Chapter 478 Money Printing Press? Money printing factory!
#So, what exactly is Black Soul? #
[Perhaps it was the surprise when I first saw Ash Judge Guda, or the shock that made King Xin unable to move for five consecutive times. With the unique physical destruction engine and graphics of the Golden Engine, Black Soul is undoubtedly the top wolf game in the world today— Player Bonfire (9.8/10)]
[Perhaps it is Golden Wind’s unique plot narrative method and the ultimate fragmented hidden narrative. The obscure and grand story is split into gentle narratives between the lines, which makes the excavation and depth of the plot reach unprecedented heights. Although and Sekiro is produced by the same studio, but the grandeur of its world view and the richness of side stories have far surpassed Sekiro - SLGamers (9.9/10)]
[Perhaps it is an encounter full of hope and a regretful ending. Life is never perfect. If you want to save the world, you must save yourself first. Maybe this is the unique charm of the golden wind. Everyone tells you to become useful to the world. When you are a human being, the golden wind reminds you not to forget yourself. The real courage is to face life with an optimistic attitude - Tiantian Youbao (9.9/10)]
[Maybe it’s the Golden Wind’s attitude towards games. From Cat Leo to Black Soul, in the past four years, the progress of the Golden Wind has been obvious to all. They are like the ashes chasing the flame, walking in this originally desolate land. In the game world, he helps passers-by complete their missions, and at the same time continues to advance towards the throne of the King of Games. However, unlike Black Soul, the Golden Wind is now walking in the deep sea era without fire, and that The glimmering flame ignited by a little light is exactly what they are looking for - SNG (10/10)]
【…】
The comprehensive average score of all media is 9.9!
The reviews from dual-platform players have received rave reviews!
As the second "wolf" work after Sekiro, it is also the beginning of the series.
“Dark Soul” not only continues the quality of the demo, but also shows a more majestic game world on this basis!
If the Ash Judge Guda in the demo is enough to shock you, then when you step on the top of the ancient dragon to face the unknown king, the unparalleled blue thunder and the domineering power of the dragon fighting in the wild will completely conquer you.
If the elite Bugatti Veyron in the demo is enough to make you feel difficult, then when you meet the Ice Knight, the torturous frostbite and unpredictable body skills will completely shatter your confidence.
A shock that is more shocking than the demo, and a pain that is more painful than the demo.
Moved more than demo, more profound than demo.
The grand story background is supplemented by obscure narrative techniques.
Coupled with the high-difficulty game settings that are unique to wolf games, and the unparalleled sense of accomplishment brought by players' improved skills.
For a time, there were endless discussions about Dark Souls.
Some players are discussing the mission.
After all, in the first experience, it is almost impossible for players to complete all the branches in the game. The casual game experience of the first experience has caused many players to miss a lot of plots, and some people even did not reach the top of the ancient dragon.
Some players are discussing items.
Like Sekiro, many things in Dark Soul are also hidden in strange nooks and crannies. It cannot be said that it is difficult to collect them all in one week. It can only be said that it is completely impossible. But the more this happens, the more difficult it becomes. It can stimulate players' collecting habit, so players will share their experience in collecting items from every nook and cranny, even if it is just a worthless enemy skull.
Some players are discussing adding weapon points.
Compared with Sekiro, Dark Souls has a variety of weapon options. Players can choose to be a knight with both offense and defense, a macho man with a sledgehammer, a noble magician, or an acrobat who specializes in playing elite. and the small toys dropped by the BOSS.
Of course, there are also discussions about the plot.
Storytellers who are extremely curious about the background story dig deep into the origin of the world after fragmented narratives, the game between the various forces, the struggle between the fire spreading faction and the fire extinguishing faction, and even the origin and background of the NPC. This atmosphere gave birth to many "soulologists".
Multi-level game design makes this game full of repeat playability, and also stimulates players' enthusiasm for game research.
At this very moment!
For this game, there is another person who is more enthusiastic than the players -
…
华国.
Golden wind.
Chairman's office.
Shen Miaomiao was sitting on her boss's chair, with her two slender thighs raised on the desk. She was half lying down with a lollipop in her mouth, looking carefree.
The computer in front of me has the backend data statistics page of China Entertainment Electronics.
In the blink of an eye, the game has been released for four weeks.
Normally, at this critical juncture, Shen Miaomiao would have concentrated her attention, stared at the screen, secretly burned incense and prayed to Buddha that the sales figures of the game would not increase again.
But now.
She looked contented and contented, as if she had already won.
You ask me why I suddenly felt so contented and not panicked at all?
ha.
Because there is no need for me to panic!
After all, I will make a profit from this investment!
At this moment!
Just listen to the phone ringing!
Time's up!
The official version of "Dark Souls" has been released for four weeks!
No more in a minute, less in a minute!
Project settlement!
Expand the document!
【Main Project: Dark Souls】
【Project investment amount: 2.02 billion U.S. dollars】
【Project settlement time: 28 days (+0 days)】
【Project rebate rate: 2 times (+0 times)】
【Note: According to system regulations, if the host invests in an established project through the manager, the rebate rate will be reduced to 1/5】
【Current revenue: $648 million】
【Project loss amount: 1.372 billion knives】
Arrived! !
Wuhu! !
Shen Miaomiao excitedly chewed up the lollipop in her mouth and waved her hands, wishing she could raise her arms and shout!
Suffered a huge loss of 1.412 billion U.S. dollars! Earn rebates worth 2.744 billion U.S. dollars!
This old system is so exciting!
This can no longer be regarded as picking up money, this is simply printing money!
A money printing press?
The money printing factory!
Wushuang just wants to have fun, and to really print money, it needs a system!
With the rebates, it’s really great!
The most important thing is that with the support of the system's surreal and magical technology, such huge and even crazy income can be guaranteed to be compliant and legal, and will not be investigated and investigated because the source of the huge assets is unknown. Confuse!
In one month, 1.8 billion directly turned into 2.7 billion!
Cool-! !
certainly!
While exclaiming that the rebates are fun, Shen Miaomiao is also deeply shocked by the appeal and influence of Lao Gu Games today!
You must know that the reason why this rebate receipt costs so much is because she acquired 23.22% of the equity of the Phoenix engine for 1.8 billion U.S. dollars.
This is the fundamental reason why she is not worried about the failure of the rebate at all and is waiting to receive the money.
If this part of the investment is excluded, the total cost is 2.02 billion minus 1.8 billion, and the total cost of "Dark Soul" is 220 million dollars.
Taken as a whole, this investment is definitely not low.
Although it is slightly lower than the cost of "Battlefield: Rise" of 235 million US dollars.
But don’t forget, Battlefield was jointly developed by two major studios, Gold Experience and Melancholy Blues.
The labor costs of the two major studios are very high. After all, the overall salary of the three major studios of Golden Wind and the operation and maintenance department has far exceeded the average salary level in the industry, and is even higher than the highest in Europe and the United States and other countries and regions. Salary levels are high.
In other words, if you look at the "cost of developing a work by a single studio" alone, this "Dark Soul" is their most expensive project so far.
The cost is 220 million U.S. dollars, excluding the 25% platform commission.
So to achieve breakeven, the game’s sales need to reach a full 260 million U.S. dollars.
The sales volume seems to be an insurmountable one.
But actually…
The system is always so kind to Lao Gu.
Shen Miaomiao complained secretly in her heart.
You **** gave Lao Gu four whole weeks to sell, do you want to see what his results are?
648 million dollars!
Calculated based on the price of 60 dollars per serving.
In just one month.
"Dark Soul" has sold 10.8 million copies on the dual platforms of Yiyou and Polar Bear!
Monthly sales exceed 10 million!
what does that mean?
…
“This means that our joint industry initiatives have begun to bear fruit…”
at the same time.
In the conference room.
Gu Sheng, who was sitting in the first place, said:
“Dark Souls is our first game powered by United Engine technology,”
“And its total monthly sales of over 10 million units is enough to prove the correctness of our path,”
“The comprehensive performance of the industry-integrated game engine has allowed us to achieve unprecedented progress, and the speed is jaw-dropping,”
“This is the success of our joint industry initiative, and it is our most exciting phased achievement since PAYDAY to DARK SOUL—”
As Gu Sheng’s words fell.
The Golden Wind executives present applauded one after another, and everyone’s faces were filled with joy, full of fighting spirit and hope.
From "Payday" to "Dark Souls".
From this time period, it is not difficult to judge that what Gu Sheng is talking about is the development and achievements since the establishment of the "Golden Engine" project.
For Golden Wind, the establishment of the Golden Engine project is indeed a turning point that can reverse their development path.
Even from a certain perspective, they have to thank Vivendi and Yunwei.
After all, if Vivendi had not secretly given instructions and Yunwei had not interfered, they would not have been "forced to fight back", thus creating the current situation.
In the midst of the applause, Gu Sheng nodded slightly and continued to say:
“And this is in perfect line with our initial assumptions and gives us sufficient confidence,”
“Let us continue to move towards [Golden City]…”
(End of this chapter)