Rebirth of the Evil Life

"Dong Lin, this is the report on the number of online users of "Plants vs. Zombies." Wu Zhaopu hesitated to speak and handed Lin Feng a stack of documents.

During this time, Lin Feng adopted Liu Yingying's opinion and redistributed the "Second World" shares.

As the CEO of "Second World", Wu Zhaopu obtained 5% of the shares of "Second World", while Cui Ming, as the chief planner of "Legend", also obtained 5% of the shares. However, Lin Feng is grateful to Wang Meng for his devotion to the company, and secondly, he has a good impression of these soldiers with a sense of justice and passion. He also hopes that these soldiers will have a good belonging after their dedication to the country. And Wang Meng is also a very old-fashioned and warm-hearted person. I believe that most of the year-end dividends that Lin Feng gave him will be used on these soldiers. Therefore, it also gave Wang Meng 3% of the shares, plus Liu Yingying's original 10% of the shares, "Second World" has also become a joint-stock company held by everyone.

Although Lin Feng's assets have shrunk slightly by doing so, as Liu Yingying said, if a company wants to become bigger and stronger and become a global multinational company, it must give its important employees a sense of belonging and let them regard the company as their home. A concerted effort and allegiance to the company. And distribution company shares are undoubtedly the best way, and it is also the way that can win people's hearts the most. Most foreign holding companies will reward the company's key outstanding employees with shares, so as to retain these employees and continue to work for the company for a long time.

Although the shares have been redistributed, Lin Feng still owns 77% of the shares of "Second World" and has the absolute say in the company.

Lin Feng glanced at the data report in his hand, and was extremely satisfied with the online number of "Plants vs. Zombies" during this period. As the number of players entering the third level increases, new levels and new challenges make players hooked. In addition, Lin Feng provided a pause function and a "boss button" for this purpose, which also made "Plants vs. Zombies" popular in the office. It has overwhelmed "Lianliankan" and has become a must-play game for "white-collar workers" during office hours.

"What's the matter, just say what you have to say." Seeing Wu Zhaopu fidgeting a little, Lin Feng knew that something must happen to him.

"Uh, this, this..." Wu Zhaopu naturally had something to say, but Lin Feng has always been a talker in the company. Although they, the top management, also have a certain amount of voice, they have never conflicted with Lin Feng . Wu Zhaopu didn't know whether his next words would offend Lin Feng. Now the company is developing steadily and thriving. Wu Zhaopu doesn't want to have conflicts with Lin Feng, which will lead to drastic changes in the company and affect its development.

Finally, Wu Zhaopu gritted his teeth and expressed his doubts.

"Mr. Lin, although "Plants vs. Zombies" has been a great success, and it has firmly secured the top spot in domestic online games in a short period of time, the profit is too low. The monthly subscription fee of 10 yuan per person per month, compared to the server we paid for Compared with employees and a series of other expenses, the return on profit is too low." Wu Zhaopu said what was in his heart.

"But that's not the point. The point is that its impact on "Legend" has greatly exceeded our estimates. During this period, the online rate of "Legend" has been lower than half of the past, with an average online number of less than 200,000, and there is still a downward trend " Wu Zhaopu's face became serious, the impact of "Plants vs. Zombies" on other types of online games is too great, and it has exceeded everyone's expectations.

Lin Feng looked at the data report of "Legend" and felt a headache. He didn't expect that "Plants vs. Zombies" would have such a big impact. In particular, the nine-level system introduced directly divides players into different levels, allowing players to compete with each other and compare with each other, which directly leads to the loss of a large number of "Legend" players, who instead enter the "Plants vs. Zombies" game world.

At first, players of "Legend" just went to the game for leisure and entertainment, and to earn free "Legend" points by the way. All equipment, guilds, and enemies are left behind,

There is only one goal in the eyes of all players: to pass the damn 100 rounds and open the next level.

When the next level is opened, the new game mode and new map will remain unchanged. And stick to 100 rounds, you can enter the next level.

But the level of "Plants vs. Zombies" is very simple at the beginning, very relaxed, very leisurely, but it becomes more and more difficult in the later stages, and it is by no means easy to pass 100 rounds. And after failing the challenge again and again, the resentment in the player's heart is even worse, and they hope to break through 100 rounds and enter the next level.

But after breaking through 100 rounds, there will be a new checkpoint and a new 100 rounds of challenges, never ending, and the cycle continues. Unless you can break through the nine barriers.

The most important reason why players can hate and love it is that the setting of 100 rounds is just right. That is to let players see the hope of passing the level, but this hope is not so easy to achieve. If you want to give up, but you can see that your friends are persisting, or have entered the next level, who is willing to give up, how can you give up.

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

This is also the reason why "Plants vs. Zombies" is extremely popular, and because of this, it directly harms all other types of online games. Before this wave of "Plants vs. Zombies" tower defense type online games is over, I am afraid that all other types of online games will be severely damaged.

Lin Feng looked at the online games of other companies. Except for the popular casual games of the same type of tower defense, they were all seriously affected, and some of them almost stopped their service. All the online game companies really love and hate this tower game, with mixed feelings.

"Then what suggestion do you have?" Lin Feng asked.

"I suggest that, like other online game companies, operate "Plants vs. Zombies" in a secret quasi-standalone mode, so as to reduce server load and reduce costs. When players pass a level or fail, the game will internally contact the host to upload records." Wu Zhao Pu's suggestion is also an emergency plan that many online game companies have come up with in order to deal with the hot "Plants vs. Zombies" craze.

This contingency plan can indeed greatly reduce the game's load on the server, and can greatly reduce the cost of operating the company. It can even be said that privately renting a network bandwidth and buying a few servers can operate it. However, this scheme also has a fatal weakness.

"No! In this way, the game will be messed up." Lin Feng refused without hesitation.

"Why?" Wu Zhaopu was afraid of this. Since the various measures that Lin Feng has introduced in the company have achieved great success, they have also brought huge profit returns to the company. Wu Zhaopu was afraid that because of this, Lin Feng would feel absolutely confident and proud, and he would not listen to others, which was definitely not good for the company's development.

"Although our company relies on the profits of "Legend" and has a large amount of funds as backing, even though it is greatly affected by "Plants vs. Zombies" and its popularity continues to slump, the monthly profit of "Legend" is also huge. Isn’t it good that the company lightens the burden a little? Almost all online game companies do this, why should our company be unique and do the opposite!” Wu Zhaopu also went all out today, he didn’t want Lin Feng to fall into arrogance from now on realm.

The company has a bright future, and Lin Feng is likely to become the youngest rich man in the world in the future. He doesn't want Lin Feng to fall down here.

To be honest, if Lin Feng was not a reborn person, he would definitely agree with Wu Zhaopu's suggestion, which seems to be the most reasonable and correct choice now. It's a pity that Lin Feng is a reborn person, and he was once a crazy online game lover, so he really understands the player's mentality.

Online gamers are loyal, but they are also the easiest to betray. Their loyalty and enthusiasm for an online game may last for several years, or even remain unchanged for life. But it is also possible to rebel in an instant, an accidental small matter, and then completely resist this game, or even the game operator.

The most intolerable thing for online game players is the fraudulent behavior of online game operators. Especially secretly modifying online game parameters and modifying data behind the player's back, this is the most unacceptable thing for the player, and it is also the most likely to break the player's heart.

The suggestion put forward by Wu Zhaopu is also the most "sensible" choice of many online game companies at present, but it has deceived all players, and it will involve a very serious problem, which is enough to cause the entire game system to collapse.

Lin Feng tapped his fingers on the table, looking at Wu Zhaopu, who looked like a loyal minister who "desperately offered advice", although Lin Feng wanted to laugh, but it hurt Wu Zhaopu's "loyalty" and self-esteem, so he endured Keeping the smile in his heart, he looked serious.

"Do you think "Plants vs. Zombies" is an online game or a stand-alone game?" Lin Feng asked without answering. Sometimes some questions cannot be explained clearly. It is better to change the technique and ask the other party to find the answer from their own answers.

"Of course it's an online game. If it's a stand-alone game, who would spend 10 yuan a month..." Wu Zhaopu replied immediately, but he was stunned at the words, and suddenly had an epiphany.

"However, this game can be operated independently of the mainframe, and there is nothing wrong with our modification." Although Wu Zhaopu was still explaining, he felt guilty.

"Then what will players think if they find a game that can be run on a stand-alone, but force them to spend money to play it? Especially the operators secretly change it into a quasi-stand-alone game behind the players' backs, so that it can run without the network. What will the players think when they finally log in to the host to upload the records?" Lin Feng continued to ask.

"This... this..." Wu Zhaopu broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. If this is true, the players might "riot" because of this. Although they won't really go to online game companies to make trouble, at least in the hearts of players, the image and status of online game operators will plummet.

"But even if we don't do this, and all the online game companies in the industry have done this, we will inevitably be implicated, and players will not believe us." Wu Zhaopu felt more and more terrible when he thought about it. Many online game companies are like this now, but players haven't discovered it yet. Once the players finally find out that under the riots, "Second World" must be the target, and it must be the company most questioned and slandered by the players.

"So we have to plan ahead!" Lin Feng clenched his fists tightly.

These damn online game companies clearly want to completely mess up the market this time. ——Lin Feng cursed bitterly.