Chapter 512 Matrix (I)

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"Blizzard Studios, its three game development teams, responsible for the second "Diablo 3" and the third responsible for the development of "StarCraft 2 Wings of Freedom", the two teams are currently in the game planning stage, the first team is responsible for the development of "Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne" has entered the final testing stage, if nothing else, it will be able to be released globally on July 1 this year. At the same time, the online game "World of Warcraft", which relies on the historical background and characters of Warcraft, has been completed by 90%, and it is expected to be able to conduct internal testing by the end of the year. It was officially released to the public in mid-2004. ”

"Fantasy Studio, with its three game development teams, is not much different. The game based on the three series of "Pirates of the Caribbean", "National Treasure" and "Harry Potter" has been completed and is in the development stage, and it is estimated that it will be able to expand the inner side early next year. ”

Compared with the three old studios of Villefort, Journey to the West, and Legend, although Xuele Mountain and Blizzard were established earlier, under the destruction of Vivendi, in addition to Blizzard, which is still normal, Xuele Mountain is almost dead. Fantasy is a new construction, and it's not surprising that the two of them are lagging behind.

"Gabe Newell is planning to hold the Matrix Games Elite Invitational in South Korea?" Guo Shouyun nodded and continued.

"Yes... At present, Blizzard's global Battle.net registration has exceeded 10 million. In order to gather popularity, enhance brand awareness, and promote the company's new games, there is a Korean Global Game Elite Invitational Tournament in January next year. However, originally this was a plan of Blizzard Studios, but it was later promoted by Gabe to the entire Matrix game, and the competition program was also changed from "Warcraft", "Diablo", and "StarCraft" to "Counter-Strike", "Half-Life" and "Call of Duty". ”

Gabe's eyes were sharp. I remember that the original Matrix game itself had a Battle.net, right?"

"Yes, but after the acquisition of Blizzard, the two Battle.nets have merged. ”

"That's not bad, I don't have to worry about it. Guo Shouyun nodded, "What is the budget for this 'Matrix Elite Invitational'?"

"$1.5 million!"

"$1.5 million? That's too low. Guo Shouyun shook his head, he knew very well that the future game market would be staggering profits, and if Matrix Games wanted to become the undisputed NO1 in this industry, in addition to excellent games, the publicity on the periphery could not lag behind.

"In this way, the budget for this 'Matrix Games Elite Invitational' will be increased to $10 million. ”

"10 million?" Buddy Morris surprised.

"Not bad. … In addition, the name should be changed to "Matrix Game Elite Invitational" to "Matrix Game Carnival", which is held on January 5 every year. In addition to competitions, there should be cabaret performances, masquerade balls featuring game characters, as well as food and game exhibitions that last for a week. In addition, 200 lucky spectators will be selected from Battle.net and provided with all airfare, accommodation and meals to attend the carnival. Live matches and performances are broadcast live to the world via Canal+, as well as TNT and the Hulu network. ”

With a few words, Guo Shouyun turned an internal 'gala' directed and performed by the matrix into a large-scale entertainment event facing the world.

"Boss, with such a scale, I'm afraid the budget of 10 million is not enough!"

Cabaret shows mean inviting some celebrities to the town, and their appearance fees are not cheap. Even if you look at the face of the matrix for a discount, 10 million is definitely not enough.

"Then increase the size of the budget, and we will make a lot of money this year. And if you spend money, you can pay less tax. ”

A game carnival can not only improve the user stickiness and attractiveness of matrix games. If done well, at the rate of exponential growth of the global gaming population, the benefits of the matrix companies will only increase.

Seeing that the big boss had made up his mind, Buddy Morris didn't say anything more. And he's not a fool either, and can see the benefits of the Matrix Game Carnival. However, compared with Guo Shouyun, he is more worried about the ratio of investment to income. If the investment can generate returns that exceed expectations, that is naturally better. If not, it's a real headache.

"How's Amazement? Ike Palmut still working on a new superhero comic?"

"After the boss talked to him last time, he changed his mind. The Marvel Comics website was established to open the platform for all cartoonists to upload their works. It has now included more than 500 cartoonists around the world, more than 3,000 different works, currently has 23 million registered users, and generated $15.88 million in revenue. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded, the role of Marvel Comics, just like China Literature and Tencent Pan Entertainment, is the most upstream IP provider. So when he was transforming Marvel Comics, he told Ike Palmut, CEO of Marvel Comics, about the architecture of the Tencent Comic platform. Then came the advent of the Marvel Comics website. Now it seems that the other party is doing a good job.

After seeing that he didn't say anything more, Buddy Morris took the initiative to say: "Pixar is currently working on two animations, one is "Kung Fu Panda 1" adapted by the boss, and the other is "The Incredibles". ”

Hearing "The Incredibles", Guo Shouyun unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Although he changed Pixar's future, many things were not lost with his adaptation. This is the best, the smaller the butterfly effect he causes, the more valuable the future he knows.

"Is there enough money?"

"The global box office of "Finding Nemo" is nearly 900 million, and the net profit belonging to Pixar has reached 250 million US dollars, and it is enough to develop two animations at the same time. ”

Guo Shouyun nodded, the box office explosion of "Finding Nemo" made him a lot of money as an author. You must know that for any movie, TV series or anime adapted from him, he will charge 10% of the total box office and peripheral income as a copyright fee.

Therefore, after a "Finding Nemo", Guo Shouyun generated more than 100 million US dollars.

Moreover, his movies released in this year's matrix are not only "Finding Nemo", "Smart Ghost Movie 3", "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class", "Heartbeat", "Fifty Shades Dark", which also brought him an income of more than 100 million. Add to this the fact that publishing and his share of income as chairman and director of various companies would have earned Guo Shouyun nearly $500 million in 2003, not counting the company's assets and the income from equity investments in other companies.

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