January 21st, Saturday …
Pei Qian packed his things and prepared to go home.
The company was already on holiday. Most departments would start work on the eighth day, which was the next Monday.
Fish-Catching Take-Out, Upwind Logistics, and the other departments started work on the second day of the New Year. They took turns to rest from the second day to the eighth day of the New Year. Of course, all employees who worked during the holidays would be paid overtime. Thus, not only did many employees in these departments not want to take a break, but they also wanted to work overtime.
This time, he did not have to change his clothes and computer. He only had to put down his watch.
That was because Pei Qian told his parents that he was working at Fei Huang Workspace and was a veteran of the workspace. Thus, his income was not bad. Since that was the case, it would not be strange for him to wear more expensive clothes when he returned home.
He had already bought a house. The two elders had a higher estimate of Pei Qian's current income. Naturally, they did not care so much about these aspects. What's more, they could not tell if the suit was worth thousands or tens of thousands.
His parents had already moved to a house near the high-speed rail station. It was also in Jingzhou and was not far away. Thus, Pei Qian only brought a small backpack with some clothes and his computer.
He was still in the same city and was only staying for a week. There was no need to bring so much luggage.
However, he still had to bring his computer. Otherwise, it would be difficult to deal with anything that happened during the holidays.
Pei Qian went downstairs and took a car home after he was done packing.
…
At the same time, Qiu Hong had already arrived at the airport and was waiting for his flight.
Looking back at his work in Beijing over the past few months, he felt like a lifetime had passed.
Qiu Hong sighed in his heart. How did I, a producer of games with paywalls, become the savior of domestically-produced independent games for no reason?
He could only say that the world was unpredictable.
Since he had nothing to do, he took out his cell phone and checked the netizens' comments about the change in the pre-sale price of Black Ink and Clouds.
Last night, he arranged for his subordinates to adjust the pre-sale price of Black Ink and Clouds to 5 yuan. For players who had already paid the advance payment, the game's price would be reduced to 36 yuan. In other words, when the game was officially released, they only needed to pay 21 yuan to buy it.
In addition, Qiu Hong also made an announcement as an official to apologize to the players who had already bought the game. He apologized for the impact of the change in the pre-sale price.
As for why the pre-sales price was lowered, the announcement said, "After the pre-sales of Black Ink and Clouds started, all the players showed extraordinary enthusiasm and support for the game. The development team was deeply touched by this. However, due to the enthusiasm displayed by the players far exceeding our expectations, we felt that the pre-sales price was set too high and lowered it. We are deeply sorry for the impact this has had on all players, and we have provided compensation for everyone. "
Qiu Hong had tried his best to make this announcement because the decision to change the pre-sale price and compensate the players was made by Boss Pei. The reason was that Boss Pei felt that pre-sale was actually an act of transferring risks to the players and should not be advocated.
However, this reason could be said in private. It was not good to write it out in the announcement because it would definitely dampen the enthusiasm of gamers to support domestically-produced independent games.
Therefore, Qiu Hong himself did not know how to write the announcement. He could only be vague about it.
Qiu Hong felt that the players would probably accept it, but they might also find it inexplicable.
He still had to see how the netizens reacted.
Qiu Hong quickly found the gamers' discussion about the change in the pre-sale price of "Black Ink and Clouds".
"What do you mean? The original pre-sale price was changed from 15 yuan to 5 yuan? There's no need for that, right? "
"The game developer's confusing behavior."
"The announcement said that the official platform felt that the pre-sale price was set too high because the players were very enthusiastic? Why can't I see the logical relationship here? "
"Could it be that the official platform feels that more people can buy the pre-sale at 5 yuan?"
"No, that won't happen. Those who are willing to buy the pre-sale are basically gamers who sincerely support domestically-produced independent games. To such gamers, there is not much difference whether the pre-sale price is 5 yuan or 15 yuan. What's more, they have to pay the final payment when the game is released. The game's selling price is still the same regardless of whether it's priced at 5 yuan or 15 yuan. What's the difference? "
"Apart from making less money, I don't see any other impact …"
"That's very confusing, isn't it?"
Most players really felt that the official 'Destitution Plan' was a little unnecessary. Whether the pre-order price was a little higher or a little lower, it was nothing more than the difference between getting the money earlier and getting the money later. Why was there a need to specially change the pre-order price?
However, just as most players were feeling confused, a post appeared online explaining the true intention of the 'Destitution Plan'!
"I suddenly understand why the pre-sale price of Black Ink and Clouds was lowered!"
"The official platform said that the enthusiasm of the players for pre-sale far exceeded expectations, so the official platform realized that the pre-sale price was set too high."
"At first glance, this logical relationship does not seem to make sense. Why would the high enthusiasm of the players make the official platform feel that the pre-sale price was set too high?"
"This is why pre-sale of independent games is popular now."
"Pre-sale of independent games is mainly because the development team of independent games is often short of money. They need to use pre-sale to recover a portion of the funds in advance so that they can better develop the rest of the game."
"The pre-sale price of Black Ink and Clouds was set at 15 yuan at the beginning. Obviously, it was because they had a rough estimate of the remaining development costs through the expected sales volume. They felt that selling it for 15 yuan would be enough to support future development."
"However, they did not expect the sales volume to be three times higher than they had expected. The development costs that could only be maintained by selling it for 15 yuan can now be maintained by selling it for 5 yuan! "
"That's why the official platform decided to lower the pre-sale price."
"Some people say that this is making a mountain out of a molehill and that there's no need. For many players, 5 yuan or 15 yuan is just the difference between paying more or less for the rest of the payment. "
"However, for the officials of the 'Destitution Plan', they must feel that it's fine as long as they get the follow-up development funds. There's no need to set the pre-sale price so high. It's suspected of cheating money. On the other hand, they feel that the interests of the players are no small matter. They have full respect for the players. That's why they specially issued an announcement to explain and apologize to the players even though it's clearly beneficial to the players."
"I can only say that the organizer of the 'Destitution Plan' is indeed a person with feelings and magnanimity! Our support was not in vain! "
The gamers were enlightened after this post was posted.
"I see!"
"Is the developer that restrained? They felt that they could support the follow-up development costs, so they cut the pre-sale price from 15 yuan to 5 yuan? "
"This can't be considered restraint. It can only be said that a gentleman loves money and takes it in the right way. Many independent games like to use pre-sale to deceive people. They would first collect a wave of money and then start to develop it slowly. They would either not release it for a long time or sell a half-finished product to fool people. However, the 'Destitution Plan' game has no such plans at all. Obviously, they are very confident in their game! "
"We have to support a developer that values gamers so much!"
"This developer is too kind. I can't help but think of Tengda Games. This looks like something Boss Pei would do!"
"However, it seems like the Destitution Plan has nothing to do with Tengda from the existing information."
"That's a good thing. It means that the gaming industry has produced another sentimental and conscientious boss. That's a blessing for domestically-produced games!"
"I'll post a post to brag and get more people to pre-order 'Black Ink and Clouds'!"
Qiu Hong could not help but come to a sudden realization as he read the netizens' discussions. He felt enlightened.
So that was Boss Pei's intention?
The change in the pre-sale price had not only left a good impression on gamers, but it had also increased the number of gamers who had pre-ordered!
Whether it was because the topic had become more popular, more people knew about it, or because the pre-sale price had been reduced from 15 yuan to 5 yuan, the number of people who had pre-ordered had increased further.
Wouldn't the sales of the game be higher that way?
The pre-sale price of the game had been reduced, and gamers who had already bought the game had also received a discount. That was definitely a good thing for gamers.
On the other hand, the 'Destitution Plan' had won both face and money.
This was a win-win situation!
Qiu Hong could not help but feel emotional. Boss Pei was indeed Boss Pei. He could see the foundation of a simple operation! His control over the players' mentality had reached the pinnacle!
…
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January 22nd, Sunday …
Pei Qian woke up before 7 AM to wash up.
Now that his parents had moved to the new house at the high-speed railway station, their living conditions were much better.
His parents had even specially left the master bedroom for him. The two elders insisted on staying in the secondary bedroom. Obviously, they had not completely given up on his idea of using this house as a wedding house.
Pei Qian was speechless, but there was nothing he could do. It looked like he could only wait for himself to lose more money and buy another house so that his parents could live in peace.
Pei Qian came to the living room after washing up.
His mother was cooking in the kitchen while Old Pei was brewing tea in the living room.
The two elders were surprised to see Pei Qian up.
"Son, you're up so early? I thought you would have to sleep until 9 AM. Drink some water first. Breakfast will be ready soon. "After saying that, his mother continued to prepare breakfast.
Old Pei nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, son. Your schedule is quite healthy now. Continue maintaining it, do you hear me?"
Pei Qian took out his Bluetooth headset and put it on. Then, he sat on the sofa and opened the live-stream of IOI's global finals on his cell phone.
The two elders had obviously misunderstood. Would Pei Qian wake up so early if there was nothing special?
Pei Qian might have slept until 10 AM if not for the IOI global finals. Why would he wake up before 7 AM?
The time was just right when he opened the live-stream. The competition was about to begin in a few minutes.
Pei Qian might have said that he was giving up, but he was still paying attention to FV Team.
"God bless us. Everything will be fine as long as you don't crush them to win the championship …"
…
The final finals were the peak showdown between FV Team and FRY Team. The attention had already been maxed out before the competition.
FV Team was not thought highly of at the beginning. They had been mocked by foreigners in the group stages as "cn"
However, no one dared to question their strength after they played 3: 0 in the top eight and top four.
As the strongest veteran team in Europe and the United States, FRY Team had also advanced triumphantly to the finals. They might have lost two or three small games but the tenacity and strength they had displayed in the competition could not be underestimated.
Before the competition, the commentators on Finger Games' official commentary platform thought that this would be an evenly matched and exciting competition. From a personal standpoint, they obviously supported FRY Team more.
It was still the same competition venue as before. However, the standard of today's competition was higher compared to the top eight and top four competitions.
Before the competition began, Finger Games specially invited famous European and American rock bands to sing the theme song. There was also a very cool cosplay performance. The venue quickly turned into a sea of revelry amidst waves of applause and cheers!
Chrétien and Zhao Xuming sat in the front row of the audience with solemn expressions.
Chrétien had already secretly sent two Balancers from Finger Games to FRY Team to help analyze the data of the new version and provide tactical support for FRY Team.
During this week of preparation, FRY's tactical reserves should have improved to a certain extent.
However, no one could say for sure if they could win against FV Team.
That was because FV Team's current strength was a mystery to everyone. They were training in the second floor of that internet cafe every day. No one knew what they were training for.
The accompanying data team was tight-lipped, and there were bodyguards guarding the door. It was impossible to peek.
Chrétien did not dare to use too despicable methods, such as asking his engineers to check the game's data. After all, there was no such thing as an airtight wall in the world. It would be a huge scandal if the official platform was exposed to dig into other people's game data. Chrétien would probably have to bear the consequences.
Sending two Balancers to FRY secretly to provide them with some tactical support was already the limit of what Chrétien could do. He was also taking a huge risk.
No one knew what the outcome of this battle would be. Chrétien and Zhao Xuming could not help but feel nervous as they looked at the confident expressions of the FV team members on stage.
They had thought that they were just five weaklings, but they did not expect these five people to make it all the way to the finals. All the clubs in the world and Finger Games together could not do anything to them!
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