game trailblazer

Chapter 242 Game rating?

"Brother Zhao, we must overturn the rule of 'prohibiting the use of computers to engage in video game entertainment business activities', otherwise the public computer shop (Internet cafe) market will not be able to open at all." Zhang Lexing said to Zhao Haiguang after putting down the tableware .

"You're right, but it's not easy." Zhao Haiguang said with a sigh.

"It might not have been easy before, but now there is actually a very good opportunity." Zhang Lexing touched his nose and said.

"Oh, tell me about Lexing, what kind of opportunity is this?" Zhao Haiguang asked curiously.

"Brother Zhao, you should have heard of the Asian financial turmoil that happened last year."

"Financial turmoil?" Zhao Haiguang pondered for a while and said, "Oh, I heard that it seems to have a great impact on Southeast Asia."

"That's right, this financial turmoil is not only affecting Southeast Asia, but also RB and South Korea, and even the country." Zhang Lexing nodded and said, "I don't know if Brother Zhao has paid attention to this year's policy changes, as far as I know Knowing that the domestic indicators in the first two months are very unsatisfactory, showing the severe situation of economic downturn, it is very likely that the policy will change from the current moderate tightening to loosening, and will aim at expanding domestic demand and maintaining the rapid growth of the national economy."

"But what does this have to do with the issue we discussed just now?" Zhao Haiguang asked puzzled.

"To achieve the goal of expanding domestic demand and maintaining the growth rate of the national economy, it is necessary to work hard on investment and the market, so I want to use this as an entry point, and plan to invest 20 billion within three years to open 1000 large-scale public computer stores across the country. (Internet cafes), this definitely has a big pulling effect, and can provide at least tens of thousands of jobs.”

After listening to Zhang Lexing's explanation, Zhao Haiguang was even more confused: "Although you have briefly analyzed the market size of public computer stores (Internet cafes), it seems that the profits should not be small, but we are engaged in the game industry, so there is no need to end it personally Let’s run a public computer house (Internet cafe).”

"I didn't know what to do, so I came up with this method. Brother Zhao, to be honest, how long do you think it will take for us to slowly promote the system to achieve the goal of fully rolling it out?"

"It's hard to say. If the system charges fees, it must be quite difficult." Zhao Haiguang shook his head and said.

Zhang Lexing said with emotion: "Yes, and it was not easy to find a place to start at the beginning. There is no model to show the advantages of the system, and promotion can only be empty talk. So I hope to create a public computer house (Internet cafe) by opening my own. Set an example, let other people in this industry have a comparison, and it will be easier to promote it only if they want to use the system. And with their own public computer house (Internet cafe), the "Chinese game library" built with money ’ projects will come into play.”

"No wonder you asked me to specifically mention the 'China Game Library' project at the meeting before. It seems that Lexing you have planned for that." Zhao Haiguang suddenly realized.

"So the regulation 'prohibiting the use of computers to engage in electronic game entertainment business activities' has become the biggest obstacle. As long as this regulation still exists, no matter how big the market of public computer houses (Internet cafes) is, it will not be for our game companies. Any help."

Zhang Lexing deliberately did not explain the impact of online games in the future, because he does not want the domestic game industry to become a pure online game industry. Although it can bring greater benefits, it will make players less fun And choice, he believes that only the joint development of online, stand-alone games and video games can bring players a richer future.

Hearing Zhang Lexing's words, Zhao Haiguang fell into deep thought. Although he still thinks that the "prohibition of using computers to engage in video game entertainment business activities" is not easy to overturn, he also thinks that what Zhang Lexing said is reasonable. Although he doesn't like politics, However, influenced by his family, he is still clear about some political matters. As long as the timing is right, many things are not completely impossible.And what Zhang Lexing said is right, if computers are still unable to engage in video game entertainment business activities, then these domestic game companies can only fight around a small market, and perhaps not even one-tenth of them can survive. It's even more impossible for a company as large as Electronic Arts.No matter what the purpose was, he couldn't do it if he didn't want to take this muddy water.

After a while, Zhao Haiguang stood up and said, "Le Xing, I promise you about this matter, I will definitely find a way to settle that rule. But it's getting late now, let's go back first, wait We have to continue the meeting."

"Brother Zhao, thank you very much. If you need anything, just say it." Zhang Lexing breathed a sigh of relief. He had already heard about the background of Zhao Haiguang and his friends. As long as they are willing to do it, I believe there will be no real difficulties. their business.

Just as he was about to go out, Zhang Lexing suddenly remembered something. He took out a document from his bag and handed it to Zhao Haiguang, saying, "By the way, Brother Zhao, this is a set of related plans. After all, after it is really opened, Without a supporting management method, there may be chaos."

Zhao Haiguang took the documents, flipped through them casually, nodded and said, "Okay, I will send them together."

The two had just walked out of the private room when they met a middle-aged man wearing a beret, a jacket, and a pair of glasses.Seeing the person coming, Zhao Haiguang patted his forehead, and said embarrassedly: "Oh, I was too busy discussing things with you, and I forgot about Mr. Yang. Mr. Yang, I'm really sorry."

The middle-aged man was also free and easy, smiled and said: "It's okay, I'm here."

"Let me introduce you." Zhao Haiguang also smiled and introduced the two parties: "Lexing, this is Mr. Yang Nanzheng. Mr. Yang, this is Mr. Zhang Lexing who wants to contact you."

Zhang Lexing stretched out his hand, and said to Yang Nanzheng with a smile: "Mr. Yang, I have known you for a long time. I heard that you were in the army before. I saw you today and it is indeed so."

"Mr. Zhang, you are too much." Yang Nanzheng also extended his hand, shook hands with Zhang Lexing, and said, "President Zhao said, do you want to talk to me?"

"Yes, Mr. Yang, I heard that you started to study war games nine years ago."

"Oh, Mr. Zhang is also interested in wargames?" Yang Nanzheng immediately became excited when he mentioned what he was interested in: "I wonder if you have any experience with foreign wargames?"

"I have touched it, but it is mainly war chess games on the computer, such as the SSI company series. The board game is too troublesome to play, and it is not easy to find people."

"Yes, it may be even more difficult in China, so I went to Jinpan Electronics to develop a series of military games." Yang Nanzheng said with emotion.

"With all due respect, your game didn't get any better until "The Opium War". The rest of the gameplay is really not that good. Mr. Yang, I heard that Jinpan Electronics is planning to cancel the game department?"

"Hey..." Yang Nanzheng sighed, and said, "Yeah, I have made so many games, but I haven't sold many. It's not a solution to keep losing money like this."

"Mr. Yang, are you interested in coming to my company?"

"What is your company?"

"Creative workshop, have you heard of it?"

"Of course, almost all of the most popular games on the market are produced by creative workshops. How could I not know about it?"

"Creative Workshop is still short of talents to develop wargames, and you are the most suitable one. I hope you can come and we can develop games comparable to SSI together."

Yang Nanzheng lowered his head and pondered. He was hesitating in his heart. If he stayed at Jinpan Electronics, he would definitely be merged into the Jinpan Engineering Research Center of Tsinghua University. It would be impossible to continue making his favorite military games. He always said that he might be asked to be in charge of CD delivery in the future, which is really far from his ideal. The only advantage is stability, after all, it is still a national establishment.If you leave Jinpan Electronics, you may have to face a precarious life in the future. I am already a five-year-old person, and it is hard to say whether I can bear it.

After much deliberation, ideals finally defeated An Yi. Yang Nanzheng stretched out his hand and said to Zhang Lexing, "Mr. Zhang, when is it better for me to come here?"

Zhang Lexing reached out to hold Yang Nanzheng's hand, and said happily, "Mr. Yang, welcome anytime!"

Yang Nanzheng's achievements in developing games at Jinpan Electronics are not very good, but this does not conceal his achievements in war chess. At least he is one of the few people in China who has studied war chess. If Zhang Lexing wants to develop war chess games with oriental characteristics, then He is the best candidate.Although Yang Nanzheng's ability in game planning is insufficient, Zhang Lexing has no shortage of people. When the time comes, he will combine his research results in wargames with the mature team of the creative workshop. I believe he will be able to make it, although this kind of game is relatively small. , but with the huge population base in China, even a minority may have a large number.Besides, wargames are not only sold as computer games, they may even be sold to certain departments when they are finished, and when analyzing wargame deduction strategies, the research on computer AI may also bring great help .

The reason why Zhang Lexing wanted to invite Yang Nanzheng over was that he hoped to use his research in wargames to help develop computer AI design and make a few games by the way. A studio that develops military-themed games is like Jane's (Jane's studio, which cooperates with the famous British Jane Group to develop military games) under Electronic Arts.

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Returning to the venue of the hotel, the meeting continued to discuss the future development trend of domestic games in the morning. Finally, the experts who had the opportunity to speak spoke impassionedly, but Zhang Lexing sounded even more dull, but at any rate It was an official meeting held by the association, and I was sitting on the rostrum, so I was naturally embarrassed to leave halfway, so I could only lower my head and pretend to read the information, taking the opportunity to rest with half-closed eyes.

Between half-dream and half-awake, I don’t know how long it took before there was unprecedented and warm applause. Zhang Lexing hurriedly opened his eyes to take a look. It was indeed the experts who had finished speaking. The meeting had come to an end, so he immediately Applauding with heartfelt joy...

One week after the "Domestic Game Development Trend Seminar", Yang Nanzheng came to the Creative Workshop as scheduled. Although he did not meet Zhang Lexing in the new office building of the Creative Workshop in Shangdi Research Park, he was still warmly received by General Manager Li Chunlin , and met with the main members of the newly formed Jagged Studio.

"Mr. Yang, hello!" Wu Qian, the person in charge of Iron Blood Studio stretched out his hand, and greeted warmly: "I am the temporary person in charge of the newly established Iron Blood Studio. Our goal in the future is to develop the world's most Good military games and war chess games, I am very glad that you can join us for this great event, let me introduce our team members to you. By the way, I am actually a military fan!"

Before Yang Nanzheng came again, he had already realized his consciousness. The game development career of the past few years gave him an understanding of his abilities. He knew that he was not suitable to be in charge of a game development team. What you do is already good.Following Wu Qian and listening to him introduce the other team members one by one, Yang Nanzheng gradually became excited. He never expected to be able to join such a large team when he first arrived.It turned out that when I was in Jinpan Electronics, although it was called the Bauhinia Multimedia Creation Group, it was actually only five or six people. Even when it was the largest last year, there were only fifteen or six people. I didn’t expect that this iron blood studio just started. It already has a scale of nearly 50 people.

"No wonder the creative workshop has developed so fast in the past few years!" Yang Nanzheng secretly sighed in his heart.

After introducing the team members, Wu Qian announced in front of everyone: "Mr. Yang is a senior wargame researcher in China, so the company invited him to serve as the concept designer and chief military consultant. From now on, he will lead our Iron Blood Studio to focus on Military-themed games and war chess games are welcome!"

There was a burst of warm applause. Yang Nanzheng looked at the faces full of sincerity and hope, and couldn't help but be full of expectations for his future. Maybe those thoughts he had put aside for a long time may also have the hope of being realized this time... …

More than two weeks later, when Zhang Lexing was in his office on the 26th floor of the Oriental Building on Lockhart Road in Wanchai, he suddenly received a call from Zhao Haiguang. During the phone call, he said awkwardly: "Lexing, what happened to us A little problem."

"Ah, what's the matter, what's wrong?" Zhang Lexing hurriedly asked.

"The relevant leaders have read your plan, and they don't quite understand it. For example, why there is a game rating plan in it, we can't explain it clearly. I'm afraid Lexing needs you to come in person." Phone Zhao Haiguang's embarrassed voice came from inside.

(End of this chapter)