At the same time as the interview for Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. …
Dream Realization Ventures …
Boss Ma still did not come today.
Boss Ma's whereabouts had always been erratic, and the company did not have the money for new investment projects recently. However, He Desheng and the others were still a little worried about Boss Ma's absence.
Many people might lose their jobs on the spot if Boss Ma lost interest in the 'nine to protect one' game!
Even if they did not lose their jobs, it would also mean that their future career prospects would be bleak.
Therefore, these Big Gods who played games with Boss Ma and did investments as a sideline were a little anxious.
The first thing He Desheng did after work was open his mailbox to check his email.
He had sent suggestions for modifications to the game to Finger Games last Friday. Today was Monday. They should have replied, right?
Sure enough, there was an unread email from Finger Games.
He Desheng skimmed through it briefly.
He could only say that they were indeed shareholders.
Finger Games had already replied to the email on Saturday, but Dream Realization Ventures was on holiday over the weekend. No one worked overtime, and He Desheng did not check the email on the weekend. That was why he only saw it today.
However, no matter what, they gave a reply in just one day. It was enough to show the importance that Finger Games placed on shareholders and domestic agents.
There was a lot of content in the email. The tone was very polite and respectful.
However, the subtext was very clear even though the tone was euphemistic.
It was nothing more than the following three points:
We are very grateful to Dream Realization Ventures for their support and love for IOI games.
We are very grateful to Dream Realization Ventures for their valuable suggestions on the game. They are very inspirational for our game design.
However, Finger Games could not promise to make changes because of some reasons that were difficult to express clearly in the email. Game design was a very holistic issue. Of course, these changes could not be completely considered if the conditions allowed it.
He Desheng sighed silently and closed the email after reading this rather official reply.
There was no other way. Their attitude was already very clear. It could not be changed.
Dream Realization Ventures might have shares in Finger Games and obtained the exclusive agency rights in the country, but it was impossible for them to dictate what Finger Games should do with this little bit of shares.
What's more, Finger Games' attitude towards investors had always been unchanged. They were very determined to remain independent.
It was already very good to receive such a polite reply in such a short period of time. Finger Games would probably not even bother with these suggestions if other companies made them.
Thinking about it carefully, this was very normal. On the surface, Dream Realization Ventures looked like an investment institution. How could Finger Games change its current game content because of the suggestion of an investment institution?
Even if Tengda was backing Dream Realization Ventures, Tengda was not that influential overseas. Finger Games' reply would probably be the same.
In short, this path was a dead end.
If it was something else, he would just give up.
However, considering everyone's livelihood, He Desheng felt that he had to use games to win back Boss Ma's trust.
Since IOI was no good, were there other similar games?
He Desheng thought for a long time and suddenly remembered.
"Is Tengda Games developing a similar game?"
"Brother departments should be easier to talk to than Finger Games, right?"
He Desheng did not have Li Yada's contact details, but he could contact Assistant Xin.
Hence, after getting Li Yada's contact information from Assistant Xin, He Desheng sent her the revised proposal.
Would the person-in-charge of Tengda, Li Yada, accept this proposal?
He Desheng wasn't sure either.
Although they were brother departments, Tengda made games to earn more money.
If this revision plan was contrary to Tengda's previous design direction, the person-in-charge of Tengda would not completely violate his design concept and make major changes to the game just because of a favor.
However, no matter what, he had to ask first.
Perhaps the person-in-charge would be very interested in this revision plan?
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Tengda Network Technology Co., Ltd. …
"Boss Pei, sorry to disturb you.
"Boss Pei, can you briefly explain the specific requirements for this haunted house?
"Hao Qiong and I have some ideas, but we are very worried that we can't meet your expectations."
Pei Qian fell into deep thought as he read Chen Kangtuo's message.
He still could not fool them.
What should he do now that these two people took the initiative to ask?
Pei Qian did not want to 'point the way' for Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong because he felt that his mouth had been blessed. Whatever he said would come true.
Every time he gave bad ideas to others, they turned out to be golden ideas.
This made Boss Pei feel very confused and troubled.
Therefore, this time, Pei Qian did not say too much to Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong. He just let them torment themselves, thinking that he could fool them.
In the end, these two people probably figured out that something was wrong. They still took the initiative to ask him after a weekend.
Pei Qian did not want to 'point the way' for them, but it seemed a little inappropriate if he really did not say a word.
Yes, he would just say one sentence.
Pei Qian thought about it and typed a reply: "Let the bold have no place to spend money, and let the timid shrink back."
Chen Kangtuo replied less than two minutes later.
"Boss Pei, can you explain a little …?"
Obviously, he thought hard for two more minutes after carefully reading these two sentences.
However, he still could not understand the meaning of this sentence at all. He could only ask again helplessly.
Although this might make Boss Pei feel that he was a little useless, Chen Kangtuo did not dare to carry out this huge project of ten million yuan in a daze.
Pei Qian sniggered.
Explain?
It was very simple. It meant to let the bold and daring people play as they pleased and charge low fees without making money; so that the timid people would not dare to play at all. Naturally, they would not be able to contribute to the haunted house's income.
The timid people would not dare to come, and the bold people would not spend much money. Wouldn't this haunted house be losing money?
However, these words could not be said clearly.
Pei Qian did not dare to explain too much, for fear that his words would cause the two people's crazy imagination to fill in the blanks.
At this time, silence spoke louder than words.
Therefore, Pei Qian simply replied with three words: "Figure it out yourself."
Chen Kangtuo: "… Alright, Boss Pei, I understand."
He handed his cell phone to Hao Qiong.
The two of them looked at Boss Pei's reply on the screen and were speechless for a moment.
What a good 'figure it out yourself' …
Wasn't the difficulty of comprehension a little too high for just a single sentence?
Hao Qiong had heard that the general direction that Boss Pei proposed before was usually three to four points, and they were more specific.
However, now, it was highly condensed into one point, and it looked too confusing!
Teacher, this question is beyond the syllabus!
Chen Kangtuo felt a headache coming on. "This … how do I figure it out?"
Hao Qiong took a deep breath. "Calm down, calm down.
"Director Lin once taught us how to analyze Boss Pei's intentions. Wait a moment, let me recall the knowledge first.
"The first step is to clarify a belief that no matter how unreliable Boss Pei's words are, they must be right …"
Hao Qiong began to analyze the deeper meaning of Boss Pei's words according to the method that Lin Wan had taught him.
The bold and the timid.
These should be all the potential customers of the haunted house.
The attitude of these potential customers towards the haunted house directly determined the success or failure of the haunted house.
According to common sense, it should be to let both the bold and timid customers have fun and pay obediently.
However, the demands of these two types of customers were different.
The more courageous customers needed a more thrilling adventure experience. For example, the staff would act as ghosts and scare them at close range.
The timid customers would be easily dissuaded by such thrilling projects. They might not even dare to enter and naturally would not spend money.
Therefore, how should he bridge the demands of these two different types of customers?
Chen Kangtuo felt that there must be an answer in Boss Pei's words!
Make the bold have nowhere to spend money, and make the timid shrink back.
Did he mean to make the haunted house especially scary and then set a low ticket price?
That way, the timid would not dare to enter and would naturally shrink back. The ticket price would be very low, and the bold would not have anywhere to spend money …
It seemed like this was indeed in line with Boss Pei's words.
However, the problem was that this would not make money and did not make sense.
Why should the timid be deterred? Wouldn't it be better to let them spend as much as possible? Why should they be deterred?
It was definitely not that simple.
Therefore, this idea had to be completely overturned.
They had to dig out the deeper meaning of Boss Pei's words again!
The two of them thought hard for a long time.
Chen Kangtuo suddenly had some ideas. He slapped his thigh and said, "I got it! I suddenly thought of something!
I'll briefly tell you what I think. Listen and see if it makes sense. "
Hao Qiong nodded and listened carefully.
Chen Kangtuo said excitedly, "To put it bluntly, our idea just now was a high horror effect + low ticket price model. It would definitely cause a huge loss for the haunted house. It would definitely be a dead end.
"We definitely misunderstood Boss Pei's meaning.
"I'm thinking, did we miss out on some key information?
"Boss Pei deliberately hid a key piece of information, which is very likely to be a test for us.
"Boss Pei never said that the haunted house could only have one project, right?"
Hao Qiong's eyes widened instantly, revealing a look of realization.
That's right, these two sentences might not be for the same project!
The initial investment for the entire haunted house was as high as ten million yuan, and there would be more investment in the future. What's more, it was built in such a remote old industrial zone. It would be inconvenient to go anywhere. The only advantage was that there was a lot of land, and they could use the factory freely …
So, why did Boss Pei choose this location?
Obviously, he did not intend to do only one project from the beginning!
Chen Kangtuo continued. "What if we open two or even three big projects to meet the needs of different consumers?
"Let the courageous have no place to spend money. In other words, we have to find a way to collect money from the timid.
"Let the timid shrink back, which means that we have to satisfy the courageous with a very exciting experience.
"But of course, we can't really scare the timid away. We have to let the brave people blow up our haunted house, and let the timid people shrink back at the sight of the haunted house, but keep looking around at the door, hesitating … and finally turn into the brave people."
"That is Boss Pei's ultimate goal!"
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong continued to analyze, and Boss Pei's goal finally became clear.
These two simple sentences could be broken down into the following points.
To the courageous players, this place should be very scary, and at the same time, it would be very cheap for them. That way, they would blow up this place, try their best to recommend it to their friends, and repeatedly bring them here to play.
On the other hand, for the timid players, they would feel fear because this place was very scary, but they must not be completely scared off by this kind of fear.
In fact, they had to think of ways to earn more money from the timid players!
In that case, how could they charge less for the courageous players and more for the timid players?
It was very simple. Through discounts and refunds!
For example, the longer they stayed in the haunted house, the cheaper the tickets would be. If they could clear the haunted house, they could consider refunding seventy to eighty percent of the tickets or even waiving them based on the situation.
That way, they would be able to meet Boss Pei's requirements!
However, such a situation was a little too idealistic, and there were some loopholes.
The timid players would shrink back and watch from outside the haunted house, provided that they came to the haunted house.
Naturally, it would not be possible to achieve this effect if they did not even consider coming here to play.
Therefore, the haunted house must have a project that was suitable for slightly timid people.
In this way, when these timid people were playing less scary events, they would also see those bold people playing very dangerous and exciting events.
Moreover, this thrilling project would also be reduced according to the length of time it took to clear the game.
That way, these timid people would enter and try. However, because they would not be able to complete the whole process, the tickets and additional expenses would be higher.
For example, they could sell something similar to the Buddha statue in Repent and be Saved at the entrance. Not only could they use it to light up the place, but they could also make the staff who acted as ghosts and monsters less scared.
That was equivalent to a value-added service in the game.
That way, both consumer experiences could be taken into account!
A less scary but fun project was used to attract the timid people.
It was a very scary project, used to attract those who were brave.
After the timid people came, they would become curious about this scary project and spend extra money. That way, the income of the haunted house would definitely be much higher than simply selling tickets, and the profitability would naturally be guaranteed.
At that thought, the two people who were originally confused suddenly felt enlightened.
"I see!"
"Then, our task is very clear now."
"This haunted house must have at least two to three major projects. It must have a low degree of horror, strong social attributes, and suitable for many people to play repeatedly to attract timid consumers."
"It must have a high degree of horror that would make all the horror lovers in the country flock to. According to the length of time they persist, the tickets will be reduced. "
"As for the third project … it can be a transitional project. After all, the gap between the first project and the third project is too big. Some timid consumers might still not dare to participate. "
"Let them go to the second project to train their courage first, and then they can continue to challenge the third project."
The more the two people discussed, the more excited they became. They immediately began to write a planning document!
Hao Qiong sighed as he typed. "Really, Director Lin's analysis method is really useful.
"She analyzed so many things at once!"
Chen Kangtuo nodded. "Yes. But then again, Boss Pei's guidance is more important. "
"It seems like Boss Pei already has a card up his sleeve for this project."
"Not only did he predict the ultimate form of this project in advance, but he also refined the key to the success of this project and hinted to us with such a short sentence!"
"Boss Pei is really amazing."
"If that's the case, what else do we have to worry about?"
"We'll definitely be fine as long as we follow Boss Pei's instructions!"
Both of them were very uncertain at first, worried that they would mess it up.
However, both of them were now full of confidence and were looking forward to the haunted house that would be built in the future!
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At night …
Tengda Corporation's first recruitment had come to an end.
There might be a Tengda Spirit compatibility test after that, but the examiners and staff had nothing to do with that.
The people who participated in the interview had been strictly screened, and the length of each person's interview was strictly controlled. It might have been slightly longer, but it was not much different from the expectations.
However, this time, the work only ended after 5 PM.
That was because the examiners and all the staff had to calculate and weight all the interviewees' scores after the interview, sort out the final list of candidates, and inform the interviewees.
This time, a large number of new members were recruited from each department.
Among them were core employees with many years of experience, and there were also university students who had just graduated or would only graduate next year.
Although the cross-interview did not allow the person-in-charge to directly interview the applicants from their own departments, the final selection results were basically satisfactory to everyone.
After all the work was done, the person-in-charge of each department happily went to have a meal to express their gratitude.
After eating for more than an hour, they prepared to go home.
Li Yada took the opportunity to ask Huang Sibo and Lu Mingliang some questions during the gathering.
Although both of them had different ways of understanding Boss Pei's intentions, the results seemed to be the same.
Li Yada only found a chance to take out her cell phone after the gathering ended. She saw He Desheng's friend request and the proposal for the game that he had sent her.
"This proposal … looks very risky."
Li Yada's understanding of similar games was not as deep as Bao Xu's, but she had been leading the development of GOG for so long after all. She could clearly distinguish the pros and cons of most designs.
To most people, Gods Rising represented a 5v5 battle game that was undoubtedly a fair competition.
Since it was a competition, the higher the difficulty, the clearer the distinction between expert players and newbies would be.
However, too high a difficulty would also cause the threshold of the game to be too high, which would dissuade some lousy players.
Lowering the difficulty would indeed improve the gaming experience for new players. However, for many experts, the ease of playing the game might also cause them to lose their sense of superiority.
All in all, these suggestions seemed to make sense, but they also carried a certain degree of risk.
Li Yada had a hard time deciding which to choose.
After thinking for a long time, she still could not make a decision.
At first, she wanted to ask Bao Xu or Boss Pei for advice. However, Li Yada recalled what Lu Mingliang had said during the gathering.
At that time, Li Yada had asked Lu Mingliang what he thought was the most important quality for a game designer.
Lu Mingliang thought for a while and said that the most important quality was not to be too confident in oneself.
Li Yada did not understand, so Lu Mingliang explained a little more.
According to Lu Mingliang, most designers were very confident in themselves.
That was because before becoming a designer, most people first had to be a game enthusiast and an experienced gamer. Only then could they enter the game industry and advance step by step.
If they did not have confidence in themselves, many designers would not have entered the industry.
Thus, most designers were very confident in themselves.
Such confidence was a good thing, but it could sometimes blind them.
Every gamer was an individual. Their tastes and preferences were very different.
Games would definitely not be able to satisfy everyone.
A good game only needed to satisfy the tastes and needs of the target group of gamers. That would be enough.
Then, what if the designer liked something that was completely opposite to the target audience of the game? What should he do?
Many designers would fall into blind confidence. If the game was separated from the gamers, it would undoubtedly fail.
On the other hand, designers who were not so confident would humbly listen to others' opinions. That way, the game would be more suitable for the tastes of the majority of gamers.
Thus, what she meant by not being too confident was not to doubt herself. She meant not to blindly believe in herself and blindly follow others.
She had to observe the gamers from an objective point of view. She had to find a balance between her personal preferences and the demands of the gamers.
At that thought, Li Yada could not help but reflect on herself.
She was not blindly confident, but …
Was it not appropriate to blindly trust Bao Xu?
Although Bao Xu was indeed very experienced in similar games, he might have committed the mistake of 'being too confident' that Lu Mingliang mentioned.
After much consideration, Li Yada decided.
There was no need to ask Bao Xu or Boss Pei for this proposal. She could just make a new version!
Among these changes, the last hit economy, the bounty for each kill, and other game mechanics were easier to do. The shrinking of the map was slightly more troublesome, but it could be done within a few days. The more troublesome content, such as designing heroes that were suitable for beginners or experts, had to be considered in the long term. However, there was no rush.
She could change these basic mechanisms in the early stages and make another version. At the same time, she could update the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
After some time, she could compare the statistics of the players in these two versions. Wouldn't it be clear which version was better?
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