Game development begins with destroying Girls' Frontline.

Only Lin Li, Qiao Zhen called him Xiao Lin.

The implications of this surprised not only game developers like Ma Huateng and Ding Lei, but also several other leaders.

After Qiao Zhen finished his introduction.

The entire dining table was clearly divided into several completely different atmospheres.

The leaders, led by Qiao Zhen, were naturally quite relaxed, as were Ding Lei and Ma Huateng, who were able to chat with them casually.

Dawei, Wang Xin, and Tang Bin were relatively reserved, rarely speaking, occasionally picking up some food and laughing a couple of times.

As for Lin Li.

He's a bit special; he's the type who sits down and smiles all the time, doesn't talk much, but his boss always takes the initiative to chat with him.

This is not.

The group had barely exchanged a few words when the top official of Qiongzhou steered the conversation back to Lin Li.

"President Lin, it's good to look overseas, but we should also look at the domestic market. A while ago, some colleagues from our provincial tourism bureau shared with me the economics of game tourism in the three western provinces. After listening to them, I was extremely envious."

"Our Qiongzhou has such beautiful scenery, when will we be able to enjoy some of that beauty too?"

The game tourism routes that Xinghuo Games previously launched may not have actually boosted the economy of the three western provinces significantly.

But the hype is there.

Moreover, as time went on, something happened that Lin Li found utterly absurd.

That is, during this period, tourism in Chongqing suddenly became very popular.

Lin Li was actually aware that Yuzhou was going to become popular, but this matter originally had little to do with him.

But that's where the absurdity lies.

Lin Li felt that he had absolutely nothing to do with Chongqing becoming a popular online city.

However, the media sees it differently.

Chapter 317 A Conclusion by a Twist of Fate

After Yuzhou became a hot topic, many official and unofficial media outlets began their essay analysis conferences.

Why did Chongqing suddenly become so popular after all these years?

Then, in the analysis.

Many media outlets discovered that Spark Games had organized a "Battlefront Girls' Holy Land Tour" event with Chongqing last year.

Then they discovered that the earliest batch of short videos that went viral in Chongqing were all related to this event.

The most popular of these were several videos titled "American Girl Travels Thousands of Miles to Chongqing".

This video was originally part of a promotional tour of sacred sites organized by Xinghuo and Yuzhou.

It did become quite popular on short video platforms at the time.

Perhaps, this world route has indeed played a role in promoting tourism in Chongqing.

But Lin Li, who had been through it all, knew very well that these videos, and even the entire holy site tour, were definitely not as miraculous as the media had portrayed them.

There are many reasons why tourism in Chongqing has become so popular, and this holy site tour has only given it a slight push.

The problem is, other people haven't been there.

According to the media and the general public.

This is how the whole chain works.

First of all

Xinghuo Games and Yuzhou have launched a joint tourism project.

then

The project team released a short video.

最后

Short videos have become popular, which has also boosted tourism in Chongqing.

In this line of reasoning, the core of everything seems to be Spark Games, an entity that appears to have absolutely nothing to do with tourism.

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With this answer in hand, a large number of media outlets began to work backward from the answer, searching for the nail with a hammer.

Therefore, at the end of 17, CCTV.com, together with the Chongqing government, produced a special interview program.

The program is called "The Methodology of Tourism E-commerce in the Ninth Art".

In the program, perhaps in an attempt to elevate itself, the Chongqing government also showered Xinghuo Games with praise.

They directly compared Spark Games' works to popular movies.

If popular movies can attract tourism, why can't globally popular games?

This program was released.

It directly activated the entire logic chain.

Everyone believed it.

The fire in Yuzhou was caused by Xinghuo Games incorporating elements of Yuzhou into their globally popular game, Girls Frontline.

This theory convinced many people, but it failed to convince Lin Li.

But Lin Li is just one person, and no matter how he explains it in the media, people think he is just being modest.

And later.

Lin Li himself was convinced.

He didn't think that the frontline girls really helped Chongqing become a popular city.

From a broader perspective, games can indeed be a vehicle for cultural export.

For example, if Genshin Impact had become very popular in its previous life, what if a map based on Jiuzhaigou or other tourist attractions had been added to one of Genshin Impact's maps?

Is it possible to attract foreign players to make pilgrimages to these iconic sites?

Perhaps it is possible.

The principle is the same as the frequent use of real-life locations in Japanese animation.

Why do tourism bureaus across Japan like to collaborate with animation companies?

It's because it's so easy to make money off otaku... oh wait, it's because there are genuine anime fans who will travel and spend money on it.

Since animation is possible.

Why not games?

Following this report.

Lin Li had indeed thought about this matter carefully.

He stopped arguing after that.

His silence only fueled the media's enthusiasm.

Later on, it wasn't just the media that got excited; starting from the beginning of this year, Xinghuo's front desk frequently received invitations from tourism bureaus in many provinces.

Even the US ambassador to China retweeted the promotional material for Girls Frontline 1.7 on Weibo, adding the comment, "Welcome to America."

The game also compared the scenery in the cutscenes of Girls Frontline 1.7 with real American scenery.

of course.

For most tourism cooperation invitations, Lin Li would reply with "Next time, definitely."

After all, Lin Li himself hadn't really thought this through yet.

But this time, after all, it's face-to-face.

The other party is the top official in Qiongzhou, so saying "I'll definitely do it next time" to his face is a bit...unconventional.

So Lin Li first smiled and declined.

Then he said it.

"Spark is currently preparing a global player carnival to celebrate Spark's second anniversary. The location has not yet been decided. If the Qiongzhou government supports us, we can hold this event in Qiongzhou."

Upon hearing the word "global," smiles appeared on the faces of the leaders of Qiongzhou.

"That's great! I wonder how many people will be participating in this carnival?"

Lin Li made a rough estimate.

"Approximately tens of thousands? It's not certain yet, but the scale is set for a large-scale event with 100,000 participants."

Upon hearing this number, the smiles on the faces of the leaders of Qiongzhou grew even brighter.

“Okay, our Qiongzhou government fully supports this matter.”

in fact.

If he were in his own office and someone reported that a large-scale event was going to be held in Qiongzhou, he would at most smile and ask a couple of questions.

But there's a leader from the publicity department there.

He also hoped that this positive attitude would make Qiao Zhen remember him better, so in the following period of time, he asked about some details, and the more they talked, the more he felt that the event was really good.

Lin Li was quite satisfied that a government-business cooperation agreement was reached at this dinner.

When preparing for the second anniversary of the Spark Program, Qiongzhou was the first choice for the event venue.

The reason why Qiongzhou was chosen as the first option.

The main reason is that it is a tourist city, and a relatively famous tourist city in the world.

For domestic players, this is not a plus.

But for overseas players, this is a huge plus.

People who fly in from all over the world can't just attend one carnival, can they?

If there are good tourist attractions near the carnival, the barrier to entry can naturally be lowered.

Now, with the help of the Qiongzhou government, they might be able to coordinate charter flights and subsidize airfares to attract more domestic and international players.

The venue is also easier to secure.

This naturally made Lin Li quite happy.

It began with the leadership of Lin Li and Qiongzhou.

As the atmosphere at the banquet gradually warmed up, Ding Lei smiled and talked about NetEase's activities at the 520 Game Lovers Festival, and invited other manufacturers to join in a big event at this year's 520 Game Lovers Festival.

Lin Li suggested turning the 520 Love Festival into a Chinese gaming festival.

Qiao Zhen was listening to their conversation and was about to speak when the door was suddenly pushed open.

The owner of the last chair at the banquet walked in, dressed in a suit.

"Sorry, I'm late."

As soon as the words were spoken, the last guest in the private room pushed open the door and entered.

The person who came was quite tall and had a lot of energy.

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Qiao Zhen stood up with a broad smile on his face:

"Team Leader Xiong, you've finally arrived! Come, let me introduce you. This is Xiong Rui, Team Leader of the Reform Group of the Radio and Television Bureau," Qiao Zhen said with a smile as he introduced them.

"He was also in the venue this afternoon, but not in the first row, he was in the last row."

Chapter 318 The Mystery of the License Number

Xiong Rui didn't expect Qiao Zhen to say this, and waved his hand, saying, "I happened to be in Qiongzhou on business, so I just took a look along the way and decided to sit at the back."

Those present looked at this man, who was at least 1.8 meters tall.

They all had their doubts.