Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 386: Running Like a Teenager
"It will be beneficial for our subsequent publicity. Just from the moral high ground, there will be no shortage of players willing to stay and support us."

"Besides, a lawsuit wouldn't cost much. Right now, the legal department is mostly idle, just doing routine contract review work. We might as well take this opportunity to get some action."

The executives present heard this.

I vaguely feel that something is wrong.

Why does it seem like Luo Haiwei has other intentions and doesn't care about winning the lawsuit?

Improve your voice in the company.

Perhaps what he wanted was to show off in front of his boss.

At present, the company's legal department is indeed a bit invisible and only does routine work.

There is no room for maneuver.

This time, Luo Haiwei finally got the chance.

So someone immediately raised the question:

"Manager Luo, what about Reba's contract with League of Legends? Will it cause unnecessary trouble? After all, they're facing Penguin, so we should avoid a head-on confrontation if possible."

Luo Haiwei seemed to have anticipated that someone would raise this question, so he immediately replied:
"I've studied the contract between Reba and Penguin. At the time of signing, League of Legends wasn't yet influential enough and they desperately needed the influence of their artists. Plus, the boss was very foresighted, so the terms of the contract were favorable to us."

While Luo Haiwei was speaking, he also flattered Cheng Xi without making any expression.

"Reba's contract was signed in October 12, and the contract period is five years. The League of Legends must guarantee a certain exposure rate and that she will be the sole global spokesperson for five years."

"Moreover, the MOBA mobile game project doesn't have much say within the Penguin faction. Furthermore, Reba is now highly tied to League of Legends, so they can't tear up the contract just for something they have a high chance of winning."

After hearing what Luo Haiwei said, Cheng Xi also fell into deep thought.

He was the one who facilitated Reba's contract, so of course he knew it better than anyone else.

The theme song "The Lone Brave Man" was also signed at that time.

When it was signed in October 12, it stipulated a term of at least five years.

At that time, Reba was not as famous as she is now. Her endorsement fee was a friendly price of 800 million yuan per year, which increased by at least 15% every year.

From the perspective of endorsement fees, the penguin wins.

There are still two years until 2017. I believe that even if the two sides fight now.

It will also maintain a situation of fighting but not breaking.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xi said:

"The Ministry of Justice will prepare first and then decide whether to file a formal lawsuit based on the situation."

Now that Zuibai Entertainment is growing bigger and bigger, of course we have to consider the impact of our words and actions.

If a lawsuit is filed, it is obvious that it will not be the same as other companies suing Penguin.

Zuibai Entertainment’s lawsuit will definitely make front-page headlines.

And Cheng Xi's fame will definitely be mentioned.

Then everyone continued to discuss for a while, and finally Cheng Xi waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Then he said:

"I understand everyone's opinions. So, I'll summarize and everyone can proceed with their respective tasks.

Starting tomorrow, Zuibai Group will fully support this tough game, and we will jointly announce a five-in-one game plan.

The first is to start filming the King of Glory competitive variety show "Battle to the Peak", and strive to broadcast it simultaneously on Zuibai Video and major video platforms as soon as possible.

The second announcement is the official launch of our King of Glory Professional League (KPL) starting June 6st. The first champion will receive a prize of 1 million yuan, the runner-up 1000 million yuan, the third place 500 million yuan, and the top 200 teams will each receive 8 million yuan, for a total prize pool of 100 million yuan.

Thirdly, I will personally serialize the Honor of Kings-themed novel "You Are My Glory" on Zuibai Chinese website and promote it for free on all platforms.

The fourth is to simultaneously develop the film and television drama project "You Are My Glory", which will be created by the best team.

Finally, regarding your game itself, as Mr. Ma said, continue to expand publicity, increase promotional offers, bend down to listen to players' opinions, optimize the game, and retain as many players as possible.

As for the lawsuit against Penguin that Luo Haiwei just mentioned, it's just a backup measure that we're preparing for now, to see if it's necessary in the future."

Everyone was still worried.

But when he heard the boss come up with the countermeasures one by one, his eyes lit up with excitement.

I had heard before that a professional league would be launched and a special variety show would be filmed, but I didn’t expect it to come so soon.

What’s even more surprising is that the boss is going to personally take part in this battle for players.

Writing novels and making movies are our Zuibai Group’s strengths.

Even if you are a penguin, you may not be able to beat your boss in this regard.

This "5+1" plan is enough to show how much the boss values ​​"Honor of Kings".

Everyone seemed to have found their backbone.

Gao Chunyang was the same, and became more and more excited as he listened.

Looking at my childhood friend sitting in the main seat and acting so confidently, I felt a little jealous, but at the same time, I was happy for him!

And the most exciting thing is that in this difficult battle against the penguin, Zuibaixi is not completely powerless to fight back.

Looking at everyone’s excited expressions, you can feel that the cohesion is different after Cheng Xi came.

Everyone seemed to have the courage to fight against the behemoth.

All of this comes from the power of the man in front of me.

At the same time, everyone was secretly shocked:
So the Zuibai faction is already strong enough to fight against the Penguin?!
"It's already past 10 o'clock. Those who don't need to work overtime should go home first. I guess everyone will be busy these past few months!"

Cheng Xi didn't say that he had absolute confidence in winning this battle.

I am just the backbone and totem of the Zuibai system.

It is impossible to show weakness.

No matter how difficult the situation is, you must be able to keep your composure, otherwise you will only fail faster.

In addition to differentiated competition and publicity, what gives Cheng Xi confidence is the quality of "Honor of Kings" itself.

"Honor of Kings" has been developed according to Cheng Xi's requirements and ideas since the beginning.

But Cheng Xi couldn't just stare at the game all the time.

In addition, many of the current team’s ideas are different from those of the previous Tianmei.

So the operation of the game has changed a lot in the past few months.

Especially the heroes released later, Cheng Xi had never seen many of them. Some of them were good ideas, while some were rather mediocre and could not pass Cheng Xi's test.

So overall, it is much better than the early stage of "Honor of Kings".

The "Heroes of War" currently being developed by Penguin is basically modeled after "Honor of Kings".

Apart from the style of painting and the name, there is not much innovation.

This gives "Honor of Kings" the ability to fight.

The social attributes of the game are definitely not as good as Penguin, but games are not social after all.

It still depends on the experience and entertainment.

Cheng Xi also emphasized this point:
"Blacksmith need its own hardware."

"The company and I will do our best to cooperate, but the key lies with everyone at Zuibai Games. We must work together to make the game a success. Okay, let's adjourn the meeting."

I received the boss’s “5+1” plan and a guarantee of full cooperation.

Everyone in Zuibai Games also felt more confident.

"Everyone else please go out. Gao Chunyang, you stay for a while." Gao Chunyang, who was originally preparing to leave the meeting room with Ma Hongjing, seemed to have been acupunctured.

He glanced at Ma Hongjing hesitantly.

Seeing this, Ma Hongjing said:
"The boss probably wants to talk to you about something. Come to my office when you're done."

After everyone left, Cheng Xi suddenly smiled and said:
"What's wrong, Dachun? As the chairman of the company, I can't call you. I still need President Ma to give you a word."

"Hey, Xiao Cheng, you're trying to trick me. I was trying to hide it well."

After seeing that everyone was away, Gao Chunyang locked the door of the conference room.

He casually faced the seat next to Cheng Xi, which was Ma Hongjing's, and said it in a casual manner.

Seeing his childhood friend like this, Cheng Xi felt a lot happier.

Judging from the way they address each other, at least their relationship is not far apart.

Many friends have become rich and it is difficult to have the tacit understanding and affection they once had.

"You're still trying to hide it, everyone must know it."

"Huh? I thought only Mr. Ma knew."

Cheng Xi shook his head when he heard this:

"You still need to learn more. The company's affairs will eventually come to light."

"Your school is next to mine, we're from the same hometown, and you were also there when the studio was first started. Anyone with a keen eye can tell what's going on."

"It's just that the people you think you know don't know that they're just putting on a show for you. Let me ask you, are these executives being polite to you?"

After hearing the last part, Gao Chunyang slapped his thigh and said:

"I was wondering, these executives are usually very strict with their subordinates. I thought everyone was just giving face to Secretary Ma. Xiao Cheng, you shouldn't have told me this. It's so boring!"

"Forget it, it's not their fault. It's your fault that you're the boss now."

Maybe when Gao Chunyang first founded Zuibai Studio, he didn't expect Zuibai to grow so fast and so far.

The kind that you can't even see the taillights of a car.

"You should learn more. I see that several executives at Zuibai Games aren't on the same page. Pay close attention and try to understand how they maintain their relationship and how they enforce their will and protect their rights within limited power."

Gao Chunyang was surprised to hear this and asked:
"Hey, Xiao Cheng. Why didn't I notice before? You have such a complicated mind. You used to love playing games like me, but you were speechless when you saw girls. It's strange, really strange."

"Besides, why do I need to learn all this? I'm a programmer and also work as Mr. Ma's secretary. Just do your job well. If anything goes wrong, don't you still have me as your big tree to support me?"

"You, do you know why I put you in this position? It's so that you can study hard and don't stay in my company in the future."

"Ah, Xiao Cheng, don't. I'm doing well at the company. I also really like the game "Honor of Kings". The hero prototype I proposed last time is about to pass the joint review!"

"What hero?"

"Robots! Robots that can perform mecha maneuvers! Equipped with artificial intelligence! Do you think this idea is awesome?"

Cheng Xi blinked at Gao Chunyang's fantasy.

However, since the game includes celebrities and virtual characters from ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign, it would not be out of place to have a robot.

After all, many of the epic limited skins use the concept of robots.

Gao Chunyang has liked Gundam since he was a child, and later became fascinated by Transformers.

Otherwise, I would not have recommended Yi Xiaoxing's "Transformers vs. Avant-Garde" to Cheng Xi during the summer vacation of his senior year in high school.

At that time, I felt that Dachun was a lucky star.

I was just worrying about which drama to film, and he reminded me.

It determines your own path forward.

Including before they came back, they also drank together.

Dachun helped to call over the internet celebrity from Cheng Xi's company to accompany him for fun.

As a result, Dachun ran away halfway and wanted to have a "Trinity" or something for himself.

Help yourself to cool down and relieve stress.

As a result, I failed to keep up the good work and fainted.

It can be said that Cheng Xi is very grateful to this childhood friend who helped him to be reborn.

I also cherish this friendship very much.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xi couldn't help but say:
"Dachun, my dream of becoming a director has come true. Have you ever thought about realizing your dream as well?"

"From your own dream?"

It is certain that Gao Chunyang is smart.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to work your way up to a 985 university in a small county.

But despite his previous high spirits, he now sees the social reality clearly.

Attribute it to youthful recklessness.

The world is so big, it actually can’t accommodate the dreams of a few people.

You have no money and no connections, so why would people be afraid that you can study?
My childhood friend Cheng Xi is lucky, hardworking, and talented, so fate favors him.

In comparison, I am just an ordinary person who can do the questions.

So he had forgotten his dream for a long time.

It’s just an occasional fantasy, and I tell myself that the unreachable dream is still there.

"Yeah, haven't you always liked robots, mechas and the like?"

"I like it, so I studied computer science. But it's too far away and impossible to achieve. I'd be very happy if I could design a robot hero for a game that everyone likes."

Cheng Xi knew that the dream of going from a game company to building a robot was too far away.

Gao Chunyang couldn't make the switch all at once.

"No, Dachun. When I first said I wanted to be a director, you personally came to support me when I was making pornographic films. You also came to help me with the opening of the studio without hesitation, and you also lent me some money when I was short of money."

"I'm the same now. I also want to support you. I already have this ability. Maybe you can give it a try. Robots are not far away."

Cheng Xi's support is simple and without any utilitarian purpose.

He also didn't think that Gao Chunyang would be able to succeed with his help.

It doesn’t matter if you fail, you have enough money to spend.

But he still likes Gao Chunyang, who would take him home to watch Gundam cartoons after class in elementary school.

He still likes the bold statement he made in middle school, that he would become China's first humanoid robot when he grew up.

At that time, there was light in his eyes.

Unlike him later when he studied computers.

But in order to gain a foothold in the city, to afford the high housing prices, and for marriage.
Went into sales.

There is nothing wrong with sales.

It just dimmed the light in his eyes.

Cheng Xi hopes that his childhood friend can always be that high-spirited young man.

Together with him, we rushed on the way home from school.

(End of this chapter)