my return 2002

Chapter 184 Immortal vs. Magic
World of Warcraft is a top online game that has swept the global game market. Its quality is self-evident. Whether it is gameplay, picture quality, or action design, it is the ceiling of the online game industry. Even after another ten years, few game manufacturers can surpass it. .

However, in Shen Lang's view, the reason why World of Warcraft can endure for a long time is that this game continues the huge world view of the entire Warcraft series. What it creates for players is a dream, an extremely real dream, even if the player knows it It's a lie, and I'm still willing to believe in my dream of returning to Azeroth.

There are two paths before Shen Lang, one is to be the first to grab the agency rights of World of Warcraft, and the other is to develop a 3D online game to compete with World of Warcraft.

After thinking for a long time, Shen Lang decided to make two-handed preparations, while negotiating an agency with Blizzard, while developing 3D online games by himself.

The task of negotiating an agency with Blizzard naturally fell on Lei Jun. Lei Jun had heard about the game World of Warcraft for a long time, and accepted this task happily.

However, Lei Jun also expressed his opinion on Shen Lang's idea of ​​making a 3D online game.

"Isn't it too risky to do this? The production cost of 3D online games cannot be stopped at 2000 to [-] million."

Shen Lang looked at Lei Jun solemnly: "It's fine if we get the agency rights of World of Warcraft, but if we don't get it, we will have to face the competition of World of Warcraft. The gameplay of Jianyu Jianghu is quite comprehensive at present. But it's not worth mentioning in front of World of Warcraft, we have to prepare with both hands."

"Okay, I will do my best." Lei Jun suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was extremely heavy.

After Lei Jun left, Shen Lang called Wang Tao into the office again, and Wang Tao was also taken aback when he heard that Shen Lang wanted to create a new online game project. When Shen Lang proposed World of Warcraft, Wang Tao felt his heart tremble even more.

That's World of Warcraft. Blizzard used three generations of Warcraft to establish the huge world view of the entire Warcraft series. Since the project was established, World of Warcraft has received the attention of players all over the world, coupled with Blizzard's technical reserves in games.

Produced by Blizzard, it must be a boutique, and it definitely deserved its name in 2004.

How could Wang Tao not be shocked that Shen Lang wanted him to make a game that could fight World of Warcraft?

"Why, are you scared?" Shen Lang smiled faintly at Wang Tao.

A surge of hot blood rushed to his forehead, and Wang Tao jumped up all of a sudden: "I'm afraid of a ball, I have two shoulders and one head, why should I be afraid of them?"

"Okay, as long as you have confidence." Shen Lang nodded in satisfaction.

However, after Wang Tao was excited, he was a little worried. This bullshit is a bit big. It's Blizzard, it's not a joke. 3D online game research and development costs start at least tens of millions. I am also ashamed to stay at Inspur Technology anymore.

Shen Lang also saw Wang Tao's thoughts, patted him on the shoulder with a smile, pressed him on the sofa, and comforted him.

"Actually, Blizzard isn't that scary, and we don't have an advantage at all. Don't forget that this is Huaxia. Not to mention anything else, can Blizzard compare with us in terms of player aesthetics? Does Blizzard know enough about the preferences of mainland players?"

Wang Tao thought so too. Shen Lang didn't ask him to make a game that competes with World of Warcraft worldwide, but only to compete in the mainland online game market.

The success of Jianyu Jianghu also gave Wang Tao the confidence to resist authority. He said before how invincible the legend is, and the result?On the first day of its launch, Jianyujianghu broke the legendary highest online record.

"However, if we want to make 3D online games, we must have a 3D engine, right? If we develop it ourselves, I'm afraid it will be the year of the monkey." Wang Tao is a very pragmatic person. Now that he has decided to do it, he has to solve various difficulties along the way.

Shen Lang said with a smile: "Don't worry about this. I bought a part of the equity of Suzhou Snail before, and let Snail design and develop a 3D engine according to our requirements. It is not difficult. They have such technical reserves."

Hearing this, Wang Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the boss has already made plans. Fortunately, the boss didn't make the decision just like himself.

Wang Tao thought for a while, and then proposed: "Mr. Shen, what type of online game are we going to do this time? Or martial arts?"

Shen Lang waved his hand: "That can't be, isn't this a fight with myself."

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Lang analyzed: "World of Warcraft mainly focuses on western magic themes, so why don't we just create an oriental-themed fairy tale?" What do you think?

"Well, it can be done." Wang Tao heaved a sigh of relief. The difference between martial arts and xianxia has a lot in common, and some of the previous experience may be used.

This is something that Shen Lang has considered for a long time before deciding. The theme of Xianxia has always had a good mass base in the Chinese market, from ancient classics such as [Shan Hai Jing] [Huai Nan Zi] at the beginning, to [Journey to the West] [Journey to the West] in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Fengshen Yanyi]'s strange novel.

From "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" written by Huanzhu Zhuzhu in the Republic of China, and later, director Tsui Hark brought this wonderful book to the big screen several times, and then to the era of Internet literature, fairy tales have been enduring for a long time, and a large number of outstanding fairy tales have appeared. Xia works.

Xianxia has formed a cultural brand engraved in the hearts of the Chinese people, and it is an extension of the imagination of the Chinese people.

When it comes to cultural heritage, how can the magical world built by the West compare to the 5000-year accumulation in China?

However, Wang Tao raised another question: "Mr. Shen, shall we ask that Where is Now to help customize a novel with a background story this time?"

After finishing speaking, Wang Tao looked at Shen Lang with some embarrassment. The reason why Sword Rain Jianghu was able to succeed is also due to the background story. Otherwise, they would not know where to start developing such a large-scale online game for the first time.

Shen Lang secretly laughed in his heart, Wang Tao has tasted the sweetness.

However, Wang Tao's words did remind Shen Lang that a complete background story can save a lot of time for the R&D team, and it is indeed difficult for a group of rough men typing codes to weave a "dream" that is fake and real.

"Okay, I get it, just don't say anything about it, just know it in your heart." Shen Lang urged.

After Wang Tao left, Shen Lang took out his mobile phone and dialed Jinhezai's number.

"Hello, Mr. Zeng, how are you doing? Are you busy?"

Jin He Zai's original name was Zeng Yu, and he was delighted to hear that it was Shen Lang's voice. Originally, Jian Yu Jiang Hu bought out all the copyrights directly, but after the game went live, Shen Lang paid him another 20. The income of Jianyu Jianghu is not worth mentioning, but for him, it is already a lot of income. Zeng Yu still has a good impression of the boss who spends a lot of money.

"Mr. Shen, is there anything you can take care of me this time?"

Shen Lang explained the situation again.

On the other end of the phone, Jinhe was silent for a long time, before sighing: "It's really a coincidence, Mr. Shen, I'm currently catching up with the serialization of a novel about Jinguqiu. I may not be able to take on this job."

Shen Lang felt a little regretful when he heard the words. Humans always have a sense of trust in matters that they know better.

Jin He hesitated for a moment: "Mr. Shen, how about this, I know some good authors, how about I contact you to see who can take this job?"

"That's great." Shen Lang's heart suddenly moved. If he remembered correctly, Singularity should still be looking for investment all over the world at this time, right?

He Zai Jin hung up the phone, immediately logged into his QQ account, blocked those conversations and chats, and He Zai Jin opened his usual author group. There were only twenty or so people in the group, but they were all top authors in the current circle.

"Brother Zeng is here, and we are far away to welcome you."

"Brother Zeng is here, I'm paying my respects to Brother Zeng."

Jin He rolled his eyes, don't look at this group of authors who are usually extraordinarily cold in the eyes of outsiders, in fact they are more funny than each other.

"Stop making trouble, there is a good opportunity to make money, it depends on whether you can grasp it."

"Brother Zeng, your chance is not written in the criminal law, is it?"

Where are you now:
"I'm not joking, you all know about Sword Rain Jianghu, right?"

All the noisy and slapstick messages in the group disappeared, and the authors sat in front of the computer, staring at the screen.

The last time Sword Rain Jianghu adapted an online game, the entire online game circle was a sensation. Although Jin He Zai did not disclose how much he earned, he must have earned fame. The fame of being a writer is money, and it is a steady stream of money.

Now He Zai said Shen Lang's request again.

As soon as they heard that it was a fairy tale theme, the group exploded immediately.

"Ahem, brother Zeng, in fact, I have always had a heart to write fairy tales."

"Brother Zeng, I used to write fairy tales, but it's just been neglected in the past two years. Give me a chance."

Jin He Zai said angrily: "Don't play tricks, the boss has a request."

Everyone sighed for a while, as if they saw the white banknotes flying away from their eyes.

"Well, it seems that only Xiao Qian and Xiao Ding can take this job."

At this time, Xiao Qian and Xiao Ding were also sitting in front of the computer, but they didn't talk in the group. After seeing Jin He Zai's request, they communicated with each other through private messages.

The adaptation of Jianyu Jianghu has made Jin He both famous and rich, and they are naturally very greedy. They had no chance before, but now the opportunity is presented to them, so naturally they must grasp it.

He was also a little embarrassed at this moment, so he had to tell them: "Well, let me talk to Mr. Shen and see how he chooses."

Both Xiao Qian and Xiao Ding felt a little uneasy. They were similar in terms of fame, and each had their own strengths in terms of writing skills. Neither of them dared to overpower the other, but there was only one chance.

While Xiao Qian and Xiao Ding were waiting anxiously, He Zai had already told Shen Lang about the situation. As soon as Shen Lang heard about Xiao Qian and Xiao Ding, he thought of two famous works: [Earthly Journey] and [ Zhu Xian].

"The Misty Journey" is known as the pioneering work of cultivation novels, and "Zhu Xian" has become an insurmountable classic of fairy tales by virtue of its penetrating portrayal of characters.

Shen Lang thought about it, and finally chose Xiao Ding. From the perspective of the spread of later generations, "Zhu Xian" has more readers and a wider audience, and later Perfect World also adapted "Zhu Xian", which was once very popular .

After Shen Lang made his choice, He Zai gave Xiao Ding's QQ number to Shen Lang. After adding Xiao Ding's QQ, Shen Lang directly asked for the other party's phone number.

"Hi, Mr. Xiao, hello."

Xiao Ding hurriedly said: "Mr. Shen, hello."

Shen Lang smiled and said: "Mr. Xiao, don't be nervous, I want to ask, is the copyright of Zhu Xian still in your hands?"

"Yes, yes."

"That's good, let's do this. If it's convenient for you, just come to Shanghai. I'll ask someone to book a plane ticket and hotel for you. There are many things that I can't explain on the phone."

"Okay, no problem, I'm free anytime."

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ding was still in a dazed state, which was equivalent to a big piece of pie being thrown on his forehead, but he was a little worried, and he only talked to the other party a few words on the phone, but nothing was settled. If you go there and fail to negotiate, it will be uncomfortable to be happy for nothing.

But the outside world doesn't care about that, and the news that Xiao Ding also got an online game adaptation quickly spread among the author community, and the online article authors were all excited for a while.

If the adaptation of Jianyu Jianghu in What's Today is just an ice-breaking journey, then if Xiao Ding can successfully adapt it, it proves that this road can be passed through.

In 2004, for the majority of authors who did not have a stable income, writing online articles was still mostly an interest, but if this interest can help them earn money, it will definitely be a happy thing.

Xiao Ding's QQ was almost overwhelmed by various private messages, but at this time he had already boarded the flight to Shanghai.

Inspur Technology is not well-known locally in Shanghai, so Xiao Ding got into a taxi at the beginning and said: Go to Inspur Technology.

As a result, the driver gave him a blank look and asked: What road and what number!

Xiao Ding was embarrassed, he thought that Inspur Technology should be very famous, so he didn't remember the specific address, so he had no choice but to call Shen Lang.

After finally coming to the downstairs of Inspur Technology, Xiao Ding found that it was an old office building, and there was no font or logo of Inspur Technology on the outside of the wall.

This made Xiao Ding a little puzzled. Before Shanda went public, in some media interviews, Shanda was very bright.

But after all the arrivals, Xiao Ding took the elevator and came to the gate of Inspur Technology. Xiao Ding was secretly relieved, at least the address was true.

The lady at the front desk made a phone call, and not long after, a young man came out of it.

"You are Mr. Xiao, right? Welcome, welcome."

Xiao Ding also shook hands with the other party very politely: "It's me, I'm here."

"Mr. Xiao is here for the first time, let me show you around first."

Xiao Ding couldn't refuse, so he could only follow behind the other party. However, after entering, Xiao Ding found that there was a hole in the inside. It turned out that the inside was all broken, the area was not small, and there were more employees than he imagined. many.

"Mr. Xiao, this is our Jianyujianghu project team."

Xiao Ding smiled resentfully: "Well, buddy, thank you for showing me around, but I have made an appointment with your Mr. Shen, why don't you take me to see your Mr. Shen, and let him wait for a long time? alright."

When an employee passed by, he stared at Xiao Ding for a long time with a strange look, and then said something.

"Isn't this our President Shen?"

(End of this chapter)