Vol 2 Chapter 883: "Infinite Horror" is coming

Chapter VIII

Infinite horror is coming

Virtual Life is one of the main games of the "Second World" in the next few years, and it is also one of the most important sources of financial income for the "Second World".

"Dong Lin, since the construction of the virtual city in the virtual life, many players have moved into the city to experience various different lives in the game, and they can become friends with strangers of various interests, and its huge game System, now more and more players have gradually regarded virtual life as an indispensable entertainment in their daily life. Like our company’s name, it has gradually become the “second world”, the “second world” for all players '." Cui Ming introduced excitedly.

"Boss, this is a piece of data from our survey. The above shows that the average virtual life player's daily time to play virtual life has risen from 2.2 hours in the past to 2.9 hours." Wu Zhaopu handed Lin Feng a copy from the side. data sheet.

Lin Feng was overjoyed when he saw it. Don’t look at the time of this increase is only 0.7 hours, but you must know that the number of registered players in Virtual Life is as high as 400 million. If this data is included, the total number of players playing Virtual Life in a day is close to 280 million hours, which is approximately 11.66 million. Days, approximately equal to 32,000 years. There are 32,000 years of total game time in one day, even if it’s just clicking an ad every day, this can also bring an extra 50,000 U.S. dollars a day to the "Second World", which is 18.25 million U.S. dollars a year.

"Well, by the way, you can properly organize the interaction between the stars or celebrities in the game and the players, such as holding a forum or party." Lin Feng thought about it and suggested.

Everyone nodded, this is a good proposal. It just so happens that these celebrities or celebrities can increase the player's sense of identity with the game. And by playing games, you can have the opportunity to meet your idol, which is no small temptation for anyone. Anyway, there is no money for the game, everyone is just fine with a little more advertising.

"By the way, Mr. Wu, how is the'virtual bar' going on now? This is also an important source of income." Lin Feng suddenly thought of the virtual bar.

The construction of virtual bars can not only continue to expand the influence of virtual life in major cities, but also become a real-life dating platform for the majority of virtual life players. And the virtual bar can also bring additional financial income for the company. Although in the virtual bar, all kinds of drinks are sold at extremely low prices, as long as the profits are small and the sales are high, it is still profitable. Moreover, Lin Feng also launched the tea from the "tea processing factory" in the early stage of his own business in the virtual bar. The profit of this tea is extremely high.

"Boss, now there are a total of 528 virtual bars opened in China, which can bring net profits to the company more than 50 million yuan (RMB) each month." Wu Zhaopu said excitedly.

According to common sense, a bar chain with such a large scale has a monthly net profit of only more than 50 million yuan. This is really not a huge profit, and it is not worth the excitement of Wu Zhaopu. After all, in an ordinary second-tier city, a bar with a slightly better business has a profit of hundreds of thousands in one month. What's more, a bar with such a hot virtual bar business has opened 528, and its monthly net profit is only more than 50 million yuan. On average, the monthly net profit of a bar is not enough 10,000 yuan. Compared to other bars, it is really low.

The average cost of a virtual bar, such as the facade, land, decoration, and labor, is more than one million yuan in investment per bar. In some prime locations in big cities, the investment in a bar can be tens of millions. The "Second World" smashed a total of nearly 1.5 billion yuan for this.

At the current rate of making money, it will take at least 2 years to pay back. Two years later, the decoration style of the bar almost changed again. It can be said that it is impossible to make a lot of money with virtual bars. However, as Lin Feng expected, the virtual bar is only an auxiliary, a place to enhance the popularity of virtual life. The company does not expect to make money from this. What I really hope is that the virtual bar can make virtual life more deeply rooted in people's hearts and become a must-play game for all young people. Just like Tencent qq, almost all Chinese have one. Lin Feng also hopes that virtual life is the same.

Moreover, Lin Feng is also consciously enclosing the company. In the future, China's real estate will gradually rise, and the current low prices are still very low. At this time, we will not wait for more. This is why the virtual bar cost the company a total of RMB 1.5 billion. Half of the money was used to buy land. Although it has also consumed a lot of funds in the "Second World", in the long run, it will lead the "Second World" in the future to lead rich returns.

"By the way, Leader Qiu, how did the'Mid-Autumn Full Moon Night, Huashan Lunjian" proceed?" Lin Feng looked at his watch, and it happened to be the Mid-Autumn Full Moon today.

"Hey, boss, you are ready to wait for a good show tonight! Remember, all TV stations, as well as major local stations, and the Internet will be live broadcast." Qiu Xin specifically sold it off.

Lin Feng smiled. Unexpectedly, Qiu Xin was still selling off. But tonight during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I also happened to enjoy the moon and eat moon cakes, watching "Huashan Lunjian".

Subsequently, other game development teams successively reported the recent work progress. The most anticipated World War of the "Fourth Game Development Team" has progressed by more than 50%. The maps of major cities in the world have been produced, and the production of small historical and civilized cities (not major cities today) in various countries is being stepped up. Of course, the "Second World" has invested more than US$1 billion on it. However, for the real 3D maps of major cities, Cheng Xiaowei has begun to negotiate with the local governments of various countries for cooperation. The "Second World" provides three-dimensional city maps for local governments to browse, maintain and update. Local governments pay corresponding service fees.

Although this negotiation is very difficult, it is also proceeding in an orderly manner. If all the negotiations are successful, it will bring a total of nearly tens of millions of dollars in revenue to the company every year, and within 10 years, all the investment will be recovered. Even in the end, the development costs of the World War will be borne by local governments.

The opening time of the World War has also been determined-January 1, 2005.

As for the hardware development department, currently relying on the Chinese market, "amd" and "ati" are slowly regaining their foothold, beginning to take advantage of the low-end market to slowly cannibalize the markets of major competitors "intel" and "nvidia". Lin Feng also has a plan, but it is not yet mature. When Lam Fung considers it mature, it will be launched.

"Well, today's debriefing meeting is here for the time being. Let's discuss a few issues." Lin Feng coughed and ordered someone to serve coffee.

"First of all, on October 1st, our company's headquarters building will be officially completed. You should now prepare to slowly clean up and prepare to relocate, but don’t have the ribbon-cutting at that time, and you will be in a hurry. Also, once you move After entering, the space is big, and I will never be crowded into this small office building anymore." Lin Feng gazed at the "Second World Headquarters Building" in the distance with satisfaction.

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Everyone sighed! After such a long wait, the "Second World Headquarters Building" is finally about to be completed, and the world's tallest skyscraper so far is finally about to be completed. Everyone no longer has to nest in this small office building. Think about it, the dignified "Second World" with a market value of nearly US$90 billion, its headquarters is actually just a patchwork of small buildings, which is really useless. And it's really inconvenient. Often when one department speaks, other departments can hear it. This not only affects the work of other departments, but also easily leaks secrets.

What's more, the safety of several real core departments of the "Second World" cannot be guaranteed in this small building.

"As for the second point, it's about office romances." As soon as Lin Feng spoke out, everyone laughed ambiguously and winked at Wu Zhaopu. It was Wu Zhaopu who was accustomed to seeing all kinds of scenes, but he couldn't hold back his face when everyone was making fun of him, so he quickly picked up the teacup to drink tea.

Lin Feng secretly said a fluke. Fortunately, Wu Zhaopu was in front of him. Otherwise, if his relationship with Lin Chiling was exposed, then everyone's laughter would be even more ambiguous. Regardless of whether you are the boss, these people are usually used to making jokes. He doesn't care whether you are the boss or not. You should be jokes as much as you can.

"Uh, what do you think about office romance?" Lin Feng coughed and said.

After hearing the words, everyone fell into contemplation. Although everyone was making fun of Wu Zhaopu just now, this incident is indeed something that should not be underestimated and should not be sloppy. Everyone didn't dare to underestimate this matter.

"Dong Lin, I think there is nothing wrong as long as it does not affect the work. If you are afraid of affecting your work, you can transfer it to two completely different departments." Qiu Xin said first. He has a relatively good relationship with Wu Zhaopu, and he also knows the abilities of Chen Xiaowei and Wu Zhaopu. If the two of them really leave one, it will definitely be a loss to the company.

"I am against." Cui Ming said with a serious face, "Although two people can be transferred from different departments, they are in the same company after all, and in contrast to the company's principle of meritocracy, one talent should be transferred to him. In a position that is not good at, it is undoubtedly a waste of resources.

Cui Mingze's point of view is indeed good. After all, the two of them did well in one department, but because they were in love, they were transferred to another department that they weren't good at. How to give full play to their abilities. For a long time, it was not good for the company's business. What's more, the question of who should be transferred will also be involved.

Suddenly, opinions were divided. It can be said that everyone has their own reasons, and the meeting rooms are as lively as a vegetable market. And as the discussion escalated, it has gradually turned into a quarrel. And it is slowly evolving into a confrontation between China and the West. Most of the people who support Wu Zhaopu are Chinese, and most of them want adult beauty. Most of the opponents are foreigners like Cui Mingze and Gable (formerly the president of "valve", now the vice president of the "Second World" game department, and the leader of the fifth game development team). It's going to get out of control.

"Everyone! Everyone!" Wu Zhaopu felt anxious when he witnessed the original harmonious company, almost turned into opposition because of his love. At the moment, I took a few shots on the table and managed to calm down the quarreling crowd.

"Everyone, regarding this matter, I feel very guilty that the company has caused such a turmoil. I think it is better to follow the company's rules and regulations." Wu Zhaopu bowed slightly to Lin Feng, "Boss, I hope to resign."

Wu Zhaopu sincerely submitted his resignation to Lin Feng. Now this situation can be said to be caused by him. Moreover, the debate among the directors just now must have been heard from the outside, and it must be spread throughout the company. If he and Cheng Xiaowei stay, it will have a bad effect, and many lower-level employees will question the company's policy of "only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps." Therefore, Wu Zhaopu decided to resign to maintain the company's rules and regulations.

Lin Feng frowned. Now Wu Zhaopu has a very high status in the company. It is by no means a wise choice to resign from the "Second World". Even if you want to resign, in terms of interest, it should be Cheng Xiaowei's resignation, not Wu Zhaopu.

Could it be...

Although Lin Feng didn't want to think too much, Wu Zhaopu's sudden resignation made Lin Feng have to think more.

"Boss, I don't have a job now, I am a jobless person. I wonder if there is any company under my boss that can accommodate me as a jobless person?" . Lin Feng is not to blame for this, after all, he resigned so suddenly, it is really hard to think about it. At the moment, quickly explained.

Lin Feng smiled.

"Mr. Wu, I almost blamed you just now. I'm sorry, but I don't want to be offended!" Lin Feng was also very free and easy, apologizing in public to reduce the disparity between the two.

Wu Zhaopu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He also didn't want to be misunderstood by Lin Feng, otherwise he would really die unjustly.

“As for office romance, I think it’s okay as long as it doesn’t affect work. As for whether you need to transfer to a different department, we will give the person the right to choose. If the person needs it, we will transfer it. No need, just wait for the change. "Lin Feng finally issued a decision and said.

When everyone saw that Lin Feng had spoken, they stopped arguing. Besides, this method is also good. Moreover, office romances can greatly improve work efficiency when the two are not quarreling. After all, everything has advantages and disadvantages.

"Well, about the last point, I am going to launch a brand new game." Lin Feng looked at everyone with a smile.

"This game is—infinite horror." Lin Feng held the table with both hands and stood up.