You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 431

Qin Shaoyan asked confidently, "I, Qin Shaoyan, have always had a clear conscience. Why wouldn't I dare to call you?"

Tan Qunzhao laughed angrily, "You still have the nerve to say that you have a clear conscience. Your Warring States is marketing itself in the name of Legend, which has seriously damaged the rights and interests of our Shanda!"

"Mr. Tan, what you said doesn't make sense." Qin Shaoyan immediately retorted, "I am a world-class game producer. The games I made have won so many international awards. Do I need to piggyback on your Shanda fame?"

"With the excellent quality of our Warring States OL, do we need to piggyback on the fame of Legend?"

"Do you believe that if our "Warring States OL" is awarded the Golden Keyboard, we will definitely win the award?"

"This is an excellent work that has won the highest award for online games. You say we are just trying to take advantage of Legend's fame. Ask if anyone believes it?"

Tan Qunzhao was stunned by the series of questions. After a few seconds, he mocked him directly, "You're bragging a bit too much in front of me. Do you think the Golden Keyboard Award is from your family? You can take the award just like that?"

Qin Shaoyan said calmly: "I am one of the nine judges, and I have the votes."

Tan Qunzhao was stunned again. He didn't suspect that Qin Shaoyan was bragging again. This kind of thing was easy to verify. The Golden Keyboard Awards was not a secret organization and the list of judges was public.

But what Tan Qunzhao didn't expect was that Qin Shaoyan could actually blend in.

"What's the use of you being alone?" Tan Qunzhao questioned, "There are nine judges."

"Valve and I are basically on the same page. Microsoft and I have a good relationship and will not oppose me. Blizzard owes me a favor." Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "I have not just one vote, but four."

Tan Qunzhao was shocked. Qin Shaoyan had four votes in his hand, which meant that as long as the game got his support, the chances of winning were very high.

After a moment of silence, Tan Qunzhao continued to question, "How do I know if you are bragging again?"

"If it's true, just ask NetEase directly and you'll know." Qin Shaoyan sneered, "NetEase's Fantasy Westward Journey won an award this year."

Tan Qunzhao reacted immediately, and was both shocked and angry, "So you guys had already decided on this award!"

"Excellent works have the chance to win awards." Qin Shaoyan said calmly, "I'm just giving you some guidance in advance on how to apply and participate in the awards."

"If you guys at Shanda want to win an award, you can also apply in advance. I can help you sort out the application process."

Tan Qunzhao was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Will it be troublesome?"

"It's not too troublesome, but we need to do some public relations in advance." Qin Shaoyan replied, "I can get four votes, and you only need to get one more."

"Who are the stronger competitors for the 06 award?" Tan Qunzhao continued to ask.

"Do you have any good works?" Qin Shaoyan asked back.

"..." Tan Qunzhao hesitated for a while, then said firmly, "There will always be one."

Shanda has indeed not produced any good games in the past two years. Chen Tianqiao now focuses his main energy on "Shanda Box" and is not paying much attention to the gaming business.

Although Shanda also does research and development, they started out as an agent. Their R&D capabilities cannot be said to be outstanding, but they can be said to be better than nothing.

Originally there was a game called "Heroic Era", which later became Giant's "Zhengtu". Shanda's game department didn't care about it because their focus was all on 3D games.

Tan Qunzhao just wants to win the award, but he doesn't have any outstanding projects.

But like he said, there will always be one.

Just because there isn’t one this year doesn’t mean there won’t be one next year. Shanda also needs an international award to show off its image.

As for whether it is an internal appointment or not, he doesn't care.

He didn't hate the internal selection, but he hated that it wasn't him who was selected. "If Mr. Tan has any good works that need to be evaluated for awards, just contact me directly." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, and then changed the subject, "What do you think of our game engine, Mr. Tan?"

Tan Qunzhao answered honestly, "It's excellent, the visual performance is unparalleled."

"Does Shanda's R&D department need a 3D engine?" Qin Shaoyan asked. "We can provide it to Shanda for free and send someone to provide guidance and instruction."

"Really?" Tan Qunzhao immediately became alert, "What's your conspiracy?"

"Mr. Tan, don't always think the worst of people." Qin Shaoyan sighed.

Tan Qunzhao sneered. How could one not think the worst of someone like you?

"I have no other intentions, Mr. Tan. All I do is to help our domestic game industry develop!" Qin Shaoyan said righteously, "I have promoted stand-alone games to go overseas, invested heavily in developing 3D engines, and helped domestic game awards. Everyone has seen what I have done!"

"I do want to promote my engine in the gaming industry, and even let small gaming studios use it for free. My goal is to support domestic games and fight against foreign games together."

"And our engine has received support funds from the 863 Program!" Qin Shaoyan raised his voice, "I just don't understand."

"Promoting our own game engine will benefit the country and the industry. Why can't we continue to promote it?"

"Is it really free?" Tan Qunzhao asked.

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"There is also a paid version." Qin Shaoyan added, "But the functions of the paid version are more suitable for stand-alone projects, and the free version is sufficient for online games."

Only then did Tan Qunzhao feel relieved. It would make sense if there was paid content.

"Of course, I still have a little thing I want to discuss with Mr. Tan." Qin Shaoyan's tone became serious at this time, "I think this year's online game market is growing faster than last year, but plug-ins and private servers are rampant in the market, which is very harmful to our game industry."

"As the leader of the gaming industry, shouldn't Shanda take on some of the responsibilities of a leader?"

Tan Qunzhao frowned. "We conducted a special campaign a few years ago, and we prosecuted quite a few cases, but the results were not very good."

"So we should strengthen the crackdown in this area." Qin Shaoyan raised his voice, "I contacted several influential companies in the industry and jointly reported it to the administrative department. We will launch another crackdown on plug-ins this year."

"Mr. Tan, Shanda is the industry leader. You won't just sit there and do nothing, right?"

Tan Qunzhao thought for a moment, "Which companies are involved?"

"Sohu, NetEase, Penguin, and others are still in contact." Qin Shaoyan struck while the iron was hot, "Others in the industry will also be encouraged if Shanda joins."

Tan Qunzhao paused for a moment and said, "Okay, we at Shanda are willing to join."

Qin Shaoyan put down the phone with a smile, and then called Penguin's Xiao Ma Ge, "Boss Ma, this is Qin Shaoyan."

"Our gaming industry is planning to jointly launch an initiative to combat cheating. Sohu, NetEase, and Shanda are all willing to join. Are you, Penguin, willing to join us?"

"Okay, okay." Xiao Ma agreed readily, "We will actively respond. Just let us know if you need anything."

Since Xiao Ma Ge was decisive, Qin Shaoyan immediately started to say, "The two new online games I made are basically finished. When can I ask Mr. Ren to come and take a look?"

Ma Huateng's eyes lit up. "Any time is fine. I'm looking forward to Mr. Qin's new work."

The two of them agreed on a time, and Ren Yuxin, who is in charge of Penguin's gaming business, will go to Beijing next week to discuss further cooperation.

After contacting several online game companies, Qin Shaoyan found his acquaintance, Director Chen Peng, from the Press and Publication Administration.

After listening to Qin Shaoyan's request, Chen Peng was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."

(End of this chapter)