October 4th …
After having dinner with Lin Chang yesterday, Pei Qian thought about the new business.
Live-Streaming and cell phones required huge investments and huge losses. Even if he wanted to do it, he would have to wait until after this month's settlement.
Of course, although the investment was huge, there were ways to play with more money, and there were ways to play with less money.
Take cell phones for example. Even if Pei Qian wanted to do it, he could not stock hundreds of thousands of them. It was unrealistic and unnecessary.
Big manufacturers had a lot of stock. On one hand, they wanted to sell their products at a lower price. On the other hand, they were afraid of being scolded by consumers.
However, Pei Qian obviously did not need to consider these things.
If the price was high, so be it. If it was too high, he could incur more losses. If it was out of stock, so be it. Boss Pei did not expect to sell the cell phones at all.
He would only sell three thousand units at the start. If he sold one more, he would lose.
In any case, his goal was to incur losses. Why did he have to be so greedy? He could incur as much losses as he could.
Of course, he had to think about the details slowly. He could only do it when he was absolutely confident of failing.
The first thing Pei Qian did when he arrived at the office was to check on Repent and be Saved.
He could not tell much from a day's data, but to Pei Qian, as long as the game's data did not change much, that was good news.
He had just closed the backstage and was about to watch some dramas when someone knocked on his door.
Pei Qian looked up and saw Li Yada.
Li Yada pushed the door open timidly and pushed her thick spectacles up her nose. She held her index fingers together and said, "Boss … Boss Pei, there's a serious situation …
"According to the official platform's rules, if a game's refund rate exceeds twenty percent, the official platform will issue a warning. If the refund rate exceeds thirty-five percent, the game will be forcibly removed from the shelves and modified …
"At the moment, our game is close to thirty percent. If this continues, the situation might … not look good."
Pei Qian was stunned.
Oh? Was there such a good thing?
Pei Qian had never encountered such a problem before. That was because Tengda's games had always been very kind. Their prices were not too expensive. That was why the refund rate had never been very high.
Even for a game like The Lonely Desert Road, players rarely refunded it due to its low price.
However, the situation was different this time. Repent and be Saved had attracted many ordinary and lousy gamers. Although most of them stayed for various reasons, many of them refunded the game in anger.
Not only were the reviews of the game polarized, but the issue of refunds was also very serious.
However, this was a good thing for Pei Qian!
If the game was really taken down for revision, he could slowly revise it before releasing it again. That way, he could reduce the sales by quite a bit — anyway, he just had to release it again a week before settlement.
Pei Qian had not done this on purpose. The system would have nothing to say, right?
Pei Qian glanced at the backstage. "Where's the warning?"
Li Yada lowered her head. "Uh, that's indeed the rule on the official platform. As for why there's no warning, I'm not sure either."
"Perhaps Tengda has a better reputation on the official platform?"
"I'm just reporting this matter. What do you think we should do? Do we need to modify the game and lower the difficulty of the earlier content? "
"There's no need!" Pei Qian raised his hand. "I've fully understood the situation. Don't worry."
"Okay … okay." Li Yada nodded and left.
Looking at the refund rate of less than 30%, Pei Qian felt his heart ache.
Sigh, what a pity!
I should have worked harder to get the refund rate to 35%!
Now, the refund rate of the game was not increasing. Instead, it was decreasing continuously. Pei Qian felt his heart ache.
This was normal. As information about the game continued to spread on the internet, most of the new players already knew that this was a difficult game. After entering, they already had a mental expectation of what it would be like.
Thus, the number of players who refunded the game was decreasing rapidly.
Pei Qian thought for a moment and opened his chat with Shaohu Reviews.
The fake reviewers he had bought the last time had been effective. The game had been scolded badly.
Since that was the case, he had to put in more effort!
He had to scold more and set the pace. It would be great if more people could refund the game. If not, he had to scare some players away. That way, he could still reduce sales.
Of course, he could not say it out loud.
Pei Qian could only follow his previous method and give as many hints as he could.
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On the other side, Hu Xiao was reflecting on his impulsive behavior.
He regretted it so much!
Looking at the 'hehe' that appeared on the screen over and over again, Hu Xiao felt as if his intelligence, personality, and dignity were all being severely damaged.
What was going on? Why was I so stupid that I did not refund the game?
It was someone else who had paid for fake reviewers. Yet, Hu Xiao had spent a hundred yuan on it. It was hard to explain.
"Could it be that I've been tricked?"
Could it be that the other party had already guessed that some people would not refund the game?
That's too scheming!
"When he comes again, I will definitely interrogate him properly! I will not rest until I get to the bottom of this matter!
Hu Xiao thought to himself angrily.
Just as he was fuming, he suddenly realized that he had received a new message from Hardcore Reviews.
"Buy another hundred thousand yuan of fake reviewers. Increase your efforts!"
Hu Xiao was stunned. He quickly replied, "Alright, Brother! No problem! "
Seeing that another hundred thousand yuan had entered his account, Hu Xiao's mood immediately improved.
Why would such a generous boss trick me?
Really, I was thinking too much!
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October 5th …
Beijing …
Qiao Liang was in his rented apartment, feeling extremely anxious.
He felt terrible!
He had been paying attention to Repent and be Saved after it was released.
However, the more he watched, the more anxious he became.
There were mixed reviews for the game on the gaming website. Many people had started criticizing the game even before they understood its essence.
Although some UP Masters had made introductory videos for the game, they did not understand the essence of the game at all. They did not even mention the rich plot design of the game.
Most players were still thinking about whether they should refund the game or whether there was a problem with the game's difficulty. To Qiao Liang, these discussions were worthless!
Repent and be Saved was like a treasure trove, and these people were arguing about whether the entrance to the treasure trove was too narrow or not. They were simply stupid!
Thinking about how much Boss Pei loved him and how Boss Pei had treated him to crabs, Qiao Liang really wanted to stand up and give Boss Pei a hand.
However, he had the standard answer in his hand, but he could not show it.
That was because Qiao Liang had promised Boss Pei that he would only publish the video after the game was released for a week. During this week, Qiao Liang could not spoil the game. He had to let other players experience this unique game without interference.
Thus, Qiao Liang could only turn his grief into motivation. He continued to play Repent and be Saved in this period of time, accumulating material for his upcoming video.
For someone who had played many games, the game's combat content was already very clear to him. Now, his focus was on the game's plot.
After all, the plot and world view were important parts of the game's content. Repent and be Saved was obviously a game with rich content.
After playing for a while, Qiao Liang opened a document and started to write the script for his video.
"If you look closely, you will realize that the monsters in the video will be encountered in the actual game. What's more, they will change.
"The corpse lying by the river twitched in the video, hinting that it had become a monster. In the game, there is a prop beside the corpse. If the player reaches for it, the corpse will suddenly jump up and hug the player, killing him instantly.
"… In the video, the old monk in the dilapidated temple outside the city keeps chanting scriptures to defend against the attacks of the wandering souls. However, in the game, when the player arrives at the dilapidated temple outside the city, they will realize that the old monk has also lost his rationality and will attack the player crazily.
"… Killing the old monk will yield the Buddha beads and the monk staff. The former is an important consumable in the early stages of the game, while the latter has ordinary attributes. As an unorthodox weapon, it is only worth collecting.
"… Since the Buddha beads are more important, and the old monk's combat strength is extremely weak, I suggest that everyone kill the old monk and obtain the prop after arriving at the city.
"That crazy scholar burned his own house. When the player arrives, the house has been completely destroyed and turned into ruins. The scholar's corpse can be found in a corner not far away. From his corpse, you can obtain a tattered letter that he wrote to his family. You can learn about the history of this small village …
"… There are some plot triggers in the game that might lead to different endings. At the moment, I'm not sure how many endings the game has, but there are at least two or more. "
As Qiao Liang played, he recorded all the details and Easter eggs he found in the game.
The more he recorded, the more he felt that the game was rich with content!
Previously, he had not paid attention to these things when he was playing the game. All he could think about was how to clear the game and how to defeat a certain boss. He did not notice these details.
However, now that he was back at his rented apartment and had completed several rounds, he no longer felt that the game was challenging. Therefore, he began to study these details.
The more he studied, the more he realized that the game was rich with content!
Qiao Liang even suspected that an entire team of plot designers would be able to come up with such perfect and detailed plot content!
Of course, to be fair, compared to foreign Triple-A games that focused more on plot content, Repent and be Saved did not have much plot content. It was just very detailed.
However, this feeling of digging for treasures made Qiao Liang feel very addicted. He could not stop!
After writing a long video script, Qiao Liang prepared to rest for a while.
After making a bowl of noodles, Qiao Liang opened his fan group to see what his fans were talking about.
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