Chapter 485 If nothing else happens, Yunwei will have an accident
""Alien: Endless Tide" was launched on the first day and attracted heated discussions! The novel game mode makes the game experience full!"
"A tribute to classics, bringing L4D-like games back to life"
"Sales exceeded 700,000 units on the first day! "Alien: Endless Tide" created the best sales performance of Yunwei Games of the year! "
"The sixth-generation Fantasy Engine leads the trend of industry innovation! The first-to-market works are expected to sell more than 3 million units in a single week!"
"Delicate "reality augmentation" technology points the way forward for the development of new next-generation games"
"..."
The next day!
Reports about "Alien: Endless Tide" have been overwhelming, making the headlines of major game media!
When the news came, the people inside Yunwei were naturally excited and their morale was greatly boosted!
good!
Good! Good! Good!
Kaunik was so excited that he said hello three times!
"I said at the beginning that there would be absolutely no problems with our project!"
At the data summary meeting on the first day of the project, Kaunik's face was glowing with pride:
"Produced by our Firebird Studio, plus the technical support of Fantasy, which we exclusively cooperate with,"
"Most manufacturers don't dare to compete with us, and even some companies that don't open their eyes have become silent after being ready to make a move,"
"And this also proves our dominance in the gaming circle..."
Cornick spoke so impassionedly that his spittle flew everywhere.
Although at the meeting, Cornick did not mention anyone by name.
But the executives attending the meeting all knew who the “unsightly company” the president was referring to was.
This is strange to say.
Apparently some time ago, when their company Yunwei announced that they were using the latest Fantasy VI engine to produce "Alien: Endless Tide", Golden Wind responded quickly and immediately followed up with a game called "Rainbow Six: Siege"
Project, we have to go head-to-head with them, let's go toe-to-toe with them.
result.
Just when they thought a fierce battle was coming and were fully prepared to face the collision of Golden Wind, there was no movement in Golden Wind's "Rainbow Six", as if it had disappeared.
, completely hiding its edge.
It looked like he was actively avoiding Yun Wei.
This approach has also been discussed by the media, not to mention their internal executives, even in the gaming circle.
And the views of most media are pretty much the same——
Because the technological innovation of Fantasy VI is too strong, and Yunwei has dispatched its top general, Fire Breathing Bird, even Golden Wind does not dare to take advantage of the situation and forcefully compete with "Endless Undertide"
Collide.
after all.
Judging from the current situation, this is the only and most reasonable explanation.
And this situation is not beyond the expectations of most people in the industry.
After all, the strength gap between the two sides lies here.
"Alien: The Endless Tide" launched by Yunwei can be said to be the biggest project announced in recent years.
The development cost alone exceeded $355 million, and subsequent publicity costs were added at a rate of 150%.
Although the game has just been released.
But so far, nearly 550 million dollars have been spent on this project!
But this is no longer important to Cornick.
If burning 550 million dollars can reverse the decline of the past two years, successfully suppress the momentum of Golden Wind, and return itself to the dominance of the game.
Not to mention 550 million dollars, he would not hesitate to double it again!
After all, being able to contain the golden wind is an achievement that is too rare to cherish!
“More than 700,000 sets in a single day!”
After a passionate speech, Cornick was slightly out of breath, and then continued after calming down a little:
"I know that for us, this achievement is another rise after a long period of silence, which certainly makes us happy,"
"but,"
"I think our fighting spirit should not stop here!"
Speaking of which.
Cornick slowly put away his excited expression and said in a deep voice:
"There are 700,000 units in a single day, and 4 million units are expected in the first week. This is just the beginning for us!"
"In the coming time, for this project, we will continue to increase investment, strive to reach new heights, secure our position as the dominant player in the gaming industry, and let some pretentious companies recognize the reality. I also believe that they will soon
Almost-"
…
"I've tasted the bitterness..."
Early in the morning!
Chu Qingzhou brought a stack of reporting materials to their CEO, who was sitting firmly in the Central Army tent.
To be honest, she didn't understand how Mr. Gu could sit so securely.
It had obviously been planned in a meeting before, saying that "Rainbow Six" would be released immediately after Yunwei's "Endless Undertide", using the most powerful sniper methods to give the opponent a fatal blow.
However, just five hours after the release of "Endless Dark Tide"!
Mr. Gu urgently stopped the release plan of "Rainbow Six" and asked all parties to wait for the opportunity and listen to his notice.
Chu Qingzhou didn't understand, not even Lu Bian.
So early this morning, Chu Qingzhou didn't even have time to eat, so he came to Gu Sheng with a pile of reporting materials.
But the only answers he got were "Would you like to have some breakfast together?" and "Yunwei is about to suffer."
"No, thank you Mr. Gu..."
Chu Qingzhou rolled his eyes and cursed secretly, saying to his heart that you have no intention of asking me to have breakfast together, right?
Otherwise, you will swallow an egg in two mouthfuls and act like I am trying to steal your breakfast?
Moreover, how did you determine that "Yunwei is going to suffer"?
The current public opinion is obviously not good for us. Everyone says that we are avoiding the sharp edges. After all, we have encountered a tough situation and recognized our weaknesses.
besides.
Please raise your eyes and take a look. The sales of "Endless Undertide" have now exceeded 700,000. It is conservatively estimated that the sales volume in a single week will exceed 4 million. It is not impossible to even work hard to reach more than 5 million!
How to talk about "having to endure hardship"?
Chu Qingzhou was full of questions and stood there waiting for Gu Sheng to give a reasonable explanation.
But Gu Sheng waved his hands, looking like he was hesitating to speak, as if he was very hesitant.
Chu Qingzhou's heart skipped a beat.
Masaka...will the invincible Mr. Gu also fall?
"Mr. Gu, are you...?"
"water--"
Gu Sheng's expression was a little painful:
"Egg - choked -"
What the hell-!
Chu Qingzhou wanted to stuff Gu Sheng into the water dispenser, but he had to turn around and take the glass of water. He handed it to the man respectfully and sighed helplessly and speechlessly:
"So, Mr. Gu, what should we do...?"
"Phew—much better, thank you,"
After swallowing the choked tea eggs with the water, Gu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and patted his heart:
"You don't have to do anything, just wait. We will probably launch the R6 next week."
ah?
Chu Qingzhou made a confused and stupid expression, his mind was a little too fast to turn around:
"Just...wait?"
"Just wait,"
Gu Sheng nodded:
"If nothing happens, Yunwei will have an accident..."
Talking!
Gu Sheng took the information from Chu Qingzhou's hand and waved his hand for her to sit down.
Gu Sheng has a special feeling for Chu Qingzhou.
Of course, this feeling has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women. It can be said to be trust, it can be said to be appreciation, it can even be said to be...appreciation.
Although this sounds strange, after all, Chu Qingzhou is three or four years older than him.
But there is no doubt that Little Nezha, Sister Chu Chu, the personal secret sent by Lao Shen personally to his beloved daughter, is an unparalleled and handsome person.
Capable, steady and neat.
From the time when Golden Wind was launched for business to now, everything from personnel deployment, project announcement arrangements, integration of various media activities, to replenishing doll machines, answering calls and interviews, accompanying people to attend events... Chu Qingzhou never makes a mistake.
For more than four years, I have fulfilled my mission in both big and small matters, and never made a mistake.
The execution ability that is as precise as precision machinery, and the superior IQ that has almost a photographic memory and can draw inferences from one instance even made Gu Sheng feel a little creepy at one time.
To give a small example - Chu Qingzhou even remembered the birthday of Lu Bian's last girlfriend, just because three years ago when the two had not yet confirmed their relationship, Lu Bian changed his mobile phone and mentioned it unconsciously while clearing the information.
God!
This is fucking terrifying!
Thanks to Chu Qingzhou's gentle and intellectual nature and extremely high emotional intelligence, otherwise God knows what kind of miserable life Lu Lao Er would have lived!
That's why!
On many things, Gu Sheng was willing to explain "why" and "how to do it" to Chu Qingzhou in depth.
Even in terms of work matters, he knew everything about Chu Qingzhou and was even more detailed than he was about Xiao Nezha.
Otherwise, if the two of them just had a normal superior-subordinate relationship, Chu Qingzhou would not ask why Gu Sheng was so calm.
Just do whatever the boss tells you to do without any reason.
This is the original responsibility of a secretary.
Oh no!
As he sat down, Chu Qingzhou also opened the notebook he carried with him, opened his pen, and looked attentive, waiting for the explanation of this young but full of tricks.
"Last night, Xiao Ming and I talked on the phone..."
After taking a sip of tea, Gu Sheng spoke eloquently——
It turns out that just yesterday after confirming the game format of "Alien: Endless Tide", Gu Sheng judged that this game would quickly enter a period of weakness without the support of the creative workshop.
Estimated sales of 4 million units?
Cornick is really brave enough to predict.
According to his playing experience and judgment, if this game continues to follow Yunwei's current promotion strategy, the highest sales volume in a single week will be just over 2 million.
Even if Yunwei continues to invest more money and expand Xuanfa even more, its sales volume will only be over 3 million units.
As a game designer and company president, Gu Sheng can understand that the development cost of "Endless Undertide" is high. It is strange that the cost is not high due to new technology and time constraints.
However, the price of 80 knives per serving is really too high for players.
Moreover, online games are different from plot games. The concept of "buy early and enjoy early, buy late and enjoy discounts, and get free if you don't buy" is fully reflected in this type of game.
Without getting into spoilers and gaming experience, most players have the same choice for a game whose price is much higher than expected -
Wait for an opportunity to get a discounted backstab before buying it.
This applies to past and present lives.
After all, to this day, whenever Golden Wind participates in a developer promotion, "Long 4 Dead", which is often discounted to the point of fracture, can still sell a lot of copies.
What Gu Sheng wants to do is to strengthen this concept among players and promote the rapid decline of "Endless Undertide".
Speaking of this, Gu Sheng took a sip of tea:
"You "borrowed" from me, so on the other hand, if I imitate your fusion concept to create a game, that's not too much, right?"
"Uh...it's not too much."
Chu Qingzhou shrugged and shook his head, saying that this was simply a matter of course.
Gu Sheng nodded and then asked:
"You don't have a creative workshop. I would like to show you the use of the creative workshop. Isn't that too much?"
"Well, it's not too much."
Chu Qingzhou continued to affirm.
Gu Sheng asked again:
"Then my creative workshop will produce a map that is exactly the same as yours. Players think your game is too expensive, so they will use my game as a substitute for the time being, and wait for you to lower the price and offer discounts. Isn't it too much?"
hiss--!!!
Speaking of which!
Chu Qingzhou finally understood where the reason why Gu Sheng was so calm and so confident that he was waiting for Kaunik's heart attack came from!
——He secretly instructed Wang Xiaoming, in the name of a third party, to create a MOD in the creative workshop of "Left 4 Survival" with the same gameplay and content as "Alien: Endless Tide"!
As a result, although in terms of overall quality, a MOD can never be the same as the original work that Yunwei spent a lot of money to produce.
But don’t forget!
Left 4 Dead also has graphics patches!
And in terms of core technology, although Road to Survival does not have the latest reality augmentation technology, it does have the blessing of Yiyou’s exclusive full-sensory assistance system!
The perfect substitute!
The key is--
"Long 4 Survival" is so cheap!
When it first launched, the price of "Long for Survival" was only 85 yuan per copy, which is equivalent to about 12 dollars!
And in the latest discount, they even offered a 0.5% off charity price for fractures!
"Land of Survival", originally priced at 85 yuan, can now be purchased for only 4 yuan and 25 cents!
Spend $0.50 and enjoy an alternative experience of $80!
Moreover, this game mode was originally pioneered by GW!
This is equivalent to enjoying a shooting experience that has never been surpassed so far on the most original platform!
Coupled with this, the price difference is as huge as the Great Trench between Everest and Mariana!
Even if it was Chu Qingzhou, he couldn't help but be stunned for five seconds before slowly raising his thumb:
