Pei Qian gently patted Ma Yiqun's shoulder.
"You're not liked in Infinite Chinese Language Network. I think the editors must be jealous of your talent. Your writing is too advanced, and readers don't approve of it. That's not your fault. "
A realization dawned on Ma Yiqun. "Boss Pei, have you read my books?"
"No." Pei Qian shook his head. "However, I can see your talent in your eyes.
"If we want our website to succeed, we must not copy Infinite Chinese Language Network's methods. Otherwise, no matter how well we develop, we would just be a miniature version of Infinite Chinese Language Network. How could we overtake others?"
Ma Yiqun was a little confused.
Boss Pei seemed to be making sense.
Ma Yiqun did not think that his talent was being buried. After all, online literature was a competitive market.
If the editors did not approve of it, it would be temporarily buried. However, if the readers did not approve of it, it would not do.
Ma Yiqun felt that his books had failed because of the latter. Thus, he was not confident in his own abilities.
However, Boss Pei was right about one thing.
For the website to succeed, it must not copy Infinite Chinese Language Network's methods. Otherwise, readers could just go to Infinite Chinese Language Network to read. Why would they create a copycat website?
Thus, if they wanted to overtake others, they had to seek innovation and change.
This meant that Boss Pei was indeed far-sighted and had high hopes for himself!
Boss Pei wanted to surpass Infinite Chinese Language Network, not be content with a small fortune!
Ma Yiqun nodded vigorously. "Alright, Boss Pei. I'll do my best to make this website a success!
"Er, Boss Pei, what's the name of this website?"
Pei Qian smiled. "Zhongdian Chinese Language Network."
He meant to make it the graveyard of online literature.
Ma Yiqun was filled with respect.
Boss Pei wanted to work hard to make it the end of all online literature?
He wanted all writers to come to this website to write their books?
Look at Boss Pei. He could always think of such a grand and appropriate name!
"Go. Report to me immediately if you encounter any problems."
…
After sending Ma Yiqun away, Pei Qian turned his attention to Shang Yang Games.
He first looked at the statistics for Bloody Battle Song that Ye Zhizhou had sent him. It was still terrible.
Stable, very stable.
After all, the game had a conscience. Old players were having a lot of fun playing it. Stable for a few months was not a problem at all.
However, the income was really small.
With so many purchase options removed, the original whales had no place to spend their money. The game's graphics were too old-fashioned, there was no marketing budget, and there were no new players. Even if some of the old players returned, the top-up fees were still not enough.
Now, the changes to Bloody Battle Song were complete, and the version was stable. Pei Qian had to assign new tasks to them.
If he continued to slack off like this, he might get a warning from the system one day.
However, Pei Qian had already made arrangements for this.
Previously, he had arranged a two-step strategy for Shang Yang Games. The first step was to get rid of all the purchase options in the existing games, leaving only one. The second step was to create a new game.
Everyone came up with a proposal for a game and formed a design manuscript. Pei Qian would then select it as Shang Yang Games' new project to develop.
During the settlement period, everyone in Shang Yang Games had been working on the design draft. Now, it had been completed.
Pei Qian wanted to pick a design manuscript and decide what Shang Yang Games was going to develop in the future.
That way, Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games would embark on completely different paths.
Pei Qian wanted to personally control Tengda Games and point out a general direction that would easily fail. He wanted the game to develop in the direction that he wanted it to.
As for Shang Yang Games, he wanted to maintain its original state as much as possible and not interfere with it.
At the moment, Shang Yang Games' path seemed more successful. Of course, Pei Qian had to stick to it.
Pei Qian found a random lottery software and numbered the twenty-odd design manuscripts. Then, he drew lots.
"Number 6."
Pei Qian opened the document with number 6 and took a quick look.
The entire document was four pages long. It was a strategy game, but the rules were obviously not complete.
If the actual setting of the game was 100% complete, the document would only be about 20% complete.
Some of the gameplay was mentioned briefly, but there were no design details at all.
"… hmm, the attitude is not bad, but I can't use this document."
On the surface, this document seemed to fit Pei Qian's requirements for a 'lousy game'. However, the problem was that it lacked too many settings.
It was impossible for Pei Qian to tinker with the settings himself.
Once he decided to make this game, everyone in Shang Yang Games would naturally add more content to this document and make the rules more detailed. By then, the game would definitely be changed beyond recognition.
Therefore, it definitely wouldn't work.
Pei Qian could not imagine how the game would be changed in the end. That was a huge risk.
It would be best if the rules were clear but obviously not outstanding. That would be the most reassuring.
Pei Qian eliminated the number 6 proposal and started drawing again.
"Number 13."
Pei Qian opened the design document for number 13 and found that it was a standalone game with a good idea. What's more, it proposed some good concept designs for the levels.
He took a closer look and saw that it was written by Wang Xiaobin.
"… I didn't know that a systems designer like you would have dreams of revitalizing the domestically-produced games industry.
"Hmm … it's not impossible to spend money to help you fulfill your dreams.
However, the key is that your design document is a little conservative. I'm afraid we won't lose much money if we do it this way. "
Pei Qian flipped through it casually and decided to put it aside for now.
Although it was not a bad idea to let Shang Yang Games make a standalone game, Pei Qian had two main considerations.
First, standalone games had a low bottom line. With a fixed investment, even if the game did not become popular, it would definitely sell well. At most, it would incur a small loss. If it did slightly better, it would be able to recoup its costs.
Second, Wang Xiaobin's proposal was very complete. It was not very risky. It was a mature proposal that had been verified by foreign standalone game manufacturers.
Pei Qian's foresight was very advanced. He could tell at one glance that although this proposal was not very reliable, it was not ridiculous either.
From Pei Qian's perspective, it was below average.
"I'll draw again. If there's a better one, I'll use it. If there isn't, I'll help Wang Xiaobin fulfill his dreams."
Pei Qian had said that he would only draw once, but he changed his mind. He wanted to pick something at the last minute.
After all, Bao Xu and Huang Sibo had helped him create Ocean Stronghold the last time. Until now, he had not spent all his money.
"It's number 2 this time."
"Oh? The sequel to Bloody Battle Song? Ye Zhizhou wrote it? "
Pei Qian clicked on the draft and read it carefully.
"There aren't many changes to the gameplay. I just added a few details and advanced the story a little. I'll continue with the same charging model as before.
"Eh? That's not bad. "
Pei Qian felt that Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin's proposals were not bad, but they had their problems.
Although the first proposal, number 6, was not reliable enough, it was precisely because it was too unreliable and had too few details that Pei Qian was worried about following it.
He was afraid that Shang Yang Games would 'add a few hundred million details' and make it unrecognizable.
On the other hand, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin's proposals were quite complete. At the same time, it meant that they would not go astray easily.
"Let's use Ye Zhizhou's proposal, then.
"Wang Xiaobin's proposal is commendable. The only problem is that it's too safe and not risky enough. If your dreams were more imaginative, you might have conquered my heart. "
In the end, Pei Qian kept Ye Zhizhou's proposal. However, Ye Zhizhou had not thought of a name for the sequel.
Pei Qian quickly typed on the keyboard and added a name.
Bloody Battle Song: The Powerful Version!
En, since it was a cheesy game, he had to make it as cheesy as possible!
Pei Qian had even thought of a marketing strategy for a game that was likely to incur losses. He had to burn the most money and get the most scolding!
After making the changes, Pei Qian sent the design draft to Ye Zhizhou again.
"Let's follow this."
After some thought, he added, "Tell Wang Xiaobin that his proposal is not bad, but it's too conservative. During the research and development period, ask him to make some changes. We might have a chance to use it in the future. "
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