Chapter 372 I came here to see someone
"It's already sold tens of millions of copies?!"
Inside the office at Soni headquarters.
Yoshida, who had just received the call, frowned deeply.
"Yes, because of the game Honghuang, our game's daily sales and online users have almost halved. It may... not reach the expected 20 million."
Bang!
Yoshida slammed the table with a gloomy expression.
One week.
One week.
It exceeded their hard work for more than a month.
And it was with the cooperation of the movie "Ex Machina"!
Even with the support of this movie that set off the cyberpunk craze, it was still no match for Honghuang's new game and was surpassed by a latecomer.
"What's going on! Are you saying that our game can't compare to Honghuang's new game?"
"No, President, that's not what I meant. It's just that... the sales of the game Honghuang are increasing too fast. If we continue to promote it at such a high level, we will lose money sooner or later..."
The voice on the other end of the phone explained hurriedly, sounding a little flustered.
After all, they have invested too much money in publicity and promotion in order to seize the market first. In addition, they have been engaged in a price war and virtual equipment is sold at a loss.
If this continues.
Even if Suoni's family is wealthy and powerful.
It can't support such huge consumption.
And the shareholders will definitely not agree to such endless consumption, they need to make money!
As the apparent helmsman of Soni, Yoshida would surely know this truth.
After clenching his fist for a while, he finally loosened it slowly and said in a deep voice: "Notify all departments to reduce the promotion of new games and transfer funds to the porting of platform games!"
Snap——
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
The entire office fell into silence again.
Now is a time when several virtual platforms are competing fiercely, and it is obviously unwise to spend a large amount of money on the promotion of a single game.
No matter how much he was resentful about Honghuang, he could only readjust the flow of funds and look for opportunities after things stabilized.
This also caused.
The news about the new game "Mechanic Walker" has dropped sharply on the Internet, and in just one week it was overshadowed by the popular "2077".
Even other similar competing products seem to pale in comparison to this game.
This instantly makes "2077" the undisputed pinnacle of the cyberpunk genre!
"I knew my vision was right."
In the live broadcast room.
Old E, who felt the game's skyrocketing popularity, said confidently.
Ever since he experienced the previous explosive plot, he has determined that "2077" will be the top and most unsurpassed cyberpunk game.
The subsequent gaming experience also confirmed this for him.
Because he found that in addition to the stunning graphics and explosive special effects, this game also has a feature that other competing products cannot surpass.
That's a sense of identity.
He has also tried other competing products.
But in the process of playing, you will have a strong feeling that you are just a player from a God's perspective, outside the game, and that's it for the fun.
"2077" is different.
It will guide you step by step to put yourself in the shoes of the protagonist, and each plot will have an impact on subsequent developments.
For example, after witnessing the death of Saburo Araita, Yorinobu Araita would hunt him down in order to silence him, and many desperate criminals would also hunt him down for the high bounty.
What players have to do is to travel around Night City under the pressure of identity leakage and look for opportunities to escape from the city.
There was also a series of events triggered by Saburo Arasaka's daughter rushing over to attend the memorial service.
Everything is so natural and logical, as if it is really happening around you.
It gives them the illusion that they are the protagonist V, the sense of immersion is extremely strong, and the plot atmosphere is also top-notch.
This is such a complete and true story.
This allows "2077" to stand out among many competitors and completely surpass those simple savior mode games.
That maybe.
That's why they really like this game.
"I understand the logic. If you're trying to escape, why are you still racing down the street and killing people?"
At this moment, a barrage of comments flashed by.
The audience in the live broadcast room had strange expressions on their faces as they watched Old E, who was driving the stolen luxury car and slaughtering people.
"What do you know? I'm just making things worse to create an opportunity to escape... Damn! The special forces are chasing us!... Haha, come on, let's see which is faster, your car or my gun!"
Loud laughter echoed in the live broadcast room.
After learning about the corruption in Night City, Old E completely let himself go, robbing sharks everywhere, and turned the game into a crime game.
You’re not even to mention.
Ever since I figured out how to play this.
Many players also opened the door to the new world and lingered in Night City all day, burning, killing, and looting, experiencing the thrill of being a desperado.
The video circulated.
Those who were watching were astonished and rushed to download the game and play it themselves.
…
Primeval times.
In the office.
Just when manufacturers are competing fiercely and players are addicted to games.
Chen Lin, who had perfected the game plan, received an invitation from outside.
"Invite me to an Internet symposium?"
Chen Lin looked at the email on the computer, full of surprise.
"That's about right. How should I reply?"
Lao Song's voice came from the phone.
The Internet Development Symposium is a grand event that concerns the direction of the domestic Internet.
To put it simply, it is a gathering of industry leaders to discuss the future development trends of the Internet industry and to strengthen their relationships.
That's industry jargon.
How can we make more money in the next few years?
Even though it is just an ordinary symposium, the participants are all leading figures in the Internet industry, who can bring about drastic changes in the entire industry with just a stomp of their feet.
The information they revealed at the meeting is crucial to many people and the news media, and may even affect the future direction of the industry.
Therefore, every year when this kind of conference is held, it attracts the attention of countless news media and practitioners.
after all.
The Internet covers so many aspects.
Coupled with the strong rise of games and entertainment in recent years, it has become one of the important industries in the country.
"Go ahead. I happen to be free recently. Go check out what other big companies are planning. It would be even better if we can discuss a few projects."
Chen Lin thought for a moment and said.
"Okay, I'll answer them then."
After saying this, Lao Song hung up the phone and went to contact the conference organizer.
Chen Lin took a look at the time and location on the email, then got up and left the office.
The next morning.
When Chen Lin and Qin Meng got on the plane.
Preparations for the symposium in the capital are already in full swing.
Rows of chairs were placed in the venue, covered with clean white cloths, and provided with mineral water and name tags.
Staff members came and went, shouting constantly.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Put all those things in place!"
"Hurry up, check all the equipment!"
"What about the reception? Is everything ready?"
In the busy venue, in addition to the staff, there were also many news media with cameras set up nearby.
Even outside the venue, a large number of media gathered, making it look quite grand.
soon.
The car drove in.
Under the escort of security forces, one after another imposing figures stepped onto the red carpet and walked together with smiles on their faces.
"Haha, Mr. Tan, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you're still as charming as ever."
"It's Mr. Liu. It's been a long time since we last met. I heard your business has been doing very well recently."
"Isn't this Lao Zhang? Are you here to attend this meeting as well?"
"Just came over to join in the fun. Looks like we arrived early."
Those who can make a name for themselves on the Internet are basically well-known and know each other.
As soon as they got off the car, they walked into the venue chatting and laughing as if they had met old friends.
The surrounding media took a lot of photos, recording the handshake moment of these industry leaders.
"Look! It's the CEO of Shengqu!"
Suddenly, there was an exclamation from the crowd.
A middle-aged man in his forties got out of a simple domestic car and walked into the venue while chatting and laughing with several partners.
As a well-known domestic game company, Shanda's status is naturally unmatched by other companies, and it instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Even those who had just entered the venue and sat down stood up, greeted each other with smiles on their faces.
Over time.
More and more bigwigs are arriving.
Every time someone appears, they cause a commotion in the venue.
Especially when a number of Internet giants such as Penguin, Juqing, Huamei, Bilibili, ByteDance, and Pinxixi arrived, there was a lot of cheers, and the camera was almost aimed at the people sitting in the first row.
"Isn't this Boss Chen? You're here too?"
As soon as he sat down, the ByteDance CEO looked at Chen Rui, the boss of Bilibili next to him.
Everyone knows.
Both are video platforms.
Although one focuses on short videos and the other on long videos, they have been competing with each other in recent years and their relationship is not very good.
"It's Mr. Zhang. Nice to meet you."
Chen Rui looked at Zhang Ming with a smile on his face, without showing any dissatisfaction.
People of their level basically don't show their joy on their faces. Even if the person sitting next to them is the murderer of their father, they would probably greet him with a smile.
certainly.
There are also a few with bad tempers.
All kinds of noisy sounds echoed in the venue.
Zhang Ming glanced at the direction of the voices and said with a smile, "I heard that Station B has been working hard to expand its virtual terminal business in the past two years and has achieved considerable results. Could it be that they came here for this matter this time?"
Virtual terminal!
Hear these three words.
The people who were talking nearby all looked at this side and focused their attention.
If you say.
Which Internet industry has the most potential nowadays?
It is definitely a virtual end without a doubt.
As an industry that has grown strongly in the past two years, it has had a huge impact on the entire Internet at home and abroad.
Many companies are trying their best to squeeze in and ride on the express train of this era, so they are naturally very concerned about this topic.
This can be seen from the penguins and giant CEOs who are surrounded in the distance.
Because this year they are the only two companies that have successfully developed new equipment.
"Mr. Zhang, you're joking. With the current momentum of the virtual side, who wouldn't want to join in? I came here just to meet someone."
Meet someone?
Hearing Chen Rui's words, everyone was shocked.
In China, there are not many people who can be taken so seriously by the boss of Bilibili, not to mention that they would travel so far to attend the symposium.
At the same time, I was very confused.
The list of participants in a symposium is usually not announced in advance unless some inside information is known.
It can make Chen Rui so serious.
Could it be.
Who is it? ?
A figure suddenly appeared in everyone's mind.
Just at this moment, the door to the inner passage opened.
A young figure dressed casually, who looked out of place among the crowd but was unusually calm, slowly walked in, accompanied by a large group of staff and media.
A moment.
All eyes in the venue were focused on him, and their expressions changed in unison.
But before they could react, Chen Rui, who was sitting in the front row, quickly stood up and greeted them with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Chen, I finally waited for you."
The greeting suddenly woke everyone up, and they looked at the person in shock and surprise.
Then, his eyes became hot .
Even the Penguin and Giant turned their heads away, full of caution.
"It's Brother Chen Rui. Are you here so soon?"
Chen Lin, who had just entered the venue, was surprised by the spectacular scene before him and recognized Chen Rui at a glance.
When discussing cooperation before, he went to the headquarters of Bilibili and met with the other party several times.
In addition, the two families have frequent interactions, so they are quite familiar with each other.
"I just arrived too, but I didn't expect President Chen to attend this symposium. I came in a hurry and didn't tell you. We should have come together."
"That's perfect. I just happened to have something I wanted to talk to you about. We can find a place to have a meal when we're free later."
"That's a good feeling."
The two of them just sat there chatting.
The accompanying staff was also very considerate and replaced the name tag next to Chen Rui with a new one.
When they saw the bright white words "Chen Lin" on a , the crowd around them suddenly became agitated.
The representatives who were originally surrounding the Penguin Giant hurriedly changed their routes and all ran over.
