Before long, the others in the dormitory raised similar questions as well.
"Why is there only a single item in the game's shopping mall?"
"Only 30 yuan is allowed to top up?"
"Besides, even if you buy it, you'll only get one more chance to draw ten times a day. It doesn't seem like it's of much use?"
"What about the Noble System? Qute Three Kingdoms has already reached Aristocrat 8! "
Everyone turned to look at Ruan Guangjian.
However, Ruan Guangjian had no idea as well!
He pondered for a moment. "I don't know what's going on either. Should I ask Boss Pei about it? Perhaps it's some special considerations or perhaps the game isn't the official version yet?"
Ruan Guangjian was perplexed and left a message for Pei Qian through the resources website.
"Boss Pei, I don't think there's a Noble System in the game and there's only a single item in the shopping mall. Is it because the game is still in the testing phase? It should be added to the official version, right? "
Before long, Pei Qian replied.
"This is the official version?"
Ruan Guangjian was shocked. "Then … what about the items in the shopping mall?"
Pei Qian: "Our game is only selling the permanent card and we don't intend to release any other products in the future."
Ruan Guangjian: "Why?!"
Pei Qian: "Why? There's no why. Our game's pricing strategy is based on buyout. Gamers have already spent 10 yuan to purchase our game. How can we open more in-app purchases? "
"Initially, I had intended to not sell the 30 yuan permanent card. However, I thought that there might be some gamers who might need it and so I added it."
Ruan Guangjian was completely shocked and did not know what to say for a long time.
Boss Pei had a conscience!
The paywalls in Qute Three Kingdoms were close to a thousand yuan and only ballers could obtain those extremely precious and rare cards. As for ordinary gamers, they would have to grind for a long time before they could obtain a purple card.
However, in Ghost General, almost everyone was equal. The only difference was a permanent card that cost 30 yuan!
If this was in Qute Three Kingdoms, it wouldn't even be enough for ten consecutive draws!
Suddenly, Ruan Guangjian felt that he was gauging the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure.
He thought that Pei Qian had not created a paywall system for the time being because the game was not completed or for some other reason.
However, after asking, he realized that Pei Qian had no intention of creating a paywall system at all. He wanted to create a fair mobile card game!
He wanted to let those ordinary players enjoy the fun of drawing rare cards!
Ruan Guangjian's eyes were brimming with tears. In fact, he felt that it was a little too much for him to charge Pei Qian 3000 for a set of original arts.
A discount should be given to a designer with ideals and character like him!
Ruan Guangjian thought of another question and quickly asked, "Boss Pei, I have another question. I see that the game's download figures are very bad. Is it because it hasn't been promoted yet? "
Pei Qian: "Marketing? Uh, no promotion. "
Ruan Guangjian was stunned. "Why isn't it being promoted?"
Why didn't they promote the game after making it?
Even good wine needs to be hidden in a dark alley. If you don't promote it, how will the gamers know about your game?
Pei Qian replied, "That's because I don't have money. I invested a total of three hundred thousand yuan into this game, buying templates, art resources, music and sound effects, renting a cloud server … I've basically spent it all."
Ruan Guangjian was moved to tears.
What kind of spirit was this!
Ruan Guangjian could still remember how rich Pei Qian was when he bought the original arts!
Initially, Ruan Guangjian had asked for 2000 yuan for four original arts. However, Pei Qian felt bad for only giving him 2000 yuan because he felt that Ruan Guangjian had to work hard on the design. Thus, he forcefully increased the price to 3,000 yuan.
At that time, Ruan Guangjian thought that Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. was a rich company that didn't care about a few tens of thousands of yuan.
However, that wasn't the case at all!
Tengda didn't have that much money at all. They only had a total of three hundred thousand yuan for research and development and they were squeezing out money to create a mobile card game. They didn't have any extra funds for marketing at all!
Thinking about it carefully, this was unexpected, but also reasonable.
Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. had only released a single game before this, The Lonely Desert Road. Even though it was a little popular, how much could they have earned from it at a mere 1 yuan?
If they were to invest in a second game now, they would definitely be strapped for cash.
Even though their research and development funds were tight, Boss Pei could not bear to squeeze them dry when they were discussing the original arts. Instead, he suggested a relatively fair price that both parties felt was reasonable …
Righteous! He was too righteous!
Suddenly, Ruan Guangjian felt upset. Perhaps, if he had asked for less money, would Boss Pei be able to squeeze out some marketing funds?
However, Ruan Guangjian could not bring that up. Given Boss Pei's character, he would definitely not want that amount of money. Besides, he was the boss of a company after all. No matter what, he was someone who cared about his reputation.
Suddenly, Ruan Guangjian felt his heart being stifled and uncomfortable.
A game as kind-hearted as this was about to be buried without any marketing funds.
This was such an unbearable thing!
"Brothers, I think Ghost General needs us right now."
Ruan Guangjian shared his deduction with his brothers in the dormitory.
Old Huang and the others were shocked as well.
"Is this game really so kind-hearted that it doesn't intend to earn money?"
"It's not that it doesn't intend to earn money. Which game developer doesn't intend to earn money? The way I see it, Boss Pei has noble aspirations and doesn't want to earn money from those black-hearted schemes! "
"That's right. If it's not going to earn money, Boss Pei might as well make the game free. He still wants to rely on the buyout system of 10 yuan per person to earn money while standing still! "
"I think it's going to be difficult. No matter how kind-hearted a game is, it won't be able to become popular without early marketing!"
"Why don't we go and make tap water?"
"It's not that we can't do that, but with just the few of us … it's useless. If we were big influencers or popular vloggers, we could definitely go and make tap water. However, we don't have those resources. "
The few of them were deep in thought.
Old Huang and the others were moved by Ruan Guangjian's words as well. All of them felt that a game as kind-hearted as Ghost General must not be buried. Otherwise, it would be a huge loss for the domestic mobile game market!
However, after much thought, they could not think of any good ideas.
They couldn't possibly go online and post 'Ghost General is a good game', could they? That would be too inefficient and they might end up working for nothing.
All of a sudden, Ruan Guangjian slapped his thigh. "I've got it! I have a group with some famous artists. I'll go and beg them to see if they can think of something. "
Old Huang was stunned. "You have such a group? Why didn't I know about it? "
"Sigh, it's a long story."
Ruan Guangjian switched on his computer and said, "Didn't I do a part-time job at a concept art competition last year? At that time, I met Teacher Chen Qi. I showed him my work, and he appreciated it very much. He encouraged me to develop in this direction and even added me into a group. "
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