Chapter 1517 President Pei is in Seclusion?!

"GOG and IOI are merging?"

Zhu Xiaoce was somewhat shocked.

The Fei Huang Studio basically had no business dealings with the GOG project team, so his information about this kind of thing was not well-informed.

Obviously, this was a big deal!

In fact, as early as when GOG and IOI were competing for dominance, many netizens had proposed the idea of a "strong alliance," but this idea was just a reckless and irresponsible suggestion. Industry insiders shook their heads slightly at this, feeling that it was completely infeasible.

The reason was simple: the risks far outweighed the benefits!

The problem wasn't whether it could be done, but to what extent it could be done, and what effect it would ultimately have.

From an art style perspective, although the two games had similar styles, there were also differences. How could they ensure that they would blend together naturally without being forcibly stitched together?

From a technical perspective, the underlying architecture and hero mechanics of the games were different. If IOI's heroes were put into GOG, would there be conflicts in the mechanics? Would there be any bizarre bugs?

From a gameplay design perspective, with so many heroes suddenly added, what about balance? How should incompatible hero mechanics be modified?

It could be said that there were problems everywhere!

The cost of solving these problems would be very high, and if they weren't solved well, it would seriously affect players' gaming experience.

As could be seen from the discussions of players online, although some players were shouting that Tenda was awesome, there was more worry and apprehension.

"Merge? Is it necessary? GOG is doing well, why merge with a garbage game like IOI?"

"Damn, there aren't many IOI players to begin with, are you trying to force us out?"

"It feels like they just want to devour IOI completely. Have they considered our feelings? Don't we IOI players have any rights?"

"We mock and despise each other every day, but in the blink of an eye, both sides' houses are about to collapse, so we can only huddle together to avoid the rain. This..."

Obviously, neither side was particularly satisfied.

Because they all looked down on each other!

For GOG players, IOI was clearly a defeated opponent, a crappy game made by foreigners. Many players had already left, and the servers were almost deserted. GOG was already pretty fun as it was, so why let them merge?

For IOI players, GOG, you're awesome, you won. We IOI players just want to stay in our own little world, but now even our last haven is being demolished? Forcibly merged into GOG? Isn't it obvious who will eat whom after this merger?

This was normal, after all, GOG and IOI players had often mocked each other before, feeling that they were at the top of the food chain and incompatible.

Now suddenly they were going to become a family?

Unacceptable!

The key was that there was no choice. If a new game called IOG or GOI was released separately, and players could choose voluntarily, then everyone might not care.

But forcibly merging without consulting any players' opinions would naturally easily trigger resistance.

Zhu Xiaoce looked at Huang Sibao: "This..."

Obviously, this kind of thing seemed a bit unwise and reckless.

But if the decision was made by President Pei...

Huang Sibao shook his head: "I don't know what President Pei is thinking. I can only say... perhaps President Pei is very confident in this merger, so he's willing to take such a big risk."

"Think of it positively. If this merger can really be a great success and satisfy both GOG and IOI players, then this new game will completely break down all barriers, completely capture the entire MOBA game market, and eliminate all future troubles..."

The more Huang Sibao spoke, the softer his voice became.

Because he also felt that this kind of thing was unlikely and a bit too idealistic.

"Forget it, President Pei and the GOG project team can worry about the game. " Zhu Xiaoce didn't care too much about this matter and continued to look at another topic discussed in the person-in-charge group: many departments of Tenda were under fierce attack!

Of course, the so-called attacks were commercial and the methods were not very complicated. It was nothing more than price wars, snatching customers, smearing campaigns with hired internet trolls, and imitation of business models.

Price wars were the best method, after all, for most customers, they weren't sensitive to various fancy activities. The only thing that most people would react strongly to was the price factor.

In addition, imitation of business models was also very important.

The reason why Tenda's various industries were successful was because they used this unique business model to clearly distinguish themselves from other similar industries on the market.

Therefore, many companies were wondering whether they could copy the business model that Tenda had created in some industries.

For example, some gyms were also planning to launch "no turning back" cards, mainly focusing on two directions: one was pay-per-visit, and the other was to offer discounts and promotions for visiting the gym a certain number of times each week, so that the same amount of money could be used to visit the gym more times.

This model wasn't exactly the same as the managed gym model, which was quite clever. After all, a complete copy would be too embarrassing, and it wouldn't be in line with the actual situation of these gyms.

Because managed gyms could plan the time of all members and strictly control the number of people in the gym to not exceed the actual capacity.

But other gyms didn't have this ability, because the traditional gym model still focused on tricking people into buying cards and didn't consider the actual capacity of the gym at all, cramming as many people as possible inside.

A complete copy of the managed gym model simply wasn't feasible.

However, the "no turning back" card model objectively achieved a similar effect to managed gyms.

Although the pirated version definitely couldn't beat the genuine version, there was still the price war!

As long as the price looked more favorable than managed gyms, it would always attract some price-sensitive groups.

With the imitation of business models and price wars as the main focus, supplemented by methods such as on-the-ground promotion, distributing leaflets, snatching customers, and smearing campaigns with hired internet trolls, Tenda's industries were indeed facing a significant impact.

And there was one very crucial thing: many of Tenda's industries were being attacked at almost the same time!

If it was just one industry, then Tenda could completely handle it with ease.

When one is in trouble, all sides support!

Other industries would slightly coordinate, and the industry under pressure would be revitalized. Instead, the enemy who took the initiative to start the price war would be the first to be unable to withstand it.

But with so many departments facing pressure, it was difficult to spare energy to take care of other departments.

In the person-in-charge group, messages were quickly scrolling across the screen, making it look very chaotic.

It wasn't that they were at a loss, on the contrary, each of them could come up with several ways to fight back.

Their problem was that they had methods, but no resources, and no overall coordination!

Before, when one department was in trouble, other departments would help. Then, after a little discussion, a complete plan would be drawn up with this core department as the leader. Everyone would do their job, and it would naturally move forward.

But now, each department had its own needs. Which need should take priority? Which need could be put off? Which department's problem should be solved first? Which of the two conflicting plans should be chosen?

All of this required people at a higher level to coordinate and arrange.

Therefore, these people in charge were expressing their ideas in the group, arguing endlessly about who should go first and who should go last.

Huang Sibao found it a bit strange and asked, "Shouldn't this kind of thing be directly handed over to President Pei to make a decision? Your discussion is too inefficient! It would be better to let President Pei quickly cut through the mess and give a timeline, and everyone can proceed according to the timeline."

Xiao Peng from Moyu Internet Cafe replied, "Do you think we didn't look for him? We looked for him as soon as possible! But we can't find President Pei!"

Huang Sibao was stunned: "That's not right, President Pei was still meeting with us last Thursday to arrange the new game, how could we not be able to find him?"

Xiao Peng: "How would I know? But the fact is that we can't find him. This Monday, several of us in charge went to President Pei's office, but President Pei wasn't there."

"We also sent messages to President Pei, and couldn't help but call him, but there was no response."

"We were very worried, and then we asked Assistant Xin, and the result was..."

Huang Sibao quickly asked, "What was the result?"

Xiao Peng paused for a while before replying, seeming a bit speechless: "Assistant Xin said that President Pei is in seclusion."

Huang Sibao couldn't help but feel a sense of awe: "Seclusion? Is he in seclusion to find a way to break the situation?"

Xiao Peng: "...I thought so at first, but Assistant Xin said that President Pei is in seclusion to write his graduation thesis."

Huang Sibao looked at the chat on the screen and fell into a long silence.

Damn it...

When he first heard that President Pei was in seclusion, he thought it was a big deal.

Indeed, many big things had happened during this period, such as the merger of GOG and IOI, the construction of an "anti-Tenda alliance" by many large companies, and the detailed design of games and movies...

Huang Sibao wouldn't find it outrageous if President Pei was in seclusion for any of these things.

But only for his graduation thesis?

What the hell was that!

President Pei was so strong that many people subconsciously ignored the fact that he was still a senior in college.

But the problem was, with President Pei's ability, wouldn't a mere graduation thesis be something he could write casually?

Did such a trivial matter require seclusion?

What's more, with President Pei's current identity and status, what if he dropped out of school directly? Could it be that the CEO of such a giant company would care so much about an ordinary undergraduate degree?

It felt like this matter was strange and outrageous in every way.

Huang Sibao was speechless and asked again, "Do you know how long President Pei will be in seclusion?"

Xiao Peng: "According to Assistant Xin, he will be in seclusion until at least the 10th of next month. But... Assistant Xin also said that even if President Pei is in seclusion, he shouldn't completely stop receiving external information, he just won't communicate with us frequently."

"But we must be prepared for the worst, that is, we can't get any help from President Pei."