giants of the era

Chapter 358 Game Economy Era
The person who came to inquire about the news was immediately stunned after hearing the explanation. He vaguely felt that Battle.net points would pose a huge threat to their retailers.

Players can accumulate Battle.net points only when they log in to the Battle.net platform and play "Counter-Strike."

Battle.net points are not only used to match players with equal combat power, but also a kind of glory!

For today's young people, with a high Battle.net score, they can brag and show off in front of others.

"How did the Flamingo Company come up with this method?!"

The "spy" felt tense, and didn't have the heart to continue to inquire about the news, so he immediately turned around and went to the coffee shop to report the situation.

At this time, the faces of several big retailers in the coffee shop were not very good-looking, and there were more and more people queuing outside the door of the Flamingo retailer.

"Boss!!!"

The spies hurried up to the boss and shouted.

A middle-aged man smoking a cigarette frowned and said, "I asked you to inquire about the news, so there is news so soon?"

"Yes, Boss, I have made a major discovery, which may pose a huge threat to our company!"

"Say it now!"

"The game discs sold in the Flamingo retail store all have a serial number. With this serial number, the game on the Battle.net platform can be activated, and it is bound to the Battle.net account, which can be used permanently in the future. In addition, they suddenly Battle.net points were launched this morning..."

"Spies" took a deep breath, organized his language, explained the usefulness of Battle.net points, and expressed his worries.

After listening to his narration, the faces of several retailer bosses sank.

Obviously, they all realized the importance of Battle.net points!
One of them wrinkled the word "Chuan" on his face, as if mourning his concubine, he sighed softly, and said, "Oh, I'm afraid the rise of the Battle.net platform can't be stopped! Even an old man like me knows the value of Battle.net points. Importantly, players are definitely willing to log in to the Battle.net platform for Battle.net points. Who wants to play stand-alone games! Players will download games directly from the Battle.net platform in the future, do we retailers still make money?"

As soon as the words fell, the others nodded and sighed.

Before I knew it, it was noon.

The retailers were about to leave the café when the phone rang.

"Boss, it's not good. At exactly 12 noon, the Battle.net platform was updated suddenly, and then a big news was released on the homepage!!!" A woman's urgent voice came from Motorola's mobile phone.

"What's the rush!! What's the matter?" the smoking boss reprimanded.

"Boss, it was announced on the homepage of the Battle.net platform that on January 1 next year, the Glory Group and the Flamingo Company will jointly host the "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" contests. "Counter-Strike" will be held in the form of a team competition, that is, 1v5 , the champion rewards 5 million U.S. dollars. "Red Alert" is an individual event, and the champion rewards 500 million U.S. dollars!"

The retailer boss was stunned when he heard this.

OMG!It's just a game competition, but there are so many bonuses? ? !

"Boss, there are requirements for participating in the competition. Whether it is "Counter-Strike" or "Red Alert", the Battle.net points must be tens of thousands! With so many prizes, it will definitely attract countless players. In this way, in order to increase their own For the Battle.net points, I will definitely log in to the Battle.net platform to play games! It is foreseeable that the number of users of the Battle.net platform will explode as soon as the news of this game comes out! This is extremely bad for our retailers!" The female secretary said her thoughts out.

At this moment, the retailer boss was dripping with cold sweat, as if the sky was dark.

"By the way, what's the matter with the Glory Group? Never heard of it before? Why did you suddenly step in?" He asked after he stabilized his mind a little.

"The Glory Group is not well-known in Europe and the United States, but it is famous in mainland China! The Glory Group has more than 400 chain Internet cafes in mainland China, covering almost all major cities in China, and its popularity is extremely high! Recently, the Glory Group has started The establishment of Internet cafes in Europe and the United States has extremely strong financial resources, which is shocking! But I guess, the behind-the-scenes boss of the Glory Group should be CHronos Li. Otherwise, the development speed of the Glory Group will not be so fast, and it will be able to cooperate with the Flamingo Company Cooperation!" said the secretary.

The owner of the retailer responded softly, and immediately hung up the phone, looking older by several years.

Several other bosses looked at his decadent expression and quickly asked what happened.When they heard that Flamingo Company and Glory Group were going to hold a game competition jointly, their faces were all pale.

"The Battle.net platform is coming in a menacing way, it's unstoppable!"

Everyone shook their heads one after another, as if the situation was over.

At this moment, the matter of the game competition has caused a huge sensation.

Players all over the world couldn't help but be inexplicably excited. They were all discussing the game, especially when it came to the huge bonus, all of them were gearing up and their faces were flushed, as if the bonus was already in their pocket.

Among them, many savvy businessmen realized the business opportunities and planned to form game clubs.

I have already had experience in operating various ball clubs, so it is not difficult to start a game club.

And a team event like "Counter-Strike" must require multiple talents.

That night, the news of the game competition hit the headlines of major media around the world.

"The Los Angeles Times" said: "The Flamingo Company and the Glory Group jointly hold the largest competition in history, and the prize money is jaw-dropping!!!"

"The Times" said: "The Flamingo Company and the Glory Group have ushered in the era of competitive gaming!!"

Welch, a well-known economist, said in an interview with NNC TV station: "Flamingo and Glory Group jointly held a large-scale game competition. What is the intention behind it? Why deliberately use huge bonuses to cause a national sensation and hype?

First, it must be to promote the Battle.net platform, because only players with Battle.net points can participate in the competition!

Second, promote "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert"!
Third, promote the development of the Glory chain of Internet cafes.

Fourth, it may be for the purpose of developing e-sports and at the same time controlling the right to compete in e-sports!
No matter what, it is of great benefit to the development of Flamingo Company and Glory Group!

In my opinion, the amount of the prize does not need to be so large. The championship prize of "Counter-Strike" is 100 million US dollars is enough, enough to cause a sensation and attract players from all over the world, but it happens to be 500 million US dollars!It can be seen that with such a large bonus, Flamingo Company is likely to play a big game of chess! "

"What big chess?" NNC host asked.

Welch pondered for a while, and said: "Change the status of games! As we all know, games are hated by parents. In their eyes, playing games has no future and loses hope. But if you can make money by playing games, you can also become a child by playing games. Occupation. Perhaps the status of games will be greatly improved! Flamingo may be creating a new era of game economy!!!”

After a pause, Welch said with a smile: "I am looking forward to such an era, because I also like to play games!"

……

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After the announcement of Battle.net points and game competitions, registered users of the Battle.net platform immediately exploded!

A week later, there were 840 million registered users on the Battle.net platform, and Counter-Strike's total sales reached 1400 million, including sales in offline retail stores.The total sales of "Red Alert" reached 1140 million.

Such a proud achievement shocked the industry.

At this moment, none of the third-party game developers denied the Battle.net platform, and all decided to cooperate with Flamingo.Are you afraid you won't make money publishing games on such a popular platform?Moreover, they all realized that with the development of the Internet, there will be more and more users of the Battle.net platform, even hundreds of millions of users, which is more than the users of games released on the Flamingo game console platform. many!
Of course, there are also many powerful game companies that are starting to build their own game platforms, such as EA.Among them, there are more than 20 companies known to Li Zetian alone.The success of the Battle.net platform made them see the importance of a game platform, and a game platform with huge popularity is a cash cow.

However, they are destined to be difficult to pose a threat to the Battle.net platform.

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Beverly Hills.

Li Zetian looked at Dongfang Yuqin and asked, "How about the Glory Internet Cafe?"

"It's very hot, and the supply of computers is in short supply! In the Internet cafe, they are either playing "Counter-Strike" or "Red Alert."

"Is there any bad news?" Li Zetian said casually after taking a sip of coffee.

"Hehe, there really are!" Dongfang Yuqin laughed.

"Is it because someone scolded me?" Li Zetian thought that Chinese parents would definitely scold him to death when they saw their children suffering from Internet addiction.

Dongfang Yuqin's expression was stunned: "How did you guess that!! I don't know who spread the news that you are the owner of the Glory chain of Internet cafes. Many parents and teachers in mainland China are scolding you, saying that you are mercenary and poisoning students by opening Internet cafes." , causing many people to become addicted to the Internet, skipping classes every day... After that, many experts and professors will also stand up and criticize you!"

"Uh, I knew it would be a good thing!" Li Zetian shrugged, "However, we can't always let them scold like this, we still have to take some measures."

Li Zetian thought for a while and said, "From now on, you must show your ID card when surfing the Internet at the Glory chain of Internet cafes."

"Mr. Li, most of the people who surf the Internet are students. They don't have ID cards. If this happens, won't the business of our Internet cafes plummet?"

"Well, that's true. That's how it is..." Li Zetian paused, and said, "For people without ID cards, set a time limit for them to use the Internet!"

Dongfang Yuqin frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is a big loophole..."

"Well, there are loopholes. However, talking is better than nothing!" Li Zetian said lightly.

"Ah."

"By the way, let the Internet cafes put some labels in front of each computer, which says, 'you need to pay attention to the balance between work and rest when surfing the Internet, please arrange your time reasonably'."

Dongfang Yuqin smiled when she heard the words, "Can this work?"

"Just put on a show and show it to others!" Li Zetian laughed.

"Oh! Then I will notify the person in charge of the Glory Group now!" Dongfang Yuqin nodded and said.

"Go!"

"Ah."

For Internet addiction, Li Zetian naturally has to take full responsibility.

He opened the Internet cafe, and he designed and developed the game.When others scold him, he can only bear it.

There must be countless parents in mainland China yelling at him, making Li Zetian feel a little guilty now, and dare not go to mainland China.In the future, when people's ideas change, it will be fine.

One of the purposes of the game competition held by Flamingo Company and Glory Group is to change the status of the game and people's perception of it.

Before Li Zetian traveled, "League of Legends LOL" was very popular, and the game industry was extremely mature.Professional players have many fans and a high income. Instead of being looked down upon, they have become idol stars, not only filming commercials, but even participating in variety shows.

Li Zetian thought in his heart that with his own ability, he would start this flourishing game era ahead of schedule.Because Flamingo is the world's largest game company, Li Zetian benefited the most.

In this era, since the popularity of personal computers around the world is not as good as in the previous life in 2016, the glory chain of Internet cafes will be a very important part!
The development of chain Internet cafes naturally requires more personal computers.

Li Zetian suddenly thought of a diskless system, which can save a lot of money.

Taking some time off, Li Zetian took Dongfang Yuqin to Yinhe Network Company.

After learning that Li Zetian had come to the company, Tian Shuai and Zhang Hao rushed out to greet him.

"Mr. Li and Miss Dongfang Yuqin, welcome!" Tian Shuai laughed.

Zhang Hao looked at Li Zetian, with curiosity and excitement in his eyes, and asked: "Mr. Li, you come this time, won't you have something good for us to develop?"

Li Zetian nodded, smiled slightly and said, "There is really something!"

"What?" Zhang Hao couldn't help asking, looking at Li Zetian with fiery eyes.

Li Zetian smiled and said, "No rush, I will tell you in detail when I get to the office."

Tian Shuai glared at Zhang Han, and said, "Mr. Li just came to the company and is still standing here, so you are in such a hurry!"

Zhang Hao scratched his head and said with a sneer, "I'm just curious. You know, every time Mr. Li comes here, he always brings shocking designs! A technician like me is of course very interested!"

While talking, everyone walked towards Tian Shuai's office.

After arriving at the office, Tian Shuai ordered his secretary to prepare a cup of coffee for Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin.

"Mr. Li, you can talk now!" After everyone sat down on a sofa, Zhang Han asked Li Zetian with a smile.

Smelling the aroma of the coffee, Li Zetian took a breath, and then said unhurriedly: "This time, I came up with an idea to develop a chain of glory Internet cafes. Each Internet cafe has hundreds of computers. , It costs a lot of money, if the hard disk of the Internet cafe can be removed, it will save a lot of money! So, I thought of a diskless workstation! The principle of a diskless workstation is to have a system server in the network. In addition to the operating system required for its own operation, it also needs an operating system required for the operation of a workstation! There is no hard disk in the chassis of the diskless workstation, and other hardware has motherboards, memory, etc..."

Following Li Zetian's Kaikai talk, the eyes of the three present could not help but shine!
(End of this chapter)