Chapter 1318 President Ma is Truly a Sentimental Person

Hu Xianbin hugged his laptop and walked through the sparse, Tengda-style cubicles of Rabbit Tail Live, gently knocking on President Ma’s office door.

He could vaguely hear what sounded like a game broadcast coming from inside the office.

"Come in!"

After a loud response, Hu Xianbin pushed the door open and entered.

He saw a huge projector in the spacious office, showing the latest match of today's GOG Global Invitational Tournament.

The two sides were in the heat of battle, and President Ma was sitting on a single sofa, watching the game with great excitement.

Hu Xianbin couldn't help but sigh, President Ma really loves what he does.

When he was in charge of investment, he invested large sums of money without hesitation. Now that he is in charge of Rabbit Tail Live, he still doesn't forget to watch the game broadcasts during his busy work, which shows that he is quite serious and responsible for his work.

Seeing Hu Xianbin, Ma Yang's long face showed a smile, and he immediately stood up: "You're finally here, I've been waiting for you for so long!"

"Come, sit down and watch the game for a while, there are drinks over there, help yourself."

"I complained to Brother Qian that Rabbit Tail Live is short of people and urgently needs a capable assistant, and Brother Qian arranged you to come here without saying a word."

"Now that you're here, I can rest assured!"

President Ma's enthusiasm made Hu Xianbin a little flattered.

Before, he had many doubts about this job transfer.

It felt a bit like being exiled?

Hu Xianbin asked himself, he had worked in Tengda Games for a long time, and the games he made were quite successful.

But first he was arranged to go on a Suffering Travels trip, and then he was transferred from the game department, which felt like President Pei was deliberately targeting him.

Hu Xianbin was very puzzled, was President Pei not satisfied with me?

But no matter how bad I am as a person in charge, it shouldn't be up to Yu Fei to replace me, right?

Now, after hearing what President Ma said, he understood.

This was obviously not an exile, but a chance for me to shine in a new position!

So the reason was that President Ma complained to President Pei that Rabbit Tail Live was short of talent, so President Pei arranged me to come here.

In other words, President Pei highly recognizes my work in Tengda Games, and feels that I have grown to a certain extent, and I shouldn't be restricted to the game department all the time, but should come to a brand new environment to display my talent!

Thinking of this, Hu Xianbin swept away his previous sense of loss, and even suddenly felt full of energy.

So he sat down on the sofa next to him and watched the game with President Ma.

It could be seen that President Ma was quite invested in watching the game, sometimes applauding and cheering, sometimes sighing, and often commenting on the overall situation of the game.

He had absolutely no airs of a vice president, and was very down-to-earth.

It's just that the content he commented on about the game... didn't seem to be right at all...

Although GOG was mainly in charge of by Min Jingchao, and Hu Xianbin didn't participate much, he still had some professional understanding of it.

To put it bluntly, President Ma's understanding of the game was basically at the same level as many barrage gods...

When President Ma was shouting "Why aren't they fighting? They're too cowardly", it was basically when the other side had already taken position and their own heroes hadn't reached their strong period, so they really couldn't fight;

When President Ma was shouting "Why isn't the mid-lane supporting", it was actually because the mid-lane was targeted and the creep wave was being pushed under their own tower;

President Ma's accuracy in saying that he was optimistic about a certain side's lineup fluctuated around 50%.

This wasn't even a curse, it seemed purely random...

In short, President Ma's opinions on the game situation were basically of no reference value whatsoever.

However, Hu Xianbin did not underestimate President Ma because of this.

After all, everyone has their own expertise!

As a business manager and an investment genius, it was normal to not understand game competitions.

President Ma's attitude of actively participating and his down-to-earth behavior of watching the game was already very commendable!

As Hu Xianbin was thinking, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck.

"Huh? Could this be one of the reasons why President Pei arranged for me to come to Rabbit Tail Live?"

"President Ma obviously doesn't understand games very well!"

"Moreover, Chen Yufeng, who was caught by Rabbit Tail Live and sent on a Suffering Travels trip, is also not a professional in the game industry."

"Is this some kind of hint from President Pei? Hinting that my job transfer is actually to make up for Rabbit Tail Live's shortcomings and exert effort in the game field?"

The more Hu Xianbin thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense.

If President Ma was particularly knowledgeable about games, then Hu Xianbin really wouldn't know what he was doing at Rabbit Tail Live.

After all, he didn't have any special skills, except that he had worked under President Pei for so long and had a little experience and understanding of game design.

Now, wasn't this a hint?

It undoubtedly pointed out the future development direction of Rabbit Tail Live!

Soon, a game ended.

Ma Yang picked up the 1600ml large cup next to him and drank a ton.

There was no way, he had been shouting a little too enthusiastically during the game just now, and his water consumption was a bit high, so his mouth was dry.

Seeing this cup, which was about the same size as a small thermos, Hu Xianbin couldn't help but sigh.

President Ma was truly a sentimental person, even drinking water in such a unique way.

President Pei and President Ma were truly two completely different sides of the same coin.

President Pei belonged to the kind of person who was calm and composed, and strategized. If he were in ancient times, he would definitely be considered a wise general, with the feeling of turning enemy ships to ashes with a smile.

And President Ma was particularly straightforward and true to his nature. In ancient times, he would most likely be a brave warrior. Although he acted rashly, he could still achieve a great career.

That's why President Pei and President Ma were such good partners!

During the break between games, Ma Yang asked, "By the way, while the game hasn't started yet, let's briefly talk about business."

"Last time when I had dinner with Brother Qian, he briefly talked about the future development direction of Rabbit Tail Live, and I wrote it all down."

"Before, Chen Yufeng said that he wanted to build Rabbit Tail Live into a real knowledge platform, but Brother Qian rejected it."

"Then I suggested a head-on clash with Waiwai Live and Wolf Fang Live, burning money to poach their streamers. Brother Qian said that instead of poaching streamers, it's better to discover streamers, and find some new people to gradually absorb into our platform."

"Finally, we should burn more money to develop platform functions, but we can't be associated with academics."

"You understand the spirit of it, and think about how to do it specifically."

When he was eating at the buffet at that time, Ma Yang wrote down all of Pei Qian's words and had remembered them until now.

But until now, he hadn't figured out what specific functions to develop...

He had arranged for Chen Yufeng to be in charge of discovering streamers, but this kind of thing wouldn't have any obvious effect in the short term.

Moreover, Rabbit Tail Live was recently busy with the broadcast of the GOG Global Invitational Tournament and other competitions. Ma Yang himself was quite obsessed with watching the games, and sometimes he forgot to think about what specific functions to develop.

So it had been delayed for some time.

Now that Hu Xianbin had arrived, the work could be continued smoothly.

Hu Xianbin's eyes lit up: "President Pei has clearly indicated it!"

"President Ma, you don't need to say it, I understand!"

"President Pei said to burn money to develop platform functions, but we can't be associated with academics. I think there are two reasons for this."

"First, no matter how hard we try to delve into platform functions in academic content, it will be difficult to find anything new."

"Because creating a face-to-face communication effect between students and lecturers through video live broadcast is already the most direct and effective way to spread academic content. Doing other fancy functions will not have a greater improvement on the actual experience."

"The current live broadcast content of Rabbit Tail Live and the lecture recordings, these functions are already enough to meet the needs of academics. Next, we just need to wait for the content to be gradually enriched."

"Second, President Pei obviously doesn't want to limit the positioning of Rabbit Tail Live to the point of being confined to the point of an academic platform."

"Although highlighting this point is more conducive to creating a label and making a deep impression on the audience, overemphasizing it will also naturally discourage many potential users."

"If we associate Rabbit Tail Live with a learning platform, many people will subconsciously not want to come and watch. How can this be allowed?"

"Our ultimate goal is to let everyone know that there is some academic content on Rabbit Tail Live where they can learn knowledge. At the same time, we are not bad at all in other aspects, such as entertainment and games. Only then will it work!"

"Analyzing these two points comprehensively, President Pei is obviously hinting that the new functions to be developed by Rabbit Tail Live must be entertainment content with large investment, obvious effects, and unique competitiveness!"

"And with the help of this new content, we must further broaden the audience's understanding of Rabbit Tail Live, and open up new pillars in addition to the two main content of academic content and e-sports event live broadcasts!"

Ma Yang nodded frequently as he listened: "Yes, that makes sense!"

"That's right, I also think Brother Qian must be thinking this way!"

Getting President Ma's approval, Hu Xianbin was very proud and continued: "Moreover, President Pei has set the general direction."

"Actually, I don't have any special talents. Compared with other people in charge, I am only closer to the game department and have a deeper understanding of games."

"So I think President Pei should be hinting at me to strengthen the linkage between Rabbit Tail Live and the game department, and design some new functions for Rabbit Tail Live targeting game content!"

Ma Yang listened even more attentively: "For example?"

Hu Xianbin thought for a while: "For example, we can find the game department to cooperate and develop the function of in-game live broadcast, and connect the game client and the live broadcast platform."

"I remember that a long time ago, some RTS games had already realized the use of a few hundred K of video files to record an entire game of dozens of minutes."

"Because the live broadcast platform transmits high-bitrate images, while the game records a series of data. When players have a client, as long as a small amount of game data is used to mobilize the game's image resources for display on the local computer, it can achieve excellent results."

"Of course, this method cannot replace the current mainstream live broadcast methods, after all, most people use mobile phones or web pages to watch live broadcasts."

"But it can be used as a supplement. On the one hand, it gives viewers another option to choose to run the game on their own computers, OB freely, and see more details, and the picture quality will inevitably be improved; on the other hand, it can relatively reduce the bandwidth pressure of the platform and carry a larger number of users!"