In the blink of an eye, May 9th arrived, the eve of the conference.
At Capital Airport, three otakus, Liu Wei, Cai Haoyu and Luo Yuhao, happily got off the plane, wearing orange outfits - plaid shirts, jeans, and legendary equipment - large cross-body bags.
"Here it is! Here it is!"
A middle-aged man wearing a suit and glasses who looked somewhat similar to Zhou Hongyi waved, and the three of them immediately rolled over and greeted: "Mr. Song!"
It is Song Tao, the boss of Skye Network.
Song Tao is also very interesting. He graduated from an engineering college and worked at Eastern Communications in his early days. He founded Skye Network in Hangzhou in 2005. He is a big boss who likes to ride a battery car to get off work and eat ramen for lunch.
When the company went public, it was said that it would treat the employees to a good meal, but in the end they had a big plate of chicken...
In the more than 20 years of China's Internet history, most of the people who had a flash of inspiration, such as the Prince of the River, have been forgotten by the public. A few are remembered occasionally, but it is not because of their own abilities. It is most likely because of some anecdotes.
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Just like Song Tao, when the history books were written, no one probably knew what Skye Network was about. They only knew that he invested in MiHoYo.
"Get in the car! Get in the car!"
No matter how bad Skye Network is, it is still a listed company and still has one car. Song Tao drove the car himself and said: "Are you ready for the game display?"
"done!"
"Well, our venue will be on the 11th. I will go up to speak. The theme is [Light Games], and one of the sessions will be your presentation."
"Is there a rehearsal?" Liu Wei asked.
"Yes...Hey, let's just go check out the venue and then go to the hotel. How about that?"
The three of them naturally agreed.
So, the car drove to the Bird's Nest and the National Convention Center near the Water Cube.
Outside the center, a red carpet has been laid out, and there is a large area as an exhibition area. Song Tao introduced: "When there is a meeting, you need tickets to enter, and the price is not low. These exhibition areas outside are for poor developers, and the price is very low."
Rent a booth at a reasonable price.
Look over there, there are real estate people and clothing sellers, all of them are here to join in the fun."
"Why?" Liu Wei asked.
"Get the heat, the conference is very popular... just follow me, I'll take you in!"
At the door, Song Tao showed his guest card and led the three people in for a walk.
"This is the main venue. There will be a [Summit Dialogue] tomorrow morning, 99VS Tencent, Yao Yuan VS Ma Huateng. I have already bought a ticket!"
Song Tao looked at the envious expressions of the three people and said hurriedly: "If you want to see it, you have to buy your own tickets, but I have the budget!"
With that said, he went to each branch venue again.
"Tomorrow afternoon, I will have an exchange event with several big guys. The morning after tomorrow, we will also have a developer day in this hall at Skye Network. Go in and have a look."
Entering the hall, it was still being decorated.
The three otakus were very excited and very reserved. For them, this was a big occasion.
Cai Haoyu asked secretly: "Hey, have you written your speech?"
"wrote!"
"How was the writing?"
"Don't worry, it perfectly embodies our original intention and belief in starting a business. It is very contagious and will definitely resonate with everyone."
Liu Wei is very confident.
Cai Haoyu also dared to believe it.
After walking around for a while, Song Tao took them to eat ramen and then to the hotel.
The three of them rarely came to the capital, and they were looking forward to a luxurious five-star hotel, but as they ate ramen, they could tell that it was impossible - in the end, they stayed at an ordinary express hotel, which often offers hourly rooms.
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Not long after they left, several more groups came to the conference center.
These people did not enter the venue, but lingered in the exhibition area outside. Each group ranged from seven to eight people to as few as two or three people. Their faces were mixed with excitement and anxiety, and their hands were busy with various brochures.
, leaflets, backboards, and pictorials were all posted on the booth, or they were testing computer and network signals...
Obviously, they are the poor developers that Song Tao mentioned.
"Brother Angkor, this stage is not long enough. Our pictorial has become bigger!"
"Just show the character's head!"
"Put that backboard upright, upright, yes!"
The speaker was a fat young man with a Chongqing accent.
His name is Wu Zifei, a native of Chongqing. He has worked in American game companies for many years. He returned to China to start a business in 2010. With the help of the YZ District Government, he received an investment of 3 million yuan and established a company called Pasiya.
The game currently under development is called "Planet Explorer". It is European and American style and is naturally aimed at European and American players.
But I ran out of money and had no choice but to go to Beijing to try my luck.
In order to save money, he only brought one person with him, and he kept nagging: "Angkor, this is a mobile Internet conference. What we are doing is a client game. Is it okay?"
"It should work!"
"What do you mean it should be? I don't think it's reliable. People won't even look at us."
"Others may not read it, but one person definitely will!"
"Who?"
"Commander Yao!"
Wu Zifei held the official brochure, pointed to the process above, and said: "Look at the announcements of the 99 Developer Day, there are not only mobile games, but also client games. All developers are welcome to discuss cooperation."
"Do you believe this? Every platform says it welcomes all developers, but in the end it's just a formality."
"Um……"
Wu Zifei thought for a while and explained: "Before I went to the United States, I had been online for 8 years in China, and was among the first batch of Internet users. I registered in the community in 2002, and from that time to now, Commander Yao has never broken his promise!
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Oops!
The assistant was shocked.
At this moment, Yao Yuan was possessed by the halo and soul of the persona that he had cultivated for 10 years. In other words, this persona has always been playing a role invisibly throughout his journey.
In the past ten years, many independent game studios have been born in China, some making mobile games and some making client games. The most brilliant ones are MiHoYo, which started from a small company and has soared all the way.
Others are not very famous, but have achieved certain results, and meet the needs of different groups with their rich themes and painting styles.
Wu Zifei's Pasiya is one of them.
After the stuttering completion of "Planet Explorer", it sold more than 330,000 units on Steam, and its final revenue exceeded 30 million.
The second one is called "My Time at Portia", which is still European and American style. It has sold 1.5 million units worldwide, which is great.
Wu Zifei was sure that Yao Yuan would like him because he was targeting European and American players, and Commander Yao went overseas!
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It's right next door to Wu Zifei's booth.
There is also a small group.
The leader, with his sinister eyebrows and wretched appearance, was also giving orders.
His name is Bao Weiwei, the founder of Yedao Games. He established the company in 2009 and has already made some achievements. His later masterpieces include "Transcendental Hospital", "Chinese Parent", and the most famous "Hundred Scenes of Jiangnan".
It's the "Hundred Scenes of Jiangnan" that made Yue Fei play with his bare hands!