Chapter 1 The Busy Office

The employees at Tuwei Live were all busily working in their office space.

As a new department that had only recently been established, achieving their current success was truly not easy. The multiple promotions had brought a great deal of popularity to Tuwei Live, so the employees were all full of energy, each as excited as if they'd been injected with chicken blood.

There was still a lot of work to be done on Tuwei Live's side, including website optimization, signing contracts with various streamers, arranging recommended slots and promotional activities, and business cooperation with other related companies, all of which were long-term tasks.

Moreover, although Tuwei Live was popular, it was still a long way from turning a profit, so most employees felt that they still needed to work harder.

Everyone knew how big the live streaming industry was. Now that Tuwei Live was developing so well, as long as they worked hard to make Tuwei Live the industry leader, how could the bonuses be small?

However, this scene, when seen by Pei Qian, made him worried from the bottom of his heart.

Although Tuwei Live was still far from making money, its high popularity was also a great hidden danger!

Pei Qian went straight to Chen Yufeng, ready to have a good discussion with him about the future development direction of Tuwei Live.

Seeing President Pei arrive, Chen Yufeng was a little surprised: "President Pei, Manager Ma isn't here today. Should I give him a call?"

Pei Qian shook his head: "No need."

Call Old Ma? There was no need for that.

Don't think I don't know that you were the one who did all these good things, it has nothing to do with Old Ma!

With Old Ma's brain, how could he have come up with the idea of Tuwei Live doing unofficial streaming commentary? How could he have negotiated with other platforms and Longyu Group? How could he have inexplicably generated so much popularity?

Pei Qian knew Old Ma too well. Old Ma's thinking would only be influenced by the last person who spoke to him, so there was no doubt that Tuwei Live's current situation was definitely inseparable from Chen Yufeng!

So it didn't matter whether Old Ma was here today or not. Pei Qian mainly had to change Chen Yufeng's thinking.

The two sat down in the reception room, Pei Qian took a sip of tea, and said: "Has Tuwei Live forgotten its original intention a bit recently?"

Chen Yufeng was stunned for a moment: "President Pei, what do you mean by that?"

President Pei's question made him a little panicked. How could they have forgotten their original intention? This sounded a bit serious!

Could it be that there was some deviation in their recent work that made President Pei unhappy?

Pei Qian said earnestly: "Recently, you have focused all your work on esports competitions, first the GPL real-time data, and then the ICL unofficial streaming commentary. Do you still remember the original intention of Tuwei Live?"

Chen Yufeng quickly said: "Of course I remember! President Pei, we have also made some new features specifically for Tuwei Live's learning content, such as creating two special zones on Tuwei Live for entertainment content and learning content, and also providing replays for various knowledge-based live streams, making it easier to watch repeatedly, etc..."

"In addition, we also have a focus mode planned, which is equivalent to a study room. Once you enter, you can't exit for a certain period of time, which helps to improve learning efficiency."

"These features will be launched one after another in the near future."

"The main reason why we have focused on esports leagues recently is to take advantage of our strengths and absorb as much popularity as possible for the platform..."

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment.

These features had not yet been launched, so he didn't know about them.

But Pei Qian quickly reacted and continued earnestly: "That's still not enough!"

"Even though we have created entertainment mode, learning mode, and focus mode, and also added a time limit to the focus mode, as long as we don't enter the learning mode and focus mode, isn't our platform no different from other live streaming platforms?"

"It's impossible to expect viewers to consciously learn knowledge. They will definitely stay in the entertainment mode all day, watching competitions and game streams."

"Our platform clearly has so much professional knowledge and so many scholars giving lectures, but many users are just watching competition streams and leaving after watching, which is simply like entering a treasure mountain empty-handed, it's such a pity!"

"Therefore, we must forcibly set learning requirements for all our users!"

"According to the user's age information, they will be divided into two categories: adults and minors."

"Minors, the time spent using the entertainment mode should be limited to 1-3 hours, and all recharge windows should be closed at the same time."

"Adults are not restricted in their use of the entertainment mode, but whether they are adults or minors, they must forcibly use the learning mode or focus mode for one hour before using the entertainment mode. Only after the time is up can they watch the entertainment mode content!"

Chen Yufeng was shocked: "Ah? President Pei, this... this is a bit inappropriate, right?"

"Most people are already very busy with work, and they just want to watch live streams to relax after get off work. As a result, we are forcing them to use the learning mode or focus mode for an hour first. Although they can use afk to solve it, this undoubtedly creates a huge obstacle for users!"

"In this way, people will definitely choose to watch live streams on other platforms first."

"If we were already in a monopoly position, we could consider doing this, but now our market share is still very low..."

Pei Qian smiled slightly: "I know all of this."

"But when we do live streaming, we have to bear social responsibility!"

"Good medicine tastes bitter, other live streaming platforms provide pure entertainment content, while our platform provides a lot of learning content. If we don't make this kind of mandatory regulation, who will really be motivated to actively watch this learning content?"

"It is also our responsibility to guide users to use the live streaming platform correctly."

"It doesn't matter even if we lose some users, I believe that the users who stay will definitely be able to appreciate our good intentions!"

Pei Qian's words were righteous and made Chen Yufeng speechless.

He could only sigh that President Pei was indeed a different kind of entrepreneur!

Just like the previous Lazy Catering, who but President Pei would have thought of paying such a high price and giving up so many potential users to support garbage sorting and protect the environment?

Although the decomposed food waste was only a drop in the bucket compared to the garbage generated by the entire city, and the input and results were completely disproportionate, it was a kind of sentiment!

And this time, making all users of the live streaming platform forcibly use the learning mode or focus mode is the same. Although it will cause the platform to lose a large number of users, as long as the platform's users persevere and spend this one hour every day learning or seriously doing their own things, it can be considered a meritorious deed!

Chen Yufeng nodded: "Okay, President Pei, I will arrange it immediately!"

...

After arranging Tuwei Live, Pei Qian came to Lazy Cafeteria, ready to have a cup of coffee and take a rest.

The new features arranged for Tuwei Live were relatively simple. It was quick to add a little restriction to the already existing focus mode and learning mode.

The focus mode should be launched next month, and users will be forced to use it for one hour every day, dissuading a large number of viewers.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian felt a little relieved.

He had just calmed down and was about to think about the situation of other industries when the phone rang.

Looking at the caller ID, it was actually He An.

"Huh?"

Pei Qian was stunned.

He An had previously come to Jingzhou and looked at the demo of "Mission and Choice" with Pei Qian, and made his sincere suggestion: "Make use of the scraps of the game and make another new game, which can still save some losses, otherwise it will be a complete loss."

Pei Qian was overjoyed when he heard He An's judgment, and was waiting for the sales of "Mission and Choice" to plummet and lose a lot of money after its release.

But why was He An calling this time?

Because in general, He An didn't like to call and chat idly, and taking the initiative to call must be something.

But the release time of "Mission and Choice" hadn't arrived yet?

Pei Qian answered the phone: "Hello? Teacher He, what's the matter?"

On the other end of the phone, He An's voice was very serious: "President Pei, have you been paying attention to the news in the U.S. game circle recently? The latest news in the early hours of this morning?"

Pei Qian was at a loss: "Ah? What news?"

Not to mention recently, Pei Qian had never paid attention to the news in the foreign game circle before. Because what new games came out abroad couldn't affect Pei Qian's loss of money, what was the need to pay attention?

He An sighed softly: "President Pei, you are too confident! It's no wonder, the probability of this happening is too low, it is understandable that it is not within your plan."

"President Pei, you must be mentally prepared for what's next, and don't be too stimulated."

Pei Qian felt very confused: "What exactly is the matter?"

He An paused slightly, and then said: "The remastered version of "War of Illusion" is about to be released. A promotional video has already been released, and it is said that it will be officially released in May."

"If I remember correctly, President Pei, your "Mission and Choice" should also be... released in May, right?"

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment: ""War of Illusion"? Is it the "War of Illusion" that was released by the same company as "StarCraft 2"?"

He An: "Of course, what other "War of Illusion" could there be!"

"President Pei, you should be very clear about the status of this game in the history of RTS games, right? It is not an exaggeration to say that it is one of the most successful RTS games in history along with the "StarCraft" series and the "Command & Conquer" series, especially since there is also the extremely successful MMORPG game "Fantasy World" under the same IP..."

"President Pei, I know that "Mission and Choice" has also invested a lot of money, and you are full of confidence in your own game, but this matter is not a joke, there is no need to be stubborn, anyway, several hundred million of R&D funds have already been invested, it doesn't matter if you wait two more months, right?"

He An was earnest and painstaking.

Since he came to play the demo of "Mission and Choice" last time, He An had been uneasy every day, and seemed to be able to foresee the tragic situation of the game's dismal sales and President Pei's fall from the altar after the game was released.

But President Pei's attitude was too firm and full of confidence, so He An felt that President Pei should know what he was doing, and barely let go of his heart.

But when he heard this morning that "War of Illusion" was going to be released in a remastered version, and it happened to coincide with the release schedule of "Mission and Choice", He An immediately became uneasy!

Although it was President Pei's money that was being spent, after all, the initial idea of this game originated from He An, and the investment was so huge, and it was also shouldering the important task of "washing away the shame of national games", so no loss was allowed.

So He An did not dare to delay and called directly to remind him.

Pei Qian couldn't help but rejoice: "Really? That's great!"

"Teacher He, do you know the specific release date of "War of Illusion Remastered"? I can coordinate with them."

He An was stunned and remained silent for a few seconds before saying: "President Pei, are you serious? Not only are you not avoiding it, but you are actively crashing into it?"

Pei Qian thought for a while: "I don't ask to crash into the same day directly, it's almost enough."

He An: "..."

"Okay, President Pei, since you are so confident, I won't say more."

"But I suggest you go online to watch the promotional video of "War of Illusion Remastered" before making a decision."

After hanging up the phone, Pei Qian's mood improved instantly.

Originally, Pei Qian's mood had been very unhappy recently because of the managed gym and Tuwei Live, but now that he heard this good news, Pei Qian was overjoyed.

Yes, the right time, the right place, and the right people have all come together, how could he not lose?

If there was still a little bit of possibility of success, now that he crashed into "War of Illusion Remastered", he would definitely be crushed to pieces, right?

Pei Qian came to this world on September 17, 2009, and the memory before crossing over remained in the ten years later, that is, 2019.

He did remember that at that time, there seemed to be news of "Warcraft III Remastered", but Blizzard always liked to postpone, so it was postponed to 2020, so Pei Qian didn't get to play it.

But this didn't affect him, because from the updated video at that time, the quality of this game was absolutely no problem, even if it couldn't become a world-renowned masterpiece, it was always no problem to reproduce the classics, right?

After all, it was a classic game with a very complete game mechanism. As long as the graphics were changed and some good CGs were added, wouldn't it be all set?

Of course, the "War of Illusion" in this world is not the same as "Warcraft", and the year this remastered version came out was also seven or eight years earlier, with great changes.

So, for the sake of prudence, Pei Qian still decided to watch the promotional video of this remastered version to see how it was made.

He opened the Aili Island website and quickly found the translated foreign video.

...

"Dong! Dong!"

An axe was deeply embedded in a tree, the drizzle in the sky was pattering, the rumbling of war drums sounded, and in the orc camp, the peons were working hard to cut down trees.

"Ding ding ding..."

Urgent bells rang throughout the human town, and the peasants who were mining gold came to the town hall and picked up iron swords, armor, and shields.

A line of small characters appeared on the screen: "In Development - Art and Special Effects Not Final".

The screen zoomed out, and the camps of humans, orcs, elves, and other races appeared on the screen one after another. From a bird's-eye view, the busy peasants, prosperous towns, and assembled armies made the decisive battle imminent.

Then the screen quickly zoomed in, and more details were presented one by one.

The orc's knotted muscles, the human knight's heavy plate armor, the flames rising from the demon's body...

These details were all clearly displayed in front of the players, coupled with the慷慨激昂(kāng kǎi jī áng - stirring and impassioned) music, making people's blood boil!

Then, each model before and after the rework was also displayed, and all the familiar heroes were changed from mosaic versions to high-definition remastered versions, which looked ten times more handsome.

"Remodeled Characters and Animations!"

"Revamped Maps and Campaigns!"

"Newly Upgraded Interface and Map Editor!"

"High-Definition Presentation of 4k Resolution!"

"High-Definition Remastered, The King Returns!"

On the barrage, there was a chorus of "It smells so good!".

"This cold rice is so fragrant!!"

"Smells so good warning!"

"Buy it even if it's out of stock! Are you even human if you don't buy it?"

"Good guy, this picture quality, will I have to change my computer again?"

"Buy a map editor and get a game!"

"Could it be that the game engine of "StarCraft 2" will be used to remaster it? That would be so cool!"

"Time to buy a ticket, no matter how much it costs, I'll buy it without fail!"

...

After watching this promotional video and seeing the players' reactions, Pei Qian was completely relieved.

Definitely, there is absolutely no problem!

This is simply a project that can succeed even if it is done with your feet, why worry about not being able to beat "Mission and Choice"?

This video is so exquisite, the audience's feedback is so good, and it is a company that has made so many high-quality games, how can this game be bad?

"Mission and Choice" is bound to lose money!