Chapter 304: I Really Just Came Back
Ye Shenxi didn't stay in Los Angeles for long, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have many things to do and sees very few people.
On June 13th and 14th, local time, together with Xia Qingyu, Ye Shenxi first met with the director of Alexon AS cloud service to negotiate the provision of server rental functions for global players of "The Origin of Everything". As a pioneer in cloud service technology, Alexon has launched AS (Amazon eb Services) professional cloud computing service since 2002, integrating many unique features into its own website.
It wasn't until 2006 that they launched their first cloud service offerings, allowing enterprises to develop their own applications with Amazon's infrastructure.
Last year and this year, Brother Gu and Juhard successively announced their entry into the cloud service market, and the entry of these two giants has further intensified the competition in this field, and under the competition, it has naturally brought better services to consumers. Subsequently, Amasun also launched a virtual private cloud service, which allows users to logically isolate a custom private virtual network in the AS cloud to start AS resources.
Bluefish Network was one of the first game companies to communicate with Flaxon about adopting their cloud service products, and hoped to optimize for "The Origin of Everything" and the FG platform to come up with a better solution, preferably a completely new product.
Afterwards, the German ESL Esports League and MGL of the United States, as well as the organizers and operations of KeSPA AND CJ E&M in South Korea, discussed not only the "Eternal War" World Cup, but also the strategic policies such as event promotion, investment sponsorship and player training in the future.
KeSPA's Eternal Strike tournament director Lee Jun-hyun hasn't been in a good mood lately, and in May Glass Slag put pressure on them again, making a number of statements that they saw as completely discrediting, and declaring that the only way to resolve the issue was to take legal action.
The attitude of the glass slag has always been tough, which means that maybe the next time they and the glass slag meet will be in court. Of course, it is mainly on the project "Star Wars", but this is also a huge problem faced by the whole KeSPA.
This is also one of the current focuses of the global gaming and esports industry.
There's no doubt that glass slag is still the dominant player in the entire esports scene, and while the number of players may not be as large as Eternal War, it's the foundation and popularity of a decade of multi-sport events. And the first global competition of the herring network? It's still happening at the conference.
From 2007, KeSPA began to charge MBC and OGN event licensing fees, which attracted the attention of glass slag, which was also the beginning of this incident.
But in fact, the core is that they found a huge benefit in the operation of the event, but found that they had no way to get a piece of the pie for the time being.
To put it simply, the glass slag thinks that we don't charge the license fee ourselves, why should you? If you want to give it, you have to give us the license fee, right? Seriously, you guys give us the license fee.
It stands to reason that KeSPA as a third-party organization does not have such rights. It's just that they can't help it, because in the past decade, they have made an indelible contribution to the prosperity of esports, especially StarCraft in South Korea, but they still get indifferent treatment from glass slag.
Over the past decade, a number of professional and efficient events have been held, including tens of thousands of Korean spectators in the finals of the "Star Wars" Pro League, as well as entertainment star performances before the game, all of which have turned this event into a kind of carnival for the whole people.
The interstellar players also have a lofty status, becoming idols in the minds of countless teenagers and being recognized by all walks of life.
South Korea has a population of only 50 million, so every adult male must fulfill the obligation of military service, but the time of military service can be postponed after the star players have won more honors, and even after joining the army, there is a special military "air force" so that they can continue to gallop in the arena of the Star War professional league, ensuring that the level of competition will not decline.
A lot of big companies and TV stations have their own interstellar war teams.
These are all strong promotions behind KeSPA, they feed the entire industry through the operation of the event, and naturally need corresponding investment.
As for the glass slag, since the 1.08 version of "Star Wars" in 2001, there has been no major balance modification, but it is simply by selling CD-KEY to make a profit. I don't care about the construction of the team, nor do I care about the training and commercial packaging of the players, but after the event system matures, I feel that it is wrong.
This tear has been going on for more than two years.
Perhaps "Star Wars 2", which is also glass slag, will soon be released, and they must also consider what kind of ecology this new project should be promoted in, and what role they should play in it.
Is it still a character who simply sells CD-KEY? Impossible.
From the perspective of industry development and ecological formation, the strategies adopted by herring network and glass slag are completely different.
Qingyu Network will not hold the "intellectual property" point of the world, although this is indeed a supreme sword, because all the events, the surrounding are derivatives of intellectual property, the secondary creation on the basis of the game. This is what the glass slag demands from KeSPA, to get them to admit ownership of it all.
Rather, it is an open gesture that invites everyone to join in the benefits of this cake. Whether it's tournament organizers, teams, sponsors, players, or TV stations, they are all integral to the ecosystem. They all benefit from a sustainable future.
The Bluefish Network will also fund some of the teams and secure some possible sponsorships for them through company relationships.
In the event operator, they will also take the initiative to adjust the strength and balance of each competition region sensitively, and try to avoid the situation of one dominant country, for example, in the "Star Wars" project, the overpower of the Koreans will actually be a blow to the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of other regions.
In terms of event operations...... Xia Qingyu basically used glass slag as a negative teaching material to learn.
Glass Slag decided to make his own game, and then came to show everyone how to play this circle.
The herring network decided that we would make a game, and everyone would come up with ideas about how to play.
It is also worth mentioning that the delegates to this closed meeting were the commercial representatives of Thirsty Cola, which has basically been able to confirm the first sponsor of the World Cup. Another Invida is still in communication.
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Ye Shenxi also took the time to accept some media interviews, and also went to the booth of Qingyu Network in the Convention and Exhibition Center for his own booth, but he didn't expect it to cause a commotion.
Now he shouldn't dare to go to the CGS site, because there are too many people, and he is a little scared when he thinks of the scene when Jay Chou appeared at his booth last year. That guy, gongs and drums are noisy, firecrackers are ringing, red flags are waving, and people are crowded.
When Ye Shenxi stepped onto the booth after the host's introduction at this time, the stadium suddenly resounded with tidal cheers and screams, and the security personnel on the scene immediately raised their vigilance, and then lined up a number of people around the herring booth to prevent emergencies.
Unlike CGS's more than 200,000 viewers, many of the viewers who go to visit are actually pan-users, light users, joining in the fun, looking at the thighs or something...... E3, on the other hand, is more of a hardcore player. After all, the ticket money is here.
And appearance, there is no doubt that Ye Shenxi has a larger fan base than ordinary game producers, and there are even some games that are not necessarily addicted to the Qingyu Network. This is an era when a handsome pancake guy or courier can quickly become popular on the Internet, not to mention a legendary company and the young and handsome president behind him, which satisfies many people's current aesthetics, and even becomes an inspirational story about wealth and career.
Now the audience has left behind the "New Year's Goods Call" that they are trying to play, and halfway through the photo with Shogirl, they take back the camera and run over here, gathering at the booth of Qingyu Network. Players pulled out small notebooks and pens and begged for an autograph, and the few female viewers screamed uncontrollably.
Xia Qingyu said that you have a lot of female fans.
Ye Shenxi responded without discrimination.
He briefly chatted with the audience for a while, did not announce anything new, just chatted briefly, and shared some interesting facts during the development of "The Origin of Everything" and "The Eternal War", such as the origin of some people's lines in "The Eternal War", the naming allusions of some equipment in "The Origin of Everything", etc.
With his usual humor, bursts of laughter erupted from time to time.
Then I invited the most popular "Eternal War" team in North America, TSM, which is a new e-sports club just established at the end of last year, composed of six young guys from the United States, and has no long history, and there is only one branch of Eternal War, which was originally founded because of this game.
They are the top contenders for this year's championship in North America in many media predictions, and even though the selection method of the World Cup national team has not yet been announced, it is almost certain that Captain America will have players from this team, and the number should not be small.
The five main players of TSM, together with Ye Shenxi and the four lucky spectators drawn on the spot, presented an exhibition game for everyone. It's an entertainment game that has nothing to do with winning or losing, and both the club and the herring fish network must have explained to the five young men in advance, Ye always comes to have fun with the people, not to compete for victory, you don't mess up some messy ladders or things in the professional arena.
A few young men are not stupid, and they said that they understood, of course they understood. This game is deliberately done by them, and the effect of the show is quite outstanding, and the audience also watches it with relish.
Ye Shenxi knew that the opposite side would release water, but he didn't know how much it was released, and some felt that the technical and tactical level of the North American Division needed to be poverty alleviation.
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Later, he even "met" with three guys from 2PP Studio, which had previously launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Kickstarter platform.
The three boys have already scraped together $400,000 that far exceeds their budget, and they only wanted to raise $150,000 at first, which can already ensure that they can put down their work and concentrate on making documentaries, and now that they have better conditions, they can also further improve the level of documentaries.
They have already started the preliminary preparations, including original music, related equipment purchases, and have also traveled to many places in the United States to interview many YouTube video authors, or influential server owners and well-known players in "The Origin of Everything", and obtained quite valuable material.
In other words, on YouTube, "The Origin of Everything" has become one of the games with the highest video output speed and views, not only the display of various buildings and mods, but also related teaching, novice guidance, etc., as if this is another active industry.
The three young men have already made contact with the Qingyu network, and the company's attitude is of course a warm welcome, they have already booked air tickets, gone through the relevant procedures, and are ready to go to China on the other side of the ocean after the E3 ends.
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After communicating offline with many world-renowned gamers, Ye Shenxi returned to China on June 16, the day after the end of E3. He went to Beijing first, and he was just in time for the graduation ceremony of the director training class of the Beijing Film and Television Academy this year.
This can only be regarded as completion, because at least that's what the certificate is given, a certificate of completion. Ye Shenxi did get a certificate...... After a year of advanced training, this guy went in for three months and got a certificate of completion......
In fact, in terms of gold content, it is definitely not as good as an undergraduate degree certificate, at most it shows that you have studied at the Beijing Film and Television Academy, the highest university in the field of Chinese film. However, many crews will still watch this thing, at least compared to ordinary people who have no foundation, there is still a little advantage.
In addition to the sponsorship of the Beijing Film and Television Academy by Qingyu Network (which is naturally the main reason), at the just-concluded screening of the graduation works of this year's advanced class, their short film "Glimpse of Light" also won the first gold medal in 20 groups, and the school recognized his learning achievements in the past few months......
He was not in China at that time, but many experts, professors, school leaders, and some well-known filmmakers in the film and television industry also gave this work a high evaluation.
Crew resources...... The work itself was almost crushing for the other groups.
Among a bunch of short films with modern and contemporary themes in the city, this micro-film with the theme of Xianxia is new and sincere enough.
Of course, the school also knows that one of the great functions of the refresher class is to allow these students to expand their social relationships, and by the way, it is also engaged in an extremely simple graduation ceremony, which is a bit of a ceremony, that is, a group of people gathered in the cafeteria to have a meal together...... In the form of a buffet.
This meal is considered to be invited by the school.
The tuition fee for this year's refresher course is also expensive, and the cost of accommodation, food, and internship equipment during the school period, as well as the cost of materials including clothing, props, tapes, films, etc., are all borne by the students...... By the time it was time to graduate, the school had finally been generous.
This means that you will not be able to eat in the school cafeteria in the future...... It also allows them to communicate with some teachers and seniors, and the students themselves can finally communicate with each other, contact their feelings, and they may be able to support each other in their future careers and make some achievements, which is not an insult to this year's full-time efforts and the signboard of the Beijing Film and Television Academy.
Ye Shenxi just got off the plane and rushed directly to the school, and he will catch up, well, the background music has not been played yet, and it is unforgettable tonight.
The first thing is to apologize to all the school leaders, and many leaders are here today, senior party officials, principals, and directors of the directing department...... There are also some old professors in the department, directors who have gone out of the directing department of the Beijing Film and Television Academy, which is quite famous in the industry......
First punished himself with a few glasses, red wine, fortunately it was not white.
"Excuse me, teacher, I'm late." Ye Shen Creek Road.
The leaders naturally know the origin of this person, and their exchange of resources is naturally also the resources of the school.
Ji Shuhua, director of the directing department, said in a complaining tone: "Work is important, and learning is also very important." She was a little unhappy, a student in front of the school leader was late for such an occasion, which made her really ineffective in discipline.
Ye Shenxi could only continue to apologize: "I'm sorry, Director Ji, I just got off the plane and came over, and the luggage was sent back to the hotel." ”
"Knowing that you are busy with work, you can still set aside time for business negotiations or something."
"It's true that I just came back from the United States, and it's a very important exhibition......
The TV in the school cafeteria was still on, but the sound was relatively quiet, and according to tradition, this point could only be played "News Network".
At this time, Ye Shenxi's figure appeared inside.
If you pay attention, you can still hear the host saying: "From June 13th to 15th Western Time, the world's largest electronic entertainment exhibition E3 was held in Los Angeles, USA. China's game industry, on behalf of Qingyu Network, participated in the exhibition and became the focus of the global media......"
On the screen, it is Ye Shenxi's figure at the press conference, wearing a casual outfit, talking eloquently, and lifting weights lightly.
With Hua Yiming's unexpected voice, "Mr. Ye! ”
Everyone's heads turned to look at the TV.
Then I heard the host continue to introduce the exhibition, a great world-renowned manufacturer, China's representative of the Qingyu Network...... By the way, I also introduced the development history of the company Qingyu Network, and Ye Shenxi Pasca, the game producer.
This is a typical ...... in the field of game culture that the relevant departments should set up