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Chapter 97 - 56: I intended to interact with you as an ordinary designer, but unexpectedly, it led to estrangement_1

Chapter 97: Chapter 56: I intended to interact with you as an ordinary designer, but unexpectedly, it led to estrangement_1

The news about Wind Traveler entering the ranks of boutique games also spread within the gaming industry.

As for the dark horse that had suddenly burst forth in the past few months—

It naturally attracted everyone’s attention.

Becoming a boutique game wasn’t really something worth noting; the revenue it could earn was only fluctuating around tens of millions at most.

But someone constantly pushing out the old for the new, injecting fresh vitality into the gaming industry, this everybody was pleased with.

Because there were new things to copy.

You go ahead and innovate, if we can’t copy within two months, we’ll consider it our loss!

However, if this person keeps challenging the industry’s unwritten rules—

Then everyone would not be pleased.

We let you at the table to share the cake, not to flip the table over.

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Quarterly panel discussion, at the top of a financial building.

Round-table meeting room.

The vast conference hall was crowded, but there were only about a dozen chairs around the round table.

The people who could sit there—

Without exception, were the heads of China’s veteran Grade B and newly risen Grade A gaming companies.

Each holding three to five boutique games along with at least one classic, every single game had monthly revenues starting from thirty million.

They were considered the backbone of the industry.

As for the others, whether assistants or reporters, they could only stand off to the side.

This was the gaming panel discussion held every quarter, a long-standing tradition in Blue Star’s gaming industry.

It summarized the industry trends of the previous quarter and shared insights into the future development of games.

Then they would let the reporters do some interviews, which would be used later to let players know of their efforts in the majestic development of the gaming industry.

At least, that was the effort they showed on the surface.

In this way, companies could consolidate their image in the minds of the players and gather a group of die-hard fans.

Nowadays, everything requires establishing a public persona; with a persona in place, it’s easier to reach a wider audience and to achieve big sales.

The gaming industry was no exception.

After a lengthy and formal gibberish from the officials, the reporters dispersed.

The bosses of various companies also prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, a man sitting in the center, his fingers intertwined, slowly began to speak, which made the attendees stay.

"Everyone, please hold on a moment, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you all," he said.

Hearing this, the bosses looked at Yu Xiao with surprise.

Discuss?

Discuss what?

We’re all just here for a show, to put on appearances, to coordinate with the media reporters in the gaming zone for publicity.

If there really was some game changer or a new industry strategy, it definitely wouldn’t be shared here.

Isn’t it better to make a fortune quietly with my own company?

Beyond discussions about games, other topics were even less necessary.

Logically and emotionally, everyone here was a competitor; becoming too close could easily lead to betrayal.

However, Yu Xiao’s next words made the bosses, who were about to get up, sit down obediently once more.

"Designer Ke Jin, this person’s name should be quite familiar to you all. I’d like to discuss this designer with everyone," he said.

At these words, everyone exchanged glances.

Ke Jin?

The name wasn’t just familiar!

In these short three or four months, it had almost been heard so often it was wearing out their ears.

A ruthless figure had suddenly emerged from nowhere, opening three or four new blue oceans within the industry and expanding new trends.

He expanded the torture, psychological, and random genres to great acclaim. (These are just the names Blue Star’s industry uses for these three new genres, no need for correction)

The nearly stagnant gaming industry of over 20 years finally started to roll forward because of him.

This kind of fierce person was who every company wanted to recruit.

But unfortunately, he had his own ambitions; three months earlier, he had already established Number One Player Company.

His status was directly upgraded to that of a competitor to everyone seated here.

And his way of doing things was also incredibly forceful and unreasonable.

First, there was Goose Duck Kill’s one-yuan purchase, then Skyline’s advertisement in place of in-app purchases.

Now, there was a flat-rate system but with unconditional refunds.

With just a few moves, it couldn’t be said that the industry’s ecosystem had been utterly disrupted, but to say it had no impact at all was also impossible.

It was just that the impact hadn’t reached the top-tier yet, so the giants probably didn’t even know about such a peer.

That pressure fell on the companies of their size.

Although they knew Ke Jin was a disruptor in the industry,

The company heads sitting here were all helpless.

So what to do?

The guy was a genius from a young age, achieving such accomplishments right after graduating from college.

We, a bunch of old Dengs, the youngest among us are in our thirties or forties before getting to these positions.

How could we fight against him?

Just by outlasting us, he could wear us all down.

Let’s not tear each other apart and end up with both sides losing, allowing other companies to profit from our loss.

This was why there had been almost no reaction within the industry to Ke Jin’s several outrageous recharge scheme plans during this period.

Looking at the thoughtful looks on the faces of the company heads in the meeting room, and the slight gravitas accompanying the mention of Ke Jin’s name,

Yu Xiao knew that the time had come to deal with this rookie black horse!

Even, it was what the people desired!

He was originally a director belonging to Netcom’s subsidiary, Jinpeng Entertainment.

After the unsuccessful report against Skyline, instead of rectifying the issue, his own games were targeted by the regulatory authority, and several were ordered to be taken down for modifications. Even the best-selling Rushing Manager was almost affected.

He thought after such an incident, his director position was at risk, and he might even be fired.