The game is only half finished, and the entire internet is begging for an update!

"Alright."

Liu Chengfeng, the general manager of Shan Hai Studio, who was sitting in the main seat, raised his hand and tapped the table. His expression was obviously not good.

"I've asked you to analyze our opponents; say something useful."

The meeting room fell silent immediately.

In the midst of this somewhat oppressive silence, Wang Che, a game planner who had only recently been promoted and was sitting at the very end of the long table, hesitated for a long time before slowly raising his hand.

"that……."

Wang Che swallowed hard, his eyes gleaming, as if he had come up with a brilliant idea.

"Mr. Liu, actually... I have an idea."

Everyone looked over.

Wang Cheyu felt a little uneasy being watched by so many people, but when he thought about the idea that had just popped into his head, he felt that there was indeed room for maneuver.

"Isn't Chaoxi's biggest problem right now that it has too many projects?"

"No matter how strong their development capabilities are, the number of people is still limited."

"Then we can buy the copyright."

Liu Chengfeng frowned.

"What copyright?"

"Sequel copyright!"

The more Wang Che talked, the more he felt that his idea had potential.

"Think about it, players of 'I Found the Imperial Seal!' are constantly asking for updates, 'The Great Fisherman' also has a stable player base, and 'Love Requires Talking to Someone' is even more popular now."

"If we can't handle it all ourselves, then we can talk to them about cooperation."

"They are the first generation, we are the second generation."

"They could even license their world-building to us, and we could help them develop sequels. Wouldn't that save trouble for both sides?"

After saying that,

The meeting room was eerily quiet. Wang Che had initially been quite confident.

But after waiting for a long time and finding that no one spoke, the smile on his face gradually froze.

"What's wrong?"

Liu Chengfeng took a deep breath.

"I'll buy your grandma's legs!!!"

"I paid to bring you here just so you could give me this terrible idea of ​​recognizing a thief as your father?!"

"Our Shan Hai Studio is a top-ten ranked company in China! We're going to buy the copyright of a newly established independent studio? What will the industry think of us? What will the players say about us?!"

Liu Chengfeng braced himself on the table, spitting all over Wang Che's face:

"You really think you can achieve a win-win situation through cooperation!"

"We and Chaoxi Games are in the same industry! We're competitors! We're business partners! Not like father and son!!"

"You're going to buy his copyright and make a sequel? Does that mean I'll have to stand at attention, salute, and call Jiang Bo 'godfather' every time I see him?!"

"Isn't this going against the natural order of things?"

The more Liu Chengfeng thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed.

"They made the first game a hit, and all the players, the IP, and the hype are in their hands. Then we pay for the license, spend our own manpower to develop the sequel, and in the end we still have to share the profits with them."

"What you call cooperation?"

The other executives in the conference room also looked at Wang Che with condemning eyes, as if they were looking at a traitor.

"Yeah, Xiao Wang, your thought process is really unique."

"Don't we, Shanhai, have any dignity? Going to work for Jiangbo? How could you even think of that!"

"You're boosting the morale of others while diminishing your own!"

"Xiao Wang, you usually seem so honest and unassuming, I thought you were just pretending to be wise, but now it looks like you're more than mentally challenged!"

"I strongly suggest checking Wang Che's phone!"

The vice president, Song Mingyuan, sitting next to him, also snorted coldly and added insult to injury.

"I think he might be a spy sent to our company by Chaoshi! He's deliberately trying to mess with our morale!"

Wang Che turned pale with fright and quickly waved his hands:

"No, no! Mr. Song, I was wrong! I just said it casually!"

"Alright!"

Liu Chengfeng rubbed his temples in frustration, then slumped back into the boss's chair, feeling utterly exhausted.

Although he was verbally abusive, he knew in his heart that the rise of Chaoxi Games, which was like the invasion of the Three-Body Problem, had indeed put unprecedented pressure on the survival of established companies like them.

"Ahem... Mr. Liu, you really don't need to be so anxious."

Just then, Zhao Ziming, the chief producer who had been sitting to the left of President Liu and had remained silent, finally spoke slowly and deliberately.

Director Zhao is the core brain of Shan Hai Studio, having led several blockbuster games that generated over 100 million RMB in revenue, and he wields considerable influence within the company.

"ChaoXi Games' growth rate is indeed rapid, and its sales are ridiculously high. However, have you all overlooked a fundamental issue?"

As he spoke, he switched the projector to another market report.

The screen displays growth data for the virtual gaming market over the past year.

This is the true main battlefield of Shan Hai Studio.

Virtual reality headsets, immersive interaction, large-scale virtual worlds, multiplayer online...

In recent years, more and more large companies have begun to allocate resources to this area.

The same applies to mountains and seas.

Their main new projects are all centered around the development of virtual gaming platforms.

"Everyone! Times have changed!"

"What's the mainstream gaming market now? It's virtual reality! It's VR! It's immersive brain-computer interfaces!"

"What Chaoxi Games is doing now is simply exploiting players' nostalgia for retro games and their curiosity about storylines, trying to pick up scraps in the 'sunset-day' track of 2D games!"

"Even if they make 2D games incredibly elaborate, they'll still just be two-dimensional characters!"

"Even though Chaoxi is currently very popular, the main force is still traditional game platforms."

Director Zhao looked at everyone.

"Our next focus is on virtual games."

"Although these two paths still intersect, the direction of investment is completely different now."

The people around nodded in agreement.

"really."

"Chaoxi's current projects are very creative and have great gameplay, but many of their advantages are based on traditional operation and screen performance."

"Virtual games have completely different requirements for interaction, scenes, and motion feedback."

"They want to switch, but they'll have to readjust."

Yes.

Chao Xi's recent momentum is so strong that everyone subconsciously focuses only on each other.

As I was looking around, I almost forgot the path I was walking on.

I was almost scared off by Chaoxi's recent string of hit products.

The money that Shan Hai has invested in virtual games over the years has not been wasted.

Device adaptation, motion capture, immersive interactive system, and large-scale scene synchronization.

These technologies and experiences cannot be skipped simply by making a few traditional games.

This is not just market leadership, but also technological leadership!

This gave everyone renewed confidence.

"Moreover, the entire industry is now moving towards virtualization."

"Our mainstream aesthetic is also changing!!"

"In the next few years, the market share of virtual games will only continue to increase."

"Chaoxi is indeed very popular right now, but they lack any technical sophistication in virtual games, which means they'll only fall behind the market!"

Another senior executive nodded.

"That's right."

"We've come this far, we can't just suddenly turn back and compete with them for keyboards, mice, and controllers because a few traditional games are selling well right now, can we?"

"Old Zhao is right!"

Mr. Liu's eyes lit up again, his previous dejection and anxiety vanished, and he even burst into laughter.

"I'm so stupid! I actually got scared by a small game-making workshop!"

"Our current track is on a completely different level!"

"I've been watching too many short videos! They've given me this anxiety for no reason!"

For the current online gaming industry, this is like a boxing match where you are told your opponent's last name is Ty, and you think it's Tyson, but it turns out to be Taro!

How do we fight this?

What is there to worry about for Taro, the master of mountains and seas?

Soon, opinions within the Shan Hai group gradually came to a consensus.

Chaoxi's recent growth rate is indeed exaggerated.

"Love Requires Talking to People" was indeed unexpected by everyone.

Even "World's End: Dust," which has already generated a lot of discussion even before its release, is worth keeping an eye on.

But while we may be interested, Shan Hai doesn't need to follow Jiang Bo's lead.

They have their own direction.

Virtual games are the real big market going forward.

With this in mind, everyone finally felt much more at ease.

"General Manager Liu is brilliant! Director Zhao's insightful opinion!"

"Exactly! We can't just go back to developing PC games to make a quick buck, can we? That would be a step backward!"

"Isn't that going backwards?"

"Let Chaoxi Games stay stuck in the mire. Our virtual cultivation masterpiece, 'Shan Hai Fu Yao Lu,' officially launches next month! The moment players put on their VR headsets, they'll understand what true awe is!"

"Faced with an absolute technological gap, all plot twists are just paper tigers!"

"No true Great Sage can emerge from Little Western Paradise!"

"..."

The big company regained its confidence, while Wang Che, sitting in the corner, silently glanced at the various data on the projector.

For some reason, he still felt a little uneasy.

Will Chaoxi Games really stick to traditional gaming platforms?

He thought about it for a while, but ultimately didn't say it.

After all, his suggestion to help develop a sequel for Chaoxi had almost made him a traitor.

Now, let's add another suggestion: how about we prevent them from entering virtual games?

He was afraid he might not be able to leave the meeting room today.

Wang Che silently picked up his water glass and took a sip.

Forget it, I was overthinking it. It probably won't come to that.

There are already enough projects available.

Given their current size, they can't possibly get involved in virtual games too, can they?

Sometimes, you shouldn't make others look good, especially your peers.

Being too concerned about saving face can often be a burden.