February 16th, Thursday …
In Beijing, at the independent game incubation base of the 'Destitution Plan'.
After the Spring Festival, the incubation base had returned to normal operations. The independent game producers had also started research and development of the game again.
Before the Chinese New Year holiday, the promotional video released by the 'Destitution Plan' had a very good publicity effect. The success of the Survival Guide for Working Adults and the DEMO of Black Ink and Clouds gave all the independent game designers a shot in the arm. It made them feel that their dream of creating independent games seemed to be closer than ever.
Wu Zhicheng was obviously the most motivated.
The DEMO of "Black Ink and Clouds" was very successful, and the players were supporting it with real money. They were almost certain that as long as they completed the subsequent content of "Black Ink and Clouds" step by step, the sales would definitely not be bad.
What's more, the staff of the entire incubation base were fully cooperating. Wu Zhicheng did not lack anything. He only needed to focus all his energy on game design.
The only fly in the ointment was that the incubation base had a rule that they had to ensure a certain amount of gaming time every week to 'collect inspiration'. That gave Wu Zhicheng a headache.
If only he could use this time to develop games.
At that moment, Wu Zhicheng was seriously designing the subsequent stages of Black Ink and Clouds at his desk.
Every stage had to be unique in terms of packaging and gameplay. That was also a very brain-racking matter.
Qiu Hong arrived at the incubation base and looked around. He was very satisfied when he realized that everyone was very focused on their work.
He could not help but think of the situation when he opened his game company and started his own business.
At that time, Qiu Hong was also a boss. However, every time he went to the company, he could tell that the employees looked like they were working hard but were actually slacking. On the other hand, the independent game producers in the incubation base were really designing their own games very seriously.
Qiu Hong could not help but feel emotional. Could this be Boss Pei's charm?
Even if almost no one knew about the relationship between the 'Destitution Plan' and Boss Pei, even if all the independent game designers had not been inspired by the 'Tengda spirit', they still did the same thing as Tengda employees.
Boss Pei's incentive buff could actually take effect without revealing his identity? What's more, it could directly affect Beijing from Jingzhou?
That was ridiculous.
Qiu Hong walked to the middle of the office and clapped his hands. "Everyone, please stop what you're doing. I have two things to announce."
Wu Zhicheng and the other independent game designers looked up and listened attentively.
Qiu Hong said, "The first thing is that I will be leaving for a period of time. I'm not sure how long it will be. It might be a month or two, or three to five months. It depends on the work situation."
"The independent game incubation base in the Imperial Capital is already on track. Next, I'm going to Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other cities to open an independent game incubation base each."
"The initial plan is to set up three studios. They are the northern, eastern, and southern studios of the 'Destitution Plan'."
"Everyone, please work harder in the future. Our northern studio was established the earliest. If we are surpassed by the eastern and southern studios in the future, it would be embarrassing."
"If you encounter any problems at work, continue to look for Xi Hao. He will communicate with me at any time."
Everyone looked surprised, but they didn't overreact.
This was actually an unexpected but reasonable matter.
The 'Destitution Plan' was originally targeted at independent game developers from all over the country. Now that the independent game developers in Beijing were almost done, it would definitely be the turn of the independent game developers in Shanghai and Guangzhou.
However, no one expected it to be so fast.
However, Xi Hao was the one in charge of the normal operations of the incubation base. Thus, Qiu Hong's departure could be said to have no impact. No one would make a fuss.
Qiu Hong paused for a moment before continuing, "The second thing is that I've given everyone in the incubation base a membership to Deposit Fitness. Everyone has to train on time."
"In the future, everyone's work meals will also be changed to fitness meals that are compatible with Deposit Fitness. This is to ensure everyone's health."
"After all, game development requires you to sit for a long time. If you spend too much time, your lumbar and cervical spine will easily have problems. Persevering in fitness can allow everyone to have more energy to develop games."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this news.
What the hell?
He gave us gym memberships?
Wu Zhicheng was also confused. He was already very dissatisfied with the rule of 'having to ensure gaming time every week'. Now, apart from taking time out to play games, he also had to take time out to work out?
What's more, everyone had been eating Fish-Catching Take-Out's regular meals. The taste was very good. It might not be as healthy as the fitness meals, but it was much better than other take-outs. Everyone was quite satisfied.
Now, they had to eat fitness meals with Deposit Fitness. Wasn't that superfluous?
Wu Zhicheng quickly raised his hand and said, "Boss Qiu, there's no need for the gym, right? We're all young people. Our bodies are very good …"
Qiu Hong's expression turned serious. "Very good? Do you believe that yourself? "
"Before you came to the incubation base, you were making independent games in your own residence. All of you had reversed day and night, and your diet was irregular. You might not have any major illnesses because you're young, but who doesn't have any small problems?"
"Coincidentally, Deposit Fitness has opened in Beijing. I heard that the fitness effect is very good. I've already arranged for everyone to go. No one has to go! Xi Hao, you have to supervise everyone and urge them to train. I'll hold you responsible if anyone doesn't go! "
Xi Hao froze at his desk as well, not knowing how to react.
Qiu Hong sounded very tough, but in fact, he was not confident.
In fact, Boss Pei was the one who made these requests. He was just a mouthpiece.
Previously, Pei Qian had been thinking about how to counterattack and drag Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Fish-Catching Take-Out, and Deposit Fitness to Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities on a large scale.
All of a sudden, he realized that he had many businesses in Beijing as well!
There was an independent game incubation base and the Cold-Faced Lady. He could arrange for all of them to go to Deposit Fitness. Not only could he create a certain amount of losses, but he could also interfere with everyone's work progress. Why not?
However, the relationship between the incubation base and Tengda Corporation could not be made public. Thus, Qiu Hong could only continue to be a tool.
Wu Zhicheng and the other producers stood up, wanting to discuss with Qiu Hong.
There was no need for the gym!
Wouldn't it be better for us to work hard on the game?
However, Qiu Hong had no intention of bargaining with them at all. He said decisively, "It's settled then." Then, he left.
Wu Zhicheng and the others had obviously misunderstood. That was because Qiu Hong could not make the decision on this matter. Wouldn't they be looking for the wrong person to bargain with Qiu Hong?
Wu Zhicheng and the other producers looked at each other as they watched Qiu Hong leave. They saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
At the same time, they seemed to sense a hint of familiarity …
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At the same time, Shanghai, Long Yu Corporation …
In the conference room, Eric looked at the latest report with a smug smile on his face.
Zhao Xuming sat opposite Eric, trying his best to reduce his presence and leave the stage to Eric.
It had been almost a week since Eric's new policy was implemented. Some clues could already be seen from IOI's data.
The reason why Eric was so happy was because the data this time was completely in line with his expectations. The effect was even better than he had imagined!
It was certain that the revenue would decrease. After all, all the heroes were free, and the price of the skins had been cut to 30% of the original price. In the short term, IOI's player base would not experience explosive growth. On average, everyone would spend less money, and the revenue would definitely decrease.
However, the decrease in revenue was much more optimistic than Eric had expected!
From the data, many old gamers had received compensation and bought many skins that they had not planned to buy before even though the price had decreased.
Each skin might be sold for less money, but the number of copies sold had increased. It had the effect of small profits but quick turnover.
For example, some old gamers had originally wanted to spend 80 yuan on a skin. Now that they realized that they could buy two, they would still spend the money instead of choosing to spend only 40 yuan and save the other 40 yuan.
After the price of the skin plummeted, it had reached its lowest point in history. Most players felt that the price of the skin would not decrease for a long time in the future. Thus, they did not wait for the discount and chose to buy it immediately.
What's more, the huge price reduction this time had created quite a lot of popularity. The number of people online at the same time in the local server and even the world server, as well as the average gaming time per capita, had obviously increased.
Many players bought several skins in one go. Naturally, they had to play a few more games to appreciate and feel it.
All in all, Eric was very satisfied with the data on the report. Naturally, he was very proud and even a little inflated.
Eric looked around at everyone. "The upper echelons of Dayak Corporation are also quite satisfied with the new version's data. It completely meets our previous expectations."
"Therefore, we have to follow up on our victory and continue to make up for IOI's biggest shortcoming."
"Mobile version!"
"One of the biggest reasons for GOG's success is its mobile version. GOG's mobile version has played a very key role in promoting it both in the local server and in the world. "
"We were indeed too arrogant before. We thought that the mobile version was useless, so we missed the opportunity. We also realized our mistake after seeing GOG's huge success in the mobile game market."
"Therefore, Finger Games is currently developing a mobile version of IOI. Just like GOG, it's a dual-terminal game and a mobile game."
"After making up for this shortcoming, the gap between IOI and GOG will shrink further. Together with our price war, we will definitely be able to snatch back the market that GOG took away!"
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