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"Me?" Zhou Buqi looked a little funny, "I don't play games, how can I understand this..."

Mattrick said: "To give you an idea, 99% of the efforts are not as good as the 1% of inspiration. What is most needed to design a game is genius-like creativity and inspiration."

Zhou Buqi said: "I have never thought about the key point."

Mattrick smiled and said: "Feel free to express yourself."

Zhou Buqi said: "It's difficult to express yourself freely. The more freedom you have, the more you will feel at a loss."

"ah?"

Mattrick was slightly startled.

Zhou Buqi knew that it had caused a disagreement, so he explained a little more, "It's like watching a Shakespeare play. The actors in the Shakespeare play, even the male actors, have to wear tight pants, tights, and high leather boots. Wrap the body tightly. Only by binding the body tightly can the actor's spirit be boosted. Just like girls like to wear tight pants, I was very surprised and asked them. It is said that wearing tights and tights can restrain the body and enhance the temperament, making people more confident and comfortable."

Mattrick nodded, "Well, we should look for the infinite within the finite."

Zhou Buqi was very happy. He felt that he summarized it well and extended it according to his own concept of finite element to infinite element. He praised: "Yes, that's what it means!"

Mattrick seems to be getting the big boss.

The big boss is so talented and has unprecedented imagination, and he can succeed in almost everything he does. He even has unprecedented success in movies and TV shows.

His investment in "Game of Thrones" has become a legendary investment story.

The reason why it broke the circle was not because of how much money this American drama made.

Rather, the entire investment circle is trying to explore and learn from Boss Zhou’s investment philosophy.

After all, he is the richest man in the world!

The truth cannot be faked.

Mattrick smiled and said, "If you want to check it on your phone, you might be able to find some inspiration."

Zhou Buqi was slightly startled, "What are you checking?"

Mattrick said: "Go and look at the game rankings to see which games are popular right now and see what others are doing. Maybe you can find inspiration."

Zhou Buqi was helpless and took out his personal mobile phone, "My mobile phone is an iPhone."

Mattrick said with a smile: "It's okay. Nowadays, mobile games are basically dual-platform. Whether it is Apple or Android, the rankings are almost the same."

Zhou Buqi took out his mobile phone, opened the Apple Store, and found the game list... The game list is divided into paid game list and free game list.

The most important thing is of course free games.

Paid games don’t make much money, only free games can make a lot of money.

Read the list.

Zhou Buqi couldn't help but laugh and looked at him funny, thinking that Mattrick was deliberately showing off. After all, Boss Zhou had just praised co-CEO Ren Yuxin.

On the list of free games, if you look around, there are all very familiar names.

The first place is "Angry Birds", the third place is "Bejeweled", the fourth place is "Swallowing Fish", the fifth place is "Angry Birds Rio", and the sixth place is "Plants Vs." Zombies", the eighth is a new mobile game "Zuma" launched by Changyou's Baokai Game Studio.

In the United States, six of the top ten games are Changyou games.

There are several other games to watch out for as well.

Then I was attracted by the second-ranked game - "Temple Run".

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi couldn't help but click in, "Is this a new game?"

Because he pays attention to mobile games, he has been paying attention to the game lists in the Apple Store.

Once a good game appears, hurry up and win it!

When it becomes popular all over the world, the price will be expensive.

Temple Run should have just appeared.

Mattrick sat next to him and glanced down, "Yes, it's new. It's a beta version now, and it's only an iOS version. It was developed by a couple. The game has a lot of bugs, but the gameplay is very interesting. , rushed up quickly."

Zhou Buqi looked at the detailed information of the game and found that it was only officially launched in January this year. "It's really a new game. Have you paid attention?"

Mattrick nodded, "Yeah, I'm paying attention. I met that couple a few days ago. They were very young. They set up a game studio... How about you download it and play for a while? Get a feel for it?"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "I don't have to play, you just tell me what type it is."

"Parkour type."

"Well, parkour in the temple has elements of adventure and sports, so it's not surprising that it became popular."

"Parkour has become very popular in recent years and is very popular among young people." As a professional, Mattrick can provide more detailed information. "The adaptation into a game actually goes back to EA."

Zhou Buqi raised his eyebrows, "EA?"

Mattrick said: "Yes, EA's core field of sports games is called "Mirror's Edge". This should be the first game that brings parkour sports into the field of vision of gamers. It mainly tells the story of a man who opposes the old game. The story of Big Brother.”

Zhou Buqi asked: "Which big brother?"

Mattrick said: "It's the 'Big Brother', the character in the classic "1984"."

"1984" is such a classic literary work, and many subsequent literary and artistic works basically continued the general framework of this novel.

For example, the "Hunger Games" movie series being developed by Summit Entertainment Studio, a subsidiary of Ziweixing Global, is actually a remake of "1984".

However, this is a science fiction novel with strong political overtones.

It was even banned in China for a long time.

Zhou Buqi said: "When designing games, you still have to be cautious. It is best not to touch similar themes."

Mattrick said with a smile: "Of course, EA's game illustrates the problem. It has a good reputation but poor revenue. However, it has indeed found a new design direction for the game industry, which is parkour-type games. .I checked and found out that Temple Run is the first parkour game in the mobile gaming field.”

Zhou Buqi said: "From the perspective of game design, Temple Run is obviously better. It has adventure elements... It would be better if it could be closer to Tomb Raider."

Playing games is nothing more than pornography, gambling, and drugs.

The protagonist in "Tomb Raider" is a girl with a very hot figure. She wears sexy underwear, so she can avoid being "yellow". This is why this game can be adapted into a Hollywood movie.

Including "Resident Evil" too.

The reason why it can be adapted is that the protagonist is a hot-bodied woman. She will be very attractive when she jumps and fights in lingerie, and it will have a certain selling point when it is made into a movie.

"With the limitations of the equipment, we can't make too complex games." Mattrick smiled, already seeing what Boss Zhou meant, and said with a smile, "Are you very optimistic about the theme of parkour?"

Zhou Buqi said simply: "Whatever young people like can become a trend. Parkour is so popular, and even many popular variety shows are parkour-type programs."

Mattrick said with a smile: "There is also a design for falling into the water. Many female contestants wear very thin clothes, which will be looming during the process of breaking through the levels. If they fail to break through the levels and fall into the water, they will be soaked all over. It’s just translucent.”

Zhou Buqi said: "The core element is cool running. This will definitely become a very important game trend and an important branch of sports games."

Mattrick understood immediately, "I will send someone to talk to the couple about the acquisition of this game. In fact, I talked to them in December last year."

"Ah?" Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, "Isn't this game only launched in January?"

Mattrick said: "The free version was launched in January. In fact, it was launched in September last year. It was a paid version at the beginning, $0.99... It's actually a matter of thinking. Many gamers only know how to make games. I don’t know how to do business, and many of them are based on traditional production and sales business ideas.”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "This is the trend of the Internet. It has been many years and I still haven't understood it."

Mattrick said: "When I first started making the paid version, it didn't become popular. I launched the free version in January this year, and then it became popular on the iPhone. Last year, I quoted $2 million, but they didn't sell it and wanted to try again. Try free channels.”

"This time they succeeded."

Zhou Buqi felt it was a pity.

If you want to quote now, it will be expensive.

Mattrick said with a smile: "It's still far away. It's just a beta version now and it's completely free. It's hard to say whether they can find monetization opportunities in the future."

"Purely free?"

Zhou Buqi laughed.

Mattrick said: "Yes, I heard that the official version will not be launched until June, and then some in-app purchase functions will be added. If you buy it now, the price will not be too high!"

Zhou Buqi said decisively: "Then what are you waiting for? Act quickly!"

As for asking Boss Zhou to design a game, that's a bit nonsense. He is not a game fan. It would be okay if he is an experienced game player. He can copy a copy based on his foresight.

I just want to say that since we are parkour, we might as well cooperate with many big IPs of Ziweixing Global.

As for a game, the richer and more exciting the elements are, the more fun it is.

For example, borrow the IP of "Jurassic Park".

Borrowed dinosaur elements.

Players have to challenge one dinosaur island after another, and then escape from the dinosaurs' pursuit...

…

After hearing Boss Zhou use Shakespeare as an example, that night, Don Mattrick joined in the fun and invited him to watch a play at the Empire Theater in Manhattan.

It is an art troupe from the UK with an original flavor.

Zhou Buqi wasn't very interested at first, but Ning Lu was very interested, saying that she hadn't seen Shakespeare's opera yet and wanted to go to the theater to experience the centuries-old artistic atmosphere.

Looking around the world, there are not many operas that have been passed down for hundreds of years and are still performed, except for Shakespearean opera, which is the domestic Kunqu opera.

Zhou Buqi could only rely on her.

Fortunately, this is not a concert. You don’t need to dress too formally to watch a Shakespeare play. You can go in and watch in a low-key manner and sneak away quietly.

The Empire Theater has a history of nearly 100 years and is as famous in Manhattan as the Broadway Theater.

New York is not only prosperous in business, but also a paradise for art.

Almost all the top art groups in the world have come to New York to show their talents. For example, the domestic Mei Lanfang became famous here at home and abroad.

After going there, I was a little surprised.

Mattrick said that this time it was a national treasure-level art troupe from the UK. Unexpectedly, among the various large posters in the theater hall, the Shakespeare company poster was not placed in the middle position.

The core position is a classical drama from China.

There are labels in Chinese and English.

The Chinese version is "The Peony Pavilion for Youth".