In the following days, public opinion on the Internet was still fermenting.

However, there has never been any official response from Penguin, and it seems that they just want to criticize it casually.

Anyway, to them, as long as they can reduce the copyright fee of Star Engine, what does it mean to be scolded by netizens for a few days?

Besides, Penguin is well aware of the reputation online. This is not the first time that they have been scolded. They have long been immune to it.

As for these other game companies, after learning about Penguin’s ideas, they still chose to stand with Penguin and collectively remained silent.

The attitude of these game companies has caused the domestic game industry, which has just shown signs of rising, to be once again shrouded in gloom.

Fortunately, the animation industry has experienced a big explosion with the popularity of Star Engine.

All the well-known animation companies in China have announced their own new animation projects after becoming familiar with the Starry Sky Engine.

Luo Fan is still very happy about this, at least the Starry Sky Engine is useful in the animation industry.

The next day, at the Xingyuan headquarters, Mr. Liu, who had been tricked by Mi Hua, was called over.

As the only "outsider" shareholder of Mihuyou, Xingyuan has not interfered with Mihuyou's operations since the investment. Of course, it has not given any resources to Mihuyou. Apart from annual dividends, the two parties have almost no interaction.

It was not until the production of Honkai Academy was completed that Mr. Liu approached Gao Meng to discuss cooperation with Xiaopo Station in order to ensure the smooth release of the game.

Nowadays, Mi Huyou’s Honkai Impact 3 is also cooperating with Xiaopo Station.

Plus the Star Engine can really improve quality.

From these aspects, Mr. Liu felt that it was necessary to support Xingyuan's starry sky engine, so he did not join the initiative proposed by Penguin, but directly chose to purchase the starry sky engine.

But what Mr. Liu didn't expect was that the function of the Starry Sky Engine was even more powerful than what was stated during the Xingyuan press conference.

After using it, not only the quality of the game, but also the efficiency of making games has been greatly improved.

Just when Mi Huyou was surprised by this, Mr. Liu received a call from Luo Fan's secretary Su Qing, asking him to come to Xingyuan headquarters today.

Mr. Liu was actually a little panicked by Luo Fan's sudden summons.

Mr. Liu is not stupid. At this time, Xingyuan contacted Mi Huyou most likely because of the proposal.

However, Mr. Liu also knew very well that Mi Huyou did not have the right to refuse.

As an Internet giant, Xingyuan has too much influence, especially since they also have shares in Mihuyou, and they also control the main base for Mihuyou’s survival and development.

At this stage, Mi Huaxing absolutely cannot afford to offend Xingyuan.

So with an anxious mood, Mr. Liu came to Xingyuan's headquarters.

Luo Fan directly asked Su Qing to take him to his office.

"Mr. Liu, is this my first time meeting you?" Luo Fan said with a smile and stretched out his hand to Mr. Liu.

Seeing this, Mr. Liu quickly stretched out his hand to shake Luo Fan and said, "This is my first time, but I have heard your name, Mr. Luo, for a long time!"

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Luo Fan got into the topic: "Mr. Liu, I'm inviting you here this time! I hope you, Mi Huyou, can allocate some of your time to develop a stand-alone game."

"Single-player game? Is it a 3A masterpiece?" Mr. Liu asked.

"That's right, this project belongs to our company, and we are responsible for all expenses. You only need to polish the plot and use the Star Engine to make the game. We will pay 55 for the final sale.

If Mr. Liu agrees, your company’s commission for developing games using the Star Engine will be permanently reduced to 10% in the future, and this 10% commission will only be collected after the revenue exceeds 10 million yuan.”

After listening to Luo Fan's words, Mr. Liu fell silent.

To be honest, Luo Fan's conditions made him very, very excited. Not to mention other things, just the reduction of Star Engine's commission to 10% was an offer that Mr. Liu could not refuse.

But if you agree, you will have to fight against other game companies, especially Penguin.

Mr. Liu cannot make this decision alone.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Luo, I can't say this on my own. I want to discuss it with other partners of our company," Mr. Liu said.

"Okay, you can just discuss it and get back to me within two days."

...

Mr. Liu left Xingyuan's headquarters and returned to his company.

He immediately told other senior executives of the company about the incident.

Other senior executives at Mi Huliu were also unable to make a decision, so they finally decided to use a secret ballot.

When Mr. Liu opened the voting results, he was stunned.

Because except for him who abstained, everyone else actually chose to agree.

"You guys were just showing off!"

Mi Huliu's senior executives looked a little embarrassed when they heard this.

"Okay! I understand what you mean, let's get started!"

The next day, Mr. Liu went to Xingyuan again and told Luo Fan about Mi Huliu's decision.

Luo Fan nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. After some discussion, the two parties reached a consensus.

Mi Huyou has specially divided a new project team, and Xingyuan invested 30 million as funds for game development. At the same time, Xingyuan will send an employee to the project team to help complete the game.

After both parties signed the contract, the project was officially established.

Xingyuan chose an editor from Xingyuan Entertainment, Li Ming, who had good character and good professional skills and sent him to Mi Huyou.

Compared with the old fried dough stick companies, the biggest feature of emerging companies is that they are very efficient.

In just one week, the project team for the new game has been assembled.

After learning the news, Luo Fan sent Su Qing to inspect its formation accompanied by Mr. Liu and Li Ming.

"Secretary Su, there are currently 23 people working in this project team, and they can invest in the development of game projects at any time." Li Ming said after leading Su Qing to the office area.

Li Ming was just an ordinary editor at Xingyuan Entertainment before. When he first joined Xingyuan, he was not even an editor. He was just an ordinary employee in the logistics department, responsible for writing various articles for Xingyuan's official account. His biggest hobby was writing novels.

Later, after Xingyuan Entertainment was assigned to Mr. Qin's side, he immediately applied to Xingyuan Entertainment as an editor. During this period, he was responsible for writing some short films.

Li Mingren was stunned when he was suddenly transferred this time.

This is equivalent to him going from an ordinary employee of the company to half a project director, which is considered a promotion several levels in a row.

Li Ming was still a little uncomfortable with it, and he seemed a little reserved.

Su Qing looked at the office area and said, "The environment is quite good."

Li Ming was slightly relieved after hearing this.

Next, Li Ming took Su Qing to see the entire studio in detail.

As Luo Fan's secretary, Su Qing is very clear about the reason and purpose of establishing this studio.

Xingyuan's senior executives all know that pinning their hopes of producing a hit game on small domestic game companies has no guarantee.

No one knows when these companies will be able to develop phenomenal games.

The various functions of Starry Sky Engine are indeed very powerful, but apart from the excellent tool itself, whether it can be used well is still a question.

You must know that domestic game development-related talents are basically in the hands of major companies such as Penguin.

In addition, the plot of the game is also very important. Putting aside the messy off-site factors of Mi Huyou's games, the plot is still very guaranteed. This is the main reason why Luo Fan chose them.

Next, as long as Mihuyou develops popular games with the help of Star Engine, big companies will surely be unable to bear the consequences.

By then, the alliance created by Penguin Games will be self-defeating, and they will have no choice but to follow Xingyuan's rules, unless they plan to completely abandon the game market.

Because Xingyuan and Penguin are both Internet giants, once Xingyuan really makes a hit game, with the traffic resources and funds currently controlled by Xingyuan, Penguin will never have the chance to come to the second round.

The same goes for Xingyuan. Once Mi Hua fails, Penguin will definitely not miss this opportunity.

That's why Luo Fan attaches so much importance to this project.

After the inspection, Su Qing, Li Ming and Mr. Liu had dinner together. Before leaving, Su Qing said to the two of them: "Just go ahead and do it. The boss only requires the quality of the game and the plot to pass. How much does it cost?"

It doesn’t matter how many resources are needed.”

After hearing this, Mr. Liu categorically assured: "Secretary Su, please tell Mr. Luo to rest assured. With the powerful functions of the Star Engine and sufficient financial support, we will definitely be able to create a hit 3A masterpiece."

When Mr. Liu said this, he was confident and confident.

Li Ming is not so confident. After all, Li Ming is an internal employee of Xingyuan. He knows better than Mr. Liu what this game project means to the company.

So Li Ming hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and asked proactively: "Secretary Su, I wonder if the boss has any suggestions for our game?"

Su Qing nodded when she heard this. Luo Fan actually told her something before he came.

As the saying goes, there are specialties in the art industry. In addition to picture quality, action and special effects, game development also includes many elements such as painting style and aesthetics. Luo Fan has not studied this aspect in depth, so it is difficult to comment.

What Luo Fan asked Su Qing to convey was the selection of game materials.

"The boss did say something to me. The boss feels that domestic stand-alone games have always been weak compared to overseas ones, so he asked you to make 3A masterpieces, which can easily inspire national pride.

In terms of material selection, the boss suggests that you start with traditional mythology. Since you want to target global players, cultural output is indispensable.

Traditional mythology firstly does not require authorization, and secondly, it does not require effort to set up characters. It has a high degree of acceptance in the Three Kingdoms.

This is what the boss wants me to tell you." After saying that, Su Qing turned and left.

Mr. Liu looked at Luo Fan's back and sighed: "As expected of Xingyuan, who has created many hit games! He is so sensitive to the market."
To be continued...