"What's the matter?" Li Zetian asked quickly.
Bushnell replied: "Hundreds of players blocked the door of the company to protest. They said that there was no Internet connection at home, they could not play "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert", and that Flamingo discriminated against non-Internet players!"
"That's it..." Li Zetian suddenly couldn't help laughing and laughing, and immediately said, "You can just let them install the Internet at home."
Bushnell said: "The cost of accessing the Internet is not cheap, and many families naturally do not have Internet service. Moreover, the previous press conference of Flamingo was a bit noisy, and many parents knew that their children were for Playing games only requires them to open the Internet, so they disagree even more! So, those players who can't connect to the Internet come to the door of our company to make trouble!"
"This is troublesome!" Li Zetian frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Well, Bushnell, you will immediately let the workers produce "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" game disc 6..."
When Bushnell heard the words, he couldn't help but interrupted, "Mr. Li, didn't we launch these two games to develop the Battle.net platform? Isn't it the opposite of you launching the game CD?"
Li Zetian said with a smile: "Hehe, I haven't said whether to play or not, you are in a hurry. Each game disc has a unique game serial number attached. Players who buy game discs can use the game serial number if they are connected to the Internet in the future. number to activate the game on the Battle.net platform. Once the game is activated, it will be bound to his Battle.net account immediately, and the game serial number will be invalid from now on and can no longer be used. On the Battle.net platform, you can ask someone to change it slightly. Very simple."
Bushnell was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Mr. Li, your method is really wonderful! What's even more rare is that you have come up with such a good method in such a short period of time. You are so clever, and it made me fall into the ground!"
"Stop flattering me, and hurry up to deal with it, so as not to arouse public anger!"
"Okay, I'll go right now!"
After finishing the call, Bushnell immediately came to the gate of the company and looked at the group of troublesome players below without changing his face.
"Everyone please listen to me, I have called Chronos Li and he said..."
Bushnell then repeated what Li Zetian had told him before, and when everyone heard it, they immediately rejoiced.
"Mr. Bushnell, when can we get the game disc?"
Someone immediately asked loudly.
"Ten days later!" Bushnell said.
Since it is only available to some players, the production capacity of the Flamingo Factory in one week is sufficient.
At this time, Bushnell added: "At that time, only Flamingo retail stores will be selling CDs of Counter-Strike and Red Alert. I hope everyone pays attention."
The game fans got their satisfactory answers and gradually dispersed.
…
"Counter-Strike" has become popular all over the world, and countless players are discussing it, especially in schools, the most talked about among students is "Counter-Strike"! Those students who have access to the Internet at home are proud and become the envy of people. As soon as school is over, the students in twos and threes make an appointment to play CS at home.
Although ten days is very short, it is still unbearable for players who are impatient. For a time, the number of users accessing the Internet in the United States surged!
In these ten days, Li Zetian's Sprint company alone added 45,000 users.
Obviously, as the Battle.net platform becomes bigger and bigger, Counter-Strike becomes more and more popular, and more families will open Internet services in the future.
At this time, in the distant mainland of China, the Glory Internet Cafe is already overcrowded, and the business is in a mess! There were always several people standing behind each computer watching someone else play Counter-Strike or Red Alert. The Internet speed in mainland China is not very good, and it is a little bit stuck when entering the Battle.net platform. Usually it is in a local area network.
"I created a host, 5V5 started, you speed up!"
Not long after, someone in the Internet cafe shouted and greeted.
Immediately, some people responded.
"Okay, here I come!"
"I'm here too!"
"… "
Glory Internet cafes are so prosperous that they can't help but be jealous.
Soon, more people are also preparing to open Internet cafes.
Unexpectedly, the number of Internet cafes opened too fast. Li Zetian got news from Lenovo and Mango Computer. Thousands of users called to ask how much a computer in Internet cafes cost.
However, it is also a good thing. There are more Internet cafes, which means that China's Internet is developing rapidly.
Li Zetian also gave orders to the Glory Internet Cafe to speed up the establishment of the chain.
At the same time, Li Zetian also decided to open the Glory chain of Internet cafes to European and American countries. Although the penetration rate of personal computers in European and American countries is very high, it is not very profitable to open Internet cafes. However, what Li Zetian is thinking of now is based on the glory chain Internet cafes. It's better to hold game competitions here in the future!
In the future, the Glory Internet Cafe will develop into the Glory Group and become the organizer of various game competitions around the world!
With money, a venue, and influence, the Glory Group is worthy of this job.
Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.
At this point, the Battle.net platform had 3 million registered users, 2.75 million paying users for Counter-Strike, and 2.4 million paying users for Red Alert, shocking retailers and game developers.
Retailers are mourning.
The game developers were surprised and seemed to see hope. The Flamingo Company has successfully proved this new sales model! For a time, third-party game developers went to Flamingo Company to discuss cooperation matters.
At this time, game discs with game serial numbers were also sold in Flamingo retail stores.
Although there are already pirated copies of "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" online, there is still an endless stream of users buying game discs. Looking at the long queue outside the Flamingo retail store, I couldn't help but be shocked.
Not far away, the faces of retailers hiding in the cafe are gloomy.
"We all send people to spread "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" on the Internet like crazy. Why do so many people go to the Flamingo retail store to buy game CDs?" One of them wondered.
Immediately, one person was sent to stop a user who had bought a game CD.
"Hi, hello, did you just buy Counter-Strike at the Flamingo retail store?"
"Yes."
"But there are pirated copies of "Counter-Strike" on the Internet. Why do you want to buy it? As far as I know, the price is $100, which is not cheap!"
The player chuckled: "I'm afraid you don't go to the Flamingo retail store often, and when you get there, you will know that there is no comparison between one person playing a stand-alone game and everyone fighting on the Battle.net platform. . There is a serial number on the game disc. Using the serial number, you can activate the game on the Battle.net platform. Although my home is not connected to the Internet now, it will definitely be in the future. If you buy it sooner or later, it is better to buy it now. , you can also log in to your own Battle.net platform, play "Counter-Strike", and accumulate Battle.net points!"
"What are Battle.net points???" The person who came to ask questions was full of surprise.
The player said with a smile: "Hehe, the new feature that the Battle.net platform just launched today. Battle.net points represent your combat effectiveness, and the Battle.net platform will assign corresponding opponents based on your Battle.net points! It is interesting to play games against opponents. If you encounter a group of rookies, it is better not to play! The initial Battle.net score of "Counter-Strike" is 1000 points. I heard that players with tens of thousands of Battle.net points may encounter Chronos Li. Hehe, he also likes to play "Counter-Strike" very much. "Counter-Strike", and he is the No. 1 master known so far, the sniper rifle used at the press conference is simply amazing!!"