When it comes to money that needs to be spent, Zhang Tianxing has always been generous. Spending money is for making more money.
Thinking of this, Zhang Tianxing said to the staff present.
"I don't usually come to the company. While I'm here, I'll chat with everyone. I've called you all over, and I can do a small market survey to see what the game market is like!"
Upon hearing Zhang Tianxing's words, Gao Ningning chuckled, "Alright, Zhang Tianxing. I really didn't expect you to have this idea. It seems you are the boss, and I, as your teacher, am just an employee. It seems there's a reason for all of this."
"Go ahead, let's have a small tea party today. By the way, Xiao Li, go buy some melon seeds, candies, and happy water," Gao Ningning casually instructed.
In a short while, over thirty people filled the conference room to the brim.
"There's no specific theme today. It's mainly just a casual chat to see what games everyone usually plays and if you have any suggestions for the company. That's all, there's no other intention," Gao Ningning said to set the tone after everyone had arrived.
Zhang Tianxing directly asked, "Who wants to speak first? How about this, Manager Gao, you can start."
Let's start with the important people. Gao Ningning heard this and smiled, "Okay, then I'll start."
Gao Ningning first picked up her cup and took a sip of water, "Actually, I'm quite an unconventional girl. I'm quite passionate about games. This is also why I chose to major in computer science. The single-player games that have deeply influenced me these past few years are undoubtedly 'Xian Jian Qi Xia Zhuan,' and for competitive games, it has to be 'StarCraft.' I occasionally play simple games like 'Fu Jia Tian Xia' for a long time too."
It seemed that Gao Ningning was a top-tier gamer, having played most of the popular games, and quite well at that.
"Then, if we want to get a piece of the pie in the game industry, how do you think we should develop?" Zhang Tianxing asked with a smile after listening to Gao Ningning.
Gao Ningning frowned, finding the question difficult to answer. Currently, for single-player games, it's all about how many you can sell. After all, the source code is done, and then it's burned onto CDs.
It all comes down to game sales. Often, genuine games don't sell as well as pirated copies.
Not to mention anything else, how many of the operating systems installed on computers today are genuine software?
However, with the rise of the internet, will the game industry undergo new changes? Gao Ningning wasn't sure.
"I think we can start with some casual games. After all, casual games have low development costs, and even if the development fails, our losses will be limited. As for large-scale games, we first need a professional team."
"What about that game engine you're so fond of?" Zhang Tianxing continued to ask.
"That game engine gave me a very stunning impression. I believe that as long as we acquire it, whether we develop it ourselves or resell it, we can achieve considerable profits," Gao Ningning said in a deep voice, her tone revealing her high regard for the game engine.
Zhang Tianxing nodded. It seemed that Gao Ningning intended to make something of herself in the game industry. It appeared that this Teacher Gao was also a person with deep plans.
"Who wants to speak next?"
A chubby young man jumped out, "I have to speak! I'm a veteran gamer! Regardless of anything else, with the rise of the internet and the iteration of operating systems, I believe we need to pay attention to online games because there are already some decent online games appearing."
"Tell us more," Zhang Tianxing asked with interest. At this time, there weren't many online games worth playing.
The chubby young man said in a deep voice, "First, I personally highly recommend 'Xia Ke Xing,' a text-based online game. Perhaps not many people have played it, but I believe it will be the future trend of gaming. Online communication, no longer human-computer interaction, that will be groundbreaking."
Below, people were whispering, "Have you played it?"
"I haven't played it, but I've seen others play it. It's incredibly fun, although you have to remember some command inputs. But the game's playability is quite strong, much more interesting than single-player games."
"It's just that there are a bit too many administrator accounts, like 'God,' 'Wizard.' As soon as one person modifies something, another deletes it, it's not unified at all. After repeating this a few times, it becomes unfun."
"What makes it or breaks it. This administrator issue is unsolvable, which is why 'Xia Ke Xing' has declined."
"Chubby. Get to the point!" It seemed everyone was familiar with this chubby young man.
The chubby young man, Yang Huawei, chuckled, "We've just discussed the flaws of 'Xia Ke Xing.' Let me introduce another fun online game, 'Stone Age.' Has anyone played this?"
"Played it! This one is good. The quests inside are so fun, and upgrading equipment. That wastes too much gold. I became penniless!"
"I have to say, it's still very fun. I feel there's a lot of potential to be tapped."
"Why is it that I haven't played any of the games this chubby guy mentioned? I feel like I'm not from the same generation as you."
"Ah, there's no way. This chubby guy plays so many. I've only played 'Diablo.' What should I do?"
"I'm pretty much the same. I've only played 'Half-Life.' I haven't played anything else."
"What's the difference between single-player and online games, or rather, where's the profit point? Have you thought about that?" Zhang Tianxing, hearing the chubby guy's strong endorsement of online games, became interested and wanted to know more.
"I feel you can communicate better with people. Just like when I used to play single-player games, sometimes after finishing them, I would create guides to make others envious. I'm thinking, online games are also like this, right? We can complete tasks that others can't, thus gaining a sense of accomplishment. I haven't thought about the profit issue," the chubby guy said sincerely.
He had never been short of money since he was young. Yang Huawei never played pirated games and had always supported genuine ones.
"Online games can promote communication between people, which is quite attractive to players. Single-player games lack interaction and communication between people."
"Then, do you think we can acquire the game engine that Manager Gao mentioned?" Zhang Tianxing posed the question, wanting to hear Yang Huawei's response.
Everyone was stunned. They had all heard that this boss Zhang was different. Whether to buy it or not, of course, the boss makes the final decision. We, as mere soldiers, have no say.
Seeing the surprised looks on everyone's faces, Zhang Tianxing said loudly, "Chubby, your answer is my answer. Tell me, buy or not buy!"
Everyone present almost fainted upon hearing this. No one had expected Zhang Tianxing to say such a thing.