Chapter 549: The Birth of "Legend of Hot Blood"
At this moment, it is hard to associate Jack Ma, with his sad face, with the King of Pawns who said, "I don't care about money. I am happiest when I get a salary of XX yuan."
Facing the confused Jack Ma, Lu Yiming couldn't help but laugh: "Why? Do you regret your choice? Why don't you go back to being an English teacher with a monthly salary of 90 yuan? Maybe that will bring you real happiness."
However, Jack Ma's eyes suddenly became firm again: "Mr. Lu, I am just a little confused for the time being. The future is definitely the world of the Internet. I am personally very optimistic about the Internet industry."
"Then trust your own judgement."
Lu Yiming patiently asked, "As for Ali, what do you think is your most important task now?"
Jack Ma thought about it, but couldn't come up with any ideas. In fact, this was exactly what confused him now.
"What is it?"
Lu Yiming said slowly, "Survive. Do whatever it takes to survive. As long as you outlast all your peers, it will naturally be your turn to come to the fore."
Jack Ma suddenly felt that the clouds had cleared and the light had appeared.
Yes, in the current Internet winter, companies are closing down every day. Instead of worrying about those trivial things, it is better to think about how to survive.
As long as you live, there is hope.
The Internet winter can’t last forever, right?
The future of the Internet industry is bright, but the prerequisite is that Alibaba must survive until that time, otherwise everything will be meaningless!
Jack Ma, who was still a little hesitant at first, immediately regained his confidence and said to Lu Yiming seriously: "I know what to do. I will go back and cut off those non-core businesses and find a way to keep Alibaba alive first."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "As expected, he is the man I like. He knows what he should do so quickly."
Jack Ma said with emotion: "Thanks to Mr. Lu's guidance, otherwise I would not have woken up so quickly."
At this time, Alibaba, with a large amount of funds in hand and a layout in the United States, wanted to come up with the concept of "cross-border e-commerce" to raise the value of its own company. As a result, it encountered the Internet winter. But Jack Ma was unwilling to fail, so he felt very confused.
Now that Lu Yiming said this, he immediately understood. Failure or not, that's all floating clouds. In this day and age, survival is more important than anything else. As long as you can survive, then in the future, won't the sea be wide enough for fish to leap and the sky high enough for birds to fly?
The layout in America is very expensive. The salary expenditure alone is dozens of times that of China. The key is that the layout here is a waste of money, because Alibaba's foundation will always be in China. The so-called cross-border e-commerce is just a gimmick, something to add icing on the cake. If Alibaba does not survive the end of the Internet winter, it will be useless to do these things.
After getting the answer from Lu Yiming, Jack Ma was ready to leave. But after all, he was a person who never sat still. He just stood up but stopped again and said to Lu Yiming: "I plan to organize a West Lake Sword Contest. I hope you can participate then, Mr. Lu."
Of course Lu Yiming had heard of the West Lake Sword Conference, but before his rebirth, he was just a spectator like most netizens. But now, Lu Yiming was invited to attend this conference as a guest.
However, Lu Yiming was not as excited as he had imagined about this kind of thing. He said calmly, "Why do you want to do this?"
Jack Ma said: "The entire Internet industry is generally in a downturn, but precisely because the situation is so pessimistic, I hope to gather Internet entrepreneurs in Xiaguo to work together to keep warm and discuss countermeasures."
Of course, if circumstances permit, Jack Ma would also like to become the leader of the alliance.
Therefore, he really hopes to invite some influential figures to come to support him, and among them, Lu Yiming, the richest man in Xia Country, is undoubtedly the most important person.
Regarding this kind of thing, Lu Yiming did not comment and asked, "When?"
Jack Ma thought about it and said, "August or September, late August or early September? What do you think of Teacher's Day?"
Jack Ma was a teacher some time ago, so deep down in his heart, he has some obsession with the profession of teacher. He decided to hold this conference around Teacher's Day.
Lu Yiming said: "Okay, let me know when the time is set."
After Jack Ma left, Lu Yiming said to Shi Qingxue, "Xiaoxue, how are those people who came with us having fun? We have been away for a while, why don't we prepare to return home?"
Shi Qingxue said, "Okay. Actually, there's nothing fun to do abroad. In the final analysis, I feel more at home. Here, as soon as I go out, no matter what I see or hear, it seems to remind me that I don't belong here."
Lu Yiming agreed: "I feel the same way, so I don't really like going abroad."
Two days later, Lu Yiming gathered everyone and chartered a plane to return home.
On the plane, Ning Xuehua complained, "America is good in everything except the food. It feels like everything is sweet. We should get used to our own delicious food."
Lu Ding quickly followed suit and said, "That's right. Can those Chinese restaurants still call their food Chinese? The food they make is so sweet that it can kill you. Not to mention the so-called Western food. It feels like the snacks we make are more like regular meals than theirs."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Chinese food in America is basically made for foreigners, so it has to be modified according to their tastes. And many Americans like to eat sweets, so naturally they have to add more sugar to the dishes. This is normal. After all, different countries and regions naturally have different eating habits."
Ning Xuehua said, "I'm not used to their food either. Besides, there's no soy sauce in American supermarkets. I can't even cook a meal myself. When I get back, I must cook a good meal for myself. No matter what, I have to have a good meal. So, after we get off the plane, no one is allowed to leave. Let's all go to my house for dinner."
Although the food in Guangdong Province is also sweet, there is a difference between sweet and overly sweet. Ning Xuehua really has no interest in so-called Western food that is high in sugar and oil.
The plane landed at Baiyun Airport, and Lu Yiming simply invited everyone to his villa in Bihailongting. Ning Xuehua also called to invite Luo Rujun's family to come over.
The moment Duan Letian saw Lu Yiming, he rushed over and cried, "Cousin, you didn't take me with you when you went to America. You are so disloyal."
Lu Yiming pinched his chubby cheeks and said with a smile, "Next time for sure."
Duan Letian stretched out his right pinky finger and said angrily, "Then let's make a promise and stick to it for a hundred years!"
Lu Yiming flicked Duan Letian's forehead and said, "He's a little brat."
After greeting everyone, Duan Letian shouted, "Cousin, I want to play StarCraft. Give me your computer."
Just as Lu Yiming was about to turn on his computer, his cell phone rang. Lu Yiming pressed the answer button, but heard Jiang Rongfa's voice on the other end of the line: "Mr. Lu, the game you wanted is ready!"
Lu Yiming was naturally overjoyed and asked Jiang Rongfa: "Have you tested it? There won't be a lot of bugs, right?"
Jiang Rongfa said confidently: "How can that be possible? We have been testing for more than a month and all the bugs we encountered have been fixed."
"That's good. Give me the download address and I'll take a look."
Jiang Rongfa sent the URL to me soon. Looking at the animation with over-saturated colors all over the screen, a familiar feeling came over me.
Lu Yiming called Duan Letian and said, "We're not going to play StarCraft today. I'll take you to play a more fun game!"
After downloading the game and clicking on the login interface, the picture was full of graininess and the character animation was choppy.
It is a genuine legend for sure!
Duan Letian looked at this strange picture and asked curiously, "What kind of game is this? Why have I never seen it before?"
Lu Yiming said: "This is a new game, it hasn't been released yet, so of course you haven't seen it."
Duan Letian was also a smart guy, and he immediately asked a soul-searching question: "How did you get it when it hasn't even been released yet?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Because I'm the boss, I paid someone to make this game."
When Duan Letian heard this, he immediately bowed down to Lu Yiming.
My cousin is my cousin. I can only play other people’s games, but my cousin actually called a group of people to make games specifically for him!
Download the game and start playing!
This game, both in terms of graphics and gameplay, is very similar to the legendary game that dominated Internet cafes in the early 2000s, except that the monsters and NPC settings are based on "Classic of Mountains and Seas", so the style is more localized and oriental.
Duan Letian played it for a while and immediately fell in love with it.
“This game is so fun!”
At the moment, the game is not connected to the Internet, so it can be considered a test server. When it is connected to the Internet, players will appear together, engage in passionate PK, and chase after red-named players to get their equipment. That will be the most interesting.
The game is simple and easy to play; all problems can be solved by just a few clicks of the mouse and a few specific keyboard keys. This brainless way of playing became popular in Internet cafes once it was launched. At its peak, there were millions of real players online in one legend, which was simply legendary.
After playing for a while, Lu Yiming gave the computer to Duan Letian, and he sat aside to call Jiang Rongfa.
"I played the game, it's pretty good, it's the feeling I wanted."
Jiang Rongfa couldn't help but complain, "Hey, Mr. Lu, to be honest, I thought this game was stupid at first, but I don't know why I couldn't stop playing it. It was like seeing a ghost."
Obviously, he and his employees have experienced the charm of this game in advance within the company.
It has to be said that "Legend of Mir 2" is a rare gem in the gaming industry. There is basically not much gameplay and the graphics are not good either. However, such a "junk game" has remained popular in the industry. Even twenty years later, there are still various web games that can continue to make money from players.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Okay, don't talk about these nonsense. Within a week, we will conduct a public beta test of the game and start charging immediately after the public beta test. I will be responsible for dealing with the channel distributors."
Jiang Rong was excited and said, "No problem, I will try my best."
Originally, Lu Yiming wanted to stay at home for a few more days, but now that the game was released, Lu Yiming planned to go to Zhonghai to take charge. After all, Lu Yiming had high hopes for "Legend of Mir 2".
On the third day after returning from the United States, Lu Yiming took Li Yiwen directly to Zhonghai.
Li Yiwen complained: "What are you doing? Why are you running to Zhonghai again after just coming back? And you even dragged me along with you. What are you planning to do?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "I'll take you to witness the miracle."
"Witness a miracle? What miracle?"
"The game "Legend of Mir 2" has been completed and will soon begin public testing. After the public testing is completed, it will be officially put into operation."
Li Yiwen was even more confused: "Isn't it just a game? Is it worth your trip?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Legend of Mir 2 is different. This is a game that can create the richest man in Xia Country."
"Is it so exaggerated? A game created the richest man in Xia Country?"
Lu Yiming twitched his eyebrows and said, "Is it an exaggeration? Just think about it, you wake up every day and find that you have 10 million in your account. How do you think it feels?"
"Fuck, 10 million a day? Are you sure?"
Thinking of those players who spent hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to buy dragon-slaying swords in the early 2000s, Lu Yiming sighed: "This number is no less than that."
Li Yiwen still found it hard to understand: "Is our country's gaming industry so strong?"
In the current console era, Xiaguo's game industry can only be described as terrible. Basically, unless you are blind and have some sentimental feelings, you will not invest money in it.
Lu Yiming is full of confidence: "So the Internet is a magical thing, and online games have great potential."
He took out a newspaper from June and gave it to Li Yiwen, pointing to a piece of news on it and said, "This is the key."
Li Yiwen frowned even more when he saw it: "Game console ban?"
In order to prevent young people from becoming addicted to games, in June 2000, the General Office of the State Council forwarded the "Opinions on Carrying out Special Governance of Electronic Game Business Venues" issued by the Ministry of Culture and seven other departments, and began the governance work on the domestic game console market.
The Opinions on Carrying out Special Governance of Electronic Gaming Venues stipulates that "from the date of the release of this opinion, the production and sale of electronic gaming equipment and its parts and accessories for domestic use will be stopped. No enterprise or individual may engage in the production and sale of electronic gaming equipment and its parts and accessories for domestic use."
The ban on the sale of game consoles has officially closed the door to the domestic game console market. Game consoles from manufacturers such as SONY and Nintendo cannot be sold publicly in China, but consumers' demand for game consoles is real, and this situation has given rise to the parallel import game console market.
Although almost all game consoles, including Nintendo Wii, Microsoft XBox 360 and SONY PS3, are produced and assembled in Xiaguo, they can only be exported and cannot enter the world's largest market.
Nearly 500 million Chinese users generate a game output value of only 83 billion RMB per year, which is only 15% of the global market . The reason behind this embarrassing data is that the Chinese market prohibits the sale of game consoles. When foreign game consoles such as Nintendo WII and Xbox conquer the market and grab huge profits, we can only watch dumbfounded.
In 2013 alone, the direct losses caused by the ban amounted to more than 83 billion yuan, not counting the losses of the related industrial chain.
Lu Yiming sighed and said, "As early as more than 2,000 years ago, our ancestors said that it is better to open up than to block, but look at what these guys are doing. It's the 21st century now, and they are still doing that. I am really impressed by these idiots. If we don't allow the sale of game consoles, will disappear? I really don't know what those guys are thinking. But it's okay. Since the sale of game consoles is banned, we can fill the gap with online games. As long as our thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than problems."
Many times, I have to sigh at the wonder of fate.
The Xia Kingdom banned console games on a large scale, but ended up raising a scourge like free online games through the method of raising insects, which made it easier for players to become addicted.
In the era of mobile games, Xiaguo games have performed extremely strongly in the international market. Judging from the download list alone, Xiaguo mobile games are absolutely dominant abroad. More than half of the top ten are from Xiaguo, and one-third of the top fifty are from Xiaguo. The foreigners were directly defeated.
Lu Yiming said to Li Yiwen: "The emergence of the Internet means that the game industry is undergoing a transformation. If traditional console games cannot adapt to this change, they will not be out of date, but they will certainly not be as prosperous as before."
Today's gaming industry is basically a competition between the United States and Japan. As for the Xia Kingdom, it can only be described as a group of scumbags.
But as the saying goes, things change over time, so don’t look down on the young and poor.
Because Xiaguo was unable to compete with the United States and Japan in the field of console games, it instead focused on the new thing of online games, and eventually came from behind and successfully reached the top.
It can only be said that it was fate that caused the problem. Xia State cut off the path of console games, but cultivated the soil for Internet games. You need to spend money to buy the console and the game to play console games happily. But online games can be played with a computer connected to the Internet, which is much more convenient than console games. Later, when mobile games became popular, you can play them anytime and anywhere.
It was precisely because Lu Yiming had experienced that era that he was able to make arrangements in advance and set up Internet cafes, assembled computers, software and so on.
This kind of opportunity is fleeting. There are already countless areas that Xia Country needs to catch up in. If it continues to fall behind in this area, Lu Yiming is sure that he will be so angry that he will die.
Since someone has to make this money, why can't that person be me?
