Chapter 876 ·Game Publishing

When ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍it comes to making money through games, Chen Fan first thought of World of Warcraft and Legendary World.

However, ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍these two games have already been released and are extremely popular.

World ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of Warcraft is currently represented by The9, and it will change to NetEase by 2009.

Wanting ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍to get a piece of World of Warcraft is not going to be easy.

As ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍for Legendary World, it's currently Shanda's golden rice bowl, and buying it is even more unrealistic.

In ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍2006, another national-level game was launched, which was 《Crazyracing Kartrider》.

However, this game was already launched in the domestic server two months ago, with its publishing rights taken by Century Horizon.

Chen Fan was somewhat regretful about missing out on 《Crazyracing Kartrider》.

Because this game would become a strong competitor to 《Audition Online》.

What other games could he set his sights on?

Chen Fan squinted his eyes, falling into deep thought.

He rhythmically tapped his palm on the table.

Liang Shichu beside him didn't disturb him, leisurely sipping his tea.

He was already very familiar with Chen Fan and knew that whenever the boss fell into thought, he would do this.

Finally, after a few minutes, Chen Fan stopped tapping the table.

He had thought of two games.

《Crossfire》 and 《DNF》!

These were the three most profitable games of Tencent.

《Crossfire》 was launched domestically in 2007, while 《DNF》 was launched domestically in 2008.

If he didn't know about them, so be it.

Now that he knows these games will be hugely popular, he has no reason not to strike first.

The corner of Chen Fan's mouth slightly lifted.

He had intercepted other bosses' plans several times before, and this time he should intercept Tencent's plan.

《Crossfire》 was currently the most suitable for Feifan Technology.

However, Chen Fan didn't know the R&D progress of the Korean headquarters at this time.

If they had just started developing, and he enthusiastically sent people over, it would be easy to expose himself.

He couldn't explain this to Liang Shichu either.

He couldn't exactly say he had prophetic abilities.

So Chen Fan decided not to mention it for now.

Looking at Liang Shichu's expectant expression, Chen Fan smiled and said,

"I have a bit of an idea, but I need to consider it carefully."

"Let's do this, I'll think about it more, and we'll discuss it in detail next time."

"Besides that, I have a few other ideas for you to note down."

"First, Feifan Security Guard still has development potential. In the future, Feifan Antivirus will stick to the slogan of being permanently free. But if Feifan Security Guard is developed well, it can make money for us."

"Currently, in addition to advertising placement fees, I suggest adding a software manager function."

"This function can one-click download all computer software currently on the market, and also install some software developed by our company."

"Let me give you a simple example, like a toolbox function, adding some small plugins developed by our company, such as network congestion, slow network speed, webpage not opening, or network speed testing functions."

"And then all other computer problems, blue screen, system repair, driver management, and a series of issues. These can be developed into small plugins by the staff below."

Seeing Liang Shichu's wide-eyed expression, Chen Fan took a sip of tea and continued,

"My idea for the security guard is simple: I hope it can become the user's third hand."

"For any computer problem, the security guard should be able to help, and the operation must be simple, not exceeding three steps."

Liang Shichu became more and more excited, quickly taking out his notebook to record.

"After discussing the security guard, let's talk about games."

"Currently, Starry Sky Games studio has established a subsidiary, but it still belongs to Feifan Technology. These R&D personnel would be wasted if they just stayed idle."

"So, you can allocate funds to them, let everyone try to develop some small games. Whichever work group's small game shows the most potential can be focused on and developed in the future."

"Additionally, you can conduct a survey within the company, let employees brainstorm. See if everyone has good ideas for the company's future product planning."

"If there are good ideas, we can try to develop them."

Chen Fan spoke a lot in one breath.

As for the agency work for 《Crossfire》, Chen Fan thought it would be better to discuss it with Liang Shichu next time.

Otherwise, suddenly bringing up this game would easily raise suspicions.

After all, it's a game that hasn't been launched yet, developed overseas.

How would Chen Fan, as the boss, know about it?

He would find it difficult to explain.

So, he must carefully avoid anything that might cause suspicion.

This private chat had quite an impact on Liang Shichu.

It seemed that every time they chatted, what Chen Fan said would bring Liang Shichu surprises.

His boss seemed to know everything, especially with his extremely strong business acumen and understanding of the internet.

Liang Shichu's admiration for Chen Fan grew even more.

After leaving Feifan Technology, Chen Fan had just sat in the car when he received a call from Su Ruochu.

"Hey, Wife, miss me?"

Su Ruochu laughed on the other end of the phone, "Have you eaten?"

"Not yet, just left the company. Have you eaten? What did you eat?"

"Crossing-the-bridge rice noodles with my dormitory roommates."

Chen Fan smiled, "How's your graduation thesis coming along?"

"Almost done."

Su Ruochu said on the phone, "I've already arranged everything, and in a few days I can come to Yunhai to attend Ma Xiaoshuai and Song Linlin's wedding photo shoot."

Hearing this news, Chen Fan was naturally excited.

"Want me to pick you up in Beijing?"

"No need. You're busy all day. Besides, I'm not a child anymore."

Chen Fan laughed, "In my eyes, you'll always be a child."

"Oh, my mom asked about you the other day, wondering if she should mail you some home-made dried meat. Your dad brought a big piece of beef before, which my mom made into beef jerky..."

Su Ruochu laughed on the other end, "I've already received the dried meat. Mom sent it by express delivery."

"I shared it with my dormitory roommates, and they all said it was delicious."

Su Ruochu was very happy, "I'll call mom later after hanging up."

"Okay, remember to call me when you're coming, I'll pick you up at the airport."

"Mm."

Chen Fan glanced at his phone screen.

"Alright, I'll hang up now, I have an incoming call."

"Mm. Goodbye."

After hanging up, Chen Fan looked at the caller ID on the screen.

It was Tong Yao calling.

This girl hadn't contacted him for quite some time.

"Hello? What brings the young miss to call me?"

"Eating dinner together tonight? Will you treat?"

The other end immediately came Tong Yao's angry voice.

"Chen Fan, where are you? Come over right away. We need help."

Hearing the angry voice on the phone, Chen Fan looked puzzled.

"What's wrong? Who upset you?"