After the release of the CG promotional video for Warcraft, it not only caused widespread discussion in the player circle, but also attracted considerable attention in the entire gaming industry.
Although Yunmeng Group had previously made rumors that it planned to develop an RTS game, and announced the release date on a promotional poster, considering that "Seven Kingdoms" from Rice Entertainment will also be released in early June, no one really thought Yunmeng Games will release this game in June.
Even though Yunmeng Games has been in the limelight recently, with several consecutive games that have achieved outstanding results in both PC and mobile games, they are still a little less interesting than Dami Entertainment.
Since the acquisition of Dianqu Platform, DaMi Entertainment has basically no rivals in the domestic stand-alone game industry.
If it were a game company owned by several other giants, it might be able to compete with DaMi Entertainment, but if it was Yunmeng Games, to be honest, there was no chance of winning at all.
This has nothing to do with whether the game itself is fun.
The gap in resources between the two sides alone is an insurmountable gap!
However, after seeing the promotional video and the "6.6" posted at the end of the video, almost everyone in the industry was shocked by Yunmeng Games.
There was no bounced ticket
Are you going to have a head-on confrontation with DaMi Entertainment
are you crazy? !
Almost everyone thought that Mr. Hao must be crazy.
Except for one person…
At the Rice Entertainment Headquarters, the doors and curtains of the conference room were tightly closed. A few people sat at the conference table, staring intently at the curtain directly in front of them.
What was projected on the screen at this moment was the thirty-second CG short film from "Warcraft".
After watching the short film several times, Xu Qianshi signaled his secretary to turn off the projector and opened the curtains to let the sunlight shine into the conference room. After looking around at the senior executives sitting at the conference table, he spoke slowly.
"I want to know your opinions about this game."
Several executives looked at each other, exchanging confusion in their eyes.
Originally, they thought that Mr. Xu was going to discuss the details of the "Seven Kingdoms" promotion work with them, but they didn't expect that after arriving in the conference room, he didn't say a word about the work of "Seven Kingdoms". Instead, he watched "Warcraft" more than a dozen times. Promotional video for "Struggle for Hegemony".
To be honest, although they admit that Yunmeng Games is an excellent company and that their Hao is an excellent game designer, they do not think this game can pose any threat to their new work.
Mr. Xu's posture is like facing a formidable enemy...
Isn't it a bit too fussy
"... You can't tell much just by looking at the CG. The genre is probably fantasy? Well, it's a pretty unpopular subject."
The person who stood up to speak was Wu Jianhua, the director of the marketing department.
Unlike executives from other departments, although he has not had direct contact with Hao Yun himself, he has a relatively in-depth understanding of Yunmeng Games.
However, even so, he is not optimistic about this new game of Yunmeng Games.
Originally, the market size of RTS games in Xia Kingdom was not large, and they chose unpopular themes such as fantasy. If this didn't hit the market, it would be like the sun rising from the west.
"It is indeed an unpopular subject," Xu Qianshi nodded and continued, "However, what surprised me is that they didn't adjust the schedule even though we had already released the demo version... This is a bit worth it. It’s fun.”
Are you so unafraid of death
Xu Qianshi knows best how powerful "Seven Kingdoms" is.
He has been personally following up on the entire project since its inception. Not only that, he even personally participated in the production of the campaign plot and the trial play of the initial version.
The CEO of DaMi Entertainment personally participated in the development of the game.
This matter even became a hot topic in the news, and was talked about by players for a while.
A lot of effort has been put into every process from production to publicity. Xu Qianshi feels that he and his team have achieved this, and there is no reason to lose.
However…
Yunmeng Yuxi's confidence made him feel a little panicked.
Looking at Mr. Xu with a solemn expression, Wu Jianhua exchanged glances with the director of the operations department sitting next to him, and saw a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.
So does everyone else.
Not only them, they felt that Mr. Xu was making a fuss about this issue.
"Mr. Xu, it's good to be cautious, but I don't think we need to scare ourselves too much. So far they have only released a CG short film, and we haven't even seen what their game looks like. Now Isn’t it too early to worry?”
"Yeah... maybe they don't regard us as a competing product at all. It's hard to say whether the final product released is an RTS in the traditional sense. It's up to us to make random guesses here."
Listening to the advice of his subordinates, Xu Qianshi's heart was full of entanglements.
Unlike these people, he and Hao Yun had met in real life, and they also talked a lot about the design concepts of the game.
After finishing that meal, he only had one thought in his mind, that is, this guy is simply a monster!
Even though he has never admitted it publicly, in fact, the open map design and high degree of freedom of gameplay in Assassin's Legend of Ming Dynasty were inspired by Hao Yun's design concept.
"It is true that we cannot rule out the possibility you mentioned, but to be cautious, if Warcraft is launched on the Dianqu platform... Lao Wu, please remember to say hello to the Dianqu platform and control their exposure on the information flow recommendation. quantity."
Although the relationship between DaMi Entertainment and Yunmeng Group is pretty good, and the private relationship between Xu Qianshi and Hao Yun is also very good, in terms of business, "Seven Kingdoms" carries more than just DaMi Entertainment's influence on the stand-alone game market. Ambition, and an investment of 200 million.
No matter which side you are on, there is no room for any mistakes. This is not the time to be calculating.
However, after hearing Xu Qianshi's words, a look of embarrassment appeared on Wu Jianhua's face.
"This... I'm afraid it's a little difficult."
Looking at Wu Jianhua who looked embarrassed, Xu Qianshi frowned and said.
"Any questions?"
Wu Jianhua said.
"The current limit is nothing, but the problem is... As far as I know, the Dianqu platform has not received an application from Yunmeng Group to put the game on the shelves so far. If they plan to put the game on the shelves on June 6th... Yesterday at the latest They should discuss the contract with Dianqu Platform."
Not planning to put it on the Dianqu platform
Xu Qianshi was slightly stunned, with a look of astonishment on his face, unable to believe what he heard.
At present, the Dianqu Platform is the largest single-player game sales platform in China. Even if Yunmeng Group launches its own platform creative workshop, the number of users of both parties is not at the same level.
Not to mention, take Xuanyuan Sword: Traces of the Sky as an example. This game is available on both the creative workshop and the Dianqu platform. Seventy percent of its sales are contributed by the Dianqu platform.
Giving up the Dianqu platform means giving up most of the stand-alone game market.
Not to mention Yunmeng Group, even the game studio under the domestic instant messaging giant Hiace Group dare not give up the Dianqu platform and publish exclusively on the game platform under Hiace Group.
"... Don't you have any plans to log in to the Dianqu platform? Are you sure?"
Wu Jianhua nodded and said affirmatively.
"I'm sure I personally called to ask about this matter."
Xu Qianshi was silent for a long time, his brows relaxed slightly, and he spoke slowly.
"... Let them go. If they think they can beat us with the meager traffic on the Creative Workshop, they will pay for their arrogance."
"And if they didn't intend to put themselves in the position of our opponent from the beginning... then just pretend I didn't say anything."
Due to the superposition of many factors, Xu Qianshi did not think that Warcraft had the slightest chance of winning.
I just don't know why, but there is still a vague premonition in his heart.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
If only I had gritted my teeth and bought it that day...
In this way, there won't be so much trouble.