The Rebirth of the Male God Starts From Playing Games

  Chapter 183 181. World-class stand-alone masterpiece

"How did that happen?"

  In the Zhuhai Jinshan Building, the chief planner of Jianwang 1 at Xishanju Studio was sitting at the desk, staring at the screen in a daze.

  This time, the popularity of Bomi's "Audition" completely subverted all his cognition.

  No matter how you look at it, from all angles of analysis, Audition has no possibility of fire.

  What's more, you can make a lot of money by relying on appearance props.

  From Bomi’s internal channels, Hongyin Sun learned that throughout December, Bomi alone brought in revenue of 40 million yuan from Audition. After operating costs, it was at least 10 to 20 million yuan.

  Colleagues also shouted that they could not understand.

  However, the achievements of Audition is a fact that is obvious to all. It is in front of everyone. No matter you go to any Internet cafe, you can find players playing Audition, which is enough to show the popularity of this game.

  What does this indicate?

   "This shows..." Sun Hongyin frowned, "This shows that a new era is coming."

  An era of free online games is coming.

  And now Xishanju has only taken the first step, relying on the first step of card charging.

  It’s just that Sun Hongyin hasn’t figured out how long it will be before the era when online games are free to replace the current time fee.

  However, he understands one thing. He must not be able to analyze the various reasons clearly, so he has to quickly find Qiu Xia and ask the general manager to discuss it.

At present, Xishanju still has two games under development. Jianwang 2 and Jianwang 3 are developed almost simultaneously, and are in charge of two different production teams. But now there is a free game like Audition on the market. Need to follow suit, or to proceed step by step, this requires a discussion.

Although Xishanju has a certain family background, it has taken many detours. From the beginning of online games entering the domestic market to the failure of Moon Shadow Legend, this is a process that did not take into account the changes in the market, so this time we have to be vigilant.

  ...

  In addition to Xishanju's research on Audition's new model, NetEase is also working on it.

  However, the conclusion reached is slightly different from that of Xishanju.

Dingdang, the general manager of Big Story 2, thinks, "This time the success of Audition is a very special case. The average game company can't imitate it. It's hard to say whether it will bring a wave of the new era. At least we definitely have no way to learn from it. of."

The reason is also very simple. NetEase is now a financially marginal company, and Nasdaq is facing the danger of suspension at any time. If it fails to achieve results, then this company will be finished, and there will be no extra energy at all. Toss a game like Audition with money.

  Apart from the development cost of Audition, even if it wants to get authorization from major music companies, it is a very difficult task.

  So just a little thought, Zhan Zhonghui gave up the idea of ​​referring to Audition’s profit model, and still took it one step at a time. Since we need to learn from the Stone Age, we must do it well and do it better than the Stone Age.

   can kill the Stone Age, or share a piece of the pie from there, then NetEase can survive.

   Survive first before we can talk about other things, and then we can talk about future development.

  ...

On the side of Huayi Company, Huang Hongbo received a call from the operating department of the Imperial Capital.

   "Not good boss."

  The voice of Shi Ce, the general manager of mainland operations, was heard over there.

  Huang Hongbo's heart clicked.

  "Recently, our company's operating data has declined very sharply," Huang Hongbo said, "it should be affected by Audition and Three Kingdoms Online."

  Stone Age, which was originally represented by Huayi Company, was unsatisfied due to the delay in solving the plug-in problem. Many players left the Stone Age and switched to the Three Kingdoms online.

However, some players have stayed, mainly because there were many female players in the Stone Age. They first entered online games. They were attracted by the cute style of Q in the Stone Age and the game mode developed with babies, so even if they want After switching to the Three Kingdoms online, they also found that the Three Kingdoms online is not suitable for them.

  There are many players who prefer lighter and more cute games such as Stone Age, which are core fans.

  They will not be lost until there is no substitute product on the market.

The magical treasures that appeared throughout the period have a considerable impact on the Stone Age, because the magical treasures and the Stone Age are essentially competing products. Everyone fights through pets, and their painting styles and backgrounds are very similar, so A part was lost at that time.

  The remaining players either have feelings for the game and are unwilling to leave, or they have not encountered a product that is more exciting.

  Now a game called "Audition" suddenly appeared on the market, and it swept away a large part of female players from the Stone Age.

  There are too few online games suitable for girls to play in the market. Audition is almost tailor-made for girls. Not only is the style cute and cool, but all kinds of fashion are almost blinding people’s eyes.

  If the previously launched QQ show has captured the hearts of a large number of female users, then they will continue to invest their hearts in Audition.

In Audition, players have enough to show off the stage, which is many times better than the QQ Show mode that requires chatting with others or inviting others to watch. I don’t know how many times as long as you have a set of cool fashions in the team hall and team. Room, pk... In various environments, other players can see your image display.

  So the girls released all their shopping enthusiasm in reality in Audition.

  Every time you release, there will be an endless pleasure.

After    is released, it will fall into the emptiness again, and can only continue the next release process.

  In this way, there are very few players left from the Stone Age.

  In addition to the operation of the Stone Age killing chickens and eggs, constantly selling higher-attribute pets, which invisibly consumes the life of the game, but also consumes the player’s confidence in the game...

  Now the Stone Age has entered a vicious circle, which can be described as a dead end.

  In the case of fewer players, profits are also meager.

How to do?

  Huang Hongbo is asking himself.

  How about changing the hands of the Stone Age?

  Some time ago, Lei Jun of Xishanju also came to him for dinner, and wanted to talk about the acquisition of Huayi’s operations in the mainland.

  In other words, if we can talk about it, the mainland market after "Stone Age" can be transferred to Jinshan, and then Huang Hongbo can manage the business on the treasure island.

  In comparison, although Baodao has a small market, there are fewer plug-ins here...

Huang Hongbo wrinkled and made a difficult decision, "In this way, you will first increase the attributes of the pets you will sell next month, and the price will also be doubled, no, 4 times, and then we will talk about it after this wave is completed. "

  "Good Mr. Huang." Shi Ce replied over there.

  Huang Hongbo sighed. After finishing the call, he took out his mobile phone and searched it, and dialed Lei Jun's number.

   "Hey Mr. Lei, what you said before about the acquisition of Huayi's agent in the mainland "Stone Age"..."

  ...

  "Zong Ai Niobuan!"

   "Chief Ai is mighty!"

  "Zong Ai will dominate the rivers and lakes for generations to come!"

  At Bomi, the audition project team held a celebration banquet.

  The executive lady bought two big cakes, all of which are two-layered, one with matcha flavor and one ice cream cake...

   Placed on the table in the conference room, the whole team surrounded Ai Xiaomi in the middle.

  Including Cao Yang.

  After this audition sales, Ai Xiaomi’s image in the company has improved a lot.

   "Mr. Ai, you are so amazing. There are 3 products in a row, all of which are phenomenal. They will explode as soon as they come out, and one will be exploded. You are simply the reincarnation of a firecracker!"

  "Ahahahaha..." Ai Xiaomi covered her mouth and laughed. Although her brows were flamboyant, but she was not really overwhelmed. She waved her hand quickly and looked at Cao Yang, "It's all the boss's command, I'm just an executive."

  "Boss is awesome!" Ai Xiaomi clapped and shouted.

  "Boss is awesome!" The employees responded in unison.

   "Boss Niubi!" Everyone shouted again.

  Cao Yang smiled and waved his hand to signal everyone to stop.

   "Don't be so hypocritical..." Boss Cao smiled very happily. Although he knew the ending before the war, he was still afraid of every battle, for fear of any omissions.

  But the final result was not bad, not only met his requirements, but also far exceeded his expectations.

  This shows that the group of people the father left for him is really strong.

Those who are not strong have been eliminated by Cao Yang over the years.

"Actually, I want to thank you. Sometimes I just put forward an idea, but you can execute it very well." Cao Yang raised his palm and pointed to Ai Xiaomi. The big sales of the movie are inseparable from Mr. Ai's efforts, and she takes at least half of the credit for it."

What Cao Yang said is true.

  He swallowed and said emotionally:

   "We succeeded. From the results, it is indeed the case. Congratulations. Congratulations."

  There was a round of applause at the scene.

  Cao Yang continued with a smile, “As we all know, Audition is a dance game, a music game, and a more popular and even female-oriented game.

  Although Audition is a more female-oriented game, there are only 3 girls in this project group. Apart from Ai Xiaomi and the little secretary, there is only one planning sister. "

   Cao Yang looked at every girl in the field, and stopped on the body of the planning sister.

  Planning sister paper was a little excited, but after waiting for two seconds, she found that the boss still could not call her name.

   "Wei Yanran." The planning girl whispered.

   "Yes, Wei Yanran," Cao Yang nodded, and he remembered that this girl was the girl who asked him why he chose to spend time in the underworld when the Three Kingdoms online service was opened.

  Although it’s a bit natural, I am still focused and professional enough at work.

  It's just that there are too many people in the company, and now Cao Yang can hardly remember coming over.

  After the audition team set up the project, Wei Yanran was transferred from the Guofeng studio to this project team.

  Cao Yangyu said earnestly, “A girl-led team requires more courage and sweat.

  Because in the development process, we have to face pressure and doubts from all sides.

  Including programmers and art, operations...Even colleagues from other companies, they were not very optimistic about this project at the beginning, and they will eventually be able to blossom and bear fruit under the leadership of these girls. They are definitely inseparable from their persistence and hard work. "

  Speaking of this, everyone bowed their heads with a little shame.

"I don't mean to blame you," Cao Yang smiled, "This is the fate that our company has to face. As a pioneer, innovator, and leader, we are ahead of everyone, and our front is endless. The sea of ​​stars.

  We don’t know where the road is ahead, and we don’t know what the next product will look like.

  However, failure and hesitation are the dilemmas faced by the pioneers, and happiness will come only if they overcome this hardship. "

  Cao Yang smiled, “Let’s not be blindly confident, but also not blindly pessimistic. As trailblazers, we should be proud of this. The next fertile land we don’t know is still waiting for us to explore.

  Maybe the next game will make all of us feel even more incredible.

  But... Trailblazers are like this, for the unknown tomorrow, we will move forward with heavy burdens. "

  After Cao Yang finished speaking, the audience was silent.

  Two seconds later, Ai Xiaomi raised her head and applauded.

  Papa...

   There was thunderous applause on the field.

   "Woo woo woo... President Cao said so well."

   "Awesome, so touched, I can actually work for such a great company."

  "Mr. Cao, you are really amazing. This pioneering and innovative spirit is always worth learning from us!"

  ...

  Everyone in the audience was very moved and excited, and only Cao Yang was surprisingly calm.

  Only he knows—

  Hey, it seems that my face has become a bit thicker.

  Now my speech ability has improved again, and I can be like the real when I lie, and I am even moved by myself.

  Cao Yang knows that he is not a trailblazer now, at best he has borrowed from a future game micro-innovation artist.

that is it.

   "Okay," Cao Yang clapped his hands, "Cut the cake. Congratulations to Audition for a complete success! Great sale!"

"big sale!"

"big sale!"

  In the crowd, Ai Xiaomi invited the little secretary to join her, holding the cutting knife with both hands, leaving a long cut on the cake.

   "Huge sale!" Ai Xiaomi shouted.

  ...

  Now Ai Xiaomi’s self-confidence is almost overwhelming. The only producer in China who has achieved zero failure, 300 million income, and three phenomenal explosive games.

  I don’t know how many companies want to dig her.

  But Ai Xiaomi is unmoved. Although self-confidence is bursting, Ai Xiaomi knows deeply—

  She was just the glamorous puppet that was pushed to the front of the stage, and Boss Cao was the driving force behind all this success.

  Includes the previously popular Three Kingdoms online.

   Without Boss Cao, Bomi could not be today.

  It is impossible for Ai Xiaomi to have today, so Xiaomi still knows these things clearly.

  After get off work in the evening, Ai Xiaomi found Cao Yang.

  "Boss, now Audition is finished and launched. What do we do with the next game?"

   "Well..."

  Cao Yang thought for a while, but did not immediately answer her, “You will first focus on the operation of Audition in the future. Follow-up monthly activities, expansions, and update iterations still require manpower.

  But if you have an idea, you can mention it to me and I will consider whether you can establish a project. "

   "Haole Boss." Ai Xiaomi happily exited the boss's office.

  Cao Yang lay on the chair, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

   Originally he wanted to take advantage of the trend to make the computer version of "Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen", but after thinking about it, he felt that the platform and era of this thing were wrong.

  Now there are Audition and QQ Show. Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen will preempt users of these games. There is considerable overlap in itself. It is better to wait for the life cycle of Audition and Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen.

  This process may be 3 years, 5 years or even 10 years.

   Cao Yang fell into thought while tapping on the table with his fingers.

  I don’t know how long it has been, a familiar voice from Zhuang Yurou came from the corner:

  "Boss, don't knock, it's a headache."

   "Huh?" Cao Yang raised his head and glanced, "Why are you here?"

  The little secretary tidied up the tea set next to him, “I was originally the assistant to the general manager, where can I go if I’m not here?”

"Eh?"

  Cao Yang was slightly surprised, “Don’t you always want to change your job to play games? I’m still thinking about the next game for you to take the lead.”

   "Don't, don't!" Zhuang Yurou stretched out her palm and stopped, "I have experienced the development of Audition this time. I think...um..."

The little secretary frowned while tidying up the tea set, "I think I'm more suitable for chores. It's better to be an assistant for you. Playing games is really too much brain and energy. I don't want to spend a second time like this. "

  Cao Yangqiang held back the smile in his heart, "This is what you said."

   "But!" Zhuang Yurou raised her head, staring at him fiercely, "You can't just use me as a girl just because I'm your assistant, can I have dignity too?"

   "Okay, okay." Cao Yang was too happy to be happy.

  It’s not easy for a person who is able to correct his posture, have tried, and know what he wants.

  What's more, there is no such thing as a poisonous secretary in the office, and life lacks a lot of fun.

  Cao Yang certainly welcomes her back.

  The little secretary raised her head and took a look, "Boss, I caught your smirk."

   "Ahem." Cao Yang quickly reduced his smile.

   "That's right," Cao Yang thought of something, "Yu Rou, you call Brother Yun, I have something to discuss with him."

   "Huh?" Zhuang Yurou was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't adapt to returning to her position as an assistant, "Good boss."

  ...

  After everyone else got off work at night, only Cao Yang and Li Lanyun were left in the boss's office, as well as the little secretary.

  Cao Yang poured a cup of tea to Li Lanyun and pushed it in front of him, “What's the situation in your Three Kingdoms online? Are there any people developing new projects?”

  "The project operation is relatively stable now," Li Lanyun answered truthfully, "After that, we only need to update the version according to the cycle, and it is almost the same. The staff is not so practical. It should be possible to draw some classmates to develop new games."

  He heard that Boss Cao was about to set up a project, and he immediately became energetic, "So, Mr. Cao, what kind of new tour are we going to do?"

   "That's it," Cao Yang smiled, "I think the engine on Brother Qiang has reached a certain level, and it can almost support us in exploring newer areas, so I think—

  It's time for us to make a world-class stand-alone masterpiece. "

   "Shoo..."

  Li Lanyun was scalded by tea.

  ...

  (End of this chapter)