Giant of the times

The man who came to inquire about the information was immediately stunned after hearing the explanation. He vaguely felt that Battle.net Points would pose a huge threat to their retailers.

Players can only accumulate Battle.net points by logging into the Battle.net platform to play "Counter-Strike."

Battle.net points are not only used to match players with similar combat abilities, but also a kind of honor!

For today's young people, if you have high Battle.net points, you can brag and show off in front of others.

"How did the Flamingo Company come up with this idea?!"

The "spy" felt nervous and had no intention of continuing to inquire about the information. He immediately turned around and headed to the coffee shop to report the situation.

At this time, the faces of several retail bosses in the cafe were not very good, and more and more people were queuing outside the Flamingo Retail Store.

"Boss!!!"

The spy hurriedly walked up to the boss and shouted.

A middle-aged man smoking a cigarette frowned and said: "I asked you to find out the news, and you got the news so soon?"

"Yes, Boss, I have made a major discovery, which may be a huge threat to our company!"

"Speak quickly!"

"The game discs sold in Flamingo retail stores all have a serial number. Using this serial number, you can activate the game on the Battle.net platform and bind it to your Battle.net account, which can be used permanently in the future. In addition, they suddenly Battle.net points were launched this morning..."

The "spy" took a deep breath, organized his words, explained the use of Battle.net points, and also expressed his worries.

After listening to his story, the faces of several retail owners darkened.

Obviously, they all realize the importance of Battle.net points!

One of them had the word "Chuan" wrinkled on his face, as if he were mourning for a concubine. He sighed softly and said, "Oh, I'm afraid we can't stop the rise of the Battle.net platform! Even an old man like me knows about Battle.net points. Importantly, players are definitely willing to log in to the Battle.net platform in order to gain Battle.net points. Who wants to play stand-alone games! Players will download games directly from the Battle.net platform in the future, will we retailers still make money?"

As soon as he finished speaking, several other people nodded and sighed.

Before I knew it, it was noon.

As the retailers prepared to leave the café, the phone rang.

"Boss, it's bad. At 12 o'clock at noon, the Battle.net platform suddenly updated, and then a big news was released on the homepage!!!" A woman's urgent voice came from the Motorola mobile phone.

"What's the rush?! What's wrong?" the smoking boss scolded.

"Boss, it was announced on the homepage of the Battle.net platform that on January 1 next year, Honor Group will join forces with Flamingo Company to jointly host the "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" competitions. "Counter-Strike" will be held in the form of a team competition, that is, 5v5 , the winner will be rewarded with US$5 million. "Red Alert" is a personal event, with the winner being rewarded with US$1 million!"

When the retailer boss heard this, he was stunned.

OMG! It’s just a game competition, but the prize money is so much? ? !

"Boss, there are requirements to participate in the competition. Whether it is "Counter-Strike" or "Red Alert", you must have tens of thousands of Battle.net points! With such a large amount of prizes, it will definitely attract countless players. In this way, in order to increase their own If you have Battle.net points, you will definitely log in to the Battle.net platform to play games! It is foreseeable that as soon as the news of this competition comes out, the number of users of the Battle.net platform will explode! This is extremely detrimental to our retailers!" the female secretary said her thoughts out.

At this moment, the retailer boss was dripping with cold sweat, as if the sky was dark and the earth was dark.

"By the way, what's going on with the Glory Group? Have you never heard of it before? Why did you suddenly get involved?" He asked after his mind stabilized a little.

"The Honor Group is not well-known in Europe and the United States, but it is famous in mainland China! The Honor Group has more than 400 chain Internet cafes in mainland China, covering almost all major cities in China, and is extremely well-known! In recent times, the Honor Group has begun Establishing Internet cafes all over Europe and the United States, the financial resources are extremely strong, which is shocking! However, I guess that the boss behind the Honor Group should be CHronos Li. Otherwise, the Honor Group will not develop so fast, and it can also compete with the Flamingo Company Let’s work together!” the secretary said.

The retailer owner responded softly and immediately hung up the phone, suddenly aging several years.

Several other bosses looked at his decadent look and quickly asked what happened. When they heard that Flamingo Company and Honor Group were going to jointly hold a game competition, their faces all turned pale.

"The Battle.net platform is coming fiercely and unstoppably!"

Everyone shook their heads, as if the situation was over.

At this moment, the game competition has caused a huge sensation.

Players all over the world couldn't help but be inexplicably excited about it, and they were all discussing the competition, especially when it came to the huge bonus. They were all gearing up and their faces were red, as if the bonus was already in their pockets.

Among them, there are naturally many smart businessmen who have realized the business opportunities and are preparing to form gaming clubs.

We already have experience in operating various ball clubs, so it is not difficult to start a game club.

And a team event like "Counter-Strike" must require multiple people.

That night, news about the game competition made headlines in major media outlets around the world.

"Los Angeles Times" said: "Flamingo Company and Honor Group jointly held the largest competition in history, and the prize money is jaw-dropping!!!"

"The Times" said: "Flamingo Company and Honor Group actually opened the era of competitive gaming competition!!"

Well-known economist Welch said in an interview with NNC TV: "Flamingo Company and Honor Group jointly held large-scale game competitions with amazing bonuses, attracting countless players! Here, we might as well guess what Flamingo Company's move What is the intention behind it? Why deliberately use huge bonuses to cause a sensation among the people and create hype?

First, it must be to promote the Battle.net platform, because only players with Battle.net points can participate in the competition!

Second, promote "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert"!

Third, promote the development of Honor chain Internet cafes.

Fourth, it may be to develop e-sports and control the rights to e-sports competitions!

No matter what, it will be of great benefit to the development of Flamingo Company and Honor Group!

In my opinion, the prize amount does not need to be so large. The championship prize of US$1 million in "Counter-Strike" is enough to cause a sensation and attract players from all over the world. However, it is US$5 million! It can be seen that with such a large prize amount, Flamingo Company is very likely to play a big game! "

"What big move?" NNC host asked.

Welch pondered for a while and said: "Change the status of games! As we all know, games are deeply hated by parents. In their eyes, playing games has no future and playing with things is demoralizing. But if you can make money by playing games, you can also become a person by playing games. Career. Perhaps the status of gaming will be greatly improved! Flamingo Company may be creating a new era of gaming economy!!!"

After a pause, Welch smiled and said: "I am looking forward to such an era coming, because I also like to play games!"

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After the announcement of Battle.net points and game competitions, the number of registered users on the Battle.net platform immediately exploded!

A week later, the number of registered users on the Battle.net platform reached 8.4 million, and the total sales of "Counter-Strike" reached 14 million, including sales in offline retail stores. The total sales of "Red Alert" reached 11.4 million.

Such proud achievements shocked the industry.

At this moment, no one of the third-party game developers denies the Battle.net platform, and all of them have decided to cooperate with Flamingo Company. Are you worried about not making money when publishing a game on such a popular platform? Moreover, they all realize that with the development of the Internet, there will be more and more users on the Battle.net platform, and there may even be hundreds of millions of users. This is more users than the users of releasing games on the Flamingo console platform. many!

Of course, there are also many powerful game companies that are building their own game platforms, such as EA. Among them, there are more than 20 companies that Li Zetian knows about alone. The success of the Battle.net platform made them see the importance of gaming platforms. A hugely popular gaming platform is a cash cow.

However, they are destined to be difficult to pose a threat to the Battle.net platform.

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Beverly Hills.

Li Zetian looked at Dongfang Yuqin and asked, "How about the Honor Chain Internet Cafe?"

"It's very popular, and the demand for computers exceeds supply! In the Internet cafe, people are either playing "Counter-Strike" or "Red Alert."

"Is there any bad news?" Li Zetian took a sip of coffee and said casually.

"Haha, there really is!" Dongfang Yuqin laughed.

"Isn't someone scolding me?" Li Zetian thought that Chinese parents would scold themselves to death when they saw their children become addicted to the Internet.

Dongfang Yuqin's expression was stunned: "How did you guess it!! I don't know who spread the news that you are the owner of the Honor chain Internet cafe. Many parents and teachers in mainland China are scolding you, saying that you are only seeking profit and opening an Internet cafe to torture students. , causing many people to become addicted to the Internet and skip classes every day... After that, many experts and professors also stood up to criticize you!"

"Well, I knew it was definitely up to no good!" Li Zetian shrugged, "However, we can't always let them scold like this. We still have to take some measures."

Li Zetian thought for a while and said: "From now on, you must show your ID card when surfing the Internet at the Honor chain Internet cafe."

"Mr. Li, most of the people surfing the Internet are students. They don't have ID cards. If this happens, won't our Internet cafe's business plummet?"

"Well, that's true. Then let's do this..." Li Zetian paused and said, "For those who don't have ID cards, set an Internet time limit for them!"

Dongfang Yuqin frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is a huge loophole..."

"Well, there are loopholes. But it's better than nothing!" Li Zetian said lightly.

"Um."

"By the way, let Internet cafes put some labels in front of each computer that say, 'You need to pay attention to the balance between work and rest when surfing the Internet, please arrange your time reasonably.'"

Dongfang Yuqin smiled when he heard this, "Will this work?"

"Just show it off and show it to others!" Li Zetian said with a smile.

"Oh! Then I will inform the person in charge of the Glory Group now!" Dongfang Yuqin nodded and said.

"Go!"

"Um."

Li Zetian is naturally responsible for Internet addiction.

He opened the Internet cafe and designed and developed the games. When others scold him, he can only bear it.

There must be countless parents in mainland China who are yelling at him to kill him, which makes Li Zetian feel a little guilty and dare not go to mainland China. It will be fine if people's ideas change in the future.

One of the goals of Flamingo Company and Honor Group in organizing game competitions is to change the status of games and people's perceptions of it.

Before Li Zetian traveled through time, "League of Legends" was very popular and the game industry was extremely mature. Professional gamers have many fans and high incomes. Instead of being looked down upon, they have become idol stars, not only filming commercials, but even participating in variety shows.

Li Zetian thought in his heart that with his own ability, this flourishing gaming era would begin in advance. Because Flamingo is the world's largest gaming company, Li Zetian benefits the most.

In this era, since the popularity of personal computers around the world is not as popular as it was in 2016, the Honor chain of Internet cafes will be a very important part!

The development of chain Internet cafes naturally requires more personal computers.

Li Zetian suddenly thought of a diskless system, which could save a lot of money.

After taking some time, Li Zetian took Dongfang Yuqin to Galaxy Network Company.

After learning that Li Zetian had arrived at the company, Tian Shuai and Zhang Hao hurriedly came out to greet him.

"Mr. Li and Miss Dongfang Yuqin, welcome!" Tian Shuai said with a smile.

Zhang Hao looked at Li Zetian, with a hint of curiosity and excitement in his eyes, and asked: "Mr. Li, when you come this time, you won't have anything good for us to develop, right?"

Li Zetian nodded, smiled slightly and said, "There really is something!"

"What?" Zhang Hao couldn't help but ask, looking at Li Zetian with burning eyes.

Li Zetian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will tell you in detail when we get to the office."

Tian Shuai glared at Zhang Han and said, "Mr. Li just came to the company and he is still standing here. Why are you so anxious?"

Zhang Hao scratched his head and said with a smile: "Aren't I just curious? You know, every time Mr. Li comes, he always comes with shocking designs! Of course a technician like me is very interested!"

Everyone was talking and walking towards Tian Shuai's office.

After arriving at the office, Tian Shuai asked his secretary to prepare a cup of coffee for Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin.

"Mr. Li, can you speak now?" After everyone sat down on a sofa, Zhang Hao asked Li Zetian with a smile.

Smelling the aroma of coffee, Li Zetian took a breath, and then said slowly: "This time, I came up with an idea to develop the Honor chain of Internet cafes. Each Internet cafe has hundreds of computers. , it costs a lot. If you can remove the hard drive in the Internet cafe, this will save a lot of money! So, I thought of a diskless workstation! The principle of a diskless workstation is that there is a system server in the network. In addition to In addition to the operating system required for its own operation, it also needs an operating system required for the workstation to run! There is no hard disk in the chassis of a diskless workstation, and other hardware includes motherboards, memory, etc..."

As Li Zetian talked happily, the three people present couldn't help but their eyes lit up!