Chapter 847 I won the face again, and I won the heart again
January 21st, Saturday.
Pei Qian packed up his things and prepared to go home.
The company is already on holiday, and most departments will go to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, that is, next Monday.
Departments such as Moyu Takeout and Headwind Logistics work on the second day of the new year and take turns to take the holidays from the second to the eighth day of the new year. Of course, all employees who work on holidays are fully charged with overtime pay, so many employees in these departments not only do not want to take holidays, but also
Be willing to work overtime.
When I go home this time, I don’t need to change out all my previous clothes and computers. I only need to put down my watch.
Because Pei Qian told his parents that he worked at Feihuang Studio and was the veteran of the studio, so his income was acceptable. In this case, it wouldn't be so strange to wear more expensive clothes when he went home.
The house has been bought, and the two elders have a relatively high estimate of Pei Qian's current income, so they naturally don't care so much about these aspects. What's more, they can't tell whether the suit costs thousands or tens of thousands.
His parents have now moved to a house near the high-speed rail station, which is also in Jingzhou and not far away, so Pei Qian only brought a small backpack with a change of clothes and his computer.
Since we are still in the same city and only staying for a week, there is no need to carry so much luggage.
However, you still need to bring a computer, otherwise it will be difficult to handle if something happens during the holiday.
After everything was cleaned up, Pei Qian went downstairs and took the car home.
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At the same time, Qiu Hong had also arrived at the airport and was waiting for his flight.
Looking back at my work in the Imperial Capital over the past few months, I feel a bit like a world away.
Qiu Hong sighed in his heart, you said that I, a producer of krypton gold games, somehow became the savior of domestic independent games?
All I can say is that things are unpredictable.
With nothing to do, he took out his mobile phone and checked netizens' comments about the change in the pre-sale price of "Ink Clouds and Smoke".
Last night, he arranged for his people to adjust the pre-sale price of "Ink Clouds and Smoke" to 5 yuan. For players who have paid the advance payment, the price of the game will be reduced to 36 yuan, which means that when the game is officially released,
You only need to pay another 21 yuan to purchase it.
In addition, Qiu Hong also issued an announcement in his official capacity, apologizing to players who have purchased the game and apologizing for the impact that the pre-sale price change has had on them.
As for why the pre-sale price was lowered, the announcement said: "After the pre-sale of "Ink Clouds" started, players showed extraordinary enthusiasm and support for the game. The R&D team was deeply moved by this. But it is also true that
Because the enthusiasm shown by players far exceeded expectations, we believed that the pre-sale price was set too high, so we lowered the pre-sale price. We are deeply sorry for the impact this has had on all players, and have provided you with
Compensation package.”
Regarding this announcement, Qiu Hong also tried his best, because the decision to change the pre-sale price and compensate players was made by Mr. Pei. The reason is that Mr. Pei believes that pre-sales are actually an act of transferring risks to players and should not be promoted.
But for this reason, it’s okay to talk about it in private, but it’s not easy to write it down in an announcement, because it will definitely dampen players’ enthusiasm for supporting domestic independent games.
Therefore, Qiu Hong himself did not know how to write this announcement, so he could only make it vague.
Qiu Hong thinks that most players will accept it, but they may also find it baffling.
We still have to see how everyone reacts online.
Qiu Hong quickly found discussions among players about the change in the pre-sale price of "Ink Clouds and Smoke".
"What do you mean? Change the original pre-sale price from 15 yuan to 5 yuan? Isn't that necessary?"
“Game developers confuse behavior.”
"The announcement says that because the players are so enthusiastic, the official feels that the pre-sale price is too high? Why don't I see the logical relationship here?"
"Is it because the official thinks that if the price is set at 5 yuan, more people will buy it for pre-sale?"
"No. Those who are willing to buy pre-sales are basically players who support domestic independent games from the bottom of their hearts. For such players, it doesn't make much difference whether the pre-sales are for 5 yuan or 15 yuan. What's more, the game
You still have to pay the final payment when it is released. No matter if the price is 5 yuan or 15 yuan, the price of the game is still the same, what is the difference?"
"Other than making less money, I don't see any other impact..."
"Then this is very confusing, isn't it?"
Most players do feel that the official behavior of the "Jiutu Project" is a bit unnecessary. The pre-order price is higher or lower. It is nothing more than the difference between working around the clock and getting money early and getting money late. 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 "Exhaustive Plan" move!
"I suddenly understood why the pre-sale price of "Ink and Clouds" has been lowered!"
“The official statement is that because players’ enthusiasm for pre-orders far exceeded expectations, the officials realized that the pre-sale price was too high.”
"At first glance, this logical relationship does not seem to hold true. Why does the high enthusiasm of players make the officials think that the pre-sale price is set too high?"
"This explains why pre-sales are popular among independent games now."
"Pre-sales of independent games are mainly because independent game development teams are often short of money and need to recover part of the funds in advance through pre-sales to better develop the remaining games."
"The pre-sale price of "Ink and Clouds" was initially set at 15 yuan. Apparently, they had a rough estimate of the remaining development costs based on expected sales, and felt that selling for 15 yuan would be enough to support future development."
"But they didn't expect that the sales volume was three times higher than they expected. The development cost that originally cost 15 yuan to support can now be maintained by selling 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 not necessary. 5 yuan or 15 yuan, for many players, is nothing more than the difference between paying more and paying less."
"But for the officials of the 'Jiutu Project', they definitely feel that as long as they get follow-up development funds, there is no need to set the pre-sale price so high, which is suspected of money fraud; on the other hand, they feel that there is no benefit to the players.
It’s a trivial matter, and I fully respect the players, so it is obviously something that is beneficial to the players, and I also specially issued an announcement to apologize to the players.”
"I can only say that the organizer of the 'Exhaustive Plan' is indeed a person with feelings and a big heart! Our support is worthy of it!"
After this post was posted, players suddenly realized it.
"I see!"
"Is this developer so restrained? Thinking that it can support the subsequent development costs, they just cut the pre-sale price from 15 yuan to 5 yuan?"
"This is not considered restraint. It can only be said that a gentleman loves money and gets it wisely. There are many independent games that like to deceive people through pre-sales. They collect a wave of money first and then start to develop it slowly.
Either it will not be released for a long time, or it will be released with a half-finished product to fool people. However, the game of 'Extreme Project' has no such plan at all. It is obviously very confident in its own game!"
"Developers that value players so much must be supported!"
"This developer is so conscientious. It reminds me of Tenda Games. It looks like something President Pei would do!"
"However, judging from the available information, it seems that the Jitu Project has nothing to do with Tenda."
"That's a good thing. It shows that there is another boss with feelings and conscience in the gaming industry. This is a blessing for domestic games!"
"I'm going to post a post right now to let more people pre-order "Ink Clouds and Smoke"!"
Watching the discussion among netizens, Qiu Hong couldn't help but suddenly realized, feeling like he was enlightened.
It turns out that Mr. Pei still has this meaning in it?
This revision of the pre-sale price not only left a good impression on players, but also increased the number of players who pre-ordered it!
Whether it is because the topic has become more popular and more people know about it, or because the pre-sale price has been reduced from 15 yuan to 5 yuan, the number of pre-orders has further increased.
In this way, wouldn’t the sales of the game be higher after its release?
The pre-sale price of the game has been reduced, and players who have already purchased the game are also getting discounts, which is definitely a good thing for players.
As for the "Jiutu Project", it won both face and lizi.
It’s a win-win!
Qiu Hong couldn't help but sigh, Mr. Pei is indeed Mr. Pei, a small understatement can also show his skills! The control of the player's mentality has simply reached the pinnacle level!
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January 22nd, Sunday.
Before 7 o'clock in the morning, Pei Qian got up and took a shower.
Now the two elders have moved to a new house near the high-speed rail station, so the living conditions are much better.
His parents even specially reserved the master bedroom for him, and the two elders insist on living in the second bedroom. Obviously, they have not completely given up on letting him use this house as a wedding room.
Pei Qian was speechless, but there was nothing he could do. It seemed that he could only wait until he had some money to buy another house so that his parents could live in this house with peace of mind.
After washing up, Pei Qian came to the living room.
Mom is cooking in the kitchen, and Lao Pei is making tea in the living room.
The two elders were surprised to see Pei Qian actually getting up.
"Son, you got up so early? I thought you had to sleep until nine o'clock anyway. You drink some water first, breakfast will be ready soon." After my mother finished speaking, she continued busy preparing breakfast.
Lao Pei nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, son, your schedule is quite healthy now. Keep it up, do you hear me?"
Pei Qian took out his Bluetooth headphones and put them on, then sat on the sofa and opened the live broadcast room of the ioi global finals on his mobile phone.
The two elders obviously misunderstood. If there was nothing special, could Pei Qian get up early?
If there were no ioi global finals, Pei Qian would have slept until 10 o'clock. How could he get up before 7 o'clock?
Open the live broadcast room, the time is right, the game will start in a few minutes.
Pei Qian said he was giving up, but in fact he was still paying attention to the fv team.
"God bless, as long as you don't overwhelm and win the championship, everything will be fine..."
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The final was the pinnacle showdown between the fv team and the fry team, and it had already attracted a lot of attention before the game.
The fv team was not optimistic at the beginning, and was always laughed at by foreigners as "ioi noob" in the group stage. However, in the quarterfinals and the semifinals, they scored two 3:0s, and no one dared to question their strength.
As the strongest veteran team in Europe and the United States, Fry team also entered the finals with great success. Although they lost two or three rounds, the resilience and strength they showed in the game should not be underestimated.
Before the game, the commentators on the official commentary desk of Zhitou Company all believed that this would be a close and exciting game, and from a personal standpoint, they obviously supported Team Fry more.
It's still the same venue as before, but compared to the quarterfinals and semifinals, today's competition is of a higher standard.
Before the start of the game, Zhidou Company specially invited famous European and American rock bands to sing the theme song, as well as a very cool cosplay. Amid bursts of applause and cheers, the scene quickly turned into a sea of carnival.
!
Chrétien and Zhao Xuming were sitting in the front row of the audience, their expressions slightly solemn.
Chretien has secretly sent two balancers from Fry to Team Fry, asking them to help analyze the data of the new version and provide tactical support to Team Fry.
During this week's preparation time, fry's tactical reserves should have improved to a certain extent.
But no one can say whether they can beat the fv team.
Because the current strength of the fv team is a mystery to everyone. They train in a closed room on the second floor of the Internet cafe every day, and no one knows what they are practicing.
The accompanying data team were all tight-lipped, and there were bodyguards guarding the door. It was just a daydream to take a peek.
Chretien did not dare to use too despicable means, such as asking his engineers to check game data. After all, there is no airtight wall in the world. Once the official steals other people's game data and it is exposed, it will be huge.
The scandal, I'm afraid Chretien won't be able to bear it anymore.
To secretly send two balancers to Fry and provide them with some tactical support like this is already the limit of what Chretien can do, and it also takes a huge risk.
No one knew what the outcome of this battle would 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 they were just five people, but I didn't expect these five people to make it all the way to the finals. Clubs and finger companies all over the world combined, there was nothing they could do against them!