Chapter 518 Unless the other party can predict the future
"Mobile phone? Casual games? Mobile online games?"
Lin Xi heard the words Lin Yao uttered. She
was even more confused.
After all, she is not in this industry.
Lin Xi doesn't like playing games either.
Compared to playing games.
She seems to be more willing to invest her extra time in her sister.
So it is a bit difficult for her to immediately understand what Lin Yao said just now.
"Take a look at the plan first, and then I will explain it to you."
Lin Yao, who was curled up on the sofa, let go of the thighs she was hugging, turned sideways and picked up the cat on Lin Xi's thighs, put it in her arms, and let her read the plan first.
Lin Xi listened to what her sister said, thought about it, and directly opened the plan.
At the same time.
The cat in Lin Yao's arms saw that someone had changed, and immediately made a fuss again.
But probably because Lin Xi was next to him, it was not very violent.
It just didn't lie quietly, but struggled to get up, stood up, and put its short forelimbs on Lin Yao's knees. The little head looked around nervously, and saw that Lin Xi was still next to him, so he didn't jump away.
"Aren't you being too ungrateful? I've always been the one feeding you cat food, right?"
Lin Yao looked at the ragdoll cat who stood up and looked at Lin Xi, then put down his long white legs curled up on the sofa, and laughed out of anger.
"Meow~"
The ragdoll cat heard the sound, looked back at Lin Yao, and immediately retracted its front legs and lay back on her thighs.
Then, it raised its head and looked up.
Hmm.
It couldn't see her.
Lin Yao didn't think much about it. Seeing that the ragdoll cat was no longer making a fuss, she ignored it and turned to look at Lin Xi.
Lin Xi frowned slightly and looked at the plan quietly.
In fact, the whole plan, apart from the design ideas of the mobile phone, the design plan of the game and the description of the software, is not very long.
Soon.
Lin Xi figured out what his sister wanted to do.
"Have you finished reading it? In fact, what the entire planner wants to do is very simple, which is to seize an opportunity and give it a try."
Lin Yao saw her put down the plan and said, "Mobile games, that is, the mobile games mentioned in the plan, I will definitely do it, because I am optimistic about this market. Even if I am not optimistic, given the current size of Linmu Studio, it is necessary to try it."
"But there is a problem. I did a little research on the mobile phone brands and models on the market and found that there are too many and too diverse. This is not something that Linmu Studio can solve. The only thing Linmu Studio can do is to make the game compatible with as many mobile phone models as possible."
"But the cost of adaptation is not small, so I thought, since I am optimistic about mobile games, then why... can't we be the one who sets the standards?"
Lin Yao paused here, gently stroked the cat on her thigh, and continued:
"Because of the switch, we now have experience in selling physical products and have mature channels, although mobile phones are mobile phones and game consoles are game consoles."
"But then again, for this phone, we don't have to focus on traditional mobile phone users... We can focus on game players. Anyway, my original goal was to unify the chaotic mobile phone market as much as possible, so that Linmu Studio can make mobile games more easily without having to invest too much energy in adapting to messy games. Even if it really fails, it can accelerate unification."
"So, I wrote this plan, focusing on games, and the phone is a by-product."
"Of course, if the mobile phone brand can gain a good reputation among the player community, achieve good results, and then radiate to ordinary users, it would be even better. At that time, Linmu Financial Holdings probably won't have to worry about the problem of a single industry."
Lin Yao said a lot in one breath.
The core idea is to serve the game.
A sentence of "Do you have confidence?" is enough.
Any more would put pressure on Lin Xi, so Lin Yao didn't say too much about her expectations for the phone, only saying that it would be better if she could achieve results.
Lin Xi listened to her sister's words quietly, thinking for a long time without answering.
Lin Yao waited quietly.
After a long while.
"Okay."
Lin Xi raised his head and made up his mind: "I will set up an independent subsidiary to be responsible for connecting with Linmu Studio."
"Have you made up your mind so quickly?"
Lin Yao was a little surprised.
Mobile phones are a very unfamiliar industry for Linmu Financial Holdings.
And the current mobile phone market is not a blue ocean. It
is a red ocean. Every move
will result in red.
With the switch product and Linmu Studio as the backing, Linmu Financial Holdings was desperate at the time.
But mobile phones are a popular communication tool. Without seeing the physical product, the description of "new form of smart phone" in Lin Yao's plan is indeed not very convincing.
How many players are willing to buy mobile phones for games?
Lin Yao didn't have much confidence.
But Lin Xi thought about it for less than ten minutes and agreed.
"Well, I believe you."
Lin Xi closed the plan and smiled gently: "Besides, Linmu Financial Holdings can survive now, all thanks to Linmu Studio and switch... Putting aside personal feelings, Linmu Studio is also trustworthy. I will convince the shareholders."
"That's not necessary."
Lin Yao was stunned when she heard Lin Xi's words, then chuckled and said, "There is no need to go through the trouble of setting up a subsidiary, just acquire it directly. This is the attachment, which contains the design ideas of the mobile phone and the mobile phone manufacturers I am optimistic about. When the time comes, you can ask someone to be responsible for talking to these mobile phone manufacturers, and then do due diligence and choose the one you think is the most reliable.
Don't worry about the money. Linmu Studio is wholly owned, so there is no need to argue. It is best if you can fully control the company. Of course, if you are worried about Linmu Financial Holdings, you can put some of your shares under Linmu Financial Holdings.
As for the shareholders, if they don't want to, then tell them that this is my idea, either accept it or die. Anyone can make a switch. Without Linmu Studio, they can't even get a chip supplier.
In addition, sister, how is the preparation for Linmu Financial Holdings to move next to Linmu Studio?"
Finally, after Lin Yao finished speaking, she seemed to be still uneasy, and asked about the relocation, ready to deter the scoundrels at any time.
"Ah?"
Lin Xi was not surprised by her sister's last words.
In fact.
Linmu Financial Holdings is still alive, to a large extent, thanks to Linmu Studio, not to mention that Lin Yao is still the major shareholder of Linmu Financial Holdings...
She was more surprised that Lin Yao said that she would acquire a mobile phone factory.
This is not common.
"The relocation is still in preparation, but it will be soon... But Yaoyao, if we directly acquire it, will the capital chain be okay?" Lin Xi thought about it and asked.
"Sister."
Lin Yao was unhappy when she heard this, and gently patted Lin Xi's shoulder, saying earnestly: "You know nothing about game companies and the cash flow of Linmu Studio..."
How expensive can a mobile phone manufacturer be?
Lin Xi: "..."
"Did you just show off in front of your sister?"
After a long time.
Lin Xi finally reacted.
His expression gradually became dangerous.
"No way."
Lin Yao smiled brightly at Lin Xi, trying to get away with it.
But how could Lin Xi let her go so easily.
"Meow~"
A few seconds later.
Accompanied by the ragdoll cat jumping off the sofa in panic.
The girl who was showing off just now was pressed on the sofa, and she was shaking with laughter because of the tickling.
"I was wrong, is it okay to be wrong?"
Sisters don't have to be stronger because of who makes more money. She really couldn't stand it.
Soon, Lin Yao panted and begged for mercy,
"Let you show off... I will negotiate with those mobile phone companies as soon as possible, and then let Uncle Zhang take the lead."
Lin Xi glared at her sister lightly, and was satisfied. She embraced her sister and turned over, letting her lie on top of her.
"Well, I don't want Linmu Studio to be overly involved in this project. After all, the advancement of this project is based on the premise that the game business of Linmu Studio continues to grow."
Lin Yao nodded, calming her breath, and said, "So Linmu Studio will mainly do software work at that time, and you may need to pay attention to the hardware. I will ask the hardware department of Switch to assist, and I will also assist and provide overall design ideas.
Of course, in addition to the above reasons, there is also the fact that Linmu Studio is now too eye-catching. Every move is too eye-catching. Maybe someone will guess something, so thank you for your hard work."
"...Are you showing off in front of your sister again?"
"What? I just said that a big tree attracts the wind, and you are making a specious argument."
"Making a specious argument, right!"
"Wait, Lin Xi, I'm warning you, I'm on top now, you... um!"
"..."
Meow.
Not far away.
The puppet sat upright on the floor, with two cat ears erected, looking at the two sisters on the sofa.
It called out in dissatisfaction.
Recently.
It seems to be getting less and less favored.
...
After Lin Xi and Lin Yao chatted.
The mobile phone project was officially launched.
However,
not many people in Linmu Studio knew about this project.
There were only a few senior executives who knew about it,
including Lin Yao, Mu Wanqing, Zhong Xiu, and Bao Liangzhe.
Most of the other staff members only knew about a mobile communication software.
Even those who knew about it were shocked when they learned that Lin Yao was really going to make a mobile phone.
Especially Zhong Xiu.
He really didn't expect that Lin Yao would go to such lengths for the game.
It was just for that little bit of vinegar, and she made a meal of dumplings!
However,
after Lin Yao explained,
he was relieved.
After Lin Yao explained the full-screen smartphone solution in detail,
he even vaguely felt that... it was hard to say who was the dumpling.
But he didn't care too much about this.
Compared with the hardware, who was the dumpling and who was the vinegar, he cared more about how to adapt the mobile phone he led to the operation habits of the full screen.
After getting the operation plan given by Lin Yao,
Zhong Xiu quickly dropped everything and prepared to change it excitedly, and also said that he wanted to participate in the development of the mobile phone system.
He loudly asked Lin Yao to send him a prototype as soon as possible.
"He is a natural born product manager..."
Lin Yao watched Zhong Xiu run out excitedly, feeling a little amused.
In fact, she wanted to talk to him about the current mobile phone operating system landscape.
In Lin Yao's previous life, Android and IOS divided the world, largely because of the ecosystem. The market structure had already been formed. Let's not talk about the latter. The market competition for the former was so fierce, and the entry threshold was too high.
So if they were not forced to do anything, basically no company would make a new system.
Android is pretty good.
But here, with so many demons dancing in chaos, there is really a chance to unify the world... or to take a big bite of the cake.
But this touched on Lin Yao's knowledge blind spot.
Now there are only two options in front of her. The first is to choose an open source system on the market and improve it based on it.
The advantage of this option is that the risk is small, there is a ready-made foundation, and it is simple to do.
The second is to develop it yourself, starting from scratch. This option is good in every way, but there is no experience, the investment cost is high, and the risk is high.
Lin Yao also has no experience.
She just mentioned it to Zhong Xiu, and he seemed to prefer the latter.
But Lin Yao is still struggling.
Speaking of which... don't I have a system?
Lin Yao suddenly remembered something and frowned slightly.
Last time, the system rewarded a VR, and then there was no movement.
The main reason is that the threshold for the next task is too high.
Switch's global sales have exceeded 70 million units.
This has not been achieved yet.
And the rewarded VR technical documents are useless. Lin Yao is really not interested in this aspect.
Maybe she will be interested in it in the future, but not now.
It would be better to reward her with an open source mobile phone system.
She might even be a Linbus...
Lin Yao thought of this, pursed her lips, and smiled softly.
Well.
It's okay to joke, but as the scale of Linmu Studio is getting bigger and bigger, she also knows that it is probably not feasible to rely on the system alone.
Let's see what the situation of the acquired mobile phone manufacturers is...
...
Except for the mobile phone project.
Linmu Studio has not made many moves recently.
Because this time Lin Yao is not in a hurry to arrange the project to take over the release
of the game. At present, most of the staff of Linmu Studio are still focusing on the games ready for release.
But as Lin Yao said herself.
Now Linmu Studio can really be said to be a big tree that attracts the wind.
Most staff members can't notice it.
But for colleagues.
Linmu Studio's public actions cannot be concealed.
"700 million to acquire a mobile phone manufacturer?"
Tianhu.
When Mou Feng heard the news, he was stunned: "What are they going to do? Has this mobile phone manufacturer recently launched any new technology?"
"I haven't heard of it. Instead, I heard that it is about to go bankrupt..."
The subordinate who submitted the report shook his head slightly: "I checked this company. Although it is the earliest domestic manufacturer of touch screen mobile phones, in order to pursue sales, it adopted a blind expansion strategy of the sea of machines. It has almost consumed its brand image. Even if it is not acquired, it is estimated that it will not survive.
The only advantage is probably that there are many patents."
"Then why did Linmu Studio acquire such a company?"
Mou Feng subconsciously asked his subordinate.
Because he was confused.
But the subordinate was also confused. How did she know!
Fortunately.
Li Guangsheng next to him took over the conversation and did not make it difficult for his subordinate: "Who cares! Maybe they have too much money and are bored, betting on the future. What we should care about now is not this matter, but the "World of Warcraft" that will be launched soon!"
Li Guangsheng rubbed his eyebrows.
He hasn't slept well recently...
"World of Warcraft" was tested some time ago.
He bought several test accounts at a high price.
Then he played World of Warcraft for a while, and then he couldn't sleep well anymore...
Now all his thoughts are on what Tianhu should do after World of Warcraft is released.
"Have you forgotten what I told you?"
Mou Feng turned around and frowned after hearing Li Guangsheng's words: "After the new generation of communication technology is commercialized, with the increase of bandwidth and speed, it may make it possible to play online games on mobile phones! This matter cannot be ignored! I suspect Lin Yao has the same idea!
She also thinks that it will be possible to play online games on mobile phones anytime and anywhere in the future, so she wants to bet on it!... But, even so, there is no need to acquire mobile phone manufacturers, right? I don't understand!"
"Afeng, I'm not saying anything, playing online games on a mobile phone? Do you think this is really possible? How do you play it?"
Li Guangsheng smiled bitterly when he heard what Mou Feng said: "Look at the mobile games nowadays, they are all simple stand-alone games. Although they can have online rankings, that's all. And do you know how complicated online games are? Let's not talk about us, take Linmu Studio's own "World of Warcraft" for example, the keys involved cover half of the keyboard, and you need the help of a mouse to play.
And how big is the screen of a mobile phone? How high is the performance? How can such a game be put into a mobile phone? It's not that I don't trust you, but I really can't imagine how mobile online games should be done to attract players! Can't the PC side play well?
Now Tianhu is having a hard time making PC online games, and has been beaten back by Linmu Studio! Now Tianhu's best MMORPG is still hanging by a "World of Warcraft"... What you are talking about the future is promising, I really can't expect it!"
Mou Feng: "..."
Facing his friend's questioning,
he had nothing to say.
Indeed.
Although he had a strong feeling that mobile games would become the mainstream game carrier in the future,
he didn't know how to put an online game into a mobile phone...
It was really too difficult.
This was probably the disadvantage of smart people like Mou Feng compared to Lin Yao.
They vaguely saw the possibility of the future, but they didn't know where the road would lead.
So Mou Feng's suggestion was to brainstorm and set up a special department to develop and develop mobile games on the premise that the network would not be a problem in the future.
For this reason, he also specially called many senior executives to a meeting, but later came to the conclusion that it couldn't be done.
Because mobile phone brands vary in quality and various models are in full bloom, which mobile phone should be used as the standard for making mobile games...
Hmm?
Hmm! ?
Mou Feng's eyes gradually widened and he thought of a possibility.
Linmu Studio acquired a mobile phone manufacturer... Wouldn't it be for mobile online games to set mobile phone standards?
What kind of dog guts is this! ?
Thinking of this.
Mou Feng immediately looked at his subordinate standing by and asked, "Have they contacted more than one mobile phone manufacturer?"
"Well, I heard that several leading companies have also contacted them, but they didn't reach an agreement." The subordinate nodded.
"Guangsheng, it seems that there will be trouble."
Mou Feng confirmed after hearing this.
Linmu Studio just wants to set standards.
They want to end the situation where mobile phone brands are of varying quality and various models are flourishing.
He told Li Guangsheng about his guess.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Li Guangsheng immediately retorted after hearing this, "You have been overseas for some time, so you may not know. I also know the helmsmen of several leading mobile phone companies in China. They want to dominate more than Linmu Studio! They want to end the chaotic situation in the mobile phone market! But can they do it? No!
They want to kill their opponents more than anyone else, but what they can't do, a game company wants to spend 700 million to acquire a mobile phone manufacturer that is about to go bankrupt? You must be dreaming!"
"..."
Mou Feng was silent again.
What Li Guangsheng said does make sense.
He just thought that the other party was a coward.
After all, it sounds too exaggerated.
Unless... the other party can predict the future.
"We will study mobile online games, but we don't need to pay too much attention to Linmu Studio's acquisition of mobile phone manufacturers. They are more likely to be just betting on the future. After all, I can probably guess their cash flow, which must be terrible."
Li Guangsheng continued: "It makes sense to spend money. They see that the new generation of communication technology is about to be commercialized, so it is normal for them to be optimistic about the mobile phone market, but it will take them a long time to produce results. Even if they do, it will not have much to do with us.
So there is no need to pay too much attention. Now we still have to consider the end game!"
Mou Feng nodded slowly: "... Yes, that's right."
Indeed.
What Li Guangsheng said makes sense.
He couldn't think of a point to refute.
He couldn't do more. He could spend money like Linmu Studio and acquire mobile phone manufacturers, but what about after spending money? You can't spend a lot of money casually.
At this stage, it's good to have investment in the field of mobile games.
If the situation is good in the future, you can rely on the foundation laid now and increase investment.
At least you can stand on the same starting line as Linmu Studio!
...
Although industry insiders were shocked by Linmu Studio's acquisition of a mobile phone manufacturer,
Linmu Studio was very low-key and did not publicize the acquisition of a mobile phone manufacturer.
Nor did it hold a high-profile press conference to talk about the future.
It just operated its own games step by step.
Then it promoted the two games announced later at the Linmu Carnival.
"Diablo" was officially announced.
The entire Linmu Carnival.
Speaking of the game that has the most profound impact on players,
it is this "Diablo".
Pokémon is not mentioned.
Although Monster Hunter has an interesting concept, there are similar games.
As for World of Warcraft, MMORPG is a very mature game type.
But only "Diablo" has a unique temperament.
Top-down perspective, dark Gothic style, strong B-level movie feeling.
There is really no similar game on the market.
In addition, more importantly,
this game is the first dual-end login game at the Carnival.
Although there are not many players who only play on the PC, there are still quite a few.
For this Diablo, Linmu Studios' promotional scope is no longer limited to Asia, and Europe and the United States are also given special attention.
Soon,
the new promotional materials of Diablo landed on the largest overseas video website.
And within one day, it received three million likes!
This game with a strong B-level movie flavor made many European and American players shine.
They have been waiting for this game for a long time!
However.
This is not good news for Game Player...
For the first two games released by Linmu Studio, they could convince themselves that they were just console games and had little to do with PC.
But this excuse can no longer be used.
"I just want to ask, what are you going to do next?"
Hawkins looked at Frank, a little annoyed.
Since the establishment of Game Player, it can be said that it has been a lot of noise but little action.
In the end, there were over 100 million registered users, but it was useless...
None of the strategic goals were achieved, and no money was made, but the investment was increasing day by day.
He was already a little impatient.
The investors in Dreamland seemed to have realized that Game Player was no match for the Vaporwave gaming platform, and they were slowly losing patience.
(End of this chapter)
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