I’m Really a Superstar

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same day.

The news has been overwhelming!

The latest guide to "Plants vs. Zombies!" 》

"The number of downloads on the first day makes history!" 》

"Industry insiders predict: The number of downloads of Plants vs. Zombies may exceed 100 million in half a year!" 》

"Zhang Ye is a person who writes myths again!" 》

"Zhang Ye gave domestic games a priceless shot in the arm!" 》

"The future of domestic puzzle games is bright!" 》

"Plants vs. Zombies" crushes all types of games of the same period! 》

"Zhang Ye wrote his name in the history of Republic games! It also erected a monument for puzzle games that others may never be able to surpass! 》

The media is applauding!

The game is selling like crazy! Newspapers and magazines are also selling like crazy!

"It's so cool!"

"This time I will completely torture the foreigner!"

"This sales volume is fucking incredible!"

"Those foreign games released at the same time boasted that they would sell millions or tens of millions in China when they were initially promoted, but the result? Not even a fraction of the sales of "Plants vs. Zombies"!"

"Plants vs. Zombies became popular, and Zhang Ye became popular again!"

"Now think about CCTV's banning and killing of Zhang Ye. It's all CCTV's own sentimentality! A great god like Zhang Ye can shine in any field he goes to! How did he get banned? How did he get banned? Live here? It’s ridiculous that those leaders at CCTV thought they had grasped Shang Fang’s sword!”

"Yeah, even if radio and television can't block him, who does CCTV think he is?"

"Yes, if Mr. Zhang wants to maintain his popularity, he can just make a game every two months. Not only will his popularity be stabilized, but it may also increase to a certain extent!"

"It's a pity that Zhang Ye is so talented in programming. Oh, I really like his variety shows!"

"I would also like,

But there is no other way. CCTV 1 has cut off this path for him. He will not be able to watch Mr. Zhang’s TV program for at least half a year. He has to wait until his contract with CCTV 1 expires. Alas, during this period, Teacher Zhang can only find other ways to increase his popularity! "

A few days down.

The number of downloads of "Plants vs. Zombies" continues to soar, and the soaring speed has made netizens and industry insiders a little frightened!

Two million people!

Five million people!

Eight million visitors!

It goes straight up like a rocket!

Not to mention outsiders, even the employees of the publishing company of "Plants vs. Zombies" were terrified. They felt as unreal as a dream, and they were afraid that a clever dream would wake them up at any time!

Many of Zhang Ye's friends sent congratulatory messages.

Brother Dadao: "Teacher Zhang creates another great success!"

Dong Shanshan: “Congratulations!”

Fan Wenli: "A milestone for a domestic game! No one can surpass it!"

Yao Jiancai: "Zhang Ye, get me a game serial number for my brother. It's quick and easy!"

There were also people in the gaming industry who left messages for Zhang Ye.

Vice President of Huangxing Game Company: "Plants vs. Zombies has opened a door to the gaming industry. I have never been as confident in domestic games as I am today!"

A famous game producer: "This is the counterattack of domestic games!"

In the past, in their understanding, casual games were niche games, both domestically and abroad. Many people thought that this kind of puzzle games were just a small game, played only by small game companies that were not rich in capital. It was a minor topic, but today, "Plants vs. Zombies" made everyone change their views in an instant. A minor topic? Puzzle games are definitely not a small genre! It has a huge market that everyone never expected before! Just look at the number of downloads of "Plants vs. Zombies". Which niche genre can create such a miracle?

Puzzle games are also a mainstream game genre!

Although the threshold is low, the fees are low, and some are even free, this is precisely the advantage of puzzle games. Because of their small size, the games are only a few dozen megabytes, or more than a hundred megabytes at most, and they are easy to download. , as long as you want to play, you can download it in just one minute. Coupled with its low charging model, this will attract a huge group of players. With small profits and high sales, the achievements of a puzzle game will never be achieved. It is lower than those large-scale RPGs or online games. In the past, everyone thought that puzzle games were niche because they did not have Zhang Ye's ability, because they could not make a game like "Plants vs. Zombies"! And it’s definitely not this type that doesn’t work!

The gaming community is extremely excited!

Zhang Ye found a way for them, a way to counterattack the foreigners' games. Due to the technical level and the size of the assets, they may not be able to make large-scale games like the foreigners with exquisite graphics and outstanding 3D rendering for the time being. , in addition to the fairy tale and martial arts games that can occupy some local advantages, such as shooting games, magic games, decryption games, etc., they are not as heavy as foreigners. Some are not enough money, and some are not technologically advanced, but puzzle games Puzzle games are different. There is no technical threshold for puzzle games. What is the fight here? It's creativity! It’s an eye-catching creativity! "Plants vs. Zombies" gave them a good start, and also gave many domestic game companies struggling on the edge of bankruptcy the hope of rising!

…

Noon on the fourth day of the game’s release.

Fat Sister officially invited Zhang Ye and held a celebration banquet in a small banquet hall of the Beijing Palace Hotel. More than 30 employees from the company were all present!

All dishes.

Full of wine.

The fat lady raised her drink and said, "Zhang'er, let me toast you first!"

The two vice presidents of the company also said in unison: "I will accompany one of them."

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Zhang Ye touched them and said, "This is the collective credit of everyone, and it's not mine alone. Don't pay tribute to anyone. Just drink whatever you want."

The president drank a lot and his face was rosy, "We are really proud this time!"

Fat Sister asked: "Zhang'er, is it possible for "Plants vs. Zombies" to have over 100 million downloads?"

Zhang Ye smiled and said: "I don't know either, there should be some drama."

A female employee said excitedly: "It must be no problem! It has already been downloaded 8 million times today! It is estimated that it will reach 10 million people this week!"

Another employee also said: "Yes, the sales amount has also come out, the proportion of paying users is as high as 47%, and the sales volume is several million every day!"

The game originally produced by their company only had an investment of several million. Later, under the leadership of Zhang Ye, although the game was significantly modified and became "Plants vs. Zombies", the core game engine did not change much. It was not an overthrow. Let’s start over, so although “Plants vs. Zombies” is claimed to be produced with an investment of 10 million yuan, it is actually just a slogan, which is relatively false. If you don’t count Zhang Ye’s endorsement fees and copyright fees for production, at best it is just a huge investment. It's only a few million, which is the maximum amount of funds their company can mobilize.

Nowadays, the harvest is obviously huge!

The one-day income from "Plants vs. Zombies" almost offsets the total investment in this game! The rest is a net profit! It can be seen that they made a lot of money this time!

During the dinner, the atmosphere was warm and all the employees were very excited.

After pushing cups and changing cups, the fat lady looked at Zhang Ye and once again talked about the endorsement fee, "Zhang'er, the game is selling like crazy, and you take all the credit. Originally, you were responsible for this game, so the endorsement We haven't talked about fees and game copyrights yet. The company held a high-level meeting yesterday and talked about this matter. We are personal friends, but how much money should be paid must be explained clearly first."

Zhang Ye waved his hand, "Fat sister, let's talk about this later. I'm not short of money now, and to be honest, I don't have anything to spend money on."

"That's right..." Fat Sister said.

"Otherwise." Zhang Ye said with a smile: "When I need money in the future, I will ask you for it!"

The fat girl thought about it and made a final decision: "Okay, I will convert it into shares for you, and you will be considered as a shareholder. I will discuss the specific share with my sister later to see what is suitable. After we have determined the share, we will meet again. At that time Besides, if you have any other requests, please ask again."

Zhang Ye said directly: "There's no need to talk about it later. Just talk to Lao Wu. I'll listen to her."

There is something wrong with this.

The fat girl let out a sigh, "Are you very stubborn with my sister?"

Zhang Ye sighed and said quickly: "Yes, Old Wu is my old leader. Whatever the old leader says is whatever he says. I must listen."

Only then did the fat girl suddenly realize.

Suddenly, a phone call came.

The fat lady answered, "Hey...um...what!?"

When she hung up the phone, everyone looked over nervously when they saw that the fat lady's face was not very good.

The vice president asked: "What's wrong?"

Zhang Ye also asked, "What happened?"

The fat girl said angrily: "A pirated version of "Plants vs. Zombies" has come out!"

"ah?"

"how come!"

"Why so fast?"

"This is bad!"

Everyone was shocked!

Pirated version? For game companies, this is a word that scares them. This is the most terrible thing! The market environment for domestic games is not very good to begin with. If piracy continues, how much money will they make? Your income will definitely be greatly reduced, or even all your money will be lost!

They were originally prepared before releasing the game. Piracy is familiar to every game company and they knew it was impossible to avoid. However, even with this mental preparation, they did not expect that piracy would come. So fast, so fast that they were caught off guard!

Fat Sister said: "In the past, the games produced by our company were very slow to be pirated, and some even took half a year to come out. That was because our game sales were not good and there were not many players, so pirates would not be too profitable if they were unprofitable. No matter how hard you work, this time "Plants vs. Zombies" has become popular all over the country, and it must have been targeted by many pirates and speculators! They are all coming to steal our jobs! These grandsons!"

Zhang Ye frowned, "Can you play without a serial number now?"

A group of employees nearby have already gone online to check the situation!

The fat girl nodded, "After the first three levels, the serial number is no longer needed. Now you can play to the sixth level. However, this pirated version is not a completely cracked version and has more bugs. Many people have played to the sixth level. It will automatically jump out of the desktop once you close it, so don’t worry about it yet.”

A vice president said anxiously: "We can't help but worry. Pirated versions have been released in just a few days. It's only a matter of time before we can completely crack them. Moreover, if many players who originally wanted to pay knew about it, there might be a large number of users. If you don’t pay, you will wait for piracy, which will definitely be a fatal blow to our sales!”

The fat lady nodded, "Yes!"

Everyone's heart is heavy.

"Plants vs. Zombies" has just come to prominence. The media and the industry have high expectations for it. They even shouted the slogan of reaching 100 million views. But only a few days later it was destroyed by piracy? If we really wait for the fully cracked version to be released, how many sales can their official serial number have? Although they can make a lot of money from domestic sales, and they can also make revenue from advertising and cooperation, the genuine serial number is their most basic income, and it is also the largest income now. This fortress must not be lost!

At least...it can't be lost so quickly!

"what to do?"

"These countless pirates!"

"I'm bastardizing his ancestors!"

Faced with this sudden bad news, many people started to curse, and no one was in the mood to have a celebration banquet. If one person was not good, the achievements that "Plants vs. Zombies" had just made might be in vain!

Seeing this, Zhang Ye thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Let's do this. I'll give it a try and see if I can control piracy."

The vice president was stunned, "How do you try?"

Another vice president said: "Can piracy be controlled? How to control it?"

Zhang Ye didn't say much, "I'm going to make a call first. All I can say is give it a try."