According to the Securities Times reported that on July 9, “the fifth ZT Online Carnival” was held offline in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. At the event, Shi Yuzhu, the founder of Giant Group and chairman of Giant Network, appeared and announced that Giant Group would clear its debts within one year, which is reportedly Shi’s first public appearance in the last three years.
Shi said at the event that he has been busy selling his Israeli company Playtika, “Giant Group has a goal this year to clear its debts to zero within a year, and through this sale, we can basically reach our goal. We spent $4.6 billion on this company five years ago, it’s a business, it’s not a business, so it’s time to get out when it’s appropriate.”
Original ZT Online, a new game executive produced by Shi, also announced the launch of iOS reservations and will be available in the second half of this year. As a ZT Online IP-based MMORPG national warfare mobile game, Primal ZT Online inherits the core gameplay of the classic national warfare PK with a new-age twist, aiming to be the most original and “spirit of ZT Online” product on cell phones, recreating the classic core of 17 years ago and awakening the youthful memories of ZT Online players. The goal is to recreate the classic core of 17 years ago and revive the memories of ZT Online players. The original ZT Online is officially open for iOS reservations and is expected to be available for public beta in the second half of 2022.
At the carnival, ZT Online IP of Giant Group and Golden Sauce Wine have reached a strategic cooperation in all aspects. In this cooperation, the ZT Online IP series of games will simultaneously launch “Cloud Brewing” custom gameplay, which allows users to experience in-game brewing of soy sauce in real time and obtain “Golden Sauce Wine” game props; at the same time, players will have the opportunity to obtain co-branded wine in the game, realizing online The link between the virtual experience of “cloud brewing” and the offline physical tasting of white wine.
According to Shi Yuzhu, “ZT” and “Golden Sauce” will be the core of Giant Group in the future and will be operated as a long-term business, “Don’t worry if I will sell these two in the future, absolutely not. .”
