In the office, Pei Qian opened the platform and checked the data of the games.
"This group of people only reports bad news and not good news. They're all too unreliable!"
"In the end, I still have to do it myself."
Pei Qian was filled with resentment.
Other people's employees would only report the good news and not the bad, but his employees were the complete opposite. If there was any good news, he, as the boss, would be the last to know.
Pei Qian had reflected on this problem before. This might be because Tengda had been a relatively flat company from the very beginning. There was not a strict hierarchy. What's more, Huang Sibo and Bao Xu were people who worked hard and did not put on airs.
Whenever they encountered a problem, the employees would try their best to solve it on their own. They would not cause trouble for Boss Pei. Even if they succeeded, they would think that Boss Pei had arranged everything beforehand. They would not make a fuss about it or take credit for it.
That made Pei Qian very uncomfortable. Every time there were signs of profits, he would be the last to know. That was a huge delay.
The key was that he couldn't show that he knew nothing. This was completely inconsistent with his character, and it would be very stiff!
Pei Qian felt that he could not fall at the same place twice.
There were only a few days left until settlement. He had to keep an eye on the data of every profitable project. He could not afford to make any mistakes!
This was the reason why Pei Qian had specially made a trip to the office today.
He opened the platform and quickly browsed through the data of a few games.
The income of these games was increasing, which was normal. After all, the downloadable content had just been updated, and the official platform had given an eye-catching recommendation on the homepage. It was impossible for the income not to increase.
Looking at the rows of growth figures, Pei Qian's heart skipped a beat. However, on closer inspection, most of the games' revenue growth was still within an acceptable range.
But … there were also cases where the growth of income was abnormal.
Ocean Stronghold!
Pei Qian noticed that the game's revenue was much higher than he had expected. In fact, it was much higher!
Even after taking into account the official recommendation, the change in revenue, the rise in popularity after the release of the DLC, and other factors, the revenue figure was still on the high side!
Pei Qian was instantly wary and a little unhappy.
Such a serious matter, and no one reported it to me!
What are Lu Mingliang and Bao Xu doing? Why aren't they telling me after seeing this? What are they waiting for?
Luckily, I came to the company to take a look. I almost got scammed again!
While Pei Qian was angry, he also felt lucky.
Fortunately, he discovered it early. Perhaps he could think of a way to remedy the situation!
The key problem now was to figure out why the game's income had increased.
If it was due to an accidental factor, and the increase in income was only temporary, then there was no need to pay too much attention to it. At most, he could just spend more money.
If it was due to a long-term factor, this income would continue and even have explosive growth in the future. Then, Pei Qian would have to be vigilant and even take decisive measures.
Pei Qian clicked into Ocean Stronghold's player forum and carefully searched for the recent discussions.
"I didn't expect Li Zhengwei, that thick-browed, big-eyed guy, to betray the revolution. Is Counter Strike really going to be abandoned by the times? "
"You're thinking too much, Brother Li is just a regular sponsored partnership."
"Brother Li said in the fan group that it's not a sponsored partnership. The main thing is that Fei Huang Workspace's documentary this time is really good. Brother Li, you're using your own fame to help them promote their game. It's also a way of returning the favor. "
"I don't think there's a problem. Ocean Stronghold is a domestically-produced game with a conscience. It's good to recommend it."
"I fell into the trap because of Brother Li. You don't say, this game is really not bad."
"Counter Strike is indeed good in terms of competitiveness and hand sensitivity, but it's an old game after all. It's not convenient to play online, and the gameplay isn't rich enough. After switching to Ocean Stronghold, I feel that it's good to play it for fun when I'm free. Thank you, Brother Li, for your recommendation! "
…
Pei Qian placed his hand on his forehead, speechless.
It was impossible to guard against!
Fei Huang Workspace's Coming Out of the Cocoon as a Butterfly had yet to recoup its capital. They really could not find a good way to monetize it. Even Huang Sibo and Zhu Xiaoce had given up and were preparing for their next film.
Thus, Pei Qian did not consider the impact of this documentary.
However, he did not expect that this documentary would actually affect Ocean Stronghold!
Obviously, even Fei Huang Workspace did not expect such an impact.
At the moment, FPS games were a very popular category in the esports industry. Li Zhengwei was known as the 'number one FPS game player in the country'. He had quite a good influence among his fans. His professional gaming experience was more complicated, and there was more content for him to film.
Thus, Fei Huang Workspace decided to film a documentary for him.
After filming the documentary, Li Zhengwei was very grateful to Fei Huang Workspace. After all, this documentary was purely for charity. On one hand, it helped Li Zhengwei increase his reputation. On the other hand, it helped push the esports industry in a more proper direction.
During filming, Li Zhengwei chatted with Huang Sibo and found out that Huang Sibo was the chief planner of the domestically-produced FPS game, Ocean Stronghold.
Thus, after filming the documentary, Li Zhengwei promoted Ocean Stronghold multiple times!
As Pei Qian did not pay attention to the circle of FPS players, he did not know about all of this.
Li Zhengwei had a very wide influence among the players of Counter Strike. Naturally, he was able to attract a large number of players to the game by promoting it so hard!
As a result, many players of Counter Strike also changed sides in batches, and it gradually caused a chain reaction …
Since the official platform gave Ocean Stronghold a recommendation spot and the new gun of Ocean Stronghold was selling well, Pei Qian did not immediately realize that there was a problem with the data.
It was only today that he realized it.
Pei Qian held his forehead. "… F * ck."
He had found the problem, but there was nothing he could do.
That was because … it was too late!
Although Li Zhengwei had a certain amount of influence among FPS players, his promotion of Ocean Stronghold could only maintain the popularity of the game for a few days at most.
Now that a few days had passed, the popularity of the game was slowly dying down. The players who should have entered the game had already entered. What else could he do?
"His stall is too big. It's like pressing the gourd and causing trouble …"
"Calm down.
Actually, looking at it from another angle, it's still alright.
"This was just an accident. Li Zhengwei's influence is going to fade soon.
"As long as it doesn't continue to affect Ocean Stronghold's data, it's still alright.
"Huff … in any case, I've gotten rid of a mute grenade. Although it's useless, I should be able to rest easy for now. "
In just half an hour, Pei Qian's mental state was in turmoil. Fortunately, it was more daunting than dangerous.
According to Pei Qian's estimation, this wave of players would only last for two to three days. Although it would increase the burden of spending money, it should not affect settlement.
After confirming that there were no problems with the other games and that only Ocean Stronghold's data was growing abnormally, Pei Qian relaxed slightly and prepared to leave.
In the office, Lu Mingliang and Bao Xu quickly exchanged glances.
"Boss Pei is out. Do I still need to report?"
"I don't think it's necessary."
"… I think it's better to report it."
Although Bao Xu felt that there was no need to mention it, Lu Mingliang felt that this matter had to be mentioned. He stood up from his seat.
"Boss Pei, I have something to report to you. Recently, Ocean Stronghold's active users and top-up accounts have been increasing significantly. Also …"
Pei Qian smiled and nodded. "I already know.
"Oh, alright, Boss Pei.
Lu Mingliang silently retreated. He felt that he had indeed made an unnecessary move.
Could Boss Pei not notice such a simple data problem? Of course not.
Sure enough, he was thinking too much.
Before Pei Qian left, he glanced at Lu Mingliang and nodded slightly.
Not bad!
Indeed, it was the right decision to promote you as the chief planner. You're more reliable than Huang Sibo and Bao Xu!
Although you provided me with outdated information, your actions are commendable. Your position as chief planner is secured!
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