Everyone quickly stood up and welcomed Boss Pei in. Hu Xianbin gave the most central seat to Boss Pei.
After Pei Qian sat down, he looked around but did not see Bao Xu.
"Did Bao Xu go on a trip again?" Pei Qian asked casually.
In his impression, Bao Xu was indeed not in the company often. He was either traveling or on the way.
However, on further thought, there did not seem to be any travel activities recently.
The Outstanding Employee Selection would be held in February and August. There were still two months before the next selection. What's more, there were no annual meetings or other activities in the near future.
Where was Bao Xu?
Hu Xianbin quickly explained, "Boss Pei, Brother Bao has been helping out at the snack market recently. I'm not very sure about the exact situation. Do we need him to attend this meeting? "
Pei Qian immediately shook his head. "No need, I was just asking casually."
Why did Bao Xu go to the snack market and mess around?
Pei Qian was a little confused about Bao Xu's motive. He did not look like the kind of person who liked to meddle in other people's business.
However, that did not matter. Bao Xu was not a gourmet.
It would be less harmful for him to harm the snack market than the gaming department.
In any case, Bao Xu would probably not be able to escape the fate of accompanying the next selection. He was already like this. He could do whatever he wanted.
Everyone took their seats and the meeting continued.
Hu Xianbin said, "Boss Pei, after we received the task of adapting Eternal Fallen Samsara, we immediately organized the department's designers to read the original work. Now, we specially invited the author here to roughly finalize the content of this downloadable content."
"However, everyone's opinions are not very unified. The specific form of this downloadable content has not been finalized."
"That's great. Boss Pei, please give everyone some pointers! What should we do with this downloadable content? "
Everyone looked at Boss Pei eagerly, their eyes filled with hope.
Repent and be Saved had developed downloadable content before. There were some new weapons, new props, reincarnation mode, and random mode. However, the situation at that time was different from now.
The previous downloadable content only added some gameplay. The content was not particularly rich, and the price was set very low. It was just to give old players of Repent and be Saved something to do.
The downloadable content this time involved the copyright development of the book, Eternal Samsara. Boss Pei obviously wanted to show the essence of the book as much as possible and create a downloadable content that was full of weight. He could not possibly fool around anymore.
But the problem was that if he wanted to add Doujinshi content into the game, not only did he need to understand the story, but he also needed to make a special design that corresponded to the story.
These changes might conflict with the original gameplay of the game, so they had to make some trade-offs.
In this way, everyone was unable to quickly reach a consensus.
Just in time, Boss Pei had arrived!
As the father of Repent and be Saved, Boss Pei would definitely think of a perfect solution!
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "Er … before we talk about the game, I want to emphasize two things.
"The first thing is that I've already informed you. Everyone must keep the copyright development of the inspiration class a secret. Don't leak it."
"The second thing is that within two months, before August 1st, everyone can make preparations for the downloadable content development, but don't officially start the development."
Making preparations was not the same as starting the development.
The concept of early preparation was relatively broad. For example, thinking about the specific way to do the downloadable content, coming up with a few drafts, or even making minor repairs to some art resources in advance. These were all considered early preparations.
If that was all, the system would not treat it as a new project and would not affect settlement.
However, once the project was officially established and the development schedule was arranged, there would be a clear plan for the release date of the downloadable content of the game. That would be considered a new project and would affect settlement.
Pei Qian emphasized this mainly to ensure that settlement would not be affected.
Hu Xianbin nodded. "Understood, Boss Pei. What you're saying is that Eternal Samsara is a DLC that requires a lot of preparation. You want us to dig deep for inspiration, prepare well, and wait for two months before we officially start working on it. Don't be too hasty, right? "
Pei Qian: "… More or less."
Obviously, Hu Xianbin and the others' understanding was slightly different from Pei Qian's original idea. However, since the results were not too different, it was fine.
Pei Qian continued, "As for the design of the downloadable content … er, how are your discussions going?
"I can give you some suggestions, but the final decision is still up to you."
At first, Pei Qian had no intention of getting involved in the design of the downloadable content. He had many things to do now. It was just a downloadable content of a game. He could ignore it or not.
However, Pei Qian suddenly thought of something and changed his mind.
Until now, Repent and be Saved had not been made free!
According to the system's rules, a standalone game that had been released for more than ten months could be made free if its current monthly income had fallen to less than one-fifth of its monthly income.
However, the problem was that Repent and be Saved's income was still very strong. Every time it was about to fall to one-fifth of its monthly income, it would miraculously bounce back!
Just like that, Repent and be Saved's sales kept jumping. However, no matter how much it jumped, it could not jump to the point where it could be made free!
This made Pei Qian very frustrated and confused.
Who was still buying Repent and be Saved?!
The game had been released for two years. Why was it still making money?
It could not be made free even if it wanted to. This was too much of a scam!
Pei Qian felt that these people kept coming to be tortured because the difficulty was not set high enough.
Logically speaking, given Repent and be Saved's difficulty, it should have been able to dissuade a large number of players. However, after Teacher Qiao released a very detailed walkthrough video, many people just had to follow the video and advance steadily. They would be able to complete the game after suffering a little.
Many new players came because of the game's reputation. They relied on these walkthrough videos and persevered until the game was completed, contributing to Repent and be Saved's continuous sales.
This situation couldn't continue. He had to raise the difficulty even higher!
Pei Qian planned to do something outrageous.
Other games would put the downloadable content behind the main game. Players would usually experience the main game's content before experiencing the downloadable content.
However, this time, Pei Qian wanted to put the downloadable content before the main game.
Players who had already completed Repent and be Saved would not be affected. However, if a player had not played Repent and be Saved before, he would first experience the downloadable content before experiencing the actual content of Repent and be Saved.
There was a special filtering mechanism for the downloadable content. Players had to complete the first few chapters before they could pay for the downloadable content. Once they completed the downloadable content, they would receive a thirty percent discount when they paid for the main game.
Old players would not be affected, but new players would definitely covet this thirty percent discount. That would reduce the number of people who would buy the main game. That way, the sales of the main game would fall. Once the main game was completed, the main game would be made free of charge, right?
If the main game was made free of charge for a month earlier, they would earn a lot less money!
Of course, to accommodate players' emotions, there would be a corresponding explanation before the main game was made free of charge. What's more, players who bought the main game within a short period of time would receive a guaranteed refund.
This plan was quite perfect. However, Pei Qian had two main problems at the moment.
The first was the difficulty. Repent and be Saved was already very difficult for him. He had even relied on Pudu to complete it. How could he complete the game if he increased the difficulty?
The second problem was the plot. He had to put the downloadable content before the main game. He had to have a convincing reason to experience the downloadable content before the main game.
However, Pei Qian had not thought of all these.
He had not read the plot of Eternal Fallen Samsara at all.
Thus, Pei Qian decided to ask everyone about the discussion before giving his own opinion.
Hu Xianbin handed a document over. "Boss Pei, this is the idea that we have compiled and the story summary of Eternal Fallen Samsara. Please take a look.
"We are considering starting from the identity of the main character.
"According to the background of Eternal Fallen Samsara, the entire story would take place before the world of Repent and be Saved collapsed. The main character was a powerful martial artist in the human world. His skills were extraordinary. He traveled the world, honed his skills, and became a Martial God of his generation.
"However, no matter how powerful a person was, he would still face death. In his later years, he tried everything to escape death. He forced skilled craftsmen to create a demonic sword that could destroy souls. He dyed it with the blood of an accomplished monk and used witchcraft to create a pill that would allow him to enter his deathbed and float between the Yin and Yang realms.
"When the Black and White Impermanence came to claim his life, the Martial God used the demonic sword to kill them. Then, under the control of the demonic sword, he slaughtered all the ghostly servants who came to capture him. He stepped into the netherworld and caused the six realms of reincarnation to collapse.
"However, at the last moment, he woke up and realized that he had made a huge mistake under the control of the demonic sword. All the demons in the Infinite Hell were stirring and were about to awaken. Thus, he entered the Infinite Hell and merged with it. He became the first Prison Warden.
"Our current idea is to arrange an NPC in the starting village. Players would obtain an item after witnessing and killing the Prison Warden one week. After handing it to the NPC, they would be able to transmigrate into the downloadable content of Eternal Fallen Samsara.
"The combat system of the game would continue to be the same. However, new weapons and items would be added. For example, special combo techniques and execution techniques would be added to highlight the main character's identity as a Martial Saint. It would be a contrast to the weak main character in Repent and be Saved."
Pei Qian pondered for a moment and did not reply immediately.
It was obvious that Hu Xianbin and the others considered this degree of change to be quite 'bold'.
After all, this was just downloadable content. It was not a sequel or a new game.
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