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Chapter 571 Eye-opening
Last time, less than a month after the release of "Diablo", all kinds of pirated and cracked versions began to appear on the market, and even gangsters began to act as second-hand traffickers. And know.

To learn from a pitfall, to release "StarCraft" this time, Xueleshan specially cooperated with Fortinet Antivirus to develop a new set of anti-theft and anti-cracking system for game discs.

Xue Leshan does not expect these means to be able to completely prevent piracy and cracking. It only needs to delay the time for pirated game discs to appear on the market. Earn a fortune!

"The release of StarCraft this time, like the previous "Diablo", is also an omni-channel release. Xue Leshan will distribute the game discs in the stores of major game retailers in America and overseas, and let StarCraft Appear on the shelves that players can see at the first sight!"

Ken Williams said, "StarCraft will be released on Sega consoles, computers, and Sierra game platforms."

Different from the last time, this time because of the Sega console, in order to take care of the Sega console, let the Sega console sell more machines, the game of StarCraft will first log in to the Sega console platform, and then the PC game disc, On the Xueleshan online game platform, it will be released simultaneously.

"In addition to the last promotional method, this time the release of StarCraft will launch an "e-sports competition" to promote the game of StarCraft to users."

After saying this, Ken Williams looked in the direction of Song Yang, but saw Song Yang, just sitting behind, writing something on the paper in front of him with the pen in his hand.

The last time "Diablo" was released, it happened to be when the Xueleshan online game platform was launched, and it used the method of "pull people's head" to promote it. Now the number of users of the Xueleshan online platform, on paper, is close to 2000 Tens of thousands of people, basically covering most of the game users in the world.

These days, there are not as many websites as in the later generations, and there are not so many entertainment activities. The user activity of the Xueleshan online game platform is still very high, and even if it is advertised normally, it can sell a lot.

Just like Ogilvy & Mather Games in China, even if you are only a game agent, you can make a lot of money, but there are too few entertainment activities. Games are one of the few entertainment activities that countless people can get in touch with. The quality of the game is decent, and there is no need to worry about selling it!
Song Yang is not too worried about the promotion of "StarCraft", after all, he has already experienced it. For veterans such as Ken Williams and Roberta, if this can make a moth, then you have to doubt it , Is there a new group of people?

"How about the production capacity of StarCraft game discs?" After a while, Song Yang finally spoke.

Hearing this, Ken Williams said hastily, "We have already placed enough orders with several disc printing factories in America and overseas. The output of console and PC game discs in the first week is expected to be 500% or more." More than [-] million sets!"

The last time I suffered a loss, Ken Williams thought that it would not be able to sell all the discs. As a result, the "Diablo" discs were not enough to sell, so that piracy was rampant. This time Sierra learned a lesson and prepared 500 million sets in the first week game.

Song Yang nodded. Now the game market is more and more similar to the film industry. They are all sold out in the first week, and they can sell a quarter of the entire sales in a week, maybe even half. Of course, the sales of games The cycle is much longer than that of movies, but the sales in the first week are also crucial.

After the meeting, Song Yang came to Ken Williams' office and said directly, "ICQ, Double Click, Fortigate, Symbian system, etc., will cooperate with Sierra Mountain to promote StarCraft games!"

Both ICQ community space and Fortinet antivirus software have a huge user base. Double-clicking can now place advertisements on major websites around the world. The Symbian system is now the mainstream system of mobile phones in the world, covering more than 4000 million users To the public, these channels are all for Xueleshan, which is enough for StarCraft to appear in front of countless people.

Ken Williams nodded, then remembered the rumors he had heard, couldn't help smiling and said to Song Yang, "CUC International seems to be in big trouble!"

It’s no wonder that Ken Williams was a little gloating. Thinking back, after CUC International acquired Sierra Mountain, they immediately kicked out the Williams and his wife. If Ken Williams had no objection to CUC International, it would be bullshit. Now Feng Shui turns around, Xue Leshan has separated from CUC International, and it is prosperous. Ken Williams has once again become a big figure in the global game industry, while CUC International is in a quagmire. How can we not let Williams laugh.

After Song Yang heard the news, he was not surprised. The former president of CUC International, Silverman, commissioned Blackwater Company to send out bounty hunters, and took the former president of CUC International, Walter Forbes, and the chief financial officer, Anne Paque. Arrested from overseas to America.

That's equivalent to the inside of CUC International, which is almost torn apart. Song Yang is not surprised that there is something wrong now. What is CUC International? After a year or two, after the Internet and technology industry bubbles burst , That's when all kinds of big melons are revealed!
Song Yang was not very interested in CUC International's big melons, but the outside media still linked CUC International's big melons with Xueleshan Company, which added a bit of heat to Xueleshan.

"CUC International President Silverman admitted to financial fraud, but denied his knowledge. CUC International set a new record for financial fraud in America. It is estimated that the fictitious revenue will exceed US$15.77 billion. Investors initiated a collective action of up to US$32 billion against CUC International. Litigation compensation!"

As soon as CUC International's big melon came out, it quickly hit the headlines in America. It's not that there were no listed companies in the past, but they were not as courageous as CUC International. In terms of finances, it is really an eye-opener for the American people.

Song Yang watched on TV. Silverman, who was summoned by the New Jersey court for investigation, appeared in front of the camera with an unlucky face. He was indeed very unlucky. CUC International Company’s financial fraud was a matter before the merger. It doesn't matter a dime, but now he is the one to take the blame.

Silverman didn't have to worry about going to jail, but it was unavoidable for Huang Ni to drop his crotch and be disgusted, and he had to bear a large fine.

At the dinner table, Zhou Guochang and others who were dining with Song Yang felt an eye-opening feeling when they saw on TV that CUC International Corporation dared to make a financial problem of 15 billion dollars, equivalent to 130 billion yuan. Sigh or American people can play...

(End of this chapter)