Chapter 456 456. Game Empire

Chapter 456 456. Game Empire

In fact, since Nie Wei made the request yesterday, Yao Xian has been curious about why Nie Wei was suddenly interested in single-player.

In his opinion, Nie Wei cannot be just curious. Although there are differences between stand-alone games and online games, the process of making the main body of the game is not much different. As someone who has developed two games, Nie Wei, this field is very important to him. There should be no sense of mystery about it.

So what's the reason? Yao Xian couldn't understand, so he simply asked the question to Nie Wei.

"It's okay to say I'm curious. The most important thing is that I also want to invest in the stand-alone game industry." Nie Wei did not hide his purpose. After hearing this, Yao Xian looked stunned and confirmed to Nie Wei again in disbelief. : "You mean you want to invest in stand-alone games?"

Nie Wei nodded, very sure that he had expressed correctly and that Yao Xian had heard correctly. But the more this happened, the more puzzled Yao Xian looked at Nie Wei.

Because as a stand-alone game producer, even he himself is not optimistic about the domestic market.

Speaking of which, China's stand-alone game market has been booming for a while. For example, around 2000, there were more than a hundred Chinese-language stand-alone games in the three places across the Taiwan Strait, and many of them were masterpieces. Even now, they are still talked about by players. Yes, but let’s look at this year.

According to statistics from a game magazine, including all game companies in the two places, there are only 43 games released in total this year, and these 43 games also include game expansion packs, including chess, Go, solitaire, etc. If you exclude pure mini-games, there are actually less than twenty stand-alone games that truly bring players a sense of freshness.

Among these twenty games, the number of games produced by mainland stand-alone game companies can be counted on one hand.

From the emergence of hundreds of Chinese-language stand-alone games in 2000 to less than half today, the experience has been the collapse of countless game studios, because the current stand-alone market is too turbid, especially pirated games are more rampant than pirated records.

"I can't even see the prospects of the domestic market now. Mr. Nie, you must be cautious if you invest in this industry." Yao Xian's words can be said to be from the bottom of his heart.

"I understand. I've always been very cautious about investing." Nie Wei replied with a smile.

"Haha, I forgot that you are still a very successful big businessman." Yao Xian also smiled when he heard Nie Wei's words. Only then did he remember Nie Wei's terrifying net worth. Now he is a famous businessman in China. A single-player game only costs a few million, which is considered to have abundant development funds. Sword and Sword IV is only at this level.

To Nie Wei, millions were really just a drop in the bucket. Thinking of this, Yao Xian had the urge to invest with Nie Wei.

"Nie Wei, if you really want to make a stand-alone game, I can introduce someone to you." Yao Xian suddenly said, which made Nie Wei very curious about who Yao Xian wanted to introduce.

"There is a very classic game called "Jin Yong's Legend of Heroes." Nie Wei, do you know?" Yao Xian did not directly say the person's name, but mentioned the name of a game.

But when he heard the name of the game, Nie Wei's eyes immediately lit up, and a name popped into his mind. At this moment, Cai Yinong, who had been listening for a long time, also shouted in surprise: "I know this game. , I saw that Brother Hu had played it on the company’s computer, and he said that this game was a classic of the same era as "Legend of Sword and Fairy One."

After Cai Yinong finished speaking, she looked happy because she finally found a topic that she could talk about. Nie Wei on the side also smiled because he knew very well that Cai Yinong's evaluation was not exaggerated at all, and even said In Nie Wei's view, "Legend of Sword and Fairy One" may have reached the pinnacle of domestic games in terms of plot, but in terms of gameplay creativity, Nie Wei still admires "The Legend of Jin Yong" the most.

This can be regarded as the earliest sandbox stand-alone game in China. It cleverly integrates twelve classic works of Mr. Jin into the game. Through collection and character growth, players can experience the fun of becoming a hero.

The most important thing is the infinite scalability of this game. Many players have used this game as a basis to create many excellent extension works. Even twenty years later, it is still praised by countless players.

"Are you talking about Mr. Xu Canglong?" Nie Wei didn't need to wait for Yao Xian to tell the answer, and read out a name directly.

This time it was Yao Xian's turn to be surprised. Although Xu Canglong is very famous in the Baodao game circle, as long as he leaves this circle, not many people know his name, even some who have played his games. Players may not necessarily know this. After all, players are playing games, and few pay attention to producers. Star producers like Yao Xian are probably not even available in the country.

Obviously, Xu Canglong, who stopped making stand-alone games a few years ago, has not yet reached the level of a star producer.

Seemingly seeing Yao Xian's surprise, Nie Wei explained: "I like Mr. Xu's games very much, so I am paying attention to him, but I heard that he is going to make online games. Why do he have the idea of ​​making a stand-alone game now?" Already?"

Nie Wei said at the end, looking at Yao Xian with bright eyes, showing a very interested look.

Yao Xian not only sighed in his heart, if his old friend could really get Nie Wei's investment, it might be a good start, so he answered Nie Wei's question very seriously, and attributed the change in his old friend's mentality to Nie Wei's. Said something.

"Sure enough, the players' wishes are the greatest motivation for producers." Nie Wei sighed, then looked at Yao Xian with burning eyes and said, "Teacher Yao, after listening to your words, I am very satisfied with Teacher Xu's stand-alone game plan. If you are interested, you must have his contact information.”

"Of course, I'll write it to you now." Yao Xian was also very happy. At least in his opinion, someone like Nie Wei who was rich and had experience in successfully making games was quite qualified as an investor.

As for having one more competitor, it simply won't work in the current game market, because what the Chinese stand-alone game market lacks now is competitors. Otherwise, if this continues, this market will really 'die'.

Yao Xian sees this very clearly, so he is not afraid of having one more competitor, because this market is far from saturated. He needs these competitors to work with him to develop this market. Only then will it be a win-win situation. .

At noon, Yao Xian really treated Nie Wei and Cai Yinong to a meal in the company canteen. After the meal, the two also said goodbye to Yao Xian.

"Nie Wei, what time does the flight leave in the afternoon? If you have time, come and visit our Tang people." Sitting in the car, Cai Yinong invited Nie Wei beside him.

"Forget it this time, I'm too late for my flight at 2:30 in the afternoon." Nie Weiyi declined Cai Yinong's invitation with regret. Cai Yinong was also very sorry about this, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, Nie Weiyi declined Cai Yinong's invitation. Wei also explained that there was indeed no time.

"That'll have to happen next time." Cai Yinong said regretfully.

"Mr. Cai, don't think about inviting me all the time. If you can, come to Kyoto and I'll entertain you." Nie Wei said with a smile. Although the company Tangren cannot reach an equal cooperation relationship with Huayi in terms of scale, there are also some There are few redeeming features, especially when it comes to making stars, the Tang people are very good at it.

Cai Yinong naturally agreed to Nie Wei's invitation without hesitation. In the next second, he was already preparing to go to Kyoto Huayi Company to "learn lessons". However, what Cai Yinong felt was a pity. Calculating the time, it is already the end of the year. It is a busy time for major entertainment companies. Obviously, Cai Yinong will not have a chance to visit for a while.

But at least with Nie Wei's invitation, there will be a usable reason to go to Huayi to build relationships in the future.

Cai Yinong said goodbye after sending Nie Wei back to the hotel, and Luo Kai had already packed Nie Wei's luggage. Nie Wei rested in the hotel for a while, and seeing that the time was almost up, he took the hotel The car specially provided for VIP customers drove towards the airport.

That night, when Nie Wei returned to his home from the Capital Airport, he immediately turned on his computer and entered his blog. Sure enough, the number one search item on the list was indeed related to him. It was the news about his visit to Shangsoft Game Company.

Nie Wei knew that when he left that painting, Yao Xian would not miss this good publicity opportunity.

But it’s okay to be borrowed by Yao Xian. At least the other party gave me a very useful message. If he can successfully win over Xu Canglong, an excellent producer, then his dream of a stand-alone game empire will undoubtedly take a big step forward. .

And except for Xu Canglong, Nie Wei and many of the main people in charge of Xiansi have left contact information. On the surface, it is just ordinary communication, but only Nie Wei knows best. After Xiansi, this legendary team will talk about Facing disbandment, Nie Wei will definitely take action at that time. This team is also the cornerstone of Nie Wei's plan.

Nie Wei turned off the computer and handed over the matter of contacting Xu Canglong to his staff. He believed that he would get a response soon.

On the Baodao side, Xu Canglong received a call from Yao Xian before he was contacted by Nie Wei.

"Old Yao, what's the matter?" Xu Canglong's voice was a little tired.

"Don't you have the idea of ​​​​making a stand-alone game again? I happened to meet a friend today, and he was quite interested." Yao Xian said straight to the point.

"Is there a new investor? Are you interested in my game?" Xu Canglong's voice answered quickly, with a hint of anxiety, for fear that the other party was interested in him because of Yao Xian's fame.

Yao Xian Yile obviously heard the worry of his old friend from Xu Canglong's words, so he explained: "Don't worry, I only told you about a game you made, and people guessed your name immediately, and also Take the initiative to ask me for your contact information. If I don’t make this call, you will probably receive calls from the other party in the next few days. "

"Really? That's great." When he said this, Xu Canglong's voice no longer felt tired at all. Yao Xian could only feel the excitement in the heart of his old friend opposite him. He understood very well that he had When I started making games, I was so happy when I got my first investment.

Soon Xu Canglong adjusted his mood and continued to ask: "Old Yao, tell me about this investor."

This is the issue that Xu Canglong is most concerned about at the moment. It’s not like he can’t find investors in Baodao with his name. He has been to many game companies in Baodao recently, otherwise he wouldn’t be so tired, but he found one So many companies are either unwilling to invest in stand-alone games, or they invest too little, which is not enough to make games. The most extreme ones are to keep the profits very low, which completely makes Xu Canglong lose money to make games.

Who would dare to take such funds? Even if Xu Canglong is interested in making stand-alone games, he should first consider his own life. After all, he is not a young man in his twenties. He is now a man with a family, a wife and children, and a big man who bears the burden of the family.

"Don't worry, the investor's qualifications are very good. At least in terms of funds, you don't have to worry. That person is a real rich man. Even if he can't compare with Guo, the richest man on the island, he is almost there." Yao Xian said about the funds. He really has confidence in Nie Wei.

And Xu Canglong's eyes almost popped out in surprise. Yao Xian found such a big thigh for him. He actually compared with Guo, the richest man. You should know that Guo is worth at least 30 to 40 billion US dollars. According to the meaning of Yao Xian's words, this investor is worth at least 10 billion US dollars.

Xu Canglong's guess really underestimated Nie Wei. Now Nie Wei's total assets must be more than 2 billion. Nie Wei will definitely be on the Forbes rich list this year.

Xu Canglong's heart, which had finally calmed down, was shaken violently again because of Yao Xian's words. Who among game developers doesn't want to hold on to a golden thigh? After all, that means that there is no shortage of money. If there is sufficient production funds, it means that the game in your heart can be made more perfect.

Just like the game "Wulin Qunxia Zhuan", it was because of insufficient funds that Xu Canglong had to "cut it in half". Otherwise, this game would probably be more classic and playable.

Just when Xu Canglong was imagining how much money this investor had and how much he would pay for making a stand-alone game, Yao Xian on the other end of the phone spoke again.

"And this investor is not only rich, but also very knowledgeable about games, and even a game producer himself."

"You mean he is also a game developer? Do I know him?" Yao Xian's words made Xu Canglong very curious, because game developers are generally not too rich. Even if Yao Xian is the most powerful producer in this industry, he is not like that, but even if he is the CEO of Dahua, his net worth is very different from that of the richest man Guo.

So Yao Xian's words made him even more confused.

"Old Yao, stop keeping us in suspense, tell me who this person is." Xu Canglong, who was eager to know who the investor he was about to face was, asked directly.

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