Chapter 374 The Hearing Is Like a Quarrel in the Vegetable Market

Early the next morning.

Du Rui came to the company early and waited at the door of the office.

Seeing Lin Mo coming over, he hurriedly said: "Mr. Lin, I summarized the design of your version. See if there is anything to add."

Seeing that he looked a little listless, Lin Mo asked in surprise: "You didn't stay up late, did you?"

Du Rui: "I stayed up all night."

He took the document handed over, walked into the office, sat in his seat and looked carefully.

Densely packed.

Monster density, monster division, map design, random events, treasure drops.

Each item is written with reason and evidence, not only that, but also attached his own thoughts and analysis, and the feelings when playing.

Starting from the second page, there are many design ideas about the big world.

For example, there can be mobile phone elements in the big world, but this element can only be used as an embellishment of the gameplay.

Collection elements can unlock some functions, such as speeding up movement speed, increasing gold coin drops, etc.

But it must be ensured that the collection elements picked up by players when doing normal tasks and killing monsters can unlock some important functions.

Moreover, this element is account-bound. As long as one account completes it, the second account will inherit and unlock those functions.

Another example is the basic function of warehouse grids, which seems insignificant but is actually closely related to the game experience.

The number of warehouse grid pages has been greatly increased, and the search and classification functions have been added, and account sharing pages have been added.

Lin Mo read through them one by one, and asked curiously: "Many contents are unthinkable in the demo. For example, the large world content outside the dungeon, such as warehouse grids. How did you think of optimizing these small details?"

These contents are all very stupid. Do you think that a group of people who make games for a living will not understand?

Yes, I really don't understand.

Game developers may not experience the game content as deeply as players.

Let's talk about the grid.

Those who often play games have basically been disgusted by this reason.

Of course, the use of grid space as part of the game content in Resident Evil does not count.

Du Rui touched his nose and said, "I used a stupid method. I played the first three games of "Road to Heaven" again and again, and experienced every gameplay function in every way I could think of. I wrote down the uncomfortable parts and thought about how to modify them."

Lin Mo couldn't help but be speechless.

It is indeed a useful stupid method.

Du Rui sighed and said, "Mr. Lin, I think I know why you can surpass us in the score with such a rough demo."

"Oh? Tell me?"

"It's not that we didn't pay attention to the details, but we put all the details on the first experience. The really important post-brushing content was not taken into account. Some of them lost sight of the main purpose."

Lin Mo nodded: "Good summary. To be honest, your version has exceeded my expectations. Many places that I thought you would ignore have been considered."

Hearing the praise, Du Rui chuckled.

"Then shall we start our new project? Assist that, that North Star Studio?"

"Yes, it is also the future Naughty Cat UK branch. This news must be kept secret for the time being."

"Okay!"

The short game ended, and the game production officially began!

In the UK, Philford laughed so hard after hearing the news.

We are also regular soldiers!

It's just that Baofeng Entertainment may split its business, which is a bit unexpected.

Philford himself doesn't think it will happen.

At this time, he is waiting at CMA, the UK Competition and Market Administration.

Yesterday, Baofeng Entertainment and Juying Company formally submitted materials.

Today, both parties attended the hearing.

Juying and Baofeng Entertainment need to explain that their acquisition behavior will not cause any impact, and state their remedial measures.

Philford needs to explain that he believes that the other party's acquisition will form a de facto monopoly, and the destructiveness to the local gamers and the game environment in the UK.

Then he will be questioned by the CMA investigator.

In the end, whether the results will be postponed due to insufficient evidence or a ruling will be made depends on the final result.

Philford is not afraid at all.

He knew who the CMA gang was.

Not to mention that the people present with him today were the British Game Industry Union, which represented the interests of some big British companies that were not happy to see the acquisition.

The time was about to come.

I saw a few people walking towards this side from a distance.

Needless to say, the representatives of the Big Hard Company.

Among them was the director of "Road to Heaven 4", one of the people who knew the game best.

When enemies meet, they are particularly jealous, so naturally they don't show any good face to each other.

Philfu saw the expressionless and somewhat contemptuous expression of the representatives of the Big Hard Company. He was not angry at all, but rather a little proud.

See.

Reasonable use of the rules, even if it is the world's largest company by market value, so what?

It's still disgusting.

Soon, the antitrust review officially began.

Philfu's side made a statement first.

After a simple opening statement.

“…Just like at the end of the last century, the Internet Explorer browser of the giant hardware company achieved 89% market share by bundling Windows, thus controlling the interface for users to connect to the Internet, and by occupying a dominant position in the browser, it determined which standards could become popular on the Internet.

Now, Juying Company is about to acquire Baofeng Entertainment, which will also form a de facto monopoly in multiple game fields. Once the acquisition is successful, the game standards will be completely set by Juying Company. This violates the law of artistic development and the spirit of free trade in the United States.

Give an example. Our product "Turtle Island Adventure" ten years ago."

Five minutes later, a representative of Juying Company spoke.

It's just that the content is completely opposite.

".As the above example, there has been no de facto monopoly due to acquisitions in the history of game development. On the contrary, it has promoted industrial development and industry transformation to a certain extent."

After the statement, the questioning session began.

Just then.

Filf sneered and said: "A bunch of monopolistic capitalists. Will the Indians be grateful for the development of the industry and the transformation of the industry? What can examples illustrate? You can use facts to prove that you will not form a monopoly?"

This statement that violated the rules was rebuked.

"Please pay attention to your words. If you interrupt the questioning process without permission again, we have the right to expel you. "

Fierfo had an unconvinced look on his face, but his heart was calm.

As long as the words were spoken, the goal was achieved.

Sure enough, after the CMA officials asked a few simple questions, the topic really turned to this point.

"Representative of the Big Hard Company, historical data cannot fully represent the current situation. How can you prove that the acquisition will not cause a monopoly and affect the ecology of the British game industry? ”

When this question was asked.

Fierfo knew that the resolution period of this antitrust review would be postponed indefinitely.

Using Lin Mo. Now I have to call him General Lin.

In General Lin's words, this is called the self-proof trap, which was written in the email last night.

Everyone who falls into this trap is Dou E.

Who cares how many bowls of noodles you have in your stomach?

What they want is your death.

You are said to be a murderer, you slowly prove it.

Can it be proved? Absolutely not.

Besides, the century acquisition case of Juying Company was originally a "murder case".

Whether there is a monopoly phenomenon in the industry requires people who are very familiar with the industry situation and objectively prove it through various evidences.

Do CMA officials understand games?

The questioning official is a woman of about fifty years old.

Obviously not.

And the people from Juying and Baofeng Entertainment are two people who only understand games and give evidence from a professional perspective.

It can be said that the scholar meets the soldier, and it is not clear even if there is reason.

Not long after, the representatives of Juying and Baofeng Entertainment were sweating profusely.

"This is recent data, but it is data in the field of action games, and it comes from Naughty Cat Company. It's not a top-down action RPG. Please prove that your acquisition will not form a monopoly in this field. "

The representative of Baofeng Entertainment was confused, and it was obvious that he wanted to curse.

Having proved that there will be no monopoly in the field of cola beverages, I still have to prove that there will be no monopoly in sugar-free cola?

What kind of logic is this.

Look at Philfo, who looked smug and tried hard not to laugh, and the CMA officials who had to pretend to be professional even though they didn't understand.

The representative of Juying Company looked livid, took a deep breath, and said: "Due to insufficient data, I apply for a postponement of the inquiry date."

"Approved, the next antitrust review hearing will start on Friday, June 20. ”

At the end.

The giant hard company looked at Philfo viciously and left the scene quickly.

Just as "Road to Heaven 4" was forced to postpone.

On the other side, "Diablo" was being actively produced, making rapid progress.

The first antitrust review ended in vain.

The stock prices of Baofeng Entertainment and Giant Hard Company fell by one percentage point.

The time came to June.

This time, the wording of Giant Hard Company was much more fierce, and the materials prepared were much more.

But the CMA officials still turned a deaf ear.

The same sentence.

You have to provide evidence in the field of "top-down action RPG".

Nothing else is useful!

This time, CMA directly rejected the acquisition request of Giant Hard Company.

At this moment, among the major markets in the world, China, Xiaori, and the European Union have approved the acquisition.

But the FTC of the beacon country seems to have been inspired by the CMA and is also making trouble.

Behind the FTC, Souni directly opposed the acquisition case, which was disgusting.

It's just that Souni is not targeting It is not the so-called "top-down action RPG", but the monopoly of "Warzone" in the FPS field.

Originally, this was an indisputable fact.

But Baofeng Entertainment suddenly had an idea.

We don't have a monopoly!

The previous "Warzone" sold less than "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare"!

How can this be called a monopoly?

Hearing about this.

Lin Mo was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to submit a document to the FTC.

But I can't say anything!

We Naughty Cats never make sequels, you know.

"Call of Duty" is just one work, but it can't affect the historical status of the "Warzone" series.

If necessary, I, Lin Mo, can even attend the hearing to explain this matter.

You're welcome, anti-monopoly is the common expectation of people all over the world.

The knife was handed over, and the FTC accepted it with a smile.

West and Moreno were so angry that they cursed behind their backs.

In early July, facing the rejection of the acquisition by the two major institutions, the giant hard company launched a review.

This time, it finally learned to be smart.

No longer self-justification, but to explain that the acquisition of Baofeng Entertainment is to prepare for the future cloud game market.

Even in order to show that it will not monopolize, the "War Zone" series IP can sign a licensing agreement for ten sequels at one time for XGame of Souni and Switch console of Naughty Cat and the origin platform.

At the same time, the giant hard company also used its money.

Hired Daniel Beard, a famous competition lawyer, to sue the FTC and CMA.

This world-famous acquisition case is running towards a mess.

The reconsideration in July has achieved some success, but it is still a long way from resolving the incident.

Moreno has been exhausted recently.

"Damn, who is the black hand behind it?!"

Philfu has sent people to contact him countless times, but each time he was rejected.

The way of suing is quite useful.

But the problem is that this can only solve the problem on the FTC (Federal Trade Commission of the Lighthouse Country). With "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" and this competitor, the probability of winning is very high.

But the CMA is still tricky.

"Road to Heaven 4" can't be delayed like this, right? The release has been postponed for three months!

If it continues to be delayed, the gambling agreement will really not be completed.

It's already August.

The person in charge of "Road to Heaven 4" said with difficulty: "Or, should we split the IP of Road to Heaven?"

Moreno was anxious and angry.

After struggling for a long time, the expression on his face changed back and forth.

Finally, he let out a long breath and said weakly: "Okay, this is the only way."

Just think of it as plugging the hole.

Although selling the IP will hurt the bones, as long as the new expansion pack "Cosmic Rift" performs normally, the acquisition case can continue to move forward.

By then, it will still make a lot of money.

Now the arrow is on the string and has to be fired.

If it is delayed any longer, there will be nothing.

I came to the hearing site for the Nth time to accept the investigation and questioning of CMA.

At the beginning, all parties were relatively restrained.

Later, the hearing was no different from a quarrel in the vegetable market.

Just one sentence.

Don't think you think, you think.

I want to feel, I think.

The excuse of developing cloud games was spoken again.

The CMA official still said the same thing.

"Please prove that this acquisition will not cause the giant hard company to form a monopoly in the top-down action RPG field."

Among those present this time was Moreno.

He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Storm Entertainment will divest its business after the release of "Road to Heaven 4" and sell the IP of "Road to Heaven". In this way, the acquisition of Storm Entertainment by the giant hard company will not have any impact on the current situation in the field."

As soon as these words came out, all the CMA officials present raised their heads at the same time, somewhat surprised.

It should be said that it was unexpected and reasonable.

Everyone knew that it was feasible to do so, but it was really a heroic act, and it was impossible to take that step without a little courage.

After saying this, Moreno felt that he was exhausted.

The CMA official looked at Philfo and asked: "Representative of the North Star Studio, you can express your attitude on this matter."

Moreno's heart was lifted again, and he looked over nervously.

Philford was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, then he showed him a weird smile and said leisurely: "I agree."

Agree?

Moreno's back was numb instantly.

Was he tricked! ?

The other party's intention was not to drink.

He didn't care about whether it was a monopoly or the impact on himself.

The purpose was simply to see Baofeng Entertainment bleed heavily! ! (End of this chapter)