become fascinated by it.

The author of [Ghost Blowing Lantern], Tianxia Bachang, also became the first author to break the guaranteed price of [-] thousand characters with this book. Since the first month [Ghost Blowing Lantern] was on the shelves, his monthly income has exceeded [-]. In the next two months, it broke through the [-] mark.

Of course, during this period, piracy is also inevitable. Due to the popularity of [Ghost Blowing Lantern], pirated content about [Ghost Blowing Lantern] appeared in various forums, text websites, and Baidu Post Bars. Compared with genuine readers, the number of pirated readers To multiply more than a hundred times.

It is precisely because of the word-of-mouth of pirated readers that the reputation of Ghost Chuideng is getting bigger and bigger. Although Tianxia Bachang often jokes with the author's friends when drinking, if one-tenth of the pirated readers can be converted into genuine readers, he will Really rich.

[Ghost Blowing the Lantern] Shen Lang didn't notice the explosiveness at first, but Feng Xiaoxiao recommended it to him. This girl is timid and loves to watch. Every night she dare not sleep until Shen Lang comes back.

The next day, Shen Lang came to the company and called Li Xuelin to the office.

"Can I contact Tianxia Bachang, the author of Ghost Blowing Lantern?" Shen Lang asked.

So, Tianxia Bachang received a call from the editor-in-chief of Xingchen, saying that he was asked to come to the magic city quickly, Tianxia Bachang was stunned, what is this for?He hasn't written today's update yet.

The editor-in-chief didn't say anything in detail, but just told him: great news.

Xingchen also considerately offered a ticket, Tianxia Basang thought about it, so let's go.

Coming out of Modu Airport, the editor-in-chief of Xingchen hurriedly dragged him into the car, his face full of urgency, which made Tianxia Bachang even more confused.

"Boss, what can I say now?"

The editor-in-chief of Xingchen sang to Tianxiaba with envy on his face: "You are going to be lucky."

lucky?Tian TianBa sings with a dazed expression on his face.

"Our big boss has taken a fancy to the copyright of [Ghost Blowing Lantern], so he doesn't want to talk to you."

Tianxia Bachang's heart was shocked, and his eyes almost popped out: "Is the big boss you are talking about the boss of Inspur Technology?"

"Yes, it's him."

"Fuck!"

Tian Tian Ba ​​Sing couldn't help bursting out a swear word, nonsense, how could he not be excited, you know that the copyright of "Zhu Xian" was sold for 100 million, Xiao Ding directly built a three-story small western-style building in his hometown, and the photo was posted In the group, many authors are so envious that their saliva is about to flow out.

Although [Ghost Blowing Lantern] can bring him tens of thousands of manuscript fees a month now, how can he get 100 million all of a sudden?No, don't say 100 million, even half, 50, he is also very satisfied.

Coming to the company with excitement all the way, Tianxia Bachang was the same as Xiao Ding at the beginning, and he also had some doubts. Is this really the place where the famous Inspur Technology is located?This office building looks a bit "unattractive".

Going upstairs to the entrance of Inspur Technology, Tianxia Bachang saw a familiar face, and immediately stepped forward to hug him in surprise.

"Fuck, Master Ding, why are you here?"

Xiao Ding smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Hey, isn't this online game [Zhu Xian] under development? I'm working with the team to perfect the world view and some plot details of Zhu Xian."

"White dry?"

"Don't worry, it's not for nothing, you'll get paid."

"That's okay." Tian Tian Ba ​​Sing heaved a sigh of relief.

Xiao Ding brought Tianxia Bachang to Shen Lang's office.

"Mr. Shen, this is the author of [Ghost Blowing the Lantern]. The world has sung it. This is our Mr. Shen."

Ba Singing Under Heaven was still surprised by Shen Lang's youth, until Xiao Ding reminded him that he hurriedly stepped forward to shake Shen Lang's hand.

Shen Lang smiled and cut straight to the point: "Old Zhang, [Ghost Blowing the Lantern] is really well written. I invited you here today, because I want to talk to you about copyright."

The Underworld Singer glanced at Xiao Ding, and then waited for the next sentence.

"How about this, it's still 100 million, buy the full copyright of [Ghost Blowing Lantern], and Xingchen Chinese Network will sign a new [Great God Covenant] with you, and the subscription of the website will be opened at three to seven in the future. You seven websites three, you see How is it?" Shen Lang said.

"One million, the appointment of the Great God? Open every three to seven?" Tianxiabachang was already knocked out. If the editor-in-chief of Xingchen said that Inspur Technology wanted to buy his copyright, it was a piece of cake from the sky, then for him now, it is He dropped two pies in a row, but it happened to hit him on the forehead.

If it is said that copyright is just a one-shot deal, this big promise, subscription 2% is a long-term benefit, especially for an author like him with a huge subscription amount, taking his current income as an example, a month is more than nothing If you pay 10,000 yuan, it will be [-]+ a year, which is more affordable than copyright fees.

Shen Lang secretly laughed in his heart, the great appointment is actually a means to bind the author, although the singularity is not very good now, but who knows if there will be other competitors to poach people in the future?
In the Internet industry, the more you stand at the top of the industry, the more dangerous you are, because you don't know how many competitors are gearing up for you in the fog.

"If Lord Ding still wants to write books in the future, Xingchen will treat you like a god." Seeing Xiao Ding's envious face, Shen Lang laughed.

Xiao Ding scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Mr. Shen, I have no problem, I can sign now." Tianxia Bachang came back to his senses, and quickly agreed.

Shen Lang called the legal affairs and asked them to prepare the contract. Taking advantage of this time, Shen Lang also asked Xiao Ding to take Tianxiabachang for a tour. Giving money is one aspect, so that the author has a certain understanding of the company and can also increase their sense of belonging.

Afterwards, Shen Lang called Wang Tao in again.

"The product line of the company's games is still too single. Whether it's Jian Yu Jiang Hu or Zhu Xian, which is under development, they are all large-scale MMO online games. We need to expand other game types, or we will fight ourselves."

Wang Tao nodded, rolled his eyes, and glanced outside the office.

"Mr. Shen, did you poach the one who just left your office to develop a new game? I think he is quite familiar with Xiao Ding."

Shen Lang rolled his eyes: "What are you thinking? That's the author of [Ghost Blowing Lantern]. I plan to buy the copyright of [Ghost Blowing Lantern] and develop it into a game."

Wang Tao shook his head when he heard the words: "Isn't the theme of [Ghost Blowing Lamp] a bit too scary, it's hard to attract female players."

"Don't think about socializing all day long, male players are the mainstream group." Shen Lang shook his head with his forehead supported. This guy seemed to have tasted the sweetness of Jianyu Jianghu's social system.

Wang Tao smiled embarrassedly: "Boss Shen, you must have made up your mind a long time ago, so don't keep it a secret."

"You should know about Shanda's Adventure Island. Let's make a side-scrolling action online game." Shen Lang said.

"Horizontal action online game? Similar to Dungeons and Dragons arcade?"

Wang Tao frowned slightly. In fact, it is no wonder that he is not very optimistic about this type of game. The main reason why MapleStory is popular is because of the Q-print style. Apart from this, there is no other horizontal version of the online game that has a good performance.

And [Ghost Blowing Lamp], a supernatural theme, is obviously not suitable for adapting it into a Q-print style, and it feels contrary to it when you think about it.

Shen Lang thought about it, the Hanbok Dungeon and Warriors was launched in August 2005, and the production should have been almost finished by this time, so he said to Wang Tao.

"In this way, you don't have to intervene in the [Ghost Blowing Lantern] project. Find a few reliable planners and game producers, and come with me to Korea."

Wang Tao's strength lies in the production of large-scale MMO online games. It's normal for him to have no idea about this kind of horizontal action game. Everyone has their own shortcomings, and we can't force them.

Not long after Wang Tao left, the legal affairs team drew up the contract, and Tianxia Bachang signed his name on the contract with excitement. He didn't even read the detailed terms during the whole process, but just confirmed the final amount.

Shen Lang couldn't help shaking his head secretly, the author of the web article is still innocent.

After signing the full copyright of [Ghost Blowing Lantern], Shen Lang suddenly scratched his head. Isn't it a pity that such a good IP is just for making a game? You must know that [Ghost Blowing Lantern] is an IP worth tens of billions .

The idea of ​​movie game linkage popped up again irresistibly, but thinking about the theme of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", Shen Lang temporarily gave up this tempting idea. This thing is estimated to be reviewed and clicked immediately after the script is submitted.

What the hell? [Ghost Blowing Lamp] Isn't this promoting superstition, tomb robbery?Isn't this teaching people to commit crimes? Such dross can also be put on the screen!
Three days later, Shen Lang headed to South Korea with a group of four game producers, plus a team translator.

Before going, Shen Lang made a special call to Zhu Jun. When Zhu Jun heard that Shen Lang was going to Korea, he guessed it right away.

"Have you taken a fancy to that company's game?"

Shen Lang said unhappily: "Business secrets, no comment."

"Okay, I'll find you an insider, send me your flight information, and I'll ask him to pick you up." Zhu Jun rolled his eyes, all his thoughts are now on World of Warcraft, How can I think about other games.

Sure enough, when I came out of Jeju Island Airport, I saw a man in casual clothes holding a sign written in Chinese and looking around.

The translator stepped forward and chatted a few words with the man, and the man immediately came to Shen Lang and spoke enthusiastically in broken Chinese.

"President Shen, welcome to Korea."

Shen Lang said politely: "Thank you, you speak Chinese very well."

After getting in the car, Shen Lang handed Neople's information to the other party, and the man understood Shen Lang's purpose at a glance.

"Mr. Shen, don't worry, I will make arrangements as soon as possible."

Speaking of Neople at this time, in a Korean game company, it still exists like a little brother, and has not yet attracted the attention of the Korean game giant Nexon.

The Dungeon and Warriors game is also unremarkable among many Korean 3D online game masterpieces. As early as November last year, Neople carefully started the first test, which lasted only two weeks, from 11 pm to 3 pm every day. At that point, the server was opened, and there were only two characters for players to choose from: Ghost Swordsman and Fighter.

At this time, the problem facing the company is not how to grow and grow, but how to survive. Don’t look at South Korea’s massive support for the game industry. In fact, the ones that can really get support are big companies, like Neople, which is similar to Xiaoxiami, a studio. There is no help at all, and you can only rely on yourself.

At this time, Xu Minzai, the founder of Neople, suddenly received a call from an insider, saying that the boss of a Huaxia game company wanted to visit his company.

Xu Min stood up excitedly, and after confirming that he had heard correctly, he immediately made an appointment with the other party.

Forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart, Xu Min announced the good news to the employees.

Immediately there were excited cheers in the company.

After the employees finished venting, Xu Min asked everyone to put down their work and clean up the company.

"Tomorrow everyone remember to put on the most decent clothes, and make sure to leave a good impression on the distinguished guests!"

(End of this chapter)