Chapter 159 Waterloo

"That's enough, stop talking!"

Lin Yuna shouted into the phone angrily.

If Kim Soo Man just wanted to poach her, she would not be angry, but Kim Soo Man actually said bad things about Young Master Huan, which made her unbearable. She would never allow anyone to attack Young Master Huan like this.

If there was no Young Master Huan, would there be the Yoona she is today?

Without Young Master Huan, she might have already become Jin Dayong's exclusive lover?

If it weren't for Master Huan, would she have the opportunity to go to the United States and participate in various popular activities?

"Yoon-ah, I know you're angry, but what I said is all true. You should know very well that he just covets your beauty and doesn't really like you. You..."

"I've said enough, don't say anymore!" Lin Yoona was extremely angry and shouted loudly.

This immediately made everyone in the car look at him strangely.

What's wrong with her? Who is she talking to on the phone? Why is she so angry?

Lin Yoona always gives people a very sweet impression. When have you ever seen her so angry?

"Mr. Kim, I respect you for helping me in the past, but there is no way I can leave Miracle Entertainment, and there is no way I can return to *m Company. Just give up on this idea!" Lin Yoona hung up the phone very resolutely.

When Kim Soo Man heard Lin Yoona's extremely cold tone and was hung up by her, he felt annoyed.

"Damn bitch, how dare you reject me?" Jin Xiuman was so angry that he seemed to be on fire.

"Well, since you rejected me, then don't expect to be able to enter the Korean market. We must ban you, ban you!"

While Kim Soo Man was furious in Seoul, South Korea, Lim Yoona was also in a bad mood in London.

Originally, she was preparing for her trip to the United States with great anticipation, but now, all her good mood has been ruined.

"Who called you?" Li Zhushan, who could understand Korean, asked with concern.

"Kim Soo Man!" Lin Yoona said in a very unfriendly tone.

Li Zhushan vaguely guessed what was going on. "Do you want me to tell Master Huan about this?"

Lin Yuner shook her head and said, "Don't say it."

Without waiting for Li Zhushan to say more, Lin Yuner said, "Master Huan has been busy these days. I heard that he is preparing for a big project, and the promotion of the new game doesn't seem to be going smoothly. Don't bother him with such a small matter as mine."

Li Zhushan thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"What if he comes to harass you again?"

Lin Yoona took a deep breath and forced a smile with a strong expression. Her cute look was particularly endearing.

"Don't worry, I know how to handle it, it's okay!"

After saying this, he nodded towards Li Zhushan as if to give him confidence.

Li Zhushan could only hum.

"Let's go, it's almost time to board the plane."

Lin Yoona opened the door of the Rolls-Royce, put on black sunglasses, tightened her black windbreaker, and led everyone to the airport terminal.

There were more than a thousand fans waiting there, already getting a little impatient.

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At the same time as Yoona walked into London Heathrow Airport, Yang Huan also walked into the headquarters building of WeChat in Southampton.

Since Maki Horikita returned to Japan to work, Yang Huan also went to Poole and Gayton successively, visited the two companies, Sunseeker Yachts and Aston Martin, and gave some guiding opinions.

Then we went to Birmingham to attend the opening ceremony of the second branch of Wangjiangge Chinese Restaurant.

Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK, and the branch of Wangjiangge Chinese Restaurant is located in the most prosperous district in Birmingham.

This is also the consistent label of Wangjiang Pavilion, that is, high-end, atmospheric and classy.

In addition to the second store in Birmingham, the second branch in London and a branch in Manchester are also on the agenda.

Everything else went well, but problems arose with the game company that Yang Huan had previously trusted the most.

A month ago, Puzzle & Dragons was released on a trial basis in New Zealand, but the results were mediocre.

It can even be said that it is the worst performing game among the three games launched by WeChat so far.

"Our Puzzle & Dragons had a best ranking of 12th in the New Zealand new game rankings last month, but now it has dropped to 16th."

In the office of the game department, Lars Lepinin was reporting the latest situation to Yang Huan.

This is just the list of new games. If it were the overall ranking, I don’t know what place it would be ranked.

Yang Huan sat in his office chair, turning left and right, thinking about some problems.

"What's the reason?" Suddenly, he put his right hand on the desk and asked Le Pinin.

Lars Lepinin was a little depressed. This was the first game he actually planned after joining the new company. He didn't expect to encounter such a setback. Although it was just a trial release, it also hit his morale to some extent.

He nodded to Temur Haosla beside him, and the latter stood up.

"Master Huan, in the past month, our analysis team has conducted a series of in-depth research and analysis on this game, and has also captured dozens of other similar games on the market for comparison."

Yang Huan didn't say anything and continued to sit in the chair, but he listened very attentively.

"First of all, our target audience is office workers, high school students and housewives between the ages of 20 and 30. This type of target players usually have relatively simple requirements for games. They find it difficult to accept overly complex games."

Temur Hausla shook his head and sighed when he reached this point.

"The biggest mistake we made with this new game was that we made it too complicated. We wanted to cram too many things into it, so much so that everyone felt it was a bit heavy and lost its casual nature."

"Especially at the beginning of the game!"

Temur Hausla highlighted the various problems at the beginning of the game.

“There is no doubt that we took many aspects into consideration when designing this game. We want to make a game that is more playable than Cut the Rope and Temple Run, so we have put a lot of effort into both the overall structure and the game content.”

Puzzle City is a game that combines match-3 puzzles, gashapon games, card collection, and pet training.

The game itself is very rigorously designed, the entire structure is large, and it is very playable.

But that's exactly where the problem lies.

Because there are too many things that we want to convey to fans, the game has problems in terms of playability.

"We all acknowledge that if this game is successful, it will attract light, medium and even hardcore gamers because it includes a lot of innovations, such as the new match-3 mode, which I think is a very attractive element to players."

The match-3 game in Puzzle City of Dragons listened to Yang Huan's suggestion and is no longer a traditional match-3 game. Instead, it allows players to control any bead to move in a straight line or diagonally within a certain period of time to change the arrangement and form multiple groups of eliminations.

During internal testing, this was a very pleasing setting.

It can be said that in this game, there are many similar innovative settings, carrying too many expectations.

But after a month of testing, the results were disappointing.

Yang Huan felt that this was a bit like the directors who made movies in their previous lives. The first movie came out of nowhere and was a huge hit, and initially received overwhelming praise and expectations, but when the second movie came out, it was no longer as dazzling as the first.

There are many reasons for this phenomenon, but it is definitely not because the employees are not working hard enough.

"Master Huan, we now have two choices. The first is to make major changes. If necessary, we may even have to tear down everything and rebuild. The other choice is to continue on the list and accumulate slowly, hoping to have the opportunity to make a breakthrough."

Lars Lepinin is very experienced in game development and he knows very well that high-quality games may not necessarily be best-sellers.

Whether a game can be a bestseller often depends on many factors.

Even to some extent, the game itself is sometimes not the decisive factor.

“The advantage of a major overhaul is that we are still in the trial release period, so the download volume is small, allowing us to make changes based on player feedback. However, it takes time to test, and it also requires more R&D funding. In addition, the effects of the major overhaul are not yet clear.”

Who can be absolutely sure about such things?

"If we accumulate, the benefit is that we can make small improvements and attract some hardcore gamers, but it may be difficult to recreate the success effect of Cut the Rope and Temple Run."

After hearing this, Yang Huan clapped his hands on his thighs, stood up from his chair, and laughed.

This made the originally heavy atmosphere in the entire conference room suddenly seem to dissipate.

The sunlight from outside the window shone into the conference room, falling on everyone present, making it bright.

"Change, big changes!" Yang Huan said with a smile to Las Lepinin and Temur Hausla.

"I trust your analysis and judgment. You can make any changes you think should be made. It doesn't matter if you have to start over. If you don't have enough money, come to me. If you don't have enough people, recruit more. In short, everything will be done according to your ideas."

"Remember this!" Yang Huan raised his index finger. "The purpose of our game company is to only make the best games!"

Lars Lepinin and Hausla both felt Yang Huan's deep trust and the ideas he conveyed to them.

Money can be earned again if it is lost.

But the reputation and brand that have been built with great effort must not be easily destroyed.

"Okay, everyone stop looking so sad!"

Yang Huan clapped his hands vigorously and called Sun Yue over. "Go and arrange for the bonuses for all employees in the game department this month..."

When Lepinin and Hausla heard this, their hearts sank.

But it is also understandable, because such a high-profile game actually suffered a Waterloo, and it is normal for the company not to pay bonuses.

But who knew that Yang Huan would just laugh, "...Double it!"

"Double?" Sun Yue was surprised.

double?

Lars Lepinin and Temur Hausla also had expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"Yes, double it!" Yang Huan nodded very affirmatively.

For a moment, everyone in the conference room looked at Yang Huan in astonishment. Even though he had already left with Long Wu, they were still shocked.

When a project fails, it would be fine if the bonus was not deducted, but instead it was doubled?

How good of a boss would you have to be to do this?

Temur Hausla felt very uncomfortable and felt guilty.

Looking at Lars Lepinin, the latter was also pricking his eyes hard, and he felt quite touched.

"No problem. Tell everyone this news so that they all know Young Master Huan's intentions."

They all understood that Yang Huan did this to boost the morale of the team.

They were already depressed enough by the failure of the game project.

What is needed at this time is not further blow, but encouragement to them.

"Also, tell everyone to prepare for the decisive battle!"

Temur Haosla also nodded continuously and went back to prepare immediately.

Maybe this little amount of money is nothing to Yang Huan, but for them, the most important thing is not the amount of money.

It’s Yang Huan’s trust and support.

When Yang Huan walked downstairs and appeared outside the door of WeChat Company, he heard a cry of surprise coming from upstairs.

I seemed to hear someone calling me vaguely.

"Master Huan, do you want to go up and meet them and have a few words?"

Sun Yue felt that this was a great opportunity for leaders to establish their own image.

Yang Huan shook his head, "No, I heard Zhu Liangcheng said that they hired a beautiful female lawyer as a legal advisor these days, I have to go and take a look."

When Sun Yue heard this, he was immediately happy.

Looking at beautiful women is undoubtedly Master Huan's greatest interest.