You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 136: G Fat, when will you release 3?

After Ma Huateng hung up, he called Qin Shaoyan as soon as possible and said with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Qin, you have a strict sense of confidentiality. Why don't you tell me the good news?"

Qin Shaoyan was stunned for a moment, then thought quickly.

What does Xiao Ma Ge mean by this sentence?
Are you picking on me and urging me to fulfill the contract quickly?
This tone doesn't sound like a sinister tone, does it?
Qin Shaoyan calmed down and said calmly: "It's just a small advancement, not really good news."

"Mr. Qin, I already know everything." Ma Huateng said happily, "Mr. Xiong has told me everything."

What did Xiong Xiaoge tell you?

"I heard that the game demo you showed to Mr. Xiong was quite good. Mr. Qin's production capabilities are unparalleled. He is worthy of being the number one game producer in China. Mr. Xiong said it was good after seeing it." Ma Huateng immediately asked, " When will Mr. Qin let us Penguin people open their eyes?"

"Oh, this is about it." Qin Shaoyan was perfunctory, while thinking about how to fool him, "The demo is still very rough, there is nothing interesting to see. When the developers from V Agency arrive, we will improve it and let Mr. Ma take a look."

"Okay, okay!" Ma Huateng agreed quickly with a smile, "I'm looking forward to Mr. Qin's new work. Let's do this. I'll send the new CEO Ren Yu to the capital. If Mr. Qin needs Penguin's help, please contact Mr. Ren directly. That’s fine.”

"Welcome, welcome!" Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "I won't be polite if you ask for anything."

“As long as the project goes smoothly, no matter what your needs are, we will do our best to meet them.”

Qin Shaoyan's face darkened after hanging up the phone. Unexpectedly, Brother Ma also sent a supervisor over.

This is a bit troublesome.

Why does Xiong Xiaoge have such a big mouth?
Why do you say everything to others?
Ren Yuxin would have to reveal his secrets if he ran here every day after arriving in Yanjing. This is a stand-alone game, which is completely different from an online game.

We must find a way to fool the Penguin people as soon as possible.

……

At night, Qin Shaoyan picked up the phone and called Fatty G with a smile.

"Congratulations on the sales of Half-Life 2 exceeding five million units." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Gabu, this is not only the success of Half-Life 2, but also the success of the steam platform!"

"This shows that Steam is on the right track, and we can completely get rid of the exploitation of those publishers."

"Gabe, you did it!"

G Fat was also very happy to accept Qin Shaoyan's congratulations, and responded with a smile: "I didn't have much confidence before, but the successful release of Plants vs. Zombies gave me hope. I should thank you, John."

"Steam's success is inseparable from your efforts. It's you who make it better and more perfect."

Qin Shaoyan immediately said, "Let's toast to a cup of steam."

"Here's to steam!"

Qin Shaoyan took a sip of Coke and continued to ask: "How many steam users are there now?"

"There are already 8 million users, and this year it will exceed 10 million users." G Fat said that he felt even happier about the steam platform, "It will be more convenient for us to release games in the future."

"If the steam platform wants to develop better, in addition to having more games to fill the library, there must be hit games every once in a while." Qin Shaoyan asked pretending to be unintentional, "Gabu, when do you plan to release it?" Half-Life 3.”

"..." G Fat suddenly began to talk to him, "Well, I have started to contact other game studios and recommend them to publish the game on steam. We will continue to improve the experience of the steam platform."

"Gabu!" Qin Shaoyan raised his voice, "I'm not too worried about the quantity of games now. What I'm talking about now is quality. We will launch a hit game every one or two years."

"For example, games like Half-Life and Plants vs. Zombies have sales of more than five million. Only such works can attract more users."

Fatty G thought for a while and agreed, "I agree with you."

"So, when will you make the third part?" Qin Shaoyan continued to ask.

"Well, I have already started preparing DLC, there are two in total." Fatty G seemed a little embarrassed.

"That is to say, there will be no new works released for at least two years, right?" Qin Shaoyan asked.

Fatty G hesitated for a long time and finally nodded, "Yes."

Qin Shaoyan sighed, "Gabu, you know Steam needs hits."

"I know." Fatty G was a little embarrassed, "John, you are also a producer, you know." "Making games requires inspiration and cannot be produced like an assembly line, especially for hit games."

"You're right." Qin Shaoyan agreed, "But I recently made a very good game."

"Huh?" G became interested after getting fatter, "How awesome is it?"

"It's as cool as Plants vs. Zombies and Half-Life." Qin Shaoyan said very confidently, "I think it is the next hit game that Steam needs."

"Walter?!" Fatty G was a little surprised and unbelievable, and continued to ask, "John, are you talking in your sleep?"

"You'll know if you're talking in your sleep or not." Qin Shaoyan said with a confident tone, "And it's your favorite FPS type."

"Wait for me, I'll be there right away." Fatty G said and hung up the phone in a hurry.

That’s it, the big fish is now hooked!

Qin Shaoyan put down the phone with a smile, walked out of the office, looked at the employees who were still struggling late at night, and clapped his hands.

"Everyone look at me, I'm announcing something!"

Everyone present took off their headphones with bewildered faces and looked at Qin Shaoyan.

"People from the campus network don't need to look at me." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "You go about your own business, everyone from the game company is here!"

Hong Fei came over with a group of strong men and asked in confusion: "What happened, Mr. Qin? Does the new model feel wrong?"

Qin Shaoyan glared at Hong Fei, "Where is Fan Xiaoqian?"

"He left right after get off work and said there was a performance at the bar tonight." Hong Fei asked tentatively, "Do you want me to call him back?"

"No need." Qin Shaoyan looked around and said slowly, "I have something to announce now. The boss of V Agency and the producer of Half-Life, Gabe Newell, also known as G Fat, will come to our company for inspection soon. .”

There was an uproar in the company immediately. Hong Fei and others took a deep breath and then became excited.

G Fat, that’s a famous producer in the game industry, a real big shot in the industry.

Such a game master can actually come to us. Mr. Qin has such strong connections.

"The main purpose of G Fat's visit this time is to take a look at our FPS game." Qin Shaoyan said seriously, "The core developers of the Half-Life game will also come to exchange and learn together."

"You must hold on to the situation for me, and we cannot let our foreign counterparts underestimate our strength."

"I guess it will only take two or three days. Let's revise the demo first." Qin Shaoyan thought for a while, "Don't be embarrassed if something goes wrong then."

Hong Fei patted his chest excitedly and promised, "Don't worry, Mr. Qin, we can do it, and we will never let you down!"

Others also nodded, looking high-spirited.

"Then let's work together to see if there are any areas that need improvement." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand, "It's all over, let's go back to work."

Everyone in the FPS game development team returned to their workstations as excitedly as if they had been pumped.

Those who fix bugs fix bugs, and those who fix models fix models, striving to be the best.

Qin Shaoyan stayed up all night with him, and after dawn, he simply slept in the office.

Until the morning, Qin Shaoyan was awakened by the ringing of the landline phone. He got up from the sofa in confusion, pulled the receiver and asked.

"Who?"

A burst of English greetings came from the phone, "John, it's me, Gabe, I've arrived in Yanjing, where are you?"

Damn it? !
Qin Shaoyan was shocked at that time, you must be too fast.

　I'm in a bad mood today, there's no Chapter 3

　　
　
(End of this chapter)