Chapter 115: Hero Kill is here!

Mr. Ma's achievements over the next ten years on the Internet were nothing short of legendary.

Probably no one would now imagine that a guy who only knew how to bury himself in software development, and who almost got worked to death, would, ten years later, transform into a big shot everyone looks up to.

As for Mr. Ma's development, Lu Yu naturally wasn't worried.

But… actually Lu Yu didn't know much about Mr. Ma's experiences, after all in his previous life he was just an ordinary person and had never come into contact with such a figure.

So, Lu Yu now has to worry about a problem.

Because of his own intervention, will Mr. Ma's developmental trajectory change?

He vaguely remembers that Mr. Ma ultimately did not sell QQ, falling into an absolute predicament.

As for how Mr. Ma got out of that predicament, Lu Yu really doesn't know.

So…

Lu Yu decided to do something for Mr. Ma, and for the current QQ.

Actually, Lu Yu was doing it for himself as well.

Because now Lu Yu is the biggest investor of a certain Teng.

How to help Mr. Ma?

Nowadays, Grand is the hottest game company in the country, and Legend is the hottest game, with no equal.

As long as Grand and Legend help with advertising, QQ's user numbers will surely increase in a short time.

This is the simplest and most down-to-earth method.

But…

Lu Yu doesn't plan to use this method.

The first thing Lu Yu did after coming to this world was to make games.

He is indeed skilled at making games.

At this point, doesn't he have a large batch of genuine technical staff idle under him?

Lu Yu remembers the QQ games from his previous life; although they were just small games, they still had enough appeal!

Who dares say they haven't played small games like Fight the Landlord?

But this is not Lu Yu's true goal.

Speaking of small games, QQ actually once had an online game that reached a very high level of popularity!

Hero Kill!

Nowadays, there are hardly any decent card games.

Everyone just plays Fight the Landlord or Speedy, those kinds of card games.

So, what effect would developing Hero Kill have at this time?

At a certain time in his previous life, Lu Yu could almost say Hero Kill was a national game.

Almost everyone who played QQ also played Hero Kill.

Even people who didn't play QQ downloaded QQ because of Hero Kill.

This innovative card game was like a boundless gust of wind sweeping across all of Huaxia!

Of course, Hero Kill would have been all the rage nationwide back then, actually because of QQ's user base.

Now, Lu Yu wants to use Hero Kill to boost QQ's user numbers; how effective would that be?

That remains unknown.

But this is worth looking forward to.

……

Mr. Qin hasn't been idle during this period.

Sword and Distance indeed lost to Legend, and Mr. Qin himself also lost to Lu Yu.

This can be called a painful defeat.

But…

Actually, Grand Plan is still profiting from Sword and Distance.

Leaving other things aside, this game's graphics quality and combat effects are indeed not bad.

Mr. Qin's game development team is not just for show; they have real talent.

The players of Sword and Distance are indeed more than half fewer than those of Legend, but the base is still not bad.

So, the capital behind Mr. Qin has not abandoned him.

Mr. Qin has not given up on himself either.

He recently came up with a pretty good idea.

Card games!

Yes, Mr. Qin knows that no online game nowadays can defeat Legend.

He has had a deep understanding of Legend, knowing that its true charm and potential have not yet been uncovered.

Putting it plainly, Legend's lifespan is still long.

So, Mr. Qin gave up on combat‑upgrade type online games.

Unlike Lu Yu, who has a foreseeing perspective, Mr. Qin relied on his keen sense of smell to sniff out the card‑game market.

But now there is a difficulty placed before Mr. Qin.

How should he present the card game?

Should he make his own platform?

That is obviously not a good choice.

What if he relies on a social software?

Social software comes with its own users; naturally, it and his card game will complement each other!

Mr. Qin's gaze immediately locked onto ICQ.

This social software is probably the one with the largest user base among social software now, right?

Mr. Qin originally had an overseas background, so he easily got in touch with ICQ's product manager.

He even reached a cooperation agreement with them.

Now, Mr. Qin only needs to produce a high-quality card game, and then this vacant market will be entirely his!

Mr. Qin's dream, "to become the top game developer in the country," has not drifted away from him.

Now, Mr. Qin only needs to release relevant information, start operations, and proceed step by step; victory will be his.

But then, at this moment...

Mr. Qin saw a piece of news.

"Original QICQ officially renamed to QQ."

"QQ will open a game center."

"Soon, QQ's game center will launch a brand-new card game."

"Please stay tuned!"

Then...

Mr. Qin then forgot about this news.

He roughly knew some things about QICQ, but it was just young people's fooling around.

How could QICQ possibly be a rival to ICQ?

QICQ actually still thinks about making a game?

If social software can't even do that, why bother with other things?

Young people are just young people with no focus; how could they possibly achieve anything great?

Yes.

Now Mr. Qin simply doesn't take QQ seriously, let alone QQ's game center.

He continues to follow his plan, starting to promote his card game.

"Grand Plan announces that they will soon cooperate with ICQ to develop a brand-new card game."

"This will be a revolution in card games."

"Mr. Qin says, card games can be just as passionate, just as strategic, just as exciting."

"Don't let your current self-perception limit you; this world is bigger and more interesting than you imagine."

In Lu Yu's office, he happened to see this piece of news.

This made Lu Yu's brows involuntarily furrow slightly.

What a coincidence?

Mr. Qin is also going to make a card game? And even in cooperation with ICQ?

This... is getting interesting.

"Little Yu..." Suddenly, a knocking sound came from outside, and then Chen Qiao rushed in hurriedly.

"Little Yu, quickly look at the news, Mr. Qin has new moves." Chen Qiao quickly came up to Lu Yu.

To be honest, Chen Qiao has always held Mr. Qin in high regard.

He clearly knows that last time, if it weren't for Lu Yu, he definitely wouldn't have been a match for Mr. Qin.

Now that Mr. Qin has new moves, he naturally feels nervous.

Lu Yu, on the other hand, remained calm and said, "Hmm, I just saw the news. Mr. Qin also wants to make a card game."

Chen Qiao froze for a moment, then his brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "Little Yu, should we increase the budget?"