Huayu 93, I'm the ceiling of combat power from the moment I appear.

Chapter 180: Developing the Legend of Sword and Fairy 1, Recruiting the Celestial Mother to Hong Kong

The decision to establish a game company was not made on a whim by He Xi.

Gaming is an indispensable part of the entertainment industry.

In the future era of big entertainment where IP will prevail, film and television works and games will usually be developed together.

Even a good IP-derived game can generate far more revenue than the film or television work itself.

Here we must mention [Zhu Xian] again.

In the original timeline, a saying circulated online.

One game, "Zhu Xian," sustained the entire Perfect World universe.

In 07, Perfect World's online game "Zhu Xian" was officially launched.

In just eight months, it generated a turnover of around 400 million.

The total revenue of Perfect World in 06 was 1.5 million.

[Zhu Xian] achieved in just 8 months what the company had done in almost three years.

Annual revenue also accounts for about 60% of the company's total revenue.

It was also the biggest contributor to Perfect World's listing on Nasdaq.

Over the next decade or so, Perfect World generated over 200 billion RMB in revenue through various forms of the "Zhu Xian" series, including PC games, mobile games, and remakes.

Even 26 years later, the PC game is still opening new servers at a rate of once a month.

Easy money is flying high!

In the latest version of [Zhu Xian], players who don't spend any money simply can't play it.

A backpack alone can kill a person.

The game has countless systems, such as magic weapons, equipment, weapon crafting, gems, spirit arrays, and so on.

The materials from just one instance are far from enough in the system's default inventory.

To expand your inventory, you have to spend real money.

Without spending money, you can't clear dungeons, you can't even damage monsters, and there's nothing to do.

You can't play the game if you don't spend enough money; without spending at least 500, you won't have a good gaming experience at all.

Even if you spend tens of thousands of yuan, you still can't completely dominate the server.

The new version of "Zhu Xian World" has a monthly revenue of over 4 million.

Although this version uses a pay-per-play system, it doesn't require the crazy spending required for free-to-play games.

but----

Have you ever seen a game mount that costs 100 million RMB?

In short, no matter how ugly Perfect World's profiteering tactics are, the "Zhu Xian" game is definitely making money.

And it will continue to make money as always.

He Xi would naturally not give up on such a lucrative gaming market.

It's not impossible to jump right in now and, if the opportunity arises later, replicate Perfect World's amazing tactics.

Moreover, there were so many classic games to copy from the original timeline, such as Resident Evil and Tomb Raider.

Those are all classic IPs that can make a lot of money!

Not to mention, there's also the money-making king like "Honor of Kings," which can rake in 400 billion yuan a year.

He Xi would definitely not want to let go of the opportunity to copy.

Yao Zhuangxian quickly resigned from Dayu, taking some members of the Madman Creative Group with him.

After returning to Hong Kong, He Xi received the second wave of dividends from PolyGram for two albums, raising 1000 million HKD to establish [Jinxi Time & Space Technology Co., Ltd.].

Afterwards, Yao Zhuangxian and the others went to Hong Kong Island together.

They then began developing their first game.

[Jinxi Entertainment] Ultimately, no cooperation agreement was reached with Daewoo. When Yao Zhuangxian and others left, they only took their personal belongings with them.

Will Softstar Entertainment hire more people to fill the gap in the Madman Creative Team and continue developing new games, or will they turn around and start working on sequels to Monopoly and Xuan-Yuan Sword?

These are none of He Xi's business.

The first game task he gave Yao Zhuangxian was "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

He Xi directly wrote out the plot outline of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", and attached introductions of the main characters, as well as the game map he designed.

This includes Yuhang Town, Shilipo, Xianling Island, Linjiabao, and so on.

"This is the content of my new novel that I will publish after [Zhu Xian], and it is also the outline of the content of our first game [Jin Xi Shi Kong]."

"If you have any good ideas, feel free to share them with me. If they're suitable, they can not only be incorporated into the game, but also written into my novel!"

Although He Xi already had a draft of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" in mind, it was not impossible to modify the plot if she had a good idea.

Later writers even copied book reviews.

As long as it makes the book better!

Afterwards, He Xi explained the game's settings in detail, including swordsmanship, the Five Elements magic, Gu magic, and the maze gameplay.

Previously, people like Yao Zhuangxian only thought that He Xi liked games and was willing to spend money on them.

Now, they are convinced that He Xi is also knowledgeable in games, and in many ways knows more than they do, and is more advanced in his thinking.

There's even a feeling that He Xi could easily find someone else to make the game and crush them.

They instantly felt a sense of crisis and, after discussion, proactively began living like cattle and horses.

Seeing everyone so proactive, He Xi nodded in satisfaction.

After the release of the original version of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", nearly 2 million genuine copies were sold across several versions.

The price of a single set is approximately 160 RMB, and the developer receives about 50 RMB.

Two million sets would generate a gross profit of 100 million!

We don't need to sell 200 million sets; if we can produce 50 sets in the first batch, we can recoup our R&D costs with a profit.

The more dedicated the cattle and horses are, the more harmonious the environment will be.

After leaving the game company, He Xi went to the editing room.

Editing of "The Man from Nowhere" and "Sex Is Zero 2" is being done simultaneously.

Moreover, under Liu Weiqiang's control, it has been almost completely cut.

He Xi looked at the rough cut and felt that it was pretty much what she wanted; she just needed to make some minor adjustments to the details.

"Brother Qiang, if these two movies are box office hits, you'll definitely deserve the most credit!"

"I'll definitely give you a big red envelope at the celebration banquet!"

"Also, if you have any ideas, just tell me. After the box office revenue from these two movies is split, I'll invest in your new film!"

"There won't be a sequel this time. You can film whatever you want!"

This isn't just empty talk for He Xi.

He genuinely wanted to tie Liu Weiqiang to the bandwagon of [Jinxi Entertainment].

Liu Wei forced a smile and nodded, his eyes flickering, as if he were thinking about something.

It was already May, and Vivian Chow was working overtime rehearsing for her concert.

This concert was different from her previous ones; it wasn't mostly filled with quiet, sweet songs.

Instead, there's an added dance track called "Sha Ke".

In terms of dance, we not only need to choreograph, but also to choreograph it well, striving to make a stunning debut at the concert.

[Shu Ke] There's no problem here.

The dance was choreographed by He Xi, and the backup dancers were [Wind, Fire, and Sea]. They even practiced together when filming the music video.

So it passed very quickly.

When He Xi arrived, Vivian Chow was rehearsing another new song, which she was preparing to release during the concert. [Exclusive Audition]

That is, Lee Jung-hyun's classic fan dance [Wow].

Since He Xi wrote this song for Vivian Chow, he naturally had to recreate the fan dance.

Unfortunately, due to technological limitations, it is not yet possible to manufacture a wireless microphone that can be mounted on a little fingernail, so we have to put it on hold for now.

On stage, the three members of 【Wind, Fire, and Sea】 wore long dance costumes similar to Taoist robes and performed a ritual with Zhou Huimin.

After it was over, He Xi frowned and went to find Zhou Huimin.

"If both songs are accompanied by dance from 'Wind, Fire and Sea,' fans will get tired of it."

"What should we do then?"

Zhou Huimin completely abandoned her thinking and asked directly.

He Xi gave her a reassuring look.

"I happened to meet a very talented song and dance troupe in mainland China a few days ago. We can invite a few performers to come and help out."