Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

After reading it, Deng Rui nodded.

Then they went to the Spark platform.

I bought a pre-registration gift pack for "Mobile Suit Girl".

This is a feature that Spark introduced before the game officially launched.

Online game developers can also conduct pre-sales, just like single-player game developers.

Usually.

This pre-sale gift pack offers excellent value for money.

For players, you could call it a way to trick them into spending money or a perk, but for the developers and Spark Operations, it's a very important pre-launch metric.

This will have a profound impact on subsequent server configurations and the developer's subsequent operations.

"Hooray, this gift pack even has a skin..."

"What skin? Click to see."

"Okay, I'll open it..."

Halfway through his sentence, Deng Rui suddenly froze. Who was speaking?!

Turn around.

"Yuan! President Yuan!?"

"When did you arrive?"

It's not scary to slack off at work; what's scary is getting caught, especially by the big boss!

It's deadly, it's truly deadly.

If your boss sees this, you can just joke around and let it go.

but.

Standing behind him was none other than Yuan Ming, the president of Microsoft China Games Operations.

Spicy balls!

This time I'm definitely dead.

Just when Deng Rui felt that he was doomed to die.

Yuan Ming glanced at him, then smiled with narrowed eyes.

"I heard from Wang Qing that you have done a lot of research on Xinghuo. I think you really have done a lot of research on it."

"Spencer, the president of the Day after tomorrow's gaming group, is going to Spark for a collaborative exchange,"

"He hopes we can provide a more market-oriented Spark Market Analysis Report, one that takes a player's perspective..."

Can you write?

Although Yuan Ming's statement was a question.

But at this moment, would Deng Rui dare to say no?

He didn't hesitate for almost a second.

I replied immediately.

Yuan Ming nodded, said he would send the specific requirements to his email later, and then left.

It only took a few minutes in total.

Looking at Yuan Ming's back.

For a moment, Deng Rui even wondered if he was hallucinating, until he actually received the file in his email...

Chapter 242 A Wild Idea

Two days later.

Deng Rui had dark circles under his eyes.

They appeared downstairs at the Microsoft building.

He was still fired.

He was fired by Yuan Ming.

To be honest, he felt that the documents he wrote were quite good.

Although written in a simple style, Deng Rui clearly described various data, the status of the player community, and the scale of the player base.

There are some things you won't know unless you look them up.

Upon investigation, even he, a fan of Spark, was somewhat surprised.

The total number of registered IDs on the Spark platform has reached 4 million, and the monthly active users on the Spark platform have reached 1.3 million, which has even surpassed Steam.

Steam had 19 million monthly active users in the first quarter of 9000.

This is certainly related to the large number of free games offered by the Spark platform, but this data is truly terrifying.

It's worth noting that Bilibili's average monthly active users only exceeded 1 million in the first quarter of 2019.

Even more outrageous.

This data is still growing.

The massive monthly active user base has injected vitality into the Spark platform and the Spark Games community.

And this is the kind of comprehensive report we have.

What Deng Rui got in return was resignation.

In fact, Deng Rui was unaware of this.

His report received unanimous approval from Spencer and the US headquarters.

Unfortunately, by the time the report reached Spencer's hands...

The author has become one of Yuan Ming's men.

Just as Deng Rui was packing his bags to leave.

Xinghuo Building.

Spencer and Lin Li have already shaken hands.

The crowd dispersed into two petals like flower petals.

One left and one right.

In the middle are Lin Li and Spencer.

The photographer took the photos, which will be released after the meeting ends.

This wasn't the first time Lin Li had met Spencer.

This time, however, he felt that Spencer seemed more reserved than at E3.

Surrounded by people, the two walked inside together.

meeting room.

The men on both sides took their seats.

Judging from the scene alone, with a few national flags displayed, it would definitely be a diplomatic occasion.

A cup of coffee's time has passed.

After the pleasantries were almost over, Lin Li learned from Spin the purpose of his visit.

Very surprised.

Surprisingly, the topic Microsoft prepared wasn't its collaboration with Spark, but rather a discussion of the Chinese gaming market.

Lin Li found it strange after hearing this.

"Spencer, isn't Microsoft already in China? Why are you asking this question?"

Spencer shook his head.

At this point, he really didn't need to hide anything anymore.

"Lin, we value the Eastern market, not only China, but also Japan. You know, we haven't done well in these places."

"Even though Microsoft has been in China for 29 years, in the gaming industry, we're still like an infant."

Spencer's statement is a bit of an exaggeration.

But it's not too exaggerated.

“In the past, the Chinese market was like a world behind walls; we could see it, but we couldn’t access it.”

"But now that you have appeared, it means that China has opened up the path to the outside world. There is an old Chinese saying that business is about exchanging what you have for what you don't have."

"Spark currently has tens of millions of Chinese players, which is something we don't have, while we have tens of millions of players worldwide, which is what Spark needs."

Lin Li was also a little surprised to hear this.

Spencer was truly well-prepared.

He had said that before.

The collaboration with Microsoft was already part of Spark's plans.

But Spencer's posture suggests that they have even bigger intentions.

"Cooperation and win-win results should be complementary for us."

Lin Li first agreed with Spencer's statement, and then got to the point.

Inquire about the specific details of the cooperation with Spencer.

then.

Lin Li heard one that, although it sounded absurd, upon closer inspection, turned out to be a very reasonable way to cooperate.

Spencer still can't forget his XGP.

Now, his thoughts.

Spencer hopes to establish a subsidiary with Spark.

A domestic version of XGP has been launched.

Primarily targeting the PC market.

Spark was responsible for applying for the game's license, while Microsoft Games was responsible for providing the game and servers.

Upon hearing this plan...

Lin Li was completely dumbfounded.

You might think Spencer is being delusional, but he also knows that Microsoft Games can't handle the game license issue.

But you could say this is realistic.

That's really unrealistic.

Leaving aside the fact that Lin Li is well aware that the second round of the license freeze is about to begin, another one is about to hit.

Secondly, even if the license freeze doesn't come.

It's impossible for Xinghuo to import that many overseas game licenses.

Moreover, many XGP games are not from Microsoft, which means that you also have to deal with third-party developers.

Just thinking about it makes me think it's ridiculous.

Lin Li listened to the entire plan.

His expression was a little strange, and then he glanced at the other Chinese people sitting on the Microsoft side.

You could tell their expressions were a bit strange.

Obviously.

They also knew that the plan was unreliable.