December 2nd, Friday …
Pei Qian sipped his coffee in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe while looking at the work reports submitted by the various departments.
For some reason, he felt like he was reviewing memorials.
Now, Pei Qian understood why the incapable rulers in ancient times did not like to go to court and review memorials. That was because it was indeed a very troublesome thing. How could it be better than eating, drinking, and having fun every day?!
At the moment, Tengda already had a lot of businesses. If every department head came to report their work, it would be a little difficult. What's more, Pei Qian did not want that. He needed freedom after all.
Thus, Pei Qian's supervision of the various departments in Tengda was mainly through two methods:
The first was for the various departments to submit their work reports regularly. They would compress the work situation of the week into a few dozen words. That way, Pei Qian would roughly know what these departments were planning recently and take precautions in advance.
The second was for the Management Trainees to report at the fortnightly meeting. These reports would be slightly more detailed. At the same time, they could be verified with the work reports of the various departments to ensure the accuracy of the information.
Pei Qian flipped through the weekly reports from the various departments and stopped at Shang Yang Games' weekly report.
"Eh, the new downloadable content of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer was officially released yesterday?"
"Good news."
"… I won't be the last to know about this, right?"
Pei Qian spent a lot of time revising in addition to going to class these two days.
That was because it was exam week next month. The third-year courses were relatively more difficult than the first-year and second-year courses, and there were more subjects to be tested.
Pei Qian felt humiliated that he could not beat Ma Yang in the previous exams.
This time, he could finally wash away his shame, right?
One had to know that Ma Yang was very busy now. He had to do live-streams to 'carry goods' and distribute money on Weibo. What's more, he had become a popular person in school. He could even be recognized on the road. Many students would respectfully call him Boss Ma when they saw his long face.
Even so, Old Ma still had to take time out to revise and prepare for the exams.
As for Pei Qian, everyone in Tengda Corporation thought that Boss Pei was ten times busier than Boss Ma. However, Pei Qian knew very well that his real working time might only be two hours a day.
In other words, he would be really busy in the month before settlement.
Thus, Pei Qian felt that it would not make sense if he could not beat Old Ma under such circumstances.
What's more, Pei Qian had specially borrowed notes from a few girls in his class who were good at their studies. He was well prepared.
Pei Qian reflected on his failure to beat Old Ma previously and felt that it was mainly because his revision posture was not right.
If he were to borrow Ma Yang's notes to revise, his maximum score would be the same as his. How could he possibly surpass him?
If the upper limit of Ma Yang's notes was 70 points, there was no way he could exceed 70 points no matter how much he revised!
Thus, Pei Qian had borrowed someone else's notes in a very sneaky manner. He wanted to overtake Ma Yang and beat him once in terms of results.
Otherwise, it would be shameful if he couldn't beat Old Ma in every exam! It would seem like Pei Qian did not even know how to make a living.
Pei Qian, who had been focused on revising for the past two days, had not paid attention to the release of the downloadable content of these two old games. That was why he only found out after reading Shang Yang Games' weekly work report the day after the downloadable content was released.
"Let me see the sales volume …"
"These two lousy games have been around for so long. Everyone is sick of them. Don't tell me that people are still buying their downloadable content? It can't be, right? "
"F * ck! What's going on? "
Pei Qian opened the platform and instantly lost his composure.
Of the two downloadable content released yesterday, The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content had already sold 250,000 copies, and Game Designer's downloadable content had already sold 130,000 copies!
According to the pricing of 5 yuan and 18 yuan, after deducting the commission and tax, these two downloadable content had brought Tengda Games more than two million yuan in a day!
What's more, this was only a day's income.
In the next week or even a month, these downloadable content would continue to generate income. As the influence spread in the next few days, the sales volume might even show signs of increasing!
Pei Qian fell into a daze.
What the f * ck was going on?!
He did not understand the current situation. How long had these two games been out? They should have been eating dust in the gamers' game library long ago, right?
Why are you guys still hugging these two lousy games and not letting go? Why are you guys still buying downloadable content of these games? Are you crazy?!
Pei Qian decided to make downloadable content of these old games with two intentions:
The first was to disperse Shang Yang Games' manpower and let Wang Xiaobin, who was not good at making gameplay, work on these downloadable content. That would slow down GOG's overseas operations slightly and give IOI some breathing room;
The second was that he felt that no one should be playing the old games anymore. He would secretly update the downloadable content, spend money, and not have any sales volume. It was the best of both worlds.
Now, it looked like he was completely blind!
The sales volume was a little ridiculous!
Pei Qian's greatest feeling now was confusion and confusion.
What happened to Wang Xiaobin not being good at designing gameplay? What happened to the old games that no one was playing anymore?
What was going on now?
Pei Qian scrolled through the forum with confusion and then saw a passionate long comment from a gamer.
'Tengda Games: Sincerity creates a perfect example of a win-win situation!'
"When I heard that The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer had updated their downloadable content yesterday, my first reaction was disbelief. These two games have been outdated for a long time. What's more, the games themselves are already free. Is there a need to release downloadable content? Can we really make money from them? "
"I'm a little confused. Tengda has GOG in its hands and is still developing new large-scale games. Why would they take the time to develop downloadable content for these old games that have completed their historical mission?"
"However, I understand now. Tengda's operations are full of tricks!"
"Everyone knows that The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer are already free. That's why most of you have gone to collect them. That's a plus, right?"
"At first, I thought that this kind of free promotion strategy was a very common one. After all, the lifespan of the game is almost over. There won't be much sales left. It would be a good choice to give up that bit of sales to expand the game's influence."
"However, now I realize that selling downloadable content for free is also a good choice! This is a trap! "
"It's precisely because the two games are free that the player base of the game has greatly expanded. That's why the new downloadable content can achieve such good sales!"
"What's more, the downloadable content this time has added online gameplay on the basis of the original standalone gameplay. It has activated the potential of these two games and allowed old gamers to find new fun! What's more, there are Easter eggs for Tengda's new games buried in the game this time. There's even more reason to buy them! "
"That's why I said that Tengda Games is a model of sincerity for a win-win situation."
"If it were any other company, the old games would definitely be left to fend for themselves. Gamers would only be able to leave the games in the game library to collect dust."
"However, Tengda is different. They are willing to update the old games every once in a while. On one hand, this shows a strong sense of responsibility and makes gamers feel that Tengda will not give up on any game. On the other hand, they use interesting gameplay and Easter eggs to connect all the old games and make them part of Tengda's gaming empire. They have also obtained good sales and profits by selling the downloadable content for free first."
"To be honest, this kind of sincerity is not something difficult to achieve. However, most companies are unwilling to do it because they feel that there is no profit to be made. However, Tengda is doing the opposite. It's enough to show how unique a company it is! "
"Let's not talk about it anymore. I'll buy these two downloadable content first!"
Pei Qian looked at this long review and fell into a daze.
Free to sell more downloadable content?
Don't mess with me, I didn't mean that at all!
If the system did not stipulate that new products had to be priced, do you believe that I would give all downloadable content free?
Pei Qian had thought that the worst case scenario would be to earn some reputation. He did not expect so many gamers to be willing to pay for it!
Currently, the proportion of players who bought the downloadable content was not high. However, it was precisely because these two games were already free that there were too many people who had received and played them. That was why so many people were willing to buy the downloadable content now that it could activate the new gameplay of the game!
"There's no time to lose. I have to spend this money as soon as possible."
"Make a trip to Dream Realization Ventures?"
Pei Qian felt uncomfortable at the thought of making money again.
There might be nearly two months before settlement, but these two downloadable content would continue to make money.
What should he do with this money? He had to take precautions and make plans early.
Pei Qian thought about it and decided to make a trip to Dream Realization Ventures.
He should be able to roughly see whether the first batch of companies that he invested in were profitable or not. He should be able to spend this windfall by selling those that were profitable as soon as possible and investing in those that were not.
…
Dream Realization Ventures, conference room …
He Desheng began to report the first round of investments to Boss Pei.
"Boss Pei, we have invested in a total of 11 companies at the moment. Two of them have obvious signs of profitability, one company has obvious trends of profitability, three companies have good popularity, and have attracted the attention of other investors. The remaining five companies have not moved, but there is still a lot of funds in the company's accounts. We are not short of money for the time being."
"This is the detailed information of each company. Please take a look."
Pei Qian reached out to take the information and realized that it was all complicated financial statements. He could not help but feel a headache coming on.
He put the information aside. "I don't want to read these things. Just follow my previous rules. Sell those that have already made a profit. Don't invest any more money in those that are showing signs of making a profit. Sell them when they make a profit. Continue to observe those that are not making a profit. Continue to invest in those that have spent all your money. "
"The money earned after selling will be invested directly in the following companies in order. The finance department we sent can also be withdrawn and sent to take charge of other companies."
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