Rubbing his hands, Adhan approached the two and said, "The company is developing a cross-era game, and the scale of the game will be larger than all the company's current games combined. ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Yi knew that he had already guessed eight or nine.

It's definitely the game that's never been seen before.

"It is precisely because of this game that nearly half of the company's R&D personnel have been transferred, because the map of this game is unusually large, resulting in a serious lack of artwork for drawing, which also objectively leads to Diablo 2 and Warcraft 2, which are overstretched in terms of personnel. Even if the tester is used as two people, most employees have severe sleep deprivation, and some employees have not taken a vacation for a year. ”

Although Zhang Yi already knew the result, he still wanted to be sure.

"What's the name of this game and what type of game is it?"

Now that he has said this, Adhan will not hide it, and proudly said: "The name of the game is World of Warcraft, it is an online game, and this will be the largest game system in the world. Divided into two camps, Alliance and Horde, the game has everything you need. ”

When Luo Bingyun heard this, he interrupted Adhan's words and hurriedly asked, "How about that compared to the legend, is it more fun than the legend?"

Hearing the legend, Adhan shook his head and said with disdain: "Although the legendary game is Mr. Zhang's game, I have to say that it is too rough to be compared with World of Warcraft. ”

Zhang Yi smiled awkwardly, but he had to admit in his heart that in addition to the advantage that the legend was earlier than the World of Warcraft, the game itself was really lackluster, and if it competed with the World of Warcraft, it would definitely be defeated.

The same is true for his positioning of the legend, before the emergence of World of Warcraft, he wants to use this game to make crazy money and accumulate a solid economic foundation.

Luo Bingyun's face showed hesitation, but she saw with her own eyes the popularity of the legend in China, but she was devalued by Adhan in front of her.

Sam's people have always been very direct in their conduct and work, and they don't pay attention to any twists and turns.

Seeing the disbelief on Luo Bingyun's face, Adhan didn't say a word, and motioned for the two to follow him into a large independent conference room.

Let the staff operate a program on a computer,A game DEMO was released,Ugly orcs,Cute pets,Humans in exquisite costumes,Terrifying undead,Stout dwarves,Lewd goblins,And the magnificent Stormwind City,Horror Dark City,Slowly displayed on the screen,People are amazed that the game is so exquisite,Legend compared to it,It is indeed the difference between the ugly duckling and the swan。

Zhang Yi had played World of Warcraft for nearly 10 years in his previous life, and he was already very familiar with all the scenes of the game, but Luo Bingyun was intoxicated by the exquisite game screen and couldn't extricate himself. "Is this still a game?" he muttered, "It's like a big movie." ”

Zhang Yi applauded lightly and said to Adhan: "This is a game masterpiece that will completely change the history of the game industry!" After speaking, he gave Adhan a thumbs up and expressed his heartfelt respect.

Luo Bingyun, who was sober, also nodded in agreement.

TURNING OFF THE DEMO OF THE GAME WITH HIS OWN HANDS, ADHAN MOTIONED FOR THE TWO TO SIT DOWN.

"The game is perfect, but as you can tell, it's huge, there are so many classes in the game, and there's so much to think about in terms of balance. Therefore, the need for game developers is also very huge, and in terms of Blizzard's current capabilities, the technical difficulty is not too great to develop, but the workload is too great. ”

"So, based on Mr. Adhan's experience in game development, how long will it take for World of Warcraft to be released?"

After a pause, Adhan replied, "It should take at least five years, yes, at least five years, or even longer!"

Zhang Yi has always hated the tradition of Blizzard's skipping tickets in his previous life, but now, he understands a little bit that as a game company with about 100 people, it is impossible to develop Diablo 2, Warcraft 2, and then to build a larger World of Warcraft.

"The five-year development cycle is too long, the game industry is changing with each passing day, and it takes five years to wait for a game, and for loyal players, how many more five years will there be!

"What resources do you need to speed up the game?"

Hearing this, Adhan's eyes shot a scorching light, and he said to Zhang Yi in a hurried tone: "More funds, more game developers, better art, and more extensive testing!"

Zhang Yi nodded, and promised with a serious expression: "If I am the holding company, in addition to promising to give you independent game development rights, I will invest heavily to meet your financial needs." A large number of game artists and testers will also be drawn from the legendary game team and merged into Blizzard's development team. ”

In fact, from the day he acquired the legendary development team, he has been vigorously recruiting game artists and testers in the Stick Country and the Celestial Empire, just so that when he acquires other game companies one day, he can immediately replenish a large number of new forces that can be called upon.

It wasn't until this moment that this foreshadowing came into play.

Adehan pointed at Zhang Yi and suddenly realized: "I still wonder why a simple legendary game, you would expand the number of people in the company so huge, it turned out that it was to quickly form a joint force after acquiring other game companies, so as not to fall into a situation where no one is available!"

Zhang Yi nodded, agreeing with Adhan's guess.

Speaking of this, Adhan patted Zhang Yi on the shoulder and said, "Now, I really feel that you want to buy Blizzard's sincerity, and I think I have approved of the acquisition of both sides!"

It was only at this time that Zhang Yi understood that Blizzard was not averse to being acquired, but Vivendi had talked for so long and had not reached a unanimous opinion, and the fundamental reason was that Blizzard's management was worried. Worried that the new owner of the layman directing the insider, it will interfere with the normal operation of Blizzard.

After all, game development is a very risky and money-burning industry, once the game hits the street, it will be lost, without a big tree, without sufficient funds, the game industry will not be able to play at all.

Zhang Yi himself has experience and background in software industry development, and is running a legendary online game, and he has achieved remarkable results, which can be regarded as an insider.

Although my assets do not seem to be as large as Vivendi's, the net worth of my assets is very high, and all of them are industries with unlimited potential, and the business model is very new.

Therefore, for small and medium-sized game companies like Blizzard, it is really a small test, and it is not a problem at all.

What satisfies him the most is that the young man in front of him has a heartfelt love for Blizzard, which anyone with a discerning eye can see. Moreover, the companies under his name are all owned by himself, there is no board of directors, and no one can change his mind.

Vivendi has many shareholders and too many interests to balance

Isn't that what Blizzard is praying for, the most perfect investor?