You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 95: The picture shows the dagger
(Some modifications have been made at the end of the previous chapter.)
He Jingmei couldn't figure out what Qin Shaoyan's plan was, so she talked about how to deal with Ninth City in front of Shanda.

It says it has a nose and eyes, just like it really does.

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 followed Qin Shaoyan out of the conference room.

They didn't care at all who they were going to deal with, they only had one thought in their minds at the moment.

"We must get a CS online game."

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.

Watching other Internet companies making huge profits from the game industry, Penguin also established a game platform in May 03 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" and was gearing up to do something big.

It's a pity that the first shot that opened the door didn't go off, 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 cake at him, both of them were still in a state of confusion and felt 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. The most eye-catching one was the 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 are Mr. Qin standing in the conference room giving advice, and some are Mr. Qin trying out games with a circle of people standing behind him.

At this time, the two Penguins were completely stunned, especially because there was a trophy, certificate of honor and a golden keyboard in the glass case behind Qin Shaoyan.

The golden keyboard is engraved with a series of large characters, "China PCgame NO1!"

what is this?

This is the number one player in the Chinese game, and he has been banned by the United States.

Ren Yuxin was shocked at the time and asked with a guilty conscience: "Um, Mr. Qin, are you really giving CS to us?"

"You can give it." Qin Shaoyan nodded with a smile.

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 companies that are bigger and more experienced than it can't even be counted with a slap in the face.

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 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 is opened.

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 Penguin's development 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."

"QQ also wants 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 30-70 in R&D and operation is already a huge concession from the operator. What else will we make if you bite this one off?

As for other conditions, he is only responsible for the game part and cannot make the final decision at all. "You don't have to worry about any problems with the games I recommend to you." Qin Shaoyan confidently patted his chest and said, "With my ability, I certainly won't recommend junk projects to you."

"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 carefully. If you figure it out, call me."

"I will leave for the United States in April after the new year. You'd better make a decision quickly."

"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 the things I said today about Ninetowns and Blizzard confidential?"

Ren Yuxin and Chen Yu looked at each other, and then quickly promised: "Don't worry, we will never reveal a word."

"Then we'll see you next year."

……

He Jingmei watched the Penguin people walk out happily through the glass of the conference room, and felt 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 didn't know much about games. She looked at the dazzling array of closed-loop design gameplay 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 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 is so confident that he can surpass Shanda's legend."

"It's nothing special." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "It is a free game, and the business model is to charge for props."

"Free game?" He Jingmei frowned.

At present, the 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 points.

Qin Shaoyan said sincerely: "Mr. He, the reason why I want to play free online games is not for gimmicks."

"I am basing this on the following considerations. You should listen first and see if what I say makes sense, and then you can make your own judgment."

He Jingmei nodded, "Mr. Qin, please speak, I am all ears."

"The first point is that the domestic online game market is saturated." Qin Shaoyan raised a finger, "More than 70 online games will be released this year. Although most of them will die, the ones that survive will inevitably divert some player groups away."

He Jing nodded. The total number of domestic game players is certain. With so many online games coming to share the cake, the number of people online in a single online game will inevitably decrease.

The number of people online is an important indicator of point card games.

"The second point is that once a phenomenon-level game appears in the Dianka game, it will inevitably drive away other game users."

"Mr. He can pay attention to NetEase's Fantasy Westward Journey. It has the potential in this area and has exploded since its launch." Qin Shaoyan added, "There is also World of Warcraft. You can have people in the United States collect this information. It will hit 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."

"Free online games are now a blue ocean. If quantity doesn't work, quality will matter."

"It is said that a dragon-slaying knife in Legend back then could be sold for 80,000, and a paralysis ring could be sold for hundreds of thousands by rich people."

"Instead of letting 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. The rich get happiness and we get money. It's a win-win situation."

Win-win?

He Jingmei couldn't laugh or cry. Mr. Qin's theory was really novel.

(End of this chapter)