404: Chapter 403 miHoYo! The Leading Developer of Virtual Game Worlds!

"A collective alliance with shared interests cannot have too many discordant voices."

"Therefore, we must have a leader."

"At the very least, there must be a backbone within the R&D team to steer the overall direction."

"In order to assemble the industry's top joint R&D team as quickly as possible,"

"Mr. Shi and I have consulted with each other and reached a preliminary consensus..."

Speaking of this,

Tencent's Mr. Ma looked toward NetEase's Mr. Shi.

The two exchanged a glance, and upon receiving a nod of confirmation from the other,

Ma Teng continued.

"We unanimously recommend!"

"That miHoYo be the leader of our industry alliance's joint R&D team!"

"To spearhead the R&D power of the Chinese gaming industry and break through the underlying technical logic of the virtual game world!"

As soon as these words were spoken,

The surrounding crowd erupted in an uproar.

miHoYo?

Everyone's eyes focused on miHoYo's CEO Da Wei.

Having been established in Shanghai for less than three years,

and having only made two large-scale games, can miHoYo truly handle this?

"Mr. Ma, Mr. Shi."

Facing the skeptical gazes of the crowd,

Da Wei, who had initially been full of confidence, now felt a bit unsure of himself.

He smiled bitterly and said,

"To receive the recommendation of you both is truly flattering..."

"But up until now, miHoYo has only created two phenomenal games: 'Honkai' and 'Genshin Impact'."

"Compared to the industry veterans here, our technical accumulation is far too lacking, and I fear we may not be up to the task..."

NetEase's Mr. Shi spoke up.

"Mr. Da Wei, don't be so humble."

"Building a brand-new open game world based on a virtual reality network is a completely disruptive innovation in the gaming field."

"The most important aspect of this is possessing extremely strong real-world interactivity."

"We need to ensure that the user's ability to manipulate various objects in the world, as well as the naturalness of the feedback received from the game environment, is indistinguishable from reality."

"Based on this, it can be said that the vast majority of enterprises in our entire industry are all standing at the same starting line; all previous technical accumulation is merely useless garbage from a bygone era."

"The only thing that might still be useful is the IP value of those core products that have been deeply rooted in people's hearts for many years."

"However."

"You at miHoYo are different."

Mr. Shi gazed at Da Wei.

He said solemnly,

"Looking at how the open-world game 'Genshin Impact' has become a global hit,"

"You at miHoYo truly possess the genes to build an open world—a uniquely gifted and excellent set of genes!"

"Therefore."

"Regarding the leader of this R&D team, Mr. Ma and I unanimously approve and recommend that miHoYo take the lead in assembling it!"

"I am also very much looking forward to seeing what kind of new miracles will emerge from the hands of that group of genius game R&D engineers at miHoYo who dare to think outside the box!"

Mr. Shi paused.

He pointed to a blonde, blue-eyed white woman beside him.

It was none other than the CEO of Blizzard Games, Anna Huai.

"Of course, we will not place all the pressure on miHoYo's shoulders."

"In addition to NetEase's headquarters, the Blizzard team will also fully cooperate with you!"

"Giving miHoYo the greatest support in every aspect!"

Anna Huai took over the conversation.

Speaking in broken Chinese, she said,

"Mr. Da Wei, please rest assured."

"All the outstanding engineers from the 'Warcraft' game project team have already arrived in Shanghai and are waiting for your work assignments at any time..."

Not long ago,

NetEase, riding the momentum of the Eagle Nation's dissolution,

in a business war that lacked any twists and turns,

turned Blizzard, which was originally just a partner for agency cooperation,

into a wholly-owned subsidiary.

The 'Warcraft' IP under its name was also completely acquired by NetEase.

"We at Tencent do indeed have a gap compared to our industry peers when it comes to open-world games."

Tencent's Mr. Ma smiled helplessly.

He shook his head and said,

"But we don't lack anything else; we have plenty of capital flow and plenty of R&D talent."

"I also make a promise here."

"After the joint R&D team begins to assemble, Tencent is willing to cover at least 50% of the project's R&D expenses."

"The R&D engineers from Tencent's various project teams are also yours to choose from, Mr. Da Wei..."

Supported by the two big brothers of the Chinese gaming industry,

Da Wei was completely bewildered.

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