Los Angeles, Malibu Daenerys Studios.
This is January 7th.
Thursday.
Simon returned to the United States early and started working more than 10 hours a day from morning to night on the second day after landing.
This morning, I arrived at the company at around 7 o'clock and processed some daily documents. Starting at 9 o'clock and ending at 12 noon, there was another three-hour annual meeting dedicated to Daenerys' entertainment and game department.
As the most critical revenue growth focus of Daenerys Entertainment after the film and television business becomes saturated, Simon has been increasing his focus on the game business and giving more and more time to put it into practice.
In this morning meeting, in addition to a review of Daenerys' game business in the past year of 1998 and the outlook for related businesses in 1999, another important issue was also discussed: opening up Daenerys' online entertainment business and building Unified membership system.
A simple explanation is account integration.
The specific goal is to promote Daenerys Entertainment users to only need to register an account to enjoy Daenerys’ game mall, online games, Blockbuster Online and other online network services. Moreover, if the project is implemented smoothly, it can also be promoted offline. Universal Studios, Oden Cinemas, Daenerys Store, etc. can all use Daenerys members to purchase tickets and other consumption activities, and according to the membership level Different, enjoy certain discounts.
As for the benefits of a unified membership system, stimulating consumption, increasing user loyalty, obtaining user data in time to control the market, etc., needless to say. Even just the huge amount of funds accumulated in a large number of member accounts will be a very considerable cash reserve for Daenerys Entertainment, which can create huge profits if used properly.
Of course, to promote this plan, the entire Daenerys Entertainment Group needs to work together. The game department cannot complete it alone. This time it is mainly to ventilate the game department and start making corresponding preparations.
After the meeting, everyone left the small conference room in Building 1 of the studio's administrative area one after another. Simon and Nancy Brill walked out last.
As one of the two presidents behind Daenerys after Amy Pascal, Nancy has been in charge of the game business, so it was natural for them to attend this meeting together.
Because of her pregnancy, the small female executive could no longer wear high heels. When walking next to Simon, she looked more and more compact. She could only raise her face when talking to the man next to her: “After I got the data, my first reaction was that it was fake. The assistant went to confirm. According to the data submitted by China, it is no surprise that "Legend of Paradise" is likely to generate more than 1 billion yuan in revenue next year in mainland China alone. It has to be said that China's game industry has real potential. It’s amazing.”
Among the games that Simon released in the Korean circle last year, the most important thing was that the various settings were similar to the "Lineage II" in the "Legends" series that he once remembered. In order to get a good omen, he deliberately changed the name to "Legends of Lineage".
The game was officially launched in China on the 11th of last month.
Just the data obtained here in the first three weeks shows that "Legend of Paradise" has already received 4.6 million activated users. At the same time, the number of users who completed the first payment operation has also reached 1.3 million. In less than a month after it was launched, it created a simultaneous It’s a small miracle that the number of people online exceeded 300,000.
In three weeks, this game quickly brought in 23 million yuan in revenue for Jiangnan Interactive Entertainment, which is responsible for the operation.
The average weekly income is close to 7 million.
After all, this is just the data just after the game started operating. It is conceivable that as "Legend of Paradise" further ferments in China, the single-week revenue triples to 20 million, and the annual revenue exceeds 1 billion. It is not A goal too far away.
It has to be said that such a start exceeded everyone's expectations.
Just in early November last year, when Simon went to China because Lin Su was pregnant again, Chen Qing only judged that Jiangnan Interactive Entertainment in Suzhou was expected to have revenue of 500 million yuan next year. Now, just one game will bring Jiangnan Interactive Entertainment double the revenue expected for the whole year, not to mention that Jiangnan Interactive Entertainment has many other games.
It can be imagined that "Legend of Paradise" has had a good start. In addition to its own quality, a certain girl must have spent a huge amount of resources to promote this game. So much so that it directly suppressed Hangzhou's Paradise Online, which had taken the lead through "Kingdom of Winds" and had the powerful platform of instant messaging software.
Simon therefore had to warn a certain girl again, reminding her to restrain herself.
At the same time, we directly requested several related companies in China to start external financing again, so that Libao would be safe.
After all, it is too profitable.
The kind that would make people jealous enough to kill.
However, in the final analysis, just as China's subsequent economic take-off is unimaginable, too many people will inevitably underestimate China's market potential.
Simon listened to Nancy's emotion at this time and said: "With a huge population of 1.2 billion, even if only one tenth has the consumption power, it will exceed the total population of most other countries on the planet, so this kind of data is normal. of."
"It's different," Nancy shook her head: "India also has a population of 1 billion, why don't you pay attention to it?"
Simon shook his head slightly: "This is a big question that can't be explained clearly in a sentence or two."
Nancy walked into the elevator with the man, watched him press the button for the upstairs, and then continued: "Then tell me a few more words, I'm curious?"
Simon joked: "Pregnant women should stop being so curious and rest more."
Nancy rolled her eyes.
The elevator soon reached the top floor.
Simon took Nancy's little hand and walked out, thought for a moment, and said: "To put it simply, although India's population base is large enough and its economy is not that developed, it seems that there is a lot of room for growth, but in fact, India is already in a In a state of solidified class where it is difficult to make major changes, resources are concentrated in the hands of a few people. However, the few people who have the resources have a good life and lack the motivation to rise, let alone the courage to reform. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve success in the end. Too big a development.”
Nancy was a little shy when someone suddenly grabbed her hand. She looked around and saw that no one was around, so she didn't let go. She just said: "I know that China has been reforming over the years and has achieved good results, but you are sure to succeed. ?"
As he spoke, he came to the lounge next to Simon's office.
Girl A was already here in advance, and she was setting up lunch with the other two Wei family waitresses. When she saw her boss bringing Nancy in, she nodded, finally set the tableware, and left quietly with the other two waitresses.
Simon pulled out a chair and let Nancy sit down first. He sat next to him and thoughtfully helped the little woman next to him spread the napkin. He continued: "I'm not sure whether China's reforms will suddenly turn around again, but as long as we follow If the current path continues, I will have enough confidence because there is a reference."
Nancy waited for the man to lay the napkin on her lap and picked up the tableware. Because she was also thinking, she said at this time: "Try to say, Japan and South Korea?"
Simon nodded, spread out a napkin, opened the pure water next to him, took a sip, and said: "It is undeniable that although they have been Westernizing over the years, Japan and South Korea have been in the Chinese cultural circle for thousands of years. Their national characteristics are very similar to China's, such as hard work, emphasis on education, and emphasis on strong execution brought by collectivism. These national characteristics have allowed Japan and South Korea to develop rapidly in the past few decades. Just like Japan, if Without the suppression of the federation, it is not impossible for the economy to exceed ours. As the source of Japan and South Korea's national identity, once China begins to focus on developing its economy, coupled with its own huge population base that far exceeds Japan and South Korea, what potential does it have? Let's imagine?"
Nancy thought seriously for a moment, and for a moment she forgot to enjoy the maternity set meal carefully prepared by the team of professional chefs in front of her. She looked at the man beside her with some surprise: "You mean, it is possible for China to surpass the Federation in the future?"
Simon picked up a crab roe siomai with his fork and brought it to his mouth without comment.
Nancy sensed Simon's acquiescence and asked, "Simon, will you allow this to happen?"
Simon ate the shaomai in his mouth, took another sip of water, and said, "Maybe I can stop it. The problem is that doing so will not be beneficial to the Westeros system."
Nancy shook her head: "After all, the foundation of the Westeros system lies in the Federation, and because of its size, the two are inseparable. I think it is in our interests to prevent China from surpassing the Federation?"
Simon also shook his head and smiled: "This is another big problem."
Nancy looked at the man's smile and suddenly felt that she was a little serious. She smiled sheepishly, smelled the aroma of Shaomai in front of Simon, and pointed: "I want to eat this from you."
Simon refused: "This is crab roe, pregnant women cannot eat it."
Nancy's eyes widened slightly: "Why?"
"The theory of traditional Chinese medicine is that crabs are very cold foods, and eating them by pregnant women will harm their bodies."
Nancy blinked, not willfully, but couldn't help but said: "No wonder, Jenny said that many times, you almost look like a Chinese."
Simon could only remain noncommittal again.
Nancy picked up the spoon and took a sip of the very tempting chicken soup in front of her. She picked another piece of chicken and put it on the small plate in front of her. She cut it up with a knife and fork and ate it in small bites. She kept asking: "I have time, just now." That’s the big question.”
Simon said: “This starts with the nature of capitalism.”
"Huh?"
"Do you know the discussion about the ugly nature of capital in Das Kapital?"
Nancy nodded.
Simon said: "To summarize Marx's words in more straightforward terms, there is only one point: capitalism is better at plundering than producing."
Nancy paused dealing with the chicken in front of her, looked over again, and wanted to refute, but for a moment, it seemed...there was no way to refute.
Because what the man said seemed to make sense.
Seeing that Nancy was silent, Simon continued with a smile: "So, the thing is simple. Since capitalism is better at plundering, we must ensure that we have enough objects of plunder, and that the objects of plunder have enough resources for us to plunder. Then Then, back to the topic we just talked about, so it is actually in our interests to let China develop rather than prevent it from developing."
Nancy reacted immediately this time: "No, what we just said was to prevent China from surpassing the Federation?"
"That's right," Simon smiled: "I just said that if you want to prevent China from surpassing the Federation, you must take action immediately to nip this trend in the bud. The problem is that if you do this, the Federation will lose A potential target of plunder will once again be trapped in the continuous economic cycle inherent in capitalism. Perhaps one day, there will be another global Great Depression. In order to divert conflicts, everyone will attack each other, and the Third World War will break out, with atomic bombs flying all over the sky. , and then there was no more.”
Nancy's eyes widened slightly again: "How is that possible?"
"Baby, you have to know that the higher up the elite class, the more things they see clearly, the more pessimistic they are about the future of the world. In order to prepare for the worst possible outcome, many people will buy farms on the central plains. There is a reason why some people would build a manor in the wild mountains and forests, and buy a nuclear defense base from the Cold War era as a doomsday shelter. Hmm... Speaking of which, you are not a pessimist? "
Nancy rolled her eyes and tilted her head slightly: "I know about your arrangements in Australia. The question is, well, the result won't be that bad, right?"
Simon slightly spread his hands holding the tableware: "I just said that capitalism is better at plundering. This is nature. The result of nature is that when encountering problems, they often do not work hard to solve them, but work hard to deflect conflicts. The result is often conflict. In comparison, the Chinese cultural circle on the other side of the ocean has a farming civilization that has lasted for thousands of years, which also makes them better at production rather than plundering. Look, they are complementary to us."
Nancy tilted her head: "Why does it sound like we are the villains?"
Simon smiled and asked, "Isn't it?"
Nancy felt that she subconsciously wanted to avoid the man's gaze for some reason, but she quickly resisted and stared back: "As a villain, aren't you ashamed?"
Simon shrugged: "Of course not. Possessing more survival resources through plunder is more in line with the way of survival for countless creatures on this planet. Because resources are never enough, or the nature of creatures determines that no matter how much resources they possess, they will not be able to survive." You won’t feel like it’s too much, but you can better realize the continuation of your own species.”
Nancy caught it accurately: "Is it your genetic instinct theory again?"
Simon smiled and snapped his fingers: "Bingo!"
Nancy found another question: "But you just said that capitalism is better at plundering, and the result is destruction, rather than longer-term survival?"
Simon said: “So, I didn’t say that I was in favor of capitalism, I was just saying that I was in favor of plunder.”
Nancy continued to look at the man next to her for a moment, then nodded her head: "I understand."
"Um?"
"You are a bad guy through and through, a villain."
Simon smiled and reached out to pinch the woman's smooth cheek: "We are eating, don't say such love words, you know I don't like sweets."
Nancy opened the man's claws and stuck out her tongue as if she wanted to vomit.