Chapter 0766: People Are Different

Chen Tianqiao had no choice but to proceed, and Zhao Fusheng could understand his thinking.

After all, if it were himself, he certainly wouldn't be willing to just give up without a fight.

In the current situation, 'The Legend of Mir 2' was Boss Chen's last gamble. In his view, it was a case of 'succeed or perish,' roughly the situation now.

'Alright, but I think you could start with a closed beta first,' Zhao Fusheng thought for a moment and suggested to Chen Tianqiao. 'We already have a huge user base, so promotion won't be a problem. You can run a closed beta for the game, see if there are any issues, gauge user reactions, and then proceed to an open beta. That would be the most appropriate approach.'

'Hmm, a closed beta might take some time,'

Chen Tianqiao hesitated after hearing Zhao Fusheng's words.

In his view, a closed beta was not out of the question, but the problem was that if they conducted a closed beta for 'The Legend of Mir 2' domestically, it might delay the official release.

Zhao Fusheng looked helpless. Boss Chen was good in every way—whether in boldness or determination, he could be considered a formidable figure—but he had one flaw: his excessive desire for control.

But the problem was, he wasn't a god; there were things he couldn't fully consider.

Decisions made purely on conjecture—who could guarantee they were correct?

So Zhao Fusheng had to find a way to correct him—he had to, because it affected his own income.

It was like Jiang Wen making movies. Many people say that the biggest problem with Chinese cinema is the SARFT, but in Zhao Fusheng's view, the real issue is the filmmakers' own quality and vision. Take capital and censorship, for example: the most expensive movie in Nigeria cost only thirty thousand yuan, yet it could still be very well made. Over in India, censorship is even stricter than in China, yet they still produce good films.

Xie Jin's films—Legend of Tianyun Mountain, The Herdsman, Hibiscus Town—almost all failed to pass censorship. The Herdsman directly ordered him to stop filming, but he didn't stop; he insisted on finishing the film, and he did.

Zhao Fusheng remembered watching an interview with Xie Jin, and one passage left a particularly deep impression on him. He said that in every generation of filmmakers, there is someone responsible for expanding the boundaries of film题材.

What did that mean? It meant moving forward, even in the face of execution.

Some things, you know you shouldn't do, and doing them might bring terrible consequences, yet you still grit your teeth and do them.

"Old Chen, think about it—if the internal test can perfect the game, then when we launch the open beta, won't we be able to become an instant hit?" Zhao Fusheng said earnestly to Chen Tianqiao.

Sometimes he felt very tired. The greatest pain of being prescient was that you knew what was right, but the people around you didn't. So no matter what you said, they always thought you were either exaggerating or daydreaming.

But fortunately, Chen Tianqiao could still take Zhao Fusheng's words to heart.

He was silent for about a minute, then finally said slowly, "One month of internal testing."

Starting September first?

Zhao Fusheng thought it over: if the internal beta started in August, it would be enough time before students returned to school in September.

Though he was reluctant to admit it, the fact was undeniable that the majority of internet cafe customers in China were students. This was also why early internet cafes were seen as disreputable places in the eyes of parents and teachers.

After all, in their view, students who didn't study hard all day and only thought about going to internet cafes to play games and surf the web were simply not doing their proper work.

And those who opened internet cafes, in their eyes, were purely corrupting children.

These people always conveniently forgot that, in the end, no one was holding a gun to their children's heads to make them go to internet cafes; everyone who went online made that decision themselves.

People always tend to shift blame onto others.

Hanging up the phone, Zhao Fusheng rubbed his head in pain. With Legend coming out so early, he had no idea if it would still be as popular as in his past life. For now, he could only leave it to fate.

Though he was unwilling to admit it, the facts were plain to see: Little Brother Ma's future achievements would surpass Boss Chen's for a reason. At the very least, Zhao Fusheng could sense entirely different mindsets in the two men.

Chen Tianqiao was a gambler with ambition and ideas. In other words, given the opportunity, Boss Chen could definitely stir up an extraordinary situation. But conversely, once a situation was established, Boss Chen would start giving chaotic orders. To be precise, he wanted to meddle in everything but couldn't manage any of it well.

In comparison, Little Brother Ma, being a tech guy, might be slightly inferior to Boss Chen in business acumen, but he clearly understood what was key to retaining users in a product.

On this point alone, one could see the difference in their levels.

Of course, this was just Zhao Fusheng's personal opinion, since he had contact with both of them. For others, they might not even have the qualification to evaluate these two big shots.

"We'll wait and see."

Thinking to himself, Zhao Fusheng grew more and more eager to see what the situation would be like when Legend officially launched its open beta.

But since the game company had news, he had to inform Fan Baobao, after all, the girl had been keeping an eye on her four million investment.

It wasn't that Fan Baobao was greedy for the money; it was just that the sum was astronomical to her now. Throwing it into the game company without tattling to Zhao's parents already showed she had a lot of nerve.

"Well, the game company sent word: internal beta in August, open beta in September," Zhao Fusheng said to Fan Baobao during dinner.

"Internal beta? Open beta?" Fan Baobao blinked her big eyes, looking confused. "What does that mean?"

Well, she didn't play games, and online games weren't popular yet, so she really didn't understand what it meant.

Zhao Fusheng sighed helplessly and had to explain to her what internal beta and open beta were, and also explain the concept of online games. Fan Baobao finally understood.

"You mean, the game will undergo internal testing to see user feedback, and then it will be officially released to the public, right?" Fan Baobao asked Zhao Fusheng.

Zhao Fusheng nodded: "Yes, and I think this game might become a hit in China."

Fan Baobao was taken aback. For some reason, she always felt that when Zhao Fusheng said this, he seemed particularly confident, as if everything was under his control.