"I didn't buy this cigarette myself, someone else gave it as a gift. A vice president of Xiwen Media Group found a classmate friend of mine around the corner. They came to my house together on Sunday to sit down, and they gave me this cigarette. They want to know why we are reluctant to meet them. Xiao Cai said.

"Oh, what did you say?" Step may ask with interest, and then spit out a white smoke ring. This penny-for-money, expensive cigarette tastes really high.

"I said I was only in charge of the game's housekeeping. The overall management and strategic planning of the company are all up to you. Xiao Cai smiled.

Bu may not have spoken immediately, took a sip of tea, leaned back on the guest chair, and exhaled a few circles of smoke before he said slowly:

"Mr. Liu Zifu and Mr. Liu handed over this Noah company to me to take care of it completely, with only one additional condition: the catalog of magic holy books in "Magic University", and the listing of any book must be approved by the book selection committee under his chairmanship."

"For more than a year, have you figured out the style of this book selection committee? Let me tell you, even "All the Way to the West", one of the four classical masterpieces, was my personal efforts to successfully put it on the shelves, but it only fell with a low score of 8,000. The old Feixue shoots the white donkey in the sky, and the smiling book god leans on the blue duck, and there are still four books that are excluded from this catalog list. ”

"Mr. Liu told me that if Noah wants to grow into a century-old store, then it must stay away from divine power and imperial power, and guide the direction with pure science as the goal. Therefore, books such as "Book Sword Enmity" and "Wei Xiaobao" were rejected because of the gossip related to ancient imperial power. ”

"In this way, you should be able to understand Mr. Liu's deep meaning, right? It's not that I'm reluctant to receive people from Xiwen Media Group, but there is nothing to talk about after the talks. With any books produced by their superhuman R&D center, they can't pass the Great Wall of Liu at all. ”

More than 99% of their absurd and popular books will only be worthless in the eyes of Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu's intention is obvious, he wants Noah to guide college students across the country to be keen on the study of science books, instead of spending a lot of time in school on popular nonsensical online novels. ”

"The cooperation with Xiwen Media will undoubtedly increase a lot of our company's book profit. But on the LNST and the Water Foundation, we can't explain it. They will be furious, suspend all counterpart aid programs, and question the relevance of our national strategy. Guide college students across the country to desperately compete to read online novels in order to upgrade game characters?! You and I can't afford to carry this super large black cauldron, and we can't afford to hurt it!! ”

Xiao Cai was silent after hearing this, as if he was thinking about something. He was quick to say:

"I didn't agree to any of their requests, and I was forced to accept the cigarette because I couldn't refuse. The company's long-term strategic planning is not my forte, I just take care of my game housekeeping. Now I'm going to tell you one thing: guess which of our company's servers has the largest traffic load among the more than 300 servers recently? It's just strange that it's not Qinghua, which has the largest number of students, and it's not Bei University! ”

"I know. Umda, the city of cherry blossoms! It's just that we made the mock campus too realistic! Step may have smiled faintly.

"Huh? How do you know!! I was forced to make ten mirror cities of Wuhan University's main city to divert the crowd, which avoided a lot of congestion among players! This cherry blossom town has a large number of temporary visitors who have registered accounts, could it be that they just come to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossom trees in the school? Xiao Cai's expression seemed to be a little surprised.

"In reality, tourist attractions often kill people tirelessly. The beautiful scenery in the virtual world also provides the function of enjoying the experience, and it never kills people. Perhaps, that's why our Sakura City server is severely overloaded! ”

"Because we made the simulated campus so realistic, it has attracted a large number of parents to experience the campus environment in the game map. The difference between the number of people online in real time and the total number of registrations is so large, perhaps this is the reason. Step may say with a smile.

"Do you know Wang Shu from the National Academy of Fine Arts? China's ancient architecture expert, master of architectural aesthetics, the only person in China who has won the global Pritzker Architecture Prize! Step may have suddenly turned to another topic. The congestion in the cherry blossom city mentioned by Xiao Cai suddenly inspired him.

Xiao Cai shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"I would like to ask him to come to the company as the general art consultant of the game map. He had to be invited at any cost. With him, maybe in the future, we can copy some of the classical buildings in the country into the game world map. Virtual tourism is also one of the big hotspots in the future of the Internet. Step may say.

"How could a super celebrity like him be willing to deign to be our general map consultant? Online game companies have always had a bad reputation in the market. Xiao Cai asked.

"He has a quirk, obsessed with all kinds of old oriental buildings, and has always opposed the destruction of old cities and the construction of new ones in major cities across the country. We must move him like this: the traditional oriental buildings that cannot be protected by individual power in the real world may be properly protected in the virtual world, and even carry forward the vastness, in the form of virtual beliefs, forever. Step may mutter.

"I've been a game planner for 10 years, and I'm familiar with the various ancient city styles of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, but I've never had the idea of turning major universities into old-era cities. The immersion of this game is fantastic! Now those college students are fighting with each other in these cities every day, and they are never tired of it. Ah Neng, your idea is too far ahead! You might as well go and meet him, maybe you can convince him in person. Xiao Cai said suddenly.

"I'll try to fight for it! Maybe only Liu Zifu and Mr. Liu can have the opportunity to meet Master Wang Shu! If I want to meet him, maybe I'm not qualified enough! Step may say.

"I didn't expect games with books as totemic beliefs to be so popular in the market! Things are starting to get a little bit out of our minds! Originally, we just wanted to carefully create an online game that was specifically aimed at the vertical field of college students. However, there are already a large number of non-college students who sign up for gamers. Even some high school students who have spare time are signing up for our "Magic High School"! Xiao Cai raised another topic.

"Our old map can't accommodate these non-college players anymore. They won't be able to join the original city warfare system, otherwise it will seriously disrupt the overall balance of the game. In order to enhance the differentiated diversion of non-college players, I have stepped up the scene system design of the New World map!" Xiao Cai seemed a little worried.

"Watching those college students fight so well every Saturday and Sunday, even office workers like me want to join! Such a trend is quite normal. However, the total knowledge of various disciplines is inevitably higher for the senior brothers who have left school, so it is not a fair thing to rely on the old and sell the old and bully the teachers and disciples in school. It's okay, you just let it go! Let's see how we can fix this. It's time to recruit more people, so hurry up! Now, we don't have a shortage of employee salaries for the time being, right?! "Step may be very indifferent.

"There is no shortage, no shortage of money at all!" Xiao Cai showed an ambiguous smile.

Over the past year or so since the open beta of "Magic High School", it has won the favor of countless college students with a strong sense of belonging, low game fees, and fierce fight scenes. The game's super promotional slogan, "Knowledge Changes Destiny", has also been highly recognized by a large number of gamers. The explosion of market sentiment has also greatly exceeded the original expectations. In this regard, Noah's operation has always been smooth, how can there be a shortage of money now?!

Xiao Cai raised another question:

"Ah Neng, I just told you when I entered the door just now, our total number of online people has broken any historical record in China, as high as 10 million. You don't seem to be excited at all?? I'm so excited about it! There is a famous saying in the Internet era: those who get D silk will win the world. What a true statement! ”

"Haha, my peers have painstakingly introduced countless overseas games, but they are not as vibrant as our original games! Now, in terms of big data, they are no longer our opponents of the same magnitude!! Also, online games that show off their wealth have been popular for more than ten years, and now it's really sunset! This is no longer the old gaming era when people were stupid and quick to pay! ”

Bu may have heard this, but his brows were deeply furrowed, and his whole face was wrinkled into a bitter gourd face. He thought about it for a long time before he said slowly:

"Brother Cai, do you know the singleness of the market cake? No gamer will be addicted to two or more online games at the same time. The overall cake of the online game market is that big. According to the seesaw effect, our gradual growth means the gradual shrinking of other people's territory. We've moved too much of other people's delicious cheeses! ”

"Now, our Noah has become the enemy of the domestic online game industry! About one-tenth of the traditional wealth-showing terminal game companies have gone out of business because of our appearance! ”

"Back then, the red-clothed cannon Zhou Sect Leader of 359 free anti-virus, after he gradually grew stronger, he became the number one public enemy in the market because he moved the cheese of other anti-virus companies, and was hit by various surprise attacks. Now, we are also on this road of last resort with no turning back! ”

"Next, inside and outside the game world, we will face a good day that is definitely not a good day! Opponents will be desperate to bite at our weaknesses, either they die or we Noah die. ”

“WINTER-IS-COMING!” (Winter is coming!) ）

In the last sentence, Step may have used the classic family motto of the Stark family in Game of Thrones! He was deeply worried about the future.

(To be continued)