Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

When Chen Hongzhang saw Lin Li, the expression on his face instantly relaxed a lot.

"President Lin, there are results for the two things you asked me to do before. Let me report to you."

What she said.

It was something Lin Li had assigned to Xinghuo's personnel department a few days ago.

I heard her say there was a result.

Lin Li's relaxed mood suddenly felt a little heavy again.

Sure enough, relaxation can be transferred.

Of course, this thought only flashed through Lin Li's mind.

"You're taking care of this? How are you feeling? Is your illness any better?"

Lin Li didn't ask about the progress right away.

Instead, they chatted for a few minutes as they walked.

Now that Xinghuo has reached this stage, Lin Li no longer needs to look for specific people when assigning tasks.

However, when his subordinates take the initiative to report to him.

Lin Li would often chat for a bit, bringing up whatever little things about the other person's life that he could still remember.

On the one hand, this will make the subordinates feel much more relaxed, which is more conducive to reporting.

The things people say when they are relaxed are actually different from the things they say when they are tense.

In addition, this kind of communication can make subordinates feel valued by their leaders.

Call it winning people's hearts or being down-to-earth.

In short, it is possible to maintain a relatively good superior-subordinate relationship.

Sure enough, Lin Li started talking about his illness.

Chen Hongzhang quickly replied with a smile, "It was just a minor surgery, I'm all better now."

The two exchanged these few words.

Lin Li found a rest area, ordered two cups of coffee, and then listened carefully to Chen Hongzhang's report.

"I've found both teams you asked me to connect with. Although the D9VK project is quite niche, the deal is finalized, and I can start working at Spark America by the end of the month. However, the decision on the project leader needs to be made by you. I've contacted three people so far, two of whom have their own teams, and the other is..."

Chen Hongzhang said.

He handed over the documents in his hand.

Her report was related to a hardware project of Spark.

This project started in October of this year with a phone call from ZTE.

As mentioned before, Xinghuo has cooperated with many mobile phone manufacturers, so Xinghuo's peripheral departments did not pay much attention to ZTE's sudden call.

I bet they're going to release another phone soon?

However, what was unexpected was...

ZTE's call this time wasn't to promote a new co-branded phone.

Instead, they asked if Spark had considered collaborating with them to create a sub-brand for gaming phones.

ZTE is very sincere about this project.

The brand they plan to build is called Red Magic, with both parties jointly investing and working together to develop a gaming phone brand.

to be frank.

From a business perspective, this is indeed a good plan.

The Red Devils also developed quite well in later generations; if they had combined the influence of the Spark, they might have developed even better.

However, after careful consideration, Lin Li ultimately rejected the suggestion.

the reason is simple.

Currently, Spark operates on a distributor model in the mobile phone sector.

Because the shipment volume of the joint venture is very large.

They have a lot of influence with various brands.

Moreover, as time goes by, Xinghuo Liandong mobile phones have also acquired a certain brand value.

Yes.

You heard right, a mobile phone with integrated features now has brand value.

This value is what many digital enthusiasts and content creators refer to.

"Spark Linkage Certification"

The reason for this statement is that Spark's production capacity was insufficient at the beginning.

It can only support the interaction of one mobile phone per month.

After all, creating collaborations isn't about scamming people; it's a long-term business.

It's not as simple as just printing a design on a box and selling it.

A typical collaboration includes a system theme, having the voice actors of the collaborating characters record a set of exclusive voice lines, an extra phone case, and sometimes even a change to the charger. For example, in the EVA collaboration, Spark changed the charger and charging cable for that phone.

Finally, add some small gifts related to the character.

All of these things need to be adjusted, designed, ordered, and then combined with the mobile phone unit delivered by the manufacturer before finally being shipped.

Therefore, Spark's collaborative mobile phones don't collaborate on everything.

You still need to choose.

Every month, the peripheral departments of Xinghuo submit the mobile phones they want to choose and the linkage solutions to Lin Li's president's office.

This is just a formality.

It's like filing a report; if Lin Li doesn't approve it, they can make their own decision.

In fact, most of the peripheral collaboration plans.

Lin Li didn't care about any of them, except for this mobile phone linkage. Basically, every time it was submitted, Lin Li would spend a few minutes circling a few of the upcoming models.

No one knows whether Lin Li carefully read the report before making the selection or just randomly picked one.

However, it is precisely because of this circle that the mobile phones that are always linked with Spark have a high reputation and sales volume.

One could call it luck.

If every single one of them is like this, then it's not just luck.

Now, many review media outlets and gamers have even gradually come to regard Spark Link as a product quality certification system.

"Hey, this phone is something special; apparently, it's already secured a collaboration opportunity with Spark..."

Digital content creators who use similar opening lines are not just one or two.

They generally believe that Spark has a professional evaluation team inside.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why every phone model from Xinghuo Liandong has achieved both a good reputation and high sales volume.

This is the "brand effect" of Spark Link Mobile.

Chapter 111 Hardware Planning

Under these circumstances, many manufacturers are very sincere in their efforts to compete for the monthly Spark collaboration models.

Some even actually believed the nonsense spread by netizens.

When I was working on the prototype, I contacted Xinghuo and hoped they could offer some advice.

It was one thing for one manufacturer to come, but later on, every single one of them came.

The staff at the Spark Mobile Lab were speechless.

"No, we are just a small department, only responsible for issuing reports. It is General Manager Lin who has foresight and can judge the good and bad from the clues in the reports, not us."

"It really was approved by President Lin. Yes, I don't know why President Lin could take the time out of his busy schedule to care about this, but it really is thanks to President Lin..."

"Oh, I'm not being modest, I'm telling the truth, why don't you believe me?"

Regardless of what the head of the Spark Mobile Lab says.

The manufacturers don't believe it.

So, having no other choice, Spark Mobile Lab applied for permission and, after receiving approval from Lin Li, simply granted them access to report functions.

Didn't you want advice?

Okay, I'll also give you a copy of the report I gave to General Manager Lin.

See for yourselves whether you can find the next blockbuster product in the report.

The manufacturers then quieted down.

Originally, this matter should have ended there.

Many manufacturers received Spark's report but couldn't figure it out, yet they couldn't show that they couldn't understand it.

Not only should it not be expressed, but it should be the other way around.

So, after receiving Xinghuo's report...

Xiaomi was the first to make a move.

The official account commented that after reviewing Xinghuo's report, they further optimized their phone...

Within the industry, anyone who has read the Spark Report,

Everyone knows this is pure nonsense, just marketing hype.

Because the data in the Spark Report is just ordinary test data, and they know this data better than Spark does.

However, Xiaomi stated that he identified areas for optimization from the Spark Report.

This put the others on the same level.

Can you not go with me? No, you can't.

Mobile marketing in 18 was arguably one of the most intense marketing markets on the entire internet.

Thus began this series of marketing efforts.

Instead, it elevated the "Spark Mobile Lab" and turned "Spark Linkage Certification," which was originally a joke among digital enthusiasts, into an official certification.

Later, due to increased attention...

Spark's mobile phone lab received more funding and eventually made some progress.

In particular, there were previous reports on overheating issues with the Qualcomm 845 processor in several mobile phones.

This report was originally intended for all manufacturers.

I don't know who leaked it; it was just a perfectly normal report.

The subsequent overheating of the Qualcomm 845 processor, ironically, seemed to further mythologize the "Spark Mobile Lab."

This further confirms that Spark's search for partner manufacturers was not done randomly.

Ever since.

Now, it's not just Spark players.

Many digital enthusiasts are also keeping an eye on Xinghuo's collaborative mobile phones.

When Lin Li was taking a break and drawing a few circles on a file, he never imagined that it would cause such a big butterfly effect.

By the end of 18.

There is a consensus in the market that as long as the phone can be linked with Spark, its quality is generally guaranteed.

Even many bloggers and digital enthusiasts.

I don't play any of Xinghuo's games, but I know that the Xinghuo collaboration phone is available for purchase and is pretty awesome.

It's also amazing.