Chapter 108 The real way to make money is to make players willing to spend money
“Ouch—”
Gu Sheng leaned back on the sofa and let out a soft breath.
Little Nezha knows how to enjoy.
Every time he sat on the sofa specially prepared by Xiao Nezha in the conference room, Gu Sheng would sigh like this.
The two entered the game. Shen Miaomiao drove the small dining car and started the second chapter of the game journey with Gu Sheng.
In fact, strictly speaking, the second level is the real beginning of the game.
Because from here on, they will really face increasingly complex recipes and more varied terrain.
Difficulties one after another will follow.
They need to work together on the next journey to overcome difficulties and strengthen their skills in order to finally defeat the greedy and powerful spaghetti monster.
The game starts.
Just like before, the two of them were making dishes while stumbling, satisfying one order after another.
It’s just that today, Gu Sheng seems to be a little out of sorts.
Not only did he make frequent mistakes, but he failed to pay attention to the cooking time several times, causing the frying pan to catch fire, which almost plunged the kitchen into the end of the world again.
There were even some low-level mistakes that even a rookie like Shen Miaomiao felt were outrageous. They were not mistakes that an expert player like Gu Sheng should make.
Notice that Gu Sheng's condition is not good.
Finally, Shen Miaomiao paused the game after Gu Sheng made another brain twitching mistake.
“Lao Gu,”
Shen Miaomiao took her long legs back from the conference table, crossed her legs to move her buttocks, and turned her body towards Gu Sheng:
"What’s wrong with you?"
"I…"
Gu Sheng shrugged:
“I’m a little tired and not in a good state.”
Damn it, why does this sound so weird?
Gu Sheng cursed in his heart.
However, although this sounds very strange, it is indeed what he said.
The reason why he hasn't played games with little Nezha these days is because he is too busy.
Working on the game planning project for Titanfall 2.
good.
Because of the explosion in the Hunan Kitchen, just two days ago, Gu Sheng's system emotion value accumulation completed the task ahead of schedule and reached the million level.
So, immediately, he exchanged the core data of Titanfall 2.
However, the exchange is simple, but it is not so easy to reset it to a project suitable for the somatosensory warehouse.
Different from the three somatosensory cabin games previously launched by Golden Wind.
This time, the focus of Titanfall is entirely on the plot. It is a plot game with a cinematic narrative.
Even though this is just a game with a total gameplay duration of less than six hours, its copywriting and script are so huge that none of the previous games can match it.
The most important thing is that he can only do this alone.
“The early planning work for the **** masterpiece is relatively complicated,”
Gu Sheng said:
“I’ve been really busy these days and I’m a bit dizzy.”
oh? !
As soon as Shen Miaomiao heard this, she became alert!
The Escort masterpiece is a key project, and it is the top priority for the system to turn profits into losses. It is also the work that Golden Wind has invested the most in since its establishment!
Originally, she was thinking of hearing Gu Sheng's plan in detail when the project was officially launched.
Unexpectedly, this kid secretly studied on his own and started the preliminary planning work in advance without informing anyone!
"You actually opened the book secretly by yourself, took the lead in working overtime, and encouraged unhealthy trends!"
Shen Miaomiao raised her foot and kicked Gu Sheng gently, feeling heartbroken:
“How do you get snack coins like this!”
“I can eat whatever I want without using snack coins,”
Gu Sheng was having fun and collapsed on the sofa:
“And this project is too difficult. If you don’t roll one volume, I’m afraid you’ll be hammered to death with three axes.”
“Is the situation so serious?!”
Once you hear this!
Shen Miaomiao's eyes lit up!
Is there such a good thing?
Luckily, Gu Sheng was lying back on the sofa, otherwise he would have noticed the clues when he saw Shen Miaomiao's big and bright eyes.
Gu Sheng raised his arms, put his hands behind his head, and looked at the ceiling:
“The Escort masterpiece is different from our previous works. Not only the core quality of the game, but also the industrial technology level is also an important evaluation criterion, even one of the main criteria,”
“Our investment is limited, and the cost is here. Industrial level and game size must be sacrificed. This is an objective reality and cannot be compensated.”
“And there is no choice between these two items for me or for Yiyou,”
“Yiyu x2’s full-sensory assistive technology must be reflected in the game,”
“We cannot make a ball of electronic waste that is at the industrial level of the last century in order to maintain the game time, otherwise players will not buy it.”
Fuck me! Yes, brother! able!
Hear this.
Shen Miaomiao almost jumped up and said on the spot, "Why can't we make garbage and sell it to players?" !
No one buys it, isn’t it just what I want!
It’s best not to sell even one copy!
In this way, two hundred million will become two billion!
Private luxury yachts are here!
But as soon as the words reached her lips, Shen Miaomiao swallowed them back.
No, these words were too outrageous for her to say.
Not to mention that Lao Gu would be suspicious, even if he took a step back and said that Lao Gu had no doubts about his system, he would not agree to such an outrageous request.
You need to know!
One of the requirements for Shen Miaomiao's system launch is that the project must be subjectively agreed by the person in charge and initiated by the person in charge.
Gu Sheng said that this project is not feasible, then the loss of this project is a pure loss, without a penny of rebate.
As I said before, Lao Gu is not a puppet of her system.
On the contrary, Lao Gu is the real controller of her system.
Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao secretly sighed and shook her head regretfully: "So?"
"so?"
Gu Sheng sighed:
“So in order to reach the industrial level of the **** masterpiece, we can only reduce the size of the game and shorten the game time...”
"oh-"
Shen Miaomiao nodded and understood:
"Tsk!" Gu Sheng smacked his lips: "This, this...what words are this...this doesn't sound good..."
Ha ha!
He is anxious! He is anxious!
Shen Miaomiao's big eyes were curved like crescent moons, showing a mean and funny expression:
“You’re such a supernova, have you learned how to make a difference? The 280 moon cake gift box is all a gift box, and there are only two moon cakes in it, right?”
"I..." Gu Sheng opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but he didn't know how to say it.
Speechless.
Because what Shen Miaomiao said is exactly the biggest pain point of this project!
original!
Gu Sheng has a good idea. The Titanfall 2 project has a plot and multi-player battles.
Although multiplayer battles will seriously polarize players' skills due to their ultra-high operability, which will lead to a shortened game life, the impact is far less than the plot part.
But at least it has.
With multiple players, it can be considered a complete game, and you can compete with the Xundo Sanban Ax.
Core data can be redeemed. Gu Sheng briefly estimated the budget, only to find that this was not the case at all!
The capital budget of less than 200 million can only support him to do the solo part well!
If you want to make more than one person, there are two ways -
Either, let the new generation of full-sensory technology shrink, and make the full-sensory feedback of the game like PUBG, just scratch the surface.
Either, increase the budget, increase cost investment, borrow from banks or accept dividend investments.
Obviously!
These two options are not practical for Golden Wind!
Gu Sheng cannot accept a work that can obviously be perfect, but due to insufficient cost, the plot is flawed, multiple people perform poorly, and both parties are unhappy.
As for Shen Miaomiao, she never accepted any third-party investment.
Ever since!
Gu Sheng could only bear the pain and cut off many people for the time being, saving one head first to maximize the expressiveness of the single-player plot.
But in this way, a new problem arises, which is what Shen Miaomiao just raised -
.
A masterpiece of escort!
There is only a single-player plot of about six hours, so it will definitely suffer a lot of criticism!
So these days, Gu Sheng has been having a headache about this matter.
In fact, originally, this matter was easily solved.
Let’s lower the price, bring the price down.
Generally, the prices of **** masterpieces are between 198 and 568. Titanfall sells for 98, or 68.
High cost and low price, although the profit cycle will be extended, it will no longer be possible to make a return on capital in one or two weeks and start making profits as before.
But at least the reputation will not collapse, it will not cause dissatisfaction among players, and it will always make money.
The problem is, the price of a masterpiece **** game cannot be lowered casually!
198-568 is the default standard within the industry.
The price can be higher than this, but it cannot be lower than 198. If it is lower, it will not be considered a masterpiece of escort, and the developers of the somatosensory cabin will not agree.
That’s it!
“Awkward situations happen.”
Gu Sheng shrugged.
Shen Miaomiao showed her thumbs up:
“We want players to spend the price of 198 for the **** masterpiece to buy a work with only six hours of game time.” Wow! Because of the lack of thinking hall!
Shen Miaomiao almost laughed out loud.
You will make money!
What are other people’s games like?
Complete plot and online connections! Rich battle modes! Excellent graphics and replayable gameplay!
Let players spend two hundred yuan to watch a movie.
One-time use.
Some people may say that in today’s movie market, an e-ticket for a movie’s somatosensory cabin costs seventy, eighty or even hundreds.
Vertical comparison, it seems that it is nothing to spend two hundred yuan to pay for a six-hour game.
However, don’t forget that there are horizontal comparisons in the game industry.
Other people’s games are large in quantity and high in industrial quality. Your game is short and small, so its market competitiveness will naturally be low.
What's more, so far, there has not been any game on the market that can make players willing to pay to "watch a movie"!
Even Zhenting, a first-tier manufacturer known for its excellent plots, will add a multiplayer battle mode to every work to extend the life of the game.
Are you just making a plot?
I'm afraid it's not a treasure hunt for the players.
but!
The more this happens, the more satisfied Shen Miaomiao will be!
They would have been hard-pressed to withstand the three axes!
Now, Gu Sheng has automatically raised the level of difficulty to a higher level because of his attitude of striving for excellence!
Where can I find this money-losing treasure?
Think of this!
Shen Miaomiao waved her hand to symbolically comfort Gu Sheng:
"Okay, don't have a headache. If not, let's start over again. I will find a solution."
Of course she has a way.
The more losses she has, the more she can do.
Money!
If you lose one dollar, you will get ten dollars back, and the golden wind will always stand firm.
“Moreover, we have to do this as a last resort,”
Shen Miaomiao said:
“Everyone wants to make the game perfect,”
“But the problem is that we really don’t have that much money. Fundamentally, we are not on the same level as the three generals of Xundo,”
“So, I believe that both players and gamers can understand,”
“The big deal—”
Speaking of this.
Shen Miaomiao paused.
With a roll of his eyes:
“At worst, we will release a second part in the future! Or in your professional terms, release a supplement pack called DLC? Then we will sell it cheaper and give back to the players.”
This way you can start a project again!
Shen Miaomiao secretly praised herself for being smart.
The reputation of Front Seat itself is not good, yet it released a sequel and then raked in money.
Good guy, it’s getting worse and worse. If someone really buys it, I must take part of the rebate, the whole gold chip, to heal the brains of those enemies.
Of course!
That's what Shen Miaomiao said.
She knows.
Lao Gu has always been very precise in his control of the game market, at least much better than himself.
Even a layman like her could see that this kind of cerebral palsy trick was bound to fail.
I must be Lao Gu…
“Ouch, what the hell? What a good idea?!” Gu Sheng snapped his fingers and raised his head to look at Shen Miaomiao.
Ouch, what the fuck? !
Shen Miaomiao's eyes widened and she also exclaimed in her heart.
Get better!
My director has cerebral palsy!
"ah?"
The turning angle was so large that Shen Miaomiao's waist was almost missed:
“What’s a good idea?”
"Publish DLC!" Gu Sheng pointed at Shen Miaomiao: "Although you don't know much about the game industry, it does not prevent you from being a little genius."
Are you talking about me?
Shen Miaomiao followed the direction of Gu Sheng's finger, looked down at herself, twisted her body again, and found that Gu Sheng's fingertips had been following her, and then she confirmed that he was talking about her.
“I just… said it casually…”
Shen Miaomiao touched her mouth, feeling a little at a loss:
"Are you... some new type of yin and yang spirit? Sorry, I didn't get it?"
“Tsk, be more confident,”
Gu Sheng sat up and gently patted Shen Miaomiao on the shoulder:
“It’s not weird, the idea you just had is really good,”
“We could actually just let it run naked for this project,”
“Then, add easter eggs into the game to introduce supplementary content to the game,”
“Draw the pie to the player first,”
“After that, when we have funds flowing back, we will replenish it,”
“Furthermore, in order to give back to the insufficient size of the game itself,”
“We will increase the amount of supplementary content without increasing the price, and will sell it to players at very low prices,”
“In this way, both the main body and the supplementary content will gain a good reputation from players,”
“What do you think?”
——! !
After listening to Gu Sheng's words, Shen Miaomiao felt a sense of transparency, rising from the soles of her feet to the ceiling!
“I think Golden Wind made the most correct decision by appointing you as director and becoming the soul of the company!”
Shen Miaomiao was so excited!
O heavens and earth, the fifty-year-old spirit appears!
Gu Sheng’s money-making brain actually one day synchronizes his thoughts with mine!
He actually agreed to the plan to make the worst worse!
Even, they took the initiative to offer price reductions to make it more difficult for funds to flow back!
The iron tree is blooming!
This is to make yourself suffer a huge loss!
Shen Miaomiao was very happy!
“Actually, if it were me, I would even choose to make the supplementary content free, because it should be part of the game itself, but it is just because of our lack of strength that we forcibly split them into two parts,”
As she spoke, Shen Miaomiao looked guilty, sighed and said:
“Of course, you think about the company and want to make profits for the company, I understand.”
Actually, Shen Miaomiao was a little pushy.
She even wanted to trick Gu Sheng into doing a purely free project.
There is no profit at all!
Until then!
How much you invest, you will get ten times the rebate!
She no longer has to look at the sales data and the number of players with trepidation, and tremble every day as if she is waiting for a trial!
but!
Shen Miaomiao also knew that she was somewhat wishful thinking.
If Gu Sheng could agree to make free games, she would have implemented it long ago. Why would she have to repeatedly test the bottom line of the system and set the lowest price in the industry for all previous games of Golden Wind?
However!
Magical things often happen unexpectedly.
“You really think so? Okay!”
See you!
At this time, Gu Sheng's eyes were shining, and his mood was even higher than before!
Without a doubt!
Xiao Nezha’s proposal for supplementary content for the game is simply trying to prop up the building before it collapses.
Gu Sheng has already thought about how to save this game that has not yet been released and its reputation is already in tatters.
He wants to get it right in one step, taking advantage of the popularity of Titanfall, to directly add the game with a huge number of word-of-mouth players as a large-scale DLC into the game.
certainly!
As for this large-scale DLC, Gu Sheng’s original idea was to make it free.
However, he thought that this must be a bit difficult to accept for little Nezha.
After all, if that super large DLC is really developed, the investment will definitely not be small.
Xiao Nezha is generous, but it should not be so generous as to give away a DLC that has been developed with great pains and a lot of money to players for free.
That’s why he chose a more compromise approach, keeping the price of the Super DLC as low as possible to give Xiao Nezha an explanation.
But he never expected it!
Little Nezha’s awareness is so high that he directly said that he would give it for free and give back to the players!
Gu Sheng was shocked!
O heavens and earth, the God of Wealth appears!
Little Nezha, this hands-off shopkeeper, actually one day synchronizes my thoughts!
She actually agreed to the icing on the cake plan!
Even offered to make it free to make the game’s reputation stronger!
In that case!
“Don’t worry,”
Gu Sheng nodded solemnly towards Shen Miaomiao:
“Although our DLC will be available for free, I will definitely find a way to make it bring the value it deserves to the company!”
Haha, you can really brag.
Shen Miaomiao sneered in her heart.
free!
Free!
A free game, you can earn a hammer.
“Are you going to make a fire unicorn?”
Shen Miaomiao joked.
She doesn’t know that free games can make money, and sometimes they even cost more money than buyout games.
However, she did not believe that Gu Sheng could give up his arrogance and choose to learn from Xunteng, hold a special game lottery, and sell game attributes to cheat krypton.
And Gu Sheng shook his head as expected:
“It’s too low-level. The real way to make money is to make players willing to pay without being threatened.”
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(End of this chapter)