Zhang Tao was indeed very efficient. At noon the next day, he sent a text message to Hao Yun, saying that the company had been registered and was now entrusting a design company to design a trademark.
The office space is temporarily used in Yunmeng Building.
Anyway, there are a lot of idle offices in Yunmeng Building. Hao Yun originally planned to rent out those empty rooms, but considering that the mixing of personnel may cause management problems, the matter has been shelved.
lunch time.
Lin Jun, who was sitting in the staff cafeteria eating, suddenly felt a look of interest on his brows after listening to what Hao Yun said about the project called "Quick Sound".
However, Li Zongzheng, who was sitting aside, frowned and said doubtfully.
"Why do I feel it's almost the same as a live broadcast?"
"What do you know?" Lin Jun glanced at him and continued, "Live broadcast is live broadcast, and short video is short video. The two things are completely different concepts, and the real user scenarios are also different. Let me ask you, will you Do you want to watch the live broadcast on the subway?”
Li Zongzheng answered very honestly.
"I don't take the subway."
Lin Jun coughed.
"...I mean what if."
"Probably... no? It always feels weird to watch live broadcasts when there are people around." Li Zongzheng scratched the back of his head and continued, "If I am really bored and there is no computer nearby, I usually play mobile games for a while. What."
"This is the scene that the short video is for!" Lin Jun snapped his fingers and said in an admiring tone, "I didn't expect that Zhang Tao could come up with such an interesting idea... I underestimated him."
Not wanting to hear his bragging, Li Zongzheng rolled his eyes and continued eating. All he could think about now was the World of Warcraft project.
So far, the number of active players in World of Warcraft has exceeded 20 million, setting multiple records in the history of MMORPG games. However, the problem of profitability has not been well solved.
The first is the charging method.
Not counting the time charging model that has been eliminated, the current mainstream charging methods in MMORPG are basically item charging and buyout system, and the main charging method is item charging.
In fact, Yunmeng Games originally planned to adopt a time-based charging model for World of Warcraft, but no one expected that Sea Lion Group would suddenly step in and create "Endless Epic".
If the time-based charging method is adopted, World of Warcraft will be very passive when faced with free copycat works from friends, so this plan was shelved and changed to be free and open to all players.
However, now comes the problem. World of Warcraft did not design such a thing as an item mall when it was developed, and how to add paid items to the game in a way that players can accept is also a very troublesome problem.
"What are you thinking about?"
"It's nothing," Li Zongzheng sighed when he saw Lin Jun looking over, "I was just thinking, we Warcraft players already have 20 million, it would be great if every player could donate ten yuan to us. "
Lin Jun shook his head and said.
"The situation is too small. There are so many players here, and you only take ten yuan out of their pockets? Not to mention whether you can make back the supercomputer money, will it be enough to pay for the electricity bill of the future server?"
Li Zongzheng said with a sideways glance at this guy.
"You make it easy."
"I'm not saying it's easy, but this thing is not difficult in the first place," Lin Jun said leisurely. "If you don't say anything else, there are more than 20 million active players. You just develop a mall to sell skins, and it's easy to do it in a month." Easily make hundreds of millions in turnover."
Seeing this guy taking it for granted, Li Zongzheng couldn't help but complain.
"It's not as simple as you said. Do you think it's a fast food mobile game like Temple Escape? Over-development of paid props will not only make the game nondescript, but also reduce the life of the game. Our supercomputing center has been built, and you plan to operate it Are you going to run away next year?"
"This is indeed a problem," Hao Yun touched his chin thoughtfully and said, "In the long run, we have to develop paid functions without sacrificing the player experience... Well, let's hold a meeting to discuss it later, and you can All the executives of Yunmeng Games are called."
Li Zongzheng nodded, but Lin Jun, who was sitting beside him, had a helpless expression on his face.
To be honest, in his opinion, worrying about such things is purely unnecessary.
Any game has a lifespan. No matter how popular it was, one day no one will care about it.
Instead of worrying about how to extend the life of a game, think about how to take advantage of it while it's still hot.
When it's hot, you can get a little bit of it, which is more reliable than any other idea.
As for the supercomputing center...
From his point of view, it was a wrong decision from the beginning.
After lunch time, Hao Yun went to the conference room.
When he arrived at the conference room, the executives of Yunmeng Games were already here.
But just when he was about to announce the start of the meeting, a phone call suddenly came over.
He was planning to hang up the phone, but after taking a look at the familiar name of the caller, Hao Yun still gestured to the executives in the conference room to wait a moment, then walked out of the conference room and pressed the connect button. He put the phone to his ear and said happily.
"Hey, Mr. Liu, why did you suddenly remember to call me?"
The caller was none other than Liu Zhiping, the chairman of the Maritime Group and Mr. Liu, who was respected by the entire industry as the "Godfather of Xia Guo Instant Messaging Software."
A few days ago, Yunmeng Group and Hiace Group were having a heated battle in the gaming business. The latter delisted all the former’s businesses on the Hiace platform, while the former directly reported the latter to the State Administration for Market Regulation with a complaint. The conflict between the two parties was almost It has reached the point of breaking up.
"Haha, I forgot and no one can forget you. How are you, how are you doing recently?"
There was an unintentional laughter on the other end of the phone.
Although it sounds relaxing on the surface, there is nothing remotely pleasant about it.
Hao Yun smiled and said in a greeting tone.
"Thanks to you, this is great, but my colleagues in the legal department always complain to me that they are working overtime until late at night every day, and the business volume is busier than in the past year combined."
"Haha, it seems that Mr. Hao must remember to be considerate of his employees. If such an excellent and diligent employee changes jobs, he will suffer too much loss."
"That's a must. If we don't provide enough benefits these days, who will work? A few days ago, we took a piece of land to build houses for our employees. In a few days, I plan to give it to our colleagues in the legal department separately. I will receive a bonus and try to write more materials."
Liu Zhiping's brows twitched fiercely.
Of course he knew what the materials Hao Yun was talking about.
During this period of time, Sea Lion Group has been troubled by the anti-monopoly investigation. Especially when the small companies saw that Yunmeng Group took the lead, they all followed suit.
He really hates these cheating guys. The Sea Lion Group has achieved its current status only by relying on its ability step by step. Why should they sue us for monopoly
Taking a deep breath, Liu Zhiping suppressed the anger in his heart and spoke in a gentle tone.
"Mr. Hao, let me tell you something from my heart. It is easier to make enemies than to make enemies. What do you think?"
Hao Yun said with a smile.
"Is this something I can decide whether I feel like it or not? Mr. Liu might as well ask himself, is it our Yunmeng Group who picked on you first?"
Liu Zhiping said without changing his expression.
"This is all a misunderstanding. I understand your anger, but please understand that in such a large group, I can't keep an eye on every decision made by every department. If you let me know that my executives are actually doing something to you, If something like that happens, I will definitely step in to stop it.”
Haha, an apology is useful, why do we need the police
Hao Yun smiled and didn't take it seriously at all.
To be honest, he didn't hear any sincerity at all from Liu Zhiping's voice, all he heard was condescending arrogance.
Among other things, the official accounts of Yunmeng Games and World of Warcraft are still blocked due to "relevant regulations", and this is even after antitrust investigations have begun.
"You and I don't have that much time. I think we should stop beating around the bush. What do you want Mr. Liu to do with me today?"
Hearing Hao Yun's words, Mr. Liu's face showed a smile, and there was finally a hint of happiness in his voice.
"Mr. Hao is indeed a sensible person, so I'll just tell you."
Without a pause, he continued.
"Two conditions, exchange for one and reconcile!"
"I wonder what Mr. Hao wants to do?"