Reborn on the Internet: Starting with Games

Chapter 554: Number one is hard to find

For game companies, the version number is equivalent to the life and death talisman of Tianshan Tonglao; for the industry, the version number is the weathervane of the game industry.

Later, when the version number winter came, almost every day we could see that a certain game had to be disbanded due to lack of funds. Every original painting and model that was released as a result meant that countless people's hard work was lost, leaving the majority of players to see It makes me feel bad.

It has even spawned many agencies, intermediaries and other institutions to collect and sell accounts. One account is priced at hundreds or tens of millions. After it was launched, many players found that the game name and screen were completely inconsistent with the actual game content. The reason is That’s it.

When it was discovered that the sluggishness of the game industry was affecting the economy, the version number began to be relaxed, and then the game market was flooded with a large number of junk games such as chess and card games and reskinned games.

The phenomenon of "it becomes chaotic when it is released, and it becomes rotten when it is tightened" has turned the domestic game market into a tragic Shura field.

However, due to the current tightening of the version number, WLK, which was originally launched simultaneously globally in November last year, domestic players can only play TBC which is one version behind.

Originally, the previous TBC version was jokingly called "extremely late" by players because the approval process was too long.

When it came to WLK, it was even more outrageous, and it was directly called "forgot to turn it on".

It also made them discover a strange phenomenon for the first time. The global server does not include China, but there is a Hong Kong server and a Taiwanese server, which is far ahead.

Now these players have placed all their hopes on Century Interactive Entertainment, and many people even went to Chen Hao's Weibo to petition.

"Dad Chen Hao, please give me some strength!"

“Thousands of people wrote in blood, begging WLK to be opened before the summer vacation! The children are crying with envy.”

"Everyone, please be patient. I have an uncle who works at Blizzard of Century, and relevant personnel have already begun to mobilize!"

"I also want to have an uncle like this"

"But I'm only worried about one problem. Agents need to reapply if they change the version number. I don't know if Century Blizzard can overcome the two difficulties of blackboard writing and cuteness."

"Oh, don't worry, everyone. If you want to understand in reverse, with Century Interactive Entertainment's strong strength, no matter how bad it is, can it be worse than Dog City? At least the server must be leveraged."

"That's right, the phone gets disconnected every three days, it's a garbage dog town!"

The conversation got sidetracked and turned into a Dog Town Crusade Conference.

A few days later, these players were surprised to find that Chen Hao had posted a Weibo message. Although it had no beginning and no end, it only contained a few words: "I'm working hard!" It seemed to be a reply to their petition, which made them very happy.

In less than a day, the number of likes on this Weibo post exceeded 50, and the number of replies exceeded 10, which shows that the people's support is strong.

After returning, Chen Hao heard the news that Zhu Jun wanted to package and sell the Warcraft department. From the team members to the equipment, the price was 5 million.

Chen Hao, who was not used to the unit change at first, frowned at why it was so expensive. Then he realized that the unit quoted by the other party was RMB.

Judging from Ninetowns' financial reports in previous years, World of Warcraft can bring it more than 10 billion in profits every year, and the net profit is estimated to be around 3 million.

5 million is quite cheap, especially since it saves you the trouble of reapplying for a version number.

But when Lin Lang led the team to visit Nine Cities and came back to introduce it, Chen Hao immediately canceled the idea of ​​​​acquisition.

The Ninetowns World of Warcraft server has basically not been upgraded since it was purchased from Blizzard. This has been 4 years.

This is equivalent to Lin Chiling marrying to Japan and running a supercar downhill in Qiu Mingshan. No matter how high the performance is, it will easily fail.

Maybe Zhu Jun can make do, but Chen Hao will never compromise. No wonder World of Warcraft players are stuck every day, with more than a thousand people queuing up at every turn. Given the capacity and age of the server, it’s hard to get stuck or queue up, and it’s a big pain for these guys.

After thinking about it, I was once one of them, so I told my brother Lin Lang to let him fully configure the server, so that the majority of World of Warcraft players can experience what luxury service is!

The total of these scraps of scrap metal is worth tens of millions, so let him spend hundreds of millions just for a version number? Not necessary.

Anyway, I still have to deal with matters related to WLK approval, whether it’s one or two, I’ll let the boss worry about it together.

Favors need to be exchanged. The more exchanges you have, the more humane you can be. Otherwise, people will only take things without doing anything, and they will not feel at ease.

The World of Warcraft acquisition plan was shelved, and the two parties agreed to complete the handover of World of Warcraft-related business within one month.

And Chen Hao asked the people below to give Zhu Jun a message, "Don't do any little tricks to disgust me, otherwise I won't even be able to play with you!"

Later, I heard a report from someone below, saying that after Zhu Jun heard this sentence, for some reason, his face turned pale.

Chen Hao was still concerned about WLK's approval. He first called Li Fang.

"We don't think it's good if we don't have people in the Guangdian and Menghua Departments. These people are a bit low-level and can only hand over words, but can't make decisions. Continue to look for opportunities to reach out. Forget it, I'll think of a solution myself."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hao thought for a while. There were still 13 years left before 4. It was okay to spend some money in advance to form a good relationship and surround the city from the countryside. He asked someone to check the relevant information.

An hour later, he called Li Fang again to discuss the matter face-to-face. The specific content involved 1 secrets.

Then he personally called the leader and wanted to report on his work.

A few days later, Chen Hao took people to the Cyberspace Administration of China to report to the relevant leaders on the recent work of Century Zongheng, and gave an overview of the group's future plans and some government cooperation projects, which was equivalent to a phased summary.

The leaders also affirmed Century Zongheng Group’s current development and contribution to the Internet.

In particular, the recent acquisition of Blizzard has become the first example of a Chinese-funded group acquiring a well-known foreign game company on the Internet. Although it is an indirect control, the public opinion on the Internet is now happy to see the result. Such things that boost morale make them People also have light on their faces.

Finally, Chen Hao followed the big leader to his office alone.

The two of them entered the office, the door was closed tightly, and Chen Hao made two cups of tea by familiar means.

"Leader, are you still used to drinking this tea?"

"Yeah, not bad~"

"I think there aren't many left. I'll ask someone to bring some over when the time comes. They're all produced by the tea farmers themselves and aren't worth much."

The leader sat on the sofa in the reception room and glanced at Chen Hao, "You kid doesn't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything. It's hard to talk to me on the phone. Can you talk to me now?"

Chen Hao handed the tea to the leader and smiled, "Didn't we take over World of Warcraft from Nine Cities? This involves the change of game version number and needs to be re-approved, and the World of Warcraft expansion pack "Wrath of the Lich King" "I have been stuck before. There was a film submitted by Century Pictures called "No Man's Land". I couldn't find the temple gate even though I was carrying a pig's head. Look."

The leader pointed at Chen Hao with his finger, shook his head and smiled, "You, you, you can go up to the sky if I give you a ladder. Why do you think I am a radio and television broadcaster?"

Chen Hao sighed deliberately, "Hey~ It's okay, I just mentioned it. I will think of other ways. If it doesn't work, I will turn off World of Warcraft. Anyway, the player is scolding me."

The leader saw what the other party said and laughed angrily, "De Zheng, actually the game is okay, but the movie? Let me ask about the situation, then we can have dinner together and we will get to know each other. As for the outcome, I can't guarantee the outcome."

"Okay, just your words will make it happen."

(End of this chapter)