Wealthy after rebirth

Chapter 189 Arrival in the Magic City
As Shi Yining walked all the way through the terminal, he could feel some unfriendly eyes falling on him, and he naturally chose to turn a blind eye to these eyes.

Boss Shi's journey was not small, with two strong men accompanying him, and a secretary carrying bags beside him.

Jack and Evans had tried their best to dress themselves more naturally, but it was still easy to tell that they were bodyguards.

In terms of domestic environmental culture, bringing bodyguards is a very high-profile behavior. Many people think that only the top few need to bring bodyguards, and ordinary bosses are completely unnecessary.

Shi Yining was quite moved by those gazes, because a few years ago, he was also the one who hid in the crowd and gave out jealous gazes, but now, he is living the way he hated the most...

It's also his fault that he didn't go through the Centurion VIP channel because he thought it was troublesome. His unintentional low profile gave others a chance to be jealous.

After boarding the plane, you will no longer be harassed by those eyes. The aisle and door curtain separate the business class and economy class very well, so they do not interfere with each other.

Business class seats adopt a 1-2-1 staggered layout, which maximizes the use of space while retaining a certain degree of privacy.

This kind of seating arrangement was the best for Boss Shi and his group. The two bodyguards happened to be one in front of the other, and Shi Yining and Huang Jiayan sat side by side.

The air ticket was not so coincidental, but the business class was empty, except for Shi Yining and his party, there were only three people.

There are a lot of vacant seats, and there is no need to consider that someone will get on the plane halfway. The flight attendant compromised the seat issue very readily.

Shi Yining didn't have much interest in the entertainment system on the plane, he looked out the window, thinking about the press conference of the new tour in his mind.

Not long after taking the seat, the plane started, turned around, taxied, and took off in one go.

It only takes a little over two hours to take off from the capital to Shanghai. When it was close to twelve o'clock, the flight attendant served lunch.

Needless to say, the lunch on the plane is nothing better than the train, unless it is the first class of the top international airlines!
A few simple dishes can satisfy the basic requirements of filling the stomach.

At 12:30, the plane landed at Modou Pudong Airport.

"I ate the plane meal, but it feels like I didn't eat it..."

Shi Yining smiled and shook his head.

"Book a table from the hotel?"

Song Linkai took out his mobile phone and prepared to make a call.

Shi Yining waved his hand and said, "We'll talk about it at night, let's go back to the hotel and rest."

Song Linkai notified the hotel that the pick-up service has been arranged by a vehicle. Top five-star hotels usually provide pick-up service, but they only need to pay for it.

A Mercedes-Benz Vito is not luxurious, but it is enough. Song Linkai also has a rented car.

After driving out of the airport, Shi Yining looked out the window, counting his past and present lives, this is his second visit to Shanghai.

This bustling international city is very different from the capital in terms of humanistic atmosphere.

The capital city has thousands of years of history and civilization. Many dynasties established their capitals in the capital city. There are countless places of interest and historic sites. The air is filled with a strong sense of history and power.

The Magic City is different, with a strong commercial atmosphere, market, competition, innovation and development, and the high-rise buildings are full of vitality.

If the capital is represented by dignified old men in Tang suits, then the capital is represented by middle-aged people in suits and ties.

On the way from Pudong Airport to the hotel, there are row upon row of high-rise buildings in sight, and the whole city is filled with a clanging and prosperous atmosphere!
After more than half an hour, Shi Yining saw a majestic building appearing beside the road, which was the Meiben Cultural Center where the new tour conference was held!

This venue can be regarded as a landmark building in Shanghai.

The overall shape is in the shape of a flying saucer, and it will show different shapes at different angles and at different times. During the day, it looks like a "space-time shuttle", like a "sea shell of art", and at night, it is dreamy and blurred, like a "floating city".

The main performing arts space can accommodate a maximum of [-] seats, and the performing arts facilities can interact, transform and connect indoors and outdoors with the ten thousand people celebration square.

Many well-known singers at home and abroad have held concerts at the Meiben Cultural Center, including Jay Chou, the spokesman for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, and American pop queen Taylor.

Although the scale of the Meiben Cultural Center cannot be compared with some large gymnasiums that can easily accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, there are not a few celebrities who come here to hold events.

It is very appropriate to describe Meiben Cultural Center as small but exquisite.

Bypassing the Meiben Cultural Center, Mercedes-Benz Vito sent Shi Yining and his party to Pudong Jiali Hotel. The location is not far to the west of the Meiben Cultural Center, and the walk does not exceed one kilometer!

Boss Shi was passive and frugal again, and still lived in the executive suite. The presidential suite is gone, it is really gone, and the reserved ones are gone. Even if the centurion black gold card is shown, the hotel room is also apologetic It means that we can only contact friendly merchants for reception.

The executive suite of Jiali Hotel is slightly larger than Beijing Dongsheng Hotel, more than ten square meters more, and the activity area is hundreds of square meters.

Boss Shi only lived with the young secretary, so he didn't feel much difference.

"After discussing for a long time, the cultural center finally agreed to start setting up the venue today. I am setting up the computers and the stage before I go to the airport. If everything goes well, it will be done in the afternoon."

After settling in the hotel, Song Linkai immediately reported the situation to Shi Yining.

Shi Yining patted his best friend on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Kaizi, yes, the past three or four months have made a lot of progress, and everything can be kept busy."

Song Linkai shook his head with a smile, and said, "Made, my progress is nothing compared to yours. Don't mention it... Oh, yes, Chairman Zhou's No. 16 arrives at night and lives next door."

Shi Yining nodded. This time, Jay Chou's support for the new game press conference was very important and brought a lot of popularity. Without the participation of the Fan Club in Shanghai, the popularity would have been much lower.

"What about the media?"

Song Linkai opened the file and said, "Judging from the feedback from the marketing department, the media invitation has basically been completed, the game is very popular, and the media's enthusiasm is naturally high."

"Especially after being named and praised, some of the media who had their nostrils in the sky put down their noses and took the initiative to contact us. Haha, the anti-war theme you planned is really the finishing touch!"

Speaking of this matter, Song Linkai was very excited.

Some semi-official media hardly pay attention to the field of the game industry, but due to the name-calling and praise of relevant departments, they have also made a certain gesture.

"The model of public welfare plus games is not common in the domestic market, and the relevant departments hope that this model can be carried forward."

Shi Yining smiled and said: "The game itself can be combined with public welfare, such as student aid, poverty alleviation, environmental protection, anti-war, these are all fine, and in the future follow-up updates, you can also try them one by one."

A business action that bears certain social responsibilities while making money can be better recognized.

Song Linkai was very conscious, and immediately recorded what Shi Yining said. These are plans to be promoted in work.

He also has other ideas, such as whether part of the proceeds from the game can be used for charity. Of course, he did not directly raise it. These things will be determined after the game is released.

Without further chatting, Song Linkai left the hotel as he still had things to do.

Shi Yining was not idle either, holding a stack of papers in his hand, which showed the process of the press conference.

5. The prologue of the activity, which lasts [-] minutes.

The game promotional video was played, allowing the audience and game fans to immerse themselves in the environment, triggering an upsurge.

5. The launching ceremony of the event lasts [-] minutes.

The host makes opening remarks.

5. Speech by game company executives, [-] minutes in length.

Simple promotion of businesses and games.

15. The main creator of the game will introduce the game for [-] minutes.

Comprehensive display and introduction of the game.

10. The spokesperson will take the stage, and the theme song will be sung, which lasts [-] minutes.

"Hmm... Yi Ning."

Huang Jiayan called Shi Yining, and continued, "No matter how I look at it, I feel that the company's logo is not as good-looking as the logo of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Is this a bit overwhelming."

In her opinion, no matter how great the game is, it shouldn’t steal the company’s limelight.

The logo of the sea monster game development company did not hire a special person to design, but collected from within the company. The original artists were very enthusiastic and designed a lot of plans. Finally, Boss Shi selected a version.

After obtaining the author's consent, it was put into use, which means that it didn't cost a penny.

Shi Yining turned his head to look at the octopus sea monster with American exaggerated style on the computer and smiled, and said, "I think it's okay... It's very expensive to design a logo specially. Now that funds are tight, let's use it first."

Shi Yining thought about hiring a world-famous designer to design the company's logo, but the cost of several million was astounding to him. It was quite nice to use for free, and it was already good.

"Well, then I'll inform the advertisers that they've started printing."

Huang Jiayan said that a large number of items are needed at the venue, including printing company and game logos.

Shi Yining nodded, before he could speak, the phone rang and Du Zhenhong called.

"Brother Hong, when are you coming over?"

Shi Yining put the manuscript paper on the window sill and got up to answer the phone.

"Tonight's plane, don't talk about it, Sao Ning, you should quickly log in to stem and search for a game called H2Z2!"

Du Zhenhong's tone was quite urgent.

Shi Yining was slightly shocked when he heard the name H2Z2. He couldn't remember the exact time when H2Z2 was launched, but it was definitely in the winter of a certain year!

"Earlier?"

He muttered softly, and then said to Huang Jiayan, "Open the stem and search for H2Z2."

Huang Jiayan did as she said, but after opening the stem, there was no need to search at all, and the game H2Z2 was on the promotional position on the front page.

Stem has a unique self-promotion method and cannot directly intervene in the promotion through channels, but H2Z2, as a game produced by a major player, naturally understands the rules.

The internal operation and the overwhelming publicity in European and American countries pushed the game to the homepage abruptly!

"Shi Yining, why is this game similar to the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developed by our company? Could it be that the core information of our game has been leaked?"

Du Zhenhong was looking forward to the PUBG landing on stem, and went up to take a look from time to time. He didn't pay much attention when he saw H2Z2, but he was shocked after watching the promotional animation...

"It should just be a coincidence, don't get excited, Brother Hong..."

When Shi Yining saw the familiar scene, he had a strange expression on his face, thinking in his heart.

"It is estimated that I found the advertisement of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds from the Internet and released it in a hurry? Maybe it's just a coincidence caused by some variables?"

In any case, after midnight is the time for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to land on stem for free public beta. H2Z2's launch on the market before will have a certain impact on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

As for how big this impact is, it is hard to say.

In Shi Yining's view, the impact is actually not that great. He can see that H2Z2's current main market is overseas, but he is just the opposite. The main battleground for survival in the wasteland is in China!
"How much is the price?"

At first, Shi Yining only noticed the promotional animation and pictures of H2Z2, but did not pay attention to the price, but when he saw $19.99, he laughed.

The price of twenty US dollars is certainly not expensive in overseas markets, but it is not cheap in the domestic market. Shi Yining has already figured out the price of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 88, which is ten yuan cheaper than that of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the previous life.

The ten yuan is not just cheap. The first thing Shi Yining considers is the currency value. Of course, the money in 15 years is slightly more valuable than the money in 17 years. Besides, the number 88 is preferred by Chinese people.

Finally, there is one more point. He himself doesn’t like the pricing that is particularly close to the integer, which gives him a feeling of being both right and wrong. It’s better to just give up a little more profit. As long as the number of players increases, there are plenty of ways to make money in the future!

After knowing the price of H2Z2, Shi Yining was completely relieved. This price is not friendly to domestic players, and most likely it will not affect his plan!

"Brother Hong, this game won't affect us, if you have nothing to do, hurry up and hang up."

After finishing speaking, Shi Yining hung up the phone.

He said he didn't care, but after hanging up the phone, Shi Yining asked Huang Jiayan to buy an H2Z2 from stem. Since there is no server for this game in China, he had to buy another network proxy.

"Although this game looks somewhat similar to the game we developed, but the price is a bit high, and... it costs thirty or forty dollars to buy agents every month. I guess there is no domestic market."

Huang Jiayan said that she is an experienced online game player herself, and she hit the nail on the head with a little analysis. Taking a step back, her first impression represented the thoughts of many players.

Shi Yining looked at the H2Z2 game screen and nodded, and said: "The cost of participating in the game is indeed a bit higher, but if the game is exciting enough, buying an agent player is also acceptable, what a pity."

Huang Jiayan didn't understand what Shi Yining meant by pity, and of course she didn't know that the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developed by Kraken was an upgrade and optimization of H2Z2.

Shi Yining felt a little emotional in his heart, he is not the Holy Mother holding a Buddhist bead, and he can only say sorry in his heart for robbing many people's jobs, what should be done or what should be done.

After watching Huang Jiayan play H2Z2 for a while, he stood up and said, "I'll go to the venue to have a look, and you can count the downloads of this game."

After that, Shi Yining left the hotel with two bodyguards.

(End of this chapter)