Chapter 1020 Convince Blizzard
The second is "StarCraft!" "Ghost", there is nothing wrong with the focus of the two parties. One is for the quality of the game, and the other is for the financial situation. Everyone has their own reasons. If the game is not good, it will not sell well, and it will also damage the company's brand name. But if the company has no money, it naturally has no funds to develop games.
In game development, whether to focus on game quality or cost is like whether the chicken or the egg came first.
At present, due to the tough attitude of Alan Adhan and others, Vivendi's request has been temporarily dismissed, but Vivendi's financial crisis is obvious to all. Blizzard originally counted on "World of Warcraft" to ease the financial crisis of the parent company. But at this time, Lin Feng stepped in, which changed things a lot.
No matter how good "World of Warcraft" is, now that Lin Feng is here, Alan Adhan and others have no confidence. Once Lin Feng really launches a sniper attack on "World of Warcraft", it will be hard to say. This is a big deal. With Lin Feng's current appeal and strength in the online game market, other companies are hard to come by. Of course, what Allen-Adhan was most afraid of was that Lin Feng would take the most brutal and barbaric methods, such as making trouble in the game to destroy everyone's enthusiasm for playing "World of Warcraft".
Once Lin Feng really spends a lot of money to destroy the game, it will be a disaster for "World of Warcraft". Judging from Alan Adhan's understanding of Lin Feng, Lin Feng can definitely do it. Killing threats in the cradle is what every successful person respects.
So Alan Adhan has concerns. What's more, he really wants to change investors now, so that Blizzard will not be dragged down by Vivendi. You must know that Vivendi’s financial statement loss is as high as 100 million U.S. dollars. In order to fill this hole, it has begun to sell and close those bad businesses, including the game industry, and Vivendi will handle it as appropriate. Blizzard is the most important bargaining chip in Weiwang's hands. Allen-Adhan is worried that if Weiwangpu cannot solve the financial crisis, Blizzard may be sold someday.
Vivendi's ability to tolerate some of Blizzard's "bad habits" does not mean that other investors will also tolerate it. At that time, if you meet a wealthy but impatient purchaser, it will really be a disaster. Rather than sit and wait to die, it is better to fend for yourself. Lin Feng is a potential investor that Alan Adham is optimistic about. But Allen-Adhan has been observing, he wants to be sure that Lin Feng will not put pressure on Blizzard's work attitude due to financial problems or other problems, forcing them to launch immature works.
"Mr. Lin, are you really sure? You know, I just invested tens of millions of dollars in another game outside, and we terminated its development because we were not satisfied. Are you sure you can really accept such a thing?" Allen Adhan asked again.
Lin Feng laughed out loud.
"Mr. Adhan, when it comes to this question, I just want to say one thing, do you think I am a poor person? Don't say tens of millions of investment is scrapped, it is an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. As long as the game is not perfect, don't say You don't allow it to go public and neither do I! I share the same philosophy as your company.
That is, the game produced must be a high-quality product." Lin Feng said proudly.
Alan-Adhan smiled helplessly when he heard this. This is the advantage of the rich. With Lin Feng's financial resources, the loss of tens of millions of dollars in this area can be ignored. But this also made Allen-Adhan feel a little more fond of Lin Feng. Indeed, if the investor behind the company is Shijiefu, then they will also be able to get more time to develop the game. Of course, correspondingly, they will also give Lin Feng a richer reward. Allen-Adham believes that Blizzard has this ability!
Immediately, Allen-Adham asked the second question.
"Mr. Lin, if you really buy Blizzard, can you give us absolute autonomy in game development?" Alan-Adham asked.
Hearing this, Mike Morwaime's eyes lit up.
Absolutely independent game rights, which is the dream of all game studios. But this conflicts with the investors. Investors often ask the studio which game to develop based on market conditions, which will lead to disagreements.
If it doesn't work, the studio will disappear in smoke. You must know that any talented game designer has a stubborn and stubborn personality, and will not compromise easily. But needless to say, the investor will not compromise even if he is rich and powerful. This is the reason why the four senior executives of Northern Blizzard Studios resigned collectively.
Allen-Adhan wanted to know whether Lin Feng would give them this right.
Lin Feng frowned slightly. From the perspective of Blizzard in the game industry, generally there will be no problems, and the games they develop will set off a frenzy in the game industry. But Lin Feng is not an exaggeration to say that in the history before rebirth, Blizzard has not released any games since it launched "World of Warcraft" four years ago. It's not that Blizzard is being lazy, or that they are satisfied with what they already have. It's the reason why the few games they have developed are all natural failures. Apart from technical problems, there are also reasons for their own mistakes in judging the prospects of the games.
However, Lin Feng has the memories of the next few years, and knows which games will be popular in the game industry in the future. It makes no sense to watch Blizzard open some games that are not its specialty and will obviously fail, and waste time. What's more, Lin Feng has been looking forward to the early launch of "StarCraft" and "Diablo", which is the expectation of all players.
After thinking about it, Lin Feng decided to take a detour.
"Mr. Adhan, before I tell you the answer, I want to ask you a question." Lin Feng smiled slightly and said with great confidence, "Mr. Adham, do you think I am successful or not in the game industry?"
Alan Adhan was slightly taken aback.
"Success, if Mr. Lin is not considered successful, then there will be no successful people in the game industry!" Alan Adham didn't understand why Lin Feng would ask such a question, and replied instinctively.
"Then do you think my judgment on the future of the game industry is accurate?" Lin Feng asked again.
Alan-Adhan already understood what Lin Feng wanted to say. But if this is the case, then I am afraid that the two sides will not be able to reach an agreement. Indeed, Lin Feng is very successful, and his judgment on the development trend of games is also extremely accurate. He himself has also promoted the development of online games. But this does not mean that Alan Adhan will accept Lin Feng's intervention in Blizzard. Blizzard has its own set of styles and guidelines, which will not be bound by anyone.
Seeing Alan Adhan's expression, Lin Feng knew what he was thinking.
"Mr. Adhan, I'm afraid you have misunderstood a little. I don't want to interfere in any decision-making of Blizzard. I just want the right of a special consultant. I want to know what kind of game Blizzard is going to open. As for the rest, everything is up to you Forget it, as long as you can develop games that players like!" Lin Feng said with a smile.
Allen-Adhan did not expect that Lin Feng would make such a request. If this was the case, then there would be no disagreement between the two parties.
"Also, Mr. Lin, I have a bold request about "cloud computing". I hope that "World of Warcraft" can use "cloud computing!" said Alan-Adham eagerly.
Under the premise of not changing the existing structure of "World of Warcraft", adding "cloud computing" will increase the online load capacity of the server. Of course, there is also the "Dynamic Ignore and Compensation Technology" of "Second World". It will be able to reduce the requirements of "World of Warcraft" on computer performance. Lin Feng smiled.
"Of course, everyone will belong to the same company in the future, and these will naturally be shared." Lin Feng said.
Alan Adelbe and Mike Mohuaimi smiled at each other, this "cloud computing" and "dynamic ignore and compensation technology. "World of Warcraft is perfect!
"By the way, after I acquire Blizzard from Vivendi, it will merge with Northern Blizzard Studios, and everyone will be in the "Second World." Headquarters "Century Light. Work together." Lin Feng said.
Allen Adhan and Mike Huaimi were slightly taken aback, they never thought that they would see the day when Blizzard Entertainment and Northern Blizzard Studios would merge. For a long time, although both sides are Blizzard, they belong to two separate departments, and they were not convinced and competed with each other before. This is why they are both in the same department, but they do not work in the same place.
But now because of Lin Feng's acquisition, the two studios have to work in one place, which is really interesting enough.
"By the way, what about the headquarters of our two studios now?" There is no opinion on the relocation to "Century Light" Alan Adham. It is also a kind of enjoyment to be able to work in the world's tallest building. In particular, I heard that the interior decoration of "Century Light" is also quite humane, as if it is not a company, but a leisure center. This made Alan Adhan quite curious. However, Alan-Adham and Mike-Mohaimi are really reluctant to part with the current headquarters.
"Hehe, well, it's natural to keep it. As for what to do with it, I have a plan, but it's immature, so I'll keep it secret for now!" Lin Feng smiled mysteriously.
Alan Adhan and Mike Mohuayme looked at each other helplessly. This is still a secret, it is really speechless.
"Okay, Alan, Mike, you are all ready to pack up and go to Shanghai, I will go to negotiate with Vivendi!" Lin Feng's eyes were full of longing for the future.
With "World of Warcraft" in hand, and Blizzard in hand, what is there to be dissatisfied with in life. The biggest rival in the online game industry in the future is now a studio under his own company, "Second World. It will become the real "Second World"
As for negotiating with Vivendi, Lin Feng really didn't think there was any difficulty. With Blizzard willing to join and Vivendi falling into a debt crisis, everything is no longer a problem.