August 27th, Monday …
Pei Qian arrived at the office as usual to check on the various departments.
"Eh? Morning Dew Gaming Platform organized a bug hunting competition over the weekend?
"And they were scolded?"
Pei Qian scrolled through the discussions on the internet and was shocked to find that Morning Dew Gaming Platform was being scolded again.
Eh, why did I say again?
Obviously, Pei Qian could not remember how many times Morning Dew Gaming Platform had surprised him this month.
The fuse for the scolding this time was Morning Dew Gaming Platform's bug hunting competition.
According to the rules, anyone who found the same number of bugs on the platform as the number of bugs marked on the platform would receive a reward of 1,000 yuan. Anyone who found an extra one would receive a hundred thousand yuan.
As soon as this event was announced, it caused a very enthusiastic response.
That was because gamers had never seen such an event before!
Players were already used to bugs in the game. Yet, a gaming platform was now saying that gamers could come to the platform to find bugs? Rewards for finding bugs?
What's more, they were offering a sky-high reward!
There were very few games on the platform at the moment. There were only about ten games in total, all of which were mobile games. These games were submitted to Morning Dew Gaming Platform at about the same time as Blade of the Empire. They had just been corrected for bugs and officially released not long ago.
The number of bugs in these games basically ranged from one to three.
Some old games that had been in operation for a long time and had zero bugs recorded on the platform also participated in this event. However, gamers could not get the 1,000 yuan reward. They could only get a hundred thousand yuan if they wanted to.
How tempting was it to be able to get a hundred thousand yuan just by finding one or two bugs in a specific game?!
Thus, the news spread very quickly. Many gamers swarmed into Morning Dew Gaming Platform, wanting a share of the profits.
Pei Qian looked at the time. The event was officially released on Friday. A weekend had passed since then.
And this activity caused some chain reactions.
For example, the two previous games' recommendation rates stabilized!
Originally, the two games' recommendation rates were on the verge of being removed from the platform. What's more, they were increasing rapidly. However, they stabilized after this bug hunting event started.
In fact, their recommendation rates had increased significantly.
However, this was not because gamers on the platform had found their conscience. Instead, it was because … gamers wanted to keep these two games for bugs!
These two games were old games that had been in operation for a long time on other platforms. There were very few bugs to begin with. For the players, the fewer bugs there were, the more cost-effective it was to find them.
According to the rules of the platform, if a game was marked with zero bugs, then players would only need to find one bug to get 100,000. If another game was marked with three bugs, then players would need to find three bugs to get 1,000, and four bugs to get 100,000.
From the players' point of view, there was a huge difference in the difficulty of finding bugs in these two games.
Therefore, these games with fewer bugs naturally became very popular. Many players would run into these games to experience them. They would even spend some money to unlock the specific gameplay in the game, just to search every corner of the game for bugs!
That weekend, Morning Dew Gaming Platform released a new batch of games, including the Blade of the Empire. All of them had their bugs corrected and met Tang Yishu's standards.
Among these games, the games with fewer bugs naturally became the main targets. Players instantly swarmed in, directly filling up the few new servers that had been opened.
On the surface, this seemed to be a good thing. After all, it had brought a lot of popularity to the Morning Dew Gaming Platform.
But after two days of fermentation over the weekend, things slowly changed.
The direction of the discussions online was a little off!
"Liar! This gaming platform is a complete liar! I clearly found a bug, but the official platform did not reply to me at all after I submitted it! "
"Boss, 666! Upload the video to Aili Island's website. We'll like it so that the official platform can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb! "
"This platform is too evil. Why are they pretending when they don't have money? They boasted about the 100,000 yuan reward, but in the end, they refused to pay it. Are they trying to be successful? "
"Eh, all of you found bugs? I played without sleep for two days, but why didn't I find any bugs at all … "
"I did find a few mistakes in the wording, but the official platform is so cunning. They said that this is not a bug! It must be a bug in the program! "
"Don't bother. Everyone, scold them to death. This platform is completely putting on a show. They have no intention of paying at all!"
There were basically two types of people scolding online. The first type said that they had found a bug, but the official platform did not reply. Obviously, they were going back on their word. The other type said that the official platform was simply malicious publicity. They casually wrote a number of bugs to trick gamers into finding bugs and use this gimmick to generate popularity.
The latter was basically brought up by the former. Many people scolded, but in fact, they might not have found any bugs in the game at all. They only saw others scolding, so they were incited.
Pei Qian was surprised and delighted.
Who came up with this activity?
It was probably Meng Chang!
Li Yada was so pure and only knew how to design games. She probably could not think of such a bad idea.
What's more, this activity that looked good on the surface but was actually a scam was very in line with Meng Chang's character and motivation.
This activity was quite successful. At the very least, it brought up all the negative opinions.
The only bad thing was that how could he not give them money?
He had to give them money! No matter how many bugs he found, he had to make up for it!
Pei Qian immediately called Meng Chang at that thought.
"Hello? Boss Pei? "The sound of typing came from the other end of the line. Meng Chang seemed to be busy with something.
Pei Qian was 120% satisfied with Meng Chang's work attitude.
With Meng Chang helping to keep an eye on Morning Dew Gaming Platform, it was really too reliable! It was too reassuring!
"Did you come up with this bug hunting activity?" Pei Qian asked.
Meng Chang: "That's right, Boss Pei. What do you think?"
"That's great! It's a genius idea! " Pei Qian was not stingy with his praises. "However, there's a problem. We still have to keep our word. We have to pay as much as we say we'll pay. We can't go back on our word."
Meng Chang said matter-of-factly, "Of course, Boss Pei. How can we go back on our word?"
"However, we didn't work this weekend. We only started processing the videos submitted by these players this morning."
"We will record all the content and publicize it on the official website. If someone really finds enough bugs, we will definitely pay the full amount. We will not save it. "
Pei Qian was a little surprised. "Since you didn't intend to go back on your word from the beginning, why didn't you tell the gamers in advance that they were on holiday this weekend?"
Meng Chang smiled. "Of course, it's for some special purpose. Boss Pei, you definitely understand."
Pei Qian immediately understood. "Oh! Of course. "
"Very good. I'm relieved now that you have a deep and thorough understanding of your work."
"The publicity work this month is going well. Continue to do so!"
"It's almost the end of the month. Persevere. The commission is waving at you!"
Meng Chang was very excited. "Alright, Boss Pei!"
…
Meng Chang was encouraged after hanging up.
Indeed, no matter how unexpected the plan he gave was, Boss Pei could tell the intentions behind it at a glance.
This meant that the publicity plan that he had racked his brains to come up with was still within Boss Pei's plan.
Meng Chang checked the current public opinion online and shook his head regretfully.
"It's a pity that I didn't manage the time well."
"I thought that these gamers would wait at least a week or so before causing trouble. I didn't expect them to be so impatient. They couldn't wait any longer after two days."
"They should at least find a few days before causing trouble, right?"
Meng Chang's original plan was perfect. He had started this bug hunting activity last weekend for two weeks. He estimated that gamers would completely lose their patience this weekend, which was the end of the month. The negative public opinion about Morning Dew Gaming Platform online would reach a peak.
That way, Meng Chang's commission would be maximized.
However, because the gamers on the platform were very impetuous, they lost their patience in two days and started causing trouble.
This affected Meng Chang's plan a little. It was impossible to drag it out for another four to five days.
The main reason was that he was afraid that the gamers would stop scolding if he did not respond. The negative public opinion would not continue to grow.
If that was the case, he would not be able to make it in time when the video was released next month. This publicity plan would be equivalent to three to five days in the middle. It was very imperfect.
He could only clarify the matter first if he wanted to maintain the popularity of this matter.
Meng Chang had already written a new official announcement and sent it to Li Yada.
This announcement responded to the gamers' doubts. It stated that they did not reply on the weekend because the company was on a normal holiday. Next, they would verify and reply to all the bugs submitted by the gamers.
He also reminded them again that the videos sent by the gamers had to comply with the rules. They had to be the official platform's game version and had not been maliciously modified. The videos had not been maliciously edited or produced and could be reproduced twice.
If any gamers were dissatisfied with the results, they could come to a specific location in Jingzhou for a demonstration. Morning Dew Gaming Platform would live-stream it. Once it was confirmed, not only would they be reimbursed for their round-trip travel and accommodation expenses, but they would also double their bonuses.
Of course, when players came to Jingzhou, they would definitely not be arranged to test in the "treasured land" of Morning Dew Gaming Platform. Instead, they would be arranged to test in a hotel venue far away.
Meng Chang leaned back in his chair and sighed softly after making most of the arrangements.
"I'm still not familiar with the Pei Consortium's publicity method. I can't achieve Boss Pei's carefree and easy feeling."
"I feel that my plan might be developing according to the expected plan, but it would still be disrupted by some unexpected situations most of the time. It might be salvageable, but it wouldn't be so natural."
"However … it's still much better than before."
Meng Chang recalled how he had been on tenterhooks when he had been working on a plan to get a commission. He was afraid that he would accidentally miss something and the project would become popular in advance. His commission would be completely wasted.
However, Meng Chang no longer felt that way now.
That was because he had already grasped all the details of the entire project. He had already predicted when the project would become popular and how it would become popular. Naturally, he would not be on tenterhooks anymore.
Meng Chang only had one feeling now. He could not wait for the end of the month to arrive!
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