Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Saturday, January 21.

Pei Qian tidied up his things a bit and was about to go home.

The company is already on holiday, and most departments are on the eighth day of the eighth day, that is, work next Monday.

Departments such as Moyu Food Delivery and Upwind Logistics all work on the second day of the second day, and take turns during the holidays from the second to the eighth day.Of course, all employees who work during holidays are full of overtime pay. Therefore, many employees in these departments not only don't want to take holidays, but also actively work overtime.

When I go home this time, I don’t need to change all my clothes and computer, I just need to put down my watch.

Because Pei Qian told his parents that he works in Feihuang Studio and is the veteran of the studio, so the income is acceptable.That being the case, it would not seem so strange to wear expensive clothes when going home.

The house has already been bought, and the two elders have a relatively high estimate of Pei Qian's current income, so naturally they don't care so much about these aspects.What's more, they couldn't tell whether the suit was thousands or tens of thousands.

The parents have now moved to a house near the high-speed rail station. They are also in Jingzhou, and they are not far away, so Pei Qian only brought a small backpack, a change of clothes and his own computer.

Still in the same city, and only staying for a week, there is no need to bring so much luggage.

However, you still have to bring your computer, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with in case something happens during the holidays.

After everything was cleaned up, Pei Qian went downstairs and drove home.

...

At the same time, Qiu Hong had arrived at the airport and was waiting for the flight.

Looking back on the work in the imperial capital in the past few months, it feels like a world away.

Qiu Hong sighed in his heart, you said that I, a producer of krypton games, became the savior of domestic independent games somehow?

I can only say that things are impermanent.

In his spare time, he took out his mobile phone and checked netizens' comments on the change of the pre-sale price of "Ink and Water".

Last night, he arranged for his subordinates to adjust the pre-sale price of "Ink and Cloud" to 5 yuan. For players who have already paid in advance, the price of the game is reduced to 36 yuan, which means that when the game is officially released, You only need to pay another 21 yuan to buy it.

In addition, Qiu Hong also issued an announcement in his official capacity to apologize to players who have already purchased the game and apologize for the impact on them due to the change in the pre-sale price.

As for why the pre-sale price should be lowered, the announcement said: "After the pre-sale of "Ink and Cloud", the players showed extraordinary enthusiasm and support for the game. The R&D team was deeply moved by this. But it is also positive. Because the enthusiasm shown by the players far exceeded expectations, we believe that the pre-sale price was set too high, so we lowered the pre-sale price. We are deeply sorry for the impact on the players, and we provide you with Compensation plan."

For this announcement, Qiu Hong also tried his best, because the decision to change the pre-sale price and compensate the players was made by Mr. Pei. The reason is that Mr. Pei believes that the pre-sale is actually an act of passing risks to players and should not be promoted.

But for this reason, it's okay to talk privately, it's not good to write it out in the announcement, because it will definitely dampen the enthusiasm of players to support domestic independent games.

Therefore, Qiu Hong himself didn't know how to write this announcement, so he could only be vague.

Qiu Hong thinks that most players will still accept it, but it is also likely to find it inexplicable.

We still have to see how people react on the Internet.

Qiu Hong quickly found the players' discussion about the change of the pre-sale price of "Ink and Water".

"What do you mean? Change the original pre-sale price from 15 yuan to 5 yuan? Isn't this necessary?"

"Game developers bewildered."

"The announcement says that because the players are particularly enthusiastic, the official thinks the pre-sale price is set too high? Why didn't I see the logical relationship here?"

"Is it because the official thinks that more people can buy pre-sales with a price of 5 yuan?"

"No. Those who are willing to buy pre-sales are basically players who support domestic independent games in their hearts. For this type of player, it doesn’t make much difference whether the pre-sale is sold for 5 yuan or 15 yuan. Not to mention the game. The final payment is required at the time of sale. No matter whether the price is 5 yuan or 15 yuan, the price of the game is still that much. What's the difference?"

"Apart from making less money, I don't see any other impact..."

"Then this is very confusing?"

Most players really feel that the official behavior of the "Dead Way Project" is a bit redundant. The pre-order price is higher and lower. It is nothing more than the difference between early and late payment, why bother to change it. What about the pre-sale price?

But just when most players were confused, a post appeared on the Internet, explaining the true intention of the "Dead Way Project"!

"I suddenly understood why the pre-sale price of "Ink and Smoke" was lowered!"

"The official statement is that because players' enthusiasm for pre-ordering far exceeds expectations, it makes the official realize that the pre-sale price is too high."

"At first glance, this logical relationship does not seem to be established. Why does the high player enthusiasm make the official think that the pre-sale price is set high?"

"This is to talk about why the indie games are now popular for pre-sales."

"The pre-sale of independent games is mainly because the development team of independent games is often short of money. It is necessary to recover some of the funds in advance through pre-sales and better develop the remaining part of the game."

"Ink Cloud Smoke" initially set the pre-sale price at 15 yuan, obviously because they had a rough estimate of the remaining development cost based on the expected sales, and felt that selling for 15 yuan would support future development."

"But they didn't expect that the sales volume was three times higher than their estimate. The development cost that was originally sold for 15 yuan can be maintained, but now it can be maintained for 5 yuan!"

"That's why the official decided to lower the pre-sale price."

"Some people say that this is a bit of a fuss and it's not necessary. 5 yuan and 15 yuan are nothing more than the difference between paying more and paying less for many players."

"But for the officials of the'Poor Road Plan', they definitely think that as long as they get the follow-up development funds, there is no need to set the pre-sale price so high, which is suspected of cheating money; on the other hand, they feel that the players have no interest. Little things, full respect for the players, so it is clearly beneficial to the players, but also made a special announcement to apologize to the players."

"It can only be said that the organizer of the'Poor Journey Project' is indeed a sentimental and heart-minded person! It is not in vain that we support this way!"

After this post was posted, the players suddenly realized.

"That's it!"

"Is this developer so restrained? I think it can support the subsequent development cost, so I cut the pre-sale price from 15 yuan to 5 yuan?"

"It's not restrained, it can only be said that gentlemen love money and get the right way. There are many independent games that like to engage in pre-sales and deceive people. First collect a wave of money, and then start to develop slowly. Either it is delayed, or a semi-finished product is released to fool people. However, the game of the "Long Journey Project" has no such plans at all. Obviously, I am very confident in my game!"

"A developer who values ​​players so much must support it!"

"This developer is too conscientious, and I can't help but think of Tenda Games. This seems to be something that President Pei would do!"

"However, judging from the available information, it seems that the plan for a long way has nothing to do with Tenda."

"That's a good thing. It shows that there is another boss with sentiments and conscience in the game circle. This is the blessing of domestic games!"

"I'm going to post and blow, so that more people will pre-order "Ink and Water"!"

Looking at the discussions among netizens, Qiu Hong couldn't help but suddenly realized that there was a feeling of enlightenment.

So President Pei still has this meaning in it?

The modification of the pre-sale price this time not only left a good impression on the players, but also increased the number of pre-sale players!

Whether it's because of the rising topic, let more people know, or because the pre-sale has dropped from 15 yuan to 5 yuan, the number of pre-orders has been further increased.

In this way, won't the sales of the game be higher after the release?

The price of the pre-sale of the game has been reduced, and the players who have already purchased the game are also discounted, which is definitely a good thing for the players.

On the "poor road plan" side, it won the face and the lizi.

This is a win-win situation!

Qiu Hong couldn't help but sigh. President Pei is indeed President Pei, and he can see the foundation of his skills in an understatement!The control of the player's mentality has reached the highest level!

...

...

Sunday, January 22.

Less than 7 o'clock in the morning, Pei Qian got up to wash.

Now the second old man has moved to a new house on the high-speed rail station, so the living conditions are much better.

His parents also deliberately left the master bedroom for him, and the second elder had to live in the second bedroom. Obviously, he didn't completely cut off the idea of ​​letting him use this house as a wedding room.

Pei Qian is speechless, but there is nothing he can do about it. It seems that he can only buy a house after he loses some money to let his parents live in this house with peace of mind.

After washing, Pei Qian went to the living room.

My mother is cooking in the kitchen, while Lao Pei is making tea in the living room.

The two elders were surprised to see Pei Qian actually get up.

"Son, you woke up so early? I thought you would have to sleep until nine o'clock. You drink your mouth water first, and breakfast will be ready immediately." The mother finished speaking, and continued to busy preparing breakfast.

Old Pei nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, son, your work and rest hours are quite healthy now, keep it up, do you hear?"

Pei Qian took out the Bluetooth headset and put it on, then sat on the sofa and opened the live broadcast room of the ioi global finals on his mobile phone.

The two elders are obviously misunderstood. If nothing special, can Pei Qian get up early?

If there is no ioi global finals, it is possible for Pei Qian to sleep until 10 o'clock in the night, how could he get up before 7 o'clock.

Open the live broadcast room, the time is just right, the game will start in a few minutes.

Pei Qian talked about giving up, but in fact he was still paying attention to the FV team.

"God bless you, as long as you don't crush to win the championship, everything is easy to say..."

...

The final final was the peak confrontation between the FV team and the FRY team, and the attention was already full before the game.

The FV team was not optimistic at the beginning, and has been ridiculed by foreigners as "cnioinoob" in the group stage, but the quarterfinals and the semifinals played two 3:0, no one dared to question their strength.

As the strongest veteran team in Europe and America, the FRY team also made their way to the finals. Although they lost two or three small rounds, their toughness and strength in the game should not be underestimated.

Before the game, the commentators of Zhitou's official commentary station believed that this would be a close and wonderful game, and from a personal standpoint, they clearly supported the FRY team.

It's the same venue as before, but compared with the quarterfinals and semifinals, today's competition has higher specifications.

Before the start of the game, Zhitou Company specially invited famous European and American rock bands to sing the theme song, as well as a very cool COS performance. After bursts of applause and cheers, the scene quickly became a carnival ocean. !

Chretien and Zhao Xuming sat in the front row of the auditorium, their expressions slightly solemn.

Chretien has surreptitiously sent the balance division of two finger companies to the FRY team to help them analyze the new version of the data and provide tactical support for the FRY team.

In this week's preparation time, FRY's tactical reserves should have improved and improved.

But whether it can win the FV team, no one can say.

Because the current strength of the FV team is a mystery to everyone, they train in closed sessions on the second floor of that Internet cafe every day, and no one knows what they are training.

The accompanying data team is tight-lipped, and there are bodyguards guarding the door. It is a pipe dream to peek.

Chretien didn't dare to use too despicable means, such as asking his engineers to check game data.After all, there is no impermeable wall in the world. Once the official game data of people's homes is exposed, it is a huge scandal, and Chretien may not be able to eat.

Secretly sending two balance divisions to FRY as it is now, and providing them with a little tactical support, is already the limit Chretien can do, and he took a huge risk.

No one knows what the outcome of this battle will be. Chretien and Zhao Xuming looked at the confident expressions of the FV players on the stage and couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

I thought it was five fish belly, but I didn't expect these five people to reach the finals all the way. The clubs and finger companies all over the world would have nothing to do with them!