Game Development: Starting with Recreating the Anime Game Style

Chapter 167 Fujiko's Big Hand is Here Again
"So, according to Mr. Wang, what should we do?"

Wang Xuyang's spirits lifted, and he leaned forward slightly.

“It’s very simple.”

Wang Xuyang's proposal is actually not complicated. It is an either/or choice. If both parties are willing to sign a two-year contract, the Hardcore Alliance is willing to reduce its share by 3%. If they sign a three-year contract, it can be reduced by another 3%.

"Mr. Wang is very sincere."

Chen Fan happily expressed his opinion.

If you ask whether this level of discount shows sincerity, well, it does.

A 6% commission on channel revenue is not a small amount for NetEase.

However, the contract term is a bit too long. But since the other party is willing to negotiate, it's not a bad thing. Obviously, Tencent thinks so too.

The atmosphere at the scene began to improve, but just then, Chen Fan's phone suddenly rang. It was a WeChat message from Huang Jintao from Onmyoji.

Interestingly, at the same time Chen Fan's phone vibrated, Tencent's Leng Zefeng's personal phone also suddenly vibrated.

Both of them glanced at WeChat, then put their phones down without changing their expressions.

But the atmosphere that had just started to improve suddenly turned cold again, and there was no progress.

Half an hour later, at the entrance of the private club.

"Mr. Wang, we'll take our leave now."

Chen Fan smiled and extended his hand.

"Mr. Leng, Mr. Chen, please take care."

Wang Xuyang shook hands with the two men, and all three of them smiled. But when they turned around, Wang Xuyang's expression suddenly fell. He wasn't stupid.

The reactions of the two men after receiving the text messages were clearly suspicious, which is why Wang Xuyang didn't pursue the conversation further. After all, if the other party has already dealt a new hand and you're unaware of it, then you can't play that hand.
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Outside the clubhouse, a black Maybach silently slid to the side of the road.

Leng Zefeng sat in the back seat, the cool air from the car's air conditioning invigorating him. Instead of immediately telling the driver to start the car, he took out his phone again and opened the brief internal message.

The sender was his immediate supervisor, the president of the Interactive Entertainment Group, and the message contained only one line.

"WEgame has been approved. Mr. Ma wants the project to start as soon as possible. We'll discuss more details when I get back..."

WE Games Platform.

This platform was originally launched by Tencent in 2017 as a PC game channel to counter the huge success of Steam in China.

And now, this platform has been chosen again to counter Startap.
It's interesting to talk about.

Chu Chen's appearance did indeed have a certain butterfly effect.

In early 16, Tencent internally deemed App Store a failure.

Within Tencent Group, there are actually two competing lines for new game channels. One line is the WeChat game channel, which is what many players are familiar with today as WeChat mini programs.

The other line is the "new channel" led by Tencent Games Group, which is actually the WE Games platform project.

In the initial plan, WE was actually a dual-platform system.

However, in the previous life, Tencent Group ultimately chose WeChat. Tencent Games, which failed in its horse racing strategy, happened to encounter Steam and thus shifted its focus from WE to the PC platform.

And on this world line.

For Tencent Games, the emergence of Star is actually a great thing.

WeChat Games, spearheaded by WeChat, was on the verge of success, and the WeChat team had even acquired some casual game studios; everything seemed set to go perfectly.

But just then, in July, Star Tap suddenly appeared. As mentioned before.

The internal power struggles within Tencent are far more intense than the external power struggles.

Almost instantly, Tencent Games realized this was an opportunity!
And so, Star Tap was launched in July.

Tencent Games launched a major internal counterattack with its WE dual-platform game platform plan, once again challenging the WeChat channel.

And Startap has made steady progress step by step.

Tencent Games also successfully won the revival match. Yesterday, with the official establishment of the Star Alliance by Star Tap and Chu Chen's public declaration to "build a platform belonging to global players".

They have completely seized control of the discourse.

Actually, this result is not surprising at all.

Like all tech giants, Tencent fundamentally dislikes innovation. Innovation means uncertainty and unstable investment, and for large companies, instability means "risk."

This is why Tencent likes to "follow trends".

For more than half a year, despite the success of StarCraft, the profits generated by the auto chess modes of the games League of Legends and DNF were no less than those of Final Frontline.

Tencent Games is even considering packaging the well-received Auto Chess game "League of Legends" as a standalone game.

That's why Fujiko wouldn't even glance at other game companies setting up platform channels, but when Starry Games was leading the effort...
That's completely different.

Just like during Tencent's internal review process, the game division convinced the board of directors and CEO Ma with a single sentence.

“Competitors’ products have already achieved some initial success on mobile devices. If we wait for them to take off again on PC, it may put us in a passive position.”

"Furthermore, our existing channels do not currently have similar competing software products. Therefore, we recommend launching the WEGAME project quickly, decisively, and by pooling the resources of the entire group."

This sentence translates to "Because Startap is going to do it, we are going to do it too."

In other words, even though Startap's so-called PC version had absolutely no influence at this point, it was only something Chu Chen emphasized at the press conference...
Tencent has already tacitly acknowledged that the other party will definitely have an influence.

can only say.
Before Starry Night Games failed, before Chu Chen's winning streak ended, the person in the world who had the most faith in Starry Night Games' decisions was probably not Starry Night Games itself, but Tencent.
If the alliance could offer a sincere discount, that would be fine, but the problem is that the other party's sincerity is just so-so.
Moreover, given the current situation, Leng Zefeng judged that time was on his side. He could wait until WEGAME was eliminated and then let Xingchen Tap make its move.
For Tencent, it would be a better option to delay negotiations with the Hardcore Alliance for a few months.

By then, Tencent should be able to secure better terms.

This is not only his trust in his team, but also his trust in Startap.
The only thing that can crush Startap is Tencent, or rather, Tencent's traffic.

Although it sounds a bit childish, this is indeed the opinion of many people at Tencent Games right now. Thinking of this, Leng Zefeng turned off his phone, leaned back in the soft leather seat, and closed his eyes.

"Mr. Leng, where are we going now?" the driver asked in a low voice.

"back office."

"Notify all project team leaders in the Interactive Entertainment Business Group that there will be a meeting in one hour."

A new game has begun.

The Hardcore Alliance has transformed from a player into a part of the chessboard.

　Well, after thinking about it, I'll just talk about the recent plot here.

　　In fact, readers who have reached this point should be able to sense that the plot of this book is based on a specific point to reveal a broader picture.
　　Each point is roughly 2 to 3 words, revolving around the core theme, which doesn't necessarily involve a new game release, but could also include things like platforms, acquisitions, recruitment, or new projects.

　　The advantage of this layout is that when everyone reads it, there is a complete overall structure.

　　There might have been too much buildup recently, and Xianyu himself realized the problem, so he deleted and revised some of the drafts.

　　After the Starry Sky Tap triple burst, the timeline will jump to 17, focusing on the new game and some content about the protagonist's miraculous appearances.
　　Lastly, I wish everyone a happy weekend.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)