My game, you have no right to award

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Zhou Kuang had just left the system space and before he had time to rest for too long, he became busy again.

The production team of "Youming Shanhai" is constantly improving the version and correcting various errors. According to Feng Qi, they are not far from entering the initial stable version.

Once the stable version is released, the project team can take a breather.

It's time for a holiday.

Zhou Kuang’s busiest task at the moment is planning the expansion of his studio.

The huge success of "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" brought huge profits. For Zhou Kuang, the greatest significance of this money is that it gave him the confidence to expand.

The current team size of Megvii Games headquarters is only over a hundred people, which is still too small compared to those top 3A game studios.

The reason why profits gave him confidence was because of the uncertainty of the stand-alone game development process.

Even if the plan is determined in advance, there may be changes along the way, and he must take these unexpected events into consideration.

Especially when Zhou Kuang wants to challenge a higher level of difficulty in his next game.

Now that he has seen the concrete benefits, Zhou Kuang feels at ease. Even if he continues to expand, the profits will be enough for him to use for several years.

As long as he planned carefully and made plans with caution, there would be no financial risk for Kuangshi Games.

Zhou Kuang's goal is to expand Kuangshi Games to around 300 or even 500 people.

Yes, five hundred people!

This may sound like a lot at first glance, but for the goal that Zhou Kuang wants to challenge, this team size is not even big enough.

The biggest advantage he has now is the reputation that "Netherworld Mountains and Seas" brings to the company.

"Youming Shanhai" seemed to appear out of nowhere, breaking the stereotype that domestic game companies are not good at making large-scale stand-alone games.

Previous domestic stand-alone game titles were either well-received but not commercially successful, or neither well-received nor commercially successful.

It seems that only by producing independent games with low development costs can domestic stand-alone games recoup their costs.

For a long time, this was true.

But "The Netherworld" changed everything.

Compared with previous domestic games, the quality of "Youming Shanhai" is so outstanding that it seems to come from another time and space.

Although the rationality of the game's difficulty setting is still controversial, no one doubts the industrialization level of "Youming Shanhai".

There are even domestic gaming media outlets claiming that "Youming Shanhai" has single-handedly narrowed the gap between domestic games and European and American games by twenty years!
In Zhou Kuang's mind, there are several plans for the future expansion of Kuangshi Games.

First, the headquarters of Kuangshi Games is recruiting new people.

Once Netherworld Mountain and Sea enters the stable version, employees including key managers will have at least one month's vacation.

After the holiday, we will start recruiting new employees on a large scale and expand the number of employees responsible for creation in the studio to at least 300 people.

This does not mark the end of recruitment, but only the end of the first phase of the recruitment plan.

The most troublesome thing for him was the office problem.

When he chose this office, he didn't expect to expand again so soon.

Fortunately, Niu Tieming gave him a suggestion, which was to just move and rent or buy his own office building.

Anyway, the park lacks everything except buildings.

Once the office location is settled, the next issue becomes team coordination.

Zhou Kuang expects that it will take at least several months for the team to get into a good creative state.

Instead of letting the team enter the new project in a chaotic state, Zhou Kuang decided to find a small project to run in the team and make some money at the same time.

Even if it is a project to improve team chemistry, he has to consider making money.

During this period, Zhou Kuang and Feng Qi can carefully plan the next large-scale 3A game of Kuangshi Games.

Once the running-in is over, they will immediately start production.

2. The positioning of Qingyan Studio.

"Potato Brothers" produced by Qingyan Studio has completed all development work and will be online soon.

Ma Tu completed the task very well, which made Zhou Kuang feel at ease.

Going forward, Qingyan Studio will continue to exist as an independent studio.

As for whether expansion is needed, it is all decided by Ma Tu himself.

After all, if he couldn't control the team, Zhou Kuang would rather he didn't expand.

Zhou Kuang has already arranged the next development task for Qingyan Studio.

The positioning of Qingyan Studio is still to become the blood bag of Kuangshi Games, continuously producing independent games with short development cycles, and making money to provide gold coins for the main projects.

3. Establish a new studio.

After the huge success of "Nether Mountain and Sea", countless game developers sent in their resumes.

Some of them are veterans who have participated in successful projects, and some are passionate young people. The only thing that remains unchanged is that they all know that only by coming to Megvii Games can they join the top game projects in the country.

Among them, Zhou Kuang values ​​the producers who can lead a project alone the most.

Zhou Kuang now has money, ideas, systematic help, and ideas for successful games before he traveled through time.

The only thing missing is a producer who can turn these ideas into real games.

Feng Qi is indeed very good, but it is impossible to break him into eight pieces.

Even if I agree, I'm afraid he won't approve of it.

If he only uses the team from the headquarters of Megvii Games, he may not be able to produce many games even when he is in his seventies or eighties.

Therefore, establishing a new studio is imperative.

However, this is not something that can be achieved overnight.

The more successful Kuangshi Games becomes, the more cautious Zhou Kuang becomes.

He had seen countless people who had reached the highest point fall down miserably.

I must never become one of them.

As the saying goes, those who drown are those who know how to swim. Zhou Kuang must carefully plan every penny of the company's funds.

When it comes to establishing new studios, Zhou Kuang follows one principle: one at a time.

Zhou Kuang will only consider establishing a new studio when a studio has the ability to be self-sufficient.

4. Establish a new management model.

Even with the current size of the company, Zhou Kuang already feels that it is a bit difficult to manage, let alone after expansion.

The current company structure can be barely maintained when the team is still small, but as the company's employees expand rapidly, the communication costs will become higher and higher.

The efficiency of any decision execution will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, it is urgent to change the current management model.

As to whether this would change the company's attitude of striving for excellence, or even make the company "change its flavor", Zhou Kuang was indeed a little worried.

However, he has found a solution.

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During this period, Zhou Kuang took time out to meet with the Asia-Pacific president of Star Wheel Group. The meeting was hosted by Antarctic Interactive Entertainment and was held at the headquarters of Antarctic Group.

The relationship between Xinglun Group and Antarctic Group is quite good. As the overlords of the gaming industry in China and Japan respectively, the two sides have a lot in common and have carried out a lot of cooperation.

Xinglun Group is better at buyout games, while Antarctic Group is better at online game operations.

Each covets what the other has.

Antarctic Group envies the good reputation and player base that buyout games can bring, while Star Wheel envies the cash flow that online operating games can bring.

It can be said that people inside want to escape, and people outside want to rush in.

Obviously, Megvii Games is one of the objects that Xinglun is very interested in, so it made a cooperation invitation and wanted to bring "Youming Shanhai" to the GS4 platform.

"Netherworld Mountains and Seas" is the pay-to-play game they are best at, so they can see the potential of Kuangshi Games at a glance.

Rather than being poached by a hostile platform, it is better to tie the other party to your own chariot now.

Antarctic Group has no layout on the host platform, so it doesn't mind doing a favor and bringing together Megvii Games and Starwheel Group.

It's like a child who has just got an expensive toy and doesn't mind lending it to his friend to play with it for a short time to satisfy his vanity.

But if you want to take the toy away, the child will show his true vicious face, slap you and take back his beloved toy.

snort! Want to escape?
After Zhou Kuang and Niu Tieming arrived at the Antarctic Group headquarters, they met the Asia-Pacific president of Xinglun Group with the introduction of a senior executive from the headquarters.

But when he saw the other person's face, he was surprised.

He originally thought that the CEO would most likely be an old man with a white beard, but the man in front of him actually looked quite young.

The man was wearing a nondescript brown suit and looked to be no more than forty years old.

He wears gold-rimmed glasses on his face, which makes him look very gentle. The corners of his mouth are slightly curved, which makes him look very pleasing.

After greeting the people from the Antarctic Group, the man walked up to Zhou Kuang and gave him a polite smile.

"Hello, Mr. Zhou."

The sound coming out of the other person's mouth was actually Chinese?
Zhou Kuang was slightly surprised.

Although the greeting sounded awkward and had a thick foreign accent, he still understood it.

"Nice to meet you."

The two smiled and shook hands.

The translator beside him hurried forward, and the man did not show any intention of looking back and began to speak Japanese to himself.

The translator was obviously also a Japanese. After listening to the man's words, he turned to Zhou Kuang and relayed his words in Chinese with a slight accent.

"I'm Tetsuhiko Yasuda, President of Starwheel Group's Asia Pacific region."

"Mr. Zhou is indeed a handsome man. I have heard of your great name for a long time."

"Don't dare."

Zhou Kuang smiled modestly. Of course, he had made some preparations. Niu Tieming had prepared some lessons for him on the way here.

Tetsuhiko Yasuda, President of Starwheel Group Asia, is responsible for business development and market management throughout Asia.

Although it is the whole of Asia, it is actually mainly composed of three countries: China, Japan, and Goryeo, and at most Southeast Asia.

The three East Asian hegemons from the East Asian Monster Room and the Confucian cultural circle are his main focus of work.

The other party’s most important proposition is to expand the game lineup and product line that can be used on the GS platform by cooperating with local Asian teams and conducting thorough localization, and ultimately achieve the goal of enhancing the influence of the GS platform in Asia.

Obviously, "The Netherworld Mountains and Seas" perfectly fits his ideas and policies.

He just didn't know that the other person looked so young, with almost no wrinkles on his face that were common among middle-aged people.

Zhou Kuang sighed secretly, but there was no flaw in his expression, and he said with a smile.

"Mr. Yasuda, thank you for the compliment. It's an honor to meet you today. I have always loved the games developed by the Star Wheel Group."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the translator, who quickly translated it into Japanese without any pause.

After listening to this, Tetsuhiko Yasuda's smile became even more intense. He pushed his gold-rimmed glasses and spoke in Japanese, and the translator immediately followed suit.

"Mr. Zhou, I also bought and played Netherworld Mountain and Sea. It's a really good game! Although the difficulty is a bit high for me personally, I really like this game."

After the translator finished speaking, Tetsuhiko Yasuda extended his hand and said in Chinese, "Please sit down."

The two of them sat down immediately.

Niu Tieming and the staff of Antarctic Group left early, leaving space for the talks between the two parties.

"Let me get straight to the point. Mr. Zhou, have you ever considered using our GS4 platform?"

Zhou Kuang was a little surprised. He thought they would have to exchange business compliments for a few rounds before they could get down to business. However, he didn't expect that Tetsuhiko Yasuda would raise the key question as soon as they sat down.

Who says Japanese people speak in a roundabout way? Why isn't Tetsuhiko Yasuda like that?

Hey! Where's your social grace?
"Of course, we want to expand the player base of Netherworld."

Zhou Kuang did not say it directly, but instead expressed what he wanted to express in a roundabout way.

"Then I think that Netherworld and our GS4 platform are the best partners."

"GS4 is the first choice for gamers around the world when choosing a console."

"I believe that if you are willing to agree and allow the game to be ported to our platform, it will definitely attract more new players."

After listening to Tetsuhiko Yasuda's words, Zhou Kuang remained silent.

These words were within his expectations, so there was no surprise at all.

He certainly knew that boarding the GS4 was a great opportunity.

But what he cared about most was not yet said by the other party.

That is, if he decides to sign an exclusive contract with Xinglun for "Youming Shanhai" on the console platform, will he be involved in the console war?

The answer is obvious.

"If possible, we would also like to sign an exclusive contract with Nether Mountain and Sea for console platforms. This means that after launching on the GS4 platform, Nether Mountain and Sea will not be available on any other console platforms except the Star Wheel Group's platform."

Sure enough, Tetsuhiko Yasuda stated his request.

"You can understand the reason behind this, right?"

Tetsuhiko Yasuda smiled and continued.

"Of course, we will offer generous treatment."

“We are willing to help anyone who becomes our friend.”

What would happen if they were not Xinglun’s friends?
Zhou Kuang couldn't help but have such thoughts in his mind.

He frowned and thought for a moment before speaking.

"We are certainly willing to be your company's friend, but at the same time, we have no intention of opposing Blue Window Technology."

When he heard that name, a hint of barely perceptible displeasure flashed across Tetsuhiko Yasuda's eyes.

(End of this chapter)