In just 24 hours after it was released on the Steam platform, 150,000 copies were sold, with sales exceeding $12 million in three days.
It has attracted more than 4,000 live broadcasters on the Twitch platform, and many anchors have also appeared on major live broadcast platforms in China to try it out.
Judging from the data provided by steamspy, so far, the number of buyers in China ranks third, accounting for 7% of the total number of players.
In terms of the number of game participants, there are no less than 80,000 online players every day, second only to Dota and CSGO, firmly ranking in the top three on the Steam platform.
After Zhang Yida received the news, he flew to Seoul as soon as possible.
The reason why it took so long to go online is because more research and development funds and time were invested than in the previous life.
This was specifically requested by Zhang Yida.
In the previous life, Blue Hole never thought that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds would become a hit, so it didn't put any effort into making this game.
Due to problems such as the proliferation of plug-ins and server lags, its popularity quickly declined after growing for a period of time.
This has to be a pity, a good cornucopia was smashed into a big hole.
Zhang Yida believes that under his strict standards, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in this life will be able to go further than in the previous life.
Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
A group of employees wearing blue hole shirts were standing at the door, waiting for the arrival of the big boss.
Surrounded by four bodyguards, assistant Song Caiwei and others, Zhang Yida walked out of the elevator.
As soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw a large group of people greeting him at the entrance of the company, wearing uniform company cultural shirts and holding various "congratulations" and "congratulations" signs.
Jin Changhan, the current CEO of Blue Hole and the former founder and chairman of Blue Hole, stepped forward and said with joy on his face: "President, we have developed an amazing game this time!
It has only been on the market for a few days and it has already achieved such good results. If it can continue this trend in the future, it will definitely reach the top of the list on the Steam platform."
Zhang Yida patted him on the shoulder and said: "You have worked hard too. If we can achieve better results in the future, I will reward the management team with a huge bonus."
After saying that, Zhang Yida turned to look at other employees and said, "Thank you for your hard work! When the results are completely stabilized, we will then discuss merit and reward you!"
"Oh~Thank you, President!"
"Long live the president!"
"Thank you to the company! Thank you to the president!"
A group of Korean programmers cheered as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood.
A trace of sadness flashed in Jin Changhan's eyes. Originally, this honor and cheers belonged to him.
But I was short-sighted and sold the Blue Hole for a mere US$200 million, which really made me regret it.
I regret not only myself, but also those short-sighted venture capitalists!
Zhang Yida walked to the corner of the company hall and saw Brendan Greaney, the chief game designer, yawning there!
Zhang Yida didn't blame him for being rude and not coming to greet him. The hierarchical corporate culture of Japanese and Korean companies is different from the European and American corporate culture that advocates freedom.
Japanese and Korean company employees are all like social beasts. When meeting the section chief or president, they nod and bow.
It's different in Europe and the United States, especially in game companies, where subordinates often call their superiors by their first names.
"Oh, Boss, you're here! Congratulations, you have a successful game!"
Zhang Yida smiled and said, "Congratulations to you too! From now on you will become a world-renowned game development master!"
"Game Development Master! I like this title!"
Zhang Yida added: "Man, we have only taken the first step to success, we cannot relax yet!
The server is stuck and there are plug-ins. We must pay more attention!
While making money, we must provide players with a pleasant gaming experience!”
"For your last words, you deserve to make money!" Greene joked humorously.
Zhang Yida and Grini walked side by side towards the inside of the company, followed by a large group of employees.
Zhang Yida turned to look at the employees behind him and said loudly: "Let's get off work early today! In the evening, the most luxurious bar in Seoul, ANSWER CLUB, will hold a celebration banquet for everyone!
Remember, dress up handsomely, I heard there are many beauties there, and there are even Korean entertainers!"
A group of social animals cheered again. They had all heard of the name ANSWER CLUB, but they were reluctant to pay for it!
Now it’s okay, tonight the Big Boss from China will pay for all the purchases!
Zhang Yida called Greni, company CEO Jin Changhan, and other senior executives to the conference room.
"When is the mobile game planned to be launched?" Zhang Yida asked about the mobile game as the first question after he sat down.
"In fact, it has been developed simultaneously with the PC game, but I suggest waiting."
Jin Changhan explained, “Currently, the growth momentum of our client games is very rapid. I think we should wait until the client games have secured the top spot and become well-known before launching mobile games.
In this way, some users who are tired of playing PC games can also switch to mobile games.
Now our promotion focus still needs to be on client games. As long as client games are famous enough, we can save a lot of effort when promoting mobile games."
"Okay, let's do it then!"
Jin Changhan's expression changed and he said: "I heard that the president's industries in China include several live broadcast platforms and short video platforms?
China is a huge game market, and if the president can mobilize his resources to help promote PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, we will definitely achieve better results."
"No problem, I will arrange for people from Douyu, Bilibili, and DouYu to come over and discuss cooperation with you.
In addition, I also have a short video platform called Musical.ly in North America and Europe, which can also help promote PUBG..."
After negotiating with his subsidiary companies to help promote PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Zhang Yida added: "Do we have to organize an e-sports club? In addition, the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Global E-sports Challenge can also be organized."
"Hey, this is a good idea! League of Legends has global competitive events, and we should have them too."
Greene, who was not very talkative, spoke up and fully agreed with Zhang Yida's approach.
Jin Changhan frowned, "Organizing global e-sports events can indeed increase the popularity of the game and strengthen user stickiness.
But our current popularity and the number of players are not enough! Even if we do it, the scale will not be too big, I think we have to slow down!"
"A game that sells 150,000 copies in three days will definitely sell tens of millions of copies in the next six months or one year.
I think we can start preparing. After all, preparation takes time.
After a few months of preparation, the competition will start early next year!"
Greene is very confident in the game he developed, as if he has already seen it become a global hit.
"I agree with Greene's point of view. We can indeed start preparations. I have all my live broadcast and short video platforms help PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds start to warm up."
Zhang Yida looked at Jin Changhan, who was frowning, and said with a smile: "Be more confident, we must have confidence in the games we develop!"
"I just think...it's better to be on the safe side! What if things don't go as expected in the later stages of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds?
We started the competition early, wouldn’t it have become a joke?
Not only will you lose money, but you will also become the laughingstock of the industry!”
Jin Changhan put forward a different view. In his opinion, there is no need to be so anxious.
After all, the game has only been on the shelves for a few days, who knows what will happen next?
Although there is a high probability that you will not rush into the street, but you are not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of what happens?
"President Jin, don't worry! Let's start making preparations! I, the president, are not afraid of you, so what are you, the president, afraid of?"
Jin Changhan stopped trying to dissuade him. He had already completed his duties anyway.
Besides, the company no longer belongs to you, and its profits and losses have little to do with you.
The only thing that matters is that if the game sells better, you can get more bonuses.
Then, Zhang Yida paid more attention to the servers and asked them to install more server units.
We repeatedly emphasize that user experience comes first, and never sacrifice user experience in order to save money.
Jin Changhan was somewhat disapproving. In his opinion, the Chinese President Zhang was too bad at doing business.
Isn’t it just to make money when starting a game company?
From the perspective of maximizing interests, we must save money that can be saved.
But this has nothing to do with him anymore, and I am too lazy to persuade him.
He supports whatever Zhang Yida says. Since others don't care about money, why should he care about it? Just spend it as hard as you can!
Amidst the deafening music, countless women dressed in cool clothes danced enthusiastically on the dance floor.
The private room on the second floor is much quieter.
Zhang Yida raised his glass and said to a group of Blue Hole executives beside him: "Come here, let's toast to everyone! Congratulations to Blue Hole for getting better and better. The company has developed well, and everyone's welfare is indispensable!"
A group of Koreans were toasted by Zhang Yida, and they were all flattered and echoed:
"We must work hard to repay the president's love!"
"Move towards higher goals, come on!"
On the other side, the private room for low-level programmers was much rougher. After a few cups of horse piss, everyone became a little carried away, and everyone started playing wine table games with red faces.
Some programmers couldn't hold themselves back and went downstairs to play on the dance floor.
There were also some programmers leaning against the railing on the second floor, watching the enchanting figures on the huge dance floor downstairs.
In the box where Zhang Yida was sitting, there was a sudden "dong-dong" knock on the door.
A waiter wearing a bow tie walked in. Jin Changhan walked up to him and exchanged a few words with him, saying "Smecta".
Then, a group of girls wearing tube top skirts and suspender skirts filed in and lined up in the private room, waiting for the guests to choose.
These girls all have graceful figures, and the eyes of a group of male senior executives in Blue Hole glowed green.
However, no one dared to make any move and turned their attention to Zhang Yida, who was sitting in the middle of the sofa.
This is the concept of hierarchy. If Zhang Yida doesn't choose first, they won't dare to run ahead.
"I don't need it! Just drink!" Zhang Yida waved his hand to Jin Changhan.
Jin Changhan was a little surprised, thinking that Zhang Yida looked down on these vulgar fans.
He turned around and walked to the waiter, whispering a few words in agreement.
The waiter understood, turned around and went out. After a while, the waiter came in with several girls.
These girls are much more beautiful than the dozen or so girls just now. Standing in front of Zhang Yida, they are like goods waiting to be selected.
Zhang Yida is blind and doesn't watch Korean dramas, so he didn't recognize that these women were all Korean actors.