Vol 2 Chapter 273: The company is too poor
Chapter 273 The company is too poor
Although Lin Feng nodded in agreement, Wu Zhaopu was extremely opposed.
"Dong Lin, if we build branches in the United States and Europe, the company will definitely not have enough funds. And if it expands too fast, it may not be a good thing." Wu Zhaopu hurriedly objected. Once the counter-strike online global interconnection is really necessary, a lot of money will be spent. Now the "Second World" looks rich, but it is actually very poor.
"Well, I know that this is not about global interconnection now. For the time being, we will stabilize the Asian market first, and strive to allow more Asian countries to join the counter-strike online Asian version of the world." Lin Feng said.
Counter-Strike online only has more countries participating, the more it can attract players to join, and it can also bring more profits to the company.
"Well, I will add special forces from Asian countries to the game. However, Lin Dong, I have a suggestion. Since the company is now financially tight, it is better for us to let go of a portion of the revenue and let online game operators from other Asian countries become our cooperation. Partners, we sell the copyright of its agency operation, and they will bear the cost of establishing the branch." Minwu Li said.
When Wu Zhaopu heard this, he agreed again and again that instead of investing any costs, the company can increase its revenue significantly. As for the security of "cloud computing", the game technology departments of its Asian branches will be dispatched by technicians from the "Second World", not to mention that there is Lin Feng's private "Langya" security company responsible for security. These security personnel are all soldiers. Born and have a high degree of loyalty, they will naturally not worry about the temptation of company employees to betray the company. For those online game operators who want to make money, they only need to provide funds and don't have to consider other things.
Of course, there is only one prerequisite. Counter-Strike online must be accepted by other Asian countries. But Lin Feng believes that this is by no means a problem. The popularity of Counter-Strike has proved that this type of first-person shooter game definitely has a huge market, and the prospects must be bright.
Gable also serves as the head of the fifth game development department. The goal now is naturally to make Half-Life 2 available as soon as possible. Gable expects Half-Life 2 to sell at least 6 million copies, which will bring about 200 million U.S. dollars in revenue and greatly ease the company's financial situation.
"Lin, I think, if possible, the best company can buy Unreal's 3D engine. Although our own havok engine has good performance in terms of fastness of action, it is still not as good as Unreal's engine in terms of graphics. . For Half-Life 2, I hope not only to meet the needs of players in the game plot, but also to let players enjoy on the screen. And I hope that through Unreal’s advanced engine technology, we can integrate our own havok engine to develop A more powerful 3d engine." Gable said.
"Okay, you can decide this for yourself, and then tell Vice President Wu the required funds." Lin Feng agreed. No matter how the company lacks funds, the money must be obtained.
"Uh... this, Lin, can you change someone?" Gable looked embarrassed.
Lin Feng was taken aback for a moment, and after careful questioning, he understood the reason. It turned out that Gable was reluctant to go for reasons of face. Although the havok engine is not the world's three largest game engine, it has its own pride. Since purchasing the 3D engine of Thor’s Hammer 2 and then developing their own havok engine, Gable and others were a little overwhelmed for a while. They were a little arrogant at a gaming summit in the United States, and they naturally offended the three major games. Engine company. Now let Gable go and beg others again, thinking and knowing what kind of face he will show Gable.
"Okay, leave it to me." Lin Feng thought for a while, knowing that this might be a problem. However, since Gable is unwilling to go, he can't force it. As for the rest of the company, I am afraid that the other party also knows the news of the merger of "valve" and "Second World". In that case, it is better to go by yourself. Who makes himself the president of the company!
The Buddha said: If I don't go to hell, whoever goes to hell.
Moreover, Lin Feng also plans to visit the United States again in the near future. Not only to go to Spielberg's appointment, but also to acquire the ‘avenue-a’ company suggested by Abby, Lin Feng believes that Abby Cohen is definitely not that simple. Of course, a "9.11" disaster relief fund must be established to improve their image in the hearts of Americans. You can't let the company encounter unfair treatment in the United States because of your own problems. What's more, during this trip, Lin Feng can also sign the first audition star spokesperson in his mind. (In Lin Feng's mind, Li Zhiyou belongs to his own person, not a star.)
"By the way, Gable, you'd better get the simplified Chinese version of Half-Life 2 first, and add some plot and content of Half-Life 2 to it. I think there will be a certain amount of sales, at least in exchange for a certain amount. Income." Lin Feng said suddenly.
Gable thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
"Dong Lin, I have another proposal. Cohen's'cloud computing' itself is developed from bt. I want to use this to establish a system called'steam'. In the future, players from all countries will be able to log in to this'steam' system directly. Come to pay to download the games we have developed, and you can directly get game upgrades online. This can save costs and expand the company's influence." Gable said.
Another joy in Lin Feng's heart. But this requires Cohen's support.
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"No problem, it's very simple. But we have to design a set of download software for this purpose. But in this way, the bt technology may leak out." Cohen thought for a while.
"Does that have an impact on'cloud computing'?" Lin Feng doesn't pay much attention to bt now. "cloud computing" is the foundation of his company now.
"No,'cloud computing' has long been out of the technical scope of bt." Cohen said confidently.
"Okay, that's okay. You can design it as soon as possible, but it's best to modify it a bit so that people can't see the connection as much as possible," Lin Feng said.
"Well, that's okay."
Gable also nodded in satisfaction. With this "steam" system, the company's game release model will be more flexible and more profitable. At least in the future, relevant information films will be developed, instead of being sold separately as CDs, users can directly log in to the "steam" system and selectively download them for a fee. And the "steam" system function is not just that simple.
After any player registers information on "steam", no matter when and where, just by logging in to the "steam" system, he can quickly download the game version, language and adjust the relevant game attributes of your choice, and extract his own archive records. . You can continue the previous game progress anywhere.
The only key to this "steam" system is network transmission. The existing network transmission mode cannot meet Gable's requirements, but Cohen's "bt" can do it. With Cohen's "bt" technology and its download speed, Gable guarantees that all users can experience a "steam-like" Download quickly".
As for the cg technical department, with the breakthrough of the 3d engine technology of Jianxia Qingyuan online, they finally have a place to use them and can start rendering their opening animations and cutscenes.
"Everyone, I will set up an e-sports department, which will be responsible for all the e-sports projects. Minister Cui’s year-end'The World's No. 1 Tournament'-which is temporarily named as the'Second World Players Annual Meeting' will also be hosted by e-sports. The Ministry is responsible, and will launch the'e-sports World Cup' and'e-sports league' in the near future. I will temporarily serve as the minister." Lin Feng said.
For this, everyone agrees. Counter-Strike online is already an online game in the category of e-sports. Lin Feng's contract to build an e-sports competition is only good for the company, not to mention its budget cost is not high. Moreover, a company must clearly divide its responsibilities, so that it can continue to operate efficiently and ensure the company's stable and rapid development.
"Finally, we will discuss the construction of the headquarters of the'Second World'. There are many plans here, and you will refer to them later to see how our headquarters will be built. In short, we must be able to highlight our company's The image also allows everyone in this prosperous city to see at a glance that this is the headquarters building of our "Second World"." Lin Feng Zhanwang said.
Everyone nodded, and one after another received a pile of building materials about unique styles of various countries from Lin Feng.
"Dong Lin, the address of the headquarters of the'Second World' company..." Wu Zhaopu asked.
"I have a piece of land, in a prime area of Shanghai, which happens to be idle." Lin Feng said.
"How can this be calculated?" Wu Zhaopu naturally knew that Lin Feng had an unused prime area of land, but this belonged to Lin Feng after all, not to the company.
"Count me as a joint venture with the company. I use the land and the company builds it. I own 30% of the building and the company owns 70%." Lin Feng thought for a while and said.
Wu Zhaopu and everyone nodded. I have to say that every time I count this way, everyone is a little bit ashamed.
After the meeting, Cui Ming very quickly made an announcement on the Internet that the "Second World" game contest will be held at the end of the year. Of course, Audition will launch an expansion pack of Audition Stars.
Compared with first-person shooters who are indulging in counter-strike online fighting, the legendary loyal players and the many beautiful players of Audition are even more applauded for this.
