Saturday, 2 December 2000.

Media Building, North Point.

In the morning, the senior executives of the media group came here one after another to report to the boss.

Everyone knows that the boss's business is too extensive and time is precious, so you must sort out the content of the report in advance and make sure that the boss is satisfied.

Gao Kelin, the president of Ninth City, was the first to come to the office and report to Lin Zuhui on the progress of the 'game business'.

"The sales of "Age of Empires 3" exceeded 1 million units in 18 days, and achieved good results that have attracted attention in the industry...... "Legend of Blood" has dominated the share of online games in the mainland, setting off a hot development of online games........ "Miracle Mu" has set up servers in 52 countries and regions...... "Ragnarok" has also achieved development ....... in 36 countries and regions"

One by one, the good news reached Lin Zuhui's ears, which made him excited. It's not that online games are very profitable now, but that Heung Kong online games have truly become a world-class hegemon, and the future prospects are unlimited.

It is expected that it will take more than five years for online games to truly become an important industry in Hong Kong's economy, because the market will be large enough.

Lin Zuhui nodded and said with satisfaction: "After years of development, we have finally achieved satisfactory results, which is worth it!" ”

Gao Kelin said: "If it weren't for the information provided by the boss, Xiangjiang Games would have taken many detours, and it would not have been possible to achieve its current results." ”

"Legend of Blood", "Miracle Mu", "Ragnarok" These games are all hand-picked by the boss, and the important thing is that the boss gives the planning outline and a lot of novel gameplay.

"I'm also someone else's contribution, but these things have to be kept secret, and the game is the company's idea."

"Don't worry, boss, I know."

Before every game project, Lin Zuhui explained to Gao Kelin in a single line, so if there is any news, just go directly to Gao Kelin for trouble. An executive who can't keep his mouth shut, that's not a good executive.

As for Lin Zuhui saying that it was submitted by someone else, it doesn't matter whether Gao Kelin believes it or not, he must believe it anyway.

Although Lin Zuhui is not a game planner, the games he has played are the 'biggest bug', and online games are always changing, and many ideas are shared. Lin Zuhui put forward a lot of opinions, which immediately became a precedent for opening the world's online games, and because of this, it also created the status of Xiangjiang Games in the world.

Next, Lin Zuhui took out four pieces of information and said to Gao Kelin: "Come here, there are four game plans here, which are the fist products of the Ninth City in the next three or four years, and they are related to the progress of the entire Xiangjiang game." ”

Gao Kelin got up a little excitedly, came to the edge of Lin Zuhui's seat, and couldn't help but look curiously.

Lin Zuhui did not show Gao Kelin directly, but planned to explain them one by one.

He holds a pen in one hand and presses it on paper with the other.

"These four games are all 'casual online games', which can be regarded as a shortcut. Because we already have three RPG games, and then develop a large number of games of the same type, it is easy to cause overlap. ”

Gao Klin said with admiration: "The boss's idea is really clever! ”

He really admires the boss, after all, the success of such a character, he doesn't know how many streets he has to dump.

Lin Zuhui didn't care about sycophants or not, and then said:

"The first game, called Mapleshima, was officially launched in early 2001 and had to be launched on the market within two years.

"It's a side-scrolling online game, and although it's a casual game, it has elements of an RPG...... The reason why this game is called "Adventure Island" is that adventurous warriors explore unknown maps, all kinds of scenes, warriors move forward horizontally, can also jump vertically, and some map backgrounds can be set in boats, seas, jungles...... Fighting monsters, unknown situations happen....."

"In terms of professions, the melee output of the warrior has high blood and defense, the flying hero with super single output is also flexible, the mage has the group method of teleportation and monster farming, and the archer ....."

"In terms of maps, there are solo maps, and there are also maps that can be teamed up.... Quest system, popularity system, battle system, cross-dressing system"

"The characters are all Q version...."

Lin Zuhui spoke very seriously, and Gao Kelin listened very seriously.

"MapleStory Island" is definitely a hit, it is both a casual game and an RPG game, and the key is to make people forget to sleep and eat.

After the development of "MapleIsland", "Dungeons and Warriors" was developed, and two side-scrolling games were collected at once.

To put it bluntly, a game development studio, with two online games like this, the boss can become a billionaire and be among the rich people in many countries, such as South Korea and Huaxia before 2010.

After the explanation, Lin Zuhui moved the outline of "Adventure Island" to Gao Kelin.

Gao Kelin couldn't put it down as if he had received a holy decree, and said: "Boss, don't worry, we will definitely not bury this genius idea." ”

It's unrealistic to want to bury it, because Lin Zuhui will take the time to experience and inspect the progress, and he can point out a lot of opinions as long as he plays a little. These memories can not be remembered now, but as soon as you get into the game state, you can quickly feel that there needs to be improved and increased.

"I believe in you, remember, although this game is a casual game, it is actually a game of fighting monsters and leveling up teams...."

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"Okay!"

Then, Lin Zuhui began to compare and explain on the second piece of paper.

"The second game is called Bubble Hall...... It's a relatively simple game, and hopefully you can develop it in a year and release it in the first half of 2002. ”

"Okay"

"The third game is actually somewhat similar to "Bubble Hall", but the racing game, called "Running Kart", players can drive a kart on hundreds of tracks with many themes such as towns, forests, deserts, glaciers, cemeteries, mines, etc., and the first drifting buttons....... These game graphics and background music are very important, we must make full use of the elements of the Hong Kong comic industry and HK-POP to create a high-quality casual game....... "Running Kart" will give you two and a half years, you can develop "Bubble Hall" almost now, and then set up the project. ”

In the previous life, in that era, these games were popular among some girls in Internet cafes, and casual games naturally attracted a large number of boys to join.

For "Bubble Hall" and "Go-Kart", Lin Zuhui's memory is a little thin, but he still knows some patterns, and the rest will be handed over to the team in Ninth City.

Goklin didn't have any other ideas about these two casual online games, which had little information, but instead he thought that this was a normal phenomenon, and that it might be someone else's idea for the boss, or the boss's inspiration.

He said seriously: "Okay, these two games seem to be small casual games, if they are made into online games, they will definitely be favored by many players, after all, not everyone likes that kind of complex RPG game." At the same time, using the high-quality Q version of the background screen to create a kind of comic scene, coupled with the world's popular HK-pop music, is really a wonderful game. ”

Lin Zuhui nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, the idea must be more innovative!" ”

In the end, Lin Zuhui took out the game information of "Audition", which directly shocked Gao Kelin.

Lin Zuhui dreamed back to the scene of his previous life, picked up a keyboard, put three fingers on the arrow keys of 'left', 'down', and 'right', and put the thumb of his left hand on the space bar.

"Look, that's it!"

"Not only can you test the reaction and coordination of your brain and fingers, but you can also enjoy HK-pop dance and music, and of course, you can also buy the copyright of European and American music."

"There is also interaction, the interaction between couples, which is enough to attract a lot of young people and students who pursue fashion."

"Of course, I want you to make this game a green game, and the focus is on the HK-POP elements."

"The picture is made into a 3D game, and I will give you 2 years of research and development time, and it will be launched on the market in 2003."

Goklin nodded adoringly, he knew that the person sitting in front of him was the 'game giant' who dominated the world's games; Blizzard and Activision in the United States are the overlords of games, Blizzard has developed "Warcraft", "Diablo", "StarCraft", etc., Activision has developed "Counter-Strike", "The Sims" and other world-selling PC games, and Activision is also a large publisher; The boss of Kingsoft in the mainland is also the major shareholder, and Xishanju, a subsidiary of Kingsoft, is also the largest game developer and agent in the mainland.

Gao Kelin took the information in his hand and walked out of the chairman's office, he felt his hands tremble a little; Out of his admiration for the boss, he believes that these four games will definitely achieve very big results.

At this time, Lin Zuhui leaned back on the chair in the office and showed a smile.

Stick Country, you're out of luck!

In recent years, the TV series of the Stick Country has become a 'notorious' existence because of alleged plagiarism.

ATV Group did not go to the stick country to appeal, but secretly used the media of various countries, even South Korean media, to accuse a certain Korean drama of plagiarizing a certain Hong Kong drama; Over time, Asians know that Stick Country is plagiarizing Hong Kong dramas.

In this way, the reputation stinks, and naturally it cannot be exported; Even in South Korea, the media accused companies in their own country of plagiarizing works for the sake of sales. In this way, even the Korean people know that Hong Kong dramas are still good-looking.

HK-POP has long been a fusion of elements such as singing and dancing, rap, and electronic music, and the pop music of Hallyu can only become a copycat. Although it cannot be said to be infringing, a follower cannot run.

It is probably the statement that a certain Japanese female artist in her previous life supported half of the Xiangjiang entertainment industry.

"Dongdong"

"Come in"

"Boss"

came in Zhao Zhenqiang, the program director of ATV Group, and Lin Zuhui managed ATV Group the most, which was in ATV content; In the rest of the aspect, in fact, almost all of them are delegated to executives, and he only looks at the results.

As usual, Zhao Zhenqiang reported on the work.

After the end, Lin Zuhui said: "Well, I also pay attention to the content of ATV, and I am generally very satisfied, ATV's PD and screenwriters can always create new things, so that Hong Kong dramas will not be gradually abandoned by Asian audiences." ”

In fact, in the previous life, Korean dramas were popular around 2000~2006, and it can only be said that one hit a year, or even one every few years; The reason is not that Korean dramas are declining, but that Asians are tired of watching the 'old routines'. But just when Asians were tired of seeing the old routines, Han Zong was born, continuing the glory of the Korean Wave in one fell swoop.

Of course, K-pop (Hallyu music), Korean dramas, and Korean dramas all make up the 'Korean Wave'.

Zhao Zhenqiang said ashamedly: "Although there are always one or two Hong Kong dramas every year, there is indeed some decline overall. ”

Lin Zuhui said indifferently: "It can only be said that Asia is a little tired of watching this kind of old-fashioned Hong Kong drama, but in any case, Hong Kong drama has laid a foundation in Asia, some people are tired, and some people are new to join." Quality and creativity are guaranteed, and the rest is providential. ”

Zhao Zhenqiang was a little surprised that the boss was so open-minded, but he still said: "We will definitely work hard!" ”

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I received a good idea from a friend, you let them make it into a series, let's call it "The Temptation of Wife"......."

It is probably a story of a wife, a husband, and a best friend, the wife was a good wife and mother at the beginning, and the husband did not love him, but fell in love with his wife's best friend, and even intended to murder his wife..... The wife then embarks on a series of revenge stories.

In the previous life, the Korean drama was called "The Temptation of the Wife", and the mainland remake was called "The Temptation of Going Home", all of which were temporary hits.

When Zhao Zhenqiang heard this, he said: "This idea is very good, involving many sensitive topics in society, such as cheating, divorce, revenge, fox spirits, flowery husbands, revenge wives, etc., which can be described as full of topicality, and will definitely become the king of ratings." ”

Lin Zuhui said: "Arrange it! ”

"Okay."

Then Lin Zuhui took out a real planning outline and said: "This is a Hong Kong comprehensive plan, you form a team, and strive to become a Hong Kong variety show next year after "X-Man" and "Love Letter". ”

Zhao Zhenqiang immediately became very interested, you must know that since the launch of "X-Man" and "Love Letter", not only has it occupied the championship of variety show ratings in Xiangjiang, but has also been successively broadcast by local TV stations in the mainland, Taiwan Island, Sing Tao and other countries and regions.

It should be for these Hong Kong variety shows to make Hong Kong culture more popular.

"In "Infinite Challenge", each episode of the program is challenged with different themes and forms, such as comedy, chase, sports challenges, music performances, TV performances, calendar production, personal matchups, environmental issues, etc.......

Although Lin Zuhui didn't explain it very clearly, he directly made a few examples of eucalyptus, and it became clearer in an instant.

After a long time, Zhao Zhenqiang said: "This show is very good, and the requirements for the host are also very high, but the boss can rest assured that the most important thing in Hong Kong over the years is funny artists." ”

Lin Zuhui nodded, as early as several years ago, ATV Group held a 'funny artist' training class, which was listed as an 'acting class'.

Of course, with the development of the Hong Kong Stream with reference to the Korean Wave model in the previous life, it has also created a hierarchy of 'funny artists', 'Hong Kong singers', 'TV drama actors', and 'movie actors', with comedy artists having the lowest income and the lowest status.

It is precisely because of this status and income that four classes are also created, and a barrier is gradually created.

As for the traditional stars in Xiangjiang, they are almost all about to be laid off now, and even singers like Zhang Guorong have become less and less popular a few years ago.

The Four Heavenly Kings, although the status of the rivers and lakes is high, it is inevitable that their careers will be affected, at least in their singing careers, the impact is great.

Xiangjiang's entertainment industry must be so ashamed, otherwise it would have declined long ago in the mid-to-late nineties, and now, I don't know how many times more prosperous than in the seventies and eighties.

""Infinite Challenge, you strive to start by this time next year, don't be too anxious, plan well."

"Okay."

Finally, Lin Zuhui said: "In fact, you can also integrate the history of China with Hong Kong to shoot historical dramas." For example, "Wu Zetian", the life of the empress, is integrated with elements of Hong Kong dramas, so that not only can we Chinese know the history, but also sublimate Hong Kong dramas. It must be good to take more pictures of these characters with distinctive historical personalities and integrate into the Hong Kong stream. ”

Zhao Zhenqiang nodded and said, "Well, I remembered, arrange it immediately!" ”

In fact, ATV has naturally filmed such dramas in recent years, but there are very few, such as the original "Tan Yunxian", which also set off a wind of historical Hong Kong dramas.

After a burst of arrangement, Lin Zuhui breathed a sigh of relief.

This arrangement can be said to have established the hegemony of Xiangjiang culture and can be more reliable.