The ninth day of the first lunar month.
An investigation report appeared in the hands of Chen Zhu, general manager of Tianxin Game Company.
In the early morning sunshine, he carefully read the survey report. He found that the report contained the estimated turnover and income of the "remote" game for the whole year last year, and of course, the analysis of other games such as "World of Warcraft"...
He didn't know it before he checked, and he was shocked when he did.
The "remote control" game, which he had always been pessimistic about, actually set many firsts in the gaming circle last year. Although its reputation does not seem to be prominent, it has been making a fortune quietly from the beginning to the end!
for example!
"Plants vs. Zombies" ranked first in the sales list of stand-alone games last year.
For example, "Happy Landlord" ranked first in the popularity list of casual games last year.
There are also some arcade games such as "The King of Fighters" and "Metal Slug", which have always been ranked at the top in the popularity of major game lists, and their popularity lists are also crazy.
You said, “remote” platform traffic?
Although the "remote" game does not have the largest traffic among major game platforms and is far inferior to their Tianxin platform, the number of users gradually increasing every month is very terrifying, and the number of VIPs is increasing at an incredible growth rate. For several months, this growth rate has surpassed their Tianxin.
When seeing this, Chen Zhu frowned.
Although in the short term, this "remote" platform is unlikely to surpass their Tianxin platform, but if this continues in the long run, many things will be hard to say.
Immediately following.
He stared at World of Warcraft intently.
He heard that "remote control" was being developed very early in the game "World of Warcraft".
Except for a small number of people who are operating the "remote" platform, most of the other staff are guarding World of Warcraft day and night.
According to the information, "World of Warcraft" is one of the few 3D games on the market. The development funds alone have added up to more than 100 million yuan, and this does not include some huge costs for post-production.
After all, although this information is detailed, it is impossible to accurately estimate how much money World of Warcraft cost.
Anyway…
No way!
When Chen Zhu thought of something, his brows suddenly frowned even deeper!
He suddenly realized something.
like!
The "remote" platform has brought Lu Yuan no income at all in the past few years!
It seems that no matter how much money the "Remote" game made, it was all invested in the company's operations and the development of "World of Warcraft". If there was some profit, it seemed that it was all given to these employees as bonuses.
Lu Yuan!
This guy is kind of scary.
When he thought of this, Chen Zhu hurriedly and carefully flipped through some of Lu Yuan's resume.
"wrong!"
"All of Lu Yuan's resumes show that he is a very stingy person!"
"But……"
"Why are you so generous to your employees? This is obviously wrong... Could it be that Lu Yuan himself is not a stingy person?"
“…”
Chen Zhu found that he couldn't understand Lu Yuan at all.
After thinking about it for a long time, he felt that this "World of Warcraft" would definitely have a certain impact on the entire gaming circle, and might even affect the popularity of their company's "Myth" 3D game.
Although "Myth" is China's first 3D game!
Since its public beta was announced two years ago, this game has directly controlled more than 80% of the market in the Chinese gaming circle, and even the Chinese game "Tianlu" on the other side cannot compete with it.
but……
Chen Zhu always felt that the birth of "World of Warcraft" would definitely be a huge shock!
After reaching this conclusion, Chen Zhu immediately knocked on the office of Ma Huaming, the big boss of Tianxin Games, with a series of information and his own analysis, and carefully told Ma Huaming his concerns and analysis.
"Mr. Ma, I think we need to make corresponding strategies and adjustments to deal with the impact of World of Warcraft..."
"You seem to be afraid of World of Warcraft?"
"No, I'm not afraid. I just think we should prepare for a rainy day."
"How are you going to deal with this?"
"In early March, I plan to do a promotional event for "The Myth"! I heard that Lu Yuan is shooting a promotional video, and I thought that we should also make a good promotional video for "The Myth", using 3D. I plan to invite the top special effects team in the country, and it doesn't need to be too long, about thirty seconds will be enough. We will try to do better than Lu Yuan in the promotional video!" Chen Zhu looked at Ma Huaming seriously and spoke his mind seriously.
"The promotional video for World of Warcraft?" Ma Huaming put down the information and laughed. "Do you still remember the promotional video for Magic World?"
"Well, I remember that Lu Yuan personally went on stage and did a series of brainwashing propaganda, such as gold ingots arriving in seconds..."
"Do you know what the ending of The Magic World is?"
"I know, the service will be permanently suspended and I will be scolded..."
"It's good that you know. Lu Yuan is indeed very talented, but he has always been short-sighted in gaming. He only cares about money, including the series of VIP recharge strategies he later launched. These have a very bad reputation in the gamer circle." Ma Huaming touched his chin and looked at Chen Zhu. "He always uses the cheapest publicity to create the greatest effect and profit. I think his promotional video this time may be very shocking when it is released, but the special effects will definitely be as bad as "Magic World"... Maybe "World of Warcraft" will be sought after by many people at the beginning, but over time, it will definitely end up like "Magic World"."
"Boss Ma, I think Lu Yuan is different this time. The information shows that Lu Yuan has not made a penny since the establishment of Remote. Basically, all the money he made was used in the development of World of Warcraft. I don't think he is just playing around."
"No... you don't know Lu Yuan." Ma Huaming shook his head. "'Myth' can shoot a 3D promotional video, but there is no need to put too much energy into it. In my opinion, these are all flashy and impractical things. If we are competing with Huamei, we can indeed consider doing so. After all, the promotional videos they make are very sophisticated. But competing with someone like Lu Yuan... is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. It is better to spend the money on some top stars, hire a few more, and let them help with the promotion. We can even form a team of top stars..." Ma Huaming talked incessantly to Chen Zhu about the promotional arrangements for "Myth", and also some of his own strategies for the future of the game.
Chen Zhu listened quietly and took notes.
Am I overthinking it?
At first he thought Lu Yuan would invest heavily in World of Warcraft this time.
But after Ma Huaming's analysis.
Chen Zhu actually felt that Ma Huaming's analysis made sense.
Lu Yuan...
This person...
It seems to be true?
Although the quality of the game may not be too bad, Lu Yuan’s publicity is all...
The cost savings are incredible.
"Haha, I think, with Lu Yuan's personality, even if World of Warcraft invites celebrities, they will definitely be his company's own stars, or he will just do it himself. After all, with his current traffic, he can indeed support a group of fans and save costs. This guy never has any bottom line in doing things." Ma Huaming shook his head helplessly when he said this.
"World of Warcraft" if Lu Yuan personally did some brainwashing propaganda.
That would indeed cause some sensation in China, and even in some small areas abroad.
There is nothing we can do about it.
But……
They, Myth, don't have to worry about that at all.
"Yeah, that's right."
Chen Zhu nodded.
Half an hour later.
Just after Chen Zhu and Ma Huaming finished their conversation and were about to leave, the assistant suddenly came hurriedly over and said something in Ma Huaming's ear with a serious expression.
After that...
Ma Huaming, who was originally calm, suddenly changed his expression drastically!
"What! What did you say! He actually invited..."
"What's wrong, Mr. Ma?"
"This guy actually invited Michael Weiss to be the international promoter for World of Warcraft!"
"What!"
When Chen Zhu heard this, he took a breath of cold air!
This person...
Are you crazy?
…
“!!!!”
"Oh my god, McVis, a person like this was hired by Er Gouzi to advertise World of Warcraft?"
"McVis's advertising budget is at least $100 million. How could Er Gouzi be willing to spend so much money? That's impossible. Er Gouzi should be broke now. After all, he just received so much year-end bonus, and I heard that he bought a piece of land. He still owes his father-in-law more than 1 billion. How can Er Gouzi come up with $100 million? Did his father-in-law give him funding again?"
"Fuck! This..."
"Oh my god, this isn't the breaking news. The breaking news is, what did I see? Oh my god, is this rumor true or false? Mcvis is actually wearing that outfit in... Wait, if I'm not mistaken, this is the outfit he wore in the previous episode of The Wizarding World, right?"
"Your sister!"
"A big shot like McVis would not be tormented by Er Gouzi into a brainwashing advertisement like 'Brother, come and chop me up'?"
"Pfft, given Er Gouzi's character, this is really possible. Did you see that in these exposed pictures, the image of McVis wielding a greatsword looks like him?"
“It really looks like it!”
"Oh my god...McVis, this isn't..."
"Wait, it seems like the Americans are cursing!"
“…”
Morning.
When Chaoyang Entertainment News revealed that Michael Weiss had become the promoter of World of Warcraft, the entire Chinese entertainment and gaming circles were stunned as if a major earthquake had occurred!
Who is McVey?
The world king of pop, the world king of dance!
With such a presence and such a status, the advertising fee would definitely be a sky-high price of over 100 million US dollars!
And who is Lu Yuan?
There have always been rumors that Lu Yuan is very stingy in the entertainment industry. After all, everything Lu Yuan has done over the years is based on the premise of saving money and creating great publicity effects!
You said, let Lu Yuan spend 100 million US dollars to hire McVey?
How is this possible!
And Lu Yuan is in negative assets now. Is he going to ask his father-in-law to borrow money again?
Everyone suddenly stared at Wang Yaohua.
All the media immediately rushed to Wang Yaohua to interview him.
…
"What do you mean! I didn't lend money to Lu Yuan!"
"Yes, I didn't lend a penny to Lu Yuan!"
"Dowry? No! The money I lent to Lu Yuan before was not a dowry. Let's write an IOU and pay it back when the due date comes!"
"What do you mean! I said, I didn't borrow any money. Lu Yuan asked McVis to come and endorse his World of Warcraft game. This has nothing to do with me. I don't know!"
"Don't ask me, I'm very busy. If you want to ask, ask someone else!"
"Sorry, sorry, please make way..."
“…”
evening!
Wang Yaohua was surrounded by countless reporters, and these reporters looked like they were going to stir up trouble and make big news, which made Wang Yaohua almost dizzy with anger.
What is wrong with this world?
What do you mean by acting like I'm being taken advantage of?
Is my money mine or Lu Yuan's?
Not to mention that Lu Yuan is not my biological son, even if he is, it wouldn’t be like this, right?
So, once Lu Yuan is short of money, what do you mean by interviewing me?
Am I Lu Yuan's free cash machine? Do I make money for Lu Yuan?
Wang Yaohua took a deep breath.
He really doesn't want to wear the hat of the Chinese father-in-law anymore.
…
"What! McVis actually accepted this kind of advertisement?"
"Oh my God, this bastard Lu Yuan, how could he treat McVis like this!"
"McVis, why are you doing this? Are you short of money? If you are short of money, you can tell us and we can give you money!"
"Ah, I don't believe it, I don't believe McVis would accept such an advertisement!"
"I don't believe it!"
"Asshole Lu Yuan, how did you trick McVis? Tell me, asshole Lu Yuan!"
"I checked the information about this Chinese guy. I really can't imagine the same publicity scenario between McVey and The Magic World. Really, I want to kill this Chinese guy!"
"Me too!"
“…”
USA.
When the news that Maxvis became a publicity agent for "World of Warcraft" and was very likely to be a 50-cent publicity special effect news like "World of Magic" appeared in the American media, the entire American media and the American people were full of curses.
Just one night.
A large group of Lu Yuan's American fans instantly turned against Lu Yuan and joined the camp of cursing.
See this scene.
American Century Entertainment is naturally very happy to see this.
Anyway…
All kinds of negative information poured out in an instant.
Joaquin, who was working with Century Entertainment, was overjoyed.
Xu Hong was so excited that he couldn't sleep the whole night.
…
Remote gaming.
When Lu Yuan saw the huge popularity and the criticism and doubts, he was not sad, but felt a great sense of accomplishment.
"Hahaha, McVis' influence is really amazing!"
"Sure enough, he's much better than me!"
"praise!"
Wang Jinxue, who was standing next to him, suddenly stopped breathing after hearing these rather pretentious words.
But then nothing was said...
"Jinxue..."
"Um?"
“Everyone thinks I’m stingy…”
"Isn't it?"
"This time, I will let them see a huge reversal!"
"What reversal?"
"I have my own special effects company, so the cost of the 50 million special effects promotional video can be saved to about 30 million, and 30 million is something I can still afford if I squeeze it out..." Lu Yuan hesitated for a while, and then made a decision.
"Thirty million! Are you going to..."
"Yeah, that's right! World of Warcraft will be the nuclear bomb of the gaming world!"
“…”
"Let's see if I can ignite this nuclear bomb!"
Lu Yuan closed his eyes.
Burn!
Gaming world!
Under the sunset.
Wang Jinxue saw that Lu Yuan seemed very excited.
as if……
As if lost in some memories.
Wang Jinxue naturally didn’t know that “World of Warcraft” was actually the beginning of an era…