Chapter 347: Conquering the New Frontier
After returning to Hanhai City for a while, Ren Pingsheng presided over the first meeting after Wanyou Games was launched.
Sitting in the spacious conference room and observing these familiar subordinates, Ren Pingsheng did feel that things were changing.
Indeed, as Zhai Daocheng reported, the wealth of the company's executives has increased after Wanyou Games went public, and each of them has improved a lot from the past in terms of their outfits and mental outlook. After all, among all of you here, except for Zhai Daocheng who joined the company late and did not enjoy the "equity incentive plan", the wealth of the others is calculated based on tens of millions.
This is the charm of entrepreneurship, this is the power of listing, and this is the beauty of the capital market. As long as you can break through innovation and win market opportunities, the capital market will also reward you in its way.
However, as wealth grows, people's hearts will also change.
Although Xu Tao and the members of his small circle pretended to be nothing on the surface, they rarely had eye contact with each other and seemed nothing to others, but in Ren Pingsheng's eyes, the more they did, the more they proved that there was a ghost in their hearts.
The reason why they pretended to be as usual was just waiting for Xu Tao's bet agreement to take effect in order to usurp control of Wanyou Company. Everything they did now was to paralyze Ren Pingsheng and prevent him from judging Xu Tao's plans. Under this calm sea, undercurrents were surging.
However, Xu Tao and others would never have thought that Ren Pingsheng, who was no different from the past, had already seen through their tricks in his heart.
The reason why he did not expose Xu Tao's tricks for the time being was because the time was not yet ripe.
It is not that simple to deal with the threat of that bet agreement. Ren Pingsheng has not yet completed the layout, so he needs to stabilize Xu Tao and others.
Before the meeting officially began, Ren Pingsheng chatted with his senior executives and clearly felt the changes after the listing.
In the past, when we were together, what we talked about most were the difficulties encountered in game development, what strategies did our competitors adopt, and what good ideas did we discover... and so on, all revolve around the company's core work.
When we get together today, everyone is more interested in the current housing prices. Who has changed to a big house, who has changed to a luxury car, who has what brand of clothing is on, and they are discussing where to go for a vacation next time.
This is a human nature, but it also needs to be vigilant for Ren Pingsheng, because human laziness is easy to develop. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. If a person loses the passion for starting a business, he will soon be reflected in his work.
Although Wanyou Games is listed, it does not mean that there is no need to continue to develop in the future. Ren Pingsheng still has great expectations for the company, and he still has more plans to implement.
It's time to clean up people's hearts.
However, what made Ren Pingsheng more relieved was that his good brother and the company's president Lin Lisong, the company's COO Luo Changyu, the company's CFO Fu Huizi, and the company's CLO Qin Zhenwei, these core backbones did not lose their minds because of their wealth growth. Both work attitude and enthusiasm had not changed much from before listing.
These people, together with Liu Yijun and Zhai Daocheng, were drawn into their red line by Ren Pingsheng.
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The meeting officially began. Ren Pingsheng faced these already familiar subordinates and did not pay much attention to details. The first thing he paid attention to was the research and development of the new expansion pack of "Ideal World".
According to the first time that it has been proposed among the manufacturers and developers of online games on the market, this is in line with the innovation-oriented R&D idea of Wanyou Games, and can also avoid mutual plagiarism within the peers.
Ren Pingsheng nodded to Luo Changyu in praise and said:
“The colonial system is very creative, and I agree to research and development in this direction.”
Luo Changyu was recognized by Ren Pingsheng, and there was no expression of joy on his face, but just listened to Ren Pingsheng's following very seriously.
All the veterans who started their business with Ren Pingsheng know the style of their boss's speech. After he praises you, he will definitely point out his opinions in the future.
Sure enough, Ren Pingsheng showed a thoughtful expression on his face and said:
"Have you considered how to connect the map of the new expansion pack with the existing game world?"
Luo Changyu thought for a while, shook his head and said:
"I haven't thought of this yet. These maps are just prototypes, and the story background and mission design have not begun."
Ren Pingsheng nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"The Ideal World is designed based on ancient Chinese myths and legends as the cultural foundation. While launching a new expansion pack, we must connect with the original game content so that we will not confuse players and maintain the original game experience."
Ren Pingsheng's passage reached the core concept of game design, and everyone below showed a look of recognition.
While observing his subordinates' reactions, he slowly expressed his ideas.
"In Chinese history, there are two main directions for the expansion of the territory to the outside world, one is to the north and the other is to the west. The nomadic prairie in the north and the white mountains, black waters and forests in the northeast. Both of them have been relatively backward in history. Only the broad Western Region is the connection between Eastern civilization and Western civilization. Small countries with many splendid cultures and different races. I think designing the map of the new expansion pack in the Western Regions and on the Silk Road is a better choice."
When Ren Pingsheng talked about this idea, he naturally remembered what he saw and heard at the "Silk Road Journey" Gobi Challenge at the beginning of the year. The mysterious desert, the ruins everywhere, the mixed society of ethnic minorities, and the colorful civilization all left a deep impression on him.
Although he was lost in the Gobi Desert and was sent to the hospital for treatment, Ren Pingsheng was still full of curiosity and yearning for the people and things that happened on the Silk Road in the Western Regions.
Therefore, when Luo Changyu proposed the design of the colonial system, Ren Pingsheng quickly linked the development of the Western Regions in Chinese history to it, and he said with a fascination:
"Think about it, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, many Chinese children have fought bloody battles in the Western Regions, setting up a stable and stable development space for the vast China and expanding a new frontier for the grand territory of the motherland. Zhang Qian was on an envoy, Ban Chao opened the border, Xuanzang obtained the scriptures, and the Tang Dynasty destroyed Gaochang... How many heroic stories have happened here, "Liangzhou Ci", "Guanshan Yue", "Jiangjun Travel"... How many poems have been left here that have been passed down through the ages."
"In the Western Regions in history, raising hands is all historical allusions, and hanging hands is all legendary legends, family and country rise and fall, grudges and revenge, grape wine, Hu Ji and Hu dance... There are too many elements to develop here, and too many civilizations to express."
"Most of the players in "Ideal World" are enthusiasts of Chinese civilization. If the story and cultural background are combined, they will definitely be recognized and liked by them."
Ren Pingsheng's explanation won the praise of everyone present. Combining the historical and cultural materials of the Western Regions with the colonial system can not only speed up the development of new expansion packs, but also make this new game mechanism closer to domestic players and more interesting.
Everyone, including Xu Tao, was impressed by Ren Pingsheng's creativity and inspiration.
Although Mr. Ren has been away from the front line of creation for some time, his sword is still immortal.
Everyone unanimously asked Mr. Ren to name the new expansion pack. Ren Pingsheng took the initiative. After thinking a little, he spoke:
"It's called "The Ideal World: Expedition to the Western Regions."
The name is vivid and catchy, and once again shows Ren Pingsheng's talent and ability to refine words, which was unanimously praised by the audience.
Amid the praises of everyone, I let my whole life laugh without saying a word.
He couldn't help but think of the Uyghur girl with bright eyes and agile dancing postures. She seemed to have two long braids and danced gracefully in front of her, and she could hear her voice calling herself "uncle" with a strong foreign accent.
Is she still in the Western Regions? Has her dream of star come true?
A layer of memories was covered in Ren Pingsheng's eyes, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Chapter completed!