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The group led by IGN then began to describe how high their personnel costs had been and how difficult it was to conduct reviews, although they really wanted to continue working with Spark.

Unfortunately, the cost is too high.

In order to continue contributing articles to Spark, they hope that Spark can increase some operating expenses to help them continue to complete the evaluation work.

It's clear that the person in charge at Spark America can't make the decision on this matter.

After confirming the number the other party wanted, the feedback was relayed to Lin Li.

This is why Lin Li exclaimed in surprise on the phone at the beginning.

These media outlets aren't greedy; they just hope to increase the price from $1000 per article to $1 per article.

No more, no less, exactly ten times.

"What do they think they've written?! Do they think I, Xinghuo, am a fool?"

Lin Li said this with a smile.

Because of Horney's existence.

He already knew that Sweet Baby would use the media to exert pressure, but Lin Li really didn't expect that Sweet Baby could actually persuade these traditional media partners of Xinghuo.

It is clear.

This group of media outlets came to Xinghuo just to ask for money. If Xinghuo is willing to give it to them, then they will still stand on Xinghuo's side.

But what if Xinghuo is unwilling to give it?

When the time comes, it will be only natural for them to change their tune.

and.

According to media outlets such as IGN, Spark is highly likely to provide the funds.

This isn't just about Sweet Baby using a large amount of money to promote Marvel Avengers to turn them against her.

It's also because, in their view, Spark truly needs them.

Otherwise, why would Spark give them money every year? In fact, IGN itself believes that they are sincere.

During the communication with Xinghuo, it was also expressed that if Xinghuo felt it was too expensive, they could go to the United States to negotiate with them, and everyone could talk things over amicably.

They have a good idea.

Since Xinghuo was willing to give money before, they figured they could naturally give more now.

But they didn't think of that.

Does the Spark platform really need media endorsements?

The answer is actually no.

Not to mention anything else, neither Steam nor Epic Games has this section.

Lin Li chose to spend money to invite these review media outlets to join the platform simply to gain some popularity for himself in the early stages of the Spark platform.

A media outlet earns a million dollars a year.

Lin Li felt that it was already quite a lot, but IGN America seemed to have Lin Li figured out and actually asked for an exorbitant amount.

to be frank.

After listening to the entire account, Lin Li took the initiative to call them and chat for a while.

When we discovered they were really going to do that.

My first reaction.

It reminded me of a story about a beggar and a tycoon. The story goes that a tycoon gave a beggar ten dollars every day. At first, the beggar was very grateful, but later...

Suddenly one day, the tycoon stopped giving it to them.

The beggar then got up and stabbed the rich man to death, believing that the rich man had embezzled his money.

You know, he's already shown a lot of respect to IGN and other American media outlets, and now these people actually dare to shamelessly ask for 1!?

What does $1 per person mean?

Based on the benchmark that IGN can evaluate 1000 articles a year, that would be $1000 million.

And this is just from IGN.

If all media outlets are included, Spark will spend $100 million a year just on this media review section.

Spark is indeed very profitable.

But money doesn't grow on trees.

"What are they thinking? They actually dared to threaten me?"

Lin Li thought it over and over.

No matter how I think about it, I can't figure it out.

In fact, this is the information gap. Lin Li is well aware that the influence of traditional media will become increasingly weak in the future.

Therefore, his opinion on media outlets such as IGN is as follows.

If we could give each other some money, it would be great if everyone could maintain a harmonious relationship.

If it doesn't work, that's okay.

In its previous life, Black Myth had already set a very clear example: media reviews are nothing, especially American media reviews.

Ultimately, the overall market for Xinghuo is still based in the country.

However, IGN US believes that they deserve at least half the credit for the success of the Spark platform, a conclusion they reached based on their extensive review coverage.

And the large number of player interactions, comments, and even likes on the Spark platform regarding IGN's review.

These were actually traffic brought to IGN by the Spark platform, but within IGN's upper management, they became evidence that Spark relied on them.

In addition, Emmett gave it a good talking-to.

In addition, IGN USA itself has many employees of the L*BT organization.

This is what led to the farce unfolding before our eyes.

Lin Li naturally wouldn't cooperate with their act, and directly resorted to stalling tactics.

The response was straightforward; they clearly valued the opportunity to work with them.

However, increasing the budget still needs to be considered.

After slightly delaying IGN America.

Lin Li began to think about strategies to break the deadlock, which was actually not difficult to break.

on the one hand.

While Spark relies on IGN for traditional media in Europe and America, it has developed its own complete system in the realm of self-media, or rather, the internet.

The partnership with Google has given Spark a regular collaborator on YouTube.

Bilibili and Niconico are even more obvious examples.

This is further combined with the Spark platform's own content production capabilities.

At this point, Xinghuo's reliance on traditional media was actually quite low.

However, Emmett's shadow is also behind this matter.

We still need to think about what to do.

When I heard that Spark was considering it, IGN and other media outlets initially thought there was hope. However, as time went by, Spark seemed to have forgotten about it.

That's when they realized what was happening.

He realized he had been tricked by Xinghuo.

Their good mood vanished instantly; they never expected that Xinghuo would actually ignore their needs.

I never expected it.

When it actually happened, IGN's executives were a little panicked.

The open beta of "Galaxy Paradise" is just around the corner.

However, they did not receive the publicity and marketing funds from Spark, and the daily revenue from reviews that they used to receive also stopped. Just when they were in a panic...

Emmett made his entrance like a hero.

Although he didn't give any money, he offered advice to all the American media outlets.

"Didn't Xinghuo think that it's the same whether we're here or not?"

"Then let Xinghuo see what a true uncrowned king is."

"At that time, it won't be $1 anymore."

"We will make Xinghuo pay back our losses tenfold, a hundredfold."

Emmett is truly a talkative person.

When he talks about something, it sounds like it's not just empty talk, but something that can actually be achieved.

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Emmett wasn't just making empty promises; he also gave these media outlets examples.

Did you guys think Riot Games would spend ten million dollars to deal with the lawsuit?

"In the future, we will have even more partners. With us around, how could you not have opportunities to make money?"

"You've all seen Xinghuo's attitude towards L*BT."

"If we don't get Spark sorted out, how can we continue to promote our values?!"

With Emmett's strong encouragement, and also with the support of SB and GGP, IGN and other media outlets gradually began to take action.

The United States is a capital market.

As traditional media outlets, whether it's IGN or other media, their revenue had actually been declining before L*BT became active.

When buying games now, players are paying more attention to reviews from bloggers and early adopters.

The media can be effective before players actually play the game. At this time, the media can gain influence through reviews and early public opinion.

To get players to pre-order.

IGN and other media outlets make money precisely because of this.

In the past two years, taking IGN as an example, a lot of L*BT personnel have infiltrated their review team, although these people have been criticized by players.

But it did bring in revenue for IGN.

Now, Spark is unwilling to pay more money and is going against L*BT, so Emmett is letting them choose their positions.

Their choice is exactly the same as anyone else's.

Ever since.

Soon, an anti-Spark alliance was formed, and their first task was to attack Galaxy Paradise.

exactly.

The upcoming release of Marvel Alliance in September presents a perfect opportunity.

GGP provided SE with a large amount of publicity funds, becoming the logistics support for the anti-Spark alliance.

Emmett, along with SB and a host of mainstream American media, were his foreign aid.

American gaming media outlets like IGN were at the forefront.

Although Marvel Alliance and Starship Troopers are completely different in terms of subject matter and art style, they are media outlets.

Their specialty is distorting the truth.

Once the battle begins, Emmett is confident that it will utterly crush Spark in the US market.

And so, September arrived.

Public opinion surrounding Xinghuo in the United States, especially regarding the reviews of "Star River Paradise" in the US, began to plummet like a cliff.