Five Nights said with a serious face, "This is exactly what I'm worried about. That's why I've been emphasizing the importance of time. We can only teach as many players as possible before the game company stops us. Once we stop, for the sake of our studio's reputation, we'll have to refund the fees of the players who have paid but haven't had the time to learn the Efficient Leveling Method. "
"I see …" Gu Fei nodded.
"En, brother Thousand Miles, do you have any other questions?"
"Nothing else." Gu Fei said.
"Then let's continue with the estimation of the profit? Brother Thousand Miles, how long do you think it will take for the game company to see our advertisement and react? "Five Nights said in a negotiating tone.
"Hehe, if they act quickly and react immediately after seeing the advertisement, what do we do?" Gu Fei asked.
"Then we can only accept this deal …" Five Nights said.
"Hehe, if that's the case, then the profit might be zero. Wouldn't our 20% commission be equivalent to nothing?" Gu Fei said.
Five Nights also laughed, "But that's just brother Thousand Miles's assumption. From our understanding of the game's operating system, the probability of them responding immediately is too small. From seeing the advertisement, to notifying the person in charge, to negotiating, to making a decision, and then to announcing it to the necessary people, this process isn't short. Especially if we choose to do it during the peak hours of the weekend. Although the game is operating normally, the higher-ups are resting at home, so we need more time to contact them. We can make full use of this. Also, we aren't going to release the news on a public forum like you guys. We will use our in-game channels to spread the news in the game. This way, the game company will need more time to notice. "
"En, there are so many ways!" Gu Fei sighed.
"Of course." Five Nights laughed, "Actually, dealing with the game company is one of our main jobs as a studio. I can't say that I completely understand their every move, but I still know a little."
"Hehe." Gu Fei laughed. "So, you're actually very sure that the game company will stop the Efficient Leveling Method, right?" Gu Fei said.
"Who can be sure of that? It's just that it's possible, so of course, we have to guard against it. "Five Nights said.
"Hmm, that's right. We definitely need to be on guard, but that's not what we need to be on guard against," Gu Fei said.
"Brother Qian Li, what do you mean?" Wu Ye was confused.
Gu Fei stood up: "You asked me and Hundred Eras Strategist to help you develop an efficient leveling method. Actually, this is your defense, isn't it?"
"What do you mean?" Wu Ye asked.
"Speaking of which, the studio is really an incredible existence. You're familiar with the game, the players, and the game company. In the game environment, you're probably the only ones who can do this. Even the game company thinks about the players from the big picture. They can't put themselves in everyone's shoes. They use the game's playability and interest to earn money. They're not like you guys, who rack their brains to figure out which settings are profitable business opportunities. "
Wu Ye continued to be confused. "Brother Qian Li, what are you talking about?"
"It's precisely because you guys have this kind of understanding that you came up with this plan, isn't it?" Gu Fei said.
"My … plan?"
"As long as the efficient leveling method continues to be promoted, it will definitely be stopped. This is actually what you're more convinced of. What you need to be on guard against is not to stop, but to not stop. That's why you came to me and Hundred Eras Strategist to provide you with an efficient leveling method. If you don't stop it, you guys will have real things to teach. "Gu Fei said.
"I don't quite understand what Brother Qian Li is saying. According to what you're saying, can we still do this business without an efficient leveling method?" Wu Ye said.
"Of course we can. Advertising and paying a deposit are all things that we've already done successfully. You just have to do it again. But this time, it's different because the scope is too wide. That's why after receiving the deposit, before we can organize the teaching, the game company will step in and stop this activity. That's why you don't need to provide an efficient leveling method. "Gu Fei looked at Wu Ye.
Wu Ye opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but Gu Fei continued: "You just said that once you stop it, you guys will definitely stop. Of course, this is a must. But you also said that you'll refund the tuition fees you've already received. I'm afraid the article is here, right? "
"How is that possible? If you don't believe me, we can write this in the contract. Then you can supervise us." Wu Ye said angrily.
"Of course this will be written in the contract. As long as there's this, the tuition fees collected in advance will be refunded. In the end, we'll only get the minimum guaranteed commission that we agreed on. This is all the capital of your public relations. What public relations? Of course it's the direction of the players' public opinion after the stoppage incident. You'll try your best to direct the players' resentment towards the game company. You'll refund the tuition fees collected in advance, but I think it'll only be a small portion. As long as this small portion can create a certain amount of reputation, it'll be fine. I don't know what reasons you'll find, but in short, it'll go into your own pockets. "
"It's easy to find a reason!" South Azuresword suggested to Wu Ye. "When the time comes, you can publicly announce that you want a refund, but the message must say that because you didn't prepare in advance, there's no file or list of information, so you hope that the players will be self-aware. Then, you can say that many players unconsciously sneak in at this time to cheat 99 gold coins. The number of people you've received for a refund has exceeded the expected number by several times, so you really can't handle it. How about it, this idea is good, right? "
Glue listened and nodded repeatedly. "If the players continue to ask for a refund, then there's no other way. We'll grit our teeth and pay it all! But there's only so much money, so it's impossible for everyone to get 99. We can only divide and take what we should get. Players, don't blame us. There's no surplus food in the landlord's house. If you want to blame someone, blame these guys who came out to pretend to be you! "
"Yes, yes, if you're generous, you can claim that you've added more money to compensate. Also, you have to say that you've paid the deposit and commission for Thousand Miles and Hundred Eras Classics. This way, when the players see that you've also lost a lot, they'll sympathize with you, and it won't be good for you to make a fuss. Plus, you'll deliberately guide the players, so in the end, you won't get scolded. If you're lucky, you'll even leave a good reputation in some people's hearts," South Azuresword said.
"You two!!!" Gu Fei shook his head repeatedly. "You've already said everything. What are you asking Brother Wu Ye to say?"
Wu Ye's expression didn't change at this time. He smiled and said, "You guys really like to joke. What are you talking about? There's no such thing."
"But now we're seriously suspicious. What should we do?" Gu Fei looked at him.
Wu Ye frowned and said, "You guys have to use these groundless rumors to doubt me. What can I do? Do you have any evidence that you think so? "
"We don't need evidence!" Gu Fei said, "Once we suspect you, we can't do business. But you, hurry up and provide some evidence to prove that you actually didn't have such a plan."
"You … you're deliberately making things difficult," Wu Ye said angrily.
Gu Fei looked at South Azuresword and Glue. "Do you think he's really angry or pretending?"
"Pretending. There's an idiom … what's it called again?" Glue said as he looked at South Azuresword.
"Is he pretending?" South Azuresword said.
"Uh, something like that. As long as the meaning is there," Glue said.
"You guys …" Wu Ye slammed the table and stood up angrily.
"Don't slam the table," Gu Fei said, "Although you guys have more people, it's not good."
"This is their own table," South Azuresword reminded.
Gu Fei thought about it and agreed. The place they met today wasn't a pub or a barbecue restaurant. It was the official office of Inge Studio in the main city. It was their own table.
"Slap, slap as much as you want, but let me tell you, slamming the table doesn't count as evidence!" Gu Fei said.
"Don't go too far." Wu Ye really couldn't take it anymore.
Gu Fei saw that he was really angry and patted his body. He stood up and said, "We're just talking about business! There's no bullying, we're just talking. If we can't talk, then we won't do it. Like now, let's go! "
Gu Fei lured South Azuresword and Glue away. Wu Ye said slowly from behind, "Thousand Miles Drunk, don't be too arrogant. Our Inge Studio isn't something you guys can bully so easily."
Although Wu Ye didn't have good intentions, he had spent a lot of time and effort on this matter. He wrote the contract in-game, wrote the contract outside of the game, thought of ideas, calculated the materials submitted, and communicated with his colleagues in all the main cities of the studio. One had to know that he was only the director of six cities. There were a hundred main cities in the game. The people who were on the same level as him could form a guild.
This project was going to be carried out by the whole server, but it was given to him. His other colleagues also wanted a share of the pie! Wu Ye had to think about how to talk to Gu Fei and the others. He also had to deal with the disputes in the studio. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that there were internal and external problems. It wasn't easy to settle everything. Seeing that there was only one last hurdle left, it was all destroyed by a few words from Gu Fei.
Gu Fei's guess wasn't wrong at all. Wu Ye was surprised that his plan was seen through by this person. At first, he felt very guilty. But no matter how guilty he was, he couldn't take all this ridicule! Wu Ye's nerves, which had been stretched taut for the past few days, were finally stimulated to the critical point and broke.
Hearing Wu Ye's cold threat, Gu Fei glanced back at him. He didn't say anything and continued walking. Azuresword and Glue didn't say anything either. The three of them opened the door and walked out.
Wu Ye was still angry. Seeing that Gu Fei didn't talk back, he thought that he was in the right, so he boldly chased after him. As soon as he stepped out of the door frame, he saw a flash of fire coming down on him. Wu Ye didn't even see it clearly before he died.
Gu Fei put the sword in his pocket and said, "Seeing that you were the owner of the room, I couldn't kill you. You actually dared to chase after me. You're too arrogant."
Although this room was the office of Image Studio, it was still under the player's name in the game. This room was under the name of Wu Ye. Players couldn't be attacked in their own room. Azuresword and Glue wiped their sweat. No wonder they didn't react before coming out! This Wu Ye really deserved it. He actually chased after them. Wasn't he looking for death?
"This person is really cunning." On the way out, Gu Fei sighed with emotion at Jian Nan and Glue. "I knew it. He described this business to be so risky, and he even had to teach students at the same time. I always felt that he must have an ulterior motive for spending so much effort on such an unreliable business."
"Yeah!" Azuresword and Glue nodded.
"I was almost cheated." Gu Fei said.
"That … you can't say that he cheated, right?" Glue said, "To be honest, his plan didn't lose anything on our side. He just tricked the players."
"Why didn't he cheat? On one hand, their studio has to care about their image. On the other hand, they specifically targeted us. If this part of the black income is included, who knows how much the 20% would be? In any case, it would definitely be more than the lowest guaranteed commission. "Azuresword said.
Gu Fei nodded, "They always talk about cooperation, but what kind of cooperation is that? He just wants to use us as a gun and use us from start to finish. In the end, the fact that we get 20% will become an excuse for him to put gold on his face. "
"That's right, that's right!" Azuresword and Glue said. They didn't like the feeling of being used as a gun.
"From what this guy said, I think the game company will definitely come out to stop it. They might have already received the news from the inside. If we continue, who knows how many times we can do this. "Gu Fei said.
Azuresword thought for a while and said, "Why don't we do it like this time and get in touch with some guilds and conduct private transactions. We don't need to advertise on the forum and attract attention."
"That's useless. If the game company has already paid attention, people like us who are doing this might have already been noticed. Is it possible that they have this kind of background surveillance? "Gu Fei asked.
"Probably …" Azuresword and Glue said.
"Sigh …" Gu Fei sighed. Why didn't this Kung Fu have a place to survive? No one believed it in reality, and the game didn't allow it. Over there, people called Harmony chased them into the game. Here, they relied on Kung Fu to do some tricks and were targeted by the game company. The pressure was too great.
After Gu Fei went back, he told Hundred Generations Jinglun about this in detail. In fact, when he found the problem during the discussion, Gu Fei sent a message to Hundred Generations Jinglun to briefly analyze it. After all, Hundred Generations Jinglun was the biggest and most direct beneficiary of this transaction. At the very least, he should have the right to know.
Hundred Generations Jinglun's values were the same as Gu Fei's. If Gu Fei didn't approve of it, of course he would despise it. Previously, he had a good impression of Five Nights, but now that he knew this was the case, he couldn't help but spit. After hearing this news, Deepwater was also very surprised. He said, "The new generation excels the old". He didn't expect Five Nights to be waiting here in the end! No wonder he was willing to split the profits. It turned out that it was premeditated.
As for Five Nights' last threat, Deepwater judged that it was probably said out of anger. The studio was here for money. If the business failed, they wouldn't come to take revenge. It was possible for studios to suppress each other. Although Gu Fei was the number one assassin in the game, he was just an ordinary player in their eyes. They didn't need to be angry with an ordinary player.
However, Deepwater still reminded Gu Fei, "They probably won't take revenge, but it can't be said that they won't. If something happens and there's a chance to mess with you, they won't mind giving you a kick. Also, studios aren't like players who only know how to fight and kill. Revenge doesn't necessarily mean PK. "
Gu Fei was originally excited when he heard about revenge, but when he heard that the studio's revenge wasn't just fighting, but also other tricks, he suddenly felt very bored.
The days went back to the past. Gu Fei returned to Cloud Cloud City and continued to train Sword Ghost. He had already corrected some of the concepts. Now, he had to let Sword Ghost adapt while teaching him some techniques.
In addition, the studio received another deal. This time, it was another guild that came knocking. Everyone analyzed the prospects of the efficient leveling method and felt that it wasn't a bad idea to sell it in secret. Maybe the game company wouldn't notice and just let it go like this.
This time, it was an unfamiliar guild in an unfamiliar city. No one was willing to sell it so cheaply, so they offered a price of 2 million. A Level 6 guild only had 1,050 people. 2 million meant 2000 gold per person. This was definitely not something they could afford. However, even if they offered 500,000 gold, they would still have to pay 500 gold per person. They couldn't afford it either way. Everyone felt that they shouldn't treat themselves unfairly, so they offered a high price and let the other party think of a way.
This guild leader really had a way. If one guild couldn't afford it, they would find a few more. They didn't know where this person contacted so many guilds. In the end, they tossed around tens of thousands of people. In the end, they paid 200 gold per person and bought the deal.
The group went to the area and carried out development and teaching work. Everything went smoothly. There were no players causing trouble, and no game company stopping them.
Could it be that the game company didn't care about the efficient leveling method? While everyone was secretly speculating, the game company dropped a bombshell at this time, announcing two very important updates.
First: After this update, the game will no longer generate new currency. Only the existing currency will be used. Part of the existing currency will be in the hands of players, while the rest will be in the hands of NPCs. The system has finished integrating the NPCs' currency. Whether it was the owner of a tavern, the vendor of a grocery store, the lord of a city, or a citizen who issued quests, they all had a fixed amount of currency. Quests, businesses, rewards, fines, taxes, and so on were all ways of circulating currency. The currency in the hands of NPCs would also be circulated in many ways. It would either be circulated to the hands of players or to the hands of other NPCs.
As soon as this announcement was made, the sale of gold on the game's major trading platforms was canceled. Everyone realized that the value of gold would soar because of this, so it was better to keep it in their pockets and wait.
At the same time, many people thought: If the amount of currency was fixed, then what about the items? Would it form a fixed chain with the fixed currency, and from then on, it wouldn't be randomly refreshed?
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