Vol 2 Chapter 516: Healthy competition

Chapter 516 Healthy Competition

Jin Yong, who is he?

Born on March 10, 1924 in Yuanzhen, Haining, Zhejiang, formerly known as Zha Liangyong (zhā-liáng-yong, English: louis-cha), a famous contemporary writer of martial arts novels, journalists, entrepreneurs, political critics, and society Activist, honorary vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, one of the main drafters of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the winner of the Hong Kong's highest honor "Bauhinia Medal", and the richest man of Chinese writers. Known as the "Peer Master" and "Taishan Beidou", who are generally regarded as unprecedented in the history of martial arts novels, they are even more respected as "Golden Heroes" by fans.

A series of names are enough to stun people. But it is his 14 "Books of Heaven" that really make all Chinese talk about it. Speaking of his 14 "Books of the Sky", one has to mention a couplet: Feixue shoots the white deer again and again, and the Laughing Man relies on Bi Yuan. Every word in the couplet is the first word in these 14 "Books of Heaven". 14 novels form a neat and smooth couplet. I don't know if it is a coincidence or deliberately.

Lin Feng didn't expect that this martial arts novel "Taishan Beidou", which has never been seen before or after, would actually ask to see himself. This is definitely an honor for Lin Feng, who grew up watching "Golden Heroes" martial arts novels.

"Boss, this is Mr. Jin's business card. He entrusted me to pass it to you. If you are free, you can contact him at any time. He will stay in Hangzhou for a while." Qiu Xin religiously handed Jin Yong's business card. Lin Feng.

In the meeting room, Wu Zhaopu and the others were surprised.

The largest domestic senior management of the "Second World" is only 32 years old this year. It can be said that although they may not read all of Jin Yong’s 14 "Books", they have seen at least seven or eight of the most classic, such as Tianlong Ba. Although the worship of Jin Yong is not as crazy and superficial as fans chasing stars, it is a kind of respect and respect from the depths of the soul. Therefore, Lin Fengneng was full of envy for Jin Yong's invitation.

Lin Feng took the business card and looked at it carefully. It briefly listed Jin Yong's real name, Cha Liangyong, his pen name, and a mobile phone number. He also named "Madam's Hand" in a very funny way.

Lin Feng looked at it again, and put it in the card holder with a smile.

"Okay, continue to report." Lin Feng tapped the table with his fingers, awakening the people who were still immersed in the world of Jin Yong's martial arts novels.

"Boss, the running kart developed by our third game development team has been officially tested. The current maximum number of online users is 300,000. It is expected to be charged at the end of July and adopt the item charging model." Wu Gang Chang Songyi, leader of the third game development team Said in a tone.

Lin Feng nodded. The games of this third game development team will finally start charging, although the profit is not high, but at least it will say goodbye to the embarrassing situation of zero income.

"At the same time, we are still developing brand new sports games and are currently undergoing intense research and development." Wu Gang added proudly.

During this time, witnessing the success of other game development teams, only him, the third game development team, has been unknown, which made Wu Gang as the team leader extremely frustrated. After all, the "Second World" adopts a reward model based on performance and profit. Seeing that the monthly bonuses of other groups are higher than their group's salary, if you don't be jealous, it is a lie. Unfortunately, Wu Gang has racked his brains for a long time and has not come up with any great ideas.

However, not long ago, he had an idea and finally made him think of a good idea. After internal discussions, he applied for funds from the company's finance department for development. He believes that the online game they are developing now, once it goes on the market, will not only fill the gap in the "second world" game, but also bring huge benefits, and it will also bring them rich personal returns.

Lin Feng smiled. It is good for the seven game development teams within the company to compete with each other. Only by maintaining orderly competition can the company be full of vitality.

Min Wu-Li, the leader of the fourth game development team, briefly introduced the operation status of Counter-Strike Online and the development of the World War.

Counter-Strike online, now the industry has only this first-person shooter online game, so basically there is no competition, plus "Asia Internet", the popularity has been relatively stable.

As for the World War, the development progress is still relatively slow. It is optimistic that the game will not be officially tested until the end of 2004 or early 2005. For now, everything is still early. However, so far, the holographic three-dimensional maps developed by companies in the United States, Canada, Germany, India and other countries are progressing well. The major city maps of the top 50 countries in the world have been completed, and the top 100 countries in the world are being added. Holographic three-dimensional maps of major cities.

If all development is completed, this world war can not only be regarded as a first-person shooter online game, but also a world-tourist online game, where players can enjoy the exotic atmosphere of various cities around the world. When you go out, you can travel to major cities around the world and enjoy the customs of different countries. In this regard alone, Lin Feng believes that a world war can replace success.

Of course, holographic three-dimensional maps of major scenic spots around the world will be added in the future. After all, war cannot only happen in cities, but also in the wild, such as jungles, deserts, rivers, etc. It is undoubtedly a very pleasant thing to fight **** battles in poetic scenic spots.

Of course, the production of holographic three-dimensional maps of these scenic spots is expensive. So far, the production of holographic three-dimensional maps of 70 cities has cost the "Second World" 370 million U.S. dollars. If you count the world's important cities, this alone will cost no less than 1 billion U.S. dollars.

The World War is definitely a super gold hole. Fortunately, "Second World" is currently negotiating with municipal governments around the world about the joint development of holographic three-dimensional maps. If the talks are concluded, the "Second World" can save a lot of money.

"Lin, Half-Life 2 (single-player game) has been developed. It is in the middle. It will be available for sale within one month. There are currently Chinese, English, German, and Spanish versions. And the Russian version." The company's vice president (in charge of the stand-alone game), Newell, the sixth game development team leader, said with a slight frown.

Since joining the "Second World", Newell has deeply felt the rampant piracy market in China, so he was not planning to develop the Chinese version of Half-Life 2. Basically, the development of the Chinese version is for people to pirate. It is a large mainland China with a population of 1.3 billion, but its market sales are not as high as sales in small countries such as Poland in Europe. This makes Newell very angry and helpless.

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From the development proposal to the final public beta launch of a game, there are countless stages in the middle. Hundreds of programmers have to spend more than a year to develop it before it can go on the market. But the emergence of piracy is undoubtedly a heavy burden for all game developers. If players play pirated versions instead of supporting genuine copies, over time, there will naturally be no good programmers to design games. Under the vicious circle, the quality of the game can be imagined.

Although Newell was unwilling to develop the Chinese version, under Lin Feng's order, Newell had no choice but to agree.

Lin Feng naturally understood Newell's grievances, and he knew more about the fierceness and rampantness of Chinese pirates. However, the Half-Life 2 developed by the "Second World", if there is no Chinese version, this will undoubtedly be unable to explain to the domestic players who like Half-Life and Counter-Strike. This will definitely affect the influence of the "Second World" in the minds of players, and in turn affect the popularity of its online games.

Therefore, the Chinese version of Half-Life 2 is a must. Lin Feng can only hope that Chinese players can buy more genuine copies.

"Boss, after the modification, Heroes of Invincibility 4 will take three months to enter the internal test." Joe Wan Kanheim, the leader of the sixth game development team, said briefly.

Lin Feng nodded. "Back then" Heroes Invincible 4 was a complete failure. This time, Joe Wan Kanheim could listen to his own opinions and modify it. That was great. This is a "magic work", and Lin Feng doesn't want it to fail.

"Huh, where's Takashi Nishiyama?" Lin Feng looked around, but he didn't find Takashi Nishiyama, the leader of the seventh game development team.

"Boss, in June, our company has established branches in the United States and Europe. Nishiyama is negotiating with European and American players to join our King of Fighters online league negotiations." Wu Zhaopu said.

Lin Feng nodded. His "Second World" has finally set foot in the European and American markets, but currently there are few games that can be operated, and Europeans and Asians love games differently. Europeans and Americans prefer stimulating and straightforward ones, similar to Japanese RPGs, and sales in Europe and the United States are usually extremely poor. On the contrary, counter-strikes are popular in Europe and America.

For the taste of the game, Lin Feng had to admire Chinese players. Compared with the slow and lengthy plot games that Japan loves rpg, they usually have no love for other games; European and American players are keen on first-person shooters and hate rpg, but Chinese players are not shy. As long as the game is excellent, they can play any game. Japanese rpg is sought after by Chinese players, and European and American games like Counter-Strike are still supported by Chinese players.

In terms of players' tolerance for the game, Chinese players are undoubtedly the world's first. This point is unmatched by players from other world countries.

However, although there are branches in Europe and the United States, the current "Second World" is not suitable for other games except that Counter-Strike online is more suitable for the appetite of European and American players. Whether it's a legend or audition, it won't work. Of course, the essence of the swordsman love and loyalty to serve the country may be able to try, but it is still early.

As for the King of Fighters online, it is still too cumbersome for European and American players. Street Fighter and Tekken are more suitable for them. However, facing the temptation of the King of Fighters online high bonus, these European and American players who hate cumbersome games have to bow their heads. Professional players have no choice. Making money is the first priority!

Then everyone discussed the company's development direction in the third quarter and the construction of public Internet cafes in East China and South China. Fortunately, the company now has 3.2 billion U.S. dollars in funds, and after the merger of "amd" and "ati", related technology development can complement each other, but it also saves a lot of hardware expenses.

"Okay, here I am announcing one thing. Next week, Sotheby's Hong Kong will auction a national treasure of our country. Our company will spare no effort to photograph it and give it to the country. This is very useful for enhancing the image of our company. Favorable factors, and it is also the best window to help the company advertise. Mr. Wu, you will accompany me to Hong Kong at that time." Lin Feng ordered.

After listening, everyone nodded. The former reputation of "Second World" was mainly in the game industry. After merging with "amd" and "ati", after stepping into the computer industry, although it has the reputation of "amd" and "ati", consumers in this world will always chase after It is a brand with a resounding advertisement. Of course, it doesn’t have to be the most fierce advertisement, but if you have never heard of a brand, most consumers will not buy it.

Buying national treasures and then contributing to the country is undoubtedly the best publicity tool in a short period of time. Of course, this is also related to the value of this national treasure. Ordinary national treasures naturally cannot cause a social sensation, but looking at the promotional pictures of the Hong Kong "Sotheby's" auction house in Lin Feng's hands, everyone was shocked. They did not expect it to be auctioned this time!

Buying it and donating it to the country will not only bring a huge advertising effect to the "Second World", but also further establish a positive image of the "Second World" in the hearts of Chinese consumers. But I am afraid that this thing is too expensive and too expensive, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

Lin Feng and Wu Zhaopu smiled at each other. This "national treasure" is the news that Lin Feng himself took it for auction. Apart from Lin Feng and Wu Zhaopu, only a few people from the "Langya" security company, as well as a high-level executive from Li Zekai and Sotheby's, knew about it. This is also because Lin Feng was afraid of leaking the news, and spread out that he would take it for auction, and if he bought it at a high price to earn a reputation, then it would really be stinking for thousands of years, and the gain would not be worth the loss.

After the meeting, it was getting late. Lin Feng wanted to call Jin Yong to make an appointment, but looking at the weather, he could only wait for tomorrow.

"Wow, Youyou, how come the food is so rich these days, tut, tut, tut, delicious!" When Lin Feng came home, he smelled the fragrance of the whole house, and suddenly moved his index finger and couldn't help it with his hand. "Steal" food to eat.

"Big Brother Lin!" Unexpectedly, with a soft drink, Li Zhiyou wrapped his apron, watching Lin Feng was about to stretch out his hand, pouting his mouth, his expression unhappy.

"Uh..., the food is too fragrant, I can't help it for a while!" Lin Feng was embarrassed.

Li Zhiyou is good with everything, except that it is not good. He loves cleanliness and definitely does not allow Lin Feng to grab vegetables and eat with his hands.

"Huh, Brother Lin, you are always like this. It used to be okay, but now Meixi is pregnant. If you let her eat something unclean, what should you do if your stomach is upset? Her stomach is yours Child." Li Zhiyou said angrily.

Lin Feng heard it for a while, but he felt relieved again. He stepped forward and gently embraced Li Zhiyou, biting Li Zhiyou's earlobe.