Chapter 315 The Pioneer of Social Games

Because of the time difference, Zhou Buqi communicated with Zhen Yu mostly through emails.

In the email, Zhen Yu gave a slap in the face, saying that the game of "buying and selling friends" is impossible to survive in the United States! Never possible!

Slaves and slave masters play this way, which is a big taboo.

Once this game dares to go online, it will definitely be sued.

Zhou Buqi said, that can be changed to call the boss and the employee.

Zhen Yu is still not optimistic, saying that the basic logic of this game will not work in the West. Can the boss insult and torture employees? Employees need to please the boss? This is anti-value. Especially human trafficking, this is a very scary word.

Zhou Buqi was speechless immediately.

It's just a casual game, just a joke among friends, is it that serious?

Zhen Yu told him that this is the huge difference between Eastern and Western cultures.

In Europe and the United States, getting along with friends is more about respect. Even if friends with a particularly good relationship are fighting, it is still a private area and will not be shown in public to avoid misunderstanding.

Then, Zhen Yu gave an example.

European and American users are particularly concerned about their own performance when using Facebook. Whether it is a photo or a diary, they worry about whether the writing is good or not, which will affect their image in the hearts of their friends, and so on.

For them, this is a platform to show themselves, to show their sunshine, self-confidence, excellence and perfection. Instead of playing tricks on others through a small game.

In particular, many of the friends on this platform are unfamiliar or even unknown. It is very impolite to tease, tease, or even humiliate in the game.

Zhou Buqi was not reconciled, so he made a special appointment, and the two started an MSN video.

"Senior Sister Zhen, how are you doing recently? Are you familiar with your classmates?"

"Thank you, everything is fine."

It was night on Zhen Yu's side. She was wearing a red pajamas, and she showed up without makeup, showing a beautiful smile. It's a pity that the network speed is not enough, and the picture is not smooth.

The two exchanged simple greetings for a while.

Zhen Yu told him that this is her dormitory, just two people. Roommate Emily is an English girl who is out on a date.

"What's the meaning of the game?"

"Of course not!"

Zhen Yu's tone was very firm, "I asked several local friends, and they all said that it's impolite to tease people. It's okay if you are a good friend in private, but on the public platform, isn't it just to meet more new friends? ?"

Zhou Buqi sighed, "Are there any similar games in the United States? What style is it?"

"No."

"No?"

"Well, there are web games, but they are all... small games, like shooting guns, Mario, etc., and they are on special game channels. There are no games on social networking sites."

"This is a blank market!"

Zhou Buqi was not reconciled.

Zhen Yu smiled, "Do you want to contact Facebook? Emily graduated from Harvard, and she still knows one of the founders. But still the same sentence, your game positioning is not good at all."

Zhou Buqi asked: "What is the culture over there? If you make a similar game, what are their needs?"

"This..." Zhen Yu hesitated for a moment and shook her head, "I've been here too short, and I haven't felt it clearly yet, so I'll ask you later. If you want me to tell you, you don't have to worry. Didn't you say that you are a friend? Does the Internet have more users than Facebook? Then do it first, and if social games become popular on Moments, then contact Facebook at that time.”

Internet companies in the United States are different from those in China.

If Facebook was a domestic company and saw that Friends.com made a social game that became popular, it must have built its own team and imitated it to make one. There is no technical difficulty at all.

This is not the case in the United States, because there are copyright issues.

The corporate culture is also different.

American companies are relatively focused, and it is impossible for a social networking site to make games rashly. This kind of corporate atmosphere makes the entrepreneurial atmosphere in Silicon Valley full of vitality, and small companies also have a lot of room for survival.

Domestic Internet companies have multiple layouts, games, social networking, e-mail, portals, e-commerce... Basically, they can do whatever is in the air, and it is difficult for small companies to breathe.

Zhou Buqi pondered for a while, and said: "Buying and selling friends is just a small game to test the water. There will be more interesting social games in the future, which will definitely not touch the issue of values. Sister Zhen, if you have time, you can try it." Contact first, mainly Myspace and Facebook."

"Let me try, I don't necessarily have time."

"Um?"

"Didn't you tell me to pay attention to the SP market? In fact, I don't have much confidence. I'm not familiar with technology at all, and the advertisement is okay. It just happened by chance!"

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, "Have you found a suitable project?"

Zhen Yu was stuck there, and the picture froze for a while. After a while, she slowly said: "I don't know yet. I have a classmate who is in his thirties this year. He is married and has a child. He was married the year before last. He started his own business before, and he did a project to divert traffic to mobile websites, but it failed. Then he came to the business school to study for an MBA and graduated next year. He felt that the mobile phone market was already established, so he wanted to try again.”

"Specifically?"

"He is an engineer with great skills. The operators in the United States are also very domineering, similar to those in China. The content of mobile applications is firmly controlled by the operators. He said that he wanted to build a platform to bypass the restrictions of the operators and help those Advertisement by mobile app providers and mobile websites will generate revenue.”

"Bypass the carrier? Will that work?"

"Others don't believe it." Zhen Yu spread her hands, looking helpless, somewhat affected by American habits, "Omar... is the initiator of this project, he has to support his family, and he has experienced entrepreneurial failures, After studying MBA, there is not much money left from the previous work. You also know that there are many rich people among these classmates. He has been promoting his project for the past few days, trying to get a start-up capital, but no one Look good."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "It's a bit whimsical to bypass the operator. Not to mention whether the technical level can be passed, the key is whether it will violate the law?"

"He said it was all right."

"What do you think?"

"I want to try it, okay?"

Zhen Yu's side was stuck again, but the voice was conveyed accurately.

Zhou Buqi said: "This belongs to angel investment, not investing in projects, but investing in people. What do you think of him?"

"outstanding!"

"oh?"

"He had an annual salary of one million in the 1990s. After the bubble crisis, he left his job to start a business, but failed. He was not reconciled and came to study for an MBA. Judging from his resume, this person is very ambitious. Moreover, He still has to support his family, and the dual pressures of career and life are weighing on him. Didn’t you say that people are often more able to survive in desperate situations.”

"Did I say that?" Zhou Buqi smiled.

Zhen Yu said: "Anyway, I'm quite optimistic. You said that I should pay attention to the mobile field, which is very suitable. I like advertising media, and it fits well. I want to talk to him, and if it goes well, I will partner with him."

Zhou Buqi didn't think too much, "How much money do I need?"

"One million dollars, get out if there is no result."

"Okay, I'll send you the money later."

...

Zhou Buqi still didn't give up.

He went to Beihang University and found Tang Binchen.

It was the one who developed the internet speed grabbing plug-in at the beginning, and then sold it to Xiaonei.com as part of the membership purchase.

"Are you really in graduate school?"

"Is there still a fake?"

"What have you been up to lately?"

"Do a project with the teacher."

Zhou Buqi curled his lips, and said disdainfully: "What good things can you make with your mentor?"

Tang Binchen looked calm, "Research topics, learn theories, and master new technologies."

Zhou Buqi shook his head, "At your level, you can just find some time before going to bed and finish the things arranged by the instructor at night. Don't waste time."

"Ah?" Tang Binchen looked at him cautiously.

Zhou Buqi was also polite, "Come and help me! Friends know?"

"Um."

Tang Binchen nodded, looking suspicious.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Come here for an internship. A game development team was recently established, and you used to work part-time."

Tang Binchen frowned, "Playing games? I'm not interested in online games."

Zhou Buqi said: "It's not the kind of game you think, it's a light social game, you know?"

Tang Binchen shook his head.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Forget it, just come and take a look. You have a small team, you can invite part-time jobs for 2,500 yuan a month."

Tang Binchen was reluctant, hesitatingly said: "My ambition is the overseas market. Recently, our main energy has been spent on researching the Internet market in various overseas countries."

He had told Zhou Buqi before.

He went to France to participate in the programming competition and led the team to win the gold medal, which was an eye-opener.

Only then did I realize that the Internet development in countries such as Europe, the Middle East, and South America is much behind that in China. Almost all application software and mainstream websites come from the United States.

Since then, he has set his ambitions.

American Internet companies can affect those regions, why can't Chinese ones? In many local areas, China's Internet applications are more advanced and innovative than those of the United States!

If you can promote some interesting products of Huaxia to foreign countries, you will definitely gain both fame and fortune.

In later generations, he did indeed do it, earning foreign exchange and boosting the country's prestige, for which he was received by the supreme leader. This is a treatment that many wealthy businessmen have not had.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "That's why I invited you over. I have investigated and found that in the field of light social games, the whole world is a blank space. Friends.com is the pioneer in this field. After the game is made, we will If you intend to promote to overseas markets, the first choice is Facebook.”

"ah?"

Tang Binchen was stunned, a little unbelievable.

"Do not believe?"

"Can I go abroad?"

"Business trips are reimbursed."

"hiss!"

Tang Binchen took a deep breath and looked at Zhou Buqi's eyes, becoming more and more surprised.