Chapter 159: Warcraft
"Oh, I figured it out."
Both of them were constantly thinking, and at this time, his wife Huang and Zhen suddenly said a word.
"Yu Zhen, what do you think?"
"Guangming, do you remember, we have thought of a plan for an online game platform before."
"Well, I remember. I've always thought this plan was good, but you think that there isn't much market for online game platforms in China at present. Moreover, there are not many online games in China now, and there is not much profit when you enter now. It's better to develop online games first. ”
"Yes, that's what I said at the time."
Huang Yuzhen nodded.
"You're saying that Penguin Technology actually wants to take the online game platform strategy."
"Yes."
Both of them understood this.
"I said that their QQ icon and QQ game would be so cheap for us, it turned out that he wanted to promote their platform. It's just that if they really want to be a platform, I don't have a problem with that. After all, a platform is just an internet site. The profitability of the portal is not very good, and an online game platform should not make too much money. ”
"Bright, we can't think so."
"How?"
"Although the online game platform doesn't make much money, it will definitely be the intersection of online games in the future. I believe that in the future, when there are more and more domestic online games, many netizens will use this platform to find their favorite games. If this platform is in someone else's hands, then our market share will shrink. ”
Although the king of kings has been launched as soon as it was launched, it has become popular in China. However, for some time now, the king of kings has also felt the pressure from other online games. Like another game in Taiwan, the network Three Kingdoms, is also very good. There is also a Stone Age imported from Japan, and there is a faint tendency to catch up with the king of kings.
It was with this in mind that they thought about making an online game portal at that time.
However, due to profit and time problems, this plan was not finalized in the end.
Now that they think about it again, the two can't help but set a position for the original platform plan again.
Perhaps, this platform is really not too profitable, but it can influence the entire online game market.
"I understand, QQ icon and QQ game have a natural platform interface, and even, QQ icon and QQ game, he is already equivalent to a platform. It seems that this kid has a long-term vision, which is beyond our ability. No, if that were the case, I'm sure he'd definitely want to get into the online gaming market. ”
"Yes, I think so too."
The two nodded together, and they had completely rejected Zhang Ning's plan.
Regarding Chen Guangming and Huang Youzhen's refusal, Zhang Ning knew it after he left Lei Jue Company.
Of course, this is not that Zhang Ning is like a god. Instead, after Zhang Ning entered Lei Jue, the two of them had been guarding against themselves, and Zhang Ning had already felt that Lei Jue Company would not cooperate with his side.
The reason why the QQ icon and QQ game business are thrown out is only for the needs of the future platform.
Moreover, this platform, Zhang Ning is ready to build him into a platform that integrates all industries in China.
Just like the QQ icon, the previous QQ icon has been Tencent's own business. However, after cooperating with Chery, he found that in fact, adding a QQ Chery automobile logo to the QQ icon is also a good direction. From this, in addition to cars, more non-own business can be added later. Like the computer, what type of computer you use, and the mobile phone, what type of phone you use. Of course, even if it is real estate, you can add it if necessary.
This also makes the QQ icon instantly become a more bullish platform.
In addition, the same goes for QQ games.
Zhang Ning also doesn't want QQ games to be limited to Penguin Technology's own games, and in the future open world, he can build a QQ game platform. In this one platform, he can integrate all the games in the world. Not only a casual game, but also an online game, a battle platform, and a small game.
It's a pity that it may be that Zhang Ning is too anxious to make money, which makes the two so guarded.
But anyway, this time when he went to Lei Jue, Zhang Ning still found a lot of content.
Just like visiting the game development department of King of Kings, Zhang Ning already felt that although King of Kings is the first online game in China, Lei Jue Company is also the most popular online game company recently. However, they don't have enough experience in game operations. It's like dealing with the matter of brushing characters, they actually use such a crude ban to deal with it.
For game titles, it has appeared in many games in later generations. However, if it is not accompanied by a ban, this game will enter extinction. Just like the fierce battle in later generations, because of the plug-in, the company at the time of the fierce war blocked 20,000 game accounts in one go. Since then, not many people have played the game that was originally quite popular.
Seeing such a situation, this also made Zhang Ning feel a little relieved.
Even if he is lagging behind in online games than them, he has an advanced online game operation concept, and he is confident that he can defeat these guys.
Pentium Internet Cafe.
Zhang Ning likes to go to the Pentium Internet café in Zhongguancun, of course, he doesn't go there to surf the Internet, he goes there to investigate the market.
QQ, online games, watching movies, browsing the web.
At the top of the list is QQ, and on almost every computer, there are people using QQ.
This made Zhang Ning very happy.
You must know that the most popular things for netizens in Internet cafes to do before, the first thing on the list was watching movies and browsing the web.
The second place is online games, such a phenomenon also makes Zhang Ning very interested.
The potential of online games is really huge, and in less than a year of development, so many people have already entered the trial.
If he is given another two years, it is estimated that half or even eighty percent of the netizens in the Internet café will play games.
It's no wonder that when the legend of later generations was popular, almost everyone in the Internet café was playing the legend.
Of course, this is also the reason why Zhang Ning wants to enter the online game.
It's just that when Zhang Ning was carefully observing the players playing the game, suddenly, he found a very bad piece of information.
"Jam."
That's right, on many people's computers, Zhang Ning has found that as long as he is playing large games, there will be a jam from time to time.
This also makes many players who are playing online games can't help but yell every time they get stuck in the machine.
"Grass, it's stuck again."
"Nima, she must have been killed by a monster."
"Oh my day, my gear."
Many people can endure the lack of network, but many people can't stand the card even if they die.
If a computer is always stuck, click on something several times, or even click several times and miss, you will find that whether you play a game or play something else, it is a kind of torture. It's like a cat scratching, and it's unspeakably uncomfortable. And now, all players who play online games have this problem.
"What's going on?"
I've been playing King of Kings all the time, but it seems that I've never been stuck.
Just when Zhang Ning was about to ask the owner of the Internet café what the situation was, Zhang Ning discovered the key to the problem.
One is the internet speed, and the other is the computer configuration.
In the year 2000, the domestic Internet speed was very slow, very slow. Despite the advent of fiber optics, few Internet cafes could afford to use them. This is also the result that most online games that use more traffic such as online games will be slow from time to time, and in the end, it will cause the phenomenon of stuck.
In addition to the Internet speed, the second problem is the computer configuration.
In the era of 2000, the domestic configuration was relatively high, that is, the Pentium 3 processor, 256 memory, and 80G hard disk.
Not to mention, the average computer is a Saiyang processor with 128 memory.
The more low-end ones even have 64M RAM.
With a rotten computer like this, it is indeed very difficult to play an online game that uses more resources in this era.
Even, you can feel that every time you play an online game, the computer case will constantly buzz, like a convulsion.
One is the network speed, the other is the computer configuration, in the era of 2000, it was really difficult to play online games without cards.
No wonder I don't usually feel it, it turns out that I usually surf the Internet in the company. The computer used by Zhang Ning of Penguin Technology is the top configuration in China, not to mention broadband, and there are few faster than him in China. However, when Zhang Ning came to the Internet café, he found a problem.
By the way, I understand, it was only in 2001 that the network was greatly accelerated. Then, by speeding up and online games, a large number of computers in domestic Internet cafes have been updated, which has achieved a legend against the sky. If you change it back, Chen Tianqiao at that time was operating the legend in 2000, I'm afraid, no matter how powerful the legend is, it is impossible to reach 600,000 online at the same time.
In 2001, there was still one year to go.
"It's a little tricky."
Faced with the problem of network speed and computer configuration in Internet cafes, Zhang Ning suddenly felt a little bored.
He entered the online game market just to make money. However, under the influence of the domestic network environment, no matter how good the game he develops, it is impossible to attract so many people. Finally, like the king of kings, make hundreds of millions a year. However, if Zhang Ning just wants to make hundreds of millions a year, then he doesn't want to enter the online game.
For Zhang Ning, his minimum goal is to earn more than 1 billion a year.
But now in the domestic situation, not to mention 1 billion a year, 500 million a year is enough.
It seems that the online game can wait for a while, at least, until 2001.
However, if he doesn't engage in online games, Zhang Ning suddenly doesn't have much idea of making money?
Is it possible to let QQ launch the membership system and QQ show business now?
No, absolutely not.
It has long been planned that Penguin Technology will not make a profit for three years, and the purpose is to hit all competitors.
Although Tencent has been almost suppressed by itself now, who would have thought that there would be no next Tencent.
Even if it's such a powerful QQ in later generations, it was not an MSN before, and it almost hurt its vitality.
It seems that you have to think of a solution?
Just as Zhang Ning patted his head, suddenly, Zhang Ning saw another netizen in the Internet café, who was actually playing Warcraft.