Giant of the times

"What's going on?" Li Zetian asked quickly.

Bushnell replied: "Hundreds of gamers blocked the entrance of the company to protest. They said that there is no Internet at home and they cannot play "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert". They also said that Flamingo Company discriminates against non-Internet players!"

"That's it..." Li Zetian suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, and then said, "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 services. Moreover, Flamingo's previous press conference made a bit of a fuss, and many parents knew that their children were... To play games, I asked them to open the Internet, so I disagreed even more! So, those players who couldn’t connect to the Internet came to our company to make trouble!"

"This is troublesome!" Li Zetian frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Well, Bushnell, you immediately let the workers produce the "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" game discs 6..."

Bushnell couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but interrupt: "Mr. Li, aren't we launching these two games to develop the Battle.net platform? Aren't you launching game discs the opposite direction?"

Li Zetian smiled and said: "Haha, I haven't said yet whether I've played it or not, just to see if you are anxious. Each game disc is attached with a unique game serial number. Players who purchase the game disc can use the game serial number in the future if they are connected to the Internet. account to activate a game on the Battle.net platform. Once the game is activated, it will be immediately bound to his Battle.net account. The game serial number will be invalid from now on and cannot be used again. On the Battle.net platform, you can ask someone to make slight changes. Very simple."

Bushnell was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Mr. Li, your idea is so wonderful! What's even more rare is that you actually came up with such a good idea in such a short period of time. You are so astute and I am amazed!"

"Stop flattering me and deal with it quickly to avoid arousing public anger!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away!"

After ending the call, Bushnell immediately came to the company's gate and looked at the group of rioting players below without changing his expression.

"Everyone, please listen to me. I have called Chronos Li for instructions. He said..."

Bushnell then repeated the method Li Zetian had told him before, and everyone was delighted when they heard it.

"Mr. Bushnell, when can we get the game disc?"

Someone immediately asked loudly.

"Ten days from now!" Bushnell said.

Since it is only provided to some players, the Flamingo Factory has enough production capacity within a week.

At this time, Bushnell added: "At that time, only Flamingo retail stores will sell "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" game discs. I hope everyone will pay attention."

The game fans gradually dispersed after getting their own satisfactory answers.

…

"Counter-Strike" has become popular all over the world, and countless players are discussing it. Especially in schools, "Counter-Strike" is the most talked about among students! Those students whose homes have Internet access are so proud that they become the envy of people. As soon as school is over, students in twos and threes go to their homes to play CS.

Although ten days is a short time, it is still unbearable for impatient players. For a time, the number of users accessing the Internet in the United States surged!

In these ten days, Sprint, owned by Li Zetian alone, added 45,000 users.

Obviously, as the Battle.net platform becomes bigger and bigger, and "Counter-Strike" becomes more and more popular, more families will open Internet services in the future.

At this time, in the distant mainland of China, the Honor chain Internet cafes were overcrowded and business was booming! There are always several people standing behind each computer watching others play Counter-Strike or Red Alert. The Internet speed in mainland China is not very good. When entering the Battle.net platform, there is a slight lag. Usually they are played within a local area network.

"I've created a host and launched 5V5. You guys should advance quickly!"

Not long after, someone in the Internet cafe shouted and said hello.

Soon there were people responding.

"Okay, here I come!"

"I'm coming too!"

"..."

The business of the Honor Internet Cafe chain is so prosperous that people can’t help but envy it.

Soon, more people are also preparing to open Internet cafes.

What Ling Shi didn't expect was that the number of Internet cafes opened too quickly. Li Zetian got news from Lenovo and Mango Computer Company. Thousands of users called to ask how much an Internet cafe computer cost.

However, it is also a good thing. The opening of more Internet cafes means that China’s Internet is developing rapidly.

Li Zetian also issued orders to the Honor Internet Cafe chain to speed up the establishment of chain stores.

At the same time, Li Zetian also decided to open the Honor 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 wants now is to use the Honor chain of Internet cafes as the basis. It would be great to hold game competitions here in the future!

In the future, Honor Internet Cafe will develop into Honor Group and become the organizer of various game competitions around the world!

With money, competition venues, and influence, Honor Group is worthy of this responsibility.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, the number of registered users on the Battle.net platform reached 3 million, the number of paying users of "Counter-Strike" reached 2.75 million, and the number of paying users of "Red Alert" reached 2.4 million, shocking retailers and game developers.

Retailers are devastated.

Game developers were surprised again and again, as if they saw hope. Flamingo Company has successfully proved this new sales model! For a time, third-party game developers went to Flamingo Company one after another to discuss cooperation matters.

At this time, game discs with game serial numbers also began to be sold at Flamingo retail stores.

Although pirated versions of "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" are already available online, there is still an endless stream of users buying game discs. Looking at the long queue outside the Flamingo retail store, I can’t help but be shocked.

Not far away, the retailers hiding in the coffee shop looked gloomy.

"We all send people to spread "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" crazily on the Internet, why do so many people go to Flamingo retail stores to buy game discs?" one of them wondered.

Immediately, a person was sent to stop a user who bought a game disc.

"Hi, hello, you just bought Counter-Strike at the Flamingo retail store, right?"

"Yes."

"But there are already pirated versions of Counter-Strike on the Internet, why do you still want to buy it? As far as I know, it costs US$100, which is not cheap!"

The player chuckled: "I'm afraid you haven't been to the Flamingo retail store often. Once you get there, you will know that there is simply no comparison between playing a single-player game alone and everyone competing on the Battle.net platform. . There is a serial number on the game disc, and you can use the serial number to activate the game on the Battle.net platform. Although I don’t have Internet access at home now, I will definitely do it in the future. I have to buy it sooner or later, so why not buy it now. Whenever I have the opportunity , 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 was full of surprise.

The player smiled and said: "Haha, the Battle.net platform has just launched a new feature today. Battle.net points represent your combat effectiveness, and the Battle.net platform will allocate corresponding opponents based on your Battle.net points! It is interesting to play games and meet opponents. If When you meet a group of novices, you might as well not play! The initial Battle.net points of "Counter-Strike" are 1,000 points. I heard that players with tens of thousands of Battle.net points may encounter Chronos·Li. Haha, he also likes to play "Counter-Strike" very much. "Counter-Strike", and he is currently the best known master. The sniper rifle used at the press conference was simply amazing!!"