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For the game "League of Legends", in his previous life, Andy was not a senior player, not even an ordinary player, and he was just familiar with it.

But this does not prevent Andy from knowing that the game's ability to collect money has reached a heinous level. In the end, Penguin couldn't accept other shareholders to follow suit, so he took a 100% wholly-owned stake in it.

One problem that entangles Andy is that the prosperity of an e-sports project is determined by the right time, place and people. The low threshold, simple learning curve, and low technical weight of the game "League of Legends" are inevitable for him. necessary condition.

But I have to mention one point, if there is no strong publicity and operation by Penguin, Andy has no way of knowing whether the Tianchao market will be so hot. Maybe it will become popular, but both the speed and scale of the popularity will be reduced.

After all, landing a penguin is enough to lower the threshold of the game many times.

Let Penguin be the general agent of Tianchao, and Andy almost agreed at the first moment when he heard the news. As for the matter of Penguin wanting to invest in the fist company, as Andy who has always held on to the cash cow In other words, you can only hehe to the penguins.

The reason why Penguin was able to easily obtain so many shares of Riot Games in the previous life is that the group of technical nerds at Riot Games are really short of money, and the speed and scale of the game "League of Legends" are underestimated. , unable to bear the pressure brought by the rapid growth of users to the server, generally in this case, either the introduction of investment, or the only way to die.

At the time, few companies noticed the future potential of MOBA games. As for the acquisition of DOTA, which is currently on fire, let alone Penguin, even Andy thinks this is an impossible task, and the copyright is too scattered.

That's why Andy dug up the DOTA God-level Ice Frog, and prepared to remake it. It has nothing to do with DOTA, but it can be regarded as an upgraded version of DOTA2.

Riot Games, which has already been paid by Andy, will naturally not develop according to the original development track of lack of money. Now that he knows how popular this game will be in the future, he will naturally not be stingy to give Riot Games sufficient funds. For development, short of money? It's something that doesn't exist at all.

For the development of "League of Legends" in Tianchao, Fat Penguin will work harder to promote and operate this game. Andy will not completely stop Penguin's thoughts, and directly reject the other party's thoughts of investing in shares.

In what Andy told Riot CEO Brandon Baker, he is currently in the early stages of the company's development, and he will never raise money, but in the future, if the company wants to raise money, Penguin has the priority.

If you want a horse to run, you must first have hope, and then you will work harder when you are full. . .

The fist company that had been silent for a long time under Andy once again attracted his attention, so he once again visited the fist company near the Santa Monica beach.

This time, the exterior of Riot Games has changed slightly, the vegetation is more lush, and the environment has become more secluded.

Passing through the entrance corridor, Anne and her statue of Tibbers stood at the entrance of the company. The bear was not as cute as in the game, and it roared as if it was rushing towards Andy.

"I like this statue!" Andy walked over and looked at Tibbers, who was taller than him, with satisfaction, then took out his mobile phone and turned around to take a photo with the statue, uploading it to his instagram account, while talking to one of the founders Tom Caldwell laughed.

Tom smiled and pointed to a white wall in the hall and said, "In the future, we also want to design a family portrait of game characters on this wall in the form of pencil drawing. If fans come to visit in the future, I think it will be very popular."

"Well, that's a good idea. I'll let Marvel's toy company contact you to make dolls of existing heroes and put them in the exhibition hall. It's still a bit empty here..." Andy looked around,

Looking at the somewhat empty hall, he said.

"Then thank you boss, boss, this way please, Bilgewater Bar has been built and has been in operation for a long time."

Andy walked towards the courtyard with a smile, looked at the pirate bar in front of him, and couldn't help laughing: "Do you like this place?"

"I like it very much. The employees are very grateful to the boss for your generosity and thoughtfulness." Tom said with a smile, not because he was flattering Andy, but because he was telling the truth.

"That's good." Andy smiled slightly, pushed open the wooden door of the bar and walked in, facing the dim lights, wooden tables and chairs, piles of rum bottles in the bar, and dilapidated nautical charts on the wall, depicting The treasures of the waters around Bilgewater and the Shadow Isles seem crumpled from the water. It's like entering a real pirate's bar.

When Andy and his party came in, there were seven or eight employees sitting in the bar casually like pirates, toasting and drinking. They saw their boss Tom walking in with them, but they ignored them, but soon someone recognized them. When it came out, the big boss came, so he stood up to greet him.

Andy didn't care, but had a drink with a few people, chatted a few words, and continued to wander around.

It is still a clean and tidy office hall, with rows of computers fanning out, some people are busy wearing headphones, some are eating snacks and chatting, and a group of people are gathering together to kill.

Free and undisciplined, with a relaxed atmosphere, Andy naturally knows the character of this group of technical nerds. Only this group of guys can do a good job in the game and earn him a lot of money. Supporting them is completely trivial.

Andy's hands were also itchy, and he pulled Tom and the low-key ice frog into the battle. Although the current number of heroes is still pitifully small, it is enough for him to experience the fun of this game.

The appalling level of the game, Andy perfectly interpreted the superb technique of giving away people's heads, and made a group of watching subordinates behind him burst into laughter. Andy didn't care. Playing is no different. It seems that as long as the hero is developed to a certain number, it can be tested.

During lunch, Andy chatted with the taciturn Ice Frog about the development of DOTA2. For Dota 2, which was launched a little later than "League of Legends" and has robbed most of the limelight, Andy is still very concerned. of.

Andy really doesn't know how popular the popularity of several foreign servers including the US server of "League of Legends" is. According to rumors, most of them are Chinese people. Since it is impossible to tell the truth from the fake, then Andy will naturally Double insurance.

Dota 2 is his reinsurance for the European and American markets. With two options, Andy believes that he can trap these European and American players.

Although e-sports was born very early, Andy's ambition is to control all aspects of the professional leagues belonging to these two games through Riot Games' two games, and even wrote a special song for each live event.

Hold games all over the world, establish complete online live broadcast rights, and train dedicated personnel to conduct game commentary and highlight reviews-to establish a game competition channel similar to sports ESPN TV.

For Andy, who has AMC TV station and HULU video, it is not difficult at all. The way to make money is not only selling skins!