Zhang Lianzhong has been 996 blessings for several years, he is now upset and in urgent need of sleep, but the work is not finished yet, so he urged Li Hu to hang up the phone quickly, not to affect his work progress.

"Don't worry, do you know who this big guy I introduced to you is?"

Li Hu sold a pass, but Zhang Lianzhong didn't eat him at all, and hung up the phone directly.

In desperation, he had no choice but to call the phone again and tell the other party straight to the point: "It's Lin Yi!" ”

"Lin Yi?"

Zhang Lianzhong's mind didn't turn around, and Lin Yi's current reputation was not loud enough, so he didn't think of who this person was for a while.

"! You're still in the game circle, and you don't even know about the hottest game designers right now? Hurry up and take a look at the game forum, Mr. Lin's name dominates the list! ”

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Lianzhong scratched the head of the chicken nest, turned his head and asked a buddy next to him: "Ah Dou, have you heard of Lin Yi?" My friend said that he is a game designer who has been very popular recently, what game has he designed? ”

Ah Dou poured a big sip of strong coffee, stared at his bloodshot eyes and shook his head, "I haven't heard of it, I haven't paid attention to the game forum for a long time, and I don't have time to read it." ”

At this time, a young man with glasses behind the two of them came over and said excitedly: "I know this person!" ”

"Xiao Song knows? Then tell me about it. ”

A young man named Xiao Song opened the conversation: "He is the participating designer in a recent game live show, he was not famous before, no one has heard of him, but the three games he designed in the show are better than one another!" ”

""Plants vs. Zombies" is a game type that we have never seen before, according to the program team, this is a tower defense game,, I have never seen this type of game, Lin Yi created a precedent for this type of game!"

"This is not the end, this big guy then dropped a bombshell, the horror game "Resident Evil",, that picture, that atmosphere, that operation...... Beat similar games all over the world! I can only throw myself to the ground and shout God! ”

"For the last time, the program team limited the theme, to play the national style, reflecting the cultural characteristics of our country. This great god launched "The Legend of Sword and Fairy",, the music and plot are simply the best of the best, just like watching TV series, people can't stop, I still think about it, did Li Xiaoyao rescue Zhao Ling'er. ”

Listening to Xiao Song Xu babbling a lot, which was full of praise, Zhang Lianzhong and Ah Dou glanced at each other, and the two of them thought, "Is this Lin Yi so awesome?" ”

"Hurry up today, finish the work at hand, and then I'll go to the forum to have a look."

Zhang Lianzhong waved his hand and lit a cigarette for himself.

……

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Dynasty Hotel, 188 private rooms.

Brother Sun has invited all the senior leaders of the company, and he swore solemnly: "Xiaoxiao will definitely invite Mr. Lin here, and when the time comes, we can talk to him about cooperation." ”

A senior leader nodded: "Xiao Sun has done a good job, an excellent game designer like Lin Yi must not let other entertainment companies grab it, with him, our company's anchors can be more popular." ”

"But, why do I think that Zheng Xiaoxiao and Lin Yi don't seem to have a good relationship?" Another female leader asked.

Brother Sun waved his hand again and again: "No, Zheng Xiaoxiao said that the relationship between the two of them is very good, and he will definitely be able to invite Lin Yi over." ”

"That's good." The female leader smiled: "In order to express the sincerity of cooperation, I have prepared a contract, as long as Lin Yi cooperates with our company, he can get five million every year!" ”

"Five million?" Brother Sun was taken aback, this price is more than the company's hottest anchors, which shows the importance of game designers.

After all, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, there is no good game, no matter how capable the anchor is, he can't attract much popularity, let alone maintain it.

He smiled: "This condition is too rich, Lin Yi is still a newcomer, he will definitely be tempted." ”

Another leader with a Mediterranean haircut said: "The conditions are generous, but he must comply with our requirements." ”

"In the future, a new game will be released every month, and it must be guaranteed to be popular with players."

"In addition, the copyright of the game he designed belongs to our company, and the copyright period has been extended until fifty years after his death!"

Brother Sun's eyes widened and he swallowed his saliva.

The company really eats people and doesn't spit out bones!

National law stipulates that the author's copyright becomes a public resource fifty years after the author's death, and anyone can use it without paying any fees.

The company's regulations directly deprived Lin Yi of all copyrights of all his works, that is to say, as long as he signed this contract, Lin Yi would become a working dog, a cow that laid milk, and a chicken that laid eggs, everything he paid belonged to the company, and until he died, he couldn't get back his game copyright!

Do you think it's unfair? That can be done without a contract.

But that's true for the entire industry, no matter which company, no matter which platform, unless you leave the industry, or become self-reliant!

But how many people are self-reliant?

Without money, who will do game optimization for you?

If you don't have connections, who will help you publicize?

Without resources, who will help you sell?

Therefore, this is the so-called unspoken rule of the industry, where the platform uses its absolute advantage to force the author to sign this seriously unequal contract, and the author can only compromise in order to make his work visible to more people.

The corners of Brother Sun's mouth twitched, he has been dealing with the anchor, he knows very well the anchor's contract, it is not much stronger than the designer's, and it is also an overlord clause, but he really didn't expect that the designer, who is known as the top of the biological chain in the game industry, is also exploited by the company and eaten and wiped clean.

When he came back to his senses, Brother Sun secretly said in his heart: "This matter has nothing to do with me, and I can't fight against capital, so ...... Alas, why did I suddenly hope that Lin Yi would not come? ”

Seeing that the time was about to come, Zheng Xiaoxiao pushed the door in, and everyone looked behind her: "Huh? What about Mr. Lin? Why didn't you come? ”

"Forehead ......"

Zheng Xiaoxiao pinched the corner of her skirt, and finally could only confess: "Teacher Lin didn't want to come, he said...... He's got something ...... do."

Several people at the table looked at each other, and the female leader lifted her glasses, looking displeased: "Zheng Xiaoxiao, did you say something that shouldn't have made Lin Yi unhappy?" That's why people don't come? ”

"I, I didn't ......" Zheng Xiaoxiao's voice was very low, obviously weak-hearted.

The female leader snorted angrily and said, "Stop quibbling! I watched all your previous live broadcasts, and the live broadcast room was full of people scolding you, and you shamelessly said that the game designed by Lin Yi was not good! ”

"Humph! I don't think you can do it yourself! ”

Several other leaders also had gloomy faces, to be honest, they were not ordinary people who could climb to leadership positions, and they were very transparent in seeing people and things.

This live broadcast naturally attracted their attention because of its popularity, and Zheng Xiaoxiao is an artist under the company, of course they pay more attention, they have watched all three live broadcasts, and they already have a plan in their hearts.

Therefore, they are willing to spend a lot of money to talk about cooperation with Lin Yi.

As for Zheng Xiaoxiao, she just took shit luck and put up with Lin Yi, and the company's senior management is willing to give her a chance, after all, she has been matched with Lin Yi three times, and there may be some heat.

But if Lin Yi doesn't come, then Zheng Xiaoxiao is a piece of garbage, and there is no need for the company to support her!

Therefore, several senior leaders stood up, without saying a word, and left the private room directly, Brother Sun hurriedly ran out, and a few minutes later, he came back with a sigh, sat at the table and drank stuffy wine, and ignored Zheng Xiaoxiao.

Zheng Xiaoxiao stood on the side, neither sitting nor standing, after a while, she finally couldn't hold it back, walked up to Brother Sun and asked, "Brother Sun, how did you lead them?" ”

"You still have the face to ask me?" Brother Sun squinted at her, shook his head and said, "You're done, Zheng Xiaoxiao!" ”

"What do you mean? What do you mean I'm finished? Zheng Xiaoxiao looked dazed.

"The company's senior management means that if I want to terminate the contract with you, you won't be able to work in the company tomorrow, and you will no longer be the anchor of the company, so you can find your own way!"

Brother Sun's words made Zheng Xiaoxiao stand in place, and she suspected that she had heard it wrong.

"Brother Sun, are you lying to me?"

She grabbed Brother Sun's arm, unwilling to believe it: "I won the first place, I'm a big anchor now!" The company doesn't want me, they will lose a lot! ”

Brother Sun looked at her with disdain and said, "Zheng Xiaoxiao, haven't you seen yourself clearly until now?" ”

"You're not anything! What is the first place, what is the big anchor, these titles are all obtained by Lin Yi. ”

"I'll tell you the truth, what the company wants is Lin Yi, people are the main dish, you are just a side dish, dispensable!"

"Originally, if you could invite Lin Yi to work for the company this time, maybe you could still get a contract as a big anchor, but now that Lin Yi is not here, your role will be gone."

"Besides, the company has wanted to kick you out for a long time, and I've been speaking for you, but you're really angry!"

Brother Sun sighed, drank all the wine in the wine glass, stood up and said: "Zheng Xiaoxiao, the game anchor is not suitable for you, you should go to the adult platform, although the income is small and disgraceful, but you can only go to the live broadcast to sell meat, goodbye!" ”

After speaking, he pushed the door out, leaving Zheng Xiaoxiao to sit alone at the table, facing a table of delicacies from the mountains and seas, she had no appetite at all, and fell on the table, crying.

……

After a busy day, at more than 11 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Lianzhong left the company, he dragged his lead-filled legs back home, and fell directly on the sofa, unwilling to move.

"Damn, no! If this continues, Lao Tzu will hang! ”

Zhang Lianzhong thought of those young colleagues who died suddenly, and he was still young, and he didn't want his youth to be wasted in front of the computer, let alone ruin his young life.

However, before he was ready to go to bed, he suddenly remembered Li Hu's matter, so he took out his mobile phone to open the game forum, and sure enough, six or seven of the ten posts were discussing Lin Yi and the games he designed.

"Good guy, this Lin Yi is very hot."

Zhang Lianzhong casually opened a post with the title "Rational Discussion, "Plants vs. Zombies", Plant Sunflowers or Pea Shooters First? ”

The following argument is very fierce, and some people even want to make an appointment offline.

Zhang Lianzhong was surprised, and he clicked on the second post: "If you come to Raccoon City in "Resident Evil", how are you going to escape?" ”

Some people say that they are waiting for rescue in place, some people say that they go to find the male protagonist Leon and escape with him, and some people say that they are disguised as zombies......

There are many answers, but you can tell that everyone really loves this game.

Zhang Lianzhong clicked on the third post: "Li Xiaoyao is a human being, Zhao Ling'er is a monster, if the two of them give birth to a child, will they be humans or demons?" ”

Some say it's human, some say it's a demon, and some say it's a shemale......

When Zhang Lianzhong saw this, his appetite had been suspended, and the popularity of the three games was so high, who was this Lin Yi?

He couldn't wait to find the live footage, and then he was so addicted to it that he didn't stop until dawn.

Three live broadcasts of the game, each time for more than an hour, Zhang Lianzhong watched it two or three times in a row, but not only did he not feel tired, but he was more energetic!

"These three games are all masterpieces!"

Zhang Lianzhong stood in front of the window, looking at the gradually rising sun, and his mood could not be calm for a long time.

He's been working on game optimization for five or six years, and he's seen all kinds of games, but this is the first time he's seen a game like this.

"Li Hu said that Lin Yi wants to find someone to optimize the game, is that these three?"

Zhang's brain had begun to think uncontrollably about how to optimize the three games, and his professional instinct drove him to do so.

But because he was too tired, Zhang Lianzhong forced himself to stop, he lit a cigarette, took a hard breath, and then made a phone call to Li Hu.

He felt that this time might be a rare opportunity, as long as Lin Yi was satisfied and continued to cooperate in the future, he could get out of the sea of suffering!

Li Hu also slept late last night, because the game copyright was sold at a high price, and he happily called his relatives and friends to drink and celebrate, and he didn't sleep until the early hours of the morning.

Therefore, when Zhang Lianzhong called him, he hadn't woken up yet, and asked in a daze, "Who?" Call early in the morning! ”

"Li Hu, it's me, Zhang Lianzhong!"

Zhang Lianzhong took a deep breath and said, "You tell Mr. Lin that I took his job!" ”

Li Hu suddenly came to his senses: "Really? Then I'll go back and tell Mr. Lin......"

"Well, and you told Mr. Lin that I optimized the game for him, and I could ask for less money, but I have a small condition."

"What conditions?"

"I'm going to sign a contract with him, and in the future, his games will be optimized by me and my team, and the price is negotiable!"

Li Hu hesitated for a while and said, "I can't be the master of this matter, after you meet Teacher Lin, you can go and talk to him yourself, he is very good, and he should not object." ”

Zhang Lianzhong nodded and hung up the phone, a strong sleepiness came up, usually at this time, he would feel that life is so helpless, but today is different, he is suddenly full of hope for the future!