game trailblazer

Chapter 251 The World Cup in France ([-])
On June 6, the game entered the knockout stage. Because of Chen Zishan's little preference, the two finally came to the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille to watch the quarter-final match between Italy and Norway.At 27:5 in the afternoon, with the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.Unlike in the group stage, Italy and Norway played more cautiously at the beginning, after all, it was already a knockout round.Since the scene was still relatively dull for the time being and Baggio did not appear on the stage, Chen Zishan did not take out the binoculars in a hurry, but observed the situation on the field through the TV in the private room.

Zhang Lexing noticed that Chen Zishan was not in a good mood, so in order to cheer up the atmosphere, he said some preparations he had made in advance: "Shanshan, do you know the origin of this stadium?"

"I know, it's mentioned in the World Cup viewing manual." Chen Zishan took a look at the brochure she carried with her, and said, "Well, it was built in June 1937 and once hosted the 6 World Cup and the 1938 European Cup. Cup, which is currently Marseille's home field..."

"Shanshan, you're right, but it's not detailed enough." Zhang Lexing nodded and said, "In fact, the construction of the Velodrome Stadium started as early as 1933, but it was suspended due to financial problems. To host the 1938 World Cup, maybe the stadium won't even be built."

"Oh, so that's the case!" Chen Zishan flipped through the booklet again, and there really wasn't this anecdote written in it.

"More than that, Italy and Norway, who are playing on the field now, also have a lot of connection with this stadium."

"Really, what is the origin?"

"Let's start with the recent ones. In the last World Cup, Italy and Norway met in the group stage. At that time, the Italian goalkeeper Pagliuca was sent off and made history. The world's first red card penalty was born. The next goalkeeper... and the first World Cup match hosted by the Velodrome Stadium in 1938 was also Italy against Norway. At that time, the Italian team won Norway 2-1 and successfully defended the World Cup that year champion……"

"I really didn't expect that there are so many interesting records." Chen Zishan was a little fascinated, and even turned her eyes from the TV screen to Zhang Lexing.

While talking, the Italian player took advantage of the opponent's mistake, grabbed the ball, evaded the opponent's tackle, and then made a through pass from the backcourt, directly found Vieri on the forward line, and tried to launch a fast break.After Vieri got the ball, Chen Zishan quickly turned her gaze to the TV screen, watching the development of the situation nervously.

After getting the ball, Vieri didn't do any fancy moves, but like a heavy tank, he dribbled the ball from the middle of the opponent's two players directly to the penalty area, and a Norwegian player next to him pulled and dragged , Still unable to stop Vieri's charge.After rushing into the penalty area, Vieri used his strong body to lean on the defender next to him and hit a back corner. The goalkeeper was caught off guard and failed to stop the ball. He could only collapse on the ground and watch the ball fly into the back corner net nest.The whole offense was simple and smooth, and only about 10 seconds passed from getting the ball to the ball flying into the goal of the Norwegian team.

Although a slow-motion replay of the entire scoring process appeared on the screen afterwards, Chen Zishan was still very annoyed, and always had a feeling of missing the wonderful process in her heart.For the next time, except for the halftime break, she stared at the screen intently at other times, and didn't care about listening to Zhang Lexing talking about some anecdotes about this World Cup.Until the end of the game, the score was still fixed at 1-0. The Italian team successfully advanced, but I don't know if it was because Baggio didn't play, or because there was no new goal. Chen Zishan always felt a little regret in her heart.

That evening, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, another knockout game was decided, with defending champions Brazil sweeping Chile 4-1 to advance to the quarter-finals.In the next few days, several other teams that participated in the knockout round also made their appearances. Except for the surprising victory of Croatia and Denmark, most of the other strong teams passed the test smoothly or took risks, such as the French team, They played against Paraguay until overtime without any chance of being a champion. If it wasn't for Blanco's flash of inspiration, maybe the French team would have no chance.In terms of the ability to attract attention throughout the quarter-finals, it is naturally a battle between Britain and Afghanistan like sparks hitting the earth. Whether it is the chasing boy Irving's solo breakthrough, or the "absolute cooperation" of Veron and Zanetti His free kicks, and even the red card received by the fledgling Beckham can make people talk about it for a long time.

The World Cup games are in full swing, domestic fans also stay up all night watching mesmerized, and the domestic game industry has also become turbulent.Although he can't check the company's internal information as conveniently as in his own office because he doesn't have a portable satellite communication device, Zhang Lexing can still keep an eye on the matters he cares about through the emails he receives every day.For example, the Internet cafe management regulations he has been concerned about were finally formally written and jointly issued on June 6. The main content is not much different from what he knew before.

"Through the examination and approval of business licenses, the nascent industry of Internet cafes can be reasonably managed...Internet cafe licenses will be divided into two types: Class A and Class B. Class A licenses are full-service. In addition to Internet services such as web browsing and mail sending and receiving, it also allows Provide additional services including computer game on-demand, etc., the Class B license is a restricted business, only allowed to provide Internet services such as web browsing, mail sending and receiving... The chief review unit for the Internet cafe license is the cultural department above the provincial level, and the relevant approval process is... All licensed Internet cafes must use an operating system on their computers to facilitate supervision and management... This regulation will take effect immediately on the day it is issued, and the relevant departments of all provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions will clean up the business premises that have operated Internet cafes in their jurisdictions from now on Rectification... The examination and approval of Internet cafe licenses will officially start on July 7, and the first batch will issue a certain number of national and provincial chain licenses, and the approval of individual Internet cafe licenses must not exceed the specified number..."

At the same time, there is also a provisional regulation issued by the Press and Publication Administration to strengthen the management of computer games, "From September 9 this year, all games on the market must follow the game classification system of the industry association, and mark the appropriate age on the outer packaging. Reminder...The games installed in Internet cafes also require age-appropriate reminders...and must not provide games that do not meet the player's age for players to use..."

In addition to the introduction of the regulations and regulations, the email also included Wang Mengyao's report on the application for an Internet cafe license and the announcement of the China Game Industry Association's game classification system. We started to prepare for the application for the national chain Class A Internet cafe license. The first Internet cafe in the plan also began to be planned and designed in the reserved area above the Oriental Electronic Game Tower. As for the equipment procurement, it will start after the license is officially obtained. .Following the provisional regulations issued by the Press and Publication Administration, the game classification system of the China Game Industry Association was also released to the public immediately. Not only did each member unit receive a detailed classification standard manual, but Zhao Haiguang also published it in some professional game media and mass media. A summary introduction of the game classification system was published on .

Compared with the Internet cafe management regulations, the temporary regulations of the Press and Publication Administration have a more significant impact on domestic game companies. The most obvious change is that some games that were originally reserved for listing after September were suddenly brought forward to the summer vacation. Most of the games are imported from overseas.However, the game approval system at this time is still relatively loose. At least Zhang Lexing can find a gangster game like "The Godfather" in this year's game listing list, which is simply unimaginable ten years later.

In the email, Wang Mengyao also mentioned the two most popular hotspots in China-"Lianzhong Game World" and "Online Genesis". Among them, "Online Genesis" has been launched in BJ, Shanghai and Guangzhou since it was launched for more than a month. With multiple game servers, the number of game registrations quickly exceeded the 2200 mark, and the number of online users also soared all the way to - more than 1000 people. Unfortunately, they were scattered on servers in several cities. Even the BJ server with the largest number of people was not It just barely passed [-] people, but half of the two game servers prepared with enthusiasm were not fully used, and the originally planned load balancing test also had no chance to play because the load was too light.

This situation makes the employees of Fengyun Network very depressed. The CDs are basically given away for free, and there is no charging plan in the short term. The only thing that can be used as a result is the number of registered people and online people, especially the number of online people. Although there is nothing that can be directly compared, we are also a graphical online game anyway, so it must be better than those pure text Muds.

After doing some research through forums, ICQ, and offline methods, the employees of Fengyun Network finally found the crux of the problem. It turns out that there are still several ways to access the Internet at this time. One is the so-called "163", which can access Internet charges are relatively higher, and the other is the so-called "169", basically you can see some information ports in various places, but the price is very cheap.The game server of "Online Genesis" is directly connected to the Internet, and only "163" users can access it, which is the main reason for the small number of online users.

The problem was found, and Zhou Haoxuan, the operation director of Fengyun Network, has already started to solve it. He plans to move the currently useless game server to the computer room of the post office, so that he can serve those "169" users who cannot directly access the Internet. , and the client only needs to apply a small patch.

Different from the predicament of "Online Genesis", the development speed of "Lianzhong Game World" seems to be much faster. With the help of ICQ, the number of registered users exceeded 4000 in just over a month, and the number of concurrent online users has stabilized at nearly There are about 4700 people, and occasionally it will reach 4800 or [-] when there are many people.

As a result, starting from late May, in some places where conditions permit, many people rushed back to the office after eating at noon, poured a cup of tea, and then sat in front of the computer and used the mouse to talk with the staff. .The leaders of some units are also pleased to find that the number of employees who are willing to stay and work overtime has increased significantly, but when the leaders go away, those employees who are "working overtime" will immediately give the hidden ICQ and "Lianzhong Game World" to Call it up again.

Many netizens who are used to surfing the Internet in the middle of the night are no longer lonely. Not only can they use ICQ to call friends and meet new people, but they can also compete with each other immediately when they are interested. If you have patience and time, play two games of Go or chess. Most of the time, you can also arch pigs and upgrade together. In short, there is no need to be like before, a lonely lamp alone, guarding the empty net with cold body.

Seeing that the situation is getting better and better, Bao Yueqiao, Jian Jing, Wang Jianhua and others feel extremely happy and encouraged. They also recruited two new employees, expanding the size of the company from 3 to 5 people.After hearing about the difference between "163" and "169" from the "Network Genesis" project team, Bao Yueqiao also made the same decision, planning to add a new game server to the computer room of the post office and "Network Genesis" 》 server to accompany, so that, I believe that the number of registered and online users of "Lianzhong Game World" will reach a new height.

At the end of the email, Wang Mengyao also forwarded the news from the Dream Fund. The leader who has been expanding wildly has finally been unable to support it. Catch up with the schedule of the TV series, coupled with the impact of piracy, "Water Margin Juyi Chapter", which invested a lot of money, ended up in a loss.At this time, the leading company has blindly entered several projects. Tianjin leading company is tossing "The Legend of King Gesar", and BJ's headquarter has opened multiple projects such as "Monkey King", "Jingzhou" and "Dream of Red Mansions" at the same time. , everyone is waiting for the rice to come to the pot, but the expected funds are gone because of the loss of "Water Margin Juyi Chapter".

Unwilling to fail like this, Bian Xiaochun found the Dream Fund again, hoping to get some more investment, to survive this difficult situation, and maybe have a chance to turn around.However, according to the evaluation of the professionals of the Dream Fund, given the current domestic market conditions, it is certainly impossible to develop a large-scale Internet cafe market in the short term, and the competition in the original bundled sales channels is also more intense, so the prospects for these projects of the leading company are not good So optimistic, that is, the relatively high degree of completion of "Monkey King" still has the possibility of being refined.The results of the evaluation report were not optimistic. According to the original agreement, Zhang Lexing had the final decision-making power, so there was such an e-mail that was forwarded, an e-mail that pinned the last hope of the leading company.

(End of this chapter)