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In the commercial sphere, its influence can be small or large.

To put it simply, it's small.

This is because, after all, this world is one where profit reigns supreme, and no one will compromise on business matters simply because they admire someone.

Just like those people standing in a row.

They looked like a group of enthusiastic fans.

They kept referring to him as "Master Lin."

However, out of this large group of people, very few actually logged into the Spark platform.

Especially a few days ago, after STEAM released version 2.0.

Manufacturers who wish to join the STEAM support program must sign an exclusive agreement.

Many small and medium-sized manufacturers joined the support agreement after some hesitation.

STEAM's agreement is very similar to Spark's agreement.

Gabe Newell (GabeN) put a lot of sugar coating in the agreement.

This support, that subsidy—as long as you sign the agreement, the benefits are substantial.

It stands to reason.

If Lin Li's personal charisma were truly that great, these people wouldn't have signed.

and so.

Lin Li's personal charisma did not influence, or at least not completely influence, the decision-making of this group of people.

But then again.

The reason there was no impact is that the current Spark platform has not yet gained momentum, especially compared with STEAM, it is far behind in terms of both user numbers and active players.

Moreover, since Xinghuo started with anime-style games, its influence among regular gamers has always been somewhat lacking.

But what if one day...

Spark has achieved something similar to Steam, or rather, it has demonstrated the ability to truly drag Steam down with it.

By then, Lin Li's personal charisma and influence might be able to affect a segment of the population.

The larger the Spark platform is, the greater Lin Li's personal charisma and influence will be.

"Spark is indeed a formidable opponent and deserves our serious attention."

One second Chen Zhou was cursing, the next second he heard Ma Xiao suddenly say this.

So Chen Zhou immediately stopped cursing.

He replied in a low voice.

"Ms. Xiao, I have always been very serious."

That means he didn't underestimate his opponent.

Ma Xiao shook her head.

"That's not enough. Imagine if STEAM were a Chinese company..."

If we say, before today...

Ma Xiao only had a general idea of ​​what Ma Huateng said.

So today, after encountering this situation...

Ma Xiao's level of attention to Xinghuo has changed again.

He finally understood what it meant to overtake from another track.

Spark mode is completely different from the current Penguin Games mode.

Ma Xiao even felt that she couldn't see things clearly or quite understand them.

For example, this time, he couldn't tell whether Lin Li's efforts to win over these small and medium-sized manufacturers were due to good luck or premeditated.

However, it was precisely because Ma Xiao did not understand.

Only then did they realize they were being threatened.

As Ma Huateng said, what you don't understand is what will defeat you.

For example, when TikTok first came out.

Even within Tencent, the executives didn't quite understand it. They didn't think that this new thing called Douyin could change the industry, and even thought that Douyin's 15-second video limit was stupid.

And then...

Everyone at Tencent was slapped in the face. Seeing the success of Douyin, everyone at Tencent was dumbfounded.

Upon discovering the problem, the penguin quickly turned its attention to something else.

They started showcasing their talents.

copy.

Tencent Video was launched.

Then, the penguin got even more confused.

Because the penguin discovered that in the mobile phone era, its once-proud "star-absorbing technique" had become ineffective.

Weishi has invested a huge amount of resources.

But not even a ripple appeared, and the more this happened, the more panicked Ma Huateng became.

The so-called "that time" is exactly like "this moment".

It's another new manufacturer, and it has a business model that's a bit hard to understand.

However, Tencent doesn't understand how Douyin works.

Penguin neither understands Lin Li as a person nor quite comprehends Xinghuo's business model.

Ma Xiao is the same.

until today.

An idea suddenly flashed into Ma Xiao's mind.

blurted out.

"If STEAM were a Chinese company."

Chen Zhou was stunned by what Ma Xiao said.

He's been at WEGAME for a few months now, so he can understand Ma Xiao's unspoken meaning.

If Spark achieves the international level of STEAM, and then returns to China, it will be a game-changer.

on the one hand.

Xinghuo has already integrated a lot of domestic resources and has a presence in mobile games, PC games, and domestic single-player games. In China, it has already formed a three-way balance of power with Tencent and NetEase.

If Spark were to integrate international games...

One plus one is greater than two.

Many game IPs have considerable appeal in the country.

Tencent has been buying IPs for a long time, and many of these IP works have been successful. The fact that these IP works have been successful proves that these IPs have influence in China.

The reason your purchased IP was successful is simply because there was a firewall blocking it.

But what if someone crosses this wall?

Or, even if we don't cross over.

Can he convert these IPs to domestic use himself?

As mobile phone performance becomes more and more powerful.

If Assassin's Creed, Heroes of Might and Magic, God of War, NieR: Automata, Sekiro, and other IPs were to collaborate with Xinghuo and be developed into mobile games for the Chinese market...

With the advent of the dual-platform era, can these IP games compete with Tencent in the market?

No one knows.

Even so, this is an extremely outrageous guess.

This is something only someone like Ma Xiao, who doesn't understand technical details, could come up with.

But what if.

Adaptations of major international IPs + a domestic game matrix + penetration of international games + Spark's formidable first-party self-developed capabilities + Douyin's traffic-driving channels.

In a blurry state.

Ma Xiao felt as if she had seen a monster.

When the time comes, if we want to develop our own technology, we won't have the capability; if we want to use agents, all the agents will go to the Xinghuo platform.

What will become of Penguin Games, currently Penguin's largest revenue-generating segment?

Are we just living off our past achievements?

"That can't be right, Mr. Xiao. How could Xinghuo possibly become STEAM?"

Chen Zhou did not agree with the future described by Ma Xiao.

He subconsciously felt that if even penguins couldn't do it, no other company could.

Chapter 517 Going Against the Grain

indeed.

As Chen Zhou said, Xinghuo's booth occupied a considerable area.

The demo area is also quite large.

But the only game that truly attracted media outlets to line up for a hands-on preview was *Future Defense*.

That's what I mean.

This also relieved Ma Xiao.

Seeing Ma Xiao's expression, Chen Zhou continued.

"This is enough to show that Spark still needs to develop in the mainstream market. Even with the support of Sony and Ubisoft, it will still take time to develop."

"Moreover, Mr. Xiao, you have great foresight. This little spark of fire will only burn for a short while in the ACG market."

Ma Xiao nodded.

"Indeed, regardless of what the future holds for Spark, it is currently just a spark."

Chen Zhou smiled as well.

At this moment, the two seemed to have completely forgotten the awkwardness just now and continued to discuss the details of the plan for October.

At last.

Ma Xiao patted Chen Zhou on the shoulder.

"On Players' Day, let's cheer up and show the spirit of penguins."

"Yes"

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Time flies, and it really does.

E3 Players Day is just around the corner.

Tencent spent a lot of money this year to showcase the WEGAME platform, and the booth was located relatively close to the entrance.

The location is excellent.

There are also many ingenious ideas both inside and out.

Besides Penguin's own games.

There was also a booth for League of Legends, as well as game demos and promotional materials from many domestic manufacturers.