my return 2002

Chapter 200 Make money, not shabby

The popularity of the battle between righteousness and evil has made Jianyu Jianghu the "No. [-] online game in the Mainland" in the minds of players. Compared with Legend and Miracle MU, more and more players pay more attention to the diversification of gameplay. At the same time, domestic game manufacturers The agency's Korean kimchi game didn't make any waves.

However, the outside world's praise for Jianyu Jianghu did not make Shen Lang complacent. On the contrary, the success of the first expansion made Shen Lang have to invest more manpower in the development of the second expansion, which also directly led to [Zhu Xian 】The project team is running out of manpower.

what to do?Of course they are recruiting.

However, with the booming online game market, more and more hot money is pouring in. Even Shi Yuzhu, who sells health care products, has started to make online games. Excellent talents have long been recruited by various companies, otherwise Shi Yuzhu would not have taken the risk. At the risk of offending Chen Tianqiao, he poached someone from Shanda.

Digging?Shen Lang's eyes lit up when he heard Wang Tao's complaint, he was familiar with this, didn't he dig He Xiaopeng and Wang Xiaochuan one by one with a hoe?
In the end, Shen Lang set his sights on a studio. The name of this studio was Zulong Studio.

This studio has a certain reputation in the domestic stand-alone game circle. Since 97, it has developed the first game [Freedom and Glory], and then developed FPS games such as "Blood Battle on the Beach".

It's a pity that domestic piracy was serious at that time, and even the domestically produced Three Swords, which was in full swing, had a hard time, let alone the well-known Zulong Studio.

The reason why Shen Lang took a fancy to Zulong Studio was not the studio's experience in making FPS games, but an online game called [Perfect World] that this studio launched later.

The same is Xianxia, ​​the same is 3D, in Shen Lang's opinion, there is simply no more suitable studio than this one.

Of course, the Zulong studio at this time has been included under the banner of Perfect World. Before Shen Lang came to the capital for a meeting, he had a relationship with Chi Yufeng, but this did not hinder Shen Lang's determination to hack the wall.

So, Shen Lang asked the lady at the front desk to book the air ticket for the day and fly to the capital immediately.

This time, Shen Lang didn't go directly to the downstairs of Perfect World to stop people, but found a local headhunting company to test the attitude of Zulong's studio first.

Perfect World.

"Hey, guess what? A headhunter came to dig me up just now." A young man with pimples flaunted his phone.

"Tch, I thought it was a big deal. Isn't it just poaching people? Now that the online game market is hot, it's not normal if no one is poaching."

"That's right, don't be shy, hurry up and get to work, the boss will come and see you later, and he's going to hate you again."

The young man snorted, "You guys are jealous, do you know how much the headhunters pay me for a month?"

"How much?" Upon hearing the money, everyone immediately became interested.

The young man proudly said: "Twice the salary."

"Cut, it's only double. I won't go to those small companies, not to mention double, even if it's three times. By then, the company will go bankrupt after a few months. Can I get two?"

"Have you asked clearly? Which company is it?"

The young man was anxious: "Although the headhunter didn't say which company it was, the other party assured that it was definitely a top five big company in the industry."

"Top five? Is that one of Shanda, Inspur, Ninetowns, Netease, and Lianzhong?"

"Oh, which one do you think it is?"

Just talking and laughing, suddenly someone's phone rang.

"Hello, yes, I am."

The man put down the phone and looked at the young man: "What the headhunter said just now is similar to your situation. It seems to be a company."

"Yo, it's so lively, what are we talking about?"

At this moment, a man in a suit walked in.

"Brother Qing."

"Old Li."

Li Qing saw that everyone's faces were a little abnormal, so he asked curiously: "What's the matter, are you here?"

So everyone explained the situation, and Li Qing's expression changed instantly. This was obviously a targeted poaching. Zulong Studio had just merged into Perfect World not long ago, and it was a time when people's hearts were unstable.

Just as he was about to say something, someone's phone rang again. Seeing that it was the same number, Li Qing answered the phone himself.

"Hey, it's me. The conditions are good, but you have to tell me which company it is?"

"Top five? I don't know who made the ranking you mentioned. It takes a little sincerity to poach someone. At least I want to meet the person in charge of the other party."

The headhunter on the phone seemed to hesitate for a while, and then said: "I want to ask the client for instructions. If the client agrees to meet, may I still call you at this number?"

"Call me another number"

After hanging up the phone, Li Qing joked to the onlookers: "Don't even think about it, I'll help the brothers find out. If the other party is really reliable and the conditions are right, I won't hinder the future of the brothers. Yes, maybe when the time comes, I will take my brothers to change jobs."

"Haha, brother Qing, don't worry, if you don't leave, I won't leave no matter how much money you give."

"That's right, if you want to buy me with a little money, there's no way."

Under Li Qing's reassurance, the employees continued to immerse themselves in their work, but when they left the office area, Li Qing's expression became ugly and he ran to the door of Chi Yufeng's office immediately.

Chi Yufeng still didn't know what happened, so he smiled and beckoned Li Qing to sit down.

Li Qing told Chi Yufeng about the situation, and Chi Yufeng couldn't laugh immediately, and asked with a livid face, "Do you know who the other party is?"

"It's not clear yet, but since the other party has found a third-party headhunter, it must not be a small company, maybe it is really the top five." Li Qing analyzed.

Chi Yufeng patted the handle of the seat angrily: "These guys stretch their hands really long enough!"

Then he asked: "Which one do you think it is? Could it be Lianzhong World?"

It’s no wonder that Chiyu Summit doubts Ourgame World. Not long ago, the South Korean game giant NHN acquired 50% of the shares of Ourgame World for [-] million US dollars. The domestic and foreign media are very optimistic about this “marriage”. Bao Yueqiao was also in In front of the media, it publicly stated that Ourgame World will set foot in the large-scale online game industry.

Li Qing shook his head: "It's not sure yet, it's all possible."

In fact, Li Qing thinks Lianzhong World is the most unlikely. After all, the Korean game giant NHN spent a huge amount of money to acquire Lianzhong World. It is impossible to add bricks and tiles to the mainland's domestic games, right?It must be acting as an agent for Korean online games.

While talking, Li Qing's cell phone rang, and it turned out to be the headhunter's call.

"Hi, it's me, oh, okay, let's meet at the cafe near our company at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

Li Qing hung up the phone and said to Chi Yufeng: "Tomorrow we will know who is playing tricks."

Chi Yufeng thought for a while: "How about I go with you?"

Li Qing shook his head: "It's better for me to go alone, the tree attracts the wind, if the other party recognizes you, it will be difficult to handle."

There is only one thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to guard against a thief, in case of surprise, the other party's actions will become more and more subtle, but it is impossible to guard against, regardless of the vows of the employees under your hands, but who doesn't like money?

Seeing Chi Yufeng's hesitation, Li Qing solemnly stated: "Mr. Chi, don't worry, I will never betray you. If it weren't for your funding these years, our studio would have collapsed."

This is also true. It is a miracle that a not-so-famous stand-alone studio can survive for six years.

"Oh, Xiao Li, what are you talking about? I trust you [-]%." ​​Chi Yufeng said.

A few days later, at around [-]:[-], Li Qing came to the coffee shop near the company and sat in the most conspicuous position by the French windows.

Time passed by every minute and every second, Li Qing glanced at his watch, it was already [-]:[-], when suddenly his cell phone rang, and was about to answer it, when he saw a tall young man pushing open the door of the coffee shop, holding Also holding a cell phone.

The young man seemed to have seen him too, but when the other party turned around and Li Qing saw the other party's face, he was dumbfounded.

"Boss Shen Shen?"

Shen Lang smiled at the other party: "Hello, since you recognize me, then I don't need to introduce myself."

Li Qing didn't know how to speak for a while, he never dreamed that it was Inspur Technology who was poaching him, let alone that the boss, Shen Lang, ended up in person.

"Now you know that I'm not a liar, do you? How about we just negotiate terms?" Shen Lang didn't know Li Qing, and he just thought that the other party was an ordinary member of Zulong Studio.

Li Qing said awkwardly to Shen Lang: "Mr. Shen, I'm sorry, I lied to the headhunter before. My name is Li Qing. I'm the CEO of Zulong Studio, and now I'm the Chief Development Officer of Perfect World."

Shen Lang looked at Li Qing in surprise for a while, but soon recovered and shrugged.

"That's just right. Now that we have met the real master, we can have a good chat."

Li Qing immediately said sternly: "Mr. Shen, the reason Zulong Studio has been able to persevere these years is all thanks to Mr. Chi's support. It is absolutely impossible for me to change jobs."

Shen Lang rubbed his hands together, and looked directly at Li Qing: "Actually, I have played the bloody battle Shanghai Beach of your Zulong studio, it is a very good game, but you know why you have used it for six years, and neither Have you made money but not even fame?"

The corner of Li Qing's mouth twitched, and he was about to refute, but he swallowed his words back. From the facts, it was indeed the case. It seemed that his persistence in the past six years was not worth mentioning, and even he himself doubted it.

Shen Lang pointed to the coffee on the side: "It's like this cup of coffee. Bitterness is the original taste of coffee, but people naturally like sweetness, so after combining coffee with sugar, it becomes popular all over the world. If you just stick to it Coffee is supposed to be bitter, and maybe we won't have the chance to sit in a coffee shop and chat now."

Li Qing's face changed slightly, but he still gritted his teeth and retorted: "But, some things are inherently repelled by business."

"That's right." Shen Lang nodded: "Commercial is not necessarily good. Many things are indeed more suitable for popular in small circles, but games obviously do not belong to this category. As a game developer, you also hope that you Your game has been praised by players, and more players will experience a different scene in the world you created, right?"

Li Qing's heart constricted violently. Although he was reluctant to admit it, as a top student with a master's degree from Tsinghua Nuclear Energy Technology Design and Research Institute and a bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics, if he didn't really like it, how could he make games.

He failed to achieve anything in six years. In the eyes of his parents and relatives, he is the representative of playing with things and losing one's ambition.

"Mr. Shen, you don't need to say any more. I won't quit. I'm leaving." Li Qing stood up and was about to leave. He realized that if he stayed any longer, he might be persuaded in the next second.

But Shen Lang called him back: "Sometimes, when people look back after many years, they will find that their persistence at the beginning is not worth mentioning. You might as well tell you the truth, whether you accept it or reject it, Zulong Studio, I am determined to win it." .”

With that said, Shen Lang walked up to Li Qing, his tone softened a lot: "Actually, after you go back, you can discuss it with Chi Yufeng and sell Zulong Studio to me directly. It looks like a lot of flowers, but in fact the risk is not small. The policy risk alone is enough to drink a pot. Even if all kinds of risks are avoided, who can guarantee that the game you make will be accepted by the market? Woolen cloth?"

"There are a lot of profitable businesses. With a lot of cash in hand, what can't be done? Why come to this muddy water?"

"Make money, it's not shabby."

Back at the company, Li Qing walked into Chi Yufeng's office in a daze.

Chi Yufeng asked nervously: "How is it? Which company is it? What did he say?"

"It's Inspur Technology."

Chi Yufeng's face changed suddenly, and he blurted out: "How could it be it? Who came? Did Wang Tao come in person or his subordinates?"

"It's Shen Lang!"

Chi Yufeng jumped up from his chair in shock: "What? Shen Lang is here?"

When Inspur Technology was just established, it was only a small transparent in the Internet industry, but in just one year, with the emergence of Jianyu Jianghu, no one dared to underestimate this company. Careful peers found that this company The product line is already so complete.

The reason why Jianyujianghu is so popular today is also inseparable from the product ecological chain of Inspur Technology.

This young man already has a decisive weight in the industry.

"He came in person?" Chi Yufeng reconfirmed.

Li Qing nodded helplessly, and then repeated what Shen Lang said to Chi Yufeng.

At first Chi Yufeng was furious when he heard it, it was too bullying, but after hearing that, Chi Yufeng gradually calmed down, just as Shen Lang said, although the game industry makes money, in fact, only a few people really make a lot of money. Home, other small game companies are nothing more than lingering.

In addition to this period of time, the speed at which Zulong Studio burned money also made him secretly startled. According to the budget, he would have to burn at least tens of millions to ensure the launch of the game under development.

As for whether players will buy it after it goes online, Chi Yufeng is also worried. After all, Zulong Studio is only the first time to produce a large-scale online game.

what to do?Do you continue to grit your teeth and burn money, or sell Zulong Studio to make a fortune and go to other businesses?
Chi Yufeng fell into deep thought, and Shen Lang's words kept appearing in his mind.

"Make money, it's not shabby."

(End of this chapter)