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Chapter 109 Acquisition
at the same time.

Avalon Studios.

Of course, Tang Yao didn't know what happened to Li Xue. Even if she knew... she would just curl her lips and not care. Not to mention that the studio will no longer be short of money. Even if she really was short of money, she could always find Rumi or other institutions. How could she accept Lin Shuang's money?

This isn't the beginning.

According to the current development trend of "Fate/Grand Order", she will no longer have to beg others for help. Even if the game is sold now, it can bring in a lot of money.

Therefore, in addition to the studio, in order to improve team cohesion, in order to completely attract the talents from Mingyu Technology and consolidate the existing core team, we have proposed equity incentives, which have not yet been implemented.

She only recognizes Li Xue as a shareholder.

After all, Li Xue took out all her assets without saying a word, which is not something that everyone can do... Not to mention that after she took out the money, she also provided guidance and companionship to Tang Yao in order to prevent her from feeling pressured.

You have to know that if Tang Yao had been a little bit unkind, she could have run away with the money, or after success she could have refused to acknowledge it and only returned the principal, because there was no agreement at all.

But Li Xue never mentioned anything about equity interests, nor was she afraid that she would run away. She didn't worry about anything.

On the contrary, when the game was not well received by readers and Avalon Studio was under pressure, they sent a message as soon as possible.

It can be said that Tang Yao and she have supported each other throughout their journey... They can be said to have a life-and-death friendship.

This was also the reason why Tang Yao was so excited that night, throwing away all hesitation and shyness and hugging Li Xue.

Because she deserves it.

As for Lin Shuang? Now that he's successful, he's regretting it? What a joke.

However, Tang Yao didn’t know what happened to Li Xue. What she cared about more at the moment was the game from Mingyu Technology.

As you play deeper.

At the same time, Tang Yao asked the former employees of Mingyu Technology to get a general understanding of the development process of this game.

I feel more and more that... although Mingyu Technology's operations are not very good, all of its employees are really talented!
This ruined company is like a paradise and a gold mine...

I won’t mention the employees who have jumped ship to the studio now.

Because the studio is small, Tang Yao knows their work abilities inside and out...they are all very capable people.

As for those who haven't arrived yet, even the boss Si Jinliang, who gave Tang Yao a bad impression and seemed to be sloppy every day, is also a talent.

The game "Card Fighting" that he led in constructing the gameplay is indeed very similar to Hearthstone in terms of gameplay.

This is a card game that is simplified from a collectible card game.

very alike.

But it's just similar. Although this game abandons and simplifies many concepts and gameplay of collectible card games, it doesn't do it completely. It still retains many shortcomings of collectible card games, such as complex rules and long game time. Some complex concepts are also retained, and there is even a setting like the "graveyard", where played cards can be placed after being removed from the game.

This adds a lot of unnecessary complexity.

It's quite difficult to play.

In addition... the acquisition of game resources is not simplified enough, and the UI design is also a bit poor.

However, it is already remarkable that they have achieved this, simplified the complex collectible card game to this point, and successfully made it into an online game. To be honest... although it is difficult to play, it is still quite fun.

Tang Yao excitedly played three games. If it weren't for too many advertisements, the experience would have been pretty good.

She even felt that if she gave Si Jinliang some time, with the updates of versions, he might be able to revive the game "Dou Pai".

"What a shame."

Tang Yao did not match again. Looking at the messy game homepage, a look of regret appeared on her fair face.

This game is now in a state of chaos. Tang Yao can't figure out the original core payment point of this game. It seems that this IP has also become tarnished in the eyes of players...

To be honest, it's a pity.

There is clearly potential for success...

But soon.

Tang Yao no longer cared about the pity and started to consider... whether to acquire Mingyu Technology?

to be frank.

It is unlikely that she would make Hearthstone. Not to mention that this game was born based on the big IP of Warcraft, the nature of the current Avalon Studio alone is not suitable for going to the other extreme with the second game... Although Tang Yao never thought of going all in on the two-dimensional world, she made money in the beginning to make her life better and to make her sister feel at ease.

But now that "Fate/Grand Order" has been successful, there is really no need to make a game with a completely different style and confuse the studio staff.

After all, the studio has been established and has won a good reputation in a blank track, so it might as well continue to make incremental progress in this blue ocean track and compete with the current mainstream game giants.

This is to ensure that the current good situation will not be ruined due to some chain reactions and her own life will not be affected, and it is also to allow the studio members who have returned to their roots to work together again and move forward in the same direction.

So it is indeed not appropriate to suddenly ask the studio to make Hearthstone, which has nothing to do with the two-dimensional world.

But on the other hand, Tang Yao did think Si Jinliang was a talent, and card games did have a large audience. This could be seen from the many imitation games that appeared after Hearthstone was first released. She also remembered that when Hearthstone returned... the first month's revenue was not low, and the card game players had rushed in 700 million.

The most important thing is that Tang Yao really likes playing this kind of game... If "Fate/Grand Order" is mainly based on the plot, and its advantages in gameplay are just due to the current development stage of mobile games, then card games like Hearthstone win by their gameplay. You can just sit there with your mobile phone and occasionally play a game for more than ten minutes. For those who like it, the playability is indeed better than ordinary mobile games.

Otherwise, no one would say that Hearthstone is the most successful card game in the history of games.

Moreover, this type of game is indeed in line with the development trend of mobile terminals...

This might even make it stand out in the upcoming mobile gaming landscape, while also dispelling the perception that Fate/Grand Order's gameplay is weak, lest people accuse Avalon Studio of promoting a trend that doesn't prioritize gameplay...

Think of this.

Tang Yao made up her mind. She checked the game "Pad Fighting" again and said to herself, "Hearthstone's gameplay is quite interesting. After all, Hearthstone was originally just a nostalgic card game for Warcraft players, but it quickly attracted a large number of casual players with its excellent game quality... Even if you put aside the Warcraft IP, this game's golden three elements: collectible cards, mana crystal system, nine classes with excellent synergy design, and the introduction of a large number of random elements, it is still very interesting to play.

So, can we make a 2D Hearthstone? Mobile games have just emerged, and I think a lot of players would be interested..."

this moment.

She began brainstorming.

Various thoughts began to flash through my mind rapidly.

Until Kang Ming came again and called her: "Tang Yao?"

Tang Yao finally reacted.

"what happened?"

Tang Yao raised her snow-white chin slightly: "What's the matter?"

Kang Ming said a little embarrassedly: "The plan for the Christmas version of the card pool event for "Fate/Grand Order"..."

"Got it. I'll catch up with you later."

Tang Yao took a deep breath, nodded, and made up her mind.

Acquisition!

Since it's already profitable, there's really no need for her to take on so many roles. The studio also needs to expand a bit... and "Fate/Grand Order" really needs a group of professional operations members.

Let’s not talk about whether to make a two-dimensional version of Hearthstone for now, let’s acquire Mingyu Technology first!
After hearing the exact answer, Kang Ming nodded and turned to leave.

After hesitating for a moment, Tang Yao looked at her phone... Let's discuss it with Li Xue before the acquisition.

After all, she really doesn't know much about this area.

...No way.

I always feel like there are still too many things to do, and it seems like I’m missing a professional manager?

……

at the same time.

Si Jinliang sat in front of his messy desk and finally calmed down. He slowly put down his hands that were covering his face, then looked at the computer screen, looking at the game he had put in countless efforts and spent countless efforts. After a long silence, he laughed at himself, and his whole energy seemed to be drained. He hunched his waist and reached out to hold the mouse.

Just closed and uninstalled the game.

"As expected...my own thoughts are rubbish."

“I don’t know how to make games at all.”

"It's better... just work honestly."

(End of this chapter)