Vol 2 Chapter 625: Internal crisis

Chapter 625 Internal Crisis

If all game development teams under the "Second World" group aim to develop a global unified server, there will only be one consequence-the "Second World" funding chain will be dragged down.

Swordsman loves the essence of loyalty and serving the country now has a total of 13 sets of servers that can carry 2.8 million players online at the same time. It costs 39 supercomputers in total. The manufacturing cost alone is nearly 350 million US dollars. This does not include other venue concession fees and labor costs. , Maintenance fees, and high electricity bills. However, although so much money was consumed, although the expected effect was achieved, it was an extremely failed strategy in terms of balance of payments. And it also brings a series of negative effects.

From the financial point of view, the "Second World" cannot afford that other game development teams adopt a global unified server architecture. Perhaps in a few years, players’ computers will be upgraded and can withstand tens of thousands of players playing on the same game map. Perhaps that will be the dawn of the era of global unified servers. For now, it's too early!

"Boss!" Joe Wan Kanheim looked at Lin Feng pitifully. Whenever he thinks of thousands of players fighting in the game, using various strategies and tactics, Joe-Wan-Kanheim gets excited. Although small servers can also host player games, they are undoubtedly much smaller in scale and atmosphere, which is inevitably embarrassing. And this is also about the profit sharing of each game development team. After all, the fewer players, the less the company naturally earns, and the less profit share of its game development team.

In particular, the Essence of Swordsman Love and Loyalty Serves the country where it enjoys the privilege of a global unified server architecture, but other game development teams cannot. This naturally makes other game teams jealous, and even worse is the fourth development team of Joe-Wan-Kanheim. It's American. This inevitably makes people wonder whether Lin Feng is too partial to his compatriots. Although this thought only turned around in Joe Wan Kanheim's mind, his expressions inevitably showed a little, and he involuntarily glanced at Qiu Xin, the leader of the second game development team responsible for the swordsman's love and loyalty. .

Come from the heart!

Lin Feng is in charge of a company that is close to hundreds of billions of dollars. In addition to relying on unknown prophets, he also relies on knowing people and seeing each other's psychological activities from the subtleties. Lin Feng's most frequently read book on the plane or before going to bed is Psychological Manipulation, by Juventus Weber (United States).

Management is the key to the development of a company to a certain scale. The management is about people, but people's hearts are the most complicated. If you want to understand the human mind, psychology is naturally the first choice. It can be said that every successful manager is basically a master of psychology, and he can use his subordinates' every move, a facial expression, and a subconscious activity to infer the subordinate's intentions and psychological activities at the moment.

Therefore, for Joe-Wan-Kanheim inadvertently glanced slightly at Qiu Xinshi, who was two seats away from him, Lin Feng caught his intentions, and he was secretly vigilant in his heart. My own "Second World" now belongs to a multinational company, with internal members from all countries. As the chairman and president, he must be balanced, otherwise it is absolutely not conducive to the development of the company. Moreover, if it is not handled well, the company may fall apart. Such examples are not common in history.

Lin Feng lightly pecked a sip of ginseng tea, and after a little brewing, he had an idea in his mind.

"First of all, I would like to apologize for the economic losses caused to the company by adopting a global unified server architecture!" Lin Feng said cautiously.

Everyone was surprised.

"I originally thought that a global unified server architecture could bring huge profits and popularity to the company, but I didn't consider whether the player's computer supports it or the cost of the supercomputer architecture. Here, I apologize to all shareholders of the company." Feng got up and bowed slightly.

There was a sound of surprise in the conference room. No one thought that Lin Feng would apologize in front of everyone. Originally, Swordsman's Love and Loyalty Service adopted a global unified server architecture. At that time, everyone also expressed different opinions. However, at that time, Lin Feng held absolute equity, and no one could express any objections and could only obey.

Later, in order to fulfill the promise to the players, the "Second World" was at a loss in the construction of the server. Although everyone did not say much, they still had some complaints in their hearts. After all, although Qiu Xin's second game development team developed the swordsman love loyalty and loyalty service to the country, although it also brought huge profits to the company, it was not proportional to the company's investment in the architecture of the server.

However, in accordance with the company's agreement, the second game development team still got the same profit share as other game development teams. This naturally made other game development teams quite complaining and faintly dissatisfied. However, the current "Second World" performance is booming, and it is now one of the most promising IT companies in the world. The other is "Google", so this complaint is naturally buried in the hearts of everyone.

But if any crisis breaks out in the future, these hidden contradictions will violently erupt, which will be fatal to the company at that time.

"Boss..., I..." Qiu Xin is not a fool. In ordinary communication, from the eyes and attitudes of other people, it is natural to see that other game development teams treat him and his game development team. View, but he couldn’t say anything, and he didn’t know what to say. If profit sharing is not required, the more than 100 employees of the second game development team have worked hard for 18 months, and the hard work of more than 14 hours a day will be considered in vain. It is extremely uncomfortable to accept this share, but also suffer the gossip of other game development teams.

"Group leader Qiu, this has nothing to do with you, it is my fault." Unexpectedly, Wu Zhaopu stepped forward at this time, stopped Qiu Xin, and stood up, "Everyone, the architecture of this global unified server was proposed to the boss in private. This is what I insist. After all, with the development of computer hardware and network bandwidth expansion in the future online games, a global unified server is imperative. But I forgot the limitations of real technology and funds. This matter has nothing to do with the boss. He is I have suffered it for me. Here, I deeply apologize and I am willing to accept any administrative punishment from the company!" Wu Zhaopu bowed deeply and said.

"Mr. Wu!" Lin Feng whispered softly.

Obviously, Wu Zhaopu did this for Lin Feng. After all, the global unified server architecture was proposed by Lin Feng himself. When it was proposed, Wu Zhaopu had also personally opposed it. However, under Lin Feng's insistence and the joining of Bruce Allen, the "Second World" had its own research and development. The possibility of supercomputers has smoothly implemented a unified global server architecture.

This matter absolutely has nothing to do with Wu Zhaopu.

Lin Feng wanted to explain. After all, it was his fault and he had to admit it. Unexpectedly, when he was about to speak, Wu Zhaopu stepped on it.

Lin Feng frowned, watching Wu Zhaopu winking at him, and after a little pondering, he immediately understood what Wu Zhaopu's move meant. Wu Zhaopu is carrying the "black pot" for himself, and there is only one reason for him to carry the "black pot" for himself, to maintain his absolute authority and "mythology" in front of everyone in the company.

Since Lin Feng created the "Second World", he has never failed. All decisions are extremely correct. Invisibly, he has established a "mythical" image that never makes mistakes in front of everyone in the company. This "mythical" image makes " When facing any difficulties, the “Second World” fully believes that Lin Feng can lead them to success.

In Wu Zhaopu's view, Lin Feng's image is very beneficial to the company's stability and long-term development. If it is not necessary, it is better not to destroy Lin Feng's "mythical" image and let it continue. In particular, "Second World" went public and became a stock company listed on NASDAQ, which may be attacked or acquired by other consortia at any time. Although Lin Feng holds 35% of the shares, plus their shares in the hands of the Chinese, the "Second World" can be said to be absolutely Lin Feng. But in case one of them sells the company's stock, coupled with other consortia's intentional acquisitions, it is not impossible for the "Second World" to slip out of Lin Feng's hands. At that time, it is not only Lin Feng's regret, but also all Chinese.

In the 53 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, a "second world" and a forest wind appeared with great difficulty. In Wu Zhaopu's heart, he absolutely did not want to let Qi become the bag of other consortia. The "Second World" must not repeat the same mistakes and follow the old path of "Tencent".

And Lin Feng's "mythical" image helps Lin Feng maintain the company's authority and dominance in the company. As for his image and status in the company, it is not important to Wu Zhaopu. Besides, Lin Feng is definitely not the kind of person who kills donkeys and crosses rivers and bridges. Moreover, with him, such a vice president who is not greedy for power, is not careful, and can still be in a scapegoat, Wu Zhaopu believes that all the bosses love most.

For Wu Zhaopu's painstaking efforts, Lin Feng would naturally not let it go in vain.

"Mr. Wu, although you insisted on this, but I agreed. For your punishment, I decided to demote you one level in the administrative position, but temporarily acting as the deputy general manager. As for the economic punishment, I will take it on my behalf. Starting today, in 2003 next year, my president’s salary will be $1." Lin Feng announced.

There was an uproar in the crowd. Lin Feng is the president of "Second World". According to the current economic situation of "Second World", the annual salary is 20 million US dollars. It is admirable for Lin Feng to reject the 20 million US dollars so boldly. Although Lin Feng is the third richest person in the world with more than 40 billion US dollars in assets, it is surprising that he refuses the 20 million US dollars annual salary so boldly.

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However, with Wu Zhaopu's confession, administrative downgrading, and Lin Feng's self-penalty, the matter of the global unified server architecture has even been exposed. The company has since regained a peaceful scene.

"Boss, I understand that Heroes Online will still adopt the server architecture of ordinary online games." Joe-Wan-Kanheim also has no dissatisfaction and grievances at this time.

Unexpectedly, Lin Feng smiled. If only this is the case, in fact, these game talents from all over the world cannot be satisfied. After all, this penalty, except for the ban on Lin Feng's 20 million US dollars as the president, the other penalties are fun. What's more, in Lin Feng's view, although the global unified server architecture cannot be realized at present, it can "save the country with a curve."

"No, Kanchem, you can still adopt a global unified server architecture." Lin Feng said with a smile.

Now, everyone in the conference room didn't understand. I don't know what Lin Feng wants to say. Disagreeing for a while, admitting wrong, and agreeing for a while, this makes everyone's brains really hard to turn around.

After thinking for a long time, Joe-Wan-Kanheim patted his head helplessly and shook his head.

"Sorry, boss, I really can't figure out what you mean, boss!" Joe-Wan-Kanheim said helplessly.

Everyone also looked at Lin Feng expectantly. Wu Zhaopu, in particular, couldn't figure out what Lin Feng meant. Although he is willing to carry the scapegoat for Lin Feng, he always carries the scapegoat, which is not a good thing. If you can recite it once, you can lose it once.

"Hehe, although the global unified server architecture cannot be implemented at present, it is the general trend in the future. We can fully structure it in advance. Then, as long as the computer hardware development and bandwidth meet the requirements, we will be able to launch a global unified server. "Lin Feng Zhanwang said.

"But, boss, if we adopt a global unified server architecture, when I set Heroes Online, I must set the game map and related facilities in proportion to a certain number of people online. This cannot be changed. At that time, I will adopt It is a game server with a global unified server architecture that can accommodate millions or even tens of millions of players online at the same time, but in the end only a few thousand players are online. These thousands of players are in the game, I am afraid it is like playing a stand-alone game Same, it's hard to meet other players." Joe-Wan-Kanheim said.

Qiu Xin also added.

"Yes, boss, at the beginning, the swordsman's love of loyalty and loyalty was also because the game was developed in accordance with the global unified server architecture. In the end, it cannot be modified. Only the supercomputer architecture server with a negative profit ratio can be used. If the global unified server architecture is still adopted, Heroes and Invincible online will face the same dilemma as the swordsman's love and loyalty to serve the country at that time." Qiu Xin said worriedly.

After hearing this, everyone looked worried. But Lin Feng smiled heartily.

"Haha, yes, your concerns are correct. But this idea of ​​mine can perfectly balance cost and future game development trends." Lin Feng said with a smile.

Everyone was taken aback, held their breath, and waited for the forest wind to follow.

"Kanchem, you develop games in accordance with the global unified server architecture, but the game scene is temporarily limited to the 500,000 maximum online quota." Lin Feng said.

Joe Wan Kanham frowned, and he didn't understand what Lin Feng meant after hearing Lin Feng's words.

"Heroinvincible online adopts two kinds of servers. Among them, the game client with a global unified server architecture uses a supercomputer as the game server to ensure that it can accommodate between 400,000 and 500,000 online players. Computer hardware should already be able to meet such requirements." Lin Feng said.

Bruce-Aron and Ruelz, vice president of the "amd" development department, nodded. However, the rest of the game development team was puzzled and didn't understand what Lin Feng meant.

"What I mean is that a game client with a supercomputer architecture is used as the game body (large game scene, which can accommodate hundreds of thousands of players), and a game client with a common game server architecture is a copy of the game (small game scene). , Usually accommodates thousands of people). All ordinary players play in the dungeon, and only the top players can enter the advanced server, and play in the same large-scale game scene as the top players in other parts of the world." Lin Feng explained in detail .

Everyone's eyes lit up after listening!

"As for this qualification, we can use various competitions and rankings to determine. Players who meet this qualification will automatically upgrade their player accounts to VIP accounts and enter the scene of large game servers. Ordinary players can only play games on ordinary game servers. . This will not only allow the games developed by our company to be integrated with the global unified server architecture in the future, but also generate a certain degree of competition among players, so that they can work hard to enter advanced servers. I believe this will definitely stimulate players' games*. At the same time, It only needs to provide a supercomputer as an advanced server. From the cost point of view, the company can also fully bear it." Lin Feng said.

After listening carefully, everyone applauded. This solution couldn't be better. It can be said that all advantages have been taken into account. Although most players still can't enjoy the pleasure of a large map with hundreds of thousands of people playing at the same time, it allows excellent players to enter the advanced server to experience this pleasure. For the same money, I naturally hope to enjoy better service.

This undoubtedly makes players more invested in the game, and can also bring more revenue to the company, and it does not affect the cost of the company in the slightest!

wonderful! It's wonderful! ——Everyone's eyes looking at Lin Feng are full of worship again, and only their boss can come up with this idea.

"Minwu-Li, your world war can also be set in this way, divided into advanced server and ordinary server, so I believe that the development difficulty will be reduced a lot, and the cost can be well controlled." Lin Feng reminded.

Min Wu-Li nodded in focus. If the main body of the game with advanced server architecture and the copy of the game with ordinary server architecture, then everything is simple.

"Your game can also be set in this way, using advanced servers and ordinary servers to meet the company's development and current cost requirements." Lin Feng looked at the others.

Cui Mingze and others also nodded for a while.

Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and it was only then that the problem of the global unified server architecture was completely solved. The company no longer has to bear the burden of huge costs!

"By the way, how about the strongest on the ground?" Then, Lin Feng looked towards Xishan Takashi.

The strongest on the ground was proposed by himself, and it was also one of Lin Feng's most concerned games. Lin Feng was excited when he thought of this game.