Chapter 1268 One dares to send, the other dares to accept
Sun Xi nodded: "I see, I understand."
"But I still have a question, which is the price of the skin."
"As Mr. Pei said, you can charge for skins, so why not set the price higher? "Bullet 2" does not compete with GOG. It is not surprising that skins of two different game types have different prices.
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"As an FPS game, "Bullet 2" has a small player base, and the skin pricing is low, so the profit will naturally be low. If sales fail to increase, wouldn't it fall into a vicious cycle?"
"I think it would be better to set the price of the skin higher at the beginning. If the profit situation is relatively optimistic, then gradually discount and reduce the price, which can also have the effect of stimulating consumption, and it is more secure."
Pei Qian: "..."
Good guy, it turns out that people outside are not easy to fool.
Although the people in the Tenda Game Department have excellent professional abilities, in general, they trust Mr. Pei too much, so even if they have questions, they don't ask more questions, but think for themselves.
The people here at Tianhuo Studio obviously have much more serious problems.
But this small problem is obviously not enough to trouble Pei Qian.
Even an old man in the game industry like Mr. He An can fool him. Isn't it easy to deal with a few young people?
Pei Qian thought for a moment and then said: "I think this is a question of which came first, the chicken or the egg."
"The player said: If your skin is cheaper, I will buy more."
"The game dealer said: You buy more first, and then I will give you a discount on the skins."
"If no one is willing to give in first, then it will fall into an endless cycle."
"If, like you said, you sell it at a high price first and then gradually discount it later, then I ask you: If the skin sells well at a high price, will you still be willing to discount it heavily? If it is discounted, you will also give it a 50% discount.
Is it 30% off or even lower? I’m afraid it’s 20% off at most, and 30% off is just a fool’s errand.”
"If the skin does not sell well, will it appear that the price of the skin is too high if it is discounted further, causing players to gloat over their misfortune and make them less likely to buy it?"
"So, your idea is very optimistic and beautiful, but it is not very practical in practice."
"If you don't do some things at the beginning, it will be difficult to do them halfway."
"As for the issue of game groups..."
"It's also a chicken or the egg question."
"If a certain game is not attractive enough to players, then there will naturally be fewer players; with fewer players, the game's revenue will be low, and there will be no money for subsequent updates, and the game's appeal to players will further decline."
"Over time, this becomes a vicious cycle."
"So, if you don't succeed, you will succeed. Since you have to do it, you have to do your best. Lower the price from the beginning, so that players feel embarrassed not to spend money, and make them feel that they are not human if they don't buy such a cheap skin. Only then can it form a benign
cycle!"
Pei Qian's expression was quite serious and he conquered everyone in terms of momentum.
Sun Xi nodded, he had nothing to say.
What Mr. Pei means is that although there are not many players now, as long as "Bullet 2" is good enough and conscientious enough, there will always be more players in the future.
This is something that will happen in the future. No one can be sure, so there is no way to deny it.
Otherwise, wouldn’t that be badmouthing oneself?
The game hasn't been released yet, so it would be too frustrating to think about what to do if there are no players to play it.
So, in this direction, the topic stopped.
Zhou Muyan coughed twice: "Well, that's how the charging model will be decided."
"But I think there will be some criticism from the Longyu Group about this charging model..."
The skin is priced cheaply, which is obviously not conducive to making money for Longyu Group.
Tianhuo Studio is a research and development company, and Longyu Group is an operating company. Obviously, the operating company cares more about this aspect.
Pei Qian chuckled: "Why do you care so much about what they think? You can't let the operating company do the pricing of the game. It's like holding a dried fish and asking a cat if he wants to eat it. There will only be one answer.
"
The goal of the operating company, at best is to "make the game run better", at worst it is "to make more money".
These two statements appear to be the same on the surface, but in actual operation they often produce large deviations. They are getting closer to the latter and farther and farther away from the former.
Zhou Muyan nodded and silently gave Mr. Pei a thumbs up.
Sure enough, a great game producer like Mr. Pei can already completely ignore the operator's opinions.
Even Mr. Pei’s own operational skills are unparalleled in the world. Why bother to consider what Longyu Group thinks? GOG can beat ioi to the ground, which is enough to illustrate the problem.
"Okay, then the problem of the charging model has been solved, and then there is only the problem of the style of painting."
"Mr. Pei, what style of painting do you think is more suitable?"
Pei Qian smiled slightly: "Let's listen to everyone's opinions first."
Zhou Muyan looked at Sun Xi again.
Sun Xi pondered for a moment and said: "The success of "Sea Fortress" lies in the relatively exaggerated and cool appearance of epic weapons such as Fire Qilin and Barrett. It can be seen that most players talk about being realistic, but they can add
It will smell really good after the special effects.”
"I think we have to work hard in this direction and make it a little more exaggerated and cool."
The designers, including Zhou Muyan, nodded.
This was analyzed when they summarized the failure experience of "Bullet Marks", and it can be said to be the consensus within Tianhuo Studio.
However, at this moment, a voice said faintly: "Really? I think there is nothing wrong with weapons that are a little more low-key, simple, and realistic."
Everyone turned their heads in unison and found that it was Mr. Pei who was speaking.
Silence fell in the conference room.
It feels like...have the roles of the two parties been reversed?
Shouldn't it be that Tenda was crazily talking about the successful experience of "Sea Fortress", and then Tianhuo Studio said that it should stick to its own ideas?
Why is it the other way around?
Now Tianhuo Studio is trying to follow the successful experience of "Sea Fortress", but Mr. Pei keeps denying it.
That’s outrageous!
Sun Xi asked tentatively: "Mr. Pei, you are saying that we plan to sell the skin to make money, and then the skin of the gun should be made low-key, simple, and realistic, right..."
Pei Qian nodded: "What's wrong? I think low-key, simple, realistic, and good-looking and unique, there is no conflict."
Everyone fell silent again.
Good guy, I let you say all the truth and the truth, but that’s okay!
Mr. Pei's words simply reminded everyone of the kind of unscrupulous party A who would say "colorful black" and "colorful white" and directly give a self-contradictory request. Anyway, what will it look like in the end?
, can find fault with Party B.
Zhou Muyan sighed with emotion: "Mr. Pei, you really do whatever you want with the help of Boss Ruan..."
"Can you lend us Mr. Ruan for two days? I think only he can handle this kind of request."
Let Ruan Guangjian paint?
How can that be done!
Pei Qian immediately shook his head: "Ruan Guangjian may not be able to escape. Tengda also has many projects entrusted to him."
"Besides, doesn't Tianhuo Studio have its own original painters and modelers? There's no need to look far away. I think your painters are pretty good too."
Zhou Muyan was a little helpless: "But they are only good at writing essays!"
The painters here at Tianhuo Studio basically create strictly in accordance with the designer's needs and have become accustomed to this working mode.
Do you want to give a broad concept directly and let the artists develop freely?
It's too difficult for them.
Ruan Guangjian has designed independently from the beginning and has been cooperating with Tengda for such a long time, so his skill in controlling the painting style is not comparable to that of ordinary painters.
Pei Qian smiled slightly: "There is always a first time for everything."
"I think the painters at Tianhuo Studio are quite good themselves. Since they have been working together for such a long time, they are all trustworthy. Let them give it a try, and maybe they can get some more eye-catching effects."
Zhou Muyan and the designers looked at each other, and they all saw similar expressions on each other's faces.
Mr. Pei, do you think everyone is Boss Ruan?
We really can’t believe the level of the painters in our company!
The requirements have been clearly stated, but it’s still easy to argue with them. If we let them design freely, wouldn’t they have to argue with the gods?
But you can't say this directly, otherwise if word gets out, the art director will go crazy.
When the time comes for the art team to collectively protest against them, it will really be too much for them.
So everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said anything.
Pei Qian had exactly what he wanted.
Now that you have no problem, I'm going to run away!
He looked at Min Jingchao: "How's it going? Do you have a general idea?"
Pei Qian didn't want to say more, because talking too much would lead to mistakes.
What if there are contradictions in what you say later?
Therefore, as soon as Min Jingchao said it was almost done, he would leave immediately.
Min Jingchao looked at the contents of the notebook, recalled the "President Pei's Intention Analysis Method" and Hu Xianbin's previous design experience, and said, "Well... I have some clues."
Upon hearing this, Pei Qian immediately stood up: "Okay, let's live together!"
"Everyone, let's break up the meeting first. Wait for Min Jing to come up with the big game plan in more than two days before assigning tasks to you."
"Mr. Zhou, please take your time to decide on the executive director of the "Bullet Marks 2" project. If you are not sure, you can discuss it with Min Jingchao."
Zhou Muyan was stunned. This series of words made him feel sincerely confused.
What the hell is the meeting ending now?
Nothing has been decided yet!
Until now, all we know is that the feel of this game is similar to that of "Bullet Marks", the paid model sells skins, and the style of painting is also "simple, realistic and unique"...
We haven’t even decided what the prototype of the game will be yet.
As for the execution plan for Min Jingchao, he has no clue at all.
Zhou Muyan originally wanted all these designers to come and give their opinions and see who was more confident about the project and whose resume was more suitable, and then he would be assigned to the one who would do it.
It turned out to be good now. These designers were just as lonely after hearing this as he was.
I didn't find a chance to speak at all. The meeting was already over.
These people must also be confused. They have no idea how to do this project, and asking questions is in vain.
Everyone looked at Min Jingchao.
The meaning is very clear: forget it if we don’t understand. If you don’t understand, hurry up and keep Mr. Pei here!
After all, you are the chief designer, and you will have to develop the game when the time comes.
However, Min Jingchao nodded: "Okay, Mr. Pei, I think it's almost done."
"..." Everyone fell into silence.
This kind of superiority and inferiority is also excellent.
One really dares to send tasks, and the other really dares to take tasks!
Isn't this too hasty?
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PS. The extra story was put together with a lot of effort a few days ago. It’s 6,000 words in total. I’m personally quite satisfied with it. Those who haven’t read it yet, don’t miss it~
