Game Design: Is that okay, CaiGou?

Chapter 314 Penguin Game Platform: It’s broken, why is it coming to me?

Chapter 314 Penguin Game Platform: It’s broken, why is it coming to me? (Subscribe)
Faced with the half-lost step of surrender given by Cai Gou, the four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong and Fengqi, did not pretend to be reserved, but immediately adjusted their mentality.

They didn't dare to offend Cai Gou, let alone hate him. Instead, they believed that Zheng Jingming was the culprit for the current situation.

Since the four game companies have already agreed to publicly apologize on the official Weibo account, and the apology content also includes backstabbing Zheng Jingming and Penguin Game Platform, they will naturally not hide it.

On the contrary, the four game companies were afraid that the wording in their apology was not sharp enough and that they would not perform well enough in front of Cai Gou.

On the same day, the four game companies released apology statements on their official Weibo accounts one after another.

The words were sincere and heartfelt, and the gratitude towards the Taiping Dao and Cai Gou was so heartbreaking that anyone who heard them would cry. If you didn't know, you would really think they were the victims.

Then the four game companies changed the subject and pointed all their criticisms directly at Penguin Game Platform and Zheng Jingming.

In the apology statement, they said that if Zheng Jingming had not been secretly instigating the situation from the beginning, they would never have become enemies with Cai Gou, and so many subsequent events would not have happened.

Now they have come to their senses and must expose Zheng Jingming's ugly behavior so as not to let his relatives be sad and his enemies be happy.

The official Weibo account of Taipingdao reposted the apology statements from the four game companies Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi, and @Penguin Game Platform.

But apart from @, no one said a word, but anyone with a discerning eye knew what was going on.

"Penguin Game Platform: It's broken, why is it coming to me?"

"Hahaha, a reversal? This reversal is brilliant!"

"No? Why did you apologize? I'm still waiting for Taipingdao to continue releasing new games!"

"The guy above is almost done. Haven't you seen that the four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi, have almost become clowns in the industry in the past six months? If they continue to fight against Taipingdao, aren't they courting death?"

"Yes, and during this period of time, Taipingdao has released Stardew Valley and Ark: Survival Evolved, and there are so many high-quality large-scale expansion DLCs. To be honest, it's more than enough for me to play for a year."

"Don't wait for any new games. It's already early June, and the Journey Cup will be here in a few months. Instead of looking forward to the fight, why not wait a few months to watch the Journey Cup?"

"Yes, if we continue to fight, what if we delay Taipingdao's participation in the Journey Cup?"

"Hahahaha, I have to say this, this competition has been going on for so long, if it weren't for the apology statements issued by the four game companies Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi, I would have forgotten that all this started because of the Penguin Game Platform!"

Penguin Game Platform, headquarters building.

Zheng Jingming looked at these highly praised comments and his nose turned red with anger.

No?

What do you mean?
The plagiarism scandal caused by Pokémon GO and the mythical beast Palu has long been over, hasn't it?
It's been a long time since I personally got involved in the fight with Cai Gou. How could I still have anything to do with it?

Zheng Jingming looked at the apology statements from the four game companies Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi, and almost put all the blame on himself.

Some dirty water that has nothing to do with us is thrown on our face. This is something that we can only tolerate, but we cannot.

Zheng Jingming's face was grim, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Cai Gou, you are a ruthless person!"

Now the Penguin Game Platform has become the target of public criticism. If it ends up confronting the four game companies Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi head-on, wouldn't that push the Penguin Game Platform to the forefront again?

But if the Penguin Game Platform does not confront the four game companies Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong and Fengqi head-on, facing this apology statement, it will be like yellow mud falling into the crotch, which will be shit if not shit.

After thinking it over, he still couldn't swallow the anger in his heart: "I can't deal with Taiping Dao, can't I deal with you bastards?"

Zheng Jingming sneered and asked his employees to review the games of the four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi, and find fault with them. If there is any problem, they will be fined and removed from the shelves according to the rules of the Penguin Game Platform.

In less than three days, more than ten games released by four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi, on the Penguin Game Platform were all removed from the shelves and heavily fined.

The four-member group, who originally had some illusions about the Penguin Gaming Platform and Zheng Jingming, saw that Zheng Jingming had cut off their retreat, and huge, visible financial losses were before them.

This also completely aroused the anger of these four game companies. They gave up the idea of ​​being fence-sitters and instead stood firmly in Cai Gou's camp, choosing to confront the Penguin Game Platform.

The two sides exchanged sharp words, which was quite lively.

Of course, during this period, Cai Gou was not idle. There are no eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests. He is well aware that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, even if this friend was an enemy a few days ago.

At present, the four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong and Fengqi, are very good pawns for Taipingdao.

In the coffee shop, Lanny was holding a cup of coffee, looking at Cai Gou who was talking eloquently opposite him, and nodding his head in agreement from time to time.

"You mean, you want me to contact the four game companies Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi now, and accept their games to log on to the Steam platform?"

"It's no loss for you, right?" Cai Gou shrugged and said in a relaxed tone, "On the contrary, by doing this, you can easily get a batch of high-quality games to fill the game library of the Steam platform."

"Oh, this might be a good idea." Lanny put down his teacup and said with a smile:

"I promised you that I would contact them in the next few days. However, this is not because I am interested in the games of Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong, and Fengqi, but because doing so will earn your gratitude."

The two smiled at each other and chatted for a while. Lanny took the initiative to speak and said, "Oh, Cai Gou, do you know? I took the initiative to attend the meeting this time. In addition to not seeing you for a long time, there is another reason."

Cai Gou put away his smile and said in a serious tone, "I'm all ears."

"Don't be so nervous, it's not a big deal." Lanny took the initiative to ease the atmosphere and explained:
"The year I took office as the head of the Chinese region of the Steam platform was exactly the first year of the booming development of Taipingdao. Our win-win cooperation objectively provided a certain acceleration for the development of Taipingdao, but subjectively it helped me more."

"In recent years, the performance of the Steam platform in China has grown by leaps and bounds, and my voice in the company has been greatly improved. However, my term of office will end in October this year. The company leaders have already talked to me in advance and want me to return to the headquarters."

Upon hearing this, Cai Gou showed a rare hint of disappointment.

As soon as Lanny took office, he dared to go against the opposition and cooperate with Taiping Dao, and his support for Taiping Dao over the years has been unprecedented. In addition to official business, the two have also become rare good friends in private over the years.

Seeing that his good friend and helper would leave in the near future, even Cai Gou could not help feeling lost and melancholy.

"Oh, Cai Gou, you don't have to do that."

Lanny felt a warm current in his heart when he saw this, and he became more resolute in his decision. He explained:

"Although the leadership has talked to me, I don't want to leave. I think this is my paradise, so I am still applying to the company's leadership to be re-elected as the head of the Steam platform in China."

"What do you need me to do?" Cai Gou asked. Lanny nodded and said, "We may have to let those high-ranking leaders understand that the reason why the performance of the national region has soared in recent years is because Taiping Dao has played a decisive role in it."

"The reason why Taipingdao has such close cooperation with the Chinese version of Steam is not because of the Steam platform itself, but because of me."

Cai Gou thought about it and nodded slowly: "Leave it to me."

After Lanny left, Cai Gou still stayed in his seat, looking at the coffee on the table, lost in thought.

Lanny wants to achieve his goal of re-election, and the solution he proposed seems to have two conditions, but in fact it is just one condition.

As long as Taipingdao wins the first place in the Journey Cup, the influence of the Journey Cup will be enough to influence the development trend of the gaming industry in the next few years or even ten years.

At the same time, Taiping Dao's status and influence will be greatly enhanced, making it the undisputed number one in the hearts of a generation of gamers.

By then, the leaders at the Steam platform headquarters would naturally understand which game company played a decisive role in the country. When the leaders understood the importance of Taiping Dao, Cai Gou would publicly express his friendship with Lanny.

He said that the reason why his game was put on the Steam platform was not because of the Steam platform's face, but because of Lanny, the head of the country. Those leaders with deep minds naturally understood how to deal with Lanny's re-election.

"After all, this is all related to the Journey Cup."

Cai Gou smiled and shook his head, then took out his cell phone and called Zheng Min.

The four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong and Fengqi, spent more than half a year competing with Taipingdao and lost miserably. The company's funds were already stretched to the limit.

In the apology statements that followed, the four companies collectively backstabbed Zheng Jingming, but the Penguin Game Platform adhered to the principle of not reciprocating and found fault with the four companies, fining them and removing their games.

This move, which cut off the source of funds, has made the capital chains of the four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong and Fengqi, even worse and on the verge of despair.

They regretted why they had to be the first to challenge Taiping Dao, and they hated the inhumane operation of the Penguin Gaming Platform even more.

"What do you mean by surrendering and losing half?" Liu Mufeng said indignantly:
"Yes, on the surface, Cai Gou left us a way out, but is Zheng Jingming easy to mess with? Without surrendering, Penguin Game Platform has made us lose the other half. Now we have lost everything."

Jiang Zhihao echoed him, his tone angry: "Zheng Jingming is really a piece of shit. These days, apart from Taipingdao, whose games don't have some problems? Why do you have to find fault with them? Take the game off the shelves and fine him? I really want to fuck him up."

Qian Rui smoked her ladies' cigarette gloomily. She didn't interrupt, but just looked up at Zheng Min. At this moment, Zheng Min was racking his brains to think of a way out of the impasse, but in this situation, what way out was there?

Just then, Zheng Min saw Cai Gou calling, and he quickly answered the call like a drowning man grabbing the last straw.

"Hey, Mr. Cai, you want to...oh, oh, go ahead."

"What? Don't worry, I will, I will. Thank you very much, thank you Mr. Cai for the matchmaking."

"Understood. I'll contact Mr. Lanny right away. Yeah, don't worry. We'll handle the rest ourselves."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Min was immersed in the joy of escaping from a desperate situation. When he looked up, he found Qian Rui, Jiang Zhihao, and Liu Mufeng leaning in front of him, asking him urgent questions.

"What's going on? What did Mr. Cai say on the phone?"

"Is there any way out?"

"Old Zheng, please say something!"

"Let me catch my breath."

Zheng Min pushed away the three heads that came close to him, stood up, took a few deep breaths, and said:
"Mr. Cai did not ignore our life or death. He personally contacted Lanny, the head of the Chinese region of the Steam platform, and helped us get our game back on the Steam platform."

"After evaluating these games, Steam will also hold a small online game festival to help us promote sales."

Qian Rui: “!!!”

Jiang Zhihao: “!!!”

Liu Mufeng: “!!!”

alive?

A dead end turned into a life?
The games launched by the four game companies, Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong and Fengqi, on the Penguin Game Platform are not under exclusive contract models.

But that is only the situation on the surface. Privately, the Penguin Game Platform has an unwritten rule that games that are unique to the Penguin Game Platform will receive greater recommendations and support, so their games are exclusive in reality, but not in name.

What's more, if the four game companies want to change platforms, other domestic game platforms will not risk this for the sake of the Penguin Game Platform.

Although the Steam platform does not exclude non-exclusives, the games that were removed from the shelves by the four game companies are all old games that have been online for one to several years. It is very difficult to put them on the Steam platform again.

But after Cai Gou's personal matchmaking, the four game companies Qingshan, Baihua, Wutong and Fengqi were not only able to re-list on the Steam platform, but also had their own exclusive small online game festival.

This treatment is really the best. Isn’t Mr. Cai’s cards too big?
"I'm convinced..."

Liu Mufeng was filled with emotion: "They all use us as pawns, but at least when things get tough, Taiping Dao is the real deal. Unlike Zheng Jingming, he will just be a coward."

Qian Rui nodded silently: "Yes..."

Jiang Zhihao just let out a long sigh.

Zheng Min clapped his hands and said, "We don't have to worry about the funding chain now. When we release the game later, we don't have to worry about Taipingdao coming to challenge us. All our worries are solved."

"Let's just focus on fighting Penguin Games. Damn it, take it off the shelves, fine it. Do you really think Penguin Games has the final say in the domestic gaming industry?"

Zheng Min's initiative received full support from the three people present.

You are not here to help me in my time of need.

You are not the icing on the cake.

You show up to add insult to injury?
If you don't behave like a human being, who else can you do?

【Monthly Ticket】【Recommended Ticket】

(End of this chapter)

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