I want to make a game

Liu Zhiyuan didn't care much about the business affairs of the Han Dynasty anymore, but he still knew about being sued, but he ignored it and continued to develop new games with the employees of the Han Dynasty.

"Today we are going to develop a fun little game."

Just a few days after the Meteor Butterfly Sword project was implemented, Liu Zhiyuan held a big meeting again.

"Plants vs. Zombies."

Looking at the cute images of plants and zombies on the big screen, the people below were very surprised.

Logically speaking, this kind of game that is not linked to a super masterpiece at first glance should not require Liu Zhiyuan to take action.

The works created by the God of Games should be games like Daiseiden and Super Mario Kart that look like super masterpieces at first glance.

"Don't underestimate it. Maybe its number of users will reach the top 20 in the Han Dynasty."

When others heard this, they quickly straightened their faces. A game that can reach the top 20 of the Han Dynasty is almost a super masterpiece. No, it must be a super masterpiece.

Take a look at the top 20 monster-level games in Han Dynasty. None of them have less than 10 million fixed users.

Maybe there is something subtle about this game that they haven't discovered yet.

"First of all, it's positioning. This game is positioned as casual. There are no complicated settings or cumbersome operations. It's just a click of the mouse."

The more Liu Zhiyuan explained about Plants vs. Zombies, the more confused others became.

It sounds like this game is not a super masterpiece. Apart from the comfortable-looking characters, there are no highlights at all.

No, in fact, the whole game is quite inconsistent. Zombies sound like the representative of horror. Can we add plants?

Sorry, are you sure it’s not Mr. Liu who wants to develop a spoof game when he has nothing to do?

"The only difficulty in this game is the tactical coordination of various plant combinations, such as..."

There is still no trace of the super masterpiece.

It doesn’t even have social functions. They really don’t believe that this game can make it into the top 20 of the Han Dynasty game rankings. No matter how you look at it, it seems to be developed for children under 10 years old.

Do we expect these children to put this game into the top 20!?

When Liu Zhiyuan saw the expressions on the faces of the people below, he naturally understood what they were thinking.

"The Han Dynasty will set up a group specializing in the development of casual games in the future, and this time Plants vs. Zombies is the beginning of this group."

Comparing casual games with those super masterpieces, there is indeed nothing worthy of praise, but one of the largest user groups in the later game market is called the casual game user group.

And in terms of profitability, this type can break into the top five.

It seems inconspicuous, but when you play it, it is completely different. Take the game Plants vs. Zombies as an example. Who dares to say that they gave up after playing one level?

I didn’t feel this kind of game before playing it, and I couldn’t put it down after playing it. The key is that this type of game is very suitable for family interaction.

It's not that it doesn't have social interaction, it's just that its social interaction is reduced to the family unit.

"Don't underestimate the profits of casual games. Tetris and Elf Bubble Hall are all of this type. They make a lot of money."

It is time for a casual game development team to be established. Due to the impact of limited functions, when masterpieces cannot fully demonstrate their quality, this kind of game is still very marketable around the millennium.

When the mobile terminal matures, these games will explode with amazing consumption power.

For the level of the Han Dynasty, Plants vs. Zombies is really a small game, especially when Liu Zhiyuan knows this game very well.

The development meeting for Plants vs. Zombies only lasted three days, and then 50 employees established a casual game development team.

"Don't Starve, what type of game do you think it is based on the name?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an endless stream of answers from below.

"Survive."

"adventure."

"With certain movements."

"..."

Liu Zhiyuan laughed when he heard these answers. The producers of Don't Starve are really great. Apart from anything else, the game title Don't Starve is a great success.

Although the names of many games are very appropriate to the content of the game, there are few games that are so appropriate that people can't help but want to play the game just by looking at the name.

Survival is the instinct of human beings. It can be said that no one would rush out of this pure survival game. But he remembered how popular Haofang and Snow Survivor on the VS platform were back then.

There are as many as one million players on one map. If you include maps of the same type, such as Jurassic and Zombie Tide, the number of players is several million.

It can be imagined how attractive this genre is. As long as the core survival is in place, there will be many players, and Don't Starve is undoubtedly the masterpiece of this genre.

"Come, let's analyze the charm of this game."

"..."

Time flies so fast that June 1st arrives as soon as I open my eyes. On this day, countless players from the Han Dynasty gathered together.

Although Han Dynasty releases new games every month, this time is different. The game released this time is called "Spore".

This game, which was promoted by the Han Dynasty for a long time, is finally coming out after more than a year.

"Man, do you know? I have been practicing with plasticine at home for half a year. I will definitely be able to make an elf that the Han Dynasty will recognize!"

"Half a year? Look at that guy. He has hundreds of drawings. Two of them were bought by the Han Dynasty, one for $1 million."

"..."

"Evolution started from a single cell, I can't wait to create an elf that is completely mine!"

"Create a new race and conquer the universe..."

"..."

The first spores of the Han Dynasty were much more popular than the spores of ea in history!

Not to mention how attractive its gameplay is in this era, just being associated with the pocket elves of hundreds of millions of players is enough to book it into a super masterpiece.

The super IP plan that Liu Zhiyuan worked so hard to create has begun to bear fruit. All products linked to the IP of Pocket Elf have become very popular.

Especially in terms of games, whether it is Elf Tavern or Elf Bubble Hall, they are all in the ranks of super masterpieces. Elf Bubble Hall currently has around 40 million registered users, of which more than 10 million are female players.

The number of players in the Elf Tavern has already exceeded 100 million. The 60 million users of Hearthstone have made Blizzard a lot of money. How much can the Elf Tavern with over 100 million users make the Han Dynasty?

Even though the level of krypton gold in this era is far less than it will be in the future, the Elf Tavern is already a stable money-grabbing game that creates at least more than 100 million US dollars in net profit for the Han Dynasty every year!

With more and more pocket money in the hands of players, Elf Tavern's annual net profit of US$1 billion is not a dream at all, and it will definitely be achieved within 5 years.

Not many people were jealous when they saw the Han Dynasty making huge profits from the Elf Tavern. Various card games emerged in an endless stream. Of course, most of them were developed by third parties of the Han Dynasty.

Although their games are far less profitable than Elf Tavern, and even less profitable than all the card games on the market put together, he never feels too little, since they are all free profits anyway, and 1 cent is still money.

"Another super masterpiece, a super masterpiece in the true sense."

Looking at the initial sales of Spore, those who wanted to start a game company were desperate.

"Doesn't this person never run out of ideas?"

"Yes, there is simply no way for others to survive. Otherwise, we should go to the Han Dynasty to apply for jobs?"

"..."

Elf Tavern and Elf Bubble Hall are masterpieces in terms of profitability, but most gamers still don’t approve of the gameplay.

But Spore is obviously different. This is a truly super masterpiece. Whether it is profit or quality, it is a super masterpiece that will be followed by countless game producers.

These people who are complaining still don't know what kind of real despair Liu Zhiyuan will make them feel next.

When Liu Zhiyuan is completely immersed in game development, countless super masterpieces that have left a mark on history will appear one after another in advance.

"Mr. Liu, the initial sales volume of Spore has been released."

"Well, how much?"

When Liu Zhiyuan heard this, he asked without raising his head. He was now focused on the game he was about to develop. He was not worried about the sales of Spore at all. Those Pokemon players alone could praise it to the sky.

"More than 18 million copies!"

Liu Zhiyuan paused while writing the plan. Even if he had prepared for it, he would not have expected this number.

With more than 18 million copies, these Pokemon fans are really going crazy trying to design their own Pokemon.

"Is this a record for the first day?"

Zhang Chaoyang nodded excitedly.

"Yes, the launch record, the previous highest was Super Mario Kart with more than 14 million registered users."

The reason he's so excited is simply because Super Mario Kart is free and Spore is a buyout!

Although the profit of Super Mario Kart will definitely exceed that of Spore in the future, the $69 game sold more than 18 million copies in a single day, which shows how attractive it is to players.

The Han Dynasty recovered 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in one day, and earned back several dollars of the cost of this game in one day!

"Let the game observation team keep an eye on this game and report any problems to me as soon as possible."

The sales volume of spores far exceeded Liu Zhiyuan's plan. His original target was close to 10 million, but now it has doubled.

Then the ranking of this game within the Han Dynasty will change. At least it will be the second-highest ranking after the top-tier games like Pokemon.

This sales volume told him one thing: Pokemon has truly surpassed Super Mario!

Super Mario has always been a huge rock pressing on his chest. Although Pokemon has long surpassed Super Mario in terms of sales,...

Who dares to deny the greatness of Super Mario!?

It has not been long since Nintendo joined the Han Dynasty. Apart from Super Mario Kart, it has not deliberately developed the Mario series at all.

Why?

Isn’t it just that they are afraid that Mario will surpass Pocket Elf? If Nintendo joins the Han Dynasty, it does not mean that Mario can overtake Pocket Elf.

But now, this worry can finally be put aside. He can completely relax and cooperate with Nintendo sincerely. Mario is also a super IP!

"Go and ask the social department to come over for a meeting. Spore's previous networking system was too fragile. It can't support this sales volume."

The spores of the Han Dynasty are many times more powerful than EA's. There are thousands of parts to create the game characters, but it's not enough!

The most fun thing about Spore is the initial orc stage. Once you enter the tribe stage, the appeal of the game is greatly reduced. He has strengthened this aspect, but in the face of 18 million sales in a single day, it is not enough.

change!

As for how to change it?

Why did he recruit so many game producers?

Since its sequence has been set to the next top level, it should be given equal treatment. All employees of the Han Dynasty went to help it make it more perfect!

"Understood, that..."

Zhang Chaoyang hesitated for a moment.

"Um, Mr. Liu, you see, Taobao International has more and more users now. I have two jobs and it's a bit out of my depth. How about you find a secretary?"

After speaking, he hurriedly explained.

"It's not that I don't want to study with you anymore, but there are too many things going on on Taobao. I'm afraid that if I run on both sides, I won't be able to do both well, and I'll betray your trust."

Liu Zhiyuan thought for a while.

"Okay, let Ding Lei come over. It just so happens that I'm mostly involved in gaming matters recently."

After saying that, he began to prepare a plan to improve the spores, but when he looked up, Zhang Chaoyang hadn't left yet.

"Anything else?"

"Yes, a little bit..."

Zhang Chaoyang was a little embarrassed.

"Tell me, what are you doing?"

"Well, I want to recommend someone to you."

Liu Zhiyuan raised his head with a half-smile.

"Mr. Liu, I am definitely not a gangster. You have to believe me. This is a good friend of mine, and his ability is absolutely outstanding."

"Tell me about it."

"Chen Shaopeng, graduated from Beijing Technology and Business University majoring in computer science. The key is..."

Liu Zhiyuan interrupted him.

"That Chen Shaopeng from Lenovo?"

Zhang Chaoyang was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly.

"Mr. Liu, do you know him?"

"I know, he didn't do a good job at Lenovo, so why did he come to the Han Dynasty?"

As the only computer manufacturing company in China except the Han Dynasty in this era, how could he not pay attention to it.

Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Lenovo, never thought about poaching the Han Dynasty, but in the end he gave up, and even secretly provided help to the impoverished Lenovo.

If China wants to develop science and technology, it is not enough to rely on the Han Dynasty alone. It is far from enough. It also needs countless new blood. Lenovo is one that he is very optimistic about.

The Lenovo at this time was not Yang Yuanqing’s Lenovo, it was Liu Chuanzhi’s Lenovo, a Lenovo that pursued independent research and development and dedicated itself to serving the country.

"He wants to come over and study..."

This was the reason for Zhang Chaoyang's hesitation. Chen Shaopeng would not stay in the Han Dynasty, but only came to study.

If Liu Zhiyuan openly recruits secretaries, I am afraid that the top talents in the world will be able to grab his head. Why should such an opportunity be given to someone who is destined not to stay in the Han Dynasty?

"Let him come over."

Chen Shaopeng, Lenovo's capable general and one of the five young marshals. The period from 2001 to 2005 was his highlight moment, and he was mainly good at sales.

Not only is he capable enough, but among the secretaries around him, Chen Shaopeng should have the highest starting point.

When people like Jack Ma served as his secretaries, they were praised as newbies.

"Yes! I will ask him to come over now. When is it convenient for you?"

"Tomorrow, by the way, let Ding Lei come over too."

He has already made arrangements for Chen Shaopeng. Lenovo has great potential. If it develops smoothly, it is very likely to become the second front door company of Chinese computers.

A person like Yang Yuanqing would never want to be the CEO of Lenovo, but he cannot blatantly interfere in Lenovo's affairs.

In this case, let's arrange a successor who Liu Chuanzhi is absolutely satisfied with.