How can the audience understand it
The moment he heard these words, Xu Qianshi, who was sitting at the conference table without saying a word, felt as if thunder resounded in his ears, deafening him.
He had had similar feelings before.
That was at the dinner party when he heard Hao Yun talk about the concept of Shahe.
Later, when he returned to the company, he made the sequel to Assassin's Biography - Ming Dynasty with a vast open world.
Wu Jianhua also fell into deep thought, as if he had been inspired by something.
Wang Fa, who was sitting next to him, opened his mouth, obviously wanting to say something. However, before he could speak, Xu Qianshi looked at Hao Yun seriously and continued.
"But isn't rich content an essential element of an excellent game?"
"It depends on what kind of game you are playing," Hao Yun shrugged and said helplessly, "If it's Assassin's Biography, it doesn't matter if you make the system more complicated. Maybe it can prolong the game for the players." Time. But if it’s a casual game like Jump or 2048, if you can’t let the players understand the rules of the game within three seconds without using game instructions, then it’s considered a failure.”
"Do different products cater to different user needs... I understand." Xu Qianshi nodded and said seriously, "Then what do you think... which of our IPs are suitable for adaptation into games that can adapt to the e-sports environment?"
Hao Yun took a sip of water and said calmly.
"Let's sign the contract first."
Xu Qianshi was stunned for a moment, then said with a sassy smile.
"Okay! I'll listen to you. Let's sign the contract first!"
The specific details of the agreement had been discussed on the phone, and Xu Qianshi brought two copies of the contract with him today.
Hao Yun showed the contract to the lawyer from his company's legal department, and after confirming that there were no problems or controversial clauses, he signed his name at the end of the contract and sealed it with the company's official seal.
After handling these matters, Xu Qianshi motioned to his secretary with his eyes, asking him to carry a laptop to Hao Yun's side and open the screen in front of him.
"This is the IP currently controlled by our company. You should take a look and understand it first."
After taking a cursory glance at the files in the folder, Hao Yun couldn't help but click his tongue.
"How many companies did you buy? Why are there so many?!"
There are more than 3,000 IPs, although Hao Yun only remembers a few dozen of them, but even this is quite scary.
After all, during the peak period of game release each year, only one or two games can become a phenomenon, and even fewer games can enter the Hall of Fame throughout the year.
DaMi Entertainment alone owns dozens of them, which is equivalent to occupying almost half of the Xia Kingdom's game industry.
Thinking of this, Hao Yun couldn't help but sigh.
It's not easy to think about how you can play like this with such a good hand of cards.
Thinking that Hao Yun was praising himself, Xu Qianshi smiled with a hint of confidence.
"When we see high-quality IP, we will consider buying it, and we will reserve it even if we don't use it temporarily. Isn't this basic operation?"
Hao Yun: "..."
This was the first time he heard of such a basic operation.
What’s the use of having so many IPs in reserve
Can this thing be turned into money
Of course, from a business perspective, there is nothing wrong with eliminating competitors through acquisitions.
Putting aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, Hao Yun returned his attention to the files on the screen.
"RTS games can be excluded first. I looked around and found that there are basically none that meet the requirements."
Xu Qianshi didn't react at all, Wu Jianhua calmly took a sip of tea, and Wang Fa, who was sitting next to him, curled his lips without leaving any trace.
He obviously didn't believe Hao Yun's statement.
In his opinion, the reason why Hao Yun said "RTS games can be eliminated first" was simply because he was worried about affecting his company's Warcraft market share in this market.
"What about SLG or RPG?" Xu Qianshi asked, "I have actually considered cutting off the real-time strategy part of Seven Kingdoms and making a separate game with the strategy part. As for RPG, our company's The IP reserve of one piece can be said to be the highest among all categories, and the space for choice will be much larger."
"It doesn't exist," Hao Yun shook his head and continued calmly, "The SLG game is too slow and not entertaining enough. Watching this kind of game is worse than watching others play chess. As for RPG games, the advantages of this game type It is about bringing an immersive experience to players, but this advantage can actually become a disadvantage in terms of the concept of e-sports.”
"Is it also because of the lack of appreciation?" Xu Qianshi tried to ask.
Hao Yun shook his head and said.
"Not only is it a lack of viewing pleasure, but the most critical issue is that it is difficult for the spectators in the stadium to become spectators. If everyone becomes a role in the game, the meaning of the game will disappear."
Wang Fa finally couldn't help it anymore, stared at Hao Yun and said.
"So this one doesn't work, that one doesn't work, so what does? Or do you think that our rice entertainment IP reserve doesn't even have an IP that is suitable for e-sports adaptation?"
Xu Qianshi glanced at him, frowned and said.
"Say less."
"But… "
Wang Fa, who couldn't bear to see this guy belittle his company, wanted to say something, but when he met Mr. Xu's gaze, he finally suppressed the words that came to his lips.
However, Hao Yun didn't take his words to heart, and didn't even think that these harmless words were offensive, so he answered in a calm tone.
"Of course there are IPs suitable for adaptation."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qianshi said excitedly.
"for example?"
"For example, I just found this "Counter Terrorism"."
As soon as he heard the name, Wang Fa's mouth opened with a hint of imperceptible disdain, and even Xu Qianshi and Wu Jianhua looked at each other with strange expressions.
Finally, he couldn't hold it in anymore. Wu Jianhua, who received the signal from Mr. Xu's eyes, said in a tentative tone.
"This "Anti-Terrorist Action"... is a shooting game, right?"
Hao Yun nodded.
"Yes."
"Uh, it has been on sale for five years, right?"
Hearing the concern in Manager Wu's tone, Hao Yun looked at him and asked.
"Of course you know better than me which year it happened, but is there any problem with it?"
Wu Jianhua didn't speak, but Mr. Xu, who was sitting next to him, had a bitter smile on his face and sighed.
"I'm afraid this problem is a bit big... When we bought this IP and production team from the Sea Lion Group five years ago, we suffered a setback with it."
"At that time, we spent at least 10 million on publicity and distribution, but in the end we didn't even sell 300,000 copies. Looking back now, if this IP can really make money, there is no reason why Sea Lion Group would package it and sell it to us. "
Didn't even sell 300,000 copies
Isn't it
Unless there was a large-scale refund after the game was released, it would not have been possible to spend 10 million on publicity and distribution to sell this little.
And it was only 5 years ago, when Xia Guo’s electronic entertainment industry was far less involution than it is today...
Hao Yun was surprised in his heart, but it didn't show on his face and he still said calmly.
"Compared to other types of games, shooting games are more adaptable to the concept of e-sports. As for why your "Counter-Terrorism Operation" was not popular at the time... I think the problem may lie in the game itself, not the entire game. Game Category."
Wang Fa asked in retort.
"Don't say it's us, have you heard of any shooting game that has become a hit recently? This has been happening for several years in a row, and there hasn't been one! This is already telling the problem. Today's players don't accept this at all. !”
"Before our Warcraft came out, no RTS game had the chance to challenge the annual hegemony," Hao Yun smiled faintly, looked at Wang Fa, who was blushing and speechless, and continued in a calm tone, "Although it feels a bit bragging for me to say this myself, I still have to say it."
"Whether the game sells well or not is purely a matter of the development team's ability."
"No matter what, don't blame the players and the market."