November 27th, Sunday...
Pei Qian did not set the alarm this morning. He had wanted to sleep happily until noon, but he woke up at seven in the morning and was no longer sleepy.
He felt an inexplicable sense of panic and unease.
"Which department is causing trouble for me again..."
Pei Qian was speechless. He tossed and turned but could not fall asleep. He took his cell phone from the bedside and swiped it aimlessly.
Then, he accessed IOI's forum out of habit.
During this period of time, Pei Qian had been paying close attention to IOI. He hoped that the game would improve quickly so that he could legitimately burn money for GOG.
Two days ago, public opinion on IOI and Finger Games had not been very good. Pei Qian was very worried.
After two days, Long Yu Corporation should have made some moves, right? The players should have calmed down by now, right?
He hoped that IOI was alright.
However, just as Pei Qian clicked into IOI's forum, he saw a post that made his heart jump.
'Take a look at the comments on foreign websites. Let's see how bad the ultimate move of Finger Games is!'
"Before this, I thought that the veteran gamers of the local server had been infuriated by IOI's modifications. I didn't expect foreign gamers to be even more furious than us! That's because the price of the foreign server is twice or even three times that of the local server since IOI wants to compete in the low-cost zone locally!"
"The old gamers of the local server only made losses because they bought it in the past. They can still enjoy discounts in the future, but foreign gamers can only buy it at the original price. The world is really tough..."
"The low-priced region is still alright. Aren't many games platforms that implement low-priced regional strategies as well? What's more, GOG's local server skin seems to be much cheaper than overseas, right? I haven't seen foreign players rebel."
"GOG's situation is completely different. However, in terms of pricing, it's the same in China and overseas. The epic skins in China are 18 yuan and 45 yuan respectively. The epic skins overseas are 2.49 US dollars and 6.99 US dollars respectively. There's basically no difference."
"The reason why GOG is so cheap in the country is that it almost gives free skins. The key is that there is a creative community in the country! This is a benefit that we enjoy alone. Any player who provides creative skins for heroes would get a huge discount when they first sell them."
"Foreigners have no objections?"
"Very few of them have objections because not every foreign gamer knows about the creative community. The prices of all districts are the same from the original price alone. What's more, the prices of 2.49 US dollars and 6.99 US dollars are already low enough. What's there to complain about?"
"I think another reason is that GOG's skin has always been cheap from the beginning. Everyone is used to it, and there's not much room for them to lower their prices. However, GOG's skin was very expensive at the beginning. Moreover, too many veteran gamers have already bought a lot of skins. Now, their value was suddenly cut in half. No one can accept that."
"That's true. It's just like buying a house and a car where the prices halved not long after the purchase, and the price would not be maintained. It's a commercial act where most people would experience a mental breakdown..."
"Didn't you say that you were going to create a commemorative skin and a commemorative portrait for old players?"
"At first, it was supposed to be for local players, but the veteran players in foreign servers quit. That's why Finger Games changed its tune and said that all veteran players would have it. In the end, it did not have much of a calming effect..."
The more Pei Qian read the comments below the post, the more panicked he became. He sat up straight in bed.
"This is bad. IOI seems to have entered a vicious cycle."
"Damn, I'm so envious..."
Pei Qian thought that Finger Games would be able to quell the anger of gamers very soon. However, it seemed like it was not that simple!
That was because the gamers that IOI was targeting were obviously split into three.
The new players in the local server, the veteran players in the local server, and the players in the international server. IOI couldn't bear to let go of any of these three groups and wanted to curry favor with all of them, but the interests of these three groups were too different.
If Finger Games tried to please any group, it would trigger an intense backlash from the other two groups.
That would put them in a certain 'luxury car predicament'. When luxury car brands faced problems and their value fell and sales fell, many luxury car brands could only choose to reduce their prices in order to stop losses.
However, once the price was lowered, the loyal old car owner would not be happy. What's more, it would give people the impression that the car was not worth anything. That would further damage the brand's value, and no one would buy the car.
They could not raise the price or lower it. Everything they did was wrong.
Pei Qian began to panic.
Bro, I didn't do anything at all.
You can't possibly kill yourselves and hand the entire market on a silver platter to GOG, right?
I have already torn Shang Yang Games into two and gave you a handicap. You're crippling yourselves in the end? Don't tell me you don't even have the strength to fight back?
No way right, no way!
Pei Qian felt inexplicably frustrated as he brushed his teeth and continued scrolling through the forums.
Finally, his efforts paid off. He successfully found a relatively optimistic message.
"Rumor has it that IOI's world finals are about to be held! I heard that they have invested a lot this time. The prize pool will definitely surpass GOG's competition and it will be held in Los Angeles. It would definitely be huge!"
"It sounds good. IOI should be more competitive than GOG. If the competition is done well, it would definitely be able to increase its popularity. What's more, the storm this time would probably be successfully diverted."
Pei Qian had heard this news many times before. This time, it was probably true.
It could only be said that IOI's first world finals had been full of trouble and misfortune.
In fact, this competition should have been held a long time ago. However, during that period of time, Dayak Corporation had invested heavily in acquiring Finger Games. They did not have much funds, and GOG had pushed the prize pool to a new height. IOI's finals could only be shelved.
After all, it would be bad if they held it late but the prize pool was even lesser.
Now that Dayak Corporation and Finger Games should have already prepared the funds and venue since they were making their moves. They were confident that they could do better than GOG's international invitational tournament which was why they released the news to appease the players.
Pei Qian could not help but feel emotional. In a freak combination of factors, history seemed to have been moved forward by him.
In his memory, LOL's S1 Finals had been quite well done. A year later, as LOL developed rapidly, S2 moved to Los Angeles and became extremely influential.
IOI and LOL might be two vastly different games, Finger Games and Fist were completely different companies but, there was still some similarity in this matter.
Initially, Finger Games had only wanted to set up S1 and test waters.
In the end, they were forced to raise the amount of money invested into the project to the level two years later.
"Speaking of E-Sports... should I go to various clubs?"
"I haven't paid much attention to these clubs since the GPL quota was auctioned last time. I wonder how their teams are doing."
After washing up, Pei Qian prepared to head out for breakfast before heading to Ming Yun Villas to take a look.
It was said that the few clubs that had just joined the GPL had also selected their training bases at Ming Yun Villas. However, he did not know the current situation.
...
Pei Qian took a car to Ming Yun Villas after breakfast.
When they were about to reach Ming Yun Villas, Pei Qian noticed that the chauffeur, Little Sun, had deliberately turned a corner. He did not follow the same route as before. Instead, he changed his route.
"Boss Pei, it's Sunday today. That road might be particularly congested. I'll change to another road. It might be a detour, but it should save us some time."
Pei Qian did not mind and nodded. "Alright."
However, when Little Sun reached the fork in the road, Pei Qian suddenly felt that something was amiss.
He had taken the same route to Ming Yun Villas previously. It did not seem like there was much traffic.
Ming Yun Villas was located in the southeast of Jingzhou City. It was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery was not bad. However, not many people stayed in it because the facilities were not good at the beginning. That was why no one was interested in it.
Subsequently, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and the nameless restaurant were opened there. The nameless restaurant became famous overnight and this place gradually became a gathering place for many rich businessmen and celebrities in Jingzhou. The surrounding streets also benefited from it, making it a small commercial center and food street.
Even so, Pei Qian had not encountered traffic jams before.
After all, the nameless restaurant could only accommodate so few customers. How many cars could there be even if the restaurant was filled every day?
Did he have to make a detour?
"Maybe it's because... it's Sunday today? Everyone just happened to be gathering outside? Yes, that must be it."
"Hm?"
Pei Qian was trying to counsel himself when he realized that something was amiss outside the car window.
That was because he saw an internet cafe with booming business. He did not seem to have any impression of it before he came.
"Eh? Who is so enlightened? Opening an internet cafe to spread Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's traffic?"
Pei Qian was pleasantly surprised to see that the internet cafe was doing well. However, upon closer inspection, he realized that it was a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
What's more, this was not the earliest branch of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Ming Yun Villas. It was only a few hundred meters away from the original Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
This path had not been taken often before, so Pei Qian had no impression of it.
Pei Qian was shocked. He asked Little Sun, "Why is there a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe here?"
Little Sun said, "Ah, Boss Pei, it's just opened recently. There's also a branch in Deposit Fitness. Don't you know?"
Pei Qian: "?"
Little Sun continued, "Recently, all the major clubs have been moving in. The teams have also been formed. People from all over the country are coming over for training. Boss Xiao and Boss Guo felt that one internet cafe and one gym would not be enough, so they made early preparations to open branches here."
"Indeed, the internet cafes were filled to the brim as soon as they opened! I heard that the members of the various clubs are now going to Deposit Fitness to train. There are many hidden talents in these two internet cafes. You can see many experts even if you organize an internet cafe competition."
"Boss Xiao and Boss Guo discussed and felt that we could open one or two more branches based on the situation. We should be able to earn more."
"Of course, earning money is not the main goal. The main goal is to fulfill the functions and cooperate with the E-Sports environment here."
Pei Qian: "..."
Bad luck!
While two popular branches would not allow Pei Qian to make much more money but that was not a good sign.
It was a remote villa district that no one paid attention to. Could it be that it had been forcefully transformed into Jingzhou's new commercial district and the capital of e-sports?
Don't mess with me!
Pei Qian suddenly felt hopeless as he leaned back in his chair, feeling like life had forsaken him.
Soon, they arrived at Ming Yun Villas. Xiao Li stopped his car in front of DGE Club.
Pei Qian opened the door and alighted from the car. He saw Zhang Yuan and Manager Cui, the marketing manager of Ming Yun Villas, walking out of the club happily.
"Boss Pei?" Zhang Yuan did not know in advance that Boss Pei was going to come so he was a little surprised.
"Boss Pei!!" Manager Cui was delighted, his grin split from one end to the other.
He stepped forward and grabbed Pei Qian's hand, as though Pei Qian was closer to him than his family.
Pei Qian was stunned. He could not understand why Manager Cui was so happy.
Manager Cui said happily, "Boss Pei, you came at the right time. I brought a small gift to visit Boss Zhang just now. I wanted to pay you a visit, but Boss Zhang said that you were too busy. That's why I didn't go to Tengda's headquarters to look for you. I didn't expect to meet you here. What a coincidence!"
Pei Qian looked at Zhang Yuan, confused. "What's going on?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said casually, "Oh, it's nothing much, Boss Pei."
"Aren't all the GOG clubs moving to Jingzhou recently? The villas here are quite suitable for the club's training base. What's more, all the clubs are together. It would be more convenient to arrange for a training tournament or to have daily interactions."
"After that, the value of the properties rose, including the shops and car spaces. Of course, Manager Cui is happy."
Zhang Yuan turned to Manager Cui. "However, Manager Cui, you don't have to take it to heart. This is a small matter to Boss Pei. It's not worth mentioning. It's not worth mentioning."
Manager Cui quickly said, "Hey, you can't say that. It might be a small matter to Boss Pei, but it's a huge matter to Ming Yun Villas!"
"Boss Pei, if you need our cooperation in the future, just say the word and we'll arrange everything for you!"
Manager Cui was beaming with happiness. There was no telling how much bonus he had gotten from his boss.
Pei Qian's expression stiffened as he forced a smile. "You're welcome..."
Manager Cui smiled and said, "Alright, I won't disturb you then. Boss Pei, Boss Zhang, take your time. I'll take my leave."
"Look for me if you need anything! Don't stand on the ceremony!"
Manager Cui left gratefully.
Zhang Yuan smiled. "Manager Cui, you're being too polite. It's not a big deal."
"However, it makes sense. Boss Pei, a simple decision from you could bring such huge benefits to Ming Yun Villas. If I were Manager Cui, I would wake up laughing even in my dreams."
"Er... Boss Pei?" Zhang Yuan then noticed that Boss Pei seemed to be distracted.
Pei Qian shook his head. "It's alright."
He might say that he was fine but his heart was bleeding.
Ming Yun Villas' prices had risen again?
Wouldn't that mean that the value of my fixed assets had increased again?
Of course, Boss Li should be the happiest. Pei Qian only had one house in Ming Yun Villas while Boss Li had several after all.
However, to Pei Qian, this was a nightmare of some scale.
Nonetheless, Pei Qian had experienced all sorts of storms after all. He quickly overcame this small setback and said, "I've nothing special today. I just want to see how the clubs are doing."
Zhang Yuan nodded immediately. "Alright, I'll bring you around."
While some clubs chose other places in Jingzhou for their training, most of them chose places near Ming Yun Villas.
There were five or six young people strolling by the roadside. When they saw Pei Qian, their eyes lit up and they walked over.
"Eh, isn't this Boss Pei's actor? Hello, hello, can I take a picture with you?"
"Alright." This was not the first time Pei Qian had encountered such a situation. He had often encountered people asking for a group photo when he had been drinking coffee at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Thus, he had put on his signature fake smile and taken a photo with them.
The young men left gratefully after they were done.
Zhang Yuan pretended to be a passerby the entire time. He only continued to lead Boss Pei towards the club after Boss Pei was done taking photos with these passionate young people.
Pei Qian felt strange. "What are these people here for? Why do they look like they're here for sightseeing?"
Zhang Yuan smiled. "Boss Pei, they are just sightseeing. All the E-Sports Clubs are gathered here now. Many gamers who like to play GOG would come and take a look. They might not be able to enter the club but they might meet players who come out to eat and work out."
"That's why they are here to eat and play in an internet cafe. At the same time, they could take a look at the bases of the various clubs. It's not bad."
Pei Qian frowned. "Would Manager Cui and the others be willing?"
Zhang Yuan said, "What's there to be unwilling about? The buildings in the nameless restaurant are meant for both commercial and residential purposes. There are also shops there. Now that the traffic has increased, Manager Cui can't be happier!"
"You don't have to worry about the club's training either. There will only be more people here during the weekend. What's more, the club is under closed management. The members won't be affected."
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. "Alright."
For some reason, Pei Qian had a feeling that everyone was happy and had gotten what they wanted. He was the only one with burdens on his shoulders.
"Boss Pei, this building and that building belongs to SHG, Shenhua's club.
Zhang Yuan pointed at the villa in front of him and then at the one beside it.
Pei Qian was stunned. "Which building?"
Zhang Yuan said, "Both buildings. Boss Lin thought they looked good. What's more, he said that the club should have more backup players. If the GPL team had ten people, the GDL team would have ten more people. Wouldn't twenty people need two villas?"
Pei Qian: "Wouldn't he think it's a waste?"
Zhang Yuan smiled. "I asked Boss Lin the same question. Boss Lin said that it's not expensive. Shenhua Football Club's venue and building were built on their own. Their foreign star players live in terraced villas as their hostel. It wasn't too much money to buy two villas."
"Boss Lin was still worried that staying in such a villa would not be grand enough. After all, we have to film some publicity films for the club during the competition, right? If the publicity film shows that the training base is lacking in reputation and affects Shenhua's corporate image, it would not be worth it."
"It would give off an image that Shenhua is going bankrupt if the training base is too bad. They couldn't allow it."
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. "Yes, what he said makes sense. I can't refute him at the moment."
Shenhua could easily squeeze out some annual investments from football to play eSports, unlike other clubs which had to skimp. They probably even felt like they had too much money to spend.
Two buildings! They bought two buildings!
They bought twenty players!
They really stood out from everyone else.
These clubs were managed in a closed manner. The main reason was that they did not want the audience to be too enthusiastic and run into the clubs to affect their team members' training. Thus, the doors were tightly shut.
Zhang Yuan made a call. A moment later, Lin Chang walked out of the villa and opened the door.
"Boss Zhang! Eh, Boss Pei, what a rare guest!"
Zhang Yuan was stunned. "Eh, Boss Lin? Didn't you leave Jingzhou a few days ago? When did you come back?"
Lin Chang smiled and nodded. "Oh, I went to Shanghai with the other club owners to buy a few players. I just came back yesterday."
Zhang Yuan was stunned. "Huh? Again?"
Lin Chang nodded. "That's right. Buy a few good seedlings with potential. In any case, if they can't play GPL, they can play GDL. If they can't play GDL, they can go to the green bud training or watch the water dispenser. If they really can't make it, I can still sell them to other teams."
"Our team started late and has a weak foundation. We have to work harder. In the long term, talent is the most important. It's always right to buy more talents."
"What's more, these are newbies who don't have much value. It won't cost much to buy them now."
Lin Chang said it all very lightly.
Chapter 761: Boss Pei's Plan To Send Us Out Of Business!
Lin Chang's words gave Pei Qian the feeling of a rich Saudi Arabian whale coming to a local counter to buy Shenhua's cell phone.
How could it be so cheap and worth it? He could buy ten of them!
Perhaps it was because Shenhua also had a football club that they subconsciously felt that top players were worth tens of millions of yuan. Any one of them would probably be worth a few million yuan, right?
In the end, after creating the E-Sports Club, he realized that the top E-Sports players were not even as expensive as ordinary football players. On the other hand, those not so famous internet addicts only cost them about 10,000 yuan a month to be in the green training camp?
It was just one more person to feed, he would add make a profit as long as one out of ten of them could become successful.
Shenhua, who had this mentality, immediately went into a crazy buying mode. Even IOI and Gods Rising's players were asked if they were interested in changing classes, let alone GOG's top scorers.
Many people had been poached.
Many professional players had passion for the games that they loved but passion could not be treated as food.
GOG was currently very popular in the country. The GPL league was about to start soon and the heat was readily available.
As the saying went, men were afraid of entering the wrong line of work. If an esports player chose the wrong game, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Shenhua was very famous in the football industry, and would definitely do well in e-sports.
Of course, not everyone was willing to change their game. Shenhua tested them, not taking all of them indiscriminately
That was why the IOI teams had not been emptied out. There were still three or four people left out of the five. However, most of the IOI teams had been washed out. It was just a matter of whether or not they had been dismantled.
Moreover, Shenhua was not the only one trying to poach people. Many other clubs also developed a strong sense of crisis when they saw Shenhua playing like that.
They could not stand by and do nothing even if Shenhua were to spend ten times as much money as they did, right?
What's left for us if the entire capsule machine was given to you?
Thus, the other club owners also followed Shenhua in poaching people. They decided to buy as many good seedlings as possible with the mindset that there was no time to waste.
GOG's professional tournament had only just started after all. There was a huge gap between the professional players, the rookies would still have a chance to catch up once the league became official.
Therefore, under Shenhua's lead, these clubs were not to be outdone. They swept across the entire domestic e-sports circle like a wave.
...
In the training base of the SHG Club, Pei Qian sipped his tea as he listened to Lin Chang talk about his' generous' and 'wise' decisions during the time he had been operating the SHG Club.
Shenhua Real Estate had funded the construction of SHG but Lin Zhou had not paid much attention to it. His main focus was still on football.
On the other hand, Lin Chang was very active. He volunteered to be the boss of the SHG Club and even personally looked for managers and team leaders.
Obviously, Lin Chang was very satisfied with this round of operations and was very optimistic about the future of the SHG Club.
"Recently, I've been playing GOG and watching GOG's competition on the plane. I suddenly feel that this game is quite interesting!"
"I always thought that it was just a game. What's so good about it? Is it better than football?"
"However, after playing it, I realized that it was really interesting. The current popularity is far less than that of ball games but this kind of esports model has a quality that ball games do not possess in terms of viewing!"
"Sigh, Boss Pei, which hero do you like the most? I like the Literary Genius of the Winds, Ruan and Modest..."
"This game is really fun. Boss Pei, how did you design it?"
Lin Changyue became more excited.
In fact, at the beginning, he was only here to support the game. He did not think that E-Sports would be able to make much of a name for itself. He was just here to play around.
In the end, it was only after getting to know more about the game that he realized that an alternative sports competition like E-Sports was indeed exciting and interesting!
That was why Lin Chang was vested. He went around buying things, showing off how much money a person had.
"So, Boss Pei, GOG's competition is the best in the eSports world now, right?" Lin Chang asked.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Boss Lin, that's hard to say. Finger Games is also preparing for IOI's international finals. They are not short of money or manpower and they've been preparing for so long. They might not lose to GOG's international invitational tournament."
"GOG is now domineering in the country but it is still lacking compared to IOI in the world."
Lin Chang nodded with realization. "I see."
He looked at Pei Qian and said, "Boss Pei, do you need any help to promote GOG overseas? We can help promote it through advertisements or insert into some for movies since we have been overseas for sometime..."
Pei Qian quickly said, "No need!"
Lin Chang was stunned. He did not expect Boss Pei to reject him so decisively. "You really don't need it? It's alright. It's nothing. It's not troublesome at all."
Pei Qian immediately shook his head. "There's really no need! I have other plans for GOG's overseas market. Don't act rashly. It might affect my entire plan."
Lin Chang nodded. "Alright, I won't interfere then. Boss Pei, if GOG faces any difficulties in promoting overseas, you can look for me anytime. I won't hesitate to help!"
Pei Qian was speechless.
What the f*ck do you mean by you wouldn't hesitate to help!
I haven't settled the score with you for the matter with Tomorrow is Beautiful!
The biggest difficulty that GOG faced in promoting overseas was that it was being promoted too quickly... Could you help to lessen GOG's market share?
You can't? Then no thanks.
Zhang Yuan took a sip of tea and said, "Boss Lin, the GDL slots have been arranged. Training competition with DGE's club has also been arranged. However... there are too many players now even with two teams."
Lin Chang: "What would happen if you buy too many players?"
Zhang Yuan was silent for a moment. "Nothing much, just a waste of salary."
Lin Chang laughed. "That doesn't matter. I have a lot of budget anyway. I'll just buy them and raise them. What's more, I saw a few players who could not hold on in the IOI Club. I'm doing a good deal if I poach them to play GOG, right?"
...
At night, Long Yu Corporation's conference room was brightly lit.
Members of the IOI Operations Coordination Department of Long Yu Corporation gathered in the hall, and everyone's expressions were extremely solemn.
That weekend, Zhao Xuming personally visited most of the clubs in Shanghai tirelessly to inform them about IOI's global finals personally to express his sincerity.
However, almost all of the IOI branches had been torn down unexpectedly. While most teams only lacked one or two people but they were not complete!
Zhao Xuming asked carefully and realized that he was only three or four days late. If they had come earlier, these people would have been saved.
Now that they had signed a contract with other clubs, they would have to pay the transfer fee if they bought the players back...
The more Zhao Xuming thought about it, the angrier he became. He slammed the conference table.
"This Boss Pei is ruthless! Ruthless!"
"This move is practically a plan to send us out of business!"
"Send someone to dismantle all the IOI professional gaming teams. It would be ridiculous if not a single team was left! It's ridiculous!"
"Are you trying to embarrass our domestic IOI team in the international competition?"
"Despicable, shameless!"
The others kept quiet out of fear and did not dare to respond.
After throwing a tantrum, Zhao Xuming gradually calmed down.
He was someone who had been through a lot and could adjust his emotions well after all.
He held his breath and tried to adjust his emotions.
"Forget it, this is a commercial method, I was too emotional."
"Boss Pei, you've done a good job. You're taking drastic measures to deal with the problem. You spent such a small sum of money to create such a huge problem for us."
"The timing is just right. This means that not only is Boss Pei very well-informed and decisive, but he also likes to mess with his opponents..."
"He is indeed a difficult opponent!"
"So, have you gathered the situation of the various clubs?" Zhao Xuming looked at his subordinate.
The subordinate quickly nodded and handed him a document. "Boss Zhao, all of the IOI teams are here now, including the missing positions."
Zhao Xuming took it and glanced at it reluctantly.
All of the IOI teams were listed on the form. The positions that were missing were highlighted in red. His eyes flashed as if it was playing minesweeping which had already exploded.
After some consideration, Zhao Xuming said, "How about this? Gather the established clubs that still have IOI branches and organize a meeting. Gather three of the strongest teams and participate in the world finals."
"As for the specifics, let the bosses negotiate themselves. We'll coordinate them."
"Then, tell them to train quickly!"
The so-called "negotiate themselves" was nothing more than the bosses who had the right to participate in the finals, paying the other players to strengthen themselves.
There were not many IOI players in the country to begin with. These players were the best of the best.
Zhao Xuming continued, "Alright, let's leave it at that. We've given them the quota. It's up to them to decide how much they can fight."
"We have to make the best use of our time and prepare to cooperate with Finger Games to build momentum for the global finals. We also have to start negotiating with various live-stream platforms..."
Zhao Xuming began assigning tasks one by one.
Long Yu Corporation was a veteran domestic game operator after all. There was no doubt about his ability to work in this area. All sorts of publicity work was quickly arranged.
Zhao Xuming still felt uneasy even though he had considered all aspects.
Boss Pei had always thought of every possibility and won every time ever since IOI and GOG started to compete head-on every time.
In that case, would Long Yu Corporation and Dayak Corporation be able to win against GOG, which had already occupied the domestic market?
Zhao Xuming was not confident either. He had a feeling that the key to this competition was the global finals. As long as it was done well, IOI's local server would have a chance to turn the tables.
Therefore, he could not afford to make any mistake!
Chapter 762: Tasting Roasted Cold Noodles
November 29th, Tuesday afternoon...
In Beijing, Cold-Faced Lady's first shop.
Li Shi and Xue Zhebin could already see the long line in front of the store from afar.
Xue Zhebin could not help but feel shocked. "There are so many people queuing? Just for roasted cold noodles? Moreover, it's a Tuesday."
Li Shi did not comment. "It might be because it's almost lunch time, or it might be because the marketing is very successful. The people nearby want to have something fresh to eat. Let's go."
Xue Zhebin said, "Should we call Meng Chang directly?"
Li Shi shook his head. "There's no need. We can only discover the details if we observe them in secret. The details determine success or failure."
Xue Zhebin nodded and stood at the end of the line with Li Shi, just like two ordinary passers-by.
Li Shi and Xue Zhebin had just finished their work at GOG Club. They rushed to the capital without stopping to check on the Cold-Faced Lady.
While many of Meng Chang's characteristics looked like liars, as Li Shi had said, there was a difference between genius projects and fraud projects. What's more, it was not impossible to invest in fraud projects.
No matter what, given the current momentum, the cold-faced lady was a project worth investing in and further investigation.
The queue was quite long. However, perhaps because the cold-faced lady was mainly fast food and the roasted cold noodles could be mass-produced quickly, so even though most customers came to eat cold noodles, the queue moved very quickly.
Xue Zhebin noticed that some customers would choose to take the food away. Some customers would choose to eat in the hall, and some delivery men were waiting to take the food.
All of these were no different from those popular fast food restaurants, proving that the Cold-Faced Lady was indeed as popular as the internet said.
After queuing for about ten minutes, the two finally ordered their food and sat down in the restaurant.
Coincidentally, both of them were a little hungry since they had not had their lunch yet. Thus, they ordered their signature dishes: Best Seller Roasted Cold Noodles, Fancy-Style Cold Noodles, Side Dishes, Traditional Cold Noodles, and Nutritious Porridge.
Fancy-Style Cold Noodles and Traditional Cold Noodles were the staples.
Fancy-Style Cold Noodles seemed to be a special method to stir-fry the cold noodles. The raw ingredients included eggs, tomatoes, ham, cucumbers, onions, and so on, cut into small cubes, then they used about six slices of cold noodles to cut into long strips that looked like wide noodles. They were finally fried in the pot.
That seemed to be a little like ordinary stir-fry noodles, but the difference was that the cold noodles were very flexible and tasted much better than ordinary stir-fry noodles.
The yellow ham, eggs, red tomatoes, and green cucumbers were mixed together. They were served on a dark green porcelain plate. It gave off a good feeling and was quite appetizing.
There was nothing much to say about traditional cold noodles. The noodles were served after going through cold water, ham, cucumber shreds, carrot shreds, lettuce strips, and special cold noodles sauce.
The traditional cold noodles here were not much different from traditional Chinese noodle restaurants. The quantity was the same, but there were much more ingredients.
As for the Best Seller Roasted Cold Noodles, they were the most standard type of cold noodles. After the cold noodles were fried with eggs, they would be wrapped in onions, coriander, sausage, and other side dishes. Then, they would be diced into small pieces with various dips.
However, it was different from those being placed into paper cups at roadside stalls. The grilled cold noodles were neatly arranged on a long porcelain plate like sushi. It looked much better.
The side dishes were common side dishes, and the Nutritious Porridge was not much different from the porridge found in common buns and porridge shops. It was split into two small bowls.
On the whole, the quantity was not small. The ingredients were good, and the main point was that they looked much better indeed after some packaging.
The price was not considered very expensive. All of these added up was enough for two people to fill their stomachs. It was a total of 65 yuan.
Compared to ordinary buns and congee shops, this was slightly more expensive. However, considering that this was a downtown area in Beijing and that Cold-Faced Lady was an internet celebrity product, this price was far from being unacceptable.
As for the environment of the entire restaurant and the service attitude of the waitresses, they were similar to all the chain fast food restaurants. Moreover, the waitresses were quite pleasing to the eye.
Li Shi and Xue Zhebin began to taste their food.
"Boss Li, what do you think?" Xue Zhebin asked after taking two bites.
Li Shi chewed the cold noodles carefully, not knowing what to say.
Both of them were regular customers of the nameless restaurant. They had eaten a lot of good food when they traveled around the country. Thus, even though they could not compare to professional food connoisseurs in terms of taste, they could still distinguish between good and bad.
However, both of them were caught in a dilemma because the current situation had touched on their blind spot.
How could they differentiate... if the roasted cold noodles was nice or not?
If the cold noodles here were compared to the cold noodles on the streets, they would definitely be more delicious. After all, there were obvious improvements in both the raw ingredients and the chef's cooking methods.
However, the problem was, how much 'more delicious' did it taste?
Would the diners be willing to bear the premium, and would they soon get tired of it?
No one could say for sure.
Li Shi tasted all the dishes and said, "Actually... it's better than I imagined. It's considered quite delicious among the internet celebrity brands."
"Speaking of which, cold noodles are not that bad to begin with. What's more, I would subconsciously compare it to the cold noodles sold by roadside stalls. Thus, I would subconsciously lower my expectations for the taste. That's why I think it's not bad..."
"As for the cold noodles and porridge, they're just average."
Xue Zhebin asked, "So... Should we invest in this project? At the moment, there doesn't seem to be any major problems."
Li Shi shook his head. "I'm not sure yet."
"Strictly speaking, what we're doing right now is demining. We have to look for flaws and problems that could cause the project to fail from the details. We can't invest if we find them, but that doesn't mean there are no other problems with the project."
"From the looks of the current situation, even though the Cold Faced Lady's project is burning money like crazy, the product is still passable. The taste is not outstanding, but it would not cause it to deduct a lot of points."
"It means that Meng Chang spent all his funds on marketing and did not do anything outrageous if this is the result."
"The marketing aspect is indeed considered successful. At least, many people already know about the Cold Faced Lady brand. It's hard to say if... these people can recognize this brand and become loyal customers though..."
Xue Zhebin scratched his head speechlessly. "How troublesome!"
"We've been eyeing this project for so long, but we still can't tell if we can invest."
Li Shi smiled slightly. "Young people get impatient easily. Investment requires patience."
"Real experienced investors know that investments should never be afraid of trouble. Otherwise, they would be making things difficult for themselves."
"Many investors might be meticulous and cautious in all the details, but they would still fail in the end and lose everything."
"As for those careless investors who lack patience and only want to invest money to get a quick return, they would basically lose everything."
Li Shi paused and continued. "Why do you think I like investing with Boss Pei?"
"That's because if you invest with Boss Pei, you would be able to make money no matter what project you invest in. The only difference is whether you earn more or less, earn earlier or later. Isn't it easier for me to copy the standard answers instead of painstakingly screening these investment projects?"
Xue Zhebin was full of admiration. "Boss Pei's reputation as an investment genius is really deserving."
"Sigh, Boss Li, do you think that Boss Pei would do the same field inspections and repeated confirmations as us when he invested in these projects? He still has so many businesses. Where would he find the time?"
Li Shi shook his head. "I'm not sure about that. Boss Pei appears and disappears unpredictably. Who knows what he's usually busy with?"
"As for investing, I think Boss Pei has a better way to save time, but ordinary people would not be able to learn it."
"Take what happened before..."
"Didn't you notice that Meng Chang has almost stopped trying to ride on Tengda's popularity recently? He has been much more restrained since that news conference."
Xue Zhebin recalled carefully. "I think so. Recently, Meng Chang has been doing a lot of marketing, delivering cold noodles in a sports car. However, he hasn't mentioned Tengda's investment anymore."
"Could it be that Boss Pei used Boss Ma to give Meng Chang a warning at the last news conference and it worked?"
Li Shi nodded. "That's right. That means that even if Boss Pei did not come personally, he would be able to find out the truth through some clues. All sorts of details could not escape his eyes."
"On the other hand, Boss Pei can use these details to understand the general situation and predict the direction of the entire project. I think this is his exclusive investment method."
"It's a pity that there's a mysterious meaning behind this investment. Ordinary people would never be able to learn it."
Xue Zhebin thought for a while and sighed. "Sigh, investing is too difficult. Indeed, it's better to copy the correct answers directly from Boss Pei."
Li Shi smiled. "It doesn't matter. As long as we follow the projects that Boss Pei invested in and slowly study them, we will definitely improve."
"Investment geniuses like Boss Pei, who are so young and have already planned everything out, are one in a million. You are still young. You can learn these things slowly. Don't think about flying before you learn how to crawl."
Li Shi stood up. "Let's go. The GPL competition is about to start. We'll go back and arrange for the new team members. GOG's competition is much more important than this project in Boss Pei's eyes."
"I've more or less understood this project. I'll observe it for a while more and take into account Boss Pei's attitude... I'll arrive at a final answer soon."
Chapter 763: Update Downloadable Content For The Game
November 30th, Wednesday...
All the employees at Shang Yang Games were busy.
Wang Xiaobin took a sip of his coffee and then sent a message on the company's internal chat software. "Test a few new downloadable content. They will be released soon. See if there are any bugs!"
Wang Xiaobin was mainly in charge of bringing half of Shang Yang Games' employees to develop the downloadable content of old games, including The Lonely Desert Road, Game Designer, Repent and be Saved, and Ocean Stronghold.
Amongst them, huge changes had been made for Repent and be Saved and Ocean Stronghold. The downloadable content was too much, so it could not be completed in a short period of time. They had to wait until the end of this month and the beginning of next month.
However, the downloadable content of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer were relatively easier to make. At the moment, the development work had been completed. Once the bugs were checked, the game would be officially updated.
Wang Xiaobin did not dare to let his guard down even though most of the bugs had been modified. He asked everyone to play more games and test more, afraid that they would encounter hidden problems after the game was released.
This was actually a more mystical problem.
Previously, when Shang Yang Games' new game or new version of DEMO was created, Boss Pei would take a look at it. All sorts of incomprehensible bugs would appear when the games reached his hands even though the games were working fine previously.
Wang Xiaobin even suspected that Boss Pei had some special method to find bugs or that Boss Pei himself was a bug.
Therefore, every time the game was updated and the downloadable content was developed, the test would be done with utmost precision. They would only dare to go online after repeated testing, afraid that they would miss out on some fatal bugs.
The downloadable content of The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer were priced at five yuan and eighteen yuan respectively.
For The Lonely Desert Road, the main body was sold for one yuan. The first downloadable content was also sold for one yuan. What's more, it was now free.
The new downloadable content was priced at five yuan. Wang Xiaobin had set it himself. It was a historical breakthrough.
That was because the content of The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content was much richer than the game itself.
On Wang Xiaobin's computer, the announcement for the downloadable content of the two games had been written.
The Lonely Desert Road's downloadable content announcement:
First, new internet connection mode. Internet connection mode support: Invite friends to a common game (up to eight people), randomly match players to a common game (starting from the beginning, up to eight people), random encounter (meet other players during the process).
Words or voice chat could be used in the web mode, and various details could be adjusted in the settings interface.
Once a player activated the internet connection mode, if the car broke down on the road, they would be able to continue the journey as a passenger on other cars by the side of the road. After an hour, they would be able to continue driving from their current position.
Second, add a random setting function. If you drive in the desert for a long time, you might see a mirage and see all kinds of sights in the world, including the pyramids and other relics in the desert.
There was a certain chance of triggering the Easter egg, 'Traveler Bao Xu', when one checks in at various locations: A lone traveler in the desert would request for a ride. Once they arrived at their destination, they would obtain a brand new vehicle's appearance and a brand new setting.
Game Designer's downloadable content announcement:
First, new game functions have been added: Message board. Gamers can leave messages on the floor, door, wall, and other places at each stage. Messages will be generated using fixed vocabulary to enhance the player's interaction experience.
Second, there was a new gameplay: contrarians mode. Players would obtain a little bickering assistant to carry the bickering and allow the voice-overs to choose the routes. Players would then be able to ridicule the voice-overs through the little assistant.
Third, new gameplay: New player care mode. Old players who have completed the game can enter the new player's game through a random matching system, guiding the new player's choices by freestyle chat.
The art materials for these two games did not change much. They only added some more interesting online gameplay.
What's more, Wang Xiaobin had purposely buried the Easter egg for Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content and the new game, Mission and Choice, in both games to generate heat for the games.
In fact, at the beginning, Wang Xiaobin had no idea what the downloadable content of these games should be like. He only wanted to try his best to complete normal gameplay tasks.
However, Huang Sibo found him and asked him to cooperate with Mission and Choice and add a pre-planned plot of Mission and Choice in Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content to promote it.
Wang Xiaobin agreed readily.
Initially, he had no idea what to do. However, Huang Sibo had given him the ready-made game plot. How could he not do it?
After planning the content of Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content, Wang Xiaobin thought about it. Since that was the case, he decided to add all the downloadable content of the old games to the new ones.
He had updated the game's content and given the veteran gamers something to do. At the same time, he had also helped to generate heat for the games. He could increase the sales volume of Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content and Mission and Choice. Seriously, why not?
That was how The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer were updated.
Wang Xiaobin checked it once, and then arranged for a timely update announcement.
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December 1st, Thursday...
Qiao Liang had been living in Jingzhou for a month and a half ever since he moved there in the middle of October.
During the time, he had completely adapted to his life in Jingzhou. His daily life had also changed.
First of all, his working hours had become more regular. He had also chosen healthier food. His dark eye circles and slight plumpness had also improved significantly.
Fish-Catching Take-Out had recently launched a 'Monthly Package Set Meal'. It was targeted at people who take-out frequently like Qiao Liang and the working class.
Buying the 'Monthly Package Set Meal' would first allow the user to choose their take-out time in advance. For example, working adults could choose their lunch from Monday to Friday based on the situation. Those who worked overtime could choose their lunch and night from Monday to Saturday. Secondly, they could choose their favorite flavors and dishes in advance.
After purchasing the set meal, he could deposit the money into his personal account and choose to deduct the fees automatically. He would be able to buy one meal on credit at most. If he had already bought one meal on credit, customers would have to pay for the last meal within two hours before the next meal. Otherwise, the order would be canceled.
When it was time to deliver food, Fish-Catching Take-Out would automatically deduct the fees and deliver food. They would also arrange the dishes according to the customers' pre-prepared taste and recent meal records to ensure that they had different flavors and were nutritious.
If they had to cancel the delivery at the last minute, customers only needed to cancel the delivery on the 'delivery calendar' on the application.
To a geek like Qiao Liang and a few other office workers, this monthly package was a blessing.
Ordering take-out was a form of torture in most cases with only a few blessings.
Qiao Liang often had this experience. Sometimes, he would be so busy that he would forget to order take-out. When he was done, he would look up and see that it was already 1 PM. At other times, he would pick up his cell phone and order take-out at 11 PM. He would search through more than ten shops but could not find anything that he particularly wanted to eat. He would waste fifteen minutes just to order take-out, and he would not find anything that he was particularly satisfied with. At other times, he would accidentally order take-out during peak hours. In the end, he would wait for more than an hour before the delivery man arrived because of the explosive amount of orders. The food would be cold by then.
At the moment, the domestic food delivery industry was still growing in a barbaric manner. Thus, there would often be unpleasant dining experiences.
On the other hand, Fish-Catching Take-Out's "Monthly Package Set Meal" would allow those who had been eating take-out for a long time to not have to worry about what to eat every day. The random food that was delivered to them made them feel as if someone was taking care of their meals. On the other hand, it could also ensure the delivery time and experience.
That was because this 'Monthly Package Set Meal' was like another form of pre-order because Fish-Catching Take-Out's stores had already predicted the number of orders in advance. It could ensure the cooking and delivery time of most meals. Thus, its taste and dining experience would also improve.
Qiao Liang had set the 'Monthly Package Set Meal' for lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday every week.
At the moment, his life was to walk around the area after waking up every morning. He would go to the nearby buns shop for breakfast and walk around. When he returned, he would cut videos or play games. Lunch would be delivered to his doorstep.
On Saturdays and Sundays, he would sometimes go out to play with his fans or friends. Sometimes, he would order other take-out at home, such as fried chicken, milk tea, roasted duck, and the like to change the type of food he was eating.
Qiao Liang was eating Fish-Catching Take-Out as usual while reading the latest news at noon that day.
Many things have happened in the past month. What Qiao Liang was most concerned about was the GPL league that would be held in Jingzhou.
He had even specially gone to that familiar place in Ming Yun Villas to get to know the various E-Sports Clubs and livestream it to his fans.
Recently, all the live-stream platforms had been on the rise, and they were spending more and more money. As a UP Master with his own fans, Qiao Liang naturally would not miss this opportunity.
However, there was still a huge difference between being a UP Master and a broadcaster. Most of Qiao Liang's live-stream audience were his hardcore fans and were not explosively popular.
However, to Qiao Liang, he could earn some money from his live-streams while he was doing sponsored partnerships. That was already a very good life for him.
"Hmm?" What was this?"
"The update announcement for The Lonely Desert Road and Game Designer?"
"These two games are still being updated???"
Qiao Liang saw the discussion in his fan group and thought that everyone was joking.
That can't be, right? The game is so old and it's still being updated?
Couldn't they just let them rest in peace?
Qiao Liang could not help but sigh. Out of all the games companies he had seen, Tengda was definitely the most unique.
They obviously had a dominating online game like GOG in their hands. The new game was still being developed. The priority of developing these games would definitely be much higher than updating old games, right?
Yet, Boss Pei insisted on sending people to protect these old games that were no longer popular and few people played. That was ridiculous!
Was he really not going to give them up?
Chapter 764: Easter Egg: Traveler Bao Xu's Gift
The old gamers of Tengda were really fortunate. Other games companies were basically indifferent to the old gamers. The old games would not be updated at all. They were just waiting to die of old age.
On the other hand, Tengda would not give up no matter how old the game was. As long as old players persevered, they would be able to get new content!
It was ridiculous.
Qiao Liang could not help but feel curious as he sighed. There were Easter eggs in the update announcements of the two games.
"Not bad. I don't have much to do recently. I can play in the afternoon and see what new content the downloadable content of these games are."
Qiao Liang packed the cutlery of Fish-Catching Take-Out and placed it at the door for the delivery men to collect them. Then, he turned on his computer to purchase the downloadable content of the two games, preparing to play them in the afternoon.
"The downloadable content for The Lonely Desert Road is five times more expensive than the original? Amazing."
Qiao Liang immediately purchased the downloadable content for both games and began to download the downloadable content.
First, he looked at the downloadable content for The Lonely Desert Road, which was priced at five yuan.
The main content of this update should be connected to the internet and various random scenarios. There would be more art resources and gameplay content than the original game itself. Thus, the downloadable content had increased.
He could play 'The Lonely Desert Team' with his friends in the online game mode. However, Qiao Liang was not optimistic about this gameplay because he really did not want to drive for another eight hours. What's more, he did not think that he would be able to find a friend who would be willing to drive with him for eight hours.
However, the official platform must have taken this into consideration as well. That was why they added some other changes: they could randomly match the netizens to solve the problem of no one driving together; they could use voice chat to solve the boring problem of driving on the road; they could wait for the netizens to rescue the car from its anchors; they could solve the problem of starting over once they failed and making the players feel frustrated.
"This change is actually not bad." Qiao Liang nodded slightly, expressing his approval of the official change.
On the surface, these changes seemed to go against the original intention of The Lonely Desert Road. After all, this game was meant to torture gamers. One of the important reasons why it became popular was that there could not be a single mistake in eight hours of driving. Otherwise, they would have to start all over again. This stimulated gamers' masochism and curiosity.
If not for the harsh conditions, this simple game would not have stood out and become popular because of Qiao Liang's video.
However, it was no longer necessary to maintain such difficulty.
That was because The Lonely Desert Road had become an antique game. Players who were willing to buy it had already bought it. It was no longer possible to expect new players to be tortured and fall into the pit.
Since that was the case, he might as well change the harsh gameplay and find other entertainment for the old players.
The new gamers could choose not to switch to the internet mode if they wanted to be tortured. It was still as difficult as before. If they felt that they could not persevere, they could switch to the internet mode with other gamers. They would be able to get a ride even if they were to break down. That would be much friendlier.
Qiao Liang was very reluctant to play it one more time but he still pulled a few people from his fan group and opened The Lonely Desert Road's internet mode.
That was because he wanted to see the so-called Traveler Bao Xu's Easter egg.
Surprisingly, he could really find people in the fan group who were willing to drive with him. Soon, the team was full. There were eight people in total. Each of them chose different car skins to form a motorcade. They formed a long line on the lonely desert road. One moment, they formed an S shape and the next moment... Sorry, they did not do that because there was only one road.
They followed the established road as he joked around.
However, the more he drove, the fewer cars there were.
That was because once they lost focus, the car would fall into the desert and break down. They could only take the latter car and "revive" an hour later. At first, there were eight cars, then there were seven, and then six...
Some people made mistakes while driving because they were not focused, while others simply drove into the desert because they were too lazy to drive, waiting to take someone else's car.
Of course, different cars could bring different passengers. In the most extreme case, there might be no space for the motorcade. Then, they could only wait for the cars behind them to pass by before they could get a ride.
Everyone was talking and laughing. Suddenly, they felt that the game was not that torturous anymore.
After driving for a while, the "mirage" of the downloadable content appeared.
Both sides were still deserts, but different scenery could be seen in the desert. There were European cities, desert pyramids, oases, tropical rainforests, etc...
Qiao Liang now knew why it cost five yuan, it was to make these scenes.
After driving for a while more, a tanned man carrying a travel bag appeared on the road. He was standing by the side of the road, and there was a broken down car beside him, which meant that he was not a player.
Qiao Liang's eyes lit up. "That should be Traveler Bao Xu. Quick, pick him up. There should be an Easter egg!"
After 'Bao Xu' got into the car, he exchanged a few pleasantries with everyone and expressed his gratitude to them for allowing him to hitch a ride.
After that, every time he saw a new mirage, Bao Xu would say a few lines. His tone was filled with vicissitudes.
"This is Honduras. I once came here on a ship and encountered a storm and huge waves. My ship seemed to be about to be thrown into the sky and into the abyss. No wonder Columbus called this place 'the bottomless abyss'. It made a deep impression on me..."
"This is Namibia. On one side is a vast desert, and on the other is a vast sea. In front of it is a cave landscape that has been eroded by sandstorms and is as bumpy as the surface of the moon..."
"This is Dominican..."
Every time they passed by a mirage, 'Bao Xu' would sigh and reminisce about his thrilling and memorable journey in this place.
Qiao Liang could not help but feel emotional. "Not bad. he can even be a tour guide in this game."
Traveler Bao Xu had always been a hero in GOG. Many players knew about this employee's travel story, but they did not know the details behind it.
Qiao Liang naturally knew about it as Boss Pei's best friend.
In fact, Bao Xu had only been to a portion of these places. There were too many scenic spots in this world after all. When Wang Xiaobin was creating the downloadable content, he had only decided on these scenic spots based on the resources available online.
Obviously, the creator treated Traveller Bao Xu as a meme. In the setting, he was a mysterious adventurer who had traveled to every corner of the world.
Of course, everyone felt that Bao Xu had this potential. He was still so young after all. If he were to travel for a month every six months on average, it would only be a matter of time before he traveled to all the famous places in the world.
After driving for about two hours, Bao Xu said, "Alright, I'll get off now. Thank you for letting me ride. I've prepared a gift for you. I hope we'll meet again if fate allows it."
Qiao Liang: "Oh? This should be the Easter egg!"
The system notification showed that he had obtained a new car skin and unlocked a new scene. Qiao Liang quickly exited the game to check.
Qiao Liang realized that he had obtained the skin of a new car. It was a mini spacecraft with a sci-fi feel to it. It was about the size of a sports car, but it had a pair of mini spacecraft wings. It had no wheels and was floating in the air.
Qiao Liang opened the scene page again. There were various scenes that players had activated in the game.
One of the new scenes was on the surface of a dark red planet filled with sand. All sorts of large and small craters could be seen around it. It looked like an outer space scene from a sci-fi movie.
There seemed to be some huge caves in the distance. The caves were pitch black, as if some terrifying creatures were stirring within.
"Eh, this is the Easter egg buried in the game? Does this mean that Boss Pei's next game is a science fiction genre?"
"This spacecraft and setting seem to be quite fitting for The Lonely Desert Road."
Qiao Liang carefully observed the spacecraft and the new setting and realized that there seemed to be no other information in it. It seemed to be a message that Tengda's next new game should be a sci-fi theme.
However, it was unclear what type of game it was exactly.
"Alright, alright. Now that I have the skins and scenes, I can go and see Game Designer's downloadable content."
Everyone scattered at Qiao Liang's command.
"Boss Pei is so crafty. He knows that The Lonely Desert Road sells for cheap and that there are many old gamers, so he purposely lowered the difficulty of the game. He even added cool new cars and new scenes. Players who are slightly more interested would spend five yuan to match the netizens to play, look at the new scene, and promote the new game..."
Qiao Liang sighed as he opened Game Designer.