Chapter 1810: Game

The world does not lack kindness; what it lacks is understanding. Things that seem simple can never be truly understood by others. Many truths in life are only realized when you are gasping for breath.

There was a time when Zhao Fusheng faced such a situation.

Back then, he found that no one around him understood him. He felt like a drowning man, struggling desperately but so powerless.

Of course, now he no longer has such worries.

The phrase 'achieving success and fame' is not just literal; it represents a kind of confidence, a change in life and the future.

Sitting in the car, Zhao Fusheng asked Wu Sijie, 'Do you know what the internet company has come up with?'

'Huh?'

Wu Sijie was taken aback, then shook his head: 'I really don't know.'

Although he was the chairman's assistant and should have known about the subsidiary's situation, this time Dong Guoxiang had done an excellent job with confidentiality. He had specifically wanted to surprise Zhao Fusheng, so he hadn't released any information.

'Hmm, interesting.'

Zhao Fusheng couldn't help but laugh at Wu Sijie's answer.

He rarely saw Dong Guoxiang behave like this, keeping such tight secrecy. It seemed he had really come up with something big.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so careful to keep it under wraps.

'Trying to launch a satellite?'

Zhao Fusheng tilted his head, pondering, and made a judgment.

He had initially thought it was about that voice communication software, but now it seemed otherwise.

The reason was simple: if it were that voice call software, there would be no need for such trouble. Dong Guoxiang would have just called him directly.

How could he be like this, not even making a phone call, but instead inviting him for an inspection through Wu Sijie in such a formal manner?

Thinking about it this way, it seemed they had developed something remarkable.

With that in mind, Zhao Fusheng said to Wu Sijie, 'Want to make a bet?'

'A bet?'

Wu Sijie looked confused, completely at a loss as to what Zhao Fusheng was talking about. What was the chairman up to today, suddenly discussing the internet tech company?

'I guess they've made progress in online gaming.'

Zhao Fusheng said to Wu Sijie with a smile.

'Online gaming?'

Wu Sijie was somewhat surprised. He knew very well that Future Network Technology had invested heavily in online games.

Initially, the profits from licensing World of Warcraft, except for the first year turned over to the group headquarters, were almost entirely reinvested into developing online games over the next two years.

Within the group, some had long joked that they were a money-sucking monster, given that it was over fifty million US dollars in profit a year.

And now, Zhao Fusheng was saying they had succeeded?

'Just wait and see.'

Zhao Fusheng said calmly.

Intuition told him that nine times out of ten, Dong Guoxiang had achieved success; otherwise, he wouldn't be acting like this.

Soon, the motorcade arrived at the Future Tech building. Dong Guoxiang personally led several company executives to welcome Zhao Fusheng downstairs.

'Chairman.'

Seeing Zhao Fusheng get out of the car, Dong Guoxiang approached him with a delighted expression.

'You rascal, when did you learn this trick?'

Zhao Fusheng patted Dong Guoxiang on the shoulder with a smile. 'Playing mystery with me? What's going on?'

'You'll know when we go upstairs.'

Dong Guoxiang replied with a smile.

He was naturally quite excited.

'Alright, I'll go take a look.'

Zhao Fusheng nodded, took Dong Guoxiang's arm, and went upstairs together, followed by a group of executives.

Once they entered the office building, Zhao Fusheng asked Dong Guoxiang, 'Where to?'

'The conference room.'

Dong Guoxiang replied. 'Someone will explain it to you in detail.'

'Good.'

Zhao Fusheng was increasingly convinced that his guess was correct.

Barring any surprises, it was likely that Dong Guoxiang's team had made a breakthrough in online gaming.

As it turned out, Zhao Fusheng was right!

'Chairman, what I'm about to introduce to you is our newly developed role-playing game. We've named it Dungeon & Fighter.'

Standing in front of the big screen was a young man wearing glasses.

Zhao Fusheng was taken aback. Dungeon & Fighter?

If he remembered correctly, this was a game originally produced by Koreans. In his previous life, Brother Ma had secured the license and operated it for ten years, making a huge profit.

But then he recalled: the game company that developed Dungeon & Fighter had been acquired by him along with Shengda Technology, and then...

There was no 'then.'

It was said that Shengda Technology had focused all its efforts on Legend, and the game company's business naturally shifted to developing Legend series games.

As a result, this game never saw the light of day.

Not only that, but because of the ideas he had provided, they had actually developed this game along that direction.

'Not bad.'

Zhao Fusheng nodded approvingly, in a very good mood, and said to Dong Guoxiang beside him, 'Well done.'

He was genuinely pleased. Domestic games had long faced the awkward situation of having a market but no products.

Many game companies had been striving to develop various games, but it had to be admitted that sometimes effort was useless. Limited by ideas and R&D capabilities, China's domestic game industry had always lagged behind other countries.

Not to mention the leaders Japan and the US, even South Korea, a rising star, surpassed them.

Regardless of the quality of this game made by Future Network's team, at least the direction was correct.

Direction is sometimes really important.

Receiving Zhao Fusheng's praise, Dong Guoxiang was visibly pleased and eagerly had the presenter continue.

'This game is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up online game, heavily inheriting the features of many console and arcade 2D fighting games. It centers on task-guided character growth, supplemented by dungeons, PVP, and PVE. Like other online games, it features equipment and level changes, with over 500 types of equipment and items. Each character has 13 equipment slots. The game allows up to 4 players to team up for challenges, 20-player team cooperation, 8-player team cooperation, and also 4v4 PK...'

The young man stood at the front, introducing as slides on the big screen showed various class images.

Basically, it was similar to the game Zhao Fusheng had seen in his previous life.

However, the setting was changed to the ancient Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the NPCs became characters from the Chan and Jie sects.

'This was decided after our research.'

Dong Guoxiang explained beside Zhao Fusheng, 'Our traditional culture has a broad market. First, through the game, we build this system. When the time is right, I think we can try to develop film and television spin-offs.'

'Not bad.'

Zhao Fusheng nodded, quite satisfied that Dong Guoxiang had considered the concept of IP so early.

Often, the key to success in anything is foresight.

Although entering an industry earlier doesn't guarantee higher profits, at least those with foresight have a greater chance of making money.

Of course, whether one can actually make money depends on individual opportunities.

For example, there were thousands of group-buying websites, but after the great wave of elimination, less than one percent survived.

But it must be admitted that those who survive such fierce competition all have their unique strengths.

Just like now, Zhao Fusheng felt that if this game was done well, perhaps in the future, as Dong Guoxiang said, they could consider developing spin-offs.

The key to a game's longevity is ensuring player stickiness.

This is no joke. If a game leaves players with no attachment after playing, it certainly won't last.

And clearly, Dong Guoxiang and his team were already considering this issue.