Goodness, is he hallucinating?

A seasoned gamer wants to do live streaming and even try to uncover people's past lives? That's no joke, it's pure fantasy!

Liu Yude observed Xiang Wan carefully for a while and found that she didn't seem to have any intention of changing her mind. He couldn't help but say, "I think you've come to the wrong person. According to your idea, a senior television recording crew would be more suitable for you."

There are many live streaming platforms nowadays, and Baofeng not only cooperates with live streaming platforms, but also with TV stations.

How do game streamers make money?

Advertising and game operation instructions are secondary, and selling related game merchandise is not the main source of profit. The real money comes from the gambling websites behind the game.

That's right, it's gambling.

Despite government bans, they haven't stopped the reckless players and gambling companies. They host their servers overseas, and many gambling websites remain closed to the public. Anyone wanting to join either needs a referral from an existing client or a large sum of money as an entry fee.

Gambling companies that truly want to grow and become powerful have strong financial backing and powerful connections, so they are less likely to abscond with funds and have the largest customer base.

Many copycat gambling websites take the money directly from customers who place small bets. If the customer loses, the money is theirs; if they win, even a small amount, they'll transfer the money as agreed. However, if a customer places a large bet and happens to guess the correct game, the gambling website will disappear the next day.

To put it bluntly, these gambling websites are only interested in making money and have no credibility whatsoever. Once their websites disappear, reporting them to the police is futile. Their servers are rented, and the credentials and fund amounts are all fake. They can simply move to a different server and continue scamming people, while their customers are completely helpless.

Having worked in the game company for so long, relying solely on that meager fixed salary, Liu Yude would have quit long ago.

He obtained an account with a large gambling company through a reliable person. Because he did it discreetly and didn't use his real name, it became an open secret among the company's upper management that he was using his position to make some extra money on the side.

A horse won't get fat without night grass, and a person won't get rich without unexpected wealth. Everyone has some way to make money.

Therefore, he had absolutely no interest in Xiang Wan's proposal.

Xiang Wan wasn't annoyed. She leaned back, seemingly indifferent, and said, "Manager Liu, I'm trying to save you. Most people tend to take things one step at a time. A few people think ten steps ahead. But are there people who think a hundred, a thousand, or even further ahead? Are you really that confident about the current state of Baofeng Company?"

Liu Yude frowned. "After all that buildup, isn't this the main point?"

Xiang Wan nodded slightly, her gaze drifting out the window. Across the street, some people hurried along, some hesitated, and others idly strolled by. Occasionally, a car would pass by, its exhaust fumes trailing behind it as it disappeared into the busy main road. All of this wove together a dynamic picture: distant clamor, the passage of time; nearby, tranquility, time standing still.

"To be honest, I am not optimistic about the future of game companies, especially large game companies like Baofeng."

"With a large workforce, abundant funding, and varying levels of management expertise, it's easy for most people to become complacent and unable to break the current state of the game, thus hindering their courage to innovate."

"The company was able to survive for five years with 'Myth' as ​​its main product, but most people weren't playing the game itself, they were playing it out of nostalgia. How many more years can a game that relies on nostalgia to maintain its popularity?"

"Putting aside the quality of the game itself, let's take mobile games as an example. Many small, fledgling companies are now able to achieve the same level of popularity as 'The Myth.' Why? Because they are catering to the tastes of the audience and innovating with the preferences of the majority as the core."

"I know Baofeng also has this idea, but how did the company's leaders actually do it?"

"A train needs a locomotive to run fast. Even if the leader realizes the situation and wants to catch up with the trend, how long do you think it will take?"

After speaking, Xiang Wan looked away and stirred her coffee with a spoon, stirring it again and again, occasionally tapping the side of the cup. The slight sound was like a small hammer, striking Liu Yude's heart again and again.

He wasn't a technician and didn't know how to make the game smoother or more fun, but he knew how to engage gamers.

Over the years, he has watched "Myth" go from having only tens of thousands of players to becoming popular throughout the country, and then from its peak to its current state of stagnation.

At the time, the leader said that "Myth" was not afraid of being copied, as long as it was never surpassed.

Nowadays, all kinds of games are emerging, and apart from e-sports and a few loyal players, the user flow is very high.

As a member of the company, he had his concerns, but the higher-ups didn't take any bold measures, instead focusing solely on technology and visual quality. While these are certainly important for games, they overlooked one crucial point: not everyone will sit in front of a computer and play games with friends as they used to. More women, the elderly, and children are participating, and they need convenient, quick, and simple controls, which Myth has neglected.

Because of exhaustion and the advancing age, he admitted that his passion for forging ahead was gradually fading, and he only wanted a stable and comfortable life to support his family.

But what about five or ten years from now?

Even so, there's no need to completely reject it, is there?

Liu Yude's voice was somewhat dry, and even he himself felt that his words lacked confidence.

Xiang Wan's eyes flashed, and she said softly, "If the hope of change weren't so slim, Manager Liu wouldn't have needed to skirt the law, would he?"

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