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"Tell me, besides Tencent, who else can get those smaller companies to actively talk about 91?"

The so-called "90/10" refers to the developer taking 10% of the revenue share, while the operator takes 90%.

This seemingly unreasonable number is actually not that unreasonable.

Because the developer takes 10% of the revenue, they don't need to worry about marketing costs or channel revenue sharing; they just take a cut of the total revenue.

However, a 10/90 split is still relatively rare in the industry.

Currently, only Tencent is signing such a deal in the industry.

The reason Tencent was able to sign them is because Tencent has a large user base and strong marketing capabilities.

Therefore, many manufacturers are willing to use this ratio to divide the profits.

The fact that people at Spark are now willing to use this ratio indicates that, in the eyes of many, at least in the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) game sector, Spark Games can provide more support than Tencent.

"Really? Spark Games is that powerful now? They're proactively negotiating with 1999?"

Why would I lie to you?

"..."

Yuan Lei sighed.

Back then, Battlefront Girls and Girl Cafe Gun were projects from the same year.

Now... his girl-themed coffee gun is half-buried in the ground.

Meanwhile, he has already become a martial arts overlord by relying on the frontline girls.

~~~

Just as the two were discussing, another voice broke in from the side.

"Brother Yuan! The financial report for Seven Days Capital is out today."

"Oh? How much?"

"1700 million..."

"How many!?"

"The server generated 1700 million RMB in revenue on its first day of operation."

Yuan Lei and Zheng Dong both saw shock in each other's eyes.

The meeting room fell silent instantly.

Everyone was taken aback by this seemingly nonchalant figure of 1700 million.

In fact, many people in the industry had a prediction that Spark Games' revenue would increase after the second launch of Seven Days City.

But even the highest expectations could not reach the figure of 1700 million.

What does 1700 million mean?

This basically means that unless the game experiences a catastrophic decline, its monthly revenue will definitely exceed 100 million.

Will Xinghuo collapse?

Without a detailed understanding of the revamped Seven Days City, Yuan Lei might still be uncertain, but after he and his men reviewed Seven Days City...

He can say this with absolute certainty.

The possibility of a collapse is not nonexistent, but it is practically zero.

This way.

This is the fourth game from Spark Games to achieve monthly revenue exceeding 100 million RMB, following titles like Girls' Frontline, FGO, and Azur Lane.

And what's even more terrifying is.

If this game also generates over 100 million in revenue.

Spark Games has achieved a remarkable accomplishment.

[Any game that sparks interest can generate over 100 million in revenue.]

While other manufacturers find it extremely difficult to break 100 million in sales, Spark Games seems to be releasing products that consistently achieve this milestone, as if it were a regular meal.

Thinking of this, Yuan Lei swallowed hard.

"Zheng Dong, go and learn more about the Spark Project tomorrow, write a proposal, and come with me to give a presentation when you have time..." On the night that Seven Days City was relaunched.

Many people did not sleep well.

The figure of 1700 million sparked a frenzy of celebration on the 6th floor of the Xinghuo Building.

This also caused a certain floor of the Penguin Building to fall silent.

However, NetEase remained silent that evening.

~~~

The next day.

NetEase Games.

"Mr. Hu."

"Good morning, Mr. Hu..."

"Mr. Hu, the weather is nice today."

As soon as Hu Peng entered the company, he sensed that something was amiss.

Although the people who greeted him seemed to be acting as usual on the surface, Hu Peng always felt that they were holding something back.

It wasn't just those who greeted them.

People in the other offices seemed to be glancing in his direction from time to time.

This feeling persisted until he entered his office and received confirmation of it.

As soon as he closed the door, the white noise outside instantly increased in volume, as if someone outside had started discussing something the moment he closed the door.

Hu Peng subconsciously pushed the door open again, and the volume outside instantly decreased.

Close it again.

The sound appeared again.

Hu Peng confirmed that this was not his imagination.

Something's wrong, something's wrong.

After sitting down, Hu Peng did not rest for a while as usual, but instead called his secretary over.

~~~

"The Seven-Day Capital? What happened to the Seven-Day Capital?"

Hu Peng was completely stunned when he heard the words "Seven-Day Capital".

During the time his secretary was there, he imagined a lot of things.

For example, his affair was discovered, or he didn't properly handle the kickback he received from the acquisition last time.

He thought a lot.

But I never expected the seven-day capital.

in his impression.

The last time we talked about the Seven Days Capital was last week.

At that time, he learned that Xinghuo would be launching at the end of the month.

He even made a couple of sarcastic remarks at the time.

"What can you do in 15 days? It's just another way to make money. Lin Li made such a big promise back then, and this is all it is? He has no patience at all."

As for development logs and empty promises, he just smiled.

Who believes this?

He also often says he loves games.

In short, after selling the Seven Days City project.

Hu Peng paid no attention to this matter at all.

Therefore, when he suddenly heard about the Seven Days City today, his first reaction was, what's wrong with the Seven Days City?

It wasn't until the secretary announced that the first day's turnover was 1700 million.

"1700 million? Are you kidding me? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How could it be 1700 million?"

Hu Peng felt as if someone had punched him hard in the chest, and he felt a little dizzy.

He wasn't scared by the 1700 million.

Instead, they were frightened by the consequences of the incident.

Just at the beginning of the month, he confidently asserted that there was absolutely no possibility of the Seven Days City being revived.

But now it has suddenly surged to its all-time high.

It's even higher than the revenue on the first day of the server launch last month.

Isn't this a blatant slap in the face?

More important than being embarrassed is that such a major decision-making error will definitely be reported to the board of directors.

Despite being the head of Lei Huo, Hu Peng is just a senior executive within the NetEase system.

Even with the big boss, they can be replaced at will.

Think of this.

Even though it was early winter and the weather was cool, Hu Peng still felt some sweat on his forehead.

Wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Hu Peng slammed his hand on the table.

"This is absolutely a fabricated production line!"

"That's right, it's definitely fake production line data!"

This must be a fabricated story.

Otherwise, he's doomed.

The secretary stood to the side, unsure how to respond, so he simply continued recounting the information he had gathered.

"Mr. Hu, there's one more thing. Some news articles online have mentioned your name. Should we have the public relations department handle this?"

Hu Peng glanced at his secretary.

"What do you say?"

"Yes, I'll take care of it right away."

"Wait a minute! Have the public relations department also say something: doing things seriously is the only way to succeed. Using fake sales figures for marketing is not advisable. We need to think long-term."

After a brief moment of panic, Hu Peng gradually returned to normal.

He began to order his public relations team to fight back.

The point of counterattack is the allegation that Spark Games falsified its revenue figures.

The reason Hu Peng dared to have his public relations team launch a counterattack was because...

It is based on his experience.

In his view, there was only one reason for the sudden surge in water flow in the Seven-Day Capital.

It must be Xinghuo Games doing marketing.

They wanted to use this gimmick to promote the game.

In his understanding, this was the only answer that aligned with his experience.

The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that this was the truth.