nucmednet Chapter 42: A shared sanctuary for developers and players!
Chapter 42: A shared sanctuary for developers and players!
"Tencent has no shame, Mr. Lin! We demand an explanation!"
"Yes, Mr. Lin, this is outrageous! They're just using their platform to promote their own games!"
"Now the content can't keep up, so they resort to plagiarism; and the game users can't keep up with the current dirty tricks, right?"
Every employee couldn't help but curse, their hard-earned game being copied and destroyed like this.
Who wouldn't be furious in this situation!
"President Lin! Tell me! What should we do?"
Chen Nan's voice was very loud. He was controlling his emotions because he knew that such anger was meaningless.
Since Lin Lang was able to raise this question in the conference room, it means that he had made thorough preparations.
Moreover, Chen Nan's thoughts are different now than before. He now has 100% trust in Lin Lang and will support whatever decision he makes!
I had questioned Lin Lang's decisions too many times before, but the current results speak for themselves. I just need to follow his lead in making decisions.
Lin Lang clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"Everyone has seen what Tencent has done!"
"Plagiarism, underhanded tactics, platform commission! Tencent doesn't treat small studios like us at all!"
These three points are undoubtedly the most troublesome for them. As for plagiarism, they only need to establish a unique brand in the minds of players first, and then surpass Tencent's updates.
This is relatively easy, since Lin Lang launched physical cards offline to establish the effect of authenticity in everyone's mind.
When it comes to card games of this type, the first thing that comes to mind is "Three Kingdoms Kill"!
As for the latter two points, Lin Lang already had solutions.
"We worked tirelessly through the night to create our game, only to have 60% of it taken away by the PLG platform. And now! They're not even bothering to pretend anymore! They're pulling dirty tricks behind the scenes!"
"Why should we be so tightly controlled by them!"
At this point, Lin Lang's voice rose a few decibels, and he slammed his hand heavily on the table.
"We're going to develop our own platform!"
"We want to build a gaming sanctuary that both developers and players will love!"
"A platform that truly belongs to our Langyu Studio!"
At this point, the large screen displayed the words "[Langyu Game Platform]" (abbreviated as "LYG").
"From now on, our games won't have to depend on others, developers will no longer be exploited, and players will be able to experience the true charm of games!"
This is something Lin Lang had thought about for a long time: to create a real gaming platform!
No longer controlled by outsiders, no longer hindered by extreme profit-sharing!
Although we will certainly encounter various difficulties and challenges in this process, this is a step that Langyu Studio must take!
Upon hearing this, all the employees present applauded. They had had enough of Tencent's numerous obstacles!
Tencent's "Three Kingdoms Kill" was plagiarized, and the platform's revenue sharing exploited them. Even now, a big company is still doing dirty tricks behind the scenes!
Anyone would find this unbearable!
However, while some employees were angry, they also began to worry about the many difficulties they would face later.
Huang Bin, especially, from the planning department, had previously worked at a large company and was aware of the many problems that existed there, but he was unsure whether he should speak up in this atmosphere.
Lin Lang scanned everyone's faces and noticed the hesitation on Huang Bin's face, so he directly called him up.
"Is there something wrong with Huang Bin?"
"Huh?" Huang Bin was suddenly called out and didn't react for a moment. He quickly stood up, probably because President Lin had noticed his expression just now.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he was even more unsure whether he should speak or not.
"It's alright...Mr. Lin."
"Just say what you're thinking, don't worry!" Lin Lang said with a friendly smile.
He didn't want the company to become his personal fiefdom; otherwise, there would be no point in holding this meeting.
We need to integrate everyone's ideas to make the company better and better!
Moreover, Lin Lang knew that all the employees present were 100% loyal to him, and that the questions they raised were for the company's benefit.
Hearing Lin Lang say this, Huang Bin no longer hid his thoughts!
"President Lin! Developing a platform would certainly break Tencent's dominance over us, but creating a completely new platform presents many challenges. I believe we need to address these challenges first!"
Lin Lang wasn't angry: "Then tell me more."
After looking around, Huang Bin took a deep breath and articulated the question he had just come up with in a structured manner.
"President Lin, first of all, there is the influence of the [PLG] platform. They control almost 70% of the users in Daxia. It has become a habit for everyone to log in to the [PLG] platform to play games."
This habit is hard to break!
"Secondly, there is the operating cost of building the platform. It is important to know that the funds required to build a platform are enormous."
Server operation and maintenance, account and payment security, anti-cheat measures, and content moderation...
If these issues aren't addressed, the simultaneous influx of millions of users downloading "Three Kingdoms Kill" will cause the servers to crash instantly.
"Other issues like account theft, cyberattacks, and large-scale data breaches can also cause players' trust in you to completely collapse!"
"Finally, there's the issue of content. A gaming platform can't just have one game; otherwise, it can't be called a gaming platform..."
After quickly explaining his thoughts, Huang Bin breathed a sigh of relief and looked intently at Lin Lang.
He was also thinking about the company's interests. Since no one else was raising these issues, he decided to speak up himself!
"Very good! Excellent! It's clear you've given this considerable thought; these are indeed the difficulties we face right now!"
Lin Lang nodded, agreeing with his idea.
"Let me add another small challenge for you: players are now used to logging in with their [PLG] account and password. How do we get players used to logging in with the new account?"
Huang Bin was surprised that President Lin not only did not accuse him of being a dissenter, but also agreed with his statement and even added a point.
The employees then began to whisper among themselves, and from their conversation, they learned about the various problems that existed in the development platform.
Lin Lang cleared his throat: "I've definitely considered these issues. We can't let these problems stop us from moving forward and allow Tencent to continue to hold us by the throat! We must solve the difficulties!"
"First, to get players used to logging in with new accounts, we can provide two login options: mobile phone number and email address. This makes registration easier and more convenient!"
In the next update to "Three Kingdoms Kill," we will guide players to bind their mobile phone numbers and email addresses, offering certain benefits to pave the way for what's to come!
The employees nodded in agreement, acknowledging the idea. If they were already used to Tencent's accounts, then the best way to break down that barrier was with phone numbers.
Who can forget their own phone number?
Moreover, even if you change your phone number, you can still log in with your email address and handle some security issues, which is a very easy thing to solve.
"You don't need to worry about funding. We're only in the initial stages right now, and we need to prepare for building a new platform. Let me know if you have any needs, and I'll take care of them!"
"Secondly, regarding the issue of having fewer games, we are different from Tencent. They split revenue 60/40 with the developers, while we split it 70/30, with the developers getting 70% and us getting 30%!"
Moreover, for the first two years of our platform, we didn't take a single penny of any revenue share from developers. After that, we'll take a 2/73 split. I don't believe they won't be tempted!
Developers make up 7% and the platform 3%, and for the first two years, they didn't take a single penny!
Huang Bin was stunned when he heard this!
His former big company also had its own platform, but like Tencent, they adopted a 60/40 revenue split.
It's important to understand how much profit Lin Lang will lose. This truly is what he said: to create a shared gaming paradise for developers and players!
If I were a developer, my first choice would definitely be [Langyu Ark]!
Many developers have experienced funding disruptions, causing promising games to fade into obscurity and eventually be discontinued.
Then, Lin Lang's eyes became even sharper, and his tone rose a few decibels.
"The last and most difficult question is: [PLG] has 70% of the game users in the entire country! How do we seize this market?"
"But I want to tell you, it's impossible to accomplish anything without facing difficulties. If you don't even have this much confidence in yourself, you might as well just agree to be acquired by Tencent!"
"From the day we rejected Tencent, we were already on opposite sides!"