Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

Lin Li really wanted them to learn.

"Okay, next I will explain the gameplay and details of Dimensional War. This is just a communication meeting, so please feel free to raise your hand and ask questions at any time."

"Dimensional Wars is a game primarily driven by heroes and rules..."

It turns out.

Lin Li's casually created promotional video has indeed been very effective.

His speech at Hangzhou University was quickly posted online.

Top universities are located in China.

It still has a very special aura.

When people outside the academic community saw Lin Li giving a lecture at Hangzhou University with thousands of students in attendance, it certainly amazed them.

Especially on TikTok.

Related short videos are also spreading continuously.

"Dimension Battlefield" also made the news.

after this.

The entire month of May.

Spark's propaganda campaign has never stopped.

A week later.

With the help of Spark.

"Amazing Cultivation Simulator" and "Bright Memory" have been launched. Both of these games were well-known in their previous lives.

And on this timeline.

There haven't been any major changes in quality.

However, the influence of the Spark platform in China is much greater than that of Steam in its previous life.

as well as.

Spark helped secure the copyrights, so the sales of both games were better overall than in the previous game.

Two games.

Global sales easily exceeded 30 in the first week.

It wasn't a blockbuster sale.

But it's still a pretty good result.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin, and thank you to Xinghuo for helping us complete the complex game license approval process..."

"Spark has provided us with a lot of help during development. After perfecting Bright Memory, our next step will be to use the Spark engine to create a sequel..."

In an interview with reporters.

Both game developers mentioned Lin Li and Xinghuo multiple times.

This also made the players aware of it.

It turns out that Xinghuo also helps with applications for game license approval.

For game license approval.

The State Administration of Press and Publication actually provided significant support to Spark in this timeline.

Note that this support is not the kind that comes through back channels, or where you get approved through Spark Program and have your application processed faster.

Instead, there is a guiding document.

"Notice Regarding Accelerating the Application for Overseas Game Licenses"

This file.

Simply put, if a domestic game has global distribution capabilities, then after applying for an overseas license, it can apply for a domestic license through a separate application channel.

In the present situation.

The so-called global distribution capability recognized by the State Administration of Press and Publication is actually Xinghuo's Xinghuo platform and WEGAME.

If you don't log in to either of these platforms.

You need to prove that you have a global agent network and can cover the vast majority of markets worldwide.

The latter is very difficult, while the former is relatively simple.

This can actually be seen as the State Administration of Press and Publication strengthening the capabilities of domestic platforms going global through a very special method.

Chapter 295 Finally, the day has come!

If you want a domestic game license, you must log in to a domestic overseas platform. After all, the State Administration of Press and Publication does not recognize Steam. In other words, you cannot enjoy this policy benefit if your game is logged in on Steam.

Honestly.

This announcement has indeed greatly enhanced the competitiveness of the Spark platform and WEGAEM in China.

The penguin was even summoned and warned once during the process.

Because Tencent is trying to use this method to act as an "intermediary," which, according to the State Administration of Press and Publication, means to allow a large number of games without international competitiveness to be listed on the platform in order to obtain the right to quick approval.

After being summoned for talks, it is said that the review process for Tencent's special application channel has become slower.

Xinghuo over here.

Because logging into the Xinghuo platform itself is restricted, games like fishing games, reskinned games, match-3 games, and gambling games basically don't require the State Administration of Press and Publication.

Spark can filter it itself.

In addition, Xinghuo's reputation within the State Administration of Press and Publication has enabled this system to continue operating.

Many domestic games.

They also benefited from this.

Then at the end of May.

Mercury World, which has obtained a publishing license, launched its open beta, and its global revenue reached 50 million on the first day.

The success of these non-"Spark" games.

This has led to increasing market and capital recognition for the Spark platform.

Time passed amidst the hustle and bustle.

It's the end of May.

The most anticipated day for players of Touhou Project worldwide has arrived.

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5 month 31 day.

early morning.

six thirty.

Shen Jiahang woke up from his dream.

I stretched as usual and crawled out of bed.

Then, with drooping eyelids and yawning, he took heavy steps and walked into the bathroom.

Turn on the lights.

Dim lighting illuminated the bathroom.

After a quick wash, he hurried across the living room, preparing to brew himself a cup of invigorating black tea in his thermos.

Then he would embark on his hour-and-a-half commute.

This is something he does every day.

That explains why he has to get up at 6:30 even though he's supposed to start work at 9:00.

Halfway there, Shen Jiahang suddenly stopped.

He then looked at the calendar hanging on the wall.

Look at that red circle.

He suddenly remembered.

I've been switched to working from home today.

"Ah! Today is the day!"

"Finally, it's my turn to work from home!!!"

Shen Jiahang roared.

Then he jumped up and ran towards the bedroom. Halfway there, he returned to the living room, opened the internal office software of Xinghuo, and clocked in for work.

He then patted his computer, which was still booting up.

Then he took out a can of Coke.

Then he jumped onto the bed and took a selfie.

After a series of skillful maneuvers, he ran to the balcony of his rented apartment, looked at the still pitch-black sky, and posted a selfie on his WeChat Moments.

"Haha, I got up early. Why don't I have to go to work today?"

After sending it.

Just waiting to flood the comments section.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's 7 a.m.

But Shen Jiahang knew that someone would definitely see this post on WeChat Moments.

as predicted!

Within a few minutes.

People started sending him friendly "greetings" in the comments section.

He knew all these people.

They are all employees of Xinghuo, and we basically became friends during employee meetings or team building activities.

Shen Jiahang joined Xinghuo only recently.

Moreover, he is not a local of Shanghai, but came from Hunan and Hubei.

His way of joining Xinghuo was also quite unique; he went through an online interview before coming to Shanghai to start the job.

People like Shen Jiahang.

After Spark launched its online interview process at the beginning of this year, the number of people going to Spark for interviews has increased significantly, as many people are looking to change jobs.

However, if you want to take a solo trip to Shanghai just for an opportunity, not to mention the money wasted, many people don't have that much time.

Switching to online interviews makes all the difference.

With the rollout of online interviews...

Over the course of several months...

Guides on how to conduct online interviews for Spark are readily available online.

However, even with a guide.

Ultimately, Spark's online interviews still rely on one's own abilities.

Just like the game storyboarding position that Shen Jiahang interviewed for.

His interview process was very simple.

Under the camera, draw a storyboard according to the given script.

It took him about an hour to draw this set of scenes.

After completing the drawing, he would present it in front of the camera and describe his storyboard drawing process. After all that effort, Shen Jiahang successfully joined the company.