After listening to the explanation, the person who came to inquire about the news was immediately stunned, and he vaguely felt that Battle.net points would pose a huge threat to their retailers.

Players can only accumulate Battle.net points by logging in to Battle.net to play Counter-Strike.

Battle.net points are not only used to match players with comparable combat effectiveness, but also an honor!

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

"How did the Flamingo Corporation come up with this idea?!"

The "spy" was nervous, and he didn't have the heart to continue to inquire about the news, so he immediately turned around and went to the café to report the situation.

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

“Boss！！！”

The spy hurried up to the boss and shouted.

A middle-aged man smoking a cigarette frowned and said, "Let you inquire about the news, there will be news so soon?"

"Yes, Boss, I have a major discovery that could be a great threat to our company!"

"Hurry up!"

"The game discs sold in the Flamingo retail store have a serial number that can be used to activate the game on the Battle.net platform and be tied to a Battle.net account for permanent use in the future. Plus, they suddenly launched the Battle.net points ...... this morning"

The "spy" took a deep breath, organized his language, and said the usefulness of Battle.net points, and also voiced his own concerns.

After listening to his story, the faces of several retailer owners sank.

Obviously, they all realized the importance of Battle.net points!

One of them frowned with the word "Chuan" on his face, as if he was mourning, sighed softly, and said: "Alas, the rise of the Battle.net platform may not be stopped! Even I, an old man, know the importance of Battle.net points, and players will definitely be willing to log in to the Battle.net platform for the sake of Battle.net points." Players will be downloading games directly from Battle.net in the future, so will we retailers still make money?"

As soon as the words fell, several other people also nodded and sighed.

Before you know it, it's noon.

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

"Boss, no, at 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the Battle.net platform was suddenly updated, and then a bombshell news was released on the homepage!!" A woman's eager voice came from Motorola's mobile phone.

"What's the hurry!!!!" the boss who smoked reprimanded.

"Boss, announced on the homepage of the Battle.net platform that on January 1 next year, Honor Group will join forces with Flamingo to jointly hold the "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" competitions. Counter-Strike is played in the form of a group stopper, i.e. 5v5, and the winner is rewarded with $5 million. "Red Alert" is an individual event, and the winner will be awarded $1 million!"

When the retailer boss heard this, he was dumbfounded.

Oh my God! It's just a game competition, and there are so many prize money??!

"Boss, there are requirements to participate in the competition, whether it is "Counter-Strike" or "Red Alert", Battle.net points must be tens of thousands! In this way, in order to increase their Battle.net points, players will definitely log in to the Battle.net platform to play games! It is foreseeable that as soon as the news of this competition comes out, the number of users on the Battle.net platform will explode wildly! This is extremely unfavorable to us retailers!" The female secretary said her thoughts.

At this moment, the retailer boss was drenched in a cold sweat, as if the sky was dark.

"By the way, what's going on with that Glory Group? Why haven't you heard of it before?" he asked, after his mind stabilized a little.

"Glory Group is not famous in Europe and the United States, but it is famous in Chinese mainland! Glory Group has more than 400 chain Internet cafes in Chinese mainland, covering almost all major cities in China, and is extremely well-known! Recently, Honor Group has begun to establish Internet cafes in Europe and the United States, and its financial resources are extremely strong, which is shocking! However, I guess that the behind-the-scenes boss of Honor Group should be CHronos· Li。 Otherwise, the Glory Group would not have developed so fast, and it would still be able to cooperate with the Flamingo Company!" said the secretary.

The retailer's boss answered softly, and then hung up the phone, suddenly several years old.

The other personal bosses looked at him with a decadent look on his face and hurriedly asked what was going on. When they heard that the Flamingo Company and the Honor Group were going to jointly hold a game competition, their faces were all overshadowed.

"The Battle.net platform is menacing and unstoppable!"

Everyone shook their heads, as if the general trend had gone.

At this moment, the game tournament has caused a huge sensation.

Players all over the world couldn't help but be excited and inexplicably discussed, especially when it came to the huge prize money, one by one, their faces turned red, as if the prize money was already in their pockets.

Among them, there are naturally many shrewd businessmen who realize the business opportunity and are ready to form game clubs.

Having already had experience in running various ball clubs, it was not difficult to start a game club.

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

That evening, news of the game tournament made headlines around the world.

According to the Los Angeles Times, "Flamingo Corporation and Honor Group Team Up to Host Biggest Tournament in History with Eye-Popping Prize Money!!"

The Times said: "Flamingo and Glory Group have opened the era of competitive game competitions!!"

In an interview with NNC TV, Welch, a well-known economist, said: "The Flamingo Company and the Glory Group have jointly held a large-scale game competition, which has attracted countless players with amazing prize money! Here, we might as well guess what is the intention behind the Flamingo Company's move? Why did it deliberately cause a national sensation and hype with a huge prize money?

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

Second, promote Counter-Strike and Red Alert!

Third, promote the development of the Glory chain Internet café.

Fourth, it may be to develop e-sports and at the same time control the right to e-sports competitions!

In any case, it will be of great benefit to the development of Flamingo Company and Glory Group!

In my opinion, the prize money does not need to be so much, the prize money of $1 million for the winner of Counter-Strike is enough to cause a sensation and attract players around the world, but it is $5 million!

"What big chess?" asked the NNC host.

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 playthings are demoralized, but if you can make money by playing games, you can also become a career. Flamingo may be creating a new era of the game economy!!"

After a pause, Welch smiled, "I'm looking forward to this era because I also like to play games!"

……

……

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

A week later, the Battle.net platform had 8.4 million registered users and 14 million total Counter-Strike sales, including sales in offline retail stores. And the total sales of "Red Alert" reached 11.4 million.

The industry is extremely shocked by such a proud achievement.

At this moment, none of the third-party game developers have denied the Battle.net platform and have all decided to cooperate with Flamingo. Aren't they afraid they won't make money by releasing a game on such a popular platform? Moreover, they are also aware that with the development of the Internet, there will be more and more users on the Battle.net platform, even hundreds of millions, which is more than publishing a game on the Flamingo console platform, with more users!

Of course, there are also many powerful game companies that are starting to build their own gaming platforms, such as EA. Among them, there are more than 20 companies that Li Zetian knows. The success of the Battle.net platform has shown them the importance of a gaming platform, and a gaming platform with huge popularity is a cash cow.

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

……

Beverly Hills.

Li Zetian looked at Dongfang Yuqin and asked, "How is the Glory Chain Internet Cafe over there?"

"It's very hot, computers are in short supply! In the Internet café, you are either playing "Counter-Strike" or "Red Alert". ”

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

"Hehe, there really is!" Dongfang Yuqin said with a smile.

"It's not like someone scolds me, right?" Li Zetian thought that Chinese parents would definitely scold themselves to death when they saw their children being addicted to the Internet.

Dongfang Yuqin's expression was stunned: "How did you guess!!!" I don't know who spread the word that you are the owner of the Glory chain Internet café, Chinese mainland many parents and teachers are scolding you, saying that you are mercenary, opening an Internet café to poison students, making many people addicted to the Internet and skipping class every day...... After that, many experts and professors also stood up and criticized you!"

"Well, I knew it wouldn't be good!" Li Zetian shrugged, "However, you can't always let them scold like this, you still have to take some measures." ”

Li Zetian thought for a while and said: "In the future, when you go online in the Glory chain Internet café, you must show your ID card." ”

“Mr· Li, most of the people who go online are students, how can they have ID cards. In this way, won't the business of our Internet café plummet?"

"Well, that's true. That's ......" Li Zetian paused and said, "People who don't have ID cards, set a time limit for them to go online!"

Dongfang Yuqin frowned and said, "I'm afraid it's a big loophole......"

"Well, there's a loophole. However, it's better than nothing!" Li Zetian said lightly.

"Hmm. ”

"By the way, let the Internet café put some stickers in front of each computer that says, 'You need to pay attention to the combination of work and rest when surfing the Internet, please arrange your time reasonably'. ”

Dongfang Yuqin heard this and smiled, "Can this work?"

"Make a show and show it to others!" Li Zetian said with a smile.

"Oh, then I'll go and inform the person in charge of the Glory Group now!" Dongfang Yuqin nodded and said.

"Go ahead!"

"Hmm. ”

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

He opened the Internet café, and he designed and developed the game. When others scolded him, he could only bear it.

There must be countless parents in Chinese mainland who shout and kill him, so that Li Zetian is now a little weak and does not dare to go to Chinese mainland. In the future, it will be good if people's attitudes change.

One of the purposes of the Flamingo Corporation and the Honor Group is to change the status of the game and how people perceive it.

Before Li Zetian's crossing, "League of Legends LOL" was very popular, and the game industry was extremely mature. Professional gamers have a lot of fans and a high income, but instead of being looked down upon, they have become idol stars, not only shooting commercials, but even participating in variety shows.

Li Zetian thought in his heart that with his own ability, he would open this flowery game era in advance. Because Flamingo is the world's largest game company, Li Zetian has benefited the most.

At this time, because the popularity of personal computers in the world is not as good as in the previous life in 2016, the glory chain Internet café 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 could save a lot of money.

After taking a break, Li Zetian took Dongfang Yuqin to Galaxy Network Company.

After learning that Li Zetian came to the company, Tian Shuai and Zhang Yan hurriedly came out to greet them.

“Mr· Li and Miss Dongfang Yuqin, welcome!" Tian Shuai said with a smile.

Zhang Yan looked at Li Zetian, with a trace of curiosity and excitement in his eyes, and asked, "Mr· Li, you won't have another good thing for us to develop this time, right?"

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

"What is it?" Zhang Yan couldn't help but ask, looking at Li Zetian with fiery eyes.

Li Zetian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll tell you in detail when I get to the office." ”

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

Zhang Yan scratched his head and sneered: "I'm not curious, you know, Mr· Every time Li comes, he brings a shocking design with him! Of course, a technician like me is very interested!"

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

After coming to the office, Tian Shuai instructed the secretary to prepare a cup of coffee for Li Zetian and Dongfang Yuqin.

“Mr· Li, you can talk about it now!" After everyone sat down on a sofa, Zhang Yan 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 for the development of the Glory chain Internet café. Each Internet café has hundreds of computers, which costs a lot of money, and if you can remove the hard disk of the Internet café, this will save a lot of money! Therefore, I thought of the diskless workstation! The principle of the diskless workstation is that there is a system server in the network, and this system server needs to have an operating system required for its own operation, and in addition to the operating system required for its own operation, it also needs to have a workstation to run the operating system! There is no hard disk in the chassis of the diskless workstation, and other hardware has a motherboard, memory, and so on......

As Li Zetian started the class and Kai Kai talked, the three people present couldn't help but light up!