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After being scolded, they still signed the contract...

Immediately afterwards, their gazes toward Lin Li held a hint of something inexplicable.

That was a move just now.

It's like Zhang Fei's feeling after reading Zhuge Liang's brilliant plan and discovering that everything was exactly the same as the plan.

How did you do it?

That's incredibly awesome.

Chapter 270 It's because NetEase is no good

Subsequently.

After an afternoon of "friendly negotiations"

That night.

The official websites of Spark Games and Seven Days City posted an announcement.

This is to provide players with a better experience.

NetEase's Seven Days of Duty will undergo server maintenance the following day. At the same time, after this maintenance, the operation and copyright of Seven Days of Duty, as well as all player data, will be transferred to Xinghuo Games.

As for when Xinghuo Games will reopen after this server shutdown, please wait for the announcement from Xinghuo Games' Seven Days Studio.

This announcement was made.

The entire gaming industry was instantly thrown into chaos.

Then, the subsequent explosion was an extremely embarrassing thing for NetEase.

When players learned that Seven Days City had indeed been sold as a whole to Spark Games.

The first thing I did was to quickly spend money on in-game purchases before the server shut down.

In particular, some of the high-value gift packs launched during the peak period of the "Seven Days of the City" game were extremely popular.

These gift packages had been completely ignored just a day before.

But now it has become a hot commodity.

The reason is also very simple.

"Hurry up and buy it, or you won't be able to buy it anymore!"

"Spark Games will definitely delete these unreasonable things. If they do, there will definitely be compensation!"

"Buy it now!"

"Hurry up! Once the server shuts down, you'll miss your chance!"

Therefore, from the time the announcement was issued until the service was shut down.

The entire game "Seven Days" experienced a small surge in both online players and revenue from in-game purchases.

The turnover exceeded five million in just a few hours.

In other words.

The transaction volume in the hours following the announcement was greater than that of the entire first half of November.

The alarmed NetEase executives, who quickly shut down the servers ahead of schedule.

Even so, in principle, game revenue before the handover will still go into NetEase's pocket.

However, these executives felt that if a mere announcement of the transfer of ownership to the manufacturer caused players to make impulsive purchases, wouldn't that make them seem unpopular?

So, in order to avoid losing face.

The server was shut down immediately.

Of course, that's not the official reason; they just said they needed to back up the data.

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Ultimately, NetEase's move did not save face for the executives.

Because after the server was shut down.

Almost instantly, players in all the communities of Seven Days City were filled with sighs and lamentations.

"Holy crap, don't close it! A payment screen just popped up!"

"I haven't gotten on the bus yet!!"

These enthusiastic players not only embarrassed NetEase, but also made the industry clearly aware of the current appeal of Spark Games among players.

Simply changing the distributor can immediately dispel players' doubts and make them willing to spend real money to play the game.

Many people have already begun to feel this at this moment.

"NetEase definitely lost money in this deal."

"Spark is really impressive in the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) field."

This event, in turn, had a significant impact on many other things.

For example, under the official accounts of games like Girl Cafe Gun, and some other games that don't have much popularity but still have a certain reputation in their niche communities.

Suddenly, a lot of strange comments appeared.

"Hey game planners, have you ever heard of Project Spark?"

Have you considered selling it to Spark Games?

"The person next door has successfully reincarnated. Is there any news from here?"

When will we see the Spark Games logo appear on the game's start screen?

"@SparkGames, come check this out! This game is pretty good too."

In these comments.

Occasionally, the operators of Spark Games actually use accounts to comment on these games in a very serious manner, and of course, the words they post are all very official.

However, often, after the official response from Spark Games...

The situation will attract even more people who enjoy watching.

"Huh!? It was you upstairs who attracted the spark?"

Comments like these are also frequently seen.

of course.

After all the excitement, there were no rumors of Spark Games acquiring any more projects.

But after this commotion...

On the contrary, it boosted the influence of the Spark Program in the entire domestic game industry.

Several other companies approached Spark, wanting to learn more about the Spark Program and join it.

Of course, these are all for later.

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Let's rewind to the present.

The day after the contract was signed.

When Qin Nan followed the receptionist to the 6th floor again.

Quite by chance, the place Lin Li arranged for them was exactly the same place they had visited during their last visit to Spark Games.

It's still that same empty office.

"This entire area is your office space. By the way, according to our current rules, you can choose a number as your project team's designation."

"Next to you is Spark Group 79; they make Gundams..."

"Do you guys get this joke? It's basically like this."

"I think you could use Starfire Group 7, after all, it's the Seven-Day Capital..."

Lin Li walked ahead, introducing the company to Qin Nan and the others.

This is Qin Nan's third time entering the Spark Game.

Everything felt both strange and familiar.

Lin Li no longer gave off the same assertive vibe he had during the last negotiation; on the contrary...

It may sound strange to say it this way, but that's the feeling it gives.

Indeed, quite "amiable"...

So much so that Jiang Nai, the copywriter who was following Qin Nan, peeked out and darted to Qin Nan's side.

"President Lin isn't as scary as you make him out to be. He seems much easier to talk to than President Hu."

"And he's quite handsome, and he looks like a good person."

Qin Nan didn't speak, but her mind was still replaying Lin Li's appearance at the last negotiation table.

Yes, he's a good person.

But the premise is not to provoke him into getting angry.

Qin Nan ignored Jiang Nai.

The other main creators expressed their amazement.

"I never imagined that after all our twists and turns, we would actually find Xinghuo..."

"Yes, who could have imagined this two months ago?"

"Hehe, I told you back then that I was destined to be with Xinghuo, but you didn't believe me. What do you say now?"

“I decided last night that I want the workstation that was on the side last time.”

"Good grief, you've been thinking about your workstation since yesterday!?"

The creators of Seven Days behind Lin Li and Qin Nan couldn't help but get excited and started talking, but they kept their voices very low.

After Lin Li finished explaining their entire arrangement...

Turn around.

Everyone fell silent.

For a moment, Lin Li felt like he was a homeroom teacher leading a group of high school students on an internship.

"Do you want to rest for a bit, or..."

"Let's get to work now, Mr. Lin. We're actually a bit unsure about things now that the handover is over."

While Lin Li was leading them on the tour, Qin Nan kept saying "yes, yes, yes."

But when Lin Li asked them if they wanted to rest, Qin Nan shook her head.

As the person in charge of the Seven Days City.

He knew very well that the game's switch from NetEase to Xinghuo was not as simple as shutting down and reopening the servers.

There's so much to do.

Not only them, but the operations team also has a lot of work to do.

For them, this server maintenance was no less important than restarting the server.

It's even more important than reopening the server.

Therefore, many people who came to Xinghuo Games today, including Qin Nan, brought their own sleeping bags and changes of clothes.

When you change employers, you always have to give them a pledge of loyalty.

Besides, many of them were also holding back their anger.

I want to prove myself at Spark.

It's not that they can't do it in seven days, it's that NetEase can't.