Rebirth starts with small money

Chapter 608 The Value of Time

In November 2000, an Internet company named Shengtong Network reached a cooperation with a game development company in South Korea.

Shengtong Network will represent an online game called "Legend of Hot Blood" under the Korean game development company with an agency fee of 30 US dollars.

However, this news did not cause any repercussions in China and South Korea. After all, both Shengtong Network and the Korean game development company were small players in the industry.

As for the online game called "Legend of Hot Blood", Chinese people have never heard of it.

In fact, not to mention Chinese people, not even many people in South Korea know about this game.

And this kind of cooperation~ Naturally, it is impossible to cause much splash, which makes several domestic game forums feel a little helpless when promoting "Legend of Hot Blood".

Some people may wonder, since there is no way to start~ Then why do you want to help "Legend of Hot Blood" to promote it?
There is obviously only one answer. Of course, Shengtong Network paid for it!
Different from many later information source channels, the early domestic Internet information source channels were very single, and Internet users were also accustomed to what kind of website they went to when they were looking for any type of information.

For example, if you want to buy a car or want to know about cars, you will go to some car forums.

If you want to know some information about games, then everyone will naturally go to some game forums.

But in 2000, there were actually no professional game forums, at most it was just a forum where some game lovers gathered.

But even so ~ these forums are still very influential in the circle of game lovers, which is why Shengtong Network is willing to pay.

Anyway, it doesn't cost much, so even Chen Qiao, who is eager to spend a penny in half, doesn't feel sorry for the promotion fee.

It's just because Shengtong and the Korean company have just reached a cooperation, and the game has not yet entered the country, so these forums can only use some information given by Shengtong Network. Nonsense!

Although the effect of such publicity is bound to be greatly reduced, it still attracts the attention of some game lovers.

And on the 11th of November, after going through a closed internal test, this "Legend of Blood" run by the agent of Shengtong Network began the first round of internal testing in the domestic market!

In fact, there is no so-called beta test~closed beta these days, because before that, almost all game companies would release their games to the market after the beta test was completed.

Of course~ this is mainly because most of the previous games were stand-alone games.And at this stage of online games, the early test mode is obviously not suitable.

The first is the cost issue!
The cost of developing an online game is completely different from the cost of producing a stand-alone game.

This is also the reason why most online games in the early days always had a bunch of various bugs, because their funds did not allow them to test those bugs at the beginning.

So ~ some smart game companies thought of some other tricks ingeniously.

For example~ Invite some game players to the game company to help test the game, the game company is responsible for the food and accommodation of these players, and the players are responsible for "playing".

Of course~ From the perspective of future generations, these players were actually prostituted by the game company for nothing. After all, helping the game company to test for free is basically equivalent to doing free work for the game company.

But in the early days~players who were invited by the game company to test it...wouldn't have such a feeling at all.

They'll even be proud of it!
And the game company is also willing to use this kind of free prostitution. After all, it is so cool to invite a group of people to help test the game for a small amount of money!

Secondly~ This method of joint testing between game companies and players is virtually equivalent to promoting the game in advance.

Most of the test players who are invited will basically become a helper for promoting the game later.

This is equivalent to not only prostitution of a group of testers, but also a large part of the cost of publicity and promotion.

So later online games basically like to do this.

Even though those game companies no longer lack that kind of funds, everyone still likes to conduct closed betas~closed betas~public betas.

Of course~ In 2000, there were almost no online game companies doing this.

After all, this kind of testing is actually a double-edged sword. If the game is stretched to a certain extent, then the so-called testing and publicity is a complete joke.

Just like "Journey to the West 1" launched by Wangnan in his previous life, it was because there were too many various bugs, and even some bugs could not be fixed, which eventually led to the failure of the entire game.

To put it bluntly ~ online games are still a novelty in this era, and everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones.

If you can follow the stones to the other side of the river, you will naturally be considered a victory.

But if you cut your foot by a stone while crossing the river, that would be another matter.

Wangnan in the previous life was the one whose foot was cut, and Shengda at that time was naturally the one who touched the other side.

And this has a lot to do with "Legend of Hot Blood" itself.

Although the results of this game in South Korea are not good, but because it has been pushed to the market, overall ~ "Legend of Blood" at that time was actually considered a mature online game.

Even after this game entered the domestic market, there are still a lot of bugs, but compared with those domestic online games that have just started. The two are not the same concept at all.

In particular, the siege gameplay of "Legend of Blood" copied from "Paradise" is regarded as a classic bridge in online games.

Every time during the siege of Sabak, when the battle song "Jindalaihua" sounded ~ with the commander's hoarse shouts resounding throughout the Internet cafe ~ all players' footsteps were moving in one direction, that was definitely the game of that generation shared memories of the players.

And how classic is this gameplay?

Even when the game's official server has become uninterested, a large number of game players have gathered in some unofficial game private servers because of this gameplay.

This shows how attractive this gameplay is!
Of course~ the original version of "Legend of Hot Blood" did not have this gameplay. This is the big killer of this game. After all, it will not be officially launched until the game has passed the early testing period.

But in this era~ don't talk about how to play, in fact, as long as it is an online game that can run normally, there are many people who are willing to play.

Even if it was the monster-slashing mode that was almost abandoned later, players could hack and chop for a whole day.

So in this era ~ whether the game is fun or not is actually not that important, what is important is that the game must run stably, and then try to avoid frequent major bugs.

As for some bugs that are small enough to not affect the operation of the game, as long as they can be fixed, it is not a problem at all.

And on the 20th, Chen Li also participated in the testing of this game.

After all, this method of public internal testing was originally his suggestion to Chen Qiao, so he naturally participated in it.

Well, well~ Actually, Chen Li just wanted to play this game as soon as possible.

When the game server was first started, Chen Li was actually playing at home.

Just over ten minutes later, Chen Li drove to the office building on the East Third Ring Road.

There is no way~ The private network these days is really bad. Even compared with Internet cafe users, home broadband is actually good enough, but Chen Li is still a little dissatisfied.

However, the speed of the enterprise network met Chen Li's needs, so Chen Li went to the company to play games on weekends.

While Chen Li was chasing a group of chickens~deer~scarecrows and raking cats, Zhang Ruolan and Mu Xiaoqing who got the news also rushed to the company.

Because it was the weekend, Zhang Ruolan, Chen Li's personal assistant, was actually taking a break.

She made an appointment with Mu Xiaoqing today, and planned to buy the corresponding daily necessities for Mu Xiaoqing's new villa.

Mu Xiaoqing plans to settle down in Yanjing, but because of work reasons, she may still stay in Hong Kong City most of the time.

Apart from the villa that Chen Li rewarded her, the reason why she planned to make her home in Yanjing was to take care of her daughter conveniently.

In Hong Kong City, Mu Xiaoqing is very busy, so Mu Xiaoxi is actually taken care of by Filipino maids most of the time.

Although Filipino maids are actually very capable, there are some things that outsiders cannot give, such as family love!
This time Mu Xiaoqing returned to Yanjing~ besides work, it was for this matter.

After the decoration of the villa here in Yanjing is completed, her parents will come to live in Yanjing, of course mainly to take care of the children.

After all, Mu Xiaoxi will be going to school soon, and Mu Xiaoqing actually struggled with this issue before.

The point of her struggle~ is to let the child receive education in Hong Kong City or let the child receive education in Yanjing?
Needless to say, the advantages of studying in Hong Kong City, in addition to the strength of Hong Kong City's education, it is also very convenient to study abroad in the future.

But the problem is that Mu Xiaoqing has been abroad all year round, so she naturally knows the situation abroad very well.

She is very clear that foreign countries are not as good as many media reports at this time. Of course~she must admit that in many respects~China at this time is indeed not as good as those developed countries abroad.

So Mu Xiaoqing struggled with this issue for a long time, and even mentioned it to Chen Li after reporting to Chen Li.

If it was the previous life, then Chen Li probably wouldn't express any opinions on this issue.Even if he expresses his opinion, based on the principle of being good for that little girl, Mu Xiaoxi, Chen Li will probably suggest that the other party stay in Hong Kong City.

In the final analysis~ In terms of education, the country at this time is indeed lagging behind.

And when Mu Xiaoxi reaches the age of college, it will be more convenient to go to some top universities in Europe and America from Hong Kong City than in the Mainland.

But now. Chen Li told Mu Xiaoqing his opinion without saying a word.

Stay in Yanjing!

There is no other reason~ Just a while ago, Chen Li just bought the knowledge-based bionic Mr. Wang from the system to tutor Chen Xue's three sisters.

A total of 1000 million mall currency!It took Chen Li a long time to save so much.

Even though Chen Li was so distressed, he didn't regret this choice~.

Because now Chen Li has discovered that instead of exchanging those finished products in the system mall, exchanging these knowledge-based bionic talents is actually the best choice.

On a bigger scale~ the knowledge reserve of such a knowledge-based bionic person~ for the current Huaxia, its role is definitely far greater than Chen Li's direct exchange for a certain item.

After all, this knowledge can be taught to others. When this knowledge is taught to more people, the gap between the two cannot be replaced by that bit of mall currency at all.

You know~ Don't look at that Teacher Wang is just a high school knowledge-type bionic person, but the high school in the system's era is completely different from the current high school.

In fact, at the beginning, Chen Li wanted to exchange for a higher-level knowledge-based bionic human, but Xiaomeng's offer made Chen Li temporarily give up this idea.

Of course~ the main reason is because according to what Xiaomeng said, even if a knowledge-based bionic human with a high level is exchanged by Chen Li, it is actually meaningless!

The reason is very simple~ When the advanced level of knowledge exceeds a certain limit, the knowledge is not necessarily suitable for the current era.

The meaning of these words is naturally understandable to Chen Li. To put it bluntly, it is knowledge decades or even hundreds of years old. If it is put into the present, it may even be regarded as heresy.

And what is the most important point?Even though Chen Li brought those advanced knowledge concepts to this era, due to the limitation of the level of industrial and technological development, many things simply cannot be realized and proven.

The best way is to proceed step by step, starting with the knowledge-based bionic person in high school, and then gradually increase the level of the knowledge-based bionic person after Chen Xue~Wang Yan~Chen Tingting have digested the knowledge brought by this bionic person .

Of course~ Although Chen Li felt that what Xiaomeng said was very reasonable, he still suspected that Xiaomeng, a dead girl, actually wanted him to spend more money in the mall.

You know~ the exchange price for these bionics is very expensive.

In fact, anything that involves the concept of "advanced" is very expensive for the system.

Just like the special medicine that Chen Li bought from the system to treat his mother's illness some time ago, in terms of cost~ Chen Li undoubtedly spent a sky-high price.

But at that time, Chen Li bought it without saying a word. There is no one else~ This kind of special medicine that can treat cancer is not measurable in value at all in this era.

And for Chen Li personally, being able to free his mother from the troubles of illness is not comparable to that little mall currency.

Of course~ those special medicines bought by Chen Li~ can't be used for research by him, otherwise it would be another price.

As for the price, he might sell Chen Li to the system, and he couldn't afford it now.

After all, the price difference is not due to technical reasons.
There is also the value of time!
(End of this chapter)