Chapter 587 Mobile Payment and Overseas Offline Stores

On the day when Super Mario: Odyssey was released,

Switch became popular again.

Because on that day, a new hot search appeared on the hot search list - "Game console area appears in Future offline store."

In fact, this is not surprising.

Because in addition to the gameplay, the social attribute of Switch is also the most prominent feature of this console.

Both the design of the console and the game are very distinctive.

Before,

"Ring Fit Adventure" became popular once because of the combination of fitness and games.

Although it was soon forgotten after the heat passed,

it has proved that the Switch console is not only limited to the gaming circle, but also acceptable to ordinary people.

Future offline stores are now hot again.

Offline stores attract not only players,

but also many ordinary people.

Linmu Studio just chose the time node of the new game release to put the console in Future offline store.

Coupled with the influence of players,

it can be said that it is the right time, right place and right people.

It is really not surprising that Switch has become popular again.

This is also something Lin Yao has planned for a long time.

But for many people, this is still a very bizarre thing...

No.

Aren't you financing from Youmei Technology?

How is it good for Switch?

Many game companies that make mobile games are confused.

Everyone is planning to make a big splash in the field of mobile games.

How come Switch suddenly came out? And it suddenly became the representative of portable games?

Linmu Studio is definitely here to make trouble, right?

Yes.

With the topic of the console area appearing in Future offline stores,

Switch is now more popular than mobile games.

Whether it is real interest or just to attract attention.

In short.

During this period, both social media and mainstream video websites have frequently mentioned the Switch console.

Some people took trial videos, some checked in on the spot, some introduced previous Switch games, some introduced the gameplay of this console, and some used this console to record their weight loss process...

and these people jointly created the popularity of Switch.

Then more people were involved in this "chasing popularity game".

That day.

The comments that Li Yu saw were not isolated cases.

There are really many ordinary people who have developed a strong interest in the console after trying it offline because of the novelty.

The social attributes of Switch were fully revealed at this moment.

The influence brought by Future offline stores was also fully revealed.

Most people were very happy about this. Ordinary

people had new social topics, and they were really interested in this console, so they were happy to talk about related topics.

And the players were also happy to see this happen.

Because traditional games have reappeared, they are definitely not dead.

Of course.

Most players still don't care about this. What they are most happy about is the quality of the game "Super Mario: Odyssey".

What surprised them the most was still the quality of this game.

This new game, which is considered by many players to be the life and death of Switch in the mobile game era, did not disappoint at all.

Really... it's awesome.

Linmu Studio was also happy inside. Switch became a hot topic, which greatly boosted the sales of consoles and games.

Especially cooperative games.

The sales have increased significantly.

You can imagine who bought these games.

Of course.

Some people are happy, and some are unhappy.

For example, many game companies targeting mobile games are not very happy.

They really feel that Linmu Studio is here to make trouble!

Aren't you making mobile phones?

Why are you making such a big fuss about letting Switch steal the limelight?

And you're doing this during the high-speed development period of Future S1.

Do you really want to focus on mobile games?

They can't figure it out.

The new shareholders of Youmei Technology also have complaints about this.

There are mainly two points.

The first is that Future S1 offline stores are supposed to be assets of Youmei Technology, and Switch has nothing to do with Youmei.

Although the major shareholder of Youmei is Linmu Studio, it does feel like they are abusing their power for personal gain.

The second is that they also think that this is the high-speed development period of Future S1.

Mobile games are also the development focus of Future S1.

After all, looking at the revenue, the commission of Future Store is a lot of money.

So many of these new shareholders don't like Switch very much.

They think the console has stolen the limelight.

Actually, this is understandable.

After all, they invested money.

Linmu Studio only financed Youmei Technology, so of course they have to protect their own interests.

However,

Linmu Studio is still very strong now, and Future S1 is developing smoothly, so although they have some complaints, they are not too excited.

The main reason is the dual-class share structure, which greatly weakens their voice.

And capital is still patient.

But according to Zhang Youjie, this group of shareholders now has a tendency to form a group, and they are mentally prepared to stop Linmu Studio from messing around next time.

Lin Yao can understand this, but she does feel speechless.

Although she is mentally prepared.

I can only say that it’s a good thing that Linmu Studio is still under absolute control.

As for Youmei...

To be honest,

Lin Yao is still confident that she can suppress these capitals.

As long as Future S1 can go all the way up.

Then no matter how they form a group, they can’t stop her.

As for them saying that Switch will hinder the development of Future S1, that is even more nonsense. She is calmer than anyone else in the face of the current situation.

Although Switch is very popular now, the subsequent popularity will pass, and the probability of the consoles purchased by users during this period being left unused is very high.

To put it bluntly.

Social is only one of the attributes of the Switch console. The console is still for playing games after all.

The main audience is still players.

As for the impact on the development of mobile games, that is even more impossible. These are two different things.

The trend of mobile games cannot be stopped by Switch. The reason

why Lin Yao put Switch in Future offline stores is not only for topics and sales, but mainly for overseas offline stores.

Zhang Youjie actually explained this.

But most of the new shareholders are still skeptical.

It can only be said that

it will take some time to build trust with each other.

So Lin Yao can understand their actions in the early stage, and she will not care too much.

At most, she will be speechless for a while.

Of course.

If it happens again in the future.

Then don't blame her.

...

And just after the first round of financing of Youmei, the board of directors ended.

Linmu Studio.

Lin Yao also completed the planned game plan.

Submit it to the product department.

Back to the office.

Lin Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, I got rid of the burden in my heart.

It was really too difficult.

Especially the planning of "Game Stars Smash".

The gameplay of this game is simple, but to determine which game characters appear, understand the history of the characters and their stories, and then select the appropriate means of attack...

It is really a big project.

But she had to do it.

Because there must be a direction for the project team and the business department to work hard.

You can't let them do whatever role they are told to do like headless flies?

This is impossible.

So.

Lin Yao was really miserable during this period. She

stayed in the office every day, either playing games or looking up information and typing.

It was like being in prison.

The only person who came to visit her every day was Mu Wanqing.

And every day when she was out for exercise, she could only see Lin Xi...

Fortunately.

All the efforts were worth it.

Lin Yao has already built the general framework of the game.

Next, it depends on the project team and the business department.

She was temporarily relieved.

"Ms. Mu, I don't want to make this kind of game next time."

Lin Yao lay on the table, her whole body soft, as if she had no strength.

She was really exhausted.

"I know."

Mu Wanqing stood aside and couldn't help laughing when she saw her like this: "I've also read the plan. This game is very difficult to make, but if it is really made, it will probably be enough to leave a name in the history of games, whether we will make similar games in the future or not."

"Of course."

Lin Yao changed her posture and lay down facing Mu Wanqing. Her soft face was squeezed, and with her lazy expression, she had a special charm and was very attractive.

Mu Wanqing looked at her and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch Lin Yao's delicate face on the other side.

Lin Yao shook her head gently.

"If you lie down like this, there will be marks on your face."

Mu Wanqing smiled gently, then reached out and smoothed her dress, squatted down beside Lin Yao, looked at her lying down, and said gently: "Now you are a celebrity, isn't this inappropriate?"

"What kind of stereotype is this."

Lin Yao looked at her and said lazily: "Am I not a human being? Can't I lie down when I'm tired?"

"Then when will you cheer up? I have something else to say." Mu Wanqing shook her head gently.

"Wait a minute."

Lin Yao closed her eyes: "You won't give me this little time, will you?"

"..."

Mu Wanqing didn't say anything.

She certainly wouldn't force Lin Yao to get up.

However, she didn't get up either, but looked at Lin Yao who was lying in front of her.

Recently, with the arrival of midsummer, the weather has been getting hotter and hotter.

So Lin Yao rarely wears a skirt.

Without any cover.

Mu Wanqing could clearly see the perfect curve of her snow-white long legs under the table, and along the curve of her calves all the way down, her high-heeled sandals outlined a beautiful arc of her slender arch of the foot.

It really looks good.

Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao who was lying in front of her with her eyes closed, and couldn't help but sighed softly: "You really suit skirts..."

"Just like you suit black stockings?"

Lin Yao suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Mu Wanqing who was squatting in front of her, with her black stockings tight and a touch of flesh on her knees, and couldn't help laughing.

"More suitable than me."

Mu Wanqing shook her head gently, then moved forward, put her chin on the edge of the table, and looked at Lin Yao's moving face.

"How about I switch with you?" Lin Yao put her long snowy legs together, gently lifted them up, and made a suggestion: "I haven't seen you wear a skirt other than a suit."

"Sure, as long as you want."

Mu Wanqing smiled gently, stretched out her hand and gently held Lin Yao's slender white calf, and subconsciously moved her head forward: "But you definitely don't want to."

Lin Yao felt the breath on her face, slightly raised her snow-white thigh that was held, and her calf was tense.

Huh.

The office suddenly became quiet.

Only the slightest breathing sound was left.

Lin Yao felt her face itchy, then adjusted her posture and moved towards Mu Wanqing.

The two were very close.

Mu Wanqing gently pursed her bright red lips, then hesitated for half a second, suddenly closed her eyes, and held Lin Yao's calf more tightly.

"...I really don't want to."

Lin Yao smiled gently and suddenly straightened up.

Mu Wanqing: "..."

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lin Yao said confidently: "This is the company, let's talk about business..."

Then she paused and continued in a low voice: "Let's talk about it later."

"What do you mean by later?"

Mu Wanqing suddenly tilted her head and turned the tables.

"I don't know! Let go of my legs, I'm ticklish."

Lin Yao gently kicked the snowy long legs under the table, then reached out to pull Mu Wanqing up: "Also, get up quickly."

Mu Wanqing held Lin Yao's hand, supported the table with the other hand, and stood up from the ground with a smile.

But after getting up, she didn't let go of Lin Yao's hand.

The two of them looked... easy to understand.

Some window papers do become thinner and thinner as they get along for a long time.

"Is there anything I can do?"

Lin Yao leaned back in the chair, changed to a comfortable posture, and asked.

"PTCRB has passed, and other related certifications have passed."

Mu Wanqing gently pulled her hand, straightened her expression, and talked about business: "The store in Los Angeles has also been completed."

"Oh?"

Lin Yao was a little surprised when she heard it: "Those shareholders have contributed?"

"Yeah." Mu Wanqing nodded.

"It seems that they are still useful."

Lin Yao was a little happy.

The so-called PTCRB is actually the operator access certification. No matter what mobile phone, whether in China or overseas, if you want to sell it, you can't avoid the communication operator.

Lin Yao was actually preparing for the overseas market before the Future S1 conference began.

The first batch of offline stores, in addition to domestic, actually also overseas.

But the relevant certification is really too troublesome.

The Youmei subsidiary, which was born out of the North American branch of Linmu Studio, has never been able to handle it.

The main reason is that it has just entered the market and the scale is not large.

This is also one of the reasons why Lin Yao decided to raise funds.

And now that the certification has passed, it means that the mobile phone can finally be sold overseas, at least in North America!

"Well, several suppliers are also willing to sign long-term contracts with us. This is also the credit of the new shareholders."

Mu Wanqing nodded.

"Then let's prepare."

Lin Yao thought for a moment and made up her mind: "Offline stores will open and sell normally, but our focus in the early stage should not be on offline. We still have to rely on Switch's sales channels to start online sales first."

"I understand. The marketing department of Youmei has already contacted us and Linmu Financial Holdings."

"That's good..."

Lin Yao breathed a sigh of relief, and then said excitedly: "Finally, we can try to open up the overseas market. In addition to the press conference at the end of the year, we only have one thing left to solve."

"Which one?" Mu Wanqing was a little curious.

"That's..."

Lin Yao was about to speak.

But the next second.

Suddenly...

Ding!

[Congratulations! Encouragement mission, let Linmu Studio's game fans have confidence in the future again! (Satisfaction reached more than 90%, and the current satisfaction is 97%) - Mission completed! ]

[Congratulations! Received reward - the overall mobile phone-related R&D project will receive an acceleration BUFF]

[Congratulations! Considering the extraordinary performance of Linmu Studio (97% satisfaction), received an additional reward - mobile payment system construction plan (to be collected)]

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Lin Yao looked at the words that appeared in front of her and was slightly startled.

"Lin Yao?" Mu Wanqing looked at Lin Yao, who was suddenly stunned, and felt a little strange.

Lin Yao came back to her senses and continued: "It's... the construction of a mobile payment system!"

"Mobile payment?"

Mu Wanqing was a little puzzled.

Lin Yao withdrew her gaze from the translucent instructions in front of her, looked at Mu Wanqing, and smiled brightly: "Yes, haven't many users said recently? It's too troublesome to buy paid apps on the Future Store."

"But there's nothing we can do about it." Mu Wanqing hesitated for a moment: "We definitely can't change the financial system."

"There is a way."

Lin Yao shook her head gently, looked at the translucent instructions in front of her again, and then said: "It's just more troublesome and risky, but we can try it on a small scale first, and work hard from Linmu Studio, Linmu Financial Holdings and Youmei's main banks. According to our size, there is still a good chance to convince them to connect... It just happens to be useful by the end of the year."

"..." Mu Wanqing was even more confused.

Lin Yao saw Mu Wanqing's face and knew that it would be difficult to explain it to her in a few words. She smiled gently and explained in detail.

In fact, mobile payment.

Lin Yao had wanted to build it a long time ago.

But... It's really troublesome.

This trouble comes not only from the inside, but also from a higher level.

Finance has always been very sensitive.

Lin Yao's mobile payment in her previous life was so convenient in the end, which was the result of the joint efforts and regulation of several giants.

If we rush to do it before the time comes, mobile payment will not be much more convenient.

Let's take the simplest example.

In her previous life, the direct connection was cut off - that is, the third-party payment institution cut off the direct connection to the bank.

No private company can take the initiative to promote this.

What would mobile payment look like before the direct connection was cut off?

The third-party payment institution is directly connected to the bank.

This means that such a third-party payment cannot monitor the real flow of funds and cannot figure out whether the transaction really exists...

This is really a very troublesome thing.

It is easy to be used illegally.

It is better to say that when money is involved,

there is no trouble.

Lin Yao has not made up his mind because he is thinking about a solution.

Now the system reward has given her some confidence and made her really determined.

Soon.

Lin Yao finished explaining.

After listening, Mu Wanqing's eyes lit up and said in disbelief: "This..."

"Very convenient, right?"

Lin Yao smiled: "Consumption has changed from complex online banking U shield payment to virtual account."

Yes.

Lin Yao plans to build a virtual account payment system.

In simple terms, it is the mobile payment solution before her maturity in her previous life.

A virtual account is an electronic wallet, which is essentially a prepaid card.

Now, online banking payment still requires plugging a USB shield into a computer, and then entering a dynamic combination password.

But with a virtual account,

users, at least those who purchase Linmu Studio products, can directly enter a password to pay.

Mu Wanqing thought about it carefully and asked, "But this is not easy to establish, right? In any case, the user's money must have a recharge step. If it also supports cash withdrawal, it will be even more troublesome..."

"Yes, so in order to solve this problem, we will be busy next. To make it convenient for users, we will have to conduct business negotiations with the online banking systems of multiple banks one by one, and let them connect to our payment system."

Lin Yao explained: "We also need to open public accounts in multiple banks... in order to improve settlement efficiency and reduce settlement costs."

This is the difficulty of the pioneers. It

is necessary to overcome difficulties.

In order to achieve a seemingly simple goal in Lin Yao's previous life.

"..." Mu Wanqing finally understood the mobile payment system mentioned by Lin Yao, and then, she couldn't help but take a breath.

"Of course, it's troublesome, but if it can really be built, I expect that by the end of the year, it will surprise everyone..."

Lin Yao saw the rare cute expression on Mu Wanqing's face, and smiled gently: "How is it? Are you confident?"

"Yes."

Mu Wanqing reacted and nodded.

"Then get ready. Accompany me to Youmei tomorrow, and then coordinate the three companies and have someone go to the bank for business negotiations. You will be busy next."

Lin Yao stood up: "If you want to go online by the end of the year, it will be even busier. First, there is internal coordination and the construction of the payment system, the establishment of the settlement department, and then business negotiations, and then you have to consider the online publicity...

And you have to be prepared. No matter how well the plan is, there is a risk of deviating from the plan. After all, the ecosystem is mostly grown under the fierce market competition environment and the pressure of survival and development."

"...I'm more worried about you."

Mu Wanqing nodded, then looked at Lin Yao's face and hesitated for a moment: "Can you really handle it?"

"It wasn't possible before."

Lin Yao shook her head, then glanced at the virtual translucent font, then focused on Mu Wanqing's face, and smiled: "But now don't you have help?"

Mu Wanqing pursed her red lips and held her hand tightly: "..."

The sun shone on the two of them through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Lin Yao turned sideways with her back to the sun, smiling brightly.

...

A week later.

Linmu Studio established a sub-department.

But this time it didn't attract much attention.

Because Linmu Studio did not disclose what this sub-department was used for.

In addition, this is an internal affair of Linmu Studio.

Linmu Studio is not listed.

So don't talk about outsiders.

Many staff members of Linmu Studio don't know what this new department that is independent of all product departments does.

At the same time.

The business department of Linmu Studio made an appointment with the senior executives of the main bank they deal with.

Lin Yao personally met with the other party.

And this meeting.

Also did not cause any waves.

However.

Lin Yao's goal was achieved...

Because the annual turnover of Linmu Studio is terrifying, the other party did not refuse the online banking access request proposed by Linmu Studio, which is not excessive.

Of course,

this is only the main bank of Linmu Studio.

The business negotiations with other banks are the most troublesome.

The road ahead is long and arduous...

In addition to the frequent actions within Linmu Studio,   other companies are also taking many actions

outside .   Finally,   the popularity of Switch has subsided a little.   Many game companies that really thought that Linmu Studio was going to have a wave of Switch wars with mobile games finally breathed a sigh of relief.   Finally, they can boldly promote other mobile game projects.   Although many of them are reluctant to admit it,   every move of Linmu Studio does affect them.   Linmu Studio is both a major shareholder of Youmei and a leader in traditional games. After the first six mobile games, it has not launched any new mobile games.   So their concerns are justified.   In fact,   although the popularity of Switch has subsided a little,   many peers are still worried that Linmu Studio is not optimistic about mobile games.   And this situation has continued until   a player broke the news.   Future S1 pre-orders appeared on the North American version of the Vaporwave gaming platform!   Yes.   Now.   North America also supports Future S1 online orders!   On the same day.   The official opening of Future offline stores in North America was reported again!   This news was very sudden.   It was fine yesterday.   The next day.   The news of the opening came!   Before everyone could react... the store was already open!   (End of this chapter)