"Ah!"
Qiao Liang was shocked. He could not help but look at the corner of the black shirt that had suddenly appeared. However, at the same time, the entire mirror suddenly shattered with a 'bam'!
This time, Qiao Liang was really shocked. He could not help but lean back and almost fell on the bed with the chair behind him.
When he looked at the screen again, the mirror inside had already shattered, revealing the darkness behind the mirror.
A line of bright red words appeared in the lower right corner. 10: 00.
This line of bloody words quickly changed to 9: 59. It seemed to mean that the game could only be played again in ten minutes.
Qiao Liang was slightly shocked, but he quickly calmed down.
"It seems like this step is purely a test of mental strength. My eyes have to stare at the center of the mirror without moving. I can't look around, or I will fail immediately …
"Alright, work hard and try to succeed on the first try in ten minutes!"
Qiao Liang was instantly filled with motivation because he realized that as long as he passed this test, all the puzzles that Boss Pei had set should be successfully solved!
…
An hour later …
Qiao Liang stared at himself in the mirror. A ghost covered in blood and floating in the air had already reached out with its bloody hand. It seemed like it was about to touch his neck …
Qiao Liang felt his heart pounding, but he still gritted his teeth and stared at his eyes in the mirror. He used his will to force his eyeballs to not move.
The terrifying ghost kept wandering around the mirror, using various actions to try to attract Qiao Liang's attention.
Finally, it seemed to have completely lost its patience. It suddenly came to the center of the entire screen, opened its bloody mouth, and screamed at Qiao Liang!
Qiao Liang was very smart to not turn on the sound system so he could not hear the sound. However, the sudden and impactful scene in front of the screen was enough to make his heart beat faster!
However, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the mirror and sucked the ghost in!
The ghost seemed to be struggling continuously, but it was to no avail. Soon, it disappeared in the mirror.
A line of bloody words appeared on the mirror: "Congratulations, Thriller Hostel's first customer!"
After a casual click of the mouse, the program exited, and the 'Be Quiet' button on the page lit up.
The purchase button on Be Quiet's webpage lit up as well. That meant that Qiao Liang could finally spend money to buy the game!
Qiao Liang was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.
It wasn't easy!
Do I have to go through eighty-one difficulties just to buy a game these days?
But it was all worth it. He was, after all, Be
Be Quiet's number one player!
"Share this news with everyone immediately!"
Qiao Liang opened his fan group and excitedly told his fans about the solution to the last puzzle.
…
At the same time, Pei Qian was silent for a long time in his office. Then, he slowly said two words.
"F * ck …"
Looking at the backstage BE!
Pei Qian felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the eye-catching '1' on the 'Be Quiet' list.
In the end, it was still solved …
Originally, he thought he could last for a month, but he only lasted until the 11th. Not even half a month had passed!
"Sigh, my previous estimate was a little too optimistic. It's impossible to trap the players for a month with a puzzle of this difficulty."
"But it's not completely useless. Good, good."
Pei Qian knew very well that since the first buyer had appeared, it meant that the puzzle had been completely solved. As long as these people shared their experience, more and more people would receive invitations and get the chance to buy.
Even so, there was still a threshold to buy!
At the backstage, Pei Qian set the prices of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer to 'free'. Then, he quietly watched the changes in sales.
His series of actions was already the optimal solution found under the strict restrictions of the system.
In layman's terms, the difficulty of solving the puzzle for everyone was different from the threshold for everyone to buy the game.
Finding clues and solving puzzles in various games required all players to participate. Once someone solved this step, everyone could continue to research the next step. Naturally, the difficulty of this step could be set higher.
After knowing the method to solve the puzzle, the game itself had a purchase threshold.
Players had to drive in The Lonely Desert Road for a while and then personally go to Game Designer to 'lose everything'. Then, they had to go to TPDb to search for 'Thriller Hostel', enter their account password, obtain the dynamic code, and enter it into the bloody handprint in the game. Finally, they had to complete the eye-catching mirror challenge before they could buy the game.
That was the highest threshold that the system allowed. It could not be higher.
Of course, Pei Qian had nothing to be dissatisfied with. This threshold could already help him filter out a large number of players.
On the surface, Pei Qian made The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer free. On the surface, it looked like he wanted to make things more convenient for players. In fact, he wanted to earn less money.
Pei Qian realized that the system allowed the games to be completely free, but the conditions were more stringent.
It had to be a standalone game.
It had to have been on sale for more than ten months.
The revenue from the previous month had to be less than one-fifth of the revenue from the month after it was released.
All three conditions had to be met for the system to allow the games to be free.
The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer happened to meet these conditions. That was why Pei Qian could make them free.
As for online games like Ocean Stronghold, he could forget about it.
Even if Repent and be Saved had been on sale for ten months, it would still be difficult for its revenue to drop to one-fifth of the revenue from the month after it was released. That was because this game was more durable. There seemed to be an endless stream of new players who were interested in being 'abused'.
All in all, although the puzzles had been solved, the purchase threshold was still there. It could still help Pei Qian earn less money — at least, that was the case for this settlement cycle.
Pei Qian turned off the platform, thinking about how the sales would increase after some time and what countermeasures he should take.
And the most important thing right now was …
Check Otto first.
Then, he would transfer money to Lu Mingliang and Chang You!
Two days had passed since Thursday, when Otto Technologies opened for reservations.
The number of E1 cell phone reservations increased to 4,728. Although it was still increasing, it was already extremely slow.
Pei Qian was very happy. It was not much different from what he had expected. By the time it went on sale on Sunday, the number of pre-orders would be capped at five thousand at most. There was no way it could go higher.
Pei Qian decided that five million of the twenty-five million yuan would be given to Lu Mingliang so that he could continue to open more Upwind Courier stations in Lincheng. The remaining twenty million yuan would be given to Chang You so that he could stock an additional five thousand units on top of the original four thousand units!
If the 5,000 cell phones that he had ordered could all be sold, he would use the remaining money to stock up. By then, there would be a backlog of 13,000 to 14,000 cell phones in the warehouse.
It would be perfect if he could just let it stay in the warehouse until the next settlement cycle!
…
After asking Assistant Xin to arrange everything, Pei Qian leaned back in his chair. He could finally rest for a while.
He turned on his computer and casually read the comments of the idiotic netizens on Be Me.
Be Quiet and Otto Technologies
The review of the E1 cell phone.
Now, BE!
The puzzle-solving content of "Be Quiet" had been completely revealed, and posts about how to purchase the game had spread everywhere.
However, the players' comments on the game were polarized, and there were even arguments on the internet.
"Are you crazy? The puzzle has already been solved, and you still can't just buy the game. You still have to go through such complicated steps? Is there something wrong with him? "
"That's right. You have to look at the producer's face when you're paying to buy a game. Tengda is really awesome. They don't want face!"
"I still haven't figured out the meaning of this so-called ARG game. I just want to go in and play some games. I'm not interested in solving puzzles at all! "
"That's right, I definitely won't buy it. I'm just waiting for this game to die!"
"… Who do you think you are? Do you think Tengda cares about this? They created this ARG game and set up the purchase threshold to screen out noob players like you who don't like to use your brains. "
"That's right. If you want to play brainless games, go to Ocean Stronghold and shoot. It's not like Tengda doesn't have such games that are suitable for you."
"This ARG game is so interesting. I might not be able to solve it myself, but I'm excited to watch the big bosses solve the puzzles online every day!"
"This ARG game and the eye-catching game at the last step amazed me. I think it's very worth it! This was equivalent to a large-scale, multi-player, free brain-burning game, which was equivalent to "Be Me!"
It's equivalent to buy one and get one free in Be Quiet. What's there to be dissatisfied about? "
"What's more, Tengda even gave The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer for free. They have a conscience!"
The people on both sides argued incessantly.
Pei Qian was not interested in the content of their argument. He only cared that many people were dissatisfied with Be Quiet.
Dissatisfaction with Be Quiet would cause the game's monthly income to drop significantly.
He then looked at the netizens' comments on Otto E1.
The evaluation of the E1 cell phone was basically in a polarized state, but the people who supported this cell phone were obviously in a weak position.
The reason was very simple: too few were sold!
Only three thousand units of this cell phone had been sold so far. Even if all these people were very satisfied with the cell phone, there were only three thousand people. Many of them might not even discuss this online.
More people were questioning the brand, quality control, stock, and so on of this cell phone. They thought that this cell phone was hyped up, and they needed to wait and see whether it was worth buying.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this. Continue to wait and see. You must stick to your own judgment. Don't buy it!
Finally, Pei Qian took out his cell phone and looked at the Gou Yan application again.
Tomorrow is Beautiful had a box office of 4.184 million yuan on the 18th day of its release. The estimated box office was 225 million yuan!
Tomorrow is Beautiful was still ranked second in the box office of that day, and the first was a domestically-produced movie that had just been released two days ago.
Pei Qian held his forehead with his hand, his face full of pain.
The estimated box office had increased compared to before!
That meant that the movie had a lot of momentum. Some people probably came to watch it for a second or third time.
That was very bad news for Pei Qian. That was because Pei Qian would get a few million yuan if the movie worked harder at the box office …
What a sin!
Pei Qian subconsciously swiped to the right, wanting to see tomorrow's screening.
However, in the pre-sales column, Tomorrow is Beautiful, which originally occupied the second place, was directly pushed to the third place. The first place was an upcoming American blockbuster!
Pei Qian's eyes lit up.
My savior is here!
That's great, the movie's box office would definitely not reach 225 million yuan!
Brother, why didn't you release it half a month earlier?!
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