Chapter XVII: Selected Chinese
Two days later, when the time was scheduled to go to Fuzhou, the people from Pioneer Cartoon came to the door again. This time, there were two people in total, except for Lin Gang, who met last time, and a man Zhang Lexing didn't know.
"Mr. Zhang!" Lin Gang looked very happy to see Zhang Lexing, and stepped forward to shake Zhang Lexing's hand very enthusiastically: "It's really troublesome for you this time." β
"Where, where, no matter how trivial things matter." Zhang Lexing said modestly.
"Mr. Zhang, let me introduce you." Lin Gang pointed to the man next to him and said, "This is Zhang Libo, the manager of our company's technology development department, and their department will be the main force of our company's game development in the future." β
Zhang Libo stretched out his hand and shook Zhang Lexing, and said: "I have long heard that Mr. Zhang's company has strong game development strength, and I hope to have a good experience this time!" β
shook hands with Zhang Libo, but Zhang Lexing's heart was full of thoughts. Pioneer cartoon is not familiar with himself, but Zhang Libo is a well-known figure in the domestic game industry in later generations, known as "the first person in domestic games". It is said that when he got involved in Nintendo's game design, he didn't even know what CPU was used for Nintendo's game console, but after a month, he completed all the software decryption work and wrote more than 100 pages of technical materials, which many people spent months just learning when they were used for training. Later, he experienced the ups and downs of the lead, the rebirth of the star tide, and the ups and downs of "A3", and he was already a senior professional manager in the game industry at that time. At this time, Zhang Libo had just entered the game development industry, and it was the time when he was in high spirits, according to his own words, the evolution of the universe has been learned, and what is the difficulty of just a game card.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this mentality that Zhang Lexing obviously felt that Zhang Libo did not seem to be enthusiastic about this meeting, and perhaps it would not take long for him to analyze how to write the game in his plan, so he was very dismissive of Lin Gang's choice.
"I heard that Manager Zhang graduated from the Department of Physics of Peking University with a master's degree, and it is a bit surprising that he can enter the game development industry." Zhang Lexing said.
Lin Gang and Zhang Libo were quite surprised, and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Zhang, how do you know?" Have you seen him (me) before? β
"What's strange about this, Pioneer Cartoon as a future partner, I always have to know about it." Zhang Lexing pretended to smile mysteriously.
Lin Gang echoed and laughed twice, and by the way, he suppressed the doubts in his heart, and then handed Zhang Lexing two soft sleeper tickets, "Mr. Zhang, this is this afternoon's ticket, it's not too early now, why don't we go have a meal first." β
The place to eat is the famous Long March Hotel outside the south gate of Peking University, Lin Gang ordered a lot of dishes, and of course, the restaurant's signature roast duck is indispensable. At the dinner table, Lin Gang frequently persuaded Zhang Lexing and Ma Guanghai to persuade food and wine, Zhang Libo may have something in his heart, so he sat aside and was silent, just bowing his head to eat food, and he didn't touch the wine at all. After the meal, it was not far from the time to get on the bus, Zhang Lexing and his party of four called a taxi, went back to get their luggage first, and then left for the train station.
The train from Beijing to Fuzhou is a fast train, the whole journey is more than 2,000 kilometers and lasts nearly 40 hours. What's more convenient is a room for four people, which is just convenient for Zhang Lexing to brainwash them more on the road.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when the train departed from Beijing, and there were not many words along the way, and Zhang Lexing did not plan to rush at this time, anyway, there was still more time on the road, so he simply sat by the window and enjoyed the scenery flying by outside. The pioneer duo of Lin Gang and Zhang Libo did not wear them in the box, but sat on a chair on the side of the aisle and talked quietly, while Ma Guanghai leaned against the door and closed his eyes to recuperate. When it was almost six o'clock, the train stopped at Cangzhou Station, and Ma Guanghai got off the train to buy some food, crackers, pancakes, wotou or something, which are said to be local specialties, and also got some smoked fish and sausages as dishes. With the boiling water served on the train, everyone ate and chatted, and the atmosphere in the carriage began to be harmonious. At first, it was just a bit of a chatter, but then the conversation slowly turned to game development.
"Mr. Lin, Manager Zhang, do you have any plans for Pioneer Cartoon to enter Nintendo's game development this time?" Zhang Lexing asked.
Zhang Libo and Lin Gang glanced at each other and said, "The plan, of course, is to figure out the development technology of Nintendo's game console (FC) first, and then make a game." β
"Oh, have you thought about making any games?" Zhang Lexing asked again.
"This ......" Zhang Libo was a little speechless, it seemed that they hadn't started to think about it at all, or they didn't want to say it.
"According to my thoughts,Pioneer cartoons definitely can't do such a tasteless thing as piracy.,I guess you want to choose a few games from the market to do sinicization.,Right.γ
Lin Gang and Zhang Libo's expressions became a little embarrassed, probably because Zhang Lexing had said something on their minds.
"Your idea is good, but unfortunately you haven't noticed the risks involved." Zhang Lexing looked at the pioneer duo, they looked taught, so he continued.
"Let's talk about your sinicization first.,This thing is actually very simple.,As long as you master the game development technology.,Read the game data out of the cassette.,Rely on translation to translate the text.,And then replace the font library.γ The first thing you encounter in this process is the copyright problem.,If there is no relevant authorization,The use of the Chinese version for commercial purposes will constitute infringement.,But this problem is easy to do.,As long as you're willing to do it.,I can help you get the authorization.γ
Do sinicization,In fact, it's mainly in text translation,If you can mobilize college students who love games to do it in the form of work-study or vacation internships,Of course, you must choose students who are more proficient in English or Japanese.,As long as the number is a little more.,And then do a good job of management,Sure you can complete the work in time.γ If this link is not done well.,The translation is too bad.,Then no matter how much you publish the Chinese version in the future, it won't cause others to buy yu.,You must know that credibility is more important than anything else.γ
After the completion of the Chinese version,Faced will be the production and sales of cassetteγ I believe you should do a good job of this, but I hope you think about the level of consumption, don't set the price too high, otherwise I'm afraid not many people can afford it.
I don't think you'll always be satisfied with the sinicization of other people's games.,I will definitely consider independent development in the future.γ It is recommended that you prepare the game plan in advance, so that how to do it and what it will be done, the developers will have a bottom in their hearts, and other majors such as art and music can be well coordinated. There are also two kinds of domestic game development technology platforms, one is the Nintendo game console (FC), and the other is the more powerful pyramid learning machine platform, the latter is fully compatible with the former's games, and can make better games, if you are interested, you can consider it......"
Zhang Lexing muttered a lot, watching the pioneer duo slowly fall into a state of "vertigo", and it was estimated that it would take some time to digest it. After talking for a while, his mouth was a little dry, Zhang Lexing picked up his cup and drank some water, and explained to Ma Guanghai again, then climbed into the upper bunk and took out a GameBoy from his carry-on bag to pass the time, and the first day on the train passed slowly......
On the morning of the third day, the train, which had been delayed for two or three hours, finally arrived at the final destination, Fuzhou Railway Station. When Zhang Lexing and his party walked out of the exit of the station, they saw the people who came to pick up the car from Tianzhiyuan (Fuzhou), a young man and a van.
Tianzhiyuan (Fuzhou) has developed well over the years, from seven or eight people in the early days of its establishment to the current scale of 150 people, from the earliest composed of simple program developers to now include planning, programming, art, music and QA and other professionals, the game development platform has also developed from a single FC platform to FC and GameBoy two platforms, and the company's office has also moved from a small building at No. 16 Meiwu Road to an office building located in the center of the city.
After driving for more than ten minutes, the car came to the downstairs of the Tianzhiyuan office. Follow the elevator to the tenth floor, and you will be greeted by the company signage of Tianzhiyuan (Fuzhou) and Fu Zan, who has been anxiously waiting for a long time.
Seeing Zhang Lexing and others coming out of the elevator, Fu Zan hurriedly greeted him: "Boss, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I've been lucky along the way." β
Zhang Lexing nodded, pointed to the pioneer duo and said: "Old man, these two are pioneer cartoons, and their company also wants to engage in Nintendo game development, you can arrange someone to receive them." β
"Good boss. Would you like to take a break first? Fu Zan nodded and said.
"It's okay, enough rest in the car, let's take a look at the company's situation first."
Fu Zan led the way in front, followed by Zhang Lexing and others, and began to patrol the company. It happened to be the project development stage, everyone was very busy, in order not to affect everyone's work, Zhang Lexing and his party could only watch quietly and walk carefully. Since it was a professional development, programming, art, and music each worked in the production center of each department, and after a circle, the pioneer duo was stunned to figure out what project was being developed. After visiting the company, Fu Zan arranged for Ye Tianwei (the player who often came to No. 16 Meiwu Road back then, and has now become a programmer in Tianzhiyuan because of his interest in games) to lead the pioneer duo to see the game development system, while Zhang Lexing and Ma Guanghai came to the conference room to listen to Fu Zan's work report.
"We currently have three ongoing projects, two for the GameBoy platform, of which "Dream Island" has reached 63% of the development progress, and the other "Drag Racing" has reached 92% of the development progress, and is expected to be released next month. There is also a game on the FC platform "Learning from the West", which is adapted from Journey to the West, with a development progress of 50% and is expected to be launched by the end of the year......" Fu Zan introduced the recent project situation.
Zhang Lexing nodded, the progress of game development seemed to be relatively ideal, and then Fu Zan motioned to the financial director next to him to introduce the company's revenue.
"In the previous year, the company completed a total of six GB platform games and two FC platform games. Most of the main products are exported, with an annual turnover of 1.787 billion yuan and a profit of 300 million yuan, of which the contribution rate of GB games has exceeded 89%. According to market analysis, the FC platform in the export market has been in a period of decline, and the software sales continue to decline, so it is recommended that the company reduce the resource investment in this area. This year, GB games continue to sell well, and the company's revenue and profit growth are expected to exceed 20%......" the treasurer introduced while flipping through the information.
After listening to the introduction, Zhang Lexing said: "Well, the company's current business situation is not bad, and the development platform will be adjusted according to the actual situation of market development in the future." Regarding the development of FC platform games, I have an idea, due to the continuous decline in the export of original games, it is recommended that there should be no more than one FC original game per year in the future, and there will be a 'Chinese selection' plan on the pyramid learning machine platform from the near future, and about 10 high-quality Chinese games will be launched every year, and Tianzhiyuan will undertake 3~5 sinicization work every year. The investment in this project is not large, and the benefits will not be too high, but in order to promote the development of the game industry, some necessary investment cannot be avoided. For specific matters, someone from the pyramid side will contact you soon. β
Fu Zan had done this thing before, and it was not difficult to do, so he nodded happily and agreed, and the "Chinese Selection" program launched by Pyramid Company in order to expand the market has since had an important pillar, and a new FC game sinicization project has been launched.
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