An Expert Is actually By My Side

Chapter 335 Guidance from Mr. Hao

How can the audience understand it?

The moment Xu Qianshi heard these words, sitting in front of the conference table without saying a word, it was as if a thunderous thunder resounded in his ears, deafening.

He has had similar feelings before.

That was at the dinner, when he heard Hao Yun talk about the concept of Shahe.

And later, when he returned to the company, he made a sequel to Assassin's Biography - Daming with a vast open world.

Wu Jianhua also fell into deep thought, as if he had received some kind of inspiration.

Wang Fa who was sitting next to him opened his mouth, obviously wanting to say something, but before he could speak, Xu Qianshi looked at Hao Yun seriously and continued.

"But isn't rich content what an excellent game should have?"

"It also depends on what kind of game you are," Hao Yun shrugged, and said helplessly, "If it's Assassin Biography, it's fine if you make the system so complicated, maybe it can prolong the game for players. Time. But if it’s a casual game like Jump or 2048, if you can’t let players understand the rules of the game within three seconds without using the game instructions, then it’s a failure.”

"Do different products address different user needs... I understand." Xu Qianshi nodded and said seriously, "Then what do you think... what IPs do we have that 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 taken aback 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 already been negotiated over the phone, and Xu Qianshi also brought the duplicate contract with him today.

Hao Yun showed the contract to his company's lawyers in the legal department to review it. After confirming that there were no problems or disputed clauses, he signed his name on the signing part of the contract and stamped it with the company's official seal.

After dealing with these matters, Xu Qianshi motioned to his secretary with his eyes, and asked him to come to Hao Yun with a laptop, and opened the screen in front of him.

"This is the IP currently in our company's hands. You can read it first."

Taking a cursory glance at the files in the folder, Hao Yun couldn't help but lick his tongue.

"How many companies did you buy? Why are there so many?!"

There are more than 3,000 IPs, although Hao Yun only has a few dozen impressions, but even this is quite scary.

After all, during the peak period of game release every year, there are only one or two games that can become phenomenal, and there are even fewer games that can enter the Hall of Fame throughout the year.

The rice entertainment family monopolizes dozens of them, almost equivalent to occupying half of the game industry in Xia Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Hao Yun couldn't help feeling emotional.

Holding such a good hand, it is not easy to play like this.

Thinking that Hao Yun was praising himself, Xu Qianshi smiled confidently.

"When we see high-quality IP, we will consider buying it, even if we don't need it temporarily, we will reserve it. Isn't this a basic operation?"

Hao Yun: "..."

It was the first time he had heard of such a basic operation.

In other words, what is the use of reserving so many IPs?

Can this thing be turned into money?

Of course, from a commercial point of view, there is nothing wrong with eliminating competitors through acquisitions.

Putting aside distracting thoughts in his mind, Hao Yun returned his attention to the files on the screen.

"RTS games can be ruled out first. I looked around and found that basically none of them met the requirements."

Xu Qianshi didn't make any reaction to this, Wu Jianhua took a sip of tea calmly, and Wang Fa who was sitting next to him twitched his lips imperceptibly.

He obviously didn't believe Hao Yun's statement.

In his opinion, the reason why Hao Yun said "RTS games can be ruled out first" is purely because he is worried about affecting his company's Warcraft, and its market share in this area.

"What about SLG or RPG?" Xu Qianshi asked, "I actually thought about cutting off the real-time strategy part of the Seven Kingdoms and making a game out of the strategy part. As for RPG, our company's The IP reserve of a block can be said to be the highest among all categories, and the room for choice will be much larger.”

"It doesn't exist," Hao Yun shook his head, and continued calmly, "SLG games are too slow-paced and not enjoyable enough to watch. Watching this kind of game is better than watching other people play chess. As for RPG games, the advantages of this game type It is because it can bring players an immersive experience, but this advantage will become a disadvantage in 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.

"It's not just a lack of spectatorship, but also the most critical issue. It's hard for the audience in the arena to become the audience. If everyone brings in the game characters, the meaning of the game will disappear."

Wang Fa finally couldn't bear it anymore, staring at Hao Yun and said.

"So this one won't work, and that one won't work. What is it? Or do you think that our rice entertainment IP reserve doesn't even have an IP suitable for e-sports adaptation?"

Xu Qianshi glanced at him, frowned and said.

"Say a few words less."

"But……"

Wang Fa, who couldn't bear to see this guy belittle his company, wanted to say something else, but when he caught 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 feel that this harmless remark was offensive, so he replied in a calm tone.

"Of course there are IPs suitable for adaptation."

Upon hearing this sentence, Xu Qianshi said excitedly.

"for example?"

"For example, the "Operation Against Terrorism" I just found."

Upon hearing this name, the corners of Wang Fa's mouth curled into imperceptible disdain, and even Xu Qianshi and Wu Jianhua looked at each other with strange faces.

Finally couldn't hold back any longer, Wu Jianhua, who received a hint from Mr. Xu's eyes, said in a tentative tone.

"This "Operation Against Terrorism"...is a shooting game, right?"

Hao Yun nodded.

"Yes."

"Uh, it's been five years since it was released, right?"

Hearing the concern in Manager Wu's tone, Hao Yun looked at him and asked.

"Which year it happened, of course you know better than me, but is there any problem?"

Wu Jianhua didn't speak, but Mr. Xu, who was sitting next to him, had a bitter smile on his face and said with a sigh.

"I'm afraid this problem is a bit big... When we bought this IP and production team from Sea Lion Group 5 years ago, we stumbled on 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 for Sea-Lion Group to package it and sell it to us. "

Didn't even sell 300,000 copies?

Can't it?

Unless there is a large area of ​​refunds after the game is released, it is not possible to spend 10 million on the promotion and sell it.

And it was 5 years ago, when Xia Guo's electronic entertainment industry was far from being as introverted as it is today...

Hao Yun was surprised in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and said calmly.

"Compared with other types of games, shooting games are more adaptable to the concept of e-sports. As for why your "Operation Against Terrorism" was not popular at the time... I think the problem may still lie in the game itself, not in the game itself. The entire game category."

Wang Fa retorted and asked.

"Don't say it's us, have you heard of any shooting game that has become a hit recently? It's been several years in a row, and there hasn't been one! This is already telling the problem, and the current players don't like it at all. !"

"Before our Warcraft came out, no RTS game had the chance to challenge the annual supremacy," Hao Yun smiled lightly, looked at Wang Fa who was blushing and speechless, and continued in a calm tone, "Although I say this myself, it is a bit boastful, but I still have to say something."

"Whether the game sells well or not is purely a matter of the development team's ability."

"In any case, don't blame the players and the market."